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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Standard Batting Table
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
1934 26 BBS NN2 0.0 5 22 20 3 5 1 1 0 4 0 1 .250 .286 .400 .686 92 .317 86 8 0 1 /462
1936 28 HG NN2 0.1 3 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .375 .444 .375 .819 114 .399 124 3 0 0 /5
1939 31 CBR NAL -0.2 11 40 35 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .114 .225 .114 .339 -1 .189 13 4 1 /2
1940 32 2TM NAL 0.0 5 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 10 .177 11 2 0 0 /2
1940 32 SNS NAL -0.1 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -92 0 0 0 /2
1940 32 CAG NAL 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 202 .487 192 2 0 0 /2
1941 33 SNS NAL -0.1 5 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -15 .137 -15 1 0 0 /2
1942 34 CCB NAL 0.1 2 7 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 155 .407 150 3 0 0 /12
1944 36 CBE NAL -0.1 9 31 27 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .185 .290 .185 .476 47 .251 59 5 0 0 /2
1946 38 CBE NAL 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
8 Yrs -0.3 41 128 116 9 23 1 1 0 8 0 10 .198 .268 .224 .492 44 .247 50 26 1 1 2/5146
162 Game Avg -1.0 162 506 458 36 91 4 4 0 32 0 40 .198 .268 .224 .492 44 .247 50 103 4
CBE (3 Yrs) 0.0 12 39 35 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 4 .229 .308 .229 .536 64 .273 73 8 0 0 /21
SNS (2 Yrs) -0.2 9 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143 -57 .068 -55 1 0 0 /2
CBR (1 Yr) -0.2 11 40 35 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .114 .225 .114 .339 -1 .189 13 4 1 /2
BBS (1 Yr) 0.0 5 22 20 3 5 1 1 0 4 0 1 .250 .286 .400 .686 92 .317 86 8 0 1 /462
HG (1 Yr) 0.1 3 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .375 .444 .375 .819 114 .399 124 3 0 0 /5
CAG (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 202 .487 192 2 0 0 /2
NAL (6 Yrs) -0.3 33 97 88 6 15 0 0 0 2 0 8 .170 .247 .170 .418 25 .217 34 15 1 0 2/1
NN2 (2 Yrs) 0.1 8 31 28 3 8 1 1 0 6 0 2 .286 .333 .393 .726 99 .341 98 11 0 1 /5462

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
1934 26 BBS NN2 22 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .480 .499 0.1 -0.1 0 /462
1936 28 HG NN2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .525 .500 0.1 0.1 1 /5
1939 31 CBR NAL 40 -4 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .469 .498 -0.3 0.1 -3 /2
1940 32 2TM NAL 11 -1 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .486 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 /2
1940 32 SNS NAL 7 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .469 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1940 32 CAG NAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .556 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
1941 33 SNS NAL 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1942 34 CCB NAL 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .527 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /12
1944 36 CBE NAL 31 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .483 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /2
1946 38 CBE NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .485 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
8 Yrs 128 -8 0 0 1 1 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.3 .484 .499 -0.3 0.2 -3 2/5146
162 Game Avg 506 -31 0 0 3 4 -24 -2.5 16 -9 -1.0 .484 .499 -1.3 0.6 -11
CBE (3 Yrs) 39 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .491 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /21
SNS (2 Yrs) 14 -3 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .476 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 /2
CBR (1 Yr) 40 -4 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .469 .498 -0.3 0.1 -3 /2
BBS (1 Yr) 22 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .480 .499 0.1 -0.1 0 /462
HG (1 Yr) 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .525 .500 0.1 0.1 1 /5
CAG (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .556 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
NAL (6 Yrs) 97 -8 0 0 1 1 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .481 .499 -0.4 0.2 -4 2/1
NN2 (2 Yrs) 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /5462

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1934 26 BBS NN2 22 .317 86 .250 .150 0.0 4.5 50.0 /462
1936 28 HG NN2 9 .399 124 .375 .000 0.0 11.1 0.0 /5
1939 31 CBR NAL 40 .189 13 .114 .000 0.0 10.0 33.3 /2
1940 32 2TM NAL 11 .177 11 .182 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1940 32 SNS NAL 7 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /2
1940 32 CAG NAL 4 .487 192 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1941 33 SNS NAL 7 .137 -15 .143 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1942 34 CCB NAL 7 .407 150 .429 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 /12
1944 36 CBE NAL 31 .251 59 .185 .000 0.0 12.9 22.2 /2
1946 38 CBE NAL 1 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
8 Yrs 128 .247 50 .198 .026 0.0 7.8 26.5 2/5146
MLB Average .331 100 .281 .110 1.3 8.7 33.4
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Standard Fielding

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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
1934 26 BBS NN2 2B 2 2 17.0 9 3 6 0 1 1.000 .946 4.76 5.19 4.50 5.70
1934 26 BBS NN2 SS 2 2 18.0 9 3 5 1 2 .889 .941 4.00 5.10 4.00 5.60
1934 26 BBS NN2 C 1 1 9.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .978 6.00 6.70 6.00 7.30 0 0
1936 28 HG NN2 3B 3 3 20.0 10 4 5 1 1 .900 .913 4.05 2.70 3.00 2.07
1939 31 CBR NAL C 11 11 95.0 70 52 16 2 0 .971 .966 6.44 6.84 6.18 4.93 1 10
1940 32 2TM NAL C 5 4 21.1 15 12 2 1 0 .933 .986 5.91 7.13 2.80 4.36 0 3
1940 32 SNS NAL C 4 3 13.1 12 10 1 1 0 .917 .986 7.43 7.16 2.75 4.35 0 3
1940 32 CAG NAL C 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .987 3.38 7.09 3.00 4.40 0 0
1941 33 SNS NAL C 2 1 10.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 6.30 7.38 3.50 3.35 0 1
1942 34 CCB NAL C 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .970 3.00 6.60 3.00 4.40 0 0
1942 34 CCB NAL P 1 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.80
1944 36 CBE NAL C 9 9 68.1 53 40 10 3 0 .943 .956 6.59 6.57 5.56 2.58 1 5
1946 38 CBE NAL P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 0.80
8 Yrs 38 34 273.0 182 128 46 8 4 .956 .961 5.74 6.20 4.58 3.92 2 19
C (6 Yrs) C 29 27 212.2 154 118 30 6 0 .961 .966 6.26 6.79 5.10 4.06 2 19
P (2 Yrs) P 2 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 1.30
3B (1 Yr) 3B 3 3 20.0 10 4 5 1 1 .900 .913 4.05 2.70 3.00 2.07
2B (1 Yr) 2B 2 2 17.0 9 3 6 0 1 1.000 .946 4.76 5.19 4.50 5.70
SS (1 Yr) SS 2 2 18.0 9 3 5 1 2 .889 .941 4.00 5.10 4.00 5.60

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Walter Burch born?

Walter Burch was born on May 2, 1908.

Where was Walter Burch born?

Walter Burch was born in Atlanta, GA.

How tall was Walter Burch?

Walter Burch was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Walter Burch weigh when playing?

Walter Burch weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Walter Burch play?

Walter Burch played 8 seasons.

Is Walter Burch in the Hall of Fame?

Walter Burch has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Walter Burch play?

Walter Burch was a Catcher, Third Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Walter Burch have?

Walter Burch had 23 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Walter Burch have?

Walter Burch had 0 home runs over his career.

What was Walter Burch's average?

Walter Burch had a .198 average over his career.

How many teams has Walter Burch played for?

Walter Burch played for 6 teams; the Baltimore Black Sox, Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Buckeyes, Homestead Grays, Cleveland Bears and St. Louis-New Orleans Stars.

When did Walter Burch retire?

Walter Burch last played in 1946.

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