Henry Kimbro

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .299
HR 31
RBI 261
H 667
OPS .824
PIV 7,264
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 175 lb
Born
2/10/1912 in Nashville, TN, USA
Died
7/11/1999 in Nashville, TN, USA
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: Henry Allen Kimbro

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
3212.0 2774.0 611.0 872.0 115.0 53.0 41.0 227.0 406.0 9.0 94.0 .314 .405 .438 .843

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 0 4 0 0.00 1.80

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 260.0 226.0 46.0 81.0 10.0 3.0 0 29.0 33.0 0 4.0 .358 .440 .429 .869
1951 5.0 4.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
1952 4.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 1.0 .333 .500 .333 .833
1953 4.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Listed seasons · 4 273 236 46 84 10 3 0 31 36 0 5 .356 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
573 2,234 492 667 107 50 31 261 75 317 11 .299 .391 .433 .824 7,264

Career AVG .299 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +13.1% above league average.

Career OBP .391 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +17.4% above league average.

Career SLG .433 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career OPS .824 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — +16.8% above 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
1937 WEG NN2 34 133 24 38 5 3 4 16 0 15 0 .286 .276 (+3%) .342 (+5%) .398 (+15%) .740 (+10%) 228.8
1938 BEG NN2 36 148 32 39 5 3 0 20 1 16 1 .264 .272 (-3%) .341 (-1%) .392 (-14%) .734 (-8%) -170.9
1939 BEG NN2 31 126 26 38 5 1 3 12 3 12 5 .302 .274 (+10%) .342 (+7%) .393 (+9%) .735 (+8%) 188.2
1940 BEG NN2 59 228 54 60 8 2 2 24 8 48 1 .263 .267 (-2%) .335 (+19%) .387 (-12%) .722 (+3%) 351.4
1941 NBY NN2 39 145 28 40 4 2 1 10 16 18 1 .276 .262 (+5%) .332 (+10%) .373 (-6%) .705 (+2%) 107.0
1942 BEG NN2 54 224 38 58 8 5 2 27 4 24 3 .259 .253 (+2%) .323 (+4%) .349 (+5%) .672 (+4%) 161.3
1943 BEG NN2 46 184 33 50 7 5 0 12 7 23 0 .272 .255 (+6%) .324 (+9%) .346 (+5%) .671 (+7%) 215.8
1944 BEG NN2 34 134 29 49 7 4 2 14 4 17 0 .366 .261 (+40%) .325 (+34%) .357 (+46%) .683 (+40%) 894.0
1945 BEG NN2 54 229 42 60 11 9 2 17 5 24 0 .262 .260 (avg) .328 (+1%) .354 (+17%) .683 (+9%) 278.3
1946 BEG NN2 63 235 62 84 12 7 7 36 9 35 0 .357 .256 (+39%) .328 (+36%) .358 (+55%) .687 (+46%) 1952.0
1947 BEG NN2 64 247 70 95 24 5 8 52 11 26 0 .385 .262 (+47%) .336 (+33%) .376 (+65%) .712 (+50%) 2127.5
1948 BEG NN2 59 201 54 56 11 4 0 21 7 59 0 .279 .263 (+6%) .340 (+34%) .379 (-2%) .719 (+15%) 930.5
Career · 12 seasons 573 2,234 492 667 107 50 31 261 75 317 11 .299 — — — — 7,264

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
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 4 1 5.40 0.0

Career ERA 5.40 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 37.2% 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
1941 NBY NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 4 1 5.40 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 4 1 5.40 — 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
13 47 7 16 3 0 0 4 7 0 .340

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 NLC BEG 4 13 2 8 1 0 0 0 5 0 .615
1939 NLC BEG 5 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .167
1939 NLP1 BEG 4 16 4 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 .312

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home357129932543920128.338
Away2248851532481554.280

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away15.050400.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-05 BLGPH5W 523000210
1949-09-02 BLGPH5W 321000020
1949-08-30 BLGKCMW 401000100
1949-08-28 BLGKCML 412000000
1949-08-28 BLGKCMW 401000000
1949-08-26 BLGPH5W 412000000
1949-08-24 BLGPH5W 402000200
1949-08-23 BLGMEML 401000000
1949-08-21 BLGMEMW 421010000
1949-08-21 BLGMEMW 402100310

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1941-08-02 NY5NW2 — 5.0530400

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
3B 2 2 4 4 2 1
OF 570 570 1142 53 52 7
P 1 0 0 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 WEG OF 34 34 41 2 4 1
1938 BEG OF 36 36 59 3 3 0
1939 BEG OF 31 31 60 2 2 0
1940 BEG OF 59 59 115 7 8 1
1941 NBY OF 39 39 89 3 1 0
1941 NBY P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1942 BEG OF 54 54 108 4 3 1
1943 BEG 3B 1 1 1 2 1 0
1943 BEG OF 45 45 102 6 4 1
1944 BEG OF 34 34 68 1 2 0
1945 BEG 3B 1 1 3 2 1 1
1945 BEG OF 53 53 103 5 5 1
1946 BEG OF 62 62 144 5 7 1
1947 BEG OF 64 64 136 8 8 1
1948 BEG OF 59 59 117 7 5 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Third Base 2
Left Field 44
Center Field 522
Right Field 4

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Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Kimbro

Was Henry Kimbro a pitcher?
No. Henry Kimbro was a position player (Center Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Henry Kimbro hit?
Henry Kimbro hit 31 career home runs with 667 hits.