Was Ted Alexander a pitcher?

Yes. Ted Alexander pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 90 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ted Alexander hit?

Ted Alexander hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Ted Alexander

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 11–5

ERA 3.28

WHIP 1.29

SO 90

Pitcher PIV 3308.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 185 lb
Born: 9/15/1912 in Spartanburg, SC, USA
Died: 3/6/1999 in East Orange, NJ, USA

Full name: Theodore Roosevelt Alexander

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
74.0	67.0	0	8.0	0	0	0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0	.119	.145	.119	.264

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
29	16	44	25	32	2	405.2	305	201	43	7	70	101	0.95	0.92

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	5	42	17	9	0	3	173.0	160	63	2	64	90	3.28	3308.9

Career ERA 3.28 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 16.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	AB3	NAL	0	2	3	2	1	0	9.7	17	7	3	4	6.52	4.35 (-50%)	0.0
1939	NE	NN2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.7	2	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
1940	CBR	NAL	2	0	2	2	1	0	16.7	14	4	9	10	2.16	4.21 (+49%)	255.0
1941	CAG	NAL	0	0	3	0	0	1	8.7	10	5	4	6	5.19	—	0.0
1943	KCM	NAL	1	0	9	1	0	0	32.0	28	11	11	12	3.09	3.50 (+12%)	383.8
1944	KCM	NAL	2	0	2	2	1	0	12.3	8	3	6	8	2.19	3.57 (+39%)	227.0
1946	KCM	NAL	1	0	7	1	1	1	16.3	18	6	6	9	3.31	3.59 (+8%)	411.6
1947	KCM	NAL	3	2	11	7	3	0	54.0	49	21	19	34	3.50	3.97 (+12%)	1868.7
1948	HG	NN2	2	1	4	2	2	1	20.7	14	6	6	5	2.61	4.10 (+36%)	162.7
Career · 9 seasons			11	5	42	17	9	3	173.0	160	63	64	90	3.28	—	3,309

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
42	56	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	.107	.153	.107	.260	0

Career AVG .107 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 59.4% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Career SLG .107 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 71.3% below league average.

Career OPS .260 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 63.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	AB3	NAL	3	3	1	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	NE	NN2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	CBR	NAL	2	7	2	1	0	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CAG	NAL	3	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	KCM	NAL	9	10	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	KCM	NAL	2	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	KCM	NAL	7	4	1	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	KCM	NAL	11	17	2	1	3	0	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	HG	NN2	4	7	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			42	56	6	2	3	1	.107	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1948	NLC	HG	2	3	0	.000
1948	NWS	HG	1	2	1	.000
1946	NWS	KCM	3	3	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	5	3	0	26.7	29	7	6	11	2.36

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	NLC	HG	0	0	2	1	8.3	11	3	1	4	3.24
1948	NWS	HG	1	0	1	1	9.0	8	1	3	4	1.00
1946	NWS	KCM	0	1	2	1	9.3	10	3	2	3	2.89

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	32	27	0	2	0	1	.074
Away	21	15	0	4	0	0	.267

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	32	154.0	115	12	32	45	0.70
Away	21	90.2	85	14	10	16	1.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1948-08-31	HOM	PH5	W	0	0
1948-08-30	HOM	PH5	W	0	0
1948-08-27	HOM	PH5	W	3	0
1948-08-13	HOM	BLG	L	0	0
1947-06-12	KCM	IN9	W	5	1
1947-06-09	KCM	IN9	L	1	0
1947-06-08	KCM	IN9	W	3	1
1947-06-04	KCM	CVB	L	2	0
1947-05-30	KCM	MEM	W	0	0
1947-05-26	KCM	MEM	L	2	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1948-08-31	HOM	PH5	W	9.0	9	2	0	0	0	0
1948-08-30	HOM	PH5	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-27	HOM	PH5	W	9.0	7	3	2	0	1	1
1948-08-13	HOM	BLG	—	1.0	2	4	0	2	0	0
1947-06-12	KCM	IN9	W	9.0	10	6	0	2	5	0
1947-06-09	KCM	IN9	—	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-06-08	KCM	IN9	W	7.0	8	2	0	0	5	0
1947-06-04	KCM	CVB	L	9.0	10	5	4	1	6	0
1947-05-30	KCM	MEM	—	1.1	4	3	0	3	2	0
1947-05-26	KCM	MEM	L	6.1	7	7	0	5	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	42	17	9	35	7	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1938	AB3	P	3	2	3	0	2
1939	NE	P	1	0	0	0	0
1940	CBR	P	2	2	3	5	1
1941	CAG	P	3	0	0	4	0
1943	KCM	P	9	1	0	8	2
1944	KCM	P	2	2	2	2	0
1946	KCM	P	7	1	0	3	0
1947	KCM	P	11	7	1	10	2
1948	HG	P	4	2	0	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	42

Frequently Asked Questions about Ted Alexander

Was Ted Alexander a pitcher?: Yes. Ted Alexander pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 90 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ted Alexander hit?: Ted Alexander hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.