What years did Lefty Willis play?

Lefty Willis played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1927.

Was Lefty Willis a pitcher?

Yes. Lefty Willis pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 23 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lefty Willis hit?

Lefty Willis hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Lefty Willis's career batting average?

Lefty Willis batted .111 over his career, with 2 hits in 18 at bats.

What was Lefty Willis's career ERA?

Lefty Willis finished with a 3.92 career ERA, going 3-1 with 23 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Lefty Willis have?

Lefty Willis recorded 23 career strikeouts.

Lefty Willis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1927)

Lefty Willis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1927 for the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 3 seasons. Across 29 career appearances, he went 3-1 with a 3.92 ERA and 23 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 62.2.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 3–1

ERA 3.92

WHIP 1.51

SO 23

Pitcher PIV 62.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 11/4/1905 in Leetown, WV, USA
Died: 5/10/1962 in Bethesda, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1925-10-03
Last Game: 1927-07-12

Full name: Charles William Willis

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Career Pitching Statistics

Lefty Willis — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	1	29	4	1	0	1	64.1	72	28	4	25	23	3.92	62.2

Career ERA 3.92 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 7.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Lefty Willis — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1925	PHA	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.0	9	6	2	3	10.80	—	0.0
1926	PHA	AL	0	0	13	1	0	1	32.1	31	5	12	13	1.39	4.11 (+66%)	517.4
1927	PHA	AL	3	1	15	2	1	0	27.0	32	17	11	7	5.67	4.08 (-39%)	-455.2
Career · 3 seasons			3	1	29	4	1	1	64.1	72	28	25	23	3.92	—	62

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

Lefty Willis — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
29	18	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.111	.158	.111	.269	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Career OBP .158 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 72.0% below league average.

Career OPS .269 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 63.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Lefty Willis — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1925	PHA	AL	1	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	PHA	AL	13	9	0	2	0	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	PHA	AL	15	6	1	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			29	18	1	2	1	3	.111	—	—	—	—	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

Lefty Willis — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	15	9	1	1	0	0	.111
Away	14	9	0	1	0	0	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Lefty Willis — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	33.0	28	5	13	13	1.36
Away	14	31.1	45	23	12	10	6.61

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lefty Willis — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1927-07-12	PHA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1927-07-09	PHA	SLA	L	1	0	0	0
1927-07-05	PHA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1927-07-04	PHA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1927-06-23	PHA	MIN	W	4	0	0	2
1927-06-21	PHA	MIN	L	1	1	1	0
1927-06-07	PHA	SLA	W	0	0	0	0
1927-05-31	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1927-05-28	PHA	BOS	W	0	0	0	0
1927-05-01	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lefty Willis — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1927-07-12	PHA	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1927-07-09	PHA	SLA	L	1.2	5	6	5	3	0	2
1927-07-05	PHA	BOS	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0
1927-07-04	PHA	BOS	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0
1927-06-23	PHA	MIN	W	9.0	9	1	1	0	2	0
1927-06-21	PHA	MIN	—	4.0	1	2	2	0	0	0
1927-06-07	PHA	SLA	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1927-05-31	PHA	NYY	—	0.2	1	2	2	3	1	0
1927-05-28	PHA	BOS	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1927-05-01	PHA	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lefty Willis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	29	0	3	19	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lefty Willis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1925	PHA	P	1	0	2	0	0
1926	PHA	P	13	1	6	1	1
1927	PHA	P	15	2	11	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Lefty Willis — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	29

College History

Lefty Willis — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Shepherd College	Shepherdstown	WV	1922, 1923

Lefty Willis: the record in brief

The profile opens with Lefty Willis's first major league game on October 3, 1925; the last one listed came on July 12, 1927. Every season row on the page belongs to the Philadelphia Athletics, from 1925 through 1927. Born on November 4, 1905, in Leetown, WV, USA, Willis is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 1 inch and 175 pounds. Willis died on May 10, 1962, in Bethesda, MD, USA. The given name on file is Charles William Willis.

Across 29 games (4 starts), Willis recorded 3 wins against 1 loss with a 3.92 ERA. The same table counts 23 strikeouts. Against a 4.25 league ERA for the same years, Willis was 7.8% better. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.39 in 1926, when the league's was 4.11. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 62.2 for Willis's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Willis

What years did Lefty Willis play?: Lefty Willis played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1927.
Was Lefty Willis a pitcher?: Yes. Lefty Willis pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 23 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lefty Willis hit?: Lefty Willis hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Lefty Willis's career batting average?: Lefty Willis batted .111 over his career, with 2 hits in 18 at bats.
What was Lefty Willis's career ERA?: Lefty Willis finished with a 3.92 career ERA, going 3-1 with 23 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Lefty Willis have?: Lefty Willis recorded 23 career strikeouts.