Lloyd Davenport

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

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

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

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

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

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

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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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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9.7 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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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 4.7 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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home13141976144542.344
Away14048175147332.306

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home43.162005.40
Away513.062101.38

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

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

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

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 3
First Base 2
Third Base 1
Left Field 16
Center Field 155
Right Field 70

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.