Andy Porter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 45–33
ERA 4.24
WHIP 1.39
SO 381
Pitcher PIV 9840.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 190 lb
Born
3/7/1910 in Sweet Home, AR, USA
Died
7/1/2010 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Full name: Andrew Porter

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
271.0 241.0 21.0 31.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 16.0 16.0 8.0 0 .129 .183 .187 .370

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
64 42 117 60 32 4 928.1 926 516 177 44 225 235 1.72 1.24

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
1941 4.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1949 17.0 16.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 .062 .062 .124
Listed seasons · 2 21 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1941 0 1 2 0 0 0 9.0 11 5 1 1 3 7 1.00 1.56
1949 9 3 13 10 1 0 99.0 89 50 16 3 14 13 1.46 1.04
Listed seasons · 2 9 4 15 10 1 0 108.0 100 55 17 4 17 20 1.42 1.08

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
45 33 120 82 39 4 3 690.3 743 325 31 215 381 4.24 9840.1

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 6.3% 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
1932 LVB NSL 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 22.3 24 11 10 11 4.43 4.13 (-7%) 359.9
1932 NEG NSL 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 10 4 3 8 4.50 — 0.0
1933 NEG NN2 1 3 4 4 3 0 0 33.3 36 16 5 15 4.32 3.86 (-12%) 188.8
1934 NEG NN2 8 6 18 12 5 1 0 102.0 104 44 33 58 3.88 4.29 (+10%) 2739.9
1935 CEG NN2 4 1 8 4 2 1 0 34.7 25 9 15 26 2.34 4.35 (+46%) 456.0
1936 WEG NN2 3 3 18 9 2 0 1 77.0 104 54 29 38 6.31 4.59 (-38%) 499.2
1937 WEG NN2 1 6 10 8 5 0 0 59.7 65 31 17 37 4.68 4.34 (-8%) 323.5
1938 BEG NN2 6 1 8 7 3 0 0 59.0 56 20 18 33 3.05 4.35 (+30%) 1848.9
1942 BEG NN2 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 18.7 17 6 8 11 2.89 3.57 (+19%) 12.8
1943 BEG NN2 2 3 9 6 2 0 0 44.7 55 30 19 26 6.04 3.50 (-73%) -49.2
1944 BEG NN2 2 0 6 3 1 0 1 30.7 35 15 11 12 4.40 3.57 (-23%) 465.3
1945 BEG NN2 8 2 13 11 6 1 0 95.0 96 31 22 53 2.94 3.67 (+20%) 1842.7
1946 BEG NN2 5 4 13 9 6 1 1 89.0 93 43 20 46 4.35 3.59 (-21%) 1284.3
1948 IC NAL 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 16.3 23 11 5 7 6.06 4.10 (-48%) -132.0
Career · 14 seasons 45 33 120 82 39 4 3 690.1 743 325 215 381 4.24 — 9,840

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
121 246 21 37 2 3 2 22 1 18 2 .150 .208 .207 .416 0

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 44.0% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 37.8% below league average.

Career SLG .207 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 45.0% below league average.

Career OPS .416 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 41.6% 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
1932 LVB NSL 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1932 NEG NSL 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1933 NEG NN2 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 — — — — 0.0
1934 NEG NN2 18 32 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1935 CEG NN2 8 13 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .308 — — — — 0.0
1936 WEG NN2 18 33 5 6 1 2 0 7 0 2 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1937 WEG NN2 11 24 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .083 — — — — 0.0
1938 BEG NN2 8 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .130 — — — — 0.0
1942 BEG NN2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 BEG NN2 9 16 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1944 BEG NN2 6 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 — — — — 0.0
1945 BEG NN2 13 32 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 .188 — — — — 0.0
1946 BEG NN2 13 28 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 .071 — — — — 0.0
1948 IC NAL 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 121 246 21 37 2 3 2 22 1 18 2 .150 — — — — 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 (258 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home659161015.110
Away658851306.148

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home65382.235247871231.11
Away63305.13328496642.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-29 IN9BIRW 000000000
1949-08-06 IN9PH5L 300000000
1949-07-31 IN9LCBW 000000000
1949-07-25 IN9PH5W 300000000
1949-07-17 IN9HOEW 000000000
1949-07-11 IN9HOEL 000000000
1949-07-04 IN9LCBW 000000000
1949-06-27 IN9MEMW 000000000
1949-06-22 IN9BIRW 000000000
1949-06-19 IN9BIRW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-08-29 IN9BIR W 0.0000000
1949-08-06 IN9PH5 L 8.0750100
1949-07-31 IN9LCB W 9.0620000
1949-07-25 IN9PH5 W 8.01144000
1949-07-17 IN9HOE W 9.01270000
1949-07-11 IN9HOE L 8.01290000
1949-07-04 IN9LCB W 7.0633000
1949-06-27 IN9MEM W 9.0080000
1949-06-22 IN9BIR — 2.1010000
1949-06-19 IN9BIR — 0.0211000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 120 81 19 183 12 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 LVB P 3 3 0 6 0 0
1932 NEG P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1933 NEG P 4 4 2 6 1 0
1934 NEG P 18 11 4 30 0 2
1935 CEG P 8 4 1 10 0 0
1936 WEG P 18 9 1 24 0 0
1937 WEG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 WEG P 10 8 6 15 0 0
1938 BEG P 8 7 0 17 2 0
1942 BEG P 6 2 0 5 1 0
1943 BEG P 9 6 0 8 3 0
1944 BEG P 6 3 0 12 0 0
1945 BEG P 13 11 1 26 3 0
1946 BEG P 13 9 3 19 1 1
1948 IC P 3 3 1 5 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 120
Left Field 1

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  3. 93
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  4. 93
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  5. 92
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  6. 90
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Frequently Asked Questions about Andy Porter

Was Andy Porter a pitcher?
Yes. Andy Porter pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 381 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Andy Porter hit?
Andy Porter hit 2 career home runs with 37 hits.