Pepper Bassett

Career Stats, Bio & Records

Pepper Bassett was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Bats / Throws
B / R
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Pepper Bassett — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
879.0 816.0 109.0 269.0 55.0 5.0 32.0 125.0 54.0 22.0 6.0 .330 .373 .527 .900

Pitching

Pepper Bassett — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
3 3 7 3 4 0 39.1 37 24 4 0 4 6 0.92 1.04

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Pepper Bassett — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 78.0 77.0 11.0 27.0 4.0 1.0 4.0 10.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .351 .359 .584 .943
1937 91.0 86.0 16.0 30.0 6.0 0 2.0 4.0 5.0 0 0 .349 .385 .488 .873
1938 83.0 78.0 8.0 19.0 5.0 0 3.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 0 .244 .289 .423 .712
1939 151.0 143.0 17.0 31.0 8.0 2.0 1.0 13.0 6.0 5.0 1.0 .217 .245 .322 .567
1941 38.0 34.0 5.0 13.0 1.0 0 0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0 .382 .417 .412 .829
1942 27.0 22.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 0 0 2.0 4.0 2.0 0 .227 .333 .318 .651
1943 20.0 20.0 2.0 5.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 0 3.0 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
1944 63.0 59.0 5.0 10.0 2.0 0 2.0 13.0 3.0 2.0 0 .169 .210 .305 .515
1945 53.0 52.0 5.0 21.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 1.0 0 0 .404 .415 .596 1.011
1946 39.0 37.0 9.0 21.0 2.0 0 4.0 11.0 2.0 0 1.0 .568 .590 .946 1.536
1947 61.0 57.0 10.0 26.0 7.0 1.0 5.0 18.0 5.0 0 0 .456 .500 .877 1.377
1948 96.0 85.0 10.0 33.0 8.0 0 5.0 20.0 8.0 4.0 2.0 .388 .458 .659 1.117
1949 75.0 62.0 10.0 27.0 4.0 0 5.0 16.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 .435 .533 .742 1.275
1950 1.0 1.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
1953 3.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 15 879 816 109 269 55 5 32 125 54 22 6 .330 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Pepper Bassett — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1941 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.80
1943 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
1944 1 3 6 3 2 0 32.2 35 24 4 0 3 6 1.10 1.16
Listed seasons · 3 2 3 6 3 4 0 39.1 37 24 4 0 4 6 0.92 1.04

Frequently Asked Questions about Pepper Bassett

Did Pepper Bassett pitch?
Yes. Pepper Bassett has no major-league record, but Retrosheet credits him with 39.1 innings pitched in the Negro Leagues.
Is Pepper Bassett in the Hall of Fame?
No. Pepper Bassett has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.