Ralph Birkofer was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 132 career appearances, with a 4.19 ERA and 224 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | PIT | 4 | 2 | 2.31 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 50.2 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 1.18 |
| 1934 | PIT | 11 | 12 | 4.10 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 204.0 | 227 | 93 | 66 | 71 | 1.44 |
| 1935 | PIT | 9 | 7 | 4.07 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 150.1 | 173 | 68 | 42 | 80 | 1.43 |
| 1936 | PIT | 7 | 5 | 4.69 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 109.1 | 130 | 57 | 41 | 44 | 1.56 |
| 1937 | BRO | 0 | 2 | 6.67 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29.2 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 1.82 |
| Career Totals | — | 31 | 28 | 4.19 | 132 | 64 | 2 | 544.0 | 618 | 253 | 175 | 224 | 1.46 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | PIT | 9 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .318 | .318 | .318 | .636 |
| 1934 | PIT | 41 | 75 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .227 | .237 | .267 | .504 |
| 1935 | PIT | 38 | 58 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .241 | .254 | .328 | .582 |
| 1936 | PIT | 34 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .220 | .238 | .244 | .482 |
| 1937 | BRO | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 |
| Career Totals | — | 134 | 207 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 39 | .242 | .256 | .285 | .541 |