Parnell Woods
Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Parnell Woods was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Birmingham Black Barons. In 214 career games, he hit .291 with 240 hits, 5 home runs, and 104 RBI. Parnell Woods was a 7-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 462.
- 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
- Third Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 188 lb
- Died
- 7/23/1977 in Cleveland, OH, USA
- Awards
- 7× All-Star
Full name: Parnell L. Woods
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
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | 825 | 140 | 240 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 104 | 37 | 54 | 4 | .291 | .339 | .402 | .741 | 462 |
Career AVG .291 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +9.8% above league average.
Career OBP .339 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .402 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — +8.0% above league average.
Career OPS .741 vs. league average .706 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBB | NAL | 27 | 109 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .303 | .276 (+9%) | .342 (+9%) | .398 (+24%) | .740 (+17%) | 302.8 |
| 1938 | BBB | NAL | 23 | 86 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .209 | .272 (-23%) | .341 (-17%) | .392 (-38%) | .734 (-28%) | -379.5 |
| 1939 | CBR | NAL | 26 | 103 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .262 | .274 (-4%) | .342 (-8%) | .393 (+1%) | .735 (-3%) | -86.1 |
| 1940 | CBR | NAL | 25 | 97 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .227 | .267 (-15%) | .335 (-13%) | .387 (-18%) | .722 (-15%) | -244.7 |
| 1940 | BBB | NAL | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .357 | — | — | — | — | -244.7 |
| 1941 | JRC | NAL | 5 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | JRC | NAL | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | CCB | NAL | 34 | 132 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | .253 (+26%) | .323 (+9%) | .349 (+32%) | .672 (+21%) | 0.0 |
| 1943 | CBE | NAL | 26 | 96 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .255 (+30%) | .324 (+13%) | .346 (+11%) | .671 (+12%) | 168.2 |
| 1944 | CBE | NAL | 23 | 83 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .386 | .261 (+47%) | .325 (+21%) | .357 (+45%) | .683 (+34%) | 383.5 |
| 1945 | CBE | NAL | 20 | 77 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .273 | .260 (+5%) | .328 (-4%) | .354 (-5%) | .683 (-4%) | -57.1 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 214 | 825 | 140 | 240 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 104 | 37 | 54 | 4 | .291 | — | — | — | — | -158 | ||
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
View full game log (210 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 109 | 340 | 66 | 113 | 8 | 53 | .332 |
| Away | 101 | 335 | 63 | 108 | 2 | 33 | .322 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-05-25 | LCB | BIR | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-22 | LCB | BIR | L | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-05-22 | LCB | BIR | L | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-05-09 | LCB | CAG | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-08 | LCB | NY6 | L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-01 | LCB | PH5 | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1945-09-02 | CVB | CAG | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-08-19 | CVB | BIR | W | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945-08-05 | CVB | CAG | W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1945-07-24 | CVB | KCM | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 201 | 197 | 228 | 326 | 45 | 17 |
| OF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBB | 3B | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 2 |
| 1937 | BBB | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | BBB | 3B | 23 | 22 | 26 | 43 | 6 | 3 |
| 1939 | CBR | 3B | 25 | 25 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 1 |
| 1940 | CBR | 3B | 25 | 25 | 24 | 45 | 7 | 3 |
| 1940 | CBR | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | BBB | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1940 | BBB | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | JRC | 3B | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1942 | JRC | 3B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | CCB | 3B | 33 | 32 | 43 | 59 | 4 | 5 |
| 1943 | CBE | 3B | 23 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| 1943 | CBE | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | CBE | 3B | 21 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 2 |
| 1945 | CBE | 3B | 16 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
| 1945 | CBE | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | CBE | SS | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Third Base | 201 |
| Shortstop | 7 |
| Right Field | 2 |
Parnell Woods: the record in brief
The season rows for Parnell Woods begin in 1937. Club by club, the record runs the Birmingham Black Barons (1937 through 1940), the Cleveland Bears (1939 through 1940), the Jacksonville Red Caps (1941 through 1942), the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (1942), and the Cleveland Buckeyes (1943 through 1945). Born on February 6, 1912, in Cordova, AL, USA, Woods is listed as a third baseman and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 5 feet, 10 inches and 188 pounds. Woods died on July 23, 1977, in Cleveland, OH, USA. Woods's full given name, per the bio, is Parnell L. Woods.
Woods collected 240 hits in 825 at bats across 214 games, good for a .291 batting average; the totals also include 5 home runs, 104 runs batted in, and 37 stolen bases. Woods's career OPS of .741 combines a .339 on-base mark with .402 slugging. Woods's .291 average ran 9.8% above the .265 that the league posted over the same seasons. The highest hit total in a season was 42, in 1942.
Frequently Asked Questions about Parnell Woods
- Was Parnell Woods a pitcher?
- No. Parnell Woods was a position player (Third Baseman).
- How many home runs did Parnell Woods hit?
- Parnell Woods hit 5 career home runs with 240 hits.
- What teams did Parnell Woods play for?
- Parnell Woods played for 3 teams: the Birmingham Black Barons (1937–1938, 1940), the Jacksonville Red Caps (1939–1942), and the Cleveland Buckeyes (1942–1945).
- Did Parnell Woods win an MVP award?
- No. Parnell Woods did not win the MVP award.
- What awards did Parnell Woods win?
- Parnell Woods was selected to 7 All-Star Games.
- What were Parnell Woods's career stats?
- In 214 games, Parnell Woods had 240 hits, 5 home runs, 104 RBI, 140 runs, and 37 stolen bases, with a .291 batting average.
- What position did Parnell Woods play?
- Parnell Woods played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Parnell Woods and how much did he weigh?
- Parnell Woods was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 188 pounds.
- How many home runs did Parnell Woods hit each season?
- Parnell Woods's home runs by season: 3 in 1937, 0 in 1938, 0 in 1939, 1 in 1940, 0 in 1941, 1 in 1942, 0 in 1943, 0 in 1944, and 0 in 1945. His most in one season was 3, in 1937.
- What was Parnell Woods's career batting average?
- Parnell Woods batted .291 over his career, with 240 hits in 825 at bats.
- How many RBI did Parnell Woods have?
- Parnell Woods drove in 104 runs in his career.
- Is Parnell Woods in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Parnell Woods has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- How many All-Star Games did Parnell Woods make?
- Parnell Woods was selected to 7 All-Star Games.