Willie Bobo

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .313
HR 26
RBI 237
H 398
OPS .882
PIV 4,567
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Born
2/7/1898 in TX, USA
Died
2/22/1931 in San Diego, CA, USA

Full name: Willie Alphonso Bobo

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
46.0 37.0 4.0 12.0 2.0 1.0 0 3.0 5.0 0 1.0 .324 .419 .432 .851

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
377 1,271 254 398 80 25 26 237 49 187 1 .313 .405 .477 .882 4,567

Career AVG .313 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — +10.1% above league average.

Career OBP .405 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — +16.8% above league average.

Career SLG .477 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — +19.5% above league average.

Career OPS .882 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — +18.2% 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
1923 KCM NNL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1924 SLS NNL 70 268 56 85 16 3 6 57 6 25 1 .317 .283 (+12%) .345 (+12%) .389 (+20%) .734 (+16%) 813.9
1925 SLS NNL 87 323 74 116 23 9 14 84 14 55 0 .359 .288 (+25%) .349 (+29%) .407 (+51%) .756 (+41%) 2683.7
1926 SLS NNL 51 156 38 53 17 2 0 23 13 29 0 .340 .279 (+21%) .345 (+31%) .390 (+22%) .735 (+26%) 846.6
1927 SLS NNL 93 306 63 89 16 6 4 42 11 46 0 .291 .282 (+3%) .344 (+12%) .392 (+7%) .736 (+9%) 654.9
1928 SLS NNL 12 22 6 12 2 0 0 7 2 3 0 .545 — — — — 0.0
1928 CTG NNL 17 57 2 11 2 1 0 5 0 3 0 .193 .280 (-31%) .342 (-32%) .395 (-33%) .737 (-33%) 0.0
1930 NEG NNL 46 135 15 32 4 4 2 19 3 26 0 .237 .293 (-19%) .354 (+2%) .429 (-14%) .784 (-7%) -118.2
Career · 8 seasons 377 1,271 254 398 80 25 26 237 49 187 1 .313 — — — — 4,881

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 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 1 0 0 36.00 0.0

Career ERA 36.00 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 772.2% 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
1924 SLS NNL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 0 0 36.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 0 0 36.00 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 25 2 9 1 0 0 3 3 0 .360

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 NNC SLS 7 25 2 9 1 0 0 3 3 0 .360

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home140100.250
Away241100.250

Last 3 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-07-30 SSNCAGW 401100000
1925-08-11 SSNKCMW 211010010
1924-04-27 SSNKCML 200000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 364 270 2865 117 73 151
OF 3 0 3 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 KCM 1B 1 1 9 3 0 2
1924 SLS 1B 69 69 789 43 23 38
1924 SLS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 SLS 1B 87 2 9 1 0 1
1926 SLS 1B 42 39 430 8 14 33
1926 SLS OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
1927 SLS 1B 93 92 1006 42 16 60
1927 SLS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1928 SLS 1B 9 6 73 1 2 3
1928 CTG 1B 17 16 162 3 5 1
1930 NEG 1B 46 45 387 16 13 13

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 364
Left Field 1
Right Field 2

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  4. 89
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  5. 83
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  6. 80
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Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Bobo

Was Willie Bobo a pitcher?
No. Willie Bobo was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Willie Bobo hit?
Willie Bobo hit 26 career home runs with 398 hits.