Archie Ware
First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Archie Ware was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago American Giants, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Cleveland Buckeyes. In 188 career games, he hit .287 with 200 hits, 4 home runs, and 108 RBI. Archie Ware was a 3-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 577.
- 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
- First Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 160 lb
- Died
- 12/13/1990 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Awards
- 3× All-Star
Full name: Archie Virgil Ware
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.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188 | 696 | 96 | 200 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 108 | 14 | 52 | 2 | .287 | .347 | .375 | .722 | 577 |
Career AVG .287 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.
Career OBP .347 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .375 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .722 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — near 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CAG | NAL | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | CCB | NAL | 44 | 159 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .270 | .253 (+7%) | .323 (+1%) | .349 (+8%) | .672 (+4%) | 91.0 |
| 1943 | CBE | NAL | 38 | 134 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .276 | .255 (+8%) | .324 (-9%) | .346 (+6%) | .671 (-1%) | -85.0 |
| 1944 | CBE | NAL | 24 | 86 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .174 | .261 (-33%) | .325 (-11%) | .357 (-48%) | .683 (-30%) | -351.4 |
| 1945 | CBE | NAL | 19 | 75 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .280 | .260 (+7%) | .328 (-4%) | .354 (-2%) | .683 (-3%) | -51.1 |
| 1946 | CBE | NAL | 18 | 67 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .358 | .256 (+39%) | .328 (+32%) | .358 (+12%) | .687 (+22%) | 271.0 |
| 1947 | CBE | NAL | 21 | 81 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .370 | .262 (+41%) | .336 (+34%) | .376 (+44%) | .712 (+40%) | 560.0 |
| 1948 | CBE | NAL | 22 | 87 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .322 | .263 (+22%) | .340 (+9%) | .379 (+12%) | .719 (+11%) | 142.3 |
| Career · 8 seasons | 188 | 696 | 96 | 200 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 108 | 14 | 52 | 2 | .287 | — | — | — | — | 577 | ||
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 (199 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 114 | 304 | 49 | 121 | 5 | 49 | .398 |
| Away | 85 | 276 | 51 | 96 | 1 | 30 | .348 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-08-31 | LCB | CAG | L | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1949-08-24 | LCB | CAG | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-10 | LCB | KCM | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-25 | LCB | BLG | W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1949-06-24 | LCB | BLG | L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-06-16 | LCB | KCM | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-06-15 | LCB | KCM | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-25 | LCB | BIR | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-22 | LCB | BIR | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-22 | LCB | BIR | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 188 |
Archie Ware: the record in brief
The season rows for Archie Ware begin in 1941. By club, Ware's seasons break down as the Chicago American Giants (1941), the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (1942), and the Cleveland Buckeyes (1943 to 1948). Ware is listed as a first baseman at 5'9" and 160 pounds. The bio says Ware threw and hit left-handed. Ware was born on June 19, 1918, in Greenville, FL, USA. The bio records the death on December 13, 1990, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. On the record, Archie Ware was born Archie Virgil Ware.
Ware collected 200 hits in 696 at bats across 188 games, good for a .287 batting average, along with 4 homers and 108 runs batted in. Ware's career OPS of .722 combines a .347 on-base mark with .375 slugging. Over the seasons Ware played, league hitters batted .260; the .287 career figure is 10.7% above that. Ware collected a career-high 43 hits in 1942. In 1943, a season of regular play, Ware hit .276 while the league hit .255.
Frequently Asked Questions about Archie Ware
- Was Archie Ware a pitcher?
- No. Archie Ware was a position player (First Baseman).
- How many home runs did Archie Ware hit?
- Archie Ware hit 4 career home runs with 200 hits.
- What was Archie Ware's career batting average?
- Archie Ware batted .287 over his career, with 200 hits in 696 at bats.
- How many RBI did Archie Ware have?
- Archie Ware drove in 108 runs in his career.
- Is Archie Ware in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Archie Ware has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Archie Ware play for?
- Archie Ware played for the Chicago American Giants, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Cleveland Buckeyes.