Before his professional career, Rhem played for the
Clemson Tigers baseball team (1922–24). He finished 8th in voting for the 1926 National League MVP for having a 20–7 win–loss record, 34 games, 34 games started, 20 complete games, 1 shutout, 258 innings pitched, 241 hits allowed, 121 runs allowed, 92 earned runs allowed, 12 home runs allowed, 75 walks allowed, 72 strikeouts, 1 hit batsmen, 5 wild pitches, 1,068 batters faced, 1 balk and a 3.21 ERA. During the 1932 season, Rhem would be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. Rehm helped the Cardinals win the
1926,
1931, and
1934 World Series and the 1928 and 1930
National League pennants. ==Career statistics==