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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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
1940 27 BBB NAL 1.1 27 112 104 20 35 4 3 0 13 3 5 .337 .378 .433 .811 145 .390 136 45 2 1 4/3 AS
1941 28 BBB NAL 0.7 26 97 88 11 26 3 3 0 18 1 4 .295 .326 .398 .724 114 .339 110 35 0 5 4 AS
1942 29 BBB NAL 1.6 35 143 135 28 45 3 2 2 13 4 5 .333 .366 .430 .796 136 .371 131 58 2 1 4/3 AS,AS
1943 30 BBB NAL 1.4 42 184 168 25 49 2 3 0 16 7 11 .292 .335 .339 .674 107 .329 107 57 0 5 4/5 AS
1944 31 BBB NAL 1.6 30 124 112 18 38 4 2 0 13 1 7 .339 .393 .411 .804 147 .388 145 46 3 2 4
1945 32 BBB NAL -0.1 6 24 23 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 .261 .292 .261 .553 62 .269 67 6 0 0 /54
1946 33 BBB NAL 0.2 3 8 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .200 .500 .200 .700 108 .419 148 1 2 0 /34
1947 34 BBB NAL -0.1 6 16 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 .241 34 4 0 0 /4
1948 35 NYC NN2 -0.4 21 97 89 12 21 3 1 0 9 1 5 .236 .277 .292 .569 65 .273 62 26 0 3 4
9 Yrs 5.9 196 805 740 120 225 19 14 2 87 17 39 .304 .346 .376 .722 116 .346 114 278 9 17 4/53
162 Game Avg 4.8 162 665 612 99 186 16 12 2 72 14 32 .304 .346 .376 .722 116 .346 114 230 7 14
BBB (8 Yrs) 6.3 175 708 651 108 204 16 13 2 78 16 34 .313 .356 .387 .743 124 .356 120 252 9 14 4/53
NYC (1 Yr) -0.4 21 97 89 12 21 3 1 0 9 1 5 .236 .277 .292 .569 65 .273 62 26 0 3 4
NAL (8 Yrs) 6.3 175 708 651 108 204 16 13 2 78 16 34 .313 .356 .387 .743 124 .356 120 252 9 14 4/53
NN2 (1 Yr) -0.4 21 97 89 12 21 3 1 0 9 1 5 .236 .277 .292 .569 65 .273 62 26 0 3 4
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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 30 BBB NAL,WS 9 41 38 1 13 0 1 0 2 2 2 .342 .375 .395 .770 15 0 0 1 0
1 Yr 9 41 38 1 13 0 1 0 2 2 2 .342 .375 .395 .770 15 0 0 1 0
162 Game Avg 162 738 684 18 234 0 18 0 36 36 36 .342 .375 .395 .770 270 0 0 18 0
WS (1 Yr) 7 34 31 1 11 0 0 0 1 2 2 .355 .394 .355 .749 11 0 0 1 0
NAL (1 Yr) 2 7 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857 4 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
1940 27 BBB NAL 112 5 0 0 2 1 8 0.7 4 11 1.1 .527 .504 0.9 0.3 10 4/3 AS
1941 28 BBB NAL 97 1 0 0 2 1 4 0.4 3 7 0.7 .514 .502 0.5 0.3 5 4 AS
1942 29 BBB NAL 143 6 0 0 7 1 13 1.2 4 18 1.6 .535 .508 0.9 0.7 11 4/3 AS,AS
1943 30 BBB NAL 184 1 0 0 6 2 9 0.9 6 15 1.4 .522 .506 0.8 0.8 9 4/5 AS
1944 31 BBB NAL 124 6 0 0 5 1 12 1.3 4 16 1.6 .543 .508 1.1 0.7 11 4
1945 32 BBB NAL 24 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .468 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /54
1946 33 BBB NAL 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.2 .543 .501 0.1 0.1 1 /34
1947 34 BBB NAL 16 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.1 .469 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /4
1948 35 NYC NN2 97 -4 0 0 -4 1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .465 .496 -0.1 -0.3 0 4
9 Yrs 805 14 -1 0 16 8 36 3.6 25 61 5.9 .518 .504 4.1 2.3 46 4/53
162 Game Avg 665 11 -1 0 13 6 30 2.9 21 51 4.8 .518 .504 3.4 1.9 38
BBB (8 Yrs) 708 18 -1 0 20 7 43 4.3 22 65 6.3 .524 .505 4.2 2.6 46 4/53
NYC (1 Yr) 97 -4 0 0 -4 1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .465 .496 -0.1 -0.3 0 4
NAL (8 Yrs) 708 18 -1 0 20 7 43 4.3 22 65 6.3 .524 .505 4.2 2.6 46 4/53
NN2 (1 Yr) 97 -4 0 0 -4 1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .465 .496 -0.1 -0.3 0 4

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1940 27 BBB NAL 112 .390 136 .337 .096 0.0 4.5 47.6 4/3 AS
1941 28 BBB NAL 97 .339 110 .295 .102 0.0 4.1 36.7 4 AS
1942 29 BBB NAL 143 .371 131 .323 .096 1.4 3.5 52.0 4/3 AS,AS
1943 30 BBB NAL 184 .329 107 .292 .048 0.0 6.0 41.7 4/5 AS
1944 31 BBB NAL 124 .388 145 .339 .071 0.0 5.6 37.5 4
1945 32 BBB NAL 24 .269 67 .261 .000 0.0 4.2 57.1 /54
1946 33 BBB NAL 8 .419 148 .200 .000 0.0 12.5 0.0 /34
1947 34 BBB NAL 16 .241 34 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0 /4
1948 35 NYC NN2 97 .273 62 .236 .056 0.0 5.2 46.2 4
9 Yrs 805 .346 114 .302 .072 0.2 4.8 43.5 4/53
MLB Average .326 100 .274 .104 1.2 9.0 32.3
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1943 30 BBB NAL,WS 41 .342 .053 0.0 4.9 6.7
1 Yr 41 .342 .053 0.0 4.9 6.7
MLB Average .239 .055 0.4 7.9 26.6
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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
1940 27 BBB NAL 2B 26 26 211.2 158 61 89 8 14 .949 .938 6.38 5.40 5.77 3.30 AS
1940 27 BBB NAL 1B 1 1 6.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .974 13.50 10.80 9.00 6.60 AS
1941 28 BBB NAL 2B 25 25 201.0 140 55 69 16 8 .886 .934 5.55 5.22 4.96 2.39 AS
1942 29 BBB NAL 2B 33 33 259.1 186 83 91 12 14 .935 .945 6.04 5.51 5.27 3.69 AS,AS
1942 29 BBB NAL 1B 1 1 9.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .981 8.00 10.50 8.00 7.00 AS,AS
1942 29 BBB NAL 3B 1 1 9.0 8 1 6 1 0 .875 .908 7.00 2.80 7.00 1.90 AS,AS
1943 30 BBB NAL 2B 41 41 343.1 240 99 122 19 14 .921 .942 5.79 5.33 5.39 3.03 AS
1943 30 BBB NAL 3B 1 1 8.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .932 5.63 2.93 5.00 1.70 AS
1944 31 BBB NAL 2B 30 30 248.1 183 68 102 13 23 .929 .928 6.16 5.57 5.67 2.18
1945 32 BBB NAL 3B 4 4 33.0 14 7 6 1 0 .929 .927 3.55 3.16 3.25 1.38
1945 32 BBB NAL 2B 2 2 16.1 8 3 4 1 3 .875 .944 3.86 5.57 3.50 2.45
1946 33 BBB NAL 1B 1 1 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .982 9.00 10.44 5.00 2.90
1946 33 BBB NAL 2B 1 1 9.0 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 .917 6.00 5.30 6.00 1.50
1947 34 BBB NAL 2B 3 3 26.0 15 7 7 1 1 .933 .933 4.85 5.40 4.67 1.97
1948 35 NYC NN2 2B 21 21 183.2 115 60 47 8 9 .930 .949 5.24 5.45 5.10 4.13
9 Yrs 191 191 1568.2 1100 467 553 80 86 .927 .939 5.85 5.40 5.34 3.05
2B (9 Yrs) 2B 182 182 1498.2 1051 436 537 78 86 .926 .939 5.84 5.41 5.35 3.05
3B (3 Yrs) 3B 6 6 50.0 27 9 16 2 0 .926 .922 4.50 3.06 4.17 1.52
1B (3 Yrs) 1B 3 3 20.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 .979 9.90 10.58 7.33 5.50
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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 30 BBB NAL,WS 2B 9 0 262.0 71 32 32 7 3 .901 2.20 7.11 0
1 Yr 9 0 262.0 71 32 32 7 3 .901 2.20 7.11 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tommy Sampson born?

Tommy Sampson was born on August 31, 1912.

Where was Tommy Sampson born?

Tommy Sampson was born in Calhoun, AL.

How tall was Tommy Sampson?

Tommy Sampson was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Tommy Sampson weigh when playing?

Tommy Sampson weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tommy Sampson play?

Tommy Sampson played 9 seasons.

Is Tommy Sampson in the Hall of Fame?

Tommy Sampson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Tommy Sampson play?

Tommy Sampson was a Second Baseman.

How many hits did Tommy Sampson have?

Tommy Sampson had 225 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Tommy Sampson have?

Tommy Sampson had 2 home runs over his career.

What was Tommy Sampson's average?

Tommy Sampson had a .304 average over his career.

How many teams has Tommy Sampson played for?

Tommy Sampson played for 2 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons and New York Cubans.

How many World Series has Tommy Sampson won?

Tommy Sampson never won a World Series.

When did Tommy Sampson retire?

Tommy Sampson last played in 1948.

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