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 | Ernie Smith* | 40 | 15 | 51 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 3 | | .283 | .327 | .326 | .653 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 0 |
2 | 1B | Ed Young | 27 | 18 | 73 | 65 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | | 7 | | .323 | .397 | .431 | .828 | 148 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 |
3 | 2B | Joe Sparks* | | 16 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | | .163 | .250 | .279 | .529 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
4 | SS | Leroy Morney# | 31 | 19 | 75 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 10 | | .167 | .296 | .200 | .496 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | 0 |
5 | 3B | Ted Bond | 36 | 20 | 84 | 65 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | 11 | | .277 | .390 | .385 | .774 | 132 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7 | | 0 |
6 | LF | Wilson Redus | 35 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 4 | | .258 | .361 | .258 | .619 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 |
7 | CF | Willie Simms* | 31 | 19 | 85 | 76 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | 9 | | .224 | .306 | .316 | .622 | 86 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
8 | RF | Donald Reeves* | 28 | 17 | 68 | 61 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | | 6 | | .295 | .358 | .574 | .932 | 179 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 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 |
9 | MI | Billy Horne | 24 | 18 | 68 | 59 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 8 | | .186 | .284 | .186 | .470 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
10 | UT | Willie Hudson* | 22 | 16 | 50 | 47 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 2 | | .234 | .265 | .277 | .542 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
11 | UT | Harry Else | 34 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 4 | | .303 | .378 | .333 | .712 | 113 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
12 | OF | Henry Merchant* | 22 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
13 | UT | Joe Brown | 23 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .368 | .400 | .421 | .821 | 146 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
14 | 1B | Army Rhodes? | 22 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
15 | C | Walter Burch | 32 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 199 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
16 | C | Johnnie Dawson? | 25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
17 | OF | Nat Rogers* | 46 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
18 | OF | Paul Stanley? | 26 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 299 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
19 | C | Frank Duncan | 39 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 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 |
20 | P | W. Miller? | | 8 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | -40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
21 | P | Lefty Bowe* | 21 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 0 |
22 | P | Tommy Johnson? | 25 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
23 | P | Zell Miles | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
24 | P | Willie Cornelius | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
25 | P | Lloyd Bruce? | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
26 | P | Hank Jones? | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| | Team Totals | 29.8 | 54 | 798 | 702 | 79 | 163 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 73 | 4 | | 73 | | .232 | .308 | .305 | .613 | 83 | 214 | 1 | 4 | 19 | | 0 |
| | Rank in 7 NAL teams | | | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | 7 | | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 30.1 | 54 | 741 | 647 | 78 | 160 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 72 | 4 | | 73 | | .247 | .327 | .326 | .653 | 96 | 211 | 1 | 4 | 17 | | 0 |
| | Pitcher Totals | 23.6 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .055 | .055 | .055 | .109 | -67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Lefty Bowe* | 21 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.59 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 40 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 117 | 3.82 | 1.322 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 1.57 |
2 | SP | W. Miller? | | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.79 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 65 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 87 | 4.04 | 1.745 | 12.4 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.00 |
3 | SP | Willie Hudson* | 22 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.76 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 42 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 111 | 4.13 | 1.598 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.70 |
4 | SP | Tommy Johnson | 25 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 7.22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 42 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 58 | 4.71 | 1.988 | 13.2 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.60 |
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 | RP | Lloyd Bruce? | 33 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | 3.33 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 |
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 |
6 | | Willie Cornelius | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | | 1.43 | 0.714 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 7.00 |
7 | | Zell Miles | 30 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 147 | 3.33 | 0.500 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 |
8 | | Hank Jones? | | 0 | 0 | | 10.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 6.90 | 2.700 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 0.25 |
9 | | Henry Merchant* | 22 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | 3.00 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| | Team Totals | 23.5 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 4.39 | 54 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 184.1 | 201 | 119 | 90 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 847 | 96 | 4.02 | 1.557 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1.03 |
| | Rank in 7 NAL teams | | 4 | 1 | | 5 | | | | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name |
Age |
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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 |
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