Bert Hunter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 44–22
ERA 3.98
WHIP 1.37
SO 350
Pitcher PIV 8922.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 175 lb
Born
10/20/1910 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
Died
4/25/1948 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, México
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Birthum Hunter

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
52.0 45.0 5.0 10.0 1.0 0 1.0 2.0 5.0 0 0 .222 .300 .311 .611

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
7 9 18 9 10 2 143.1 139 92 48 13 51 48 3.01 1.33

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
1930 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
1930 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 5 1 0.00 2.25
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 5 1 0.00 2.25

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
44 22 91 65 45 4 5 570.0 596 252 29 184 350 3.98 8922.2

Career ERA 3.98 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 5.6% better 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
1931 SLS NNL 5 2 8 6 4 0 0 56.0 51 23 21 34 3.70 4.10 (+10%) -304.8
1932 DW EWL 6 2 10 7 7 1 1 69.7 64 23 18 48 2.97 4.13 (+28%) 2604.7
1932 HG EWL 4 0 4 3 3 0 0 31.7 25 11 10 24 3.13 4.13 (+24%) 922.6
1932 KCM IND 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 23.0 23 6 5 18 2.35 4.13 (+43%) 1029.9
1933 PC NN2 8 2 14 11 6 0 0 76.3 100 41 25 50 4.83 3.86 (-25%) 333.7
1933 ACG NN2 3 1 4 4 4 2 0 31.3 26 7 9 30 2.01 3.86 (+48%) 1500.3
1934 PC NN2 4 5 15 11 8 1 1 97.3 105 39 36 41 3.61 4.29 (+16%) 1256.7
1935 PC NN2 7 4 15 10 5 0 2 87.0 101 48 26 45 4.97 4.35 (-14%) 653.1
1936 PS NN2 5 4 17 10 6 0 1 93.0 89 46 31 56 4.45 4.59 (+3%) 926.0
1936 NYC NN2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.7 12 8 3 4 15.43 — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 44 22 91 65 45 4 5 570.0 596 252 184 350 3.98 — 8,922

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
100 236 24 48 7 2 2 24 0 12 0 .203 .245 .275 .520 0

Career AVG .203 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 26.6% below league average.

Career OBP .245 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 27.8% below league average.

Career SLG .275 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 29.8% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .732 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
1931 SLS NNL 10 24 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1932 DW EWL 13 34 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .147 — — — — 0.0
1932 HG EWL 4 14 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1932 KCM IND 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1933 PC NN2 16 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .138 — — — — 0.0
1933 ACG NN2 4 13 2 7 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 .538 — — — — 0.0
1934 PC NN2 16 39 3 10 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 .256 — — — — 0.0
1935 PC NN2 15 36 5 6 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1936 PS NN2 18 38 4 8 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 .211 — — — — 0.0
1936 NYC NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 100 236 24 48 7 2 2 24 0 12 0 .203 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 NLC PC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 1 0 6.3 7 5 3 7 7.11

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1935 NLC PC 0 0 1 1 0 6.3 7 5 3 7 7.11

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (73 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home20352802.229
Away17346601.176

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home19100.0882217321.98
Away1797.0983933463.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-09-19 PH5PTCL 000000000
1936-09-05 PH5WEGW 301000000
1936-08-31 PH5HOML 000000000
1936-08-20 PH5HOML 000000000
1936-08-16 PH5NW2W 210000000
1936-08-08 PH5HOMW 301000000
1936-08-01 PH5NY6L 000000000
1936-07-26 PH5NY6W 210000010
1936-07-22 PH5PTCW 000000000
1936-07-19 PH5NY6L 000000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1936-09-19 PH5PTC — 0.0000000
1936-09-05 PH5WEG W 7.0840000
1936-08-31 PH5HOM — 2.0311030
1936-08-20 PH5HOM L 0.0000000
1936-08-16 PH5NW2 SV 3.0000010
1936-08-08 PH5HOM W 9.02110120
1936-08-01 PH5NY6 L 9.0644101
1936-07-26 PH5NY6 W 9.0944271
1936-07-22 PH5PTC W 9.0200000
1936-07-19 PH5NY6 — 2.2300100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
OF 3 2 4 0 0 0
P 91 65 14 162 6 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1931 SLS P 8 6 1 17 0 1
1932 DW 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
1932 DW OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1932 DW P 10 7 1 32 1 1
1932 HG P 4 3 0 7 0 0
1932 KCM P 3 3 0 5 0 0
1933 PC P 14 11 2 21 1 1
1933 ACG P 4 4 2 4 2 0
1934 PC P 15 11 5 29 1 3
1935 PC P 15 10 2 15 0 0
1936 PS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1936 PS P 17 10 1 32 1 1
1936 NYC P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 91
First Base 1
Left Field 2
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 94
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  3. 91
    Randy Wells
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  4. 91
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    45-33, 4.24 ERA
  5. 83
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  6. 83
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Frequently Asked Questions about Bert Hunter

Was Bert Hunter a pitcher?
Yes. Bert Hunter pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 350 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bert Hunter hit?
Bert Hunter hit 2 career home runs with 48 hits.