Steel Arm Davis

Walter Davis
(Lefty)

Born: June 22, 1896 in Wortham, TX
Died: November 30, 1941 in Chicago, IL
(45 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: L

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 175

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Notes:

• Buried: Cook County Cemetery (Oak Forest, IL)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1920	DM	NNL	24	SP	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0
1920	COG	NNL	24	RP	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1923	DS	NNL	27	RF	34	90	80	16	27	4	3	1	12	0		7			0	3			.338	.391	.500	.891	125
1927	CAG	NNL	31	LF	84	361	323	60	128	21	9	3	68	14		24			3	11			.396	.443	.545	.988	183
1927	CAG	NNC	31	RF	5	21	20	6	8	1	1	2	7	3		1			0	0			.400	.429	.850	1.279	278
1927	CAG	WS	31	RF	9	37	36	9	13	1	2	1	7	2	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.378	.583	.962	199
1927-28	CUB	CUB	31	RF	20	85	82	19	22	2	1	3	14	5		1		0	1	0	1		.268	.282	.427	.709	82
1928	CAG	NNL	32	RF	59	243	226	38	72	12	5	2	31	7		13			3	1			.319	.364	.442	.806	133
1928	CAG	NNC	32	RF	7	32	30	5	11	3	3	1	8	2		2			0	0			.367	.406	.767	1.173	218
1929	CAG	NNL	33	1B	70	271	246	39	69	15	6	5	45	9		17			0	8			.280	.327	.451	.778	116
1929	CAG	NvM	33	RF	4	14	13	3	7	1	0	0	5	0		1			0	0			.538	.571	.615	1.187	229
1930	CAG	NNL	34	RF	75	280	242	39	81	14	5	6	53	8		30			1	7			.335	.410	.508	.919	162
1930	CAG	NvM	34	RF	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1			0	0			.000	.250	.000	.250	-36
1932	CAG	NSL	36	1B	43	181	163	21	48	6	4	4	29	2		13			1	4			.294	.350	.454	.804	170
1932	CAG	NSC	36	1B	2	10	10	2	4	0	1	2	5	0		0			0	0			.400	.400	1.200	1.600	339
1933	CAG	NN2	37	LF	40	176	162	29	45	11	5	2	28	2		11			2	1			.278	.331	.444	.776	111
1933	WES	EWA	37	LF	1	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	142
1934	NEG	NN2	38	LF	3	12	11	1	4	0	0	1	2	0		1			0	0			.364	.417	.636	1.053	185
1935	CAG	NN2	39	1B	30	112	96	11	26	5	1	2	22	0		8			3	5			.271	.346	.406	.752	97
10	7			RF	491	1934	1748	300	567	97	46	35	338	55	0	131	6	0	14	40	1	0	.324	.376	.493	.868	147
162 Game Average						638	577	99	187	32	15	12	112	76	0	43	972	0	5	13	5	0	.324	.376	.493	.868	147

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
10	Negro Leagues				466	1831	1650	278	538	94	45	32	319	49	0	128	6	0	13	40	0	0	.326	.379	.496	.875	150
1	vs Latin Leagues				20	85	82	19	22	2	1	3	14	5		1		0	1	0	1		.268	.282	.427	.709	82
2	vs Major Leagues				5	18	16	3	7	1	0	0	5	1		2			0	0			.438	.500	.500	1.000	170

Year	Team	Lg	Age	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	Chicago Giants			-	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1	Dayton Marcos			-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	34	90	80	16	27	4	3	1	12	0		7			0	3			.338	.391	.500	.891	125
7	Chicago American Giants			RF	429	1742	1570	262	512	90	42	30	308	50	0	122	6	0	13	37	0	0	.326	.379	.494	.874	151
1	Cuba III			RF	20	85	82	19	22	2	1	3	14	5		1		0	1	0	1		.268	.282	.427	.709	82
1	West All Stars			LF	1	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	142
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			LF	3	12	11	1	4	0	0	1	2	0		1			0	0			.364	.417	.636	1.053	185

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1920	DM	NNL		.000	.325		8.3%						0.5%		.079
1920	COG	NNL	1	.000	.315	0.0%	8.1%					0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
1923	DS	NNL	90	.390	.354	7.8%	8.3%					1.1%	1.3%	.163	.123
1927	CAG	NNL	361	.435	.312	6.6%	7.3%					0.8%	1.3%	.149	.108
1927	CAG	NNC	21	.532	.282	4.8%	5.0%					9.5%	1.9%	.450	.119
1927	CAG	WS	37	.437	.296	2.7%	8.3%	16.2%	11.7%	0.17	0.71	2.7%	0.9%	.222	.099
1927-28	CUB	CUB	85	.318	.349	1.2%	8.1%					3.5%	1.0%	.159	.110
1928	CAG	NNL	243	.368	.310	5.3%	6.2%					0.8%	1.2%	.124	.105
1928	CAG	NNC	32	.502	.327	6.3%	7.5%					3.1%	1.5%	.400	.119
1929	CAG	NNL	271	.338	.319	6.3%	7.8%					1.8%	1.6%	.171	.118
1929	CAG	NvM	14	.541	.318	7.1%	6.9%					0.0%	0.9%	.077	.120
1930	CAG	NNL	280	.408	.317	10.7%	7.5%					2.1%	1.1%	.174	.108
1930	CAG	NvM	4	.185	.390	25.0%	6.5%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.105
1932	CAG	NSL	181	.369	.278	7.2%	5.4%					2.2%	0.4%	.160	.067
1932	CAG	NSC	10	.588	.276	0.0%	3.6%					20.0%	3.6%	.800	.150
1933	CAG	NN2	176	.346	.325	6.3%	6.5%					1.1%	1.1%	.167	.119
1933	WES	EWA	4	.532	.427	0.0%	5.2%	0.0%	9.1%		0.57	0.0%	1.3%	.250	.185
1934	NEG	NN2	12	.478	.340	8.3%	8.0%					8.3%	0.8%	.273	.097
1935	CAG	NN2	112	.331	.341	7.1%	8.4%					1.8%	1.5%	.135	.131
10	7		1934	.385	.317	6.8%	7.1%	14.6%	11.5%	0.17	0.69	1.8%	1.2%	.168	.109

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
10	Negro Leagues		1831	.387	.315	7.0%	7.1%	14.6%	11.5%	0.17	0.69	1.7%	1.2%	.170	.109
1	vs Latin Leagues		85	.318	.349	1.2%	8.1%					3.5%	1.0%	.159	.110
2	vs Major Leagues		18	.462	.334	11.1%	6.8%					0.0%	0.7%	.063	.117

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1	Chicago Giants		1	.000	.315	0.0%	8.1%					0.0%	0.5%	.000	.076
1	Dayton Marcos		0		.000		0.0%						0.0%		.000
1	Detroit Stars I		90	.390	.354	7.8%	8.3%					1.1%	1.3%	.163	.123
7	Chicago American Giants		1742	.387	.313	7.0%	7.0%	16.2%	11.7%	0.17	0.71	1.7%	1.2%	.168	.108
1	Cuba III		85	.318	.349	1.2%	8.1%					3.5%	1.0%	.159	.110
1	West All Stars		4	.532	.427	0.0%	5.2%	0.0%	9.1%		0.57	0.0%	1.3%	.250	.185
1	Baltimore Elite Giants		12	.478	.340	8.3%	8.0%					8.3%	0.8%	.273	.097

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