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Standard Batting Table Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | HBP | SH | SF | Pos | Awards |
1 | Josh Gibson | 31 | C | 6.3 | 69 | 302 | 249 | 93 | 116 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 109 | 4 | 52 | .466 | .560 | .867 | 1.427 | 281 | .620 | 252 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 0 | *29/7 | AS |
2 | Buck Leonard* | 35 | 1B | 2.3 | 67 | 306 | 254 | 71 | 84 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 47 | .331 | .439 | .504 | .943 | 153 | .443 | 151 | 128 | 2 | 3 | 0 | *3 | AS |
3 | Howard Easterling# | 31 | 2B | 2.2 | 63 | 268 | 247 | 47 | 87 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 17 | .352 | .394 | .502 | .896 | 140 | .415 | 135 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 0 | *45/9 | AS |
4 | Sam Bankhead | 32 | SS | 1.5 | 71 | 301 | 262 | 53 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 32 | .260 | .347 | .302 | .648 | 75 | .331 | 82 | 79 | 3 | 4 | 0 | *6 | AS |
5 | Jud Wilson* | 47 | 3B | 1.3 | 63 | 246 | 213 | 29 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 31 | .305 | .393 | .413 | .807 | 117 | .389 | 119 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | *5/3 | |
6 | Cool Papa Bell# | 40 | LF | 1.6 | 64 | 298 | 259 | 63 | 92 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 35 | .355 | .432 | .436 | .868 | 134 | .418 | 136 | 113 | 0 | 4 | 0 | *7/8 | AS |
7 | Jerry Benjamin# | 33 | CF | 2.6 | 70 | 328 | 293 | 83 | 109 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 25 | .372 | .423 | .478 | .901 | 142 | .426 | 142 | 140 | 1 | 9 | 0 | *8/74 | AS |
8 | Vic Harris* | 38 | RF | 0.6 | 37 | 153 | 137 | 30 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 14 | .358 | .421 | .401 | .823 | 122 | .400 | 126 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9/7 | AS |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | HBP | SH | SF | Pos | Awards |
9 | Ray Brown# | 35 | OF | -0.2 | 40 | 126 | 112 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 12 | .286 | .360 | .375 | .735 | 98 | .356 | 100 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91/78 | |
10 | Matt Carlisle | 33 | IF | 0.0 | 20 | 63 | 57 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .298 | .355 | .316 | .671 | 81 | .333 | 86 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/5 | |
11 | Joe Spencer | 23 | 2B | -0.1 | 20 | 63 | 58 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .224 | .286 | .224 | .510 | 38 | .261 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/5 | |
12 | Robert Gaston | 33 | C | 0.0 | 16 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .244 | .320 | .289 | .609 | 64 | .305 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/9 | |
13 | Thad Christopher* | 30 | UT | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .364 | .400 | .764 | 105 | .366 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /92 | |
14 | Frank Williams* | 24 | OF | -0.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /9 | |
15 | Lennie Pearson | 25 | 2B | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 169 | .482 | 171 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /4 | AS |
16 | William Randall* | 27 | OF | -0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 35 | .241 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /8 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | HBP | SH | SF | Pos | Awards |
17 | Johnny Wright | 26 | P | -0.2 | 31 | 80 | 75 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .173 | .215 | .253 | .469 | 26 | .225 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | AS |
18 | Spoon Carter* | 40 | P | 0.0 | 22 | 58 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .273 | .260 | .533 | 44 | .266 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1/7 | |
19 | Edsall Walker# | 32 | P | 0.6 | 27 | 54 | 48 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | .333 | .407 | .521 | .928 | 149 | .430 | 142 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/9 | |
20 | Roy Partlow* | 31 | P | 0.3 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .391 | .440 | .522 | .962 | 158 | .451 | 154 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /19 | |
21 | Charlie Shields* | 20 | P | 0.1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .533 | .800 | 113 | .350 | 96 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /19 | |
22 | Eugene Jones* | 21 | P | -0.1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | -2 | .175 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
23 | Ollie West* | 29 | P | -0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
24 | Willie Stevenson | | P | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 216 | .592 | 234 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
25 | Fireman Anderson* | 30 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
26 | Bill Lynn | 21 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
27 | Ralph Mellix* | 47 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| Team Totals | | | 18.4 | 71 | 2781 | 2438 | 553 | 804 | 117 | 51 | 31 | 485 | 56 | 298 | .330 | .405 | .458 | .863 | 132 | .409 | 131 | 1116 | 10 | 35 | 0 | | |
| Non-Pitcher Totals | | | 17.8 | | 2530 | 2209 | 513 | 749 | 103 | 47 | 30 | 459 | 56 | 281 | .339 | .416 | .469 | .885 | 138 | .419 | 136 | 1036 | 9 | 31 | 0 | | |
| Pitcher Totals | | | 0.6 | | 251 | 229 | 40 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 17 | .240 | .296 | .349 | .645 | 73 | .307 | 71 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | |
Standard Batting Table Rk | Player | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GIDP | HBP | SH | SF | Pos | Awards |
1 | Cool Papa Bell# | 40 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .294 | .368 | .382 | .751 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
2 | Jerry Benjamin# | 33 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .194 | .265 | .194 | .458 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | |
3 | Buck Leonard* | 35 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .296 | .424 | .481 | .906 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | |
4 | Howard Easterling# | 31 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .323 | .382 | .355 | .737 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
5 | Jud Wilson* | 47 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .172 | .273 | .207 | .480 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |
6 | Josh Gibson | 31 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .192 | .344 | .231 | .575 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
7 | Vic Harris* | 38 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .143 | .250 | .214 | .464 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
8 | Sam Bankhead | 32 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .300 | .316 | .616 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
9 | Johnny Wright | 26 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .417 | .300 | .717 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
10 | Ray Brown# | 35 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
11 | Ralph Wyatt | 25 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .571 | 1.071 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
12 | Roy Partlow* | 31 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
13 | Robert Gaston | 33 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
14 | Matt Carlisle | 33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
15 | Spoon Carter* | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
16 | Edsall Walker# | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Team Totals | | 8 | 309 | 266 | 36 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 32 | .241 | .327 | .297 | .624 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | | |
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