Sam Streeter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Sam Streeter was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 7 teams, including the Chicago American Giants. Across 202 career appearances, he went 86-63 with a 3.97 ERA and 706 strikeouts. He also batted .278 with 1 home runs. Sam Streeter was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 24089.1.

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 86–63
ERA 3.97
WHIP 1.32
SO 706
Pitcher PIV 24089.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
5'7" / 170 lb
Born
9/17/1900 in New Market, AL, USA
Died
8/9/1985 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Samuel Streeter

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Sam Streeter — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
56.0 54.0 4.0 15.0 1.0 0 0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0 .278 .304 .296 .600

Pitching

Sam Streeter — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
8 6 16 7 4 1 131.0 152 82 27 12 27 47 1.85 1.37

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Sam Streeter — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1926 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Sam Streeter — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1926 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00

Career Pitching Statistics

Sam Streeter — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
86 63 202 150 119 7 2 1354.2 1,439 598 60 348 706 3.97 24089.1

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 6.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Sam Streeter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1921 CAG NNL 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 18.1 17 12 16 10 5.89 4.02 (-47%) -1033.4
1923 NLG ECL 3 3 12 7 6 1 0 71.0 76 27 17 33 3.42 4.03 (+15%) 1851.0
1924 BBB NNL 14 6 26 23 20 2 1 200.1 200 68 26 128 3.05 4.13 (+26%) 5934.3
1925 BBB NNL 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 10.2 17 11 1 5 9.28 4.55 (-104%) 429.2
1927 BBB NNL 14 13 31 21 18 2 0 223.0 217 86 49 122 3.47 4.08 (+15%) 5406.3
1928 BBB NNL 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 12.1 18 10 4 7 7.30 4.13 (-77%) 45.7
1928 HG EAS 4 2 7 6 6 0 0 50.0 50 24 17 35 4.32 4.13 (-5%) 1061.0
1929 HG ANL 10 8 24 21 18 0 0 165.2 192 94 53 77 5.11 4.60 (-11%) 2074.2
1930 BBB NNL 10 8 24 19 15 0 0 160.2 172 66 36 65 3.70 4.80 (+23%) 3353.2
1930 BBS IND 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 23.0 25 10 6 10 3.91 4.80 (+18%) -239.2
1931 CCU NNL 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 17.0 15 6 5 9 3.18 4.10 (+23%) 409.9
1932 PC IND 6 7 15 12 11 0 0 108.2 129 57 33 62 4.72 4.13 (-14%) 1448.9
1933 PC NN2 10 4 17 13 10 1 0 116.0 95 29 27 65 2.25 3.86 (+42%) 2834.8
1934 PC NN2 4 5 13 9 3 1 0 71.2 102 49 24 28 6.15 4.29 (-43%) 882.1
1935 PC NN2 6 1 11 7 4 0 0 61.2 65 28 22 36 4.09 4.35 (+6%) -341.6
1936 PC NN2 3 1 7 5 2 0 1 44.2 49 21 12 14 4.23 4.59 (+8%) -27.5
Career · 16 seasons 86 63 202 150 119 7 2 1,354.2 1,439 598 348 706 3.97 — 24,089

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

Sam Streeter — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
227 554 46 154 17 7 1 49 0 15 4 .278 .299 .339 .639 -410

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .299 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 13.0% below league average.

Career SLG .339 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.

Career OPS .639 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 13.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sam Streeter 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
1921 CAG NNL 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 — — — — 0.0
1923 NLG ECL 12 24 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1924 BBB NNL 28 79 7 20 1 2 0 4 0 0 2 .253 .283 (-11%) .345 (-24%) .389 (-19%) .734 (-21%) -290.9
1925 BBB NNL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1927 BBB NNL 41 98 5 29 3 3 1 8 0 3 0 .296 .282 (+5%) .344 (-8%) .392 (+7%) .736 (avg) -40.1
1928 BBB NNL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1928 HG EAS 7 19 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .211 — — — — 0.0
1929 HG ANL 30 80 6 28 5 1 0 8 0 0 0 .350 .289 (+21%) .353 (-1%) .415 (+5%) .769 (+2%) 9.9
1930 BBB NNL 29 69 8 22 2 1 0 12 0 3 0 .319 .293 (+8%) .354 (-2%) .429 (-12%) .784 (-8%) -88.9
1930 BBS IND 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — -88.9
1931 CCU NNL 4 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1932 PC IND 15 42 3 10 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 .238 — — — — 0.0
1933 PC NN2 18 40 5 11 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 .275 — — — — 0.0
1934 PC NN2 13 22 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .227 — — — — 0.0
1935 PC NN2 11 24 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .208 — — — — 0.0
1936 PC NN2 7 21 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 227 554 46 154 17 7 1 49 0 15 4 .278 — — — — -499

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

Sam Streeter — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Sam Streeter — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 NLC PC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1927 NNC BBB 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Playoff Career Pitching

Sam Streeter — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 3 4 4 0 14.2 21 19 7 10 11.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Sam Streeter — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1935 NLC PC 0 1 1 1 0 2.1 3 6 5 0 23.14
1927 NNC BBB 1 2 3 3 0 12.1 18 13 2 10 9.49

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sam Streeter — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10193600.316
Away6192603.316

Pitching — Home / Away

Sam Streeter — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1051.146913291.58
Away642.1541111102.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sam Streeter — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-07-18 PTCWEGW 201000000
1936-06-20 PTCNW2W 100000000
1936-05-31 PTCPH5L 201000000
1936-05-24 PTCWEGW 302000310
1936-05-17 PTCPH5L 401000000
1936-05-10 PTCNY6W 400000000
1935-08-28 PTCCAGW 512000000
1935-08-19 PTCHOMW 000000000
1935-08-17 PTCHOML 000000000
1935-08-08 PTCHOMW 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sam Streeter — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1936-07-18 PTCWEG W 7.0633130
1936-06-20 PTCNW2 — 2.1430100
1936-05-31 PTCPH5 L 5.1560511
1936-05-24 PTCWEG — 7.21066231
1936-05-17 PTCPH5 — 7.2720010
1936-05-10 PTCNY6 W 9.01755150
1935-08-28 PTCCAG W 9.0330212
1935-08-19 PTCHOM — 0.2533000
1935-08-17 PTCHOM — 1.0000100
1935-08-08 PTCHOM W 7.0522101

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sam Streeter — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 10 2 7 0 0 0
P 202 150 47 316 21 8
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sam Streeter — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 CAG P 4 2 0 3 1 0
1923 NLG P 12 7 2 16 1 0
1924 BBB P 26 23 12 54 7 2
1925 BBB P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1927 BBB OF 6 0 3 0 0 0
1927 BBB P 31 21 10 49 2 1
1928 BBB P 2 1 0 2 0 0
1928 HG P 7 6 0 12 0 0
1929 HG OF 4 2 4 0 0 0
1929 HG P 24 21 8 33 2 1
1930 BBB P 24 19 8 43 2 1
1930 BBS P 3 3 0 6 0 1
1931 CCU P 3 1 0 5 0 0
1931 CCU SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1932 PC P 15 12 2 29 3 2
1933 PC P 17 13 3 21 0 0
1934 PC P 13 9 2 24 2 0
1935 PC P 11 7 0 12 1 0
1936 PC P 7 5 0 7 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sam Streeter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 202
Shortstop 1
Left Field 3
Right Field 7

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
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  2. 89
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    83-71, 3.79 ERA
  3. 88
    George Stone
    60-57, 3.89 ERA
  4. 85
    Bill Wegman
    81-90, 4.16 ERA
  5. 83
    Cy Blanton
    68-71, 3.55 ERA
  6. 83
    Phil Cockrell
    92-67, 4.11 ERA

Sam Streeter: the record in brief

Sam Streeter's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1921 to 1936. The team column moves through the Chicago American Giants (1921), the New York Lincoln Giants (1923), the Birmingham Black Barons (1924 through 1930), the Homestead Grays (1928 through 1929), the Baltimore Black Sox (1930), the Cleveland Cubs (1931), and the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932 through 1936). At 170 pounds on a 5-foot-7 frame, Streeter is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Streeter threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Streeter was born on September 17, 1900, in New Market, AL, USA. Streeter died on August 9, 1985, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The given name on file is Samuel Streeter.

Streeter went 86-63 with a 3.97 ERA in 202 games, 150 of them starts. The same table counts 706 strikeouts, 119 complete games, and 7 shutouts. The leagues Streeter pitched in allowed 4.26 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 6.8% better than average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Streeter

Was Sam Streeter a pitcher?
Yes. Sam Streeter pitched in the major leagues, recording 86 wins and 706 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sam Streeter hit?
Sam Streeter hit 1 career home runs with 154 hits.
What was Sam Streeter's career batting average?
Sam Streeter batted .278 over his career, with 154 hits in 554 at bats.
How many RBI did Sam Streeter have?
Sam Streeter drove in 49 runs in his career.
What was Sam Streeter's career ERA?
Sam Streeter finished with a 3.97 career ERA, going 86-63 with 706 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sam Streeter have?
Sam Streeter recorded 706 career strikeouts.