1940 Birmingham Black Barons - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Birmingham Black Barons


21 - 38


18 - 31 in the Negro American League

1923 / 1941 ( Team History )

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (21-38)

Top Hitter


Tommy
Sampson

Top Pitcher


Red
Howard

League Ranks (7 teams)

Batting
Pitching
OPS+
97
3rd
ERA+
88
5th
OPS
.644
3rd
ERA
4.65
7th
BA
.255
3rd
BA
.281
7th
OBP
.309
5th
K/BB
1.31
4th
SLG
.335
2nd
K%
10.0%
7th
BB%
6.4%
7th
BB%
7.7%
3rd
K%
0.1%
5th
HR%
0.5%
3rd
ISO
.080
2nd
WHIP
1.45
5th

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
• 1 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Tom Hayes (Owner)


Wins Above Replacement
27
2B
112
1.4
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
20
SP
23
45.1
1.4
0.2
-0.1
1.2
0.0
30
RP
24
55.0
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
23
RF
106
0.9
0.9
0.1
0.0
-0.1
29
SP
21
44.2
0.9
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
28
SP
22
51.1
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
29
C
88
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
42
SS
5
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
20
SP
2
5.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
29
RP
1
3.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
SS
10
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
27
CF
16
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
27
3B
104
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
25
CF
38
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
22
C
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
C
5
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
22
1B
4
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
28
3B
14
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
56
PH
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3B
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
C
10
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25
SS
90
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
26
SS
2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
37
C
12
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
32
LF
113
-0.2
0.5
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
35
1B
46
2.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
27
2B
11
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
20
RP
2
8.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
CF
88
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
25
SP
13
34.2
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
22
1B
106
-0.7
0.0
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
31
1093
249.2
4.7
3.1
-1.6
3.1
0.0

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