Mack Eggleston

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .273
HR 25
RBI 264
H 477
OPS .735
PIV 414
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
9/16/1896 in Roanoke, VA, USA
Died
1980 in Baltimore, MD, USA

Full name: Macajah Marchand Eggleston

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
67.0 58.0 8.0 17.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 0 .293 .349 .534 .883

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
543 1,746 234 477 77 23 25 264 21 187 19 .273 .349 .387 .735 414

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .349 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .387 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .735 vs. league average .739 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
1920 DS NNL 26 78 6 19 5 2 0 11 0 8 0 .244 .271 (-10%) .331 (-1%) .363 (-1%) .694 (-1%) -8.4
1921 COB NNL 58 185 20 38 9 3 1 21 4 17 0 .205 .286 (-28%) .344 (-19%) .395 (-23%) .739 (-21%) -654.9
1922 ABC NNL 55 165 26 40 6 2 2 23 3 19 2 .242 .285 (-15%) .345 (-7%) .397 (-15%) .743 (-11%) -289.8
1924 WP ECL 57 206 34 64 8 3 0 31 4 23 1 .311 .283 (+9%) .345 (+12%) .389 (-3%) .734 (+4%) 237.7
1925 WMP ECL 16 52 10 17 3 0 1 9 1 4 0 .327 .288 (+13%) .349 (+7%) .407 (+9%) .756 (+8%) 73.8
1925 HBG ECL 12 44 4 15 2 2 1 5 0 2 0 .341 — — — — 73.8
1926 HBG ECL 18 66 13 18 2 0 4 15 1 7 0 .273 .279 (-2%) .345 (+4%) .390 (+24%) .735 (+15%) 172.8
1926 BBS ECL 30 107 8 31 5 2 0 12 3 12 13 .290 .279 (+4%) .345 (+5%) .390 (-4%) .735 (avg) 172.8
1926 NLG ECL 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 172.8
1927 BBS ECL 62 193 31 72 11 3 5 41 1 26 0 .373 .282 (+32%) .344 (+31%) .392 (+37%) .736 (+35%) 1298.0
1928 BBS ECL 41 127 17 24 3 2 6 16 0 10 1 .189 .280 (-33%) .342 (-26%) .395 (-2%) .737 (-13%) -315.8
1929 ACB ANL 60 186 20 45 4 1 4 23 4 29 0 .242 .289 (-16%) .353 (-2%) .415 (-18%) .769 (-11%) -273.3
1930 BBS IND 29 92 15 30 4 2 1 17 0 8 0 .326 .293 (+11%) .354 (+9%) .429 (+4%) .784 (+6%) 112.1
1931 HAR IND 8 25 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .160 — — — — 0.0
1932 HG EWL 22 72 14 21 6 0 0 14 0 10 0 .292 .275 (+6%) .335 (+17%) .391 (-4%) .726 (+6%) 114.3
1932 WAP EWL 22 68 9 22 4 0 0 12 0 8 2 .324 .275 (+18%) .335 (+18%) .391 (-2%) .726 (+7%) 114.3
1933 SOX NN2 19 57 5 13 4 1 0 11 0 2 0 .228 .270 (-16%) .329 (-23%) .377 (-12%) .707 (-17%) -171.1
1934 PBG NN2 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1934 NEG NN2 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 543 1,746 234 477 77 23 25 264 21 187 19 .273 — — — — 829

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 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 2 1 1 1 3.60 0.0

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 12.8% 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
1932 WAP EWL 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 2 1 1 3.60 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 2 1 1 3.60 — 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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home6225622.273
Away230000.000

Last 8 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-07-31 BLSHILW 300000000
1927-05-15 BLSCUEW 433102200
1921-07-19 CB1CG1W 411000000
1921-07-09 CB1DT1W 401000010
1921-06-29 CB1SLGL 100000010
1921-05-09 CB1IN4L 200000000
1921-05-01 CB1CG1L 411100000
1921-04-30 CB1CG1L 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 10 4 39 1 3 2
2B 10 5 12 16 7 1
3B 54 48 48 54 20 3
C 367 322 1406 342 88 25
OF 91 74 116 21 9 5
P 1 1 0 2 0 0
SS 2 0 1 4 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 DS C 7 7 28 4 5 0
1920 DS OF 19 15 22 0 1 0
1921 COB C 54 49 253 85 21 3
1921 COB OF 3 1 1 0 0 0
1922 ABC C 47 42 185 63 7 6
1922 ABC OF 4 1 2 0 0 0
1924 WP 2B 1 1 5 0 0 0
1924 WP 3B 5 5 8 7 3 0
1924 WP C 50 47 205 38 14 3
1924 WP OF 5 3 7 0 0 0
1925 WMP 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 WMP C 14 0 0 0 0 0
1925 WMP OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HBG 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HBG C 9 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HBG SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 HBG 3B 17 16 12 12 8 1
1926 HBG C 1 1 5 0 0 0
1926 HBG SS 1 0 1 4 0 0
1926 BBS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 BBS 3B 1 1 5 2 0 0
1926 BBS C 17 17 66 14 4 0
1926 BBS OF 12 11 19 2 2 0
1926 NLG C 1 1 2 2 0 0
1927 BBS 2B 3 2 4 12 5 1
1927 BBS 3B 6 6 1 8 3 1
1927 BBS C 30 30 102 28 6 3
1927 BBS OF 19 17 25 10 1 2
1928 BBS 1B 2 1 11 0 1 1
1928 BBS 2B 2 0 1 1 2 0
1928 BBS 3B 5 4 5 3 0 0
1928 BBS C 30 30 106 30 7 2
1929 ACB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
1929 ACB 2B 2 1 1 1 0 0
1929 ACB 3B 13 10 16 11 5 1
1929 ACB C 38 35 130 25 9 5
1929 ACB OF 8 6 10 1 2 0
1930 BBS 3B 2 2 1 5 0 0
1930 BBS C 10 9 43 2 2 0
1930 BBS OF 17 17 24 6 2 3
1931 HAR 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0
1931 HAR 3B 3 3 0 5 0 0
1931 HAR C 3 3 8 1 1 0
1932 HG C 20 19 81 15 4 0
1932 HG OF 2 2 5 1 1 0
1932 WAP 1B 4 3 23 0 2 1
1932 WAP C 15 14 97 16 4 3
1932 WAP OF 1 1 1 1 0 0
1932 WAP P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1933 SOX 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1933 SOX C 17 15 85 14 4 0
1934 PBG 3B 2 1 0 1 1 0
1934 PBG C 2 2 2 2 0 0
1934 NEG C 2 1 8 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 367
First Base 10
Second Base 10
Third Base 54
Shortstop 2
Left Field 24
Center Field 4
Right Field 63

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mack Eggleston

Was Mack Eggleston a pitcher?
No. Mack Eggleston was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Mack Eggleston hit?
Mack Eggleston hit 25 career home runs with 477 hits.