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 Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 34 | SLG | NNL | 7 | 8 | .467 | 2.98 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 166.0 | 165 | 76 | 55 | 3 | 30 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 687 | 119 | 2.87 | 1.175 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 2.17 | ||||
| 1921 | 35 | SLG | NNL | 9 | 7 | .563 | 4.34 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 143.0 | 161 | 87 | 69 | 12 | 43 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 633 | 89 | 4.51 | 1.427 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 1.49 | ||||
| 1922 | 36 | SLS | NNL | 4 | 5 | .444 | 7.79 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 118 | 74 | 62 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 357 | 58 | 5.34 | 2.023 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 1.22 | ||||
| 1923 | 37 | TOT | NNL | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.28 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 91.2 | 117 | 79 | 64 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 70 | 4.70 | 1.615 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.97 | ||
| 1923 | 37 | MB | NNL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.51 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 80 | 4.28 | 1.599 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.72 | ||
| 1923 | 37 | SLS | NNL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41.0 | 54 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 61 | 5.21 | 1.634 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.31 | ||
| 1924 | 38 | SLS | NNL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 2.74 | 1.917 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.50 | ||
| 1925 | 39 | BBB | NNL | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.70 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 55 | 1.500 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 6 Yrs | 25 | 32 | .439 | 5.04 | 89 | 58 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 505.2 | 606 | 352 | 283 | 33 | 141 | 203 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2257 | 80 | 4.00 | 1.477 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.44 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 12 | 15 | .439 | 5.04 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 280 | 163 | 131 | 15 | 65 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1044 | 80 | 4.00 | 1.477 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.44 | |||||
| SLS (5 yrs) | 22 | 26 | .458 | 4.75 | 77 | 49 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 433.2 | 519 | 285 | 229 | 31 | 115 | 182 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1925 | 82 | 4.03 | 1.462 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.58 | |||||
| BBB (1 yr) | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.70 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 55 | 1.500 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| MB (1 yr) | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.51 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 80 | 4.28 | 1.599 | 11.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.72 | |||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | TB | HBP | SH | Pos | Awards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 34 | SLG | NNL | -0.3 | 30 | 83 | 75 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .147 | .210 | .173 | .383 | 14 | .200 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1/97 | |
| 1921 | 35 | SLG | NNL | -0.1 | 27 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .169 | .197 | .220 | .417 | 18 | .199 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1922 | 36 | SLS | NNL | 0.5 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .375 | .600 | .975 | 161 | .432 | 152 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1/9 | |
| 1923 | 37 | 2TM | NNL | 0.0 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .237 | .324 | .561 | 45 | .255 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1923 | 37 | MB | NNL | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .364 | .591 | 52 | .261 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| 1923 | 37 | SLS | NNL | 0.0 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 | 35 | .246 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1924 | 38 | SLS | NNL | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -104 | 0 | 0 | /1 | ||
| 1925 | 39 | BBB | NNL | -0.2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | -73 | .068 | -64 | 0 | /1 | |||
| 6 Yrs | -0.1 | 99 | 230 | 213 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | .183 | .227 | .263 | .490 | 37 | .233 | 35 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 1/97 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | -0.2 | 162 | 376 | 349 | 36 | 64 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 16 | .183 | .227 | .263 | .490 | 37 | .233 | 35 | 92 | |||||||
| SLG (5 Yrs) | 0.0 | 86 | 197 | 181 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | .188 | .234 | .265 | .500 | 42 | .240 | 41 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 1/97 | ||||
| MB (1 Yr) | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .364 | .591 | 52 | .261 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | /1 | ||||
| BBB (1 Yr) | -0.2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | -73 | .068 | -64 | 0 | /1 | ||||||
Player Value--Batting
- WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
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Appearances
| Standard | Range Factor | Baserunners | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | lgFld% | RF/9 | lgRF9 | RF/G | lgRFG | WP | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | Awards |
| 1920 | 34 | SLG | NNL | P | 23 | 166.0 | 92 | 13 | 73 | 6 | 2 | .935 | .938 | 4.66 | 3.49 | 3.74 | 3.38 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| 1920 | 34 | SLG | NNL | RF | 4 | 31.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .947 | 0.87 | 1.39 | 0.75 | 1.35 | |||||||
| 1920 | 34 | SLG | NNL | LF | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 1.70 | |||||||||
| 1921 | 35 | SLG | NNL | P | 27 | 143.0 | 55 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 1 | .945 | .934 | 3.27 | 3.27 | 1.93 | 3.78 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| 1922 | 36 | SLS | NNL | P | 14 | 71.2 | 32 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 2 | .875 | .949 | 3.52 | 3.25 | 2.00 | 3.52 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| 1922 | 36 | SLS | NNL | RF | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.70 | |||||||||
| 1923 | 37 | 2TM | NNL | P | 17 | 12 | 92.2 | 34 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .941 | .949 | 3.11 | 3.41 | 1.88 | 3.71 | 0 | |||||
| 1923 | 37 | MB | NNL | P | 7 | 6 | 50.2 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .949 | 2.84 | 3.41 | 2.29 | 3.71 | 0 | |||||
| 1923 | 37 | SLS | NNL | P | 10 | 6 | 42.0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .941 | .949 | 3.43 | 3.41 | 1.60 | 3.71 | 0 | |||||
| 1924 | 38 | SLS | NNL | P | 3 | 2 | 12.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .943 | 3.75 | 3.38 | 1.67 | 2.90 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1925 | 39 | BBB | NNL | P | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 Yrs | 88 | 14 | 485.1 | 219 | 26 | 177 | 16 | 8 | .927 | .940 | 3.76 | 3.37 | 2.31 | 3.42 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| P (6 Yrs) | P | 88 | 14 | 485.1 | 219 | 26 | 177 | 16 | 8 | .927 | .940 | 3.76 | 3.37 | 2.31 | 3.42 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| RF (2 Yrs) | RF | 5 | 34.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .947 | 0.79 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 1.42 | ||||||||||
| LF (1 Yr) | LF | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
Hall of Fame Statistics
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is John Finner?
John Finner is 139 years old.
When was John Finner born?
John Finner was born on August 7, 1885.
How tall is John Finner?
John Finner is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How many seasons did John Finner play?
John Finner played 6 seasons.
Is John Finner in the Hall of Fame?
John Finner has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did John Finner play?
John Finner was a Pitcher and Rightfielder.
How many strikeouts did John Finner have?
John Finner had 203 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has John Finner played for?
John Finner played for 4 teams; the St. Louis Giants, St. Louis Stars, Milwaukee Bears and Birmingham Black Barons.
When did John Finner retire?
John Finner last played in 1925.
Player Value--Pitching