What years did Willie Sudhoff play?

Willie Sudhoff played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1906.

Was Willie Sudhoff a pitcher?

Yes. Willie Sudhoff pitched in the major leagues, recording 102 wins and 516 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Willie Sudhoff hit?

Willie Sudhoff hit 1 career home runs with 149 hits.

What was Willie Sudhoff's career batting average?

Willie Sudhoff batted .178 over his career, with 149 hits in 836 at bats.

How many RBI did Willie Sudhoff have?

Willie Sudhoff drove in 57 runs in his career.

What was Willie Sudhoff's career ERA?

Willie Sudhoff finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 102-135 with 516 strikeouts.

Willie Sudhoff

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1897-1906)

Willie Sudhoff was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1906 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 278 career appearances, he went 102-135 with a 3.60 ERA and 516 strikeouts. He also batted .178 with 1 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 12, 2026

W–L 102–135

ERA 3.60

WHIP 1.34

SO 516

Pitcher PIV -18689.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 165 lb
Born: 9/17/1874 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 5/25/1917 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1897-08-20
Last Game: 1906-06-16

Full name: John William Sudhoff

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Career Pitching Statistics

Willie Sudhoff — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
102	135	278	239	199	10	3	2075.1	2,173	830	62	603	516	3.60	-18689.4

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 3.24 across their career seasons — 11.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Willie Sudhoff Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1897	SLN	NL	2	7	11	9	9	0	0	92.2	126	46	21	19	4.47	4.30 (-4%)	-1237.8
1898	SLN	NL	11	27	41	38	35	0	1	315.0	355	152	102	65	4.34	3.59 (-21%)	-3432.7
1899	CL4	NL	3	8	11	10	8	0	0	86.1	131	67	25	10	6.98	3.85 (-82%)	-909.3
1899	SLN	NL	12	10	25	23	16	0	0	178.1	193	80	62	29	4.04	3.85 (-5%)	-2214.7
1900	SLN	NL	6	8	16	14	13	2	0	127.0	128	39	37	29	2.76	3.68 (+25%)	-155.8
1901	SLN	NL	17	11	38	26	25	1	2	276.1	281	108	92	78	3.52	3.49 (-1%)	-1777.1
1902	SLA	AL	12	12	30	25	20	0	0	220.0	213	70	67	42	2.86	3.17 (+10%)	-3005.7
1903	SLA	AL	21	15	38	35	30	5	0	293.2	262	74	56	104	2.27	3.10 (+27%)	1736.8
1904	SLA	AL	8	15	27	24	20	1	0	222.1	232	93	54	63	3.76	2.66 (-42%)	-2911.3
1905	SLA	AL	10	20	32	30	23	1	0	244.0	222	81	78	70	2.99	2.82 (-6%)	-4129.1
1906	WS1	AL	0	2	9	5	0	0	0	19.2	30	20	9	7	9.15	2.68 (-242%)	-652.6
Career · 11 seasons			102	135	278	239	199	10	3	2,075.1	2,173	830	603	516	3.60	—	-18,689

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

Willie Sudhoff — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
303	836	77	149	16	9	1	57	13	59	180	.178	.238	.222	.460	-3,554

Career AVG .178 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 32.6% below league average.

Career OBP .238 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 26.4% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 35.4% below league average.

Career OPS .460 vs. league average .667 across their career seasons — 31.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Willie Sudhoff 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
1897	SLN	NL	11	42	7	10	1	0	0	3	0	1	4	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1898	SLN	NL	41	120	5	19	2	1	0	4	0	5	34	.158	.270 (-41%)	.333 (-41%)	.347 (-45%)	.680 (-43%)	-793.1
1899	CL4	NL	11	31	1	2	0	1	0	6	0	4	3	.065	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	SLN	NL	25	64	9	13	1	0	0	0	0	8	13	.203	.282 (-28%)	.343 (-15%)	.366 (-40%)	.710 (-28%)	0.0
1900	SLN	NL	35	106	15	20	1	1	0	6	8	11	26	.189	.279 (-32%)	.338 (-20%)	.366 (-41%)	.705 (-31%)	-491.5
1901	SLN	NL	38	108	11	19	2	3	1	17	0	10	30	.176	.271 (-35%)	.326 (-23%)	.359 (-23%)	.686 (-23%)	-386.8
1902	SLA	AL	31	77	6	13	2	0	0	5	3	4	12	.169	.266 (-37%)	.321 (-32%)	.343 (-43%)	.665 (-38%)	-426.4
1903	SLA	AL	41	110	12	20	1	2	0	6	1	3	21	.182	.261 (-31%)	.316 (-36%)	.345 (-34%)	.662 (-35%)	-584.8
1904	SLA	AL	29	85	5	14	3	0	0	7	0	6	21	.165	.246 (-33%)	.300 (-21%)	.321 (-38%)	.622 (-30%)	-335.4
1905	SLA	AL	32	86	6	16	3	1	0	3	1	7	15	.186	.248 (-25%)	.307 (-19%)	.322 (-24%)	.629 (-22%)	-270.2
1906	WS1	AL	9	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			303	836	77	149	16	9	1	57	13	59	180	.178	—	—	—	—	-3,288

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

Willie Sudhoff — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	145	398	36	84	0	35	.211
Away	148	397	34	55	1	20	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Willie Sudhoff — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	126	997.1	936	293	254	294	2.64
Away	141	983.2	1112	389	328	210	3.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Willie Sudhoff — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1906-06-16	MIN	SLA	W	1	0	0	0
1906-06-01	MIN	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1906-05-30	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	1
1906-05-22	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1906-05-07	MIN	NYY	L	2	2	0	0
1906-05-01	MIN	PHA	L	1	0	0	0
1906-04-28	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	0
1906-04-19	MIN	PHA	W	0	0	0	0
1906-04-16	MIN	PHA	L	1	1	0	0
1905-10-07	SLA	CHW	L	3	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Willie Sudhoff — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1906-06-16	MIN	SLA	—	2.2	4	3	2	1	0
1906-06-01	MIN	BOS	L	1.0	7	9	2	0	0
1906-05-30	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	1	2	0	0	0
1906-05-22	MIN	SLA	L	2.0	5	4	1	1	0
1906-05-07	MIN	NYY	—	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
1906-05-01	MIN	PHA	—	3.0	3	1	1	3	0
1906-04-28	MIN	NYY	—	3.0	3	1	2	1	0
1906-04-19	MIN	PHA	—	1.0	3	3	0	0	1
1906-04-16	MIN	PHA	—	3.0	4	2	1	0	0
1905-10-07	SLA	CHW	L	9.0	5	2	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Willie Sudhoff — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	7	0	6	21	6	0
OF	17	2	19	1	3	1
P	278	59	106	762	56	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Willie Sudhoff — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1897	SLN	P	11	0	8	29	3	2
1898	SLN	P	41	0	15	114	12	5
1899	CL4	P	11	0	5	31	4	1
1899	SLN	P	25	0	6	70	6	2
1900	SLN	3B	7	0	6	21	6	0
1900	SLN	OF	12	0	15	1	2	1
1900	SLN	P	16	0	5	35	4	0
1901	SLN	P	38	0	14	84	5	4
1902	SLA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1902	SLA	P	30	0	8	84	10	4
1903	SLA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1903	SLA	P	38	0	15	104	5	0
1904	SLA	OF	3	2	4	0	1	0
1904	SLA	P	27	24	9	104	2	4
1905	SLA	P	32	30	20	96	4	0
1906	WS1	P	9	5	1	11	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Willie Sudhoff Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	278
Third Base	7
Left Field	3
Center Field	11
Right Field	3

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Willie Sudhoff: the record in brief

The profile opens with Willie Sudhoff's first major league game on August 20, 1897; the last one listed came on June 16, 1906. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Browns (1897 to 1905), the Cleveland Spiders (1899), the St. Louis Perfectos (1899), the St. Louis Cardinals (1900 through 1901), and the Washington Senators (1906). Born on September 17, 1874, in St. Louis, MO, USA, Sudhoff is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds. Sudhoff's death is recorded on May 25, 1917, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Willie Sudhoff was the playing name; the full given name is John William.

The pitching table credits Sudhoff with a 102-135 record and a 3.60 ERA in 278 games. The same table counts 516 strikeouts, 199 complete games, and 10 shutouts. The league ERA over Sudhoff's seasons was 3.24, so the 3.60 figure ran 11.0% worse than average. Sudhoff won 21 games in 1903, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Sudhoff

What years did Willie Sudhoff play?: Willie Sudhoff played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1906.
Was Willie Sudhoff a pitcher?: Yes. Willie Sudhoff pitched in the major leagues, recording 102 wins and 516 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Sudhoff hit?: Willie Sudhoff hit 1 career home runs with 149 hits.
What was Willie Sudhoff's career batting average?: Willie Sudhoff batted .178 over his career, with 149 hits in 836 at bats.
How many RBI did Willie Sudhoff have?: Willie Sudhoff drove in 57 runs in his career.
What was Willie Sudhoff's career ERA?: Willie Sudhoff finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 102-135 with 516 strikeouts.