Joe Hewitt

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .244
HR 7
RBI 163
H 482
OPS .654
PIV -370
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 140 lb
Born
8/7/1885 in New Market, AL, USA
Died
4/2/1948 in St. Louis, MO, USA

Full name: Joe William Hewitt

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
74.0 60.0 16.0 24.0 0 0 0 6.0 9.0 2.0 5.0 .400 .486 .400 .886

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
568 1,975 392 482 47 13 7 163 155 309 5 .244 .362 .292 .654 -370

Career AVG .244 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OBP .362 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career SLG .292 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 21.3% below league average.

Career OPS .654 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — 7.3% 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
1911 SLG WES 18 63 16 21 1 2 2 11 3 8 0 .333 .266 (+25%) .336 (+22%) .356 (+42%) .693 (+32%) 326.1
1912 SLG WES 30 115 25 37 2 2 1 9 15 11 0 .322 .268 (+20%) .335 (+19%) .358 (+12%) .694 (+15%) 335.9
1913 NLG EAS 3 13 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .385 — — — — 0.0
1914 NLG EAS 21 84 11 23 2 0 0 9 5 10 0 .274 .255 (+7%) .322 (+9%) .339 (-12%) .661 (-2%) 9.9
1914 NLS EAS 2 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .500 — — — — 9.9
1915 SLG WES 18 65 16 16 4 1 1 9 12 8 0 .246 .250 (-2%) .318 (+14%) .332 (+16%) .651 (+15%) 179.3
1916 SLG WES 6 22 5 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1916 BRG EAS 23 96 19 26 1 0 0 7 8 9 0 .271 .248 (+9%) .314 (+8%) .326 (-14%) .640 (-3%) 0.0
1917 BRG EAS 24 97 15 23 2 1 0 12 6 9 0 .237 .248 (-5%) .312 (-1%) .323 (-14%) .635 (-8%) -88.6
1918 BRG EAS 21 81 15 20 0 1 0 4 3 10 0 .247 .255 (-3%) .318 (+10%) .326 (-17%) .645 (-4%) 14.6
1918 NLG EAS 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 14.6
1919 DS WES 39 146 35 37 6 0 0 6 7 24 0 .253 .262 (-3%) .322 (+16%) .347 (-15%) .670 (avg) 133.3
1920 DS NNL 45 157 30 31 5 1 0 8 9 25 1 .197 .271 (-27%) .331 (-1%) .363 (-33%) .694 (-18%) -318.5
1921 SLG NNL 63 239 42 57 5 2 1 17 32 42 0 .238 .286 (-17%) .344 (+9%) .395 (-27%) .739 (-10%) -166.0
1922 SLS NNL 51 194 43 55 3 1 2 26 11 20 0 .284 .285 (-1%) .345 (+8%) .397 (-14%) .743 (-4%) -15.1
1923 SLS NNL 34 100 18 34 5 0 0 8 11 21 0 .340 .282 (+20%) .344 (+34%) .390 (avg) .734 (+16%) 421.4
1923 MB NNL 25 85 19 18 0 0 0 7 9 17 0 .212 .282 (-25%) .344 (+1%) .390 (-46%) .734 (-24%) 421.4
1924 CAG NNL 36 107 27 25 1 1 0 11 9 29 4 .234 .283 (-18%) .345 (+17%) .389 (-33%) .734 (-9%) -5.8
1924 BBB NNL 16 52 8 12 2 0 0 4 3 10 0 .231 .283 (-19%) .345 (+14%) .389 (-31%) .734 (-10%) -5.8
1925 DS NNL 36 123 23 19 5 1 0 6 4 26 0 .154 .288 (-46%) .349 (-14%) .407 (-48%) .756 (-32%) -613.2
1926 DM NNL 13 38 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 .079 — — — — 0.0
1926 DS NNL 22 66 13 10 3 0 0 3 2 11 0 .152 .279 (-46%) .345 (-13%) .390 (-50%) .735 (-32%) 0.0
1930 NEG NNL 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1931 CCU NNL 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1932 NEG NSL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 25 seasons 568 1,975 392 482 47 13 7 163 155 309 5 .244 — — — — 653

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3115704.636
Away371300.429

Last 6 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1931-06-17 CV6LS4W 201000000
1924-05-18 CAGCUWW 432000010
1923-08-05 MILKCML 200000000
1921-07-10 SLGCAGL 211000020
1921-07-10 SLGCAGL 302000000
1921-06-29 SLGCB1W 524000400

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 130 84 215 336 46 45
3B 75 32 43 87 12 7
OF 68 24 74 7 8 2
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 287 191 498 741 125 97

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1911 SLG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1911 SLG SS 17 0 24 44 7 4
1912 SLG 2B 2 0 3 8 1 2
1912 SLG OF 11 0 17 4 1 0
1912 SLG SS 16 0 25 36 11 3
1913 NLG OF 3 0 3 1 1 0
1913 NLG SS 1 0 1 0 1 0
1914 NLG 2B 14 0 23 34 10 4
1914 NLG 3B 7 0 9 17 11 1
1914 NLS 2B 2 0 4 6 0 2
1915 SLG 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0
1915 SLG OF 17 0 19 1 1 1
1915 SLG SS 3 0 2 9 2 1
1916 SLG OF 6 0 6 0 1 0
1916 BRG SS 23 0 41 64 13 10
1917 BRG SS 24 0 42 52 8 12
1918 BRG 2B 17 0 31 41 4 7
1918 BRG SS 4 0 7 14 3 3
1918 NLG SS 1 0 0 2 0 0
1919 DS 2B 7 7 14 24 1 3
1919 DS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1919 DS SS 32 31 53 88 11 11
1920 DS 2B 11 11 22 43 2 2
1920 DS 3B 11 11 12 23 1 2
1920 DS OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1920 DS SS 22 22 34 70 7 7
1921 SLG 2B 1 1 1 6 0 0
1921 SLG SS 62 62 126 180 19 29
1922 SLS 2B 5 4 11 6 1 3
1922 SLS 3B 10 10 11 21 0 2
1922 SLS OF 3 2 2 0 0 0
1922 SLS SS 35 33 69 74 17 5
1923 SLS 2B 5 2 1 7 1 1
1923 SLS 3B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1923 SLS OF 15 14 16 1 3 1
1923 SLS SS 13 12 20 28 9 5
1923 MB 2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
1923 MB 3B 4 3 2 8 0 0
1923 MB OF 1 1 0 0 1 0
1923 MB SS 20 20 36 48 11 4
1924 CAG 2B 29 28 45 79 11 11
1924 CAG OF 6 4 8 0 0 0
1924 CAG SS 1 1 1 3 1 0
1924 BBB 2B 14 14 25 36 9 4
1924 BBB 3B 2 2 1 2 0 0
1925 DS 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1925 DS 3B 33 0 0 0 0 0
1926 DM 2B 7 7 15 13 2 2
1926 DM SS 6 6 11 16 2 3
1926 DS 2B 10 10 16 28 4 3
1926 DS 3B 5 5 6 13 0 2
1926 DS SS 6 4 6 13 3 0
1930 NEG 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1930 NEG OF 2 1 2 0 0 0
1930 NEG SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1931 CCU 2B 1 0 0 3 0 1
1931 CCU 3B 1 1 0 3 0 0
1931 CCU OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1932 NEG PH 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 130
Third Base 75
Shortstop 287
Left Field 27
Center Field 2
Right Field 39

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Hewitt

Was Joe Hewitt a pitcher?
No. Joe Hewitt was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Joe Hewitt hit?
Joe Hewitt hit 7 career home runs with 482 hits.