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 | Herb Barnhill | 31 | 28 | 93 | 87 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | | 5 | | .253 | .301 | .287 | .588 | 73 | 25 | | 1 | 0 | | 0 |
2 | 1B | Art Pennington# | 22 | 33 | 142 | 121 | 22 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | | 21 | | .331 | .430 | .463 | .892 | 161 | 56 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
3 | 2B | Jesse Douglas* | 29 | 30 | 134 | 124 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | | 10 | | .306 | .358 | .363 | .721 | 111 | 45 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
4 | SS | Ralph Wyatt | 27 | 33 | 137 | 125 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | | 10 | | .296 | .348 | .400 | .748 | 118 | 50 | | 0 | 2 | | 0 |
5 | 3B | Clyde Nelson | 23 | 27 | 109 | 94 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | | 13 | | .245 | .343 | .319 | .662 | 94 | 30 | | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
6 | LF | John Bissant | 31 | 32 | 133 | 119 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | | 13 | | .269 | .341 | .361 | .702 | 106 | 43 | | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
7 | CF | Jimmie Crutchfield* | 35 | 36 | 150 | 139 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | | 10 | | .223 | .280 | .273 | .553 | 62 | 38 | | 1 | 0 | | 0 |
8 | RF | Johnny Smith* | 28 | 36 | 152 | 142 | 23 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0 | | 9 | | .338 | .377 | .465 | .842 | 146 | 66 | | 0 | 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 | 2B | Wilbert King | 30 | 16 | 58 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 6 | | .235 | .316 | .392 | .708 | 106 | 20 | | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
10 | C | Tommie Dukes* | 38 | 16 | 56 | 55 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | | 1 | | .255 | .268 | .345 | .613 | 79 | 19 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
11 | 1B | Henry McCall* | 37 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | 2 | | .324 | .361 | .382 | .743 | 118 | 13 | | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
12 | UT | Willie McMeans? | | 11 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | | .133 | .350 | .133 | .483 | 45 | 2 | | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
13 | UT | Clyde McNeal | 16 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 | -2 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
14 | 1B | Clarence Locke | 34 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .056 | .056 | .056 | .111 | -67 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
15 | 3B | Bill Charter? | | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 193 | 3 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
16 | 1B | Sam Jackson* | | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 95 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
17 | SS | Shanks? | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
18 | | Fred Johnson? | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
19 | C | Jesse Williams* | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
20 | | Raymond Lott | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
21 | C | James Coachman | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
22 | P | Gentry Jessup | 30 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .194 | .194 | .194 | .387 | 13 | 6 | | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
23 | P | Willie Cornelius | 38 | 16 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | 5 | | .440 | .533 | .600 | 1.133 | 231 | 15 | | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
24 | P | Walter McCoy | 22 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .042 | .115 | .042 | .157 | -53 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
25 | P | Gready McKinnis | 31 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | -22 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
26 | P | Ollie West* | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 | 79 | 3 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
27 | P | R. Smith? | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
| | Team Totals | 29.2 | 101 | 1389 | 1260 | 199 | 340 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 173 | 12 | | 115 | | .270 | .332 | .350 | .682 | 100 | 441 | | 3 | 11 | | 0 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 3 | | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | | 2 | | 5 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 29.0 | 101 | 1250 | 1138 | 185 | 315 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 161 | 12 | | 102 | | .277 | .338 | .362 | .700 | 105 | 412 | | 3 | 7 | | 0 |
| | Pitcher Totals | 30.5 | 101 | 139 | 122 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | 13 | | .205 | .281 | .238 | .519 | 53 | 29 | | 0 | 4 | | 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 |
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 |
1 | SP | Gentry Jessup | 30 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.08 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 79.0 | 65 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 134 | 2.52 | 1.127 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 1.79 |
2 | SP | Willie Cornelius | 38 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 6.75 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 71 | 53 | 38 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 61 | 3.11 | 1.658 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.31 |
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 | RP | Walter McCoy | 22 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.99 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 55 | 39 | 29 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 278 | 103 | 2.67 | 1.301 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 1.97 |
4 | RP | Ollie West | 31 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.95 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 105 | 4.24 | 1.500 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.50 |
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 |
5 | | Gready McKinnis* | 31 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42.2 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 122 | 2.77 | 1.031 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.50 |
6 | | Willie McMeans? | | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.96 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 70 | 4.46 | 1.897 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.00 |
7 | | Clarence Locke | 34 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 67 | 3.29 | 1.821 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 1.67 |
8 | | Johnny Smith* | 28 | 0 | 0 | | 2.08 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 205 | 2.58 | 0.923 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.00 |
9 | | R. Smith? | | 0 | 0 | | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 5.70 | 1.800 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| | Team Totals | 30.0 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 4.42 | 101 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 320.0 | 320 | 203 | 157 | 6 | 117 | 0 | 166 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1399 | 94 | 3.06 | 1.366 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.42 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | 4 | 3 | | 4 | | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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HR |
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IBB |
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HBP |
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BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
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HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
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