Elmer Riddle
1939–1949 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
191G
.204AVG
.246OBP
.242SLG
More career statistics
69H
1HR
28RBI
1SB
65–52W–L
1,023.0IP
342K
3.40ERA
124GS
8SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 69 | 70 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 382 | 383 |
| Batting · Walks | 19 | 20 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,406 | 4,407 |
| Pitching · p er | 387 | 386 |
| Pitching · p hr | 59 | 56 |
| Pitching · p k | 342 | 352 |
| Pitching · p r | 438 | 436 |
| Pitching · p w | 458 | 463 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | 382 | 339 | 30 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | .204 | .246 | .242 | .488 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,023.0 | 190 | 124 | 57 | 65 | 52 | 8 | 974 | 438 | 387 | 59 | 458 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 | 1.400 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1942-04-22 to 1942-06-20
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Six Runs, No Outs | 1945-08-01 | 1 in 1,164 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1943-06-13 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1943-09-12 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 98 | 185 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 32 | .170 | .189 | .230 |
| Away | 93 | 198 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 38 | .236 | .273 | .253 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 20 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .138 | .212 | .172 |
| May | 38 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .222 | .224 | .222 |
| June | 34 | 82 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | .203 | .256 | .203 |
| July | 34 | 71 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .258 | .254 | .371 |
| August | 38 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | .203 | .225 | .230 |
| September | 26 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .157 | .203 | .216 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 30 | 59 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | .327 | .339 | .365 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 30 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .250 | .327 | .295 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 30 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | .133 | .159 | .183 |
| chicago-cubs | 27 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .213 | .286 | .255 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 27 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .176 | .167 | .216 |
| boston-braves | 23 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .182 | .200 | .205 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 20 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .156 | .152 | .188 |
| cincinnati-reds | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .100 | .111 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Cincinnati Reds | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | 33 | 9 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 71 | 16 | – | 9 | – | .225 | 216 | 80 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 58 | 15 | – | 5 | – | .259 | 158 | 78 |
| 1943 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 93 | 18 | – | 7 | – | .194 | 260 | 71 |
| 1944 | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 26 | 6 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | .273 | 29 | 5 |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 16 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 30 | 8 |
| 1948 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .188 | 191 | 71 |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 22 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .136 | 74 | 24 |