Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against 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

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1935 27 HG NN2 2.3 44 195 171 33 70 19 3 4 41 5 19 .409 .471 .626 1.097 177 .485 176 107 1 4 3 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 1.6 40 178 145 37 48 3 4 6 36 2 30 .331 .446 .531 .977 152 .443 153 77 0 3 3
1937 29 HG NN2 2.8 44 207 177 54 66 14 3 13 56 3 26 .373 .459 .706 1.165 196 .497 187 125 2 2 *3 AS
1938 30 HG NN2 3.0 46 197 166 44 69 12 5 9 56 1 26 .416 .495 .711 1.206 215 .528 206 118 0 5 3 AS
1939 31 HG NN2 2.1 33 141 121 36 44 11 1 11 48 2 20 .364 .454 .744 1.198 214 .516 200 90 0 3 AS,AS
1940 32 HG NN2 2.9 54 228 185 49 70 14 5 8 42 1 39 .378 .491 .638 1.129 192 .506 186 118 2 2 *3 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 3.5 57 241 196 60 68 12 7 13 50 5 40 .347 .462 .679 1.141 216 .500 201 133 2 3 *3 AS
1942 34 HG NN2 -0.1 38 149 125 19 27 6 1 0 21 3 24 .216 .342 .280 .622 78 .315 87 35 0 0 *3/7
1943 35 HG NN2 2.3 68 310 255 71 84 18 8 4 61 2 49 .329 .443 .510 .953 154 .448 152 130 3 3 *3 AS
1944 36 HG NN2 2.7 50 225 184 49 63 16 7 7 40 1 31 .342 .450 .620 1.070 184 .483 182 114 5 5 *3 AS
1945 37 HG NN2 1.9 40 179 155 31 53 6 3 5 34 0 22 .342 .430 .516 .946 164 .443 161 80 2 0 *3 AS
1946 38 HG NN2 2.4 50 209 169 37 56 6 4 7 45 3 39 .331 .459 .538 .998 178 .466 173 91 1 0 *3 AS,AS
1947 39 HG NN2 1.6 35 138 109 20 33 5 1 6 24 4 28 .303 .449 .532 .981 166 .457 166 58 1 0 3
1948 40 HG NN2 1.4 37 150 122 23 34 8 0 4 18 1 26 .279 .413 .443 .856 148 .410 150 54 2 0 3 AS
14 Yrs 30.4 636 2747 2280 563 785 150 52 97 572 33 419 .344 .450 .583 1.034 177 .468 172 1330 21 27 *3/7
162 Game Avg 7.7 162 700 581 143 200 38 13 25 146 8 107 .344 .450 .583 1.034 177 .468 172 339 5
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1939 31 HG NN2 7 25 20 3 9 1 0 1 3 1 4 .450 .542 .650 1.192 12 0 0 1
1942 34 HG WS 4 18 16 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 4 0 1 0
1943 35 HG WS 7 36 27 7 8 3 1 0 4 1 6 .296 .424 .481 .906 13 0 0 3 0
1944 36 HG WS 5 22 16 5 8 1 0 1 2 1 5 .500 .636 .750 1.386 11 0 1 0 0
1945 37 HG WS 4 16 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .250 .200 .450 3 0 0 0 0
1948 40 HG NN2,WS 5 21 18 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 3 .278 .381 .333 .714 6 0 0 0
6 Yrs 32 138 112 19 37 6 1 2 13 3 20 .330 .440 .455 .896 49 0 2 4 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 699 567 96 187 30 5 10 66 15 101 .330 .440 .455 .896 248 0 10 20
WS (5 Yrs) 21 96 78 16 23 4 1 1 7 2 13 .295 .409 .410 .819 31 0 2 3 0 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 11 42 34 3 14 2 0 1 6 1 7 .412 .512 .559 1.071 18 0 0 1

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1935 27 HG NN2 195 22 0 0 2 -2 22 1.7 6 28 2.3 .539 .511 2.1 0.0 26 3 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 178 13 0 0 1 -2 13 1.1 6 19 1.6 .527 .507 1.5 0.0 17 3
1937 29 HG NN2 207 27 0 0 3 -2 27 2.2 7 33 2.8 .550 .514 2.5 0.0 31 *3 AS
1938 30 HG NN2 197 30 0 0 1 -2 29 2.4 7 36 3.0 .552 .515 2.9 -0.1 34 3 AS
1939 31 HG NN2 141 20 0 0 1 -1 20 1.7 5 24 2.1 .551 .510 2.0 0.0 23 3 AS,AS
1940 32 HG NN2 228 29 0 0 1 -3 27 2.2 8 35 2.9 .541 .514 2.7 -0.2 34 *3 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 241 32 0 0 2 -3 32 2.8 8 40 3.5 .549 .517 3.3 0.0 38 *3 AS
1942 34 HG NN2 149 -3 0 0 -1 -1 -5 -0.5 5 -1 -0.1 .487 .497 0.0 -0.3 0 *3/7
1943 35 HG NN2 310 23 0 0 0 -3 20 1.7 9 29 2.3 .525 .510 2.3 -0.3 29 *3 AS
1944 36 HG NN2 225 23 0 0 2 -2 23 2.1 6 29 2.7 .543 .513 2.5 0.0 27 *3 AS
1945 37 HG NN2 179 14 0 0 3 -2 15 1.4 5 21 1.9 .536 .509 1.6 0.1 17 *3 AS
1946 38 HG NN2 209 20 0 0 2 -2 20 1.8 7 27 2.4 .536 .511 2.2 0.0 24 *3 AS,AS
1947 39 HG NN2 138 12 0 0 2 -2 12 1.1 5 17 1.6 .532 .507 1.4 0.0 15 3
1948 40 HG NN2 150 9 0 0 2 -2 9 0.9 5 14 1.4 .524 .505 1.2 0.0 12 3 AS
14 Yrs 2747 271 -3 0 20 -28 261 22.7 88 349 30.4 .536 .510 28.2 -0.7 329 *3/7
162 Game Avg 700 69 -1 0 5 -7 66 5.8 23 89 7.7 .536 .510 7.2 -0.2 84

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1935 27 HG NN2 195 .485 176 .395 .216 2.1 9.7 33.7 3 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 178 .443 153 .302 .200 3.4 16.9 43.1 3
1937 29 HG NN2 207 .497 187 .323 .333 6.3 12.6 50.6 *3 AS
1938 30 HG NN2 197 .528 206 .382 .295 4.6 13.2 40.7 3 AS
1939 31 HG NN2 141 .516 200 .300 .380 7.8 14.2 47.2 3 AS,AS
1940 32 HG NN2 228 .506 186 .350 .259 3.5 17.1 39.8 *3 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 241 .500 201 .301 .332 5.4 16.6 48.5 *3 AS
1942 34 HG NN2 149 .315 87 .216 .064 0.0 16.1 37.3 *3/7
1943 35 HG NN2 310 .448 152 .319 .180 1.3 15.8 50.8 *3 AS
1944 36 HG NN2 225 .483 182 .316 .277 3.1 13.8 45.7 *3 AS
1945 37 HG NN2 179 .443 161 .320 .174 2.8 12.3 36.1 *3 AS
1946 38 HG NN2 209 .466 173 .302 .207 3.3 18.7 33.7 *3 AS,AS
1947 39 HG NN2 138 .457 166 .262 .229 4.3 20.3 25.0 3
1948 40 HG NN2 150 .410 150 .254 .164 2.7 17.3 32.8 3 AS
14 Yrs 2747 .468 172 .315 .239 3.5 15.3 41.3 *3/7
MLB Average .331 100 .280 .110 1.3 8.8 33.4
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 31 HG NN2 25 .421 .200 4.0 16.0 16.7
1942 34 HG WS 18 .250 .000 0.0 5.6 50.0
1943 35 HG WS 36 .296 .185 0.0 16.7 50.0
1944 36 HG WS 22 .467 .250 4.5 22.7 30.8
1945 37 HG WS 16 .200 .000 0.0 6.3 25.0
1948 40 HG NN2,WS 21 .278 .056 0.0 14.3 0.0
6 Yrs 138 .318 .125 1.4 14.5 29.8
MLB Average .246 .084 1.0 8.0 30.2
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1935 27 HG NN2 1B 44 44 365.0 436 412 17 7 30 .984 .984 10.58 10.56 9.75 8.38 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 1B 40 40 341.1 421 393 22 6 26 .986 .981 10.94 10.41 10.38 7.82
1937 29 HG NN2 1B 44 44 388.1 494 461 27 6 21 .988 .986 11.31 10.89 11.09 7.65 AS
1938 30 HG NN2 1B 46 46 388.1 502 485 14 3 22 .994 .984 11.56 10.83 10.85 7.58 AS
1939 31 HG NN2 1B 33 33 279.2 349 335 12 2 19 .994 .989 11.17 10.65 10.52 6.90 AS,AS
1940 32 HG NN2 1B 54 54 449.0 594 568 21 5 31 .992 .985 11.81 10.86 10.91 12.48 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 1B 57 57 485.2 624 590 28 6 32 .990 .982 11.45 10.89 10.84 14.20 AS
1942 34 HG NN2 1B 38 38 304.1 351 330 17 4 12 .989 .982 10.26 10.51 9.13 15.61
1943 35 HG NN2 1B 68 68 569.1 689 645 32 12 43 .983 .979 10.70 10.47 9.96 13.83 AS
1944 36 HG NN2 1B 50 50 440.1 575 542 30 3 31 .995 .980 11.69 10.95 11.44 10.35 AS
1945 37 HG NN2 1B 40 40 351.2 443 422 17 4 24 .991 .978 11.24 10.59 10.98 11.02 AS
1946 38 HG NN2 1B 50 50 415.0 515 487 20 8 30 .984 .978 11.00 10.48 10.14 10.27 AS,AS
1947 39 HG NN2 1B 33 33 271.1 309 295 12 2 9 .994 .982 10.18 10.20 9.30 7.46
1948 40 HG NN2 1B 37 35 297.2 374 349 16 9 18 .976 .983 11.04 10.17 9.86 7.69 AS
14 Yrs 634 632 5347.0 6676 6314 285 77 348 .988 .982 11.11 10.63 10.41 10.43
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1939 31 HG NN2 1B 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
1942 34 HG WS 1B 4 0 108.0 49 47 1 1 3 .980 4.00 12.00 0
1943 35 HG WS 1B 7 0 209.0 88 86 2 0 5 1.000 3.79 12.57 0
1944 36 HG WS 1B 5 0 135.0 54 48 3 3 3 .944 3.40 10.20 0
1945 37 HG WS 1B 4 4 0 105.0 51 47 3 1 1 .980 4.29 12.50 0
1948 40 HG NN2,WS 1B 5 5 0 129.0 46 41 4 1 1 .978 3.14 9.00 0
6 Yrs 32 9 0 686.0 288 269 13 6 13 .979 3.70 8.81 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Buck Leonard born?

Buck Leonard was born on September 8, 1907.

Where was Buck Leonard born?

Buck Leonard was born in Rocky Mount, NC.

How tall was Buck Leonard?

Buck Leonard was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Buck Leonard weigh when playing?

Buck Leonard weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Buck Leonard play?

Buck Leonard played 14 seasons.

Is Buck Leonard in the Hall of Fame?

Buck Leonard was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

What position did Buck Leonard play?

Buck Leonard was a First Baseman.

How many hits did Buck Leonard have?

Buck Leonard had 785 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Buck Leonard have?

Buck Leonard had 97 home runs over his career.

What was Buck Leonard's average?

Buck Leonard had a .344 average over his career.

How many teams has Buck Leonard played for?

Buck Leonard played for 1 team, the Homestead Grays.

How many World Series has Buck Leonard won?

Buck Leonard won 3 World Series.

When did Buck Leonard retire?

Buck Leonard last played in 1948.

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