Anthony Cooper

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .238
HR 6
RBI 119
H 263
OPS .582
PIV -3,593
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'5" / 162 lb
Born
7/20/1904 in Arkadelphia, AR, USA
Died
1979 in Schenectady, NY, USA

Full name: Anthony Elbert Cooper

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
154.0 139.0 12.0 27.0 6.0 0 0 8.0 11.0 2.0 0 .194 .261 .237 .498

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
323 1,106 133 263 30 12 6 119 19 56 4 .238 .279 .303 .582 -3,593

Career AVG .238 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.

Career SLG .303 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 23.5% below league average.

Career OPS .582 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 20.9% below 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
1928 PTG ECL 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1928 BBB NNL 40 130 9 29 4 0 1 11 2 4 0 .223 .280 (-21%) .342 (-28%) .395 (-30%) .737 (-29%) 0.0
1929 BBB NNL 37 124 15 36 3 1 1 16 5 5 0 .290 .289 (avg) .353 (-9%) .415 (-15%) .769 (-12%) -247.7
1929 MRS NNL 4 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 — — — — -247.7
1930 BBB NNL 68 233 28 51 3 7 3 26 3 8 2 .219 .293 (-26%) .354 (-31%) .429 (-23%) .784 (-27%) -1126.3
1931 LOW NNL 24 91 11 26 4 0 0 9 0 4 0 .286 .276 (+3%) .338 (-2%) .388 (-15%) .726 (-9%) -122.4
1932 PC IND 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1932 CLS EWL 13 56 6 16 3 0 0 6 1 4 0 .286 .275 (+4%) .335 (+3%) .391 (-13%) .726 (-6%) 0.0
1932 HG EWL 17 57 11 13 1 0 0 4 0 6 0 .228 .275 (-17%) .335 (-10%) .391 (-37%) .726 (-25%) 0.0
1933 PC NN2 27 90 11 26 3 0 0 12 3 6 0 .289 .270 (+7%) .329 (+1%) .377 (-15%) .707 (-7%) -88.8
1933 SOX NN2 19 69 15 20 3 2 1 9 4 5 0 .290 .270 (+7%) .329 (+8%) .377 (+15%) .707 (+12%) -88.8
1934 CRS NN2 15 52 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 .077 .278 (-72%) .340 (-67%) .392 (-80%) .733 (-74%) -623.6
1935 ND NN2 13 47 8 13 1 1 0 5 0 3 1 .277 — — — — -86.8
1940 NBY NN2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 NBY NN2 41 133 13 27 5 1 0 16 0 10 1 .203 .262 (-23%) .332 (-21%) .373 (-31%) .705 (-26%) -553.3
Career · 15 seasons 323 1,106 133 263 30 12 6 119 19 56 4 .238 — — — — -3,186

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 0.7 2 5 0 4 0 67.50 0.0

Career ERA 67.50 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 1533.4% 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
1928 PTG ECL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 2 5 4 0 67.50 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 5 4 0 67.50 — 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
Home2169111800.261
Away289871607.163

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1941-09-07 NY5PH5W 400000000
1941-09-07 NY5PH5L 401000000
1941-09-01 NY5BLGL 300000000
1941-09-01 NY5BLGL 400000000
1941-08-31 NY5PH5L 200000010
1941-08-17 NY5PH5L 300000000
1941-08-16 NY5PH5L 400000000
1941-08-03 NY5NW2L 201000000
1941-08-03 NY5NW2L 200000010
1941-08-02 NY5NW2W 523200200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 31 29 50 85 9 12
3B 19 16 16 26 6 2
C 6 6 39 4 1 1
OF 127 112 216 17 7 7
P 1 0 0 1 0 0
SS 150 146 305 421 76 54

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 PTG 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 PTG OF 1 1 2 0 1 0
1928 PTG P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1928 BBB OF 42 40 66 5 2 2
1929 BBB C 1 1 18 2 0 0
1929 BBB OF 12 12 12 0 0 0
1929 BBB SS 24 24 50 79 9 7
1929 MRS OF 4 4 12 0 0 0
1930 BBB 2B 8 7 7 28 4 5
1930 BBB OF 23 16 36 4 1 3
1930 BBB SS 42 41 75 119 22 5
1931 LOW OF 11 11 30 1 0 0
1931 LOW SS 13 13 38 41 5 8
1932 PC 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1932 CLS 2B 1 1 3 5 1 1
1932 CLS SS 12 12 21 29 4 8
1932 HG 3B 4 4 4 7 2 1
1932 HG C 1 1 3 1 0 0
1932 HG OF 11 8 21 4 2 0
1932 HG SS 2 2 7 4 0 0
1933 PC 2B 9 9 16 22 1 2
1933 PC 3B 3 1 1 4 0 0
1933 PC OF 11 9 16 3 1 1
1933 PC SS 4 4 10 9 1 3
1933 SOX 2B 1 1 0 2 0 1
1933 SOX 3B 6 6 5 5 3 0
1933 SOX OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1933 SOX SS 11 11 23 38 2 5
1934 CRS 3B 4 4 4 8 1 1
1934 CRS OF 3 3 8 0 0 0
1934 CRS SS 8 8 16 17 6 5
1935 ND 2B 7 7 16 15 3 2
1935 ND OF 4 4 9 0 0 0
1935 ND SS 3 2 2 7 5 2
1940 NBY 3B 1 1 2 2 0 0
1940 NBY SS 1 0 0 1 1 0
1941 NBY 2B 4 4 8 13 0 1
1941 NBY C 4 4 18 1 1 1
1941 NBY OF 4 4 4 0 0 1
1941 NBY SS 30 29 63 77 21 11

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 6
Second Base 31
Third Base 19
Shortstop 150
Left Field 48
Center Field 33
Right Field 46

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Frequently Asked Questions about Anthony Cooper

Was Anthony Cooper a pitcher?
No. Anthony Cooper was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Anthony Cooper hit?
Anthony Cooper hit 6 career home runs with 263 hits.