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
1930 23 BBB NNL -0.1 29 72 67 11 16 2 0 0 14 4 5 .239 .292 .269 .560 50 .275 54 18 0 2/97
1931 24 CCU NNL 0.0 7 23 19 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 .211 .286 .263 .549 54 .274 54 5 0 2 /2
1932 25 2TM NSL 0.2 9 32 29 4 8 1 1 0 3 2 3 .276 .344 .379 .723 120 .354 118 11 0 0 /2
1932 25 BBB NSL 0.3 7 27 24 3 8 1 1 0 3 1 3 .333 .407 .458 .866 163 .410 157 11 0 0 /2
1932 25 NEG NSL -0.1 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .054 -93 0 0 0 /2
1933 26 NEG NN2 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 .462 178 2 0 0 /9
1937 30 MRS NAL -0.4 15 50 45 6 8 1 0 0 6 3 4 .178 .245 .200 .445 24 .227 34 9 0 1 /529
1938 31 2TM NAL 0.4 11 39 32 4 8 2 0 1 4 1 5 .250 .368 .406 .775 122 .368 123 13 1 1 /253
1938 31 MRS NAL 0.1 3 8 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929 165 .435 169 3 1 1 /5
1938 31 BBB NAL 0.3 8 31 26 3 6 1 0 1 4 1 5 .231 .355 .385 .739 112 .352 112 10 0 0 /235
1939 32 SL3 NAL 0.0 6 18 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .333 .077 .410 22 .262 58 1 1 /2
1940 33 SNS NAL -0.1 15 50 47 4 9 1 0 0 5 0 3 .191 .240 .213 .453 37 .229 42 10 0 0 2
1941 34 SNS NAL -0.3 16 46 38 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .105 .227 .105 .333 0 .190 13 4 1 2 2
1942 35 MRS NAL -0.2 9 31 27 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 .185 .267 .185 .452 36 .233 48 5 0 1 /2
1943 36 MRS NAL 0.2 10 31 29 2 11 0 0 0 4 0 2 .379 .419 .379 .799 146 .390 143 11 0 0 /29
1944 37 CAG NAL 0.1 13 41 36 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 5 .222 .317 .250 .567 75 .289 82 9 0 0 2/46
12 Yrs -0.2 141 437 386 40 84 9 1 1 44 10 41 .218 .298 .254 .552 60 .277 66 98 3 7 25/93467
162 Game Avg -0.2 162 502 443 46 97 10 1 1 51 11 47 .218 .298 .254 .552 60 .277 66 113 3
MRS (4 Yrs) -0.3 37 120 107 11 26 2 0 0 11 3 9 .243 .308 .262 .569 66 .284 71 28 1 3 25/9
BBB (3 Yrs) 0.4 44 130 117 17 30 4 1 1 21 6 13 .256 .331 .333 .664 85 .321 87 39 0 0 2/9357
SNS (3 Yrs) -0.4 37 114 98 7 14 1 0 0 6 0 12 .143 .250 .153 .403 21 .219 33 15 2 2 2
NEG (2 Yrs) 0.0 3 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 29 .235 36 2 0 0 /29
CAG (1 Yr) 0.1 13 41 36 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 5 .222 .317 .250 .567 75 .289 82 9 0 0 2/46
CCU (1 Yr) 0.0 7 23 19 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 .211 .286 .263 .549 54 .274 54 5 0 2 /2
NAL (8 Yrs) -0.4 95 306 267 24 54 5 0 1 22 4 31 .202 .292 .232 .525 55 .268 64 62 3 5 25/9346
NNL (2 Yrs) -0.2 36 95 86 12 20 3 0 0 18 4 7 .233 .290 .267 .558 51 .274 54 23 0 2 2/97
NSL (1 Yr) 0.2 9 32 29 4 8 1 1 0 3 2 3 .276 .344 .379 .723 120 .354 118 11 0 0 /2
NN2 (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 .462 178 2 0 0 /9
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
1939 32 SL3 NAL 5 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0 0 1
1 Yr 5 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0 0 1
162 Game Avg 162 356 324 0 32 0 0 0 0 32 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 32 0 0 32

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
1930 23 BBB NNL 72 -5 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.1 .487 .498 -0.1 0.0 -2 2/97
1931 24 CCU NNL 23 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .488 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /2
1932 25 2TM NSL 32 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .510 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /2
1932 25 BBB NSL 27 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .528 .501 0.3 0.0 3 /2
1932 25 NEG NSL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .447 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
1933 26 NEG NN2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .610 .501 0.0 0.1 1 /9
1937 30 MRS NAL 50 -5 0 0 -2 0 -6 -0.6 2 -5 -0.4 .463 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -3 /529
1938 31 2TM NAL 39 1 0 0 1 0 3 0.2 1 4 0.4 .521 .501 0.2 0.1 3 /253
1938 31 MRS NAL 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .523 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /5
1938 31 BBB NAL 31 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .520 .501 0.2 0.1 2 /235
1939 32 SL3 NAL 18 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .485 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /2
1940 33 SNS NAL 50 -4 0 0 1 0 -3 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .484 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 2
1941 34 SNS NAL 46 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .471 .497 -0.3 0.0 -3 2
1942 35 MRS NAL 31 -2 0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .470 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /2
1943 36 MRS NAL 31 2 0 0 -1 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .513 .501 0.3 0.0 3 /29
1944 37 CAG NAL 41 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 0.1 1 2/46
12 Yrs 437 -19 1 0 -1 3 -17 -1.6 15 -2 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 0.2 -1 25/93467
162 Game Avg 502 -22 1 0 -2 3 -19 -1.8 17 -2 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 0.2 -1
MRS (4 Yrs) 120 -5 0 0 -3 1 -7 -0.6 4 -3 -0.3 .483 .498 0.0 -0.3 0 25/9
BBB (3 Yrs) 130 -2 0 0 1 1 -1 0.0 4 4 0.4 .499 .499 0.3 0.1 3 2/9357
SNS (3 Yrs) 114 -9 0 0 0 1 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .478 .498 -0.5 0.1 -5 2
NEG (2 Yrs) 9 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.1 0 /29
CAG (1 Yr) 41 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 0.1 1 2/46
CCU (1 Yr) 23 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .488 .499 0.0 0.0 0 /2
NAL (8 Yrs) 306 -14 0 0 -2 2 -14 -1.3 10 -4 -0.4 .486 .499 -0.3 0.1 -2 25/9346
NNL (2 Yrs) 95 -6 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .487 .498 -0.1 0.1 -2 2/97
NSL (1 Yr) 32 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .510 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /2
NN2 (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .610 .501 0.0 0.1 1 /9

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1930 23 BBB NNL 72 .275 54 .239 .030 0.0 6.9 52.4 2/97
1931 24 CCU NNL 23 .274 54 .211 .053 0.0 8.7 16.7 /2
1932 25 2TM NSL 32 .354 118 .276 .103 0.0 9.4 36.4 /2
1932 25 BBB NSL 27 .410 157 .333 .125 0.0 11.1 27.3 /2
1932 25 NEG NSL 5 .054 -93 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /2
1933 26 NEG NN2 4 .462 178 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /9
1937 30 MRS NAL 50 .227 34 .178 .022 0.0 8.0 50.0 /529
1938 31 2TM NAL 39 .368 123 .226 .156 2.6 12.8 23.1 /253
1938 31 MRS NAL 8 .435 169 .333 .167 0.0 0.0 33.3 /5
1938 31 BBB NAL 31 .352 112 .200 .154 3.2 16.1 20.0 /235
1939 32 SL3 NAL 18 .262 58 .077 .000 0.0 22.2 33.3 /2
1940 33 SNS NAL 50 .229 42 .191 .021 0.0 6.0 33.3 2
1941 34 SNS NAL 46 .190 13 .105 .000 0.0 10.9 10.0 2
1942 35 MRS NAL 31 .233 48 .185 .000 0.0 9.7 25.0 /2
1943 36 MRS NAL 31 .390 143 .379 .000 0.0 6.5 15.4 /29
1944 37 CAG NAL 41 .289 82 .222 .028 0.0 12.2 23.1 2/46
12 Yrs 437 .277 66 .216 .036 0.2 9.4 30.7 25/93467
MLB Average .332 100 .283 .112 1.3 8.4 34.2
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 32 SL3 NAL 11 .100 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 Yr 11 .100 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
MLB Average .252 .113 1.7 7.2 32.8
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Standard Fielding

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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
1930 23 BBB NNL C 20 17 134.0 103 80 17 6 1 .942 .965 6.51 6.49 4.85 5.63 2 9
1930 23 BBB NNL RF 3 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.13 1.52 0.67 1.30
1930 23 BBB NNL LF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.50
1931 24 CCU NNL C 7 7 50.1 39 32 6 1 1 .974 .969 6.79 6.53 5.43 4.46 0 5
1932 25 2TM NSL C 9 9 69.0 46 39 5 2 0 .957 .966 5.74 5.92 4.89 4.27 0 6
1932 25 BBB NSL C 7 7 55.0 37 32 3 2 0 .946 .966 5.73 5.92 5.00 4.27 0 4
1932 25 NEG NSL C 2 2 14.0 9 7 2 0 0 1.000 .966 5.79 5.91 4.50 4.25 0 2
1933 26 NEG NN2 RF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .960 4.00 1.80 4.00 1.60
1937 30 MRS NAL 3B 9 9 73.0 34 14 15 5 0 .853 .895 3.58 2.81 3.22 1.87
1937 30 MRS NAL C 5 5 32.0 23 19 3 1 0 .957 .972 6.19 7.31 4.40 4.88 2 9
1937 30 MRS NAL RF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.58 0.00 1.10
1938 31 BBB NAL C 7 6 54.0 38 27 8 3 1 .921 .978 5.83 7.67 5.00 4.51 0 14
1938 31 2TM NAL 3B 3 3 24.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .898 1.88 2.63 1.67 1.57
1938 31 MRS NAL 3B 2 2 16.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .897 1.69 2.64 1.50 1.55
1938 31 BBB NAL 3B 1 1 8.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .900 2.25 2.59 2.00 1.60
1938 31 MRS NAL P 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .935 9.00 2.70 2.00 1.70
1938 31 BBB NAL 1B 1 1 3.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 .980 6.00 10.80 2.00 6.30
1939 32 SL3 NAL C 6 5 39.0 29 23 5 1 0 .966 .966 6.46 6.83 4.67 4.93 1 9
1940 33 SNS NAL C 13 11 98.2 89 77 11 1 1 .989 .986 8.03 7.14 6.77 4.36 2 13
1940 33 SNS NAL RF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.00 1.60 1.00 1.00
1941 34 SNS NAL C 14 13 99.0 92 83 9 0 1 1.000 .986 8.36 7.34 6.57 3.35 0 7
1941 34 SNS NAL LF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.13 1.58 1.00 0.70
1942 35 MRS NAL C 9 7 70.2 51 41 8 2 0 .961 .969 6.24 6.56 5.44 4.38 2 5
1943 36 MRS NAL C 8 7 56.0 36 31 3 2 0 .944 .969 5.46 6.41 4.25 3.64 0 4
1943 36 MRS NAL RF 1 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 1.29 1.67 1.00 0.90
1944 37 CAG NAL C 10 9 79.2 59 48 6 5 0 .915 .956 6.10 6.59 5.40 2.58 2 13
1944 37 CAG NAL SS 1 1 7.0 5 1 2 2 0 .600 .916 3.86 5.27 3.00 2.00
1944 37 CAG NAL 2B 1 1 8.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 .929 7.88 5.63 7.00 2.20
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
11 Yrs 124 111 899.1 660 521 108 31 6 .953 .967 6.29 6.32 5.07 4.03 11 94
C (11 Yrs) C 108 96 782.1 605 500 81 24 5 .960 .972 6.68 6.77 5.38 4.31 11 94
RF (5 Yrs) RF 7 5 49.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .953 1.47 1.62 1.14 1.21
3B (2 Yrs) 3B 12 12 97.0 39 15 19 5 0 .872 .895 3.15 2.76 2.83 1.79
LF (2 Yrs) LF 2 1 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .940 0.75 1.65 0.50 1.10
1B (1 Yr) 1B 1 1 3.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 .980 6.00 10.80 2.00 6.30
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 1 8.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 .929 7.88 5.63 7.00 2.20
P (1 Yr) P 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .935 9.00 2.70 2.00 1.70
SS (1 Yr) SS 1 1 7.0 5 1 2 2 0 .600 .916 3.86 5.27 3.00 2.00
Standard Fielding Table
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G CG Inn A DP RF/G CS Awards
1939 32 SL3 NAL C 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 0
1 Yr 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.00 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons did Bob Smith play?

Bob Smith played 12 seasons.

Is Bob Smith in the Hall of Fame?

Bob Smith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bob Smith play?

Bob Smith was a Catcher, Third Baseman and Rightfielder.

How many hits did Bob Smith have?

Bob Smith had 84 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Bob Smith have?

Bob Smith had 1 home run over his career.

What was Bob Smith's average?

Bob Smith had a .218 average over his career.

How many teams has Bob Smith played for?

Bob Smith played for 6 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Nashville Elite Giants, Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Memphis Red Sox and St. Louis-New Orleans Stars.

When did Bob Smith retire?

Bob Smith last played in 1944.

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