Percy Miller

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Percy Miller was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 9 teams, including the Chicago Giants. Across 138 career appearances, he went 29-39 with a 5.86 ERA and 302 strikeouts. He also batted .244 with 10 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 228.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 29–39
ERA 5.86
WHIP 1.66
SO 302
Pitcher PIV -483.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'9" / 170 lb
Born
1/28/1897 in Omaha, NE, USA
Died
1/14/1958 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Percy Miller — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
45.0 40.0 1.0 5.0 0 0 1.0 0 2.0 0 1.0 .125 .167 .200 .367

Pitching

Percy Miller — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
5 17 19 12 5 2 133.2 132 105 31 9 52 41 2.09 1.38

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

Percy Miller — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1942 4.0 4.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Listed seasons · 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Percy Miller — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1942 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 9 7 0 1 3 0 0.00 1.50
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 9 7 0 1 3 0 0.00 1.50

Career Pitching Statistics

Percy Miller — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
29 39 138 69 29 0 2 571.3 681 372 28 268 302 5.86 -483.3

Career ERA 5.86 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 39.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Percy Miller Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1921 COG NNL 1 5 7 5 4 0 0 47.7 61 22 15 15 4.15 4.02 (-3%) 346.6
1922 KCM NNL 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 8 1 2 4 1.12 — 0.0
1922 SLS NNL 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 16 11 3 2 9.00 4.18 (-115%) -179.3
1923 SLS NNL 0 3 12 6 1 0 0 41.3 65 33 19 18 7.19 4.03 (-78%) -867.8
1925 SLS NNL 11 4 33 11 2 0 1 116.7 124 71 36 58 5.48 4.55 (-20%) 2891.3
1926 SLS NNL 3 2 14 4 2 0 1 38.0 39 24 27 27 5.68 4.11 (-38%) -564.2
1926 CEL NNL 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 3.7 7 11 8 1 27.00 — 0.0
1926 KCM NNL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 6.3 13 10 5 3 14.21 — 0.0
1927 CHT NNL 1 2 13 5 1 0 0 44.3 63 38 24 28 7.71 4.08 (-89%) -1250.1
1930 NEG NNL 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 18.0 23 16 8 10 8.00 4.80 (-67%) 112.1
1931 CCU NNL 3 2 8 6 3 0 0 38.7 41 19 19 26 4.42 4.10 (-8%) -571.2
1932 NWB EWL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.7 6 5 4 4 7.94 — 0.0
1933 NEG NN2 6 2 10 8 6 0 0 76.7 76 25 24 40 2.93 3.86 (+24%) 494.2
1934 NEG NN2 2 5 16 9 4 0 0 61.0 73 46 34 39 6.79 4.29 (-58%) 312.1
1937 DTS NAL 2 6 9 8 5 0 0 54.3 66 40 40 27 6.63 4.34 (-53%) -1207.1
Career · 15 seasons 29 39 138 69 29 0 2 571.1 681 372 268 302 5.86 — -483

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

Percy Miller — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
231 451 57 110 18 10 10 56 7 32 2 .244 .303 .395 .697 228

Career AVG .244 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 13.3% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 11.8% below league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .697 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 5.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Percy Miller Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1921 COG NNL 11 29 3 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 .241 — — — — 0.0
1922 KCM NNL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1922 SLS NNL 19 40 8 8 1 2 1 10 0 5 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1923 SLS NNL 49 149 23 47 10 4 5 20 2 11 0 .315 .282 (+11%) .344 (+10%) .390 (+38%) .734 (+25%) 611.0
1925 SLS NNL 41 56 6 9 3 0 1 5 2 2 0 .161 .288 (-44%) .349 (-46%) .407 (-34%) .756 (-40%) -382.6
1926 SLS NNL 15 14 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 .214 — — — — 0.0
1926 CEL NNL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1926 KCM NNL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1927 CHT NNL 23 35 3 13 1 3 1 4 0 3 0 .371 — — — — 0.0
1930 NEG NNL 9 10 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1931 CCU NNL 10 16 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .188 — — — — 0.0
1932 NWB EWL 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1933 NEG NN2 13 29 6 7 0 1 0 5 1 2 0 .241 — — — — 0.0
1934 NEG NN2 21 34 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .176 — — — — 0.0
1937 DTS NAL 12 29 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 .103 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 231 451 57 110 18 10 10 56 7 32 2 .244 — — — — 228

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

Percy Miller — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Percy Miller — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 NNC SLS 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Percy Miller — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 4 0 1 15.3 17 8 5 7 4.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Percy Miller — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1925 NNC SLS 0 2 4 0 1 15.3 17 8 5 7 4.70

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Percy Miller — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home960100.167
Away11261410.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Percy Miller — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home742.031139142.79
Away952.053630151.04

Last 10 Games — Batting

Percy Miller — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1942-06-24 BIRCCBL 401000000
1937-08-16 DT2ATNL 000000000
1937-08-15 DT2ATNW 000000000
1937-08-15 DT2ATNL 000000000
1937-08-06 DT2CI1L 100000000
1937-08-01 DT2CAGL 100000000
1937-07-18 DT2KCML 200000000
1937-07-18 DT2KCML 201000000
1937-07-11 DT2KCMW 000000000
1937-06-30 DT2CAGL 200000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Percy Miller — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1942-06-24 BIRCCB L 8.0970301
1937-08-16 DT2ATN L 9.0870000
1937-08-15 DT2ATN W 0.0000000
1937-08-15 DT2ATN L 0.0000000
1937-08-06 DT2CI1 L 6.0786671
1937-08-01 DT2CAG L 2.0360300
1937-07-18 DT2KCM L 6.0632120
1937-07-18 DT2KCM L 8.0544800
1937-07-11 DT2KCM W 9.0730000
1937-06-30 DT2CAG L 8.0780620

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Percy Miller — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 4 2 21 0 3 1
OF 64 52 75 12 8 1
P 138 69 12 107 6 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Percy Miller — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 COG OF 3 3 2 1 1 0
1921 COG P 7 5 2 8 0 0
1922 KCM P 1 1 1 3 0 0
1922 SLS OF 14 13 18 4 0 0
1922 SLS P 2 2 0 5 2 0
1923 SLS OF 37 32 47 6 5 1
1923 SLS P 12 6 0 14 1 1
1925 SLS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 SLS OF 4 1 1 0 1 0
1925 SLS P 33 11 0 0 0 0
1926 SLS P 14 4 0 13 0 0
1926 CEL P 3 2 0 2 0 0
1926 KCM P 2 2 0 5 0 1
1927 CHT 1B 3 2 21 0 3 1
1927 CHT OF 1 0 2 1 0 0
1927 CHT P 13 5 0 8 1 0
1930 NEG OF 1 0 0 0 1 0
1930 NEG P 7 0 1 2 0 0
1931 CCU P 8 6 0 5 0 0
1932 NWB OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1932 NWB P 1 0 0 2 1 0
1933 NEG P 10 8 3 14 0 1
1934 NEG OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1934 NEG P 16 9 2 10 0 0
1937 DTS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1937 DTS P 9 8 3 16 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Percy Miller Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 138
First Base 4
Left Field 50
Right Field 14

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  1. 98
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  2. 90
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  3. 90
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  4. 83
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  5. 83
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  6. 82
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Frequently Asked Questions about Percy Miller

Was Percy Miller a pitcher?
Yes. Percy Miller pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 302 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Percy Miller hit?
Percy Miller hit 10 career home runs with 110 hits.
What was Percy Miller's career batting average?
Percy Miller batted .244 over his career, with 110 hits in 451 at bats.
How many RBI did Percy Miller have?
Percy Miller drove in 56 runs in his career.
What was Percy Miller's career ERA?
Percy Miller finished with a 5.86 career ERA, going 29-39 with 302 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Percy Miller have?
Percy Miller recorded 302 career strikeouts.