Catchers who led their leagues are listed here league by league, with the Western leagues first. The Negro National
League was considered Western during its first incarnation from 1920 through 1931. When it was reformed in 1933 it was
considered Eastern, so you'll find NNL records from 1933 through 1948 listed there.
Negro National League (NNL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | AVG | 1922 1928 1929 |
Oscar "Heavy" Johnson Pythias Russ Pythias Russ |
Kansas City Monarchs Chicago American Giants Chicago American Giants |
.389 .405 .391 |
Negro American League (NAL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | AVG | 1947 1949 1950 |
John Ritchey Len Pigg Sam Hairston |
Chicago American Giants Indianapolis Clowns Indianapolis Clowns |
.381 .388 .424 |
Negro National League (NNL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | HR | 1923 | Oscar "Heavy" Johnson | Kansas City Monarchs | 18 |
Negro American League (NAL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | HR | 1950 | Sam Hairston | Indianapolis Clowns | 17 |
Eastern Colored League (ECL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | AVG | 1924 1928 |
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd John Henry "Pop" Lloyd |
Bacharach Giants Bacharach Giants |
.433 .564 |
American Negro League (ANL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | AVG | 1929 | Charles "Chino" Smith | New York Lincoln Giants | .454 |
Negro National League (NNL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | AVG | 1943 1945 |
Josh Gibson Josh Gibson |
Homestead Grays Homestead Grays |
.517 .398 |
Eastern Colored League (ECL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | HR | 1926 1929 |
Raleigh "Biz" Mackey Charles "Chino" Smith |
Hilldale New York Lincoln Giants |
10 20 |
East-West League (EWL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | HR | 1932 1934 |
Josh Gibson Josh Gibson |
Pittsburgh Crawfords Pittsburgh Crawfords |
7 11 |
Negro National League (NNL) | |||
Year | Catcher | Team | HR | 1935 1936 1939 1942 1943 1945 1946 |
Josh Gibson Josh Gibson Josh Gibson Josh Gibson Josh Gibson Josh Gibson Josh Gibson |
Pittsburgh Crawfords Pittsburgh Crawfords Homestead Grays Homestead Grays Homestead Grays Homestead Grays Homestead Grays |
11 11 17 15 16 11 16 |
Rank | Year | Catcher | Team | AVG | 1 2 3 5 |
1928 1943 1930 1929 |
John Hnery "Pop" Lloyd Josh Gibson Charles "Chino" Smith Charles "Chino" Smith |
New York Lincoln Giants Homestead Grays New York Lincoln Giants New York Lincoln Giants |
.564 .517 .492 .462 |
Rank | Year | Catcher | Team | HR | 8 | 1929 | Charles "Chino" Smith | New York Lincoln Giants | 20 |
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