Bruce Petway

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .246
HR 7
RBI 179
H 450
OPS .615
PIV -1,975
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 159 lb
Born
12/23/1885 in Nashville, TN, USA
Died
6/28/1941 in Chicago, IL, USA

Full name: Bruce Franklin Petway

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
76.0 67.0 13.0 18.0 2.0 0 1.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 .269 .333 .343 .676

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
583 1,831 264 450 59 14 7 179 59 158 1 .246 .310 .305 .615 -1,975

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 6.7% below league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 5.1% below league average.

Career SLG .305 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — 13.4% below league average.

Career OPS .615 vs. league average .678 across their career seasons — 9.4% below 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
1906 CXG EAS 3 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1907 PG NAC 15 47 12 17 3 0 0 8 4 6 0 .362 — — — — 291.3
1908 PG NAC 28 112 24 29 5 2 0 13 4 6 0 .259 .240 (+8%) .298 (+3%) .306 (+11%) .605 (+7%) 97.0
1909 PG INT 15 53 9 10 2 1 1 7 4 4 0 .189 .244 (-23%) .306 (-20%) .312 (+3%) .618 (-8%) -80.7
1910 LEL WES 18 60 9 16 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 .267 .249 (+7%) .317 (-2%) .326 (-8%) .644 (-5%) -43.1
1911 CAG WES 26 93 15 26 2 1 0 12 1 3 0 .280 .266 (+5%) .336 (-10%) .356 (-10%) .693 (-10%) -159.0
1912 CAG WES 43 141 21 34 6 0 0 15 1 12 0 .241 .268 (-10%) .335 (-10%) .358 (-21%) .694 (-16%) -335.7
1913 CAG WES 48 183 25 48 7 0 0 17 7 16 0 .262 .259 (+1%) .325 (-1%) .345 (-13%) .670 (-7%) -174.1
1914 CAG WES 13 39 8 9 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 .231 — — — — 0.0
1915 CAG WES 3 10 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1916 CAG WES 57 165 26 36 4 2 2 20 6 22 0 .218 .248 (-12%) .314 (avg) .326 (-7%) .640 (-4%) -46.5
1917 CAG WES 42 122 9 19 3 0 0 6 3 11 0 .156 .248 (-37%) .312 (-26%) .323 (-44%) .635 (-35%) -594.4
1918 CAG WES 16 52 11 14 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 .269 .255 (+5%) .318 (+8%) .326 (-12%) .645 (-2%) 7.9
1919 DS WES 36 110 11 20 5 1 0 6 6 9 0 .182 .262 (-31%) .322 (-21%) .347 (-29%) .670 (-25%) -411.1
1920 DS NNL 37 116 12 21 2 0 0 6 4 13 0 .181 .271 (-33%) .331 (-21%) .363 (-45%) .694 (-34%) -571.1
1921 DS NNL 51 180 22 55 8 4 2 16 8 9 1 .306 .286 (+7%) .344 (avg) .395 (+8%) .739 (+5%) 114.3
1922 DS NNL 32 93 11 21 3 0 1 14 3 5 0 .226 .285 (-21%) .345 (-23%) .397 (-27%) .743 (-25%) -388.0
1923 DS NNL 46 109 16 34 1 1 0 17 0 13 0 .312 .282 (+10%) .344 (+12%) .390 (-13%) .734 (-1%) 27.6
1924 DS NNL 35 95 15 31 3 2 1 12 2 11 0 .326 .283 (+15%) .345 (+20%) .389 (+11%) .734 (+15%) 290.4
1925 DS NNL 19 39 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 .154 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 583 1,831 264 450 59 14 7 179 59 158 1 .246 — — — — -1,975

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
Home231000.000
Away271100.143

Last 4 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1924-08-18 DT1CAGL 010000010
1921-07-25 DT1KCML 400000000
1921-07-09 DT1CB1L 311000010
1921-06-06 DT1CNNW 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 44 13 273 25 13 16
2B 1 0 0 2 0 0
3B 1 0 0 2 1 0
C 454 189 2311 587 74 45
OF 73 31 100 10 5 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1906 CXG 1B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1906 CXG C 2 1 8 4 3 0
1906 CXG OF 1 1 1 1 0 0
1907 PG C 12 12 51 18 3 2
1907 PG OF 3 2 9 1 0 2
1908 PG C 25 25 117 34 7 4
1908 PG OF 3 3 4 0 1 0
1909 PG C 15 0 59 16 5 1
1910 LEL C 17 0 124 26 3 2
1910 LEL OF 1 0 5 0 0 0
1911 CAG C 26 0 182 43 6 3
1912 CAG 1B 4 0 34 4 2 2
1912 CAG C 38 0 204 54 9 4
1912 CAG OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1913 CAG 1B 5 0 43 5 1 1
1913 CAG 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1913 CAG C 36 0 224 63 6 7
1913 CAG OF 8 0 15 1 3 0
1914 CAG 1B 2 0 6 0 0 0
1914 CAG C 7 0 40 8 1 0
1914 CAG OF 4 0 4 0 0 0
1915 CAG C 3 0 21 3 2 0
1916 CAG C 55 0 308 87 3 6
1916 CAG OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
1917 CAG 1B 4 0 30 4 1 2
1917 CAG 3B 1 0 0 2 1 0
1917 CAG C 25 0 123 32 4 2
1917 CAG OF 14 0 20 0 0 0
1918 CAG 1B 3 0 25 3 3 3
1918 CAG C 12 0 50 11 4 1
1918 CAG OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1919 DS 1B 2 0 11 0 1 1
1919 DS C 19 17 91 22 2 2
1919 DS OF 21 15 26 2 1 0
1920 DS C 36 33 185 48 1 2
1920 DS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1921 DS 1B 10 9 84 6 4 6
1921 DS C 37 34 195 39 8 3
1921 DS OF 4 2 3 5 0 1
1922 DS C 28 23 134 34 2 1
1923 DS C 40 30 135 34 2 3
1924 DS 1B 6 3 40 2 1 1
1924 DS C 16 14 60 11 3 2
1924 DS OF 8 8 7 0 0 0
1925 DS 1B 7 0 0 0 0 0
1925 DS C 5 0 0 0 0 0
1925 DS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 454
First Base 44
Second Base 1
Third Base 1
Left Field 7
Center Field 16
Right Field 50

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Petway

Was Bruce Petway a pitcher?
No. Bruce Petway was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bruce Petway hit?
Bruce Petway hit 7 career home runs with 450 hits.