Fats Jenkins

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1940)

AVG .338
HR 21
RBI 288
H 836
OPS .842
PIV 6,451
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'7" / 165 lb
Born
1/10/1898 in New York, NY, USA
Died
12/4/1968 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Last Game
1940-08-04
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Clarence Reginald Jenkins

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
583.0 527.0 87.0 167.0 15.0 10.0 6.0 43.0 49.0 1.0 17.0 .317 .376 .417 .793

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
627 2,476 558 836 108 31 21 288 128 293 8 .338 .411 .432 .842 6,451

Career AVG .338 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — +20.6% above league average.

Career OBP .411 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — +19.7% above league average.

Career SLG .432 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OPS .842 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +14.1% above 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 NLG EAS 4 16 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1922 NYB IND 3 10 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1924 HBG ECL 58 227 61 77 9 0 0 27 13 33 2 .339 .283 (+19%) .345 (+24%) .389 (-3%) .734 (+10%) 585.5
1925 HBG ECL 72 300 82 95 9 3 3 29 17 40 0 .317 .288 (+10%) .349 (+14%) .407 (-3%) .756 (+5%) 418.7
1926 HBG ECL 48 185 44 57 7 1 1 14 13 31 2 .308 .279 (+10%) .345 (+21%) .390 (-4%) .735 (+8%) 414.4
1927 HBG ECL 66 272 64 102 13 4 4 32 22 36 0 .375 .282 (+33%) .344 (+31%) .392 (+26%) .736 (+29%) 1570.7
1928 NLG ECL 5 19 4 5 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 .263 — — — — 0.0
1928 ACB ECL 45 181 37 66 8 2 2 12 7 19 2 .365 .280 (+30%) .342 (+24%) .395 (+17%) .737 (+21%) 0.0
1928 HIL EAS 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1929 ACB ANL 56 223 57 84 11 3 2 29 7 28 0 .377 .289 (+30%) .353 (+26%) .415 (+15%) .769 (+20%) 950.5
1930 BBS IND 10 33 9 12 3 2 0 3 2 7 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
1930 NLG IND 32 129 40 52 5 2 1 22 6 15 1 .403 .293 (+37%) .354 (+32%) .429 (+15%) .784 (+23%) 0.0
1931 HAR IND 18 69 10 19 4 1 1 8 5 9 0 .275 .276 (avg) .338 (+9%) .388 (+4%) .726 (+6%) 90.5
1932 NBY IND 26 113 23 39 6 4 0 18 5 8 0 .345 .275 (+25%) .335 (+16%) .391 (+20%) .726 (+18%) 322.2
1933 NBY IND 13 45 11 16 4 2 0 5 3 3 0 .356 — — — — 0.0
1934 NBY IND 21 80 11 27 3 0 2 12 3 6 0 .338 .278 (+21%) .340 (+13%) .392 (+15%) .733 (+14%) 190.8
1935 BE NN2 48 194 41 62 10 1 2 24 11 14 1 .320 .279 (+14%) .342 (+9%) .399 (+3%) .742 (+6%) 236.8
1936 NBY NN2 32 124 22 40 8 4 0 20 7 12 0 .323 .283 (+14%) .349 (+9%) .404 (+12%) .753 (+11%) 215.8
1937 NBY NN2 36 130 19 31 2 1 2 17 2 14 0 .238 .276 (-14%) .342 (-9%) .398 (-21%) .740 (-15%) -304.9
1938 NBY NN2 22 81 14 32 2 0 1 8 3 12 0 .395 .272 (+45%) .341 (+38%) .392 (+16%) .734 (+27%) 432.6
1938 PC NN2 9 38 4 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .211 — — — — 432.6
1940 PS NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 NBY NN2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 23 seasons 627 2,476 558 836 108 31 21 288 128 293 8 .338 — — — — 5,556

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home612273566418.291
Away702684891216.340

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1940-05-11 PH5BLGL 100000110
1938-08-28 PTCHOML 411000010
1938-08-07 PTCPH5L 411000010
1938-07-28 WBSPH5L 411000000
1938-07-19 NY5HOML 403100000
1938-07-17 NY5HOMW 301000010
1938-07-17 NY5HOML 411000000
1938-07-16 NY5HOMW 523000000
1938-07-09 NY5PTCL 302000010
1938-07-07 NY5PH5L 300000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 633 550 983 47 31 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 NLG OF 4 4 9 1 1 0
1922 NYB OF 3 3 4 0 0 0
1924 HBG OF 60 58 120 6 5 1
1925 HBG OF 73 0 0 0 0 0
1926 HBG OF 49 48 94 5 1 1
1927 HBG OF 66 66 109 3 3 1
1928 NLG OF 5 5 6 0 0 0
1928 ACB OF 45 45 91 3 5 0
1928 HIL OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1929 ACB OF 56 55 100 4 4 0
1930 BBS OF 10 10 13 1 1 0
1930 NLG OF 33 32 63 1 1 0
1931 HAR OF 18 18 29 0 0 0
1932 NBY OF 26 26 48 1 1 1
1933 NBY OF 13 12 17 1 1 0
1934 NBY OF 21 21 35 2 0 0
1935 BE OF 49 48 89 8 4 1
1936 NBY OF 32 32 49 5 1 1
1937 NBY OF 36 34 52 6 2 1
1938 NBY OF 22 22 34 0 1 0
1938 PC OF 9 9 19 0 0 0
1940 PS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 NBY OF 1 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Left Field 584
Center Field 18
Right Field 31

Frequently Asked Questions about Fats Jenkins

Was Fats Jenkins a pitcher?
No. Fats Jenkins was a position player (Left Fielder).
How many home runs did Fats Jenkins hit?
Fats Jenkins hit 21 career home runs with 836 hits.