Percy Forrest

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 3–20
ERA 7.48
WHIP 1.80
SO 58
Pitcher PIV -3301.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 158 lb
Born
11/8/1916 in New Orleans, LA, USA
Died
5/9/1994 in New York, NY, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
92.0 86.0 7.0 18.0 3.0 0 0 4.0 2.0 0 0 .209 .227 .244 .471

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
8 24 38 16 14 0 254.1 316 244 50 16 88 46 1.77 1.59

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

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1947 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1947 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 5 2 1 0 0 3 6.75 3.75
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 5 2 1 0 0 3 6.75 3.75

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
3 20 38 27 11 0 0 187.7 250 156 12 87 58 7.48 -3301.8

Career ERA 7.48 vs. league average 3.82 across their career seasons — 95.7% 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
1938 CAG NAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 8 4 2 3 5.68 — 0.0
1939 CAG NAL 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 11.0 9 6 7 3 4.91 4.28 (-15%) -40.7
1939 MRS NAL 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 5 1 6 5.00 4.28 (-17%) 0.0
1943 NBY NN2 1 7 11 8 5 0 0 58.3 67 42 27 18 6.48 3.50 (-85%) -1183.3
1944 NE NN2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 6.3 10 7 2 1 9.95 — 0.0
1944 NBY NN2 1 3 7 5 2 0 0 46.7 69 40 25 12 7.71 3.57 (-116%) -954.2
1945 NBY NN2 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 21.3 31 16 9 6 6.75 3.67 (-84%) -193.5
1946 NBY NN2 0 4 10 4 1 0 0 28.7 49 36 14 9 11.30 3.59 (-215%) -930.1
Career · 8 seasons 3 20 38 27 11 0 0 187.2 250 156 87 58 7.48 — -3,302

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
44 84 8 19 4 0 0 13 0 4 0 .226 .270 .274 .543 0

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Career OBP .270 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 18.8% below league average.

Career SLG .274 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OPS .543 vs. league average .699 across their career seasons — 22.3% 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
1938 CAG NAL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1939 CAG NAL 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1939 MRS NAL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1943 NBY NN2 11 22 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1944 NE NN2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1944 NBY NN2 8 20 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1945 NBY NN2 4 12 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 .417 — — — — 0.0
1946 NBY NN2 14 16 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .188 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 44 84 8 19 4 0 0 13 0 4 0 .226 — — — — 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home20202200.100
Away295151403.275

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1973.2751223191.47
Away24117.11714446163.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-05-07 BLGNW2L 100000000
1946-09-08 NY5HOML 000000000
1946-08-30 NY5NY6L 000000000
1946-08-27 NY5NW2L 100000000
1946-08-25 NY5BLGW 100000000
1946-08-25 NY5BLGL 000000000
1946-08-24 NY5PH5L 100000000
1946-07-15 NY5NY6L 000000000
1946-06-30 NY5HOML 301000000
1946-06-24 NY5NY6L 400000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-05-07 BLGNW2 — 1.1521030
1946-09-08 NY5HOM — 2.0000000
1946-08-30 NY5NY6 — 1.0000000
1946-08-24 NY5PH5 L 2.0530000
1946-07-15 NY5NY6 — 1.0100000
1946-06-30 NY5HOM L 8.01177301
1946-06-18 NY5PH5 — 5.111100430
1946-06-18 NY5PH5 — 0.1455101
1946-06-17 NY5BLG — 1.0100000
1946-05-31 NY5PH5 L 5.0540001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 5 2 6 1 1 0
P 38 27 2 52 6 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1938 CAG P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1939 CAG P 3 3 0 1 0 0
1939 MRS P 1 1 0 3 0 0
1943 NBY P 11 8 0 17 4 0
1944 NE P 2 2 0 2 0 0
1944 NBY OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 NBY P 7 5 2 12 2 0
1945 NBY OF 1 1 1 1 0 0
1945 NBY P 3 3 0 8 0 0
1946 NBY OF 3 1 5 0 1 0
1946 NBY P 10 4 0 7 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 38
Left Field 2
Center Field 2
Right Field 1

Frequently Asked Questions about Percy Forrest

Was Percy Forrest a pitcher?
Yes. Percy Forrest pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 58 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Percy Forrest hit?
Percy Forrest hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.