1948 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Birmingham Black Barons


67 - 40 - 3


56 - 22 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1949 (Team History)

Managed by:
Piper Davis (67-40-3)

Top Hitter


Artie
Wilson

Top Pitcher


Bill
Powell

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
117
1st ERA+
129
1st
OPS
.816
1st ERA
3.68
1st
BA
.308
1st BA
.276
2nd
OBP
.384
1st K/BB
1.83
1st
SLG
.432
1st K%
13.9%
2nd
BB%
9.1%
2nd BB%
7.6%
1st
K%
HR%
1.0%
3rd
ISO
.124
2nd WHIP
1.46
2nd

Notes:


• Champions of the Negro American League
• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Tom Hayes (Owner & President)


Pitching
Glossary
Basic Pitching
SP
26
5
2
.714
11
9
5
0
0
63.1
44
32
75
5
22
28
2
0
3
292
4.55
104
SP
29
5
1
.833
7
7
5
2
0
51.2
19
16
45
3
17
40
0
0
0
214
2.79
170
SP
23
3
2
.600
8
5
4
1
1
46.2
29
20
53
0
22
34
1
0
1
216
3.86
123
SP
25
1
0
1.000
3
2
0
0
0
14.0
10
7
16
2
6
10
0
0
0
61
4.50
105
SP
33
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
4.1
6
5
6
0
3
2
0
0
0
23
10.38
46
RP
29
6
2
.750
13
4
1
0
1
58.1
25
17
70
1
12
33
3
0
1
257
2.62
181
RP
28
2
0
1.000
7
1
0
0
0
6.1
4
3
10
0
1
5
0
0
0
30
4.26
111
7
22
7
.759
51
29
15
3
2
244.2
137
100
275
11
83
152
6
0
5
1093
3.68
129
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Advanced Pitching
Role Lg Lg Lg Lg Lg
26
SP
63.1
1.53
1.54
9.6%
13.4%
7.5%
9.4%
1.27
1.43
1.7%
1.0%
29
RP
58.1
1.41
1.54
12.8%
13.4%
4.7%
9.3%
2.75
1.43
0.4%
1.0%
29
SP
51.2
1.20
1.54
18.7%
13.3%
7.9%
9.3%
2.35
1.43
1.4%
1.0%
23
SP
46.2
1.61
1.54
15.7%
13.3%
10.2%
9.3%
1.55
1.43
0.0%
1.0%
25
SP
14.0
1.57
1.54
16.4%
12.9%
9.8%
9.0%
1.67
1.43
3.3%
1.0%
28
RP
6.1
1.74
1.54
16.7%
12.9%
3.3%
9.0%
5.00
1.43
0.0%
1.0%
33
SP
4.1
2.08
1.54
8.7%
12.8%
13.0%
9.0%
0.67
1.43
0.0%
1.0%
7
244.2
1.46
1.54
13.9%
13.3%
7.6%
9.3%
1.83
1.43
1.0%
1.0%
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown



Opponent's Batting
Role
26
SP
11
292
264
44
75
12
7
5
3
22
28
0
3
3
5
.284
.346
.439
.785
29
RP
13
257
241
25
70
7
2
1
4
12
33
0
1
3
4
.290
.327
.349
.675
23
SP
8
216
192
29
53
13
3
0
3
22
34
0
1
1
5
.276
.353
.375
.728
29
SP
7
214
196
19
45
4
0
3
4
17
40
0
0
1
3
.230
.291
.296
.587
25
SP
3
61
55
10
16
4
1
2
0
6
10
0
0
0
3
.291
.361
.509
.870
28
RP
7
30
28
4
10
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
1
0
.357
.379
.357
.736
33
SP
2
23
19
6
6
3
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
1
1
.316
.409
.579
.988
7
51
1093
995
137
275
43
14
11
15
83
152
0
5
10
21
.276
.335
.381
.716
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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