Was Leland Davis a pitcher?

Yes. Leland Davis pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 5 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Leland Davis hit?

Leland Davis hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Leland Davis play for?

Leland Davis played for one team, the Chicago American Giants (1938).

What were Leland Davis's career stats?

In 4 games, Leland Davis went 2-1 with a 6.28 ERA, 5 strikeouts, and 14.1 innings pitched.

What position did Leland Davis play?

Leland Davis played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

What was Leland Davis's career ERA?

Leland Davis finished with a 6.28 career ERA, going 2-1 with 5 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Leland Davis have?

Leland Davis recorded 5 career strikeouts.

Is Leland Davis in the Hall of Fame?

No. Leland Davis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Leland Davis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Leland Davis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago American Giants. Across 4 career appearances, he went 2-1 with a 6.28 ERA and 5 strikeouts. 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 250.4.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 2–1

ERA 6.28

WHIP 1.88

SO 5

Pitcher PIV 250.4

Position: Pitcher

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Leland Davis — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
17.0	16.0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250

Pitching

Leland Davis — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
3	4	3	2	4	0	33.1	33	18	3	0	6	1	0.81	1.17

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

Leland Davis — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1937	3.0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Leland Davis — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1937	0	1	0	0	1	0	2.0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.00
Listed seasons · 1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2.0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.00

Career Pitching Statistics

Leland Davis — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	4	1	0	0	0	14.1	21	10	0	6	5	6.28	250.4

Career ERA 6.28 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 44.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Leland Davis — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	CAG	NAL	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	14.1	21	10	6	5	6.28	4.35 (-44%)	250.4
Career · 1 season			2	1	4	1	0	0	0	14.1	21	10	6	5	6.28	—	250

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

Leland Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
11	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.083	.154	.083	.237	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 69.5% below league average.

Career OBP .154 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 55.0% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 78.8% below league average.

Career OPS .237 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 67.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Leland Davis — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	CAG	NAL	11	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			11	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.083	—	—	—	—	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

View full game log (18 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Leland Davis — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	10	6	0	1	0	0	.167
Away	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Leland Davis — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	13.1	14	2	1	1	1.35
Away	1	8.0	6	0	0	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Leland Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1938-06-28	CAG	KCM	L	1	0
1938-06-27	CAG	IN7	L	0	0
1938-06-18	CAG	KCM	L	0	0
1938-06-14	CAG	MEM	L	0	0
1938-06-13	CAG	MEM	L	1	0
1938-06-05	CAG	JAX	W	0	1
1938-06-05	CAG	JAX	L	1	0
1938-06-04	CAG	JAX	W	1	0
1938-05-28	CAG	KCM	L	1	0
1938-05-22	CAG	MEM	L	1	0

Last 6 Games — Pitching

Leland Davis — Last 6 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1938-06-27	CAG	IN7	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-06-18	CAG	KCM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-06-14	CAG	MEM	L	8.0	6	3	0	0	0
1938-06-05	CAG	JAX	W	9.0	8	2	2	0	0
1938-06-04	CAG	JAX	W	2.1	2	0	0	1	1
1937-06-08	CI1	KCM	L	2.0	4	3	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Leland Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	4	1	1	5	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Leland Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1938	CAG	P	4	1	1	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Leland Davis — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	4

Leland Davis: the record in brief

The season rows for Leland Davis begin in 1938. Every season row on the page belongs to the Chicago American Giants, in 1938. Davis is listed as a pitcher.

Across 4 games (1 starts), Davis recorded 2 wins against 1 loss with a 6.28 ERA. The totals include 5 strikeouts. Against a 4.35 league ERA for the same seasons, the 6.28 mark was 44.5% worse. All of that pitching came in 1938, with 4 games and 5 strikeouts. Davis's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 250.4.

Davis's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .125 average on 2 hits. Pitching in the Negro Leagues, Davis went 3-4 with a 0.81 ERA. Those Negro Leagues figures come from surviving box scores and are shown in their own table, apart from the season rows.

The game-log section draws on 18 games of Retrosheet box scores for Davis.

Davis appears at one position only: pitcher, in 4 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about Leland Davis

Was Leland Davis a pitcher?: Yes. Leland Davis pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 5 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Leland Davis hit?: Leland Davis hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Leland Davis play for?: Leland Davis played for one team, the Chicago American Giants (1938).
What were Leland Davis's career stats?: In 4 games, Leland Davis went 2-1 with a 6.28 ERA, 5 strikeouts, and 14.1 innings pitched.
What position did Leland Davis play?: Leland Davis played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
What was Leland Davis's career ERA?: Leland Davis finished with a 6.28 career ERA, going 2-1 with 5 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Leland Davis have?: Leland Davis recorded 5 career strikeouts.
Is Leland Davis in the Hall of Fame?: No. Leland Davis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.