Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against 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

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Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1935 23 ND NN2 -0.5 37 150 144 18 41 5 1 1 17 1 3 .285 .299 .354 .653 66 .298 63 51 0 3 8/79456
1936 24 NBY NN2 0.0 35 138 130 21 29 6 1 3 22 2 7 .223 .268 .354 .622 60 .284 55 46 1 0 *8/4
1937 25 NBY NN2 -0.1 38 156 142 21 42 7 3 1 11 1 12 .296 .351 .408 .759 96 .346 96 58 0 2 85/94
1938 26 NBY NN2 -0.2 33 145 132 20 39 7 2 0 6 2 9 .295 .340 .379 .719 89 .334 90 50 0 4 85/46
1939 27 NBY NN2 -0.1 15 53 46 6 11 3 0 1 7 1 7 .239 .340 .370 .709 88 .335 91 17 0 /8759
1940 28 NBY NN2 -0.4 23 92 81 13 18 2 1 0 6 1 8 .222 .300 .272 .572 50 .281 53 22 1 2 7/48 AS
1941 29 2TM NN2 -1.0 42 155 146 10 24 3 1 3 10 2 6 .164 .197 .260 .458 27 .212 25 38 0 3 *7/5849
1941 29 NBY NN2 -0.6 37 135 128 10 23 3 1 3 10 1 5 .180 .211 .289 .500 39 .229 36 37 0 2 *7/548
1941 29 NE NN2 -0.4 5 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .056 .105 .056 .161 -54 .094 -55 1 0 1 /798
1942 30 PS NN2 -0.5 49 160 148 17 34 5 1 0 11 1 11 .230 .283 .277 .560 60 .273 62 41 0 1 *9/857
1943 31 NBY NN2 0.5 32 134 125 17 39 13 1 2 21 2 7 .312 .353 .480 .833 122 .385 115 60 1 1 84/51
1944 32 NBY NN2 -0.8 24 95 84 8 18 2 0 0 10 1 7 .214 .275 .238 .513 38 .253 35 20 0 4 8/54
1945 33 NBY NN2 0.4 31 134 128 18 37 11 1 1 17 4 3 .289 .316 .414 .730 103 .343 99 53 2 1 *5/348 AS
1946 34 NBY NN2 -1.1 42 137 128 10 27 6 0 0 6 1 8 .211 .257 .258 .515 44 .252 44 33 0 1 5/347189
1947 35 NBY NN2 0.5 25 89 76 13 23 4 0 0 6 0 12 .303 .398 .355 .753 106 .370 112 27 0 1 /4735189
1948 36 NBY NN2 0.2 23 86 81 9 24 4 1 1 9 1 3 .296 .321 .407 .729 110 .342 107 33 0 2 5/41 AS
14 Yrs -3.0 449 1724 1591 201 406 78 13 13 159 20 103 .255 .303 .345 .648 74 .304 73 549 5 25 8574931/6
162 Game Avg -1.1 162 622 574 73 146 28 5 5 57 7 37 .255 .303 .345 .648 74 .304 73 198 2
NBY (12 Yrs) -1.6 358 1394 1281 166 330 68 11 12 131 17 88 .258 .308 .356 .664 79 .312 77 456 5 20 8574319/6
PS (1 Yr) -0.5 49 160 148 17 34 5 1 0 11 1 11 .230 .283 .277 .560 60 .273 62 41 0 1 *9/857
ND (1 Yr) -0.5 37 150 144 18 41 5 1 1 17 1 3 .285 .299 .354 .653 66 .298 63 51 0 3 8/79456
NE (1 Yr) -0.4 5 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .056 .105 .056 .161 -54 .094 -55 1 0 1 /798

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1935 23 ND NN2 150 -8 0 0 -2 -1 -11 -0.9 5 -6 -0.5 .475 .494 -0.4 -0.2 -4 8/79456
1936 24 NBY NN2 138 -9 0 0 5 0 -4 -0.4 5 0 0.0 .489 .498 -0.4 0.4 -5 *8/4
1937 25 NBY NN2 156 -1 0 0 -6 0 -7 -0.6 5 -2 -0.1 .484 .496 0.3 -0.5 4 85/94
1938 26 NBY NN2 145 -2 0 0 -5 0 -7 -0.6 5 -2 -0.2 .482 .496 0.2 -0.4 3 85/46
1939 27 NBY NN2 53 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 2 -2 -0.1 .480 .498 0.1 -0.2 1 /8759
1940 28 NBY NN2 92 -6 0 0 -2 0 -9 -0.7 3 -5 -0.4 .469 .496 -0.3 -0.2 -4 7/48 AS
1941 29 2TM NN2 155 -15 0 0 2 -1 -15 -1.4 5 -10 -1.0 .466 .494 -1.2 0.0 -11 *7/5849
1941 29 NBY NN2 135 -11 0 0 2 -1 -11 -1.0 5 -6 -0.6 .473 .494 -0.8 0.1 -8 *7/548
1941 29 NE NN2 20 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 1 -4 -0.4 .415 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 /798
1942 30 PS NN2 160 -8 0 0 0 -1 -9 -0.9 5 -4 -0.5 .482 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -4 *9/857
1943 31 NBY NN2 134 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.3 4 7 0.5 .508 .502 0.5 0.0 7 84/51
1944 32 NBY NN2 95 -8 0 0 -3 0 -10 -1.0 3 -8 -0.8 .458 .494 -0.5 -0.3 -5 8/54
1945 33 NBY NN2 134 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 4 5 0.4 .502 .500 0.3 0.1 4 *5/348 AS
1946 34 NBY NN2 137 -10 0 0 -5 0 -15 -1.4 5 -11 -1.1 .466 .491 -0.6 -0.5 -6 5/347189
1947 35 NBY NN2 89 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 3 5 0.5 .508 .501 0.4 0.1 4 /4735189
1948 36 NBY NN2 86 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 3 3 0.2 .499 .500 0.3 -0.1 4 5/41 AS
14 Yrs 1724 -63 -1 0 -17 -5 -86 -7.8 57 -29 -3.0 .483 .496 -1.7 -1.9 -12 8574931/6
162 Game Avg 622 -23 0 0 -6 -2 -31 -2.8 21 -10 -1.1 .483 .496 -0.6 -0.7 -4
NBY (12 Yrs) 1394 -43 -1 0 -15 -2 -61 -5.5 46 -15 -1.6 .484 .497 -0.5 -1.5 0 8574319/6
PS (1 Yr) 160 -8 0 0 0 -1 -9 -0.9 5 -4 -0.5 .482 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -4 *9/857
ND (1 Yr) 150 -8 0 0 -2 -1 -11 -0.9 5 -6 -0.5 .475 .494 -0.4 -0.2 -4 8/79456
NE (1 Yr) 20 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 1 -4 -0.4 .415 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 /798

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1935 23 ND NN2 150 .298 63 .280 .069 0.7 2.0 39.5 8/79456
1936 24 NBY NN2 138 .284 55 .205 .131 2.2 5.1 52.9 *8/4
1937 25 NBY NN2 156 .346 96 .291 .113 0.6 7.7 37.7 85/94
1938 26 NBY NN2 145 .334 90 .295 .083 0.0 6.2 41.7 85/46
1939 27 NBY NN2 53 .335 91 .222 .130 1.9 13.2 29.4 /8759
1940 28 NBY NN2 92 .281 53 .222 .049 0.0 8.7 48.1 7/48 AS
1941 29 2TM NN2 155 .212 25 .147 .096 1.9 3.9 25.9 *7/5849
1941 29 NBY NN2 135 .229 36 .160 .109 2.2 3.7 28.0 *7/548
1941 29 NE NN2 20 .094 -55 .056 .000 0.0 5.0 0.0 /798
1942 30 PS NN2 160 .273 62 .230 .047 0.0 6.9 37.8 *9/857
1943 31 NBY NN2 134 .385 115 .301 .168 1.5 5.2 33.3 84/51
1944 32 NBY NN2 95 .253 35 .214 .024 0.0 7.4 32.0 8/54
1945 33 NBY NN2 134 .343 99 .283 .125 0.7 2.2 41.5 *5/348 AS
1946 34 NBY NN2 137 .252 44 .211 .047 0.0 5.8 28.6 5/347189
1947 35 NBY NN2 89 .370 112 .303 .053 0.0 13.5 37.1 /4735189
1948 36 NBY NN2 86 .342 107 .288 .111 1.2 3.5 30.8 5/41 AS
14 Yrs 1724 .304 73 .249 .090 0.8 6.0 37.5 8574931/6
MLB Average .331 100 .280 .110 1.3 8.8 33.4
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Standard Fielding

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1935 23 ND NN2 CF 16 16 129.1 32 31 0 1 0 .969 .956 2.16 2.32 1.94 1.84
1935 23 ND NN2 RF 10 9 70.0 16 13 0 3 0 .813 .942 1.67 1.75 1.30 1.39
1935 23 ND NN2 LF 9 8 68.0 19 17 2 0 1 1.000 .941 2.51 1.83 2.11 1.44
1935 23 ND NN2 1B 1 1 8.0 10 9 1 0 1 1.000 .984 11.25 10.58 10.00 8.40
1935 23 ND NN2 2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .940 9.00 5.40 1.00 4.20
1935 23 ND NN2 3B 1 1 8.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .920 3.38 2.81 3.00 2.30
1935 23 ND NN2 SS 1 1 9.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 .925 3.00 5.10 3.00 4.10
1936 24 NBY NN2 CF 34 33 284.2 99 92 4 3 2 .970 .961 3.04 2.29 2.82 1.72
1936 24 NBY NN2 2B 1 1 6.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .940 1.35 5.67 1.00 4.20
1937 25 NBY NN2 3B 15 14 125.1 36 15 17 4 2 .889 .926 2.30 2.90 2.13 2.04
1937 25 NBY NN2 CF 13 13 100.2 23 22 0 1 0 .957 .963 1.97 2.37 1.69 1.67
1937 25 NBY NN2 RF 9 9 74.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 .971 1.46 1.65 1.33 1.17
1937 25 NBY NN2 2B 1 1 6.2 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 .953 9.45 5.67 7.00 4.00
1938 26 NBY NN2 CF 25 25 198.0 44 39 1 4 1 .909 .955 1.82 2.21 1.60 1.55
1938 26 NBY NN2 3B 10 8 66.2 21 8 12 1 1 .952 .928 2.70 2.51 2.00 1.76
1938 26 NBY NN2 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 3.60
1938 26 NBY NN2 2B 1 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .950 18.00 5.40 2.00 3.90
1939 27 NBY NN2 LF 6 6 48.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .943 1.49 1.81 1.33 1.17
1939 27 NBY NN2 3B 4 4 32.0 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 .909 3.09 2.78 2.75 1.80
1939 27 NBY NN2 CF 4 3 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.08 2.38 0.75 1.53
1940 28 NBY NN2 LF 12 11 75.0 20 18 1 1 1 .950 .962 2.28 1.68 1.58 1.93 AS
1940 28 NBY NN2 2B 8 7 55.0 48 27 19 2 1 .958 .959 7.53 5.81 5.75 6.68 AS
1940 28 NBY NN2 CF 4 4 31.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 .964 1.45 2.44 1.25 2.80 AS
1941 29 2TM NN2 LF 32 32 221.1 57 50 3 4 0 .930 .938 2.16 1.82 1.66 2.38
1941 29 NBY NN2 LF 28 28 190.1 52 46 3 3 0 .942 .938 2.32 1.82 1.75 2.38
1941 29 NE NN2 LF 4 4 31.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 .938 1.16 1.83 1.00 2.38
1941 29 NBY NN2 3B 10 5 53.0 26 11 12 3 1 .885 .902 3.91 2.87 2.30 3.74
1941 29 2TM NN2 CF 4 3 29.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .973 3.10 2.33 2.50 3.03
1941 29 NBY NN2 CF 3 2 20.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.70 2.34 2.00 3.03
1941 29 NE NN2 CF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .973 4.00 2.30 4.00 3.00
1941 29 NBY NN2 2B 3 0 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 .950 3.00 5.40 1.00 7.07
1941 29 NE NN2 RF 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.80 1.62 0.50 2.00
1942 30 PS NN2 RF 24 17 162.2 35 34 1 0 0 1.000 .962 1.94 1.64 1.46 2.43
1942 30 PS NN2 CF 13 9 87.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 .962 2.28 2.52 1.69 3.74
1942 30 PS NN2 3B 6 5 47.1 18 10 8 0 0 1.000 .916 3.42 2.85 3.00 4.23
1942 30 PS NN2 LF 5 3 29.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .953 1.24 1.61 0.80 2.42
1942 30 PS NN2 2B 1 1 7.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .938 6.43 5.27 5.00 7.90
1943 31 NBY NN2 CF 14 14 115.0 43 33 6 4 0 .907 .961 3.05 2.33 2.79 3.08
1943 31 NBY NN2 2B 10 10 77.0 51 22 25 4 2 .922 .946 5.49 5.51 4.70 7.27
1943 31 NBY NN2 3B 6 6 46.2 19 11 8 0 0 1.000 .914 3.66 3.14 3.17 4.17
1943 31 NBY NN2 P 4 1 16.1 5 2 2 1 1 .800 .922 2.20 2.37 1.00 3.15
1943 31 NBY NN2 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.35 0.00 2.10
1943 31 NBY NN2 SS 1 1 8.0 6 2 2 2 1 .667 .918 4.50 5.51 4.00 7.30
1944 32 NBY NN2 CF 14 14 117.0 31 26 2 3 0 .903 .960 2.15 2.35 2.00 2.22
1944 32 NBY NN2 3B 7 7 52.0 26 7 14 5 1 .808 .938 3.63 3.25 3.00 3.09
1944 32 NBY NN2 2B 4 3 24.2 15 5 9 1 1 .933 .947 5.11 5.62 3.50 5.30
1945 33 NBY NN2 3B 24 21 181.1 66 18 45 3 5 .955 .917 3.13 2.87 2.63 2.99 AS
1945 33 NBY NN2 1B 8 7 55.2 81 76 3 2 3 .975 .978 12.77 10.59 9.88 11.03 AS
1945 33 NBY NN2 2B 4 2 20.1 17 8 9 0 1 1.000 .955 7.52 5.40 4.25 5.65 AS
1945 33 NBY NN2 CF 2 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.50 2.25 0.50 2.30 AS
1946 34 NBY NN2 3B 17 16 126.0 44 14 25 5 3 .886 .918 2.79 2.93 2.29 2.87
1946 34 NBY NN2 1B 7 5 41.0 48 44 2 2 2 .958 .978 10.10 10.47 6.57 10.27
1946 34 NBY NN2 2B 7 3 25.1 16 4 11 1 2 .938 .954 5.33 5.44 2.14 5.36
1946 34 NBY NN2 LF 5 4 46.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.17 1.78 1.20 1.76
1946 34 NBY NN2 CF 4 4 29.1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 .963 2.45 2.42 2.00 2.40
1946 34 NBY NN2 P 4 1 15.0 5 0 4 1 0 .800 .948 2.40 2.52 1.00 2.45
1946 34 NBY NN2 RF 2 1 13.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.32 1.58 1.00 1.55
1947 35 NBY NN2 2B 5 3 30.0 17 5 12 0 1 1.000 .950 5.10 5.61 3.40 4.12
1947 35 NBY NN2 LF 5 5 38.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .963 1.42 1.80 1.20 1.32
1947 35 NBY NN2 1B 4 4 35.0 42 41 1 0 4 1.000 .982 10.80 10.21 10.50 7.45
1947 35 NBY NN2 3B 4 2 25.0 13 4 7 2 0 .846 .923 3.96 2.99 2.75 2.18
1947 35 NBY NN2 CF 3 3 23.0 15 11 4 0 1 1.000 .962 5.87 2.39 5.00 1.73
1947 35 NBY NN2 P 3 1 15.2 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 .948 3.45 2.53 2.00 1.83
1947 35 NBY NN2 RF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.58 0.00 1.20
1948 36 NBY NN2 3B 18 14 124.1 47 20 25 2 3 .957 .912 3.26 2.79 2.50 2.11 AS
1948 36 NBY NN2 2B 5 3 27.0 17 10 6 1 1 .941 .949 5.33 5.47 3.20 4.14 AS
1948 36 NBY NN2 P 4 1 12.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 .940 2.84 2.34 1.00 1.75 AS
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
14 Yrs 211 160 1395.2 742 388 310 44 37 .941 .943 4.50 4.21 3.31 4.15
CF (13 Yrs) CF 150 142 1175.0 336 300 20 16 4 .952 .960 2.45 2.33 2.13 2.13
2B (13 Yrs) 2B 51 34 290.2 200 85 106 9 9 .955 .951 5.91 5.56 3.75 5.77
3B (12 Yrs) 3B 122 103 887.2 331 125 180 26 16 .921 .918 3.09 2.88 2.50 2.74
LF (7 Yrs) LF 74 69 525.2 120 108 7 5 2 .958 .946 1.97 1.78 1.55 1.98
RF (7 Yrs) RF 49 37 335.1 67 62 1 4 0 .940 .958 1.69 1.66 1.29 1.90
1B (4 Yrs) 1B 20 17 139.2 181 170 7 4 10 .978 .979 11.41 10.46 8.85 9.92
P (4 Yrs) P 15 4 59.2 20 4 14 2 1 .900 .940 2.72 2.44 1.20 2.33
SS (3 Yrs) SS 3 2 18.0 10 4 3 3 1 .700 .921 3.50 5.30 2.33 5.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Marvin Barker born?

Marvin Barker was born on February 13, 1912.

Where was Marvin Barker born?

Marvin Barker was born in Joplin, MO.

How tall was Marvin Barker?

Marvin Barker was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.

How much did Marvin Barker weigh when playing?

Marvin Barker weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Marvin Barker play?

Marvin Barker played 14 seasons.

Is Marvin Barker in the Hall of Fame?

Marvin Barker has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Marvin Barker play?

Marvin Barker was an Outfielder, Third Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Marvin Barker have?

Marvin Barker had 406 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Marvin Barker have?

Marvin Barker had 13 home runs over his career.

What was Marvin Barker's average?

Marvin Barker had a .255 average over his career.

How many teams has Marvin Barker played for?

Marvin Barker played for 4 teams; the New York Black Yankees, Newark Dodgers, Newark Eagles and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Marvin Barker won?

Marvin Barker never won a World Series.

When did Marvin Barker retire?

Marvin Barker last played in 1948.

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