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Lefty Holmes

1929–1940  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'9", 153 lb  ·  b. 1907 Brunswick, GA

Career 18–21 · 4.48 ERA · 219 SO · 349.2 IP · 73 G · 43 H · 17 RBI · .295 AVG

Seasons leading his league
4
2 best in baseball 2 league only
15 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1932 Best season

Spanning 1932–1935, peaking at 2 titles in 1932.

Team records #1 Philadelphia Stars 1935 SV #3 Philadelphia Stars 1934 WHIP #5 Washington Black Senators career SO #5 Washington Black Senators career IP #5 Baltimore Black Sox 1932 SO #5 Washington Black Senators 1938 SO #5 Washington Black Senators 1938 IP #6 Philadelphia Stars career SV #7 Baltimore Black Sox career SO #7 Philadelphia Stars 1934 ERA

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,384th League titles 4
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 1,961st Top-5 finishes 15

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 2 1st — 1932 1.000 1935 1.000
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1932 EWL 116.0
Saves 1 1st — 1935 NN2 2
Pitcher Putouts — #2 — 1935 #2
Shutouts — #3 — 1934 #3 1935 #3
Strikeouts / 9 — #3 — 1934 #3
Strikeouts — #2 — 1932 #2 1934 #3
Earned Run Average — #3 — 1934 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1935 2 SV 2 P FPCT 1.000
1932 2 IP 116.0 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

  led the league   7 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1929 NLG ANL 2 1 4.76 4 1 0 17.0 11 9 1 15 9 1.53
1932 BBS EWL 5 6 3.65 18 10 0 116.0 108 47 2 50 68 1.36
1934 PS NN2 7 6 2.78 14 12 0 107.0 86 33 2 33 78 1.11
1935 PS NN2 4 6 6.84 18 9 2 75.0 86 57 4 35 45 1.61
1936 WEG +1 NN2 0 0 6.52 6 2 0 19.1 23 14 0 9 11 1.66
1938 SEN NN2 0 2 7.30 2 2 0 12.1 13 10 1 14 7 2.19
1940 NYC NN2 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 4 1 3 1 2.00
Career — — 18 21 4.48 64 36 2 349.2 330 174 11 159 219 1.40

Batting

7 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1929 NLG ANL 4 11 4 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
1932 BBS EWL 18 44 3 12 2 1 0 6 1 0 0 .273 .289 .364 .653
1934 PS NN2 20 46 7 14 2 0 0 5 2 0 2 .304 .333 .348 .681
1935 PS NN2 19 31 6 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .355 .355 .387 .742
1936 WEG +1 NN2 8 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .222 .375 .597
1938 SEN NN2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1940 NYC NN2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 73 146 21 43 6 2 0 17 4 0 2 .295 .313 .363 .676

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1929 NLG ANL P 4 1 17.0 0 1 1 0 2 .500 0.25
1932 BBS EWL P 18 10 116.0 3 32 0 2 35 1.000 1.94
1934 PS NN2 P 14 12 107.0 1 21 1 0 23 .957 1.57
OF 1 1 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1935 PS NN2 P 18 9 75.0 3 16 0 1 19 1.000 1.06
1936 WEG NN2 P 6 2 19.1 0 7 0 0 7 1.000 1.17
1938 SEN NN2 P 2 2 12.1 0 4 0 0 4 1.000 2.00
1940 NYC NN2 P 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 0.50
Career — — P 64 36 349.2 7 82 2 3 91 .978 1.39
— — OF 1 1 4.0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00