Willie Grace

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .305
HR 0
RBI 47
H 108
OPS .720
PIV 299
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 162 lb
Born
6/30/1917 in Meridian, MS, USA
Died
11/18/2006 in Erie, PA, USA
Awards
2× All-Star
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
569.0 524.0 69.0 190.0 27.0 8.0 4.0 80.0 35.0 0 7.0 .363 .403 .468 .871

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 2 0 6.0 2 1 0 0 1 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 Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 56.0 53.0 7.0 12.0 1.0 0 1.0 6.0 3.0 0 0 .226 .268 .302 .570
Listed seasons · 1 56 53 7 12 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 .226 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.00

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
101 354 41 108 14 4 0 47 4 25 0 .305 .353 .367 .720 299

Career AVG .305 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +17.3% above league average.

Career OBP .353 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +6.6% above league average.

Career SLG .367 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .720 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — near 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
1943 CBE NAL 9 28 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 .214 — — — — 0.0
1944 CBE NAL 18 57 4 13 3 0 0 6 0 2 0 .228 .261 (-13%) .325 (-18%) .357 (-21%) .683 (-20%) -177.3
1945 CBE NAL 17 62 5 20 0 1 0 8 0 3 0 .323 .260 (+24%) .328 (+8%) .354 (avg) .683 (+4%) 31.9
1946 CBE NAL 16 60 5 21 2 0 0 10 1 3 0 .350 .256 (+36%) .328 (+16%) .358 (+7%) .687 (+11%) 104.9
1947 CBE NAL 21 67 12 23 5 1 0 9 0 13 0 .343 .262 (+31%) .336 (+34%) .376 (+19%) .712 (+26%) 335.3
1948 CBE NAL 20 80 13 25 3 2 0 10 2 3 0 .312 .263 (+19%) .340 (-1%) .379 (+5%) .719 (+3%) 4.2
Career · 6 seasons 101 354 41 108 14 4 0 47 4 25 0 .305 — — — — 299

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.7 3 3 0 2 2 5.79 0.0

Career ERA 5.79 vs. league average 3.59 across their career seasons — 61.1% 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
1946 CBE NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.7 3 3 2 2 5.79 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 3 2 2 5.79 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 35 3 10 2 0 1 6 1 0 .286

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS CBE 5 19 1 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 .263
1945 NWS CBE 4 16 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 .312

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (133 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home701793080128.447
Away621672254224.323

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away12.010100.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-31 LCBCAGL 510000010
1949-08-24 LCBCAGW 412000200
1949-07-10 LCBKCML 301000010
1949-06-26 LCBBLGL 000000000
1949-06-25 LCBBLGW 100000000
1949-06-24 LCBBLGL 400000000
1949-06-16 LCBKCML 400000000
1949-06-15 LCBKCMW 411100000
1949-06-03 LCBCAGW 011000000
1949-05-25 LCBBIRL 300000010

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-06-26 LCBBLG — 2.0100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 3 33 2 0 1
OF 99 93 120 10 9 2
P 1 0 0 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1943 CBE OF 10 8 6 1 2 1
1944 CBE OF 17 15 19 3 1 0
1945 CBE 1B 3 3 33 2 0 1
1945 CBE OF 14 13 18 1 0 0
1946 CBE OF 16 16 17 1 1 0
1946 CBE P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1947 CBE OF 21 21 32 2 1 0
1948 CBE OF 21 20 28 2 4 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 3
Left Field 9
Center Field 13
Right Field 77

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Grace

Was Willie Grace a pitcher?
No. Willie Grace was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Willie Grace hit?
Willie Grace hit 0 career home runs with 108 hits.