What years did Willie Ramsdell play?

Willie Ramsdell played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1952.

Was Willie Ramsdell a pitcher?

Yes. Willie Ramsdell pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 240 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Willie Ramsdell hit?

Willie Ramsdell hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.

Willie Ramsdell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1952)

W–L 24–39

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.40

SO 240

Pitcher PIV -1787.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 4/4/1916 in Williamsburg, KS, USA
Died: 10/8/1969 in Wichita, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1947-09-24
Last Game: 1952-07-15

Full name: James Willard Ramsdell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	39	111	58	18	2	5	479.7	455	204	46	215	240	3.83	-1787.0

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 5.1% better 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	BRO	NL	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2.7	4	2	3	3	6.75	—	0.0
1948	BRO	NL	4	4	27	1	0	0	4	50.3	48	29	41	34	5.19	4.10 (-26%)	-1876.8
1950	BRO	NL	1	2	5	0	0	0	1	6.3	7	2	2	2	2.84	—	0.0
1950	CIN	NL	7	12	27	22	8	1	0	157.3	151	65	75	83	3.72	4.36 (+15%)	-169.5
1951	CIN	NL	9	17	31	31	10	1	0	196.0	204	88	70	88	4.04	4.04 (avg)	361.6
1952	CHN	NL	2	3	19	4	0	0	0	67.0	41	18	24	30	2.42	3.70 (+35%)	-102.3
Career · 6 seasons			24	39	111	58	18	2	5	479.2	455	204	215	240	3.83	—	-1,787

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
111	141	5	22	2	0	0	4	0	8	35	.156	.201	.170	.372	-769

Career AVG .156 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 40.3% below league average.

Career OBP .201 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 40.3% below league average.

Career SLG .170 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 55.5% below league average.

Career OPS .372 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 48.4% 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
1947	BRO	NL	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BRO	NL	27	11	0	1	0	0	0	4	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	BRO	NL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	CIN	NL	27	50	1	10	0	2	5	8	.200	.265 (-25%)	.346 (-21%)	.401 (-50%)	.747 (-37%)	0.0
1951	CIN	NL	31	58	4	9	1	1	2	15	.155	.260 (-41%)	.336 (-46%)	.385 (-55%)	.721 (-51%)	-474.4
1952	CHN	NL	19	18	0	1	1	0	1	7	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			111	141	5	22	2	4	8	35	.156	—	—	—	—	-474

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	53	69	3	17	0	3	.246
Away	58	72	2	5	0	1	.069

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	53	248.1	243	104	112	116	3.77
Away	58	230.2	213	101	103	124	3.94

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1952-07-15	CHC	BSN	L	0	0	0
1952-07-12	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0
1952-07-11	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0
1952-07-04	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0
1952-07-04	CHC	STL	L	1	0	1
1952-07-01	CHC	PIT	L	3	0	1
1952-06-29	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0
1952-06-29	CHC	CIN	W	0	0	0
1952-06-24	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0
1952-06-19	CHC	BRO	L	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1952-07-15	CHC	BSN	—	0.0	0	1	0	2	0	0
1952-07-12	CHC	BRO	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1952-07-11	CHC	BRO	L	3.0	3	4	2	3	3	1
1952-07-04	CHC	STL	—	2.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1952-07-04	CHC	STL	—	2.1	5	3	3	1	2	1
1952-07-01	CHC	PIT	L	8.0	2	3	2	3	2	1
1952-06-29	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952-06-29	CHC	CIN	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1952-06-24	CHC	PHI	—	3.0	4	1	1	1	0	1
1952-06-19	CHC	BRO	—	6.2	3	1	1	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	111	0	26	77	8	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1947	BRO	P	2	1	1	0	0
1948	BRO	P	27	4	13	0	0
1950	BRO	P	5	1	2	0	0
1950	CIN	P	27	7	22	1	0
1951	CIN	P	31	7	29	3	3
1952	CHN	P	19	6	10	4	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	111

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Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Ramsdell

What years did Willie Ramsdell play?: Willie Ramsdell played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1952.
Was Willie Ramsdell a pitcher?: Yes. Willie Ramsdell pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 240 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Ramsdell hit?: Willie Ramsdell hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.