Was Robert Keys a pitcher?

Yes. Robert Keys pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 49 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Robert Keys hit?

Robert Keys hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Robert Keys

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 6–11

ERA 4.80

WHIP 1.58

SO 49

Pitcher PIV -1175.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 160 lb
Born: 10/9/1912 in LeFlore, MS, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
56.0	51.0	6.0	9.0	1.0	1.0	0	4.0	2.0	0	0	.176	.208	.235	.443

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
22	27	62	36	26	2	405.0	272	218	24	14	61	44	0.53	0.82

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 Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	IP	H	R	HR	WHIP
1940	1	0	2	2	1	15.0	6	6	0	0.40
1946	0	1	3	0	0	2.0	0	7	1	0.00
1948	1	0	2	1	1	11.0	5	0	0	0.46
Listed seasons · 3	2	1	7	3	2	28.0	11	13	1	0.39

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	11	21	16	11	1	0	135.0	156	72	7	57	49	4.80	-1175.2

Career ERA 4.80 vs. league average 3.65 across their career seasons — 31.6% worse 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
1941	MRS	NAL	1	1	2	2	2	1	17.0	19	11	6	7	5.82	3.94 (-48%)	382.3
1942	MRS	NAL	0	1	3	1	1	0	11.0	23	20	5	2	16.36	3.57 (-359%)	-1377.3
1942	BBB	NAL	1	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	5	0	3	1	0.00	—	0.0
1943	PS	NN2	2	0	3	2	2	0	21.7	24	6	7	16	2.49	3.50 (+29%)	664.3
1943	MRS	NAL	1	4	5	5	3	0	36.7	43	24	13	13	5.89	3.50 (-68%)	131.5
1944	MRS	NAL	1	3	4	4	2	0	30.0	27	5	12	9	1.50	3.57 (+58%)	148.3
1945	MRS	NAL	0	2	3	2	1	0	12.7	15	6	11	1	4.26	3.67 (-16%)	-1124.2
Career · 7 seasons			6	11	21	16	11	1	135.0	156	72	57	49	4.80	—	-1,175

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
25	49	4	8	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	.163	.212	.224	.436	0

Career AVG .163 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 36.9% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career SLG .224 vs. league average .356 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.

Career OPS .436 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — 36.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	MRS	NAL	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	MRS	NAL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BBB	NAL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	PS	NN2	3	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	MRS	NAL	6	14	2	3	0	1	2	0	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	MRS	NAL	4	9	0	2	1	0	0	0	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	MRS	NAL	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			25	49	4	8	1	1	2	3	.163	—	—	—	—	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

View full game log (127 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	37	20	2	5	0	4	.250
Away	28	17	1	1	0	0	.059

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	35	140.0	72	13	24	19	0.84
Away	27	107.1	108	1	17	16	0.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1948-08-30	MEM	IN9	W	0
1946-06-18	MEM	CAG	L	0
1946-06-16	MEM	CAG	L	0
1946-06-02	CVB	IN9	L	0
1946-05-29	CVB	CAG	W	0
1945-09-03	MEM	KCM	L	0
1945-09-02	MEM	KCM	L	3
1945-08-29	MEM	CVB	L	0
1945-08-27	MEM	CVB	L	0
1945-06-08	MEM	CAG	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	HR
1948-08-30	MEM	IN9	W	9.0	5	0	0	0
1946-06-18	MEM	CAG	L	2.0	0	7	0	1
1946-06-16	MEM	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-02	CVB	IN9	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1946-05-29	CVB	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-02	MEM	KCM	L	7.0	8	5	2	1
1945-08-29	MEM	CVB	L	0.0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-27	MEM	CVB	—	1.0	0	0	0	0
1945-06-08	MEM	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-27	MEM	CVB	—	5.0	4	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	21	16	3	37	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1941	MRS	P	2	2	0	0	0	1
1942	MRS	P	3	1	0	4	1	0
1942	BBB	P	1	0	0	5	0	0
1943	PS	P	3	2	0	6	0	1
1943	MRS	P	5	5	3	13	2	2
1944	MRS	P	4	4	0	6	1	0
1945	MRS	P	3	2	0	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	21

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Keys

Was Robert Keys a pitcher?: Yes. Robert Keys pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 49 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Robert Keys hit?: Robert Keys hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.