Was Harry Else a pitcher?

No. Harry Else was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Harry Else hit?

Harry Else hit 1 career home runs with 91 hits.

Harry Else

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .262

HR 1

RBI 40

H 91

OPS .654

PIV -512

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 1/9/1906 in Terrell, TX, USA
Died: 12/28/1986 in San Diego, CA, USA
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Harry Elmo Else

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
247.0	224.0	38.0	69.0	7.0	4.0	2.0	23.0	19.0	1.0	4.0	.308	.367	.402	.769

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
119	347	48	91	9	5	1	40	7	30	0	.262	.328	.326	.654	-512

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .326 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 17.5% below league average.

Career OPS .654 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 11.1% 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	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1932	MRM	NSL	46	142	15	31	4	1	0	14	2	10	.218	.275 (-21%)	.335 (-18%)	.391 (-33%)	.726 (-26%)	-588.5
1936	KCM	IND	7	23	4	6	0	1	0	4	0	1	.261	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	KCM	NAL	26	59	9	17	2	1	0	8	1	5	.288	.276 (+4%)	.342 (avg)	.398 (-11%)	.740 (-6%)	-50.3
1938	KCM	NAL	30	90	16	27	2	2	1	11	4	10	.300	.272 (+10%)	.341 (+12%)	.392 (+2%)	.734 (+7%)	127.4
1940	CAG	NAL	10	33	4	10	1	0	0	3	0	4	.303	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			119	347	48	91	9	5	1	40	7	30	.262	—	—	—	—	-511

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
2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1937	ALC	KCM	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200

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	57	110	23	40	1	11	.364
Away	31	59	7	15	0	3	.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1940-08-25	CAG	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-25	CAG	MEM	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1940-08-24	CAG	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-11	CAG	IN8	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-04	CAG	CV9	W	0	0	1	1	1	0
1940-07-28	CAG	KCM	L	4	0	2	0	0	0
1940-07-24	CAG	KCM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-07-21	CAG	BIR	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-07-21	CAG	BIR	W	4	1	3	0	0	1
1940-06-30	CAG	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	2	2	1	1	1	0
C	109	102	665	90	9	5
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1932	MRM	C	46	46	240	41	4	3
1936	KCM	C	7	7	54	8	0	1
1937	KCM	C	22	16	109	7	2	0
1938	KCM	C	27	26	224	29	3	1
1938	KCM	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1940	CAG	3B	2	2	1	1	1	0
1940	CAG	C	7	7	38	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	109
Third Base	2
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Else

Was Harry Else a pitcher?: No. Harry Else was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Harry Else hit?: Harry Else hit 1 career home runs with 91 hits.