What years did Harry Perkowski play?

Harry Perkowski played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1955.

Was Harry Perkowski a pitcher?

Yes. Harry Perkowski pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 296 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harry Perkowski hit?

Harry Perkowski hit 1 career home runs with 43 hits.

Harry Perkowski

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1955)

W–L 33–40

ERA 4.37

WHIP 1.49

SO 296

Pitcher PIV -4796.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 196 lb
Born: 9/6/1922 in Dante, VA, USA
Died: 4/20/2016 in Beckley, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1947-09-13
Last Game: 1955-09-18

Full name: Harry Walter Perkowski

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	40	184	76	24	4	5	697.7	719	339	65	324	296	4.37	-4796.5

Career ERA 4.37 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 8.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1947	CIN	NL	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.3	12	3	3	2	3.68	—	0.0
1949	CIN	NL	1	1	5	3	2	0	0	23.7	21	12	14	3	4.56	4.12 (-11%)	-599.2
1950	CIN	NL	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	34.3	36	20	23	19	5.24	4.36 (-20%)	-1276.7
1951	CIN	NL	3	6	35	7	1	0	1	102.0	96	32	46	56	2.82	4.04 (+30%)	2662.0
1952	CIN	NL	12	10	33	24	11	1	0	194.0	197	82	89	86	3.80	3.70 (-3%)	873.6
1953	CIN	NL	12	11	33	25	7	2	2	193.0	204	97	62	70	4.52	4.14 (-9%)	-2214.8
1954	CIN	NL	2	8	28	12	3	1	0	95.7	100	65	62	32	6.11	3.90 (-57%)	-4739.3
1955	CHN	NL	3	4	25	4	0	0	2	47.7	53	28	25	28	5.29	4.00 (-32%)	498.0
Career · 8 seasons			33	40	184	76	24	4	5	697.2	719	339	324	296	4.37	—	-4,797

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
197	239	19	43	7	1	1	13	0	6	71	.180	.206	.230	.436	-891

Career AVG .180 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 31.1% below league average.

Career OBP .206 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career SLG .230 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career OPS .436 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1947	CIN	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	CIN	NL	5	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	CIN	NL	32	22	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	6	.318	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	CIN	NL	37	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.040	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	CIN	NL	33	75	8	12	2	1	0	5	1	23	.160	.252 (-37%)	.326 (-48%)	.369 (-42%)	.696 (-45%)	-540.3
1953	CIN	NL	33	69	7	14	4	0	0	5	3	24	.203	.264 (-23%)	.335 (-27%)	.397 (-34%)	.733 (-31%)	-350.7
1954	CIN	NL	28	25	1	4	1	0	1	3	0	7	.160	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	CHN	NL	26	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			197	239	19	43	7	1	1	13	6	71	.180	—	—	—	—	-891

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	116	133	10	19	1	8	.143
Away	81	106	9	24	0	5	.226

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	108	404.0	420	183	189	178	4.08
Away	76	293.2	298	154	135	116	4.72

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1955-09-18	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1955-09-11	CHC	NY1	W	0	1	1	0
1955-09-09	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1955-09-03	CHC	STL	L	2	0	0	1
1955-08-21	CHC	ATL	L	0	0	0	0
1955-08-20	CHC	ATL	L	0	0	0	0
1955-08-11	CHC	CIN	L	1	0	0	0
1955-08-03	CHC	PIT	W	3	0	0	0
1955-07-27	CHC	NY1	W	0	0	0	0
1955-07-26	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-09-18	CHC	CIN	—	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1955-09-11	CHC	NY1	W	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0
1955-09-09	CHC	BRO	—	2.0	2	3	3	3	1	1
1955-09-03	CHC	STL	—	5.2	2	0	0	2	3	0
1955-08-21	CHC	ATL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1955-08-20	CHC	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955-08-11	CHC	CIN	—	3.0	6	4	4	1	3	0
1955-08-03	CHC	PIT	W	5.1	4	0	0	1	1	0
1955-07-27	CHC	NY1	—	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1955-07-26	CHC	NY1	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	184	16	31	138	2	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1947	CIN	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1949	CIN	P	5	0	0	2	0	0
1950	CIN	P	22	0	2	11	0	1
1951	CIN	P	35	0	1	22	0	2
1952	CIN	P	33	0	6	43	1	3
1953	CIN	P	33	0	9	35	0	0
1954	CIN	P	28	12	5	12	1	2
1955	CHN	P	25	4	8	12	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	184

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Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Perkowski

What years did Harry Perkowski play?: Harry Perkowski played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1955.
Was Harry Perkowski a pitcher?: Yes. Harry Perkowski pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 296 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Perkowski hit?: Harry Perkowski hit 1 career home runs with 43 hits.