What years did Roger Wolff play?

Roger Wolff played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1947.

Was Roger Wolff a pitcher?

Yes. Roger Wolff pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 430 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roger Wolff hit?

Roger Wolff hit 0 career home runs with 41 hits.

Roger Wolff

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1947)

W–L 52–69

ERA 3.41

WHIP 1.30

SO 430

Pitcher PIV 2669.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 208 lb
Born: 4/10/1911 in Evansville, IL, USA
Died: 3/23/1994 in Chester, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1941-09-20
Last Game: 1947-08-25

Full name: Roger Francis Wolff

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
52	69	182	128	63	8	13	1025.3	1,018	388	56	316	430	3.41	2669.3

Career ERA 3.41 vs. league average 3.69 across their career seasons — 7.6% better 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
1941	PHA	AL	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	17.0	15	6	4	2	3.18	3.94 (+19%)	281.9
1942	PHA	AL	12	15	32	25	15	2	3	214.3	206	79	69	94	3.32	3.57 (+7%)	-587.2
1943	PHA	AL	10	15	41	26	13	2	6	221.0	232	87	72	91	3.54	3.50 (-1%)	-20.7
1944	WS1	AL	4	15	33	21	5	0	2	155.0	186	86	60	73	4.99	3.57 (-40%)	-751.4
1945	WS1	AL	20	10	33	29	21	4	2	250.0	200	59	53	108	2.12	3.67 (+42%)	5281.9
1946	WS1	AL	5	8	21	17	6	0	0	122.0	115	35	30	50	2.58	3.59 (+28%)	347.8
1947	CLE	AL	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	16.0	15	7	10	5	3.94	3.97 (+1%)	-464.8
1947	PIT	NL	1	4	13	6	1	0	0	30.0	49	29	18	7	8.70	3.97 (-119%)	-1418.3
Career · 8 seasons			52	69	182	128	63	8	13	1,025.1	1,018	388	316	430	3.41	—	2,669

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
182	337	18	41	2	0	0	16	0	26	93	.122	.185	.128	.312	-2,221

Career AVG .122 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career OBP .185 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Career SLG .128 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — 64.5% below league average.

Career OPS .312 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 54.6% 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
1941	PHA	AL	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PHA	AL	32	68	4	6	1	4	7	19	.088	.253 (-65%)	.323 (-46%)	.349 (-71%)	.672 (-59%)	-598.5
1943	PHA	AL	41	74	4	9	0	3	4	17	.122	.255 (-52%)	.324 (-49%)	.346 (-65%)	.671 (-57%)	-630.9
1944	WS1	AL	33	55	6	12	0	3	3	12	.218	.261 (-17%)	.325 (-21%)	.357 (-39%)	.683 (-30%)	-246.6
1945	WS1	AL	33	84	2	9	1	6	6	20	.107	.260 (-59%)	.328 (-49%)	.354 (-66%)	.683 (-58%)	-745.1
1946	WS1	AL	21	39	2	4	0	0	5	14	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CLE	AL	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	PIT	NL	13	9	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			182	337	18	41	2	16	26	93	.122	—	—	—	—	-2,221

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	82	149	7	18	0	7	.121
Away	100	188	11	23	0	9	.122

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	82	487.2	457	169	143	224	3.12
Away	100	537.2	561	216	173	207	3.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1947-08-25	PIT	BRO	L	0	0	0
1947-08-16	PIT	STL	W	0	0	0
1947-08-11	PIT	CIN	L	1	0	1
1947-08-06	PIT	CHC	W	4	1	2
1947-08-04	PIT	CIN	L	0	0	0
1947-08-02	PIT	NY1	L	1	0	0
1947-07-30	PIT	BSN	L	0	0	0
1947-07-25	PIT	BRO	L	0	0	0
1947-07-21	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0
1947-07-15	PIT	BRO	W	2	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-08-25	PIT	BRO	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0
1947-08-16	PIT	STL	—	0.2	3	4	4	1	0	2
1947-08-11	PIT	CIN	L	2.2	8	6	6	1	1	2
1947-08-06	PIT	CHC	W	9.0	8	2	1	2	2	0
1947-08-04	PIT	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1947-08-02	PIT	NY1	L	5.0	9	5	4	0	0	0
1947-07-30	PIT	BSN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1947-07-25	PIT	BRO	—	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
1947-07-21	PIT	PHI	L	0.2	5	6	6	1	1	0
1947-07-15	PIT	BRO	—	3.1	3	4	1	6	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	182	0	57	177	5	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1941	PHA	P	2	1	2	0	0
1942	PHA	P	32	17	38	2	5
1943	PHA	P	41	12	30	1	0
1944	WS1	P	33	8	37	0	2
1945	WS1	P	33	6	45	1	2
1946	WS1	P	21	9	17	1	0
1947	CLE	P	7	1	6	0	1
1947	PIT	P	13	3	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	182

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1945	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P4

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1945	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	78.0	336	0
1943	Most Valuable Player	AL	25th	4.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roger Wolff

What years did Roger Wolff play?: Roger Wolff played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1947.
Was Roger Wolff a pitcher?: Yes. Roger Wolff pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 430 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roger Wolff hit?: Roger Wolff hit 0 career home runs with 41 hits.