Wilson Redus
Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Wilson Redus was a left fielder who played in Major League Baseball for 9 teams, including the Indianapolis ABCs. In 791 career games, he hit .303 with 857 hits, 89 home runs, and 530 RBI. Wilson Redus was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 7,741.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Left Fielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'5" / 160 lb
- Died
- 3/23/1979 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Awards
- 2× All-Star
Full name: Wilson Robert Redus
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Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 791 | 2,826 | 487 | 857 | 135 | 43 | 89 | 530 | 59 | 249 | 10 | .303 | .367 | .476 | .843 | 7,741 |
Career AVG .303 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — +8.4% above league average.
Career OBP .367 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.
Career SLG .476 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — +19.9% above league average.
Career OPS .843 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — +13.9% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | ABC | NNL | 13 | 48 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1924 | CBN | NNL | 12 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .244 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1924 | SLS | NNL | 11 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1925 | SLS | NNL | 77 | 258 | 60 | 96 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 5 | 38 | 0 | .372 | .288 (+29%) | .349 (+29%) | .407 (+53%) | .756 (+42%) | 2136.3 |
| 1926 | SLS | NNL | 85 | 293 | 49 | 95 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 30 | 0 | .324 | .279 (+16%) | .345 (+14%) | .390 (+24%) | .735 (+19%) | 1072.3 |
| 1927 | SLS | NNL | 96 | 371 | 65 | 138 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .372 | .282 (+32%) | .344 (+18%) | .392 (+59%) | .736 (+40%) | 2630.8 |
| 1928 | SLS | NNL | 78 | 315 | 72 | 110 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 82 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .349 | .280 (+24%) | .342 (+16%) | .395 (+68%) | .737 (+44%) | 2453.8 |
| 1929 | SLS | NNL | 95 | 355 | 65 | 106 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 66 | 6 | 33 | 0 | .299 | .289 (+3%) | .353 (+3%) | .415 (+10%) | .769 (+7%) | 456.2 |
| 1930 | SLS | NNL | 47 | 161 | 35 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .298 | .293 (+1%) | .354 (+3%) | .429 (+23%) | .784 (+14%) | 399.8 |
| 1930 | KCM | NNL | 12 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 399.8 |
| 1931 | SLS | NNL | 23 | 72 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .236 | .276 (-15%) | .338 (+2%) | .388 (-3%) | .726 (-1%) | 16.4 |
| 1932 | CLS | EWL | 16 | 57 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .281 | .275 (+2%) | .335 (+10%) | .391 (+12%) | .726 (+11%) | 119.7 |
| 1933 | CBB | NN2 | 27 | 108 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .278 | .270 (+3%) | .329 (+4%) | .377 (+25%) | .707 (+15%) | 267.1 |
| 1933 | ACG | NN2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 267.1 |
| 1934 | CRS | NN2 | 14 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .265 | — | — | — | — | -49.4 |
| 1934 | CAG | NN2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | -49.4 |
| 1935 | CAG | NN2 | 48 | 171 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .187 | .279 (-33%) | .342 (-18%) | .399 (-46%) | .742 (-33%) | -885.8 |
| 1936 | CAG | IND | 14 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .233 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1937 | CAG | NAL | 45 | 157 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | .210 | .276 (-24%) | .342 (-21%) | .398 (-34%) | .740 (-28%) | -716.2 |
| 1938 | CAG | NAL | 37 | 138 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .297 | .272 (+9%) | .341 (+8%) | .392 (+7%) | .734 (+8%) | 201.9 |
| 1939 | CAG | NAL | 23 | 62 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .194 | .274 (-29%) | .342 (-27%) | .393 (-43%) | .735 (-35%) | -362.0 |
| 1940 | CAG | NAL | 16 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .258 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 22 seasons | 791 | 2,826 | 487 | 857 | 135 | 43 | 89 | 530 | 59 | 249 | 10 | .303 | — | — | — | — | 8,358 | ||
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
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (152 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 86 | 242 | 34 | 61 | 4 | 25 | .252 |
| Away | 66 | 221 | 27 | 54 | 1 | 25 | .244 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-09-08 | CAG | KCM | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-09-08 | CAG | KCM | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-07-28 | CAG | KCM | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-07-21 | CAG | BIR | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1940-07-14 | CAG | SNO | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-06-30 | CAG | MEM | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-06-16 | CAG | KCM | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1940-06-09 | CAG | KCM | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-06-09 | CAG | KCM | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940-05-19 | CAG | CV9 | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| OF | 790 | 672 | 956 | 55 | 69 | 16 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | ABC | OF | 13 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | CBN | OF | 12 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1924 | SLS | OF | 11 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | SLS | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | SLS | OF | 75 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | SLS | OF | 83 | 78 | 87 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1927 | SLS | OF | 102 | 95 | 133 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 1928 | SLS | OF | 81 | 78 | 112 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1929 | SLS | OF | 101 | 95 | 142 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 1930 | SLS | OF | 47 | 41 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1930 | KCM | OF | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1931 | SLS | OF | 22 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1932 | CLS | OF | 16 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1933 | CBB | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | CBB | OF | 26 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1933 | ACG | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | CRS | OF | 14 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1934 | CAG | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | CAG | OF | 50 | 48 | 70 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 1936 | CAG | OF | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937 | CAG | OF | 45 | 43 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1938 | CAG | OF | 37 | 36 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1939 | CAG | OF | 19 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1940 | CAG | OF | 10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 2 |
| Left Field | 547 |
| Center Field | 54 |
| Right Field | 189 |
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Wilson Redus: the record in brief
The season rows for Wilson Redus begin in 1924. By club, Redus's seasons break down as the Indianapolis ABCs (1924), the Cleveland Browns (1924), the St. Louis Stars (1924 through 1931), the Kansas City Monarchs (1930), the Cleveland Stars (1932), the Columbus Blue Birds (1933), the Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants (1933), and the Cleveland Red Sox (1934), among other clubs in the table. Redus, born on January 29, 1905, in Tullahassee, OK, USA, is listed as a left fielder and batted and threw right-handed. Redus's listed size is 5-foot-5 and 160 pounds. The bio records the death on March 23, 1979, in Fort Worth, TX, USA. Redus's full given name, per the bio, is Wilson Robert Redus.
Redus's career batting table shows 791 games, 2,826 at bats and 857 hits, a .303 average, along with 89 homers, 530 runs batted in, and 59 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .367 and .476 give Redus a career OPS of .843.
Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Redus
- Was Wilson Redus a pitcher?
- No. Wilson Redus was a position player (Left Fielder).
- How many home runs did Wilson Redus hit?
- Wilson Redus hit 89 career home runs with 857 hits.
- What was Wilson Redus's career batting average?
- Wilson Redus batted .303 over his career, with 857 hits in 2,826 at bats.
- How many RBI did Wilson Redus have?
- Wilson Redus drove in 530 runs in his career.
- Is Wilson Redus in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Wilson Redus has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Wilson Redus play for?
- Wilson Redus played for the Indianapolis ABCs, the Cleveland Browns, the St. Louis Stars, the Kansas City Monarchs, the Cleveland Stars, and the Columbus Blue Birds, among 9 clubs in all.