Negro League team records include only league games. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. 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. More about data coverage
Team Batting
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
1 | C | Paul Hardy | 29 | 17 | 61 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | 8 | | .235 | .339 | .333 | .672 | 105 | 17 | | | 2 | | |
2 | 1B | Lyman Bostock* | 22 | 20 | 78 | 74 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | | 4 | | .243 | .282 | .284 | .566 | 73 | 21 | | | 0 | | |
3 | 2B | Tommy Sampson | 27 | 19 | 81 | 77 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | | 3 | | .312 | .338 | .364 | .701 | 114 | 28 | | | 1 | | |
4 | SS | Ulysses Redd | 25 | 20 | 67 | 63 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 3 | | .143 | .182 | .143 | .325 | -1 | 9 | | | 1 | | |
5 | 3B | Sammy Burton? | | 22 | 83 | 77 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | | 6 | | .273 | .325 | .377 | .702 | 114 | 29 | | | 0 | | |
6 | LF | Jabbo Andrews* | 32 | 20 | 78 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | | 10 | | .179 | .286 | .194 | .480 | 47 | 13 | | | 1 | | |
7 | CF | Dan Thomas? | | 17 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | | .184 | .259 | .204 | .463 | 42 | 10 | | | 0 | | |
8 | RF | Willie Nixon? | 23 | 20 | 76 | 68 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | 6 | | .235 | .297 | .368 | .665 | 103 | 25 | | | 2 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
9 | CI | Fred McBride | 35 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 1 | | .235 | .257 | .235 | .492 | 50 | 8 | | | 0 | | |
10 | | Buddy Allen? | 25 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 1 | | .333 | .360 | .375 | .735 | 124 | 9 | | | 0 | | |
11 | | Jimmy Wilson | 20 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | 2 | | .286 | .375 | .357 | .732 | 124 | 5 | | | 0 | | |
12 | UT | Cap Tyson | 37 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 | 180 | 6 | | | 0 | | |
13 | 3B | Parnell Woods | 28 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | 83 | 3 | | | 0 | | |
14 | IF | James Mickey? | | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
15 | C | Buster Haywood | 30 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -13 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
16 | CI | Eddie Vines* | 22 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | 236 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
17 | C | Jake Tolbert | | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
18 | 2B | Johnnie Cowan | 27 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 53 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
19 | | Candy Jim Taylor | 56 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
20 | SS | Leo Sanders? | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
21 | | Red Bass | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 511 | 1 | | | 0 | | |
22 | | Julius Jones | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
23 | P | Eddie Snead | 29 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .611 | .944 | 188 | 11 | | | 1 | | |
24 | P | Red Howard* | 30 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | -8 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
25 | P | Dan Bankhead | 20 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 104 | 5 | | | 0 | | |
26 | P | Blanch Moody? | 28 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | -49 | 1 | | | 1 | | |
27 | P | Gentry Jessup | 25 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | | 0 | | |
28 | P | Samuel Burris? | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 205 | 1 | | | 1 | | |
29 | P | Sam Barber? | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 511 | 2 | | | 0 | | |
30 | P | John Gregory? | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 26.9 | 32 | 788 | 727 | 83 | 171 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 12 | | 51 | | .235 | .285 | .289 | .574 | 75 | 210 | | | 10 | | |
| | Rank in 7 NAL teams | | | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 6 | | 6 | | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | 4 | | | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 27.0 | 32 | 710 | 653 | 76 | 154 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 12 | | 50 | | .236 | .290 | .288 | .578 | 77 | 188 | | | 7 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 26.1 | 32 | 78 | 74 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | | 1 | | .230 | .240 | .297 | .537 | 64 | 22 | | | 3 | | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
OPS+ |
TB |
GDP |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
IBB |
Team Pitching
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
1 | SP | Eddie Snead* | 29 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.83 | 8 | 5 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 | 56 | 20 | 17 | | 9 | | 16 | 0 | | 0 | | 100 | | 1.625 | 12.6 | | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.78 |
2 | SP | Blanch Moody | 28 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.75 | 9 | 5 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 41 | 24 | 23 | | 7 | | 16 | 3 | | 0 | | 66 | | 1.333 | 10.3 | | 1.8 | 4.0 | 2.29 |
3 | SP | Dan Bankhead | 20 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.99 | 5 | 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 22 | 15 | 13 | | 11 | | 17 | 1 | | 0 | | 96 | | 1.125 | 6.8 | | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.55 |
4 | SP | Gentry Jessup | 25 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.84 | 6 | 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 30 | 21 | 16 | | 8 | | 13 | 0 | | 0 | | 66 | | 1.541 | 10.9 | | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.63 |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
5 | CL | Red Howard* | 30 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.05 | 12 | 3 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 46 | 22 | 18 | | 7 | | 27 | 1 | | 0 | | 94 | | 1.325 | 10.4 | | 1.6 | 6.1 | 3.86 |
6 | RP | Samuel Burris? | 20 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.82 | 4 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | | 3 | | 3 | 2 | | 0 | | 82 | | 1.286 | 8.7 | | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.00 |
7 | RP | John Gregory? | | 0 | 0 | | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 59 | | 1.000 | 9.0 | | 0.0 | 9.0 | |
Rk |
Pos |
Name |
Age |
W |
L |
W-L% |
ERA |
G |
GS |
GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
8 | | Sam Barber? | 20 | 0 | 0 | | 2.08 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | 199 | | 1.385 | 8.3 | | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.50 |
| | Team Totals | 26.4 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4.58 | 32 | 22 | | 5 | 0 | 3 | 184.2 | 209 | 109 | 94 | | 47 | | 94 | 7 | | 0 | | 84 | | 1.386 | 10.2 | | 2.3 | 4.6 | 2.00 |
| | Rank in 7 NAL teams | | 6 | 2 | | 7 | | | | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | | 2 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Name |
Age |
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W-L% |
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GF |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
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