Bennie Fields
Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Bennie Fields was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Memphis Red Sox, the Birmingham Black Barons, and the Atlanta Black Crackers. In 5 career games, he hit .200 with 3 hits. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- 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
- Position
- Second Baseman
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.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 | 0 |
Career AVG .200 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 29.6% below league average.
Career OBP .250 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — 28.2% below league average.
Career SLG .267 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.
Career OPS .517 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 32.1% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | MRS | NNL | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1938 | BBB | NAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1938 | BCA | NAL | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 3 seasons | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 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
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Away | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Last 3 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938-07-02 | ATN | JAX | L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1938-06-28 | ATN | MEM | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938-06-05 | BIR | MEM | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 3 |
| Third Base | 1 |
Bennie Fields: the record in brief
The season rows for Bennie Fields begin in 1930. The team column moves through the Memphis Red Sox (1930), the Birmingham Black Barons (1938), and the Atlanta Black Crackers (1938). The bio lists Fields's primary position as second baseman.
The batting record for Fields: 5 games, 3 hits in 15 at bats, and a .200 average. The league as a whole hit .284 across Fields's seasons, which puts the .200 career mark 29.6% below average. By OPS the gap is 32.1% below league average (.517 against .760). 1938 produced Fields's most hits, 2 of them for the Atlanta Black Crackers. The best average in the busiest seasons was .286, in 1938.
Fields's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .190 average on 4 hits. Negro Leagues totals are drawn from box-score research and sit in their own table on this page.
The best of the last games listed came on July 2, 1938, 2 hits in 4 at bats.
Most of Fields's defensive work, 3 games, came at second base; the rest of the position table shows third base (1).
Frequently Asked Questions about Bennie Fields
- Was Bennie Fields a pitcher?
- No. Bennie Fields was a position player (Second Baseman).
- How many home runs did Bennie Fields hit?
- Bennie Fields hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
- What was Bennie Fields's career batting average?
- Bennie Fields batted .200 over his career, with 3 hits in 15 at bats.
- Is Bennie Fields in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Bennie Fields has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Bennie Fields play for?
- Bennie Fields played for the Memphis Red Sox, the Birmingham Black Barons, and the Atlanta Black Crackers.