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
1941 18 CAG NAL -0.5 12 53 48 4 9 0 0 0 3 1 4 .188 .250 .188 .438 31 .222 37 9 0 1 /789
1942 19 CAG NAL 0.6 38 154 127 13 33 2 2 1 12 0 22 .260 .377 .331 .708 111 .350 117 42 2 3 /3784 AS,AS
1943 20 CAG NAL 0.7 32 134 122 19 29 3 4 2 16 1 12 .238 .306 .377 .683 109 .325 106 46 0 0 49/637
1944 21 2TM NAL 0.2 18 72 65 13 20 2 0 2 11 2 7 .308 .375 .431 .806 148 .389 145 28 0 0 /453689
1944 21 CAG NAL 0.3 16 63 57 13 19 2 0 2 10 2 6 .333 .397 .474 .871 167 .418 162 27 0 0 /4536
1944 21 CC NAL -0.1 2 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 8 .190 20 1 0 0 /89
1945 22 CAG NAL 1.5 35 151 128 23 42 6 2 3 26 7 23 .328 .430 .477 .907 165 .431 159 61 0 0 3/45796
5 Yrs 2.5 135 564 490 72 133 13 8 8 68 11 68 .271 .363 .380 .742 122 .359 123 186 2 4 34798/56
162 Game Avg 2.9 162 677 588 86 160 16 10 10 82 13 82 .271 .363 .380 .742 122 .359 123 223 2 5
CAG (5 Yrs) 2.6 133 555 482 72 132 13 8 8 67 11 67 .274 .365 .384 .749 124 .362 124 185 2 4 34798/56
CC (1 Yr) -0.1 2 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 8 .190 20 1 0 0 /89
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 SF Pos Awards
1943 20 CAG NAL 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 567 567 0 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 81 0 0 0 0

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
1941 18 CAG NAL 53 -4 0 0 -2 0 -7 -0.7 2 -5 -0.5 .443 .496 -0.3 -0.3 -3 /789
1942 19 CAG NAL 154 4 0 0 0 -1 2 0.2 5 7 0.6 .506 .501 0.6 -0.1 7 /3784 AS,AS
1943 20 CAG NAL 134 1 0 0 3 0 4 0.4 4 8 0.7 .512 .502 0.4 0.3 5 49/637
1944 21 2TM NAL 72 4 0 0 -4 0 0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .499 .501 0.6 -0.4 6 /453689
1944 21 CAG NAL 63 4 0 0 -3 0 1 0.2 2 3 0.3 .509 .501 0.7 -0.3 7 /4536
1944 21 CC NAL 9 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .417 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /89
1945 22 CAG NAL 151 12 0 0 0 -1 12 1.1 4 16 1.5 .530 .507 1.4 -0.1 16 3/45796
5 Yrs 564 16 0 0 -4 -1 11 1.0 17 28 2.5 .507 .502 2.7 -0.5 31 34798/56
162 Game Avg 677 19 0 0 -4 -2 13 1.1 20 34 2.9 .507 .502 3.3 -0.6 38
CAG (5 Yrs) 555 17 0 0 -3 -1 12 1.1 17 29 2.6 .508 .502 2.8 -0.4 32 34798/56
CC (1 Yr) 9 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .417 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /89

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1941 18 CAG NAL 53 .222 37 .188 .000 0.0 7.5 30.8 /789
1942 19 CAG NAL 154 .350 117 .254 .071 0.6 14.3 21.4 /3784 AS,AS
1943 20 CAG NAL 134 .325 106 .225 .139 1.5 9.0 43.6 49/637
1944 21 2TM NAL 72 .389 145 .286 .123 2.8 9.7 44.0 /453689
1944 21 CAG NAL 63 .418 162 .309 .140 3.2 9.5 47.8 /4536
1944 21 CC NAL 9 .190 20 .125 .000 0.0 11.1 0.0 /89
1945 22 CAG NAL 151 .431 159 .312 .148 2.0 15.2 32.3 3/45796
5 Yrs 564 .359 123 .259 .108 1.4 12.1 32.8 34798/56
MLB Average .323 100 .273 .098 1.1 8.7 32.2
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1943 20 CAG NAL 7 .143 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 Yr 7 .143 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
MLB Average .239 .055 0.4 7.9 26.6
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Standard Fielding

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1941 18 CAG NAL LF 7 7 64.1 9 8 0 1 0 .889 .941 1.12 1.55 1.14 0.71
1941 18 CAG NAL CF 4 4 35.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .967 1.80 2.19 1.75 1.00
1941 18 CAG NAL RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.00 1.60 1.00 0.70
1942 19 CAG NAL 1B 15 15 122.2 159 152 7 0 7 1.000 .981 11.67 10.51 10.60 7.03 AS,AS
1942 19 CAG NAL LF 13 13 111.2 22 20 0 2 0 .909 .927 1.61 1.67 1.54 1.12 AS,AS
1942 19 CAG NAL CF 7 7 61.0 22 20 1 1 0 .955 .960 3.10 2.46 3.00 1.66 AS,AS
1942 19 CAG NAL 2B 3 3 21.0 16 8 7 1 0 .938 .945 6.43 5.53 5.00 3.70 AS,AS
1943 20 CAG NAL 2B 15 14 124.0 76 29 46 1 6 .987 .942 5.44 5.33 5.00 3.03
1943 20 CAG NAL RF 10 10 84.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 .938 1.39 1.62 1.30 0.92
1943 20 CAG NAL SS 5 5 43.0 30 9 15 6 0 .800 .917 5.02 4.94 4.80 2.82
1943 20 CAG NAL LF 2 2 18.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 .933 4.00 1.60 4.00 0.90
1943 20 CAG NAL 1B 1 1 8.0 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 .983 9.00 10.80 8.00 6.10
1944 21 CAG NAL 2B 6 6 48.0 23 8 11 4 1 .826 .928 3.56 5.57 3.17 2.18
1944 21 CAG NAL 3B 5 5 41.1 13 6 7 0 1 1.000 .920 2.83 3.07 2.60 1.22
1944 21 CAG NAL 1B 3 3 27.0 33 31 2 0 1 1.000 .977 11.00 10.70 11.00 4.20
1944 21 CAG NAL SS 1 1 8.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 .916 4.50 5.18 4.00 2.00
1944 21 CC NAL CF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 0.90
1944 21 CC NAL RF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .930 2.25 1.46 2.00 0.60
1945 22 CAG NAL 1B 22 22 186.0 224 213 8 3 11 .987 .980 10.69 10.90 10.05 4.75
1945 22 CAG NAL 2B 4 3 29.0 18 6 12 0 1 1.000 .944 5.59 5.59 4.50 2.45
1945 22 CAG NAL LF 4 4 35.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 .948 2.06 1.72 2.00 0.75
1945 22 CAG NAL 3B 3 3 27.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 .927 2.33 3.17 2.33 1.37
1945 22 CAG NAL RF 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .957 1.50 1.50 1.50 0.65
1945 22 CAG NAL SS 1 1 9.0 6 2 3 1 0 .833 .922 5.00 5.30 5.00 2.30
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
4 Yrs 84 82 694.0 618 477 124 17 29 .972 .966 7.79 7.80 7.15 4.01
1B (4 Yrs) 1B 41 41 343.2 424 404 17 3 20 .993 .980 11.03 10.75 10.27 5.58
2B (4 Yrs) 2B 28 26 222.0 133 51 76 6 8 .955 .940 5.15 5.43 4.54 2.84
LF (4 Yrs) LF 26 26 229.0 48 43 1 4 0 .917 .934 1.73 1.64 1.69 0.94
RF (4 Yrs) RF 14 14 119.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 .941 1.44 1.59 1.36 0.84
CF (3 Yrs) CF 12 12 105.0 29 27 1 1 0 .966 .962 2.40 2.35 2.33 1.38
SS (3 Yrs) SS 7 7 60.0 41 13 20 8 0 .805 .918 4.95 5.03 4.71 2.63
3B (2 Yrs) 3B 8 8 68.1 20 9 11 0 1 1.000 .923 2.63 3.11 2.50 1.28
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1943 20 CAG NAL 2B 2 0 48.0 11 7 4 0 1 1.000 2.06 5.50 0
1 Yr 2 0 48.0 11 7 4 0 1 1.000 2.06 5.50 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Art Pennington born?

Art Pennington was born on May 18, 1923.

Where was Art Pennington born?

Art Pennington was born in Memphis, TN.

How tall was Art Pennington?

Art Pennington was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Art Pennington weigh when playing?

Art Pennington weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Art Pennington play?

Art Pennington played 5 seasons.

Is Art Pennington in the Hall of Fame?

Art Pennington has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Art Pennington play?

Art Pennington was an Outfielder, First Baseman and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Art Pennington have?

Art Pennington had 133 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Art Pennington have?

Art Pennington had 8 home runs over his career.

What was Art Pennington's average?

Art Pennington had a .271 average over his career.

How many teams has Art Pennington played for?

Art Pennington played for 2 teams; the Chicago American Giants and Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns.

How many World Series has Art Pennington won?

Art Pennington never won a World Series.

When did Art Pennington retire?

Art Pennington last played in 1945.

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