Flint Rhem

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1924-1936)

Flint Rhem was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1936 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Boston Braves, a span of 13 seasons. Across 294 career appearances, he went 105-97 with a 4.20 ERA and 534 strikeouts. He also batted .144 with 3 home runs.

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

W–L 105–97
ERA 4.20
WHIP 1.44
SO 534
Pitcher PIV -6919.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
1/24/1901 in Rhems, SC, USA
Died
7/30/1969 in Columbia, SC, USA
MLB Debut
1924-09-06
Last Game
1936-08-26

Full name: Charles Flint Rhem

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Career Pitching Statistics

Flint Rhem — 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 1725.1 1,958 805 113 529 534 4.20 -6919.1

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Flint Rhem Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1924 SLN NL 2 2 6 3 3 0 1 32.1 31 16 17 20 4.45 4.13 (-8%) 145.5
1925 SLN NL 8 13 30 23 8 1 1 170.0 204 93 58 66 4.92 4.55 (-8%) -2513.7
1926 SLN NL 20 7 34 34 20 1 0 258.0 241 92 75 72 3.21 4.11 (+22%) 731.5
1927 SLN NL 10 12 27 26 9 2 0 169.1 189 83 54 51 4.41 4.08 (-8%) 467.5
1928 SLN NL 11 8 28 22 9 0 3 169.2 199 78 71 47 4.14 4.13 (avg) -3014.7
1930 SLN NL 12 8 26 19 9 0 0 139.2 173 69 37 47 4.45 4.80 (+7%) -60.6
1931 SLN NL 11 10 33 26 10 2 1 207.1 214 82 60 72 3.56 4.10 (+13%) -1669.6
1932 SLN NL 4 2 6 6 5 1 0 50.0 48 17 10 18 3.06 4.13 (+26%) 429.1
1932 PHI NL 11 7 26 20 10 0 1 168.2 177 70 49 35 3.74 4.13 (+9%) -1934.9
1933 PHI NL 5 14 28 19 3 0 2 125.0 182 92 33 27 6.62 3.86 (-72%) -1572.0
1934 SLN NL 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 15.2 26 8 7 6 4.60 4.29 (-7%) 195.1
1934 BSN NL 8 8 25 20 5 1 0 152.2 164 61 38 56 3.60 4.29 (+16%) 2491.8
1935 BSN NL 0 5 10 6 0 0 0 40.1 61 24 11 10 5.36 4.35 (-23%) -458.6
1936 SLN NL 2 1 10 4 0 0 0 26.2 49 20 9 7 6.75 4.59 (-47%) -155.6
Career · 14 seasons 105 97 294 229 91 8 10 1,725.1 1,958 805 529 534 4.20 — -6,919

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

Flint Rhem — 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 .144 .163 .177 .341 -4,413

Career AVG .144 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 48.7% below league average.

Career OBP .163 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 52.4% below league average.

Career SLG .177 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career OPS .341 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Flint Rhem Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1924 SLN NL 6 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .167 — — — — 0.0
1925 SLN NL 30 59 8 14 2 0 1 8 0 1 22 .237 .288 (-18%) .349 (-25%) .407 (-21%) .756 (-23%) -228.8
1926 SLN NL 34 96 11 18 1 0 1 12 0 4 36 .188 .279 (-33%) .345 (-36%) .390 (-41%) .735 (-39%) -611.3
1927 SLN NL 27 59 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 31 .068 .282 (-76%) .344 (-71%) .392 (-78%) .736 (-75%) -724.9
1928 SLN NL 28 67 4 11 0 0 1 6 0 2 23 .164 .280 (-42%) .342 (-45%) .395 (-47%) .737 (-46%) -504.4
1930 SLN NL 26 52 7 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 7 .231 .293 (-21%) .354 (-35%) .429 (-37%) .784 (-36%) -324.6
1931 SLN NL 33 69 4 9 1 0 0 6 0 0 21 .130 .276 (-53%) .338 (-61%) .388 (-63%) .726 (-62%) -687.4
1932 SLN NL 6 16 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 — — — — 0.0
1932 PHI NL 26 62 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 .113 .275 (-59%) .335 (-62%) .391 (-71%) .726 (-67%) 0.0
1933 PHI NL 28 46 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 11 .087 — — — — 0.0
1934 SLN NL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1934 BSN NL 25 52 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 .058 .278 (-79%) .340 (-78%) .392 (-80%) .733 (-79%) 0.0
1935 BSN NL 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 SLN NL 10 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 .125 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 294 610 43 88 11 0 3 48 0 13 204 .144 — — — — -3,081

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

Flint Rhem — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Flint Rhem — 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 .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 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Flint Rhem — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 4 2 0 10.1 15 7 4 9 6.10

Playoff Pitching by Year

Flint Rhem — 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 3.1 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

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Flint Rhem — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1442721837222.136
Away1503392651126.150

Pitching — Home / Away

Flint Rhem — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home144830.29583962622844.29
Away150894.210034042672514.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

Flint Rhem — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-08-26 STLBSNL 000000000
1936-08-24 STLPITL 100000000
1936-08-09 STLCINL 000000000
1936-08-07 STLCHCL 100000000
1936-07-19 STLBSNW 000000000
1936-07-16 STLPHIL 000000000
1936-07-12 STLBROL 100000001
1936-07-10 STLNY1W 000000000
1936-07-05 STLCINW 511100201
1936-06-30 STLPITW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Flint Rhem — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1936-08-26 STLBSN — 1.0322101
1936-08-24 STLPIT — 3.01055001
1936-08-09 STLCIN L 0.0444000
1936-08-07 STLCHC — 0.2322000
1936-07-19 STLBSN — 2.1322310
1936-07-16 STLPHI — 2.0311120
1936-07-12 STLBRO — 5.0733021
1936-07-10 STLNY1 — 1.0000000
1936-07-05 STLCIN W 8.21471420
1936-06-30 STLPIT W 3.0200000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Flint Rhem — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 294 0 33 389 25 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Flint Rhem — 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 SLN P 6 0 0 12 1 0
1932 PHI P 26 0 6 37 2 2
1933 PHI P 28 0 2 30 2 1
1934 SLN P 5 0 0 3 0 0
1934 BSN P 25 0 3 39 1 2
1935 BSN P 10 0 1 10 0 0
1936 SLN P 10 0 1 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Flint Rhem Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 294

College History

Flint Rhem — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Clemson University Clemson SC 1922, 1923, 1924

Award Voting History

Flint Rhem — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1926 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 20.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Flint Rhem (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Lefty Stewart
    101-98, 4.19 ERA
  2. 85
    Joe Bowman
    77-96, 4.40 ERA
  3. 82
    Joe Shaute
    99-109, 4.15 ERA
  4. 82
    Jim Bagby
    97-96, 3.96 ERA
  5. 79
    George Blaeholder
    104-125, 4.54 ERA
  6. 73
    Max Butcher
    95-106, 3.73 ERA

Flint Rhem: the record in brief

Flint Rhem played a first major league game on September 6, 1924 and a last one on August 26, 1936. By club, Rhem's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1924 through 1936), the Philadelphia Phillies (1932 to 1933), and the Boston Braves (1934 through 1935). Rhem is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 2 inches and 180 pounds. The bio says Rhem threw and hit right-handed. Rhem was born on January 24, 1901, in Rhems, SC, USA. The bio records the death on July 30, 1969, in Columbia, SC, USA. Flint Rhem was the playing name; the full given name is Charles Flint.

Rhem went 105-97 with a 4.20 ERA in 294 games, 229 of them starts. Rhem had 534 strikeouts, 91 complete games, 8 shutouts, and 10 saves. Rhem's 4.20 ERA was close to the 4.26 league figure for those seasons. Rhem won 20 games in 1926, the most of any season listed. 1926 was Rhem's sharpest full season, a 3.21 ERA against the league's 4.11.

Frequently Asked Questions about Flint Rhem

What years did Flint Rhem play?
Flint Rhem played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1936.
Was Flint Rhem a pitcher?
Yes. Flint Rhem pitched in the major leagues, recording 105 wins and 534 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Flint Rhem hit?
Flint Rhem hit 3 career home runs with 88 hits.
What teams did Flint Rhem play for?
Flint Rhem played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1924–1928, 1930–1932, 1934, 1936), the Philadelphia Phillies (1932–1933), and the Boston Braves (1934–1935).
What were Flint Rhem's career stats?
In 294 games, Flint Rhem went 105-97 with a 4.20 ERA, 534 strikeouts, 1,725.1 innings pitched, and 10 saves. At the plate he had 88 hits and 3 home runs.
What position did Flint Rhem play?
Flint Rhem played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Flint Rhem and how much did he weigh?
Flint Rhem was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Flint Rhem's career ERA?
Flint Rhem finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 105-97 with 534 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Flint Rhem have?
Flint Rhem recorded 534 career strikeouts.
Is Flint Rhem in the Hall of Fame?
No. Flint Rhem has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.