Norman Cross

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 2–2
ERA 4.46
WHIP 1.54
SO 12
Pitcher PIV 863.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Born
8/16/1910 in New Orleans, LA, USA
Died
4/25/1982 in Chicago, IL, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
7.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 5 5 2 3 2 27.2 33 22 7 0 6 2 2.28 1.41

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
2 2 11 5 2 1 1 40.3 54 20 0 8 12 4.46 863.4

Career ERA 4.46 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — 5.6% 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 CAG NSL 2 1 6 2 1 1 0 19.7 24 8 1 5 3.66 4.13 (+11%) 594.0
1933 CAG NN2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 12 7 3 3 7.88 — 0.0
1936 CAG IND 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 12.0 16 5 4 4 3.75 4.59 (+18%) 269.4
1937 CAG NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 2 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 2 2 11 5 2 1 1 40.1 54 20 8 12 4.46 — 863

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
11 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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 CAG NSL 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1933 CAG NN2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 CAG IND 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 CAG NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 11 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 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
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1937 ALC CAG 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 0 0 4.0 7 3 2 0 6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1937 ALC CAG 0 1 1 0 0 4.0 7 3 2 0 6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home100000—

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.00000—

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 11 5 1 9 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 CAG P 6 2 0 5 0 0
1933 CAG P 1 1 1 2 0 0
1936 CAG P 3 2 0 2 2 0
1937 CAG P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 11

Frequently Asked Questions about Norman Cross

Was Norman Cross a pitcher?
Yes. Norman Cross pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 12 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Norman Cross hit?
Norman Cross hit 0 career home runs.