Cando López

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .274
HR 12
RBI 112
H 298
OPS .677
PIV -1,741
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
1906 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Justo Cándido López

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
101.0 92.0 10.0 25.0 3.0 1.0 0 6.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 .272 .330 .326 .656

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

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
271 1,088 133 298 36 11 12 112 35 65 3 .274 .317 .360 .677 -1,741

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .317 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career SLG .360 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career OPS .677 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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.

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home13412600.146
Away238792402.276

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1939-08-28 NY6NY5L 402000000
1939-08-20 NY6NW2L 301000000
1939-08-20 NY6NW2L 402000000
1939-08-17 NY6NW2L 400000000
1939-08-13 NY6BLGL 401000000
1939-07-23 NY6NY5L 300000001
1939-07-16 NY6BLGL 301000000
1939-07-16 NY6BLGW 302000210
1939-06-18 NY6TLCL 300000000
1939-06-11 NY6PH5W 500000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 272 267 652 45 19 9
SS 1 0 0 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Shortstop 1
Left Field 11
Center Field 257
Right Field 4

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
    Ed Beecher
    .273 avg, 7 HR
  2. 95
    Al Nixon
    .277 avg, 7 HR
  3. 84
    Rich Coggins
    .265 avg, 12 HR
  4. 78
    Tom Poquette
    .268 avg, 10 HR
  5. 69
    Wattie Holm
    .275 avg, 6 HR
  6. 66
    John McMullin
    .284 avg, 4 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Cando López

Was Cando López a pitcher?
No. Cando López was a position player (Center Fielder).
How many home runs did Cando López hit?
Cando López hit 12 career home runs with 298 hits.