Was Eli Chism a pitcher?

No. Eli Chism was a position player (Left Fielder).

How many home runs did Eli Chism hit?

Eli Chism hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.

Eli Chism

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .280

HR 0

RBI 9

H 26

OPS .743

PIV 23

Position: Left Fielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 170 lb
Born: 7/1/1916 in Marianna, AR, USA
Died: 4/4/1982 in Kirkwood, MO, USA

Full name: Elisha Chism

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
110.0	100.0	26.0	37.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	16.0	8.0	1.0	5.0	.370	.427	.560	.987

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
28	93	16	26	5	4	0	9	4	3	0	.280	.323	.419	.743	23

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +7.7% above league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .419 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — +14.1% above league average.

Career OPS .743 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	CBE	NAL	12	36	5	10	3	1	5	3	2	.278	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BBB	NAL	16	57	11	16	2	3	4	1	1	.281	.262 (+7%)	.336 (-3%)	.376 (+12%)	.712 (+5%)	22.6
Career · 2 seasons			28	93	16	26	5	4	9	4	3	.280	—	—	—	—	23

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	15	27	7	10	0	3	.370
Away	17	33	7	11	3	7	.333

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1947-09-14	BIR	CAG	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-09-14	BIR	CAG	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1947-09-04	BIR	MEM	W	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1947-08-31	BIR	MEM	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-04	BIR	KCM	L	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
1947-07-14	BIR	KCM	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-07-13	BIR	KCM	W	2	1	2	0	0	1	0
1947-07-13	BIR	KCM	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-07-10	BIR	KCM	L	5	1	2	0	2	0	0
1947-07-04	BIR	CVB	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	25	22	44	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1946	CBE	OF	9	7	13	0	1	0
1947	BBB	OF	16	15	31	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	18
Center Field	3
Right Field	4

Frequently Asked Questions about Eli Chism

Was Eli Chism a pitcher?: No. Eli Chism was a position player (Left Fielder).
How many home runs did Eli Chism hit?: Eli Chism hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.