Jabbo Andrews

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .303
HR 25
RBI 171
H 320
OPS .826
PIV 2,025
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 198 lb
Born
12/23/1907 in Burnsville, AL, USA
Died
7/30/1964

Full name: Herman Andrews

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
430.0 400.0 55.0 114.0 21.0 11.0 16.0 54.0 24.0 6.0 4.0 .285 .330 .512 .842

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 2 0 0 3 1 0.00 2.40

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
298 1,055 159 320 50 24 25 171 11 83 7 .303 .359 .467 .826 2,025

Career AVG .303 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.

Career OBP .359 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career SLG .467 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — +19.3% above league average.

Career OPS .826 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — +13.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 BBB NNL 29 108 18 41 6 1 3 19 3 9 1 .380 .293 (+29%) .354 (+21%) .429 (+25%) .784 (+23%) 461.9
1930 MRS NNL 37 134 19 48 7 6 2 24 2 11 1 .358 .293 (+22%) .354 (+16%) .429 (+27%) .784 (+22%) 461.9
1930 CAG NNL 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 461.9
1931 AB2 NNL 45 166 25 51 7 3 2 23 2 15 2 .307 .276 (+11%) .338 (+10%) .388 (+9%) .726 (+9%) 283.2
1932 HG EWL 25 97 15 24 2 1 1 14 0 6 0 .247 .275 (-10%) .335 (-13%) .391 (-18%) .726 (-16%) -249.3
1932 PC IND 12 35 9 13 5 2 0 8 0 2 0 .371 — — — — -249.3
1932 AB2 NSL 13 46 6 12 1 2 0 4 1 2 0 .261 — — — — -249.3
1933 CBB NN2 23 86 17 33 4 1 5 17 0 5 0 .384 .270 (+42%) .329 (+29%) .377 (+66%) .707 (+49%) 663.4
1934 HG IND 2 7 4 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1936 NYC NN2 16 57 12 20 5 1 5 16 0 3 0 .351 .283 (+24%) .349 (+10%) .404 (+82%) .753 (+49%) 427.4
1937 PC NN2 10 28 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 .107 — — — — 0.0
1938 SEN NN2 11 27 4 9 0 1 0 3 1 4 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1938 BBB NAL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1939 IAB NAL 20 73 11 19 3 3 3 13 0 4 0 .260 .274 (-5%) .342 (-13%) .393 (+29%) .735 (+10%) 66.9
1940 BBB NAL 29 99 12 23 3 1 3 18 2 12 0 .232 .267 (-13%) .335 (-4%) .387 (-4%) .722 (-4%) -52.7
1942 JRC NAL 5 13 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .308 — — — — 0.0
1942 CAG NAL 18 68 4 16 6 1 0 6 0 4 2 .235 .253 (-7%) .323 (-14%) .349 (+1%) .672 (-6%) 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 298 1,055 159 320 50 24 25 171 11 83 7 .303 — — — — 2,026

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 3 6 3 0 0 0 16.7 20 24 2 23 5 12.96 0.0

Career ERA 12.96 vs. league average 4.41 across their career seasons — 194.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1930 BBB NNL 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 6.3 3 7 10 2 9.95 — 0.0
1930 MRS NNL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 5 5 0 0 33.75 — 0.0
1931 AB2 NNL 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7.3 11 10 10 2 12.27 — 0.0
1939 IAB NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 2 3 1 10.80 — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 16.2 20 24 23 5 12.96 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home40118193745.314
Away401241223216.185

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away11.210310.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1942-09-07 CAGBIRW 211000000
1942-09-07 CAGBIRL 401000000
1942-08-30 CAGHOML 200000001
1942-08-23 CAGKCML 300000000
1942-08-23 CAGKCML 600000000
1942-08-20 CAGCCBL 400000000
1942-07-04 JAXBIRW 301000100
1942-07-04 JAXBIRL 400000100
1942-06-07 JAXMEML 200000000
1942-05-10 JAXBIRW 101000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1939-05-30 ATNSSA — 1.2120310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 1 4 0 2 0
OF 294 278 459 21 36 4
P 6 3 1 10 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 BBB OF 28 25 51 0 4 0
1930 BBB P 2 2 0 3 0 0
1930 MRS OF 37 37 52 2 8 0
1930 MRS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1930 CAG OF 2 2 7 0 0 0
1931 AB2 OF 46 44 54 4 4 1
1931 AB2 P 2 1 1 6 0 1
1932 HG OF 25 25 40 5 2 1
1932 PC OF 11 9 16 0 1 0
1932 AB2 OF 13 13 23 0 0 0
1933 CBB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1933 CBB OF 23 22 60 4 6 1
1934 HG OF 2 2 5 0 0 0
1936 NYC OF 16 14 21 2 1 0
1937 PC 1B 1 1 3 0 2 0
1937 PC OF 8 8 17 2 2 1
1938 SEN OF 10 7 13 0 1 0
1938 BBB OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1939 IAB OF 21 20 38 2 1 0
1939 IAB P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1940 BBB OF 29 28 34 0 4 0
1942 JRC OF 4 3 6 0 0 0
1942 CAG OF 18 18 21 0 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 6
First Base 2
Left Field 129
Center Field 53
Right Field 112

Frequently Asked Questions about Jabbo Andrews

Was Jabbo Andrews a pitcher?
No. Jabbo Andrews was a position player (Left Fielder), though he did pitch in 6 career games.
How many home runs did Jabbo Andrews hit?
Jabbo Andrews hit 25 career home runs with 320 hits.