Negro League teams are presented with both league-only and overall records against top Black clubs. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black clubs. 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. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions

Team Fielding

Team Fielding Table
Tm #Fld RA/G DefEff G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld%
Birmingham Black Barons231.15.64679961236.06114111821810.971
Chicago American Giants272.46.644801742238.011607463605430.953
Cleveland Buckeyes241.81.648671261602.08295342435213.937
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns362.27.639821802208.011417333426616.942
Kansas City Monarchs274.61.645763904944.02483164870213351.946
Memphis Red Sox251.58.634881261614.0802537216499.939
League Average262.30.643791822307 11717683416222.947
1572.30.643472109213842.0702646092045372129.947

Player Standard Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Rk Player Age Team GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Pos Awards
1 Herb Souell 34 KCM 61 513.1 171 61 97 13 9 .924 2.77 3.01 2.59 1.09 *5 AS,AS
2 Buck O'Neil 35 KCM 55 472.1 540 507 24 9 38 .983 10.12 10.52 9.32 3.81 *3
3 Chico Renfroe 24 KCM 49 422.1 278 113 137 28 26 .899 5.33 5.17 4.81 1.88 46/5
4 Hank Thompson 21 KCM 44 364.1 247 92 131 24 26 .903 5.51 5.03 5.07 1.83 64/9
5 Earl Taborn 24 KCM 37 307.0 263 224 30 9 3 .966 7.45 6.59 6.68 2.39 1 20 2
6 Sam Hairston 27 IC 29 237.1 102 49 47 6 3 .941 3.64 4.20 2.91 1.55 0 8 52/6
7 Joe Greene 35 KCM 27 235.0 173 146 21 6 1 .965 6.40 6.56 5.57 2.34 4 8 2/791
8 Ray Neil 26 IC 29 231.1 139 56 73 10 9 .928 5.02 5.39 4.30 1.95 4/6 AS
9 Goose Tatum 29 IC 29 230.1 288 265 17 6 10 .979 11.02 10.52 9.72 3.81 3 AS
10 Bernell Longest 28 CAG 28 227.1 153 62 81 10 15 .935 5.66 5.12 5.11 1.87 4/579
11 Clyde McNeal 18 CAG 24 206.1 129 46 72 11 14 .915 5.15 4.89 4.92 1.77 6
12 Bob Boyd 27 MRS 21 179.1 192 179 11 2 8 .990 9.54 10.52 9.05 3.81 3 AS
13 Lyman Bostock 29 CAG 20 176.1 214 195 13 6 19 .972 10.62 10.14 9.90 3.68 3/5
14 Archie Ware 29 CBE 21 176.0 215 198 13 4 11 .981 10.79 10.52 10.05 3.81 3
15 John Miles 24 CAG 19 163.0 68 25 37 6 3 .912 3.42 3.15 3.10 1.14 5/749
16 John Ritchey 24 CAG 19 160.2 123 90 29 4 4 .967 6.67 5.88 5.67 2.14 2 16 2/5
17 Al Smith 19 CBE 19 160.0 104 45 44 15 8 .856 5.01 4.89 4.68 1.77 6
18 Johnnie Cowan 34 CBE 18 157.0 105 42 55 8 8 .924 5.56 5.38 5.11 1.95 4/6
19 Willie Wells 24 MRS 19 148.2 89 38 43 8 6 .910 4.90 4.89 4.26 1.77 6
20 Curtis Roberts 17 KCM 18 143.0 75 29 38 8 7 .893 4.22 5.14 3.72 1.86 6/4
21 Buster Haywood 37 IC 19 140.1 110 83 22 5 3 .955 6.73 6.59 5.25 2.39 2 31 2/9
22 Lee Moody 30 2TM 16 138.1 153 133 19 1 10 .993 9.89 9.92 9.50 3.58 3/4
22 Lee Moody 30 KCM 3 27.0 27 23 4 0 2 1.000 9.00 8.80 9.00 3.20 /34
22 Lee Moody 30 BBB 13 111.1 126 110 15 1 8 .992 10.10 10.19 9.62 3.67 3/4
23 Artie Wilson 26 BBB 15 128.1 75 30 42 3 5 .960 5.05 4.89 4.80 1.77 6 AS,AS
24 Jim LaMarque 26 KCM 15 126.0 51 7 42 2 0 .961 3.50 2.69 2.72 1.00 1/7948
25 Marlin Carter 34 MRS 14 123.1 48 16 22 10 2 .792 2.77 3.20 2.38 1.22 5/6
26 George Handy 27 MRS 14 122.1 74 24 45 5 3 .932 5.08 5.14 4.31 1.85 4/5
27 Piper Davis 29 BBB 14 119.1 101 61 38 2 7 .980 7.47 6.44 7.07 2.36 4/3 AS,AS
28 John Britton 28 BBB 14 119.0 41 11 27 3 3 .927 2.87 3.01 2.71 1.09 5
29 Fred Bankhead 34 MRS 14 114.2 58 21 31 6 3 .897 4.08 4.50 3.47 1.61 /456
30 Tommy Harris 23 CBE 12 109.0 71 55 13 3 0 .958 5.61 6.59 4.86 2.39 3 14 2
31 Pepper Bassett 36 BBB 12 108.0 76 69 5 2 0 .974 6.17 6.59 4.93 2.39 2 7 2 AS
32 Red Longley 37 MRS 14 108.0 97 84 11 2 0 .979 7.92 6.59 6.79 2.39 3 23 2/8
33 Tom Cooper 28 KCM 10 93.0 65 39 23 3 3 .954 6.00 6.40 5.17 2.27 94/783
34 León Kellman 28 CBE 13 91.0 41 15 21 5 2 .878 3.56 3.80 2.77 1.35 /54 AS
35 Earl Bumpus 33 CAG 10 88.2 74 60 11 3 3 .959 7.21 6.82 4.44 2.02 1/378
36 Joe Atkins 25 CBE 8 85.0 34 9 20 5 2 .853 3.07 3.21 2.23 1.19 5/67
37 Hilton Smith 40 KCM 8 75.2 23 4 19 0 2 1.000 2.74 2.60 1.77 0.94 1
38 John Sanderson 19 KCM 9 74.0 35 12 18 5 2 .857 3.65 4.89 3.33 1.77 /6
39 Quincy Trouppe 34 CBE 9 66.0 59 46 11 2 1 .966 7.77 6.59 6.33 2.39 0 3 /2 AS,AS
40 Connie Johnson 24 KCM 7 64.1 18 2 16 0 3 1.000 2.52 2.60 1.38 0.94 1
41 Jake Tolbert CAG 7 64.0 52 43 7 2 3 .962 7.03 6.61 5.00 2.47 0 6 /236
42 Ford Smith 28 KCM 7 63.0 22 3 18 1 1 .955 3.00 2.60 2.33 0.94 /197 AS
43 T.J. Brown 31 2TM 7 62.0 32 10 18 4 2 .875 4.06 4.62 2.80 1.70 /65
43 T.J. Brown 31 MRS 2 22.0 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 3.68 4.13 2.25 1.60 /65
43 T.J. Brown 31 IC 5 40.0 23 7 12 4 2 .826 4.28 4.88 3.17 1.77 /6
44 Johnny Williams 29 IC 7 60.1 26 3 23 0 0 1.000 3.88 2.60 3.25 0.94 /1 AS
45 Casey Jones 28 MRS 6 59.1 33 27 5 1 0 .970 4.85 6.58 3.20 2.39 0 4 2
46 Newt Allen 46 IC 7 58.0 25 8 14 3 0 .880 3.41 4.55 2.20 1.66 /6594
47 Hoss Walker 39 IC 4 56.0 29 9 18 2 0 .931 4.34 3.38 2.25 1.30 /561
48 Ted Alexander 34 KCM 7 54.0 13 1 10 2 0 .846 1.83 2.60 1.00 0.94 1
49 Coco Ferrer 32 IC 7 54.0 42 13 23 6 2 .857 6.00 4.88 5.14 1.77 /6
50 Riley Stewart 28 CAG 6 53.1 14 1 13 0 0 1.000 2.36 2.60 1.27 0.94 1
51 Jesse Warren 32 CAG 4 49.2 25 7 17 1 3 .960 4.35 4.98 3.00 1.69 /416
52 Steve Wylie 36 2TM 4 49.0 16 0 14 2 0 .875 2.57 2.61 1.17 0.94 1
52 Steve Wylie 36 KCM 4 45.0 14 0 12 2 0 .857 2.40 2.60 1.20 0.94 1
52 Steve Wylie 36 CAG 0 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50 2.70 1.00 0.95 /1
53 Ted Strong 30 KCM 6 43.0 37 34 2 1 2 .973 7.53 7.37 6.00 2.90 9/35
54 Dan Bankhead 27 MRS 3 42.2 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 2.11 2.87 1.67 1.08 /1 AS
55 Clyde Nelson 25 CBE 5 41.0 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 2.63 3.01 2.40 1.10 7/59
56 Cannonball Berry 35 KCM 3 39.2 16 0 13 3 1 .813 2.95 2.61 0.81 0.94 1
57 Gentry Jessup 32 CAG 5 36.1 18 1 17 0 0 1.000 4.46 2.60 3.60 0.94 /1 AS
58 Vibert Clarke 19 CBE 4 36.0 15 1 14 0 0 1.000 3.75 2.60 3.75 0.95 /1 AS
59 Leonard Johnson 27 CAG 5 36.0 7 2 4 1 0 .857 1.50 2.60 0.67 0.94 /17
60 Vicente Villafañe IC 4 36.0 18 4 12 2 1 .889 4.00 3.63 3.20 1.42 /9546
61 Ed Young 34 CAG 4 36.0 19 16 3 0 0 1.000 4.75 6.60 4.75 2.40 3 2 /2
62 Sherwood Brewer 23 IC 4 35.0 17 4 9 4 2 .765 3.34 4.89 3.25 1.78 /6
63 Buddy Armour 32 CAG 4 34.1 14 3 11 0 1 1.000 3.67 3.96 3.50 1.43 8/56 AS,AS
64 Tom Turner 32 CAG 4 34.0 39 36 3 0 0 1.000 10.32 10.30 7.80 3.22 /31
65 Willie Wells 42 IC 5 33.0 23 12 9 2 1 .913 5.73 5.02 4.20 1.82 /64
66 Doc Bracken 32 CBE 4 31.0 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 2.32 2.61 1.33 0.93 /1
67 John Huber 39 2TM 3 31.0 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 2.90 2.61 1.43 0.94 /1
67 John Huber 39 MRS 2 20.0 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 2.70 2.61 1.20 0.94 /1
67 John Huber 39 IC 1 11.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.27 2.62 2.00 0.95 /1
68 Jim Colzie 26 IC 5 30.2 12 0 12 0 0 1.000 3.52 2.61 2.40 0.94 /1
69 Jimmie Newberry 28 BBB 3 29.2 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 2.43 2.61 1.14 0.94 /1
70 Preacher Henry 36 IC 4 29.1 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.15 2.61 1.40 0.94 /1
71 Walter McCoy 27 CAG 3 27.2 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 1.95 2.60 1.00 0.93 /1
72 Leonard Pigg 27 IC 3 27.0 20 18 2 0 2 1.000 6.67 6.60 5.00 2.40 0 6 /2
73 Gene Richardson 19 KCM 3 27.0 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 3.00 2.60 3.00 0.93 /1
74 Eugene Bremer 30 CBE 2 26.2 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 2.70 2.60 1.14 0.94 /1
75 Manuel Godínez 25 IC 3 26.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.35 2.60 0.25 0.95 /1
76 Bobby Robinson 34 BBB 3 26.0 10 5 5 0 0 1.000 3.46 4.50 3.33 1.63 8/456
77 Tommy Sampson 34 BBB 3 26.0 15 7 7 1 1 .933 4.85 5.40 4.67 1.97 /4
78 Herman Bell 32 BBB 4 25.1 18 13 5 0 0 1.000 6.39 6.57 3.60 2.40 0 3 /2
79 Willard Brown 32 KCM 3 25.0 11 6 5 0 1 1.000 3.96 4.90 3.67 1.77 8/67
80 Clarence Locke 36 CAG 3 25.0 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 3.96 2.59 2.75 0.95 /1
81 Henry Merchant 29 IC 2 24.0 31 24 6 1 2 .968 11.25 7.69 6.00 2.14 9/87351
82 Alonzo Perry 25 BBB 3 24.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.88 2.59 1.00 0.94 /17
83 Bill Powell 28 BBB 3 24.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.88 2.59 1.67 0.93 /1
84 Alonzo Boone 39 CBE 3 23.1 5 0 3 2 0 .600 1.16 2.58 1.00 0.93 /1
85 Pepper Sharpe 28 MRS 3 21.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.66 2.62 1.33 0.93 /1
86 Felix Evans 36 MRS 2 21.0 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 3.00 2.61 2.33 0.93 /1
87 Juan Guilbe 33 IC 3 20.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.77 2.61 1.33 0.93 /1
88 Chet Brewer 40 CBE 4 20.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.80 2.61 1.00 0.95 /1 AS
89 Gene Collins 22 KCM 3 20.0 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 3.15 2.61 1.75 0.95 /1
90 Nat Pollard 32 BBB 2 20.0 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.80 2.61 1.33 0.93 /1
91 Satchel Paige 40 KCM 4 19.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.42 2.61 0.60 0.94 /1
92 Jehosie Heard 27 BBB 3 18.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 3.38 2.60 1.75 0.95 /1
93 Ladd White 29 MRS 2 18.2 3 1 1 1 0 .667 0.96 2.60 1.00 0.95 /1
94 Harry Rhodes 24 CAG 3 18.1 9 1 7 1 0 .889 3.93 2.60 1.14 1.34 /1739
95 Tomás Quiñones 27 IC 2 17.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.04 2.60 1.00 0.95 /1
96 Verdell Mathis 33 MRS 3 16.1 10 3 4 3 0 .700 3.86 2.59 2.33 0.93 /1
97 Laymon Ramsey 29 MRS 3 16.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.20 2.59 1.33 0.93 /1
98 Thomas Favors 26 KCM 2 16.0 20 18 2 0 1 1.000 11.25 10.52 10.00 3.80 /379
99 Armando Vázquez 25 IC 2 15.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.30 2.59 1.33 0.93 /1
100 Bob Palm 31 CAG 2 15.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 7.20 6.60 6.00 2.40 0 0 /2
101 Frank Pearson 27 MRS 2 14.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.93 2.57 1.50 0.95 /1
102 Harold Millon 28 2TM 1 14.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 3.86 5.01 3.00 1.90 /46
102 Harold Millon 28 CAG 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 5.40 1.00 2.00 /4
102 Harold Millon 28 IC 1 10.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 4.50 4.86 5.00 1.80 /6
103 Carrenza Howard 33 IC 2 13.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.69 2.63 0.50 0.95 /1
104 Satchel Davis 28 CBE 2 12.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.19 2.63 1.00 0.93 /1
105 Larry Napoleon 25 KCM 2 12.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.25 2.63 1.00 0.93 /1
106 Clyde Williams 27 CBE 1 10.2 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 5.06 2.62 1.50 0.95 /1
107 Silas Griffin BBB 1 10.1 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 3.48 2.96 4.00 1.10 /5
108 Curtis Hollingsworth 30 BBB 0 10.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 1.80 2.61 0.50 0.95 /1
109 Jacob Robinson 27 CAG 2 10.0 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 4.50 4.14 2.50 1.45 /569
110 James Brown 28 IC 0 9.2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 3.72 2.61 2.00 0.95 /1
111 Earl Ashby 26 BBB 1 9.0 9 7 2 0 0 1.000 9.00 8.70 4.50 3.10 0 0 /23
112 Bill Duffy KCM 1 9.0 7 5 1 1 0 .857 6.00 6.60 6.00 2.40 0 2 /2
113 Cowan Hyde 40 MRS 1 9.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 6.60 9.00 2.40 0 0 /9782
114 Sylvester Carlisle 21 IC 1 8.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.13 4.84 1.00 1.80 /6
115 Sam Jones 21 CBE 1 8.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.38 2.59 3.00 0.90 /1
116 Sy Morton 25 CAG 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 3.38 4.84 3.00 1.80 /6
117 Sammy Williams 24 BBB 1 6.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.35 2.57 1.00 0.90 /1
118 Johnnie Scroggins 24 KCM 2 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 2.55 0.50 0.95 /1
119 Spoon Carter 44 MRS 0 5.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 2.54 1.00 0.90 /1 AS
120 Hosea Allen 28 IC 0 5.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.69 2.53 0.50 0.95 /1
121 Herman Purcell 23 MRS 1 5.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.38 2.53 1.00 0.95 /1
122 Berry CAG 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 6.66 2.00 2.40 0 0 /2
123 Henderson IC 1 5.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 4.86 3.00 1.80 /6
124 Bill Barnes 26 IC 1 4.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 2.70 1.00 0.90 /1
125 Orinthal Anderson 26 BBB 1 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.49 0.00 0.95 /1897
126 George Jefferson 24 CBE 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 2.70 1.00 0.90 /1
127 Jim McCurine 26 CAG 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 2.93 1.00 1.10 9/5
128 Jim West 42 BBB 0 4.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 11.25 10.58 5.00 3.80 /3
129 John Brown 28 CBE 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 2.70 1.00 0.90 /1
130 Larry Brown 45 MRS 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 6.60 3.00 2.40 0 0 /2
131 Walter Jones 29 CBE 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 2.70 1.00 0.90 /1
132 Jesse Williams 30 CBE 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.60 0.00 2.40 0 1 /2
133 Willie Wynn 29 CAG 1 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 6.60 1.00 2.40 0 0 /2
134 James Wilson MRS 0 2.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.38 2.70 1.00 0.90 /17
135 John Bissant 33 CAG 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 3.15 0.00 1.10 7/59
136 José Colás 23 MRS 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.15 0.00 1.10 8/5 AS,AS
137 Kine IC 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 6.75 1.00 2.40 0 0 /2
138 Jesse Williams 24 CBE 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 10.35 3.00 3.80 /739
139 Bailey IC 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 1.80 /6
League Average .948 5.50 4.38
Player Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Rk Player Age Team GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB Pos Awards
1 Johnnie Cowan 34 CBE 5 0 123.0 25 9 13 3 4 .880 1.61 4.40
2 Willie Grace 30 CBE 5 0 123.0 10 8 1 1 0 .900 0.66 1.50
3 Sam Jethroe 30 CBE 5 0 123.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.51 1.40
4 León Kellman 28 CBE 5 0 123.0 12 2 8 2 1 .833 0.73 2.00
5 Al Smith 19 CBE 5 0 123.0 30 11 15 4 2 .867 1.90 5.20
6 Quincy Trouppe 34 CBE 5 0 123.0 32 25 6 1 1 .969 2.27 5.17 3 2
7 Archie Ware 29 CBE 5 0 123.0 57 48 7 2 6 .965 4.02 11.00
8 Joe Atkins 25 CBE 3 0 60.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 0.75 1.25
9 Eugene Smith 31 CBE 2 0 50.0 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.26 3.50 /1
10 Jesse Williams 24 CBE 1 0 39.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.46 0.50 0 0
11 Doc Bracken 32 CBE 0 0 27.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.00 3.00 /1
12 Eugene Bremer 30 CBE 1 0 24.0 5 1 4 0 2 1.000 1.88 5.00 /1
13 Clyde Nelson 25 CBE 1 0 24.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.75 2.00
14 Chet Brewer 40 CBE 1 0 18.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.00 /1
15 Satchel Davis 28 CBE 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 /1
16 Sam Jones 21 CBE 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 /1
17 Vibert Clarke 19 CBE 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 /1
18 Clyde Williams 27 CBE 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .930 1.50 3.36

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