What years did Les Tietje play?

Les Tietje played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1938.

Was Les Tietje a pitcher?

Yes. Les Tietje pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 193 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Les Tietje hit?

Les Tietje hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.

Les Tietje

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1938)

W–L 22–41

ERA 5.11

WHIP 1.64

SO 193

Pitcher PIV -11860.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 178 lb
Born: 9/11/1910 in Sumner, IA, USA
Died: 10/2/1996 in Rochester, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1933-09-18
Last Game: 1938-09-04

Full name: Leslie William Tietje

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	41	105	65	22	3	0	512.7	560	291	45	282	193	5.11	-11860.5

Career ERA 5.11 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 18.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	CHA	AL	2	0	3	3	1	0	22.3	16	6	15	9	2.42	3.86 (+37%)	-472.4
1934	CHA	AL	5	14	34	22	6	1	176.0	174	94	96	81	4.81	4.29 (-12%)	-5088.2
1935	CHA	AL	9	15	30	21	9	1	169.7	184	81	81	64	4.30	4.35 (+1%)	-2668.2
1936	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.3	6	7	5	3	27.00	—	0.0
1936	SLA	AL	3	5	14	7	2	0	50.3	65	37	30	16	6.62	4.59 (-44%)	-703.4
1937	SLA	AL	1	2	5	4	2	0	30.0	32	14	17	5	4.20	4.34 (+3%)	-173.1
1938	SLA	AL	2	5	17	8	2	1	62.0	83	52	38	15	7.55	4.35 (-74%)	-2755.3
Career · 7 seasons			22	41	105	65	22	3	512.2	560	291	282	193	5.11	—	-11,860

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
108	171	12	17	5	0	0	9	0	8	50	.099	.140	.129	.268	-1,227

Career AVG .099 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 64.1% below league average.

Career OBP .140 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Career SLG .129 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 67.4% below league average.

Career OPS .268 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 63.5% 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
1933	CHA	AL	3	8	1	1	1	2	1	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	CHA	AL	34	59	2	1	1	3	1	19	.017	.278 (-94%)	.340 (-90%)	.392 (-91%)	.733 (-91%)	-870.3
1935	CHA	AL	30	61	4	12	3	3	3	17	.197	.279 (-30%)	.342 (-32%)	.399 (-38%)	.742 (-35%)	-356.8
1936	CHA	AL	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	SLA	AL	16	15	3	1	0	1	1	7	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	SLA	AL	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	SLA	AL	18	18	1	2	0	0	1	1	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			108	171	12	17	5	9	8	50	.099	—	—	—	—	-1,227

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	55	88	6	10	0	3	.114
Away	53	83	6	7	0	6	.084

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	54	266.2	296	162	158	108	5.47
Away	51	246.0	264	125	123	84	4.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1938-09-04	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1938-08-26	SLA	PHA	L	1	0	0	1
1938-08-20	SLA	DET	L	1	0	0	0
1938-08-16	SLA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0
1938-08-11	SLA	CLE	W	4	1	1	0
1938-08-06	SLA	PHA	L	1	0	0	0
1938-07-26	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1938-06-30	SLA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0
1938-06-28	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1938-06-23	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1938-09-04	SLA	CLE	—	0.1	4	5	5	1	0	0
1938-08-26	SLA	PHA	L	3.0	6	4	3	1	0	0
1938-08-20	SLA	DET	—	5.2	3	1	1	3	4	1
1938-08-16	SLA	CLE	L	2.1	7	6	5	0	1	0
1938-08-11	SLA	CLE	W	9.0	6	2	2	4	2	0
1938-08-06	SLA	PHA	L	5.0	4	3	3	6	1	0
1938-07-26	SLA	NYY	—	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0
1938-06-30	SLA	CHW	—	3.1	4	3	3	3	3	0
1938-06-28	SLA	CHW	L	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	1
1938-06-23	SLA	PHA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	105	0	14	101	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1933	CHA	P	3	1	5	0	1
1934	CHA	P	34	3	43	0	1
1935	CHA	P	30	4	26	1	0
1936	CHA	P	2	0	0	0	0
1936	SLA	P	14	1	14	1	0
1937	SLA	P	5	0	3	0	1
1938	SLA	P	17	5	10	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	105

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Frequently Asked Questions about Les Tietje

What years did Les Tietje play?: Les Tietje played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1938.
Was Les Tietje a pitcher?: Yes. Les Tietje pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 193 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Les Tietje hit?: Les Tietje hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.