Was Junius Savage a pitcher?

Yes. Junius Savage pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 34 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Junius Savage hit?

Junius Savage hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Junius Savage

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 1–1

ERA 3.96

WHIP 1.29

SO 34

Pitcher PIV 1078.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 172 lb
Born: 6/17/1919 in Pine Bluff, AR, USA
Died: 3/22/1974 in Detroit, MI, USA

Full name: Junius Roscoe Savage

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
16.0	13.0	2.0	3.0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
5	2	8	4	8	0	68.2	36	30	8	0	24	28	1.05	0.87

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	10	3	1	0	1	38.7	27	17	0	23	34	3.96	1078.5

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 6.1% better 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
1940	MRS	NAL	1	1	10	3	1	0	1	38.7	27	17	23	34	3.96	4.21 (+6%)	1078.5
Career · 1 season			1	1	10	3	1	0	1	38.2	27	17	23	34	3.96	—	1,079

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
10	13	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	0

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 13.6% below league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 14.8% below league average.

Career SLG .231 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 40.5% below league average.

Career OPS .516 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 28.6% 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
1940	MRS	NAL	10	13	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			10	13	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.231	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	8	7	1	2	0	0	.286
Away	6	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	34.2	27	7	18	12	1.82
Away	6	23.2	5	0	2	2	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1940-09-02	MEM	CAG	L	0	0	0
1940-08-29	MEM	CAG	W	0	0	0
1940-08-25	MEM	CAG	W	0	0	0
1940-08-01	MEM	SNO	L	0	0	0
1940-07-28	MEM	BIR	W	0	0	0
1940-07-18	MEM	IN8	W	0	0	0
1940-07-07	MEM	KCM	L	1	0	0
1940-07-04	MEM	CV9	W	1	1	0
1940-06-30	MEM	CAG	W	0	0	0
1940-06-23	MEM	SNO	L	2	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1940-09-02	MEM	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-29	MEM	CAG	W	9.0	1	1	0	0	0
1940-08-25	MEM	CAG	W	7.0	8	6	6	0	0
1940-08-01	MEM	SNO	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-07-28	MEM	BIR	W	9.0	0	4	0	0	0
1940-07-18	MEM	IN8	W	3.0	1	1	1	3	0
1940-07-07	MEM	KCM	L	2.2	4	4	0	2	2
1940-07-04	MEM	CV9	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	0
1940-06-30	MEM	CAG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-23	MEM	SNO	—	5.2	4	2	0	5	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	10	3	1	11	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	MRS	P	10	3	1	11	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	10

Frequently Asked Questions about Junius Savage

Was Junius Savage a pitcher?: Yes. Junius Savage pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 34 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Junius Savage hit?: Junius Savage hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.