Willie Grace

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Willie Grace was a right fielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Buckeyes. In 101 career games, he hit .305 with 108 hits and 47 RBI. Willie Grace was a 2-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 299.

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 .305
HR 0
RBI 47
H 108
OPS .720
PIV 299
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 162 lb
Born
6/30/1917 in Meridian, MS, USA
Died
11/18/2006 in Erie, PA, USA
Awards
2× All-Star
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Willie Grace — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
569.0 524.0 69.0 190.0 27.0 8.0 4.0 80.0 35.0 0 7.0 .363 .403 .468 .871

Pitching

Willie Grace — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 2 0 6.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.50

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

Willie Grace — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 56.0 53.0 7.0 12.0 1.0 0 1.0 6.0 3.0 0 0 .226 .268 .302 .570
Listed seasons · 1 56 53 7 12 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 .226 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Willie Grace — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.00

Career Batting Statistics

Willie Grace — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
101 354 41 108 14 4 0 47 4 25 0 .305 .353 .367 .720 299

Career AVG .305 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +17.3% above league average.

Career OBP .353 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +6.6% above league average.

Career SLG .367 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .720 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Willie Grace — Season-by-Season Batting
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 CBE NAL 9 28 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 .214 — — — — 0.0
1944 CBE NAL 18 57 4 13 3 0 0 6 0 2 0 .228 .261 (-13%) .325 (-18%) .357 (-21%) .683 (-20%) -177.3
1945 CBE NAL 17 62 5 20 0 1 0 8 0 3 0 .323 .260 (+24%) .328 (+8%) .354 (avg) .683 (+4%) 31.9
1946 CBE NAL 16 60 5 21 2 0 0 10 1 3 0 .350 .256 (+36%) .328 (+16%) .358 (+7%) .687 (+11%) 104.9
1947 CBE NAL 21 67 12 23 5 1 0 9 0 13 0 .343 .262 (+31%) .336 (+34%) .376 (+19%) .712 (+26%) 335.3
1948 CBE NAL 20 80 13 25 3 2 0 10 2 3 0 .312 .263 (+19%) .340 (-1%) .379 (+5%) .719 (+3%) 4.2
Career · 6 seasons 101 354 41 108 14 4 0 47 4 25 0 .305 — — — — 299

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

Willie Grace — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 3 0 2 2 5.79 0.0

Career ERA 5.79 vs. league average 3.59 across their career seasons — 61.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Willie Grace — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1946 CBE NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 3 2 2 5.79 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 3 2 2 5.79 — 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

Willie Grace — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 35 3 10 2 0 1 6 1 0 .286

Playoff Batting by Year

Willie Grace — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS CBE 5 19 1 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 .263
1945 NWS CBE 4 16 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 .312

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Willie Grace — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home701793080128.447
Away621672254224.323

Pitching — Home / Away

Willie Grace — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away12.010100.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Willie Grace — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-31 LCBCAGL 510000010
1949-08-24 LCBCAGW 412000200
1949-07-10 LCBKCML 301000010
1949-06-26 LCBBLGL 000000000
1949-06-25 LCBBLGW 100000000
1949-06-24 LCBBLGL 400000000
1949-06-16 LCBKCML 400000000
1949-06-15 LCBKCMW 411100000
1949-06-03 LCBCAGW 011000000
1949-05-25 LCBBIRL 300000010

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Willie Grace — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-06-26 LCBBLG — 2.0100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Willie Grace — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 3 33 2 0 1
OF 99 93 120 10 9 2
P 1 0 0 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Willie Grace — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1943 CBE OF 10 8 6 1 2 1
1944 CBE OF 17 15 19 3 1 0
1945 CBE 1B 3 3 33 2 0 1
1945 CBE OF 14 13 18 1 0 0
1946 CBE OF 16 16 17 1 1 0
1946 CBE P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1947 CBE OF 21 21 32 2 1 0
1948 CBE OF 21 20 28 2 4 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Willie Grace — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 3
Left Field 9
Center Field 13
Right Field 77

Willie Grace: the record in brief

Willie Grace's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1943 to 1948. Every season row on the page belongs to the Cleveland Buckeyes, from 1943 through 1948. Grace is listed as a right fielder at 6-foot-1 and 162 pounds. The bio says Grace batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is June 30, 1917, in Meridian, MS, USA. Grace's death is recorded on November 18, 2006, in Erie, PA, USA.

Across 101 games at the plate, Grace's career line reads 108 hits in 354 at bats for a .305 average, along with 47 RBI. The on-base percentage is .353 and the slugging percentage .367, for an OPS of .720. The league as a whole hit .260 across Grace's seasons, which puts the .305 career mark 17.3% above average. The hits column peaks at 25, in 1948. Among the seasons with the heaviest workload, the best average was .350 in 1946, 36% above that year's league mark of .256.

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Grace

Was Willie Grace a pitcher?
No. Willie Grace was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Willie Grace hit?
Willie Grace hit 0 career home runs with 108 hits.
What was Willie Grace's career batting average?
Willie Grace batted .305 over his career, with 108 hits in 354 at bats.
How many RBI did Willie Grace have?
Willie Grace drove in 47 runs in his career.
What was Willie Grace's career ERA?
Willie Grace finished with a 5.79 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.
Is Willie Grace in the Hall of Fame?
No. Willie Grace has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.