Was Philly Holmes a pitcher?

No. Philly Holmes was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Philly Holmes hit?

Philly Holmes hit 1 career home runs with 50 hits.

Philly Holmes

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .250

HR 1

RBI 26

H 50

OPS .636

PIV -254

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 169 lb
Born: 12/12/1912 in Brunswick, GA, USA
Died: 10/7/1985 in Atlanta, GA, USA

Full name: Leroy Holmes

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
261.0	240.0	31.0	67.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	24.0	17.0	4.0	7.0	.279	.326	.333	.659

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
1937	39.0	36.0	5.0	9.0	2.0	0	0	1.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	.250	.308	.306	.614
Listed seasons · 1	39	36	5	9	2	0	0	1	3	2	1	.250	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
50	200	24	50	3	5	1	26	9	16	1	.250	.306	.330	.636	-254

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career OBP .306 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 9.5% below league average.

Career SLG .330 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 13.2% below league average.

Career OPS .636 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 11.5% 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
1938	JRC	NAL	15	69	9	17	1	2	1	12	5	6	1	.246	.272 (-10%)	.341 (-10%)	.392 (-8%)	.734 (-9%)	-111.2
1939	CBR	NAL	7	21	4	4	1	0	0	2	2	5	0	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	IAB	NAL	4	14	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	NBY	NN2	11	47	3	14	1	2	0	8	0	2	0	.298	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	CIC	NAL	13	49	6	12	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	.245	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			50	200	24	50	3	5	1	26	9	16	1	.250	—	—	—	—	-111

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	21	58	7	18	0	11	.310
Away	28	100	12	34	1	12	.340

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB
1945-09-10	CIA	CAG	L	6	3	3	0	0	0
1945-09-01	CIA	BIR	L	3	1	1	0	0	0
1945-08-30	CIA	BIR	W	0	1	1	0	0	0
1945-08-25	CIA	BIR	L	3	0	1	0	0	1
1945-08-19	CIA	KCM	W	0	1	1	1	2	0
1945-08-19	CIA	KCM	W	0	0	1	0	1	0
1945-07-27	CIA	MEM	W	0	0	1	0	1	0
1945-07-25	CIA	CAG	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1945-07-22	CIA	CVB	L	0	0	1	0	0	0
1945-06-24	NY5	NW2	L	4	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	23	22	49	68	10	11
OF	3	3	5	1	0	0
SS	24	24	31	64	8	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1938	JRC	2B	3	2	5	9	0	2
1938	JRC	SS	13	13	17	36	6	5
1939	CBR	SS	6	6	10	20	1	4
1939	IAB	2B	1	1	2	0	0	0
1939	IAB	SS	3	3	2	4	1	1
1945	NBY	2B	8	8	21	25	2	5
1945	NBY	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1945	NBY	SS	2	2	2	4	0	0
1945	CIC	2B	11	11	21	34	8	4
1945	CIC	OF	2	2	3	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	23
Shortstop	24
Left Field	2
Center Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Philly Holmes

Was Philly Holmes a pitcher?: No. Philly Holmes was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Philly Holmes hit?: Philly Holmes hit 1 career home runs with 50 hits.