Was Art Hefner a pitcher?

No. Art Hefner was a position player (Center Fielder).

How many home runs did Art Hefner hit?

Art Hefner hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.

Art Hefner

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .227

HR 0

RBI 6

H 20

OPS .511

PIV -391

Position: Center Fielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 154 lb
Born: 8/2/1913 in Brevard, NC, USA
Died: 5/2/1988 in Brevard, NC, USA

Full name: James Chester Arthur Hefner

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
222.0	204.0	24.0	48.0	2.0	1.0	0	8.0	14.0	0	8.0	.235	.284	.255	.539

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
1949	121.0	112.0	16.0	26.0	2.0	1.0	0	5.0	7.0	0	4.0	.232	.277	.268	.545
Listed seasons · 1	121	112	16	26	2	1	0	5	7	0	4	.232	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
23	88	8	20	0	0	0	6	5	7	0	.227	.284	.227	.511	-391

Career AVG .227 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 13.8% below league average.

Career OBP .284 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 16.4% below league average.

Career SLG .227 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Career OPS .511 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 28.9% 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
1948	NBY	NN2	23	88	8	20	0	0	0	6	5	7	0	.227	.263 (-14%)	.340 (-16%)	.379 (-40%)	.719 (-29%)	-391.0
Career · 1 season			23	88	8	20	0	0	0	6	5	7	0	.227	—	—	—	—	-391

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	103	11	23	0	3	.223
Away	31	101	13	25	0	5	.248

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB
1949-09-05	PH5	BLG	L	5	0	1	0	0	0
1949-09-02	PH5	BLG	L	5	2	2	0	0	0
1949-08-26	PH5	BLG	L	4	1	1	0	0	0
1949-08-24	PH5	BLG	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1949-08-06	PH5	IN9	W	3	1	0	0	0	1
1949-08-01	PH5	CAG	W	5	1	1	0	0	0
1949-07-31	PH5	CAG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-31	PH5	CAG	W	0	1	0	1	1	0
1949-07-26	PH5	IN9	W	4	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-25	PH5	IN9	L	4	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	6	2	1	5	0	0
OF	21	20	52	0	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1948	NBY	3B	6	2	1	5	0	0
1948	NBY	OF	21	20	52	0	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	6
Left Field	1
Center Field	17
Right Field	3

Frequently Asked Questions about Art Hefner

Was Art Hefner a pitcher?: No. Art Hefner was a position player (Center Fielder).
How many home runs did Art Hefner hit?: Art Hefner hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.