Ted Trent

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Ted Trent was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Stars. Across 220 career appearances, he went 86-66 with a 3.63 ERA and 764 strikeouts. He also batted .111 with 1 home runs. Ted Trent was a 4-time 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 19231.5.

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 86–66
ERA 3.63
WHIP 1.32
SO 764
Pitcher PIV 19231.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 185 lb
Born
12/17/1903 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
Died
1/10/1944 in Chicago, IL, USA
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: Theodore Trent

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Ted Trent — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
138.0 128.0 7.0 9.0 2.0 0 0 4.0 6.0 7.0 1.0 .070 .112 .086 .198

Pitching

Ted Trent — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
36 26 62 36 29 5 517.2 476 213 94 12 97 244 1.63 1.11

Career Pitching Statistics

Ted Trent — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
86 66 220 143 88 17 6 1280.3 1,259 517 59 430 764 3.63 19231.5

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 15.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ted Trent (b. 1903) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1927 SLS NNL 15 10 33 24 15 2 0 219.0 188 77 88 136 3.16 4.08 (+22%) 1893.9
1928 SLS NNL 19 3 26 20 15 2 0 187.0 162 49 45 105 2.36 4.13 (+43%) 4771.5
1929 SLS NNL 10 7 25 18 11 1 1 151.7 173 79 58 93 4.69 4.60 (-2%) 1097.6
1930 SLS NNL 8 2 23 13 7 2 0 123.0 143 60 52 67 4.39 4.80 (+9%) 787.9
1931 SLS NNL 4 3 14 7 3 1 1 66.7 46 24 24 52 3.24 4.10 (+21%) 1294.8
1932 DW EWL 4 1 7 5 3 1 0 48.0 45 11 15 31 2.06 4.13 (+50%) 1085.7
1932 HG EWL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 8 6 4 2 7.71 — 0.0
1932 WAP EWL 3 3 9 4 3 2 0 41.7 44 30 22 26 6.48 4.13 (-57%) -108.7
1933 NBY IND 2 4 7 4 2 0 0 34.3 47 18 15 23 4.72 3.86 (-22%) 439.3
1934 CAG NN2 6 5 12 10 9 1 0 94.0 69 31 24 59 2.97 4.29 (+31%) 2083.1
1934 NBY IND 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 7 4 2 1 4.50 — 0.0
1935 CAG NN2 3 8 15 11 8 1 2 91.3 94 40 36 40 3.94 4.35 (+9%) -483.6
1936 CAG IND 2 3 7 3 1 0 0 28.0 41 22 11 22 7.07 4.59 (-54%) 664.4
1937 CAG NAL 5 6 15 8 5 3 2 73.0 75 21 15 41 2.59 4.34 (+40%) 2232.7
1938 CAG NAL 3 6 14 10 3 1 0 61.3 61 26 12 42 3.82 4.35 (+12%) 2101.3
1939 CAG NAL 2 3 11 4 2 0 0 46.3 56 19 7 24 3.69 4.28 (+14%) 1371.7
Career · 16 seasons 86 66 220 143 88 17 6 1,280.1 1,259 517 430 764 3.63 — 19,232

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

Ted Trent — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
223 442 28 49 7 2 1 27 2 28 6 .111 .166 .143 .308 -1,606

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 60.4% below league average.

Career OBP .166 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 64.2% below league average.

Career OPS .308 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ted Trent (b. 1903) 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
1927 SLS NNL 33 72 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 .111 .282 (-61%) .344 (-42%) .392 (-68%) .736 (-56%) -648.0
1928 SLS NNL 26 70 9 14 2 1 1 5 1 6 0 .200 .280 (-29%) .342 (-23%) .395 (-24%) .737 (-24%) -277.8
1929 SLS NNL 27 55 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 .073 .289 (-75%) .353 (-75%) .415 (-69%) .769 (-72%) -680.1
1930 SLS NNL 23 45 3 2 1 0 0 5 0 4 0 .044 — — — — 0.0
1931 SLS NNL 14 23 3 4 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 .174 — — — — 0.0
1932 DW EWL 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1932 HG EWL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1932 WAP EWL 9 14 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .214 — — — — 0.0
1933 NBY IND 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1934 CAG NN2 12 32 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .094 — — — — 0.0
1934 NBY IND 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 CAG NN2 15 31 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .097 — — — — 0.0
1936 CAG IND 8 11 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1937 CAG NAL 15 27 1 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 .111 — — — — 0.0
1938 CAG NAL 14 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1939 CAG NAL 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 223 442 28 49 7 2 1 27 2 28 6 .111 — — — — -1,606

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

Ted Trent — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 21 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 .048

Playoff Batting by Year

Ted Trent — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 NLC CAG 4 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143
1930 NNC SLS 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1928 NNC SLS 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ted Trent — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 2 11 7 0 68.0 67 22 17 49 2.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ted Trent — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1934 NLC CAG 1 1 4 2 0 21.0 18 7 5 14 3.00
1930 NNC SLS 2 0 3 2 0 20.0 19 4 8 19 1.80
1928 NNC SLS 2 1 4 3 0 27.0 30 11 4 16 3.67

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ted Trent — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 220 143 28 345 18 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ted Trent — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1927 SLS P 33 24 4 69 6 1
1928 SLS P 26 20 3 48 1 0
1929 SLS P 25 18 1 31 2 0
1930 SLS P 23 12 3 31 0 1
1931 SLS P 14 7 1 15 1 1
1932 DW P 7 5 1 14 0 0
1932 HG P 1 1 0 2 1 0
1932 WAP P 9 3 1 14 0 0
1933 NBY P 7 4 1 6 3 0
1934 CAG P 12 10 2 27 0 0
1934 NBY P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1935 CAG P 15 11 1 31 1 1
1936 CAG P 7 3 0 4 0 1
1937 CAG P 15 8 5 23 1 1
1938 CAG P 14 10 4 16 2 0
1939 CAG P 11 6 1 12 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ted Trent (b. 1903) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 220

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  2. 91
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  3. 87
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  4. 86
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  5. 85
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  6. 80
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Frequently Asked Questions about Ted Trent

Was Ted Trent a pitcher?
Yes. Ted Trent pitched in the major leagues, recording 86 wins and 764 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ted Trent hit?
Ted Trent hit 1 career home runs with 49 hits.
What was Ted Trent's career batting average?
Ted Trent batted .111 over his career, with 49 hits in 442 at bats.
How many RBI did Ted Trent have?
Ted Trent drove in 27 runs in his career.
What was Ted Trent's career ERA?
Ted Trent finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 86-66 with 764 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ted Trent have?
Ted Trent recorded 764 career strikeouts.