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 | 60 | 31 | 1 | .659 | -- | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | |
| 2 | St. Louis Stars | 59 | 37 | 0 | .615 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Kansas City Monarchs | 55 | 31 | 0 | .640 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Birmingham Black Barons | 53 | 45 | 3 | .541 | 10.5 | 26.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Detroit Stars | 52 | 43 | 0 | .547 | 10.0 | 24.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| 6 | Cuban Stars West | 22 | 47 | 1 | .319 | 27.0 | 108.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 | -1.4 |
| 7 | Cleveland Hornets | 12 | 37 | 0 | .245 | 27.0 | 108.5 | 4.5 | 8.0 | -3.5 |
| 8 | Memphis Red Sox | 26 | 68 | 3 | .277 | 35.5 | 168.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | -2.5 |
| Average | 42 | 42 | 1 | .500 | 4.7 | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 28 | 26.7 | 4.86 | 98 | 3487 | 3273 | 476 | 958 | 131 | 53 | 39 | 424 | 79 | 186 | .293 | .336 | .401 | .737 | 98 | 1312 | 28 | |||||||
| Chicago American Giants | 20 | 29.2 | 4.61 | 89 | 3243 | 2949 | 410 | 813 | 141 | 36 | 15 | 362 | 100 | 275 | .276 | .341 | .363 | .705 | 90 | 1071 | 19 | |||||||
| Cleveland Hornets | 25 | 23.7 | 4.47 | 38 | 1404 | 1289 | 170 | 355 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 144 | 28 | 108 | .275 | .335 | .362 | .696 | 88 | 466 | 7 | |||||||
| Cuban Stars West | 14 | 23.7 | 3.66 | 62 | 2270 | 2092 | 227 | 515 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 201 | 37 | 162 | .246 | .305 | .315 | .620 | 67 | 659 | 16 | |||||||
| Detroit Stars | 23 | 27.2 | 5.53 | 92 | 3379 | 3046 | 509 | 874 | 142 | 44 | 62 | 464 | 62 | 307 | .287 | .357 | .424 | .781 | 110 | 1290 | 26 | |||||||
| Kansas City Monarchs | 25 | 28.2 | 5.23 | 88 | 3171 | 2866 | 460 | 826 | 124 | 57 | 30 | 412 | 107 | 272 | .288 | .357 | .403 | .759 | 104 | 1154 | 33 | |||||||
| Memphis Red Sox | 31 | 20.3 | 3.00 | 88 | 3064 | 2831 | 264 | 645 | 97 | 33 | 13 | 225 | 71 | 195 | .228 | .287 | .299 | .586 | 58 | 847 | 38 | |||||||
| St. Louis Stars | 27 | 26.4 | 6.27 | 99 | 3736 | 3417 | 621 | 1054 | 154 | 67 | 111 | 575 | 91 | 295 | .308 | .368 | .490 | .858 | 129 | 1675 | 24 | |||||||
| League Average | 21 | 25.9 | 4.80 | 82 | 2969 | 2720 | 392 | 755 | 113 | 41 | 36 | 351 | 72 | 225 | .278 | .338 | .389 | .727 | 95 | 1059 | 24 | |||||||
| 168 | 25.9 | 4.80 | 654 | 23754 | 21763 | 3137 | 6040 | 906 | 326 | 292 | 2807 | 575 | 1800 | .278 | .338 | .389 | .727 | 95 | 8474 | 191 |
Team Standard Pitching
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.
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