Bun Hayes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 19–25
ERA 5.95
WHIP 1.59
SO 144
Pitcher PIV -3065.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 170 lb
Born
8/2/1903 in Louisburg, NC, USA
Died
11/29/1969 in Louisburg, NC, USA

Full name: Burnalle James Hayes

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
3.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 3 3 1 2 0 17.2 21 16 5 1 4 1 2.55 1.42

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
1938 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1938 0 2 2 1 0 0 12.2 13 9 5 0 2 0 3.55 1.18
Listed seasons · 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 12.2 13 9 5 0 2 0 3.55 1.18

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
19 25 70 42 28 0 0 370.7 444 245 28 144 144 5.95 -3065.2

Career ERA 5.95 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 37.8% 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
1928 BBS ECL 2 6 14 10 4 0 0 67.0 82 46 23 18 6.18 4.13 (-50%) -933.4
1929 BBS ANL 4 1 7 4 4 0 0 41.7 44 19 16 15 4.10 4.60 (+11%) 134.7
1930 BBS IND 0 3 8 3 3 0 0 37.7 51 43 17 12 10.27 4.80 (-114%) -1176.9
1930 CAG NNL 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 13.3 16 8 11 6 5.40 4.80 (-13%) -452.4
1932 WAP EWL 5 6 14 9 6 0 0 75.3 79 39 31 34 4.66 4.13 (-13%) -1167.4
1933 SOX NN2 5 2 8 6 5 0 0 53.3 71 29 13 16 4.89 3.86 (-27%) -115.1
1934 BBS NN2 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 23.3 27 15 7 12 5.79 4.29 (-35%) 376.6
1935 BE NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 2 2 4.50 — 0.0
1935 ND NN2 2 4 12 7 4 0 0 55.0 71 44 24 29 7.20 4.35 (-66%) 268.8
Career · 9 seasons 19 25 70 42 28 0 0 370.2 444 245 144 144 5.95 — -3,065

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
79 156 16 33 2 1 0 13 1 8 1 .212 .255 .237 .492 0

Career AVG .212 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 24.8% below league average.

Career OBP .255 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career SLG .237 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career OPS .492 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 33.9% 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
1928 BBS ECL 15 23 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .261 — — — — 0.0
1929 BBS ANL 8 19 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .316 — — — — 0.0
1930 BBS IND 8 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 — — — — 0.0
1930 CAG NNL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1932 WAP EWL 20 41 6 6 1 0 0 4 1 5 0 .146 — — — — 0.0
1933 SOX NN2 9 23 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .217 — — — — 0.0
1934 BBS NN2 4 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .400 — — — — 0.0
1935 BE NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 ND NN2 12 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 79 156 16 33 2 1 0 13 1 8 1 .212 — — — — 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8151100.067
Away11111200.182

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home848.0491715163.19
Away1034.24917894.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1938-07-15 JAXIN7L 000000000
1938-07-03 JAXATNL 100000000
1938-06-26 JAXBIRL 000000000
1935-09-01 NW1BRNL 000000000
1935-08-26 NW1NSHL 100000000
1935-08-03 NW1BRNL 100000000
1935-07-28 NW1BRNL 100000000
1935-07-21 NW1PH5L 300000000
1935-07-20 NW1PH5L 000000000
1935-07-15 NW1NSHL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-07-15 JAXIN7 L 9.0630000
1938-07-03 JAXATN L 3.2765200
1938-06-26 JAXBIR — 0.0000000
1935-09-01 NW1BRN — 1.0422020
1935-08-26 NW1NSH L 5.11176122
1935-08-03 NW1BRN L 3.1744101
1935-07-28 NW1BRN L 3.0730330
1935-07-21 NW1PH5 — 4.2311210
1935-07-20 NW1PH5 — 2.0640000
1935-07-15 NW1NSH — 1.0211000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 6 3 4 0 0 0
P 70 42 15 84 6 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 BBS P 14 10 3 15 3 2
1929 BBS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1929 BBS P 7 4 1 15 0 0
1930 BBS P 8 3 2 4 0 1
1930 CAG P 2 2 0 3 0 0
1932 WAP 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1932 WAP OF 5 3 4 0 0 0
1932 WAP P 14 9 4 20 1 1
1933 SOX P 8 6 2 10 0 0
1934 BBS P 4 1 3 6 1 1
1935 BE P 1 0 0 0 1 0
1935 ND P 12 7 0 11 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 70
First Base 1
Left Field 3
Center Field 2
Right Field 1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bun Hayes

Was Bun Hayes a pitcher?
Yes. Bun Hayes pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 144 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bun Hayes hit?
Bun Hayes hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.