Leniel Hooker - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Leniel Hooker

Leniel Charlie Hooker
(Elbow)

Born: June 28, 1916 in Sanford, NC
Died: December 18, 1977 in Newark, NJ
(61 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'0"

Wt: 169

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Notes:

• Buried: Glendale Cemetery (Bloomfield, NJ)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1940	NE	NN2	24	SP	3	5	.375	18	11		2	0	0	78.2	61	48	87		32	42	1		0		5.49	89
1941	NE	NN2	25	SP	4	2	.667	13	7		3	1	1	54.1	31	22	52		15	21	0		4		3.64	108
1942	NE	NN2	26	SP	6	1	.857	17	10		6	0	0	95.2	55	47	90		39	41	0		7		4.42	89
1943	MULT	MULT	27	SP	7	4	.636	19	8		3	1	0	88.0	58	46	102	4	33	43	0		0	411	4.70	112
1944	NE	NN2	28	SP	5	6	.455	11	11		6	0	0	85.2	51	42	81		32	20	0		3		4.41	102
1945	NE/NST	NN2/NvM	29	SP	2	7	.222	9	9		9	0	0	71.1	28	21	74	0	14	30	1		0	51	2.65	140
1946	NE	NN2/WS	30	SP	5	5	.500	14	9		5	1	1	81.2	41	35	88	1	17	23	0		1	56	3.86	108
1947	NE	NN2	31	SP	2	6	.250	14	10		5	0	2	79.2	50	37	95	6	25	33	0		2	356	4.18	93
1948	NE	NN2	32	SP	6	5	.545	14	11		8	0	0	88.1	37	30	80	2	16	41	0		3	364	3.06	108
9	5			SP	40	41	.494	129	86		47	3	4	723.1	412	328	749	13	223	294	2		20	1238	4.08	102
162 Game Average					13	13	.494	41	27		15	1	1	228.2	130	104	237	11	71	93	1		6	1014	4.08	102

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
9	Negro Leagues				40	39	.506	127	84		45	3	4	710.1	406	324	738	13	219	289	1		20	1187	4.11	103
1	vs Major Leagues				0	2	.000	2	2		2	0	0	13.0	6	4	11	0	4	5	1		0	51	2.77	71

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
9	Newark Eagles			SP	39	39	.500	123	82		45	3	4	698.1	389	310	715	12	211	286	1		20	1123	4.00	105
1	NNL All Stars II			-	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	1.1	3	3	4	0	1	0	0		0	9	20.25	36
1	North All Stars			-	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	2.0	2	2	6	0	2	0	0		0	14	9.00	32
1	Philadelphia Stars			-	1	0	1.000	2	1		0	0	0	8.2	12	9	13	1	5	3	0		0	41	9.35	55
1	Negro All Stars			-	0	2	.000	2	2		2	0	0	13.0	6	4	11	0	4	5	1		0	51	2.77	71

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1940	NE	NN2	24	SP	78.2		1.51	1.50		12.1%	11.5%		9.2%	9.4%		1.31	1.23
1948	NE	NN2	32	SP	88.1		1.09	1.32		11.3%	14.2%		4.4%	8.5%		2.56	1.66		0.5%	0.7%
1943	MULT	MULT	27	SP	88.0		1.53	1.59		10.5%	11.2%		8.0%	8.6%		1.30	1.24		1.0%	0.4%
1945	NE/NST	NN2/NvM	29	SP	71.1		1.23	1.36		10.2%	13.9%		4.8%	9.0%		2.14	1.59		0.0%
1942	NE	NN2	26	SP	95.2		1.35	1.34		9.9%	12.3%		9.4%	9.0%		1.05	1.37
1947	NE	NN2	31	SP	79.2		1.51	1.39		9.3%	13.4%		7.0%	8.6%		1.32	1.55		1.7%	0.9%
1941	NE	NN2	25	SP	54.1		1.23	1.34		9.2%	10.3%		6.6%	7.8%		1.40	1.33
1946	NE	NN2/WS	30	SP	81.2		1.29	1.40		6.7%	14.2%		4.9%	8.8%		1.35	1.51		0.3%
1944	NE	NN2	28	SP	85.2		1.32	1.47		5.5%	10.3%		8.8%	7.8%		0.63	1.31
9	5			SP	723.1		1.34	1.41		9.4%	12.2%		7.1%	8.6%		1.32	1.42		1.1%	0.8%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
9	Negro Leagues				710.1		1.35	1.42		9.4%	12.1%		7.1%	8.6%		1.32	1.42		1.1%	0.8%
1	vs Major Leagues				13.0		1.15	1.07		9.8%	15.0%		7.8%	10.2%		1.25	1.47		0.0%	0.0%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
9	Newark Eagles			SP	698.1		1.33	1.42		9.5%	12.2%		7.0%	8.6%		1.36	1.42		1.1%	0.9%
1	North All Stars			-	2.0		4.00	1.43		0.0%	13.1%		14.3%	4.1%		0.00	3.21		0.0%	0.0%
1	NNL All Stars II			-	1.1		3.75	2.02		0.0%	8.9%		11.1%	11.4%		0.00	0.78		0.0%	0.3%
1	Philadelphia Stars			-	8.2		2.08	1.56		7.3%	11.2%		12.2%	9.2%		0.60	1.22		2.4%	0.7%
1	Negro All Stars			-	13.0		1.15	1.07		9.8%	15.0%		7.8%	10.2%		1.25	1.47		0.0%	0.0%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1940	NE	NN2	24	SP	18			61	87						32	42		0
1941	NE	NN2	25	SP	13			31	52						15	21		4
1942	NE	NN2	26	SP	17			55	90						39	41		7
1943	MULT	MULT	27	SP	19	411	373	58	102	16	4	4	1		33	43		0	5			.273	.333	.370	.702
1944	NE	NN2	28	SP	11			51	81						32	20		3
1945	NE/NST	NN2/NvM	29	SP	9	51	46	28	74	1	2	0	0		14	30		0	1		1	1.609	1.467	1.717	3.184
1946	NE	NN2/WS	30	SP	14	56	52	41	88	0	1	1	1		17	23		1	1		0	1.692	1.514	1.788	3.303
1947	NE	NN2	31	SP	14	356	322	50	95	12	1	6	6		25	33		2	7		8	.295	.350	.394	.744
1948	NE	NN2	32	SP	14	364	340	37	80	6	6	2	6		16	41		3	5		4	.235	.276	.306	.582
9	5			SP	129	1238	1133	412	749	35	14	13	14		223	294		20	19		13	.269	.321	.359	.680

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9	Negro Leagues				127	1187	1087	406	738	34	12	13	14		219	289		20	18		12	.270	.322	.360	.681
1	vs Major Leagues				2	51	46	6	11	1	2	0	0		4	5		0	1		1	.239	.300	.348	.648

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9	Newark Eagles			SP	123	1123	1032	389	715	32	11	12	14		211	286		20	17		12	.263	.312	.350	.662
1	NNL All Stars II			-	1	9	8	3	4	0	0	0	0		1	0		0	0			.500	.556	.500	1.056
1	Philadelphia Stars			-	2	41	35	12	13	0	1	1	0		5	3		0	1			.371	.450	.514	.964
1	North All Stars			-	1	14	12	2	6	2	0	0	0		2	0		0	0			.500	.571	.667	1.238
1	Negro All Stars			-	2	51	46	6	11	1	2	0	0		4	5		0	1		1	.239	.300	.348	.648

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