Was William Sumrall a pitcher?

Yes. William Sumrall pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 6 strikeouts.

How many home runs did William Sumrall hit?

William Sumrall hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

William Sumrall

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 2–2

ERA 6.00

WHIP 1.45

SO 6

Pitcher PIV 531.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 12/4/1916 in Deering, MO, USA
Died: 10/29/1964 in Gary, IN, USA

Full name: William Howard Sumrall

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
15.0	15.0	2.0	3.0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2	8	8	1	10	0	49.0	42	42	8	2	14	3	1.47	1.14

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	10	2	0	0	0	33.0	40	22	1	8	6	6.00	531.7

Career ERA 6.00 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 40.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	NBY	NN2	0	0	1	0	0.7	3	3	0	0	40.50	—	0.0
1940	MRS	NAL	2	2	9	2	32.3	37	19	8	6	5.29	4.21 (-26%)	531.7
Career · 2 seasons			2	2	10	2	33.0	40	22	8	6	6.00	—	532

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
11	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 69.1% below league average.

Career OBP .083 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 75.4% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 78.6% below league average.

Career OPS .167 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 77.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	NBY	NN2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	MRS	NAL	10	12	1	1	1	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			11	12	1	1	1	.083	—	—	—	—	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	9	6	1	1	0	0	.167
Away	3	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	18.0	30	4	5	2	2.00
Away	3	5.0	2	0	2	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1940-07-17	MEM	BIR	L	0	0	0
1940-06-23	MEM	SNO	L	0	0	0
1940-06-10	MEM	BIR	L	0	0	0
1940-06-09	MEM	BIR	L	1	0	0
1940-05-24	MEM	KCM	L	2	0	0
1940-05-19	MEM	KCM	L	1	0	0
1940-05-17	MEM	KCM	L	0	0	0
1940-05-13	MEM	SNO	W	1	0	0
1940-05-12	MEM	SNO	W	3	1	1
1940-05-12	MEM	SNO	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-07-17	MEM	BIR	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-23	MEM	SNO	L	1.2	6	5	1	2	1	0
1940-06-10	MEM	BIR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-09	MEM	BIR	—	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1940-05-24	MEM	KCM	—	5.0	2	2	0	2	0	0
1940-05-19	MEM	KCM	L	5.0	7	5	0	1	1	0
1940-05-17	MEM	KCM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-05-12	MEM	SNO	W	5.2	8	4	0	2	0	0
1940-05-12	MEM	SNO	—	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	0
1938-07-09	NY5	PTC	—	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	10	2	1	10	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1938	NBY	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940	MRS	P	9	2	1	10	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	10

Frequently Asked Questions about William Sumrall

Was William Sumrall a pitcher?: Yes. William Sumrall pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 6 strikeouts.
How many home runs did William Sumrall hit?: William Sumrall hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.