Willie Hutchinson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 18–21
ERA 4.01
WHIP 1.41
SO 185
Pitcher PIV 5318.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 152 lb
Born
1/26/1915 in Plano, TX, USA
Died
4/9/1984 in Dallas, TX, USA

Full name: Willie Glen Hutchinson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
138.0 131.0 21.0 34.0 0 1.0 1.0 14.0 3.0 0 4.0 .260 .274 .298 .572

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
51 53 117 71 37 3 773.1 579 350 90 20 112 176 1.05 0.89

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 17.0 16.0 1.0 4.0 0 0 0 3.0 1.0 0 0 .250 .294 .250 .544
Listed seasons · 1 17 16 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .250 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 8 6 14 11 6 1 108.2 81 51 21 3 12 10 1.74 0.86
Listed seasons · 1 8 6 14 11 6 1 108.2 81 51 21 3 12 10 1.74 0.86

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
18 21 60 40 22 2 2 309.7 327 138 9 111 185 4.01 5318.7

Career ERA 4.01 vs. league average 3.81 across their career seasons — 5.4% worse 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
1939 KCM NAL 2 2 6 3 1 0 1 29.3 28 11 12 19 3.38 4.28 (+21%) 620.3
1940 MRS NAL 4 3 7 7 5 0 0 54.3 45 16 27 30 2.65 4.21 (+37%) 726.9
1941 MRS NAL 2 0 5 4 2 0 0 26.0 22 9 8 24 3.12 3.94 (+21%) 1016.1
1942 MRS NAL 4 4 13 7 4 1 0 59.0 66 27 20 33 4.12 3.57 (-15%) 1076.0
1943 MRS NAL 4 7 14 11 6 0 0 72.7 95 48 17 44 5.94 3.50 (-70%) 1190.2
1944 MRS NAL 2 2 10 5 4 1 1 49.0 39 14 19 16 2.57 3.57 (+28%) 402.3
1946 MRS NAL 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 19.3 32 13 8 19 6.05 3.59 (-69%) 286.7
Career · 7 seasons 18 21 60 40 22 2 2 309.2 327 138 111 185 4.01 — 5,319

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
70 119 15 23 0 1 0 11 3 2 0 .193 .207 .210 .417 0

Career AVG .193 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career OBP .207 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career SLG .210 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career OPS .417 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 40.2% 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
1939 KCM NAL 6 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1940 MRS NAL 9 22 2 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .227 — — — — 0.0
1941 MRS NAL 6 9 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .444 — — — — 0.0
1942 MRS NAL 15 27 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .148 — — — — 0.0
1943 MRS NAL 16 31 7 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .226 — — — — 0.0
1944 MRS NAL 12 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 — — — — 0.0
1946 MRS NAL 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 70 119 15 23 0 1 0 11 3 2 0 .193 — — — — 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 ALC KCM 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 7.0 10 5 3 3 6.43

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1939 ALC KCM 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 10 5 3 3 6.43

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home54215613.286
Away605371004.189

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home51265.11741815260.61
Away52254.22175451571.91

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-29 MEMHOEW 000000000
1949-08-24 MEMNY6L 201000100
1949-08-18 MEMKCMW 000000000
1949-08-05 MEMKCML 300000100
1949-07-31 MEMKCML 301000000
1949-07-29 MEMBIRL 000000000
1949-07-24 MEMBIRL 000000000
1949-07-10 MEMBLGL 000000000
1949-07-03 MEMBIRW 311000110
1949-06-26 MEMIN9L 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-08-29 MEMHOE W 9.0420000
1949-08-24 MEMNY6 L 4.01099101
1949-08-18 MEMKCM W 9.0510000
1949-08-05 MEMKCM L 8.0111111600
1949-07-29 MEMBIR — 0.0000000
1949-07-24 MEMBIR L 0.0000000
1949-07-10 MEMBLG L 9.01040000
1949-07-03 MEMBIR W 9.0530351
1949-06-26 MEMIN9 L 9.01480001
1949-06-19 MEMKCM — 11.0510250

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1 1 0 0 1 0
OF 7 3 5 0 0 0
P 60 41 12 69 4 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1939 KCM P 6 3 0 7 0 0
1940 MRS OF 2 1 1 0 0 0
1940 MRS P 7 7 0 13 0 0
1941 MRS P 5 4 1 6 0 0
1942 MRS OF 2 1 2 0 0 0
1942 MRS P 13 7 4 11 2 0
1943 MRS 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0
1943 MRS OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1943 MRS P 14 12 5 19 1 0
1944 MRS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 MRS P 10 5 0 8 0 0
1946 MRS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 MRS P 5 3 2 5 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 60
Second Base 1
Left Field 1
Center Field 2
Right Field 4

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Hutchinson

Was Willie Hutchinson a pitcher?
Yes. Willie Hutchinson pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 185 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Hutchinson hit?
Willie Hutchinson hit 0 career home runs with 23 hits.