Andy Porter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Andy Porter was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the Louisville Black Caps. Across 120 career appearances, he went 45-33 with a 4.24 ERA and 381 strikeouts. He also batted .150 with 2 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9840.1.

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

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

Andy Porter — 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

Andy Porter — 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

Andy Porter — 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

Andy Porter — 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

Andy Porter — 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 3 690.1 743 325 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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Andy Porter Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 22.1 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 33.1 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 34.2 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 59.2 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 18.2 17 6 8 11 2.89 3.57 (+19%) 12.8
1943 BEG NN2 2 3 9 6 2 0 0 44.2 55 30 19 26 6.04 3.50 (-73%) -49.2
1944 BEG NN2 2 0 6 3 1 0 1 30.2 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 16.1 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

Andy Porter — 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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Andy Porter Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Andy Porter — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home659161015.110
Away658851306.148

Pitching — Home / Away

Andy Porter — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home65382.235247871231.11
Away63305.13328496642.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Andy Porter — 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

Andy Porter — 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

Andy Porter — 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

Andy Porter — 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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Andy Porter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 120
Left Field 1

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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 94
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  3. 93
    George Britt
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  4. 93
    Mike Sirotka
    45-42, 4.31 ERA
  5. 92
    Jimmy Jones
    43-39, 4.46 ERA
  6. 90
    Steve Cooke
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Andy Porter: the record in brief

Andy Porter's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1932 to 1948. The season rows list, in order, the Louisville Black Caps (1932), the Nashville Elite Giants (1932 through 1934), the Columbus Elite Giants (1935), the Washington Elite Giants (1936 through 1937), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1938 to 1946), and the Indianapolis Clowns (1948). Born on March 7, 1910, in Sweet Home, AR, USA, Porter is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 190 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The bio records the death on July 1, 2010, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Andrew.

The pitching table credits Porter with a 45-33 record and a 4.24 ERA in 120 games. Porter had 381 strikeouts and 39 complete games. Against a 3.99 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.24 mark was 6.3% worse. Porter won 8 games in 1934, the most of any season listed.

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.
What teams did Andy Porter play for?
Andy Porter played for 3 teams: the Louisville Black Caps (1932), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1932–1938, 1942–1946), and the Indianapolis Clowns (1948).
What were Andy Porter's career stats?
In 120 games, Andy Porter went 45-33 with a 4.24 ERA, 381 strikeouts, 690.1 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 37 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Andy Porter play?
Andy Porter played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Andy Porter and how much did he weigh?
Andy Porter was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Andy Porter's career ERA?
Andy Porter finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 45-33 with 381 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Andy Porter have?
Andy Porter recorded 381 career strikeouts.
Is Andy Porter in the Hall of Fame?
No. Andy Porter has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.