Henry Spearman

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .303
HR 27
RBI 271
H 440
OPS .808
PIV 3,072
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 179 lb
Born
11/16/1909 in Arkadelphia, AR, USA
Died
1980 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Henry Allen Spearman

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1629.0 1486.0 234.0 485.0 84.0 18.0 39.0 189.0 123.0 11.0 6.0 .326 .379 .486 .865

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
393 1,454 225 440 88 21 27 271 6 126 18 .303 .360 .448 .808 3,072

Career AVG .303 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — +12.9% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.

Career SLG .448 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — +18.5% above league average.

Career OPS .808 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — +13.2% above 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
1935 NBY IND 8 22 4 5 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 .227 — — — — 0.0
1936 HG NN2 30 120 16 40 9 3 3 25 0 8 0 .333 .283 (+17%) .349 (+9%) .404 (+32%) .753 (+21%) 403.2
1937 PC NN2 28 113 17 38 7 0 4 15 0 9 0 .336 .276 (+22%) .342 (+12%) .398 (+27%) .740 (+20%) 384.3
1938 SEN NN2 11 42 4 14 4 0 0 6 0 6 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1938 NBY NN2 2 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1938 HG NN2 18 71 14 27 6 1 0 15 0 8 0 .380 .272 (+39%) .341 (+30%) .392 (+26%) .734 (+27%) 0.0
1939 HG NN2 33 122 23 38 4 5 3 24 0 10 3 .311 .274 (+14%) .342 (+8%) .393 (+27%) .735 (+18%) 344.4
1940 NBY NN2 33 115 19 37 8 1 4 28 0 18 0 .322 .267 (+20%) .335 (+23%) .387 (+32%) .722 (+28%) 585.4
1941 BEG NN2 56 216 33 59 13 2 2 38 4 13 8 .273 .262 (+4%) .332 (-4%) .373 (+2%) .705 (-1%) -65.0
1942 BEG NN2 8 35 4 11 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 .314 — — — — 0.0
1942 PS NN2 52 177 25 52 11 0 5 38 0 16 3 .294 .253 (+16%) .323 (+10%) .349 (+26%) .672 (+18%) 0.0
1943 PS NN2 48 190 35 54 13 5 0 30 2 20 1 .284 .255 (+11%) .324 (+8%) .346 (+17%) .671 (+13%) 364.9
1944 PS NN2 44 145 21 47 10 4 2 36 0 6 0 .324 .261 (+24%) .325 (+7%) .357 (+37%) .683 (+23%) 445.0
1945 PS NN2 22 77 10 16 2 0 0 8 0 10 1 .208 .260 (-20%) .328 (-10%) .354 (-34%) .683 (-23%) -250.7
Career · 14 seasons 393 1,454 225 440 88 21 27 271 6 126 18 .303 — — — — 2,211

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
7 26 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .154

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLC HG 5 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222
1939 NLP2 HG 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (310 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1595871011991167.339
Away151544811641777.301

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-01 PH5NY5W 512000000
1945-08-19 PH5NW2L 412000000
1945-08-18 PH5BLGL 401000101
1945-08-11 PH5HOMW 401000100
1945-08-05 PH5NY5L 400000000
1945-08-04 PH5NY5L 410000000
1945-08-03 PH5BLGL 400000000
1945-08-02 PH5BLGW 400000000
1945-07-26 PH5HOMW 413000100
1945-07-25 PH5HOMW 410000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 1 5 2 0 0
2B 4 3 5 8 0 2
3B 376 373 359 639 79 36
OF 4 3 12 1 0 1
SS 1 1 0 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1935 NBY 2B 3 2 5 8 0 2
1935 NBY 3B 1 1 1 3 0 0
1935 NBY OF 3 2 10 1 0 1
1936 HG 3B 30 30 27 42 12 6
1937 PC 3B 26 26 27 38 2 3
1937 PC OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1937 PC SS 1 1 0 1 0 0
1938 SEN 3B 11 11 12 20 2 0
1938 NBY 3B 2 2 3 3 1 1
1938 HG 3B 18 18 12 31 3 2
1939 HG 3B 33 31 18 48 10 1
1940 NBY 1B 1 1 5 2 0 0
1940 NBY 3B 32 32 35 57 5 2
1941 BEG 3B 56 56 50 94 8 6
1942 BEG 3B 8 8 16 15 4 1
1942 PS 3B 51 50 37 89 12 2
1943 PS 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0
1943 PS 3B 47 47 61 95 11 1
1944 PS 3B 40 40 42 69 5 9
1945 PS 3B 21 21 18 35 4 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 4
Third Base 376
Shortstop 1
Left Field 2
Right Field 2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Spearman

Was Henry Spearman a pitcher?
No. Henry Spearman was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Henry Spearman hit?
Henry Spearman hit 27 career home runs with 440 hits.