Harry Kenyon

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .278
HR 9
RBI 167
H 343
OPS .705
PIV 132
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
4/10/1894 in Arkadelphia, AR, USA
Died
11/3/1973 in Morrilton, AR, USA

Full name: Harry Claudius Kenyon

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
5.0 5.0 0 1.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 0 0 1 4.50 2.00

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
395 1,233 197 343 57 18 9 167 44 78 1 .278 .330 .376 .705 132

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .330 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .376 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .705 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — near 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
1919 BRG EAS 10 36 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .083 — — — — 0.0
1920 BRG EAS 10 34 8 9 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 .265 — — — — 0.0
1921 ABC NNL 72 241 41 65 10 6 1 28 5 27 1 .270 .286 (-6%) .344 (+5%) .395 (-5%) .739 (-1%) 52.5
1922 HIL IND 12 23 4 4 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 .174 — — — — 0.0
1923 CAG NNL 54 158 25 48 10 1 0 26 2 11 0 .304 .282 (+7%) .344 (+2%) .390 (-3%) .734 (avg) -5.2
1924 NLG ECL 64 227 43 68 15 2 1 34 14 12 0 .300 .283 (+6%) .345 (-2%) .389 (+2%) .734 (avg) -38.9
1925 DS NNL 65 211 34 60 7 2 4 33 8 12 0 .284 .288 (-1%) .349 (-8%) .407 (-3%) .756 (-5%) -209.1
1926 DS NNL 55 159 22 49 9 4 2 25 6 6 0 .308 .279 (+10%) .345 (-1%) .390 (+16%) .735 (+8%) 164.6
1927 DS NNL 24 71 13 24 3 2 0 9 3 4 0 .338 .282 (+20%) .344 (+15%) .392 (+11%) .736 (+13%) 168.4
1928 KCM NNL 15 46 3 8 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .174 — — — — 0.0
1928 MRS NNL 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1929 MRS NNL 10 22 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 395 1,233 197 343 57 18 9 167 44 78 1 .278 — — — — 132

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
31 33 101 67 37 3 2 589.0 679 333 23 210 231 5.09 963.4

Career ERA 5.09 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — 25.2% 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
1919 BRG EAS 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 13.7 18 8 5 5 5.27 3.09 (-71%) 73.2
1920 BRG EAS 2 1 3 3 3 1 0 25.0 20 9 7 4 3.24 3.45 (+6%) 82.8
1921 ABC NNL 7 10 22 17 13 1 0 167.0 174 74 51 66 3.99 4.02 (+1%) 2089.9
1922 HIL IND 3 1 6 4 1 0 1 31.7 39 20 16 18 5.68 4.18 (-36%) -570.7
1923 CAG NNL 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 19.7 31 13 11 5 5.95 4.03 (-48%) -558.9
1924 NLG ECL 1 2 6 4 3 1 1 37.0 47 20 15 21 4.86 4.13 (-18%) -848.1
1925 DS NNL 8 6 22 13 5 0 0 112.3 132 80 37 60 6.41 4.55 (-41%) 2808.8
1926 DS NNL 5 6 14 10 5 0 0 87.7 105 57 29 30 5.85 4.11 (-43%) -250.8
1927 DS NNL 2 4 9 7 4 0 0 51.3 57 22 22 16 3.86 4.08 (+6%) -626.5
1928 KCM NNL 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 16.7 13 5 9 2 2.70 4.13 (+35%) -141.8
1928 MRS NNL 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 5.3 9 4 1 0 6.75 — 0.0
1929 MRS NNL 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 21.7 34 21 7 4 8.72 4.60 (-90%) -1094.6
Career · 12 seasons 31 33 101 67 37 3 2 589.0 679 333 210 231 5.09 — 963

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Away140100.250

Last 1 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1921-06-13 IN4CAGL 401010000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 20 13 145 14 4 7
2B 19 14 26 36 9 3
OF 252 178 321 30 29 4
P 100 67 16 141 15 2
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1919 BRG 2B 4 4 3 10 3 1
1919 BRG OF 6 5 7 1 0 0
1919 BRG P 3 1 0 4 0 0
1920 BRG 2B 2 2 5 4 2 1
1920 BRG OF 4 4 6 1 1 0
1920 BRG P 3 3 1 11 0 0
1921 ABC 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0
1921 ABC 2B 1 0 2 1 1 0
1921 ABC OF 55 49 84 8 12 1
1921 ABC P 22 17 5 33 8 0
1922 HIL 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0
1922 HIL OF 3 2 3 0 0 0
1922 HIL P 6 4 3 4 1 0
1923 CAG 1B 1 1 3 0 0 0
1923 CAG OF 41 31 60 4 3 2
1923 CAG P 5 3 1 6 0 0
1924 NLG OF 57 54 105 14 10 0
1924 NLG P 6 4 0 12 2 1
1925 DS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 DS OF 40 0 0 0 0 0
1925 DS P 22 13 0 0 0 0
1925 DS SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 DS 1B 14 11 133 13 4 7
1926 DS 2B 11 8 16 21 3 1
1926 DS OF 13 10 20 1 1 1
1926 DS P 14 10 4 36 0 1
1927 DS OF 15 14 22 1 1 0
1927 DS P 9 7 1 24 3 0
1928 KCM OF 11 9 12 0 0 0
1928 KCM P 4 1 1 2 0 0
1928 MRS OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
1928 MRS P 2 2 0 4 1 0
1929 MRS 1B 1 1 6 1 0 0
1929 MRS OF 5 0 1 0 1 0
1929 MRS P 4 2 0 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 100
First Base 20
Second Base 19
Shortstop 1
Left Field 116
Center Field 106
Right Field 30

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  4. 93
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  5. 92
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Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Kenyon

Was Harry Kenyon a pitcher?
Both. Harry Kenyon pitched in 101 games, going 31-33 with a 5.09 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Left Fielder.
How many home runs did Harry Kenyon hit?
Harry Kenyon hit 9 career home runs with 343 hits.