Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions (NEW)

Baseball Reference.com Logo
for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.
It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Sign Up For Free

Standard Batting

✨Upgraded✨
Show Non-Major
Regular Season
Playoffs
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1938 18 BCA NAL 0.3 25 91 85 11 19 0 3 0 7 1 5 .224 .267 .294 .561 61 .262 62 25 0 1 6
1939 19 2TM 2LG 0.5 27 103 94 11 26 3 2 0 13 3 9 .277 .340 .351 .691 97 .330 101 33 *6/59
1939 19 IAB NAL 0.0 19 74 69 7 14 2 2 0 7 2 5 .203 .257 .290 .547 59 .262 59 20 *6/5
1939 19 BEG NN2 0.5 8 29 25 4 12 1 0 0 6 1 4 .480 .552 .520 1.072 192 .504 194 13 /69
1940 20 BEG NN2 1.2 55 254 218 44 62 9 1 1 34 3 28 .284 .371 .349 .720 88 .348 94 76 0 2 6 0 *6/4
1941 21 BEG NN2 -0.1 59 256 227 38 42 8 0 1 24 1 18 .185 .254 .233 .488 38 .238 42 53 1 3 8 0 *6
1942 22 BEG NN2 -0.1 53 226 196 25 41 0 2 0 16 4 24 .209 .295 .230 .525 55 .267 62 45 6 *6
1944 24 2TM NN2 -0.4 31 132 115 15 26 3 1 0 12 1 12 .226 .305 .270 .574 54 .283 55 31 0 1 4 0 6 AS
1944 24 BEG NN2 -0.4 30 127 111 13 24 2 1 0 10 1 11 .216 .293 .252 .545 46 .270 46 28 1 4 0 6
1944 24 PS NN2 0.0 1 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .500 .600 .750 1.350 259 .608 259 3 0 0 0 /6
1945 25 BEG NN2 0.1 47 204 181 31 47 6 3 0 18 3 10 .260 .306 .326 .632 76 .302 75 59 2 11 0 *6
1946 26 BEG NN2 3.4 64 278 238 42 75 10 7 1 31 7 25 .315 .387 .429 .816 127 .389 127 102 3 12 *6 AS
1947 27 BEG NN2 3.0 59 264 242 50 85 9 7 1 29 5 14 .351 .391 .459 .850 131 .397 131 111 2 6 *6 AS,AS
1948 28 BEG NN2 1.7 51 226 191 44 58 9 1 0 15 6 24 .304 .390 .361 .751 118 .366 123 69 3 8 6 AS
10 Yrs 9.6 471 2034 1787 311 481 57 27 4 199 34 169 .269 .338 .338 .676 88 .326 90 604 1 16 62 0 *6/549
162 Game Avg 3.3 162 700 615 107 165 20 9 1 68 12 58 .269 .338 .338 .676 88 .326 90 208
BEG (9 Yrs) 9.2 426 1864 1629 291 446 54 22 4 183 31 158 .274 .344 .341 .685 90 .331 93 556 1 16 61 0 *6/49
BCA (2 Yrs) 0.4 44 165 154 18 33 2 5 0 14 3 10 .214 .262 .292 .554 60 .262 61 45 0 1 6/5
PS (1 Yr) 0.0 1 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .500 .600 .750 1.350 259 .608 259 3 0 0 0 /6
NN2 (9 Yrs) 9.2 427 1869 1633 293 448 55 22 4 185 31 159 .274 .345 .342 .687 91 .331 93 559 1 16 61 0 *6/49
NAL (2 Yrs) 0.4 44 165 154 18 33 2 5 0 14 3 10 .214 .262 .292 .554 60 .262 61 45 0 1 6/5
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1938 18 BCA NAL 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0
1939 19 BEG NN2 9 29 26 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269 .345 .269 .614 7 0 0 0
1948 28 BEG NN2 4 18 15 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 .267 .389 .333 .722 5 0 0 0
3 Yrs 15 54 48 6 12 1 0 0 3 0 6 .250 .333 .271 .604 13 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 583 518 65 130 11 0 0 32 0 65 .250 .333 .271 .604 140 0 0 0
BEG (2 Yrs) 13 47 41 5 11 1 0 0 3 0 6 .268 .362 .293 .654 12 0 0 0
BCA (1 Yr) 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 13 47 41 5 11 1 0 0 3 0 6 .268 .362 .293 .654 12 0 0 0
NAL (1 Yr) 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0

Value Batting

✨Upgraded✨
Value Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1938 18 BCA NAL 91 -5 0 0 4 2 0 0.0 3 4 0.3 .501 .500 0.0 0.5 0 6
1939 19 2TM 2LG 103 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1 4 5 0.5 .504 .500 0.5 0.2 5 *6/59
1939 19 IAB NAL 74 -4 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.2 3 0 0.0 .487 .498 0.0 0.1 0 *6/5
1939 19 BEG NN2 29 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 1 5 0.5 .545 .502 0.5 0.0 5 /69
1940 20 BEG NN2 254 -2 0 0 5 4 6 0.6 8 14 1.2 .510 .503 0.7 0.8 9 *6/4
1941 21 BEG NN2 256 -19 0 0 6 4 -10 -0.9 9 -1 -0.1 .484 .494 -0.7 0.9 -6 *6
1942 22 BEG NN2 226 -11 0 0 0 4 -7 -0.7 7 -1 -0.1 .487 .496 -0.1 0.3 -1 *6
1944 24 2TM NN2 132 -7 0 0 -2 2 -8 -0.7 4 -4 -0.4 .476 .495 -0.2 0.0 -1 6 AS
1944 24 BEG NN2 127 -8 0 0 -1 2 -8 -0.8 4 -4 -0.4 .475 .495 -0.3 0.1 -3 6
1944 24 PS NN2 5 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .523 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /6
1945 25 BEG NN2 204 -6 0 0 -1 3 -5 -0.4 6 2 0.1 .491 .497 0.2 0.2 3 *6
1946 26 BEG NN2 278 9 0 0 15 4 28 2.7 9 37 3.4 .542 .516 2.0 1.8 23 *6 AS
1947 27 BEG NN2 264 10 0 0 9 4 23 2.2 8 31 3.0 .537 .513 2.1 1.3 22 *6 AS,AS
1948 28 BEG NN2 226 6 0 0 0 3 9 0.9 7 16 1.7 .518 .506 1.6 0.4 16 6 AS
10 Yrs 2034 -25 -2 0 35 31 40 3.7 65 104 9.6 .508 .503 6.1 6.2 69 *6/549
162 Game Avg 700 -8 -1 0 12 11 14 1.3 22 36 3.3 .508 .503 2.1 2.1 24
BEG (9 Yrs) 1864 -17 -2 0 32 28 42 3.9 59 101 9.2 .509 .504 6.0 5.7 68 *6/49
BCA (2 Yrs) 165 -9 0 0 4 3 -2 -0.2 6 3 0.4 .495 .499 0.0 0.6 0 6/5
PS (1 Yr) 5 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .523 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /6
NN2 (9 Yrs) 1869 -16 -2 0 31 28 42 3.9 59 101 9.2 .509 .504 6.1 5.6 70 *6/49
NAL (2 Yrs) 165 -9 0 0 4 3 -2 -0.2 6 3 0.4 .495 .499 0.0 0.6 0 6/5

Advanced Batting

✨Upgraded✨
Regular Season
Playoffs
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1938 18 BCA NAL 91 .262 62 .224 .071 0.0 5.5 45.8 6
1939 19 2TM 2LG 103 .330 101 .277 .074 0.0 8.7 31.4 *6/59
1939 19 IAB NAL 74 .262 59 .203 .087 0.0 6.8 36.8 *6/5
1939 19 BEG NN2 29 .504 194 .480 .040 0.0 13.8 25.0 /69
1940 20 BEG NN2 254 .348 94 .281 .064 0.4 11.0 47.3 *6/4
1941 21 BEG NN2 256 .238 42 .181 .048 0.4 7.0 59.7 *6
1942 22 BEG NN2 226 .267 62 .209 .020 0.0 10.6 38.5 *6
1944 24 2TM NN2 132 .283 55 .226 .043 0.0 9.1 38.5 6 AS
1944 24 BEG NN2 127 .270 46 .216 .036 0.0 8.7 36.1 6
1944 24 PS NN2 5 .608 259 .500 .250 0.0 20.0 66.7 /6
1945 25 BEG NN2 204 .302 75 .260 .066 0.0 4.9 52.5 *6
1946 26 BEG NN2 278 .389 127 .312 .113 0.4 9.0 40.2 *6 AS
1947 27 BEG NN2 264 .397 131 .349 .107 0.4 5.3 49.0 *6 AS,AS
1948 28 BEG NN2 226 .366 123 .304 .058 0.0 10.6 51.8 6 AS
10 Yrs 2034 .326 90 .268 .069 0.2 8.3 46.4 *6/549
MLB Average .329 100 .277 .109 1.3 9.0 33.2
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1938 18 BCA NAL 7 .143 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0
1939 19 BEG NN2 29 .269 .000 0.0 10.3 20.0
1948 28 BEG NN2 18 .267 .067 0.0 16.7 42.9
3 Yrs 54 .250 .021 0.0 11.1 33.3
MLB Average .247 .102 1.5 7.8 31.8
Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Compare Tommy Butts to

Javascript is required for the selection of a player.
Ex: Stan Rojek, Joe Boley
Powered by Stathead.com Logo

Postseason Batting

Appearances

Standard Fielding

✨Upgraded✨
Regular Season
Playoffs
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1938 18 BCA NAL SS 25 25 202.2 131 46 76 9 8 .931 .906 5.42 4.68 4.88 2.45
1939 19 2TM 2LG SS 25 0.00
1939 19 IAB NAL SS 18 0.00
1939 19 BEG NN2 SS 7 0.00
1939 19 IAB NAL 3B 2 0.00
1939 19 BEG NN2 RF 1 0.00
1940 20 BEG NN2 SS 54 54 446.2 292 104 170 18 35 .938 .919 5.52 5.36 5.07 4.51
1940 20 BEG NN2 2B 1 1 8.0 7 2 4 1 1 .857 .959 6.75 5.85 6.00 4.90
1941 21 BEG NN2 SS 59 59 490.0 289 112 167 10 25 .965 .930 5.12 5.18 4.73 4.18
1942 22 BEG NN2 SS 53 0.00
1944 24 2TM NN2 SS 31 31 267.0 153 61 83 9 12 .941 .937 4.85 5.28 4.65 3.36 AS
1944 24 BEG NN2 SS 30 30 260.0 151 59 83 9 12 .940 .937 4.92 5.28 4.73 3.36
1944 24 PS NN2 SS 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .935 2.57 5.27 2.00 3.40
1945 25 BEG NN2 SS 47 47 399.0 259 96 139 24 24 .907 .938 5.30 5.47 5.00 4.03
1946 26 BEG NN2 SS 64 64 541.0 394 139 233 22 22 .944 .939 6.19 5.61 5.81 4.29 AS
1947 27 BEG NN2 SS 59 59 511.1 341 128 194 19 26 .944 .946 5.67 5.24 5.46 3.52 AS,AS
1948 28 BEG NN2 SS 51 51 446.2 271 105 152 14 29 .948 .927 5.18 5.12 5.04 3.62 AS
10 Yrs 471 391 3312.1 2137 793 1218 126 182 .941 .932 5.46 5.29 4.27 3.22
SS (10 Yrs) SS 468 390 3304.1 2130 791 1214 125 181 .941 .932 5.46 5.29 4.28 3.23
3B (1 Yr) 3B 2 0.00
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 1 8.0 7 2 4 1 1 .857 .959 6.75 5.85 6.00 4.90
RF (1 Yr) RF 1 0.00
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1938 18 BCA NAL SS 2 2 48.0 13 2 9 2 2 .846 2.06 5.50
1939 19 BEG NN2 SS 9 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1948 28 BEG NN2 SS 4 4 105.0 16 8 8 0 3 1.000 1.37 4.00
3 Yrs 15 6 153.0 29 10 17 2 5 .931 1.59 1.80

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

  • Negro League data is not complete. Measures may unfairly penalize players with fewer league games scheduled. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions (NEW)

Transactions

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tommy Butts born?

Tommy Butts was born on August 27, 1919.

Where was Tommy Butts born?

Tommy Butts was born in Sparta, GA.

How tall was Tommy Butts?

Tommy Butts was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.

How much did Tommy Butts weigh when playing?

Tommy Butts weighed 142 lbs (64 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tommy Butts play?

Tommy Butts played 10 seasons.

Is Tommy Butts in the Hall of Fame?

Tommy Butts has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Tommy Butts play?

Tommy Butts was a Shortstop.

How many hits did Tommy Butts have?

Tommy Butts had 481 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Tommy Butts have?

Tommy Butts had 4 home runs over his career.

What was Tommy Butts' average?

Tommy Butts had a .269 average over his career.

How many teams has Tommy Butts played for?

Tommy Butts played for 4 teams; the Atlanta Black Crackers, Baltimore Elite Giants, Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Tommy Butts won?

Tommy Butts never won a World Series.

When did Tommy Butts retire?

Tommy Butts last played in 1948.

What are Tommy Butts' nicknames?

Pee Wee is a nickname for Tommy Butts.

Other Resources & Links

More Butts Pages

Tommy Butts Overview

Mexican & Minor Lg Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

More Tommy Butts Pages at Baseball Reference