Lefty Calhoun

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 14–20
ERA 4.40
WHIP 1.42
SO 151
Pitcher PIV 4196.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'9" / 180 lb
Born
8/21/1911 in Union City, TN, USA
Died
10/2/1976 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Walter Allen Calhoun

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
111.0 103.0 9.0 12.0 4.0 0 0 5.0 3.0 1.0 0 .117 .150 .155 .305

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
25 28 48 32 43 3 445.0 394 286 68 11 96 147 1.38 1.10

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

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1944 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 0.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 0.00

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
14 20 64 30 16 1 5 290.7 297 142 5 115 151 4.40 4196.1

Career ERA 4.40 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 10.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 MGS NSL 1 4 7 7 3 0 0 39.3 49 25 18 12 5.72 4.13 (-39%) 234.9
1932 MRS NSL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.0 5 1 4 4 1.29 — 0.0
1937 MRS NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.7 4 1 2 9 1.17 — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 1 2 7 4 2 0 1 34.0 35 18 9 29 4.76 4.35 (-10%) 1855.0
1939 SL3 NAL 2 4 11 6 5 0 2 67.0 55 22 24 27 2.96 4.28 (+31%) 1051.1
1940 SNS NAL 6 3 15 4 2 1 2 53.0 45 17 11 31 2.89 4.21 (+31%) 1798.5
1941 SNS NAL 0 3 5 3 2 0 0 26.7 33 21 14 14 7.09 3.94 (-80%) 79.8
1942 NBY NN2 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 16.0 25 14 8 8 7.88 3.57 (-121%) 122.0
1942 PS NN2 2 1 5 3 1 0 0 21.0 20 9 8 6 3.86 3.57 (-8%) -104.5
1943 HSS NN2 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 11.0 16 9 11 3 7.36 3.50 (-110%) -840.9
1946 CBE NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 3 4.50 — 0.0
1946 CIC NAL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 4 5 5 6.00 — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 14 20 64 30 16 1 5 290.2 297 142 115 151 4.40 — 4,196

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
76 134 13 22 3 1 0 18 0 5 1 .164 .200 .201 .401 0

Career AVG .164 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 38.3% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Career SLG .201 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 46.5% below league average.

Career OPS .401 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1932 MGS NSL 14 31 6 10 1 1 0 9 0 3 0 .323 — — — — 0.0
1932 MRS NSL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 MRS NAL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 7 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
1939 SL3 NAL 11 23 3 6 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 .261 — — — — 0.0
1940 SNS NAL 16 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 SNS NAL 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 NBY NN2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 PS NN2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 HSS NN2 4 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1946 CBE NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1946 CIC NAL 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 76 134 13 22 3 1 0 18 0 5 1 .164 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 ALC SL3 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 2 2 0 13.0 14 6 1 8 4.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1939 ALC SL3 0 2 2 2 0 13.0 14 6 1 8 4.15

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (146 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home29263201.077
Away45453704.156

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home28117.1941937331.46
Away44183.21613936581.91

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1946-07-27 IN9KCML 000000000
1946-07-23 IN9KCMW 211000320
1943-08-15 HSLNY5L 201000000
1943-06-24 HSLHOML 101000000
1943-06-06 HSLPH5L 000000000
1943-06-03 NY6HOML 000000000
1943-05-29 HSLHOML 301000000
1942-09-06 PH5BLGW 100000000
1942-09-05 PH5BLGL 200000000
1942-07-12 PH5HOML 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1946-07-27 IN9KCM — 5.0040000
1946-07-23 IN9KCM W 6.0764650
1943-06-24 HSLHOM L 2.0533200
1943-06-06 HSLPH5 — 1.0322000
1943-06-03 NY6HOM L 0.0060000
1943-05-29 HSLHOM L 8.0975831
1942-09-06 PH5BLG W 3.1311000
1942-09-05 PH5BLG L 4.1970101
1942-07-12 PH5HOM — 1.0210000
1942-07-11 PH5HOM W 9.0420100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 1 0 0 0 0
C 1 1 5 0 0 0
OF 9 7 8 0 1 0
P 64 31 9 61 1 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 MGS C 1 1 5 0 0 0
1932 MGS OF 5 5 7 0 0 0
1932 MGS P 7 7 0 9 0 0
1932 MRS OF 2 1 0 0 1 0
1932 MRS P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1937 MRS 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1937 MRS P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1938 AB3 P 7 4 2 6 0 0
1939 SL3 P 11 7 1 13 0 1
1940 SNS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1940 SNS P 15 4 4 9 0 2
1941 SNS P 5 3 0 4 0 0
1942 NBY P 7 0 0 4 0 0
1942 PS P 5 3 2 6 1 0
1943 HSS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1943 HSS P 3 1 0 6 0 0
1946 CBE P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1946 CIC P 1 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 64
Catcher 1
First Base 1
Left Field 3
Center Field 2
Right Field 4

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Calhoun

Was Lefty Calhoun a pitcher?
Yes. Lefty Calhoun pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 151 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lefty Calhoun hit?
Lefty Calhoun hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.