Was Stan Pitula a pitcher?

Yes. Stan Pitula pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 17 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Stan Pitula hit?

Stan Pitula hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Stan Pitula's career batting average?

Stan Pitula batted .200 over his career, with 3 hits in 15 at bats.

How many RBI did Stan Pitula have?

Stan Pitula drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Stan Pitula's career ERA?

Stan Pitula finished with a 4.98 career ERA, going 2-2 with 17 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Stan Pitula have?

Stan Pitula recorded 17 career strikeouts.

Stan Pitula

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1957)

Stan Pitula was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1957 for the Cleveland Guardians. Across 23 career appearances, he went 2-2 with a 4.98 ERA and 17 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 2–2

ERA 4.98

WHIP 1.66

SO 17

Pitcher PIV -2246.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 3/23/1931 in Hackensack, NJ, USA
Died: 8/15/1965 in Hackensack, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1957-04-24
Last Game: 1957-09-14

Full name: Stanley Pitula

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Career Pitching Statistics

Stan Pitula — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	23	5	1	0	0	59.2	67	33	8	32	17	4.98	-2246.8

Career ERA 4.98 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — 29.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Stan Pitula — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1957	CLE	AL	2	2	23	5	1	0	0	59.2	67	33	32	17	4.98	3.83 (-30%)	-2246.8
Career · 1 season			2	2	23	5	1	0	0	59.2	67	33	32	17	4.98	—	-2,247

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

Stan Pitula — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
24	15	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	7	.200	.250	.200	.450	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 22.3% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 48.9% below league average.

Career OPS .450 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 37.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Stan Pitula — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1957	CLE	AL	24	15	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	7	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			24	15	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	7	.200	—	—	—	—	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

Stan Pitula — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	12	8	1	2	0	2	.250
Away	12	7	2	1	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Stan Pitula — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	34.0	38	13	17	12	3.44
Away	11	25.2	29	20	15	4	7.01

Last 10 Games — Batting

Stan Pitula — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1957-09-14	CLE	BOS	L	0	1	0	0	0
1957-07-24	CLE	MIN	W	1	0	0	0	0
1957-07-18	CLE	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	1
1957-07-14	CLE	BOS	W	5	1	2	2	2
1957-07-11	CLE	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1957-07-07	CLE	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1957-07-05	CLE	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1957-06-29	CLE	BAL	W	3	1	1	0	2
1957-06-26	CLE	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0
1957-06-19	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Stan Pitula — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1957-07-24	CLE	MIN	—	3.1	3	2	2	2	1	1
1957-07-18	CLE	MIN	L	6.2	13	4	3	1	3	0
1957-07-14	CLE	BOS	W	9.0	7	4	3	5	2	2
1957-07-11	CLE	BAL	—	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	0
1957-07-07	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
1957-07-05	CLE	CHW	L	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0
1957-06-29	CLE	BAL	W	7.2	6	1	1	2	0	0
1957-06-26	CLE	NYY	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
1957-06-19	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1957-06-15	CLE	BAL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Stan Pitula — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	23	5	2	9	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Stan Pitula — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1957	CLE	P	23	5	2	9	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Stan Pitula — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	23

Stan Pitula: the record in brief

The profile opens with Stan Pitula's first major league game on April 24, 1957; the last one listed came on September 14, 1957. The team column never changes: it is the Cleveland Indians in 1957. Pitula, born on March 23, 1931, in Hackensack, NJ, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 5 feet, 10 inches and 170 pounds. Pitula's death is recorded on August 15, 1965, in Hackensack, NJ, USA. The bio lists the given name Stanley.

Pitula pitched in 23 games, starting 5, and finished with a 2-2 record and 4.98 ERA. Also on Pitula's record: 17 strikeouts. Against a 3.83 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.98 mark was 29.9% worse. All of that pitching came in 1957, with 23 games and 17 strikeouts.

The position breakdown shows 23 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, Pitula's fielding totals are 2 putouts, 9 assists and 0 errors.

The game-log section draws on 47 games of Retrosheet box scores for Pitula. Among the most recent games in Pitula's log, July 14, 1957 stands out: 2 hits in 5 at bats.

Frequently Asked Questions about Stan Pitula

Was Stan Pitula a pitcher?: Yes. Stan Pitula pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 17 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Stan Pitula hit?: Stan Pitula hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Stan Pitula's career batting average?: Stan Pitula batted .200 over his career, with 3 hits in 15 at bats.
How many RBI did Stan Pitula have?: Stan Pitula drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Stan Pitula's career ERA?: Stan Pitula finished with a 4.98 career ERA, going 2-2 with 17 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Stan Pitula have?: Stan Pitula recorded 17 career strikeouts.