Was Wilmer Harris a pitcher?

Yes. Wilmer Harris pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 137 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Wilmer Harris hit?

Wilmer Harris hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

Wilmer Harris

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 7–14

ERA 5.82

WHIP 1.58

SO 137

Pitcher PIV 3115.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 162 lb
Born: 3/1/1924 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 12/23/2004 in Meadowbrook, PA, USA

Full name: Wilmer Joseph 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
113.0	102.0	9.0	18.0	1.0	0	0	4.0	8.0	0	0	.176	.243	.186	.429

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
13	23	44	17	25	2	323.2	297	210	58	8	97	84	1.61	1.22

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	H	RBI	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	20.0	17.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	.059	.200	.059	.259
1951	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1952	2.0	2.0	1.0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Listed seasons · 3	23	20	2	1	2	.100	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1949	4	6	10	6	2	1	79.1	39	34	15	2	17	16	1.70	0.71
1951	0	0	0	0	1	1	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.00	0.67
1952	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00
Listed seasons · 3	4	6	10	6	4	2	84.1	43	34	15	2	17	20	1.60	0.71

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	14	49	26	10	2	1	207.3	231	134	5	97	137	5.82	3115.6

Career ERA 5.82 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — 51.8% 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
1945	PS	NN2	2	8	14	9	3	1	1	68.3	81	46	35	40	6.06	3.67 (-65%)	378.0
1946	PS	NN2	1	5	22	10	3	0	0	75.0	85	51	41	54	6.12	3.59 (-70%)	796.2
1947	PS	NN2	3	0	8	5	3	1	0	36.3	31	18	12	24	4.46	3.97 (-12%)	815.0
1948	PS	NN2	1	1	5	2	1	0	0	27.7	34	19	9	19	6.18	4.10 (-51%)	1126.4
Career · 4 seasons			7	14	49	26	10	2	1	207.1	231	134	97	137	5.82	—	3,116

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
53	72	9	15	2	0	0	7	0	7	0	.208	.278	.236	.515	0

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 20.2% below league average.

Career OBP .278 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career SLG .236 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career OPS .515 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 26.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1945	PS	NN2	17	26	6	7	2	4	2	.269	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	PS	NN2	22	25	1	2	0	1	3	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	PS	NN2	8	12	0	5	0	2	2	.417	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	PS	NN2	6	9	2	1	0	0	0	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			53	72	9	15	2	7	7	.208	—	—	—	—	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	28	41	4	4	0	2	.098
Away	35	35	0	5	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	26	112.0	114	16	34	27	1.29
Away	33	132.1	112	24	36	28	1.63

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB
1949-09-02	PH5	BLG	L	1	2
1949-08-13	PH5	IN9	L	0	0
1949-08-01	PH5	CAG	W	1	0
1949-07-27	PH5	IN9	L	0	0
1949-07-24	PH5	NY6	L	3	0
1949-07-24	PH5	NY6	L	1	0
1949-07-17	PH5	BIR	W	0	0
1949-07-10	PH5	BIR	L	1	0
1949-07-03	PH5	HOE	L	0	0
1949-06-22	PH5	CAG	W	4	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-09-02	PH5	BLG	L	4.1	7	7	7	4	0	1
1949-08-13	PH5	IN9	L	8.0	0	3	0	0	0	0
1949-08-01	PH5	CAG	—	4.0	4	4	0	2	7	0
1949-07-27	PH5	IN9	L	2.0	0	4	0	0	0	0
1949-07-24	PH5	NY6	L	8.0	9	5	5	2	2	0
1949-07-17	PH5	BIR	W	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-03	PH5	HOE	L	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-22	PH5	CAG	W	9.0	3	2	2	3	0	0
1949-06-12	PH5	IN9	W	6.0	0	2	0	0	0	0
1949-05-30	PH5	HOE	—	2.1	5	3	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	49	26	0	51	5	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	A	E
1945	PS	P	14	9	19	2
1946	PS	P	22	10	20	3
1947	PS	P	8	5	8	0
1948	PS	P	5	2	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	49

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilmer Harris

Was Wilmer Harris a pitcher?: Yes. Wilmer Harris pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 137 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Wilmer Harris hit?: Wilmer Harris hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.