Was Jimmie Newberry a pitcher?

Yes. Jimmie Newberry pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 121 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jimmie Newberry hit?

Jimmie Newberry hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

Jimmie Newberry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 12–15

ERA 3.59

WHIP 1.31

SO 121

Pitcher PIV 6031.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 6/9/1919 in Bonham, AL, USA
Died: 6/23/1983 in Bremen Township, IL, USA

Full name: Jimmie Lee Newberry

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
132.0	116.0	10.0	22.0	3.0	1.0	0	10.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	.190	.248	.233	.481

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
54	41	98	61	40	2	806.0	555	319	84	9	81	161	0.94	0.79

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	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	14.0	12.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583
Listed seasons · 1	14	12	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1949	5	1	7	4	1	0	47.2	28	18	8	1	5	2	1.51	0.69
Listed seasons · 1	5	1	7	4	1	0	47.2	28	18	8	1	5	2	1.51	0.69

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	15	44	23	13	1	1	233.3	240	93	4	65	121	3.59	6031.9

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 3.73 across their career seasons — near 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
1943	BBB	NAL	0	3	5	4	1	0	0	27.7	30	19	12	7	6.18	3.50 (-77%)	-286.1
1943	CC	NAL	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	17.0	15	3	5	9	1.59	3.50 (+55%)	438.5
1944	BBB	NAL	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	11.3	8	4	6	6	3.18	3.57 (+11%)	104.2
1945	BBB	NAL	3	4	11	7	5	1	0	65.3	63	29	19	33	3.99	3.67 (-9%)	1471.8
1946	BBB	NAL	1	2	3	3	2	0	0	24.0	20	6	4	17	2.25	3.59 (+37%)	832.0
1947	BBB	NAL	1	2	7	3	2	0	0	29.7	34	15	7	16	4.55	3.97 (-15%)	1153.4
1948	BBB	NAL	6	2	13	4	1	0	1	58.3	70	17	12	33	2.62	4.10 (+36%)	2318.1
Career · 7 seasons			12	15	44	23	13	1	1	233.1	240	93	65	121	3.59	—	6,032

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
47	88	7	14	2	1	0	7	1	6	3	.159	.237	.205	.442	0

Career AVG .159 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 28.3% below league average.

Career SLG .205 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Career OPS .442 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 36.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1943	BBB	NAL	5	10	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	CC	NAL	2	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	BBB	NAL	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BBB	NAL	12	24	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	BBB	NAL	3	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BBB	NAL	8	13	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BBB	NAL	13	22	2	7	1	1	5	0	2	0	.318	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			47	88	7	14	2	1	7	1	6	3	.159	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	ALC	BBB	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
1948	NWS	BBB	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	5	1	0	22.0	17	5	5	17	2.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	ALC	BBB	1	1	3	0	0	10.7	8	2	1	9	1.69
1948	NWS	BBB	0	1	2	1	0	11.3	9	3	4	8	2.38

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	46	29	5	8	0	8	.276
Away	56	45	4	8	0	2	.178

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	45	215.1	160	24	26	37	1.00
Away	56	315.0	231	43	32	59	1.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1949-07-30	BIR	BLG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-07	BIR	PH5	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-05	BIR	BLG	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1949-05-29	BIR	NY6	W	4	2	1	1	0	0
1949-05-22	BIR	LCB	W	2	1	1	0	2	0
1949-05-10	BIR	LCB	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-05-03	BIR	HOE	W	3	0	1	0	0	0
1948-08-29	BIR	CAG	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-12	BIR	CVB	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-08	BIR	CVB	W	1	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-07-30	BIR	BLG	—	5.0	0	3	0	0	0	0
1949-06-07	BIR	PH5	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-06-05	BIR	BLG	W	9.0	9	4	4	0	1	0
1949-05-29	BIR	NY6	W	9.0	10	4	4	1	0	0
1949-05-22	BIR	LCB	W	2.1	2	3	0	1	1	1
1949-05-10	BIR	LCB	L	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-05-03	BIR	HOE	W	9.0	7	4	0	3	0	0
1948-08-29	BIR	CAG	—	5.0	0	3	0	0	0	0
1948-08-12	BIR	CVB	W	7.1	9	0	0	2	4	0
1948-08-08	BIR	CVB	W	6.0	8	2	2	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	44	24	3	53	8	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1943	BBB	P	5	4	0	6	2	0
1943	CC	P	2	2	0	1	2	0
1944	BBB	P	3	1	0	1	0	0
1945	BBB	P	11	7	2	21	2	1
1946	BBB	P	3	3	0	3	1	0
1947	BBB	P	7	3	0	8	0	0
1948	BBB	P	13	4	1	13	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	44

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmie Newberry

Was Jimmie Newberry a pitcher?: Yes. Jimmie Newberry pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 121 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jimmie Newberry hit?: Jimmie Newberry hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.