Flint Rhem
Born: 1/24/1901 in Rhems, SC, USA
Died: 7/30/1969 in Columbia, SC, USA
MLB Debut: 1924-09-06 | Final Game: 1936-08-26
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 180 lbs
Full name: Charles Flint Rhem
Biography
Flint Rhem, born in 1901, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1924 to 1936. He played during a transformative period in Major League Baseball, navigating the league's transition away from the deadball era and into a time of increased offensive production. Rhem compiled a career record of 105 wins and 97 losses, showcasing his ability to compete at a high level over his decade-long tenure in the sport. His earned run average (ERA) stood at 4.2, and he recorded a total of 534 strikeouts, demonstrating his capacity as a strikeout pitcher. Additionally, Rhem contributed to his teams with 10 saves, indicating his versatility and reliability in late-game situations.
Rhem's playing style reflected the pitching strategies of his era, as he adapted to the evolving game that featured more power hitters and a greater emphasis on run production. His contributions to the teams he played for were significant, as he consistently provided solid performances on the mound. Rhem's legacy remains a testament to the dedication and skill required to succeed as a pitcher during a pivotal time in baseball history, marking him as a noteworthy figure in the annals of the game.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 97 | 294 | 229 | 91 | 8 | 10 | 1725.3 | 1958 | 805 | 113 | 529 | 534 | 4.20 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | STL | NL | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32.3 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 4.45 | - |
| 1925 | STL | NL | 8 | 13 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 170.0 | 204 | 93 | 58 | 66 | 4.92 | - |
| 1926 | STL | NL | 20 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 258.0 | 241 | 92 | 75 | 72 | 3.21 | - |
| 1927 | STL | NL | 10 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 169.3 | 189 | 83 | 54 | 51 | 4.41 | - |
| 1928 | STL | NL | 11 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 169.7 | 199 | 78 | 71 | 47 | 4.14 | - |
| 1930 | STL | NL | 12 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 139.7 | 173 | 69 | 37 | 47 | 4.45 | - |
| 1931 | STL | NL | 11 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 207.3 | 214 | 82 | 60 | 72 | 3.56 | - |
| 1932 | PHI | NL | 11 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 168.7 | 177 | 70 | 49 | 35 | 3.74 | -1306.1 |
| 1932 | STL | NL | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 48 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 3.06 | - |
| 1933 | PHI | NL | 5 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125.0 | 182 | 92 | 33 | 27 | 6.62 | -1409.9 |
| 1934 | BSN | NL | 8 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 152.7 | 164 | 61 | 38 | 56 | 3.60 | 2843.7 |
| 1934 | STL | NL | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.7 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4.60 | - |
| 1935 | BSN | NL | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | 61 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 5.36 | -438.8 |
| 1936 | STL | NL | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 6.75 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294 | 610 | 43 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 204 | 0.144 | 0.163 | 0.177 | 0.341 | -4699.5 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | STL | NL | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1925 | STL | NL | 30 | 59 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0.237 | -253.4 |
| 1926 | STL | NL | 34 | 96 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0.188 | -645.2 |
| 1927 | STL | NL | 27 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0.068 | -763.9 |
| 1928 | STL | NL | 28 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0.164 | -536.5 |
| 1930 | STL | NL | 26 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.231 | -347.4 |
| 1931 | STL | NL | 33 | 69 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.130 | -737.0 |
| 1932 | PHI | NL | 26 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0.113 | -708.3 |
| 1932 | STL | NL | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.188 | -708.3 |
| 1933 | PHI | NL | 28 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.087 | 0.0 |
| 1934 | BSN | NL | 25 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.058 | -707.7 |
| 1934 | STL | NL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | -707.7 |
| 1935 | BSN | NL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1936 | STL | NL | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | WS | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | WS | SLN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 1928 | WS | SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1926 | WS | SLN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10.3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6.10 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | WS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1930 | WS | SLN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10.80 |
| 1928 | WS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1926 | WS | SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6.75 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 294 | 0 | 33 | 389 | 25 | 25 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | SLN | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | SLN | P | 30 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 3 |
| 1926 | SLN | P | 34 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 6 | 6 |
| 1927 | SLN | P | 27 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 1928 | SLN | P | 28 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 5 |
| 1930 | SLN | P | 26 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 1931 | SLN | P | 33 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 4 |
| 1932 | PHI | P | 26 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| 1932 | SLN | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1933 | PHI | P | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| 1934 | BSN | P | 25 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 2 |
| 1934 | SLN | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | BSN | P | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | SLN | P | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 294 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University | Clemson | SC | 1922, 1923, 1924 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 8th | 20.0 | 80 | 0 |