Laymon Yokely

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

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

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
56 68 185 130 72 6 5 1057.3 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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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 3 164.7 146 71 68 69 3.88 4.08 (+5%) -1089.8
1928 BBS ECL 12 6 22 20 17 2 0 175.3 140 58 68 103 2.98 4.13 (+28%) 2888.2
1929 BBS ANL 17 8 30 25 18 1 1 213.3 202 89 93 99 3.75 4.60 (+18%) 2300.8
1930 BBS IND 2 4 11 9 3 0 0 67.3 74 37 23 34 4.95 4.80 (-3%) 236.0
1931 BBS IND 2 8 14 10 5 0 1 68.7 88 42 20 34 5.50 4.10 (-34%) -650.5
1932 BBS EWL 1 2 8 5 1 0 0 29.7 40 22 18 10 6.67 4.13 (-62%) -508.6
1933 SOX NN2 0 5 6 4 3 0 0 41.7 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 22.7 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

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

Career Arc

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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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home23341702.206
Away21323400.125

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home22114.11053032222.36
Away2197.11124433334.07

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

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

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

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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Position Games
Pitcher 185
Right Field 1

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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.