Was Eddie Snead a pitcher?

Yes. Eddie Snead pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 17 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Eddie Snead hit?

Eddie Snead hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.

Eddie Snead

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 3–1

ERA 3.86

WHIP 1.57

SO 17

Pitcher PIV 707.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 168 lb
Born: 7/30/1910 in Fowl River, AL, USA
Died: 8/26/1975 in Mobile, AL, USA

Full name: Eddie Richard Snead

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
35.0	32.0	4.0	7.0	0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0	2.0	.219	.265	.375	.640

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
5	3	14	6	7	0	91.1	93	45	3	1	12	12	0.30	1.15

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
1936	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1936	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00
Listed seasons · 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	1	11	6	2	0	1	53.7	67	23	1	17	17	3.86	707.8

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1940	BBB	NAL	2	1	10	5	1	1	44.7	61	23	15	16	4.63	4.21 (-10%)	707.8
1942	BBB	NAL	1	0	1	1	1	0	9.0	6	0	2	1	0.00	3.57 (+100%)	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			3	1	11	6	2	1	53.2	67	23	17	17	3.86	—	708

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
18	31	4	7	0	1	1	4	2	3	1	.226	.294	.387	.681	0

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Career OBP .294 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.

Career SLG .387 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .681 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	BBB	NAL	12	19	3	6	1	1	3	0	1	1	.316	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BBB	NAL	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BBB	NAL	3	10	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			18	31	4	7	1	1	4	2	3	1	.226	—	—	—	—	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	12	10	2	1	1	1	.100
Away	10	10	0	2	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	28.2	32	3	5	2	0.94
Away	8	14.1	14	0	2	3	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
1942-09-07	BIR	CAG	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1942-08-30	BIR	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-08-30	BIR	MEM	W	3	0	1	0	0	1
1941-07-02	BIR	JAX	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1941-06-29	BIR	CAG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1941-05-30	BIR	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1941-05-11	BIR	KCM	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940-09-02	BIR	KCM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-04	BIR	KCM	W	3	1	1	1	1	0
1940-07-17	BIR	MEM	W	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO
1942-08-30	BIR	MEM	—	1.0	0	5	0	0
1941-07-02	BIR	JAX	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1941-06-29	BIR	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1941-05-30	BIR	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1940-09-02	BIR	KCM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-04	BIR	KCM	W	7.1	10	2	2	0
1940-07-17	BIR	MEM	W	9.0	7	2	0	0
1940-07-14	BIR	MEM	—	4.0	2	1	0	0
1940-07-14	BIR	MEM	—	3.0	2	0	1	1
1940-06-30	BIR	CV9	—	3.0	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP
2B	1	0	1	1	1
3B	1	1	1	2	0
OF	4	1	1	0	0
P	11	6	0	17	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1940	BBB	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1940	BBB	P	10	5	0	10	0
1941	BBB	OF	2	0	1	0	0
1942	BBB	2B	1	0	1	1	1
1942	BBB	3B	1	1	1	2	0
1942	BBB	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1942	BBB	P	1	1	0	7	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	11
Second Base	1
Third Base	1
Left Field	3
Center Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Snead

Was Eddie Snead a pitcher?: Yes. Eddie Snead pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 17 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Eddie Snead hit?: Eddie Snead hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.