John Beckwith

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1937)

AVG .350
HR 97
RBI 550
H 749
OPS .999
PIV 12,267
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 200 lb
Born
1/10/1900 in Louisville, KY, USA
Died
1/4/1956 in New York, NY, USA
Last Game
1937-07-05

Full name: John Christopher Beckwith

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
218.0 196.0 43.0 76.0 13.0 3.0 14.0 12.0 18.0 6.0 0 .388 .439 .699 1.138

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

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
1937 3.0 3.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.334
Listed seasons · 2 4 4 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .750 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
587 2,137 441 749 159 37 97 550 49 182 33 .350 .404 .596 .999 12,267

Career AVG .350 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — +24.4% above league average.

Career OBP .404 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — +17.6% above league average.

Career SLG .596 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — +50.8% above league average.

Career OPS .999 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — +35.3% 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
1920 COG NNL 30 115 12 28 6 0 1 14 1 6 0 .243 .271 (-10%) .331 (-15%) .363 (-11%) .694 (-13%) -249.8
1921 COG NNL 46 184 32 72 14 5 4 39 8 15 1 .391 .286 (+37%) .344 (+27%) .395 (+49%) .739 (+38%) 1219.5
1922 CAG NNL 66 223 44 80 21 5 7 52 11 19 5 .359 .285 (+26%) .345 (+20%) .397 (+49%) .743 (+35%) 1394.4
1923 CAG NNL 72 270 36 82 21 9 8 77 5 19 0 .304 .282 (+7%) .344 (+1%) .390 (+38%) .734 (+21%) 864.5
1924 BBS ECL 33 119 33 46 6 1 7 31 10 11 4 .387 .283 (+36%) .345 (+29%) .389 (+62%) .734 (+47%) 962.2
1925 BBS ECL 50 183 47 74 14 1 15 64 3 24 0 .404 .288 (+40%) .349 (+35%) .407 (+81%) .756 (+60%) 2017.2
1926 BBS ECL 26 90 19 30 11 1 4 24 1 8 4 .333 .279 (+19%) .345 (+14%) .390 (+57%) .735 (+37%) 526.2
1926 HBG ECL 28 109 23 36 6 3 5 30 3 11 3 .330 .279 (+18%) .345 (+13%) .390 (+48%) .735 (+32%) 526.2
1927 HBG ECL 67 265 62 92 20 3 8 57 1 18 0 .347 .282 (+23%) .344 (+14%) .392 (+37%) .736 (+26%) 1207.0
1928 HG EAS 19 72 8 22 2 2 1 10 0 2 9 .306 .280 (+9%) .342 (-3%) .395 (+9%) .737 (+4%) 23.2
1929 HG ANL 47 176 45 64 13 2 13 52 2 18 2 .364 .289 (+26%) .353 (+20%) .415 (+64%) .769 (+44%) 1389.2
1929 NLG ANL 9 31 12 16 4 0 1 8 0 4 0 .516 — — — — 1389.2
1930 NLG IND 23 74 25 36 7 3 6 33 4 8 0 .486 .293 (+66%) .354 (+51%) .429 (+111%) .784 (+84%) 1093.7
1931 BBS IND 33 112 26 38 4 1 12 35 0 10 4 .339 .276 (+23%) .338 (+16%) .388 (+84%) .726 (+52%) 953.1
1932 NWB EWL 2 8 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1933 NBY IND 16 61 9 21 5 0 2 15 0 6 0 .344 .270 (+27%) .329 (+22%) .377 (+39%) .707 (+31%) 307.7
1934 ND NN2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1934 NBY IND 13 27 6 7 3 1 2 4 0 1 0 .259 — — — — 0.0
1935 HG NN2 6 15 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 587 2,137 441 749 159 37 97 550 49 182 33 .350 — — — — 13,624

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 1 4 1 1 0 0 18.7 18 8 0 8 12 3.86 0.0

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — near 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
1920 COG NNL 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 7 4 4 5 4.50 — 0.0
1921 COG NNL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9.7 10 4 2 7 3.72 4.02 (+7%) 0.0
1926 BBS ECL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 2 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 18.2 18 8 8 12 3.86 — 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
Home92581511.600
Away92751111.407

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-09-02 HOMPTCL 000000000
1935-08-19 HOMPTCL 100000000
1935-08-12 HOMBRNL 200000010
1935-08-08 HOMPTCL 401000000
1935-07-31 HOMNY6L 000000000
1935-07-28 HOMNY6L 101000000
1935-07-27 HOMNY6L 300000010
1929-09-01 NYLHILW 322000010
1929-09-01 NYLHILW 423101010
1925-05-03 BLSCUEL 403100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 97 91 907 35 20 49
2B 3 1 1 8 0 0
3B 211 200 196 343 53 20
C 57 48 209 40 5 6
OF 50 42 70 3 3 1
P 4 1 2 4 0 0
SS 183 132 261 404 83 45

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 COG 1B 1 1 8 1 0 0
1920 COG C 15 14 64 19 1 4
1920 COG P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1920 COG SS 14 14 37 46 8 6
1921 COG 2B 1 1 1 7 0 0
1921 COG OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1921 COG P 2 0 2 3 0 0
1921 COG SS 45 45 78 122 34 9
1922 CAG 1B 5 5 47 2 2 4
1922 CAG 3B 57 56 61 130 18 7
1922 CAG OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1922 CAG SS 3 1 1 2 0 0
1923 CAG 1B 59 58 606 26 13 27
1923 CAG 3B 8 5 10 12 2 1
1923 CAG C 10 9 35 9 1 1
1924 BBS SS 33 33 64 84 13 7
1925 BBS 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBS 3B 7 1 0 2 1 1
1925 BBS C 2 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBS SS 39 0 0 0 0 0
1926 BBS 3B 21 21 21 23 6 2
1926 BBS OF 3 1 4 0 0 0
1926 BBS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 BBS SS 6 2 5 7 3 0
1926 HBG 3B 27 27 24 37 6 0
1926 HBG SS 1 1 2 7 0 1
1927 HBG 1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
1927 HBG 3B 26 26 23 49 8 4
1927 HBG C 17 17 66 8 1 1
1927 HBG OF 6 3 2 0 0 0
1927 HBG SS 22 19 39 81 13 16
1928 HG 3B 6 6 3 3 1 0
1928 HG C 1 1 6 0 0 0
1928 HG SS 12 12 22 40 7 4
1929 HG 1B 16 16 142 5 3 10
1929 HG 3B 20 20 21 28 6 1
1929 HG C 5 3 18 3 2 0
1929 HG OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1929 HG SS 8 5 13 15 5 2
1929 NLG 3B 9 9 9 9 1 0
1930 NLG 1B 11 10 88 1 2 6
1930 NLG 3B 9 9 7 16 0 1
1931 BBS 3B 9 9 8 12 3 1
1931 BBS OF 24 24 44 1 2 1
1932 NWB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1932 NWB 3B 2 2 1 4 0 0
1933 NBY 1B 1 1 14 0 0 1
1933 NBY 3B 5 5 2 8 1 1
1933 NBY C 2 1 5 0 0 0
1933 NBY OF 9 8 12 1 1 0
1934 ND 3B 1 1 2 0 0 0
1934 NBY 3B 3 3 2 10 0 1
1934 NBY C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1934 NBY OF 3 2 3 0 0 0
1935 HG 3B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1935 HG C 4 3 15 1 0 0
1935 HG OF 1 1 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 4
Catcher 57
First Base 97
Second Base 3
Third Base 211
Shortstop 183
Left Field 7
Center Field 1
Right Field 42

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Frequently Asked Questions about John Beckwith

Was John Beckwith a pitcher?
No. John Beckwith was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 4 career games.
How many home runs did John Beckwith hit?
John Beckwith hit 97 career home runs with 749 hits.