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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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | TB | HBP | Pos | Awards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 21 | 2TM | NNL | 0.4 | 42 | 145 | 138 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 7 | .304 | .338 | .399 | .736 | 97 | .334 | 97 | 55 | 2/367 | ||
| 1925 | 21 | MRS | NNL | 0.6 | 39 | 134 | 127 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 7 | .315 | .351 | .417 | .768 | 106 | .348 | 105 | 53 | 2/367 | ||
| 1925 | 21 | BBB | NNL | -0.1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | -2 | .169 | -3 | 2 | /3 | ||
| 1926 | 22 | CAG | NNL | 1.0 | 49 | 196 | 178 | 33 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 15 | .275 | .342 | .455 | .797 | 104 | .358 | 100 | 81 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1927 | 23 | CAG | NNL | 3.0 | 86 | 347 | 323 | 52 | 105 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 16 | 24 | .325 | .372 | .474 | .845 | 127 | .390 | 127 | 153 | 0 | 62/34 | |
| 1928 | 24 | CAG | NNL | 2.7 | 70 | 288 | 274 | 54 | 93 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 9 | .339 | .372 | .431 | .802 | 118 | .369 | 119 | 118 | 5 | 6/23 | |
| 1929 | 25 | CAG | NNL | 2.8 | 64 | 251 | 233 | 53 | 86 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 51 | 15 | 18 | .369 | .414 | .545 | .959 | 148 | .434 | 148 | 127 | 0 | 62 | |
| 5 Yrs | 9.9 | 311 | 1227 | 1146 | 215 | 375 | 65 | 26 | 14 | 212 | 47 | 73 | .327 | .372 | .466 | .838 | 122 | .383 | 121 | 534 | 8 | 623/47 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 5.1 | 162 | 639 | 597 | 112 | 195 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 110 | 24 | 38 | .327 | .372 | .466 | .838 | 122 | .383 | 121 | 278 | ||||||
| CAG (4 Yrs) | 9.4 | 269 | 1082 | 1008 | 192 | 333 | 62 | 24 | 12 | 190 | 44 | 66 | .330 | .376 | .475 | .851 | 126 | .389 | 125 | 479 | 8 | 62/34 | ||||
| MRS (1 Yr) | 0.6 | 39 | 134 | 127 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 7 | .315 | .351 | .417 | .768 | 106 | .348 | 105 | 53 | 2/367 | |||||
| BBB (1 Yr) | -0.1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | -2 | .169 | -3 | 2 | /3 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GIDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 23 | CAG | NNL,WS | 14 | 60 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .291 | .310 | .400 | .710 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1928 | 24 | CAG | NNL | 7 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .407 | .467 | .630 | 1.096 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 Yrs | 21 | 90 | 82 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .329 | .364 | .476 | .839 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg | 162 | 694 | 633 | 116 | 208 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 123 | 31 | 31 | .329 | .364 | .476 | .839 | 278 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||
| NNL (2 Yrs) | 12 | 51 | 47 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | .404 | .440 | .638 | 1.078 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| WS (1 Yr) | 9 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .229 | .263 | .257 | .520 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
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| 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 | PB | SB | Awards |
| 1925 | 21 | MRS | NNL | C | 26 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 21 | 2TM | NNL | 1B | 9 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 21 | MRS | NNL | 1B | 6 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 21 | BBB | NNL | 1B | 3 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 21 | MRS | NNL | LF | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 21 | MRS | NNL | SS | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 22 | CAG | NNL | C | 48 | 47 | 415.2 | 338 | 294 | 38 | 6 | 5 | .982 | .966 | 7.19 | 5.94 | 6.92 | 5.29 | 0 | 28 | |
| 1927 | 23 | CAG | NNL | SS | 54 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1927 | 23 | CAG | NNL | C | 30 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1927 | 23 | CAG | NNL | 1B | 5 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1927 | 23 | CAG | NNL | 2B | 1 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1928 | 24 | CAG | NNL | SS | 62 | 545.0 | 381 | 147 | 210 | 24 | 20 | .937 | .921 | 5.90 | 5.70 | 5.76 | 4.77 | ||||
| 1928 | 24 | CAG | NNL | C | 9 | 69.0 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .975 | .967 | 5.09 | 5.60 | 4.33 | 4.68 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1928 | 24 | CAG | NNL | 1B | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 9.00 | 10.80 | 1.00 | 9.40 | ||||
| 1929 | 25 | CAG | NNL | SS | 41 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 1929 | 25 | CAG | NNL | C | 24 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 Yrs | 311 | 47 | 1030.2 | 760 | 479 | 250 | 31 | 25 | .959 | .944 | 6.37 | 5.80 | 2.34 | 1.93 | 0 | 32 | |||||
| C (5 Yrs) | C | 137 | 47 | 484.2 | 378 | 331 | 40 | 7 | 5 | .981 | .966 | 6.89 | 5.89 | 2.71 | 2.16 | 0 | 32 | ||||
| SS (4 Yrs) | SS | 158 | 545.0 | 381 | 147 | 210 | 24 | 20 | .937 | .921 | 5.90 | 5.70 | 2.26 | 1.87 | |||||||
| 1B (3 Yrs) | 1B | 15 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .980 | 9.00 | 10.80 | 0.07 | 0.63 | |||||||
| 2B (1 Yr) | 2B | 1 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LF (1 Yr) | LF | 1 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | Awards |
| 1927 | 23 | CAG | NNL,WS | SS | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1927 | 23 | CAG | WS | C | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1928 | 24 | CAG | NNL | SS | 7 | 183.0 | 35 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 5 | .971 | 1.67 | 4.86 | ||||
| 2 Yrs | 10 | 0 | 192.0 | 38 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 5 | .974 | 1.73 | 3.70 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| SS (2 Yrs) | SS | 9 | 0 | 189.0 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 5 | .973 | 1.71 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| C (1 Yr) | C | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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When was Pythias Russ born?
Pythias Russ was born on April 7, 1904.
Where was Pythias Russ born?
Pythias Russ was born in Cynthiana, KY.
How many seasons did Pythias Russ play?
Pythias Russ played 5 seasons.
Is Pythias Russ in the Hall of Fame?
Pythias Russ has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Pythias Russ play?
Pythias Russ was a Shortstop, Catcher and First Baseman.
How many hits did Pythias Russ have?
Pythias Russ had 375 hits over his career.
How many home runs did Pythias Russ have?
Pythias Russ had 14 home runs over his career.
What was Pythias Russ' average?
Pythias Russ had a .327 average over his career.
How many teams has Pythias Russ played for?
Pythias Russ played for 3 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Memphis Red Sox and Chicago American Giants.
How many World Series has Pythias Russ won?
Pythias Russ won 1 World Series.
When did Pythias Russ retire?
Pythias Russ last played in 1929.
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