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
1937 22 BBB NAL 1.0 28 122 116 25 40 7 7 5 31 3 3 .345 .372 .655 1.027 178 .444 162 76 2 1 *9/7
1938 23 2TM NAL 1.4 27 115 106 21 42 6 2 0 9 4 7 .396 .439 .491 .929 166 .432 158 52 1 1 9/8
1938 23 BBB NAL 1.3 24 102 94 20 39 6 2 0 9 4 7 .415 .461 .521 .982 181 .455 172 49 1 0 9/8
1938 23 MRS NAL 0.1 3 13 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 43 .236 41 3 0 1 /9
1939 24 2TM 2LG 1.1 31 123 119 26 50 8 4 1 20 3 4 .420 .439 .580 1.019 170 .461 167 69 0 9/78
1939 24 CBR NAL 0.1 2 8 8 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .375 .375 .500 .875 151 .418 146 4 0 /9
1939 24 HG NN2 1.0 29 115 111 25 47 7 4 1 18 2 4 .423 .443 .586 1.029 172 .464 169 65 0 9/78
1940 25 HG NN2 0.6 53 241 217 42 64 7 4 2 21 9 22 .295 .360 .392 .752 96 .355 96 85 0 2 *9
1941 26 HG NN2 0.9 47 205 185 37 58 14 3 4 16 5 16 .314 .371 .486 .858 139 .391 134 90 1 3 *9
1942 27 HG NN2 0.7 51 213 189 39 59 9 2 1 14 3 19 .312 .384 .397 .781 123 .375 123 75 3 2 *9/4
1944 29 2TM NN2 -0.1 12 33 29 3 7 1 0 0 4 1 4 .241 .333 .276 .609 64 .307 69 8 0 0 /978
1944 29 HG NN2 -0.1 8 27 24 3 6 1 0 0 4 1 3 .250 .333 .292 .625 68 .311 72 7 0 0 /9
1944 29 NBY NN2 0.0 4 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 45 .285 57 1 0 0 /78
7 Yrs 5.4 249 1052 961 193 320 52 22 13 115 28 75 .333 .385 .473 .859 135 .396 131 455 7 9 *9/874
162 Game Avg 3.5 162 684 625 126 208 34 14 8 75 18 49 .333 .385 .473 .859 135 .396 131 296 5
HG (5 Yrs) 3.1 188 801 726 146 234 38 13 8 73 20 64 .322 .380 .444 .824 124 .384 122 322 4 7 *9/478
BBB (2 Yrs) 2.3 52 224 210 45 79 13 9 5 40 7 10 .376 .413 .595 1.008 180 .449 167 125 3 1 9/87
NBY (1 Yr) 0.0 4 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 45 .285 57 1 0 0 /78
MRS (1 Yr) 0.1 3 13 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 43 .236 41 3 0 1 /9
CBR (1 Yr) 0.1 2 8 8 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .375 .375 .500 .875 151 .418 146 4 0 /9
NN2 (5 Yrs) 3.0 192 807 731 146 235 38 13 8 73 20 65 .321 .380 .442 .822 123 .383 122 323 4 7 *9/784
NAL (3 Yrs) 2.4 57 245 230 47 85 14 9 5 42 8 10 .370 .403 .574 .977 172 .437 160 132 3 2 9/87
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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 Pos Awards
1938 23 MRS NAL 2 7 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 .429 .200 .629 1 0 0 0
1939 24 HG NN2 7 27 27 4 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 .370 .370 .481 .852 13 0 0 0
1942 27 HG WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 10 35 33 7 11 1 1 0 1 3 2 .333 .371 .424 .796 14 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 567 535 113 178 16 16 0 16 49 32 .333 .371 .424 .796 227 0 0 0
HG (2 Yrs) 8 28 28 4 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 .357 .357 .464 .821 13 0 0 0
MRS (1 Yr) 2 7 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 .429 .200 .629 1 0 0 0
NN2 (1 Yr) 7 27 27 4 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 .370 .370 .481 .852 13 0 0 0
NAL (1 Yr) 2 7 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 .429 .200 .629 1 0 0 0
WS (1 Yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 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
1937 22 BBB NAL 122 11 0 0 -3 -1 7 0.6 4 11 1.0 .522 .504 1.2 -0.3 14 *9/7
1938 23 2TM NAL 115 9 0 0 3 -1 11 1.0 4 15 1.4 .537 .505 1.0 0.2 12 9/8
1938 23 BBB NAL 102 10 0 0 2 -1 11 1.0 3 14 1.3 .540 .506 1.1 0.1 12 9/8
1938 23 MRS NAL 13 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .508 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 /9
1939 24 2TM 2LG 123 12 0 0 -2 -1 8 0.7 4 12 1.1 .523 .504 1.3 -0.3 14 9/78
1939 24 CBR NAL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .516 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /9
1939 24 HG NN2 115 11 0 0 -2 -1 8 0.7 4 12 1.0 .523 .504 1.2 -0.3 14 9/78
1940 25 HG NN2 241 -1 0 0 3 -2 -1 0.0 8 7 0.6 .499 .500 0.3 0.0 4 *9
1941 26 HG NN2 205 9 0 0 -4 -2 3 0.3 7 10 0.9 .505 .502 1.2 -0.6 14 *9
1942 27 HG NN2 213 6 0 0 -3 -2 1 0.1 6 8 0.7 .502 .501 1.0 -0.4 11 *9/4
1944 29 2TM NN2 33 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /978
1944 29 HG NN2 27 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /9
1944 29 NBY NN2 6 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .484 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /78
7 Yrs 1052 45 -1 0 -6 -10 28 2.5 34 62 5.4 .510 .502 5.9 -1.5 68 *9/874
162 Game Avg 684 29 0 0 -4 -7 18 1.6 22 40 3.5 .510 .502 3.8 -1.0 44
HG (5 Yrs) 801 24 0 0 -7 -7 10 0.9 26 35 3.1 .504 .501 3.6 -1.3 42 *9/478
BBB (2 Yrs) 224 21 0 0 -1 -2 18 1.6 7 26 2.3 .530 .505 2.3 -0.2 26 9/87
NBY (1 Yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .484 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /78
MRS (1 Yr) 13 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .508 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 /9
CBR (1 Yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .516 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /9
NN2 (5 Yrs) 807 24 0 0 -7 -8 9 0.8 26 35 3.0 .504 .501 3.6 -1.4 42 *9/784
NAL (3 Yrs) 245 21 0 0 1 -3 19 1.6 8 27 2.4 .529 .504 2.3 -0.1 26 9/87

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1937 22 BBB NAL 122 .444 162 .315 .310 4.1 2.5 50.0 *9/7
1938 23 2TM NAL 115 .432 158 .396 .094 0.0 6.1 42.0 9/8
1938 23 BBB NAL 102 .455 172 .415 .106 0.0 6.9 42.6 9/8
1938 23 MRS NAL 13 .236 41 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 /9
1939 24 2TM 2LG 123 .461 167 .415 .160 0.8 3.3 47.2 9/78
1939 24 CBR NAL 8 .418 146 .375 .125 0.0 0.0 33.3 /9
1939 24 HG NN2 115 .464 169 .418 .162 0.9 3.5 48.0 9/78
1940 25 HG NN2 241 .355 96 .288 .097 0.8 9.1 47.6 *9
1941 26 HG NN2 205 .391 134 .298 .173 2.0 7.8 46.5 *9
1942 27 HG NN2 213 .375 123 .309 .085 0.5 8.9 47.5 *9/4
1944 29 2TM NN2 33 .307 69 .241 .034 0.0 12.1 27.3 /978
1944 29 HG NN2 27 .311 72 .250 .042 0.0 11.1 33.3 /9
1944 29 NBY NN2 6 .285 57 .200 .000 0.0 16.7 0.0 /78
7 Yrs 1052 .396 131 .324 .140 1.2 7.1 46.3 *9/874
MLB Average .331 100 .280 .112 1.3 8.7 33.8
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1938 23 MRS NAL 7 .200 .000 0.0 28.6 100.0
1939 24 HG NN2 27 .370 .111 0.0 0.0 40.0
1942 27 HG WS 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
3 Yrs 35 .333 .091 0.0 5.7 53.8
MLB Average .258 .109 1.7 7.2 34.5
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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
1937 22 BBB NAL RF 27 27 221.2 44 36 4 4 0 .909 .940 1.62 1.62 1.48 1.08
1937 22 BBB NAL LF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .935 4.00 1.60 4.00 1.00
1938 23 2TM NAL RF 26 26 205.0 48 42 2 4 1 .917 .935 1.93 1.36 1.69 0.80
1938 23 BBB NAL RF 23 23 182.1 38 35 1 2 0 .947 .935 1.78 1.36 1.57 0.80
1938 23 MRS NAL RF 3 3 22.2 10 7 1 2 1 .800 .935 3.18 1.35 2.67 0.80
1938 23 BBB NAL CF 2 1 11.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .940 2.45 2.13 1.50 1.25
1939 24 2TM 2LG RF 30 25 229.2 39 36 1 2 0 .949 .960 1.45 1.79 1.23 1.17
1939 24 CBR NAL RF 2 2 19.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 .933 1.42 1.52 1.50 1.10
1939 24 HG NN2 RF 28 23 210.2 35 34 0 1 0 .971 .963 1.45 1.82 1.21 1.18
1939 24 HG NN2 LF 1 1 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .945 3.00 1.80 2.00 1.20
1940 25 HG NN2 RF 53 53 444.0 83 75 2 6 0 .928 .964 1.56 1.53 1.45 1.76
1941 26 HG NN2 RF 47 46 382.2 59 51 2 6 1 .898 .937 1.25 1.55 1.13 2.02
1942 27 HG NN2 RF 48 46 385.2 64 58 6 0 1 1.000 .962 1.49 1.64 1.33 2.43
1942 27 HG NN2 2B 1 1 9.0 7 2 4 1 0 .857 .939 6.00 5.30 6.00 7.90
1942 27 HG NN2 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.40
1944 29 HG NN2 RF 6 6 52.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .956 1.38 1.54 1.33 1.47
1944 29 NBY NN2 CF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .960 2.25 2.36 2.00 2.20
1944 29 NBY NN2 LF 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.35 0.00 1.40
1 Yr 1 1 9.0 7 2 4 1 0 .857 .939 6.00 5.30 6.00 7.90
RF (7 Yrs) RF 237 229 1920.2 345 306 17 22 3 .936 .951 1.51 1.58 1.36 1.68
LF (4 Yrs) LF 4 3 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 1.65 1.50 1.50
CF (2 Yrs) CF 3 2 19.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 .947 2.37 2.23 1.67 1.57
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 1 9.0 7 2 4 1 0 .857 .939 6.00 5.30 6.00 7.90
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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
1938 23 MRS NAL RF 2 2 0 45.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.80 2.00 0
1939 24 HG NN2 RF 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
2 Yrs 9 2 0 45.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.80 0.44 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

When was David Whatley born?

David Whatley was born on November 10, 1914.

Where was David Whatley born?

David Whatley was born in Griffin, GA.

How tall was David Whatley?

David Whatley was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did David Whatley weigh when playing?

David Whatley weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did David Whatley play?

David Whatley played 7 seasons.

Is David Whatley in the Hall of Fame?

David Whatley has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did David Whatley play?

David Whatley was a Rightfielder.

How many hits did David Whatley have?

David Whatley had 320 hits over his career.

How many home runs did David Whatley have?

David Whatley had 13 home runs over his career.

What was David Whatley's average?

David Whatley had a .333 average over his career.

How many teams has David Whatley played for?

David Whatley played for 5 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Homestead Grays, Cleveland Bears, Memphis Red Sox and New York Black Yankees.

How many World Series has David Whatley won?

David Whatley never won a World Series.

When did David Whatley retire?

David Whatley last played in 1944.

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