Alonzo Mitchell
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Alonzo Mitchell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. Across 38 career appearances, he went 4-8 with a 5.75 ERA and 50 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 225.9.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'7" / 158 lb
- Died
- 1963 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
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-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | ACB | ECL | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37.1 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6.27 | 4.11 (-53%) | -56.5 |
| 1926 | NS | ECL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31.50 | — | 0.0 |
| 1928 | ACB | ECL | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 42 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 6.35 | 4.13 (-54%) | -838.5 |
| 1929 | ACB | ANL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.21 | 4.60 (+30%) | 666.6 |
| 1938 | JRC | NAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.86 | — | 0.0 |
| 1939 | CBR | NAL | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4.26 | 4.28 (avg) | 454.3 |
| 1940 | CBR | NAL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.16 | — | 0.0 |
| 1941 | JRC | NAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 8 seasons | 4 | 8 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 122.0 | 149 | 78 | 54 | 50 | 5.75 | — | 226 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 94 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .319 | .354 | .383 | .737 | 0 |
Career AVG .319 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — +15.8% above league average.
Career OBP .354 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .383 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .737 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | ACB | ECL | 11 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1926 | NS | ECL | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1928 | ACB | ECL | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1929 | ACB | ANL | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1938 | JRC | NAL | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1939 | CBR | NAL | 10 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1940 | CBR | NAL | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1941 | JRC | NAL | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 8 seasons | 61 | 94 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .319 | — | — | — | — | 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 (55 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | .391 |
| Away | 19 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .381 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 24.1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1.48 |
| Away | 9 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-07-19 | JAX | BIR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-07-14 | JAX | BIR | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-07-04 | JAX | BIR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-06-01 | JAX | KCM | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-06-01 | JAX | KCM | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-05-25 | JAX | BIR | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-05-24 | JAX | BIR | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1940-09-02 | CV9 | SNO | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-09-01 | CV9 | SNO | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-08-04 | CV9 | CAG | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-07-19 | JAX | BIR | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941-07-14 | JAX | BIR | — | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1941-07-04 | JAX | BIR | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-09-02 | CV9 | SNO | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-07-14 | CV9 | KCM | — | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-07-09 | CV9 | SNO | L | 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-06-30 | CV9 | BIR | — | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-06-28 | CV9 | BIR | — | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939-08-20 | CV9 | TLC | — | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939-08-14 | CV9 | CAG | W | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 5 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OF | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P | 38 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | ACB | OF | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | ACB | P | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1926 | NS | OF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NS | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1928 | ACB | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | ACB | P | 9 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 1929 | ACB | P | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | JRC | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | JRC | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CBR | 1B | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CBR | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | CBR | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | JRC | 1B | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | JRC | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | JRC | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | JRC | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 38 |
| First Base | 5 |
| Third Base | 1 |
| Left Field | 6 |
| Right Field | 1 |
Alonzo Mitchell: the record in brief
The season rows for Alonzo Mitchell begin in 1926. By club, Mitchell's seasons break down as the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1926 to 1929), the Newark Stars (1926), the Jacksonville Red Caps (1938 through 1941), and the Cleveland Bears (1939 to 1940). Mitchell played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 2, 1905, in Jacksonville, FL, USA and a listed size of 158 pounds on a 5-foot-7 frame. The bio records the death in 1963, in Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Mitchell's career pitching line is 4 wins, 8 losses and a 5.75 ERA over 38 appearances. Mitchell had 50 strikeouts. The league ERA over Mitchell's seasons was 4.23, so the 5.75 figure ran 35.9% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 6.27 in 1926, when the league's was 4.11. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 225.9 for Mitchell's career.
Frequently Asked Questions about Alonzo Mitchell
- Was Alonzo Mitchell a pitcher?
- Yes. Alonzo Mitchell pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 50 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Alonzo Mitchell hit?
- Alonzo Mitchell hit 0 career home runs with 30 hits.
- What was Alonzo Mitchell's career batting average?
- Alonzo Mitchell batted .319 over his career, with 30 hits in 94 at bats.
- How many RBI did Alonzo Mitchell have?
- Alonzo Mitchell drove in 8 runs in his career.
- What was Alonzo Mitchell's career ERA?
- Alonzo Mitchell finished with a 5.75 career ERA, going 4-8 with 50 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Alonzo Mitchell have?
- Alonzo Mitchell recorded 50 career strikeouts.