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#	Player	Years	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1	Turkey Stearnes*	1923-40	CF	1050	4563	4025	972	1401	247	121	199	1069	143	1	436	9	0	30	72	0	0	.348	.416	.618	1.034	173
2	Josh Gibson	1930-46	C	791	3302	2850	744	1032	171	72	195	879	44	1	414	1	17	7	30	1	1	.362	.444	.678	1.122	200
3	Oscar Charleston*	1915-41	CF	1394	5978	5117	1220	1790	332	124	191	1190	300	0	667	2	0	41	152	1	0	.350	.429	.575	1.004	173
4	Mule Suttles	1923-44	1B	986	3968	3495	768	1178	230	78	191	933	92	0	397	4	2	16	60	0	1	.337	.407	.611	1.019	164
5	Willie Wells	1924-48	SS	1101	4810	4154	976	1357	271	70	146	911	163	2	512	5	0	34	109	1	0	.327	.405	.531	.936	142
6	Buck Leonard*	1933-48	1B	657	2851	2358	583	808	148	49	103	591	39	2	432	2	0	18	41	2	1	.343	.448	.578	1.026	178
7	John Beckwith	1919-37	3B	605	2438	2197	450	765	160	38	100	561	44		189			8	44	0		.348	.402	.592	.994	168
8	Jud Wilson*	1922-45	3B	1102	4390	3778	782	1344	251	63	96	878	121	0	493	0	0	45	74	0	0	.356	.436	.532	.968	157
9	Edgar Wesley*	1917-27	1B	553	2330	2062	351	667	109	30	90	453	50		214			9	45			.323	.389	.536	.926	145
10	Dewey Creacy	1924-38	3B	983	4085	3604	610	1048	149	62	87	643	53		343			19	118	1		.291	.355	.439	.794	101
11	Wilson Redus	1924-40	LF	810	3250	2885	491	866	134	45	86	516	49	0	259	0	0	30	76	0	0	.300	.364	.467	.831	114
12	Martín Dihigo	1923-45	RF	492	2030	1756	361	546	83	27	85	384	50	0	224	1	0	9	41	0	0	.311	.392	.534	.926	144
13	Rap Dixon	1922-37	RF	606	2548	2167	511	705	133	48	77	468	109	0	281	0	0	14	85	1	0	.325	.406	.538	.944	145
14	George Scales	1921-46	2B	845	3312	2761	565	900	207	49	71	617	58		454	0	0	15	82	0	0	.326	.424	.514	.937	141
15	Cristóbal Torriente*	1913-32	CF	926	3831	3264	666	1116	204	81	67	736	146	0	453	3	0	28	85	1	0	.342	.426	.516	.942	176
16	Clint Thomas	1920-38	CF	879	3703	3261	615	993	178	71	66	607	166	11	287	13	0	27	127	1	2	.305	.365	.463	.829	118
17	Biz Mackey**	1920-47	C	1089	4269	3774	628	1251	208	70	66	739	71	8	372	14	4	19	104	0	0	.331	.394	.476	.870	133
18	Willard Brown	1935-48	CF	462	1930	1786	366	636	136	48	62	429	90	0	135	1	0	3	6	0	1	.356	.402	.590	.992	186
19	Cool Papa Bell**	1922-46	CF	1277	5753	5062	1210	1640	275	82	58	629	300	0	562	3	1	16	113	0	0	.324	.393	.445	.838	119
20	Heavy Johnson	1920-32	RF	496	2011	1777	329	655	121	50	57	425	47	0	161	4	0	21	52	0	0	.369	.427	.589	1.016	172
21	Branch Russell*	1922-32	RF	788	3477	2954	646	909	135	75	57	503	72		384			22	117	0		.308	.391	.462	.853	115
22	George Carr**	1920-34	1B	672	2788	2475	467	775	135	38	57	447	132	6	233	24	1	24	55	1	0	.313	.378	.467	.845	129
23	Lennie Pearson	1937-48	1B	487	1981	1798	342	532	91	23	54	346	45	0	158	1	1	1	24	0	1	.296	.353	.462	.815	122
24	Bullet Rogan	1920-38	CF	728	2537	2201	431	739	111	60	51	441	111	3	257	2	0	17	62	0	0	.336	.409	.510	.920	155
25	Pete Washington	1923-36	CF	585	2330	2024	299	546	83	22	50	317	34		200			18	88			.270	.341	.407	.747	96
26	Clarence Palm	1927-46	C	518	1665	1513	217	441	63	18	50	286	22		114		0	5	33	0	0	.291	.343	.456	.799	109
27	Hurley McNair*	1910-37	RF	858	3691	3229	645	1038	151	77	49	573	134	3	346	11	2	20	96	0	0	.321	.391	.461	.852	140
28	Dick Lundy**	1916-37	SS	860	3537	3149	566	1004	175	56	49	595	105	3	291	7	2	20	77	0	1	.319	.380	.457	.837	126
29	Charlie Blackwell*	1915-29	RF	594	2539	2166	450	684	103	54	48	392	92		272			50	51			.316	.404	.480	.884	141
30	Pete Hill*	1904-25	CF	711	2984	2564	530	842	149	48	48	467	81		323			20	77			.328	.408	.480	.888	167
31	Walter Cannady	1921-45	2B	753	3132	2795	528	897	164	47	46	560	101	0	239	1	1	10	86	2	0	.321	.376	.463	.839	118
32	Bill Riggins**	1920-35	SS	757	3275	2847	530	838	129	41	45	451	103		271			24	133			.294	.361	.416	.776	98
33	Robert Hudspeth*	1920-32	1B	482	1999	1795	249	555	95	23	45	313	20		141			10	53			.309	.363	.463	.826	120
34	Wade Johnston*	1921-33	LF	715	3170	2795	515	839	121	58	44	386	74	1	297	4	0	10	68	0	0	.300	.369	.432	.802	116
35	Roy Parnell	1927-43	LF	606	2509	2250	460	734	126	50	42	386	54	0	199	0	0	12	48	0	0	.326	.384	.483	.867	135
36	Charlie Smith*	1925-31	RF	224	990	825	230	335	69	20	41	223	30		127			19	19			.406	.495	.687	1.183	186
37	Charlie Mason^	1922-32	LF	376	1578	1380	270	426	63	20	41	268	51		145			11	42			.309	.379	.472	.851	125
38	Monte Irvin	1938-48	CF	288	1201	1055	218	354	57	12	41	254	27	0	125	2	0	4	17	0	0	.336	.408	.529	.937	157
39	Alejandro Oms*	1917-35	CF	376	1646	1435	282	471	90	24	39	287	40	0	167	0	0	5	39	0	0	.328	.400	.506	.906	144
40	Vic Harris*	1922-47	LF	813	3434	3041	603	930	141	62	39	493	38	1	319	1	0	20	54	0	0	.306	.375	.431	.807	114
41	Ed Rile*	1919-36	1B	483	1796	1587	272	494	97	29	38	279	26		159			10	40			.311	.378	.481	.858	125
42	Judy Johnson	1918-36	3B	1008	4121	3735	628	1102	191	62	38	612	94	5	266	17	0	9	110	1	2	.295	.343	.410	.753	99
43	Ben Taylor*	1909-29	1B	991	4124	3654	595	1214	212	69	37	712	98		359			20	91			.332	.395	.458	.853	140
44	George Johnson	1918-29	CF	438	1771	1552	252	451	85	29	36	264	40	0	144	7	1	4	71	0	0	.291	.352	.452	.805	120
45	Candy Jim Taylor	1907-42	3B	806	2756	2438	371	695	111	24	36	382	116		224		0	24	70	0		.285	.351	.395	.746	107
46	Dobie Moore	1920-26	SS	476	2106	1910	382	661	121	52	35	398	69	3	119	5	0	16	61	0	1	.346	.389	.519	.908	151
47	Jim West**	1930-48	1B	693	2790	2487	378	700	105	40	34	401	17	0	250	2	0	12	41	0	2	.281	.350	.397	.747	99
48	Chaney White	1920-36	CF	858	3680	3272	661	1017	146	55	34	531	77	1	314	7	0	22	71	1	1	.311	.375	.420	.795	110
49	Bill Hoskins*	1937-46	LF	368	1484	1342	258	447	64	39	33	272	24	0	121	2	0	4	17	0	0	.333	.390	.513	.903	145
50	Bill Pettus*	1909-23	1B	363	1545	1357	266	431	84	28	32	256	52		134			12	42	0		.318	.384	.492	.875	152
51	Newt Joseph	1922-35	3B	690	2785	2401	394	686	133	40	32	406	94	3	271	24	0	15	96	2	1	.286	.361	.414	.776	115
52	Steel Arm Davis*	1920-35	RF	466	1831	1650	278	538	94	45	32	319	49	0	128	6	0	13	40	0	0	.326	.379	.496	.875	150
53	Crush Holloway**	1921-39	RF	910	3944	3564	602	980	135	56	32	438	149		261			16	103			.275	.327	.371	.698	86
54	John Henry Lloyd*	1906-32	SS	1010	4279	3840	664	1322	211	68	31	698	135		294			10	135			.344	.392	.459	.851	143
55	Ray Brown**	1931-45	P	468	1525	1367	211	370	82	23	31	229	10	0	131	4	1	1	26	0	0	.271	.335	.432	.767	107
56	Ed Stone*	1933-46	RF	398	1678	1464	281	457	67	36	30	258	22	0	189	2	0	3	22	0	0	.312	.392	.469	.860	128
57	Mitchell Murray	1919-32	C	551	1905	1662	274	492	86	14	30	278	34		160			22	61	0		.296	.366	.419	.784	104
58	Ted Strong**	1936-48	RF	283	1134	965	205	310	51	15	30	202	31	0	144	5	1	10	15	0	0	.321	.415	.498	.913	167
59	Henry Kimbro*	1937-48	CF	568	2550	2191	480	668	109	48	30	271	70	0	322	1	0	14	23	0	1	.305	.397	.440	.837	128
60	Bill Perkins	1928-48	C	550	2033	1837	253	507	75	28	30	302	20	0	142	1	0	7	47	0	0	.276	.330	.396	.727	94
61	Clarence Smith	1921-33	RF	595	2479	2271	400	733	101	54	30	411	93	1	134	2	0	4	70	0	0	.323	.362	.454	.816	114
62	John Henry Russell	1923-34	2B	789	3219	2887	441	809	106	51	29	391	64	0	217	0	0	10	105	0	0	.280	.333	.382	.715	86
63	Johnny Davis	1940-48	LF	281	1135	984	160	299	51	13	29	186	12	0	127	0	2	8	16	0	0	.304	.388	.471	.858	134
64	Jerry Benjamin**	1932-48	CF	737	3320	2942	610	869	108	42	28	347	126	0	290	0	0	10	78	0	0	.295	.361	.389	.750	104
65	Jules Thomas	1908-26	CF	405	1736	1576	258	503	85	25	27	297	57		120			10	30			.319	.371	.456	.827	132
66	Esteban Montalvo*	1923-28	RF	204	895	781	127	217	40	16	26	171	12		82			10	22			.278	.354	.470	.824	124
67	Henry Spearman	1935-45	3B	373	1518	1377	211	412	80	19	26	242	4		119		0	1	21	0	0	.299	.355	.442	.797	112
68	Wild Bill Wright**	1932-45	RF	388	1600	1463	264	476	83	40	26	264	41	1	105	2	1	9	23	0	1	.325	.374	.490	.864	132
69	Willie Bobo*	1923-30	1B	404	1633	1370	268	430	83	25	26	250	48		202			9	52	0		.314	.405	.468	.873	124
70	Bus Clarkson	1938-46	SS	160	659	575	123	183	38	6	25	141	10	0	78	2	1	0	6	0	0	.318	.400	.536	.935	157
71	Jake Dunn	1930-43	SS	528	2057	1827	308	508	79	31	25	299	29	0	178	0	0	3	49	0	0	.278	.343	.396	.739	93
72	Pat Patterson**	1934-47	2B	341	1460	1330	265	434	81	29	25	234	23	0	102	5	0	2	26	0	0	.326	.375	.487	.862	130
73	Mack Eggleston**	1919-34	C	583	2174	1894	242	505	81	27	25	285	22		201			13	66			.267	.341	.378	.719	93
74	Neil Robinson	1934-48	CF	291	1159	1027	183	311	58	15	25	184	29	1	106	0	2	9	17	0	0	.303	.373	.462	.835	146
75	Johnny Jones	1922-32	LF	432	1872	1662	319	495	70	30	24	222	23		150			16	44			.298	.362	.419	.781	100
76	Jimmie Lyons*	1909-32	LF	496	2062	1817	346	530	67	31	24	246	153		174			4	67			.292	.355	.402	.757	119
77	Goose Curry*	1928-47	RF	594	2151	1800	385	537	80	31	24	268	55		291		0	15	45	0	0	.298	.400	.417	.818	123
78	Louis Santop*	1910-26	C	455	1746	1548	266	523	91	30	24	320	47	0	151	1	2	8	39	0	1	.338	.400	.482	.881	152
79	Jesse Hubbard*	1919-35	RF	322	1031	897	185	261	44	20	23	136	20	0	101	5	0	9	24	0	0	.291	.368	.462	.830	120
80	Lewis Hampton	1921-27	P	198	545	497	93	153	22	9	23	105	8		32			2	14			.308	.352	.527	.879	134
81	Newt Allen	1923-47	2B	1063	4591	4097	686	1174	178	58	23	529	160	0	341	14	0	21	132	0	1	.287	.344	.375	.720	105
82	Sammy Hughes	1930-46	2B	434	1840	1604	330	497	91	27	22	250	24	0	184	1	0	6	46	0	0	.310	.383	.441	.824	120
83	Luther Farrell*	1919-34	P	301	919	798	124	239	36	10	22	135	7	1	90	14	0	5	25	1	1	.299	.374	.452	.826	121
84	Poindexter Williams	1921-33	C	455	1544	1410	171	417	62	25	22	247	10		90			11	33			.296	.343	.422	.765	109
85	Eggie Dallard*	1921-33	1B	465	1963	1668	330	436	53	20	21	198	38	2	226	3	0	15	54	0	0	.261	.355	.355	.710	85
86	Johnson Hill^	1910-28	3B	210	851	779	100	199	32	11	21	111	7		38			0	34			.255	.290	.406	.696	96
87	Fats Jenkins*	1920-40	LF	635	2881	2512	573	849	109	32	21	298	133	0	291	0	0	13	65	0	0	.338	.409	.432	.841	121
88	Larry Doby*	1942-47	2B	150	657	563	129	190	34	21	21	135	21	0	84	1	0	2	7	1	0	.337	.425	.584	1.009	176
89	Jabbo Andrews*	1930-42	LF	277	1077	980	144	294	45	22	21	158	11		72			5	20			.300	.351	.455	.806	122
90	Ted Radcliffe	1928-46	C	470	1594	1488	179	400	58	14	20	213	15	0	68	1	0	7	31	0	0	.269	.304	.367	.671	83
91	Harry Williams	1931-46	2B	410	1677	1530	288	440	74	25	20	250	39		123		0	4	20	0		.288	.342	.408	.750	103
92	Dave Thomas*	1929-46	1B	528	2193	1983	293	533	93	29	20	243	14	0	151		0	15	44	0	0	.269	.325	.375	.700	91
93	Irvin Brooks	1917-33	CF	247	999	895	128	273	37	11	20	147	14		79			4	21			.305	.364	.438	.802	127
94	Alex Radcliff	1926-46	3B	436	1868	1730	249	507	91	31	19	249	33	0	103	11	1	8	27	0	1	.293	.336	.414	.750	119
95	Tom Finley	1922-33	3B	253	1021	898	146	237	51	5	19	130	28		88			4	31			.264	.332	.395	.728	94
96	Dan Kennard	1913-25	C	309	1097	968	139	276	56	12	19	175	22		76			24	29			.285	.352	.427	.779	114
97	Milton Lewis^	1922-28	2B	168	627	580	71	159	24	6	19	102	0	0	35	5	0	4	8	0	1	.274	.320	.434	.754	98
98	Claude Johnson	1916-30	2B	428	1859	1580	289	455	68	13	19	204	30		207			5	67			.288	.372	.384	.756	101
99	Jim Brown**	1919-37	C	766	2854	2513	403	683	114	39	19	386	78	2	234	14	0	15	91	1	1	.272	.337	.371	.708	104
100	Bill Pierce	1910-25	1B	359	1429	1264	215	399	65	28	19	232	16		115			8	42			.316	.376	.456	.833	137

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

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Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Gary Ashwill.

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