Ralph Birkofer
1933–1937 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
134G
.242AVG
.256OBP
.285SLG
More career statistics
50H
0HR
22RBI
0SB
31–28W–L
544.0IP
224K
4.19ERA
63GS
2SV
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 · Hits | 50 | 51 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 213 | 214 |
| Batting · RBI | 22 | 21 |
| Batting · Walks | 3 | 4 |
| Pitching · p h | 618 | 617 |
| Pitching · p hr | 24 | 26 |
| Pitching · p k | 224 | 223 |
| Pitching · p r | 316 | 317 |
| Pitching · p w | 175 | 176 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 213 | 207 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | .242 | .256 | .285 | .541 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544.0 | 132 | 63 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 618 | 316 | 253 | 24 | 175 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 4.19 | 1.458 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1933-09-10 to 1933-10-01
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1933-09-10 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | 1935-07-24 | 1 in 76 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | 1933-09-16 | 1 in 62 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 63 | 96 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | .287 | .292 | .340 |
| Away | 71 | 118 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 | .212 | .229 | .248 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | .222 | .333 |
| May | 24 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .293 | .295 | .317 |
| June | 23 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .241 | .281 | .241 |
| July | 25 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .258 | .281 | .355 |
| August | 24 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .214 | .214 | .286 |
| September | 25 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 26 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .219 | .212 | .219 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .378 | .383 | .400 |
| chicago-cubs | 21 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .294 | .333 | .412 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 20 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .194 | .200 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .120 | .120 | .160 |
| cincinnati-reds | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .136 | .238 |
| boston-braves | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .300 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 22 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .318 | 50 | 20 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 75 | 18 | – | 11 | – | .240 | 204 | 71 |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 58 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .241 | 150 | 80 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 41 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .220 | 109 | 44 |
| 1937 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | .273 | 29 | 8 |