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Biz Mackey

Positions: Catcher, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 235lb (185cm, 106kg)

Born: July 27, 1897 in Caldwell County, TX us

Died: September 22, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2006. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Biz Mackey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: James Raleigh Mackey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.7

3072

1008

.328

497

RBI

604

OBP

.390

SLG

.469

OPS

.860

OPS+

132

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1920	22	-5.3	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	48	191	173	23	54	6	3	1	21	1		13		.312	.360	.399	.759	69		0	5
1921	23	-4.6	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	94	393	355	58	117	14	11	8	70	5		22		.330	.377	.499	.876	177		5	11
1922	24	-3.2	ABC	NNL	Maj	ABC	90	366	328	59	121	16	17	8	83	5		30		.369	.423	.595	1.018	195		1	7
1923	25	-3.2	HIL	ECL	Maj	HIL	51	199	182	32	77	11	2	5	44	6		10		.423	.456	.588	1.044	107		1	6
1924	26	-2.2	HIL	ECL	Maj	HIL	68	294	273	50	90	19	3	4	42	8		14		.330	.362	.465	.828	127
1925	27	-1.3	HIL	ECL	Maj	HIL	62	251	210	49	73	17	5	6	54	12		29		.348	.427	.562	.989	118
1926	28	-0.9	HIL	ECL	Maj	HIL	85	363	312	59	102	25	3	10	76	13	5	34	9	.327	.400	.522	.922	163		4
1927	29	-0.8	Homestead	BLK	Non		1	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		1		.333	.500	1.000	1.500	3		0
1927	29	-0.3	HIL	ECL	Maj	HIL	30	118	101	25	36	4	3	1	24	1		13		.356	.440	.485	.925	49		2
1928	30	0.4	Hilldale	BLK	Non		54	231	203	44	69	16	5	4	41	6		22		.340	.407	.527	.934	107		1
1928	30	-0.2	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	2	8	6	2	2	1	1	0	2	0		1		.333	.429	.833	1.262	5		0
1929	31	1.1	HIL	ANL	Maj	HIL	52	220	186	35	67	12	3	2	38	6		30		.360	.449	.489	.938	91		0
1930	32		2 Teams	BLK	Non		37	148	133	32	55	10	3	5	36	2		11		.414	.462	.647	1.109	86		1
1930	32	1.4	Hilldale	BLK	Non		30	122	108	26	48	10	3	4	34	2		10		.444	.496	.704	1.200	76		1
1930	32	1.4	Baltimore	BLK	Non		7	26	25	6	7	0	0	1	2	0		1		.280	.308	.400	.708	10		0
1931	33	2.8	Hilldale	BLK	Non		44	173	152	28	55	6	2	3	33	1		17		.362	.426	.487	.913	74		0	4

1933	35	3.1	Philadelphia	BLK	Non		26	104	91	10	25	5	0	0	14	1		11		.275	.365	.330	.695	30		2	0
1933	35	6.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	1	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		.500	.600	.500	1.100	2		0	0
1934	36	6.7	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	24	68	64	2	16	5	0	1	12	0		3		.250	.284	.375	.659	24		0	1
1935	37	7.6	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	46	164	148	20	43	10	1	1	20	1		14		.291	.356	.392	.748	58		1	1
1936	38	8.5	WEG	NN2	Maj	WEG	43	185	170	20	49	8	3	0	30	0		11		.288	.335	.371	.706	63		1	3
1937	39	10.9	NNL All-Stars	BLK	Non		2	8	8	0	3	1	0	0	1	0		0		.375	.375	.500	.875	4		0	0
1937	39	9.9	WEG	NN2	Maj	WEG	21	73	62	8	16	3	0	1	8	0		8		.258	.343	.355	.698	22		0	3
1938	40	10.8	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	32	125	104	17	32	5	0	1	16	1		18		.308	.410	.385	.794	40		0	3
1939	41		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	BEG-NE	24	75	68	7	21	1	0	1	11	1		5		.309	.356	.368	.724	25			2
1939	41	11.3	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	13	44	39	4	10	1	0	1	9	0		4		.256	.326	.359	.685	14
1939	41	11.3	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	11	31	29	3	11	0	0	0	2	1		1		.379	.400	.379	.779	11
1940	42	13.1	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	37	141	123	17	38	4	0	1	25	0		15		.309	.384	.366	.750	45			3
1941	43	13.8	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	26	80	69	7	17	2	1	0	10	0		9		.246	.333	.304	.638	21			2

1945	47	15.2	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	18	64	55	5	15	1	1	1	8	0		8		.273	.365	.382	.747	21		0	1		0
1946	48	17.9	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	10	11	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		1		.200	.273	.200	.473	2		0	0		0
1947	49	19.8	NE	NN2	Maj	NE	30	80	69	2	18	0	0	0	9	0		8		.261	.338	.261	.599	18		0	3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (22 seasons)					Majors		894	3474	3072	497	1008	164	57	52	604	60	5	297	9	.328	.390	.469	.860	1442		15	49		0
Black Baseball (6 seasons)					Black Baseball		164	668	590	115	208	38	11	12	126	10		62		.353	.418	.515	.933	304		4	4
All Levels (24 Seasons)							1058	4142	3662	612	1216	202	68	64	730	70	5	359	9	.332	.395	.477	.871	1746		19	53		0