Paul Hardy

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .227
HR 1
RBI 58
H 146
OPS .565
PIV -1,736
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 162 lb
Born
9/17/1910 in Meridian, MS, USA
Died
8/28/1979 in Chicago, IL, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Paul James Hardy

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
520.0 468.0 53.0 111.0 14.0 6.0 2.0 23.0 39.0 3.0 9.0 .237 .299 .306 .605

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
1946 22.0 20.0 2.0 5.0 0 2.0 0 2.0 2.0 0 1.0 .250 .318 .450 .768
1949 4.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 2 26 23 2 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 .217 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
216 643 79 146 17 7 1 58 9 48 6 .227 .285 .280 .565 -1,736

Career AVG .227 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 15.8% below league average.

Career OBP .285 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 15.1% below league average.

Career SLG .280 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 26.7% below league average.

Career OPS .565 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 21.3% 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
1932 MGS NSL 23 78 17 18 2 2 0 11 0 5 3 .231 .275 (-16%) .335 (-17%) .391 (-21%) .726 (-20%) -254.9
1933 ID NN2 26 78 5 15 2 0 0 6 1 4 0 .192 .270 (-29%) .329 (-27%) .377 (-42%) .707 (-35%) -421.6
1934 NEG NN2 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 CEG NN2 18 53 6 11 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 .208 .279 (-26%) .342 (-31%) .399 (-48%) .742 (-40%) -342.8
1937 CAG NAL 18 52 9 12 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 .231 .276 (-17%) .342 (-17%) .398 (-23%) .740 (-20%) -171.7
1938 CAG NAL 8 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .067 — — — — 0.0
1939 KCM NAL 16 42 5 12 0 1 0 6 2 5 1 .286 — — — — 0.0
1940 BBB NAL 25 75 7 16 3 1 0 8 1 9 0 .213 .267 (-20%) .335 (-9%) .387 (-28%) .722 (-19%) -214.5
1941 BBB NAL 22 62 8 18 0 2 1 9 1 5 0 .290 .262 (+11%) .332 (+3%) .373 (+8%) .705 (+6%) 49.4
1942 BBB NAL 25 77 12 21 7 0 0 5 1 6 1 .273 .253 (+8%) .323 (+1%) .349 (+4%) .672 (+2%) 16.1
1943 BBB NAL 33 103 9 22 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 .214 .255 (-17%) .324 (-17%) .346 (-36%) .671 (-26%) -395.8
Career · 11 seasons 216 643 79 146 17 7 1 58 9 48 6 .227 — — — — -1,736

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
1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1937 ALC CAG 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (205 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home95142153304.232
Away110209184219.201

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-05-09 CAGLCBW 300000000
1949-05-08 CAGBIRL 000000000
1949-05-06 CAGMEML 000000000
1949-05-04 CAGMEMW 000000000
1949-05-03 CAGMEML 000000000
1949-05-02 CAGMEML 000000000
1944-07-15 BIRKCMW 000000000
1943-08-29 BIRCVBL 000000000
1943-08-29 BIRCVBW 301000000
1943-08-28 BIRCVBL 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 7 6 56 1 2 1
C 200 180 944 170 34 19
OF 6 5 5 0 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 MGS 1B 2 2 19 1 1 0
1932 MGS C 21 21 92 20 5 1
1932 MGS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1933 ID 1B 4 3 26 0 1 1
1933 ID C 22 17 99 22 5 4
1933 ID OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1934 NEG C 2 2 7 2 0 0
1935 CEG C 18 15 77 8 3 2
1937 CAG C 18 15 95 18 2 2
1938 CAG C 7 6 29 5 1 1
1939 KCM 1B 1 1 11 0 0 0
1939 KCM C 10 6 34 5 3 0
1939 KCM OF 2 2 2 0 1 0
1940 BBB C 25 25 117 25 6 3
1941 BBB C 22 21 115 12 1 2
1942 BBB C 25 25 123 19 3 2
1943 BBB C 30 27 156 34 5 2
1943 BBB OF 2 2 2 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 200
First Base 7
Left Field 3
Center Field 1
Right Field 2

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Hardy

Was Paul Hardy a pitcher?
No. Paul Hardy was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Paul Hardy hit?
Paul Hardy hit 1 career home runs with 146 hits.