Was Darltie Cooper a pitcher?

Yes. Darltie Cooper pitched in the major leagues, recording 70 wins and 399 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Darltie Cooper hit?

Darltie Cooper hit 8 career home runs with 163 hits.

Darltie Cooper

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 70–56

ERA 4.25

WHIP 1.40

SO 399

Pitcher PIV 2122.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 185 lb
Born: 8/2/1902 in Arkadelphia, AR, USA
Died: 2/13/1944 in Schenectady, NY, USA

Full name: Darlton D. Cooper

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
26.0	25.0	1.0	4.0	0	1.0	0	1.0	0	2.0	0	.160	.160	.240	.400

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1	2	3	1	2	0	34.0	45	29	0	5	24	11	0.00	2.03

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
70	56	173	125	89	6	3	1091.0	1,161	515	53	364	399	4.25	2122.2

Career ERA 4.25 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — near 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
1923	ABC	NNL	14	4	25	19	13	1	1	167.0	169	77	41	47	4.15	4.03 (-3%)	-429.6
1924	HBG	ECL	9	9	21	13	9	0	1	126.0	123	56	32	48	4.00	4.13 (+3%)	1336.6
1925	HBG	ECL	8	4	23	14	8	1	1	124.7	140	68	40	52	4.91	4.55 (-8%)	2012.9
1926	HBG	ECL	1	1	3	2	2	0	0	20.0	18	12	10	4	5.40	4.11 (-32%)	-31.2
1926	BBS	ECL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.7	3	0	1	1	0.00	—	0.0
1926	NLG	ECL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.0	7	9	5	1	40.50	—	0.0
1927	HBG	ECL	15	7	26	18	17	1	0	184.7	182	53	44	68	2.58	4.08 (+37%)	1774.6
1928	HIL	EAS	10	5	16	14	14	2	0	135.3	120	38	43	53	2.53	4.13 (+39%)	1124.8
1929	HIL	ANL	7	11	24	20	11	0	0	155.7	193	90	64	68	5.20	4.60 (-13%)	-1511.7
1930	HG	IND	2	3	10	7	3	0	0	45.3	65	41	18	12	8.14	4.80 (-70%)	-923.3
1931	BBS	IND	3	5	12	10	6	1	0	65.3	84	40	35	30	5.51	4.10 (-34%)	-505.6
1932	WAP	EWL	1	1	3	2	2	0	0	21.0	15	10	11	7	4.29	4.13 (-4%)	50.0
1932	HIL	EWL	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	8	2	4	1	2.00	4.13 (+52%)	0.0
1934	PBG	NN2	0	3	5	3	3	0	0	28.0	27	13	12	7	4.18	4.29 (+3%)	-775.4
1940	NE	NN2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	5.3	7	6	4	0	10.12	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			70	56	173	125	89	6	3	1,091.0	1,161	515	364	399	4.25	—	2,122

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
261	656	77	163	21	11	8	86	2	27	6	.248	.282	.351	.633	-1,417

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 11.8% below league average.

Career OBP .282 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 11.9% below league average.

Career OPS .633 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 14.7% 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
1923	ABC	NNL	54	160	28	36	5	1	2	27	1	6	0	.225	.282 (-20%)	.344 (-24%)	.390 (-21%)	.734 (-23%)	-607.3
1924	HBG	ECL	33	67	7	16	1	2	1	9	1	2	0	.239	.283 (-16%)	.345 (-24%)	.389 (-8%)	.734 (-16%)	-196.2
1925	HBG	ECL	26	63	7	17	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	.270	.288 (-6%)	.349 (-20%)	.407 (-3%)	.756 (-10%)	-130.5
1926	HBG	ECL	4	11	3	3	1	0	1	3	0	3	0	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	BBS	ECL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	NLG	ECL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	HBG	ECL	32	85	12	26	3	3	0	10	0	6	0	.306	.282 (+8%)	.344 (+2%)	.392 (+5%)	.736 (+4%)	35.4
1928	HIL	EAS	20	61	4	15	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.246	.280 (-12%)	.342 (-28%)	.395 (-17%)	.737 (-22%)	-237.9
1929	HIL	ANL	32	80	4	18	2	1	1	13	0	6	0	.225	.289 (-22%)	.353 (-16%)	.415 (-25%)	.769 (-21%)	-280.3
1930	HG	IND	19	39	4	7	0	2	0	4	0	1	2	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	BBS	IND	19	38	4	11	1	0	1	6	0	1	1	.289	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	WAP	EWL	5	13	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	HIL	EWL	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	PBG	NN2	11	27	3	11	0	1	1	10	0	0	0	.407	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	NE	NN2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			261	656	77	163	21	11	8	86	2	27	6	.248	—	—	—	—	-1,417

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	2	6	0	1	0	0	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	4.0	8	0	2	0	0.00
Away	2	10.0	15	0	11	5	0.00

Last 3 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1940-05-19	NW2	PH5	L	0	0
1940-05-12	NW2	NY5	L	2	0
1929-09-01	HIL	NYL	L	4	1

Last 3 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1940-05-19	NW2	PH5	L	4.0	8	4	2	0	2
1940-05-12	NW2	NY5	—	3.0	4	6	2	0	0
1929-09-01	HIL	NYL	—	7.0	11	6	9	5	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	14	12	120	5	0	7
3B	10	0	1	4	0	0
OF	45	29	52	10	5	4
P	173	125	35	312	17	19
SS	1	1	0	7	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1923	ABC	1B	13	12	116	5	0	7
1923	ABC	OF	15	12	23	4	2	2
1923	ABC	P	25	19	9	58	2	5
1923	ABC	SS	1	1	0	7	0	1
1924	HBG	3B	6	0	1	2	0	0
1924	HBG	OF	4	1	4	1	0	0
1924	HBG	P	21	13	3	41	3	0
1925	HBG	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1925	HBG	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1925	HBG	P	23	14	0	0	0	0
1926	HBG	OF	1	1	3	0	0	0
1926	HBG	P	3	2	0	6	0	1
1926	BBS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1926	NLG	P	1	1	0	1	1	0
1927	HBG	1B	1	0	4	0	0	0
1927	HBG	P	26	18	4	57	2	5
1928	HIL	OF	3	0	2	0	0	0
1928	HIL	P	16	14	1	57	2	4
1929	HIL	3B	2	0	0	2	0	0
1929	HIL	OF	3	2	5	0	0	0
1929	HIL	P	24	20	8	53	2	1
1930	HG	OF	5	4	7	3	0	2
1930	HG	P	10	7	3	10	0	0
1931	BBS	OF	6	5	5	2	3	0
1931	BBS	P	12	10	4	12	3	2
1932	WAP	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1932	WAP	P	3	2	2	7	1	0
1932	HIL	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1932	HIL	P	1	1	0	1	1	1
1934	PBG	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1934	PBG	OF	5	3	3	0	0	0
1934	PBG	P	5	3	0	7	0	0
1940	NE	P	2	1	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	173
First Base	14
Third Base	10
Shortstop	1
Left Field	8
Center Field	5
Right Field	32

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