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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 SF IBB Pos Awards
1924 23 BBB NNL 1.8 79 293 274 43 87 21 3 3 49 3 15 .318 .362 .449 .811 121 .376 117 123 4 *7/58
1925 24 BBB NNL 2.1 68 272 242 45 80 6 5 10 59 5 30 .331 .404 .521 .925 147 .412 143 126 *3/7859
1926 25 SLS NNL 6.3 89 390 358 90 152 28 19 32 130 15 31 .425 .472 .877 1.349 241 .570 228 314 1 37/94
1927 26 SLS NNL 2.6 36 116 98 31 44 9 4 9 37 1 18 .449 .534 .898 1.432 281 .609 272 88 0 39/74
1928 27 SLS NNL 4.6 76 324 301 73 108 17 12 21 75 6 22 .359 .404 .704 1.109 197 .482 190 212 1 *3/9
1929 28 2TM NNL 3.8 99 409 372 82 127 31 7 18 110 10 37 .341 .401 .608 1.009 159 .442 157 226 0 *3/574
1929 28 SLS NNL 3.8 95 393 359 80 124 29 7 18 108 10 34 .345 .402 .616 1.018 161 .445 159 221 0 *3/54
1929 28 CAG NNL 0.1 4 16 13 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .231 .375 .385 .760 98 .358 104 5 0 /37
1930 29 SLS NNL 3.7 46 197 164 58 67 14 7 13 64 12 31 .409 .508 .817 1.325 253 .572 232 134 2 73/4596
1931 30 SLS NNL 1.3 34 148 121 35 36 11 4 7 36 4 23 .298 .418 .628 1.046 190 .470 174 76 2 2 7/3956
1932 31 2TM EWL 1.9 55 224 187 31 58 22 3 4 48 5 30 .310 .411 .524 .935 157 .438 152 98 2 5 *3/147
1932 31 DW EWL 0.7 27 113 97 13 28 11 0 1 22 0 15 .289 .384 .433 .817 125 .390 124 42 0 1 *3/4
1932 31 WAP EWL 1.2 28 111 90 18 30 11 3 3 26 5 15 .333 .439 .622 1.061 191 .487 181 56 2 4 3/17
1933 32 CAG NN2 0.6 41 175 157 29 39 8 1 7 34 5 16 .248 .318 .446 .764 106 .343 104 70 0 2 3/416 AS
1934 33 CAG NN2 0.9 39 162 147 20 45 4 3 4 30 2 13 .306 .363 .456 .818 128 .381 126 67 0 2 *3/7 AS
1935 34 CAG NN2 1.0 43 169 142 29 40 9 0 9 37 5 24 .282 .386 .535 .921 130 .406 126 76 0 3 7/439 AS
1936 35 NE NN2 1.8 28 111 99 29 40 7 0 12 36 3 10 .404 .464 .838 1.302 226 .550 213 83 1 1 3/814
1937 36 NE NN2 1.0 30 121 107 24 34 4 3 7 32 0 14 .318 .397 .607 1.004 157 .434 149 65 0 0 3/79 AS
1938 37 NE NN2 0.6 27 98 86 18 25 3 0 6 22 0 10 .291 .365 .535 .899 135 .401 129 46 0 2 3/7
1939 38 NE NN2 1.2 31 127 114 31 40 6 0 7 25 3 13 .351 .417 .588 1.005 170 .449 161 67 3/79 AS
1940 39 NE NN2 0.7 38 155 130 29 36 8 1 5 31 3 23 .277 .390 .469 .859 123 .395 122 61 1 1 1 0 7/3
1941 40 NBY NN2 0.2 22 75 71 11 20 2 2 2 14 2 4 .282 .320 .451 .771 116 .345 107 32 0 0 0 1 7/39
1942 41 NE NN2 0.2 7 12 12 2 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 .417 .417 .750 1.167 239 .545 219 9 0 /3
1943 42 NE NN2 0.1 8 15 13 3 4 2 0 1 5 0 2 .308 .400 .692 1.092 191 .479 170 9 0 0 0 /317
1944 43 NE NN2 0.2 13 30 25 7 6 0 1 2 6 0 4 .240 .367 .560 .927 145 .407 134 14 1 0 1 /397
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
21 Yrs 36.5 909 3623 3220 720 1093 213 75 180 883 85 370 .339 .410 .620 1.030 172 .454 164 1996 1 15 18 0 2 37945/816
162 Game Avg 6.5 162 646 574 128 195 38 13 32 157 15 66 .339 .410 .620 1.030 172 .454 164 356
NE (8 Yrs) 5.7 182 669 586 143 190 31 5 41 160 10 76 .324 .405 .604 1.009 162 .444 154 354 1 3 4 0 1 37/9184
SLS (6 Yrs) 22.2 376 1568 1401 367 531 108 53 100 450 48 159 .379 .444 .746 1.190 211 .514 202 1045 6 2 3795/46
CAG (4 Yrs) 2.6 127 522 459 80 127 23 4 20 103 12 56 .277 .355 .475 .830 121 .375 118 218 0 7 374/169
BBB (2 Yrs) 3.9 147 565 516 88 167 27 8 13 108 8 45 .324 .382 .483 .865 133 .393 130 249 4 73/859
WAP (1 Yr) 1.2 28 111 90 18 30 11 3 3 26 5 15 .333 .439 .622 1.061 191 .487 181 56 2 4 3/17
DW (1 Yr) 0.7 27 113 97 13 28 11 0 1 22 0 15 .289 .384 .433 .817 125 .390 124 42 0 1 *3/4
NBY (1 Yr) 0.2 22 75 71 11 20 2 2 2 14 2 4 .282 .320 .451 .771 116 .345 107 32 0 0 0 1 7/39
NN2 (12 Yrs) 8.4 327 1250 1103 232 334 54 11 63 275 24 133 .303 .379 .543 .922 143 .411 137 599 1 3 11 0 2 3749/186
NNL (8 Yrs) 26.2 527 2149 1930 457 701 137 61 113 560 56 207 .363 .428 .673 1.101 190 .481 182 1299 10 2 3795/486
EWL (1 Yr) 1.9 55 224 187 31 58 22 3 4 48 5 30 .310 .411 .524 .935 157 .438 152 98 2 5 *3/147
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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
1928 27 SLS NNL 7 30 27 3 9 2 1 0 8 0 2 .333 .379 .481 .861 13 0 0 1
1930 29 SLS NNL 7 30 23 5 7 0 1 2 5 0 7 .304 .467 .652 1.119 13 0 0 0
1934 33 CAG NN2 6 21 18 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 .278 .381 .333 .714 6 0 0 0
1939 38 NE NN2 4 15 15 3 4 1 0 3 5 0 0 .267 .267 .933 1.200 11 0 0 0
4 Yrs 24 96 83 11 25 4 2 5 19 1 12 .301 .389 .578 .968 43 0 0 1
162 Game Avg 162 648 560 74 169 27 13 34 128 7 81 .301 .389 .578 .968 290 0 0 7
SLS (2 Yrs) 14 60 50 8 16 2 2 2 13 0 9 .320 .424 .560 .984 26 0 0 1
CAG (1 Yr) 6 21 18 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 .278 .381 .333 .714 6 0 0 0
NE (1 Yr) 4 15 15 3 4 1 0 3 5 0 0 .267 .267 .933 1.200 11 0 0 0
NNL (2 Yrs) 14 60 50 8 16 2 2 2 13 0 9 .320 .424 .560 .984 26 0 0 1
NN2 (2 Yrs) 10 36 33 3 9 2 0 3 6 1 3 .273 .333 .606 .939 17 0 0 0

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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
1924 23 BBB NNL 293 7 0 0 6 -3 9 0.9 10 20 1.8 .511 .505 1.2 0.2 13 *7/58
1925 24 BBB NNL 272 17 -1 0 0 -3 13 1.2 9 22 2.1 .517 .507 2.1 -0.3 22 *3/7859
1926 25 SLS NNL 390 71 0 0 -6 -4 62 5.1 13 74 6.3 .557 .531 6.7 -0.9 80 37/94
1927 26 SLS NNL 116 25 0 0 0 -2 23 2.2 4 27 2.6 .560 .513 2.6 -0.2 27 39/74
1928 27 SLS NNL 324 37 0 0 4 -4 38 3.5 11 49 4.6 .546 .522 4.1 0.1 44 *3/9
1929 28 2TM NNL 409 31 0 0 0 -4 26 2.4 14 40 3.8 .524 .514 3.8 -0.4 40 *3/574
1929 28 SLS NNL 393 31 0 0 0 -4 26 2.4 13 40 3.8 .525 .515 3.8 -0.4 40 *3/54
1929 28 CAG NNL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 0.0 0 /37
1930 29 SLS NNL 197 37 1 0 0 -1 36 3.1 6 43 3.7 .566 .519 3.7 -0.1 43 73/4596
1931 30 SLS NNL 148 15 0 0 -4 -1 10 0.9 5 15 1.3 .525 .505 1.7 -0.5 18 7/3956
1932 31 2TM EWL 224 16 0 0 1 -2 14 1.2 8 22 1.9 .523 .504 1.9 -0.2 21 *3/147
1932 31 DW EWL 113 4 0 0 2 -1 4 0.4 4 8 0.7 .514 .502 0.6 0.0 6 *3/4
1932 31 WAP EWL 111 12 0 0 -1 -1 10 0.9 4 14 1.2 .531 .505 1.3 -0.2 15 3/17
1933 32 CAG NN2 175 1 0 0 2 -1 1 0.1 6 7 0.6 .503 .501 0.5 0.0 6 3/416 AS
1934 33 CAG NN2 162 5 0 0 0 -2 3 0.3 5 9 0.9 .508 .502 0.8 -0.2 9 *3/7 AS
1935 34 CAG NN2 169 7 0 0 1 -2 6 0.5 6 12 1.0 .512 .503 0.9 0.0 11 7/439 AS
1936 35 NE NN2 111 18 0 0 1 -1 18 1.4 4 21 1.8 .552 .509 1.7 -0.1 21 3/814
1937 36 NE NN2 121 9 0 0 -1 -1 7 0.6 4 11 1.0 .519 .503 1.0 -0.2 12 3/79 AS
1938 37 NE NN2 98 4 0 0 1 -1 4 0.3 3 7 0.6 .512 .502 0.5 0.0 6 3/7
1939 38 NE NN2 127 11 0 0 0 -1 10 0.8 4 14 1.2 .527 .505 1.2 -0.1 14 3/79 AS
1940 39 NE NN2 155 5 0 0 0 -2 3 0.3 5 8 0.7 .507 .502 0.7 -0.1 8 7/3
1941 40 NBY NN2 75 1 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.2 .498 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 7/39
1942 41 NE NN2 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .524 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /3
1943 42 NE NN2 15 2 0 0 -1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 -0.1 2 /317
1944 43 NE NN2 30 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .508 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /397
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
21 Yrs 3623 320 0 0 5 -40 285 24.9 122 408 36.5 .527 .510 35.6 -3.1 403 37945/816
162 Game Avg 646 57 0 0 1 -7 51 4.4 22 73 6.5 .527 .510 6.3 -0.5 72
NE (8 Yrs) 669 52 0 0 1 -8 44 3.8 23 67 5.7 .520 .504 5.6 -0.6 66 37/9184
SLS (6 Yrs) 1568 215 0 0 -5 -16 195 17.1 53 247 22.2 .545 .520 22.5 -1.9 252 3795/46
CAG (4 Yrs) 522 13 0 0 3 -5 11 0.9 18 28 2.6 .507 .502 2.3 -0.2 26 374/169
BBB (2 Yrs) 565 24 -1 0 6 -7 22 2.0 19 42 3.9 .513 .506 3.3 -0.1 35 73/859
WAP (1 Yr) 111 12 0 0 -1 -1 10 0.9 4 14 1.2 .531 .505 1.3 -0.2 15 3/17
DW (1 Yr) 113 4 0 0 2 -1 4 0.4 4 8 0.7 .514 .502 0.6 0.0 6 *3/4
NBY (1 Yr) 75 1 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.2 .498 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 7/39
NN2 (12 Yrs) 1250 66 0 0 3 -14 55 4.6 42 97 8.4 .514 .503 7.9 -0.9 94 3749/186
NNL (8 Yrs) 2149 239 -1 0 1 -23 217 19.0 72 289 26.2 .536 .516 25.8 -2.0 288 3795/486
EWL (1 Yr) 224 16 0 0 1 -2 14 1.2 8 22 1.9 .523 .504 1.9 -0.2 21 *3/147

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1924 23 BBB NNL 293 .376 117 .310 .131 1.0 5.1 38.8 *7/58
1925 24 BBB NNL 272 .412 143 .302 .190 3.7 11.0 35.0 *3/7859
1926 25 SLS NNL 390 .570 228 .368 .453 8.2 7.9 38.2 37/94
1927 26 SLS NNL 116 .609 272 .393 .449 7.8 15.5 41.5 39/74
1928 27 SLS NNL 324 .482 190 .311 .346 6.5 6.8 47.3 *3/9
1929 28 2TM NNL 409 .442 157 .308 .266 4.4 9.0 43.8 *3/574
1929 28 SLS NNL 393 .445 159 .311 .270 4.6 8.7 44.3 *3/54
1929 28 CAG NNL 16 .358 104 .231 .154 0.0 18.8 33.3 /37
1930 29 SLS NNL 197 .572 232 .358 .409 6.6 15.7 51.7 73/4596
1931 30 SLS NNL 148 .470 174 .254 .331 4.7 15.5 51.9 7/3956
1932 31 2TM EWL 224 .438 152 .295 .214 1.8 13.4 31.4 *3/147
1932 31 DW EWL 113 .390 124 .281 .144 0.9 13.3 28.6 *3/4
1932 31 WAP EWL 111 .487 181 .310 .289 2.7 13.5 34.1 3/17
1933 32 CAG NN2 175 .343 104 .213 .197 4.0 9.1 45.8 3/416 AS
1934 33 CAG NN2 162 .381 126 .287 .150 2.5 8.0 29.6 *3/7 AS
1935 34 CAG NN2 169 .406 126 .233 .254 5.3 14.2 36.4 7/439 AS
1936 35 NE NN2 111 .550 213 .322 .434 10.8 9.0 43.6 3/814
1937 36 NE NN2 121 .434 149 .270 .290 5.8 11.6 41.5 3/79 AS
1938 37 NE NN2 98 .401 129 .238 .244 6.1 10.2 41.4 3/7
1939 38 NE NN2 127 .449 161 .308 .237 5.5 10.2 52.2 3/79 AS
1940 39 NE NN2 155 .395 122 .248 .192 3.2 14.8 43.6 7/3
1941 40 NBY NN2 75 .345 107 .261 .169 2.7 5.3 40.9 7/39
1942 41 NE NN2 12 .545 219 .364 .333 8.3 0.0 25.0 /3
1943 42 NE NN2 15 .479 170 .250 .385 6.7 13.3 40.0 /317
1944 43 NE NN2 30 .407 134 .174 .320 6.7 13.3 55.6 /397
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
21 Yrs 3623 .454 164 .300 .280 5.0 10.2 41.6 37945/816
MLB Average .337 100 .288 .114 1.2 8.3 35.3
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Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1928 27 SLS NNL 30 .333 .148 0.0 6.7 27.3
1930 29 SLS NNL 30 .238 .348 6.7 23.3 25.0
1934 33 CAG NN2 21 .278 .056 0.0 14.3 0.0
1939 38 NE NN2 15 .083 .667 20.0 0.0 0.0
4 Yrs 96 .256 .277 5.2 12.5 18.8
MLB Average .256 .119 1.6 7.6 32.7
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Mule Suttles born?

Mule Suttles was born on March 31, 1901.

Where was Mule Suttles born?

Mule Suttles was born in Edgewater, AL.

How tall was Mule Suttles?

Mule Suttles was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Mule Suttles weigh when playing?

Mule Suttles weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mule Suttles play?

Mule Suttles played 21 seasons.

Is Mule Suttles in the Hall of Fame?

Mule Suttles was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2006.

What position did Mule Suttles play?

Mule Suttles was a First Baseman and Leftfielder.

How many hits did Mule Suttles have?

Mule Suttles had 1,093 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Mule Suttles have?

Mule Suttles had 180 home runs over his career.

What was Mule Suttles' average?

Mule Suttles had a .339 average over his career.

How many teams has Mule Suttles played for?

Mule Suttles played for 7 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Detroit Wolves, New York Black Yankees, Newark Eagles, St. Louis Stars and Washington Pilots.

How many World Series has Mule Suttles won?

Mule Suttles never won a World Series.

When did Mule Suttles retire?

Mule Suttles last played in 1944.

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