Jimmie Armstead

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Jimmie Armstead was a right fielder who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Birmingham Black Barons. In 30 career games, he hit .206 with 14 hits and 4 RBI. 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 851.0.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .206
HR 0
RBI 4
H 14
OPS .596
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 180 lb
Born
9/8/1919 in Birmingham, AL, USA
Died
11/9/2006 in Louisville, KY, USA

Full name: James Armstead

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Jimmie Armstead — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
147.0 130.0 13.0 28.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 8.0 13.0 1.0 2.0 .215 .301 .346 .647

Pitching

Jimmie Armstead — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 4 2 1 3 0 24.2 35 25 19 0 10 19 6.93 1.82

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 Batting

Jimmie Armstead — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 64.0 59.0 8.0 14.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 4.0 0 0 .237 .297 .407 .704
Listed seasons · 1 64 59 8 14 3 2 1 5 4 0 0 .237 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

Jimmie Armstead — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
30 68 6 14 3 1 0 4 2 9 1 .206 .316 .279 .596 0

Career AVG .206 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.

Career SLG .279 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 27.0% below league average.

Career OPS .596 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 17.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jimmie Armstead — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1938 BBB NAL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1939 SL3 NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 SNS NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 BEG NN2 10 26 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231 — — — — 0.0
1946 BEG NN2 13 35 2 6 1 1 0 3 2 9 0 .171 — — — — 0.0
Career · 6 seasons 30 68 6 14 3 1 0 4 2 9 1 .206 — — — — 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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Jimmie Armstead — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 3 7 1 0 0 0 17.2 27 14 0 7 17 7.13 851.0

Career ERA 7.13 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 66.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jimmie Armstead — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1938 BBB NAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 7 1 2 2 1.69 — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 10.1 15 6 1 12 5.23 4.35 (-20%) 851.0
1939 SL3 NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 5 2 0 45.00 — 0.0
1940 SNS NAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 3 18.00 — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 0 3 7 1 0 0 0 17.2 27 14 7 17 7.13 — 851

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

Jimmie Armstead — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home235651101.196
Away19453802.178

Pitching — Home / Away

Jimmie Armstead — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home20.00000—
Away723.234198167.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jimmie Armstead — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-05-30 PH5HOEL 000000000
1949-05-29 PH5HOEL 200000000
1949-05-29 PH5HOEL 300000000
1949-05-25 PH5KCMW 400000000
1949-05-24 PH5KCML 400000100
1949-05-23 PH5KCML 300000000
1949-05-22 PH5KCML 401000100
1949-05-19 PH5BLGL 402100000
1949-05-15 PH5BLGL 401000000
1949-05-15 PH5BLGL 422010000

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Jimmie Armstead — Last 9 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1939-06-19 SSACAG — 1.0444200
1939-06-06 SSAKCM — 0.0000000
1938-08-14 IN7KCM — 2.0411010
1938-08-10 IN7KCM L 3.2744050
1938-08-07 IN7CAG L 8.0743120
1938-07-24 IN7BIR — 0.0000000
1938-07-10 IN7ATN — 1.0111210
1938-05-22 IN7KCM — 3.2421150
1938-05-15 BIRATN L 4.1765220

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jimmie Armstead — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 21 19 23 1 2 1
P 7 2 1 4 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jimmie Armstead — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1938 BBB P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1938 AB3 P 4 0 1 3 1 0
1939 SL3 P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1940 SNS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 BEG OF 9 7 11 0 0 0
1946 BEG OF 12 12 12 1 2 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jimmie Armstead — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 7
Left Field 1
Center Field 2
Right Field 18

Jimmie Armstead: the record in brief

Jimmie Armstead's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1938 to 1946. The team column moves through the Birmingham Black Barons (1938), the Indianapolis ABCs (1938), the St. Louis Stars (1939), the St. Louis-New Orleans Stars (1940), and the Baltimore Elite Giants (1940 through 1946). Armstead played primarily as a right fielder and batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 8, 1919, in Birmingham, AL, USA and a listed size of 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds. Armstead's death is recorded on November 9, 2006, in Louisville, KY, USA. On the record, Jimmie Armstead was born James Armstead.

Armstead finished with 14 hits from 68 at bats in 30 games, which works out to .206, plus 4 RBI. Reaching base at a .316 clip and slugging .279, Armstead finished with a .596 OPS. Set against a .268 league average for the same years, Armstead's .206 average sits 23.1% below it.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmie Armstead

Was Jimmie Armstead a pitcher?
No. Jimmie Armstead was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 7 career games.
How many home runs did Jimmie Armstead hit?
Jimmie Armstead hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.
What was Jimmie Armstead's career batting average?
Jimmie Armstead batted .206 over his career, with 14 hits in 68 at bats.
How many RBI did Jimmie Armstead have?
Jimmie Armstead drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Jimmie Armstead's career ERA?
Jimmie Armstead finished with a 7.13 career ERA, going 0-3 with 17 strikeouts.
Is Jimmie Armstead in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jimmie Armstead has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.