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Lefty Calhoun

1932–1946  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'9", 180 lb  ·  b. 1911 Union City, TN

Career 14–20 · 4.40 ERA · 151 SO · 290.2 IP · 76 G · 22 H · 18 RBI · .164 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
11 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1939 Best season

Spanning 1939–1940, peaking at 1 titles in 1939.

Team records #1 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars career SV #1 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1940 W #1 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1939 SV #2 Montgomery Grey Sox career W #2 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars career W #2 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars career IP #2 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1940 ERA #2 Montgomery Grey Sox 1932 W #2 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1940 WHIP #3 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars career SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,194th League titles 2
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 2,449th Top-5 finishes 11

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 2 yrs (1939–1940) 1939 1.000 1940 1.000
Shutouts — #3 — 1940 #3
Walks + Hits / IP — #3 — 1940 #3
Saves — #2 — 1939 #2 1940 #3
Wins — #2 — 1940 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1940 1 P FPCT 1.000
1939 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

9 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1932 MGS +1 NSL 2 4 5.05 8 8 0 46.1 54 26 0 22 16 1.64
1937 MRS NAL 0 0 1.17 1 0 0 7.2 4 1 0 2 9 0.78
1938 AB3 NAL 1 2 4.76 7 4 1 34.0 35 18 0 9 29 1.29
1939 SL3 NAL 2 4 2.96 11 6 2 67.0 55 22 1 24 27 1.18
1940 SNS NAL 6 3 2.89 15 4 2 53.0 45 17 1 11 31 1.06
1941 SNS NAL 0 3 7.09 5 3 0 26.2 33 21 1 14 14 1.76
1942 NBY +1 NN2 2 2 5.59 12 3 0 37.0 45 23 1 16 14 1.65
1943 HSS NN2 0 2 7.36 3 1 0 11.0 16 9 1 11 3 2.45
1946 CBE +1 NAL 1 0 5.62 2 1 0 8.0 10 5 0 6 8 2.00
Career — — 14 20 4.40 64 30 5 290.2 297 142 5 115 151 1.42

Batting

9 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 MGS +1 NSL 17 36 6 10 1 1 0 9 3 0 0 .278 .350 .361 .711
1937 MRS NAL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1938 AB3 NAL 7 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
1939 SL3 NAL 11 23 3 6 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 .261 .292 .348 .639
1940 SNS NAL 16 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1941 SNS NAL 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1942 NBY +1 NN2 12 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1943 HSS NN2 4 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
1946 CBE +1 NAL 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Career — — 76 134 13 22 3 1 0 18 5 1 0 .164 .200 .201 .401

Fielding

4 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1932 MGS NSL P 8 8 46.1 0 10 0 0 10 1.000 1.25
OF 7 6 44.0 7 0 1 0 8 .875 1.00
C 1 1 8.0 5 0 0 0 5 1.000 5.00
1937 MRS NAL 1B 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
P 1 0 7.2 0 2 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
1938 AB3 NAL P 7 4 34.0 2 6 0 0 8 1.000 1.14
1939 SL3 NAL P 11 7 67.0 1 13 0 1 14 1.000 1.27
1940 SNS NAL P 15 4 53.0 4 9 0 2 13 1.000 0.87
OF 1 1 9.2 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1941 SNS NAL P 5 3 26.2 0 4 0 0 4 1.000 0.80
1942 NBY NN2 P 12 3 37.0 2 10 1 0 13 .923 1.00
1943 HSS NN2 P 3 1 11.0 0 6 0 0 6 1.000 2.00
OF 1 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1946 CBE NAL P 2 1 8.0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 0.50
Career — — P 64 31 290.2 9 61 1 3 71 .986 1.09
— — OF 9 7 59.1 8 0 1 0 9 .889 0.89
— — 1B 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
— — C 1 1 8.0 5 0 0 0 5 1.000 5.00