Lefty Holmes
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Lefty Holmes was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1935 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1936 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .214 | .285 |
| 1938 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1940 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Listed seasons · 5 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 | — | — | — |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | GS | CG | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.75 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29.2 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3.64 | 1.52 |
| 1938 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.95 |
| 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.40 |
| Listed seasons · 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 50.1 | 54 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 2.15 | 1.63 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Holmes
- Did Lefty Holmes pitch?
- Yes. Lefty Holmes has no major-league record, but Retrosheet credits him with 50.1 innings pitched in the Negro Leagues.
- Is Lefty Holmes in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Lefty Holmes has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.