Negro League Stats and History

On June 15, 2021 we dramatically expanded our coverage of the Negro Leagues and historical Black major league players. Major Negro Leagues (from 1920-1948) are now listed with the National League and American League as major leagues. Read more…

Our database includes more than 2,300 players from the major Negro Leagues.

• Josh Gibson
• Satchel Paige
• Bullet Rogan
• Cool Papa Bell
• Buck O'Neil

Our database includes the major league histories of Negro League franchises.

• Kansas City Monarchs
• Homestead Grays
• Chicago American Giants
• Pittsburgh Crawfords
• St. Louis Stars

Our database features the seven Negro Leagues classified as major league.

• NAL: Negro American League (1937-1948)
• NN2: Negro National League II (1933-1948)
• EWL: East-West League (1932)
• NSL: Negro Southern League (1932)
• NNL: Negro National League I (1920-1931)
• ANL: American Negro League (1929)
• ECL: Eastern Colored League (1923-1928)

Here are some of the statistical leaders in our database of the major Negro Leagues.

• Negro League Batting Average Leaders (via Stathead, min 1000 PA)
• Negro League Home Run Leaders (via Stathead)
• Negro League Hit Leaders (via Stathead)
• Negro League Win Leaders (via Stathead)

Learn more about our Negro Leagues coverage.

• The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues
• The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues: Podcast
• The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues: A Resource for Educators
• Bullpen Wiki