Negro League teams are presented with both league-only and overall records against top Black clubs. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select 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

Top 12 Players

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Standard Batting

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Rk Player Age Pos WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1 Pepper Bassett# 34 C -0.2 19 57 56 3 12 0 0 1 6 0 1 .214 .228 .268 .496 45 .235 47 15 0 0 2
2 Piper Davis 27 1B 1.0 26 108 97 15 35 3 2 2 15 2 9 .361 .415 .495 .910 165 .423 159 48 0 2 3/48
3 Buck Felder 29 2B -0.4 11 42 37 6 4 0 0 1 3 0 3 .108 .175 .189 .364 6 .181 12 7 0 2 4/5
4 Artie Wilson* 24 SS 1.1 28 125 114 18 39 6 0 0 13 2 8 .342 .390 .395 .785 130 .374 130 45 1 2 6
5 John Britton* 26 3B 0.7 16 70 66 13 25 4 1 0 9 2 3 .379 .406 .470 .875 156 .409 150 31 0 1 5
6 Lester Lockett 33 LF 0.3 27 110 102 13 27 5 2 0 12 0 4 .265 .299 .353 .652 90 .308 89 36 1 3 7/58 AS
7 Johnny Ray* 33 CF -0.3 10 43 37 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 .135 .200 .162 .362 7 .185 12 6 0 3 8
8 Ed Steele* 29 RF 1.5 28 118 104 17 40 5 8 2 18 2 8 .385 .439 .644 1.083 214 .489 199 67 2 4 9/8
Rk Player Age Pos WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
9 Herman Bell 30 C -0.1 14 38 32 4 6 1 1 0 3 0 3 .188 .257 .281 .538 57 .260 58 9 0 3 /2
10 Earl Bumpus* 31 UT 0.1 14 35 34 2 11 1 2 0 7 1 1 .324 .343 .471 .813 137 .374 128 16 0 0 /713
11 Joe Spencer 25 2B 0.0 12 28 25 2 3 1 1 0 4 0 3 .120 .214 .240 .454 33 .223 40 6 0 0 4
12 Quincy Smith# 27 OF -0.1 6 26 26 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .346 .577 67 .263 64 9 0 0 /87
13 Tommy Sampson 32 IF -0.1 6 24 23 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 .261 .292 .261 .553 62 .269 67 6 0 0 /54
14 Freddie Shepard* 29 OF 0.1 6 20 18 4 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 .278 .278 .500 .778 125 .349 115 9 0 2 /8579
15 Bill Perkins 39 C -0.2 3 11 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 7 .173 11 2 0 0 /2
16 Jack Riley UT 0.0 5 11 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 .100 .182 .300 .482 40 .222 40 3 0 0 /47
17 Leandy Young 36 OF 0.2 5 10 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .500 .375 .875 158 .436 164 3 0 0 /7
18 Roy Phelps OF -0.1 3 10 10 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 73 .265 64 4 0 0 /8
19 Jim Starks 39 1B 0.0 3 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 120 .357 118 3 0 0 /3
20 Walter Treherne 32 1B -0.1 3 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -16 .136 -11 1 0 0 /3
21 James Dailey 1B 0.1 2 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 190 .459 177 3 0 0 /3
22 John Henry Oliver 38 OF -0.1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -89 0 0 0 /8
23 Jack McLaurin 25 OF 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 263 .574 243 3 0 0 /8
24 Collins Jones# 22 UT 0.0 3 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 239 .523 215 2 0 0 /48
25 Bob Harvey* 27 OF -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -88 0 0 0 /8
26 Bill Bradford* 31 OF -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -88 0 0 0 /7
27 Ted Radcliffe 42 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -92 0 0 0
28 Curtis Palmer OF 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -92 0 0 0 /7
29 Harper 2B 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -92 0 0 0 /4
Rk Player Age Pos WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
30 Jimmie Newberry 26 P -0.2 12 26 24 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .120 .125 .245 -28 .122 -23 3 0 1 1
31 Alfred Saylor# 33 P -0.2 9 17 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235 -31 .112 -25 2 0 0 /13
32 Johnny Markham 36 P -0.2 10 17 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235 -31 .112 -25 2 0 0 /14
33 John Huber* 37 P 0.1 10 16 16 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 81 .285 76 6 0 0 /12
34 Alvin Gipson 31 P 0.0 5 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545 60 .260 61 3 0 0 /1
35 Alonzo Boone 37 P 0.2 5 10 8 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .250 .333 .625 .958 177 .433 161 5 0 1 /1
36 Frank Thompson* 26 P -0.1 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -90 0 0 0 /1
37 Willie Young* 32 P 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -92 0 0 0 /1
Team Totals 2.8 28 1032 951 123 256 35 23 6 103 10 53 .269 .311 .373 .684 99 .321 98 355 4 24
Non-Pitcher Totals 3.3 926 849 116 241 33 21 6 100 9 51 .284 .327 .393 .721 110 .338 108 334 4 22
Pitcher Totals -0.4 105 101 7 15 2 2 0 3 1 2 .149 .165 .208 .373 9 .176 12 21 0 2

Standard Pitching

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Rk Player Age Pos WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1 Jimmie Newberry 26 SP 0.9 3 4 .429 3.99 11 7 1 5 1 0 65.1 63 34 29 1 19 33 0 0 0 283 107 2.78 1.255 8.7 0.1 2.6 4.5 1.74
Rk Player Age Pos WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
2 Johnny Markham 36 RP -0.3 2 2 .500 5.45 7 4 2 2 0 1 34.2 43 26 21 1 12 14 0 0 0 156 79 3.33 1.587 11.2 0.3 3.1 3.6 1.17
3 John Huber 37 RP -0.2 1 3 .250 4.50 6 3 3 1 0 0 24.0 26 18 12 1 4 8 0 0 0 107 96 3.10 1.250 9.8 0.4 1.5 3.0 2.00
4 Alonzo Boone 37 RP 0.6 2 1 .667 3.00 5 2 3 2 0 0 21.0 17 8 7 0 7 15 1 0 2 90 144 2.44 1.143 7.3 0.0 3.0 6.4 2.14
Rk Player Age Pos WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
5 Alvin Gipson 31 0.6 1 2 .333 3.72 5 4 1 1 1 0 29.0 25 13 12 0 9 12 1 0 0 123 115 2.93 1.172 7.8 0.0 2.8 3.7 1.33
6 Alfred Saylor 33 0.0 0 3 .000 5.33 5 3 2 1 0 0 25.1 27 17 15 3 7 10 1 0 0 108 81 4.42 1.342 9.6 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.43
7 Frank Thompson* 26 0.0 1 1 .500 4.91 3 3 0 2 0 0 18.1 18 12 10 0 4 12 2 0 0 79 88 2.39 1.200 8.8 0.0 2.0 5.9 3.00
8 Earl Bumpus* 31 0.2 0 0 2.70 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.0 12 5 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 45 163 3.12 1.600 10.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.00
9 Willie Young* 32 0.0 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 3 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 20 103 4.72 1.500 4.5 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
Team Totals 1.8 10 17 .370 4.31 28 28 13 15 2 1 231.2 233 136 111 6 70 110 5 0 2 1011 100 3.08 1.308 9.1 0.2 2.7 4.3 1.57
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