Player
Satchel Paige HOF 1971
Player Info
- Full Name
- Leroy Robert
- Born
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July 7, 1906
Mobile, AL, USA - Died
- June 8, 1982
- Size
- 6'3" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- July 9, 1948
- Final Game
- September 25, 1965
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- Birmingham Black Barons 1927-1930
- Baltimore Black Sox 1930-1930
- Cleveland Cubs 1931-1931
- Homestead Grays 1931-1931
- Pittsburgh Crawfords 1932-1936
- Kansas City Monarchs 1935-1947
- New York Black Yankees 1941-1941
- Memphis Red Sox 1943-1943
- Cleveland Guardians 1948-1949
- St. Louis Browns 1951-1953
- Kansas City Athletics 1965-1965
Career Batting
460
G
.205
AVG
156
H
2
HR
59
RBI
.468
OPS
31
OPS vs Lg
12% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
143-89
W-L
2.77
ERA
438
G
1,695
SO
47
SV
1.11
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 9 | 3.53 | 57 | 4 | 11 | 117.0 | 51 | 39 |
| 1952 | St. Louis Browns | 12 | 10 | 3.07 | 46 | 6 | 10 | 138.0 | 91 | 57 |
| 1951 | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 4 | 4.79 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 62.0 | 48 | 29 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 7 | 3.04 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 83.0 | 54 | 33 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Indians | 6 | 1 | 2.48 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 72.2 | 43 | 22 |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 2 | 2.37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 18 | 2 |
| 1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | 4 | 0 | 1.29 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 35.0 | 32 | 5 |
| 1945 | Kansas City Monarchs | 4 | 4 | 4.05 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 53.1 | 48 | 15 |
| 1944 | Kansas City Monarchs | 6 | 4 | 1.01 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 98.0 | 105 | 27 |
| 1943 | Kansas City Monarchs | 8 | 8 | 2.91 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 114.0 | 91 | 30 |
| 1943 | Memphis Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1942 | Kansas City Monarchs | 5 | 5 | 2.24 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 76.0 | 61 | 17 |
| 1941 | New York Black Yankees | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1941 | Kansas City Monarchs | 7 | 0 | 2.06 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 56.1 | 48 | 7 |
| 1940 | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 3 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 8 | 2 | 3.77 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 71.2 | 72 | 28 |
| 1935 | Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 13 | 3 | 1.61 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 145.1 | 152 | 30 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 4 | 5 | 1.94 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 78.2 | 77 | 16 |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 9 | 6 | 2.28 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 130.1 | 126 | 44 |
| 1931 | Cleveland Cubs | 1 | 1 | 2.13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 18 | 4 |
| 1931 | Homestead Grays | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1930 | Baltimore Black Sox | 3 | 1 | 3.62 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27.0 | 22 | 10 |
| 1930 | Birmingham Black Barons | 7 | 2 | 2.57 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 73.2 | 69 | 9 |
| 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | 13 | 9 | 4.31 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 202.1 | 195 | 45 |
| 1928 | Birmingham Black Barons | 11 | 4 | 2.39 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 132.0 | 121 | 25 |
| 1927 | Birmingham Black Barons | 8 | 2 | 3.01 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 104.2 | 100 | 30 |
Advanced Pitching
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| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AL | 3.0 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.333 | |
| 1953 | AL | 117.3 | 3.91 | 2.99 | 1.304 | |
| 1952 | AL | 138.0 | 5.93 | 3.72 | 1.254 | |
| 1951 | AL | 62.0 | 6.97 | 4.21 | 1.548 | |
| 1949 | AL | 83.0 | 5.86 | 3.58 | 1.241 | |
| 1948 | AL | 72.7 | 5.33 | 2.72 | 1.142 | |
| 1947 | NAL | 19.0 | 8.53 | 0.95 | 1.053 | |
| 1946 | NAL | 35.0 | 8.23 | 1.29 | 0.829 | |
| 1945 | NAL | 53.3 | 8.10 | 2.53 | 1.181 | |
| 1944 | NAL | 98.3 | 9.61 | 2.47 | 0.905 | ✓ |
| 1943 | NAL | 119.3 | 7.39 | 2.41 | 1.148 | ✓ |
| 1942 | NAL | 76.3 | 7.19 | 2.00 | 1.074 | ✓ |
| 1941 | NAL | 65.7 | 7.68 | 0.96 | 0.898 | ✓ |
| 1940 | NAL | 5.0 | 18.00 | 5.40 | 1.200 | |
| 1936 | NN2 | 71.7 | 9.04 | 3.52 | 1.326 | |
| 1935 | IND | 14.0 | 14.79 | 0.64 | 0.357 | |
| 1934 | NN2 | 145.7 | 9.39 | 1.85 | 0.872 | ✓ |
| 1933 | NN2 | 78.7 | 8.81 | 1.83 | 0.826 | ✓ |
| 1932 | IND | 130.3 | 8.70 | 3.04 | 1.105 | ✓ |
| 1931 | IND | 34.3 | 5.77 | 1.83 | 1.078 | |
| 1930 | IND | 101.0 | 8.11 | 1.69 | 1.010 | ✓ |
| 1929 | NNL | 202.3 | 8.67 | 2.00 | 1.275 | ✓ |
| 1928 | NNL | 132.0 | 8.25 | 1.70 | 1.045 | ✓ |
| 1927 | NNL | 104.7 | 8.60 | 2.58 | 1.099 | ✓ |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | St. Louis Browns | 57 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .069 |
| 1952 | St. Louis Browns | 46 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .128 |
| 1951 | St. Louis Browns | 23 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Indians | 21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1945 | Kansas City Monarchs | 11 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .360 |
| 1944 | Kansas City Monarchs | 16 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .179 |
| 1943 | Kansas City Monarchs | 26 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .261 |
| 1943 | Memphis Red Sox | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | Kansas City Monarchs | 13 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .156 |
| 1941 | New York Black Yankees | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1941 | Kansas City Monarchs | 12 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| 1940 | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 11 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .219 |
| 1935 | Kansas City Monarchs | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 20 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .208 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 12 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 23 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .244 |
| 1931 | Cleveland Cubs | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| 1931 | Homestead Grays | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | Baltimore Black Sox | 5 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| 1930 | Birmingham Black Barons | 14 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .345 |
| 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | 36 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .173 |
| 1928 | Birmingham Black Barons | 34 | 70 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .314 |
| 1927 | Birmingham Black Barons | 21 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .273 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AL | 1 | .000 | — | 0.0 | 100.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1953 | AL | 30 | .000 | .100 | 0.0 | 30.0 | -61 | 0.0 | |
| 1952 | AL | 44 | .000 | .172 | 2.3 | 22.7 | -19 | 0.0 | |
| 1951 | AL | 17 | .000 | .154 | 0.0 | 17.6 | -31 | 0.0 | |
| 1949 | AL | 18 | .000 | .083 | 11.1 | 22.2 | -36 | 0.0 | |
| 1948 | AL | 25 | .000 | .111 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -52 | 0.0 | |
| 1947 | NAL | 10 | .000 | — | 0.0 | — | -36 | 0.0 | |
| 1946 | NAL | 15 | .000 | — | 0.0 | — | 21 | 0.0 | |
| 1945 | NAL | 25 | .080 | .360 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 140 | 0.0 | |
| 1944 | NAL | 41 | .077 | .180 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 44 | 0.0 | |
| 1943 | NAL | 50 | .021 | .255 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 67 | 0.0 | |
| 1942 | NAL | 33 | .000 | — | 0.0 | — | -5 | 0.0 | |
| 1941 | NAL | 33 | .000 | .269 | 6.1 | 12.1 | 63 | 0.0 | |
| 1940 | NAL | 3 | .000 | — | 0.0 | — | 105 | 0.0 | |
| 1936 | NN2 | 33 | .000 | .219 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| 1935 | IND | 5 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1934 | NN2 | 60 | .038 | .208 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 35 | 0.0 | |
| 1933 | NN2 | 30 | .000 | — | 0.0 | — | -37 | 0.0 | |
| 1932 | IND | 49 | .133 | .227 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 77 | 1.7 | |
| 1931 | IND | 10 | .000 | .125 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| 1930 | IND | 52 | .041 | .292 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 50 | 0.0 | |
| 1929 | NNL | 109 | .058 | .165 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.8 | |
| 1928 | NNL | 70 | .086 | .314 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 99 | 0.0 | |
| 1927 | NNL | 46 | .091 | — | 0.0 | — | 74 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 438 | 80 | 418 | 14 | 11 | .973 |
| OF | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
| 1B | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | St. Louis Browns | P | 57 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | St. Louis Browns | P | 46 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | St. Louis Browns | P | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Indians | P | 31 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Indians | P | 21 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .889 |
| 1944 | Kansas City Monarchs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 16 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1943 | Memphis Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 26 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 1 | .977 |
| 1942 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 13 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 12 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .905 |
| 1941 | New York Black Yankees | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | P | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .952 |
| 1935 | Kansas City Monarchs | P | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | P | 19 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .903 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | P | 12 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | P | 22 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1931 | Homestead Grays | P | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1931 | Cleveland Cubs | P | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1930 | Baltimore Black Sox | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1930 | Birmingham Black Barons | P | 12 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1930 | Baltimore Black Sox | P | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | OF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | Birmingham Black Barons | P | 31 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 2 | .951 |
| 1928 | Birmingham Black Barons | 1B | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1928 | Birmingham Black Barons | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1928 | Birmingham Black Barons | P | 25 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .975 |
| 1927 | Birmingham Black Barons | P | 21 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | .973 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 10 | 3-1 | 1 | 37.1 | 38 | 3.38 | ||
| 1948 | World Series | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1946 | NWS | Kansas City Monarchs | 3 | 1-1 | 0 | 10.0 | 13 | 4.50 |
| 1942 | NWS | Kansas City Monarchs | 4 | 2-0 | 1 | 16.0 | 18 | 2.20 |
| 1927 | NNC | Birmingham Black Barons | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 10.1 | 7 | 4.35 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .143 | ||
| 1948 | World Series | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | NWS | Kansas City Monarchs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1942 | NWS | Kansas City Monarchs | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1927 | NNC | Birmingham Black Barons | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |