John Reese

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .229
HR 4
RBI 72
H 189
OPS .605
PIV -1,560
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
4/19/1895 in Pensacola, FL, USA
Died
10/5/1966 in Washington, DC, USA

Full name: John Edward Reese

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
20.0 17.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 0 0 0 2.0 2.0 0 .235 .316 .353 .669

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
317 825 138 189 30 11 4 72 38 81 3 .229 .299 .307 .605 -1,560

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 18.2% below league average.

Career OBP .299 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 12.5% below league average.

Career SLG .307 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career OPS .605 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 17.0% 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
1918 HIL EAS 9 27 5 6 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1918 AC EAS 8 32 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 .094 — — — — 0.0
1919 HIL EAS 17 63 8 18 5 3 0 11 0 3 0 .286 .262 (+9%) .322 (-1%) .347 (+32%) .670 (+16%) 110.9
1920 CAG NNL 36 119 12 21 3 0 0 7 4 17 0 .176 .271 (-35%) .331 (-16%) .363 (-44%) .694 (-31%) -522.5
1921 DS NNL 8 31 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .226 — — — — 0.0
1921 CAG NNL 22 55 6 9 2 1 0 4 1 6 2 .164 .286 (-43%) .344 (-29%) .395 (-40%) .739 (-35%) 0.0
1922 CAG NNL 37 91 19 18 2 0 0 8 8 9 1 .198 .285 (-31%) .345 (-22%) .397 (-45%) .743 (-34%) -492.6
1923 TT NNL 18 67 22 18 1 0 1 4 5 13 0 .269 .282 (-5%) .344 (+15%) .390 (-16%) .734 (-2%) 47.4
1923 SLS NNL 29 95 15 30 8 2 1 14 3 3 0 .316 .282 (+12%) .344 (-2%) .390 (+21%) .734 (+10%) 47.4
1924 SLS NNL 51 158 17 35 2 2 1 14 9 9 0 .222 .283 (-22%) .345 (-24%) .389 (-29%) .734 (-26%) -684.5
1925 SLS NNL 42 47 14 15 4 1 0 1 3 10 0 .319 — — — — 179.6
1926 SLS NNL 24 29 6 7 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 .241 — — — — 0.0
1928 SLS NNL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1930 SLS NNL 13 8 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1931 SLS NNL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 317 825 138 189 30 11 4 72 38 81 3 .229 — — — — -1,314

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
5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1930 NNC SLS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1925 NNC SLS 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home261100.167
Away321100.500

Last 5 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1925-08-11 SSNKCMW 000000000
1924-04-27 SSNKCML 100000020
1921-07-10 CAGSLGW 300000002
1921-06-06 DT1CNNW 311100000
1920-08-01 CAGKCML 111000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
3B 2 1 0 5 0 0
OF 257 183 303 22 16 3
PR 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 HIL OF 9 0 14 3 1 1
1918 AC OF 7 0 13 0 0 0
1919 HIL OF 17 17 30 1 1 0
1920 CAG OF 35 31 36 5 1 0
1921 DS OF 8 8 6 0 1 0
1921 CAG OF 19 14 27 2 2 0
1922 CAG OF 31 27 49 1 3 0
1923 TT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1923 TT OF 18 18 30 1 3 1
1923 SLS OF 29 25 35 5 0 1
1924 SLS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1924 SLS OF 46 37 58 4 4 0
1925 SLS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 SLS OF 27 0 0 0 0 0
1926 SLS OF 9 4 4 0 0 0
1928 SLS 3B 1 1 0 5 0 0
1930 SLS OF 2 2 1 0 0 0
1931 SLS PR 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 2
Third Base 2
Left Field 109
Center Field 33
Right Field 115

Frequently Asked Questions about John Reese

Was John Reese a pitcher?
No. John Reese was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did John Reese hit?
John Reese hit 4 career home runs with 189 hits.