Was Hosea Allen a pitcher?

Yes. Hosea Allen pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 31 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Hosea Allen hit?

Hosea Allen hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What was Hosea Allen's career batting average?

Hosea Allen batted .286 over his career, with 8 hits in 28 at bats.

How many RBI did Hosea Allen have?

Hosea Allen drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was Hosea Allen's career ERA?

Hosea Allen finished with a 7.13 career ERA, going 1-7 with 31 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Hosea Allen have?

Hosea Allen recorded 31 career strikeouts.

Hosea Allen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Hosea Allen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Jacksonville Red Caps. Across 16 career appearances, he went 1-7 with a 7.13 ERA and 31 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 128.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 9, 2026

W–L 1–7

ERA 7.13

WHIP 1.65

SO 31

Pitcher PIV 128.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 213 lb
Born: 10/23/1918 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
Died: 9/26/1948 in Tampa, FL, USA

Full name: Hosea Walter Allen

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Hosea Allen — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
30.0	27.0	4.0	8.0	2.0	0	1.0	6.0	2.0	0	0	.296	.345	.481	.826

Pitching

Hosea Allen — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
5	14	21	11	11	1	131.2	127	94	4	5	31	43	0.27	1.20

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Hosea Allen — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1945	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Listed seasons · 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Career Pitching Statistics

Hosea Allen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	7	16	7	3	0	1	64.3	84	51	3	22	31	7.13	128.7

Career ERA 7.13 vs. league average 3.77 across their career seasons — 89.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Hosea Allen — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1941	JRC	NAL	0	1	3	1	1	0	11.3	16	10	4	3	7.94	3.94 (-102%)	-54.4
1942	JRC	NAL	0	3	5	4	1	0	29.7	37	17	7	18	5.16	3.57 (-45%)	639.4
1942	CAG	NAL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.3	2	4	0	0	108.00	—	0.0
1946	CBE	NAL	1	1	5	1	1	1	17.7	23	16	8	7	8.15	3.59 (-127%)	-456.3
1947	CIC	NAL	0	1	2	0	0	0	5.3	6	4	3	3	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			1	7	16	7	3	1	64.1	84	51	22	31	7.13	—	129

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

Hosea Allen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
18	28	3	8	2	0	0	6	0	2	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	0

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .357 vs. league average .364 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .690 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hosea Allen — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	JRC	NAL	4	7	0	1	1	3	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	JRC	NAL	6	12	3	5	1	2	1	.417	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	CAG	NAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CBE	NAL	5	7	0	2	0	1	0	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CIC	NAL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			18	28	3	8	2	6	2	.286	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Hosea Allen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	9	5	1	1	1	1	.200
Away	13	16	3	5	0	4	.312

Pitching — Home / Away

Hosea Allen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	17.2	18	7	2	4	3.57
Away	13	66.2	65	0	16	27	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Hosea Allen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
1946-08-01	CVB	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-17	CVB	MEM	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-04	CVB	CAG	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-29	CIA	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-07-04	JAX	BIR	L	2	1	1	0	0	0
1942-06-28	JAX	CCB	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-06-14	MEM	JAX	W	0	1	1	1	1	0
1942-06-07	JAX	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-06-03	JAX	CCB	L	2	0	0	0	1	1
1942-05-31	JAX	CCB	L	3	1	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Hosea Allen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-08-01	CVB	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-17	CVB	MEM	—	1.2	5	6	3	1	0	1
1946-07-04	CVB	CAG	W	9.0	13	4	4	1	4	0
1945-05-29	CIA	BIR	—	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-07-04	JAX	BIR	L	5.0	6	4	0	3	2	0
1942-06-28	JAX	CCB	L	8.0	7	7	0	2	0	1
1942-06-14	MEM	JAX	W	7.0	0	2	0	0	0	0
1942-06-07	JAX	MEM	L	6.1	5	1	0	3	5	0
1942-06-03	JAX	CCB	—	7.1	11	7	0	1	2	1
1942-05-31	JAX	CCB	L	8.0	9	4	0	1	7	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hosea Allen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	16	7	2	16	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hosea Allen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1941	JRC	P	3	1	2	4	0	0
1942	JRC	P	5	4	0	7	2	0
1942	CAG	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1946	CBE	P	5	1	0	4	0	1
1947	CIC	P	2	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Hosea Allen — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	16

Frequently Asked Questions about Hosea Allen

Was Hosea Allen a pitcher?: Yes. Hosea Allen pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 31 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hosea Allen hit?: Hosea Allen hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What was Hosea Allen's career batting average?: Hosea Allen batted .286 over his career, with 8 hits in 28 at bats.
How many RBI did Hosea Allen have?: Hosea Allen drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Hosea Allen's career ERA?: Hosea Allen finished with a 7.13 career ERA, going 1-7 with 31 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Hosea Allen have?: Hosea Allen recorded 31 career strikeouts.