What years did Milt Shoffner play?

Milt Shoffner played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1940.

Was Milt Shoffner a pitcher?

Yes. Milt Shoffner pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 180 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Milt Shoffner hit?

Milt Shoffner hit 2 career home runs with 32 hits.

Milt Shoffner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1940)

W–L 25–26

ERA 4.59

WHIP 1.49

SO 180

Pitcher PIV -1566.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 184 lb
Born: 11/13/1905 in Sherman, TX, USA
Died: 1/19/1978 in Madison, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-07-20
Last Game: 1940-09-22

Full name: Milburn James Shoffner

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	26	134	51	22	2	3	577.0	647	294	34	214	180	4.59	-1566.4

Career ERA 4.59 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — near 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
1929	CLE	AL	2	3	11	3	1	0	0	44.7	46	25	22	15	5.04	4.60 (-10%)	-1022.4
1930	CLE	AL	3	4	24	10	1	0	0	84.7	129	75	50	17	7.97	4.80 (-66%)	-3050.5
1931	CLE	AL	2	3	12	4	1	0	0	41.0	55	33	26	12	7.24	4.10 (-77%)	-1815.1
1937	BSN	NL	3	1	6	5	3	1	1	42.7	38	12	9	13	2.53	4.34 (+42%)	793.9
1938	BSN	NL	8	7	26	15	9	1	1	139.7	147	55	36	49	3.54	4.35 (+18%)	1757.4
1939	BSN	NL	4	6	25	11	7	0	1	132.3	133	46	42	51	3.13	4.28 (+27%)	2105.2
1939	CIN	NL	2	2	10	3	0	0	0	37.7	43	14	11	6	3.35	4.28 (+22%)	-505.3
1940	CIN	NL	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	54.3	56	34	18	17	5.63	4.21 (-34%)	170.4
Career · 8 seasons			25	26	134	51	22	2	3	577.0	647	294	214	180	4.59	—	-1,566

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
135	205	18	32	6	2	2	14	0	14	76	.156	.210	.234	.444	-232

Career AVG .156 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 44.1% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career SLG .234 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — 41.7% below league average.

Career OPS .444 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	CLE	AL	11	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	CLE	AL	24	33	5	7	3	1	1	2	2	14	.212	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	CLE	AL	12	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	BSN	NL	6	16	3	2	1	0	1	4	1	6	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BSN	NL	27	57	2	12	2	1	0	4	5	17	.211	.272 (-23%)	.341 (-20%)	.392 (-29%)	.734 (-24%)	-231.6
1939	BSN	NL	25	44	4	7	0	0	0	4	4	19	.159	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CIN	NL	10	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	CIN	NL	20	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			135	205	18	32	6	2	2	14	14	76	.156	—	—	—	—	-232

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.

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	67	97	10	15	1	7	.155
Away	68	108	8	16	1	7	.148

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	66	295.0	318	131	104	95	4.00
Away	68	282.1	329	164	111	85	5.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
1940-09-22	CIN	PIT	L	1	0	0
1940-09-02	CIN	STL	L	2	0	1
1940-08-26	CIN	PHI	L	1	0	0
1940-08-23	CIN	BSN	L	1	0	0
1940-08-19	CIN	NY1	L	0	0	0
1940-08-18	CIN	STL	L	0	0	0
1940-08-13	CIN	PIT	W	2	0	1
1940-08-04	CIN	BSN	W	0	1	0
1940-08-02	CIN	BSN	L	1	0	0
1940-07-29	CIN	NY1	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-09-22	CIN	PIT	—	4.0	6	4	4	1	2	1
1940-09-02	CIN	STL	—	4.0	6	3	3	1	3	0
1940-08-26	CIN	PHI	—	4.0	5	3	3	3	0	0
1940-08-23	CIN	BSN	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	1
1940-08-19	CIN	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1940-08-18	CIN	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-13	CIN	PIT	—	5.2	4	0	0	0	1	0
1940-08-04	CIN	BSN	—	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	0
1940-08-02	CIN	BSN	—	3.0	4	4	4	3	3	0
1940-07-29	CIN	NY1	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	134	0	20	112	6	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1929	CLE	P	11	1	10	0	1
1930	CLE	P	24	3	17	2	2
1931	CLE	P	12	3	7	0	0
1937	BSN	P	6	2	12	0	1
1938	BSN	P	26	8	19	2	0
1939	BSN	P	25	2	30	2	3
1939	CIN	P	10	1	7	0	0
1940	CIN	P	20	0	10	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	134

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Frequently Asked Questions about Milt Shoffner

What years did Milt Shoffner play?: Milt Shoffner played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1940.
Was Milt Shoffner a pitcher?: Yes. Milt Shoffner pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 180 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Milt Shoffner hit?: Milt Shoffner hit 2 career home runs with 32 hits.