Was Norris Phillips a pitcher?

Yes. Norris Phillips pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 24 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Norris Phillips hit?

Norris Phillips hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Norris Phillips's career batting average?

Norris Phillips batted .333 over his career, with 5 hits in 15 at bats.

How many RBI did Norris Phillips have?

Norris Phillips drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Norris Phillips's career ERA?

Norris Phillips finished with a 4.98 career ERA, going 2-2 with 24 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Norris Phillips have?

Norris Phillips recorded 24 career strikeouts.

Norris Phillips

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Norris Phillips was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Memphis Red Sox. Across 10 career appearances, he went 2-2 with a 4.98 ERA and 24 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 2–2

ERA 4.98

WHIP 1.89

SO 24

Pitcher PIV -750.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 174 lb
Born: 6/18/1916 in Rosenberg, TX, USA
Died: 2/4/1996 in Seattle, WA, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Norris Phillips — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
18.0	17.0	4.0	7.0	0	0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0	0	.412	.444	.588	1.032

Pitching

Norris Phillips — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
7	4	18	5	9	2	103.1	65	42	13	0	34	26	1.13	0.96

Career Pitching Statistics

Norris Phillips — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	10	6	1	0	1	43.1	47	24	0	35	24	4.98	-750.1

Career ERA 4.98 vs. league average 3.53 across their career seasons — 41.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Norris Phillips — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1942	KCM	NAL	0	0	3	2	0	0	11.2	9	7	6	7	5.40	3.57 (-51%)	189.7
1942	MRS	NAL	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	4	1	1	3	3.00	—	0.0
1943	KCM	NAL	2	2	6	4	1	1	28.2	34	16	28	14	5.02	3.50 (-43%)	-939.8
Career · 3 seasons			2	2	10	6	1	1	43.1	47	24	35	24	4.98	—	-750

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

Norris Phillips — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
10	15	3	5	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	.333	.375	.333	.708	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +30.9% above league average.

Career OBP .375 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +15.7% above league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .708 vs. league average .672 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Norris Phillips — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1942	KCM	NAL	3	5	1	3	2	0	.600	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	MRS	NAL	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	KCM	NAL	6	9	2	2	1	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			10	15	3	5	3	1	.333	—	—	—	—	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

Norris Phillips — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	12	10	3	5	1	2	.500
Away	8	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Norris Phillips — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	58.0	41	12	20	11	1.86
Away	8	25.0	9	0	2	3	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Norris Phillips — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1943-08-27	KCM	CI2	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-24	KCM	CI2	W	1	1	0	0	1
1943-08-19	KCM	CI2	W	0	0	0	0	0
1943-08-16	KCM	CI2	W	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-31	KCM	CI2	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-21	KCM	CAG	W	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-19	KCM	CAG	L	1	0	0	0	0
1943-07-12	KCM	BIR	W	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-05	KCM	MEM	W	4	0	1	1	0
1943-06-30	KCM	CVB	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Norris Phillips — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1943-08-27	KCM	CI2	L	3.0	0	5	0	1	0
1943-08-24	KCM	CI2	—	5.1	12	6	0	4	4
1943-08-19	KCM	CI2	W	9.0	0	5	0	0	0
1943-08-16	KCM	CI2	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-31	KCM	CI2	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-21	KCM	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-07-19	KCM	CAG	L	4.2	9	5	4	1	0
1943-07-12	KCM	BIR	SV	2.0	0	1	1	3	0
1943-07-05	KCM	MEM	W	8.1	7	3	0	6	0
1943-06-30	KCM	CVB	—	6.0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Norris Phillips — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	10	6	6	11	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Norris Phillips — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1942	KCM	P	3	2	2	5	0
1942	MRS	P	1	0	0	0	0
1943	KCM	P	6	4	4	6	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Norris Phillips — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	10

Norris Phillips: the record in brief

Norris Phillips's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1942 to 1943. The season rows list, in order, the Kansas City Monarchs (1942 through 1943) and the Memphis Red Sox (1942). The bio lists Phillips as a pitcher who hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Phillips is listed at 174 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. The birth record reads June 18, 1916, in Rosenberg, TX, USA. The bio records the death on February 4, 1996, in Seattle, WA, USA.

Phillips pitched in 10 games, starting 6, and finished with a 2-2 record and 4.98 ERA. Also on Phillips's record: 24 strikeouts. Against a 3.53 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.98 mark was 41.0% worse. In 1943, one of the busiest seasons, Phillips posted a 5.02 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.50.

Frequently Asked Questions about Norris Phillips

Was Norris Phillips a pitcher?: Yes. Norris Phillips pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 24 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Norris Phillips hit?: Norris Phillips hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Norris Phillips's career batting average?: Norris Phillips batted .333 over his career, with 5 hits in 15 at bats.
How many RBI did Norris Phillips have?: Norris Phillips drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Norris Phillips's career ERA?: Norris Phillips finished with a 4.98 career ERA, going 2-2 with 24 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Norris Phillips have?: Norris Phillips recorded 24 career strikeouts.