Birmingham Black Barons Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Name: Birmingham Black Barons

Seasons: 18 (1924 to 1948)

Record: 592-610, .493 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 4

Pennants: 3

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Winfield Welch, 279-209, .572 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Roy Parnell 7.0

2. Tommy Sampson 6.3

Poindexter Williams 6.3

4. Artie Wilson 6.0

5. Piper Davis 5.6

6. Ed Steele 5.3

7. Sandy Thompson 4.1

8. Mule Suttles 3.7

9. Clarence Smith 3.3

10. Charlie Blackwell 2.7

Offensive WAR †

1. Roy Parnell 7.2

2. Poindexter Williams 5.8

3. Ed Steele 5.5

4. Artie Wilson 5.3

5. Piper Davis 4.6

6. Tommy Sampson 4.2

7. Mule Suttles 3.1

Sandy Thompson 3.1

9. Clarence Smith 2.7

10. George McAllister 2.3

Geechie Meredith 2.3

David Whatley 2.3

Defensive WAR †

1. Tommy Sampson 2.6

2. Artie Wilson 1.3

3. Piper Davis 1.2

4. Anthony Cooper 1.1

Charles Wesley 1.1

Poindexter Williams 1.1

7. Lester Lockett 1.0

8. Chuffie Alexander 0.6

9. Charlie Blackwell 0.5

Paul Hardy 0.5

Leonard Henderson 0.5

Felix McLaurin 0.5

Batting Average

1. Geechie Meredith .259

On-Base%

1. Geechie Meredith .314

Slugging %

1. Geechie Meredith .354

On-Base Plus Slugging

1. Geechie Meredith .668

Games Played

1. Geechie Meredith 387

2. George McAllister 354

3. Poindexter Williams 305

4. Sandy Thompson 259

5. Ruben Jones 213

6. Dewitt Owens 180

7. Tommy Sampson 175

8. Roy Parnell 168

9. Harry Salmon 154

Mule Suttles 154

At Bats

1. Geechie Meredith 1409

2. George McAllister 1318

3. Sandy Thompson 965

4. Poindexter Williams 947

5. Ruben Jones 757

6. Tommy Sampson 651

7. Roy Parnell 637

8. Dewitt Owens 597

9. Piper Davis 572

10. Mule Suttles 545

Plate Appearances

1. Geechie Meredith 1522

2. George McAllister 1452

3. Sandy Thompson 1041

4. Poindexter Williams 1016

5. Ruben Jones 797

6. Tommy Sampson 708

7. Roy Parnell 688

8. Piper Davis 635

9. Dewitt Owens 623

10. Mule Suttles 598

Runs Scored

1. Geechie Meredith 211

2. George McAllister 203

3. Sandy Thompson 152

4. Roy Parnell 133

5. Ruben Jones 118

6. Poindexter Williams 111

7. Piper Davis 109

8. Tommy Sampson 108

9. Ed Steele 91

10. Artie Wilson 89

Hits

1. George McAllister 368

2. Geechie Meredith 365

3. Poindexter Williams 297

4. Sandy Thompson 294

5. Roy Parnell 236

6. Ruben Jones 216

7. Tommy Sampson 204

8. Piper Davis 179

9. Artie Wilson 174

10. Mule Suttles 173

Total Bases

1. Geechie Meredith 499

2. George McAllister 484

3. Poindexter Williams 430

4. Sandy Thompson 381

5. Roy Parnell 370

6. Ruben Jones 299

7. Piper Davis 262

8. Mule Suttles 256

9. Tommy Sampson 252

10. Ed Steele 222

Doubles

1. Poindexter Williams 50

2. Geechie Meredith 46

Sandy Thompson 46

4. George McAllister 45

5. Roy Parnell 43

6. Piper Davis 33

7. Ruben Jones 32

8. Mule Suttles 30

9. Ray Sheppard 22

Ed Steele 22

Triples

1. Geechie Meredith 23

2. George McAllister 22

3. Poindexter Williams 19

4. Roy Parnell 17

5. Ed Steele 15

6. Clarence Smith 14

7. Piper Davis 13

Tommy Sampson 13

Sandy Thompson 13

10. Ruben Jones 12

Artie Wilson 12

Home Runs

1. Roy Parnell 19

2. Poindexter Williams 15

3. Geechie Meredith 14

4. Mule Suttles 13

5. Dave Thomas 10

6. Ruben Jones 9

George McAllister 9

Ed Steele 9

9. Charlie Blackwell 8

Piper Davis 8

Clarence Palm 8

Runs Batted In

1. Poindexter Williams 187

2. Geechie Meredith 151

3. George McAllister 130

4. Roy Parnell 121

5. Sandy Thompson 117

6. Ruben Jones 113

7. Mule Suttles 102

8. Piper Davis 84

9. Tommy Sampson 78

Ed Steele 78

Bases on Balls

1. George McAllister 125

2. Geechie Meredith 95

3. Sandy Thompson 68

4. Poindexter Williams 64

5. Ed Steele 61

6. Piper Davis 55

7. Artie Wilson 47

8. Mule Suttles 46

9. Roy Parnell 41

10. Charlie Blackwell 37

Stolen Bases

1. Geechie Meredith 45

2. Roy Parnell 31

Sandy Thompson 31

4. Clarence Smith 29

5. George McAllister 25

6. Terris McDuffie 19

7. Ruben Jones 18

8. Tommy Sampson 16

9. Ed Steele 15

Artie Wilson 15

Singles

1. George McAllister 292

2. Geechie Meredith 282

3. Sandy Thompson 230

4. Poindexter Williams 213

5. Tommy Sampson 173

6. Ruben Jones 163

7. Roy Parnell 157

8. Artie Wilson 141

9. Dewitt Owens 126

10. Piper Davis 125

Adjusted OPS+

1. Geechie Meredith 79

Runs Created

1. George McAllister 165

2. Poindexter Williams 156

3. Geechie Meredith 155

4. Roy Parnell 154

5. Sandy Thompson 134

6. Piper Davis 102

7. Ed Steele 98

8. Ruben Jones 96

9. Mule Suttles 95

Artie Wilson 95

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Roy Parnell 59

2. Ed Steele 50

3. Artie Wilson 37

4. Piper Davis 32

5. Mule Suttles 21

David Whatley 21

7. Poindexter Williams 20

8. Tommy Sampson 17

9. Charlie Blackwell 13

Clarence Smith 13

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Roy Parnell 5.6

2. Ed Steele 5.0

3. Artie Wilson 3.7

4. Piper Davis 3.1

5. Mule Suttles 2.1

David Whatley 2.1

7. Poindexter Williams 1.9

8. Tommy Sampson 1.8

9. Clarence Smith 1.3

10. Charlie Blackwell 1.2

Extra Base Hits

1. Poindexter Williams 84

2. Geechie Meredith 83

3. Roy Parnell 79

4. George McAllister 76

5. Sandy Thompson 64

6. Piper Davis 54

7. Ruben Jones 53

8. Mule Suttles 50

9. Ed Steele 46

10. Dave Thomas 37

Times On Base

1. George McAllister 501

2. Geechie Meredith 478

3. Sandy Thompson 370

4. Poindexter Williams 366

5. Roy Parnell 287

6. Ruben Jones 256

7. Tommy Sampson 247

8. Piper Davis 238

9. Mule Suttles 226

10. Artie Wilson 224

Offensive Win %

1. Geechie Meredith .425

Hit By Pitch

1. Geechie Meredith 18

2. Ed Steele 16

3. Roy Parnell 10

4. Tommy Sampson 9

5. George McAllister 8

Sandy Thompson 8

7. Ruben Jones 7

Ray Sheppard 7

Mule Suttles 7

10. Dave Thomas 6

Hoss Walker 6

Sacrifice Hits

1. Tommy Sampson 14

2. Hoss Walker 10

3. John Britton 8

Lester Lockett 8

5. Fred Bankhead 7

Herman Bell 7

Lyman Bostock 7

Paul Hardy 7

Ed Steele 7

10. Artie Wilson 6

Power-Speed #

1. Roy Parnell 23.6

2. Geechie Meredith 21.4

3. Poindexter Williams 13.3

4. George McAllister 13.2

5. Ruben Jones 12.0

6. Ed Steele 11.3

7. Piper Davis 10.2

8. Clarence Smith 9.9

Mule Suttles 9.9

10. Charlie Blackwell 8.9

AB per HR

1. Geechie Meredith 100.6

Outs Made

1. Geechie Meredith 1044

2. George McAllister 951

3. Sandy Thompson 671

4. Poindexter Williams 650

5. Ruben Jones 541

6. Tommy Sampson 461

7. Dewitt Owens 448

8. Lester Lockett 403

9. Roy Parnell 401

10. Piper Davis 397

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