Huck Betts Stats

Huck Betts was born on Thursday, February 18, 1897, in Millsboro, Delaware. Betts was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1920, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Huck Betts baseball stats page.

"My fast ball is possibly my best delivery, but I won't say I depend upon it most in a game." - Baseball Magazine (January 1933, Clifford Bloodgood)

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Huck Betts

Huck Betts Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#212)

Huck Betts Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#212)
 

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Birth Name:   Walter McKinley Betts
Nickname:   Huck or Huckleberry
Born On:   02-18-1897  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Millsboro, Delaware
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-13-1987 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Millsboro, Delaware
Cemetery:   Millsboro Cemetery, Millsboro, Delaware
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-26-1920 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-27-1935
Draft:   Not Applicable
Huck Betts

Huck Betts Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1920 23 Phillies 27 4 18 1 1 .500 3.57 1 0 0 88.1 376 86 35 48 3 33 - 18 2 2 0 -
1921 24 Phillies 32 2 22 3 7 .300 4.47 1 0 4 100.2 455 141 50 65 8 14 - 28 3 4 0 -
1922 25 Phillies 7 0 2 1 0 1.000 9.60 0 0 0 15.0 76 23 16 17 3 8 - 4 1 0 1 -
1923 26 Phillies 19 4 11 2 4 .333 3.09 3 0 1 84.1 357 100 29 38 7 14 - 18 1 4 0 -
1924 27 Phillies 37 9 19 7 10 .412 4.30 2 0 2 144.1 624 160 69 76 8 42 - 46 1 5 0 -
1925 28 Phillies 35 7 15 4 5 .444 5.55 1 0 1 97.1 475 146 60 86 10 38 - 28 1 3 0 -
1932 35 Braves 31 27 3 13 11 .542 2.80 16 3 1 221.2 913 229 69 84 9 35 - 32 0 0 0 -
1933 36 Braves 35 26 7 11 11 .500 2.79 17 2 4 242.0 986 225 75 79 9 55 - 40 1 0 0 -
1934 37 Braves 40 27 12 17 10 .630 4.06 10 2 3 213.0 930 258 96 105 17 42 - 69 0 3 0 -
1935 38 Braves 44 19 19 2 9 .182 5.47 2 1 0 159.2 724 213 97 118 9 40 - 40 2 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
10 Years 307 125 128 61 68 .473 3.93 53 8 16 1,366.1 5,916 1,581 596 716 83 321 - 323 12 23 1 -
Huck Betts

Huck Betts Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1920 23 Phillies 27 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 0 - 0 - .080 .148 .080
1921 24 Phillies 32 30 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 0 - 0 - .267 .290 .300
1922 25 Phillies 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 - .000 .200 .000
1923 26 Phillies 20 31 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 1 - 0 - .097 .097 .097
1924 27 Phillies 38 45 7 7 0 0 0 0 2 4 - 8 6 - 0 - .156 .224 .156
1925 28 Phillies 37 34 5 10 2 0 0 0 6 3 - 4 0 - 0 - .294 .351 .353
1932 35 Braves 31 79 5 19 0 0 0 0 3 3 - 7 1 - 0 - .241 .268 .241
1933 36 Braves 35 76 3 17 1 0 0 0 5 2 - 7 9 - 1 1 .224 .253 .237
1934 37 Braves 40 69 3 13 1 0 0 0 2 6 - 8 6 - 0 1 .188 .253 .203
1935 38 Braves 44 44 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 5 2 - 1 1 .159 .229 .159
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 311 437 29 86 5 0 0 0 19 25 - 63 25 - 2 3 .197 .244 .208
Huck Betts

Huck Betts Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1920 Phillies P 27 4 265 27 1.0 26 3 23 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.65
1921 Phillies P 32 2 302 33 1.0 31 4 27 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .939 2.77
1922 Phillies P 7 0 45 2 0.3 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.20
1923 Phillies P 19 4 253 26 1.4 25 3 22 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.67
1924 Phillies P 37 9 433 37 1.0 34 5 29 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .919 2.12
1925 Phillies P 35 7 292 33 0.9 31 1 30 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .939 2.87
1932 Braves P 31 27 665 49 1.6 49 9 40 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.99
1933 Braves P 35 26 726 84 2.4 83 5 78 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .988 3.09
1934 Braves P 40 27 639 47 1.2 45 9 36 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.90
1935 Braves P 44 19 479 44 1.0 43 3 40 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.42
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 307 125 4,099 382 1.2 369 42 327 13 12 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.43
10 Years 307 125 4,099 382 1.2 369 42 327 13 12 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.43
Huck Betts

Huck Betts Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1920 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.55 1.83 3.36
1921 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.8 0.0 2.00 2.50 1.25
1922 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.50 2.40 4.80
1923 Phillies 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 0.0 1.29 1.92 1.49
1924 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 5.6 22.5 1.10 2.87 2.62
1925 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 8.5 5.7 0.74 2.59 3.51
1932 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.3 26.3 0.91 1.30 1.42
1933 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.9 15.2 0.73 1.49 2.05
1934 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.6 34.5 1.64 2.92 1.77
1935 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.8 44.0 1.00 2.25 2.25
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 0 0 .000 1 3 n/a 0.0 6.9 23.0 1.01 2.13 2.11
Huck Betts

Huck Betts Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1920 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Boston Braves 19 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Boston Braves 18 Undetermined - -
1934 Boston Braves 15 Undetermined - -
1935 Boston Braves 15 Undetermined - -


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