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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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
1922 18 CTS NNL -0.5 35 121 112 11 24 5 1 0 11 1 6 .214 .254 .277 .531 42 .248 39 31 0 3 *2/53
1923 19 TT NNL 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -110 0 0 0 /2
1924 20 2TM NNL 0.3 17 63 56 13 15 4 2 1 6 0 7 .268 .349 .464 .813 122 .375 116 26 0 2
1924 20 DS NNL 0.2 11 37 34 7 9 2 1 1 4 0 3 .265 .324 .471 .795 116 .363 109 16 0 2
1924 20 CBN NNL 0.1 6 26 22 6 6 2 1 0 2 0 4 .273 .385 .455 .839 130 .393 127 10 0 /2
1925 21 SLS NNL 1.3 59 198 184 28 56 12 0 3 36 4 12 .304 .354 .418 .772 105 .352 105 77 2 2/6
1926 22 3TM NNL 0.3 22 78 71 9 23 3 0 1 8 0 6 .324 .385 .408 .793 105 .371 108 29 1 2
1926 22 SLS NNL 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 312 .656 283 4 0 /2
1926 22 CEL NNL 0.2 10 45 40 6 13 3 0 0 7 0 4 .325 .400 .400 .800 107 .379 112 16 1 2
1926 22 ABC NNL 0.1 10 30 28 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321 .367 .321 .688 79 .332 83 9 0 /2
1927 23 CHT NNL -0.3 25 75 67 9 12 1 0 1 6 0 8 .179 .267 .239 .505 37 .248 38 16 0 2
1928 24 CTG NNL -0.2 6 14 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 .108 -45 0 1 /2
1930 26 MRS NNL 0.3 53 172 164 10 42 7 2 0 20 1 7 .256 .291 .323 .614 63 .284 63 53 1 *2/6
1931 27 SLS NNL -0.2 4 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .091 .000 .091 -74 .070 -62 0 0 0 /2
9 Yrs 1.0 222 734 678 82 172 32 5 6 87 6 48 .254 .308 .342 .650 73 .303 73 232 5 3 2/563
162 Game Avg 0.7 162 536 495 60 126 23 4 4 63 4 35 .254 .308 .342 .650 73 .303 73 169 4
SLS (3 Yrs) 1.2 65 212 197 29 57 12 0 4 37 4 13 .289 .340 .411 .751 99 .342 99 81 2 0 2/6
MRS (1 Yr) 0.3 53 172 164 10 42 7 2 0 20 1 7 .256 .291 .323 .614 63 .284 63 53 1 *2/6
CTS (1 Yr) -0.5 35 121 112 11 24 5 1 0 11 1 6 .214 .254 .277 .531 42 .248 39 31 0 3 *2/53
CHT (1 Yr) -0.3 25 75 67 9 12 1 0 1 6 0 8 .179 .267 .239 .505 37 .248 38 16 0 2
DS (1 Yr) 0.2 11 37 34 7 9 2 1 1 4 0 3 .265 .324 .471 .795 116 .363 109 16 0 2
ABC (1 Yr) 0.1 10 30 28 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321 .367 .321 .688 79 .332 83 9 0 /2
CEL (1 Yr) 0.2 10 45 40 6 13 3 0 0 7 0 4 .325 .400 .400 .800 107 .379 112 16 1 2
CBN (1 Yr) 0.1 6 26 22 6 6 2 1 0 2 0 4 .273 .385 .455 .839 130 .393 127 10 0 /2
CTG (1 Yr) -0.2 6 14 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 .108 -45 0 1 /2
TT (1 Yr) 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -110 0 0 0 /2
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF Pos Awards
1925 21 SLS NNL 2 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 3 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 2 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 3 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 405 405 81 81 0 81 0 81 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 243 0 0 0 0

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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
1922 18 CTS NNL 121 -10 0 0 -2 1 -11 -0.9 4 -6 -0.5 .473 .494 -0.4 0.0 -5 *2/53
1923 19 TT NNL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .446 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 /2
1924 20 2TM NNL 63 1 0 0 -1 1 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .504 .500 0.4 -0.1 4 2
1924 20 DS NNL 37 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .506 .500 0.2 0.0 2 2
1924 20 CBN NNL 26 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 /2
1925 21 SLS NNL 198 1 0 0 5 2 7 0.7 7 14 1.3 .511 .504 0.9 0.6 10 2/6
1926 22 3TM NNL 78 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 3 4 0.3 .505 .500 0.4 0.0 4 2
1926 22 SLS NNL 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .539 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
1926 22 CEL NNL 45 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0.0 1 2 0.2 .504 .500 0.2 0.0 3 2
1926 22 ABC NNL 30 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.1 0.1 1 /2
1927 23 CHT NNL 75 -6 0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.6 3 -4 -0.3 .476 .496 -0.3 0.0 -3 2
1928 24 CTG NNL 14 -3 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .466 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 /2
1930 26 MRS NNL 172 -9 0 0 4 2 -3 -0.3 6 3 0.3 .495 .498 -0.1 0.5 -2 *2/6
1931 27 SLS NNL 11 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .450 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 /2
9 Yrs 734 -27 -1 0 6 6 -15 -1.5 25 10 1.0 .493 .499 0.4 1.1 4 2/563
162 Game Avg 536 -19 -1 0 4 5 -11 -1.1 18 7 0.7 .493 .499 0.3 0.8 3
SLS (3 Yrs) 212 0 0 0 5 2 6 0.5 7 14 1.2 .508 .504 0.8 0.6 8 2/6
MRS (1 Yr) 172 -9 0 0 4 2 -3 -0.3 6 3 0.3 .495 .498 -0.1 0.5 -2 *2/6
CTS (1 Yr) 121 -10 0 0 -2 1 -11 -0.9 4 -6 -0.5 .473 .494 -0.4 0.0 -5 *2/53
CHT (1 Yr) 75 -6 0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.6 3 -4 -0.3 .476 .496 -0.3 0.0 -3 2
DS (1 Yr) 37 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .506 .500 0.2 0.0 2 2
ABC (1 Yr) 30 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.1 0.1 1 /2
CEL (1 Yr) 45 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0.0 1 2 0.2 .504 .500 0.2 0.0 3 2
CBN (1 Yr) 26 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 /2
CTG (1 Yr) 14 -3 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .466 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 /2
TT (1 Yr) 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .446 .500 0.0 0.0 -1 /2

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1922 18 CTS NNL 121 .248 39 .214 .063 0.0 5.0 36.7 *2/53
1923 19 TT NNL 2 .000 -110 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /2
1924 20 2TM NNL 63 .375 116 .255 .196 1.6 11.1 57.1 2
1924 20 DS NNL 37 .363 109 .242 .206 2.7 8.1 54.5 2
1924 20 CBN NNL 26 .393 127 .273 .182 0.0 15.4 60.0 /2
1925 21 SLS NNL 198 .352 105 .293 .114 1.5 6.1 37.3 2/6
1926 22 3TM NNL 78 .371 108 .314 .085 1.3 7.7 27.6 2
1926 22 SLS NNL 3 .656 283 .000 1.000 33.3 0.0 /2
1926 22 CEL NNL 45 .379 112 .325 .075 0.0 8.9 33.3 2
1926 22 ABC NNL 30 .332 83 .321 .000 0.0 6.7 18.2 /2
1927 23 CHT NNL 75 .248 38 .167 .060 1.3 10.7 42.1 2
1928 24 CTG NNL 14 .108 -45 .000 .000 0.0 7.1 100.0 /2
1930 26 MRS NNL 172 .284 63 .256 .067 0.0 4.1 20.0 *2/6
1931 27 SLS NNL 11 .070 -62 .000 .000 0.0 9.1 0.0 /2
9 Yrs 734 .303 73 .247 .088 0.8 6.5 34.7 2/563
MLB Average .345 100 .294 .114 1.1 7.9 36.0
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1925 21 SLS NNL 5 .200 .400 0.0 0.0 100.0
1 Yr 5 .200 .400 0.0 0.0 100.0
MLB Average .261 .107 1.4 7.4 28.5
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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
1922 18 CTS NNL C 33 33 262.0 203 166 32 5 3 .975 .969 6.80 6.51 6.00 6.63 2 33
1922 18 CTS NNL 3B 2 0 8.2 7 4 3 0 1 1.000 .931 7.27 3.22 3.50 3.25
1922 18 CTS NNL 1B 1 1 9.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .978 10.00 11.40 10.00 11.60
1923 19 TT NNL C 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .965 4.50 5.63 2.00 6.00 0 0
1924 20 2TM NNL C 16 15 133.2 99 84 15 0 2 1.000 .962 6.67 6.30 6.19 5.94 1 7
1924 20 DS NNL C 10 9 79.1 51 44 7 0 1 1.000 .962 5.79 6.30 5.10 5.94 0 3
1924 20 CBN NNL C 6 6 54.1 48 40 8 0 1 1.000 .962 7.95 6.29 8.00 5.93 1 4
1925 21 SLS NNL C 55 49 411.0 272 206 58 8 9 .971 .965 5.78 5.77 4.80 5.29 1 55
1925 21 SLS NNL SS 1 0 3.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .913 8.10 5.40 3.00 5.10
1926 22 3TM NNL C 19 19 144.0 91 74 12 5 4 .945 .966 5.38 5.94 4.53 5.53 1 32
1926 22 SLS NNL C 2 2 7.0 9 7 1 1 0 .889 .966 10.29 5.91 4.00 5.55 0 0
1926 22 CEL NNL C 10 10 82.0 55 44 7 4 4 .927 .966 5.60 5.94 5.10 5.53 1 25
1926 22 ABC NNL C 7 7 55.0 27 23 4 0 0 1.000 .966 4.42 5.94 3.86 5.53 0 7
1927 23 CHT NNL C 23 22 176.0 101 89 11 1 1 .990 .969 5.11 5.75 4.35 5.26 0 27
1928 24 CTG NNL C 4 4 29.0 18 15 3 0 0 1.000 .968 5.59 5.59 4.50 4.80 0 0
1930 26 MRS NNL C 46 42 367.2 248 213 29 6 6 .976 .965 5.92 6.49 5.26 5.63 3 36
1931 27 SLS NNL C 4 3 25.0 20 17 3 0 0 1.000 .969 7.20 6.52 5.00 4.45 0 0
9 Yrs 205 188 1573.1 1074 883 166 25 26 .977 .966 6.00 6.14 5.12 5.64 8 190
C (9 Yrs) C 201 187 1552.1 1054 866 163 25 25 .976 .966 5.97 6.13 5.12 5.64 8 190
3B (1 Yr) 3B 2 0 8.2 7 4 3 0 1 1.000 .931 7.27 3.22 3.50 3.25
1B (1 Yr) 1B 1 1 9.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .978 10.00 11.40 10.00 11.60
SS (1 Yr) SS 1 0 3.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .913 8.10 5.40 3.00 5.10
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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS Awards
1925 21 SLS NNL C 1 1 0 27.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 3.00 0 4
1925 21 SLS NNL PH 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
1 Yr 2 1 0 27.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.50 0 4 0
C (1 Yr) C 1 1 0 27.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 3.00 0 4
PH (1 Yr) PH 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was John Barnes born?

John Barnes was born on February 12, 1904.

Where was John Barnes born?

John Barnes was born in Scottsville, KY.

How tall was John Barnes?

John Barnes was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did John Barnes weigh when playing?

John Barnes weighed 219 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John Barnes play?

John Barnes played 9 seasons.

Is John Barnes in the Hall of Fame?

John Barnes has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did John Barnes play?

John Barnes was a Catcher.

How many hits did John Barnes have?

John Barnes had 172 hits over his career.

How many home runs did John Barnes have?

John Barnes had 6 home runs over his career.

What was John Barnes' average?

John Barnes had a .254 average over his career.

How many teams has John Barnes played for?

John Barnes played for 10 teams; the Indianapolis ABCs, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Elites, Cleveland Hornets, Cleveland Tigers, Cleveland Tate Stars, Detroit Stars, Memphis Red Sox, St. Louis Stars and Toledo Tigers.

When did John Barnes retire?

John Barnes last played in 1931.

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