What years did Rasty Wright play?

Rasty Wright played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1923.

Was Rasty Wright a pitcher?

Yes. Rasty Wright pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 114 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rasty Wright hit?

Rasty Wright hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.

Rasty Wright

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1917-1923)

W–L 24–19

ERA 4.05

WHIP 1.36

SO 114

Pitcher PIV -1887.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 11/5/1895 in Ceredo, WV, USA
Died: 6/12/1948 in Columbus, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1917-06-22
Last Game: 1923-10-04

Full name: Wayne Bromley Wright

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	19	109	43	17	1	5	451.0	481	203	15	132	114	4.05	-1887.7

Career ERA 4.05 vs. league average 3.44 across their career seasons — 17.8% 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
1917	SLA	AL	0	1	16	1	0	0	0	39.7	48	24	10	5	5.45	2.69 (-103%)	-169.6
1918	SLA	AL	8	2	18	13	6	1	0	111.3	99	31	18	25	2.51	2.83 (+11%)	710.4
1919	SLA	AL	0	5	24	5	2	0	0	63.3	79	39	20	14	5.54	3.09 (-80%)	-282.7
1922	SLA	AL	9	7	31	16	5	0	5	154.0	148	50	50	44	2.92	4.18 (+30%)	-635.1
1923	SLA	AL	7	4	20	8	4	0	0	82.7	107	59	34	26	6.42	4.03 (-59%)	-1510.6
Career · 5 seasons			24	19	109	43	17	1	5	451.0	481	203	132	114	4.05	—	-1,888

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
109	133	15	26	2	1	0	5	0	16	36	.195	.282	.226	.507	-381

Career AVG .195 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 27.3% below league average.

Career OBP .282 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 14.8% below league average.

Career SLG .226 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Career OPS .507 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 26.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1917	SLA	AL	16	10	0	2	0	0	1	2	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	SLA	AL	18	34	5	10	0	0	3	6	5	.294	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	SLA	AL	24	12	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	SLA	AL	31	50	6	7	2	0	1	5	16	.140	.285 (-51%)	.345 (-37%)	.397 (-55%)	.743 (-46%)	-380.6
1923	SLA	AL	20	27	4	6	0	1	0	1	8	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			109	133	15	26	2	1	5	16	36	.195	—	—	—	—	-381

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	48	64	7	12	0	3	.188
Away	61	69	8	14	0	2	.203

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	48	218.1	201	73	59	71	3.01
Away	61	231.2	282	138	77	44	5.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1923-10-04	SLA	CLE	L	2	1	1
1923-09-30	SLA	CHW	L	2	0	1
1923-09-29	SLA	CHW	W	2	0	0
1923-09-19	SLA	MIN	L	0	0	0
1923-08-07	SLA	NYY	W	2	0	0
1923-08-02	SLA	MIN	L	1	0	0
1923-07-22	SLA	PHA	W	3	1	1
1923-07-16	SLA	BOS	W	3	0	1
1923-06-19	SLA	BOS	W	0	0	0
1923-06-16	SLA	NYY	L	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1923-10-04	SLA	CLE	L	6.0	8	8	8	4	2	2
1923-09-30	SLA	CHW	—	5.1	7	4	4	1	1	1
1923-09-29	SLA	CHW	W	4.1	2	1	1	1	3	0
1923-09-19	SLA	MIN	—	1.1	5	3	3	0	0	0
1923-08-07	SLA	NYY	—	4.0	6	4	3	1	1	0
1923-08-02	SLA	MIN	L	3.2	4	2	2	1	2	0
1923-07-22	SLA	PHA	W	9.0	14	4	4	4	0	0
1923-07-16	SLA	BOS	W	9.0	9	1	1	2	3	0
1923-06-19	SLA	BOS	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1923-06-16	SLA	NYY	—	4.0	6	4	4	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	109	0	25	119	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1917	SLA	P	16	3	13	0	0
1918	SLA	P	18	8	25	1	0
1919	SLA	P	24	4	18	0	0
1922	SLA	P	31	6	40	1	4
1923	SLA	P	20	4	23	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	109

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
The Ohio State University	Columbus	OH	1915, 1916, 1917

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rasty Wright

What years did Rasty Wright play?: Rasty Wright played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1923.
Was Rasty Wright a pitcher?: Yes. Rasty Wright pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 114 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rasty Wright hit?: Rasty Wright hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.