Negro League 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)

Baseball Reference.com Logo
for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.
It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Sign Up For Free

Standard Batting

Upgraded
Show Non‑Major
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1934 26 BBS NN2 0.0 5 22 20 3 5 1 1 0 4 0 1 .250 .286 .400 .686 91 .317 85 8 0 1 /462
1936 28 HG NN2 0.1 3 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .375 .444 .375 .819 111 .400 121 3 0 0 /5
1939 31 CBR NAL -0.2 8 29 26 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .115 .207 .115 .322 -5 .175 8 3 /2
1940 32 2TM NAL -0.1 5 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 9 .177 10 2 0 0 0 0 /2
1940 32 SNS NAL -0.1 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -92 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1940 32 CAG NAL 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 199 .487 190 2 0 0 0 0 /2
1941 33 SNS NAL -0.1 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1942 34 CCB NAL 0.1 2 7 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 164 .408 156 3 0 /12
1944 36 CBE NAL -0.1 8 27 25 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 .259 .200 .459 42 .233 48 5 0 0 /2
1946 38 CBE NAL 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
8 Yrs -0.4 36 112 104 6 21 1 1 0 10 0 7 .202 .252 .231 .483 41 .238 46 24 0 0 1 0 2/5146
162 Game Avg -1.9 162 504 468 27 94 4 4 0 45 0 31 .202 .252 .231 .483 41 .238 46 108
CCB (3 Yrs) -0.1 11 35 33 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 2 .242 .286 .242 .528 63 .261 67 8 0 0 /21
SNS (2 Yrs) -0.3 8 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -96 0 0 0 0 0 /2
CBR (1 Yr) -0.2 8 29 26 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .115 .207 .115 .322 -5 .175 8 3 /2
BBS (1 Yr) 0.0 5 22 20 3 5 1 1 0 4 0 1 .250 .286 .400 .686 91 .317 85 8 0 1 /462
HG (1 Yr) 0.1 3 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .375 .444 .375 .819 111 .400 121 3 0 0 /5
CAG (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 199 .487 190 2 0 0 0 0 /2
NAL (6 Yrs) -0.5 28 81 76 3 13 0 0 0 4 0 5 .171 .222 .171 .393 18 .200 25 13 0 0 0 0 2/1
NN2 (2 Yrs) 0.1 8 31 28 3 8 1 1 0 6 0 2 .286 .333 .393 .726 97 .342 97 11 0 1 /5462

Value Batting

Upgraded
Value Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1934 26 BBS NN2 22 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .482 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /462
1936 28 HG NN2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .524 .500 0.1 0.1 1 /5
1939 31 CBR NAL 29 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .461 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 /2
1940 32 2TM NAL 11 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .476 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1940 32 SNS NAL 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .459 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1940 32 CAG NAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .545 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
1941 33 SNS NAL 6 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .464 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1942 34 CCB NAL 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .525 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /12
1944 36 CBE NAL 27 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .475 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1946 38 CBE NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .485 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
8 Yrs 112 -8 0 0 -1 1 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .479 .499 -0.4 0.0 -3 2/5146
162 Game Avg 504 -34 0 0 -4 4 -34 -3.5 16 -18 -1.9 .479 .499 -1.6 0.0 -14
CCB (3 Yrs) 35 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /21
SNS (2 Yrs) 13 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .461 .499 -0.3 0.0 -3 /2
CBR (1 Yr) 29 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .461 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 /2
BBS (1 Yr) 22 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .482 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /462
HG (1 Yr) 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .524 .500 0.1 0.1 1 /5
CAG (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .545 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
NAL (6 Yrs) 81 -7 0 0 -1 1 -7 -0.8 3 -5 -0.5 .473 .499 -0.5 0.0 -4 2/1
NN2 (2 Yrs) 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /5462

Advanced Batting

Upgraded
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1934 26 BBS NN2 22 .317 85 .250 .150 0.0 4.5 50.0 /462
1936 28 HG NN2 9 .400 121 .375 .000 0.0 11.1 0.0 /5
1939 31 CBR NAL 29 .175 8 .115 .000 0.0 10.3 16.7 /2
1940 32 2TM NAL 11 .177 10 .182 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1940 32 SNS NAL 7 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /2
1940 32 CAG NAL 4 .487 190 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1941 33 SNS NAL 6 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /2
1942 34 CCB NAL 7 .408 156 .429 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 /12
1944 36 CBE NAL 27 .233 48 .200 .000 0.0 7.4 14.3 /2
1946 38 CBE NAL 1 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
8 Yrs 112 .238 46 .202 .029 0.0 6.3 21.4 2/5146
MLB Average .331 100 .281 .110 1.3 8.7 33.7
Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Appearances

Standard Fielding

Upgraded
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
1934 26 BBS NN2 2B 2 17.0 9 3 6 0 1 1.000 .944 4.76 5.14 4.50 4.20
1934 26 BBS NN2 SS 2 18.0 9 3 5 1 2 .889 .941 4.00 5.00 4.00 4.10
1934 26 BBS NN2 C 1 9.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .978 6.00 6.80 6.00 5.60 0 0
1936 28 HG NN2 3B 3 3 20.0 10 4 5 1 1 .900 .910 4.05 2.70 3.00 1.90
1939 31 CBR NAL C 8 0.00
1940 32 2TM NAL C 5 4 21.1 15 12 2 1 0 .933 .986 5.91 7.09 2.80 4.00 3
1940 32 SNS NAL C 4 3 13.1 12 10 1 1 0 .917 .986 7.43 7.09 2.75 4.00 3
1940 32 CAG NAL C 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .987 3.38 7.09 3.00 4.00 0
1941 33 SNS NAL C 2 1 10.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 .984 6.30 7.11 3.50 3.25 0 1
1942 34 CCB NAL C 1 0.00
1942 34 CCB NAL P 1 0.00
1944 36 CBE NAL C 8 8 60.1 47 37 7 3 0 .936 .954 6.56 6.56 5.50 2.18 1 5
1946 38 CBE NAL P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 0.60 0
8 Yrs 34 16 156.2 103 70 27 6 4 .942 .956 5.57 5.83 2.85 2.13 1 9
C (6 Yrs) C 25 13 100.2 75 60 11 4 0 .947 .965 6.35 6.75 2.84 1.98 1 9
P (2 Yrs) P 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 0.30 0
3B (1 Yr) 3B 3 3 20.0 10 4 5 1 1 .900 .910 4.05 2.70 3.00 1.90
2B (1 Yr) 2B 2 17.0 9 3 6 0 1 1.000 .944 4.76 5.14 4.50 4.20
SS (1 Yr) SS 2 18.0 9 3 5 1 2 .889 .941 4.00 5.00 4.00 4.10

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Transactions

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Walter Burch born?

Walter Burch was born on May 2, 1908.

Where was Walter Burch born?

Walter Burch was born in Atlanta, GA.

How tall was Walter Burch?

Walter Burch was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Walter Burch weigh when playing?

Walter Burch weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Walter Burch play?

Walter Burch played 8 seasons.

Is Walter Burch in the Hall of Fame?

Walter Burch has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Walter Burch play?

Walter Burch was a Catcher, Third Baseman and Pitcher.

How many hits did Walter Burch have?

Walter Burch had 21 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Walter Burch have?

Walter Burch had 0 home runs over his career.

What was Walter Burch's average?

Walter Burch had a .202 average over his career.

How many teams has Walter Burch played for?

Walter Burch played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Cleveland Bears, Chicago American Giants, St. Louis-New Orleans Stars, Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes and Cleveland Buckeyes.

When did Walter Burch retire?

Walter Burch last played in 1946.

Other Resources & Links

More Burch Pages

Walter Burch Overview

Career Stats

Manager Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

More Walter Burch Pages at Baseball Reference