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 | Josh Gibson | 27 | 27 | 120 | 102 | 34 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 4 | | 18 | | .402 | .492 | .824 | 1.315 | 251 | 84 | | | | | |
2 | 1B | Buck Leonard* | 31 | 30 | 130 | 109 | 35 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 2 | | 21 | | .385 | .485 | .780 | 1.264 | 238 | 85 | | | | | |
3 | 2B | Sam Bankhead | 28 | 33 | 148 | 133 | 28 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | | 15 | | .316 | .385 | .429 | .814 | 120 | 57 | | | | | |
4 | SS | Jelly Jackson | 29 | 33 | 130 | 113 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | | 17 | | .177 | .285 | .283 | .568 | 54 | 32 | | | | | |
5 | 3B | Henry Spearman | 29 | 31 | 124 | 116 | 22 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | | 8 | | .302 | .347 | .483 | .830 | 123 | 56 | | | | | |
6 | LF | Vic Harris* | 34 | 31 | 136 | 121 | 19 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | | 15 | | .264 | .346 | .421 | .767 | 107 | 51 | | | | | |
7 | CF | Jerry Benjamin# | 29 | 17 | 76 | 66 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | | 10 | | .242 | .342 | .303 | .645 | 76 | 20 | | | | | |
8 | RF | David Whatley* | 24 | 26 | 106 | 103 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | | 3 | | .379 | .396 | .515 | .911 | 145 | 53 | | | | | |
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 | | Babe Davis | 30 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | 1 | | .303 | .324 | .424 | .748 | 101 | 14 | | | | | |
10 | | Jim Williams | 33 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .333 | .375 | .467 | .842 | 127 | 7 | | | | | |
11 | 3B | Harry Williams | 34 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 | -76 | 0 | | | | | |
12 | C | Robert Gaston | 29 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 | 81 | 3 | | | | | |
13 | C | Eudie Napier* | 26 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | | .429 | .556 | .571 | 1.127 | 206 | 4 | | | | | |
14 | | Thompson? | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 81 | 1 | | | | | |
15 | C | J. Brown? | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | | | |
16 | C | Wyatt Turner | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | | | |
17 | | Tommie Dukes* | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 443 | 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 |
18 | P | Ray Brown# | 31 | 20 | 82 | 78 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | 4 | | .244 | .280 | .333 | .614 | 66 | 26 | | | | | |
19 | P | Tom Parker | 27 | 16 | 49 | 44 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | | 5 | | .364 | .429 | .568 | .997 | 168 | 25 | | | | | |
20 | P | Edsall Walker# | 28 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 2 | | .250 | .300 | .393 | .693 | 86 | 11 | | | | | |
21 | P | Roy Partlow* | 27 | 11 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 2 | | .240 | .296 | .360 | .656 | 77 | 9 | | | | | |
22 | P | Specs Roberts? | 31 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 4 | | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 47 | 4 | | | | | |
23 | P | Willie Ferrell? | 25 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -22 | 1 | | | | | |
24 | P | Roy Welmaker# | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Team Totals | 29.2 | 56 | 1281 | 1151 | 252 | 343 | 48 | 21 | 37 | 219 | 23 | | 130 | | .298 | .369 | .473 | .842 | 127 | 544 | | | | | |
| | Rank in 7 NN2 teams | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 29.1 | 56 | 1110 | 992 | 227 | 306 | 43 | 21 | 34 | 201 | 22 | | 118 | | .308 | .382 | .497 | .879 | 136 | 493 | | | | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 29.6 | 56 | 171 | 159 | 25 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | | 12 | | .233 | .287 | .321 | .607 | 64 | 51 | | | | | |
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 | Ray Brown | 31 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 4.06 | 8 | 8 | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 81 | 43 | 32 | | 19 | | 22 | 0 | | 0 | | 117 | | 1.408 | 10.3 | | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.16 |
2 | SP | Edsall Walker* | 28 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.46 | 10 | 8 | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 66 | 37 | 26 | | 20 | | 36 | 0 | | 0 | | 137 | | 1.271 | 8.8 | | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1.80 |
3 | SP | Roy Partlow* | 27 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.74 | 7 | 5 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 46.2 | 33 | 12 | 9 | | 14 | | 27 | 1 | | 0 | | 273 | | 1.007 | 6.4 | | 2.7 | 5.2 | 1.93 |
4 | SP | Specs Roberts | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.80 | 6 | 6 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 41 | 20 | 19 | | 20 | | 24 | 1 | | 0 | | 125 | | 1.356 | 8.2 | | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.20 |
5 | SP | Tom Parker | 27 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.99 | 5 | 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 27 | 17 | 13 | | 13 | | 20 | 1 | | 0 | | 119 | | 1.364 | 8.3 | | 4.0 | 6.1 | 1.54 |
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 Ferrell* | 25 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.60 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | | 7 | | 6 | 0 | | 0 | | 86 | | 1.528 | 10.2 | | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.86 |
7 | | Roy Welmaker* | 25 | 0 | 0 | | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 174 | | 1.000 | 9.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| | Team Totals | 28.7 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 3.56 | 56 | 33 | | 27 | 2 | 1 | 280.1 | 271 | 142 | 111 | | 93 | | 135 | 3 | | 0 | | 133 | | 1.298 | 8.7 | | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.45 |
| | Rank in 7 NN2 teams | | 1 | 5 | | 1 | | | | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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