Biz Mackey

Catcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (Final season: 1947)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2006
AVG .329
HR 64
RBI 698
H 1,165
OPS .871
PIV 11,740
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 235 lb
Born
7/27/1897 in Caldwell County, TX, USA
Died
9/22/1965 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Last Game
1947-09-07
Hall of Fame
Inducted 2006 (Veterans)
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: James Raleigh Mackey

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1531.0 1368.0 180.0 411.0 47.0 12.0 19.0 115.0 138.0 14.0 10.0 .300 .367 .394 .761

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 1 0 1 0 5.1 7 6 0 0 0 2 0.00 1.31

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
1942 16.0 16.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
1944 4.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Listed seasons · 2 20 20 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1925 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,031 3,540 584 1,165 202 64 64 698 73 361 18 .329 .394 .477 .871 11,740

Career AVG .329 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — +18.7% above league average.

Career OBP .394 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Career SLG .477 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — +22.0% above league average.

Career OPS .871 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — +18.9% 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 ABC NNL 39 145 18 43 4 2 1 17 1 10 0 .297 .271 (+9%) .331 (+3%) .363 (+3%) .694 (+3%) 62.9
1921 ABC NNL 76 283 43 85 13 9 9 54 4 15 2 .300 .286 (+5%) .344 (+1%) .395 (+28%) .739 (+15%) 691.2
1922 ABC NNL 79 284 50 108 14 16 7 72 8 27 0 .380 .285 (+33%) .345 (+26%) .397 (+55%) .743 (+42%) 2130.5
1923 HIL ECL 51 180 32 77 11 2 5 47 6 11 1 .428 .282 (+51%) .344 (+35%) .390 (+52%) .734 (+44%) 1393.3
1924 HIL ECL 69 275 50 89 19 3 4 40 9 22 1 .324 .283 (+14%) .345 (+9%) .389 (+18%) .734 (+14%) 679.0
1925 HIL ECL 62 210 49 73 17 5 6 54 12 29 0 .348 .288 (+21%) .349 (+22%) .407 (+38%) .756 (+31%) 1217.4
1926 HIL ECL 85 312 59 102 25 3 10 76 13 34 9 .327 .279 (+17%) .345 (+16%) .390 (+34%) .735 (+25%) 1502.8
1927 HIL ECL 30 101 25 36 4 3 1 24 1 13 0 .356 .282 (+26%) .344 (+28%) .392 (+24%) .736 (+25%) 486.9
1928 HIL EAS 54 203 43 69 16 5 4 38 6 22 3 .340 .280 (+21%) .342 (+19%) .395 (+33%) .737 (+27%) 960.5
1928 BBS ECL 2 7 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .286 — — — — 960.5
1929 HIL ANL 52 186 35 67 12 3 2 38 6 30 0 .360 .289 (+24%) .353 (+27%) .415 (+18%) .769 (+22%) 864.7
1930 HIL IND 30 108 26 48 10 3 4 34 2 10 0 .444 .293 (+51%) .354 (+40%) .429 (+64%) .784 (+53%) 1038.8
1930 BBS IND 7 25 6 7 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .280 — — — — 1038.8
1931 HIL IND 44 154 28 55 6 2 3 33 1 17 0 .357 .276 (+29%) .338 (+25%) .388 (+24%) .726 (+24%) 687.2
1933 PS IND 26 91 10 25 5 0 0 14 1 11 0 .275 .270 (+2%) .329 (+11%) .377 (-13%) .707 (-2%) 24.3
1933 PC NN2 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 24.3
1934 PS NN2 25 67 2 18 7 0 1 12 0 4 0 .269 .278 (-3%) .340 (-9%) .392 (+6%) .733 (-1%) -28.0
1935 PS NN2 46 148 20 43 10 1 1 20 1 14 0 .291 .279 (+4%) .342 (+4%) .399 (-2%) .742 (+1%) 33.0
1936 WEG NN2 43 170 20 49 8 3 0 30 0 11 0 .288 .283 (+1%) .349 (-4%) .404 (-8%) .753 (-6%) -194.7
1937 WEG NN2 21 62 8 16 3 0 1 8 0 8 0 .258 .276 (-7%) .342 (avg) .398 (-11%) .740 (-6%) -44.4
1938 BEG NN2 32 104 17 32 5 0 1 16 1 18 1 .308 .272 (+13%) .341 (+20%) .392 (-2%) .734 (+8%) 220.0
1939 BEG NN2 15 45 4 11 2 0 1 8 0 5 0 .244 — — — — -72.5
1939 NE NN2 12 32 3 11 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 .344 — — — — -72.5
1940 NE NN2 38 125 17 38 5 0 1 24 0 12 0 .304 .267 (+14%) .335 (+10%) .387 (-5%) .722 (+2%) 81.0
1940 NYC NN2 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 81.0
1941 NE NN2 32 78 10 21 3 2 0 11 0 11 0 .269 .262 (+3%) .332 (+8%) .373 (-4%) .705 (+2%) 39.5
1945 NE NN2 19 58 5 16 1 1 1 8 0 9 1 .276 .260 (+6%) .328 (+14%) .354 (+7%) .683 (+10%) 113.6
1946 NE NN2 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1947 NE NN2 30 69 2 18 0 0 0 9 0 8 0 .261 .262 (-1%) .336 (avg) .376 (-31%) .712 (-16%) -147.0
Career · 29 seasons 1,031 3,540 584 1,165 202 64 64 698 73 361 18 .329 — — — — 13,772

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 5 7 3 1 0 0 21.7 30 18 3 6 15 7.48 -740.2

Career ERA 7.48 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 99.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1920 ABC NNL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 7 6 2 5 16.20 — 0.0
1921 ABC NNL 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 13.3 16 9 4 8 6.07 4.02 (-51%) -740.2
1941 NE NN2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 5 2 0 1 6.00 — 0.0
1946 NE NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 1 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 0 5 7 3 1 0 0 21.2 30 18 6 15 7.48 — -740

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
25 95 15 30 3 2 2 7 10 2 .316

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1946 NWS NE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939 NLP1 NE 3 12 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
1934 NLC PS 5 16 2 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 .312
1925 NWS HIL 6 25 4 9 3 1 1 3 3 1 .360
1924 NWS HIL 10 41 7 10 0 1 0 1 6 1 .244

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home17349974158640.317
Away15544550124535.279

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away12.020010.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-09-07 NW2PH5W 000000000
1947-09-07 NW2PH5W 201000010
1947-08-31 NW2BLGW 000000000
1947-08-31 NW2BLGW 402000000
1947-08-29 NW2HOML 300000010
1947-08-24 NW2HOMW 100000000
1947-08-17 NW2NY5W 403000000
1947-08-15 NW2NY6W 101000100
1947-08-10 NW2PH5L 101000000
1947-08-03 NW2PH5L 300000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1946-09-03 NW2PH5 — 2.0240010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 62 50 518 23 7 15
2B 31 25 49 78 14 9
3B 63 49 73 78 11 7
C 733 641 3063 591 99 46
OF 43 34 51 3 1 1
P 7 3 0 2 0 0
SS 93 82 153 211 37 26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 ABC 3B 5 5 6 7 1 0
1920 ABC C 24 21 102 33 3 2
1920 ABC OF 10 7 11 0 0 0
1920 ABC P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1921 ABC 2B 20 20 40 52 7 6
1921 ABC 3B 22 22 38 35 3 5
1921 ABC C 32 30 120 50 6 3
1921 ABC OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1921 ABC P 4 1 0 1 0 0
1922 ABC 1B 2 1 15 0 0 0
1922 ABC 2B 7 2 5 15 5 2
1922 ABC 3B 1 1 2 2 0 0
1922 ABC C 44 42 177 53 6 6
1922 ABC OF 14 12 19 1 1 1
1922 ABC SS 14 14 28 31 2 6
1923 HIL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0
1923 HIL C 35 34 155 35 6 1
1923 HIL SS 17 11 24 37 3 3
1924 HIL 1B 23 23 262 12 1 2
1924 HIL 3B 11 6 11 14 3 0
1924 HIL C 6 4 16 5 1 0
1924 HIL SS 34 33 48 82 21 6
1925 HIL C 59 0 0 0 0 0
1926 HIL 1B 2 2 10 1 0 1
1926 HIL C 79 74 351 66 11 7
1926 HIL OF 4 4 8 0 0 0
1927 HIL C 30 29 122 28 5 2
1928 HIL 1B 2 0 12 1 0 1
1928 HIL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 HIL 3B 1 1 1 0 1 0
1928 HIL C 48 46 170 30 7 2
1928 HIL OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1928 HIL SS 7 5 13 13 3 3
1928 BBS 1B 1 0 4 0 0 1
1928 BBS C 1 1 2 0 0 0
1928 BBS SS 1 1 2 2 1 0
1929 HIL 2B 1 1 3 2 1 1
1929 HIL 3B 3 1 4 2 1 0
1929 HIL C 50 49 220 33 9 4
1929 HIL SS 3 1 3 6 0 2
1930 HIL 3B 6 6 5 8 1 0
1930 HIL C 7 7 27 5 0 2
1930 HIL OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1930 HIL SS 16 16 34 38 6 6
1930 BBS 3B 3 3 3 2 1 1
1930 BBS C 4 4 13 1 0 1
1931 HIL 1B 1 1 9 0 0 0
1931 HIL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1931 HIL C 41 41 189 26 6 3
1933 PS 2B 2 2 1 9 1 0
1933 PS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1933 PS C 23 21 100 23 5 1
1933 PS OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1933 PS SS 1 1 1 2 1 0
1933 PC OF 1 1 0 1 0 0
1934 PS 1B 8 7 70 1 3 3
1934 PS C 11 9 76 12 0 0
1935 PS 1B 13 10 70 5 2 3
1935 PS 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1935 PS C 29 28 146 27 3 1
1935 PS OF 3 1 2 0 0 0
1936 WEG 1B 1 1 5 0 0 1
1936 WEG 3B 2 1 2 2 0 0
1936 WEG C 40 39 187 31 7 0
1936 WEG OF 1 1 3 1 0 0
1937 WEG C 20 19 112 20 5 2
1938 BEG 1B 1 1 8 0 0 0
1938 BEG 3B 1 0 1 2 0 0
1938 BEG C 30 30 147 25 5 1
1939 BEG C 15 14 63 7 1 1
1939 NE 1B 3 2 25 2 0 1
1939 NE 3B 1 1 0 2 0 1
1939 NE C 6 6 37 4 1 1
1940 NE C 38 37 210 28 6 2
1940 NE OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1940 NYC C 1 1 6 0 1 0
1941 NE 1B 1 0 4 1 0 0
1941 NE 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1941 NE C 22 21 134 17 2 1
1941 NE OF 3 2 2 0 0 0
1941 NE P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1945 NE 1B 3 2 22 0 1 2
1945 NE C 16 15 70 12 0 0
1946 NE C 1 0 3 1 0 0
1946 NE P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 NE 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1947 NE C 21 19 108 19 3 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 7
Catcher 733
First Base 62
Second Base 31
Third Base 63
Shortstop 93
Left Field 19
Center Field 2
Right Field 22

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Frequently Asked Questions about Biz Mackey

Was Biz Mackey a pitcher?
No. Biz Mackey was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 7 career games.
How many home runs did Biz Mackey hit?
Biz Mackey hit 64 career home runs with 1165 hits.
Is Biz Mackey in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Biz Mackey was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.