Was Lefty Wilson a pitcher?

Yes. Lefty Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 121 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lefty Wilson hit?

Lefty Wilson hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

What was Lefty Wilson's career batting average?

Lefty Wilson batted .092 over his career, with 7 hits in 76 at bats.

How many RBI did Lefty Wilson have?

Lefty Wilson drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Lefty Wilson's career ERA?

Lefty Wilson finished with a 3.39 career ERA, going 13-10 with 121 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Lefty Wilson have?

Lefty Wilson recorded 121 career strikeouts.

Lefty Wilson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Lefty Wilson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Washington Elite Giants. Across 34 career appearances, he went 13-10 with a 3.39 ERA and 121 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7350.5.

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 13–10

ERA 3.39

WHIP 1.24

SO 121

Pitcher PIV 7350.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 12/16/1916 in Limestone County, TX, USA
Died: 4/19/1965 in Dallas, TX, USA

Full name: Woodrow W. Wilson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Lefty Wilson — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
86.0	84.0	2.0	8.0	0	0	0	6.0	1.0	3.0	0	.095	.106	.095	.201

Pitching

Lefty Wilson — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
21	20	48	20	13	1	290.0	241	155	39	4	62	95	1.21	1.04

Career Pitching Statistics

Lefty Wilson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	10	34	25	11	2	0	196.2	188	74	1	56	121	3.39	7350.5

Career ERA 3.39 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 22.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Lefty Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1936	WEG	NN2	0	1	1	1	1	0	8.0	6	6	5	4	6.75	—	0.0
1936	KCM	IND	1	0	3	2	0	0	14.1	17	9	5	4	5.65	4.59 (-23%)	266.3
1937	KCM	NAL	3	0	6	5	2	1	35.0	32	11	7	22	2.83	4.34 (+35%)	1580.8
1937	MRS	NAL	0	2	2	2	2	0	18.1	18	5	5	15	2.45	4.34 (+43%)	899.2
1938	MRS	NAL	4	2	9	5	1	0	50.0	46	17	15	37	3.06	4.35 (+30%)	2242.3
1939	MRS	NAL	2	2	4	4	2	1	31.1	35	12	7	17	3.45	4.28 (+20%)	1285.9
1940	MRS	NAL	3	2	8	5	2	0	33.2	27	10	11	19	2.67	4.21 (+37%)	1076.1
1940	TIC	NAL	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.0	7	4	1	3	6.00	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			13	10	34	25	11	2	196.2	188	74	56	121	3.39	—	7,351

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 Wilson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
34	76	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	.092	.092	.092	.184	0

Career AVG .092 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 66.5% below league average.

Career OBP .092 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 73.1% below league average.

Career SLG .092 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 76.7% below league average.

Career OPS .184 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 75.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Lefty Wilson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1936	WEG	NN2	1	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	KCM	IND	3	6	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	KCM	NAL	6	15	0	2	0	1	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	MRS	NAL	2	7	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	MRS	NAL	9	19	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	MRS	NAL	4	10	0	3	2	0	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	MRS	NAL	8	13	2	2	0	0	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	TIC	NAL	1	3	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			34	76	2	7	3	2	.092	—	—	—	—	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 Wilson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	21	31	0	4	0	5	.129
Away	17	28	0	1	0	1	.036

Pitching — Home / Away

Lefty Wilson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	21	118.0	85	11	24	32	0.84
Away	17	79.1	78	8	16	38	0.91

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lefty Wilson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1940-07-27	IN8	SNO	L	3	0	1
1940-05-26	MEM	KCM	L	3	0	0
1940-05-19	MEM	KCM	L	2	0	1
1940-05-13	MEM	SNO	W	0	0	0
1940-05-12	MEM	SNO	W	0	0	0
1939-09-04	MEM	CAG	W	0	0	0
1939-08-17	MEM	KCM	W	0	0	0
1939-07-27	MEM	SSA	W	0	0	0
1939-07-23	MEM	CV9	L	0	0	0
1939-07-16	MEM	SSA	L	3	2	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lefty Wilson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-07-27	IN8	SNO	L	6.0	7	7	0	1	3	1
1940-05-26	MEM	KCM	L	8.0	4	2	2	2	6	0
1940-05-19	MEM	KCM	—	4.2	6	1	0	0	0	0
1940-05-13	MEM	SNO	W	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1940-05-12	MEM	SNO	—	1.1	3	3	0	3	0	0
1939-09-04	MEM	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-08-17	MEM	KCM	W	9.0	5	1	0	0	0	0
1939-07-27	MEM	SSA	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-07-23	MEM	CV9	L	0.1	4	6	0	0	0	0
1939-07-16	MEM	SSA	L	7.0	10	4	0	1	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lefty Wilson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	34	25	5	55	0	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lefty Wilson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1936	WEG	P	1	1	0	2	1
1936	KCM	P	3	2	0	0	0
1937	KCM	P	6	5	1	14	0
1937	MRS	P	2	2	1	5	0
1938	MRS	P	9	5	2	14	1
1939	MRS	P	4	4	0	13	0
1940	MRS	P	8	5	1	7	1
1940	TIC	P	1	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Lefty Wilson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	34

Lefty Wilson: the record in brief

The season rows for Lefty Wilson begin in 1936. The season rows list, in order, the Washington Elite Giants (1936), the Kansas City Monarchs (1936 through 1937), the Memphis Red Sox (1937 to 1940), and the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords (1940). Wilson played primarily as a pitcher. The bio adds a birth date on December 16, 1916, in Limestone County, TX, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 11 inches and 165 pounds. Wilson died on April 19, 1965, in Dallas, TX, USA. The given name on file is Woodrow W. Wilson.

Wilson went 13-10 with a 3.39 ERA in 34 games, 25 of them starts. The same table counts 121 strikeouts and 11 complete games. The leagues Wilson pitched in allowed 4.35 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 22.2% better than average. 1940 was Wilson's sharpest full season, a 2.67 ERA against the league's 4.21.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Wilson

Was Lefty Wilson a pitcher?: Yes. Lefty Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 121 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lefty Wilson hit?: Lefty Wilson hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What was Lefty Wilson's career batting average?: Lefty Wilson batted .092 over his career, with 7 hits in 76 at bats.
How many RBI did Lefty Wilson have?: Lefty Wilson drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Lefty Wilson's career ERA?: Lefty Wilson finished with a 3.39 career ERA, going 13-10 with 121 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Lefty Wilson have?: Lefty Wilson recorded 121 career strikeouts.