Was Robert Griffin a pitcher?

Yes. Robert Griffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 4 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Robert Griffin hit?

Robert Griffin hit 0 career home runs.

Robert Griffin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 0–1

ERA 8.25

WHIP 2.33

SO 4

Pitcher PIV -636.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / L
Born: 8/31/1912 in Meridian, MS, USA
Died: 6/3/1940 in Chicago, IL, USA

Full name: Robert L. Griffin

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
31.0	30.0	6.0	9.0	2.0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.367	.667

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
5	5	8	4	8	1	68.0	76	69	30	5	36	34	3.97	1.65

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	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1935	10.0	10.0	2.0	2.0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
1937	21.0	20.0	4.0	7.0	2.0	2.0	.350	.350	.450	.800
Listed seasons · 2	31	30	6	9	2	2	.300	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1935	3	0	2	2	2	1	23.0	14	7	2	0	9	26	0.78	1.00
1937	2	5	6	2	6	0	45.0	62	62	28	5	27	8	5.60	1.98
Listed seasons · 2	5	5	8	4	8	1	68.0	76	69	30	5	36	34	3.97	1.65

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	3	2	0	0	0	12.0	14	11	0	14	4	8.25	-636.8

Career ERA 8.25 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 101.2% 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
1931	CC2	NNL	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	12.0	14	11	14	4	8.25	4.10 (-101%)	-636.8
Career · 1 season			0	1	3	2	0	0	0	12.0	14	11	14	4	8.25	—	-637

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
3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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
1931	CC2	NNL	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	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	7	6	2	2	0	0	.333
Away	11	14	2	5	0	2	.357

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	15.2	21	9	13	5	5.17
Away	10	29.1	41	19	14	3	5.83

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B
1937-07-25	SSA	IN6	L	0	0	0	0
1937-07-20	SSA	IN6	L	0	0	0	0
1937-07-18	SSA	IN6	L	1	0	0	0
1937-07-17	SSA	IN6	W	4	1	3	0
1937-07-11	SSA	MEM	L	0	0	0	0
1937-07-11	SSA	MEM	L	0	0	0	0
1937-06-27	SSA	IN6	L	0	0	0	1
1937-06-20	SSA	KCM	L	2	0	0	0
1937-06-20	SSA	KCM	L	2	1	0	0
1937-06-12	SSA	BIR	L	1	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1937-07-25	SSA	IN6	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1937-07-20	SSA	IN6	L	1.0	3	5	0	0	0	1
1937-07-18	SSA	IN6	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1937-07-17	SSA	IN6	W	9.0	11	7	0	1	0	0
1937-06-27	SSA	IN6	L	1.1	0	6	0	0	0	0
1937-06-20	SSA	KCM	—	3.1	7	7	7	5	1	1
1937-06-20	SSA	KCM	—	4.2	2	1	1	1	2	0
1937-06-12	SSA	BIR	—	4.1	4	6	0	6	0	0
1937-06-06	SSA	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1937-06-05	SSA	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	3	2	1	9	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1931	CC2	P	3	2	1	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	3

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Griffin

Was Robert Griffin a pitcher?: Yes. Robert Griffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 4 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Robert Griffin hit?: Robert Griffin hit 0 career home runs.