Byron Houck Stats

Byron Houck was born on Friday, August 28, 1891, in Prosper, Minnesota. Houck was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 15, 1912, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Byron Houck baseball stats page.
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Byron Houck
 
 
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Birth Name:   Byron Simon Houck
Nickname:   Duke
Born On:   08-28-1891  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Prosper, Minnesota
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-17-1969 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Santa Cruz, California
Cemetery:   Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of Oregon
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-15-1912 (Age 20)
Last Game:   08-27-1918
Draft:   Not Applicable
Byron Houck

Byron Houck 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
1912 21 Athletics 30 17 10 8 8 .500 2.94 10 0 1 180.2 718 148 59 79 1 74 - 75 7 12 0 -
1913 22 Athletics 41 19 11 14 6 .700 4.14 4 1 0 176.0 816 147 81 89 3 122 - 71 11 6 0 -
1914 23 Athletics 3 3 0 0 0 .000 3.27 0 0 0 11.0 50 14 4 9 0 6 - 4 0 0 0 -
1914 23 Tip-Tops 17 9 5 2 6 .250 3.13 3 0 0 92.0 394 95 32 48 4 43 - 45 3 2 0 -
1918 27 Browns 27 2 22 2 4 .333 2.39 0 0 2 71.2 291 58 19 24 0 29 - 29 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 118 50 48 26 24 .520 3.30 17 1 3 531.1 2,269 462 195 249 8 274 - 224 22 20 0 -
Byron Houck

Byron Houck Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1912 21 Athletics 30 62 1 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 - - 4 - 1 - .065 .094 .081
1913 22 Athletics 41 60 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 - 19 5 - 0 - .083 .127 .100
1914 23 Athletics 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .333 .333 .333
1914 23 Tip-Tops 17 30 3 7 1 1 1 0 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 - .233 .281 .433
1918 27 Browns 27 20 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 0 - 0 - .150 .190 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 118 175 6 20 4 1 1 0 10 7 - 22 10 - 1 - .114 .153 .166
Byron Houck

Byron Houck Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1912 Athletics P 30 17 542 61 2.0 57 7 50 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.84
1913 Athletics P 41 19 528 53 1.3 52 12 40 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.66
1914 Athletics P 3 3 33 3 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1914 Tip-Tops P 17 9 276 20 1.2 16 1 15 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.57
1918 Browns P 27 2 215 25 0.9 21 5 16 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .840 2.64
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 118 50 1,594 162 1.4 149 25 124 13 4 n/a n/a n/a .920 2.52
4 Years 118 50 1,594 162 1.4 149 25 124 13 4 n/a n/a n/a .920 2.52
Byron Houck

Byron Houck Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1912 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 15.5 1.01 3.74 3.69
1913 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 20.0 0.58 3.63 6.24
1914 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 3.27 4.91
1914 Tip-Tops 0 - - 0 0 n/a 30.0 0.0 30.0 1.05 4.40 4.21
1918 Browns 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.7 10.0 1.00 3.64 3.64
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 175.0 8.0 17.5 0.82 3.79 4.64
Byron Houck

Byron Houck Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1912 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1913 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -




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