Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions (NEW)
Team Fielding
Tm | #Fld | RA/G | DefEff | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homestead Grays | 24 | 3.91 | .698 | 64 | 312 | 4143.0 | 2074 | 1375 | 625 | 74 | 36 | .964 | |
New York Black Yankees | 23 | 4.07 | .634 | 54 | 210 | 2619.0 | 1343 | 873 | 412 | 58 | 33 | .957 | |
Newark Eagles | 19 | 2.90 | .678 | 59 | 192 | 2466.0 | 1232 | 821 | 367 | 44 | 22 | .964 | |
Pittsburgh Crawfords | 37 | 5.05 | .654 | 55 | 234 | 3000.0 | 1506 | 999 | 451 | 56 | 32 | .963 | |
Philadelphia Stars | 22 | 3.08 | .674 | 62 | 222 | 2709.0 | 1351 | 903 | 401 | 47 | 22 | .965 | |
Washington Elite Giants | 20 | 3.13 | .662 | 62 | 222 | 2676.0 | 1395 | 892 | 448 | 55 | 27 | .961 | |
League Average | 23 | 3.66 | .668 | 59 | 232 | 2936 | 1484 | 977 | 451 | 56 | 29 | .962 | |
136 | 3.66 | .668 | 356 | 1392 | 17613.0 | 8901 | 5863 | 2704 | 334 | 172 | .962 |
Player Standard Fielding
Rk | Name | Age | Tm | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | Pos Summary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Albertson | NBY | 3 | 26.0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 3.00 | SS-3B | |||
2 | Clifford Allen | HG | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | P | ||||
3 | Jabbo Andrews | 29 | PC | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 3.00 | 1B | ||
4 | Sam Bankhead | 26 | PC | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | C | |||
5 | Bud Barbee | 23 | NBY | 5 | 35.1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.50 | P-3B | ||
6 | Marvin Barker | 25 | NBY | 12 | 105.1 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 2 | .912 | 2.38 | 3B-2B | ||
7 | Pepper Bassett | 26 | PC | 17 | 152.1 | 114 | 99 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.00 | C-1B | ||
8 | William Bell | 39 | NE | 2 | 28.2 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.20 | P | ||
9 | Jerry Benjamin | 27 | HG | 0 | 15.2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.33 | 2B-3B | ||
10 | Jimmy Binder | 34 | TOT | 8 | 74.0 | 41 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .951 | 3.90 | 2B-3B | ||
11 | Chet Brewer | 30 | PC | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | P | ||
12 | Barney Brown | 29 | NBY | 7 | 57.1 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.27 | P | ||
13 | Joe Brown | 20 | NE | 9 | 81.0 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.82 | C | ||
14 | Larry Brown | 35 | PS | 19 | 162.0 | 102 | 89 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .980 | 4.55 | C | ||
15 | Ray Brown | 29 | HG | 13 | 130.0 | 48 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 2 | .958 | 2.09 | P-3B | ||
16 | Ralph Burgin | 29 | NBY | 11 | 86.2 | 47 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 0 | .872 | 3.15 | 3B-C | ||
17 | Tex Burnett | 37 | NE | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.00 | C | ||
18 | Butler | PC | 6 | 52.0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .818 | 1.50 | 3B | |||
19 | Bill Byrd | 29 | WEG | 9 | 68.2 | 31 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.82 | P-2B | ||
20 | Marion Cain | 23 | PC | 3 | 14.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.33 | P | ||
21 | Roy Campanella | 15 | WEG | 5 | 43.0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.17 | C | ||
22 | Walter Cannady | 35 | NBY | 34 | 275.0 | 159 | 65 | 84 | 10 | 21 | .937 | 4.03 | 2B-3B-SS | ||
23 | Matt Carlisle | 27 | HG | 52 | 460.1 | 292 | 104 | 174 | 14 | 31 | .952 | 5.15 | 2B-SS | ||
24 | Spoon Carter | 34 | PC | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | P | ||
25 | Mickey Casey | 32 | PS | 18 | 139.0 | 104 | 82 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 5.37 | C | ||
Rk | Name | Age | Tm | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | Pos Summary |
26 | Oscar Charleston | 40 | PC | 10 | 87.0 | 111 | 105 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .982 | 10.90 | 1B | ||
27 | Bob Clarke | 34 | NBY | 27 | 218.1 | 152 | 127 | 22 | 3 | 5 | .980 | 5.32 | C | ||
28 | Dewey Creacy | 37 | PS | 20 | 164.2 | 56 | 17 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 2.45 | 3B | ||
29 | Ray Dandridge | 23 | TOT | 36 | 310.0 | 99 | 31 | 58 | 10 | 4 | .899 | 2.47 | 3B-SS | ||
30 | Roosevelt Davis | 32 | TOT | 7 | 55.2 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1.78 | P-SS | ||
31 | Leon Day | 20 | TOT | 5 | 43.0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.71 | P-2B | ||
32 | Lionel Decuir | 22 | PC | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.00 | C | ||
33 | Jimmy Direaux | 21 | WEG | 8 | 62.1 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.56 | P | ||
34 | Tommie Dukes | 30 | HG | 20 | 170.2 | 137 | 124 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.85 | C-1B | ||
35 | Louis Dula | 25 | HG | 8 | 81.1 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.12 | P-SS | ||
36 | Charles Dunklin | 22 | PC | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | P | ||
37 | Jake Dunn | 27 | PS | 24 | 199.0 | 131 | 60 | 67 | 4 | 12 | .969 | 4.88 | 2B-SS | ||
38 | Rocky Ellis | 26 | PS | 5 | 53.2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 0.75 | P | ||
39 | Enoch | NBY | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.00 | C | |||
40 | Bob Evans | 26 | NE | 12 | 83.2 | 29 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 2.25 | P | ||
41 | Jonas Gaines | 22 | TOT | 3 | 26.1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | P | ||
42 | Josh Gibson | 25 | HG | 37 | 332.1 | 245 | 215 | 25 | 5 | 5 | .980 | 6.32 | C-1B-3B | ||
43 | George Giles | 28 | NBY | 35 | 291.0 | 358 | 325 | 28 | 5 | 27 | .986 | 10.09 | 1B | ||
44 | Tom Glover | 24 | WEG | 5 | 53.1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.10 | P | ||
45 | Bob Griffith | 24 | WEG | 2 | 17.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | P | ||
46 | Halley Harding | 32 | PS | 2 | 18.0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.00 | SS-2B | ||
47 | Bill Harris | 28 | HG | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3B | |||
48 | Curtis Harris | 32 | PS | 29 | 231.1 | 182 | 142 | 35 | 5 | 5 | .973 | 5.90 | 1B-2B-3B | ||
49 | Vic Harris | 32 | HG | 5 | 49.2 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 4.25 | 1B-3B | ||
50 | Andy Harvey | PS | 28 | 222.1 | 128 | 44 | 74 | 10 | 10 | .922 | 4.21 | SS-3B | |||
Rk | Name | Age | Tm | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | Pos Summary |
51 | Bill Harvey | 29 | PC | 3 | 50.0 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.11 | P | ||
52 | Johnny Hayes | 27 | NE | 22 | 187.0 | 135 | 112 | 18 | 5 | 1 | .963 | 5.42 | C | ||
53 | Curtis Henderson | 25 | NBY | 17 | 122.0 | 73 | 24 | 45 | 4 | 7 | .945 | 4.06 | SS-3B | ||
54 | Bill Holland | 36 | NBY | 6 | 45.1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.86 | P | ||
55 | Sammy Hughes | 26 | WEG | 25 | 198.0 | 134 | 53 | 75 | 6 | 13 | .955 | 4.92 | 2B-SS-P | ||
56 | Irwin | PC | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 3.00 | C | |||
57 | Jelly Jackson | 27 | HG | 46 | 386.0 | 240 | 87 | 135 | 18 | 21 | .925 | 4.72 | SS | ||
58 | Jones | NBY | 1 | 12.2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.00 | C-P | |||
59 | Slim Jones | 24 | PS | 10 | 79.1 | 83 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .964 | 7.27 | 1B-P | ||
60 | Harry Kincannon | 27 | NBY | 4 | 59.2 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .870 | 1.82 | P | ||
61 | Charlie King | 24 | PC | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | P | ||
62 | Percy Lacey | PS | 1 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | P | |||
63 | Obie Lackey | 33 | PS | 16 | 128.2 | 89 | 38 | 46 | 5 | 5 | .944 | 5.25 | 2B-3B | ||
64 | Buck Leonard | 29 | HG | 42 | 372.1 | 477 | 444 | 27 | 6 | 21 | .987 | 11.21 | 1B | ||
65 | Jim Lewis | PC | 1 | 43.2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.44 | P | |||
66 | Dick Lundy | 38 | NE | 8 | 70.0 | 44 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 4.78 | SS-2B-1B | ||
67 | Biz Mackey | 39 | WEG | 19 | 158.0 | 137 | 112 | 20 | 5 | 2 | .964 | 6.60 | C | ||
68 | Leroy Matlock | 30 | PC | 2 | 14.2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.00 | P | ||
69 | Frank McAllister | 19 | PC | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | P | |||
70 | Webster McDonald | 37 | PS | 11 | 63.1 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.55 | P | ||
71 | Terris McDuffie | 28 | TOT | 9 | 76.0 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 2.00 | P | ||
72 | Jim Missouri | 20 | PS | 5 | 48.0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.09 | P | ||
73 | Red Moore | 20 | NE | 12 | 106.2 | 143 | 133 | 9 | 1 | 5 | .993 | 10.92 | 1B | ||
74 | Leroy Morney | 28 | WEG | 25 | 213.2 | 116 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 5 | .914 | 3.79 | 3B-2B-SS | ||
75 | Barney Morris | 27 | PC | 9 | 77.0 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 1.69 | P | ||
Rk | Name | Age | Tm | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | Pos Summary |
76 | Albert Overton | 33 | PS | 2 | 11.2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1.00 | P | ||
77 | Roosevelt Owens | 26 | NE | 2 | 14.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.33 | P | ||
78 | Tom Parker | 25 | HG | 9 | 60.0 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 1.91 | P | ||
79 | Pat Patterson | 25 | PC | 10 | 87.0 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 3 | .912 | 3.10 | 3B-2B | ||
80 | Lennie Pearson | 19 | NE | 2 | 18.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 3B | ||
81 | Javier Pérez | 35 | HG | 48 | 424.2 | 146 | 63 | 75 | 8 | 5 | .945 | 2.51 | 3B-SS-1B-C | ||
82 | Bill Perkins | 31 | PC | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.00 | C | ||
83 | Pool | NBY | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 3.00 | 2B | |||
84 | Andy Porter | 27 | WEG | 8 | 59.2 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.10 | P | ||
85 | Eddie Powell | 26 | NBY | 7 | 56.2 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.89 | C-SS | ||
86 | Connie Rector | 45 | NBY | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.00 | P | ||
87 | Specs Roberts | 29 | PS | 1 | 21.0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.00 | P | ||
88 | Leon Ruffin | 25 | PC | 18 | 150.0 | 99 | 82 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .990 | 4.67 | C-1B | ||
89 | Dick Seay | 32 | NE | 28 | 233.0 | 163 | 73 | 87 | 3 | 16 | .982 | 5.71 | 2B | ||
90 | Theolic Smith | 24 | PC | 12 | 92.0 | 40 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .975 | 2.29 | P-SS-2B | ||
91 | Felton Snow | 31 | WEG | 22 | 176.0 | 75 | 22 | 51 | 2 | 4 | .973 | 3.17 | 3B-2B-SS-P | ||
92 | Henry Spearman | 27 | PC | 27 | 228.1 | 68 | 27 | 39 | 2 | 3 | .971 | 2.44 | 3B-SS | ||
93 | Neck Stanley | 32 | NBY | 7 | 42.2 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.40 | P | ||
94 | Jim Starks | 31 | PC | 7 | 64.1 | 65 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .985 | 8.00 | 1B-2B | ||
95 | Jake Stephens | 37 | NBY | 22 | 195.0 | 111 | 39 | 67 | 5 | 14 | .955 | 4.08 | SS-2B-3B-P | ||
96 | Joe Strong | 34 | TOT | 4 | 23.2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.20 | P | ||
97 | Mule Suttles | 36 | NE | 19 | 158.1 | 183 | 169 | 11 | 3 | 10 | .984 | 9.47 | 1B | ||
98 | Clint Thomas | 40 | NBY | 5 | 42.0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.33 | 2B-3B | ||
99 | Samuel Thompson | 29 | PS | 8 | 66.2 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.90 | P | ||
100 | Arnold Waites | 22 | TOT | 2 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | P | |||
Rk | Name | Age | Tm | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | Pos Summary |
101 | Edsall Walker | 26 | HG | 9 | 74.1 | 41 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 1 | .927 | 2.38 | P | ||
102 | George Walker | 22 | HG | 3 | 39.0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.44 | P | ||
103 | Hoss Walker | 32 | WEG | 37 | 295.1 | 193 | 64 | 111 | 18 | 14 | .907 | 4.73 | SS-3B | ||
104 | Johnny Washington | 21 | PC | 28 | 220.0 | 238 | 198 | 33 | 7 | 16 | .971 | 7.97 | 1B-2B | ||
105 | Willie Wells | 32 | TOT | 30 | 263.0 | 161 | 61 | 87 | 13 | 15 | .919 | 4.63 | SS-2B | ||
106 | Roy Welmaker | 23 | HG | 5 | 39.0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | P | ||
107 | Jim West | 32 | WEG | 37 | 297.1 | 396 | 374 | 18 | 4 | 23 | .990 | 10.59 | 1B | ||
108 | Chester Williams | 31 | PC | 35 | 301.1 | 223 | 98 | 112 | 13 | 19 | .942 | 6.00 | SS-2B | ||
109 | Harry Williams | 32 | PC | 4 | 35.0 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .864 | 4.75 | C-2B | ||
110 | Nish Williams | 33 | WEG | 13 | 96.1 | 56 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .964 | 3.86 | C | ||
111 | Roy Williams | 29 | NBY | 5 | 44.0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1.18 | P-SS | ||
112 | Woody Williams | 18 | WEG | 5 | 29.1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.89 | P | ||
113 | Jim Willis | WEG | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | P | |||
114 | Dan Wilson | 21 | PC | 19 | 158.0 | 109 | 42 | 61 | 6 | 13 | .945 | 5.42 | 2B-SS | ||
115 | Jud Wilson | 43 | PS | 20 | 166.0 | 173 | 152 | 17 | 4 | 8 | .977 | 7.68 | 1B-3B-SS | ||
116 | Johnny Wright | 20 | NE | 4 | 32.0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | P | ||
117 | Laymon Yokely | 31 | PS | 3 | 22.2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.17 | P | ||
118 | Tom Young | 34 | PC | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | C |
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