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 Player Value--Batters

Team Player Value--Batters Table
Tm G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary
Birmingham Black Barons11083000311443.534776.2.511.5025.70.374
Chicago American Giants521-200-125-9-0.71670.6.495.5001.4-0.919
Cleveland Buckeyes852-900080-0.126262.1.500.5001.90.026
Indianapolis Clowns1158-56-10710-39-3.236-3-0.3.491.499-1.10.6-10
Kansas City Monarchs17992000716443.455997.9.507.5026.90.692
Memphis Red Sox512-1410-55-14-1.31610.0.491.4990.3-0.47
05950-3000155251.518320916.5.501.50115.00.2207

Player Value Batting

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Player Value Batting Table
Rk Player Age Team PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1 Willard Brown 33 KCM 197 28 0 0 -1 0 27 2.1 7 34 2.7 .546 .513 2.7 -0.1 35 8 AS,AS
2 Hank Thompson* 22 KCM 206 17 1 0 3 -2 19 1.5 7 26 2.1 .532 .509 1.8 0.1 23 97/4658
3 Artie Wilson* 27 BBB 136 18 0 0 1 2 21 1.7 4 25 2.0 .557 .510 1.8 0.3 24 6 AS,AS
4 Piper Davis 30 BBB 117 10 0 0 6 1 17 1.4 4 21 1.7 .550 .509 1.2 0.6 16 4/35 AS,AS
5 Ed Steele* 32 BBB 125 15 0 0 -2 -1 12 1.0 4 16 1.3 .532 .506 1.4 -0.3 18 9/7
6 Bob Boyd* 28 MRS 59 14 0 0 -1 -1 13 1.0 2 15 1.1 .576 .506 1.2 -0.1 15 3 AS,AS
7 Sam Hairston 28 IC 130 7 0 0 1 0 7 0.6 4 11 0.9 .518 .503 0.8 0.0 11 5/23 AS,AS
8 Herb Souell# 35 KCM 211 -1 0 0 5 0 4 0.3 7 11 0.9 .507 .502 0.4 0.4 6 5 AS,AS
9 Earl Taborn 25 KCM 170 2 0 0 2 1 5 0.4 6 11 0.9 .509 .502 0.7 0.3 9 2
10 Jim LaMarque* 27 KCM 55 3 0 0 0 5 8 0.7 0 8 0.7 .536 .504 0.7 0.0 9 1/8 AS,AS
11 Ted Strong# 31 IC 46 4 0 0 4 0 7 0.6 2 9 0.7 .544 .504 0.4 0.3 5 9/6
12 Ray Neil 27 IC 106 3 0 0 -1 1 3 0.3 4 7 0.6 .511 .502 0.6 0.0 8 4
13 Johnie Scott* 34 KCM 129 4 0 0 1 -1 3 0.3 4 8 0.6 .508 .502 0.5 -0.1 7 79/8
14 Quincy Trouppe# 35 CAG 35 4 0 0 2 0 6 0.5 1 7 0.6 .559 .503 0.4 0.2 5 /2 AS,AS
15 Tom Cooper 29 KCM 128 2 0 0 1 -1 2 0.1 4 6 0.5 .504 .501 0.4 -0.1 5 3/2947
16 Sam Jethroe# 31 CBE 46 3 0 0 1 0 5 0.4 1 6 0.5 .536 .502 0.4 0.1 5 8
17 Jim Zapp 24 BBB 63 1 0 0 3 -1 4 0.3 2 6 0.5 .516 .502 0.2 0.2 3 7
18 Jimmie Newberry 29 BBB 28 2 0 0 0 3 5 0.4 0 5 0.4 .528 .502 0.4 0.0 5 1
19 Jim Pendleton 24 CAG 58 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.2 2 5 0.4 .518 .501 0.3 0.1 4 6
20 Joe Scott* 30 BBB 104 3 0 0 -1 -1 1 0.1 4 5 0.4 .504 .501 0.4 -0.2 6 3
21 Willie Wells 43 MRS 19 3 0 0 1 0 4 0.3 1 5 0.4 .552 .502 0.3 0.1 4 /5
22 Gene Baker 23 KCM 200 -3 0 0 -3 3 -4 -0.3 7 3 0.3 .494 .498 0.5 0.0 6 6/4
23 Henry Baylis 25 CAG 38 3 0 0 -1 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .516 .501 0.4 -0.1 5 /54
24 José Colás 24 MRS 37 5 0 0 -2 0 3 0.2 1 4 0.3 .527 .501 0.5 -0.1 6 /86 AS
25 Gene Collins* 23 KCM 23 1 0 0 0 2 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .521 .502 0.3 0.0 3 1
26 Joe Greene 36 CBE 48 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.1 2 3 0.3 .509 .501 0.2 0.0 3 /279
27 Sam Hill* 22 CAG 55 3 0 0 -1 0 2 0.2 2 4 0.3 .514 .501 0.3 -0.1 4 8 AS,AS
28 León Kellman 29 CBE 76 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.1 2 4 0.3 .508 .501 0.3 0.0 4 5/4 AS
29 Clyde McNeal 19 CAG 54 2 0 0 -1 1 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .507 .501 0.3 -0.1 4 4/6
30 Alonzo Perry* 26 BBB 39 1 0 0 0 2 4 0.3 0 4 0.3 .517 .502 0.3 0.0 4 1/37
31 Chico Renfroe 25 CBE 83 1 0 0 -1 1 1 0.1 3 4 0.3 .505 .501 0.4 0.0 5 6/54
32 Hilton Smith 41 KCM 30 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.3 0 4 0.3 .522 .502 0.2 0.0 3 1/9
33 Archie Ware* 30 CBE 95 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 3 4 0.3 .501 .500 0.3 -0.1 4 3
34 Chet Brewer# 41 CBE 18 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .526 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /1
35 Bill Greason 23 BBB 19 1 0 0 0 2 3 0.2 0 3 0.2 .523 .501 0.2 0.0 3 /1
36 Earnest Long* 20 CBE 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .535 .501 0.1 0.0 2 /19
37 John Miles 25 CAG 38 3 0 0 -1 -1 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .506 .500 0.3 -0.2 3 /97
38 Cándido Morales 33 MRS 12 2 0 0 -1 0 2 0.1 0 2 0.2 .542 .501 0.2 0.0 3 /5
39 Bill Powell* 29 BBB 21 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.2 0 3 0.2 .529 .501 0.2 0.0 3 /1 AS
40 Henry Presswood 26 CBE 15 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .523 .501 0.1 0.1 1 /6
41 Neil Robinson 40 MRS 46 2 0 0 -1 0 1 0.1 2 2 0.2 .505 .500 0.2 -0.1 3 /875 AS
42 Pepper Bassett# 37 BBB 57 1 0 0 -1 0 -1 0.0 2 2 0.1 .498 .500 0.2 -0.1 3 2 AS
43 Herman Bell 33 BBB 66 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .495 .499 0.1 0.0 1 2
44 John Brown 29 CBE 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .524 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
45 Luis Cabrera 29 IC 16 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .521 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
46 Vibert Clarke* 20 CBE 28 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1 AS
47 Ángel García 25 IC 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .555 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /1
48 Gardner CAG 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .584 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
49 Willie Grace# 31 CBE 85 -1 0 0 1 -1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.1 .495 .499 0.1 0.0 1 9/8 AS
50 Gentry Jessup 33 CAG 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .521 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1 AS
51 Eddie Johnson CBE 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .563 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /9
52 Sam Jones 22 CBE 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .518 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /1
53 Cecil Jordan MRS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .556 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /6
54 Sack Morgan MRS 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .524 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
55 Bill Reynolds 19 CBE 50 -6 0 0 5 1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .495 .500 -0.3 0.5 -4 4/5
56 Harry Rhodes* 25 CAG 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .506 .500 0.1 0.0 0 /18
57 Pepper Sharpe# 29 MRS 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .520 .501 0.1 0.0 2 /18
58 Eugene Smith# 32 CBE 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .525 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
59 Les Witherspoon# 22 IC 17 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0.1 1 1 0.1 .509 .500 0.1 -0.1 2 /7
60 Jimmie Bennett 28 IC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
61 Bill Blair 26 IC 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0.0 0 -1 0.0 .487 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
62 Eugene Bremer 31 CBE 9 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 1 /17
63 Frank Carswell 30 CBE 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
64 Álex Colthirst 29 IC 10 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /6
65 Felix Evans 37 MRS 6 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
66 Walter Gibbons* 19 IC 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
67 Manuel Godínez 26 IC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .506 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
68 Charley Hall# 24 KCM 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .454 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 /9
69 Preacher Henry 37 IC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
70 Elston Howard 19 KCM 84 -2 0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .487 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 7
71 Tincy Jamerson 17 KCM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
72 George Jefferson 25 CBE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .484 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
73 Richard King 43 IC 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 .542 .500 0.0 0.0 1
74 Clarence Locke 37 CAG 6 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
75 Jim McCurine* 27 CAG 13 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /79
76 George Minor* 29 CBE 43 0 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .488 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 /89
77 Nat Peeples 22 MRS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
78 Luis Pérez IC 31 -4 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .491 .499 -0.2 0.2 -2 /5
79 Leonard Pigg 28 IC 69 -3 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.2 2 -1 0.0 .491 .499 0.0 0.0 0 2
80 Al Pinkston* 30 CBE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .474 .500 0.0 0.0 0
81 Nat Pollard 33 BBB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
82 Raúl Sánchez 20 MRS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .484 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
83 Joe Burt Scott* 27 MRS 49 -4 0 0 2 0 -2 -0.1 2 0 0.0 .488 .499 -0.2 0.2 -2 /79
84 Taylor Smith CAG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
85 Riley Stewart* 29 CAG 13 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 0.0 0 0 0.0 .492 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 /17
86 Roberto Vargas* 19 CAG 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .507 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1 AS
87 José Velásquez IC 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .466 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
88 Jim West# 43 IC 7 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
89 Ladd White* 30 IC 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
90 Chuck Wilson* 18 IC 21 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .491 .500 -0.1 0.1 -2 /97
91 Harry Barnes 32 MRS 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .444 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
92 Cannonball Berry 36 CBE 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .410 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /9
93 Jack Bruton 36 CBE 8 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .451 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /7
94 Earl Bumpus* 34 CAG 17 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.1 .465 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 /13
95 Rafael Cabrera 23 IC 52 -3 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .484 .499 -0.1 0.0 -2 /796
96 Spoon Carter* 45 MRS 12 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.1 0 -2 -0.1 .484 .499 -0.1 0.0 -2 /1 AS,AS
97 Jim Cohen 30 IC 21 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1 AS
98 Reinaldo Drake* 25 IC 102 -6 0 0 1 0 -5 -0.4 3 -1 -0.1 .484 .498 -0.2 0.1 -3 8
99 Wiley Griggs 23 BBB 18 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .480 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /47
100 George Handy* 28 MRS 7 -1 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .466 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 /4
101 Buster Haywood 38 IC 30 -3 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 2
102 Jehosie Heard* 28 BBB 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .489 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /17
103 Henderson CAG 4 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .421 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 /7
104 Connie Johnson 25 KCM 18 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
105 Leonard Johnson 28 KCM 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.1 0 -2 -0.1 .455 .499 -0.1 0.0 -2 /1
106 Bernell Longest* 29 CBE 5 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .441 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 /4
107 Verdell Mathis* 34 MRS 14 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /18
108 Willie Mays 17 BBB 48 -2 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 7/9
109 Nat McClinic 24 CBE 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 0 -2 -0.1 .452 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /78
110 Henry Merchant* 30 IC 80 -7 0 0 4 -1 -4 -0.3 3 -1 -0.1 .488 .498 -0.5 0.3 -5 /8937
111 Clyde Nelson 26 CBE 52 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 /543
112 Rafaelito Ortiz 33 CAG 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .450 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
113 Andy Porter 38 IC 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .480 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
114 Bobby Robinson# 35 BBB 123 -4 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.4 4 -1 -0.1 .486 .497 0.0 -0.1 0 8
115 Bienvenido Rodríguez 21 CAG 39 0 0 0 -3 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.1 .479 .498 0.1 -0.3 1 /92
116 Al Smith 20 CBE 69 -1 0 0 -1 -1 -3 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 7/6
117 Ford Smith# 29 KCM 27 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /13
118 Goose Tatum# 30 IC 81 -3 0 0 1 -1 -4 -0.3 3 -1 -0.1 .486 .498 -0.1 0.0 -1 3
119 Jake Tolbert CAG 11 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.1 .467 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
120 Orlando Varona 22 MRS 29 -3 0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.2 1 -2 -0.1 .477 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /65
121 Jesse Warren 33 MRS 5 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.1 .350 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /5
122 Clyde Williams* 28 CBE 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.1 .423 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2
123 Koney Williams 28 IC 26 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 /65
124 Sammy Williams* 25 BBB 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .466 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
125 Sam Woods 27 MRS 7 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .471 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
126 Willie Cathey* IC 25 -5 0 0 0 3 -3 -0.2 0 -3 -0.2 .477 .499 -0.2 0.0 -3 1
127 Alphonso Gerard* 31 CAG 26 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 1 -3 -0.2 .461 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 /7
128 Tommy Harris 24 CBE 64 -4 0 0 -1 1 -4 -0.3 2 -2 -0.2 .481 .498 -0.1 0.0 -1 2/5
129 Gene Richardson* 20 KCM 19 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .479 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 /1
130 Curtis Roberts 18 KCM 196 -10 0 0 -1 2 -9 -0.8 7 -3 -0.2 .483 .495 -0.2 0.1 -2 4/37
131 Johnny Williams 30 IC 24 -4 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .486 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 /1
132 Marlin Carter* 35 CAG 39 -3 0 0 -3 0 -5 -0.4 1 -4 -0.3 .457 .497 -0.1 -0.2 -1 /539
133 Benny Felder 21 IC 31 -4 0 0 -1 1 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .465 .498 -0.2 0.0 -3 6
134 Willie Wells 25 MRS 38 -5 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .470 .498 -0.3 0.1 -3 6/45
135 Buck O'Neil 36 KCM 96 -9 0 0 2 -1 -8 -0.7 3 -5 -0.4 .473 .496 -0.6 0.1 -7 3
136 Johnnie Cowan 35 MRS 45 -4 0 0 -4 1 -7 -0.6 2 -6 -0.5 .446 .496 -0.2 -0.3 -2 4
137 Cowan Hyde 41 MRS 56 -6 0 0 -1 -1 -7 -0.6 2 -5 -0.5 .451 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -5 9/7
138 Andrés Mesa* 29 IC 106 -5 0 0 -4 -1 -10 -0.8 4 -6 -0.5 .468 .495 -0.2 -0.4 -2 79
139 John Williams 26 CAG 39 -6 0 0 -1 0 -8 -0.6 1 -6 -0.5 .443 .496 -0.5 -0.1 -5 3
140 John Britton* 29 BBB 134 -10 0 0 -1 0 -11 -0.9 4 -7 -0.6 .469 .494 -0.5 -0.1 -6 5/7
141 Casey Jones* 29 MRS 46 -8 0 0 -1 0 -8 -0.7 2 -7 -0.6 .448 .496 -0.5 0.0 -6 2
142 Coco Ferrer 33 IC 97 -12 0 0 -2 1 -13 -1.1 3 -10 -0.8 .452 .493 -0.7 -0.1 -8 6/45
143 Fred Shepherd 24 CAG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .474 .500 0.0 0

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