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	112
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		7	0	0	83.1	50	40	82	4	33	23	0	0	5	361	4.32	108
1945	MULT	MULT	29	SP	4	12	.250	21	16		12	0	0	123.1	77	60	144	0	58	52	6	1	3	564	4.38	98
1946	NE	NN2/WS	30	SP	6	6	.500	16	11		7	1	2	97.2	46	36	96	1	23	39	0	0	2	415	3.32	132
1947	NE	NN2	31	SP	2	6	.250	14	10		5	0	2	79.2	50	38	95	6	25	33	0		2	356	4.29	91
1948	NE	NN2	32	SP	6	5	.545	14	11		8	0	0	88.1	37	31	80	2	16	41	0		3	364	3.16	103
9	6			SP	43	47	.478	143	95		53	3	5	789.0	465	368	828	17	274	335	7	1	26	2471	4.20	102
162 Game Average					12	13	.478	41	27		15	1	2	225.1	133	105	237	8	78	96	2	1	7	1037	4.20	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				41	40	.506	129	86		48	3	5	723.2	410	326	747	17	226	312	1	0	24	2154	4.05	105
1	vs Latin Leagues				2	5	.286	12	7		3	0		52.1	49	38	70		44	18	5	1	2	266	6.54	79
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	66

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	40	40	.500	125	84		48	3	5	711.2	393	312	724	16	218	309	1	0	24	2090	3.95	107
1	North All Stars			-	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	2.0	2	2	6	0	2	0	0		0	14	9.00	35
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	54
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	46
1	Azules de Veracruz			SP	2	5	.286	12	7		3	0		52.1	49	38	70		44	18	5	1	2	266	6.54	79
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	66

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
1941	NE	NN2	25	SP	54.1		1.23	1.37		9.2%	10.2%		6.6%	7.9%		1.40	1.30
1942	NE	NN2	26	SP	95.2		1.35	1.34		9.9%	12.3%		9.4%	9.0%		1.05	1.37
1943	MULT	MULT	27	SP	88.0		1.53	1.59		10.5%	11.0%		8.0%	8.9%		1.30	1.24		1.0%	0.4%
1944	NE	NN2	28	SP	83.1		1.38	1.49		6.4%	11.3%		9.1%	8.2%		0.70	1.38		1.1%	0.8%
1945	MULT	MULT	29	SP	123.1		1.64	1.51		9.2%	11.8%		10.3%	10.0%		0.90	1.17		0.0%
1946	NE	NN2/WS	30	SP	97.2		1.22	1.43		9.4%	14.0%		5.5%	9.1%		1.70	1.37		0.2%	1.5%
1947	NE	NN2	31	SP	79.2		1.51	1.38		9.3%	13.4%		7.0%	8.6%		1.32	1.56		1.7%	0.9%
1948	NE	NN2	32	SP	88.1		1.09	1.31		11.3%	13.9%		4.4%	8.4%		2.56	1.65		0.5%	0.7%
9	6			SP	789.0		1.40	1.44		9.7%	11.9%		7.9%	9.0%		1.22	1.36		0.8%	0.8%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
9	Negro Leagues				723.2		1.34	1.43		9.9%	12.2%		7.2%	8.7%		1.38	1.41		0.8%	0.8%
1	vs Latin Leagues				52.1		2.18	1.74		6.8%	7.0%		16.5%	11.8%		0.41	0.59
1	vs Major Leagues				13.0		1.15	1.02		9.8%	15.2%		7.8%	9.8%		1.25	1.54		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	711.2		1.32	1.42		10.0%	12.2%		7.1%	8.7%		1.42	1.41		0.8%	0.9%
1	Philadelphia Stars			-	8.2		2.08	1.55		7.3%	11.2%		12.2%	9.2%		0.60	1.23		2.4%	0.7%
1	North All Stars			-	2.0		4.00	1.53		0.0%	12.9%		14.3%	4.3%		0.00	3.00		0.0%	0.0%
1	NNL All Stars II			-	1.1		3.75	2.38		0.0%	8.3%		11.1%	12.6%		0.00	0.66		0.0%	0.3%
1	Azules de Veracruz			SP	52.1		2.18	1.74		6.8%	7.0%		16.5%	11.8%		0.41	0.59
1	Negro All Stars			-	13.0		1.15	1.02		9.8%	15.2%		7.8%	9.8%		1.25	1.54		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	361	314	50	82	14	7	4	6	0	33	23	0	5	9		15	.261	.341	.389	.729
1945	MULT	MULT	29	SP	21	564	485	77	144	7	7	0	1		58	52		3	5		6	.297	.375	.340	.716
1946	NE	NN2/WS	30	SP	16	415	380	46	96	8	3	1	4		23	39	0	2	10		8	.253	.299	.297	.596
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	6			SP	143	2471	2214	465	828	63	28	17	24	0	274	335	0	26	41		41	.271	.332	.348	.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				129	2154	1961	410	747	62	26	17	24	0	226	312	0	24	40		40	.264	.317	.348	.666
1	vs Latin Leagues				12	266	207	49	70						44	18		2				.338	.458	.000	.000
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	125	2090	1906	393	724	60	25	16	24	0	218	309	0	24	39		40	.260	.312	.343	.655
1	North All Stars			-	1	14	12	2	6	2	0	0	0		2	0		0	0			.500	.571	.667	1.238
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	Azules de Veracruz			SP	12	266	207	49	70						44	18		2				.338	.458	.000	.000
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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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Gary Ashwill.

Logo by Gary Cieradkowski

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James