Laymon Yokely

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Laymon Yokely was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the Baltimore Black Sox. Across 185 career appearances, he went 56-68 with a 4.56 ERA and 517 strikeouts. He also batted .149 with 2 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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

W–L 56–68
ERA 4.56
WHIP 1.44
SO 517
Pitcher PIV -647.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 210 lb
Born
5/30/1906 in Smithfield, NC, USA
Died
11/26/1975 in Baltimore, MD, USA

Full name: Laymon Samuel Yokely

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Laymon Yokely — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
106.0 95.0 8.0 12.0 0 0 2.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 0 .126 .192 .189 .381

Pitching

Laymon Yokely — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
22 18 42 23 13 0 311.2 309 204 78 26 116 109 2.25 1.36

Career Pitching Statistics

Laymon Yokely — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
56 68 185 130 72 6 5 1057.1 1,075 536 57 445 517 4.56 -647.0

Career ERA 4.56 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 7.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Laymon Yokely Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1926 BBS ECL 5 10 23 16 7 0 0 126.0 130 61 57 61 4.36 4.11 (-6%) -981.4
1927 BBS ECL 10 9 35 18 8 2 3 164.2 146 71 68 69 3.88 4.08 (+5%) -1089.8
1928 BBS ECL 12 6 22 20 17 2 0 175.1 140 58 68 103 2.98 4.13 (+28%) 2888.2
1929 BBS ANL 17 8 30 25 18 1 1 213.1 202 89 93 99 3.75 4.60 (+18%) 2300.8
1930 BBS IND 2 4 11 9 3 0 0 67.1 74 37 23 34 4.95 4.80 (-3%) 236.0
1931 BBS IND 2 8 14 10 5 0 1 68.2 88 42 20 34 5.50 4.10 (-34%) -650.5
1932 BBS EWL 1 2 8 5 1 0 0 29.2 40 22 18 10 6.67 4.13 (-62%) -508.6
1933 SOX NN2 0 5 6 4 3 0 0 41.2 54 40 21 21 8.64 3.86 (-124%) -915.7
1934 PBG NN2 0 4 5 4 2 0 0 33.0 40 25 14 15 6.82 4.29 (-59%) -66.5
1935 PS NN2 2 0 3 2 2 1 0 18.0 13 2 6 9 1.00 4.35 (+77%) 522.6
1936 PS NN2 5 5 16 10 4 0 0 77.0 82 41 30 38 4.79 4.59 (-4%) -483.9
1937 PS NN2 0 3 6 3 2 0 0 22.2 29 20 16 13 7.94 4.34 (-83%) -1681.3
1938 SEN NN2 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 17.0 30 22 9 8 11.65 4.35 (-168%) -216.8
1944 BEG NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 6 2 3 18.00 — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 56 68 185 130 72 6 5 1,057.1 1,075 536 445 517 4.56 — -647

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

Laymon Yokely — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
186 383 19 57 7 1 2 27 2 13 11 .149 .181 .188 .369 -1,612

Career AVG .149 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 46.6% below league average.

Career OBP .181 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 47.1% below league average.

Career SLG .188 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 52.4% below league average.

Career OPS .369 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 50.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Laymon Yokely Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1926 BBS ECL 23 42 2 6 3 0 0 4 0 1 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1927 BBS ECL 35 52 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 .077 .282 (-73%) .344 (-59%) .392 (-80%) .736 (-70%) -591.4
1928 BBS ECL 22 68 5 12 2 0 0 4 0 2 5 .176 .280 (-37%) .342 (-38%) .395 (-48%) .737 (-43%) -480.8
1929 BBS ANL 30 78 5 15 1 0 1 7 1 2 1 .192 .289 (-34%) .353 (-40%) .415 (-41%) .769 (-41%) -539.6
1930 BBS IND 11 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .087 — — — — 0.0
1931 BBS IND 14 24 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .208 — — — — 0.0
1932 BBS EWL 8 11 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1933 SOX NN2 6 17 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .059 — — — — 0.0
1934 PBG NN2 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1935 PS NN2 3 6 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1936 PS NN2 17 31 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .097 — — — — 0.0
1937 PS NN2 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1938 SEN NN2 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 — — — — 0.0
1944 BEG NN2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 186 383 19 57 7 1 2 27 2 13 11 .149 — — — — -1,612

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

Laymon Yokely — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home23341702.206
Away21323400.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Laymon Yokely — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home22114.11053032222.36
Away2197.11124433334.07

Last 10 Games — Batting

Laymon Yokely — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1938-07-28 WBSPH5L 100000000
1938-07-02 WBSNW2L 201000000
1938-06-17 WBSNW2L 201000000
1938-06-04 WBSPH5L 000000000
1938-05-30 WBSHOML 100000000
1938-05-28 WBSHOML 220000020
1938-05-22 WBSNY5L 000000000
1937-08-14 PH5PTCL 100000000
1937-07-22 PH5HOML 300000000
1937-07-20 PH5HOML 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Laymon Yokely — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-07-28 WBSPH5 — 3.0533000
1938-07-02 WBSNW2 — 4.0320200
1938-06-17 WBSNW2 L 6.11088300
1938-06-04 WBSPH5 L 0.0000000
1938-05-30 WBSHOM L 3.0750000
1938-05-28 WBSHOM L 8.0131010443
1938-05-22 WBSNY5 L 2.1430210
1937-08-14 PH5PTC — 3.0960000
1937-07-22 PH5HOM L 8.0897980
1937-07-20 PH5HOM — 3.1522100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Laymon Yokely — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
P 185 130 18 314 27 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Laymon Yokely — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1926 BBS P 23 16 2 33 8 2
1927 BBS P 35 18 2 50 4 4
1928 BBS P 22 20 3 94 4 4
1929 BBS P 30 25 1 53 5 3
1930 BBS P 11 9 3 13 3 2
1931 BBS P 14 10 2 13 0 0
1932 BBS P 8 5 1 4 1 0
1933 SOX P 6 4 1 9 0 0
1934 PBG P 5 4 0 11 0 0
1935 PS P 3 2 2 4 0 1
1936 PS OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1936 PS P 16 10 1 20 1 1
1937 PS P 6 3 0 7 0 0
1938 SEN P 5 4 0 2 1 0
1944 BEG P 1 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Laymon Yokely Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 185
Right Field 1

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Laymon Yokely: the record in brief

The season rows for Laymon Yokely begin in 1926. By club, Yokely's seasons break down as the Baltimore Black Sox (1926 through 1932), the Baltimore Sox (1933), the Philadelphia Bacharach Giants (1934), the Philadelphia Stars (1935 to 1937), the Washington Black Senators (1938), and the Baltimore Elite Giants (1944). At 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, Yokely is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Yokely batted and threw right-handed. Yokely was born on May 30, 1906, in Smithfield, NC, USA. The bio records the death on November 26, 1975, in Baltimore, MD, USA. The given name on file is Laymon Samuel Yokely.

Yokely went 56-68 with a 4.56 ERA in 185 games, 130 of them starts. The totals include 517 strikeouts, 72 complete games, and 6 shutouts. The league ERA over Yokely's seasons was 4.24, so the 4.56 figure ran 7.7% worse than average. The best win total was 17, in 1929. 1928 produced Yokely's most strikeouts, 103.

Frequently Asked Questions about Laymon Yokely

Was Laymon Yokely a pitcher?
Yes. Laymon Yokely pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 517 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Laymon Yokely hit?
Laymon Yokely hit 2 career home runs with 57 hits.
What was Laymon Yokely's career batting average?
Laymon Yokely batted .149 over his career, with 57 hits in 383 at bats.
How many RBI did Laymon Yokely have?
Laymon Yokely drove in 27 runs in his career.
What was Laymon Yokely's career ERA?
Laymon Yokely finished with a 4.56 career ERA, going 56-68 with 517 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Laymon Yokely have?
Laymon Yokely recorded 517 career strikeouts.