Archie Ware

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .287
HR 4
RBI 108
H 200
OPS .722
PIV 577
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'9" / 160 lb
Born
6/19/1918 in Greenville, FL, USA
Died
12/13/1990 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Archie Virgil Ware

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1012.0 899.0 155.0 332.0 38.0 18.0 8.0 121.0 84.0 6.0 16.0 .369 .428 .478 .906

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
1949 92.0 75.0 10.0 18.0 1.0 1.0 0 2.0 15.0 0 1.0 .240 .374 .280 .654
Listed seasons · 1 92 75 10 18 1 1 0 2 15 0 1 .240 — — —

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

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
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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 34 6 7 0 0 0 4 3 0 .206

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS CBE 5 19 3 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 .263
1945 NWS CBE 4 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .133

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (199 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11430449121549.398
Away852765196130.348

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-31 LCBCAGL 502000020
1949-08-24 LCBCAGW 400000000
1949-07-10 LCBKCML 400000000
1949-06-25 LCBBLGW 312100020
1949-06-24 LCBBLGL 410000010
1949-06-16 LCBKCML 300000010
1949-06-15 LCBKCMW 412000000
1949-05-25 LCBBIRL 512010000
1949-05-22 LCBBIRL 401000000
1949-05-22 LCBBIRL 300000120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 188 188 1902 96 33 86

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 CAG 1B 2 2 14 0 1 1
1942 CCB 1B 44 44 468 27 8 24
1943 CBE 1B 38 38 417 20 9 8
1944 CBE 1B 24 24 248 10 3 16
1945 CBE 1B 19 19 196 4 2 9
1946 CBE 1B 18 18 179 9 3 10
1947 CBE 1B 21 21 198 13 4 11
1948 CBE 1B 22 22 182 13 3 7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
First Base 188

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.