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
1924 3TM NNL -0.1 60 242 218 26 52 5 2 0 14 7 23 .239 .314 .280 .594 64 .293 68 61 1 *97/58
1924 ABC NNL 0.3 20 78 72 10 21 2 1 0 8 2 6 .292 .346 .347 .693 90 .332 92 25 0 /7598
1924 CAG NNL -0.4 5 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -107 0 0 /9
1924 MRS NNL 0.1 35 148 130 15 31 3 1 0 6 5 17 .238 .331 .277 .608 68 .305 74 36 1 *9/785
1925 MRS NNL 0.2 45 164 144 26 41 10 2 1 16 7 17 .285 .372 .403 .775 106 .364 109 58 3 78/9
1927 2TM NNL 1.1 89 357 310 37 84 16 5 2 28 13 38 .271 .367 .374 .741 100 .353 104 116 9 *8/794
1927 MRS NNL 0.5 72 294 254 29 59 11 5 1 22 12 33 .232 .337 .327 .664 79 .322 83 83 7 *8/749
1927 BBB NNL 0.6 17 63 56 8 25 5 0 1 6 1 5 .446 .508 .589 1.097 195 .499 202 33 2 8/9
1928 MRS NNL 0.9 69 264 225 42 65 13 3 2 34 10 33 .289 .394 .400 .794 117 .376 122 90 6 *8
1929 MRS NNL 0.2 67 268 222 37 56 8 2 3 15 9 44 .252 .381 .347 .727 91 .349 98 77 2 *789/4
1931 CAG NNL 0.0 4 13 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 .385 .273 .657 85 .342 97 3 1 0 /8
1932 LVB NSL 0.0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -21 .217 0 0 0 1 /7
7 Yrs 2.3 335 1313 1133 170 301 52 14 8 108 47 157 .266 .366 .357 .723 95 .347 100 405 22 1 *879/54
162 Game Avg 1.1 162 635 548 82 146 25 7 4 52 23 76 .266 .366 .357 .723 95 .347 100 196 11
MRS (5 Yrs) 1.9 288 1138 975 149 252 45 13 7 93 43 144 .258 .365 .353 .717 93 .345 98 344 19 *879/45
CAG (2 Yrs) -0.5 9 29 27 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .111 .172 .111 .284 -21 .153 -16 3 1 0 /89
ABC (1 Yr) 0.3 20 78 72 10 21 2 1 0 8 2 6 .292 .346 .347 .693 90 .332 92 25 0 /7598
BBB (1 Yr) 0.6 17 63 56 8 25 5 0 1 6 1 5 .446 .508 .589 1.097 195 .499 202 33 2 8/9
LVB (1 Yr) 0.0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -21 .217 0 0 0 1 /7
NNL (6 Yrs) 2.3 334 1308 1130 170 301 52 14 8 108 46 156 .266 .366 .358 .725 95 .347 100 405 22 0 *879/54
NSL (1 Yr) 0.0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -21 .217 0 0 0 1 /7
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
1927 BBB NNL 5 20 17 2 8 1 0 0 2 1 1 .471 .526 .529 1.056 9 0 1 1
1 Yr 5 20 17 2 8 1 0 0 2 1 1 .471 .526 .529 1.056 9 0 1 1
162 Game Avg 162 648 551 65 259 32 0 0 65 32 32 .471 .526 .529 1.056 292 0 32 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
1924 3TM NNL 242 -11 0 0 4 -2 -9 -0.9 8 -1 -0.1 .486 .498 -0.4 0.2 -4 *97/58
1924 ABC NNL 78 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 3 3 0.3 .500 .500 0.2 0.1 1 /7598
1924 CAG NNL 16 -4 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.5 1 -5 -0.4 .403 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -4 /9
1924 MRS NNL 148 -5 0 0 3 -2 -4 -0.4 5 1 0.1 .490 .498 -0.1 0.1 -2 *9/785
1925 MRS NNL 164 2 0 0 -4 -2 -3 -0.3 6 2 0.2 .493 .498 0.6 -0.5 6 78/9
1927 2TM NNL 357 2 1 0 -2 -2 -2 -0.2 12 11 1.1 .498 .498 1.2 -0.4 13 *8/794
1927 MRS NNL 294 -6 1 0 2 -2 -6 -0.6 10 5 0.5 .492 .497 0.3 0.0 3 *8/749
1927 BBB NNL 63 8 0 0 -3 0 4 0.4 2 6 0.6 .522 .502 0.9 -0.4 10 8/9
1928 MRS NNL 264 7 0 0 -6 -2 0 0.0 9 9 0.9 .500 .500 1.4 -0.7 15 *8
1929 MRS NNL 268 -1 0 0 -5 -2 -8 -0.8 9 1 0.2 .489 .495 0.7 -0.7 6 *789/4
1931 CAG NNL 13 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 /8
1932 LVB NSL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .467 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /7
7 Yrs 1313 -1 1 0 -14 -10 -23 -2.2 45 21 2.3 .493 .498 3.5 -2.2 35 *879/54
162 Game Avg 635 0 0 0 -7 -5 -11 -1.1 22 10 1.1 .493 .498 1.7 -1.1 17
MRS (5 Yrs) 1138 -3 1 0 -10 -9 -21 -2.0 39 18 1.9 .493 .498 2.8 -1.8 28 *879/45
CAG (2 Yrs) 29 -5 0 0 -1 0 -6 -0.6 1 -5 -0.5 .437 .498 -0.4 -0.1 -4 /89
ABC (1 Yr) 78 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 3 3 0.3 .500 .500 0.2 0.1 1 /7598
BBB (1 Yr) 63 8 0 0 -3 0 4 0.4 2 6 0.6 .522 .502 0.9 -0.4 10 8/9
LVB (1 Yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .467 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /7
NNL (6 Yrs) 1308 0 1 0 -14 -10 -23 -2.2 45 22 2.3 .493 .498 3.5 -2.2 36 *879/54
NSL (1 Yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .467 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /7

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1924 3TM NNL 242 .293 68 .239 .041 0.0 9.5 34.2 *97/58
1924 ABC NNL 78 .332 92 .292 .056 0.0 7.7 37.0 /7598
1924 CAG NNL 16 .000 -107 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /9
1924 MRS NNL 148 .305 74 .238 .038 0.0 11.5 30.6 *9/785
1925 MRS NNL 164 .364 109 .280 .118 0.6 10.4 41.7 78/9
1927 2TM NNL 357 .353 104 .266 .103 0.6 10.6 27.1 *8/794
1927 MRS NNL 294 .322 83 .229 .094 0.3 11.2 28.6 *8/749
1927 BBB NNL 63 .499 202 .436 .143 1.6 7.9 22.6 8/9
1928 MRS NNL 264 .376 122 .283 .111 0.8 12.5 39.2 *8
1929 MRS NNL 268 .349 98 .242 .095 1.1 16.4 34.3 *789/4
1931 CAG NNL 13 .342 97 .273 .000 0.0 7.7 40.0 /8
1932 LVB NSL 5 .217 0 .000 .000 0.0 20.0 0.0 /7
7 Yrs 1313 .347 100 .260 .092 0.6 12.0 34.3 *879/54
MLB Average .343 100 .292 .115 1.2 7.9 35.9
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1927 BBB NNL 20 .471 .059 0.0 5.0 20.0
1 Yr 20 .471 .059 0.0 5.0 20.0
MLB Average .270 .106 1.0 6.9 38.2
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Standard Fielding

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1924 3TM NNL RF 35 35 289.2 57 51 3 3 1 .947 .963 1.68 1.68 1.54 1.58
1924 ABC NNL RF 2 2 18.0 9 6 1 2 0 .778 .963 3.50 1.70 3.50 1.60
1924 CAG NNL RF 5 5 45.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .963 1.40 1.68 1.40 1.58
1924 MRS NNL RF 28 28 226.2 41 38 2 1 1 .976 .963 1.59 1.68 1.43 1.58
1924 2TM NNL LF 14 11 93.1 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 .955 2.41 1.65 1.79 1.56
1924 ABC NNL LF 9 8 63.1 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 .955 2.70 1.65 2.11 1.56
1924 MRS NNL LF 5 3 30.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .955 1.80 1.65 1.20 1.56
1924 2TM NNL 3B 9 9 70.0 22 6 15 1 1 .955 .931 2.70 3.16 2.33 2.98
1924 ABC NNL 3B 8 8 61.0 16 4 11 1 1 .938 .931 2.21 3.16 1.88 2.98
1924 MRS NNL 3B 1 1 9.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 .932 6.00 3.20 6.00 3.00
1924 2TM NNL CF 6 4 45.1 15 12 2 1 1 .933 .964 2.78 2.18 2.33 2.07
1924 ABC NNL CF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.00 2.20 1.00 2.10
1924 MRS NNL CF 5 3 36.1 14 11 2 1 1 .929 .964 3.22 2.18 2.60 2.06
1925 MRS NNL LF 32 29 232.0 41 36 3 2 1 .951 .947 1.51 1.62 1.22 1.48
1925 MRS NNL CF 13 7 83.0 14 10 3 1 0 .929 .959 1.41 2.33 1.00 2.14
1925 MRS NNL RF 7 3 39.0 5 3 1 1 0 .800 .954 0.92 1.82 0.57 1.66
1927 2TM NNL CF 88 88 741.0 200 183 8 9 1 .955 .956 2.32 2.34 2.17 2.14
1927 MRS NNL CF 72 72 609.0 174 159 7 8 1 .954 .956 2.45 2.34 2.31 2.14
1927 BBB NNL CF 16 16 132.0 26 24 1 1 0 .962 .956 1.70 2.34 1.56 2.14
1927 MRS NNL 2B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .950 4.50 5.85 1.00 5.30
1927 BBB NNL RF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 2.00 1.70 2.00 1.50
1928 MRS NNL CF 69 68 564.1 150 138 4 8 3 .947 .963 2.26 2.52 2.06 2.18
1929 MRS NNL LF 29 28 224.1 38 35 1 2 0 .947 .955 1.44 1.79 1.24 1.64
1929 MRS NNL CF 27 26 207.1 67 54 8 5 1 .925 .955 2.69 2.46 2.30 2.26
1929 MRS NNL RF 10 10 87.2 16 14 1 1 0 .938 .935 1.54 1.78 1.50 1.63
1929 MRS NNL 2B 2 1 8.1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 .955 1.08 5.72 0.50 5.25
1931 CAG NNL CF 4 2 27.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.67 2.27 1.25 1.55
1932 LVB NSL LF 1 1 8.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .953 2.25 2.03 2.00 1.50
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
3 Yrs 12 10 80.1 25 6 17 2 1 .920 .934 2.58 3.50 1.92 3.55
CF (6 Yrs) CF 207 195 1668.0 451 401 26 24 6 .947 .958 2.30 2.41 2.06 2.16
LF (4 Yrs) LF 76 69 557.2 107 98 4 5 1 .953 .952 1.65 1.70 1.34 1.56
RF (4 Yrs) RF 53 49 425.1 80 70 5 5 1 .938 .957 1.59 1.71 1.42 1.60
2B (2 Yrs) 2B 3 1 10.1 3 0 2 1 0 .667 .953 1.74 5.75 0.67 5.27
3B (1 Yr) 3B 9 9 70.0 22 6 15 1 1 .955 .931 2.70 3.16 2.33 2.98
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1927 BBB NNL CF 5 5 0 126.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.57 1.60 0
1 Yr 5 5 0 126.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.57 1.60 0

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  • Negro League data is not complete. Measures may unfairly penalize players with fewer league games scheduled. 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons did Pinky Ward play?

Pinky Ward played 7 seasons.

Is Pinky Ward in the Hall of Fame?

Pinky Ward has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Pinky Ward play?

Pinky Ward was an Outfielder and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Pinky Ward have?

Pinky Ward had 301 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Pinky Ward have?

Pinky Ward had 8 home runs over his career.

What was Pinky Ward's average?

Pinky Ward had a .266 average over his career.

How many teams has Pinky Ward played for?

Pinky Ward played for 5 teams; the Indianapolis ABCs, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago Columbia Giants, Louisville Black Caps and Memphis Red Sox.

When did Pinky Ward retire?

Pinky Ward last played in 1932.

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