John Bissant

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .279
HR 3
RBI 50
H 139
OPS .704
PIV 306
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 180 lb
Born
2/19/1914 in New Orleans, LA, USA
Died
4/1/2006 in Houston, TX, USA

Full name: John Lawrence Bissant

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
584.0 541.0 93.0 163.0 18.0 13.0 7.0 56.0 35.0 4.0 9.0 .301 .345 .421 .766

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
144 498 79 139 19 10 3 50 8 36 3 .279 .329 .376 .704 306

Career AVG .279 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .376 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .704 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — near 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
1937 CT NAL 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1939 CAG NAL 17 60 8 17 2 1 2 8 0 3 1 .283 .274 (+3%) .342 (-4%) .393 (+14%) .735 (+6%) 43.6
1942 CAG NAL 14 48 7 10 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 .208 — — — — 0.0
1943 CAG NAL 29 107 20 31 2 4 1 9 4 9 0 .290 .255 (+13%) .324 (+6%) .346 (+19%) .671 (+13%) 183.9
1944 CAG NAL 21 82 6 24 4 3 0 6 0 2 2 .293 .261 (+12%) .325 (-5%) .357 (+16%) .683 (+6%) 28.4
1945 CAG NAL 32 119 29 32 7 2 0 13 0 13 0 .269 .260 (+3%) .328 (+4%) .354 (+2%) .683 (+3%) 49.9
1946 CAG NAL 11 43 2 10 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 .233 — — — — 0.0
1947 CAG NAL 16 33 6 14 1 0 0 5 2 5 0 .424 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 144 498 79 139 19 10 3 50 8 36 3 .279 — — — — 306

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1943 ALC CAG 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home852235372524.323
Away561912754117.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-09-14 CAGBIRW 012000110
1947-09-05 CAGIN9L 101000000
1947-08-31 CAGIN9W 012100100
1947-08-11 CAGCVBW 010000010
1947-07-30 CAGKCML 322000110
1947-07-25 CAGKCML 000000000
1947-07-02 CAGMEML 101000000
1947-06-22 CAGBIRL 100000000
1947-05-25 CAGCVBW 000000000
1947-05-25 CAGCVBL 411100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2B 21 17 34 51 10 3
3B 2 1 1 2 1 0
OF 115 106 164 8 11 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 CT OF 3 2 0 0 0 0
1939 CAG 2B 4 3 6 10 3 1
1939 CAG 3B 1 1 1 2 0 0
1939 CAG OF 10 10 14 1 0 0
1942 CAG 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 CAG OF 12 11 21 1 1 0
1943 CAG 2B 5 4 10 8 2 0
1943 CAG OF 24 23 45 1 0 0
1944 CAG 2B 6 5 10 18 0 1
1944 CAG OF 16 16 26 2 2 0
1945 CAG 2B 4 3 6 11 1 1
1945 CAG OF 29 27 41 2 6 0
1946 CAG 2B 2 2 2 4 4 0
1946 CAG OF 9 9 10 0 2 0
1947 CAG 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0
1947 CAG OF 12 8 7 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 21
Third Base 2
Left Field 108
Center Field 2
Right Field 5

Frequently Asked Questions about John Bissant

Was John Bissant a pitcher?
No. John Bissant was a position player (Left Fielder).
How many home runs did John Bissant hit?
John Bissant hit 3 career home runs with 139 hits.