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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 | GIDP | HBP | SH | IBB | Pos | Awards |
1 | Josh Gibson | 32 | C | 1.8 | 49 | 199 | 176 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 23 | .335 | .412 | .602 | 1.014 | 169 | .452 | 163 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2/93 | AS |
2 | Buck Leonard* | 36 | 1B | 2.7 | 49 | 221 | 179 | 48 | 61 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 31 | .341 | .451 | .620 | 1.071 | 184 | .484 | 184 | 111 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | AS |
3 | Jelly Jackson | 34 | 2B | -0.3 | 37 | 106 | 91 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | .176 | .272 | .220 | .492 | 32 | .251 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4/65 | |
4 | Sam Bankhead | 33 | SS | 1.6 | 55 | 251 | 212 | 45 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 29 | .259 | .354 | .363 | .717 | 92 | .346 | 94 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6/41 | AS |
5 | Ray Battle | 26 | 3B | -0.1 | 35 | 93 | 78 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .282 | .349 | .308 | .657 | 76 | .323 | 78 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5/4 | |
6 | Cool Papa Bell# | 41 | LF | 0.8 | 52 | 250 | 213 | 43 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 30 | .310 | .398 | .394 | .792 | 112 | .377 | 116 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | *7/8 | AS |
7 | Jerry Benjamin# | 34 | CF | 1.2 | 53 | 251 | 228 | 43 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 19 | .325 | .379 | .412 | .791 | 111 | .373 | 113 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | *8/4 | |
8 | Dave Hoskins* | 26 | RF | 0.5 | 51 | 196 | 186 | 31 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 4 | .328 | .349 | .473 | .822 | 118 | .377 | 115 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9/157 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | GIDP | HBP | SH | IBB | Pos | Awards |
9 | Walter Cannady | 42 | IF | 0.5 | 35 | 147 | 135 | 20 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 11 | .326 | .377 | .400 | .777 | 108 | .365 | 108 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | |
10 | Jud Wilson* | 48 | 3B | -0.2 | 25 | 69 | 57 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | .211 | .338 | .281 | .619 | 66 | .312 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/39 | |
11 | Robert Gaston | 34 | C | 0.1 | 20 | 69 | 59 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | .220 | .313 | .322 | .635 | 70 | .309 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2/9 | |
12 | Joe Spencer | 24 | IF | -0.2 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 | 38 | .249 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/5 | |
13 | Vic Harris* | 39 | OF | 0.2 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .483 | .481 | .964 | 158 | .459 | 168 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | /79 | |
14 | David Whatley* | 29 | OF | -0.1 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .333 | .292 | .625 | 68 | .311 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /9 | |
15 | Piper Davis | 26 | 1B | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 | 13 | .331 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /3 | |
16 | Dolly King | 30 | OF | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /9 | |
17 | Matt Carlisle | 34 | 2B | -0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | /4 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | GIDP | HBP | SH | IBB | Pos | Awards |
18 | Ray Brown# | 36 | P | 0.9 | 30 | 90 | 80 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | .325 | .393 | .488 | .881 | 134 | .409 | 135 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/7938 | |
19 | Edsall Walker# | 33 | P | 0.3 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .345 | .387 | .414 | .801 | 114 | .380 | 116 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | Spoon Carter* | 41 | P | -0.2 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -24 | .136 | -42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Johnny Johnson* | 28 | P | -0.1 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .227 | .364 | -4 | .164 | -24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | Roy Welmaker# | 30 | P | -0.1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .211 | .421 | 13 | .200 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | /1 | |
23 | Eddie White* | | P | 0.0 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 95 | .348 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /179 | |
24 | Willie Hubert | 31 | P | -0.2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
25 | Johnny Wright | 27 | P | -0.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
26 | Roland Anderson | | P | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
27 | Lefty Boone | 24 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 41 | .378 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
28 | Garnett Blair* | 22 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
29 | Ben Hill | 27 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| Team Totals | | | 8.6 | 55 | 2178 | 1910 | 349 | 556 | 88 | 35 | 25 | 316 | 27 | 203 | .291 | .364 | .413 | .777 | 107 | .366 | 107 | 789 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 5 | | |
| Non-Pitcher Totals | | | 8.2 | | 1950 | 1701 | 326 | 507 | 81 | 32 | 23 | 286 | 27 | 190 | .298 | .374 | .424 | .798 | 113 | .375 | 113 | 721 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 5 | | |
| Pitcher Totals | | | 0.5 | | 228 | 209 | 23 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 13 | .234 | .283 | .325 | .608 | 62 | .289 | 57 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 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# | 41 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
2 | Sam Bankhead | 33 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 | .435 | .350 | .785 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
3 | Jerry Benjamin# | 34 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .364 | .316 | .679 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
4 | Josh Gibson | 32 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .400 | .591 | .600 | 1.191 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
5 | Dave Hoskins* | 26 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .273 | .429 | .701 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
6 | Buck Leonard* | 36 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .500 | .636 | .750 | 1.386 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
7 | Jelly Jackson | 34 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |
8 | Walter Cannady | 42 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .211 | .250 | .461 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | |
9 | Roy Welmaker# | 30 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | |
10 | Ray Brown# | 36 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
11 | Edsall Walker# | 33 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
12 | Jud Wilson* | 48 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
13 | Spoon Carter* | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Team Totals | | 5 | 200 | 168 | 27 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 21 | .274 | .359 | .363 | .722 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | |