Roy Campanella - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

    Roy Campanella



    Roy Campanella
    (Campy)

    Born: November 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA
    Died: June 26, 1993 in Woodland Hills, CA
              (71 years old)

    Bats: R
    Throws: R
    Ht: 5'9"
    Wt: 190

    Notes:


    • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969
    • High School: Simon Gratz HS (Philadelphia, PA)
    • Buried: Cremated
    • Played in the Major Leagues
    • Played in the Minor Leagues


    Compared to Contemporary Catchers (Top 50)

    Compare With:



    # Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
    WAR
    Off
    Fld
    Pit
    Adj
    1
    		 C
    17
    1930-1946
    ✔
    58.9
    55.4
    1.8
    -0.2
    1.9
    2
    		 C
    24
    1920-1947
    ✔
    29.8
    26.7
    1.1
    -0.7
    2.7
    3
    		 C
    17
    1930-1948
    19.6
    17.9
    1.6
    -0.5
    0.6
    4
    		 C
    26
    1920-1946
    15.8
    6.1
    7.1
    0.0
    2.6
    5
    		 C
    13
    1926-1941
    10.8
    7.5
    2.1
    0.0
    1.1
    6
    		 C
    9
    1937-1945
    ✔
    10.7
    10.1
    -0.1
    -0.1
    0.8
    7
    		 C
    6
    1940-1945
    9.7
    8.9
    -0.2
    -0.1
    1.1
    8
    		 C
    12
    1932-1948
    7.8
    7.1
    0.3
    -0.1
    0.6
    9
    		 C
    26
    1921-1947
    7.2
    3.7
    0.8
    0.0
    2.7
    10
    		 C
    20
    1927-1946
    6.0
    6.3
    -1.6
    0.0
    1.3
    11
    		 C
    17
    1916-1941
    6.0
    3.6
    1.8
    -0.7
    1.3
    12
    		 C
    29
    1916-1947
    5.7
    2.6
    1.0
    0.1
    2.1
    13
    		 C
    19
    1928-1948
    5.4
    5.6
    -1.4
    0.0
    1.2
    14
    		 C
    15
    1928-1945
    4.7
    5.5
    -2.2
    0.0
    1.4
    15
    		 C
    12
    1934-1948
    3.1
    1.6
    0.5
    0.1
    0.8
    16
    		 C
    8
    1941-1948
    2.6
    1.4
    1.0
    -0.2
    0.4
    17
    		 C
    9
    1938-1947
    1.8
    2.0
    -0.6
    0.0
    0.3
    18
    		 C
    5
    1939-1948
    1.7
    1.5
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.3
    19
    		 C
    8
    1937-1946
    1.6
    1.2
    0.1
    0.0
    0.3
    20
    		 C
    7
    1937-1943
    1.3
    1.2
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    21
    		 C
    9
    1932-1942
    1.1
    1.7
    -0.7
    0.0
    0.2
    22
    		 C
    11
    1932-1943
    1.1
    -0.8
    1.3
    0.0
    0.5
    23
    		 C
    2
    1939-1941
    1.1
    0.7
    0.2
    0.0
    0.1
    24
    		 C
    16
    1929-1947
    0.6
    2.4
    -1.7
    0.0
    0.0
    25
    		 C
    5
    1929-1943
    0.5
    0.4
    -0.3
    0.4
    0.1
    26
    		 C
    2
    1937-1946
    0.3
    0.3
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    27
    		 C
    8
    1940-1948
    0.2
    -0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    0.3
    28
    		 C
    9
    1937-1946
    0.2
    0.0
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.3
    29
    		 C
    6
    1940-1945
    0.1
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    30
    		 C
    3
    1940-1943
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    31
    		 C
    4
    1940-1945
    0.1
    -0.3
    0.4
    0.0
    0.1
    32
    		 C
    3
    1938-1941
    0.0
    0.4
    -0.4
    0.0
    0.0
    33
    		 C
    6
    1940-1948
    0.0
    -0.3
    0.2
    0.0
    0.2
    34
    		 C
    2
    1941-1943
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    35
    		 C
    3
    1940-1942
    0.0
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    36
    		 C
    2
    1940-1941
    0.0
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    37
    		 C
    1
    1941
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    38
    		 C
    2
    1941-1943
    0.0
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    39
    		 C
    1
    1941
    -0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    40
    		 C
    2
    1940-1942
    -0.1
    -0.2
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    41
    		 C
    2
    1936-1947
    -0.1
    -0.2
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    42
    		 C
    8
    1934-1946
    -0.2
    -0.5
    0.3
    -0.2
    0.1
    43
    		 C
    4
    1940-1948
    -0.2
    -0.4
    0.2
    0.0
    0.0
    44
    		 C
    5
    1937-1948
    -0.4
    -0.2
    -0.3
    0.0
    0.1
    45
    		 C
    5
    1937-1942
    -0.4
    -0.5
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    46
    		 C
    13
    1930-1944
    -0.9
    -0.5
    -0.7
    0.1
    0.3
    47
    		 C
    13
    1935-1948
    -1.1
    -0.3
    -0.9
    -0.7
    0.8
    48
    		 C
    12
    1932-1948
    -1.2
    -0.6
    -1.0
    0.0
    0.5
    49
    		 C
    6
    1939-1948
    -1.2
    -0.9
    -0.5
    0.0
    0.2
    50
    		 C
    2
    1940-1941
    -1.2
    -1.6
    0.0
    0.0
    0.3

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