What years did Mike Ryba play?

Mike Ryba played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946.

Was Mike Ryba a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Ryba pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 307 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Ryba hit?

Mike Ryba hit 0 career home runs with 58 hits.

Mike Ryba

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1946)

W–L 52–34

ERA 3.66

WHIP 1.36

SO 307

Pitcher PIV 757.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 6/9/1903 in DeLancey, PA, USA
Died: 12/13/1971 in Brookline Station, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1935-09-22
Last Game: 1946-08-29

Full name: Dominic Joseph Ryba

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
52	34	240	36	16	2	16	783.7	817	319	47	247	307	3.66	757.5

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 7.0% 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
1935	SLN	NL	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	16.0	15	6	1	6	3.38	4.35 (+22%)	690.1
1936	SLN	NL	5	1	14	0	0	0	0	45.0	55	27	16	25	5.40	4.59 (-18%)	310.8
1937	SLN	NL	9	6	38	8	5	0	0	135.0	152	62	40	57	4.13	4.34 (+5%)	960.9
1938	SLN	NL	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	5.0	8	3	1	0	5.40	—	0.0
1941	BOS	AL	7	3	40	3	0	0	6	121.0	143	60	42	54	4.46	3.94 (-13%)	-1577.4
1942	BOS	AL	3	3	18	0	0	0	3	44.3	49	19	13	16	3.86	3.57 (-8%)	-776.1
1943	BOS	AL	7	5	40	8	4	1	2	143.7	142	52	57	50	3.26	3.50 (+7%)	-16.9
1944	BOS	AL	12	7	42	7	2	0	2	138.0	119	51	39	50	3.33	3.57 (+7%)	404.4
1945	BOS	AL	7	6	34	9	4	1	2	123.0	122	34	33	44	2.49	3.67 (+32%)	893.6
1946	BOS	AL	0	1	9	0	0	0	1	12.7	12	5	5	5	3.55	3.59 (+1%)	-131.9
Career · 10 seasons			52	34	240	36	16	2	16	783.2	817	319	247	307	3.66	—	758

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
250	247	18	58	6	0	0	24	0	22	31	.235	.297	.259	.557	7

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 11.8% below league average.

Career OBP .297 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.

Career SLG .259 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 30.6% below league average.

Career OPS .557 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 21.3% 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
1935	SLN	NL	2	5	0	2	0	3	1	0	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	SLN	NL	18	18	2	3	0	3	1	7	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	SLN	NL	41	48	6	15	2	7	5	5	.312	—	—	—	—	7.1
1938	SLN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BOS	AL	40	37	2	8	2	4	2	2	.216	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BOS	AL	21	17	1	5	0	1	0	1	.294	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	BOS	AL	40	43	1	8	0	1	4	7	.186	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	BOS	AL	42	41	2	6	1	3	4	5	.146	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BOS	AL	34	36	4	9	1	2	5	4	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	BOS	AL	9	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			250	247	18	58	6	24	22	31	.235	—	—	—	—	7

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	WS	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.7	2	1	1	0	13.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1946	WS	BOS	0	0	1	0	0	0.7	2	1	1	0	13.50

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	132	135	6	33	0	12	.244
Away	118	112	12	25	0	12	.223

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	128	421.0	420	167	121	177	3.57
Away	112	362.0	397	156	127	132	3.88

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1946-08-29	BOS	DET	L	0	0
1946-08-18	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1946-07-04	BOS	PHA	W	1	1
1946-06-17	BOS	SLA	L	1	1
1946-06-14	BOS	CHW	L	0	0
1946-06-12	BOS	CLE	L	0	0
1946-04-24	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1946-04-23	BOS	MIN	L	0	0
1946-04-21	BOS	PHA	W	0	0
1945-09-22	BOS	NYY	L	3	3

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-08-29	BOS	DET	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1946-08-18	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0
1946-07-04	BOS	PHA	SV	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
1946-06-17	BOS	SLA	—	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1946-06-14	BOS	CHW	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-12	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-04-24	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-04-23	BOS	MIN	L	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	0
1946-04-21	BOS	PHA	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
1945-09-22	BOS	NYY	L	9.0	7	2	1	4	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	10	0	33	3	0	0
P	240	0	41	168	7	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1935	SLN	P	2	1	4	0	0
1936	SLN	C	4	16	1	0	0
1936	SLN	P	14	0	5	0	0
1937	SLN	C	3	5	0	0	0
1937	SLN	P	38	5	31	1	1
1938	SLN	P	3	0	1	0	1
1941	BOS	P	40	10	30	2	3
1942	BOS	C	3	12	2	0	0
1942	BOS	P	18	0	14	0	0
1943	BOS	P	40	9	25	1	1
1944	BOS	P	42	8	38	3	3
1945	BOS	P	34	8	19	0	2
1946	BOS	P	9	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	240
Catcher	10

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Francis University	Loretto	PA	1924, 1925

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Ryba

What years did Mike Ryba play?: Mike Ryba played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946.
Was Mike Ryba a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Ryba pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 307 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Ryba hit?: Mike Ryba hit 0 career home runs with 58 hits.