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 | TB | HBP | SH | Pos | Awards | |||||||
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| 1921 | 20 | 2TM | NNL | 0.6 | 42 | 153 | 122 | 28 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 23 | .328 | .442 | .369 | .811 | 130 | .407 | 140 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 7/89 | |
| 1921 | 20 | ABC | NNL | -0.1 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .355 | .400 | .755 | 113 | .352 | 112 | 12 | 1 | 3 | /789 | |
| 1921 | 20 | COB | NNL | 0.7 | 28 | 119 | 92 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | .326 | .466 | .359 | .824 | 135 | .422 | 147 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 7/9 | |
| 1922 | 21 | DS | NNL | -0.2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .235 | .402 | 7 | .185 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | /97 | |
| 1926 | 25 | DM | NNL | 0.2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .571 | 1.000 | 1.571 | 298 | .683 | 298 | 7 | 0 | /4 | ||
| 1932 | 31 | LVB | NSL | -0.2 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .371 | .267 | .638 | 95 | .323 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 1 | /7 | |
| 4 Yrs | 0.5 | 58 | 215 | 176 | 37 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 28 | .307 | .411 | .364 | .774 | 120 | .383 | 127 | 64 | 3 | 8 | 79/84 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 1.3 | 162 | 601 | 492 | 103 | 151 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 42 | 78 | .307 | .411 | .364 | .774 | 120 | .383 | 127 | 179 | 8 | ||||||
| COB (1 Yr) | 0.7 | 28 | 119 | 92 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 23 | .326 | .466 | .359 | .824 | 135 | .422 | 147 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 7/9 | ||||
| ABC (1 Yr) | -0.1 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .355 | .400 | .755 | 113 | .352 | 112 | 12 | 1 | 3 | /789 | ||||
| LVB (1 Yr) | -0.2 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .371 | .267 | .638 | 95 | .323 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 1 | /7 | ||||
| DS (1 Yr) | -0.2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .235 | .402 | 7 | .185 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | /97 | ||||
| DM (1 Yr) | 0.2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .571 | 1.000 | 1.571 | 298 | .683 | 298 | 7 | 0 | /4 | |||||
| NNL (3 Yrs) | 0.6 | 49 | 179 | 146 | 33 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 23 | .315 | .419 | .384 | .802 | 125 | .395 | 131 | 56 | 3 | 7 | 79/84 | ||||
| NSL (1 Yr) | -0.2 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .371 | .267 | .638 | 95 | .323 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 1 | /7 | ||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 20 | 2TM | NNL | 153 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 6 | 0.6 | .502 | .501 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 12 | 7/89 | |
| 1921 | 20 | ABC | NNL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -0.2 | 1 | -1 | -0.1 | .486 | .499 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1 | /789 | |
| 1921 | 20 | COB | NNL | 119 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 7 | 0.7 | .510 | .502 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 11 | 7/9 | |
| 1922 | 21 | DS | NNL | 19 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | .447 | .498 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -2 | /97 | |
| 1926 | 25 | DM | NNL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | .591 | .501 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | /4 | |
| 1932 | 31 | LVB | NSL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | .469 | .498 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1 | /7 | |
| 4 Yrs | 215 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -8 | -2 | -3 | -0.3 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | .495 | .500 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 13 | 79/84 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 601 | 19 | 2 | 0 | -22 | -7 | -7 | -0.8 | 20 | 13 | 1.3 | .495 | .500 | 3.4 | -2.8 | 35 | |||||
| COB (1 Yr) | 119 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 7 | 0.7 | .510 | .502 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 11 | 7/9 | ||||
| ABC (1 Yr) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -0.2 | 1 | -1 | -0.1 | .486 | .499 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1 | /789 | ||||
| LVB (1 Yr) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | .469 | .498 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1 | /7 | ||||
| DS (1 Yr) | 19 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | .447 | .498 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -2 | /97 | ||||
| DM (1 Yr) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | .591 | .501 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | /4 | ||||
| NNL (3 Yrs) | 179 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 0.6 | .500 | .501 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 12 | 79/84 | ||||
| NSL (1 Yr) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -0.3 | 1 | -2 | -0.2 | .469 | .498 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1 | /7 | ||||
| Batting | Batting Ratios | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | PA | Pos | Awards | |||||||
| 1921 | 20 | 2TM | NNL | 153 | .407 | 140 | .328 | .041 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 43.1 | 7/89 | |
| 1921 | 20 | ABC | NNL | 34 | .352 | 112 | .333 | .067 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.5 | /789 | |
| 1921 | 20 | COB | NNL | 119 | .422 | 147 | .326 | .033 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 40.7 | 7/9 | |
| 1922 | 21 | DS | NNL | 19 | .185 | -4 | .118 | .118 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | /97 | |
| 1926 | 25 | DM | NNL | 7 | .683 | 298 | .500 | .429 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | /4 | |
| 1932 | 31 | LVB | NSL | 36 | .323 | 104 | .267 | .000 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 30.8 | /7 | |
| 4 Yrs | 215 | .383 | 127 | .303 | .057 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 42.9 | 79/84 | ||||
| MLB Average | .342 | 100 | .293 | .112 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 35.6 | ||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
| 1921 | 20 | 2TM | NNL | LF | 34 | 32 | 271.0 | 52 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .808 | .937 | 1.39 | 1.70 | 1.24 | 1.73 | |
| 1921 | 20 | ABC | NNL | LF | 7 | 5 | 40.2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .937 | 1.33 | 1.70 | 0.86 | 1.73 | |
| 1921 | 20 | COB | NNL | LF | 27 | 27 | 230.1 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .800 | .937 | 1.41 | 1.70 | 1.33 | 1.73 | |
| 1921 | 20 | ABC | NNL | CF | 5 | 3 | 28.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .937 | 0.96 | 2.19 | 0.60 | 2.24 | |
| 1921 | 20 | 2TM | NNL | RF | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .930 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 0.50 | 1.60 | |
| 1921 | 20 | ABC | NNL | RF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .930 | 1.80 | 1.62 | 1.00 | 1.60 | |
| 1921 | 20 | COB | NNL | RF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 1.60 | |||
| 1922 | 21 | DS | NNL | RF | 4 | 4 | 32.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .953 | 1.13 | 1.60 | 1.00 | 1.63 | |
| 1922 | 21 | DS | NNL | LF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .943 | 3.00 | 1.70 | 3.00 | 1.70 | |
| 1926 | 25 | DM | NNL | 2B | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .948 | 6.00 | 5.63 | 4.00 | 5.25 | |
| 1932 | 31 | LVB | NSL | LF | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .955 | 1.22 | 2.03 | 1.11 | 1.46 | |
| 1 Yr | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .948 | 6.00 | 5.63 | 4.00 | 5.25 | |||||
| LF (3 Yrs) | LF | 44 | 42 | 354.0 | 66 | 52 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .833 | .940 | 1.40 | 1.77 | 1.25 | 1.67 | ||||
| RF (2 Yrs) | RF | 6 | 4 | 41.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .948 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 0.83 | 1.62 | ||||
| CF (1 Yr) | CF | 5 | 3 | 28.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .937 | 0.96 | 2.19 | 0.60 | 2.24 | ||||
| 2B (1 Yr) | 2B | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .948 | 6.00 | 5.63 | 4.00 | 5.25 | ||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was George Bennette born?
George Bennette was born on February 22, 1901.
Where was George Bennette born?
George Bennette was born in Chicago, IL.
How tall was George Bennette?
George Bennette was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.
How much did George Bennette weigh when playing?
George Bennette weighed 150 lbs (68 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did George Bennette play?
George Bennette played 4 seasons.
Is George Bennette in the Hall of Fame?
George Bennette has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did George Bennette play?
George Bennette was a Leftfielder.
How many hits did George Bennette have?
George Bennette had 54 hits over his career.
How many home runs did George Bennette have?
George Bennette had 1 home run over his career.
What was George Bennette's average?
George Bennette had a .307 average over his career.
How many teams has George Bennette played for?
George Bennette played for 5 teams; the Indianapolis ABCs, Columbus Buckeyes, Detroit Stars, Dayton Marcos and Louisville Black Caps.
When did George Bennette retire?
George Bennette last played in 1932.
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