What years did Marlin Stuart play?

Marlin Stuart played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1954.

Was Marlin Stuart a pitcher?

Yes. Marlin Stuart pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 185 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Marlin Stuart hit?

Marlin Stuart hit 1 career home runs with 22 hits.

What was Marlin Stuart's career batting average?

Marlin Stuart batted .176 over his career, with 22 hits in 125 at bats.

How many RBI did Marlin Stuart have?

Marlin Stuart drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Marlin Stuart's career ERA?

Marlin Stuart finished with a 4.65 career ERA, going 23-17 with 185 strikeouts.

Marlin Stuart

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1949-1954)

Marlin Stuart was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1954 for 4 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 6 seasons. Across 196 career appearances, he went 23-17 with a 4.65 ERA and 185 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 23–17

ERA 4.65

WHIP 1.65

SO 185

Pitcher PIV -4630.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 8/8/1918 in Paragould, AR, USA
Died: 6/16/1994 in Paragould, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1949-04-26
Last Game: 1954-08-08

Full name: Marlin Henry Stuart

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Career Pitching Statistics

Marlin Stuart — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	17	196	31	7	0	15	485.2	544	251	37	256	185	4.65	-4630.2

Career ERA 4.65 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 15.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Marlin Stuart Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1949	DET	AL	0	2	14	2	0	0	29.2	39	30	35	14	9.10	4.12 (-121%)	-1708.2
1950	DET	AL	3	1	19	1	0	2	43.2	59	27	22	19	5.56	4.36 (-28%)	-787.6
1951	DET	AL	4	6	29	15	5	1	124.0	119	52	71	46	3.77	4.04 (+7%)	-1637.2
1952	DET	AL	3	2	30	9	2	1	91.1	91	50	48	32	4.93	3.70 (-33%)	-1829.2
1952	SLA	AL	1	2	12	2	0	1	26.0	26	12	9	13	4.15	3.70 (-12%)	-147.2
1953	SLA	AL	8	2	60	2	0	7	114.1	136	50	44	46	3.94	4.14 (+5%)	1429.0
1954	BAL	AL	1	2	22	0	0	2	38.1	46	19	15	13	4.46	3.90 (-14%)	163.1
1954	NYA	AL	3	0	10	0	0	1	18.1	28	11	12	2	5.40	3.90 (-39%)	-112.8
Career · 8 seasons			23	17	196	31	7	15	485.2	544	251	256	185	4.65	—	-4,630

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

Marlin Stuart — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
197	125	14	22	3	1	1	7	0	6	32	.176	.220	.240	.460	0

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 32.6% below league average.

Career OBP .220 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 38.2% below league average.

Career OPS .460 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Marlin Stuart — 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
1949	DET	AL	15	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	DET	AL	19	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	DET	AL	29	43	4	10	2	1	1	3	0	8	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	DET	AL	30	23	3	2	0	0	0	2	3	6	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	SLA	AL	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	SLA	AL	60	26	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	11	.192	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	BAL	AL	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	NYA	AL	10	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			197	125	14	22	3	1	1	7	6	32	.176	—	—	—	—	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

Marlin Stuart — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	106	60	2	10	0	2	.167
Away	91	66	12	13	1	5	.197

Pitching — Home / Away

Marlin Stuart — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	106	258.0	273	117	128	99	4.08
Away	90	227.2	271	134	126	86	5.30

Last 10 Games — Batting

Marlin Stuart — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1954-08-08	NYY	DET	L	0	0	0
1954-08-06	NYY	DET	W	0	0	0
1954-08-01	NYY	BAL	W	0	0	0
1954-07-30	NYY	BAL	L	0	0	0
1954-07-28	NYY	CHW	W	0	0	0
1954-07-23	NYY	CLE	L	0	0	0
1954-07-21	NYY	CHW	L	1	1	0
1954-07-18	NYY	DET	L	1	0	0
1954-07-17	NYY	BAL	W	2	1	0
1954-07-07	NYY	BOS	W	2	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Marlin Stuart — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1954-08-08	NYY	DET	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0
1954-08-06	NYY	DET	W	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1954-08-01	NYY	BAL	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1954-07-30	NYY	BAL	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0
1954-07-28	NYY	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1954-07-23	NYY	CLE	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0
1954-07-21	NYY	CHW	—	3.0	5	2	2	3	0
1954-07-18	NYY	DET	—	2.0	4	1	0	1	1
1954-07-17	NYY	BAL	SV	4.0	5	1	1	3	0
1954-07-07	NYY	BOS	W	3.1	5	3	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Marlin Stuart — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	196	0	31	85	9	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Marlin Stuart — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1949	DET	P	14	0	7	0	0
1950	DET	P	19	2	8	0	0
1951	DET	P	29	6	25	1	0
1952	DET	P	30	7	16	3	0
1952	SLA	P	12	2	1	3	0
1953	SLA	P	60	9	15	1	2
1954	BAL	P	22	4	8	0	0
1954	NYA	P	10	1	5	1	2

Career Games by Position

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Marlin Stuart — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	196

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Marlin Stuart: the record in brief

The profile opens with Marlin Stuart's first major league game on April 26, 1949; the last one listed came on August 8, 1954. Club by club, the record runs the Detroit Tigers (1949 to 1952), the St. Louis Browns (1952 through 1953), the Baltimore Orioles (1954), and the New York Yankees (1954). The bio lists Stuart as a pitcher who threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. The birth record reads August 8, 1918, in Paragould, AR, USA. Stuart died on June 16, 1994, in Paragould, AR, USA. On the record, Marlin Stuart was born Marlin Henry Stuart.

Stuart pitched in 196 games, starting 31, and finished with a 23-17 record and 4.65 ERA. Stuart had 185 strikeouts and 15 saves. Against a 4.04 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.65 mark was 15.1% worse. The best win total was 8, in 1953. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.77 in 1951, when the league's was 4.04.

Frequently Asked Questions about Marlin Stuart

What years did Marlin Stuart play?: Marlin Stuart played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1954.
Was Marlin Stuart a pitcher?: Yes. Marlin Stuart pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 185 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Marlin Stuart hit?: Marlin Stuart hit 1 career home runs with 22 hits.
What was Marlin Stuart's career batting average?: Marlin Stuart batted .176 over his career, with 22 hits in 125 at bats.
How many RBI did Marlin Stuart have?: Marlin Stuart drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Marlin Stuart's career ERA?: Marlin Stuart finished with a 4.65 career ERA, going 23-17 with 185 strikeouts.