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Henry Kimbro

Henry Kimbro

1937–1948  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  5'8", 175 lb  ·  b. 1912 Nashville, TN

Career 573 G · 667 H · 31 HR · 261 RBI · .299 AVG · 5.40 ERA · 1 SO · 5.0 IP

Seasons leading his league
27
1 best in baseball 26 league only
77 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
16 Categories led
1947 Best season

Spanning 1940–1948, peaking at 11 titles in 1947.

Team records #1 Baltimore Elite Giants career H #1 Baltimore Elite Giants career R #1 Baltimore Elite Giants career SB #1 Baltimore Elite Giants 1947 AVG #1 Baltimore Elite Giants 1947 H #1 Baltimore Elite Giants 1947 R #1 New York Black Yankees 1941 SB #1 Baltimore Elite Giants 1947 OPS #2 Baltimore Elite Giants career HR #2 New York Black Yankees career SB
Led in Runs for 3 straight seasons (1946–1948) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 79th League titles 27
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 120th Top-5 finishes 77

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
Runs 4 1st 3 yrs (1946–1948) 1940 NN2 54 1946 NN2 62 1947 NN2 70 1948 NN2 54 1945 #3
Outfield Range Factor 3 1st 2 yrs (1947–1948) 1941 NN2 2.36 1947 NN2 2.25 1948 NN2 2.10 1943 #2 1945 #3 1946 #2
Outfield Putouts 3 1st 3 yrs (1946–1948) 1946 NN2 144 1947 NN2 136 1948 NN2 117 1939 #3 1940 #2 1941 #3 1942 #3 1943 #3 1945 #2
Outfield Assists 2 1st — 1940 NN2 7 1946 NN2 5 1943 #3 1945 #2 1947 #3
Walks 2 1st — 1940 NN2 48 1948 NN2 59 1946 #2
Triples 2 1st — 1942 NN2 5 1945 NN2 9 1946 #2
On-Base Percentage 2 1st 2 yrs (1947–1948) 1947 NN2 .447 1948 NN2 .457 1944 #2 1946 #2
Outfield Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1941 NN2 .989
Total Bases 1 1st — 1947 NN2 153 1946 #2
Doubles 1 1st — 1947 NN2 24
Slugging Percentage 1 1st — 1947 NN2 .619 1946 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. 1 1st — 1947 NN2 1.067 1944 #3 1946 #3
Stolen Bases 1 1st — 1941 NN2 16 1946 #3
Hits 1 1st — 1947 NN2 95 1946 #2
Runs Batted In 1 1st — 1947 NN2 52
Batting Average 1 1st — 1947 .385 1944 #2 1946 #3
Home Runs — #2 — 1947 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1948 5 R 54 OBP .457 BB 59 OF PO 117 OF RF 2.10
1947 11 AVG .385 RBI 52 H 95 R 70 OPS 1.067 OBP .447 SLG .619 2B 24 TB 153 OF PO 136 OF RF 2.25
1946 3 R 62 OF PO 144 OF A 5
1945 1 3B 9
1942 1 3B 5
1941 3 SB 16 OF FPCT .989 OF RF 2.36
1940 3 R 54 BB 48 OF A 7

Batting

  led the league   12 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1937 WEG NN2 34 133 24 38 5 3 4 16 15 0 0 .286 .358 .459 .817
1938 BEG NN2 36 148 32 39 5 3 0 20 16 1 1 .264 .339 .338 .677
1939 BEG NN2 31 126 26 38 5 1 3 12 12 5 3 .302 .367 .429 .795
1940 BEG NN2 59 228 54 60 8 2 2 24 48 1 8 .263 .400 .342 .742
1941 NBY NN2 39 145 28 40 4 2 1 10 18 1 16 .276 .367 .352 .719
1942 BEG NN2 54 224 38 58 8 5 2 27 24 3 4 .259 .336 .366 .702
1943 BEG NN2 46 184 33 50 7 5 0 12 23 0 7 .272 .353 .364 .717
1944 BEG NN2 34 134 29 49 7 4 2 14 17 0 4 .366 .437 .522 .959
1945 BEG NN2 54 229 42 60 11 9 2 17 24 0 5 .262 .332 .415 .747
1946 BEG NN2 63 235 62 84 12 7 7 36 35 0 9 .357 .449 .557 1.006
1947 BEG NN2 64 247 70 95 24 5 8 52 26 0 11 .385 .447 .619 1.067
1948 BEG NN2 59 201 54 56 11 4 0 21 59 0 7 .279 .457 .373 .830
Career — — 573 2,234 492 667 107 50 31 261 317 11 75 .299 .391 .433 .824

Pitching

1 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1941 NBY NN2 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 4 1 1.80
Career — — 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 5.0 5 3 0 4 1 1.80

Fielding

3 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1937 WEG NN2 OF 34 34 273.1 41 2 4 1 47 .915 1.26
1938 BEG NN2 OF 36 36 304.1 59 3 3 0 65 .954 1.72
1939 BEG NN2 OF 31 31 252.0 60 2 2 0 64 .969 2.00
1940 BEG NN2 OF 59 59 495.2 115 7 8 1 130 .938 2.07
1941 NBY NN2 OF 39 39 303.0 89 3 1 0 93 .989 2.36
P 1 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1942 BEG NN2 OF 54 54 453.2 108 4 3 1 115 .974 2.07
1943 BEG NN2 OF 45 45 379.0 102 6 4 1 112 .964 2.40
3B 1 1 9.0 1 2 1 0 4 .750 3.00
1944 BEG NN2 OF 34 34 294.0 68 1 2 0 71 .972 2.03
1945 BEG NN2 OF 53 53 459.0 103 5 5 1 113 .956 2.04
3B 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 1 6 .833 5.00
1946 BEG NN2 OF 62 62 526.0 144 5 7 1 156 .955 2.40
1947 BEG NN2 OF 64 64 551.1 136 8 8 1 152 .947 2.25
1948 BEG NN2 OF 59 59 517.2 117 7 5 0 129 .961 2.10
Career — — OF 570 570 4809.0 1,142 53 52 7 1,247 .958 2.10
— — 3B 2 2 18.0 4 4 2 1 10 .800 4.00
— — P 1 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.00