Chico Renfroe

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Chico Renfroe was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Cleveland Buckeyes. In 148 career games, he hit .268 with 132 hits, 1 home runs, and 57 RBI. Chico Renfroe was an 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 258.

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

AVG .268
HR 1
RBI 57
H 132
OPS .710
PIV 258
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 168 lb
Born
3/1/1923 in Newark, NJ, USA
Died
9/3/1991 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Othello Nelson Renfroe

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Chico Renfroe — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
710.0 612.0 100.0 183.0 22.0 13.0 4.0 65.0 63.0 3.0 10.0 .299 .370 .397 .767

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Chico Renfroe — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 9.0 9.0 1.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Listed seasons · 1 9 9 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

Chico Renfroe — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
148 492 78 132 20 9 1 57 9 61 0 .268 .358 .352 .710 258

Career AVG .268 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .358 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .710 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chico Renfroe — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1945 KCM NAL 41 141 20 35 3 2 0 16 1 11 0 .248 .260 (-5%) .328 (-7%) .354 (-16%) .683 (-11%) -244.8
1946 KCM NAL 32 105 14 26 4 3 1 9 1 9 0 .248 .256 (-4%) .328 (-1%) .358 (+4%) .687 (+1%) 11.0
1947 KCM NAL 53 174 33 49 10 2 0 20 3 35 0 .282 .262 (+7%) .336 (+22%) .376 (-4%) .712 (+8%) 412.9
1948 CBE NAL 22 72 11 22 3 2 0 12 4 6 0 .306 .263 (+16%) .340 (+8%) .379 (+6%) .719 (+7%) 78.5
Career · 4 seasons 148 492 78 132 20 9 1 57 9 61 0 .268 — — — — 258

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

Chico Renfroe — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 28 5 12 0 1 0 2 1 0 .429

Playoff Batting by Year

Chico Renfroe — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1946 NWS KCM 7 28 5 12 0 1 0 2 1 0 .429

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chico Renfroe — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home892424566124.273
Away581552755229.355

Pitching — Home / Away

Chico Renfroe — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.00000—

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chico Renfroe — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-09 IN9BLGL 401000100
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 311010200
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 100000000
1949-08-06 IN9PH5L 101000000
1948-09-05 CVBCAGW 011000000
1948-09-01 CVBKCML 400000100
1948-08-29 CVBKCMW 311100000
1948-08-25 CVBCAGL 401000010
1948-08-12 CVBBIRL 312000110
1948-08-08 CVBBIRL 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chico Renfroe — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 59 53 114 163 25 29
3B 4 4 7 5 3 0
C 16 14 77 9 1 1
OF 13 9 9 0 0 0
SS 57 56 104 140 26 22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chico Renfroe — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1945 KCM 2B 17 15 24 51 4 5
1945 KCM C 14 12 65 8 0 1
1945 KCM OF 12 9 9 0 0 0
1945 KCM SS 2 2 0 6 1 0
1946 KCM 2B 5 3 10 10 1 3
1946 KCM C 2 2 12 1 1 0
1946 KCM OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 KCM SS 24 24 39 54 9 12
1947 KCM 2B 36 34 79 101 20 21
1947 KCM 3B 2 2 4 4 1 0
1947 KCM SS 14 13 30 32 7 5
1948 CBE 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0
1948 CBE 3B 2 2 3 1 2 0
1948 CBE SS 17 17 35 48 9 5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Chico Renfroe — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Catcher 16
Second Base 59
Third Base 4
Shortstop 57
Left Field 9
Center Field 2
Right Field 2

Frequently Asked Questions about Chico Renfroe

Was Chico Renfroe a pitcher?
No. Chico Renfroe was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Chico Renfroe hit?
Chico Renfroe hit 1 career home runs with 132 hits.
What was Chico Renfroe's career batting average?
Chico Renfroe batted .268 over his career, with 132 hits in 492 at bats.
How many RBI did Chico Renfroe have?
Chico Renfroe drove in 57 runs in his career.
Is Chico Renfroe in the Hall of Fame?
No. Chico Renfroe has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Chico Renfroe play for?
Chico Renfroe played for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Cleveland Buckeyes.