NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball said Tuesday that it has incorporated records for more than 2,300 Negro Leagues players following a three-year research project. Players like Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston and Satchel Paige now hold significant standing on MLB’s career and season leaderboards. Here’s a look at some of the stats most affected.
(asterisk)signifies newly incorporated Negro Leagues stats
Career Batting Average
(asterisk)Josh Gibson, .372
Ty Cobb, .367
(asterisk)Oscar Charleston, .363
Rogers Hornsby, .359
(asterisk)Jud Wilson, .350
(asterisk)Turkey Stearnes, .348
Career Slugging Percentage
(asterisk)Josh Gibson, .718
Babe Ruth, .690
Ted Williams, .634
Lou Gehrig, .632
(asterisk)Mule Suttles, .620
Career On-Base Percentage
Ted Williams, .482
Babe Ruth, .474
(asterisk)Josh Gibson, .459
Career OPS
(asterisk)Josh Gibson, 1.177
Babe Ruth, 1.164
Ted Williams, 1.116
Season Batting Average
(asterisk)Josh Gibson, .466 in 1943
(asterisk)Charlie “Chino” Smith, .451 in 1929