Was Cliff Blackmon a pitcher?

Yes. Cliff Blackmon pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 85 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cliff Blackmon hit?

Cliff Blackmon hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

Cliff Blackmon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 5–13

ERA 6.28

WHIP 1.80

SO 85

Pitcher PIV 442.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 3/25/1914 in Mobile, AL, USA
Died: 12/17/1995 in Mobile, AL, USA

Full name: Clifford Lorenza Blackmon

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
67.0	58.0	6.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	0	4.0	4.0	3.0	0	.121	.190	.172	.362

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
7	20	31	16	9	0	210.2	242	180	87	8	97	72	3.72	1.61

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	13	31	20	10	1	0	156.3	197	109	6	84	85	6.28	442.2

Career ERA 6.28 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 48.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	CAG	NAL	3	4	11	6	4	1	54.0	71	33	26	27	5.50	4.34 (-27%)	286.8
1938	BBB	NAL	2	6	13	7	5	0	77.0	81	51	43	42	5.96	4.35 (-37%)	574.6
1939	IAB	NAL	0	1	1	1	0	0	3.0	9	7	2	3	21.00	—	0.0
1939	MRS	NAL	0	1	4	4	1	0	15.0	25	12	6	6	7.20	4.28 (-68%)	-419.2
1941	NYC	NN2	0	1	1	1	0	0	3.3	7	4	2	1	10.80	—	0.0
1941	SNS	NAL	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.0	4	2	5	6	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			5	13	31	20	10	1	156.1	197	109	84	85	6.28	—	442

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
34	57	6	7	1	1	0	3	0	6	3	.123	.219	.175	.394	0

Career AVG .123 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 54.8% below league average.

Career OBP .219 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Career SLG .175 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 54.9% below league average.

Career OPS .394 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 45.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	CAG	NAL	11	17	1	2	0	1	1	3	0	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BBB	NAL	13	30	5	5	1	0	2	1	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	IAB	NAL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	MRS	NAL	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	HG	NN2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	NYC	NN2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	SNS	NAL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			34	57	6	7	1	1	3	6	3	.123	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	12	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	24	35	3	3	0	1	.086

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	13	52.0	62	16	11	14	2.77
Away	24	118.1	133	58	65	48	4.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB
1941-08-07	SNO	KCM	L	2	0
1941-07-04	SNO	MEM	L	0	0
1941-06-19	NY6	NW2	L	2	0
1939-09-04	MEM	CAG	L	0	0
1939-08-18	MEM	KCM	L	0	0
1939-08-13	MEM	KCM	L	1	0
1939-07-26	MEM	SSA	W	1	0
1939-07-16	MEM	SSA	L	0	1
1939-07-09	MEM	CV9	L	2	0
1939-05-30	ATN	SSA	L	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1941-08-07	SNO	KCM	—	4.0	4	3	0	5	6	0
1941-07-04	SNO	MEM	L	3.0	0	4	0	0	0	0
1941-06-19	NY6	NW2	—	3.0	6	3	0	1	0	0
1939-09-04	MEM	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-08-18	MEM	KCM	L	9.0	10	4	0	0	0	0
1939-07-26	MEM	SSA	—	5.0	4	3	3	3	0	0
1939-07-09	MEM	CV9	L	6.0	9	3	3	2	1	0
1939-05-30	ATN	SSA	L	3.0	9	8	0	2	3	1
1938-09-04	BIR	KCM	L	7.0	10	8	0	0	0	0
1938-08-16	BIR	MEM	L	7.0	9	9	8	7	8	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	31	20	3	37	3	1
PR	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	CAG	P	11	6	2	15	1	0
1938	BBB	P	13	7	0	16	2	1
1939	IAB	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1939	MRS	P	4	4	1	4	0	0
1941	HG	PR	1	0	0	0	0	0
1941	NYC	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1941	SNS	P	1	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	31

Frequently Asked Questions about Cliff Blackmon

Was Cliff Blackmon a pitcher?: Yes. Cliff Blackmon pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 85 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cliff Blackmon hit?: Cliff Blackmon hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.