Dave Malarcher

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1934)

AVG .267
HR 7
RBI 281
H 686
OPS .682
PIV -793
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 150 lb
Born
10/18/1894 in White Hall, LA, USA
Died
5/11/1982 in Chicago, IL, USA
Last Game
1934-10-02

Full name: David Julius Malarcher

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
257.0 205.0 39.0 46.0 2.0 1.0 0 8.0 37.0 9.0 18.0 .224 .354 .244 .598

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
738 2,570 457 686 80 18 7 281 126 351 23 .267 .362 .320 .682 -793

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .362 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career SLG .320 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OPS .682 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — near 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
1916 ABC WES 18 51 6 14 1 2 0 10 1 5 0 .275 .248 (+10%) .314 (+8%) .326 (+14%) .640 (+11%) 77.4
1917 ABC WES 58 193 24 45 6 2 0 10 6 19 0 .233 .248 (-6%) .312 (-1%) .323 (-12%) .635 (-7%) -150.7
1918 ABC WES 39 128 28 32 2 2 0 16 6 22 0 .250 .255 (-2%) .318 (+14%) .326 (-9%) .645 (+2%) 144.7
1919 DS WES 7 27 7 10 2 0 0 8 0 3 0 .370 — — — — 0.0
1920 CAG NNL 51 187 39 53 7 2 0 19 6 36 0 .283 .271 (+4%) .331 (+21%) .363 (-6%) .694 (+7%) 403.0
1921 CAG NNL 72 256 40 51 5 2 0 23 15 32 12 .199 .286 (-30%) .344 (-14%) .395 (-41%) .739 (-28%) -1087.0
1922 CAG NNL 33 107 9 26 2 1 0 11 3 14 3 .243 .285 (-15%) .345 (avg) .397 (-29%) .743 (-16%) -217.6
1923 CAG NNL 78 270 53 82 14 3 3 41 14 31 0 .304 .282 (+7%) .344 (+12%) .390 (+5%) .734 (+8%) 515.5
1924 CAG NNL 78 288 70 80 11 1 0 37 23 34 2 .278 .283 (-2%) .345 (+5%) .389 (-17%) .734 (-7%) -199.8
1925 CAG NNL 86 313 57 102 12 0 2 35 19 45 0 .326 .288 (+13%) .349 (+17%) .407 (-6%) .756 (+5%) 515.2
1926 CAG NNL 80 284 55 75 8 1 1 27 9 40 2 .264 .279 (-6%) .345 (+6%) .390 (-21%) .735 (-8%) -229.6
1927 CAG NNL 87 308 55 77 7 2 1 24 19 54 0 .250 .282 (-11%) .344 (+6%) .392 (-25%) .736 (-10%) -317.7
1928 CAG NNL 33 106 11 28 3 0 0 16 4 9 4 .264 .280 (-6%) .342 (-4%) .395 (-26%) .737 (-16%) -246.1
1931 CC2 NNL 12 36 2 11 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 .306 — — — — 0.0
1932 CAG NSL 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1933 CAG NN2 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1934 CAG NN2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 738 2,570 457 686 80 18 7 281 126 351 23 .267 — — — — -793

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 1 2 1 1 0 0 10.0 11 3 0 1 7 2.70 0.0

Career ERA 2.70 vs. league average 3.49 across their career seasons — 22.6% better 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
1917 ABC WES 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 10 3 0 6 3.38 — 0.0
1934 CAG NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 10.0 11 3 1 7 2.70 — 0

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
41 130 26 30 1 1 0 5 21 4 .231

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 NLC CAG 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1928 NNC CAG 7 19 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 .158
1927 NNC CAG 5 17 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .235
1927 NWS CAG 9 29 7 6 1 0 0 2 5 0 .207
1926 NNC CAG 8 29 4 8 0 1 0 0 3 2 .276
1926 NWS CAG 11 35 9 9 0 0 0 3 6 2 .257

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11377802.216
Away3103300.300

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-08-14 CAGMEMW 411000000
1927-07-30 CAGSSNL 311000000
1926-07-13 CAGDAYW 511000010
1924-08-18 CAGDT1W 412000000
1924-05-18 CAGCUWW 421000110
1921-07-10 CAGSLGW 310000011
1921-07-10 CAGSLGW 201000021
1921-06-20 CAGCG1W 401000110
1921-06-19 CAGCG1W 301000010
1921-06-13 CAGIN4W 400000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 89 27 90 133 14 16
3B 582 485 637 1027 108 66
C 3 0 16 2 0 0
OF 46 6 39 15 1 3
P 2 0 0 4 0 0
SS 21 4 17 37 7 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1916 ABC 2B 16 0 25 48 10 5
1916 ABC SS 2 0 5 5 2 1
1917 ABC 2B 3 0 4 6 0 1
1917 ABC 3B 13 0 16 31 3 2
1917 ABC C 3 0 16 2 0 0
1917 ABC OF 39 0 37 14 1 3
1917 ABC P 1 0 0 4 0 0
1917 ABC SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1918 ABC 3B 33 0 53 69 5 2
1918 ABC SS 6 0 8 12 2 3
1919 DS 3B 7 7 12 15 1 1
1920 CAG 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0
1920 CAG 3B 50 50 63 113 10 4
1920 CAG SS 2 1 3 2 0 0
1921 CAG 3B 72 72 88 125 20 10
1921 CAG SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1922 CAG 2B 12 12 22 26 1 4
1922 CAG 3B 14 11 8 15 2 1
1922 CAG OF 7 6 2 1 0 0
1923 CAG 2B 2 2 6 8 1 0
1923 CAG 3B 73 73 107 117 20 9
1923 CAG SS 5 3 1 17 3 1
1924 CAG 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1924 CAG 3B 78 78 68 165 17 8
1925 CAG 2B 40 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CAG 3B 42 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CAG SS 4 0 0 0 0 0
1926 CAG 2B 13 12 29 42 1 5
1926 CAG 3B 68 67 79 127 6 11
1927 CAG 3B 86 85 97 156 14 9
1928 CAG 3B 31 31 34 53 7 4
1931 CC2 2B 1 1 2 2 0 1
1931 CC2 3B 11 7 7 29 3 4
1932 CAG 3B 2 2 1 8 0 1
1933 CAG 3B 2 2 4 4 0 0
1934 CAG P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 2
Catcher 3
Second Base 89
Third Base 582
Shortstop 21
Left Field 2
Center Field 1
Right Field 43

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Malarcher

Was Dave Malarcher a pitcher?
No. Dave Malarcher was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Dave Malarcher hit?
Dave Malarcher hit 7 career home runs with 686 hits.