Satchel Davis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Satchel Davis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Bears, the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Cleveland Buckeyes. Across 12 career appearances, he went 3-4 with a 6.48 ERA and 32 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 331.1.

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

W–L 3–4
ERA 6.48
WHIP 1.66
SO 32
Pitcher PIV 331.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 165 lb
Born
7/28/1918 in Greenville, MS, USA
Died
1/1/2013 in Houston, TX, USA

Full name: Ross Davis

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Satchel Davis — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
34.0 28.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 2.0 4.0 0 0 .071 .182 .107 .289

Pitching

Satchel Davis — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
15 6 25 11 6 0 149.2 132 85 2 6 25 49 0.12 1.05

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

Satchel Davis — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1945 12.0 9.0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 2.0 0 0 .111 .250 .222 .472
Listed seasons · 1 12 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .111 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Satchel Davis — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1945 3 1 4 3 1 0 35.0 15 10 0 2 4 12 0.00 0.54
Listed seasons · 1 3 1 4 3 1 0 35.0 15 10 0 2 4 12 0.00 0.54

Career Pitching Statistics

Satchel Davis — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
3 4 12 9 3 0 2 50.0 64 36 3 19 32 6.48 331.1

Career ERA 6.48 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 62.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Satchel 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
1939 CBR NAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.2 6 4 1 0 54.00 — 0.0
1940 BEG NN2 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 11.0 6 2 6 4 1.64 4.21 (+61%) 82.9
1943 CBE NAL 1 3 5 4 1 0 0 26.0 40 27 10 22 9.35 3.50 (-167%) 254.9
1947 CBE NAL 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 12.1 12 3 2 6 2.19 3.97 (+45%) -6.7
Career · 4 seasons 3 4 12 9 3 0 2 50.0 64 36 19 32 6.48 — 331

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

Satchel Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
12 18 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .056 .105 .056 .161 0

Career AVG .056 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 79.0% below league average.

Career OBP .105 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 68.5% below league average.

Career SLG .056 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 85.2% below league average.

Career OPS .161 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 77.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Satchel 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
1939 CBR NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 BEG NN2 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1943 CBE NAL 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 CBE NAL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 12 18 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .056 — — — — 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

Satchel Davis — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Satchel Davis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS CBE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Satchel Davis — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Satchel Davis — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1947 NWS CBE 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Satchel Davis — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1150000.000
Away12111101.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Satchel Davis — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1155.15909120.00
Away1248.0361440.19

Last 10 Games — Batting

Satchel Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-08-10 CVBCAGW 000000000
1947-07-20 CVBMEMW 000000000
1947-07-04 CVBBIRW 000000000
1947-07-01 CVBBIRW 000000000
1947-06-15 CVBKCML 000000000
1947-06-08 CVBBIRW 000000000
1947-06-04 CVBKCMW 400000100
1947-05-30 CVBCAGW 000000000
1945-09-03 CVBCAGL 000000000
1945-08-22 CVBBIRL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Satchel Davis — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-08-10 CVBCAG — 2.0320000
1947-07-20 CVBMEM W 9.01030000
1947-07-04 CVBBIR — 0.0000000
1947-07-01 CVBBIR W 7.0540000
1947-06-15 CVBKCM L 0.0000001
1947-06-08 CVBBIR — 2.2750120
1947-06-04 CVBKCM W 9.0530141
1947-05-30 CVBCAG — 0.2000000
1945-09-03 CVBCAG — 0.0000000
1945-08-22 CVBBIR L 0.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Satchel Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 12 9 2 8 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Satchel Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 CBR P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1940 BEG P 3 2 0 4 0 0
1943 CBE P 5 4 2 1 2 0
1947 CBE P 3 2 0 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Satchel Davis — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 12

Satchel Davis: the record in brief

The season rows for Satchel Davis begin in 1939. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Bears (1939), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1940), and the Cleveland Buckeyes (1943 to 1947). Davis is listed as a pitcher at 6'1" and 165 pounds. Davis threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is July 28, 1918, in Greenville, MS, USA. The bio records the death on January 1, 2013, in Houston, TX, USA. The given name on file is Ross Davis.

Across 12 games (9 starts), Davis recorded 3 wins against 4 losses with a 6.48 ERA. The totals include 32 strikeouts. The league ERA over Davis's seasons was 3.99, so the 6.48 figure ran 62.5% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 9.35 in 1943, when the league's was 3.50. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 331.1 for Davis's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Satchel Davis

Was Satchel Davis a pitcher?
Yes. Satchel Davis pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 32 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Satchel Davis hit?
Satchel Davis hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Satchel Davis's career batting average?
Satchel Davis batted .056 over his career, with 1 hits in 18 at bats.
How many RBI did Satchel Davis have?
Satchel Davis drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Satchel Davis's career ERA?
Satchel Davis finished with a 6.48 career ERA, going 3-4 with 32 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Satchel Davis have?
Satchel Davis recorded 32 career strikeouts.