Satchel Paige

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: July 7, 1906 in Mobile, AL us

Died: June 8, 1982 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Debut: 1927 (6,457th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 9, 1948 (Age 42-002d)
vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1965 (Age 59-080d)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1971. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Satchel Paige's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1948 season)

Full Name: Leroy Robert Paige

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.9

124

ERA

2.73

403

198

1751.2

1501

WHIP

1.101

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-8 / in Starts: 5-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	20 (10-7-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
L Doby	0
J Hegan	0

1948 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	244	71 (70)	Jul 9	CLE		SLB	L,3-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	245	75 (3)	Jul 15 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.09	0.038	8.79	0.18%	0.47	P
3	246	79 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	247	80	Jul 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-6	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	248	83 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,12-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	249	84	Jul 22	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	250	87 (2)	Jul 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	251	90 (2)	Jul 30	CLE		BOS	L,7-8	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.43	-0.011	2.65	-0.04%	-0.11	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	252	94 (3)	Aug 3	CLE		WSH	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.80	-0.085	9.04	-0.25%	-0.56	P
10	253	98 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,8-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
11	254	102 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.63	-0.017	4.10	-0.07%	-0.46	P
12	255	106 (3)	Aug 13	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.63	-0.062	4.05	-0.24%	-0.92	P
13	256	112 (5)	Aug 20	CLE		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.65	-0.048	4.97	-0.22%	-0.50	P
14	257	116 (3)	Aug 24	CLE	@	BOS	L,8-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.74	-0.019	8.01	-0.12%	-0.18	P
15	258	120 (3)	Aug 27 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
16	259	124 (3)	Aug 30	CLE	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	.17	-0.019	1.17	-0.08%	-1.01	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	260	129 (4)	Sep 4	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.31	-0.078	9.64	-0.35%	-0.89	P
18	261	132 (2)	Sep 8	CLE		DET	W,8-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	.41	-0.012	1.57	-0.03%	-0.24	P
19	262	133	Sep 9	CLE		DET	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9						P
20	263	137 (3)	Sep 12 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,6-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	1.71	-0.094	11.48	-0.38%	-1.04	P
21	264	140 (2)	Sep 14	CLE		NYY	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9						P
							13-8		25	23	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174		.85	-0.407	5.61	-1.59%	-5.42

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Paige Pages

Satchel Paige Overview

Black Baseball, Mexican, Independent & Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Career
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1933
1934
1936
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1951
1952
1953
1965

Batting Splits

Career
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1933
1934
1936
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1951
1952
1953
1965

Pitching Game Logs

1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1933
1934
1936
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1951
1952
1953
1965
Postseason

Batting Game Logs

1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1933
1934
1936
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1951
1952
1953
1965
Postseason

Fielding Game Logs

1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1933
1934
1936
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1951
1952
1953
1965
Postseason

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Satchel Paige Pages at Baseball Reference