Geechie Meredith

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .262
HR 14
RBI 180
H 422
OPS .666
PIV -2,716
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
10/22/1899 in Sayreton, AL, USA
Died
1/13/1932 in Sayreton, AL, USA

Full name: Buford Meredith

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
8.0 7.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
442 1,613 232 422 53 27 14 180 52 102 1 .262 .312 .354 .666 -2,716

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .286 across their career seasons — 8.5% below league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.

Career SLG .354 vs. league average .403 across their career seasons — 12.1% below league average.

Career OPS .666 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1923 BBB IND 45 170 21 49 6 4 0 21 7 8 0 .288 .282 (+2%) .344 (-6%) .390 (-5%) .734 (-5%) -180.1
1924 BBB NNL 76 283 32 70 8 3 4 27 8 17 0 .247 .283 (-13%) .345 (-13%) .389 (-13%) .734 (-13%) -596.9
1925 BBB NNL 70 261 35 55 7 4 0 22 10 13 0 .211 .288 (-27%) .349 (-29%) .407 (-34%) .756 (-32%) -1412.1
1927 BBB NNL 74 237 33 57 4 8 4 32 5 12 0 .241 .282 (-15%) .344 (-17%) .392 (-4%) .736 (-10%) -466.9
1927 MRS NNL 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 — — — — -466.9
1928 BBB NNL 83 311 46 95 12 4 1 34 15 16 0 .305 .280 (+9%) .342 (+2%) .395 (-4%) .737 (-1%) -52.6
1929 BBB NNL 82 313 64 89 15 4 5 41 7 34 0 .284 .289 (-2%) .353 (+1%) .415 (-2%) .769 (-1%) -7.6
1930 NEG NNL 10 31 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 .161 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 442 1,613 232 422 53 27 14 180 52 102 1 .262 — — — — -3,183

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Away270200.286

Last 2 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-08-15 BIRKCMW 301000010
1925-08-29 BIRMEMW 401000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 285 209 440 544 65 52
3B 3 1 0 3 3 0
C 8 3 18 2 3 1
OF 37 24 27 4 1 0
SS 131 118 230 316 63 39

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 BBB 2B 4 4 6 7 3 1
1923 BBB 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0
1923 BBB C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1923 BBB SS 41 41 81 92 31 11
1924 BBB 2B 3 2 6 9 0 1
1924 BBB 3B 1 1 0 3 2 0
1924 BBB OF 3 2 2 0 0 0
1924 BBB SS 69 67 118 188 28 25
1925 BBB 2B 65 1 3 2 1 0
1925 BBB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBB C 2 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBB SS 5 0 0 0 0 0
1927 BBB 2B 71 64 148 174 18 21
1927 BBB SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1927 MRS 2B 2 2 1 6 0 0
1928 BBB 2B 66 65 145 163 24 16
1928 BBB OF 22 15 12 3 1 0
1928 BBB SS 2 1 1 3 0 0
1929 BBB 2B 64 62 111 161 15 11
1929 BBB C 5 3 18 2 3 1
1929 BBB OF 12 7 13 1 0 0
1929 BBB SS 13 9 30 32 4 3
1930 NEG 2B 10 9 20 22 4 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 8
Second Base 285
Third Base 3
Shortstop 131
Left Field 11
Center Field 4
Right Field 22

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Frequently Asked Questions about Geechie Meredith

Was Geechie Meredith a pitcher?
No. Geechie Meredith was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Geechie Meredith hit?
Geechie Meredith hit 14 career home runs with 422 hits.