What years did Monte Pearson play?

Monte Pearson played in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1941.

Was Monte Pearson a pitcher?

Yes. Monte Pearson pitched in the major leagues, recording 100 wins and 703 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Monte Pearson hit?

Monte Pearson hit 2 career home runs with 117 hits.

What was Monte Pearson's career batting average?

Monte Pearson batted .228 over his career, with 117 hits in 513 at bats.

How many RBI did Monte Pearson have?

Monte Pearson drove in 62 runs in his career.

What was Monte Pearson's career ERA?

Monte Pearson finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 100-61 with 703 strikeouts.

Monte Pearson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1932-1941)

Monte Pearson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1941 for the Cleveland Guardians, the New York Yankees, and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 10 seasons. Across 224 career appearances, he went 100-61 with a 4.00 ERA and 703 strikeouts. He also batted .228 with 2 home runs. Monte Pearson was a 2-time All-Star.

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 100–61

ERA 4.00

WHIP 1.49

SO 703

Pitcher PIV -5501.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 9/2/1908 in Oakland, CA, USA
Died: 1/27/1978 in Fresno, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1932-04-22
Last Game: 1941-08-05
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Montgomery Marcellus Pearson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Monte Pearson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
100	61	224	191	94	5	4	1429.2	1,392	635	82	740	703	4.00	-5501.9

Career ERA 4.00 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 5.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Monte Pearson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1932	CLE	AL	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	8.0	10	9	11	5	10.12	—	0.0
1933	CLE	AL	10	5	19	16	10	0	0	135.1	111	35	55	54	2.33	3.86 (+40%)	151.4
1934	CLE	AL	18	13	39	33	19	0	2	254.2	257	128	130	140	4.52	4.29 (-5%)	-1207.2
1935	CLE	AL	8	13	30	24	10	1	0	181.2	199	99	103	90	4.90	4.35 (-13%)	-896.1
1936	NYA	AL	19	7	33	31	15	1	1	223.0	191	92	135	118	3.71	4.59 (+19%)	-1822.7
1937	NYA	AL	9	3	22	20	7	1	1	144.2	145	51	64	71	3.17	4.34 (+27%)	859.2
1938	NYA	AL	16	7	28	27	17	1	0	202.0	198	89	113	98	3.97	4.35 (+9%)	-1139.0
1939	NYA	AL	12	5	22	20	8	0	0	146.1	151	73	70	76	4.49	4.28 (-5%)	-3.0
1940	NYA	AL	7	5	16	16	7	1	0	109.2	108	45	44	43	3.69	4.21 (+12%)	-432.9
1941	CIN	NL	1	3	7	4	1	0	0	24.1	22	14	15	8	5.18	3.94 (-32%)	-1011.7
Career · 10 seasons			100	61	224	191	94	5	4	1,429.2	1,392	635	740	703	4.00	—	-5,502

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

Monte Pearson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
225	513	58	117	24	1	2	62	2	39	59	.228	.283	.290	.573	-1,492

Career AVG .228 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 16.8% below league average.

Career OBP .283 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 16.7% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 25.7% below league average.

Career OPS .573 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Monte Pearson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1932	CLE	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	CLE	AL	19	50	6	13	1	0	0	4	0	1	2	.260	.270 (-4%)	.329 (-17%)	.377 (-26%)	.707 (-22%)	-169.1
1934	CLE	AL	39	92	7	25	5	0	1	10	0	5	10	.272	.278 (-2%)	.340 (-9%)	.392 (-9%)	.733 (-9%)	-140.5
1935	CLE	AL	30	62	8	11	4	0	0	6	1	7	7	.177	.279 (-37%)	.342 (-24%)	.399 (-39%)	.742 (-32%)	-326.3
1936	NYA	AL	33	91	12	23	4	0	1	20	0	8	13	.253	.283 (-11%)	.349 (-10%)	.404 (-18%)	.753 (-15%)	-218.5
1937	NYA	AL	22	51	6	11	2	0	0	7	0	3	5	.216	.276 (-22%)	.342 (-24%)	.398 (-36%)	.740 (-31%)	-254.7
1938	NYA	AL	28	76	8	13	4	0	0	6	1	7	7	.171	.272 (-37%)	.341 (-29%)	.392 (-43%)	.734 (-37%)	-456.1
1939	NYA	AL	22	53	9	17	3	1	0	7	0	5	6	.321	.274 (+17%)	.342 (+11%)	.393 (+6%)	.735 (+8%)	73.3
1940	NYA	AL	16	33	2	4	1	0	0	2	0	3	7	.121	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CIN	NL	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			225	513	58	117	24	1	2	62	2	39	59	.228	—	—	—	—	-1,492

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

Monte Pearson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	12	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Monte Pearson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG
1939	WS	NYA	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1938	WS	NYA	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333
1937	WS	NYA	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
1936	WS	NYA	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	.500

Playoff Career Pitching

Monte Pearson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
4	0	4	4	0	35.2	19	4	7	28	1.01

Playoff Pitching by Year

Monte Pearson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1939	WS	NYA	1	1	1	9.0	2	0	1	8	0.00
1938	WS	NYA	1	1	1	9.0	5	1	2	9	1.00
1937	WS	NYA	1	1	1	8.2	5	1	2	4	1.04
1936	WS	NYA	1	1	1	9.0	7	2	2	7	2.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Monte Pearson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	104	225	23	51	1	32	.227
Away	121	288	35	65	1	30	.226

Pitching — Home / Away

Monte Pearson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	104	671.2	624	284	344	349	3.81
Away	120	758.0	768	352	397	354	4.18

Last 10 Games — Batting

Monte Pearson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1941-08-05	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1941-08-02	CIN	BSN	L	0	0
1941-07-04	CIN	PIT	L	1	0
1941-06-25	CIN	PHI	W	2	2
1941-06-01	CIN	NY1	L	2	0
1941-05-29	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1941-05-24	CIN	CHC	L	0	0
1941-05-12	CIN	CHC	L	0	0
1940-07-24	NYY	SLA	L	1	0
1940-07-17	NYY	CLE	W	3	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Monte Pearson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1941-08-05	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1941-08-02	CIN	BSN	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1941-07-04	CIN	PIT	L	3.0	6	4	4	0	2	1
1941-06-25	CIN	PHI	W	9.0	5	1	1	3	3	1
1941-06-01	CIN	NY1	L	6.0	7	3	3	3	0	1
1941-05-24	CIN	CHC	—	2.0	0	0	0	4	1	0
1941-05-12	CIN	CHC	L	1.1	2	7	6	5	0	0
1940-07-24	NYY	SLA	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0
1940-07-17	NYY	CLE	W	13.0	7	3	3	4	2	2
1940-07-13	NYY	SLA	—	3.1	4	5	5	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Monte Pearson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	224	0	62	285	10	33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Monte Pearson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1932	CLE	P	8	0	6	0	0
1933	CLE	P	19	1	26	2	2
1934	CLE	P	39	15	48	2	5
1935	CLE	P	30	8	42	2	5
1936	NYA	P	33	12	39	1	3
1937	NYA	P	22	5	23	1	3
1938	NYA	P	28	11	40	2	8
1939	NYA	P	22	3	29	0	5
1940	NYA	P	16	6	29	0	2
1941	CIN	P	7	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Monte Pearson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	224

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Monte Pearson: the record in brief

Monte Pearson played a first major league game on April 22, 1932 and a last one on August 5, 1941. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1932 to 1935), the New York Yankees (1936 to 1940), and the Cincinnati Reds (1941). Pearson played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on September 2, 1908, in Oakland, CA, USA, Pearson was listed at 6-foot-0 and 175 pounds. Pearson died on January 27, 1978, in Fresno, CA, USA. Pearson's full given name, per the bio, is Montgomery Marcellus Pearson.

Pearson pitched in 224 games, starting 191, and finished with a 100-61 record and 4.00 ERA. The totals include 703 strikeouts, 94 complete games, and 5 shutouts. That 4.00 ERA compares with a 4.23 league average across the same seasons, 5.5% better. The best win total was 19, in 1936. Pearson struck out 140 batters in 1934, a career high. 1936 was Pearson's sharpest full season, a 3.71 ERA against the league's 4.59.

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Pearson

What years did Monte Pearson play?: Monte Pearson played in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1941.
Was Monte Pearson a pitcher?: Yes. Monte Pearson pitched in the major leagues, recording 100 wins and 703 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Monte Pearson hit?: Monte Pearson hit 2 career home runs with 117 hits.
What was Monte Pearson's career batting average?: Monte Pearson batted .228 over his career, with 117 hits in 513 at bats.
How many RBI did Monte Pearson have?: Monte Pearson drove in 62 runs in his career.
What was Monte Pearson's career ERA?: Monte Pearson finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 100-61 with 703 strikeouts.