Was Willie Stevenson a pitcher?

Yes. Willie Stevenson pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 8 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Willie Stevenson hit?

Willie Stevenson hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Willie Stevenson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 2–1

ERA 5.23

WHIP 1.26

SO 8

Pitcher PIV -551.5

Position: Pitcher

Full name: Willard Stevenson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
12.0	12.0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	.167	.167	.167	.334

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2	1	2	1	4	0	23.0	21	16	3	2	7	8	1.17	1.22

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
1942	2.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	4	2	1	0	1	20.7	19	12	2	7	8	5.23	-551.5

Career ERA 5.23 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 35.7% worse than 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	HG	NN2	1	1	2	2	1	0	14.0	12	7	7	4	4.50	4.21 (-7%)	-551.5
1943	HG	NN2	1	0	2	0	0	1	6.7	7	5	0	4	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	1	4	2	1	1	20.2	19	12	7	8	5.23	—	-552

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
5	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.300	.222	.522	0

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 15.0% below league average.

Career OBP .300 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 39.5% below league average.

Career OPS .522 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 25.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	HG	NN2	3	7	1	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	HG	NN2	2	2	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			5	9	2	1	.222	—	—	—	—	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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	3	6	0	1	0	0	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	7.0	8	0	4	3	0.00
Away	2	9.1	6	3	3	1	2.89

Last 4 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1943-05-19	HOM	BLG	L	1	0	0
1940-08-25	HOM	NW2	L	2	0	0
1940-06-16	HOM	NW2	L	2	0	0
1940-06-01	HOM	PH5	W	3	1	1

Last 3 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1943-05-19	HOM	BLG	—	2.1	2	2	2	0	0	0
1940-06-16	HOM	NW2	L	7.0	8	9	0	4	3	2
1940-06-01	HOM	PH5	W	7.0	4	2	1	3	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	1	0	2	1	0	0
P	4	2	0	4	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1940	HG	C	1	0	2	1	0
1940	HG	P	2	2	0	4	1
1943	HG	P	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	4
Catcher	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Stevenson

Was Willie Stevenson a pitcher?: Yes. Willie Stevenson pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Stevenson hit?: Willie Stevenson hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.