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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| 1923 | 27 | CSW | NNL | 0.9 | 60 | 264 | 236 | 38 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 18 | .305 | .362 | .500 | .862 | 122 | .387 | 119 | 118 | 3 | 7 | *9/13 | |
| 1924 | 28 | CSW | NNL | 1.3 | 45 | 201 | 176 | 34 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 20 | .324 | .408 | .557 | .965 | 163 | .439 | 155 | 98 | 5 | *9/13 | ||
| 1925 | 29 | CSW | NNL | 1.8 | 45 | 194 | 174 | 36 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 4 | 19 | .316 | .387 | .615 | 1.002 | 163 | .434 | 154 | 107 | 1 | *9/1 | ||
| 1927 | 31 | NLG | ECL | 0.2 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .353 | .436 | .471 | .906 | 136 | .430 | 139 | 16 | 0 | /93 | ||
| 1928 | 32 | CSW | NNL | -1.7 | 47 | 187 | 169 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | .136 | .219 | .189 | .409 | 12 | .203 | 15 | 32 | 2 | *9/17 | ||
| 5 Yrs | 2.6 | 206 | 885 | 789 | 130 | 219 | 40 | 17 | 26 | 167 | 12 | 78 | .278 | .351 | .470 | .821 | 118 | .372 | 115 | 371 | 11 | 7 | *91/37 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 2.0 | 162 | 696 | 620 | 102 | 172 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 131 | 9 | 61 | .278 | .351 | .470 | .821 | 118 | .372 | 115 | 292 | 9 | ||||||
| CSW (4 Yrs) | 2.4 | 197 | 846 | 755 | 119 | 207 | 36 | 17 | 26 | 159 | 10 | 73 | .274 | .347 | .470 | .817 | 117 | .369 | 114 | 355 | 11 | 7 | *91/37 | ||||
| NLG (1 Yr) | 0.2 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .353 | .436 | .471 | .906 | 136 | .430 | 139 | 16 | 0 | /93 | |||||
| NNL (4 Yrs) | 2.4 | 197 | 846 | 755 | 119 | 207 | 36 | 17 | 26 | 159 | 10 | 73 | .274 | .347 | .470 | .817 | 117 | .369 | 114 | 355 | 11 | 7 | *91/37 | ||||
| ECL (1 Yr) | 0.2 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .353 | .436 | .471 | .906 | 136 | .430 | 139 | 16 | 0 | /93 | |||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 27 | CSW | NNL | 264 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 0.2 | 9 | 11 | 0.9 | .503 | .501 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 13 | *9/13 | |
| 1924 | 28 | CSW | NNL | 201 | 15 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -2 | 8 | 0.7 | 7 | 15 | 1.3 | .516 | .504 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 20 | *9/13 | |
| 1925 | 29 | CSW | NNL | 194 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 14 | 1.2 | 7 | 21 | 1.8 | .527 | .508 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 19 | *9/1 | |
| 1927 | 31 | NLG | ECL | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | .513 | .501 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3 | /93 | |
| 1928 | 32 | CSW | NNL | 187 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -23 | -2.3 | 6 | -16 | -1.7 | .452 | .486 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -17 | *9/17 | |
| 5 Yrs | 885 | 18 | -1 | 0 | -6 | -9 | 3 | 0.0 | 30 | 33 | 2.6 | .500 | .500 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 38 | *91/37 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 696 | 14 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -7 | 2 | 0.0 | 24 | 26 | 2.0 | .500 | .500 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 30 | |||||
| CSW (4 Yrs) | 846 | 16 | -1 | 0 | -5 | -9 | 1 | -0.1 | 29 | 30 | 2.4 | .499 | .500 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 35 | *91/37 | ||||
| NLG (1 Yr) | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | .513 | .501 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3 | /93 | ||||
| NNL (4 Yrs) | 846 | 16 | -1 | 0 | -5 | -9 | 1 | -0.1 | 29 | 30 | 2.4 | .499 | .500 | 2.8 | -1.3 | 35 | *91/37 | ||||
| ECL (1 Yr) | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | .513 | .501 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3 | /93 | ||||
| Batting | Batting Ratios | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | PA | Pos | Awards | |||||||
| 1923 | 27 | CSW | NNL | 264 | .387 | 119 | .281 | .195 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 35.3 | *9/13 | |
| 1924 | 28 | CSW | NNL | 201 | .439 | 155 | .296 | .233 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 36.0 | *9/13 | |
| 1925 | 29 | CSW | NNL | 194 | .434 | 154 | .270 | .299 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 39.1 | *9/1 | |
| 1927 | 31 | NLG | ECL | 39 | .430 | 139 | .353 | .118 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 64.7 | /93 | |
| 1928 | 32 | CSW | NNL | 187 | .203 | 15 | .136 | .053 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 26.8 | *9/17 | |
| 5 Yrs | 885 | .372 | 115 | .253 | .193 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 36.9 | *91/37 | ||||
| MLB Average | .345 | 100 | .292 | .112 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 35.9 | ||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
| 1923 | 27 | CSW | NNL | RF | 55 | 53 | 442.1 | 84 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .964 | .957 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.47 | 1.71 | |
| 1923 | 27 | CSW | NNL | P | 8 | 4 | 31.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .949 | 1.45 | 3.40 | 0.63 | 3.58 | |
| 1923 | 27 | CSW | NNL | 1B | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .971 | .980 | 9.27 | 11.92 | 8.50 | 12.48 | |
| 1924 | 28 | CSW | NNL | RF | 42 | 42 | 341.1 | 60 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .983 | .963 | 1.56 | 1.68 | 1.40 | 1.58 | |
| 1924 | 28 | CSW | NNL | P | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .943 | 3.94 | 3.32 | 3.50 | 3.15 | |
| 1924 | 28 | CSW | NNL | 1B | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .980 | 12.96 | 11.56 | 12.00 | 11.00 | |
| 1925 | 29 | CSW | NNL | RF | 40 | 40 | 329.2 | 83 | 74 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .928 | .955 | 2.10 | 1.82 | 1.93 | 1.66 | |
| 1925 | 29 | CSW | NNL | P | 6 | 5 | 51.0 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .885 | .947 | 4.06 | 2.98 | 3.83 | 2.73 | |
| 1927 | 31 | NLG | ECL | RF | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .958 | 1.76 | 1.89 | 1.67 | 1.80 | |
| 1927 | 31 | NLG | ECL | 1B | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .935 | .981 | 9.00 | 10.68 | 9.67 | 10.20 | |
| 1928 | 32 | CSW | NNL | RF | 45 | 45 | 362.1 | 73 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 3 | .932 | .942 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.36 | |
| 1928 | 32 | CSW | NNL | LF | 2 | 1 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .950 | 0.68 | 1.76 | 0.50 | 1.50 | |
| 1928 | 32 | CSW | NNL | P | 2 | 1 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .955 | 2.16 | 2.92 | 1.00 | 2.55 | |
| 5 Yrs | 26 | 19 | 176.2 | 120 | 76 | 36 | 8 | 4 | .933 | .969 | 5.71 | 6.42 | 4.31 | 5.69 | |||||
| RF (5 Yrs) | RF | 188 | 186 | 1526.2 | 310 | 273 | 22 | 15 | 7 | .952 | .954 | 1.74 | 1.68 | 1.57 | 1.59 | ||||
| P (4 Yrs) | P | 18 | 12 | 106.1 | 42 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 0 | .881 | .947 | 3.13 | 3.15 | 2.06 | 3.13 | ||||
| 1B (3 Yrs) | 1B | 8 | 7 | 70.1 | 78 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .962 | .980 | 9.60 | 11.36 | 9.38 | 11.44 | ||||
| LF (1 Yr) | LF | 2 | 1 | 13.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .950 | 0.68 | 1.76 | 0.50 | 1.50 | ||||
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Where was Esteban Montalvo born?
Esteban Montalvo was born in Matanzas, Cuba.
How tall was Esteban Montalvo?
Esteban Montalvo was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.
How much did Esteban Montalvo weigh when playing?
Esteban Montalvo weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Esteban Montalvo play?
Esteban Montalvo played 5 seasons.
Is Esteban Montalvo in the Hall of Fame?
Esteban Montalvo has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Esteban Montalvo play?
Esteban Montalvo was a Rightfielder, Pitcher and First Baseman.
How many hits did Esteban Montalvo have?
Esteban Montalvo had 219 hits over his career.
How many home runs did Esteban Montalvo have?
Esteban Montalvo had 26 home runs over his career.
What was Esteban Montalvo's average?
Esteban Montalvo had a .278 average over his career.
How many teams has Esteban Montalvo played for?
Esteban Montalvo played for 2 teams; the Cuban Stars West and New York Lincoln Giants.
When did Esteban Montalvo retire?
Esteban Montalvo last played in 1928.
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