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 | Joe Greene | 29 | 30 | 106 | 94 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | | 11 | | .277 | .352 | .447 | .799 | 140 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1 |
2 | 1B | Buck O'Neil | 29 | 37 | 161 | 149 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | | 7 | | .215 | .250 | .275 | .525 | 58 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | 0 |
3 | 2B | Rainey Bibbs# | 30 | 38 | 161 | 145 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | | 9 | | .228 | .282 | .262 | .544 | 64 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 5 | | 0 |
4 | SS | Bill Williams | 28 | 36 | 137 | 119 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | | 13 | | .252 | .341 | .336 | .677 | 104 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 2 | | 0 |
5 | 3B | Newt Allen | 40 | 35 | 148 | 131 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | | 13 | | .252 | .319 | .305 | .625 | 88 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | 0 |
6 | LF | Willie Simms* | 32 | 37 | 158 | 136 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | | 20 | | .184 | .293 | .228 | .521 | 57 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
7 | CF | Willard Brown | 26 | 38 | 161 | 144 | 31 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 10 | | 16 | | .340 | .410 | .569 | .979 | 193 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 |
8 | RF | Ted Strong# | 24 | 35 | 151 | 112 | 29 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 2 | | 27 | | .348 | .507 | .607 | 1.114 | 234 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 3 | | 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 |
9 | C | Frank Duncan | 40 | 13 | 41 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | 4 | | .250 | .325 | .306 | .631 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
10 | OF | Sylvester Snead | 26 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | | .207 | .324 | .379 | .703 | 111 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
11 | C | Tom Young* | 38 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | | .077 | .250 | .077 | .327 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
12 | 3B | Herb Souell# | 28 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
13 | 1B | Frank Duncan | 21 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
14 | | Ted Radcliffe | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
15 | P | Hilton Smith | 34 | 15 | 39 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | | 3 | | .333 | .385 | .472 | .857 | 157 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
16 | P | Satchel Paige | 34 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 1 | | .222 | .276 | .222 | .498 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 |
17 | P | Frank Bradley | 23 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
18 | P | Ford Smith# | 22 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | .385 | .385 | .538 | .923 | 177 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
19 | P | George Walker | 26 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | -22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
20 | P | Allen Bryant* | 23 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
21 | P | Connie Johnson | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
22 | P | Booker McDaniel | 27 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | -49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
23 | P | Chet Brewer# | 34 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
24 | P | Clarence Brown? | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| | Team Totals | 30.0 | 48 | 1434 | 1256 | 196 | 313 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 174 | 36 | | 132 | | .249 | .330 | .353 | .682 | 105 | 443 | 1 | 19 | 27 | | 3 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 30.1 | 48 | 1288 | 1119 | 182 | 285 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 160 | 36 | | 126 | | .255 | .340 | .365 | .704 | 112 | 408 | 1 | 18 | 25 | | 3 |
| | Pitcher Totals | 28.5 | 48 | 146 | 137 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | | 6 | | .204 | .243 | .255 | .499 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 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 | Satchel Paige | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.06 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 47 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 229 | 173 | 1.62 | 0.953 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 6.86 |
2 | SP | Frank Bradley | 23 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.83 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 49 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 126 | 2.56 | 1.204 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 2.06 |
3 | SP | George Walker | 26 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.54 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28.1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 141 | 2.82 | 1.094 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 2.17 |
4 | SP | Allen Bryant* | 23 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.68 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.1 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 63 | 2.23 | 1.579 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 2.71 |
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 | CL | Hilton Smith | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.73 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 83.1 | 64 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 206 | 1.70 | 0.864 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 7.13 |
6 | RP | Ford Smith | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.69 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 213 | 2.30 | 0.938 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 2.80 |
7 | RP | Connie Johnson | 18 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 156 | 2.48 | 1.371 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 2.83 |
8 | RP | Booker McDaniel | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 142 | 2.14 | 1.143 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 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 |
9 | | Chet Brewer | 34 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 81 | 3.62 | 1.250 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 2.00 |
10 | | Clarence Brown? | | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 37 | 3.68 | 1.800 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
11 | | Ted Radcliffe | 38 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Team Totals | 28.2 | 28 | 10 | .737 | 2.61 | 48 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 327.0 | 293 | 120 | 95 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 219 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1329 | 137 | 2.18 | 1.089 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 3.48 |
| | Rank in 6 NAL teams | | 1 | 6 | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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