What years did Ernie Padgett play?

Ernie Padgett played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1927.

Was Ernie Padgett a pitcher?

No. Ernie Padgett was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Ernie Padgett hit?

Ernie Padgett hit 1 career home runs with 223 hits.

Ernie Padgett

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1927)

AVG .266

HR 1

RBI 81

H 223

OPS .669

PIV -1,340

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 155 lb
Born: 3/1/1899 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 4/15/1957 in East Orange, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1923-10-03
Last Game: 1927-07-30

Full name: Ernest Kitchen Padgett

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
271	838	84	223	34	17	1	81	8	61	75	.266	.318	.351	.669	-1,340

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 10.9% below league average.

Career OPS .669 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1923	BSN	NL	4	11	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	BSN	NL	138	502	42	128	25	9	1	46	4	37	56	.255	.283 (-10%)	.345 (-10%)	.389 (-11%)	.734 (-11%)	-927.3
1925	BSN	NL	86	256	31	78	9	7	0	29	3	14	14	.305	.288 (+6%)	.349 (-3%)	.407 (-3%)	.756 (-3%)	-161.3
1926	CLE	AL	36	62	7	13	0	1	0	6	1	8	3	.210	.279 (-25%)	.345 (-13%)	.390 (-38%)	.735 (-26%)	-251.5
1927	CLE	AL	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			271	838	84	223	34	17	1	81	8	61	75	.266	—	—	—	—	-1,340

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	138	410	46	117	1	38	.285
Away	133	429	38	106	0	47	.247

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1927-07-30	CLE	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0
1927-07-28	CLE	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	1
1927-07-16	CLE	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	1
1927-07-02	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0
1927-06-13	CLE	NYY	L	1	1	1	0	0
1927-05-17	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1927-05-04	CLE	SLA	L	1	0	1	0	0
1926-09-26	CLE	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1926-09-06	CLE	SLA	L	0	0	0	1	0
1926-08-27	CLE	BOS	W	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	81	159	224	15	35
3B	149	116	243	16	25
SS	22	38	41	4	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1923	BSN	2B	1	4	4	0	1
1923	BSN	SS	2	10	8	1	3
1924	BSN	2B	29	60	94	7	15
1924	BSN	3B	113	95	194	10	20
1925	BSN	2B	47	91	124	8	19
1925	BSN	3B	7	9	8	2	1
1925	BSN	SS	18	27	28	3	10
1926	CLE	3B	29	12	41	4	4
1926	CLE	SS	2	1	5	0	0
1927	CLE	2B	4	4	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	82
Third Base	148
Shortstop	22

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernie Padgett

What years did Ernie Padgett play?: Ernie Padgett played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1927.
Was Ernie Padgett a pitcher?: No. Ernie Padgett was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Ernie Padgett hit?: Ernie Padgett hit 1 career home runs with 223 hits.