Ed Reulbach

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1917)

W–L 182–106
ERA 2.28
WHIP 1.14
SO 1,137
Pitcher PIV -2600.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
12/1/1882 in Detroit, MI, USA
Died
7/17/1961 in Glens Falls, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1905-05-16
Last Game
1917-07-13

Full name: Edward Marvin Reulbach

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
182 106 399 300 200 40 13 2632.3 2,117 668 33 892 1,137 2.28 -2600.4

Career ERA 2.28 vs. league average 2.84 across their career seasons — 19.6% 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
1905 CHN NL 18 14 34 29 28 5 1 291.7 208 46 73 152 1.42 2.82 (+50%) 2777.0
1906 CHN NL 19 4 33 24 20 6 3 218.0 129 40 92 94 1.65 2.68 (+38%) -2191.0
1907 CHN NL 17 4 27 22 16 4 0 192.0 147 36 64 96 1.69 2.50 (+32%) 560.9
1908 CHN NL 24 7 46 35 25 7 1 297.7 227 67 106 133 2.03 2.40 (+16%) -1495.7
1909 CHN NL 19 10 35 32 23 6 0 262.7 194 52 82 105 1.78 2.55 (+30%) -46.1
1910 CHN NL 12 8 24 23 13 1 0 173.3 161 60 49 55 3.12 2.79 (-12%) -33.3
1911 CHN NL 16 9 33 29 15 2 0 221.7 191 73 103 79 2.96 3.37 (+12%) -1878.0
1912 CHN NL 10 6 39 19 8 0 4 169.0 161 71 60 75 3.78 3.36 (-12%) -1536.3
1913 CHN NL 1 3 10 3 1 0 0 38.7 41 19 21 10 4.42 3.07 (-44%) -1015.3
1913 BRO NL 7 6 15 12 8 2 0 110.0 77 25 34 46 2.05 3.07 (+33%) -217.2
1914 BRO NL 11 18 44 29 14 3 3 256.0 228 75 83 119 2.64 2.93 (+10%) 354.1
1915 NEW FL 21 10 33 30 23 4 1 270.0 233 67 69 117 2.23 2.90 (+23%) 2884.1
1916 BSN NL 7 6 21 11 6 0 0 109.3 99 30 41 47 2.47 2.78 (+11%) -242.1
1917 BSN NL 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 22.3 21 7 15 9 2.82 2.69 (-5%) -521.7
Career · 14 seasons 182 106 399 300 200 40 13 2,632.1 2,117 668 892 1,137 2.28 — -2,600

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
401 862 52 127 16 6 1 52 3 59 304 .147 .204 .183 .387 -4,508

Career AVG .147 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 41.5% below league average.

Career OBP .204 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Career SLG .183 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 44.4% below league average.

Career OPS .387 vs. league average .646 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1905 CHN NL 35 110 6 14 0 0 0 7 0 1 31 .127 .248 (-49%) .307 (-56%) .322 (-61%) .629 (-58%) -905.6
1906 CHN NL 34 83 4 13 0 0 0 4 0 2 25 .157 .247 (-37%) .307 (-43%) .315 (-50%) .622 (-46%) -540.3
1907 CHN NL 27 63 4 11 1 0 1 3 0 1 13 .175 .245 (-29%) .304 (-38%) .308 (-23%) .613 (-31%) -281.1
1908 CHN NL 46 99 10 23 6 2 0 9 1 6 32 .232 .240 (-3%) .298 (-7%) .306 (+9%) .605 (+1%) -23.8
1909 CHN NL 35 86 3 12 2 1 0 7 0 5 32 .140 .244 (-43%) .306 (-39%) .312 (-40%) .618 (-40%) -488.7
1910 CHN NL 24 56 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 20 .107 .249 (-57%) .317 (-48%) .326 (-67%) .644 (-58%) -460.0
1911 CHN NL 33 67 6 6 3 0 0 3 0 13 32 .090 .266 (-66%) .336 (-29%) .356 (-62%) .693 (-46%) -463.9
1912 CHN NL 39 55 3 6 2 0 0 4 0 4 23 .109 .268 (-59%) .335 (-50%) .358 (-59%) .694 (-55%) -469.6
1913 CHN NL 10 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 — — — — 0.0
1913 BRO NL 15 29 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 10 .103 — — — — 0.0
1914 BRO NL 44 74 3 9 1 1 0 6 1 11 28 .122 .255 (-52%) .322 (-27%) .339 (-52%) .661 (-40%) -423.5
1915 NEW FL 33 92 3 18 1 1 0 5 0 2 37 .196 .250 (-22%) .318 (-33%) .332 (-31%) .651 (-32%) -451.0
1916 BSN NL 21 33 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 .091 — — — — 0.0
1917 BSN NL 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 401 862 52 127 16 6 1 52 3 59 304 .147 — — — — -4,508

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 .091

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1910 WS CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1908 WS CHN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1907 WS CHN 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200
1906 WS CHN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 7 5 0 32.7 24 11 14 13 3.03

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1910 WS CHN 0 0 1 1 0 2.0 3 3 2 0 13.50
1908 WS CHN 0 0 2 1 0 7.7 9 4 1 5 4.70
1907 WS CHN 1 0 2 1 0 12.0 6 1 3 4 0.75
1906 WS CHN 1 0 2 2 0 11.0 6 3 8 4 2.45

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1984022261026.152
Away2034583066128.144

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1981343.110512164356231.45
Away2011283.010692744605251.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1917-07-13 BSNSTLL 110000020
1917-06-27 BSNBROL 000000000
1917-05-16 BSNCHCL 200000002
1917-05-10 BSNPITL 000000010
1917-04-25 BSNBROL 000000000
1916-10-02 BSNPHIW 310000001
1916-09-25 BSNPITW 211010100
1916-09-13 BSNCHCW 400000001
1916-09-13 BSNCHCW 100000001
1916-09-09 BSNBROL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1917-07-13 BSNSTL — 6.2752530
1917-06-27 BSNBRO — 1.0220100
1917-05-16 BSNCHC L 8.0654420
1917-05-10 BSNPIT — 3.2311320
1917-04-25 BSNBRO — 3.0300220
1916-10-02 BSNPHI W 9.0611120
1916-09-25 BSNPIT W 9.0622350
1916-09-13 BSNCHC W 8.1933130
1916-09-13 BSNCHC — 4.2633130
1916-09-09 BSNBRO L 8.0843440

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 1 1 0 0
P 399 165 136 814 54 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1905 CHN P 34 29 14 71 4 4
1906 CHN OF 1 0 1 1 0 0
1906 CHN P 33 24 17 74 3 3
1907 CHN P 27 22 13 53 5 3
1908 CHN P 46 35 15 77 7 7
1909 CHN P 35 32 15 91 5 4
1910 CHN P 24 23 6 53 3 1
1911 CHN P 33 0 5 77 5 2
1912 CHN P 39 0 8 60 3 4
1913 CHN P 10 0 1 12 2 0
1913 BRO P 15 0 8 23 2 1
1914 BRO P 44 0 11 71 6 2
1915 NEW P 33 0 11 90 7 2
1916 BSN P 21 0 11 50 1 3
1917 BSN P 5 0 1 12 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 399
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1908 Baseball Magazine All-Star P5

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Notre Dame South Bend IN 1903, 1904
University of Vermont Burlington VT 1905

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ed Reulbach (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hippo Vaughn
    178-137, 2.49 ERA
  2. 97
    Nap Rucker
    134-134, 2.42 ERA
  3. 97
    Claude Hendrix
    144-116, 2.65 ERA
  4. 95
    Frank Smith
    139-111, 2.59 ERA
  5. 93
    Jack Coombs
    158-110, 2.78 ERA
  6. 89
    Jack Chesbro HOF
    198-132, 2.68 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Reulbach

What years did Ed Reulbach play?
Ed Reulbach played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1917.
Was Ed Reulbach a pitcher?
Yes. Ed Reulbach pitched in the major leagues, recording 182 wins and 1137 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Reulbach hit?
Ed Reulbach hit 1 career home runs with 127 hits.