Lefty Calhoun

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Lefty Calhoun was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 10 teams, including the Montgomery Grey Sox. Across 64 career appearances, he went 14-20 with a 4.40 ERA and 151 strikeouts. Lefty Calhoun was an All-Star. 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 4196.1.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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 5 290.2 297 142 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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Lefty Calhoun Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 39.1 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 7.2 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 26.2 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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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Lefty Calhoun Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Lefty Calhoun — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home29263201.077
Away45453704.156

Pitching — Home / Away

Lefty Calhoun — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home28117.1941937331.46
Away44183.21613936581.91

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

Lefty Calhoun — 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

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Lefty Calhoun Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 64
Catcher 1
First Base 1
Left Field 3
Center Field 2
Right Field 4

Lefty Calhoun: the record in brief

The season rows for Lefty Calhoun begin in 1932. Club by club, the record runs the Montgomery Grey Sox (1932), the Memphis Red Sox (1932 to 1937), the Indianapolis ABCs (1938), the St. Louis Stars (1939), the St. Louis-New Orleans Stars (1940 to 1941), the New York Black Yankees (1942), the Philadelphia Stars (1942), and the Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars (1943), with further stops in the season rows. Calhoun is listed as a pitcher at 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds. The bio says Calhoun threw and hit left-handed. Calhoun was born on August 21, 1911, in Union City, TN, USA. Calhoun's death is recorded on October 2, 1976, in Cleveland, OH, USA. The given name on file is Walter Allen Calhoun.

Calhoun went 14-20 with a 4.40 ERA in 64 games, 30 of them starts. Also on Calhoun's record: 151 strikeouts and 16 complete games. Against a 3.99 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.40 mark was 10.3% worse. No season topped the 6 wins of 1940.

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.
What was Lefty Calhoun's career batting average?
Lefty Calhoun batted .164 over his career, with 22 hits in 134 at bats.
How many RBI did Lefty Calhoun have?
Lefty Calhoun drove in 18 runs in his career.
What was Lefty Calhoun's career ERA?
Lefty Calhoun finished with a 4.40 career ERA, going 14-20 with 151 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Lefty Calhoun have?
Lefty Calhoun recorded 151 career strikeouts.