What years did Toots Shultz play?

Toots Shultz played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1912.

Was Toots Shultz a pitcher?

Yes. Toots Shultz pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 29 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Toots Shultz hit?

Toots Shultz hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

What was Toots Shultz's career batting average?

Toots Shultz batted .241 over his career, with 7 hits in 29 at bats.

How many RBI did Toots Shultz have?

Toots Shultz drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Toots Shultz's career ERA?

Toots Shultz finished with a 6.00 career ERA, going 1-7 with 29 strikeouts.

Toots Shultz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1912)

Toots Shultz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1912 for the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 2 seasons. Across 27 career appearances, he went 1-7 with a 6.00 ERA and 29 strikeouts.

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 12, 2026

W–L 1–7

ERA 6.00

WHIP 1.85

SO 29

Pitcher PIV -4013.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 10/10/1888 in Homestead, PA, USA
Died: 1/30/1959 in McKeesport, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-05-05
Last Game: 1912-09-13

Full name: Wallace Luther Shultz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Toots Shultz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	7	27	7	3	0	1	84.0	105	56	7	50	29	6.00	-4013.1

Career ERA 6.00 vs. league average 3.37 across their career seasons — 78.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Toots Shultz — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1911	PHI	NL	0	3	5	3	2	0	25.0	30	26	15	9	9.36	3.37 (-177%)	-2242.2
1912	PHI	NL	1	4	22	4	1	1	59.0	75	30	35	20	4.58	3.36 (-36%)	-1770.8
Career · 2 seasons			1	7	27	7	3	1	84.0	105	56	50	29	6.00	—	-4,013

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

Toots Shultz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
28	29	1	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	4	.241	.241	.310	.552	0

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 9.8% below league average.

Career OBP .241 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 28.2% below league average.

Career SLG .310 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 13.3% below league average.

Career OPS .552 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — 20.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Toots Shultz — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	PHI	NL	5	8	0	2	0	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	PHI	NL	23	21	1	5	2	2	4	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			28	29	1	7	2	3	4	.241	—	—	—	—	0

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

Toots Shultz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	13	15	1	3	0	0	.200
Away	15	15	0	4	0	3	.267

Pitching — Home / Away

Toots Shultz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	41.2	63	35	26	16	7.56
Away	15	42.0	41	23	23	13	4.93

Last 10 Games — Batting

Toots Shultz — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1912-09-13	PHI	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1912-09-05	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1912-08-18	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1912-08-18	PHI	CHC	W	1	0	0	0
1912-08-13	PHI	CIN	L	4	0	0	1
1912-08-02	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1912-07-21	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1912-07-08	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1912-07-06	PHI	BSN	W	1	1	2	0
1912-07-04	PHI	BSN	W	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Toots Shultz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1912-09-05	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	1
1912-08-18	PHI	CHC	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	0
1912-08-18	PHI	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	0
1912-08-13	PHI	CIN	L	9.0	10	7	6	3	2	1
1912-08-02	PHI	STL	L	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	0
1912-07-21	PHI	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1912-07-08	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	6	6	4	0	1	0
1912-07-06	PHI	BSN	—	2.0	6	4	4	0	0	0
1912-07-04	PHI	BSN	SV	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1912-07-03	PHI	BSN	W	3.0	4	1	1	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Toots Shultz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	27	0	4	26	5	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Toots Shultz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1911	PHI	P	5	0	0	9	1	1
1912	PHI	P	22	0	4	17	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Toots Shultz — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	27

College History

Toots Shultz — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA	1909, 1910

Toots Shultz: the record in brief

May 5, 1911 and September 13, 1912 bracket Toots Shultz's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Shultz's only club in the season tables is the Philadelphia Phillies. Shultz played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 10, 1888, in Homestead, PA, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 10 inches and 175 pounds. Shultz died on January 30, 1959, in McKeesport, PA, USA. Toots Shultz was the playing name; the full given name is Wallace Luther.

Across 27 games (7 starts), Shultz recorded 1 win against 7 losses with a 6.00 ERA. Also on Shultz's record: 29 strikeouts. Against a 3.37 league ERA for the same seasons, the 6.00 mark was 78.2% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.58 in 1912, when the league's was 3.36.

Shultz appears at one position only: pitcher, in 27 games. On the mound, Shultz's fielding totals are 4 putouts, 26 assists and 5 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Toots Shultz

What years did Toots Shultz play?: Toots Shultz played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1912.
Was Toots Shultz a pitcher?: Yes. Toots Shultz pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 29 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Toots Shultz hit?: Toots Shultz hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What was Toots Shultz's career batting average?: Toots Shultz batted .241 over his career, with 7 hits in 29 at bats.
How many RBI did Toots Shultz have?: Toots Shultz drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Toots Shultz's career ERA?: Toots Shultz finished with a 6.00 career ERA, going 1-7 with 29 strikeouts.