Newt Joseph

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .291
HR 31
RBI 401
H 666
OPS .790
PIV 2,908
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 165 lb
Born
10/27/1896 in Montgomery, AL, USA
Died
1/18/1953 in Kansas City, MO, USA

Full name: Walter Lee Joseph

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
246.0 220.0 32.0 49.0 11.0 4.0 3.0 7.0 12.0 24.0 10.0 .223 .272 .350 .622

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
659 2,292 380 666 129 38 31 401 94 262 28 .291 .369 .421 .790 2,908

Career AVG .291 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .369 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.

Career SLG .421 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — +5.9% above league average.

Career OPS .790 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — +6.5% 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
1922 KCM NNL 71 243 37 65 17 2 2 39 9 20 2 .267 .285 (-6%) .345 (-5%) .397 (-5%) .743 (-5%) -206.5
1923 KCM NNL 69 234 39 63 6 10 5 39 4 26 0 .269 .282 (-5%) .344 (+2%) .390 (+14%) .734 (+8%) 335.4
1924 KCM NNL 71 267 58 100 21 6 4 68 7 23 4 .375 .283 (+32%) .345 (+24%) .389 (+39%) .734 (+32%) 1557.5
1925 KCM NNL 52 198 26 64 12 2 1 30 8 11 0 .323 .288 (+12%) .349 (+3%) .407 (+3%) .756 (+3%) 82.1
1926 KCM NNL 64 210 40 62 12 5 4 47 8 32 4 .295 .279 (+6%) .345 (+13%) .390 (+17%) .735 (+15%) 628.7
1927 KCM NNL 79 264 47 72 15 5 5 44 13 51 0 .273 .282 (-3%) .344 (+16%) .392 (+8%) .736 (+12%) 767.7
1928 KCM NNL 76 277 43 72 12 2 2 38 20 29 2 .260 .280 (-7%) .342 (-2%) .395 (-14%) .737 (-9%) -343.4
1929 KCM NNL 69 226 38 65 7 2 4 41 8 33 0 .288 .289 (-1%) .353 (+10%) .415 (-6%) .769 (+1%) 169.6
1930 KCM NNL 60 204 34 53 13 2 4 31 13 28 6 .260 .293 (-12%) .354 (avg) .429 (-6%) .784 (-4%) -86.7
1931 KCM IND 19 67 9 20 6 0 0 8 3 4 7 .299 .276 (+8%) .338 (avg) .388 (avg) .726 (avg) -7.3
1932 KCM IND 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1933 KCM IND 6 20 2 9 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .450 — — — — 0.0
1934 KCM IND 7 27 3 7 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 .259 — — — — 0.0
1935 KCM IND 13 47 4 14 4 1 0 5 0 3 1 .298 — — — — 11.4
Career · 14 seasons 659 2,292 380 666 129 38 31 401 94 262 28 .291 — — — — 2,908

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
31 111 16 19 3 2 1 8 10 17 .171

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1926 NNC KCM 8 30 4 8 2 0 0 1 1 2 .267
1925 NNC KCM 7 21 3 2 0 1 0 3 4 0 .095
1925 NWS KCM 6 22 3 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .182
1924 NWS KCM 10 38 6 5 1 0 1 4 3 12 .132

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home4122300.250
Away130100.333

Last 5 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-06-29 KCMCAGW 301000000
1927-08-15 KCMBIRL 210000000
1925-08-11 KCMSSNL 402000010
1924-04-27 KCMSSNW 301000000
1923-08-05 KCMMILW 310000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 27 23 33 74 15 3
3B 619 565 477 968 110 69
OF 5 5 0 1 0 0
SS 5 3 3 6 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1922 KCM 2B 26 22 32 67 13 3
1922 KCM 3B 35 33 35 69 7 5
1922 KCM OF 5 5 0 1 0 0
1922 KCM SS 4 3 2 4 0 0
1923 KCM 3B 68 67 71 110 13 6
1924 KCM 2B 1 1 1 7 2 0
1924 KCM 3B 70 70 87 129 14 8
1925 KCM 3B 52 1 2 1 0 0
1926 KCM 3B 62 62 43 88 12 6
1926 KCM SS 1 0 1 2 0 0
1927 KCM 3B 79 79 73 140 14 12
1928 KCM 3B 76 76 62 131 14 6
1929 KCM 3B 69 69 41 135 13 15
1930 KCM 3B 60 60 29 93 11 8
1931 KCM 3B 19 19 12 25 8 3
1932 KCM 3B 3 3 3 5 0 0
1933 KCM 3B 6 6 2 9 1 0
1934 KCM 3B 7 7 7 14 1 0
1935 KCM 3B 13 13 10 19 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 27
Third Base 619
Shortstop 5
Right Field 5

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  5. 60
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  6. 50
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Frequently Asked Questions about Newt Joseph

Was Newt Joseph a pitcher?
No. Newt Joseph was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Newt Joseph hit?
Newt Joseph hit 31 career home runs with 666 hits.