Lennie Pearson

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .293
HR 54
RBI 351
H 537
OPS .816
PIV 4,571
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 214 lb
Born
5/23/1918 in La Grange, GA, USA
Died
12/7/1980 in East Orange, NJ, USA
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: Leonard Curtis Pearson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
2527.0 2312.0 452.0 733.0 117.0 31.0 83.0 346.0 194.0 13.0 54.0 .317 .370 .502 .872

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 5 5 0 0 3 0 0.00 1.85

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 263.0 232.0 37.0 83.0 16.0 3.0 6.0 45.0 30.0 1.0 3.0 .358 .431 .530 .961
Listed seasons · 1 263 232 37 83 16 3 6 45 30 1 3 .358 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
492 1,830 347 537 102 24 54 351 45 163 11 .293 .352 .464 .816 4,571

Career AVG .293 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +11.2% above league average.

Career OBP .352 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career SLG .464 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — +24.6% above league average.

Career OPS .816 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — +15.6% above 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
1937 NE NN2 24 77 15 18 4 1 1 14 0 12 0 .234 .276 (-15%) .342 (-2%) .398 (-12%) .740 (-7%) -75.4
1938 NE NN2 28 95 16 28 5 2 1 17 2 8 1 .295 .272 (+8%) .341 (+2%) .392 (+7%) .734 (+5%) 64.5
1939 NE NN2 41 161 21 37 4 3 5 29 2 4 4 .230 .274 (-16%) .342 (-27%) .393 (-2%) .735 (-14%) -429.1
1940 NE NN2 41 156 46 55 11 2 8 35 3 16 2 .353 .267 (+32%) .335 (+23%) .387 (+55%) .722 (+40%) 1058.5
1941 NE NN2 40 139 16 38 7 1 4 20 5 7 2 .273 .262 (+4%) .332 (-6%) .373 (+14%) .705 (+4%) 60.8
1942 NE NN2 54 201 43 67 19 0 11 56 3 22 1 .333 .253 (+32%) .323 (+23%) .349 (+69%) .672 (+47%) 1517.3
1942 HG NN2 2 8 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 — — — — 1517.3
1943 NE NN2 33 122 27 34 8 4 4 20 5 19 0 .279 .255 (+9%) .324 (+16%) .346 (+47%) .671 (+32%) 602.1
1943 HG NN2 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 602.1
1943 PS NN2 3 13 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .154 — — — — 602.1
1944 NE NN2 33 127 21 35 9 1 2 21 1 15 0 .276 .261 (+5%) .325 (+8%) .357 (+15%) .683 (+11%) 238.1
1945 NE NN2 20 75 15 23 2 3 2 13 0 5 0 .307 .260 (+18%) .328 (+6%) .354 (+39%) .683 (+23%) 237.1
1946 NE NN2 60 234 53 75 14 2 8 61 18 19 1 .321 .256 (+25%) .328 (+14%) .358 (+39%) .687 (+27%) 1020.8
1947 NE NN2 59 216 37 60 11 2 5 33 5 18 0 .278 .262 (+6%) .336 (-1%) .376 (+11%) .712 (+5%) 150.1
1948 NE NN2 53 202 34 60 6 2 3 29 1 18 0 .297 .263 (+13%) .340 (+4%) .379 (+3%) .719 (+4%) 126.2
Career · 15 seasons 492 1,830 347 537 102 24 54 351 45 163 11 .293 — — — — 7,292

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.3 5 2 0 3 0 4.15 0.0

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 5.6% 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
1941 NE NN2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.3 5 2 3 0 4.15 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 5 2 3 0 4.15 — 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
9 34 4 11 1 0 1 4 1 1 .324

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1946 NWS NE 7 28 4 11 1 0 1 4 1 1 .393
1939 NLP1 NE 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 294 290 2759 136 52 156
2B 12 8 16 24 2 2
3B 56 53 55 92 10 6
OF 141 123 209 6 13 1
P 1 1 0 4 0 0
SS 5 5 3 12 5 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 NE 3B 2 2 2 4 0 0
1937 NE OF 21 21 22 0 0 0
1938 NE 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1938 NE OF 30 27 44 2 2 0
1939 NE 1B 2 2 22 2 0 1
1939 NE 2B 2 2 2 5 0 0
1939 NE 3B 8 8 5 10 1 1
1939 NE OF 33 28 53 2 5 1
1940 NE 3B 17 17 16 29 1 3
1940 NE OF 19 19 34 0 2 0
1940 NE SS 5 5 3 12 5 2
1941 NE 1B 3 3 25 3 0 2
1941 NE 3B 24 23 28 42 7 2
1941 NE OF 12 11 20 2 2 0
1941 NE P 1 1 0 4 0 0
1942 NE 1B 43 41 351 19 5 21
1942 NE 2B 5 4 10 9 1 0
1942 NE 3B 4 3 4 7 1 0
1942 NE OF 6 5 10 0 0 0
1942 HG OF 2 2 3 0 1 0
1943 NE 1B 32 32 318 19 5 24
1943 NE OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1943 HG 2B 1 0 0 3 0 0
1943 PS OF 3 3 3 0 0 0
1944 NE 1B 30 30 300 19 5 29
1944 NE 2B 3 2 4 6 1 2
1944 NE OF 4 1 4 0 1 0
1945 NE 1B 14 14 136 5 6 5
1945 NE OF 7 4 12 0 0 0
1946 NE 1B 60 59 574 23 16 27
1946 NE OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 NE 1B 58 57 525 21 6 28
1947 NE 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1947 NE OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1948 NE 1B 52 52 508 25 9 19
1948 NE OF 1 1 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 294
Second Base 12
Third Base 56
Shortstop 5
Left Field 85
Center Field 50
Right Field 6

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lennie Pearson

Was Lennie Pearson a pitcher?
No. Lennie Pearson was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Lennie Pearson hit?
Lennie Pearson hit 54 career home runs with 537 hits.