What years did Al Widmar play?

Al Widmar played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1952.

Was Al Widmar a pitcher?

Yes. Al Widmar pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 143 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Al Widmar hit?

Al Widmar hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

Al Widmar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1952)

W–L 13–30

ERA 5.21

WHIP 1.64

SO 143

Pitcher PIV -3448.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 185 lb
Born: 3/20/1925 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Died: 10/15/2005 in Tulsa, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1947-04-25
Last Game: 1952-04-17

Full name: Albert Joseph Widmar

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	30	114	42	12	1	5	388.3	461	225	41	176	143	5.21	-3448.7

Career ERA 5.21 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 29.3% 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
1947	BOS	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.3	1	2	2	1	13.50	—	0.0
1948	SLA	AL	2	6	49	0	0	0	1	82.7	88	41	48	34	4.46	4.10 (-9%)	-452.0
1950	SLA	AL	7	15	36	26	8	1	4	194.7	211	103	74	78	4.76	4.36 (-9%)	1627.7
1951	SLA	AL	4	9	26	16	4	0	0	107.7	157	78	52	28	6.52	4.04 (-61%)	-4624.4
1952	CHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	1	0	2	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			13	30	114	42	12	1	5	388.1	461	225	176	143	5.21	—	-3,449

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
114	107	4	18	4	0	0	7	0	7	37	.168	.219	.206	.425	-575

Career AVG .168 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Career OBP .219 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Career SLG .206 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career OPS .425 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 40.9% 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
1947	BOS	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	SLA	AL	49	10	1	3	1	0	1	4	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	SLA	AL	36	67	1	10	2	4	3	22	.149	.265 (-44%)	.346 (-46%)	.401 (-55%)	.747 (-51%)	-574.7
1951	SLA	AL	26	30	2	5	1	3	3	11	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	CHA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			114	107	4	18	4	7	7	37	.168	—	—	—	—	-575

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	59	54	2	10	0	4	.185
Away	55	53	2	8	0	3	.151

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	197.1	223	114	105	69	5.20
Away	55	191.0	238	111	71	74	5.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1952-04-17	CHW	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951-09-14	SLA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	1	1
1951-09-07	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951-08-26	SLA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951-08-23	SLA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1951-08-02	SLA	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1951-07-29	SLA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1951-07-16	SLA	BOS	W	3	1	1	1	0	1
1951-07-12	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951-07-04	SLA	CLE	L	2	1	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1952-04-17	CHW	CLE	—	2.0	4	1	1	0	2	1
1951-09-14	SLA	BOS	—	4.2	8	4	4	1	2	2
1951-09-07	SLA	CLE	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
1951-08-26	SLA	MIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
1951-08-23	SLA	BOS	—	3.0	1	0	0	5	0	0
1951-08-02	SLA	BOS	L	4.1	12	10	10	3	2	1
1951-07-29	SLA	MIN	L	3.0	8	6	6	1	0	0
1951-07-16	SLA	BOS	W	9.0	9	5	5	4	5	1
1951-07-12	SLA	PHA	—	2.0	6	2	2	1	0	0
1951-07-04	SLA	CLE	—	5.2	3	1	1	5	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	114	0	31	76	1	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1947	BOS	P	2	0	0	0	0
1948	SLA	P	49	4	22	0	0
1950	SLA	P	36	17	32	0	3
1951	SLA	P	26	10	22	1	3
1952	CHA	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	114

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Frequently Asked Questions about Al Widmar

What years did Al Widmar play?: Al Widmar played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1952.
Was Al Widmar a pitcher?: Yes. Al Widmar pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 143 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Al Widmar hit?: Al Widmar hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.