Lloyd Davenport

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Lloyd Davenport was a center fielder who played in Major League Baseball for 9 teams, including the Philadelphia Stars. In 244 career games, he hit .290 with 267 hits, 1 home runs, and 92 RBI. Lloyd Davenport was a 6-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 126.

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

AVG .290
HR 1
RBI 92
H 267
OPS .717
PIV 126
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'6" / 155 lb
Born
10/28/1911 in New Orleans, LA, USA
Died
1985 in New Orleans, LA, USA
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: Lloyd Benjamon Davenport

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Lloyd Davenport — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1205.0 1091.0 191.0 354.0 54.0 16.0 11.0 85.0 93.0 11.0 31.0 .324 .380 .434 .814

Pitching

Lloyd Davenport — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 0 2 1 9 0 25.0 15 5 4 1 5 0 1.44 0.80

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

Lloyd Davenport — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 66.0 58.0 7.0 10.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0 .172 .238 .190 .428
Listed seasons · 1 66 58 7 10 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 .172 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Lloyd Davenport — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1945 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

Career Batting Statistics

Lloyd Davenport — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
244 921 142 267 47 11 1 92 29 80 5 .290 .349 .368 .717 126

Career AVG .290 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — +8.1% above league average.

Career OBP .349 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .368 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .717 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Lloyd Davenport Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1935 PS NN2 18 56 3 10 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 .179 .279 (-36%) .342 (-40%) .399 (-42%) .742 (-41%) -383.6
1936 PS NN2 16 52 12 9 2 0 0 1 0 8 1 .173 .283 (-39%) .349 (-19%) .404 (-48%) .753 (-34%) -285.0
1937 CT NAL 39 158 33 54 11 4 0 15 5 10 0 .342 .276 (+24%) .342 (+12%) .398 (+16%) .740 (+14%) 368.5
1938 MRS NAL 32 117 20 38 7 2 0 10 7 13 1 .325 .272 (+19%) .341 (+15%) .392 (+7%) .734 (+10%) 226.6
1939 MRS NAL 30 113 10 31 6 1 0 8 6 10 0 .274 .274 (avg) .342 (-3%) .393 (-12%) .735 (-8%) -138.7
1941 MRS NAL 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1941 BBB NAL 3 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 — — — — 0.0
1942 BBB NAL 27 94 20 29 5 0 0 15 4 13 0 .309 .253 (+22%) .323 (+25%) .349 (+3%) .672 (+14%) 269.3
1942 JRC NAL 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .333 — — — — 269.3
1942 CCB NAL 2 7 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 .286 — — — — 269.3
1943 CAG NAL 35 152 24 47 6 2 1 16 3 9 0 .309 .255 (+21%) .324 (+7%) .346 (+14%) .671 (+11%) 224.3
1943 KCM NAL 1 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .750 — — — — 224.3
1944 CAG NAL 20 78 7 22 1 0 0 10 1 4 1 .282 .261 (+8%) .325 (-4%) .357 (-18%) .683 (-11%) -132.5
1944 CBE NAL 4 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .308 — — — — -132.5
1945 CBE NAL 13 53 8 14 3 1 0 8 1 4 0 .264 .260 (+1%) .328 (-4%) .354 (+1%) .683 (-1%) -23.2
Career · 15 seasons 244 921 142 267 47 11 1 92 29 80 5 .290 — — — — 756

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

Lloyd Davenport — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9.2 7 3 0 2 3 2.79 0.0

Career ERA 2.79 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 28.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Lloyd Davenport — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1939 MRS NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 2 1 2 1 1.93 — 0.0
1944 CAG NAL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 0 2 3.60 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9.2 7 3 2 3 2.79 — 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

Lloyd Davenport — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Playoff Batting by Year

Lloyd Davenport — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1943 ALC CAG 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Lloyd Davenport — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home13141976144542.344
Away14048175147332.306

Pitching — Home / Away

Lloyd Davenport — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home43.162005.40
Away513.062101.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lloyd Davenport — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-31 CAGLCBW 412000010
1949-08-24 CAGLCBL 411000100
1949-08-01 CAGPH5L 400000000
1949-07-31 CAGPH5W 011000000
1949-07-29 CAGKCMW 411000000
1949-07-26 CAGKCML 301000000
1949-07-24 CAGKCMW 410000010
1949-07-24 CAGKCMW 410000000
1949-07-16 CAGNY6L 500000000
1949-06-22 CAGPH5L 300000000

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Lloyd Davenport — Last 9 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1944-08-04 CAGBIR — 0.0000000
1944-07-30 CAGBIR — 0.0000000
1944-07-18 CAGCIA — 3.0000000
1944-07-10 CAGCIA — 1.0000000
1944-07-04 CAGMEM — 0.0000001
1944-07-02 CAGMEM — 2.1622000
1944-06-29 CAGCVB W 7.0100000
1944-06-25 CAGCVB — 3.0522100
1939-07-07 MEMCV9 — 0.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lloyd Davenport — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 2 11 0 0 0
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 241 234 464 21 25 6
P 3 0 0 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lloyd Davenport — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1935 PS OF 16 14 29 2 4 0
1936 PS OF 15 14 24 1 1 0
1937 CT OF 39 39 63 4 3 2
1938 MRS OF 32 31 59 4 7 1
1939 MRS 1B 2 2 11 0 0 0
1939 MRS OF 30 28 52 0 4 0
1939 MRS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1941 MRS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1941 MRS OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1941 BBB OF 3 3 10 0 0 0
1942 BBB OF 26 26 62 2 3 1
1942 JRC OF 2 2 7 0 0 0
1942 CCB OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1943 CAG OF 35 35 85 3 1 1
1943 KCM OF 1 1 0 1 0 0
1944 CAG OF 20 20 40 2 1 1
1944 CAG P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1944 CBE OF 4 4 8 0 0 0
1945 CBE OF 14 13 20 2 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Lloyd Davenport Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 3
First Base 2
Third Base 1
Left Field 16
Center Field 155
Right Field 70

Lloyd Davenport: the record in brief

The season rows for Lloyd Davenport begin in 1935. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Stars (1935 to 1936), the Cincinnati Tigers (1937), the Memphis Red Sox (1938 to 1941), the Birmingham Black Barons (1941 to 1942), the Jacksonville Red Caps (1942), the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (1942), the Chicago American Giants (1943 to 1944), and the Kansas City Monarchs (1943), with further stops in the season rows. Davenport is listed as a center fielder at 155 pounds on a 5-foot-6 frame. The bio says Davenport batted and threw left-handed. The recorded birth is October 28, 1911, in New Orleans, LA, USA. The bio records the death in 1985, in New Orleans, LA, USA. On the record, Lloyd Davenport was born Lloyd Benjamon Davenport.

Davenport collected 267 hits in 921 at bats across 244 games, good for a .290 batting average, adding 1 home run, 92 runs batted in, and 29 stolen bases. Davenport got on base at a .349 rate and slugged .368 (.717 OPS).

Frequently Asked Questions about Lloyd Davenport

Was Lloyd Davenport a pitcher?
No. Lloyd Davenport was a position player (Center Fielder), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
How many home runs did Lloyd Davenport hit?
Lloyd Davenport hit 1 career home runs with 267 hits.
What was Lloyd Davenport's career batting average?
Lloyd Davenport batted .290 over his career, with 267 hits in 921 at bats.
How many RBI did Lloyd Davenport have?
Lloyd Davenport drove in 92 runs in his career.
What was Lloyd Davenport's career ERA?
Lloyd Davenport finished with a 2.79 career ERA, going 0-0 with 3 strikeouts.
Is Lloyd Davenport in the Hall of Fame?
No. Lloyd Davenport has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.