Negro Leagues
Homestead Grays
Active 1929–1948 · 212 players · 10 Hall of Famers
A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to Homestead Grays 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 Homestead Grays itself. A season counts here only when Homestead Grays is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 61 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 38 of 212 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1935–1948 · 1B78.8HOF ’72
- 1932–1945 · P60.6
- 1937–1946 · C55.1HOF ’72
- 1935–194749.5
Club Leaders · top 15
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buck LeonardHOF | 1935–1948 | 78.8 |
| 2 | Ray Brown±1 | 1932–1945 | 60.6 |
| 3 | Josh GibsonHOF | 1937–1946 | 55.1 |
| 4 | Jerry Benjamin±1 | 1935–1947 | 49.5 |
| 5 | Vic Harris±2 | 1929–1947 | 36.7 |
| 6 | Sam Bankhead±1 | 1939–1948 | 27.5 |
| 7 | Howard Easterling | 1940–1946 | 26.9 |
| 8 | Matt Carlisle | 1935–1946 | 24.1 |
| 9 | Cool Papa BellHOF±5 | 1932–1946 | 19.1 |
| 10 | Jud WilsonHOF±5 | 1932–1945 | 15.6 |
| 11 | David Whatley | 1939–1944 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Bob Thurman | 1946–1948 | 10.5 |
| 13 | Luke Easter | 1947–1948 | 9.8 |
| 14 | Luis Marquez±1 | 1946–1948 | 8.8 |
| 15 | Jelly Jackson | 1935–1945 | 7.3 |