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)

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Standard Batting

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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
1938 23 BCA NAL 0.7 29 101 83 23 27 4 0 0 6 3 14 .325 .429 .373 .802 132 .388 136 31 1 3 2/45367
1939 24 2TM 2LG 0.6 12 33 29 10 12 3 0 2 8 0 4 .414 .485 .724 1.209 229 .534 213 21 /2758
1939 24 IAB NAL 0.1 2 7 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .333 .429 .500 .929 169 .434 164 3 /25
1939 24 PS NN2 0.5 10 26 23 8 10 2 0 2 6 0 3 .435 .500 .783 1.283 243 .561 224 18 /278
1940 25 PS NN2 0.1 53 185 166 32 44 6 2 3 24 1 17 .265 .333 .380 .713 85 .334 85 63 0 0 2 0 25/978
1941 26 2TM NN2 0.3 48 176 160 18 43 8 1 0 17 4 12 .269 .324 .331 .655 85 .310 87 53 0 1 3 0 *2/579
1941 26 PS NN2 0.4 47 172 157 18 42 8 1 0 17 4 12 .268 .320 .331 .651 84 .308 85 52 0 0 3 0 2/579
1941 26 NBY NN2 0.0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 138 .429 158 1 0 1 0 0 /2
1942 27 PS NN2 0.2 33 117 110 12 29 3 0 1 22 0 7 .264 .308 .318 .626 83 .304 84 35 0 2
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 31 NBY NN2 0.1 5 16 13 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 .308 .400 .385 .785 119 .384 124 5 0 1 0 /29
6 Yrs 2.0 180 628 561 97 159 25 3 6 80 8 56 .283 .351 .371 .721 100 .342 101 208 0 2 9 0 25/794836
162 Game Avg 1.8 162 565 505 87 143 22 3 5 72 7 50 .283 .351 .371 .721 100 .342 101 187
PS (4 Yrs) 1.2 143 500 456 70 125 19 3 6 69 5 39 .274 .331 .368 .700 93 .330 92 168 0 0 5 0 25/798
BCA (2 Yrs) 0.8 31 108 89 25 29 5 0 0 8 3 15 .326 .429 .382 .811 134 .391 138 34 1 3 2/54367
NBY (2 Yrs) 0.0 6 20 16 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 .313 .421 .375 .796 123 .393 131 6 0 1 1 0 /29
NN2 (5 Yrs) 1.2 149 520 472 72 130 20 3 6 72 5 41 .275 .335 .369 .703 94 .332 94 174 0 1 6 0 25/978
NAL (2 Yrs) 0.8 31 108 89 25 29 5 0 0 8 3 15 .326 .429 .382 .811 134 .391 138 34 1 3 2/54367
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1938 23 BCA NAL 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
1939 24 PS NN2 2 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 0 0 1
2 Yrs 3 10 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 1 0 0 1
162 Game Avg 162 540 432 108 54 0 0 0 0 0 54 .125 .222 .125 .347 54 0 0 54
PS (1 Yr) 2 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 0 0 1
BCA (1 Yr) 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
NN2 (1 Yr) 2 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 0 0 1
NAL (1 Yr) 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1938 23 BCA NAL 101 5 0 0 -1 1 4 0.4 3 8 0.7 .513 .502 0.8 0.0 9 2/45367
1939 24 2TM 2LG 33 5 0 0 0 0 5 0.5 1 6 0.6 .538 .502 0.6 0.0 6 /2758
1939 24 IAB NAL 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .528 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /25
1939 24 PS NN2 26 5 0 0 0 0 5 0.4 1 6 0.5 .540 .502 0.5 0.0 6 /278
1940 25 PS NN2 185 -4 0 0 -2 1 -5 -0.4 6 1 0.1 .492 .497 0.2 -0.1 3 25/978
1941 26 2TM NN2 176 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 6 4 0.3 .496 .499 0.3 0.1 4 *2/579
1941 26 PS NN2 172 -3 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 6 4 0.4 .497 .499 0.2 0.2 3 2/579
1941 26 NBY NN2 4 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0.0 0 0 0.0 .460 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 /2
1942 27 PS NN2 117 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 4 2 0.2 .496 .499 0.2 0.1 2 2
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 31 NBY NN2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /29
6 Yrs 628 1 -1 0 -3 4 1 0.1 21 22 2.0 .500 .499 2.1 0.1 25 25/794836
162 Game Avg 565 1 0 0 -3 3 1 0.1 19 20 1.8 .500 .499 1.9 0.1 23
PS (4 Yrs) 500 -5 0 0 -1 3 -4 -0.3 17 13 1.2 .498 .499 1.1 0.2 14 25/798
BCA (2 Yrs) 108 6 0 0 -1 1 5 0.4 4 9 0.8 .514 .502 0.9 0.0 10 2/54367
NBY (2 Yrs) 20 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /29
NN2 (5 Yrs) 520 -4 0 0 -2 3 -4 -0.3 17 14 1.2 .498 .499 1.3 0.1 16 25/978
NAL (2 Yrs) 108 6 0 0 -1 1 5 0.4 4 9 0.8 .514 .502 0.9 0.0 10 2/54367

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1938 23 BCA NAL 101 .388 136 .325 .048 0.0 13.9 54.8 2/45367
1939 24 2TM 2LG 33 .534 213 .370 .310 6.1 12.1 57.1 /2758
1939 24 IAB NAL 7 .434 164 .333 .167 0.0 14.3 66.7 /25
1939 24 PS NN2 26 .561 224 .381 .348 7.7 11.5 54.5 /278
1940 25 PS NN2 185 .334 85 .252 .114 1.6 9.2 50.0 25/978
1941 26 2TM NN2 176 .310 87 .269 .063 0.0 6.8 32.1 *2/579
1941 26 PS NN2 172 .308 85 .268 .064 0.0 7.0 33.3 2/579
1941 26 NBY NN2 4 .429 158 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1942 27 PS NN2 117 .304 84 .257 .055 0.9 6.0 31.4 2
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 31 NBY NN2 16 .384 124 .308 .077 0.0 12.5 33.3 /29
6 Yrs 628 .342 101 .276 .087 1.0 8.9 43.1 25/794836
MLB Average .330 100 .278 .111 1.4 8.9 33.5
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1938 23 BCA NAL 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1939 24 PS NN2 8 .167 .000 0.0 12.5 50.0
2 Yrs 10 .125 .000 0.0 10.0 100.0
MLB Average .255 .115 1.8 7.3 33.5
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Postseason Batting

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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
1938 23 BCA NAL C 19 17 137.2 106 89 14 3 0 .972 .977 6.73 7.60 5.42 3.99 3 26
1938 23 BCA NAL 2B 3 2 19.0 9 3 5 1 2 .889 .923 3.79 5.26 2.67 2.77
1938 23 BCA NAL 3B 3 3 27.0 10 5 4 1 0 .900 .901 3.00 2.67 3.00 1.40
1938 23 BCA NAL LF 1 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.80 1.44 1.00 0.80
1938 23 BCA NAL SS 1 1 9.0 6 1 4 1 0 .833 .907 5.00 4.70 5.00 2.50
1938 23 BCA NAL 1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .980 0.00 10.80 0.00 5.60
1939 24 2TM 2LG C 6 0.00
1939 24 IAB NAL C 1 0.00
1939 24 PS NN2 C 5 0.00
1939 24 PS NN2 LF 2 0.00
1939 24 IAB NAL 3B 1 0.00
1939 24 PS NN2 CF 1 0.00
1940 25 PS NN2 C 36 32 266.0 176 143 26 7 3 .960 .968 5.72 6.36 4.69 5.36 15
1940 25 PS NN2 3B 10 9 67.1 20 7 12 1 1 .950 .937 2.54 2.81 1.90 2.37
1940 25 PS NN2 RF 3 2 16.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .963 1.13 1.52 0.67 1.27
1940 25 PS NN2 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.10
1940 25 PS NN2 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.40
1941 26 2TM NN2 C 35 34 278.0 180 143 32 5 4 .972 .975 5.67 6.27 5.00 5.05 4 24
1941 26 PS NN2 C 34 33 268.1 172 136 32 4 4 .977 .975 5.63 6.27 4.94 5.05 3 22
1941 26 NBY NN2 C 1 1 9.2 8 7 0 1 0 .875 .975 6.52 6.33 7.00 5.10 1 2
1941 26 PS NN2 3B 5 4 36.0 15 1 10 4 1 .733 .913 2.75 2.93 2.20 2.36
1941 26 PS NN2 LF 5 4 26.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .937 2.08 1.83 1.20 1.48
1941 26 PS NN2 RF 4 2 25.1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .942 2.13 1.56 1.50 1.28
1942 27 PS NN2 C 31 0.00
1943 Did not play - Military Service
1944 Did not play - Military Service
1945 Did not play - Military Service
1946 31 NBY NN2 C 3 2 18.0 11 8 2 1 0 .909 .981 5.00 6.10 3.33 4.67 1 1
1946 31 NBY NN2 RF 2 2 14.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .950 2.45 1.60 2.00 1.20
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
6 Yrs 154 104 859.0 534 400 109 25 11 .953 .967 5.33 5.95 3.31 3.35 8 66
C (6 Yrs) C 130 85 699.2 473 383 74 16 7 .966 .973 5.88 6.56 3.52 3.54 8 66
3B (4 Yrs) 3B 19 16 130.1 45 13 26 6 2 .867 .921 2.69 2.81 2.05 2.09
LF (4 Yrs) LF 9 5 33.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .937 1.91 1.77 0.78 1.07
RF (3 Yrs) RF 9 6 56.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 .949 1.93 1.56 1.33 1.26
CF (2 Yrs) CF 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.05
2B (1 Yr) 2B 3 2 19.0 9 3 5 1 2 .889 .923 3.79 5.26 2.67 2.77
1B (1 Yr) 1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .980 0.00 10.80 0.00 5.60
SS (1 Yr) SS 1 1 9.0 6 1 4 1 0 .833 .907 5.00 4.70 5.00 2.50
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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB Awards
1938 23 BCA NAL C 1 1 12.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 2.25 3.00 0 3
1939 24 PS NN2 C 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
2 Yrs 3 1 12.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 2.25 1.00 0 3

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Cooper born?

Bill Cooper was born on February 19, 1915.

Where was Bill Cooper born?

Bill Cooper was born in Sumter, SC.

How tall was Bill Cooper?

Bill Cooper was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Cooper weigh when playing?

Bill Cooper weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bill Cooper play?

Bill Cooper played 6 seasons.

Is Bill Cooper in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Cooper has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bill Cooper play?

Bill Cooper was a Catcher, Outfielder and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Bill Cooper have?

Bill Cooper had 159 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Bill Cooper have?

Bill Cooper had 6 home runs over his career.

What was Bill Cooper's average?

Bill Cooper had a .283 average over his career.

How many teams has Bill Cooper played for?

Bill Cooper played for 4 teams; the Atlanta Black Crackers, Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers, Philadelphia Stars and New York Black Yankees.

When did Bill Cooper retire?

Bill Cooper last played in 1946.

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