Buster Haywood
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Buster Haywood was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. 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
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 1942 | 47.0 | 41.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 | .220 | .283 | .268 | .551 |
| 1943 | 102.0 | 88.0 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.0 | .295 | .380 | .352 | .732 |
| 1944 | 61.0 | 59.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | .254 | .267 | .356 | .623 |
| 1945 | 60.0 | 54.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | .222 | .288 | .241 | .529 |
| 1946 | 74.0 | 64.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2.0 | .188 | .297 | .234 | .531 |
| 1947 | 87.0 | 72.0 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .278 | .635 |
| 1948 | 35.0 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | .219 | .242 | .219 | .461 |
| 1949 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 |
| 1953 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Listed seasons · 10 | 495 | 439 | 45 | 105 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 41 | 4 | 6 | .239 | — | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions about Buster Haywood
- Is Buster Haywood in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Buster Haywood has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.