What years did Ike Pearson play?

Ike Pearson played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1948.

Was Ike Pearson a pitcher?

Yes. Ike Pearson pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 149 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ike Pearson hit?

Ike Pearson hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.

What was Ike Pearson's career batting average?

Ike Pearson batted .126 over his career, with 20 hits in 159 at bats.

How many RBI did Ike Pearson have?

Ike Pearson drove in 8 runs in his career.

What was Ike Pearson's career ERA?

Ike Pearson finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 13-50 with 149 strikeouts.

Ike Pearson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1948)

Ike Pearson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1948 for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 10 seasons. Across 164 career appearances, he went 13-50 with a 4.83 ERA and 149 strikeouts.

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 13–50

ERA 4.83

WHIP 1.57

SO 149

Pitcher PIV -14021.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 3/1/1917 in Grenada, MS, USA
Died: 3/17/1985 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1939-06-06
Last Game: 1948-09-19

Full name: Isaac Overton Pearson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ike Pearson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	50	164	54	10	2	8	559.0	608	300	49	268	149	4.83	-14021.4

Career ERA 4.83 vs. league average 3.95 across their career seasons — 22.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ike Pearson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1939	PHI	NL	2	13	26	13	4	0	0	125.0	144	80	56	29	5.76	4.28 (-34%)	-4201.3
1940	PHI	NL	3	14	29	20	5	1	1	145.1	160	88	57	43	5.45	4.21 (-29%)	-2179.0
1941	PHI	NL	4	14	46	10	0	0	6	136.0	139	54	70	38	3.57	3.94 (+9%)	-2703.1
1942	PHI	NL	1	6	35	7	0	0	0	85.1	87	43	50	21	4.54	3.57 (-27%)	-2184.8
1946	PHI	NL	1	0	5	2	1	1	0	14.1	16	6	8	6	3.77	3.59 (-5%)	-340.1
1948	CHA	AL	2	3	23	2	0	0	1	53.0	62	29	27	12	4.92	4.10 (-20%)	-2413.2
Career · 6 seasons			13	50	164	54	10	2	8	559.0	608	300	268	149	4.83	—	-14,021

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

Ike Pearson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
165	159	8	20	2	0	1	8	0	5	34	.126	.152	.157	.310	0

Career AVG .126 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 52.1% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career SLG .157 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 57.9% below league average.

Career OPS .310 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 56.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ike Pearson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1939	PHI	NL	27	37	1	2	0	0	1	2	12	.054	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PHI	NL	29	44	4	9	2	0	5	2	7	.205	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PHI	NL	46	40	0	5	0	0	1	0	7	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PHI	NL	35	23	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	PHI	NL	5	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	CHA	AL	23	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			165	159	8	20	2	1	8	5	34	.126	—	—	—	—	0

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

Ike Pearson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	77	72	2	10	1	2	.139
Away	88	87	6	10	0	5	.115

Pitching — Home / Away

Ike Pearson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	77	272.2	286	141	121	69	4.65
Away	87	287.1	325	161	146	76	5.04

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ike Pearson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1948-09-19	CHW	MIN	L	0	0
1948-09-18	CHW	PHA	L	0	0
1948-08-31	CHW	MIN	L	1	1
1948-08-27	CHW	BOS	L	0	0
1948-08-09	CHW	SLA	L	1	0
1948-08-08	CHW	BOS	L	0	0
1948-07-24	CHW	NYY	L	0	0
1948-07-23	CHW	BOS	L	0	0
1948-07-17	CHW	MIN	W	2	0
1948-07-06	CHW	SLA	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ike Pearson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1948-09-19	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-09-18	CHW	PHA	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-31	CHW	MIN	L	5.0	9	5	5	1	1	1
1948-08-27	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1948-08-09	CHW	SLA	—	2.1	5	3	3	0	0	0
1948-08-08	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1948-07-24	CHW	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1948-07-23	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
1948-07-17	CHW	MIN	W	5.0	4	2	2	4	0	0
1948-07-06	CHW	SLA	L	2.0	4	2	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ike Pearson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	164	0	21	128	5	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ike Pearson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1939	PHI	P	26	6	30	1	1
1940	PHI	P	29	3	37	2	3
1941	PHI	P	46	8	28	1	2
1942	PHI	P	35	2	17	0	2
1946	PHI	P	5	1	3	1	0
1948	CHA	P	23	1	13	0	2

Career Games by Position

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Ike Pearson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	164

College History

Ike Pearson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mississippi Delta Community College	Moorhead	MS	1936, 1937
University of Mississippi	Oxford	MS	1938, 1939

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Ike Pearson: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ike Pearson's first major league game on June 6, 1939; the last one listed came on September 19, 1948. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Phillies (1939 through 1946) and the Chicago White Sox (1948). At 6 feet, 1 inch and 180 pounds, Pearson is listed as a pitcher. Pearson both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Pearson was born on March 1, 1917, in Grenada, MS, USA. Pearson died on March 17, 1985, in Sarasota, FL, USA. Ike Pearson was the playing name; the full given name is Isaac Overton.

Across 164 games (54 starts), Pearson recorded 13 wins against 50 losses with a 4.83 ERA. The totals include 149 strikeouts and 10 complete games. The league ERA over Pearson's seasons was 3.95, so the 4.83 figure ran 22.4% worse than average. 1941 was Pearson's sharpest full season, a 3.57 ERA against the league's 3.94.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ike Pearson

What years did Ike Pearson play?: Ike Pearson played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1948.
Was Ike Pearson a pitcher?: Yes. Ike Pearson pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 149 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ike Pearson hit?: Ike Pearson hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.
What was Ike Pearson's career batting average?: Ike Pearson batted .126 over his career, with 20 hits in 159 at bats.
How many RBI did Ike Pearson have?: Ike Pearson drove in 8 runs in his career.
What was Ike Pearson's career ERA?: Ike Pearson finished with a 4.83 career ERA, going 13-50 with 149 strikeouts.