Was Willie Cathey a pitcher?

Yes. Willie Cathey pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 40 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Willie Cathey hit?

Willie Cathey hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Willie Cathey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 1–4

ERA 5.17

WHIP 1.37

SO 40

Pitcher PIV 1619.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb

Full name: Willis Cathey

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
47.0	41.0	4.0	4.0	0	1.0	0	1.0	4.0	2.0	0	.098	.196	.146	.342

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
9	19	25	14	18	1	231.2	208	148	58	8	37	60	2.25	1.06

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	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1946	8.0	6.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167
1949	11.0	11.0	0	1.0	0	0	0	2.0	.091	.091	.091	.182
Listed seasons · 2	19	17	2	3	1	1	1	2	.176	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1946	1	2	3	1	0	0	21.1	29	20	4	0	6	6	1.69	1.64
1949	3	7	9	5	7	1	84.2	65	49	25	1	15	12	2.66	0.94
Listed seasons · 2	4	9	12	6	7	1	106.0	94	69	29	1	21	18	2.46	1.08

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	4	10	5	2	0	0	55.7	61	32	3	15	40	5.17	1619.8

Career ERA 5.17 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 26.1% 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
1948	IC	NAL	1	4	10	5	2	0	0	55.7	61	32	15	40	5.17	4.10 (-26%)	1619.8
Career · 1 season			1	4	10	5	2	0	0	55.2	61	32	15	40	5.17	—	1,620

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
10	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.045	.125	.045	.170	0

Career AVG .045 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 82.8% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 63.2% below league average.

Career SLG .045 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 88.0% below league average.

Career OPS .170 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 76.3% 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
1948	IC	NAL	10	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.045	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			10	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.045	—	—	—	—	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	14	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	19	20	1	1	0	0	.050

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	14	58.0	33	2	2	15	0.31
Away	19	100.2	105	37	19	26	3.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1949-08-19	IN9	PH5	L	0	0
1949-08-11	IN9	NY6	W	0	0
1949-08-09	IN9	BLG	L	1	0
1949-07-27	IN9	PH5	W	0	0
1949-07-13	IN9	HOE	L	0	0
1949-07-07	IN9	KCM	L	0	0
1949-06-30	IN9	MEM	W	0	0
1949-06-22	IN9	BIR	W	0	0
1949-06-19	IN9	BIR	W	0	0
1949-06-08	IN9	KCM	L	3	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1949-08-19	IN9	PH5	—	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-08-11	IN9	NY6	W	9.0	6	5	2	2	2
1949-08-09	IN9	BLG	L	4.0	9	6	0	2	0
1949-07-27	IN9	PH5	—	2.1	0	5	0	0	0
1949-07-13	IN9	HOE	L	8.0	8	3	3	0	0
1949-07-07	IN9	KCM	L	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-30	IN9	MEM	W	9.0	3	1	0	0	0
1949-06-22	IN9	BIR	W	6.2	0	2	0	0	0
1949-06-19	IN9	BIR	—	0.2	3	5	5	2	0
1949-06-08	IN9	KCM	—	6.1	10	5	5	4	6

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	10	5	0	10	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1948	IC	P	10	5	0	10	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	10

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Cathey

Was Willie Cathey a pitcher?: Yes. Willie Cathey pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 40 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Cathey hit?: Willie Cathey hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.