Wild Bill Wright

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .324
HR 26
RBI 255
H 459
OPS .868
PIV 4,714
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 220 lb
Born
6/6/1914 in Milan, TN, USA
Died
8/3/1996 in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: Burnis Wright

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1410.0 1298.0 269.0 467.0 85.0 25.0 37.0 178.0 94.0 5.0 29.0 .360 .407 .549 .956

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
1943 12.0 11.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .818 1.273
1944 4.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Listed seasons · 2 16 15 3 7 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .467 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
374 1,418 251 459 79 42 26 255 43 102 7 .324 .375 .494 .868 4,714

Career AVG .324 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — +18.8% above league average.

Career OBP .375 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Career SLG .494 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — +28.1% above league average.

Career OPS .868 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — +20.1% 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
1932 NEG NSL 27 82 13 21 2 2 0 7 4 7 0 .256 .275 (-7%) .335 (-2%) .391 (-16%) .726 (-9%) -109.5
1933 NEG NN2 35 133 17 43 6 4 1 17 3 2 0 .323 .270 (+20%) .329 (+4%) .377 (+20%) .707 (+12%) 219.2
1934 NEG NN2 38 136 22 34 6 2 2 15 6 10 0 .250 .278 (-10%) .340 (-9%) .392 (-6%) .733 (-7%) -175.7
1935 CEG NN2 31 122 17 38 5 5 3 21 5 12 2 .311 .279 (+11%) .342 (+10%) .399 (+27%) .742 (+19%) 385.2
1936 WEG NN2 37 141 37 49 8 5 2 27 4 15 0 .348 .283 (+22%) .349 (+18%) .404 (+28%) .753 (+24%) 584.4
1937 WEG NN2 38 152 27 57 8 11 7 38 0 6 0 .375 .276 (+36%) .342 (+16%) .398 (+78%) .740 (+50%) 1163.6
1938 BEG NN2 33 130 22 39 8 2 4 31 5 10 1 .300 .272 (+10%) .341 (+5%) .392 (+23%) .734 (+15%) 308.4
1939 BEG NN2 27 105 23 38 6 2 1 24 5 4 0 .362 .274 (+32%) .342 (+16%) .393 (+24%) .735 (+20%) 339.4
1942 BEG NN2 53 200 27 62 13 5 1 35 5 22 4 .310 .253 (+22%) .323 (+17%) .349 (+26%) .672 (+22%) 701.6
1945 BEG NN2 55 217 46 78 17 4 5 40 6 14 0 .359 .260 (+38%) .328 (+22%) .354 (+53%) .683 (+38%) 1297.1
Career · 10 seasons 374 1,418 251 459 79 42 26 255 43 102 7 .324 — — — — 4,714

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 33 8 13 4 0 0 4 4 0 .394

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLC BEG 5 17 4 7 3 0 0 2 3 0 .412
1939 NLP1 BEG 4 16 4 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 .375

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1304611031851966.401
Away1375321051681557.316

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-09 BLGNW2L 300000010
1945-09-08 BLGNY6W 402200300
1945-09-04 BLGNY6W 410000010
1945-09-03 BLGHOML 010000000
1945-09-02 BLGNY6W 320000000
1945-09-02 BLGNY6W 402000100
1945-08-31 BLGNY5L 623100000
1945-08-30 BLGNY5W 400000000
1945-08-26 BLGPH5L 300000000
1945-08-26 BLGPH5W 412010100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 377 363 595 28 28 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 NEG OF 29 20 28 2 4 0
1933 NEG OF 35 34 64 3 0 1
1934 NEG OF 40 38 72 2 0 1
1935 CEG OF 32 31 62 4 5 0
1936 WEG OF 37 37 59 4 2 1
1937 WEG OF 38 38 58 4 4 0
1938 BEG OF 33 33 49 3 4 1
1939 BEG OF 27 27 46 1 0 0
1942 BEG OF 52 52 81 2 5 0
1945 BEG OF 54 53 76 3 4 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Left Field 33
Center Field 112
Right Field 232

Frequently Asked Questions about Wild Bill Wright

Was Wild Bill Wright a pitcher?
No. Wild Bill Wright was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Wild Bill Wright hit?
Wild Bill Wright hit 26 career home runs with 459 hits.