Was Jack Bruton a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Bruton pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 51 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Bruton hit?

Jack Bruton hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.

Jack Bruton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 6–7

ERA 5.89

WHIP 1.56

SO 51

Pitcher PIV 297.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 196 lb
Born: 3/12/1912 in Cordova, AL, USA
Died: 6/1/1973 in Cordova, AL, USA
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Otis Bruton

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
166.0	162.0	19.0	36.0	10.0	1.0	1.0	11.0	3.0	3.0	0	.222	.236	.315	.551

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
9	11	18	14	11	0	157.0	176	111	82	9	36	58	4.70	1.35

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	7	22	12	8	0	0	113.0	137	74	8	39	51	5.89	297.2

Career ERA 5.89 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 37.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	BBB	NAL	3	4	8	7	6	60.7	82	37	15	34	5.49	4.34 (-27%)	276.4
1938	PS	NN2	3	3	13	5	2	51.7	51	33	22	17	5.75	4.35 (-32%)	20.8
1940	SNS	NAL	0	0	1	0	0	0.7	4	4	2	0	54.00	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			6	7	22	12	8	113.0	137	74	39	51	5.89	—	297

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
57	155	20	35	9	1	0	12	0	3	1	.226	.241	.297	.537	-291

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 16.2% below league average.

Career OBP .241 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 29.1% below league average.

Career SLG .297 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OPS .537 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 26.0% 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	BBB	NAL	14	46	11	13	5	1	4	3	0	.283	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	PS	NN2	14	21	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CBR	NAL	4	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	SNS	NAL	9	20	0	3	1	0	4	0	0	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	SNS	NAL	14	52	6	11	2	0	2	0	1	.212	.262 (-19%)	.332 (-36%)	.373 (-33%)	.705 (-35%)	-291.2
1948	CBE	NAL	2	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			57	155	20	35	9	1	12	3	1	.226	—	—	—	—	-291

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	32	79	7	15	1	5	.190
Away	25	50	11	16	0	4	.320

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	16	80.1	95	47	26	36	5.27
Away	12	55.1	67	34	6	8	5.53

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI
1948-09-01	CVB	KCM	L	4	0	0	0	0
1948-08-29	CVB	KCM	W	4	0	1	0	1
1941-08-24	SNO	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0
1941-08-12	SNO	KCM	W	4	0	0	0	0
1941-08-11	SNO	KCM	L	3	1	1	1	1
1941-08-08	SNO	KCM	L	4	0	0	0	0
1941-08-07	SNO	KCM	L	4	2	1	0	0
1941-08-03	SNO	KCM	L	2	0	1	0	0
1941-08-03	SNO	KCM	L	3	0	0	0	0
1941-07-20	SNO	MEM	L	3	0	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-06-30	SNO	KCM	—	0.1	3	4	0	0	0	0
1940-06-25	SNO	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-08-14	CV9	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-07-03	CV9	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-27	PH5	HOM	L	4.2	6	7	7	4	0	1
1938-08-16	PH5	NW2	W	9.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1938-08-13	PH5	HOM	—	4.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1938-07-31	PH5	BLG	—	5.0	4	5	5	4	1	0
1938-07-16	PH5	PTC	W	7.0	8	3	3	0	4	1
1938-07-07	PH5	NY5	W	9.0	5	1	1	6	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	12	8	82	2	3	0
2B	2	2	4	5	0	1
OF	18	16	26	0	1	0
P	22	12	1	28	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	BBB	1B	4	3	27	1	1	0
1937	BBB	2B	2	2	4	5	0	1
1937	BBB	P	8	7	1	12	1	0
1938	PS	P	13	5	0	15	1	0
1939	CBR	OF	2	1	1	0	0	0
1940	SNS	1B	5	2	26	0	2	0
1940	SNS	OF	3	2	7	0	0	0
1940	SNS	P	1	0	0	1	1	0
1941	SNS	1B	3	3	29	1	0	0
1941	SNS	OF	11	11	16	0	0	0
1948	CBE	OF	2	2	2	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	22
First Base	12
Second Base	2
Left Field	5
Right Field	13

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Bruton

Was Jack Bruton a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Bruton pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 51 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Bruton hit?: Jack Bruton hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.