Was Wilmer Fields a pitcher?

Yes. Wilmer Fields pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 109 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Wilmer Fields hit?

Wilmer Fields hit 2 career home runs with 63 hits.

Wilmer Fields

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 23–7

ERA 3.47

WHIP 1.30

SO 109

Pitcher PIV 3002.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 197 lb
Born: 8/2/1922 in Manassas, VA, USA
Died: 6/4/2004 in Manassas, VA, USA
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Wilmer Leon Fields

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
282.0	268.0	43.0	78.0	10.0	6.0	6.0	44.0	12.0	1.0	0	.291	.321	.440	.761

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
36	13	51	30	9	0	377.0	317	156	25	17	71	110	0.60	1.03

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	7	42	30	17	4	2	236.3	232	91	11	75	109	3.47	3002.2

Career ERA 3.47 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 11.0% better 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
1940	HG	NN2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	8.3	10	7	0	4	7.56	—	0.0
1941	HG	NN2	4	1	5	5	2	0	0	36.3	49	23	7	12	5.70	3.94 (-45%)	128.7
1942	HG	NN2	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	16.0	14	4	6	11	2.25	3.57 (+37%)	423.1
1946	HG	NN2	8	1	14	11	6	2	1	78.7	64	23	29	29	2.63	3.59 (+27%)	534.5
1947	HG	NN2	3	4	11	5	3	1	1	41.0	39	14	21	27	3.07	3.97 (+23%)	360.7
1948	HG	NN2	6	1	8	7	5	1	0	56.0	56	20	12	26	3.21	4.10 (+22%)	1555.2
Career · 6 seasons			23	7	42	30	17	4	2	236.1	232	91	75	109	3.47	—	3,002

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
95	236	34	63	9	5	2	44	1	8	2	.267	.291	.373	.664	-163

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .291 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career SLG .373 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .664 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — 5.6% 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
1940	HG	NN2	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	HG	NN2	5	17	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	.294	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	HG	NN2	8	24	4	6	4	0	0	4	0	2	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	HG	NN2	22	45	8	12	2	2	1	8	0	2	0	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	HG	NN2	22	33	2	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	.242	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	HG	NN2	36	113	17	31	2	3	1	26	1	4	0	.274	.263 (+4%)	.340 (-12%)	.379 (-2%)	.719 (-7%)	-162.8
Career · 6 seasons			95	236	34	63	9	5	2	44	1	8	2	.267	—	—	—	—	-163

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
5	17	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	.118

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	NLC	HG	4	13	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	.154
1948	NWS	HG	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000

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	45	78	17	23	4	11	.295
Away	45	116	14	35	2	18	.302

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	27	145.2	130	12	30	41	0.74
Away	15	98.0	84	12	22	27	1.10

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB
1948-09-08	HOM	NW2	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
1948-09-06	HOM	BLG	W	4	0	2	1	1	4	0
1948-08-27	HOM	PH5	W	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-13	HOM	BLG	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1948-08-12	HOM	NY6	W	4	0	1	0	0	2	1
1948-08-11	HOM	NW2	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-10	HOM	NW2	L	2	1	2	0	0	1	0
1948-08-08	HOM	NY5	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1948-08-08	HOM	NY5	W	3	0	2	0	0	0	0
1948-07-30	HOM	BLG	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1948-08-08	HOM	NY5	W	9.0	10	3	0	1	1	0
1948-07-18	HOM	NY6	W	9.0	9	4	1	2	3	1
1948-07-04	HOM	NW2	W	7.0	5	0	0	1	2	0
1948-06-27	HOM	NY6	L	4.0	8	5	0	3	0	0
1948-06-20	HOM	PH5	W	9.0	8	1	0	1	2	0
1948-06-13	HOM	NY5	W	9.0	6	0	0	0	0	0
1948-06-06	HOM	NY6	W	9.0	16	8	0	1	3	0
1948-05-23	HOM	PH5	—	3.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1948-05-19	HOM	NY6	W	8.0	7	5	0	1	7	1
1947-08-30	HOM	NW2	L	8.2	3	9	0	0	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	1	1	1	0	0
3B	19	16	19	22	1	1
OF	20	10	15	0	1	0
P	42	30	17	45	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	HG	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1941	HG	P	5	5	4	3	0	1
1942	HG	OF	6	3	4	0	0	0
1942	HG	P	2	2	1	4	0	0
1946	HG	1B	1	1	1	1	0	0
1946	HG	OF	5	2	3	0	0	0
1946	HG	P	14	11	1	13	0	2
1947	HG	OF	5	2	2	0	0	0
1947	HG	P	11	5	8	12	1	0
1948	HG	3B	19	16	19	22	1	1
1948	HG	OF	4	3	6	0	1	0
1948	HG	P	8	7	3	13	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	42
First Base	1
Third Base	19
Left Field	9
Center Field	1
Right Field	10

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilmer Fields

Was Wilmer Fields a pitcher?: Yes. Wilmer Fields pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 109 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Wilmer Fields hit?: Wilmer Fields hit 2 career home runs with 63 hits.