What years did Vance Page play?

Vance Page played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1941.

Was Vance Page a pitcher?

Yes. Vance Page pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 100 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Vance Page hit?

Vance Page hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.

What was Vance Page's career batting average?

Vance Page batted .237 over his career, with 22 hits in 93 at bats.

How many RBI did Vance Page have?

Vance Page drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Vance Page's career ERA?

Vance Page finished with a 4.03 career ERA, going 15-16 with 100 strikeouts.

Vance Page

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938-1941)

Vance Page was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1941 for the Chicago Cubs, a span of 4 seasons. Across 95 career appearances, he went 15-16 with a 4.03 ERA and 100 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1516.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 15–16

ERA 4.03

WHIP 1.52

SO 100

Pitcher PIV 1516.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 9/15/1905 in Elm City, NC, USA
Died: 7/14/1951 in Wilson, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1938-08-06
Last Game: 1941-08-06

Full name: Vance Linwood Page

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Career Pitching Statistics

Vance Page — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	16	95	30	12	1	5	314.2	372	141	15	106	100	4.03	1516.1

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Vance Page — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	CHN	NL	5	4	13	9	3	0	1	68.0	90	29	13	18	3.84	4.35 (+12%)	769.1
1939	CHN	NL	7	7	27	17	8	1	1	139.1	169	60	37	43	3.88	4.28 (+10%)	962.5
1940	CHN	NL	1	3	30	1	0	0	2	59.0	65	29	26	22	4.42	4.21 (-5%)	617.4
1941	CHN	NL	2	2	25	3	1	0	1	48.1	48	23	30	17	4.28	3.94 (-9%)	-832.8
Career · 4 seasons			15	16	95	30	12	1	5	314.2	372	141	106	100	4.03	—	1,516

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Vance Page — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
96	93	5	22	5	0	0	7	0	5	21	.237	.276	.290	.566	-123

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.

Career OBP .276 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career OPS .566 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 21.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Vance Page — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	CHN	NL	13	26	2	4	0	1	0	7	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CHN	NL	27	47	2	12	3	6	3	11	.255	—	—	—	—	-123.3
1940	CHN	NL	31	13	1	4	2	0	1	2	.308	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CHN	NL	25	7	0	2	0	0	1	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			96	93	5	22	5	7	5	21	.237	—	—	—	—	-123

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Vance Page — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Vance Page — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1938	WS	CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Vance Page — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.1	2	2	0	0	13.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Vance Page — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1938	WS	CHN	0	0	1	0	0	1.1	2	2	0	0	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Vance Page — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	46	43	2	8	0	1	.186
Away	50	51	3	14	0	6	.275

Pitching — Home / Away

Vance Page — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	46	149.2	166	75	53	59	4.51
Away	49	166.0	204	66	56	40	3.58

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vance Page — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB
1941-08-06	CHC	PIT	L	1	0	0
1941-08-02	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0
1941-07-31	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0
1941-07-30	CHC	PHI	W	1	1	0
1941-07-25	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0
1941-07-23	CHC	BSN	L	1	1	0
1941-07-17	CHC	PHI	L	2	0	1
1941-07-13	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0
1941-07-11	CHC	BSN	L	0	0	0
1941-07-06	CHC	PIT	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Vance Page — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1941-08-06	CHC	PIT	—	3.1	2	3	3	5	2	1
1941-08-02	CHC	BRO	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1941-07-31	CHC	PHI	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0
1941-07-30	CHC	PHI	—	2.1	2	3	3	3	0	0
1941-07-25	CHC	NY1	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0
1941-07-23	CHC	BSN	L	4.2	7	5	5	2	2	0
1941-07-17	CHC	PHI	—	6.0	6	2	2	3	1	1
1941-07-13	CHC	BRO	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
1941-07-11	CHC	BSN	—	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0
1941-07-06	CHC	PIT	—	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vance Page — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	95	0	16	85	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vance Page — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1938	CHN	P	13	9	25	0	1
1939	CHN	P	27	4	33	0	1
1940	CHN	P	30	1	15	1	0
1941	CHN	P	25	2	12	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Vance Page — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	95

Vance Page: the record in brief

Vance Page's major league career runs from a debut on August 6, 1938 to a final game on August 6, 1941. All of the seasons listed were played for the Chicago Cubs. At 6-foot-0 and 180 pounds, Page is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Page batted and threw right-handed. Page was born on September 15, 1905, in Elm City, NC, USA. The bio records the death on July 14, 1951, in Wilson, NC, USA. Page's full given name, per the bio, is Vance Linwood Page.

Page went 15-16 with a 4.03 ERA in 95 games, 30 of them starts. The totals include 100 strikeouts and 12 complete games. Page's 4.03 ERA was close to the 4.19 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 7 wins of 1939. In 1939, one of the busiest seasons, Page posted a 3.88 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.28.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vance Page

What years did Vance Page play?: Vance Page played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1941.
Was Vance Page a pitcher?: Yes. Vance Page pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 100 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vance Page hit?: Vance Page hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.
What was Vance Page's career batting average?: Vance Page batted .237 over his career, with 22 hits in 93 at bats.
How many RBI did Vance Page have?: Vance Page drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Vance Page's career ERA?: Vance Page finished with a 4.03 career ERA, going 15-16 with 100 strikeouts.