Negro League Stats and History
The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues
On June 15, 2021 we dramatically expanded our coverage of the Negro Leagues and historical Black major league players. Major Negro Leagues (from 1920-1948) are now listed with the National League and American League as major leagues. Read more…
Players
Our database includes more than 2,300 players from the major Negro Leagues.
Teams
Our database includes the major league histories of Negro League franchises.
Leagues
Our database features the seven Negro Leagues classified as major league.
- NAL: Negro American League (1937-1948)
- NN2: Negro National League II (1933-1948)
- EWL: East-West League (1932)
- NSL: Negro Southern League (1932)
- NNL: Negro National League I (1920-1931)
- ANL: American Negro League (1929)
- ECL: Eastern Colored League (1923-1928)
Leaders
Here are some of the statistical leaders in our database of the major Negro Leagues.
- Negro League Batting Average Leaders (via Stathead, min 1000 PA)
- Negro League Home Run Leaders (via Stathead)
- Negro League Hit Leaders (via Stathead)
- Negro League Win Leaders (via Stathead)
Other Resources
Learn more about our Negro Leagues coverage.
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