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.

What teams did Milt Shoffner play for?

Milt Shoffner played for 3 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1929–1931), the Boston Bees (1937–1939), and the Cincinnati Reds (1939–1940).

What were Milt Shoffner's career stats?

In 134 games, Milt Shoffner went 25-26 with a 4.59 ERA, 180 strikeouts, 577.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 32 hits and 2 home runs.

What position did Milt Shoffner play?

Milt Shoffner played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Milt Shoffner and how much did he weigh?

Milt Shoffner was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 184 pounds.

What was Milt Shoffner's career ERA?

Milt Shoffner finished with a 4.59 career ERA, going 25-26 with 180 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Milt Shoffner have?

Milt Shoffner recorded 180 career strikeouts.

Is Milt Shoffner in the Hall of Fame?

No. Milt Shoffner has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Milt Shoffner

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

Milt Shoffner was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1940 for the Cleveland Guardians, the Boston Braves, and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 12 seasons. Across 134 career appearances, he went 25-26 with a 4.59 ERA and 180 strikeouts. He also batted .156 with 2 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 October 17, 2026

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

Milt Shoffner — 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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Milt Shoffner Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	44.2	46	25	22	15	5.04	4.60 (-10%)	-1022.4
1930	CLE	AL	3	4	24	10	1	0	0	84.2	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	42.2	38	12	9	13	2.53	4.34 (+42%)	793.9
1938	BSN	NL	8	7	26	15	9	1	1	139.2	147	55	36	49	3.54	4.35 (+18%)	1757.4
1939	BSN	NL	4	6	25	11	7	0	1	132.1	133	46	42	51	3.13	4.28 (+27%)	2105.2
1939	CIN	NL	2	2	10	3	0	0	0	37.2	43	14	11	6	3.35	4.28 (+22%)	-505.3
1940	CIN	NL	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	54.1	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

Milt Shoffner — 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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Milt Shoffner — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Milt Shoffner — 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

Milt Shoffner — 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

Milt Shoffner — 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

Milt Shoffner — 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

Milt Shoffner — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	134	0	20	112	6	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Milt Shoffner — 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

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Milt Shoffner — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	134

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Milt Shoffner: the record in brief

The profile opens with Milt Shoffner's first major league game on July 20, 1929; the last one listed came on September 22, 1940. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Indians (1929 to 1931), the Boston Bees (1937 through 1939), and the Cincinnati Reds (1939 to 1940). Shoffner is listed as a pitcher at 184 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The bio says Shoffner batted and threw left-handed. Shoffner was born on November 13, 1905, in Sherman, TX, USA. The bio records the death on January 19, 1978, in Madison, OH, USA. Milt Shoffner was the playing name; the full given name is Milburn James.

Shoffner pitched in 134 games, starting 51, and finished with a 25-26 record and 4.59 ERA. The totals include 180 strikeouts and 22 complete games. Shoffner's 4.59 ERA was close to the 4.39 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 8 wins of 1938. The strikeout high was 51 in 1939.

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.
What teams did Milt Shoffner play for?: Milt Shoffner played for 3 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1929–1931), the Boston Bees (1937–1939), and the Cincinnati Reds (1939–1940).
What were Milt Shoffner's career stats?: In 134 games, Milt Shoffner went 25-26 with a 4.59 ERA, 180 strikeouts, 577.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 32 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Milt Shoffner play?: Milt Shoffner played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Milt Shoffner and how much did he weigh?: Milt Shoffner was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 184 pounds.
What was Milt Shoffner's career ERA?: Milt Shoffner finished with a 4.59 career ERA, going 25-26 with 180 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Milt Shoffner have?: Milt Shoffner recorded 180 career strikeouts.
Is Milt Shoffner in the Hall of Fame?: No. Milt Shoffner has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.