Urban Shocker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1916-1928)

Urban Shocker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1928 for the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, a span of 13 seasons. Across 412 career appearances, he went 187-117 with a 3.17 ERA, 983 strikeouts, and 25 saves. He also batted .209 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13246.9.

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 187–117
ERA 3.17
WHIP 1.26
SO 983
Pitcher PIV 13246.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 170 lb
Born
9/22/1890 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Died
9/9/1928 in Denver, CO, USA
MLB Debut
1916-04-24
Last Game
1928-05-30

Full name: Urban James Shocker

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Career Pitching Statistics

Urban Shocker — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
187 117 412 317 200 28 25 2681.7 2,709 945 126 657 983 3.17 13246.9

Career ERA 3.17 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 15.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Urban Shocker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1916 NYA AL 4 3 12 9 4 1 0 82.3 67 24 32 43 2.62 2.78 (+6%) -515.7
1917 NYA AL 8 5 26 13 7 0 1 145.0 124 42 46 68 2.61 2.69 (+3%) 136.5
1918 SLA AL 6 5 14 9 7 0 2 94.7 69 19 40 33 1.81 2.83 (+36%) -156.3
1919 SLA AL 13 11 30 25 14 5 0 211.0 193 63 55 86 2.69 3.09 (+13%) 1030.3
1920 SLA AL 20 10 38 28 22 5 5 245.7 224 74 70 107 2.71 3.45 (+21%) 582.8
1921 SLA AL 27 12 47 38 30 4 4 326.7 345 129 86 132 3.55 4.02 (+12%) -147.7
1922 SLA AL 24 17 48 38 29 2 3 348.0 365 115 57 149 2.97 4.18 (+29%) 4612.2
1923 SLA AL 20 12 43 35 24 3 5 277.3 292 105 49 109 3.41 4.03 (+15%) 4850.3
1924 SLA AL 16 13 40 33 17 4 1 246.3 270 115 52 88 4.20 4.13 (-2%) 2498.3
1925 NYA AL 12 12 41 30 15 2 2 244.3 278 99 58 74 3.65 4.55 (+20%) -598.7
1926 NYA AL 19 11 41 32 18 0 2 258.3 272 97 71 59 3.38 4.11 (+18%) -48.5
1927 NYA AL 18 6 31 27 13 2 0 200.0 207 63 41 35 2.83 4.08 (+31%) 1003.4
1928 NYA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 187 117 412 317 200 28 25 2,681.2 2,709 945 657 983 3.17 — 13,247

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

Urban Shocker — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
412 798 89 167 23 3 1 70 1 139 211 .209 .334 .249 .584 -1,753

Career AVG .209 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 24.0% below league average.

Career OBP .334 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .249 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 33.8% below league average.

Career OPS .584 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 18.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Urban Shocker 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
1916 NYA AL 12 21 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 .190 — — — — 0.0
1917 NYA AL 26 45 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 1 17 .178 — — — — 0.0
1918 SLA AL 14 34 1 11 3 0 0 3 0 3 9 .324 — — — — 0.0
1919 SLA AL 30 58 2 8 0 0 0 4 0 12 13 .138 .262 (-47%) .322 (-11%) .347 (-60%) .670 (-37%) -273.9
1920 SLA AL 38 80 8 18 3 0 0 10 0 11 21 .225 .271 (-17%) .331 (avg) .363 (-28%) .694 (-14%) -129.6
1921 SLA AL 47 104 18 27 4 1 0 9 0 18 26 .260 .286 (-9%) .344 (+9%) .395 (-20%) .739 (-7%) -44.4
1922 SLA AL 48 115 14 22 3 1 1 6 1 14 34 .191 .285 (-33%) .345 (-19%) .397 (-34%) .743 (-27%) -505.2
1923 SLA AL 43 80 9 16 1 0 0 6 0 16 21 .200 .282 (-29%) .344 (-3%) .390 (-46%) .734 (-26%) -277.1
1924 SLA AL 40 67 11 16 2 0 0 7 0 22 14 .239 .283 (-16%) .345 (+25%) .389 (-31%) .734 (-4%) 86.7
1925 NYA AL 41 64 12 11 5 1 0 4 0 20 17 .172 .288 (-40%) .349 (+6%) .407 (-31%) .756 (-14%) -94.6
1926 NYA AL 41 76 6 13 1 0 0 4 0 10 20 .171 .279 (-39%) .345 (-18%) .390 (-53%) .735 (-36%) -418.0
1927 NYA AL 31 54 6 13 1 0 0 10 0 7 12 .241 .282 (-15%) .344 (+4%) .392 (-34%) .736 (-16%) -96.9
1928 NYA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 412 798 89 167 23 3 1 70 1 139 211 .209 — — — — -1,753

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

Urban Shocker — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Urban Shocker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1926 WS NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Urban Shocker — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 1 0 7.7 13 5 0 3 5.87

Playoff Pitching by Year

Urban Shocker — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1926 WS NYA 0 1 2 1 0 7.7 13 5 0 3 5.87

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Urban Shocker — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2083694062129.168
Away20443048105041.244

Pitching — Home / Away

Urban Shocker — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2081343.113634753295353.18
Away2041337.013464643314533.12

Last 10 Games — Batting

Urban Shocker — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1928-05-30 NYYMINL 000000000
1927-09-29 NYYMINW 100000100
1927-09-25 NYYDETL 000000000
1927-09-17 NYYCHWW 201000000
1927-09-09 NYYSLAW 220000012
1927-09-05 NYYBOSW 110000010
1927-08-28 NYYSLAW 200000001
1927-08-22 NYYCLEL 000000000
1927-08-18 NYYCHWW 200000012
1927-08-07 NYYCHWW 101000110

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Urban Shocker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1928-05-30 NYYMIN — 2.0300000
1927-09-29 NYYMIN W 4.0321101
1927-09-25 NYYDET — 2.0200100
1927-09-17 NYYCHW W 9.0621011
1927-09-09 NYYSLA W 9.0330430
1927-09-05 NYYBOS W 5.0300000
1927-08-28 NYYSLA W 5.1311040
1927-08-22 NYYCLE — 0.0222000
1927-08-18 NYYCHW — 8.0944110
1927-08-07 NYYCHW W 5.01033121

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Urban Shocker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 412 0 155 599 15 22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Urban Shocker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1916 NYA P 12 0 9 18 1 0
1917 NYA P 26 0 6 50 2 2
1918 SLA P 14 0 8 25 0 3
1919 SLA P 30 0 11 48 3 2
1920 SLA P 38 0 13 58 1 0
1921 SLA P 47 0 21 91 2 1
1922 SLA P 48 0 33 59 1 1
1923 SLA P 43 0 11 56 3 3
1924 SLA P 40 0 11 43 0 3
1925 NYA P 41 0 11 50 0 5
1926 NYA P 41 0 11 59 1 0
1927 NYA P 31 0 10 42 1 2
1928 NYA P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Urban Shocker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 412

Awards & Honors

Urban Shocker — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1923 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1922 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1921 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1920 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Urban Shocker — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1923 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 5.0 64 0
1922 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 5.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Urban Shocker (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rube Benton
    150-144, 3.09 ERA
  2. 93
    Claude Passeau
    162-150, 3.32 ERA
  3. 92
    Art Nehf
    184-120, 3.20 ERA
  4. 92
    Carl Mays
    207-126, 2.92 ERA
  5. 91
    Lon Warneke
    192-121, 3.18 ERA
  6. 91
    Stan Coveleski HOF
    215-142, 2.89 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Urban Shocker

What years did Urban Shocker play?
Urban Shocker played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1928.
Was Urban Shocker a pitcher?
Yes. Urban Shocker pitched in the major leagues, recording 187 wins and 983 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Urban Shocker hit?
Urban Shocker hit 1 career home runs with 167 hits.
What was Urban Shocker's career batting average?
Urban Shocker batted .209 over his career, with 167 hits in 798 at bats.
How many RBI did Urban Shocker have?
Urban Shocker drove in 70 runs in his career.
What was Urban Shocker's career ERA?
Urban Shocker finished with a 3.17 career ERA, going 187-117 with 983 strikeouts.