Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. 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. More about data coverage
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 27 | MRS | NAL | 21 | 96 | 88 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .261 | .323 | .330 | .652 | 75 | 29 | 2 | 0 | *3 | AS | |||||
| 1948 | 28 | MRS | NAL | 13 | 59 | 54 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | .556 | .593 | .778 | 1.371 | 266 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | AS,AS | |||||
| 1951 | 31 | CHW | AL | 12 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .167 | .286 | .278 | .563 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H3 | ||
| 1953 | 33 | CHW | AL | 55 | 182 | 165 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | .297 | .352 | .412 | .764 | 103 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37H/89 | ||
| 1954 | 34 | CHW | AL | 29 | 61 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .179 | .233 | .232 | .465 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73H | |
| 1956 | 36 | BAL | AL | 70 | 262 | 225 | 28 | 70 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 14 | .311 | .395 | .400 | .795 | 120 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3H/97 | |
| 1957 | 37 | BAL | AL | 141 | 552 | 485 | 73 | 154 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 31 | .318 | .388 | .408 | .796 | 125 | 198 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | *3H/7 | MVP-16 |
| 1958 | 38 | BAL | AL | 125 | 432 | 401 | 58 | 124 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | .309 | .350 | .439 | .789 | 122 | 176 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3H | |
| 1959 | 39 | BAL | AL | 128 | 461 | 415 | 42 | 110 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 14 | .265 | .312 | .345 | .656 | 83 | 143 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | *3H | |
| 1960 | 40 | BAL | AL | 71 | 88 | 82 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .317 | .364 | .427 | .790 | 115 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | H3 | |
| 1961 | 41 | TOT | MLB | 62 | 93 | 89 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .236 | .247 | .258 | .506 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | H3 | |
| 1961 | 41 | KCA | AL | 26 | 50 | 48 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .229 | .240 | .271 | .511 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | H/3 | |
| 1961 | 41 | MLN | NL | 36 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .244 | .256 | .244 | .500 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | H/3 | |
| 11 Yrs | 727 | 2307 | 2078 | 276 | 620 | 91 | 24 | 21 | 201 | 18 | 17 | 177 | 114 | .298 | .355 | .396 | .750 | 108 | 822 | 39 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 8 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 514 | 463 | 62 | 138 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 39 | .298 | .355 | .396 | .750 | 108 | 183 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| BAL (5 yrs) | 535 | 1795 | 1608 | 210 | 484 | 70 | 20 | 16 | 131 | 6 | 11 | 145 | 88 | .301 | .359 | .399 | .758 | 112 | 642 | 31 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 8 | |||||
| CHW (3 yrs) | 96 | 264 | 239 | 33 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | .259 | .319 | .360 | .679 | 82 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MRS (2 yrs) | 34 | 155 | 142 | 23 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 10 | .373 | .426 | .500 | .926 | 148 | 71 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| MLN (1 yr) | 36 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .244 | .256 | .244 | .500 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| KCA (1 yr) | 26 | 50 | 48 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .229 | .240 | .271 | .511 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| AL (9 yrs) | 657 | 2109 | 1895 | 250 | 557 | 81 | 23 | 19 | 172 | 9 | 17 | 166 | 107 | .294 | .351 | .391 | .742 | 106 | 741 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 8 | |||||
| NAL (2 yrs) | 34 | 155 | 142 | 23 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 10 | .373 | .426 | .500 | .926 | 148 | 71 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| NL (1 yr) | 36 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .244 | .256 | .244 | .500 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
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