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 | Eudie Napier* | 34 | 40 | 141 | 128 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | | 10 | | .320 | .379 | .430 | .808 | 120 | 55 | | 2 | 1 | | |
2 | 1B | Buck Leonard* | 39 | 35 | 136 | 109 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 4 | | 26 | | .303 | .441 | .532 | .973 | 164 | 58 | | 1 | 0 | | |
3 | 2B | Clarence Bruce | 22 | 40 | 141 | 128 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | | 9 | | .219 | .270 | .320 | .590 | 60 | 41 | | 0 | 4 | | |
4 | SS | Sam Bankhead | 36 | 61 | 253 | 222 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | | 21 | | .234 | .303 | .306 | .610 | 66 | 68 | | 1 | 9 | | |
5 | 3B | Clarence Isreal | 29 | 52 | 165 | 144 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | | 17 | | .215 | .298 | .229 | .527 | 45 | 33 | | 0 | 4 | | |
6 | LF | Luke Easter* | 31 | 62 | 250 | 223 | 35 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 2 | | 24 | | .269 | .348 | .439 | .787 | 113 | 98 | | 3 | 0 | | |
7 | CF | Jerry Benjamin# | 37 | 52 | 225 | 204 | 38 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | | 15 | | .230 | .290 | .265 | .554 | 51 | 54 | | 2 | 4 | | |
8 | RF | Bob Thurman* | 30 | 47 | 170 | 162 | 29 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 6 | | 5 | | .309 | .337 | .475 | .813 | 120 | 77 | | 2 | 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 | UT | Luis Márquez | 21 | 61 | 246 | 222 | 35 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | | 20 | | .324 | .385 | .432 | .818 | 122 | 96 | | 2 | 2 | | |
10 | 1B | Ed Young | 34 | 28 | 107 | 103 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | | 4 | | .272 | .299 | .466 | .765 | 106 | 48 | | 0 | 0 | | |
11 | C | Robert Gaston | 37 | 16 | 47 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | 4 | | .140 | .213 | .209 | .422 | 15 | 9 | | 0 | 0 | | |
12 | C | Earl Ashby | 26 | 15 | 44 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | | 5 | | .237 | .326 | .342 | .668 | 82 | 13 | | 0 | 1 | | |
13 | OF | Gabe Patterson | 27 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 25 | 3 | | 0 | 1 | | |
14 | 2B | Wilbert King | 32 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 | -17 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | | |
15 | IF | Eddie Ducy | 27 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 | -11 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | |
16 | 1B | Maurice Peatros* | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 69 | 3 | | 0 | 0 | | |
17 | OF | Clay? | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | | |
18 | | Vic Harris* | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
19 | | Raymon Lacy? | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
20 | OF | Alonzo Hicks* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
21 | P | Frank Thompson* | 28 | 17 | 38 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | | .235 | .297 | .235 | .533 | 46 | 8 | | 0 | 1 | | |
22 | P | Willie Pope* | 28 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .167 | .194 | .200 | .394 | 7 | 6 | | 0 | 3 | | |
23 | P | Johnny Wright | 30 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .147 | .147 | .147 | .294 | -20 | 5 | | 0 | 0 | | |
24 | P | Wilmer Fields | 24 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .242 | .242 | .242 | .485 | 32 | 8 | | 0 | 1 | | |
25 | P | Cecil Kaiser* | 27 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 0 | | .280 | .280 | .320 | .600 | 63 | 8 | | 0 | 0 | | |
26 | P | Eugene Smith# | 31 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | 3 | | .150 | .261 | .300 | .561 | 52 | 6 | | 0 | 1 | | |
27 | P | R.T. Walker | 32 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 | 24 | 4 | | 0 | 1 | | |
28 | P | Ciscero Warren* | 27 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
29 | P | Harold Hairston | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 30.8 | 74 | 2209 | 1985 | 263 | 503 | 83 | 18 | 27 | 221 | 57 | | 175 | | .253 | .318 | .354 | .672 | 83 | 703 | | 13 | 36 | | |
| | Rank in 6 NN2 teams | | | | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | 3 | | 3 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 31.1 | 74 | 1988 | 1779 | 249 | 464 | 80 | 18 | 26 | 206 | 57 | | 167 | | .261 | .329 | .370 | .699 | 90 | 658 | | 13 | 29 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 28.2 | 74 | 221 | 206 | 14 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | | 8 | | .189 | .220 | .218 | .438 | 19 | 45 | | 0 | 7 | | |
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 | Frank Thompson* | 28 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.81 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 96.0 | 83 | 39 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 400 | 143 | 2.40 | 1.094 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 2.45 |
2 | SP | Johnny Wright | 30 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.51 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 89.2 | 86 | 43 | 35 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 383 | 114 | 2.71 | 1.271 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 2.25 |
3 | SP | Willie Pope | 28 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.64 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 | 93 | 49 | 36 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 395 | 110 | 3.01 | 1.427 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.68 |
4 | SP | Eugene Smith | 31 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.60 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 43 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 88 | 4.54 | 1.667 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 0.69 |
5 | SP | Wilmer Fields | 24 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.07 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41.0 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 131 | 3.60 | 1.463 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 1.29 |
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 |
6 | RP | R.T. Walker | 32 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.19 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 53.2 | 52 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 126 | 3.25 | 1.342 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.20 |
7 | RP | Cecil Kaiser* | 27 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52.0 | 64 | 33 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 97 | 2.98 | 1.442 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 2.09 |
8 | RP | Ciscero Warren* | 27 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.67 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.1 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 71 | 3.31 | 1.680 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1.00 |
9 | RP | Harold Hairston | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 4.48 | 3.600 | 32.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
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 |
10 | | Bob Thurman* | 30 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 56 | 5.49 | 1.455 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.60 |
| | Team Totals | 28.6 | 28 | 31 | .475 | 3.78 | 74 | 64 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 512.1 | 515 | 282 | 215 | 15 | 191 | 0 | 291 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 2243 | 107 | 3.13 | 1.378 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 1.52 |
| | Rank in 6 NN2 teams | | 4 | 5 | | 3 | | | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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