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
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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 | Pepper Daniels | 20 | 49 | 144 | 129 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | | 10 | | .209 | .266 | .318 | .584 | 52 | 41 | | 0 | 5 | | |
2 | 1B | Edgar Wesley* | 32 | 71 | 306 | 265 | 47 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 56 | 2 | | 33 | | .291 | .369 | .532 | .901 | 132 | 141 | | 0 | 8 | | |
3 | 2B | Johnny Jones | 23 | 69 | 278 | 243 | 44 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 0 | | 23 | | .276 | .341 | .366 | .707 | 84 | 89 | | 1 | 11 | | |
4 | SS | Bill Riggins# | 23 | 71 | 318 | 265 | 59 | 80 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 2 | | 32 | | .302 | .379 | .426 | .806 | 110 | 113 | | 1 | 20 | | |
5 | 3B | Harry Jeffries | | 46 | 183 | 155 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | | 15 | | .232 | .304 | .271 | .575 | 51 | 42 | | 1 | 12 | | |
6 | LF | Johnie Watson? | 27 | 60 | 270 | 245 | 54 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | | 19 | | .282 | .333 | .359 | .693 | 80 | 88 | | 0 | 6 | | |
7 | CF | Turkey Stearnes* | 22 | 69 | 299 | 279 | 70 | 101 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 85 | 2 | | 17 | | .362 | .401 | .710 | 1.110 | 184 | 198 | | 1 | 2 | | |
8 | RF | Clarence Smith | | 65 | 248 | 226 | 43 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 0 | | 10 | | .314 | .346 | .442 | .788 | 104 | 100 | | 1 | 11 | | |
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 | C | Bruce Petway# | 37 | 46 | 132 | 109 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | | 13 | | .312 | .385 | .339 | .725 | 90 | 37 | | 0 | 10 | | |
10 | IF | Hooty Phillips | | 31 | 99 | 85 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | | 8 | | .129 | .213 | .153 | .366 | -3 | 13 | | 1 | 5 | | |
11 | OF | Steel Arm Davis* | 27 | 34 | 90 | 80 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | | 7 | | .338 | .391 | .500 | .891 | 131 | 40 | | 0 | 3 | | |
12 | 3B | Boots McClain | 24 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 2 | | .206 | .250 | .265 | .515 | 34 | 9 | | 0 | 2 | | |
13 | IF | Anderson Pryor | 22 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | .261 | .320 | .261 | .581 | 53 | 6 | | 0 | 4 | | |
14 | 3B | Ernest Gooden | 23 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | -53 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | | |
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 |
15 | P | Bill Force | 27 | 49 | 112 | 96 | 16 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | | 9 | | .302 | .362 | .427 | .789 | 105 | 41 | | 0 | 7 | | |
16 | P | Andy Cooper | 26 | 36 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | 2 | | .109 | .136 | .156 | .293 | -24 | 10 | | 0 | 5 | | |
17 | P | Buck Alexander | | 21 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | 2 | | .214 | .267 | .321 | .588 | 53 | 9 | | 0 | 2 | | |
18 | P | Jack Combs | | 14 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 2 | | .179 | .233 | .286 | .519 | 35 | 8 | | 0 | 1 | | |
19 | P | George Boggs* | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
20 | P | Haley? | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
21 | P | George Holcomb? | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | |
| | Team Totals | 25.9 | 66 | 2693 | 2365 | 436 | 660 | 91 | 36 | 54 | 393 | 9 | | 207 | | .279 | .339 | .416 | .755 | 96 | 985 | | 6 | 115 | | |
| | Rank in 11 NNL teams | | | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | 8 | | 5 | | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | 4 | | 8 | | | |
| | Non-Pitcher Totals | 25.8 | 66 | 2351 | 2063 | 391 | 586 | 76 | 31 | 51 | 353 | 9 | | 185 | | .284 | .345 | .425 | .770 | 100 | 877 | | 6 | 97 | | |
| | Pitcher Totals | 26.7 | 66 | 342 | 302 | 45 | 74 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0 | | 22 | | .245 | .296 | .358 | .654 | 70 | 108 | | 0 | 18 | | |
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 | Andy Cooper* | 26 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 3.49 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 183.1 | 168 | 97 | 71 | 13 | 44 | | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 758 | 126 | 3.95 | 1.156 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.55 |
2 | SP | Buck Alexander | | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5.93 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 108 | 81 | 54 | 6 | 48 | | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 74 | 5.10 | 1.902 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 0.58 |
3 | SP | Jack Combs | | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.81 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 82 | 50 | 33 | 7 | 31 | | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 116 | 4.75 | 1.449 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.90 |
4 | SP | Steel Arm Davis* | 27 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.75 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 66.1 | 64 | 43 | 35 | 7 | 37 | | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 93 | 5.27 | 1.523 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 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 |
5 | CL | Bill Force | 27 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.88 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 195.0 | 199 | 117 | 84 | 15 | 50 | | 92 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 852 | 113 | 3.89 | 1.277 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.84 |
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 | | Turkey Stearnes* | 22 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 10.18 | 2.429 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 0.50 |
7 | | George Boggs* | 24 | 0 | 0 | | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 77 | 4.54 | 1.667 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0.60 |
8 | | Haley | | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 34 | 9.54 | 2.167 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
9 | | George Holcomb | 23 | 0 | 0 | | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 106 | 6.04 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 1.67 |
| | Team Totals | 26.5 | 41 | 30 | .577 | 4.36 | 66 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 627.2 | 653 | 420 | 304 | 55 | 222 | | 253 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2742 | 101 | 4.46 | 1.394 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.14 |
| | Rank in 11 NNL teams | | 3 | 6 | | 5 | | | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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HR9 |
BB9 |
SO9 |
SO/W |
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