What years did Ed Rakow play?

Ed Rakow played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967.

Was Ed Rakow a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Rakow pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 484 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Rakow hit?

Ed Rakow hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.

Ed Rakow

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1967)

W–L 36–47

ERA 4.33

WHIP 1.41

SO 484

Pitcher PIV -6826.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 178 lb
Born: 5/30/1935 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died: 8/26/2000 in West Palm Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-04-22
Last Game: 1967-09-28

Full name: Edward Charles Rakow

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	47	195	90	20	3	5	761.3	771	366	88	304	484	4.33	-6826.4

Career ERA 4.33 vs. league average 3.65 across their career seasons — 18.5% 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
1960	LAN	NL	0	1	9	2	0	0	0	22.0	30	18	11	9	7.36	3.82 (-93%)	-1290.4
1961	KC1	AL	2	8	45	11	1	0	1	124.7	131	66	49	81	4.76	4.03 (-18%)	-248.4
1962	KC1	AL	14	17	42	35	11	2	1	235.3	232	111	98	159	4.25	3.96 (-7%)	-1902.6
1963	KC1	AL	9	10	34	26	7	1	0	174.3	173	76	61	104	3.92	3.46 (-13%)	-1329.2
1964	DET	AL	8	9	42	13	1	0	3	152.3	155	63	59	96	3.72	3.58 (-4%)	-909.6
1965	DET	AL	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	13.3	14	9	11	10	6.07	3.50 (-74%)	-647.8
1967	ATL	NL	3	2	17	3	0	0	0	39.3	36	23	15	25	5.26	3.30 (-59%)	-498.3
Career · 7 seasons			36	47	195	90	20	3	5	761.1	771	366	304	484	4.33	—	-6,826

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
195	226	16	19	2	0	0	3	0	11	90	.084	.130	.093	.223	-1,359

Career AVG .084 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 66.4% below league average.

Career OBP .130 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 59.0% below league average.

Career SLG .093 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 75.5% below league average.

Career OPS .223 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 68.0% 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
1960	LAN	NL	9	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	KC1	AL	45	29	4	3	0	2	1	10	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	KC1	AL	42	82	3	8	1	1	1	31	.098	.257 (-62%)	.326 (-63%)	.393 (-72%)	.719 (-68%)	-885.5
1963	KC1	AL	34	57	6	6	1	0	5	27	.105	.246 (-57%)	.308 (-43%)	.371 (-67%)	.680 (-56%)	-473.5
1964	DET	AL	42	39	3	0	0	0	3	16	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	DET	AL	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	ATL	NL	17	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			195	226	16	19	2	3	11	90	.084	—	—	—	—	-1,359

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	100	104	12	12	0	2	.115
Away	95	122	4	7	0	1	.057

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	100	394.1	390	202	152	261	4.61
Away	95	367.0	379	166	152	224	4.07

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1967-09-28	ATL	CIN	L	0	0
1967-09-22	ATL	STL	L	0	0
1967-09-15	ATL	CHC	L	0	0
1967-09-09	ATL	PHI	L	0	0
1967-09-07	ATL	PIT	L	0	0
1967-09-05	ATL	PHI	L	0	0
1967-09-01	ATL	LAD	L	0	0
1967-08-30	ATL	PIT	L	0	0
1967-08-27	ATL	SFG	W	3	1
1967-08-19	ATL	LAD	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1967-09-28	ATL	CIN	—	1.0	5	4	4	0	0	0
1967-09-22	ATL	STL	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	0
1967-09-15	ATL	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1967-09-09	ATL	PHI	—	3.0	3	2	2	2	2	0
1967-09-07	ATL	PIT	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1967-09-05	ATL	PHI	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1967-09-01	ATL	LAD	L	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
1967-08-30	ATL	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967-08-27	ATL	SFG	W	6.1	2	1	1	5	5	0
1967-08-19	ATL	LAD	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	195	90	62	131	9	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	LAN	P	9	2	1	4	0	0
1961	KC1	P	45	11	12	19	1	3
1962	KC1	P	42	35	17	45	5	3
1963	KC1	P	34	26	15	30	1	3
1964	DET	P	42	13	16	28	0	2
1965	DET	P	6	0	0	0	1	0
1967	ATL	P	17	3	1	5	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	195

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Rakow

What years did Ed Rakow play?: Ed Rakow played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967.
Was Ed Rakow a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Rakow pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 484 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Rakow hit?: Ed Rakow hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.