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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 185 lb
- Died
- 1/10/1944 in Chicago, IL, USA
- Awards
- 4× All-Star
Full name: Theodore Trent
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| 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 | 151.2 | 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 | 66.2 | 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 | 41.2 | 44 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 6.48 | 4.13 (-57%) | -108.7 |
| 1933 | NBY | IND | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 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 | 91.1 | 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 | 61.1 | 61 | 26 | 12 | 42 | 3.82 | 4.35 (+12%) | 2101.3 |
| 1939 | CAG | NAL | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46.1 | 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
| 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
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| 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
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
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
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 220 |
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Ted Trent: the record in brief
Ted Trent's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1927 to 1939. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Stars (1927 to 1931), the Detroit Wolves (1932), the Homestead Grays (1932), the Washington Pilots (1932), the New York Black Yankees (1933 to 1934), and the Chicago American Giants (1934 through 1939). The bio lists Trent as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 3 inches and 185 pounds. Trent was born on December 17, 1903, in Jacksonville, FL, USA. Trent died on January 10, 1944, in Chicago, IL, USA. On the record, Ted Trent was born Theodore Trent.
Trent pitched in 220 games, starting 143, and finished with a 86-66 record and 3.63 ERA. Also on Trent's record: 764 strikeouts, 88 complete games, and 17 shutouts. Against a 4.30 league ERA for the same years, Trent was 15.5% better. 1928 brought Trent a season-high 19 wins. Trent struck out 136 batters in 1927, a career high.
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 run with 49 hits.
- What teams did Ted Trent play for?
- Ted Trent played for 6 teams: the St. Louis Stars (1927–1931), the Detroit Wolves (1932), the Homestead Grays (1932), the Washington Pilots (1932), the New York Black Yankees (1933–1934), and the Chicago American Giants (1934–1939).
- What awards did Ted Trent win?
- Ted Trent was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
- What were Ted Trent's career stats?
- In 220 games, Ted Trent went 86-66 with a 3.63 ERA, 764 strikeouts, 1,280.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves. At the plate he had 49 hits and 1 home runs.
- What position did Ted Trent play?
- Ted Trent played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Ted Trent and how much did he weigh?
- Ted Trent was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 185 pounds.
- 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.
- Is Ted Trent in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Ted Trent has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- How many All-Star Games did Ted Trent make?
- Ted Trent was selected to 4 All-Star Games.