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
1927 21 2TM NNL -0.1 6 22 21 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .318 .333 .652 76 .305 74 7 0 /87
1927 21 KCM NNL 0.0 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 233 .560 241 3 0 /8
1927 21 MRS NNL -0.1 5 18 17 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .278 .235 .513 39 .248 37 4 0 /87
1934 28 ND NN2 0.1 29 113 98 18 26 7 0 0 13 3 11 .265 .345 .337 .682 92 .333 96 33 1 3 *3/7
1935 29 2TM NN2 0.4 37 147 127 26 33 3 2 7 19 7 16 .260 .352 .480 .832 110 .375 106 61 2 2 3
1935 29 ND NN2 0.4 36 146 126 26 33 3 2 7 19 7 16 .262 .354 .484 .838 111 .377 107 61 2 2 3
1935 29 NYC NN2 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -120 0 0 0
1937 31 PC NN2 0.6 8 35 29 7 14 2 0 3 9 1 5 .483 .559 .862 1.421 262 .600 252 25 0 1 /34
1938 32 NBY NN2 0.1 16 60 55 7 16 6 1 1 10 0 4 .291 .339 .491 .830 117 .372 111 27 0 1 3
1940 34 NBY NN2 0.2 15 45 39 5 14 1 0 0 7 0 6 .359 .444 .385 .829 117 .407 126 15 0 0 /793
1941 35 NBY NN2 0.7 33 124 112 23 35 7 1 4 24 2 10 .313 .379 .500 .879 145 .400 140 56 2 0 *3/7
1942 36 NBY NN2 -0.8 19 65 59 6 7 2 0 0 3 0 6 .119 .200 .153 .353 1 .185 9 9 0 0 *3
1943 37 2TM NN2 -0.1 12 50 45 7 10 3 0 1 8 1 4 .222 .286 .356 .641 71 .305 67 16 0 1 3
1943 37 HAR NN2 -0.1 10 43 39 6 9 3 0 1 8 1 3 .231 .286 .385 .670 79 .314 72 15 0 1 *3
1943 37 NBY NN2 -0.1 2 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 22 .250 37 1 0 0 /3
1944 38 NBY NN2 -0.2 4 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .231 .167 .397 7 .205 7 2 0 0 /53
1945 39 2TM 2LG -0.3 11 41 38 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 3 .184 .244 .237 .481 36 .236 38 9 0 0 3
1945 39 BBB NAL 0.0 3 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 120 .357 118 3 0 0 /3
1945 39 NBY NN2 -0.4 8 33 30 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 3 .133 .212 .200 .412 15 .207 18 6 0 0 /3
1946 40 NBY NN2 0.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 459 .962 469 1 0 0 /7
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
12 Yrs 0.6 191 716 636 102 171 32 5 16 95 14 67 .269 .343 .410 .754 103 .350 103 261 5 8 37/8954
162 Game Avg 0.5 162 607 539 87 145 27 4 14 81 12 57 .269 .343 .410 .754 103 .350 103 221 4
NBY (8 Yrs) -0.3 98 348 314 45 80 16 3 5 46 2 31 .255 .326 .373 .698 91 .329 93 117 2 1 3/795
ND (2 Yrs) 0.5 65 259 224 44 59 10 2 7 32 10 27 .263 .350 .420 .770 104 .358 103 94 3 5 3/7
HAR (1 Yr) -0.1 10 43 39 6 9 3 0 1 8 1 3 .231 .286 .385 .670 79 .314 72 15 0 1 *3
PC (1 Yr) 0.6 8 35 29 7 14 2 0 3 9 1 5 .483 .559 .862 1.421 262 .600 252 25 0 1 /34
MRS (1 Yr) -0.1 5 18 17 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .278 .235 .513 39 .248 37 4 0 /87
BBB (1 Yr) 0.0 3 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 120 .357 118 3 0 0 /3
KCM (1 Yr) 0.0 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 233 .560 241 3 0 /8
NYC (1 Yr) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -120 0 0 0
NN2 (11 Yrs) 0.6 182 686 607 102 162 31 5 16 95 14 66 .267 .344 .414 .757 104 .352 103 251 5 8 37/954
NNL (1 Yr) -0.1 6 22 21 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .318 .333 .652 76 .305 74 7 0 /87
NAL (1 Yr) 0.0 3 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 120 .357 118 3 0 0 /3

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
1927 21 2TM NNL 22 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .476 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /87
1927 21 KCM NNL 4 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .506 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /8
1927 21 MRS NNL 18 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .470 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /87
1934 28 ND NN2 113 -1 0 0 -1 -1 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .489 .498 0.2 -0.3 2 *3/7
1935 29 2TM NN2 147 1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -0.1 5 5 0.4 .499 .500 0.5 -0.2 6 3
1935 29 ND NN2 146 2 0 0 -1 -1 0 0.0 5 5 0.4 .500 .500 0.5 -0.2 6 3
1935 29 NYC NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .473 .500 0.0 0.0 0
1937 31 PC NN2 35 8 0 0 -2 0 6 0.5 1 7 0.6 .558 .503 0.7 -0.2 8 /34
1938 32 NBY NN2 60 1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 3
1940 34 NBY NN2 45 2 0 0 -1 -1 1 0.1 2 2 0.2 .503 .500 0.2 -0.1 3 /793
1941 35 NBY NN2 124 7 0 0 -1 -1 4 0.4 4 8 0.7 .511 .502 0.8 -0.2 9 *3/7
1942 36 NBY NN2 65 -8 0 0 -1 -1 -10 -0.9 2 -8 -0.8 .451 .494 -0.6 -0.2 -6 *3
1943 37 2TM NN2 50 -2 0 0 0 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 3
1943 37 HAR NN2 43 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 *3
1943 37 NBY NN2 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .466 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
1944 38 NBY NN2 13 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .442 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /53
1945 39 2TM 2LG 41 -3 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.5 1 -3 -0.3 .459 .498 -0.3 -0.1 -2 3
1945 39 BBB NAL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
1945 39 NBY NN2 33 -3 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .442 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 /3
1946 40 NBY NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .524 .500 0.0 0.0 1 /7
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
12 Yrs 716 3 0 0 -10 -7 -15 -1.5 24 9 0.6 .492 .499 1.4 -1.6 19 37/8954
162 Game Avg 607 2 0 0 -9 -6 -12 -1.3 20 8 0.5 .492 .499 1.2 -1.4 17
NBY (8 Yrs) 348 -4 0 0 -6 -4 -13 -1.3 11 -2 -0.3 .487 .499 0.2 -0.9 4 3/795
ND (2 Yrs) 259 1 0 0 -2 -3 -3 -0.3 9 5 0.5 .495 .499 0.6 -0.4 8 3/7
HAR (1 Yr) 43 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 *3
PC (1 Yr) 35 8 0 0 -2 0 6 0.5 1 7 0.6 .558 .503 0.7 -0.2 8 /34
MRS (1 Yr) 18 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .470 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /87
BBB (1 Yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
KCM (1 Yr) 4 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .506 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /8
NYC (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .473 .500 0.0 0.0 0
NN2 (11 Yrs) 686 3 0 0 -10 -7 -13 -1.4 23 9 0.6 .492 .499 1.4 -1.5 19 37/954
NAL (1 Yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
NNL (1 Yr) 22 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .476 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /87

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1927 21 2TM NNL 22 .305 74 .286 .048 0.0 4.5 0.0 /87
1927 21 KCM NNL 4 .560 241 .500 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 /8
1927 21 MRS NNL 18 .248 37 .235 .000 0.0 5.6 0.0 /87
1934 28 ND NN2 113 .333 96 .265 .071 0.0 9.7 47.4 *3/7
1935 29 2TM NN2 147 .375 106 .217 .220 4.8 10.9 43.2 3
1935 29 ND NN2 146 .377 107 .218 .222 4.8 11.0 43.2 3
1935 29 NYC NN2 1 .000 -120 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1937 31 PC NN2 35 .600 252 .423 .379 8.6 14.3 25.0 /34
1938 32 NBY NN2 60 .372 111 .278 .200 1.7 6.7 31.6 3
1940 34 NBY NN2 45 .407 126 .359 .026 0.0 13.3 25.0 /793
1941 35 NBY NN2 124 .400 140 .287 .188 3.2 8.1 44.2 *3/7
1942 36 NBY NN2 65 .185 9 .119 .034 0.0 9.2 46.2 *3
1943 37 2TM NN2 50 .305 67 .205 .133 2.0 8.0 46.2 3
1943 37 HAR NN2 43 .314 72 .211 .154 2.3 7.0 45.5 *3
1943 37 NBY NN2 7 .250 37 .167 .000 0.0 14.3 50.0 /3
1944 38 NBY NN2 13 .205 7 .167 .000 0.0 7.7 0.0 /53
1945 39 2TM 2LG 41 .236 38 .184 .053 0.0 7.3 30.0 3
1945 39 BBB NAL 8 .357 118 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /3
1945 39 NBY NN2 33 .207 18 .133 .067 0.0 9.1 42.9 /3
1946 40 NBY NN2 1 .962 469 1.000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /7
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
12 Yrs 716 .350 103 .250 .142 2.2 9.4 37.9 37/8954
MLB Average .331 100 .281 .108 1.2 8.6 33.6
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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
1927 21 2TM NNL CF 6 5 40.0 10 8 1 1 0 .900 .956 2.03 2.34 1.50 2.13
1927 21 KCM NNL CF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.31 0.00 2.10
1927 21 MRS NNL CF 5 4 33.0 10 8 1 1 0 .900 .956 2.45 2.35 1.80 2.14
1927 21 MRS NNL LF 1 1 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .960 1.50 1.80 1.00 1.70
1934 28 ND NN2 1B 24 23 181.0 228 217 8 3 7 .987 .987 11.19 10.76 9.38 11.78
1934 28 ND NN2 LF 6 6 43.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .943 1.26 1.59 1.00 1.73
1935 29 ND NN2 1B 36 36 292.0 375 352 17 6 20 .984 .984 11.37 10.56 10.25 8.38
1937 31 PC NN2 1B 8 8 62.2 66 65 1 0 2 1.000 .986 9.48 10.90 8.25 7.65
1937 31 PC NN2 2B 1 0 8.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 4.50 5.63 4.00 4.00
1938 32 NBY NN2 1B 15 15 110.2 136 131 2 3 8 .978 .984 10.82 10.83 8.87 7.58
1940 34 NBY NN2 LF 5 4 34.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .963 2.12 1.67 1.60 1.94
1940 34 NBY NN2 RF 4 4 28.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .963 0.96 1.54 0.75 1.75
1940 34 NBY NN2 1B 2 2 11.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 .985 9.82 10.88 6.00 12.50
1941 35 NBY NN2 1B 32 29 239.0 289 268 13 8 17 .972 .982 10.58 10.89 8.78 14.20
1941 35 NBY NN2 LF 2 0 10.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 .938 4.50 1.80 2.50 2.40
1942 36 NBY NN2 1B 19 18 136.0 156 146 5 5 2 .968 .982 9.99 10.51 7.95 15.61
1943 37 2TM NN2 1B 12 12 104.1 107 98 6 3 8 .972 .979 8.97 10.46 8.67 13.83
1943 37 HAR NN2 1B 10 10 88.1 88 81 6 1 5 .989 .979 8.86 10.46 8.70 13.83
1943 37 NBY NN2 1B 2 2 16.0 19 17 0 2 3 .895 .979 9.56 10.46 8.50 13.85
1944 38 NBY NN2 3B 3 2 20.0 7 3 4 0 2 1.000 .939 3.15 3.24 2.33 3.07
1944 38 NBY NN2 1B 1 1 8.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .980 10.13 10.91 9.00 10.40
1945 39 2TM 2LG 1B 10 10 81.1 93 90 3 0 8 1.000 .978 10.29 10.65 9.30 9.77
1945 39 BBB NAL 1B 2 2 15.1 14 13 1 0 2 1.000 .980 8.22 10.86 7.00 4.75
1945 39 NBY NN2 1B 8 8 66.0 79 77 2 0 6 1.000 .978 10.77 10.60 9.88 11.03
1946 40 NBY NN2 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
10 Yrs 163 156 1254.0 1483 1391 63 29 74 .980 .983 10.44 10.54 8.92 11.18
1B (10 Yrs) 1B 159 154 1226.0 1471 1387 56 28 72 .981 .983 10.59 10.69 9.08 11.38
LF (5 Yrs) LF 15 11 95.0 20 18 2 0 0 1.000 .951 1.89 1.66 1.33 1.89
CF (1 Yr) CF 6 5 40.0 10 8 1 1 0 .900 .956 2.03 2.34 1.50 2.13
RF (1 Yr) RF 4 4 28.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .963 0.96 1.54 0.75 1.75
3B (1 Yr) 3B 3 2 20.0 7 3 4 0 2 1.000 .939 3.15 3.24 2.33 3.07
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 0 8.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 4.50 5.63 4.00 4.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jim Starks born?

Jim Starks was born on April 23, 1906.

Where was Jim Starks born?

Jim Starks was born in Springfield, MO.

How tall is Jim Starks?

Jim Starks is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Starks weigh when playing?

Jim Starks weighed 217 lbs (98 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Starks play?

Jim Starks played 12 seasons.

Is Jim Starks in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Starks has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Jim Starks play?

Jim Starks was a First Baseman and Outfielder.

How many hits did Jim Starks have?

Jim Starks had 171 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim Starks have?

Jim Starks had 16 home runs over his career.

What was Jim Starks' average?

Jim Starks had a .269 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim Starks played for?

Jim Starks played for 8 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox, New York Black Yankees, Newark Dodgers, New York Cubans, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars.

When did Jim Starks retire?

Jim Starks last played in 1946.

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