Joe Krakauskas
1937–1946 · bats L / throws L · Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1901-60)
149G
.180AVG
.235OBP
.240SLG
More career statistics
33H
0HR
11RBI
0SB
26–36W–L
583.2IP
347K
4.53ERA
63GS
4SV
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,654 | 2,652 |
| Pitching · p er | 294 | 296 |
| Pitching · p h | 605 | 604 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,751 | 1,748 |
| Pitching · p k | 347 | 349 |
| Pitching · p w | 355 | 351 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | 202 | 183 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | .180 | .235 | .240 | .475 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 583.7 | 149 | 63 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 605 | 349 | 294 | 30 | 355 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 4.53 | 1.645 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1939-07-02 to 1939-07-22
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1938-06-08 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1940-09-27 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1939-09-20 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 72 | 103 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 26 | .196 | .272 | .261 |
| Away | 77 | 99 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 36 | .165 | .182 | .220 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .364 | .300 |
| May | 18 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .211 | .211 | .211 |
| June | 33 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .091 | .222 | .091 |
| July | 33 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .256 | .295 | .410 |
| August | 29 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .103 | .122 | .128 |
| September | 29 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | .192 | .228 | .269 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 25 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .185 | .214 | .296 |
| new-york-yankees | 24 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .206 | .289 | .265 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 20 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .176 | .225 | .265 |
| st-louis-browns | 19 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .192 | .241 | .308 |
| cleveland-guardians | 18 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .211 | .273 | .211 |
| boston-red-sox | 17 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .238 | .200 |
| chicago-white-sox | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .118 | .125 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 5 | 16 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .125 | 40 | 18 |
| 1938 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 29 | 33 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .182 | 121 | 104 |
| 1939 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 39 | 77 | 16 | – | 8 | – | .208 | 217 | 111 |
| 1940 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 32 | 32 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 109 | 68 |
| 1941 |  Cleveland Guardians | 12 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | 41 | 26 |
| 1942 | Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 7 | 2 |
| 1946 | Cleveland Guardians | 29 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 46 | 20 |