Was Sonny Boy Jeffries a pitcher?

Yes. Sonny Boy Jeffries pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 6 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sonny Boy Jeffries hit?

Sonny Boy Jeffries hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Sonny Boy Jeffries

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 2–1

ERA 3.57

WHIP 1.41

SO 6

Pitcher PIV 400.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 154 lb
Born: 8/5/1914 in Rochester, NY, USA
Died: 4/17/1995 in Rochester, NY, USA

Full name: Nathaniel Jeffries

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8.0	7.0	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	.571	.625	.571	1.196

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2	1	3	1	1	0	23.2	32	19	0	0	5	8	0.00	1.56

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	6	2	1	1	0	22.7	24	9	1	8	6	3.57	400.8

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — 14.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1940	HG	NN2	2	1	4	1	1	1	17.3	20	7	5	5	3.63	4.21 (+14%)	400.8
1948	NBY	NN2	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.3	4	2	3	1	3.38	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	1	6	2	1	1	22.2	24	9	8	6	3.57	—	401

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
6	6	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	0

Career AVG .667 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +151.2% above league average.

Career OBP .750 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — +122.1% above league average.

Career SLG .667 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — +73.8% above league average.

Career OPS 1.417 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — +96.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	HG	NN2	4	6	1	4	2	1	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	NBY	NN2	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			6	6	1	4	2	2	.667	—	—	—	—	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.

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	3	2	0	1	0	0	.500
Away	3	3	0	1	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	7.2	7	0	4	1	0.00
Away	3	7.0	18	0	1	2	0.00

Last 6 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1948-07-18	NY5	BLG	L	1	0
1948-06-11	NY5	HOM	L	0	0
1948-05-29	NY5	PH5	L	1	0
1940-09-02	HOM	PH5	L	2	1
1940-09-01	HOM	BLG	W	0	0
1940-07-28	HOM	BLG	L	1	1

Last 6 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO
1948-07-18	NY5	BLG	L	3.2	7	7	1	2
1948-06-11	NY5	HOM	—	0.2	5	3	0	0
1948-05-29	NY5	PH5	—	5.0	3	2	1	1
1940-09-02	HOM	PH5	—	2.2	6	4	0	0
1940-09-01	HOM	BLG	W	1.0	0	0	1	0
1940-07-28	HOM	BLG	—	1.2	4	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	6	2	0	5	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	HG	P	4	1	0	5	0	0
1948	NBY	P	2	1	0	0	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	6

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonny Boy Jeffries

Was Sonny Boy Jeffries a pitcher?: Yes. Sonny Boy Jeffries pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 6 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sonny Boy Jeffries hit?: Sonny Boy Jeffries hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.