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Record:
1553 - 1298 - 58 (.545)

2 Negro League World Series Championships
6 League Championships

Top Pitcher


Willie
Foster

Leaders

Runs Batted In

# Player Years RBI
1
Cristóbal Torriente
1919-1925
418
2
Jim Brown
1919-1937
381
3
Steel Arm Davis
1927-1935
308
4
Dave Malarcher
1920-1934
252
5
Bobby Williams
1918-1928
223
6
Jelly Gardner
1920-1930
220
7
Pete Hill
1911-1918
218
8
Leroy Grant
1911-1924
214
9
Pythias Russ
1926-1929
206
10
Alex Radcliff
1927-1944
199

Wins

# Player Years W
1
Willie Foster
1923-1937
119
2
Dick Whitworth
1915-1924
53
3
Tom Williams
1917-1924
53
4
George Harney
1923-1931
52
5
Tom Johnson
1914-1921
51
6
Willie Powell
1925-1933
46
7
Dave Brown
1919-1922
45
8
Willie Cornelius
1933-1946
45
9
Frank Wickware
1911-1920
34
10
Webster McDonald
1925-1929
31


Advanced Pitching

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#
Player
Years Role
IP
WHIP
K%
BB%
K/BB
HR%
1
1923-1937
SP
1624.1
1.18
15.1%
7.7%
1.97
0.7%
2
1933-1946
SP
840.2
1.38
11.8%
8.0%
1.47
0.7%
3
1923-1931
RP
799.1
1.28
10.3%
5.9%
1.74
0.6%
4
1914-1921
SP
664.2
1.20
9.7%
7.7%
1.27
0.6%
5
1915-1924
RP
655.2
1.27
12.4%
10.8%
1.15
0.2%
6
1917-1924
RP
635.1
1.09
10.0%
6.4%
1.57
0.6%
7
1911-1920
SP
628.1
1.17
15.3%
8.1%
1.89
0.3%
8
1925-1933
SP
615.0
1.22
13.3%
6.7%
1.98
0.6%
9
1919-1922
RP
501.0
1.06
16.8%
7.9%
2.13
0.2%
10
1916-1925
SP
443.1
1.09
12.2%
5.4%
2.27
0.3%
11
1941-1948
SP
418.2
1.21
12.6%
7.5%
1.69
0.1%
12
1924-1930
RP
406.0
1.35
6.9%
8.0%
0.86
0.5%
13
1925-1929
SP
403.1
1.11
12.6%
5.0%
2.54
1.4%
14
1934-1939
RP
401.1
1.22
13.8%
6.2%
2.24
1.3%
15
1920-1929
SP
384.2
1.47
10.1%
11.3%
0.90
0.9%
16
1911-1917
SP
377.1
1.20
11.5%
7.2%
1.59
0.3%
17
1922-1929
RP
375.1
1.28
8.3%
7.4%
1.13
0.6%
18
1929-1937
RP
355.1
1.51
9.0%
8.2%
1.09
0.9%
19
1922-1925
RP
325.2
1.46
10.8%
9.6%
1.12
0.8%
20
1928-1931
SP
325.2
1.40
8.9%
7.7%
1.16
1.1%
21
1911-1914
SP
306.2
1.11
16.6%
6.5%
2.56
0.3%
22
1926-1927
SP
271.1
1.24
8.2%
5.0%
1.64
0.7%
23
1912-1915
RP
265.0
1.29
11.1%
6.7%
1.65
0.0%
24
1911-1914
SP
234.0
1.19
15.0%
7.1%
2.12
0.0%
25
1930-1935
RP
203.1
1.43
7.2%
5.4%
1.33
1.2%
26
1938-1942
RP
176.0
1.49
8.2%
8.7%
0.94
0.5%
27
1929-1930
SP
169.1
1.23
6.2%
7.2%
0.86
28
1917-1917
SP
153.2
0.85
18.9%
7.5%
2.52
0.0%
29
1912-1923
SP
147.0
1.35
11.0%
7.7%
1.42
0.0%
30
1913-1931
SP
144.2
1.27
10.4%
8.4%
1.24
0.2%
31
1945-1947
RP
142.2
1.36
19.1%
10.7%
1.78
0.8%
32
1914-1919
RP
134.2
1.22
9.4%
8.9%
1.06
0.0%
33
1925-1930
SP
124.1
1.55
9.1%
11.1%
0.82
34
1925-1925
RP
119.0
1.20
12.3%
10.1%
1.22
35
1919-1923
SP
116.2
1.21
11.5%
7.3%
1.58
0.6%
36
1914-1915
RP
108.1
1.28
11.1%
8.0%
1.39
0.4%
37
1938-1939
SP
104.2
1.51
11.0%
10.1%
1.09
1.3%
38
1942-1945
RP
104.1
1.42
9.1%
8.9%
1.02
0.4%
39
1914-1914
SP
103.0
1.05
14.6%
5.4%
2.73
1.2%
40
1942-1944
RP
102.1
1.20
6.4%
4.7%
1.35
0.3%
41
1939-1940
SP
89.1
1.31
20.8%
11.4%
1.82
1.4%
42
1946-1948
RP
87.0
1.62
10.5%
9.1%
1.16
0.7%
43
1924-1928
SP
82.1
1.40
10.7%
11.5%
0.93
0.6%
44
1935-1937
RP
81.1
1.89
9.2%
7.7%
1.20
0.8%
45
1923-1923
SP
79.2
1.51
6.5%
6.0%
1.09
0.5%
46
1941-1943
RP
72.1
1.29
9.6%
7.1%
1.36
0.0%
47
1926-1929
SP
72.0
1.29
8.4%
8.7%
0.96
1.7%
48
1921-1921
SP
70.2
1.43
11.2%
7.9%
1.42
2.6%
49
1944-1945
SP
66.1
1.33
9.2%
7.7%
1.18
0.0%
50
1932-1937
RP
64.1
1.60
11.1%
8.4%
1.32
1.5%
51
1935-1935
SP
63.1
1.71
12.3%
9.2%
1.33
1.4%
52
1945-1948
SP
63.1
1.74
9.8%
7.2%
1.36
0.7%
53
1919-1919
SP
60.1
1.14
8.9%
10.9%
0.81
0.8%
54
1941-1943
RP
60.1
1.71
12.1%
9.7%
1.25
0.0%
55
1925-1925
RP
55.0
1.20
9.5%
9.1%
1.05
56
1937-1937
RP
54.0
1.80
10.8%
10.4%
1.04
0.8%
57
1947-1948
RP
52.0
2.02
11.2%
11.9%
0.94
0.4%
58
1940-1942
RP
48.2
1.85
9.6%
15.0%
0.64
0.4%
59
1940-1940
SP
47.0
1.74
7.4%
7.4%
1.00
0.9%
60
1932-1937
RP
44.1
1.58
5.9%
4.9%
1.20
0.0%
61
1929-1929
RP
39.1
1.83
5.3%
16.5%
0.32
62
1934-1934
RP
39.1
1.81
8.9%
7.8%
1.13
2.1%
63
1928-1928
SP
37.2
1.35
6.9%
5.0%
1.38
0.0%
64
1947-1947
RP
36.0
2.00
10.3%
10.3%
1.00
1.7%
65
1921-1921
SP
35.1
1.02
20.4%
4.9%
4.14
0.0%
66
1926-1926
RP
35.1
1.42
9.2%
5.2%
1.75
0.0%
67
1913-1913
SP
32.2
0.95
12.3%
6.6%
1.88
0.0%
68
1923-1923
SP
32.1
1.30
8.2%
6.7%
1.22
0.0%
69
1946-1948
RP
32.0
1.75
10.8%
11.5%
0.94
0.0%
70
1918-1918
SP
30.1
1.45
6.9%
15.3%
0.45
0.8%
71
1929-1943
RP
27.2
1.52
13.8%
12.2%
1.13
1.0%
72
1930-1930
SP
27.1
1.87
1.5%
10.0%
0.15
73
1914-1914
SP
27.0
1.52
11.9%
5.1%
2.33
0.0%
74
1911-1911
SP
25.1
1.42
14.7%
10.1%
1.45
0.0%
75
1942-1942
SP
24.2
1.42
7.4%
5.6%
1.33
76
1945-1945
RP
22.2
1.90
7.2%
7.2%
1.00
1.8%
77
1946-1946
SP
22.1
2.10
7.4%
10.7%
0.69
0.8%
78
1915-1915
SP
20.2
0.97
5.1%
5.1%
1.00
0.0%
79
1938-1939
SP
20.1
1.38
6.7%
11.1%
0.60
3.2%
80
1923-1923
RP
19.2
2.14
5.1%
11.1%
0.45
1.0%
81
1914-1914
SP
19.0
1.47
9.4%
8.2%
1.14
1.2%
82
1923-1923
RP
19.0
1.21
7.1%
7.1%
1.00
1.2%
83
1921-1921
RP
18.1
1.80
11.2%
18.0%
0.63
2.2%
84
1918-1918
SP
17.2
1.08
0.0%
5.3%
0.00
0.0%
85
1944-1945
RP
17.2
0.68
6.3%
3.1%
2.00
0.0%
86
1917-1942
RP
17.2
1.70
12.9%
7.1%
1.83
0.0%
87
1944-1944
SP
17.0
1.59
11.4%
10.1%
1.13
1.3%
88
1931-1931
SP
17.0
1.35
9.3%
10.7%
0.88
1.3%
89
1932-1932
SP
17.0
2.00
5.8%
11.6%
0.50
90
1916-1916
SP
17.0
1.24
6.1%
10.6%
0.57
0.0%
91
1930-1930
SP
16.1
1.59
6.8%
8.1%
0.83
92
1948-1948
SP
16.1
1.65
9.3%
5.3%
1.75
0.0%
93
1912-1914
SP
15.1
1.04
8.2%
6.6%
1.25
0.0%
94
1944-1944
RP
15.0
1.47
14.1%
8.5%
1.67
0.0%
95
1939-1939
RP
14.2
1.57
9.1%
13.6%
0.67
96
1929-1929
SP
14.2
1.43
4.6%
7.7%
0.60
97
1938-1938
RP
14.1
1.88
7.4%
8.8%
0.83
0.0%
98
1916-1916
SP
13.1
2.18
1.4%
12.7%
0.11
0.0%
99
1930-1930
SP
13.1
2.03
9.1%
16.7%
0.55
100
1932-1932
SP
13.0
1.69
8.2%
13.1%
0.63
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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