Negro Leagues
Birmingham Black Barons
Active 1924–1948 · 282 players · 4 Hall of Famers
A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to Birmingham Black Barons itself — never folded into an unrelated modern club, which would fabricate a lineage that never existed. See the full index of lost clubs.
Mount Rushmore
The four largest measured careers at this club, by StatVault VAL attributed to Birmingham Black Barons itself. A season counts here only when Birmingham Black Barons is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 60 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 44 of 282 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1927–1930 · P35.8HOF ’71
- 1927–192820.9
- 1924–192919.2
- 1924–193218.8
Club Leaders · top 15
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satchel PaigeHOF | 1927–1930 | 35.8 |
| 2 | Roy Parnell | 1927–1928 | 20.9 |
| 3 | Poindexter Williams | 1924–1929 | 19.2 |
| 4 | George McAllister±2 | 1924–1932 | 18.8 |
| 5 | Geechie Meredith | 1924–1929 | 16.4 |
| 6 | Mule SuttlesHOF | 1924–1925 | 12.1 |
| 7 | Ruben Jones±2 | 1924–1928 | 11.8 |
| 8 | Sandy Thompson±3 | 1924–1928 | 9.8 |
| 9 | Clarence Smith | 1929–1930 | 9.3 |
| 10 | Dave Thomas | 1929–1930 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Tommy Sampson | 1940–1947 | 8.1 |
| 12 | Piper Davis±1 | 1942–1948 | 7.2 |
| 13 | Dan Bankhead | 1940–1944 | 7.1 |
| 14 | Bill Perkins±5 | 1928–1945 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Dewitt Owens | 1927–1930 | 5.3 |