Satchel Paige
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1906, Mobile, USA · d. 1982 · MLB debut 1948-07-09, final game 1965-09-25
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | BBB | NNL | 21 | 44 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .364 |
| 1928 | BBB | NNL | 34 | 70 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .314 | .400 |
| 1929 | BBB | NNL | 36 | 104 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .173 | .181 | .231 |
| 1930 | 2TM | 19 | 49 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .314 | .327 | |
| 1931 | 2TM | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .125 | |
| 1932 | PC | IND | 23 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .277 | .378 |
| 1933 | PC | NN2 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| 1934 | PC | NN2 | 20 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .222 | .245 |
| 1935 | KCM | IND | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1936 | PC | NN2 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .242 | .219 |
| 1940 | KCM | NAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1941 | 2TM | 13 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .233 | .303 | .233 | |
| 1942 | KCM | NAL | 13 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .156 |
| 1943 | 2TM | NAL | 27 | 48 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .265 | .271 |
| 1944 | KCM | NAL | 16 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .200 | .256 |
| 1945 | KCM | NAL | 11 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .360 | .440 |
| 1946 | KCM | NAL | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1947 | KCM | NAL | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 21 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .087 | .087 | .087 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 31 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .062 | .167 | .062 |
| 1951 | SLA | AL | 23 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| 1952 | SLA | AL | 46 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .128 | .150 | .128 |
| 1953 | SLA | AL | 57 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .069 | .069 | .069 |
| 1965 | KC1 | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1927–1965 | 460 | 762 | 58 | 156 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 16 | 39 | .205 | .222 | .247 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | BBB | NNL | 8 | 2 | 3.01 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 104.2 | 85 | 35 | 5 | 30 | 100 |
| 1928 | BBB | NNL | 11 | 4 | 2.39 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 132.0 | 113 | 35 | 2 | 25 | 121 |
| 1929 | BBB | NNL | 13 | 9 | 4.31 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 202.1 | 213 | 97 | 13 | 45 | 195 |
| 1930 | 2TM | 10 | 3 | 2.85 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 101.0 | 83 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 91 | |
| 1931 | 2TM | 2 | 1 | 1.83 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34.1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | |
| 1932 | PC | IND | 9 | 6 | 2.28 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 130.1 | 100 | 33 | 1 | 44 | 126 |
| 1933 | PC | NN2 | 4 | 5 | 1.94 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 78.2 | 49 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 77 |
| 1934 | PC | NN2 | 13 | 3 | 1.61 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 145.2 | 97 | 26 | 2 | 30 | 152 |
| 1935 | KCM | IND | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 1936 | PC | NN2 | 8 | 2 | 3.77 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 71.2 | 67 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 72 |
| 1940 | KCM | NAL | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1941 | 2TM | 8 | 0 | 2.06 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 56 | |
| 1942 | KCM | NAL | 5 | 5 | 2.24 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 76.1 | 65 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 61 |
| 1943 | 2TM | NAL | 9 | 8 | 2.79 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 119.1 | 105 | 37 | 2 | 32 | 98 |
| 1944 | KCM | NAL | 6 | 4 | 1.01 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 98.1 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 105 |
| 1945 | KCM | NAL | 4 | 4 | 4.05 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.1 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 48 |
| 1946 | KCM | NAL | 4 | 0 | 1.29 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 32 |
| 1947 | KCM | NAL | 0 | 2 | 2.37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 6 | 1 | 2.48 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 72.2 | 61 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 43 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 4 | 7 | 3.04 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83.0 | 70 | 28 | 4 | 33 | 54 |
| 1951 | SLA | AL | 3 | 4 | 4.79 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62.0 | 67 | 33 | 6 | 29 | 48 |
| 1952 | SLA | AL | 12 | 10 | 3.07 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 138.0 | 116 | 47 | 5 | 57 | 91 |
| 1953 | SLA | AL | 3 | 9 | 3.53 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 117.1 | 114 | 46 | 12 | 39 | 51 |
| 1965 | KC1 | AL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1927–1965 | 143 | 89 | 2.77 | 438 | 226 | 116 | 28 | 47 | 1962.2 | 1647 | 605 | 66 | 533 | 1695 |
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BBWAA | 1 | 226 | 170 | |
| 1971 | Negro League | Inducted |