Percy Forrest

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Percy Forrest was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Chicago American Giants. Across 38 career appearances, he went 3-20 with a 7.48 ERA and 58 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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 3–20
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

Percy Forrest — 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

Percy Forrest — 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

Percy Forrest — 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

Percy Forrest — 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

Percy Forrest — 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 0 187.2 250 156 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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Percy Forrest Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 6.1 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 58.1 67 42 27 18 6.48 3.50 (-85%) -1183.3
1944 NE NN2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 6.1 10 7 2 1 9.95 — 0.0
1944 NBY NN2 1 3 7 5 2 0 0 46.2 69 40 25 12 7.71 3.57 (-116%) -954.2
1945 NBY NN2 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 21.1 31 16 9 6 6.75 3.67 (-84%) -193.5
1946 NBY NN2 0 4 10 4 1 0 0 28.2 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

Percy Forrest — 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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Percy Forrest — 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
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

Percy Forrest — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home20202200.100
Away295151403.275

Pitching — Home / Away

Percy Forrest — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1973.2751223191.47
Away24117.11714446163.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

Percy Forrest — 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

Percy Forrest — 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

Percy Forrest — 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

Percy Forrest — 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.

Percy Forrest — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 38
Left Field 2
Center Field 2
Right Field 1

Percy Forrest: the record in brief

Percy Forrest's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1938 to 1946. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago American Giants (1938 to 1939), the Memphis Red Sox (1939), the New York Black Yankees (1943 to 1946), and the Newark Eagles (1944). Forrest played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 8, 1916, in New Orleans, LA, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 11 inches and 158 pounds. The bio records the death on May 9, 1994, in New York, NY, USA.

Forrest's career pitching line is 3 wins, 20 losses and a 7.48 ERA over 38 appearances. Also on Forrest's record: 58 strikeouts and 11 complete games. The league ERA over Forrest's seasons was 3.82, so the 7.48 figure ran 95.7% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 6.48 in 1943, when the league's was 3.50.

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.
What teams did Percy Forrest play for?
Percy Forrest played for 4 teams: the Chicago American Giants (1938–1939), the Memphis Red Sox (1939), the New York Black Yankees (1943–1946), and the Newark Eagles (1944).
What were Percy Forrest's career stats?
In 38 games, Percy Forrest went 3-20 with a 7.48 ERA, 58 strikeouts, and 187.2 innings pitched.
What position did Percy Forrest play?
Percy Forrest played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Percy Forrest and how much did he weigh?
Percy Forrest was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 158 pounds.
What was Percy Forrest's career ERA?
Percy Forrest finished with a 7.48 career ERA, going 3-20 with 58 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Percy Forrest have?
Percy Forrest recorded 58 career strikeouts.
Is Percy Forrest in the Hall of Fame?
No. Percy Forrest has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.