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
1924 30 BBB NNL -0.1 43 138 130 16 29 3 1 1 13 1 7 .223 .268 .285 .553 52 .264 51 37 1 9/78
1925 31 BBB NNL 0.5 80 328 313 42 91 12 8 2 44 8 12 .291 .323 .399 .723 91 .328 89 125 3 *97/841
1926 32 ABC NNL 1.7 65 282 269 47 84 17 5 6 53 7 10 .312 .344 .480 .824 110 .368 106 129 3 *97
1927 33 BBB NNL 1.2 76 281 267 52 81 14 3 5 49 8 12 .303 .338 .434 .773 107 .353 105 116 2 *97/8
1928 34 2TM NNL 0.4 51 176 167 25 51 7 2 1 22 5 5 .305 .341 .389 .730 99 .338 99 65 4 9/7
1928 34 BBB NNL 0.3 14 50 47 8 15 3 0 1 7 1 2 .319 .360 .447 .807 119 .368 119 21 1 9/7
1928 34 CAG NNL 0.1 37 126 120 17 36 4 2 0 15 4 3 .300 .333 .367 .700 91 .326 91 44 3 9/7
1932 38 LRG NSL 0.3 10 39 37 5 11 3 0 1 8 0 2 .297 .333 .459 .793 140 .372 134 17 0 0 /2793
1940 46 MRS NAL 0.0 7 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 72 .278 70 2 0 0 /78
7 Yrs 4.0 332 1251 1190 188 349 56 19 16 189 29 48 .293 .328 .413 .740 97 .338 95 491 13 0 97/82413
162 Game Avg 1.9 162 610 581 92 170 27 9 8 92 14 23 .293 .328 .413 .740 97 .338 95 240 6
BBB (4 Yrs) 2.0 213 797 757 118 216 32 12 9 113 18 33 .285 .321 .395 .716 92 .328 90 299 7 97/841
ABC (1 Yr) 1.7 65 282 269 47 84 17 5 6 53 7 10 .312 .344 .480 .824 110 .368 106 129 3 *97
CAG (1 Yr) 0.1 37 126 120 17 36 4 2 0 15 4 3 .300 .333 .367 .700 91 .326 91 44 3 9/7
LRG (1 Yr) 0.3 10 39 37 5 11 3 0 1 8 0 2 .297 .333 .459 .793 140 .372 134 17 0 0 /2793
MRS (1 Yr) 0.0 7 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 72 .278 70 2 0 0 /78
NNL (5 Yrs) 3.7 315 1205 1146 182 336 53 19 15 181 29 46 .293 .328 .412 .740 96 .337 94 472 13 *97/841
NSL (1 Yr) 0.3 10 39 37 5 11 3 0 1 8 0 2 .297 .333 .459 .793 140 .372 134 17 0 0 /2793
NAL (1 Yr) 0.0 7 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 72 .278 70 2 0 0 /78
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 Pos Awards
1927 33 BBB NNL 4 13 13 3 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000 7 0 0 0
1928 34 CAG NNL 3 6 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3 0 0 0
2 Yrs 7 19 19 3 8 0 0 1 3 1 0 .421 .421 .579 1.000 10 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 440 440 69 185 0 0 23 69 23 0 .421 .421 .579 1.000 231 0 0 0
BBB (1 Yr) 4 13 13 3 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000 7 0 0 0
CAG (1 Yr) 3 6 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3 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
1924 30 BBB NNL 138 -9 0 0 6 -2 -5 -0.5 5 -1 -0.1 .488 .497 -0.6 0.4 -6 9/78
1925 31 BBB NNL 328 -5 0 0 3 -4 -6 -0.5 11 5 0.5 .493 .497 0.2 -0.1 2 *97/841
1926 32 ABC NNL 282 2 0 0 10 -3 9 0.8 9 18 1.7 .512 .505 0.8 0.6 9 *97
1927 33 BBB NNL 281 2 0 0 4 -3 3 0.2 10 12 1.2 .503 .502 0.8 0.1 8 *97/8
1928 34 2TM NNL 176 0 0 0 0 -2 -3 -0.3 6 4 0.4 .495 .499 0.3 -0.2 3 9/7
1928 34 BBB NNL 50 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .508 .501 0.2 0.0 2 9/7
1928 34 CAG NNL 126 -1 0 0 -1 -2 -4 -0.4 4 1 0.1 .490 .498 0.1 -0.2 1 9/7
1932 38 LRG NSL 39 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 3 0.3 .512 .501 0.3 0.0 3 /2793
1940 46 MRS NAL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /78
7 Yrs 1251 -9 -1 0 22 -14 -2 -0.2 43 41 4.0 .499 .500 1.8 0.7 18 97/82413
162 Game Avg 610 -4 -1 0 11 -7 -1 -0.1 21 20 1.9 .499 .500 0.9 0.3 9
BBB (4 Yrs) 797 -11 -1 0 13 -9 -8 -0.7 27 20 2.0 .497 .499 0.7 0.4 6 97/841
ABC (1 Yr) 282 2 0 0 10 -3 9 0.8 9 18 1.7 .512 .505 0.8 0.6 9 *97
CAG (1 Yr) 126 -1 0 0 -1 -2 -4 -0.4 4 1 0.1 .490 .498 0.1 -0.2 1 9/7
LRG (1 Yr) 39 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 3 0.3 .512 .501 0.3 0.0 3 /2793
MRS (1 Yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /78
NNL (5 Yrs) 1205 -10 -1 0 23 -14 -3 -0.3 41 39 3.7 .499 .500 1.6 0.7 16 *97/841
NSL (1 Yr) 39 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 3 0.3 .512 .501 0.3 0.0 3 /2793
NAL (1 Yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /78

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1924 30 BBB NNL 138 .264 51 .217 .062 0.7 5.1 41.7 9/78
1925 31 BBB NNL 328 .328 89 .286 .109 0.6 3.7 38.5 *97/841
1926 32 ABC NNL 282 .368 106 .297 .167 2.1 3.5 45.1 *97
1927 33 BBB NNL 281 .353 105 .290 .131 1.8 4.3 52.2 *97/8
1928 34 2TM NNL 176 .338 99 .301 .084 0.6 2.8 40.7 9/7
1928 34 BBB NNL 50 .368 119 .304 .128 2.0 4.0 41.2 9/7
1928 34 CAG NNL 126 .326 91 .300 .067 0.0 2.4 40.5 9/7
1932 38 LRG NSL 39 .372 134 .278 .162 2.6 5.1 33.3 /2793
1940 46 MRS NAL 7 .278 70 .286 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0 /78
7 Yrs 1251 .338 95 .284 .119 1.3 3.8 43.7 97/82413
MLB Average .341 100 .289 .114 1.2 8.0 35.5
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1927 33 BBB NNL 13 .333 .231 7.7 0.0 50.0
1928 34 CAG NNL 6 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Yrs 19 .389 .158 5.3 0.0 28.6
MLB Average .268 .118 1.4 7.2 37.4
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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
1924 30 BBB NNL RF 32 31 250.0 64 59 3 2 2 .969 .963 2.23 1.68 1.94 1.58
1924 30 BBB NNL LF 4 0 15.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 0.60 1.68 0.25 1.55
1924 30 BBB NNL CF 2 2 22.0 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 .965 1.64 2.17 2.00 2.05
1925 31 BBB NNL RF 59 59 472.1 120 106 7 7 1 .942 .955 2.15 1.82 1.92 1.66
1925 31 BBB NNL LF 18 18 158.0 30 25 1 4 0 .867 .947 1.48 1.62 1.44 1.48
1925 31 BBB NNL CF 5 3 40.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .960 0.67 2.32 0.60 2.14
1925 31 BBB NNL 2B 2 0 7.2 7 1 5 1 0 .857 .944 7.04 5.28 3.00 4.80
1925 31 BBB NNL P 1 0 5.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .948 7.20 3.06 4.00 2.70
1926 32 ABC NNL RF 40 40 342.2 90 77 8 5 4 .944 .943 2.23 1.70 2.13 1.58
1926 32 ABC NNL LF 25 25 219.0 53 47 2 4 0 .925 .950 2.01 1.65 1.96 1.53
1927 33 BBB NNL RF 48 47 395.0 83 80 1 2 0 .976 .960 1.85 1.68 1.69 1.54
1927 33 BBB NNL LF 28 23 218.0 54 49 2 3 0 .944 .958 2.11 1.81 1.82 1.66
1927 33 BBB NNL CF 1 1 9.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .957 2.00 2.30 2.00 2.10
1928 34 2TM NNL RF 45 41 353.0 63 57 4 2 1 .968 .942 1.56 1.58 1.36 1.36
1928 34 BBB NNL RF 12 12 92.1 20 19 0 1 0 .950 .942 1.85 1.58 1.58 1.36
1928 34 CAG NNL RF 33 29 260.2 43 38 4 1 1 .977 .942 1.45 1.58 1.27 1.36
1928 34 2TM NNL LF 5 4 39.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .953 1.62 1.75 1.40 1.50
1928 34 BBB NNL LF 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .953 1.50 1.75 1.50 1.50
1928 34 CAG NNL LF 3 2 21.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .953 1.71 1.76 1.33 1.50
1932 38 LRG NSL C 5 2 30.0 25 20 4 1 0 .960 .966 7.20 5.94 4.80 4.28 0 6
1932 38 LRG NSL LF 5 5 34.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 .954 1.59 2.04 1.20 1.46
1932 38 LRG NSL RF 2 2 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 0.75 1.58 0.50 1.15
1940 46 MRS NAL LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.58 0.00 0.95
1940 46 MRS NAL CF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 9.00 1.80 1.00 1.20
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
2 Yrs 8 2 42.2 36 21 13 2 0 .944 .960 7.17 5.48 4.25 4.21 0 6
LF (7 Yrs) LF 87 75 687.0 152 135 5 12 0 .921 .953 1.83 1.72 1.61 1.54
RF (6 Yrs) RF 226 220 1825.0 421 380 23 18 8 .957 .953 1.99 1.70 1.78 1.54
CF (4 Yrs) CF 9 6 72.1 11 9 1 1 1 .909 .959 1.24 2.26 1.11 2.01
C (1 Yr) C 5 2 30.0 25 20 4 1 0 .960 .966 7.20 5.94 4.80 4.28 0 6
2B (1 Yr) 2B 2 0 7.2 7 1 5 1 0 .857 .944 7.04 5.28 3.00 4.80
P (1 Yr) P 1 0 5.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .948 7.20 3.06 4.00 2.70
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1927 33 BBB NNL LF 2 2 0 54.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 3.00 0
1927 33 BBB NNL RF 2 2 0 33.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.27 0.50 0
1928 34 CAG NNL LF 1 0 27.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 3.00 0
2 Yrs 5 4 0 114.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.79 2.00 0
LF (2 Yrs) LF 3 2 0 81.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 3.00 0
RF (1 Yr) RF 2 2 0 33.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.27 0.50 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ruben Jones born?

Ruben Jones was born on February 5, 1894.

Where was Ruben Jones born?

Ruben Jones was born in Austin, TX.

How many seasons did Ruben Jones play?

Ruben Jones played 7 seasons.

Is Ruben Jones in the Hall of Fame?

Ruben Jones has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Ruben Jones play?

Ruben Jones was an Outfielder.

How many hits did Ruben Jones have?

Ruben Jones had 349 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Ruben Jones have?

Ruben Jones had 16 home runs over his career.

What was Ruben Jones' average?

Ruben Jones had a .293 average over his career.

How many teams has Ruben Jones played for?

Ruben Jones played for 6 teams; the Indianapolis ABCs, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Red Sox, Little Rock Grays and Memphis Red Sox.

When did Ruben Jones retire?

Ruben Jones last played in 1940.

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