Was Ches Buchanan a pitcher?

Yes. Ches Buchanan pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 100 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ches Buchanan hit?

Ches Buchanan hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.

Ches Buchanan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 15–23

ERA 4.88

WHIP 1.46

SO 100

Pitcher PIV 189.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 179 lb
Born: 8/10/1906 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 8/8/1964 in New York, NY, USA

Full name: Chester Floyd Buchanan

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
135.0	124.0	13.0	12.0	2.0	0	0	4.0	10.0	2.0	0	.097	.164	.113	.277

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
17	30	47	31	15	0	394.0	428	253	52	21	72	69	1.19	1.27

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

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936	12.0	12.0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.166
Listed seasons · 1	12	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1936	0	3	3	3	1	0	30.2	33	20	12	3	10	4	3.52	1.40
Listed seasons · 1	0	3	3	3	1	0	30.2	33	20	12	3	10	4	3.52	1.40

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	23	54	39	23	1	0	317.0	358	172	17	104	100	4.88	189.7

Career ERA 4.88 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 26.8% 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
1935	PS	NN2	0	1	1	1	0	0	3.3	4	4	1	2	10.80	—	0.0
1940	PS	NN2	4	7	17	13	8	0	108.7	110	47	38	35	3.89	4.21 (+8%)	-238.1
1941	PS	NN2	1	7	11	9	6	1	68.0	83	44	22	29	5.82	3.94 (-48%)	429.7
1942	PS	NN2	4	3	10	6	4	0	53.3	56	26	15	11	4.39	3.57 (-23%)	-303.0
1943	PS	NN2	6	4	13	9	5	0	77.3	92	43	26	20	5.00	3.50 (-43%)	301.1
1944	PS	NN2	0	1	2	1	0	0	6.3	13	8	2	3	11.37	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			15	23	54	39	23	1	317.0	358	172	104	100	4.88	—	190

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
56	110	13	12	2	0	0	4	0	12	2	.109	.197	.127	.324	0

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 58.6% below league average.

Career OBP .197 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career SLG .127 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 65.5% below league average.

Career OPS .324 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 53.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1935	PS	NN2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PS	NN2	18	37	5	4	1	1	6	0	.108	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PS	NN2	11	22	0	1	1	0	1	2	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PS	NN2	10	21	1	2	0	0	2	0	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	PS	NN2	14	27	7	5	0	3	3	0	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	PS	NN2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			56	110	13	12	2	4	12	2	.109	—	—	—	—	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	40	63	9	6	0	1	.095
Away	13	19	1	2	0	3	.105

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	39	226.0	232	20	39	28	0.80
Away	13	58.1	85	15	14	13	2.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI
1944-06-17	PH5	BLG	L	1	0	0	0
1944-06-08	PH5	BLG	W	0	0	0	0
1944-05-28	PH5	NY6	L	1	0	0	0
1943-08-19	PH5	NW2	W	2	0	0	0
1943-08-15	PH5	NW2	W	0	0	0	0
1943-08-15	PH5	NW2	L	0	0	0	0
1943-07-27	PH5	BLG	W	4	0	0	0
1943-07-15	PH5	NW2	L	2	2	2	0
1943-07-10	PH5	BLG	W	0	0	0	0
1943-07-05	PH5	NY6	L	1	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1944-06-17	PH5	BLG	L	4.0	11	9	0	2	0	1
1944-06-08	PH5	BLG	W	9.0	14	1	0	0	0	0
1944-05-28	PH5	NY6	—	2.0	2	2	1	0	1	1
1943-08-19	PH5	NW2	—	5.0	10	6	0	0	0	0
1943-08-15	PH5	NW2	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-15	PH5	NW2	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-27	PH5	BLG	W	9.0	8	1	0	0	3	0
1943-07-15	PH5	NW2	—	4.1	7	6	0	1	0	0
1943-07-10	PH5	BLG	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-05	PH5	NY6	—	3.0	6	2	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	54	39	8	85	9	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1935	PS	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1940	PS	P	17	13	3	32	2	3
1941	PS	P	11	9	2	23	0	0
1942	PS	P	10	6	0	12	2	0
1943	PS	P	13	9	3	15	2	0
1944	PS	P	2	1	0	3	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	54

Frequently Asked Questions about Ches Buchanan

Was Ches Buchanan a pitcher?: Yes. Ches Buchanan pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 100 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ches Buchanan hit?: Ches Buchanan hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.