Was Joe Fillmore a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Fillmore pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 162 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Fillmore hit?

Joe Fillmore hit 1 career home runs with 24 hits.

Joe Fillmore

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 14–19

ERA 4.94

WHIP 1.48

SO 162

Pitcher PIV 3549.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 3/14/1914 in Victoria, TX, USA
Died: 9/20/1992 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Full name: Joe Alexander Fillmore

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
127.0	121.0	13.0	29.0	3.0	4.0	0	8.0	5.0	4.0	1.0	.240	.270	.331	.601

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
17	18	37	27	12	0	306.1	297	208	53	10	77	48	1.56	1.22

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	19	47	34	24	1	1	278.7	301	153	9	112	162	4.94	3549.4

Career ERA 4.94 vs. league average 3.69 across their career seasons — 33.9% 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
1941	PS	NN2	1	9	12	10	8	0	0	78.7	106	49	38	38	5.61	3.94 (-42%)	407.0
1941	NBY	NN2	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	9.7	5	3	5	6	2.79	3.94 (+29%)	0.0
1942	PS	NN2	6	4	18	12	9	0	1	108.0	100	49	34	62	4.08	3.57 (-14%)	1895.3
1945	PS	NN2	2	1	3	2	1	0	0	24.0	26	20	8	16	7.50	3.67 (-105%)	447.1
1946	PS	NN2	5	4	13	9	5	1	0	58.3	64	32	27	40	4.94	3.59 (-37%)	799.9
Career · 5 seasons			14	19	47	34	24	1	1	278.2	301	153	112	162	4.94	—	3,549

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
62	115	14	24	2	4	1	10	1	3	6	.209	.229	.322	.551	0

Career AVG .209 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 19.2% below league average.

Career OBP .229 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 30.3% below league average.

Career SLG .322 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — 10.4% below league average.

Career OPS .551 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 19.9% 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
1941	PS	NN2	24	39	7	10	0	3	0	3	1	1	2	.256	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	NBY	NN2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PS	NN2	18	38	4	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	PS	NN2	4	11	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	2	1	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	PS	NN2	15	24	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			62	115	14	24	2	4	1	10	1	3	6	.209	—	—	—	—	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

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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	36	59	5	10	0	2	.169
Away	15	21	3	4	0	0	.190

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	27	151.1	157	37	41	12	2.20
Away	9	55.2	60	5	12	10	0.81

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1946-07-18	PH5	NY5	L	0	0	0
1946-07-14	PH5	NW2	W	2	0	0
1946-07-10	PH5	BLG	L	4	2	0
1946-07-08	PH5	NY5	L	0	0	0
1946-07-04	PH5	BLG	W	2	2	1
1946-06-23	PH5	HOM	L	0	0	0
1946-06-22	PH5	NY5	W	4	0	0
1946-06-18	PH5	NY5	W	1	0	0
1946-06-13	PH5	BLG	L	1	0	0
1946-06-13	PH5	NY6	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1946-07-18	PH5	NY5	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-14	PH5	NW2	W	7.0	6	3	0	0	0
1946-07-10	PH5	BLG	L	8.1	8	3	0	1	2
1946-07-08	PH5	NY5	—	0.1	3	4	2	1	0
1946-07-04	PH5	BLG	W	4.2	6	4	4	1	0
1946-06-22	PH5	NY5	W	9.0	6	0	0	0	0
1946-06-18	PH5	NY5	—	2.0	5	5	0	1	3
1946-06-13	PH5	NY6	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0
1946-06-08	PH5	NY5	W	3.0	1	0	0	0	0
1946-05-30	PH5	NW2	L	6.0	9	6	3	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
P	47	34	12	58	9	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1941	PS	1B	1	0	2	0	0
1941	PS	P	12	10	1	19	2
1941	NBY	P	1	1	0	0	0
1942	PS	P	18	12	5	24	4
1945	PS	P	3	2	1	4	1
1946	PS	P	13	9	5	11	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	47
First Base	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Fillmore

Was Joe Fillmore a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Fillmore pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 162 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Fillmore hit?: Joe Fillmore hit 1 career home runs with 24 hits.