What years did Harry Wolter play?

Harry Wolter played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1917.

Was Harry Wolter a pitcher?

Both. Harry Wolter pitched in 15 games, going 4-6 with a 3.75 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.

How many home runs did Harry Wolter hit?

Harry Wolter hit 12 career home runs with 514 hits.

What was Harry Wolter's career batting average?

Harry Wolter batted .270 over his career, with 514 hits in 1,907 at bats.

How many RBI did Harry Wolter have?

Harry Wolter drove in 167 runs in his career.

What was Harry Wolter's career ERA?

Harry Wolter finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 4-6 with 29 strikeouts.

Harry Wolter

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1917)

Harry Wolter was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1917 for 6 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 11 seasons. In 588 career games, he hit .270 with 514 hits, 12 home runs, and 167 RBI. He also pitched in 15 games, going 4-6 with a 3.75 ERA. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,515.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 8, 2026

AVG .270

HR 12

RBI 167

H 514

OPS .733

PIV 4,515

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 7/11/1884 in Monterey, CA, USA
Died: 7/6/1970 in Palo Alto, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1907-05-14
Last Game: 1917-09-23

Full name: Harry Meiggs Wolter

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Career Batting Statistics

Harry Wolter — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
588	1,907	286	514	69	42	12	167	95	268	228	.270	.365	.369	.733	4,515

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OBP .365 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +13.9% above league average.

Career SLG .369 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Career OPS .733 vs. league average .653 across their career seasons — +12.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Harry Wolter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1907	CIN	NL	4	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	PIT	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	SLN	NL	16	47	4	16	0	0	0	6	1	3	7	.340	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	BOS	AL	54	121	14	29	2	4	2	10	2	9	24	.240	.244 (-2%)	.306 (-5%)	.312 (+19%)	.618 (+7%)	88.8
1910	NYA	AL	135	479	84	128	15	9	4	42	39	66	61	.267	.249 (+7%)	.317 (+15%)	.326 (+10%)	.644 (+13%)	1331.4
1911	NYA	AL	122	434	78	132	17	15	4	36	28	62	37	.304	.266 (+14%)	.336 (+18%)	.356 (+23%)	.693 (+21%)	1837.8
1912	NYA	AL	12	32	8	11	2	1	0	1	5	10	4	.344	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	NYA	AL	127	425	53	108	18	6	2	43	13	80	50	.254	.259 (-2%)	.325 (+16%)	.345 (-2%)	.670 (+7%)	919.1
1917	CHN	NL	117	353	44	88	15	7	0	28	7	38	40	.249	.248 (avg)	.312 (+4%)	.323 (+2%)	.635 (+3%)	211.4
Career · 9 seasons			588	1,907	286	514	69	42	12	167	95	268	228	.270	—	—	—	—	4,389

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 Pitching Statistics

Harry Wolter — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	6	15	9	1	0	0	84.0	96	35	1	50	29	3.75	-2290.8

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 2.52 across their career seasons — 48.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Harry Wolter — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1907	PIT	NL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	1	2	0	4.50	—	0.0
1907	SLN	NL	0	2	3	3	1	23.0	27	11	18	8	4.30	2.50 (-72%)	-1241.0
1909	BOS	AL	4	4	11	6	0	59.0	66	23	30	21	3.51	2.55 (-38%)	-1049.9
Career · 3 seasons			4	6	15	9	1	84.0	96	35	50	29	3.75	—	-2,291

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

Harry Wolter — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	289	935	141	247	8	86	.264
Away	303	972	145	265	4	79	.273

Pitching — Home / Away

Harry Wolter — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	22.0	36	10	16	11	4.09
Away	10	61.1	61	11	34	16	1.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

Harry Wolter — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1917-09-23	CHC	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1917-09-22	CHC	PHI	L	4	1	0	0	0	0
1917-09-22	CHC	PHI	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1917-09-21	CHC	PHI	L	4	2	1	1	0	0
1917-09-19	CHC	NY1	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1917-09-18	CHC	NY1	L	4	2	0	0	0	0
1917-09-17	CHC	NY1	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
1917-09-16	CHC	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1917-09-15	CHC	STL	W	4	2	0	1	0	0
1917-09-12	CHC	CIN	L	1	1	0	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Harry Wolter — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1909-08-04	BOS	DET	L	6.0	13	8	7	2	1
1909-07-29	BOS	SLA	L	1.1	2	3	3	3	0
1909-07-22	BOS	DET	—	6.2	5	5	5	4	3
1909-07-15	BOS	SLA	—	6.2	6	6	0	2	3
1909-07-13	BOS	SLA	W	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
1909-07-10	BOS	CHW	—	2.1	5	4	2	1	1
1909-07-03	BOS	MIN	W	5.1	3	0	0	6	7
1909-06-25	BOS	MIN	L	7.1	8	2	0	4	1
1909-05-22	BOS	CHW	L	7.1	9	2	2	3	0
1909-05-16	BOS	DET	W	8.1	9	2	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Harry Wolter — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	22	17	207	15	7	6
OF	491	148	783	65	53	18
P	15	9	4	16	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Harry Wolter — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1907	CIN	OF	4	3	6	0	0	0
1907	PIT	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1907	SLN	OF	9	8	20	5	1	1
1907	SLN	P	3	3	1	3	1	0
1909	BOS	1B	17	15	169	12	4	5
1909	BOS	OF	9	9	17	1	5	0
1909	BOS	P	11	6	3	13	0	1
1910	NYA	1B	2	2	21	1	1	0
1910	NYA	OF	129	128	192	11	13	3
1911	NYA	1B	2	0	14	2	2	1
1911	NYA	OF	113	0	178	18	10	8
1912	NYA	OF	9	0	11	1	1	0
1913	NYA	OF	121	0	228	15	14	1
1917	CHN	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1917	CHN	OF	97	0	131	14	9	5

Career Games by Position

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Harry Wolter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	15
First Base	25
Left Field	40
Center Field	129
Right Field	325

College History

Harry Wolter — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	CA	1905, 1906

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Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Wolter

What years did Harry Wolter play?: Harry Wolter played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1917.
Was Harry Wolter a pitcher?: Both. Harry Wolter pitched in 15 games, going 4-6 with a 3.75 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Harry Wolter hit?: Harry Wolter hit 12 career home runs with 514 hits.
What was Harry Wolter's career batting average?: Harry Wolter batted .270 over his career, with 514 hits in 1,907 at bats.
How many RBI did Harry Wolter have?: Harry Wolter drove in 167 runs in his career.
What was Harry Wolter's career ERA?: Harry Wolter finished with a 3.75 career ERA, going 4-6 with 29 strikeouts.