What years did Vic Raschi play?

Vic Raschi played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1955.

Was Vic Raschi a pitcher?

Yes. Vic Raschi pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 944 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Vic Raschi hit?

Vic Raschi hit 1 career home run with 112 hits.

What teams did Vic Raschi play for?

Vic Raschi played for 3 teams: the New York Yankees (1946–1953), the St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1955), and the Kansas City Athletics (1955).

What awards did Vic Raschi win?

Vic Raschi was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

What were Vic Raschi's career stats?

In 269 games, Vic Raschi went 132-66 with a 3.72 ERA, 944 strikeouts, 1,819.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 112 hits and 1 home runs.

What position did Vic Raschi play?

Vic Raschi played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Vic Raschi and how much did he weigh?

Vic Raschi was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 205 pounds.

What was Vic Raschi's career ERA?

Vic Raschi finished with a 3.72 career ERA, going 132-66 with 944 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Vic Raschi have?

Vic Raschi recorded 944 career strikeouts.

Is Vic Raschi in the Hall of Fame?

No. Vic Raschi has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Vic Raschi make?

Vic Raschi was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

Vic Raschi

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1955)

Vic Raschi was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1955 for the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Kansas City Athletics, a span of 10 seasons. Across 269 career appearances, he went 132-66 with a 3.72 ERA and 944 strikeouts. He also batted .184 with 1 home runs. Vic Raschi was a 4-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 15239.8.

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 15, 2026

W–L 132–66

ERA 3.72

WHIP 1.32

SO 944

Pitcher PIV 15239.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 205 lb
Born: 3/28/1919 in West Springfield, MA, USA
Died: 10/14/1988 in Groveland, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1946-09-23
Last Game: 1955-09-13
Awards: 4× All-Star

Full name: Victor John Angelo Raschi

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Career Pitching Statistics

Vic Raschi — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
132	66	269	255	106	26	3	1819.0	1,666	752	139	727	944	3.72	15239.8

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 6.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Vic Raschi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	NYA	AL	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	16.0	14	7	5	11	3.94	3.59 (-10%)	578.8
1947	NYA	AL	7	2	15	14	6	1	0	104.2	89	45	38	51	3.87	3.97 (+3%)	-612.2
1948	NYA	AL	19	8	36	31	18	6	1	222.2	208	95	74	124	3.84	4.10 (+6%)	3094.3
1949	NYA	AL	21	10	38	37	21	3	0	274.2	247	102	138	124	3.34	4.12 (+19%)	1307.4
1950	NYA	AL	21	8	33	32	17	2	1	256.2	232	114	116	155	4.00	4.36 (+8%)	4262.0
1951	NYA	AL	21	10	35	34	15	4	0	258.1	233	94	103	164	3.27	4.04 (+19%)	3884.5
1952	NYA	AL	16	6	31	31	13	4	0	223.0	174	69	91	127	2.78	3.70 (+25%)	2269.1
1953	NYA	AL	13	6	28	26	7	4	1	181.0	150	67	55	76	3.33	4.14 (+19%)	3139.7
1954	SLN	NL	8	9	30	29	6	2	0	179.0	182	94	71	73	4.73	3.90 (-21%)	-2765.9
1955	SLN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.2	5	4	1	1	21.60	—	0.0
1955	KC1	AL	4	6	20	18	1	0	0	101.1	132	61	35	38	5.42	4.00 (-35%)	82.1
Career · 11 seasons			132	66	269	255	106	26	3	1,819.0	1,666	752	727	944	3.72	—	15,240

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

Vic Raschi — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
269	608	45	112	15	1	1	50	0	47	145	.184	.243	.217	.460	-3,178

Career AVG .184 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 29.4% below league average.

Career OBP .243 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 27.7% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 43.3% below league average.

Career OPS .460 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Vic Raschi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	NYA	AL	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	NYA	AL	15	40	5	10	2	0	0	3	1	7	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	NYA	AL	36	81	10	19	4	0	0	11	5	11	.235	.263 (-11%)	.340 (-18%)	.379 (-25%)	.719 (-22%)	-288.7
1949	NYA	AL	38	83	7	13	1	1	0	6	13	19	.157	.262 (-40%)	.343 (-21%)	.384 (-50%)	.727 (-36%)	-474.9
1950	NYA	AL	33	86	6	17	2	0	1	8	7	14	.198	.265 (-26%)	.346 (-25%)	.401 (-36%)	.747 (-31%)	-447.9
1951	NYA	AL	35	85	5	15	2	0	0	5	6	24	.176	.260 (-32%)	.336 (-31%)	.385 (-48%)	.721 (-40%)	-549.1
1952	NYA	AL	31	69	4	13	2	0	0	2	8	27	.188	.252 (-25%)	.326 (-17%)	.369 (-41%)	.696 (-30%)	-304.3
1953	NYA	AL	28	63	4	9	1	0	0	11	3	13	.143	.264 (-46%)	.335 (-46%)	.397 (-60%)	.733 (-54%)	-547.7
1954	SLN	NL	30	64	3	9	0	0	0	3	3	18	.141	.261 (-46%)	.333 (-46%)	.390 (-64%)	.723 (-56%)	-565.0
1955	SLN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	KC1	AL	20	33	0	6	1	0	0	1	1	10	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			269	608	45	112	15	1	1	50	47	145	.184	—	—	—	—	-3,178

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Vic Raschi — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	18	0	3	0	0	0	2	4	5	.167

Playoff Batting by Year

Vic Raschi — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1953	WS	NYA	1	2	0	0	0	1	.000
1952	WS	NYA	3	6	1	1	1	2	.167
1951	WS	NYA	2	2	0	0	2	1	.000
1950	WS	NYA	1	3	1	0	0	0	.333
1949	WS	NYA	2	5	1	1	1	1	.200
1947	WS	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Vic Raschi — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
5	3	11	8	0	60.1	52	15	25	43	2.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Vic Raschi — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1953	WS	NYA	0	1	1	1	8.0	9	3	3	4	3.38
1952	WS	NYA	2	0	3	2	17.0	12	3	8	18	1.59
1951	WS	NYA	1	1	2	2	10.1	12	1	8	4	0.87
1950	WS	NYA	1	0	1	1	9.0	2	0	1	5	0.00
1949	WS	NYA	1	1	2	2	14.2	15	7	5	11	4.30
1947	WS	NYA	0	0	2	0	1.1	2	1	0	1	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Vic Raschi — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	134	298	21	48	1	29	.161
Away	135	310	24	64	0	21	.206

Pitching — Home / Away

Vic Raschi — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	134	975.2	844	376	387	550	3.47
Away	135	843.1	822	382	340	394	4.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vic Raschi — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1955-09-13	KC1	BOS	W	2	0	0
1955-09-04	KC1	DET	L	0	0	0
1955-08-28	KC1	BOS	L	1	0	0
1955-08-19	KC1	CLE	L	1	0	1
1955-08-11	KC1	CHW	L	1	0	0
1955-08-05	KC1	BOS	W	3	0	2
1955-07-29	KC1	NYY	L	2	1	0
1955-07-22	KC1	NYY	W	3	0	1
1955-07-17	KC1	MIN	L	1	0	0
1955-07-10	KC1	DET	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Vic Raschi — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-09-13	KC1	BOS	—	4.2	8	4	4	0	0	0
1955-09-04	KC1	DET	L	2.2	7	7	5	2	0	1
1955-08-28	KC1	BOS	L	2.0	4	7	7	4	0	1
1955-08-19	KC1	CLE	—	3.0	3	0	0	0	2	0
1955-08-11	KC1	CHW	L	4.1	8	5	5	2	1	0
1955-08-05	KC1	BOS	W	7.0	7	2	2	4	2	0
1955-07-29	KC1	NYY	—	7.0	5	2	2	4	2	1
1955-07-22	KC1	NYY	W	8.0	10	1	1	2	3	0
1955-07-17	KC1	MIN	L	7.1	9	4	4	2	7	0
1955-07-10	KC1	DET	L	1.1	5	5	3	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vic Raschi — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	269	48	84	259	8	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vic Raschi — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1946	NYA	P	2	0	1	3	0	0
1947	NYA	P	15	0	4	15	0	1
1948	NYA	P	36	0	12	28	0	3
1949	NYA	P	38	0	12	53	1	3
1950	NYA	P	33	0	10	29	1	3
1951	NYA	P	35	0	8	30	2	1
1952	NYA	P	31	0	6	22	1	3
1953	NYA	P	28	0	5	23	1	2
1954	SLN	P	30	29	16	35	1	3
1955	SLN	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1955	KC1	P	20	18	10	21	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Vic Raschi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	269

Awards & Honors

Vic Raschi — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1950	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1
1950	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P2
1950	TSN All-Star	P
1949	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1
1948	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P3

College History

Vic Raschi — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
College of William and Mary	Williamsburg	VA	1939, 1940, 1941

Award Voting History

Vic Raschi — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1952	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	12.0	336
1951	Most Valuable Player	AL	8th	64.0	336
1950	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	63.0	336
1949	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	19.0	336
1948	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	23.0	336

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Vic Raschi: the record in brief

Vic Raschi's major league career runs from a debut on September 23, 1946 to a final game on September 13, 1955. By club, Raschi's seasons break down as the New York Yankees (1946 to 1953), the St. Louis Cardinals (1954 to 1955), and the Kansas City Athletics (1955). Listed as a pitcher, Raschi both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds. The birth record reads March 28, 1919, in West Springfield, MA, USA. The bio records the death on October 14, 1988, in Groveland, NY, USA. The given name on file is Victor John Angelo Raschi.

Raschi pitched in 269 games, starting 255, and finished with a 132-66 record and 3.72 ERA. The same table counts 944 strikeouts, 106 complete games, and 26 shutouts. Against a 3.99 league ERA for the same years, Raschi was 6.7% better. Raschi won 21 games in 1949, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 164 in 1951.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vic Raschi

What years did Vic Raschi play?: Vic Raschi played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1955.
Was Vic Raschi a pitcher?: Yes. Vic Raschi pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 944 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vic Raschi hit?: Vic Raschi hit 1 career home run with 112 hits.
What teams did Vic Raschi play for?: Vic Raschi played for 3 teams: the New York Yankees (1946–1953), the St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1955), and the Kansas City Athletics (1955).
What awards did Vic Raschi win?: Vic Raschi was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Vic Raschi's career stats?: In 269 games, Vic Raschi went 132-66 with a 3.72 ERA, 944 strikeouts, 1,819.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 112 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Vic Raschi play?: Vic Raschi played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Vic Raschi and how much did he weigh?: Vic Raschi was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 205 pounds.
What was Vic Raschi's career ERA?: Vic Raschi finished with a 3.72 career ERA, going 132-66 with 944 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Vic Raschi have?: Vic Raschi recorded 944 career strikeouts.
Is Vic Raschi in the Hall of Fame?: No. Vic Raschi has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Vic Raschi make?: Vic Raschi was selected to 4 All-Star Games.