What years did Claude Willoughby play?

Claude Willoughby played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1931.

Was Claude Willoughby a pitcher?

Yes. Claude Willoughby pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 175 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Claude Willoughby hit?

Claude Willoughby hit 0 career home runs with 39 hits.

Claude Willoughby

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1931)

W–L 38–58

ERA 5.84

WHIP 1.80

SO 175

Pitcher PIV -17706.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 11/14/1898 in Buffalo, KS, USA
Died: 8/14/1973 in McPherson, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1925-09-18
Last Game: 1931-05-28

Full name: Claude William Willoughby

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	58	219	100	33	4	9	841.3	1,111	546	56	406	175	5.84	-17706.5

Career ERA 5.84 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 34.6% 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
1925	PHI	NL	2	1	3	3	1	0	0	23.0	26	5	11	6	1.96	4.55 (+57%)	-53.9
1926	PHI	NL	8	12	47	18	6	0	1	168.0	218	111	71	37	5.95	4.11 (-45%)	-1766.9
1927	PHI	NL	3	7	35	6	1	1	2	97.7	126	71	53	14	6.54	4.08 (-60%)	-3277.0
1928	PHI	NL	6	5	35	13	5	1	1	130.7	180	77	83	26	5.30	4.13 (-28%)	-3703.5
1929	PHI	NL	15	14	49	34	14	1	4	243.3	288	135	108	50	4.99	4.60 (-9%)	-3208.7
1930	PHI	NL	4	17	41	24	5	1	1	153.0	241	129	68	38	7.59	4.80 (-58%)	-4313.1
1931	PIT	NL	0	2	9	2	1	0	0	25.7	32	18	12	4	6.31	4.10 (-54%)	-1383.5
Career · 7 seasons			38	58	219	100	33	4	9	841.1	1,111	546	406	175	5.84	—	-17,706

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
219	272	14	39	3	0	0	13	0	20	73	.143	.202	.154	.356	-1,634

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career SLG .154 vs. league average .403 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Career OPS .356 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 52.5% 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
1925	PHI	NL	3	8	0	0	0	1	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	PHI	NL	47	52	4	11	1	2	3	11	.212	.279 (-24%)	.345 (-26%)	.390 (-41%)	.735 (-34%)	-285.1
1927	PHI	NL	35	26	1	2	0	1	2	9	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	PHI	NL	35	40	1	6	1	2	4	11	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	PHI	NL	49	91	6	13	1	5	6	25	.143	.289 (-51%)	.353 (-45%)	.415 (-63%)	.769 (-55%)	-835.8
1930	PHI	NL	41	48	1	5	0	0	5	13	.104	—	—	—	—	-513.2
1931	PIT	NL	9	7	1	2	0	2	0	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			219	272	14	39	3	13	20	73	.143	—	—	—	—	-1,634

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	110	129	9	17	0	4	.132
Away	109	143	5	22	0	9	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	110	419.0	564	277	208	90	5.95
Away	109	422.1	540	273	200	84	5.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1931-05-28	PIT	STL	W	0	0	0	0	0
1931-05-25	PIT	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1931-05-20	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1931-05-16	PIT	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1931-05-07	PIT	STL	L	2	1	1	0	0
1931-05-02	PIT	CIN	W	2	0	0	0	1
1931-04-24	PIT	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1931-04-20	PIT	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1931-04-15	PIT	CHC	L	3	0	1	2	0
1930-09-27	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1931-05-28	PIT	STL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1931-05-25	PIT	CHC	—	1.2	0	0	0	2	0	0
1931-05-20	PIT	PHI	L	0.2	4	4	4	2	0	0
1931-05-16	PIT	BSN	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1931-05-07	PIT	STL	—	4.2	3	2	2	0	1	1
1931-05-02	PIT	CIN	—	4.0	8	5	2	2	2	0
1931-04-24	PIT	CHC	—	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	1
1931-04-20	PIT	CIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1931-04-15	PIT	CHC	L	8.0	10	6	6	5	0	1
1930-09-27	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	219	0	31	226	8	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1925	PHI	P	3	1	3	0	0
1926	PHI	P	47	6	54	2	4
1927	PHI	P	35	4	19	1	2
1928	PHI	P	35	9	25	2	6
1929	PHI	P	49	8	76	2	6
1930	PHI	P	41	3	41	0	7
1931	PIT	P	9	0	8	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	219

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Frequently Asked Questions about Claude Willoughby

What years did Claude Willoughby play?: Claude Willoughby played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1931.
Was Claude Willoughby a pitcher?: Yes. Claude Willoughby pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 175 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Claude Willoughby hit?: Claude Willoughby hit 0 career home runs with 39 hits.