Was Oscar Givens a pitcher?

No. Oscar Givens was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Oscar Givens hit?

Oscar Givens hit 1 career home runs with 17 hits.

What was Oscar Givens's career batting average?

Oscar Givens batted .304 over his career, with 17 hits in 56 at bats.

How many RBI did Oscar Givens have?

Oscar Givens drove in 5 runs in his career.

Is Oscar Givens in the Hall of Fame?

No. Oscar Givens has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Oscar Givens play for?

Oscar Givens played for the Newark Eagles.

Oscar Givens

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Oscar Givens was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the Newark Eagles. In 19 career games, he hit .304 with 17 hits, 1 home runs, and 5 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 179.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 9, 2026

AVG .304

HR 1

RBI 5

H 17

OPS .793

PIV 179

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 7/5/1922 in Elizabeth, NJ, USA
Died: 10/22/1967 in Lyons, NJ, USA

Full name: Oscar Cornelius Givens

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Oscar Givens — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
68.0	58.0	9.0	19.0	2.0	0	1.0	3.0	9.0	0	0	.328	.418	.414	.832

Pitching

Oscar Givens — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
0	0	0	0	1	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.50

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 Pitching

Oscar Givens — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1948	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.50
Listed seasons · 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.50

Career Batting Statistics

Oscar Givens — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
19	56	8	17	2	0	1	5	0	9	0	.304	.400	.393	.793	179

Career AVG .304 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +14.6% above league average.

Career OBP .400 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +18.7% above league average.

Career SLG .393 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .793 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — +11.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Oscar Givens — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1939	NE	NN2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	NE	NN2	17	54	8	17	2	1	5	8	.315	.256 (+23%)	.328 (+23%)	.358 (+14%)	.687 (+18%)	179.2
1948	NE	NN2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			19	56	8	17	2	1	5	9	.304	—	—	—	—	179

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

Oscar Givens — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	14	39	7	15	0	1	.385
Away	4	13	1	3	0	0	.231

Pitching — Home / Away

Oscar Givens — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Oscar Givens — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1948-05-11	NW2	PH5	L	1	0	1	0	0
1948-05-09	NW2	HOM	L	1	0	0	0	1
1946-08-26	NW2	NY6	W	2	1	1	0	2
1946-06-30	NW2	PH5	W	4	0	1	0	0
1946-06-30	NW2	PH5	W	3	0	1	0	0
1946-06-28	NW2	HOM	W	4	0	1	1	0
1946-06-25	NW2	HOM	W	5	2	2	0	0
1946-06-23	NW2	NY6	W	2	0	0	0	0
1946-06-23	NW2	NY6	W	3	0	1	0	1
1946-06-21	NW2	NY5	W	2	1	2	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Oscar Givens — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1948-05-11	NW2	PH5	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Oscar Givens — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1	0	1	1	0	0
3B	2	1	1	2	0	0
SS	17	14	30	34	4	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Oscar Givens — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1939	NE	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946	NE	3B	1	1	1	2	0	0
1946	NE	SS	17	14	30	34	4	7
1948	NE	2B	1	0	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Oscar Givens — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Second Base	1
Third Base	2
Shortstop	17

Frequently Asked Questions about Oscar Givens

Was Oscar Givens a pitcher?: No. Oscar Givens was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Oscar Givens hit?: Oscar Givens hit 1 career home runs with 17 hits.
What was Oscar Givens's career batting average?: Oscar Givens batted .304 over his career, with 17 hits in 56 at bats.
How many RBI did Oscar Givens have?: Oscar Givens drove in 5 runs in his career.
Is Oscar Givens in the Hall of Fame?: No. Oscar Givens has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Oscar Givens play for?: Oscar Givens played for the Newark Eagles.