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
| Rk | Tm | W | L | Ties | GB | GBsum | R | RA | Rdiff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 38 | 16 | 0 | .704 | -- | 5.8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | |
| 2 | Chicago American Giants | 36 | 15 | 0 | .706 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Homestead Grays | 7 | 12 | 1 | .368 | 13.5 | 29.0 | 4.7 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| 4 | Nashville Elite Giants | 21 | 24 | 1 | .467 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| 5 | Akron Grays/Cleveland Giants | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 13.5 | 29.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| 6 | Baltimore Sox | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 12.0 | 23.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Columbus Blue Birds | 14 | 28 | 0 | .333 | 18.0 | 56.0 | 4.8 | 6.3 | -1.5 |
| 8 | Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars | 19 | 33 | 0 | .365 | 18.0 | 56.0 | 3.9 | 6.4 | -2.4 |
| Average | 18 | 18 | 0 | .500 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
In this table, Negro League team records are for league games only. Runs scored and allowed are for all games against top Black clubs for which a box score has been discovered.
Team Standard Batting
| Tm | #Bat | BatAge | R/G | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | LOB | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Grays/Cleveland Giants | 24 | 24.1 | 3.00 | 11 | 380 | 336 | 33 | 86 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 31 | .256 | .322 | .375 | .697 | 89 | 126 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
| Baltimore Sox | 25 | 29.3 | 6.11 | 36 | 1369 | 1242 | 220 | 333 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 189 | 40 | 79 | .268 | .318 | .395 | .713 | 93 | 491 | 12 | 36 | ||||||
| Chicago American Giants | 17 | 30.5 | 6.60 | 42 | 1659 | 1485 | 277 | 421 | 75 | 33 | 22 | 249 | 31 | 131 | .284 | .346 | .423 | .769 | 108 | 628 | 12 | 31 | ||||||
| Columbus Blue Birds | 20 | 26.0 | 4.78 | 27 | 1038 | 930 | 129 | 254 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 118 | 15 | 68 | .273 | .327 | .400 | .727 | 97 | 372 | 7 | 33 | ||||||
| Homestead Grays | 27 | 27.3 | 4.67 | 21 | 812 | 741 | 98 | 209 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 92 | 5 | 43 | .282 | .324 | .413 | .737 | 99 | 306 | 3 | 25 | ||||||
| Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars | 31 | 27.3 | 3.92 | 36 | 1289 | 1182 | 141 | 306 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 121 | 30 | 65 | .259 | .303 | .332 | .635 | 73 | 393 | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| Nashville Elite Giants | 24 | 26.3 | 4.24 | 37 | 1342 | 1211 | 157 | 307 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 131 | 18 | 79 | .254 | .308 | .324 | .632 | 72 | 392 | 16 | 36 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Crawfords | 24 | 29.2 | 5.83 | 76 | 2846 | 2555 | 443 | 730 | 105 | 44 | 44 | 402 | 59 | 206 | .286 | .342 | .413 | .755 | 104 | 1055 | 11 | 74 | ||||||
| League Average | 20 | 28.2 | 5.24 | 36 | 1342 | 1210 | 187 | 331 | 52 | 22 | 15 | 167 | 25 | 88 | .273 | .327 | .389 | .716 | 94 | 470 | 9 | 35 | ||||||
| 162 | 28.2 | 5.24 | 286 | 10735 | 9682 | 1498 | 2646 | 416 | 175 | 117 | 1333 | 201 | 702 | .273 | .327 | .389 | .716 | 94 | 3763 | 72 | 279 |
For seasons prior to 1969,
some play-by-play data is missing,
so some positional splits will be slightly less than 100% complete. Marked with '-i'
Negro National League II Wins Above Avg By Position
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- Unless noted, stats are batting & fielding.
Team Standard Pitching