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 | Chicago American Giants | 44 | 22 | 2 | .667 | -- | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | |
| 2 | Kansas City Monarchs | 53 | 41 | 0 | .564 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| 3 | St. Louis Giants | 42 | 32 | 1 | .568 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ABCs | 39 | 37 | 2 | .513 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| 5 | Detroit Stars | 31 | 33 | 1 | .484 | 12.0 | 27.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| 6 | Columbus Buckeyes | 31 | 39 | 1 | .443 | 15.0 | 42.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Cuban Stars | 29 | 40 | 1 | .420 | 16.5 | 51.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Chicago Giants | 10 | 35 | 2 | .222 | 23.5 | 100.0 | 4.6 | 6.1 | -1.4 |
| Average | 34 | 34 | 1 | .500 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ABCs | 32 | 25.9 | 4.90 | 88 | 3330 | 2916 | 431 | 805 | 91 | 50 | 17 | 367 | 81 | 251 | .276 | .341 | .359 | .700 | 98 | 1047 | 35 | 128 | ||||||
| Chicago American Giants | 22 | 27.5 | 4.84 | 73 | 2585 | 2260 | 353 | 536 | 56 | 29 | 22 | 275 | 124 | 211 | .237 | .310 | .317 | .627 | 77 | 716 | 27 | 87 | ||||||
| Columbus Buckeyes | 28 | 26.2 | 4.74 | 86 | 3303 | 2955 | 408 | 777 | 105 | 55 | 17 | 337 | 131 | 223 | .263 | .320 | .353 | .673 | 90 | 1043 | 25 | 100 | ||||||
| Chicago Giants | 26 | 26.3 | 4.63 | 52 | 2022 | 1790 | 241 | 480 | 57 | 25 | 8 | 207 | 59 | 145 | .268 | .330 | .341 | .671 | 90 | 611 | 20 | 67 | ||||||
| Cincinnati Cuban Stars | 14 | 26.1 | 4.36 | 73 | 2733 | 2455 | 318 | 623 | 90 | 37 | 16 | 248 | 95 | 169 | .254 | .311 | .340 | .651 | 84 | 835 | 33 | 76 | ||||||
| Detroit Stars | 28 | 25.2 | 4.24 | 63 | 2385 | 2113 | 267 | 548 | 86 | 29 | 27 | 237 | 48 | 165 | .259 | .320 | .366 | .685 | 93 | 773 | 22 | 85 | ||||||
| Kansas City Monarchs | 23 | 27.7 | 5.27 | 99 | 3700 | 3294 | 522 | 917 | 137 | 53 | 39 | 435 | 135 | 246 | .278 | .335 | .388 | .722 | 104 | 1277 | 33 | 127 | ||||||
| St. Louis Giants | 26 | 29.6 | 6.50 | 64 | 2460 | 2094 | 416 | 596 | 91 | 40 | 28 | 352 | 138 | 217 | .285 | .370 | .406 | .777 | 119 | 851 | 68 | 81 | ||||||
| League Average | 22 | 26.8 | 4.94 | 75 | 2815 | 2485 | 370 | 660 | 89 | 40 | 22 | 307 | 101 | 203 | .266 | .329 | .360 | .689 | 95 | 894 | 33 | 94 | ||||||
| 176 | 26.8 | 4.94 | 598 | 22518 | 19877 | 2956 | 5282 | 713 | 318 | 174 | 2458 | 811 | 1627 | .266 | .329 | .360 | .689 | 95 | 7153 | 263 | 751 |
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 Wins Above Avg By Position
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- Unless noted, stats are batting & fielding.
Team Standard Pitching