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.

Lefty Wilson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

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

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	10	34	25	11	2	0	196.7	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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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	14.3	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	18.3	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	31.3	35	12	7	17	3.45	4.28 (+20%)	1285.9
1940	MRS	NAL	3	2	8	5	2	0	33.7	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

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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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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	34	25	5	55	0	3

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	34

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.