Negro Leagues
Chicago American Giants
Active 1920–1948 · 336 players · 8 Hall of Famers
A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to Chicago American Giants 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 Chicago American Giants itself. A season counts here only when Chicago American Giants is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 95 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 48 of 336 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1923–1937 · P60.5HOF ’96
- 1920–1925 · OF48.1HOF ’06
- 1920–193736.6
- 1920–193135.0
Club Leaders · top 15
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill FosterHOF±6 | 1923–1937 | 60.5 |
| 2 | Cristobal TorrienteHOF | 1920–1925 | 48.1 |
| 3 | Jim Brown | 1920–1937 | 36.6 |
| 4 | Dave Malarcher | 1920–1931 | 35.0 |
| 5 | Jelly Gardner | 1920–1930 | 34.3 |
| 6 | Steel Arm Davis | 1927–1930 | 25.8 |
| 7 | Pythias Russ | 1926–1929 | 23.7 |
| 8 | Bingo DeMoss | 1920–1925 | 21.6 |
| 9 | Bobby Williams | 1920–1928 | 17.1 |
| 10 | John Hines | 1924–1930 | 15.9 |
| 11 | John Beckwith | 1922–1923 | 14.6 |
| 12 | Jimmie Lyons | 1921–1924 | 13.8 |
| 13 | Charley Williams | 1926–1931 | 13.7 |
| 14 | Sanford Jackson±1 | 1926–1931 | 11.0 |
| 15 | Alex Radcliff±5 | 1927–1944 | 10.7 |