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 W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1933 25 CBB NN2 0.8 3 8 .273 4.26 13 11 2 8 0 1 95.0 104 59 45 2 12 33 1 0 0 412 102 2.89 1.221 9.9 0.2 1.1 3.1 2.75
1934 26 CRS NN2 -0.6 2 8 .200 7.52 11 9 5 0 0 58.2 89 53 49 3 15 24 2 0 0 286 60 3.93 1.773 13.7 0.5 2.3 3.7 1.60
1935 27 CEG NN2 -0.8 2 4 .333 7.09 9 5 0 3 0 0 39.1 53 39 31 4 9 18 1 0 0 182 73 4.37 1.576 12.1 0.9 2.1 4.1 2.00
1936 28 WEG NN2 2.0 9 5 .643 3.93 20 11 2 5 2 1 107.2 114 60 47 5 26 44 3 0 1 479 127 3.94 1.300 9.5 0.4 2.2 3.7 1.69 AS
1937 29 WEG NN2 0.4 4 3 .571 5.37 9 7 2 4 0 0 53.2 61 37 32 2 16 28 0 0 0 237 94 3.56 1.435 10.2 0.3 2.7 4.7 1.75
1938 30 BEG NN2 1.7 7 2 .778 3.83 14 9 5 7 0 2 84.2 85 42 36 3 21 30 1 0 0 357 132 3.63 1.252 9.0 0.3 2.2 3.2 1.43
1939 31 BEG NN2 1.5 8 4 .667 4.45 13 10 3 9 0 1 95.0 104 52 47 6 14 44 1 0 0 392 110 3.44 1.242 9.9 0.6 1.3 4.2 3.14 AS,AS
1941 33 BEG NN2 2.9 9 3 .750 2.23 15 12 3 10 2 2 101.0 79 34 25 2 18 62 2 0 0 410 198 2.43 0.960 7.0 0.2 1.6 5.5 3.44 AS
1942 34 BEG NN2 1.3 8 3 .727 3.53 17 11 5 7 1 2 94.1 90 44 37 5 26 48 4 0 2 404 112 3.20 1.230 8.6 0.5 2.5 4.6 1.85
1943 35 2TM NN2 4.8 10 5 .667 2.95 19 13 5 12 2 0 134.1 134 56 44 2 38 94 4 0 0 561 164 2.38 1.280 9.0 0.1 2.5 6.3 2.47
1943 35 BEG NN2 4.6 10 5 .667 3.00 17 13 3 12 2 0 129.0 132 55 43 2 37 91 4 0 0 542 161 2.39 1.310 9.2 0.1 2.6 6.3 2.46
1943 35 PS NN2 0.3 0 0 1.69 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 19 302 2.09 0.563 3.4 0.0 1.7 5.1 3.00
1944 36 2TM NN2 2.0 6 5 .545 2.77 12 9 3 7 2 0 78.0 76 32 24 1 17 58 3 0 0 324 159 2.13 1.192 8.8 0.1 2.0 6.7 3.41 AS
1944 36 BEG NN2 1.5 5 5 .500 3.04 11 8 3 6 1 0 71.0 73 32 24 1 15 51 3 0 0 299 144 2.19 1.239 9.3 0.1 1.9 6.5 3.40
1944 36 PS NN2 0.5 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 25 1.54 0.714 3.9 0.0 2.6 9.0 3.50
1945 37 BEG NN2 2.9 11 5 .688 3.10 18 15 3 13 1 1 130.2 133 53 45 2 28 91 1 0 0 551 135 2.19 1.232 9.2 0.1 1.9 6.3 3.25 AS
1946 38 BEG NN2 0.2 4 7 .364 4.48 15 11 4 6 0 2 80.1 91 51 40 7 11 39 2 0 0 339 99 3.24 1.270 10.2 0.8 1.2 4.4 3.55 AS,AS
1947 39 BEG NN2 2.3 8 5 .615 2.77 16 14 2 11 0 0 120.1 112 51 37 2 24 59 2 0 0 496 150 2.58 1.130 8.4 0.1 1.8 4.4 2.46
1948 40 BEG NN2 2.5 10 4 .714 1.90 17 12 5 11 0 0 123.1 104 40 26 2 22 79 1 0 0 487 188 2.26 1.022 7.6 0.1 1.6 5.8 3.59
WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
15 Yrs 23.8 101 71 .587 3.64 218 159 44 118 10 12 1396.1 1429 703 565 48 297 751 28 0 3 5917 123 2.93 1.236 9.2 0.3 1.9 4.8 2.53
162 Game Avg 4.3 18 13 .587 3.64 39 29 21 2 2 252 258 127 102 9 54 135 5 0 1 1067 123 2.93 1.236 9.2 0.3 1.9 4.8 2.53
BEG (13 Yrs) 22.9 95 55 .633 3.44 191 138 40 104 9 11 1230.1 1231 590 470 43 267 684 25 0 3 5175 130 2.90 1.218 9.0 0.3 2.0 5.0 2.56
PS (2 Yrs) 0.7 1 0 1.000 0.73 3 1 2 1 1 0 12.1 5 1 1 0 3 10 0 0 0 44 658 1.78 0.649 3.6 0.0 2.2 7.3 3.33
CBB (1 Yr) 0.8 3 8 .273 4.26 13 11 2 8 0 1 95.0 104 59 45 2 12 33 1 0 0 412 102 2.89 1.221 9.9 0.2 1.1 3.1 2.75
CRS (1 Yr) -0.6 2 8 .200 7.52 11 9 5 0 0 58.2 89 53 49 3 15 24 2 0 0 286 60 3.93 1.773 13.7 0.5 2.3 3.7 1.60
Standard Pitching Table
Season Age Team Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1939 31 BEG NN2 2 1 .667 3.14 4 3 0 3 0 0 28.2 41 11 10 8 0 14 0 0 1.709 12.9 2.5 4.4 1.75
1948 40 BEG NN2 1 0 1.000 1.88 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.1 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 1 1 54 1.94 0.628 5.0 0.0 0.6 5.7 9.00
2 Yrs 3 1 .750 2.72 6 4 1 4 0 0 43.0 49 15 13 0 9 0 23 1 1 54 0.65 1.349 10.3 0.0 1.9 4.8 2.56
162 Game Avg 20 7 .750 2.72 41 27 7 27 0 0 292 333 102 88 61 0 156 7 7 1.349 10.3 1.9 4.8 2.56

Value Pitching

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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1933 25 CBB NN2 95.0 13 11 59 5.59 5.29 0.02 0.00 100 5.26 -3 0.0 1.00 -0.2 0.8 7 .501 .500
1934 26 CRS NN2 58.2 11 9 53 8.13 4.89 -1.10 0.00 100 6.00 -14 -1.0 1.00 -0.1 -0.6 -8 .408 .494
1935 27 CEG NN2 39.1 9 5 39 8.92 5.91 0.64 0.00 100 5.27 -16 -1.1 1.00 -0.1 -0.8 -11 .381 .493
1936 28 WEG NN2 107.2 20 11 60 5.02 5.64 -0.37 0.00 100 6.01 12 1.2 1.00 -0.2 2.0 25 .559 .507 AS
1937 29 WEG NN2 53.2 9 7 37 6.20 5.98 0.03 0.00 100 5.94 -2 0.0 1.00 -0.1 0.4 5 .496 .500
1938 30 BEG NN2 84.2 14 9 42 4.46 5.49 -0.03 0.00 100 5.52 10 1.1 1.00 -0.1 1.7 20 .581 .507
1939 31 BEG NN2 95.0 13 10 52 4.93 5.47 -0.16 0.00 100 5.62 7 0.8 1.00 -0.1 1.5 18 .564 .505 AS,AS
1941 33 BEG NN2 101.0 15 12 34 3.03 4.71 0.14 0.00 100 4.57 17 2.2 1.00 -0.1 2.9 29 .648 .514 AS
1942 34 BEG NN2 94.1 17 11 44 4.20 5.03 0.20 0.00 100 4.83 7 0.7 1.00 -0.1 1.3 15 .541 .504
1943 35 2TM NN2 134.1 19 13 56 3.75 6.22 -0.29 0.00 100 6.50 41 4.0 1.00 -0.3 4.8 56 .711 .521
1943 35 BEG NN2 129.0 17 13 55 3.84 6.24 -0.30 0.00 100 6.54 39 3.8 1.00 -0.3 4.6 53 .723 .523
1943 35 PS NN2 5.1 2 0 1 1.69 5.80 0.07 0.00 100 5.73 2 0.2 1.00 0.0 0.3 3 .611 .501
1944 36 2TM NN2 78.0 12 9 32 3.69 5.51 -0.04 0.00 100 5.55 16 1.5 1.00 -0.1 2.0 23 .624 .506 AS
1944 36 BEG NN2 71.0 11 8 32 4.06 5.54 -0.03 0.00 100 5.57 12 1.1 1.00 -0.1 1.5 19 .596 .507
1944 36 PS NN2 7.0 1 1 0 0.00 5.23 -0.10 0.00 100 5.33 4 0.4 0.0 0.5 5 .931 .503
1945 37 BEG NN2 130.2 18 15 53 3.65 4.94 -0.10 0.00 100 5.04 20 2.2 1.00 -0.3 2.9 32 .622 .514 AS
1946 38 BEG NN2 80.1 15 11 51 5.71 5.19 0.25 0.00 100 4.95 -7 -0.5 1.00 -0.1 0.2 2 .468 .497 AS,AS
1947 39 BEG NN2 120.1 16 14 51 3.81 4.89 0.22 0.00 100 4.68 12 1.3 1.00 -0.2 2.3 24 .583 .508
1948 40 BEG NN2 123.1 17 12 40 2.92 4.28 0.45 0.00 100 3.82 12 1.5 1.00 -0.2 2.5 24 .588 .509
IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
15 Yrs 1396.1 218 159 703 4.53 5.25 -0.01 0.00 100 5.26 113 14.0 1.00 -2.2 23.8 263 .564 .507
162 Game Avg 252 39 29 127 4.53 5.25 -0.01 0.00 100 5.26 20 2.5 1.00 -0.4 4.3 47 .564 .507
BEG (13 Yrs) 1230.1 191 138 590 4.32 5.26 0.04 0.00 100 5.22 123 14.4 1.00 -1.9 22.9 255 .575 .508
PS (2 Yrs) 12.1 3 1 1 0.73 5.48 -0.02 0.00 100 5.50 7 0.7 1.00 0.0 0.7 8 .718 .502
CBB (1 Yr) 95.0 13 11 59 5.59 5.29 0.02 0.00 100 5.26 -3 0.0 1.00 -0.2 0.8 7 .501 .500
CRS (1 Yr) 58.2 11 9 53 8.13 4.89 -1.10 0.00 100 6.00 -14 -1.0 1.00 -0.1 -0.6 -8 .408 .494
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Season Age Team Lg IP HR% K% BB% Awards
1933 25 CBB NN2 95.0 0.5 8.0 2.9
1934 26 CRS NN2 58.2 1.0 8.4 5.2
1935 27 CEG NN2 39.1 2.2 9.9 4.9
1936 28 WEG NN2 107.2 1.0 9.2 5.4 AS
1937 29 WEG NN2 53.2 0.8 11.8 6.8
1938 30 BEG NN2 84.2 0.8 8.4 5.9
1939 31 BEG NN2 95.0 1.5 11.2 3.6 AS,AS
1941 33 BEG NN2 101.0 0.5 15.1 4.4 AS
1942 34 BEG NN2 94.1 1.2 11.9 6.4
1943 35 2TM NN2 134.1 0.4 16.8 6.8
1943 35 BEG NN2 129.0 0.4 16.8 6.8
1943 35 PS NN2 5.1 0.0 15.8 5.3
1944 36 2TM NN2 78.0 0.3 17.9 5.2 AS
1944 36 BEG NN2 71.0 0.3 17.1 5.0
1944 36 PS NN2 7.0 0.0 28.0 8.0
1945 37 BEG NN2 130.2 0.4 16.5 5.1 AS
1946 38 BEG NN2 80.1 2.1 11.5 3.2 AS,AS
1947 39 BEG NN2 120.1 0.4 11.9 4.8
1948 40 BEG NN2 123.1 0.4 16.2 4.5
Pitching Ratios
IP HR% K% BB% Awards
15 Yrs 1396.1 0.8 12.7 5.0
MLB Average 1.3 8.9 8.8
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Batting Against Pitching Ratios
Season Age Team Lg IP OBP BAbip HR% K% BB% Awards
1939 31 BEG NN2 28.2 6.125
1948 40 BEG NN2 14.1 5.000 -0.889 0.0 16.7 1.9
2 Yrs 43.0 5.900 -0.889 0.0
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  • Negro League data is not complete. Measures may unfairly penalize players with fewer league games scheduled. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Byrd born?

Bill Byrd was born on July 15, 1907.

Where was Bill Byrd born?

Bill Byrd was born in Canton, GA.

How tall was Bill Byrd?

Bill Byrd was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Byrd weigh when playing?

Bill Byrd weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bill Byrd play?

Bill Byrd played 15 seasons.

Is Bill Byrd in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Byrd has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bill Byrd play?

Bill Byrd was a Pitcher and Outfielder.

How many strikeouts did Bill Byrd have?

Bill Byrd had 751 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bill Byrd played for?

Bill Byrd played for 4 teams; the Baltimore Elite Giants, Columbus Blue Birds, Cleveland Red Sox and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Bill Byrd won?

Bill Byrd never won a World Series.

When did Bill Byrd retire?

Bill Byrd last played in 1948.

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