Was William Makell a pitcher?

No. William Makell was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did William Makell hit?

William Makell hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

William Makell

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .350

HR 0

RBI 1

H 7

OPS .785

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 150 lb
Born: 6/22/1922 in Washington, DC, USA
Died: 1967

Full name: William M. Makell

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
27.0	25.0	3.0	6.0	0	0	0	1.0	2.0	0	0	.240	.296	.240	.536

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
12	20	4	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	.350	.435	.350	.785	0

Career AVG .350 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +35.3% above league average.

Career OBP .435 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +33.6% above league average.

Career SLG .350 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .785 vs. league average .677 across their career seasons — +15.9% 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
1943	BEG	NN2	6	8	1	2	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	NE	NN2	6	12	3	5	1	3	.417	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			12	20	4	7	1	3	.350	—	—	—	—	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	8	8	2	0	0	0	.000
Away	4	7	1	2	0	0	.286

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB
1949-09-05	BLG	PH5	L	0	0	0	0
1949-08-21	BLG	MEM	W	0	0	0	0
1944-08-27	NW2	HOM	L	0	0	0	0
1944-08-26	NW2	HOM	L	3	1	2	0
1944-07-16	NW2	NY5	W	2	0	0	0
1944-07-11	NW2	BLG	L	2	0	0	0
1944-07-08	NW2	PH5	L	2	0	0	0
1944-06-19	NW2	HOM	W	2	2	0	2
1944-05-30	NW2	NY5	W	0	0	0	0
1944-05-14	NW2	PH5	W	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	7	4	21	4	1	0
OF	2	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1943	BEG	C	3	1	9	0	1
1944	NE	C	4	3	12	4	0
1944	NE	OF	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	7
Right Field	2

Frequently Asked Questions about William Makell

Was William Makell a pitcher?: No. William Makell was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did William Makell hit?: William Makell hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.