1943 Homestead Grays - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1943 Homestead Grays


78 - 23 - 1


53 - 14 - 1 in the Negro National League II

1918 / 1944 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (78-23-1)

Top Hitter


Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher


Johnny
Wright

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
131
 1st ERA+
127
 3rd
OPS
.863
 1st ERA
3.71
 1st
BA
.330
 1st BA
.250
 3rd
OBP
.405
 1st K/BB
1.32
 3rd
SLG
.458
 1st K%
10.8%
 5th
BB%
10.7%
 2nd BB%
8.2%
 2nd
K%
HR%
0.5%
 1st
ISO
.128
 1st WHIP
1.33
 1st

Notes:


• Negro League World Series Champions
• Champions of the Negro National League II
• Home Ballpark: Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 5 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame


1943 Homestead Grays
Glossary

Left Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
40
1.7
2.2
-0.2
Center Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
33
3.1
2.6
0.5
27
-0.1
0.0
0.0

Right Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
38
0.4
0.7
-0.2
35
0.9
0.2
-0.5
30
0.0
0.0
0.0
24
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
Shortstop
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
32
2.3
0.2
1.7
Second Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
31
2.7
2.0
0.5
33
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
23
-0.1
-0.4
0.2
25
0.2
0.0
0.2
Third Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
47
1.3
1.1
0.3
First Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
35
2.4
2.6
0.0
Manager W-L
W%
78-23
.772
Catcher
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
31
6.8
6.4
0.2
33
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
+
Starting Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
26
181.0
6.2
6.5
-0.3
40
120.0
2.3
2.4
-0.1
32
112.2
2.8
2.3
0.6
31
36.0
0.6
0.4
0.3
20
28.1
0.5
0.4
0.1
21
23.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
30
2.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
47
1.0
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
21
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
29
8.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.1

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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.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

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, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.


Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James