What years did Russ Van Atta play?

Russ Van Atta played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1939.

Was Russ Van Atta a pitcher?

Yes. Russ Van Atta pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 339 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Russ Van Atta hit?

Russ Van Atta hit 2 career home runs with 47 hits.

Russ Van Atta

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1939)

W–L 33–41

ERA 5.60

WHIP 1.69

SO 339

Pitcher PIV -3929.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 184 lb
Born: 6/21/1906 in Augusta, NJ, USA
Died: 10/10/1986 in Andover, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1933-04-25
Last Game: 1939-05-11

Full name: Russell Van Atta

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	41	207	76	17	3	6	712.3	838	443	39	368	339	5.60	-3929.0

Career ERA 5.60 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 30.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	NYA	AL	12	4	26	22	10	2	1	157.0	160	73	63	76	4.18	3.86 (-9%)	112.6
1934	NYA	AL	3	5	28	9	0	0	0	88.0	107	62	46	39	6.34	4.29 (-48%)	-269.1
1935	NYA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	4.7	5	2	4	3	3.86	—	0.0
1935	SLA	AL	9	16	53	17	1	0	3	170.3	201	101	87	87	5.34	4.35 (-23%)	-723.9
1936	SLA	AL	4	7	52	9	2	0	2	122.7	164	90	68	59	6.60	4.59 (-44%)	-1455.7
1937	SLA	AL	1	2	16	6	1	0	0	58.7	74	36	32	34	5.52	4.34 (-27%)	320.0
1938	SLA	AL	4	7	25	12	3	1	0	104.0	118	70	61	35	6.06	4.35 (-39%)	-1912.9
1939	SLA	AL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.0	9	9	7	6	11.57	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			33	41	207	76	17	3	6	712.1	838	443	368	339	5.60	—	-3,929

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
208	206	24	47	8	1	2	17	1	5	34	.228	.246	.306	.552	-112

Career AVG .228 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 17.5% below league average.

Career OBP .246 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 27.8% below league average.

Career SLG .306 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 22.4% below league average.

Career OPS .552 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1933	NYA	AL	26	60	8	17	2	0	0	7	0	2	8	.283	.270 (+5%)	.329 (-7%)	.377 (-16%)	.707 (-12%)	-111.8
1934	NYA	AL	28	29	5	6	0	1	1	3	0	0	4	.207	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	NYA	AL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	SLA	AL	53	42	5	9	2	0	0	4	0	1	4	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	SLA	AL	53	29	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	8	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	SLA	AL	16	13	3	6	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	.462	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	SLA	AL	25	30	2	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	7	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	SLA	AL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			208	206	24	47	8	1	2	17	1	5	34	.228	—	—	—	—	-112

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	95	91	11	20	2	11	.220
Away	113	115	13	27	0	6	.235

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	95	334.1	383	206	184	148	5.55
Away	112	378.0	456	230	186	193	5.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1939-05-11	SLA	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1939-05-02	SLA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-10-01	SLA	CHW	W	2	0	0	0	0	2
1938-09-17	SLA	MIN	L	2	1	0	0	0	0
1938-09-11	SLA	CLE	W	3	0	1	1	1	0
1938-09-04	SLA	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-27	SLA	PHA	W	3	0	0	0	0	1
1938-08-24	SLA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-16	SLA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-09	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1939-05-11	SLA	NYY	—	4.0	7	7	7	3	3	0
1939-05-02	SLA	MIN	—	3.0	2	3	2	4	3	0
1938-10-01	SLA	CHW	W	5.0	3	0	0	2	3	0
1938-09-17	SLA	MIN	—	7.0	13	8	6	2	1	1
1938-09-11	SLA	CLE	W	9.0	7	3	3	3	5	2
1938-09-04	SLA	CLE	—	7.0	1	1	1	5	2	0
1938-08-27	SLA	PHA	W	8.0	8	5	5	6	2	0
1938-08-24	SLA	MIN	—	3.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1938-08-16	SLA	CLE	—	4.0	5	3	3	2	0	1
1938-08-09	SLA	CLE	L	1.0	3	3	3	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	207	0	20	136	12	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1933	NYA	P	26	7	32	1	1
1934	NYA	P	28	3	13	1	0
1935	NYA	P	5	0	0	1	0
1935	SLA	P	53	2	28	4	1
1936	SLA	P	52	3	28	1	0
1937	SLA	P	16	2	14	2	0
1938	SLA	P	25	3	21	2	3
1939	SLA	P	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	207

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Pennsylvania State University	State College	PA	1927, 1928

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Frequently Asked Questions about Russ Van Atta

What years did Russ Van Atta play?: Russ Van Atta played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1939.
Was Russ Van Atta a pitcher?: Yes. Russ Van Atta pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 339 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Russ Van Atta hit?: Russ Van Atta hit 2 career home runs with 47 hits.