Art Houtteman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 188lb (188cm, 85kg)

Born: August 7, 1927 in Detroit, MI us

Died: May 6, 2003 in Rochester Hills, MI

Buried: Guardian Angels Cemetery, Rochester, MI

High School: Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, MI)

Last Game: September 22, 1957 (Age 30-046d)
vs. WSH 2.1 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Arthur Joseph Houtteman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.5

ERA

4.14

325

181

1555.0

639

WHIP

1.390

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1945	17	-9.2	Buffalo	IL	AA	DET	3	3	.500			6
1945	17	-12.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	2	.000	5.33	6.04	13	0	9	0	0	0	25.1	27	17	15	1	11	1	9	1	0	0	116	1.500	9.6	0.4	3.9	3.2	0.82
1946	18	-9.0	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	16	13	.552	4.22	4.78	32	30		18	4		226.0	217	120	106		75		147	4	0	2		1.292	8.6		3.0	5.9	1.96
1946	18	-11.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	1	.000	9.00	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	15	8	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	40	1.875	16.9	1.1	0.0	2.3
1947	19	-10.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	7	2	.778	3.42	4.15	23	9	9	7	2	0	110.2	106	51	42	6	36	0	58	1	0	0	469	1.283	8.6	0.5	2.9	4.7	1.61
1948	20	-8.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	16	.111	4.66	5.53	43	20	15	4	0	10	164.1	186	101	85	11	52	3	74	2	0	3	716	1.448	10.2	0.6	2.8	4.1	1.42
1949	21	-7.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	15	10	.600	3.71	4.46	34	25	8	13	2	0	203.2	227	101	84	19	59	5	85	5	0	2	877	1.404	10.0	0.8	2.6	3.8	1.44
1950	22	-6.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	19	12	.613	3.54	3.67	41	34	6	21	4	4	274.2	257	112	108	29	99	5	88	8	1	2	1147	1.296	8.4	1.0	3.2	2.9	0.89

1952	24	-6.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	8	20	.286	4.36	4.72	35	28	5	10	2	1	221.0	218	116	107	19	65	6	109	5	0	3	945	1.281	8.9	0.8	2.6	4.4	1.68
1953	25		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CLE-DET	9	13	.409	4.61	5.37	38	22	15	9	2	4	177.2	200	106	91	15	54	4	68	9	0	3	773	1.430	10.1	0.8	2.7	3.4	1.26
1953	25	-4.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	6	.250	5.90	6.55	16	9	6	3	1	1	68.2	87	50	45	11	29	3	28	4	0	2	316	1.689	11.4	1.4	3.8	3.7	0.97
1953	25	-4.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	7	7	.500	3.80	4.62	22	13	9	6	1	3	109.0	113	56	46	4	25	1	40	5	0	1	457	1.266	9.3	0.3	2.1	3.3	1.60
1954	26	-2.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	15	7	.682	3.35	3.83	32	25	3	11	1	0	188.0	198	80	70	14	59	6	68	3	0	1	805	1.367	9.5	0.7	2.8	3.3	1.15
1955	27	-1.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	10	6	.625	3.98	4.56	35	12	12	3	1	0	124.1	126	63	55	15	44	1	53	2	0	0	529	1.367	9.1	1.1	3.2	3.8	1.20
1956	28	-0.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	2	.500	6.56	7.52	22	4	5	0	0	1	46.2	60	39	34	5	31	2	19	4	0	1	234	1.950	11.6	1.0	6.0	3.7	0.61
1957	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-CLE	0	0		13.50	13.50	8	1	4	0	0	0	10.2	26	16	16	1	6	0	6	0	0	0	62	3.000	21.9	0.8	5.1	5.1	1.00
1957	29	1.0	Vancouver	PCL	Opn	BAL	5	6	.455	3.96	4.75	17	12		6	1		91.0	92	48	40	3	27		50	0	0	5		1.308	9.1	0.3	2.7	4.9	1.85
1957	29	0.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		6.75	6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	6	3	3	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	20	2.250	13.5	2.3	6.8	6.8	1.00
1957	29	0.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	0	0		17.55	17.55	5	1	2	0	0	0	6.2	20	13	13	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	42	3.450	27.0	0.0	4.1	4.1	1.00
1958	30	3.0	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	7	9	.438	3.25	3.76	25	19		10	2		158.0	143	66	57	13	28	4	70	3	0	1		1.082	8.1	0.7	1.6	4.0	2.50
1959	31	3.8	Portland	PCL	AAA	KCA	6	9	.400	3.69	4.43	29	14		5	1		134.0	132	66	55	15	34		48	6	0	1		1.239	8.9	1.0	2.3	3.2	1.41
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		87	91	.489	4.14	4.69	325	181	91	78	14	20	1555.0	1646	810	715	136	516	33	639	40	1	15	6713	1.390	9.5	0.8	3.0	3.7	1.24
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		37	40	.481			109	75		39	8		609.0	584	300	258	31	164	4	315	13	0	9
All Levels (14 Seasons)							124	131	.486			434	256	91	117	22	20	2164.0	2230	1110	973	167	680	37	954	53	1	24	6713

Opn (1 season)					Minors		5	6	.455	3.96	4.75	17	12		6	1		91.0	92	48	40	3	27		50	0	0	5		1.308	9.1	0.3	2.7	4.9	1.85
AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		29	31	.483	3.79	4.38	86	63		33	7		518.0	492	252	218	28	137	4	265	13	0	4		1.214	8.5		2.4	4.6	1.93
AA (1 season)					Minors		3	3	.500			6