Was Cholly Naranjo a pitcher?

Yes. Cholly Naranjo pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 26 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cholly Naranjo hit?

Cholly Naranjo hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Cholly Naranjo

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956)

W–L 1–2

ERA 4.46

WHIP 1.57

SO 26

Pitcher PIV -955.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 11/25/1933 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Died: 1/13/2022 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-07-08
Last Game: 1956-09-12

Full name: Lazaro Ramon Gonzalo Naranjo

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	2	17	3	0	0	0	34.3	37	17	7	17	26	4.46	-955.8

Career ERA 4.46 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 12.4% 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
1956	PIT	NL	1	2	17	3	0	0	0	34.3	37	17	17	26	4.46	3.96 (-12%)	-955.8
Career · 1 season			1	2	17	3	0	0	0	34.1	37	17	17	26	4.46	—	-956

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
17	7	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.143	.125	.286	.411	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 44.7% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 28.1% below league average.

Career OPS .411 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 43.6% below 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
1956	PIT	NL	17	7	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			17	7	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	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	7	4	0	0	0	1	.000
Away	10	3	1	1	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	19.2	12	4	8	17	1.83
Away	10	14.2	25	12	9	9	7.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	RBI
1956-09-12	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1956-09-11	PIT	CHC	W	0	0
1956-09-09	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1956-09-08	PIT	PHI	W	0	0
1956-09-02	PIT	PHI	W	3	1
1956-08-17	PIT	NY1	L	0	0
1956-08-14	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1956-08-09	PIT	BRO	L	0	0
1956-08-07	PIT	BRO	L	0	0
1956-08-05	PIT	ATL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1956-09-12	PIT	CHC	—	1.1	2	1	0	1	1	0
1956-09-11	PIT	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0
1956-09-09	PIT	PHI	L	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0
1956-09-08	PIT	PHI	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0
1956-09-02	PIT	PHI	W	8.2	3	1	1	2	5	0
1956-08-17	PIT	NY1	—	0.2	4	2	2	1	0	1
1956-08-14	PIT	PHI	—	0.0	2	3	1	1	0	0
1956-08-09	PIT	BRO	—	1.0	1	1	0	2	2	0
1956-08-07	PIT	BRO	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1956-08-05	PIT	ATL	—	3.0	4	1	1	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	17	3	8	9	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1956	PIT	P	17	3	8	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	17

Frequently Asked Questions about Cholly Naranjo

Was Cholly Naranjo a pitcher?: Yes. Cholly Naranjo pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 26 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cholly Naranjo hit?: Cholly Naranjo hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.