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 | 30 | 48 | 198 | 162 | 44 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 1 | | 35 | | .327 | .447 | .580 | 1.027 | 200 | 94 | | | 1 | | |
2 | 1B | Buck Leonard* | 34 | 30 | 119 | 100 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | | 19 | | .220 | .345 | .270 | .615 | 81 | 27 | | | 0 | | |
3 | 2B | Matt Carlisle | 32 | 46 | 164 | 141 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 11 | | 16 | | .220 | .299 | .291 | .590 | 73 | 41 | | | 7 | | |
4 | SS | Sam Bankhead | 31 | 42 | 173 | 150 | 23 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | | 21 | | .267 | .357 | .353 | .710 | 108 | 53 | | | 2 | | |
5 | 3B | Howard Easterling# | 30 | 50 | 208 | 186 | 31 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 1 | | 17 | | .242 | .305 | .366 | .671 | 96 | 68 | | | 5 | | |
6 | LF | Vic Harris* | 37 | 40 | 162 | 144 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 1 | | 16 | | .264 | .338 | .333 | .671 | 97 | 48 | | | 2 | | |
7 | CF | Jerry Benjamin# | 32 | 50 | 223 | 199 | 31 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | | 20 | | .251 | .320 | .337 | .656 | 92 | 67 | | | 4 | | |
8 | RF | David Whatley* | 27 | 36 | 149 | 133 | 22 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | | 15 | | .308 | .378 | .353 | .732 | 115 | 47 | | | 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 | MI | Chester Williams | 36 | 40 | 157 | 141 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | | 13 | | .206 | .273 | .255 | .528 | 55 | 36 | | | 3 | | |
10 | 1B | Jud Wilson* | 46 | 42 | 140 | 109 | 26 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | | 28 | | .248 | .401 | .367 | .768 | 126 | 40 | | | 3 | | |
11 | C | Robert Gaston | 32 | 12 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | | .242 | .342 | .273 | .615 | 81 | 9 | | | 1 | | |
12 | | Wilmer Fields | 19 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | -47 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
13 | SS | Buster Clarkson | 27 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | -35 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
14 | | Lennie Pearson | 24 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .375 | .444 | .625 | 1.069 | 212 | 5 | | | 0 | | |
15 | IF | Frank Williams* | 23 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 34 | 1 | | | 1 | | |
16 | | Ed Stone* | 32 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 82 | 3 | | | 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 |
17 | P | Ray Brown# | 34 | 31 | 104 | 96 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | | 6 | | .208 | .255 | .323 | .578 | 69 | 31 | | | 2 | | |
18 | P | Roy Partlow* | 30 | 20 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 2 | | .229 | .260 | .333 | .593 | 73 | 16 | | | 0 | | |
19 | P | Roy Welmaker# | 28 | 17 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | | .121 | .171 | .121 | .293 | -14 | 4 | | | 1 | | |
20 | P | Johnny Wright | 25 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .185 | .214 | .185 | .399 | 17 | 5 | | | 0 | | |
21 | P | Garnett Blair* | 20 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .462 | .500 | .462 | .962 | 182 | 6 | | | 1 | | |
22 | P | J.C. Hamilton* | 29 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 | 36 | 4 | | | 0 | | |
23 | P | Spoon Carter* | 39 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 70 | 4 | | | 0 | | |
24 | P | Leon Day | 25 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 118 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
25 | P | Edsall Walker# | 31 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 47 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 32.6 | 69 | 2045 | 1792 | 273 | 446 | 61 | 22 | 21 | 246 | 36 | | 219 | | .249 | .331 | .343 | .673 | 97 | 614 | | | 34 | | |
| | Rank in 6 NN2 teams | | | | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | | | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 33.0 | 69 | 1777 | 1540 | 247 | 392 | 51 | 19 | 20 | 229 | 36 | | 207 | | .255 | .343 | .351 | .694 | 103 | 541 | | | 30 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 30.5 | 69 | 268 | 252 | 26 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | | 12 | | .214 | .250 | .290 | .540 | 58 | 73 | | | 4 | | |
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 | 34 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.30 | 18 | 12 | | 11 | 1 | 1 | 122.2 | 124 | 54 | 45 | | 37 | | 51 | 2 | | 0 | | 117 | | 1.313 | 9.1 | | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.38 |
2 | SP | Roy Partlow* | 30 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.69 | 11 | 10 | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 85.0 | 59 | 20 | 16 | | 25 | | 47 | 0 | | 0 | | 228 | | 0.988 | 6.2 | | 2.6 | 5.0 | 1.88 |
3 | SP | Roy Welmaker* | 28 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.90 | 14 | 12 | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 92 | 47 | 36 | | 18 | | 40 | 0 | | 0 | | 99 | | 1.325 | 10.0 | | 2.0 | 4.3 | 2.22 |
4 | SP | Johnny Wright | 25 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.23 | 14 | 8 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 69.2 | 65 | 31 | 25 | | 19 | | 28 | 0 | | 0 | | 120 | | 1.206 | 8.4 | | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.47 |
5 | SP | Spoon Carter | 39 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.55 | 8 | 5 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 49 | 28 | 26 | | 7 | | 20 | 1 | | 0 | | 52 | | 1.806 | 14.2 | | 2.0 | 5.8 | 2.86 |
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 | | Garnett Blair | 20 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.10 | 5 | 4 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34.1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | | 9 | | 13 | 1 | | 1 | | 186 | | 1.107 | 7.6 | | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.44 |
7 | | J.C. Hamilton* | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.79 | 4 | 2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 30 | 11 | 8 | | 6 | | 9 | 1 | | 0 | | 104 | | 1.895 | 14.2 | | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.50 |
8 | | Leon Day | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 14 | 0 | | 0 | | 402 | | 0.667 | 5.0 | | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 |
9 | | Edsall Walker* | 31 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | | 5 | 0 | | 0 | | 180 | | 1.000 | 5.6 | | 3.4 | 5.6 | 1.67 |
10 | | Robert Gaston | 32 | 0 | 0 | | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 46 | | 1.500 | 13.5 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| | Team Totals | 29.7 | 31 | 20 | .608 | 3.27 | 69 | 55 | | 35 | 5 | 2 | 462.1 | 459 | 206 | 168 | | 125 | | 227 | 5 | | 1 | | 119 | | 1.263 | 8.9 | | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.82 |
| | Rank in 6 NN2 teams | | 1 | 6 | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name |
Age |
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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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