1944 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1944 Birmingham Black Barons


49 - 34


39 - 19 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1945 (Team History)

Managed by:
Winfield Welch (49-34)

Top Hitter


Artie
Wilson

Top Pitcher


John
Huber

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
115
 1st ERA+
93
 4th
OPS
.669
 1st ERA
3.54
 5th
BA
.270
 2nd BA
OBP
.310
 3rd K/BB
1.26
 5th
SLG
.359
 1st K%
9.6%
 5th
BB%
5.5%
 5th BB%
7.6%
 6th
K%
HR%
ISO
.089
 1st WHIP
1.29
 3rd

Notes:


• Champions of the Negro American League
• First Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Second Half Champions of the Negro American League
• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)


1944 Birmingham Black Barons
Glossary

Left Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
32
-0.1
0.0
0.0
35
0.2
0.2
0.0
30
0.0
0.0
0.0
Center Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
22
0.4
0.4
0.0

Right Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
28
1.2
1.4
0.0
Shortstop
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
23
1.9
1.8
0.0
Second Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
31
1.1
1.0
0.0
Third Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
25
1.0
1.0
0.0
First Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
26
0.1
0.2
0.0
35
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Manager W-L
W%
49-34
.590
Catcher
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
41
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
33
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
+
Starting Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
32
63.2
-0.6
-0.4
-0.1
30
45.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
36
31.2
0.7
0.7
0.0
29
16.1
0.3
0.4
0.0
30
9.0
0.2
0.3
0.0
36
9.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
24
9.0
0.7
0.4
0.3
30
7.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
5.1
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
1.0
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
35
7.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
25
0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
21
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0

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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