Negro League team records include only league games. 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. More about data coverage
Team Batting
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
1 | C | Pepper Bassett# | 36 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | 3 | | .208 | .255 | .292 | .547 | 46 | 14 | | 0 | 0 | | |
2 | 1B | Lee Moody | 30 | 13 | 54 | 49 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | | 2 | | .224 | .255 | .224 | .479 | 29 | 11 | | 0 | 3 | | |
3 | 2B | Piper Davis | 29 | 14 | 63 | 58 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | | 5 | | .362 | .413 | .569 | .982 | 161 | 33 | | 0 | 0 | | |
4 | SS | Artie Wilson* | 26 | 15 | 73 | 59 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | | 11 | | .339 | .443 | .390 | .833 | 124 | 23 | | 0 | 3 | | |
5 | 3B | John Britton* | 28 | 14 | 66 | 61 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 1 | | .197 | .210 | .197 | .406 | 9 | 12 | | 0 | 4 | | |
6 | LF | Eli Chism | 30 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | | 1 | | .298 | .344 | .456 | .800 | 113 | 26 | | 3 | 3 | | |
7 | CF | Bobby Robinson# | 34 | 15 | 69 | 66 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | .318 | .348 | .379 | .727 | 94 | 25 | | 1 | 0 | | |
8 | RF | Ed Steele* | 31 | 14 | 60 | 49 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | 10 | | .367 | .483 | .449 | .932 | 150 | 22 | | 1 | 0 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
9 | OF | Orinthal Anderson* | 26 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .304 | .304 | .522 | .826 | 119 | 12 | | 0 | 0 | | |
10 | 2B | Tommy Sampson | 34 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 34 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | | |
11 | OF | John Thomas? | | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 | 65 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | | |
12 | C | Herman Bell | 32 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | -51 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | |
13 | 3B | Silas Griffin? | | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
14 | UT | Earl Ashby | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | 0 | | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 361 | 5 | | 0 | 0 | | |
15 | OF | James Bizzle? | 27 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 168 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | |
16 | 1B | Jim West# | 42 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
17 | P | Jimmie Newberry | 28 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | -40 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | |
18 | P | Alonzo Perry* | 25 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 | 65 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | | |
19 | P | Bill Powell* | 28 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | | .000 | .375 | .000 | .375 | 4 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
20 | P | Jay Heard* | 27 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
21 | P | Nat Pollard | 32 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 79 | 2 | | 0 | 1 | | |
22 | P | Samuel Williams* | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .500 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 366 | 2 | | 1 | 0 | | |
23 | P | Curtis Hollingsworth? | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | -7 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 30.0 | 92 | 633 | 572 | 82 | 157 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 10 | | 41 | | .274 | .330 | .353 | .683 | 83 | 202 | | 6 | 14 | | |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | 6 | | 5 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 30.3 | 92 | 576 | 523 | 79 | 149 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 9 | | 35 | | .285 | .336 | .369 | .705 | 88 | 193 | | 5 | 13 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 27.3 | 92 | 57 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | 6 | | .163 | .268 | .184 | .452 | 22 | 9 | | 1 | 1 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
Team Pitching
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
1 | RP | Jimmie Newberry | 28 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 114 | 2.41 | 1.382 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 2.29 |
2 | RP | Curtis Hollingsworth* | 30 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 92 | 3.98 | 1.400 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.00 |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
3 | | Bill Powell | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 185 | 3.05 | 1.417 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 2.75 |
4 | | Alonzo Perry | 25 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 6.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 81 | 4.34 | 1.708 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 0.60 |
5 | | Nat Pollard | 32 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.85 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 83 | 4.68 | 1.800 | 13.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.83 |
6 | | Jay Heard* | 27 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.89 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 169 | 3.96 | 1.446 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.00 |
7 | | Samuel Williams | 24 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 53 | 1.63 | 2.100 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 5.00 |
8 | | Orinthal Anderson | 26 | 0 | 0 | | 14.54 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 5.68 | 3.000 | 22.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 1.50 |
| | Team Totals | 27.8 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 4.98 | 92 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 137.1 | 172 | 91 | 76 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 628 | 98 | 3.58 | 1.602 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.48 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | 3 | 4 | | 3 | | | | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name |
Age |
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W-L% |
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CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
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