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 19 SLS NNL 2.2 45 184 170 29 51 12 4 1 37 2 12 .300 .353 .435 .789 115 .366 112 74 2 6
1925 20 SLS NNL 3.6 88 401 341 83 98 19 8 8 51 18 56 .287 .394 .460 .854 127 .395 127 157 4 *6/3
1926 21 SLS NNL 4.7 84 330 279 66 104 12 4 13 64 16 50 .373 .470 .584 1.054 170 .475 171 163 1 *6
1927 22 SLS NNL 7.6 97 424 364 91 133 21 5 29 105 13 55 .365 .455 .690 1.145 205 .503 203 251 5 *6/5
1928 23 SLS NNL 6.1 78 345 315 82 113 28 5 22 81 13 25 .359 .414 .689 1.103 196 .486 190 217 5 *6/7
1929 24 2TM NNL 7.3 99 433 379 109 137 24 6 27 121 32 49 .361 .441 .670 1.111 185 .491 183 254 5 *6
1929 24 CAG NNL 0.7 4 16 16 4 8 2 1 0 4 1 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 221 .557 225 12 0 /6
1929 24 SLS NNL 6.6 95 417 363 105 129 22 5 27 117 31 49 .355 .439 .667 1.106 184 .488 181 242 5 *6
1930 25 SLS NNL 8.6 91 404 341 113 136 36 4 18 112 27 56 .399 .493 .686 1.179 211 .524 204 234 7 *6/73
1931 26 SLS NNL 2.4 35 157 126 35 40 12 3 3 28 9 24 .317 .434 .532 .966 169 .456 163 67 2 5 6
1932 27 2TM EWL 1.5 40 172 155 29 45 16 3 3 33 3 12 .290 .349 .490 .839 131 .388 124 76 2 3 *6
1932 27 DW EWL 1.2 30 130 117 24 35 15 2 1 23 3 10 .299 .359 .487 .847 133 .393 127 57 1 2 *6
1932 27 HG EWL 0.3 10 42 38 5 10 1 1 2 10 0 2 .263 .317 .500 .817 124 .373 115 19 1 1 6
1933 28 CAG NN2 0.4 37 176 161 32 43 7 3 0 23 8 8 .267 .314 .348 .662 80 .310 81 56 3 4 *6 AS
1934 29 CAG NN2 0.5 39 168 147 23 30 7 4 0 13 4 18 .204 .291 .306 .597 68 .291 70 45 0 3 *6 AS
1935 30 CAG NN2 2.5 50 227 195 59 71 14 5 6 38 14 28 .364 .446 .579 1.026 159 .462 157 113 1 3 *6 AS
1936 31 NE NN2 0.9 37 162 143 32 46 7 2 2 19 1 15 .322 .390 .441 .830 115 .385 117 63 1 3 6
1937 32 2TM NN2 1.2 37 154 134 34 42 10 5 3 29 2 15 .313 .391 .530 .921 136 .406 133 71 2 3 6/4 AS
1937 32 NE NN2 1.5 33 135 117 30 41 10 5 3 29 2 13 .350 .424 .598 1.023 161 .446 157 70 2 3 6/4
1937 32 HG NN2 -0.3 4 19 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059 .158 .059 .217 -41 .129 -34 1 0 0 /6
1938 33 NE NN2 1.4 30 117 97 24 32 7 2 3 16 4 14 .330 .425 .536 .961 152 .436 151 52 2 4 6/4 AS
1939 34 NE NN2 0.8 38 169 150 31 40 4 0 3 21 4 19 .267 .349 .353 .702 87 .334 91 53 0 6 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 1.9 51 218 199 50 68 12 1 6 32 3 16 .342 .399 .503 .902 156 .421 150 100 3 0 *6/8 AS,AS
1945 40 2TM NN2 0.1 29 122 107 14 26 6 0 0 11 1 10 .243 .325 .299 .624 75 .308 80 32 3 2 *6/17 AS
1945 40 NE NN2 -0.4 11 44 38 7 5 0 0 0 3 0 4 .132 .250 .132 .382 8 .214 21 5 2 0 /61
1945 40 NBY NN2 0.5 18 78 69 7 21 6 0 0 8 1 6 .304 .368 .391 .760 112 .363 114 27 1 2 6/7
1946 41 2TM NN2 0.6 62 254 229 23 67 13 3 1 38 2 21 .293 .355 .389 .743 107 .356 107 89 1 3 *5/647
1946 41 NBY NN2 -0.1 9 36 32 3 8 0 0 0 2 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 64 .298 72 8 1 0 /67
1946 41 BEG NN2 0.7 53 218 197 20 59 13 3 1 36 1 18 .299 .358 .411 .769 114 .366 113 81 0 3 *5/47
1947 42 IC NAL 0.0 6 21 19 2 6 0 1 0 3 0 1 .316 .350 .421 .771 106 .362 102 8 0 1 /64
1948 43 MRS NAL 0.4 6 19 17 6 8 2 1 0 3 1 2 .471 .526 .706 1.232 228 .556 215 12 0 0 /5
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
21 Yrs 54.6 1079 4657 4068 967 1336 269 69 148 878 177 506 .328 .409 .538 .947 152 .431 150 2187 49 34 *6/73485
162 Game Avg 8.2 162 699 611 145 201 40 10 22 132 27 76 .328 .409 .538 .947 152 .431 150 328 7
SLS (8 Yrs) 41.7 613 2662 2299 604 804 162 38 121 595 129 327 .350 .437 .611 1.048 177 .470 173 1405 31 5 *6/735
NE (6 Yrs) 6.2 200 845 744 174 232 40 10 17 120 14 81 .312 .387 .461 .848 127 .392 127 343 10 10 6/481
CAG (4 Yrs) 4.1 130 587 519 118 152 30 13 6 78 27 54 .293 .364 .435 .799 113 .370 114 226 4 10 6
NBY (2 Yrs) 0.4 27 114 101 10 29 6 0 0 10 2 9 .287 .357 .347 .704 97 .342 100 35 2 2 6/7
HG (2 Yrs) 0.0 14 61 55 9 11 1 1 2 10 0 4 .200 .267 .364 .630 70 .295 65 20 1 1 6
BEG (1 Yr) 0.7 53 218 197 20 59 13 3 1 36 1 18 .299 .358 .411 .769 114 .366 113 81 0 3 *5/47
DW (1 Yr) 1.2 30 130 117 24 35 15 2 1 23 3 10 .299 .359 .487 .847 133 .393 127 57 1 2 *6
IC (1 Yr) 0.0 6 21 19 2 6 0 1 0 3 0 1 .316 .350 .421 .771 106 .362 102 8 0 1 /64
MRS (1 Yr) 0.4 6 19 17 6 8 2 1 0 3 1 2 .471 .526 .706 1.232 228 .556 215 12 0 0 /5
NN2 (10 Yrs) 10.3 410 1767 1562 322 465 87 25 24 240 43 164 .298 .370 .431 .802 116 .374 116 674 16 25 65/4781
NNL (8 Yrs) 42.4 617 2678 2315 608 812 164 39 121 599 130 327 .351 .438 .612 1.050 177 .470 174 1417 31 5 *6/735
NAL (2 Yrs) 0.4 12 40 36 8 14 2 2 0 6 1 3 .389 .436 .556 .991 165 .456 158 20 0 1 /564
EWL (1 Yr) 1.5 40 172 155 29 45 16 3 3 33 3 12 .290 .349 .490 .839 131 .388 124 76 2 3 *6
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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
1925 20 SLS NNL 7 29 24 4 5 1 0 1 1 0 3 .208 .296 .375 .671 8 0 0 2 0
1928 23 SLS NNL 7 31 26 7 8 1 1 3 9 0 4 .308 .419 .769 1.189 17 0 1 0
1930 25 SLS NNL 7 32 31 6 13 2 0 2 9 0 1 .419 .438 .677 1.115 19 0 0 0
1934 29 CAG NN2 6 25 23 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .217 .280 .261 .541 6 0 1 0
1939 34 NE NN2 4 18 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .278 .071 .349 1 0 0 0
5 Yrs 31 135 118 20 32 5 1 6 19 1 13 .271 .353 .483 .836 51 0 2 2 0
162 Game Avg 162 705 617 105 167 26 5 31 99 5 68 .271 .353 .483 .836 267 0 10 10
SLS (3 Yrs) 21 92 81 17 26 4 1 6 19 0 8 .321 .389 .617 1.006 44 0 1 2 0
CAG (1 Yr) 6 25 23 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .217 .280 .261 .541 6 0 1 0
NE (1 Yr) 4 18 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .278 .071 .349 1 0 0 0
NNL (3 Yrs) 21 92 81 17 26 4 1 6 19 0 8 .321 .389 .617 1.006 44 0 1 2 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 10 43 37 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 .162 .279 .189 .468 7 0 1 0

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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 19 SLS NNL 184 3 0 0 12 3 18 1.6 6 24 2.2 .536 .510 1.1 1.4 12 6
1925 20 SLS NNL 401 15 1 0 4 6 26 2.3 13 39 3.6 .526 .514 3.2 0.8 35 *6/3
1926 21 SLS NNL 330 33 0 0 4 5 43 3.7 11 54 4.7 .543 .523 4.3 0.9 50 *6
1927 22 SLS NNL 424 54 0 0 6 6 66 6.1 14 79 7.6 .563 .538 7.0 1.2 74 *6/5
1928 23 SLS NNL 345 40 1 0 8 5 54 5.0 11 65 6.1 .564 .531 5.3 1.3 57 *6/7
1929 24 2TM NNL 433 48 2 0 8 7 65 5.8 14 79 7.3 .559 .531 6.5 1.4 71 *6
1929 24 CAG NNL 16 3 0 0 4 0 7 0.6 1 8 0.7 .659 .504 0.3 0.4 4 /6
1929 24 SLS NNL 417 45 2 0 4 6 58 5.2 14 71 6.6 .554 .532 6.2 1.0 67 *6
1930 25 SLS NNL 404 58 2 0 19 6 85 7.3 13 98 8.6 .580 .545 6.9 2.2 79 *6/73
1931 26 SLS NNL 157 13 1 0 5 2 21 1.9 5 26 2.4 .554 .512 1.9 0.7 21 6
1932 27 2TM EWL 172 6 0 0 2 3 10 0.9 6 16 1.5 .523 .504 1.2 0.4 14 *6
1932 27 DW EWL 130 5 0 0 2 2 9 0.8 4 13 1.2 .525 .505 1.0 0.4 11 *6
1932 27 HG EWL 42 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .515 .501 0.3 0.1 3 6
1933 28 CAG NN2 176 -4 1 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 5 4 0.4 .497 .499 0.4 0.2 4 *6 AS
1934 29 CAG NN2 168 -6 0 0 4 3 0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.1 0.6 2 *6 AS
1935 30 CAG NN2 227 20 1 0 -1 3 23 1.8 7 30 2.5 .537 .511 2.5 0.2 31 *6 AS
1936 31 NE NN2 162 4 0 0 -1 2 5 0.4 5 11 0.9 .512 .503 1.0 0.1 11 6
1937 32 2TM NN2 154 7 0 0 0 2 9 0.8 5 15 1.2 .520 .506 1.2 0.2 15 6/4 AS
1937 32 NE NN2 135 11 0 0 0 2 13 1.1 5 18 1.5 .533 .507 1.5 0.2 18 6/4
1937 32 HG NN2 19 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.3 1 -3 -0.3 .418 .498 -0.3 0.0 -3 /6
1938 33 NE NN2 117 8 0 0 1 2 12 1.0 4 16 1.4 .533 .506 1.2 0.3 14 6/4 AS
1939 34 NE NN2 169 -2 0 0 3 2 3 0.3 6 9 0.8 .507 .502 0.5 0.5 5 6 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 218 14 0 0 -2 3 15 1.4 7 21 1.9 .527 .508 2.1 0.1 23 *6/8 AS,AS
1945 40 2TM NN2 122 -3 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.1 .493 .500 0.1 0.1 2 *6/17 AS
1945 40 NE NN2 44 -4 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .457 .497 -0.3 0.0 -3 /61
1945 40 NBY NN2 78 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 2 5 0.5 .515 .502 0.4 0.2 5 6/7
1946 41 2TM NN2 254 2 0 0 -4 1 -1 -0.1 9 7 0.6 .498 .500 1.0 -0.3 12 *5/647
1946 41 NBY NN2 36 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /67
1946 41 BEG NN2 218 4 0 0 -3 0 1 0.1 7 8 0.7 .501 .500 1.0 -0.3 11 *5/47
1947 42 IC NAL 21 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /64
1948 43 MRS NAL 19 3 0 0 1 0 4 0.3 1 5 0.4 .552 .502 0.3 0.1 4 /5
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
21 Yrs 4657 312 7 0 68 65 453 40.0 152 605 54.6 .537 .517 47.9 12.2 537 *6/73485
162 Game Avg 699 47 1 0 10 10 68 6.0 23 91 8.2 .537 .517 7.2 1.8 81
SLS (8 Yrs) 2662 261 6 0 62 40 370 33.0 87 457 41.7 .554 .528 35.9 9.4 395 *6/735
NE (6 Yrs) 845 31 -1 0 1 11 43 3.7 28 70 6.2 .518 .505 5.9 1.1 69 6/481
CAG (4 Yrs) 587 11 2 0 7 8 29 2.4 19 47 4.1 .518 .504 3.3 1.4 40 6
NBY (2 Yrs) 114 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0.1 4 5 0.4 .503 .501 0.5 0.1 5 6/7
HG (2 Yrs) 61 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .487 .500 0.0 0.1 0 6
BEG (1 Yr) 218 4 0 0 -3 0 1 0.1 7 8 0.7 .501 .500 1.0 -0.3 11 *5/47
DW (1 Yr) 130 5 0 0 2 2 9 0.8 4 13 1.2 .525 .505 1.0 0.4 11 *6
IC (1 Yr) 21 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /64
MRS (1 Yr) 19 3 0 0 1 0 4 0.3 1 5 0.4 .552 .502 0.3 0.1 4 /5
NN2 (10 Yrs) 1767 40 1 0 1 21 62 5.2 57 119 10.3 .513 .504 10.1 2.0 119 65/4781
NNL (8 Yrs) 2678 264 6 0 66 40 377 33.6 88 464 42.4 .554 .528 36.2 9.8 399 *6/735
NAL (2 Yrs) 40 3 0 0 0 0 4 0.3 1 5 0.4 .524 .501 0.4 0.0 5 /564
EWL (1 Yr) 172 6 0 0 2 3 10 0.9 6 16 1.5 .523 .504 1.2 0.4 14 *6

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1924 19 SLS NNL 184 .366 112 .296 .135 0.5 6.5 43.8 6
1925 20 SLS NNL 401 .395 127 .270 .173 2.0 14.0 50.0 *6/3
1926 21 SLS NNL 330 .475 171 .342 .211 3.9 15.2 37.3 *6
1927 22 SLS NNL 424 .503 203 .310 .324 6.8 13.0 37.8 *6/5
1928 23 SLS NNL 345 .486 190 .311 .330 6.4 7.2 49.6 *6/7
1929 24 2TM NNL 433 .491 183 .313 .309 6.2 11.3 50.0 *6
1929 24 CAG NNL 16 .557 225 .500 .250 0.0 0.0 50.0 /6
1929 24 SLS NNL 417 .488 181 .304 .311 6.5 11.8 50.0 *6
1930 25 SLS NNL 404 .524 204 .365 .287 4.5 13.9 52.5 *6/73
1931 26 SLS NNL 157 .456 163 .301 .214 1.9 15.3 50.8 6
1932 27 2TM EWL 172 .388 124 .276 .200 1.7 7.0 46.4 *6
1932 27 DW EWL 130 .393 127 .293 .188 0.8 7.7 51.1 *6
1932 27 HG EWL 42 .373 115 .222 .237 4.8 4.8 27.3 6
1933 28 CAG NN2 176 .310 81 .267 .081 0.0 4.5 59.3 *6 AS
1934 29 CAG NN2 168 .291 70 .204 .102 0.0 10.7 47.9 *6 AS
1935 30 CAG NN2 227 .462 157 .344 .215 2.6 12.3 56.4 *6 AS
1936 31 NE NN2 162 .385 117 .312 .119 1.2 9.3 50.0 6
1937 32 2TM NN2 154 .406 133 .298 .216 1.9 9.7 55.4 6/4 AS
1937 32 NE NN2 135 .446 157 .333 .248 2.2 9.6 50.9 6/4
1937 32 HG NN2 19 .129 -34 .059 .000 0.0 10.5 133.3 /6
1938 33 NE NN2 117 .436 151 .309 .206 2.6 12.0 46.7 6/4 AS
1939 34 NE NN2 169 .334 91 .252 .087 1.8 11.2 50.0 6 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 218 .421 150 .321 .161 2.8 7.3 54.3 *6/8 AS,AS
1945 40 2TM NN2 122 .308 80 .243 .056 0.0 8.2 35.9 *6/17 AS
1945 40 NE NN2 44 .214 21 .132 .000 0.0 9.1 63.6 /61
1945 40 NBY NN2 78 .363 114 .304 .087 0.0 7.7 25.0 6/7
1946 41 2TM NN2 254 .356 107 .289 .096 0.4 8.3 25.0 *5/647
1946 41 NBY NN2 36 .298 72 .250 .000 0.0 8.3 25.0 /67
1946 41 BEG NN2 218 .366 113 .296 .112 0.5 8.3 25.0 *5/47
1947 42 IC NAL 21 .362 102 .316 .105 0.0 4.8 28.6 /64
1948 43 MRS NAL 19 .556 215 .471 .235 0.0 10.5 60.0 /5
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
21 Yrs 4657 .431 150 .303 .209 3.2 10.9 47.0 *6/73485
MLB Average .338 100 .287 .114 1.3 8.4 34.8
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1925 20 SLS NNL 29 .174 .167 3.4 10.3 42.9
1928 23 SLS NNL 31 .217 .462 9.7 12.9 40.0
1930 25 SLS NNL 32 .379 .258 6.3 3.1 33.3
1934 29 CAG NN2 25 .217 .043 0.0 4.0 28.6
1939 34 NE NN2 18 .071 .000 0.0 22.2 20.0
5 Yrs 135 .232 .212 4.4 9.6 34.1
MLB Average .257 .116 1.5 7.5 31.5
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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 19 SLS NNL SS 45 45 399.1 317 115 181 21 30 .934 .906 6.67 5.29 6.58 4.99
1925 20 SLS NNL SS 88 88 781.1 546 216 296 34 37 .938 .912 5.90 5.56 5.82 5.09
1925 20 SLS NNL 1B 1 0 3.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .978 10.80 11.34 4.00 10.60
1926 21 SLS NNL SS 81 80 696.0 491 188 271 32 60 .935 .910 5.94 5.30 5.67 4.94
1927 22 SLS NNL SS 96 95 845.2 554 200 319 35 43 .937 .904 5.52 5.09 5.41 4.66
1927 22 SLS NNL 3B 1 1 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .920 4.50 3.15 1.00 2.80
1928 23 SLS NNL SS 77 77 679.2 481 176 280 25 40 .948 .920 6.04 5.69 5.92 4.90
1928 23 SLS NNL LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.50
1929 24 2TM NNL SS 99 99 850.0 580 213 345 22 44 .962 .927 5.91 5.52 5.64 5.08
1929 24 CAG NNL SS 4 4 36.0 39 12 25 2 3 .949 .927 9.25 5.53 9.25 5.08
1929 24 SLS NNL SS 95 95 814.0 541 201 320 20 41 .963 .927 5.76 5.52 5.48 5.08
1929 24 SLS NNL 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.80 0.00 10.10
1930 25 SLS NNL SS 90 90 777.2 564 218 325 21 45 .963 .923 6.28 5.34 6.03 4.63
1930 25 SLS NNL LF 3 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 2.25 1.80 0.33 1.53
1930 25 SLS NNL 2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .935 9.00 5.40 2.00 4.70
1931 26 SLS NNL SS 35 35 311.0 203 73 120 10 17 .951 .932 5.59 5.46 5.51 3.73
1932 27 2TM EWL SS 40 40 342.2 215 92 112 11 15 .949 .925 5.36 5.08 5.10 7.02
1932 27 DW EWL SS 30 30 258.2 164 70 86 8 12 .951 .925 5.43 5.08 5.20 7.02
1932 27 HG EWL SS 10 10 84.0 51 22 26 3 3 .941 .925 5.14 5.08 4.80 7.02
1933 28 CAG NN2 SS 37 37 317.2 190 83 98 9 16 .953 .912 5.13 4.94 4.89 4.51 AS
1934 29 CAG NN2 SS 39 39 327.2 209 76 126 7 16 .967 .941 5.55 5.11 5.18 5.59 AS
1935 30 CAG NN2 SS 50 50 426.1 285 132 140 13 25 .954 .926 5.74 5.11 5.44 4.06 AS
1936 31 NE NN2 SS 37 37 308.2 197 81 106 10 13 .949 .938 5.45 5.22 5.05 3.92
1937 32 2TM NN2 SS 36 35 290.2 170 62 96 12 15 .929 .929 4.89 5.19 4.39 3.65 AS
1937 32 NE NN2 SS 32 31 254.2 150 54 85 11 14 .927 .929 4.91 5.19 4.34 3.65
1937 32 HG NN2 SS 4 4 36.0 20 8 11 1 1 .950 .929 4.75 5.20 4.75 3.65
1937 32 NE NN2 2B 1 0 5.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 7.20 5.58 4.00 4.00 AS
1938 33 NE NN2 SS 30 29 233.2 150 60 84 6 14 .960 .918 5.55 5.19 4.80 3.64 AS
1938 33 NE NN2 2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .950 9.00 5.40 2.00 3.90 AS
1939 34 NE NN2 SS 38 38 313.1 194 71 115 8 9 .959 .949 5.34 5.28 4.89 3.42 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 SS 48 48 396.2 208 82 118 8 15 .962 .933 4.54 5.32 4.17 7.90 AS,AS
1942 37 NE NN2 CF 2 2 16.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .963 2.25 2.53 2.00 3.75 AS,AS
1945 40 2TM NN2 SS 28 28 238.2 150 56 89 5 13 .967 .938 5.47 5.45 5.18 5.67 AS
1945 40 NE NN2 SS 10 10 88.1 50 19 28 3 3 .940 .938 4.79 5.45 4.70 5.67
1945 40 NBY NN2 SS 18 18 150.1 100 37 61 2 10 .980 .938 5.87 5.45 5.44 5.67
1945 40 NE NN2 P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.50 AS
1945 40 NBY NN2 LF 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .920 1.50 1.35 1.00 1.50 AS
1946 41 BEG NN2 3B 44 44 371.0 122 50 66 6 4 .951 .918 2.81 2.93 2.64 2.87
1946 41 NBY NN2 SS 8 8 68.0 51 20 27 4 4 .922 .939 6.22 5.63 5.88 5.50
1946 41 BEG NN2 2B 7 7 59.0 33 18 15 0 2 1.000 .954 5.03 5.46 4.71 5.36
1946 41 2TM NN2 LF 3 3 26.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.38 1.80 1.33 1.77
1946 41 NBY NN2 LF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .960 1.13 1.80 1.00 1.80
1946 41 BEG NN2 LF 2 2 18.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .963 1.50 1.80 1.50 1.75
1947 42 IC NAL SS 4 4 24.0 17 10 6 1 0 .941 .890 6.00 4.88 4.00 1.78
1947 42 IC NAL 2B 1 1 9.0 6 2 3 1 1 .833 .933 5.00 5.40 5.00 2.00
1948 43 MRS NAL 3B 4 3 30.2 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 .932 2.64 2.88 2.25 0.85
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
21 Yrs 1069 1058 9114.1 5956 2305 3349 302 478 .949 .922 5.58 5.22 5.29 4.80
SS (20 Yrs) SS 1006 1002 8628.2 5772 2224 3254 294 471 .949 .921 5.71 5.32 5.45 4.89
2B (5 Yrs) 2B 11 8 77.0 48 24 22 2 3 .958 .950 5.38 5.46 4.18 4.74
LF (4 Yrs) LF 8 3 39.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .953 1.38 1.73 0.75 1.61
3B (3 Yrs) 3B 49 48 403.2 132 53 73 6 4 .955 .919 2.81 2.93 2.57 2.70
1B (2 Yrs) 1B 2 0 4.1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .978 8.31 11.22 2.00 10.35
CF (1 Yr) CF 2 2 16.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .963 2.25 2.53 2.00 3.75
P (1 Yr) P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.50
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1925 20 SLS NNL SS 7 7 0 178.0 49 15 31 3 3 .939 2.33 6.57 0
1928 23 SLS NNL SS 7 0 183.0 30 15 15 0 2 1.000 1.48 4.29 0
1930 25 SLS NNL SS 7 7 0 186.0 28 12 14 2 2 .929 1.26 3.71 0
1934 29 CAG NN2 SS 6 0 153.0 31 12 19 0 2 1.000 1.82 5.17 0
1939 34 NE NN2 SS 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
5 Yrs 31 14 0 700.0 138 54 79 5 9 .964 1.71 4.29 0

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When was Willie Wells born?

Willie Wells was born on August 10, 1904.

Where was Willie Wells born?

Willie Wells was born in Austin, TX.

How tall was Willie Wells?

Willie Wells was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Willie Wells weigh when playing?

Willie Wells weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Willie Wells play?

Willie Wells played 21 seasons.

Is Willie Wells in the Hall of Fame?

Willie Wells was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1997.

What position did Willie Wells play?

Willie Wells was a Shortstop and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Willie Wells have?

Willie Wells had 1,336 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Willie Wells have?

Willie Wells had 148 home runs over his career.

What was Willie Wells' average?

Willie Wells had a .328 average over his career.

How many teams has Willie Wells played for?

Willie Wells played for 9 teams; the Baltimore Elite Giants, Chicago American Giants, Detroit Wolves, Homestead Grays, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, Memphis Red Sox, New York Black Yankees, Newark Eagles and St. Louis Stars.

How many World Series has Willie Wells won?

Willie Wells never won a World Series.

When did Willie Wells retire?

Willie Wells last played in 1948.

What are Willie Wells' nicknames?

The Devil is a nickname for Willie Wells.

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