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 | Josh Gibson | 31 | 69 | 302 | 249 | 93 | 116 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 109 | 4 | | 52 | | .466 | .560 | .867 | 1.427 | 281 | 216 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 1B | Buck Leonard* | 35 | 67 | 306 | 254 | 71 | 84 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 63 | 2 | | 47 | | .331 | .439 | .504 | .943 | 153 | 128 | | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
3 | 2B | Howard Easterling# | 31 | 63 | 268 | 247 | 47 | 87 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 53 | 8 | | 17 | | .352 | .394 | .502 | .896 | 140 | 124 | | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | SS | Sam Bankhead | 32 | 71 | 301 | 262 | 53 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 17 | | 32 | | .260 | .347 | .302 | .648 | 75 | 79 | | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
5 | 3B | Jud Wilson* | 47 | 63 | 246 | 213 | 29 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 0 | | 31 | | .305 | .393 | .413 | .807 | 117 | 88 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | LF | Cool Papa Bell# | 40 | 64 | 298 | 259 | 63 | 92 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 12 | | 35 | | .355 | .432 | .436 | .868 | 134 | 113 | | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
7 | CF | Jerry Benjamin# | 33 | 70 | 328 | 293 | 83 | 109 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 12 | | 25 | | .372 | .423 | .478 | .901 | 142 | 140 | | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
8 | RF | Vic Harris* | 38 | 37 | 153 | 137 | 30 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | | 14 | | .358 | .421 | .401 | .823 | 122 | 55 | | 1 | 1 | 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 |
9 | OF | Ray Brown# | 35 | 40 | 126 | 112 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | | 12 | | .286 | .360 | .375 | .735 | 98 | 42 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | IF | Matt Carlisle | 33 | 20 | 63 | 57 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | 5 | | .298 | .355 | .316 | .671 | 81 | 18 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | 2B | Joe Spencer | 23 | 20 | 63 | 58 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 5 | | .224 | .286 | .224 | .510 | 38 | 13 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | UT | Robert Gaston | 33 | 16 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | 5 | | .244 | .320 | .289 | .609 | 64 | 13 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
13 | UT | Thad Christopher* | 30 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | | .300 | .364 | .400 | .764 | 105 | 4 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | OF | Frank Williams* | 24 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | OF | William Randall* | 27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 35 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | 2B | Lennie Pearson | 25 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 169 | 2 | | 0 | 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 |
17 | P | Johnny Wright | 26 | 31 | 80 | 75 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 4 | | .173 | .215 | .253 | .469 | 26 | 19 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | P | Spoon Carter* | 40 | 22 | 58 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | | .200 | .273 | .260 | .533 | 44 | 13 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
19 | P | Edsall Walker# | 32 | 27 | 54 | 48 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | | 6 | | .333 | .407 | .521 | .928 | 149 | 25 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | P | Roy Partlow* | 31 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 2 | | .391 | .440 | .522 | .962 | 158 | 12 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | P | Charlie Shields* | 20 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 0 | | .267 | .267 | .533 | .800 | 113 | 8 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | P | Eugene Jones* | 21 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | -2 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | P | Ollie West* | 29 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | P | Willie Stevenson? | | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 216 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | P | Fireman Anderson* | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | P | Ralph Mellix* | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | P | Bill Lynn? | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Team Totals | 34.6 | 68 | 2781 | 2438 | 553 | 804 | 117 | 51 | 31 | 485 | 56 | | 298 | | .330 | .405 | .458 | .863 | 132 | 1116 | | 10 | 35 | 0 | |
| | Rank in 7 NN2 teams | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 35.0 | 68 | 2530 | 2209 | 513 | 749 | 103 | 47 | 30 | 459 | 56 | | 281 | | .339 | .416 | .469 | .885 | 138 | 1036 | | 9 | 31 | 0 | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 30.5 | 68 | 251 | 229 | 40 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | | 17 | | .240 | .296 | .349 | .645 | 73 | 80 | | 1 | 4 | 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 |
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 | Johnny Wright | 26 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 2.54 | 30 | 22 | | 15 | 3 | 1 | 181.0 | 161 | 55 | 51 | 1 | 40 | | 94 | 3 | | 1 | 745 | 191 | 2.40 | 1.110 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 2.35 |
2 | SP | Spoon Carter | 40 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 3.83 | 21 | 12 | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 | 129 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 33 | | 44 | 1 | | 0 | 504 | 127 | 3.20 | 1.350 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.33 |
3 | SP | Edsall Walker* | 32 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 3.36 | 21 | 12 | | 9 | 0 | 2 | 112.2 | 91 | 52 | 42 | 2 | 53 | | 51 | 1 | | 3 | 485 | 144 | 3.42 | 1.278 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.96 |
4 | SP | Ray Brown | 35 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 4.10 | 14 | 9 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 74.2 | 75 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 25 | | 29 | 2 | | 0 | 323 | 118 | 3.14 | 1.339 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.16 |
5 | SP | Eugene Jones* | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.08 | 6 | 5 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 22 | | 16 | 0 | | 1 | 122 | 80 | 4.09 | 2.070 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 0.73 |
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 |
6 | RP | Roy Partlow* | 31 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.50 | 7 | 4 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36.0 | 44 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 9 | | 21 | 1 | | 0 | 159 | 108 | 3.04 | 1.472 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 2.33 |
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 |
7 | | Charlie Shields* | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.13 | 5 | 4 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 22 | | 16 | 0 | | 0 | 132 | 118 | 4.31 | 1.624 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 0.73 |
8 | | Ollie West | 29 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | 1 | | 0 | 35 | 112 | 6.90 | 1.500 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.67 |
9 | | Willie Stevenson? | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | 0 | | 0 | 28 | 75 | 1.45 | 1.050 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | |
10 | | Fireman Anderson | 30 | 0 | 0 | | 11.57 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 16 | 47 | 3.94 | 3.000 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
11 | | Ralph Mellix* | 47 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 54.00 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 13 | 12 | 5.65 | 9.000 | 72.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
12 | | Bill Lynn* | 21 | 0 | 0 | | inf | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | 0.00 |
| | Team Totals | 31.1 | 57 | 14 | .803 | 3.71 | 68 | 71 | | 43 | 6 | 6 | 594.1 | 582 | 275 | 245 | 13 | 210 | | 277 | 10 | | 5 | 2564 | 131 | 3.11 | 1.333 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.32 |
| | Rank in 7 NN2 teams | | 1 | 5 | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
HBP |
BK |
WP |
BF |
ERA+ |
FIP |
WHIP |
H9 |
HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
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