Was Red Steiner a pitcher?

No. Red Steiner was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Red Steiner hit?

Red Steiner hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

Red Steiner

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945)

AVG .190

HR 0

RBI 6

H 15

OPS .522

PIV -79

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 1/7/1915 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died: 11/16/2001 in Gardena, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-05-11
Last Game: 1945-09-29

Full name: James Harry Steiner

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
38	79	6	15	1	0	0	6	0	15	6	.190	.319	.203	.522	-79

Career AVG .190 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 27.2% below league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .203 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Career OPS .522 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 23.7% 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
1945	CLE	AL	12	20	0	3	0	2	1	4	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BOS	AL	26	59	6	12	1	4	14	2	.203	.260 (-22%)	.328 (+8%)	.354 (-38%)	.683 (-16%)	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			38	79	6	15	1	6	15	6	.190	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	17	38	1	7	0	4	.184
Away	21	41	5	8	0	1	.195

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1945-09-29	BOS	NYY	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-23	BOS	NYY	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1945-09-20	BOS	PHA	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1945-09-19	BOS	PHA	W	4	0	1	0	0	1	1
1945-09-17	BOS	CHW	W	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
1945-09-16	BOS	CHW	L	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
1945-09-11	BOS	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-09	BOS	DET	L	5	0	1	0	1	0	0
1945-09-05	BOS	CLE	W	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1945-09-03	BOS	MIN	L	0	1	0	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	28	0	76	14	1	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1945	CLE	C	4	0	15	3	0	1
1945	BOS	C	24	0	61	11	1	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	28

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Steiner

Was Red Steiner a pitcher?: No. Red Steiner was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Red Steiner hit?: Red Steiner hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.