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. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions (NEW)
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 | SH | Pos | Awards |
1 | Bill Cooper* | 27 | C | 0.2 | 33 | 117 | 110 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 7 | .264 | .308 | .318 | .626 | 83 | .304 | 84 | 35 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | Jim West# | 37 | 1B | 0.8 | 49 | 203 | 179 | 26 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 23 | .274 | .356 | .402 | .759 | 122 | .363 | 119 | 72 | 1 | *3/8 | AS,AS |
3 | Pat Patterson# | 30 | 2B | 0.2 | 31 | 121 | 114 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | .254 | .298 | .342 | .640 | 87 | .307 | 86 | 39 | 0 | 4/57 | AS,AS |
4 | Buster Clarkson | 27 | SS | 3.0 | 48 | 199 | 172 | 45 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 26 | .355 | .439 | .622 | 1.061 | 210 | .487 | 192 | 107 | 1 | *6/3 | |
5 | Henry Spearman | 32 | 3B | 1.1 | 43 | 165 | 146 | 22 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 16 | .308 | .377 | .432 | .808 | 136 | .386 | 133 | 63 | 3 | *5 | |
6 | Roy Parnell | 38 | LF | 0.7 | 46 | 188 | 164 | 36 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 22 | .287 | .371 | .360 | .731 | 114 | .358 | 116 | 59 | 2 | *7/93 | |
7 | Gene Benson* | 28 | CF | -0.4 | 45 | 177 | 168 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 9 | .220 | .260 | .286 | .546 | 60 | .264 | 61 | 48 | 0 | *8/37 | |
8 | Homer Curry* | 37 | RF | 0.7 | 46 | 185 | 158 | 39 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 26 | .285 | .386 | .335 | .721 | 112 | .358 | 116 | 53 | 1 | *9/78 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | rOBA | Rbat+ | TB | SH | Pos | Awards |
9 | Marvin Barker | 30 | 3B | -0.4 | 40 | 125 | 117 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .231 | .268 | .265 | .533 | 56 | .259 | 58 | 31 | 2 | 9/857 | |
10 | Mahlon Duckett | 19 | 2B | -0.9 | 35 | 125 | 113 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .150 | .193 | .168 | .361 | 6 | .182 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 4/56 | |
11 | Clarence Palm | 34 | C | 0.4 | 21 | 67 | 58 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 9 | .259 | .358 | .379 | .738 | 116 | .359 | 116 | 22 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Ziggy Marcell | 25 | C | 0.1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .412 | .286 | .697 | 106 | .359 | 116 | 4 | 0 | /2 | |
13 | David Campbell* | | 2B | -0.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -156 | 0 | 1 | /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 | SH | Pos | Awards |
14 | Barney Brown* | 34 | P | 0.0 | 32 | 78 | 72 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .208 | .230 | .236 | .466 | 37 | .226 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 1/937 | AS |
15 | Joe Fillmore | 28 | P | -0.1 | 15 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .133 | .138 | .271 | -21 | .135 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Terris McDuffie | 33 | P | 0.3 | 14 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .217 | .400 | .217 | .617 | 83 | .336 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Ches Buchanan | 34 | P | -0.2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | -66 | .057 | -70 | 1 | 1 | /1 | |
18 | Bob Evans | 31 | P | -0.1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | -41 | .096 | -64 | 1 | 2 | /1 | |
19 | Lefty Calhoun* | 30 | P | -0.1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | .000 | -126 | 0 | 1 | /1 | |
20 | Willie Jefferson | 38 | P | 0.2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 291 | .641 | 282 | 4 | 0 | /1 | |
21 | Bud Barbee | 28 | P | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 95 | .320 | 95 | 1 | 0 | /13 | |
22 | Henry McHenry | 32 | P | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 477 | .859 | 404 | 3 | 0 | /1 | |
23 | Specs Roberts | 34 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
24 | Larry Kimbrough# | 18 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
25 | Edsall Walker# | 31 | P | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | /1 | |
| Team Totals | | | 5.4 | 51 | 1879 | 1684 | 274 | 436 | 67 | 11 | 21 | 254 | 7 | 170 | .259 | .327 | .349 | .676 | 98 | .327 | 97 | 588 | 25 | | |
| Non-Pitcher Totals | | | 5.4 | | 1693 | 1516 | 260 | 405 | 64 | 10 | 21 | 247 | 7 | 160 | .267 | .337 | .364 | .701 | 105 | .339 | 104 | 552 | 17 | | |
| Pitcher Totals | | | 0.0 | | 186 | 168 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .185 | .230 | .214 | .445 | 30 | .221 | 31 | 36 | 8 | | |
Standard Pitching Table Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | WP | ERA+ | WHIP | H9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/BB | Awards |
1 | Barney Brown* | 34 | SP | 1.8 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.23 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 153.1 | 148 | 76 | 55 | 43 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 1.246 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 1.79 | AS |
2 | Joe Fillmore | 28 | SP | -0.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 83.2 | 81 | 55 | 39 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 1.219 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 1.81 | |
3 | Terris McDuffie | 33 | SP | 1.0 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.74 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 77.0 | 75 | 37 | 32 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 1.286 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.42 | |
4 | Ches Buchanan | 34 | SP | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 1.301 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 2.08 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | WP | ERA+ | WHIP | H9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/BB | Awards |
5 | Bob Evans | 31 | RP | -0.1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.96 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32.2 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1.286 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.67 | |
6 | Lefty Calhoun* | 30 | RP | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.58 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1.220 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.50 | |
Rk | Player | Age | Pos | WAR | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | WP | ERA+ | WHIP | H9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/BB | Awards |
7 | Willie Jefferson | 38 | | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 1.067 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 3.00 | |
8 | Bud Barbee | 28 | | -0.5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.58 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2.323 | 14.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 0.86 | |
9 | Henry McHenry | 32 | | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | | 12.27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.182 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 4.9 | | |
10 | Larry Kimbrough | 18 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0.667 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | | |
11 | Specs Roberts | 34 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1.500 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |
12 | Edsall Walker* | 31 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0.00 | |
| Team Totals | | | 2.2 | 26 | 23 | .531 | 3.98 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 445.0 | 439 | 254 | 197 | 131 | 207 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 1.281 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.58 | |
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