Doc Dennis

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .250
HR 13
RBI 132
H 218
OPS .666
PIV -550
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
2/10/1918 in Nashville, TN, USA
Died
3/6/2001 in Nashville, TN, USA

Full name: Wesley Lewis Dennis

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1083.0 992.0 120.0 258.0 41.0 10.0 18.0 100.0 70.0 1.0 4.0 .260 .313 .376 .689

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
1951 4.0 4.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1952 4.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
1953 4.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
1954 5.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Listed seasons · 4 17 16 3 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .312 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
246 871 101 218 38 8 13 132 2 68 3 .250 .309 .357 .666 -550

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career SLG .357 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .666 vs. league average .693 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
1943 BEG NN2 10 34 4 6 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 .176 — — — — 0.0
1944 BEG NN2 33 122 16 30 8 0 3 16 0 9 0 .246 .261 (-6%) .325 (-5%) .357 (+8%) .683 (+1%) 13.8
1945 BEG NN2 50 175 21 45 4 4 1 27 2 13 1 .257 .260 (-1%) .328 (-3%) .354 (-3%) .683 (-3%) -94.6
1946 PS NN2 59 217 35 67 10 1 7 53 0 18 1 .309 .256 (+20%) .328 (+10%) .358 (+29%) .687 (+20%) 686.2
1947 PS NN2 48 157 13 34 4 0 1 18 0 17 1 .217 .262 (-17%) .336 (-13%) .376 (-31%) .712 (-22%) -531.1
1948 PS NN2 46 166 12 36 11 2 0 15 0 8 0 .217 .263 (-18%) .340 (-24%) .379 (-19%) .719 (-22%) -624.2
Career · 6 seasons 246 871 101 218 38 8 13 132 2 68 3 .250 — — — — -550

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

View full game log (239 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11840660109633.268
Away12141340101941.245

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-09-12 PH5NY6W 513200000
1948-09-06 PH5NW2L 401000000
1948-09-05 PH5BLGL 400000000
1948-08-27 PH5HOML 300000000
1948-08-23 PH5HOMW 300000010
1948-08-17 PH5BLGW 411100100
1948-08-16 PH5NW2L 300000000
1948-08-09 PH5NY6L 300000000
1948-08-08 PH5NY6W 411000000
1948-08-06 PH5BLGW 400000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 219 218 1992 88 43 114
2B 6 6 16 16 0 1
3B 12 11 10 17 3 0
OF 2 1 11 1 0 0
SS 9 9 18 23 9 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1943 BEG 2B 2 2 3 6 0 0
1943 BEG 3B 1 0 1 2 0 0
1943 BEG SS 8 8 17 21 8 4
1944 BEG 1B 20 20 205 11 8 9
1944 BEG 2B 1 1 5 6 0 1
1944 BEG 3B 11 11 9 15 3 0
1944 BEG SS 1 1 1 2 1 0
1945 BEG 1B 50 49 476 17 11 27
1946 PS 1B 58 58 535 23 10 30
1946 PS OF 1 1 11 1 0 0
1947 PS 1B 48 48 403 23 11 22
1947 PS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1948 PS 1B 43 43 373 14 3 26
1948 PS 2B 3 3 8 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 219
Second Base 6
Third Base 12
Shortstop 9
Left Field 2

Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Dennis

Was Doc Dennis a pitcher?
No. Doc Dennis was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Doc Dennis hit?
Doc Dennis hit 13 career home runs with 218 hits.