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 25 PS NN2 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -108 0 0 0
1942 26 NE NN2 -0.2 7 27 24 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 0 .192 13 3 1 0 /65
1943 27 NE NN2 -0.5 33 156 138 22 32 1 0 0 9 6 13 .232 .298 .239 .537 44 .276 49 33 0 5 *5/6
1944 28 NE NN2 0.0 37 171 144 24 31 3 1 0 11 3 24 .215 .327 .250 .577 56 .293 62 36 0 3 *5/6
1945 29 NE NN2 -0.1 25 118 105 14 22 1 0 0 7 4 10 .210 .284 .219 .504 42 .258 47 23 1 2 6/54 AS
1946 30 2TM NN2 0.7 53 235 203 36 54 6 0 0 15 3 25 .266 .352 .296 .648 82 .324 88 60 2 5 54/6 AS,AS
1946 30 NE NN2 -0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -108 0 0 0 /6
1946 30 PS NN2 0.8 52 233 201 35 54 6 0 0 15 3 25 .269 .355 .299 .654 83 .326 89 60 2 5 *54
1947 31 PS NN2 0.5 45 190 178 31 46 4 3 1 22 3 9 .258 .298 .331 .629 71 .299 69 59 1 2 *5/46
1948 32 PS NN2 0.0 47 209 196 26 47 6 0 0 12 6 9 .240 .273 .270 .544 57 .265 55 53 0 4 *5
8 Yrs 0.3 248 1107 989 154 235 21 4 1 78 25 92 .238 .306 .270 .576 60 .286 62 267 5 21 564
162 Game Avg 0.2 162 723 646 101 154 14 3 1 51 16 60 .238 .306 .270 .576 60 .286 62 174 3 14
NE (5 Yrs) -0.9 103 474 413 62 88 5 1 0 29 13 49 .213 .300 .230 .530 45 .272 50 95 2 10 56/4
PS (4 Yrs) 1.2 145 633 576 92 147 16 3 1 49 12 43 .255 .310 .299 .609 71 .297 72 172 3 11 54/6

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 25 PS NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .475 .500 0.0 0.0 0
1942 26 NE NN2 27 -3 0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .456 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 /65
1943 27 NE NN2 156 -11 0 0 1 0 -9 -0.8 4 -5 -0.5 .476 .495 -0.6 0.2 -6 *5/6
1944 28 NE NN2 171 -8 0 0 4 0 -4 -0.4 5 0 0.0 .488 .497 -0.4 0.4 -3 *5/6
1945 29 NE NN2 118 -8 0 0 3 1 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.1 .486 .498 -0.4 0.4 -3 6/54 AS
1946 30 2TM NN2 235 -4 0 0 4 1 1 0.1 7 8 0.7 .501 .501 0.3 0.4 4 54/6 AS,AS
1946 30 NE NN2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .432 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /6
1946 30 PS NN2 233 -3 0 0 4 1 1 0.1 7 9 0.8 .502 .501 0.4 0.5 5 *54
1947 31 PS NN2 190 -7 0 0 6 0 -2 -0.2 6 5 0.5 .497 .499 -0.1 0.6 -1 *5/46
1948 32 PS NN2 209 -11 0 0 4 0 -7 -0.7 7 0 0.0 .485 .496 -0.5 0.4 -4 *5
8 Yrs 1107 -52 0 0 21 3 -29 -2.7 34 5 0.3 .489 .498 -1.8 2.3 -16 564
162 Game Avg 723 -34 0 0 14 2 -19 -1.8 22 3 0.2 .489 .498 -1.2 1.5 -10
NE (5 Yrs) 474 -31 0 0 8 2 -21 -2.0 13 -8 -0.9 .481 .497 -1.6 0.9 -15 56/4
PS (4 Yrs) 633 -21 0 0 14 1 -7 -0.8 20 13 1.2 .495 .499 -0.2 1.4 0 54/6

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1941 25 PS NN2 1 .000 -108 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1942 26 NE NN2 27 .192 13 .125 .000 0.0 7.4 16.7 /65
1943 27 NE NN2 156 .276 49 .232 .007 0.0 8.3 48.9 *5/6
1944 28 NE NN2 171 .293 62 .215 .035 0.0 14.0 43.6 *5/6
1945 29 NE NN2 118 .258 47 .210 .010 0.0 8.5 42.4 6/54 AS
1946 30 2TM NN2 235 .324 88 .266 .030 0.0 10.6 44.4 54/6 AS,AS
1946 30 NE NN2 2 .000 -108 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /6
1946 30 PS NN2 233 .326 89 .269 .030 0.0 10.7 43.2 *54
1947 31 PS NN2 190 .299 69 .254 .073 0.5 4.7 54.5 *5/46
1948 32 PS NN2 209 .265 55 .240 .031 0.0 4.3 46.4 *5
8 Yrs 1107 .286 62 .237 .032 0.1 8.3 46.2 564
MLB Average .326 100 .274 .102 1.2 9.0 32.0
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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
1942 26 NE NN2 SS 5 5 41.0 27 14 12 1 2 .963 .933 5.71 5.31 5.20 7.90
1942 26 NE NN2 3B 2 2 11.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .920 0.82 2.86 0.50 4.25
1943 27 NE NN2 3B 28 28 237.0 112 39 63 10 6 .911 .914 3.87 3.15 3.64 4.16
1943 27 NE NN2 SS 5 4 44.0 27 12 10 5 2 .815 .918 4.50 5.54 4.40 7.32
1944 28 NE NN2 3B 37 37 313.0 128 42 77 9 9 .930 .938 3.42 3.26 3.22 3.08
1944 28 NE NN2 SS 1 0 4.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 .933 6.75 5.18 3.00 5.00
1945 29 NE NN2 SS 14 14 116.0 75 26 45 4 9 .947 .938 5.51 5.45 5.07 5.67 AS
1945 29 NE NN2 3B 11 11 94.1 36 12 22 2 1 .944 .917 3.24 2.87 3.09 2.99 AS
1945 29 NE NN2 2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 4.50 5.40 1.00 5.60 AS
1946 30 PS NN2 3B 40 38 326.0 131 42 81 8 8 .939 .918 3.40 2.93 3.08 2.87 AS,AS
1946 30 PS NN2 2B 13 12 101.0 64 28 33 3 3 .953 .954 5.44 5.46 4.69 5.35 AS,AS
1946 30 NE NN2 SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .940 0.00 5.40 0.00 5.50 AS,AS
1947 31 PS NN2 3B 42 40 341.1 154 51 93 10 6 .935 .923 3.80 2.97 3.43 2.17
1947 31 PS NN2 2B 4 3 28.0 21 12 8 1 1 .952 .950 6.43 5.63 5.00 4.10
1947 31 PS NN2 SS 1 1 9.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 .946 7.00 5.30 7.00 3.80
1948 32 PS NN2 3B 47 47 401.2 147 41 90 16 12 .891 .912 2.94 2.79 2.79 2.11
7 Yrs 252 242 2071.1 935 324 541 70 60 .925 .926 3.76 3.40 3.43 3.33
3B (7 Yrs) 3B 207 203 1724.1 709 227 427 55 42 .922 .921 3.41 2.99 3.16 2.79
SS (6 Yrs) SS 27 24 216.0 140 56 73 11 14 .921 .934 5.38 5.43 4.78 6.29
2B (3 Yrs) 2B 18 15 131.0 86 41 41 4 4 .953 .953 5.63 5.50 4.56 5.09

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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

When was Murray Watkins born?

Murray Watkins was born on October 16, 1915.

Where was Murray Watkins born?

Murray Watkins was born in Drury, MD.

How tall was Murray Watkins?

Murray Watkins was 5-4 (163 cm) tall.

How much did Murray Watkins weigh when playing?

Murray Watkins weighed 145 lbs (65 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Murray Watkins play?

Murray Watkins played 8 seasons.

Is Murray Watkins in the Hall of Fame?

Murray Watkins has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Murray Watkins play?

Murray Watkins was a Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Murray Watkins have?

Murray Watkins had 235 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Murray Watkins have?

Murray Watkins had 1 home run over his career.

What was Murray Watkins' average?

Murray Watkins had a .238 average over his career.

How many teams has Murray Watkins played for?

Murray Watkins played for 2 teams; the Newark Eagles and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Murray Watkins won?

Murray Watkins never won a World Series.

When did Murray Watkins retire?

Murray Watkins last played in 1948.

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