Joe Royal

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .194
HR 1
RBI 13
H 21
OPS .491
PIV -189
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 178 lb
Born
4/9/1912 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Died
1975

Full name: Joseph John Royal

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
147.0 138.0 20.0 31.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 14.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 .225 .272 .326 .598

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 2 0 1 0 12.1 21 18 14 1 11 2 10.22 2.60

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

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1937 30.0 29.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 0 0 4.0 1.0 2.0 0 .241 .267 .310 .577
Listed seasons · 1 30 29 4 7 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 .241 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1937 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.2 4 9 7 0 8 1 23.62 4.50
1942 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.36
Listed seasons · 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.1 9 10 7 0 8 1 9.95 2.68

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
33 108 12 21 2 0 1 13 4 7 2 .194 .250 .241 .491 -189

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 26.7% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 25.0% below league average.

Career SLG .241 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 35.5% below league average.

Career OPS .491 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 30.5% 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
1938 JRC NAL 14 63 10 15 2 0 1 11 2 4 2 .238 .272 (-13%) .341 (-17%) .392 (-19%) .734 (-18%) -188.9
1939 CBR NAL 6 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1942 JRC NAL 5 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1944 NBY NN2 8 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .095 — — — — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 33 108 12 21 2 0 1 13 4 7 2 .194 — — — — -189

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 12 7 1 3 1 9.95 0.0

Career ERA 9.95 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 128.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1938 JRC NAL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 12 7 3 1 9.95 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 12 7 3 1 9.95 — 0

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9233613.261
Away2864111207.188

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away312.1211411210.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1944-06-11 NY5PH5W 300000000
1944-06-03 NY5PH5L 100000000
1944-05-30 NY5NW2L 000000000
1944-05-28 NY5NW2L 000000010
1944-05-28 NY5NW2L 100000000
1944-05-21 NY5NY6L 200000000
1944-05-19 NY5BLGL 400000000
1944-05-07 NY5HOML 000000000
1944-05-07 NY5HOML 401000000
1942-06-18 JAXMEML 000000000

Last 3 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1942-06-18 JAXMEM — 3.2510000
1938-07-02 JAXATN — 6.01287311
1937-07-25 JAXATN L 2.2497810

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
C 8 8 38 13 3 0
OF 20 18 28 1 0 0
P 1 1 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1938 JRC 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1938 JRC OF 13 13 16 1 0 0
1938 JRC P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1939 CBR OF 5 5 12 0 0 0
1942 JRC C 2 2 9 4 1 0
1942 JRC OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 NBY C 6 6 29 9 2 0
1944 NBY OF 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 8
Third Base 1
Left Field 4
Center Field 7
Right Field 9

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Royal

Was Joe Royal a pitcher?
No. Joe Royal was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Joe Royal hit?
Joe Royal hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.