Willie Cornelius
1933–1946 · bats R / throws R · ASW, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, CCB, JAX, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox, NAL
204G
.221AVG
.306OBP
.339SLG
62H
4HR
29RBI
1SB
68–48W–L
958IP
302K
1.63ERA
128GS
4SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | 323 | 280 | 40 | 62 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95 | .221 | .306 | .339 | .645 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 958.3 | 178 | 128 | 72 | 68 | 48 | 4 | 856 | 518 | 174 | 21 | 223 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 1.63 | 1.126 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1937-07-21 to 1937-08-01
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1937-08-09 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1937-08-22 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1934-06-01 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 104 | 124 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 6 | .230 | .355 | .340 |
| Away | 100 | 199 | 39 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | .217 | .251 | .339 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| April | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| May | 47 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .241 | .328 | .293 |
| June | 49 | 76 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .212 | .250 | .394 |
| July | 57 | 107 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | .215 | .271 | .333 |
| August | 33 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .233 | .365 | .395 |
| September | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-monarchs | 53 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | .226 | .271 | .286 |
| memphis-red-sox | 29 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .238 | .278 |
| pittsburgh-crawfords | 20 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .114 | .167 | .159 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .182 | .333 | .182 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .412 | .400 | .882 |
| CI1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .333 |
| NSH | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .100 | .308 | .200 |
| homestead-grays | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CGChicago American Giants | 18 | 40 | 6 | – | – | – | .150 | 97 | 47 |
| 1934 | CGChicago American Giants | 18 | 33 | 5 | – | – | – | .152 | 103 | 26 |
| 1935 | CGChicago American Giants | 16 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | .182 | 73 | 21 |
| 1936 | CGChicago American Giants | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | 12 | 3 |
| 1937 | CGChicago American Giants | 30 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | .132 | 154 | 63 |
| 1938 | CGChicago American Giants | 30 | 34 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .147 | 139 | 63 |
| 1939 | CGChicago American Giants | 19 | 24 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | .250 | 100 | 35 |
| 1941 | CGChicago American Giants | 13 | 14 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .286 | 77 | 16 |
| 1942 | Chicago American Giants, CCB, JAX | 13 | 12 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .500 | 27 | 6 |
| 1943 | CGChicago American Giants | 19 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 7 | – | .270 | 100 | 8 |
| 1945 | CGChicago American Giants | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | – | .500 | 62 | 9 |
| 1946 | CGChicago American Giants | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | 11 | 5 |