Negro Leagues
Detroit Stars
Active 1920–1937 · 163 players · 4 Hall of Famers
A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to Detroit Stars 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 Detroit Stars itself. A season counts here only when Detroit Stars is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 81 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 50 of 163 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1923–1937 · OF88.2HOF ’00
- 1920–192738.3
- 1920–1930 · P35.4HOF ’06
- 1928–193120.0
Club Leaders · top 15
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey StearnesHOF±5 | 1923–1937 | 88.2 |
| 2 | Edgar Wesley±2 | 1920–1927 | 38.3 |
| 3 | Andy CooperHOF±3 | 1920–1930 | 35.4 |
| 4 | Wade Johnston | 1928–1931 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Bill Riggins±1 | 1920–1926 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Clarence Smith | 1922–1925 | 18.4 |
| 7 | Bill Force | 1921–1923 | 15.0 |
| 8 | Johnny Jones±1 | 1922–1929 | 10.6 |
| 9 | Jimmie Lyons | 1920 | 10.2 |
| 10 | Nelson Dean | 1930–1931 | 9.8 |
| 11 | Anderson Pryor±1 | 1923–1931 | 9.7 |
| 12 | Claude Johnson±1 | 1927–1929 | 8.8 |
| 13 | Bill Gatewood | 1920–1921 | 8.3 |
| 14 | Yellow Horse Morris | 1925–1927 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Bill Pierce | 1924 | 6.9 |