What years did Cotton Pippen play?

Cotton Pippen played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1940.

Was Cotton Pippen a pitcher?

Yes. Cotton Pippen pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 55 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cotton Pippen hit?

Cotton Pippen hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Cotton Pippen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1936-1940)

W–L 5–16

ERA 6.38

WHIP 1.81

SO 55

Pitcher PIV -4177.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 4/2/1911 in Cisco, TX, USA
Died: 2/15/1981 in Williams, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1936-08-28
Last Game: 1940-05-21

Full name: Henry Harold Pippen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	16	38	25	5	0	1	175.0	253	124	22	64	55	6.38	-4177.7

Career ERA 6.38 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — 46.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1936	SLN	NL	0	2	6	3	0	0	21.0	37	18	8	8	7.71	4.59 (-68%)	-1329.7
1939	PHA	AL	4	11	25	17	5	1	118.7	169	79	40	33	5.99	4.28 (-40%)	-2043.8
1939	DET	AL	0	1	3	2	0	0	14.0	18	11	6	5	7.07	4.28 (-65%)	-99.5
1940	DET	AL	1	2	4	3	0	0	21.3	29	16	10	9	6.75	4.21 (-60%)	-704.7
Career · 4 seasons			5	16	38	25	5	1	175.0	253	124	64	55	6.38	—	-4,178

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
38	54	1	6	1	0	0	2	0	4	7	.111	.172	.130	.302	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 59.6% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Career SLG .130 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 67.2% below league average.

Career OPS .302 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 59.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1936	SLN	NL	6	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	PHA	AL	25	35	1	3	0	2	4	5	.086	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	DET	AL	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	DET	AL	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			38	54	1	6	1	2	4	7	.111	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	17	0	1	0	1	.059
Away	23	37	1	5	0	1	.135

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	69.2	105	51	21	19	6.59
Away	23	105.2	148	75	43	37	6.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1940-05-21	DET	BOS	L	2	0	0	0
1940-05-08	DET	BOS	L	1	0	0	0
1940-04-29	DET	CLE	W	3	0	0	2
1940-04-19	DET	CLE	L	2	0	0	0
1939-10-01	DET	CLE	L	1	0	0	0
1939-09-21	DET	PHA	W	1	0	0	0
1939-09-16	DET	NYY	L	3	2	0	0
1939-09-08	PHA	MIN	W	2	0	1	0
1939-09-04	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1939-09-03	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-05-21	DET	BOS	—	3.0	5	5	5	1	0	2
1940-05-08	DET	BOS	L	4.0	8	4	4	1	2	0
1940-04-29	DET	CLE	W	8.1	10	3	3	5	3	0
1940-04-19	DET	CLE	L	6.0	6	4	4	3	4	1
1939-10-01	DET	CLE	—	4.0	1	1	0	1	3	0
1939-09-21	DET	PHA	—	2.1	6	4	3	3	0	0
1939-09-16	DET	NYY	L	7.2	11	8	8	2	2	1
1939-09-08	PHA	MIN	W	9.0	13	4	3	2	4	0
1939-09-04	PHA	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1939-09-03	PHA	MIN	L	1.2	6	4	4	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	38	0	14	38	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1936	SLN	P	6	2	8	0	0
1939	PHA	P	25	9	26	3	4
1939	DET	P	3	1	0	0	0
1940	DET	P	4	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	38

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso	TX	1930

Frequently Asked Questions about Cotton Pippen

What years did Cotton Pippen play?: Cotton Pippen played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1940.
Was Cotton Pippen a pitcher?: Yes. Cotton Pippen pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 55 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cotton Pippen hit?: Cotton Pippen hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.