Was Pepper Sharpe a pitcher?

Yes. Pepper Sharpe pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 26 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Pepper Sharpe hit?

Pepper Sharpe hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.

What was Pepper Sharpe's career batting average?

Pepper Sharpe batted .317 over his career, with 19 hits in 60 at bats.

How many RBI did Pepper Sharpe have?

Pepper Sharpe drove in 5 runs in his career.

What was Pepper Sharpe's career ERA?

Pepper Sharpe finished with a 5.08 career ERA, going 2-5 with 26 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Pepper Sharpe have?

Pepper Sharpe recorded 26 career strikeouts.

Pepper Sharpe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Pepper Sharpe was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants. Across 13 career appearances, he went 2-5 with a 5.08 ERA and 26 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 September 9, 2026

W–L 2–5

ERA 5.08

WHIP 1.53

SO 26

Pitcher PIV -87.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 150 lb
Born: 12/9/1918 in Rena Lara, MS, USA
Died: 12/4/1997 in San Diego, CA, USA

Full name: Robert Ernest Sharpe

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Pepper Sharpe — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
75.0	65.0	13.0	26.0	2.0	7.0	1.0	4.0	8.0	1.0	0	.400	.466	.692	1.158

Pitching

Pepper Sharpe — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
14	21	48	25	18	0	294.2	250	164	37	7	29	15	1.13	0.95

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 Pitching

Pepper Sharpe — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1946	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
Listed seasons · 1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Career Pitching Statistics

Pepper Sharpe — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	5	13	8	4	0	0	62.0	70	35	3	25	26	5.08	-87.9

Career ERA 5.08 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — 34.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Pepper Sharpe — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1943	MRS	NAL	0	0	2	1	0	4.3	9	6	3	1	12.46	—	0.0
1944	MRS	NAL	0	1	1	1	1	8.0	3	0	3	5	0.00	—	0.0
1944	CAG	NAL	0	2	4	2	1	15.0	16	12	6	10	7.20	3.57 (-101%)	236.9
1947	MRS	NAL	2	0	3	3	2	21.7	28	10	8	7	4.15	3.97 (-5%)	443.0
1948	MRS	NAL	0	2	3	1	0	13.0	14	7	5	3	4.85	4.10 (-18%)	-767.9
Career · 5 seasons			2	5	13	8	4	62.0	70	35	25	26	5.08	—	-88

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

Pepper Sharpe — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
34	60	11	19	2	1	0	5	0	6	0	.317	.379	.383	.762	0

Career AVG .317 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +21.4% above league average.

Career OBP .379 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +14.1% above league average.

Career SLG .383 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — +5.1% above league average.

Career OPS .762 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Pepper Sharpe — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1943	MRS	NAL	6	12	0	4	1	0	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	MRS	NAL	8	20	2	6	0	1	1	0	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	CAG	NAL	6	10	1	3	0	0	0	0	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	MRS	NAL	9	12	7	4	0	0	2	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	MRS	NAL	5	6	1	2	1	0	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			34	60	11	19	2	1	5	6	.317	—	—	—	—	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

Pepper Sharpe — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	32	1	0	2	0	0	2.000
Away	40	42	11	13	1	3	.310

Pitching — Home / Away

Pepper Sharpe — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	30	92.1	60	9	2	0	0.88
Away	28	131.2	121	18	17	10	1.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Pepper Sharpe — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB
1948-08-31	MEM	IN9	L	0	0	0	0
1948-08-29	MEM	IN9	L	0	0	0	0
1948-08-26	MEM	KCM	L	3	1	0	1
1948-08-18	MEM	KCM	L	1	0	1	0
1948-08-06	MEM	CVB	L	0	0	0	0
1948-08-04	MEM	CVB	L	0	0	0	0
1948-07-25	MEM	CAG	L	0	0	0	0
1948-07-22	MEM	CAG	W	0	0	0	0
1948-07-15	MEM	CVB	W	0	0	0	0
1948-07-09	MEM	BIR	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pepper Sharpe — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1948-08-31	MEM	IN9	L	9.0	11	6	0	0	0	1
1948-08-29	MEM	IN9	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-26	MEM	KCM	—	7.0	6	2	2	0	3	1
1948-08-06	MEM	CVB	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-04	MEM	CVB	L	9.0	15	7	0	0	0	0
1948-07-25	MEM	CAG	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-07-22	MEM	CAG	—	1.0	0	2	0	0	0	0
1948-07-15	MEM	CVB	W	9.0	8	1	0	0	0	0
1948-07-09	MEM	BIR	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-06-24	MEM	KCM	L	0.1	0	2	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pepper Sharpe — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2	1	15	1	1	1
OF	11	8	14	0	0	0
P	13	8	4	15	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pepper Sharpe — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1943	MRS	OF	4	4	12	0	0	0
1943	MRS	P	2	1	0	2	0	0
1944	MRS	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1944	MRS	OF	6	4	2	0	0	0
1944	MRS	P	1	1	1	1	1	0
1944	CAG	1B	1	1	13	1	1	1
1944	CAG	P	4	2	2	8	0	0
1947	MRS	P	3	3	0	4	0	0
1948	MRS	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1948	MRS	P	3	1	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Pepper Sharpe — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	13
First Base	2
Left Field	4
Center Field	3
Right Field	4

Frequently Asked Questions about Pepper Sharpe

Was Pepper Sharpe a pitcher?: Yes. Pepper Sharpe pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 26 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pepper Sharpe hit?: Pepper Sharpe hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.
What was Pepper Sharpe's career batting average?: Pepper Sharpe batted .317 over his career, with 19 hits in 60 at bats.
How many RBI did Pepper Sharpe have?: Pepper Sharpe drove in 5 runs in his career.
What was Pepper Sharpe's career ERA?: Pepper Sharpe finished with a 5.08 career ERA, going 2-5 with 26 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Pepper Sharpe have?: Pepper Sharpe recorded 26 career strikeouts.