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 Walter Harper C -0.4 8 21 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .048 .048 .048 .095 -73 .046 -76 1 0 0 /23
2 Clarence Smith 34 1B 0.0 12 54 47 6 13 2 0 1 4 0 6 .277 .358 .383 .741 107 .358 107 18 0 1 3/482
3 Halley Harding# 26 2B 0.0 15 72 67 7 20 4 0 0 2 0 4 .299 .338 .358 .696 94 .335 93 24 0 1 4/6
4 Guy Ousley 20 SS -0.2 10 37 32 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 5 .156 .270 .156 .427 20 .233 34 5 0 0 6
5 Dave Malarcher# 36 3B 0.7 12 45 36 2 11 0 0 0 4 1 5 .306 .432 .306 .737 107 .378 121 11 3 1 5/4
6 Sandy Thompson* 36 LF 0.6 18 80 76 14 26 2 1 0 13 0 4 .342 .375 .395 .770 115 .369 113 30 0 0 *7
7 Sanford Jackson 31 CF 0.6 16 75 68 13 18 1 0 0 3 2 4 .265 .306 .279 .585 64 .287 64 19 0 3 8/65
8 Nat Rogers* 37 RF 1.2 18 83 74 16 31 5 2 0 16 0 9 .419 .482 .541 1.022 185 .482 180 40 0 0 *9
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 Charley Williams 34 MI 0.6 8 35 31 5 16 3 2 0 9 1 3 .516 .559 .742 1.301 262 .592 251 23 0 1 /64
10 Jack Marshall 22 CI 0.1 8 35 29 6 10 1 2 0 9 0 6 .345 .457 .517 .974 172 .457 165 15 0 0 /35
11 Harry Jeffries 32 UT 0.3 8 34 31 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 1 .323 .382 .355 .737 106 .363 110 11 2 0 /25
12 Jim Brown# 39 UT 0.0 9 28 25 6 7 3 0 0 5 0 3 .280 .357 .400 .757 111 .363 110 10 0 0 /32
13 Perry Hall 33 3B -0.1 6 19 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .118 .211 .118 .328 -7 .182 4 2 0 0 /5
14 James Bray 32 C 0.0 3 15 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 .467 .273 .739 108 .396 129 3 0 0 /2
15 Pinky Ward OF 0.0 4 13 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 .385 .273 .657 85 .342 97 3 1 0 /8
16 Roberts C -0.1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -104 0 0 0 /2
17 Pepper Daniels 28 C 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -93 0 0 0 /2
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
18 Luther McDonald 25 P 0.0 9 24 23 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 .174 .208 .304 .513 42 .239 37 7 0 0 /1
19 Malvin Powell 23 P 0.0 3 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .308 .000 .308 -11 .238 36 0 1 0 /1
20 Frog Holsey 25 P -0.2 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -102 0 0 0 /1
21 Hack Winston P 0.0 2 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 11 .216 14 1 0 1 /1
22 Edward Chapman P 0.0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -42 .153 -35 0 0 1 /1
23 Robert Griffin 18 P -0.1 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -154 0 0 1 /1
24 George Harney 41 P 0.1 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 180 .480 180 2 0 0 /1
25 Sam Crawford 39 P -0.1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
26 Zack Spencer P 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -104 0 0 0 /1
Team Totals 3.0 18 726 646 88 183 22 7 2 80 4 63 .283 .353 .348 .702 96 .342 97 225 7 10
Non-Pitcher Totals 3.2 651 581 85 176 22 7 1 76 4 57 .303 .371 .370 .741 107 .360 108 215 6 7
Pitcher Totals -0.3 75 65 3 7 0 0 1 4 0 6 .108 .194 .154 .348 -2 .184 0 10 1 3

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 Luther McDonald 25 SP 1.8 4 3 .571 1.82 7 6 1 6 2 0 54.1 54 17 11 0 11 25 3 0 0 226 235 2.99 1.196 8.9 0.0 1.8 4.1 2.27
2 Hack Winston* SP -0.1 1 1 .500 3.71 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 15 12 7 1 8 7 0 0 0 75 117 4.49 1.353 7.9 0.5 4.2 3.7 0.88
3 Frog Holsey 25 SP -0.1 1 0 1.000 4.50 3 2 1 1 0 0 16.0 15 11 8 2 11 6 0 0 0 73 97 6.08 1.625 8.4 1.1 6.2 3.4 0.55
4 Robert Griffin* 18 SP -0.5 0 1 .000 8.25 3 2 1 0 0 0 12.0 14 15 11 0 14 4 1 0 0 66 53 6.22 2.333 10.5 0.0 10.5 3.0 0.29
5 Zack Spencer SP 0.0 0 2 .000 4.82 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 6 5 0 6 5 1 0 0 41 92 4.32 1.393 6.8 0.0 5.8 4.8 0.83
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
6 Malvin Powell 23 RP 0.9 0 1 .000 1.29 2 1 1 1 0 0 28.0 20 9 4 0 10 13 4 0 0 113 335 3.71 1.071 6.4 0.0 3.2 4.2 1.30
7 Edward Chapman RP -0.6 0 1 .000 12.27 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 16 17 15 1 10 1 1 0 0 61 36 7.14 2.364 13.1 0.8 8.2 0.8 0.10
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
8 Sam Crawford 39 -0.4 0 1 .000 14.63 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 20 14 13 1 1 7 0 0 0 46 30 3.39 2.625 22.5 1.1 1.1 7.9 7.00
9 George Harney 41 -0.4 0 1 .000 14.63 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 20 13 13 0 5 5 0 0 0 47 30 3.77 3.125 22.5 0.0 5.6 5.6 1.00
Team Totals 0.8 6 11 .353 4.78 18 18 5 13 2 0 163.2 181 114 87 5 76 73 10 0 0 748 91 4.22 1.570 10.0 0.3 4.2 4.0 0.96
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