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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 31 | TOT | MLB | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.92 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | 93 | 57 | 41 | 9 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 90 | 5.97 | 1.787 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.46 | ||
| 1923 | 31 | TOT | NNL | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.01 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 73.2 | 92 | 57 | 41 | 9 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 331 | 88 | 5.98 | 1.792 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.48 | ||
| 1923 | 31 | BBS | ECL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.29 | 1.500 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| 1923 | 31 | TT | NNL | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.71 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 51 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 94 | 6.85 | 1.810 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.36 | ||
| 1923 | 31 | SLS | NNL | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.40 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 82 | 4.84 | 1.768 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.67 | ||
| 1924 | 32 | CBN | NNL | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.54 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41.2 | 45 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 96 | 3.70 | 1.608 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0.73 | ||
| 2 Yrs | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.78 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 116.2 | 138 | 83 | 62 | 9 | 63 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 526 | 92 | 5.16 | 1.723 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.56 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 11 | 13 | .462 | 4.78 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 209 | 247 | 149 | 111 | 16 | 113 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 941 | 92 | 5.16 | 1.723 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.56 | |||||
| CBN (1 yr) | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.54 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41.2 | 45 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 96 | 3.70 | 1.608 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0.73 | |||||
| TT (1 yr) | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.71 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 51 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 94 | 6.85 | 1.810 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.36 | |||||
| BBS (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.29 | 1.500 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| SLS (1 yr) | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.40 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 82 | 4.84 | 1.768 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.67 | |||||
| NNL (2 yrs) | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.84 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 115.1 | 137 | 83 | 62 | 9 | 62 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 521 | 91 | 5.16 | 1.725 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.56 | |||||
| ECL (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.29 | 1.500 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||
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| 1923 | 31 | 3TM | 2LG | -0.3 | 35 | 92 | 86 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | .267 | .315 | .360 | .676 | 78 | .316 | 78 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1/8739 | |
| 1923 | 31 | 2TM | NNL | -0.2 | 29 | 75 | 69 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .290 | .347 | .348 | .694 | 81 | .329 | 83 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1/8379 | |
| 1923 | 31 | BBS | ECL | -0.1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .412 | .588 | 62 | .255 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | /71 | |
| 1923 | 31 | TT | NNL | -0.2 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .313 | .383 | .695 | 80 | .317 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 0 | /18379 | |
| 1923 | 31 | SLS | NNL | 0.0 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .407 | .273 | .680 | 80 | .351 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1/8 | |
| 1924 | 32 | CBN | NNL | -0.1 | 20 | 43 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .302 | .325 | .627 | 72 | .299 | 71 | 13 | 0 | /19 | ||
| 2 Yrs | -0.4 | 55 | 135 | 126 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | .262 | .311 | .349 | .660 | 76 | .310 | 76 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1/8973 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | -1.0 | 162 | 398 | 371 | 44 | 97 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 24 | .262 | .311 | .349 | .660 | 76 | .310 | 76 | 130 | 3 | ||||||
| CBN (1 Yr) | -0.1 | 20 | 43 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .302 | .325 | .627 | 72 | .299 | 71 | 13 | 0 | /19 | |||||
| SLS (1 Yr) | 0.0 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .407 | .273 | .680 | 80 | .351 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1/8 | ||||
| TT (1 Yr) | -0.2 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .313 | .383 | .695 | 80 | .317 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 0 | /18379 | ||||
| BBS (1 Yr) | -0.1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .412 | .588 | 62 | .255 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | /71 | ||||
| NNL (2 Yrs) | -0.3 | 49 | 118 | 109 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | .275 | .331 | .339 | .670 | 78 | .318 | 79 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1/8937 | ||||
| ECL (1 Yr) | -0.1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .412 | .588 | 62 | .255 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | /71 | ||||
Player Value--Batting
- WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Advanced Batting
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 |
| 1923 | 31 | 3TM | 2LG | P | 17 | 10 | 73.2 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .949 | 2.81 | 3.41 | 1.35 | 3.54 | 2 | |||||
| 1923 | 31 | 2TM | NNL | P | 16 | 10 | 73.2 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .949 | 2.81 | 3.41 | 1.44 | 3.71 | 2 | |||||
| 1923 | 31 | BBS | ECL | P | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1923 | 31 | TT | NNL | P | 6 | 5 | 42.0 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .949 | 3.43 | 3.41 | 2.67 | 3.72 | 2 | |||||
| 1923 | 31 | SLS | NNL | P | 10 | 5 | 31.2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .949 | 1.99 | 3.41 | 0.70 | 3.71 | 0 | |||||
| 1923 | 31 | 2TM | NNL | CF | 9 | 9 | 65.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .954 | 0.69 | 2.08 | 0.56 | 2.26 | ||||||
| 1923 | 31 | TT | NNL | CF | 6 | 6 | 40.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .953 | 0.67 | 2.08 | 0.50 | 2.25 | ||||||
| 1923 | 31 | SLS | NNL | CF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .955 | 0.72 | 2.09 | 0.67 | 2.27 | ||||||
| 1923 | 31 | 2TM | 2LG | LF | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .945 | 3.60 | 1.80 | 0.33 | 0.70 | ||||||
| 1923 | 31 | BBS | ECL | LF | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.46 | |||||||||||
| 1923 | 31 | TT | NNL | LF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .945 | 3.60 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 1.90 | ||||||
| 1923 | 31 | TT | NNL | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 15.75 | 11.93 | 7.00 | 13.00 | ||||||
| 1923 | 31 | TT | NNL | RF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .955 | 2.25 | 1.58 | 2.00 | 1.80 | ||||||
| 1924 | 32 | CBN | NNL | P | 8 | 4 | 41.2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .943 | 2.38 | 3.35 | 1.38 | 2.90 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1924 | 32 | CBN | NNL | RF | 8 | 4 | 48.0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .964 | 1.31 | 1.67 | 0.88 | 1.46 | ||||||
| 2 Yrs | 26 | 14 | 119.1 | 43 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .953 | .952 | 3.09 | 3.67 | 1.58 | 3.70 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| P (2 Yrs) | P | 25 | 14 | 115.1 | 36 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .944 | .947 | 2.65 | 3.39 | 1.36 | 3.33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| RF (2 Yrs) | RF | 9 | 5 | 56.0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .963 | 1.45 | 1.66 | 1.00 | 1.50 | |||||||||
| CF (1 Yr) | CF | 9 | 9 | 65.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .954 | 0.69 | 2.08 | 0.56 | 2.26 | |||||||||
| LF (1 Yr) | LF | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .945 | 3.60 | 1.80 | 0.33 | 0.70 | |||||||||
| 1B (1 Yr) | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 15.75 | 11.93 | 7.00 | 13.00 | |||||||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
Hall of Fame Statistics
- Negro League data is not complete. Measures may unfairly penalize players with fewer league games scheduled. 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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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Herman Gordon born?
Herman Gordon was born on June 12, 1892.
Where was Herman Gordon born?
Herman Gordon was born in Spotsylvania, VA.
How many seasons did Herman Gordon play?
Herman Gordon played 2 seasons.
Is Herman Gordon in the Hall of Fame?
Herman Gordon has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Herman Gordon play?
Herman Gordon was a Pitcher and Outfielder.
How many strikeouts did Herman Gordon have?
Herman Gordon had 35 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Herman Gordon played for?
Herman Gordon played for 4 teams; the Baltimore Black Sox, St. Louis Stars, Toledo Tigers and Cleveland Browns.
When did Herman Gordon retire?
Herman Gordon last played in 1924.
Player Value--Pitching