Was Jim Missouri a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Missouri pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 123 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Missouri hit?

Jim Missouri hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

Jim Missouri

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 9–13

ERA 5.78

WHIP 1.54

SO 123

Pitcher PIV 579.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 185 lb
Born: 5/29/1917 in Bishopville, SC, USA
Died: 7/4/1989 in Capitol Heights, MD, USA

Full name: James Albert Missouri

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
87.0	86.0	4.0	11.0	1.0	0	0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0	.128	.138	.140	.278

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
15	14	32	14	27	2	270.1	298	181	84	13	75	57	2.80	1.38

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	13	57	28	11	3	2	211.7	242	136	17	84	123	5.78	579.4

Career ERA 5.78 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 34.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	PS	NN2	3	2	11	5	3	1	0	48.0	45	16	9	31	3.00	4.34 (+31%)	1276.2
1938	PS	NN2	4	5	13	7	4	1	0	47.0	59	43	25	30	8.23	4.35 (-89%)	-925.8
1939	PS	NN2	1	3	14	9	2	1	0	66.0	66	41	28	31	5.59	4.28 (-30%)	-1219.3
1940	PS	NN2	1	3	19	7	2	0	2	50.7	72	36	22	31	6.39	4.21 (-52%)	1448.2
Career · 4 seasons			9	13	57	28	11	3	2	211.2	242	136	84	123	5.78	—	579

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
57	70	3	9	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	.129	.141	.143	.284	0

Career AVG .129 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career OBP .141 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 58.6% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 63.6% below league average.

Career OPS .284 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 61.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	PS	NN2	11	15	0	1	0	0	0	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	PS	NN2	13	17	2	4	1	3	0	.235	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	PS	NN2	14	24	1	4	0	2	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PS	NN2	19	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			57	70	3	9	1	5	1	.129	—	—	—	—	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	43	52	2	9	0	1	.173
Away	13	13	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	43	158.2	171	42	51	23	2.38
Away	13	40.2	51	13	7	14	2.88

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1940-07-31	PH5	HOM	L	3
1940-07-20	PH5	BLG	L	0
1940-07-20	PH5	BLG	L	0
1940-07-13	PH5	HOM	L	0
1940-07-13	PH5	HOM	W	1
1940-07-06	PH5	NY6	L	1
1940-07-04	PH5	NW2	L	0
1940-06-29	PH5	NY5	W	0
1940-06-23	PH5	HOM	L	1
1940-06-23	PH5	HOM	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1940-07-31	PH5	HOM	—	8.0	15	6	4	1	2
1940-07-20	PH5	BLG	—	1.0	2	3	0	2	0
1940-07-20	PH5	BLG	—	1.0	4	4	4	0	0
1940-07-13	PH5	HOM	—	2.0	3	1	0	0	0
1940-07-13	PH5	HOM	—	3.0	4	3	0	0	1
1940-07-06	PH5	NY6	—	4.0	6	3	0	2	0
1940-07-04	PH5	NW2	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1940-06-29	PH5	NY5	—	0.1	5	3	0	0	0
1940-06-23	PH5	HOM	L	2.1	6	4	4	0	2
1940-06-23	PH5	HOM	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	57	28	2	52	6	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1937	PS	P	11	5	0	12	0
1938	PS	P	13	7	2	11	1
1939	PS	P	14	9	0	20	3
1940	PS	P	19	7	0	9	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	57

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Missouri

Was Jim Missouri a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Missouri pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 123 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Missouri hit?: Jim Missouri hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.