Sonny Harris

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .251
HR 1
RBI 27
H 44
OPS .710
PIV 76
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
B / —
Height / Weight
6'1" / 165 lb
Born
10/19/1914 in Kent, AL, USA
Died
11/20/1990 in Cincinnati, OH, USA

Full name: James Harris

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
198.0 172.0 33.0 53.0 12.0 8.0 4.0 19.0 17.0 3.0 0 .308 .374 .541 .915

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
1936 23.0 21.0 5.0 8.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 0 1.0 0 0 .381 .409 1.048 1.457
Listed seasons · 1 23 21 5 8 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 .381 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
60 175 26 44 10 4 1 27 1 21 1 .251 .338 .371 .710 76

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .371 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .710 vs. league average .715 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
1934 BBS NN2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1934 PS NN2 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1937 CT NAL 36 107 18 28 8 3 1 18 0 15 1 .262 .276 (-5%) .342 (+3%) .398 (+6%) .740 (+4%) 76.4
1942 CCB NAL 7 21 4 10 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 .476 — — — — 0.0
1942 BBB NAL 12 31 4 5 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 .161 — — — — 0.0
Career · 5 seasons 60 175 26 44 10 4 1 27 1 21 1 .251 — — — — 76

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2677152726.351
Away1859101408.237

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1942-06-16 CCBKCML 401100000
1942-06-15 CCBKCML 400000010
1942-06-03 CCBJAXW 232100010
1942-06-02 CCBJAXW 001000000
1942-05-31 CCBJAXL 000000000
1942-05-31 CCBJAXW 403100000
1942-05-24 CCBJAXW 201000010
1937-09-06 CI1KCML 200000010
1937-09-06 CI1KCML 300000000
1937-09-05 CI1KCMW 400000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 1 12 0 0 1
2B 9 8 20 17 3 4
3B 3 3 3 4 1 0
OF 43 39 67 4 2 1
SS 3 2 5 7 3 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1934 BBS 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0
1934 BBS SS 1 1 2 4 0 0
1934 PS 1B 1 1 12 0 0 1
1934 PS 2B 2 2 5 6 1 2
1937 CT 2B 7 6 15 11 2 2
1937 CT 3B 2 2 2 3 1 0
1937 CT OF 25 22 39 3 2 0
1937 CT SS 2 1 3 3 3 0
1942 CCB OF 7 6 8 0 0 0
1942 BBB OF 11 11 20 1 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 9
Third Base 3
Shortstop 3
Left Field 30
Center Field 3
Right Field 10

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonny Harris

Was Sonny Harris a pitcher?
No. Sonny Harris was a position player (Left Fielder).
How many home runs did Sonny Harris hit?
Sonny Harris hit 1 career home runs with 44 hits.