Buster Haywood
1940–1953 · bats R / throws R · ASE, ASW, Birmingham Black Barons, CI2, Cincinnati Clowns, Indianapolis Clowns, KCR, New York Cubans
262G
.251AVG
.321OBP
.305SLG
More career statistics
79H
0HR
41RBI
5SB
1Rare feat
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262 | 356 | 315 | 31 | 79 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 96 | .251 | .321 | .305 | .626 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1942-05-16 to 1942-06-28
7longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1946-05-12 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 111 | 106 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0 | .311 | .377 | .367 |
| Away | 151 | 250 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | .227 | .276 | .280 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| May | 63 | 90 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .271 | .289 | .294 |
| June | 65 | 110 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 1 | .231 | .309 | .308 |
| July | 62 | 67 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .297 | .328 | .359 |
| August | 56 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | .213 | .286 | .246 |
| September | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .273 | .438 | .455 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-monarchs | 68 | 128 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | .220 | .289 | .275 |
| memphis-red-sox | 51 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .214 | .290 | .321 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 44 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .390 | .426 | .488 |
| chicago-american-giants | 40 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .231 | .281 | .231 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 31 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .281 | .351 | .312 |
| philadelphia-stars | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .091 |
| newark-eagles | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1942 | NCNew York Cubans | 11 | 29 | 7 | – | – | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1943 | CI2 | 43 | 70 | 21 | – | 13 | 2 | .300 | – | – |
| 1944 | CCCincinnati Clowns | 47 | 55 | 13 | – | 8 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1945 | CCCincinnati Clowns | 28 | 24 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .292 | – | – |
| 1946 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 35 | 48 | 11 | – | 11 | 2 | .229 | – | – |
| 1947 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 49 | 44 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1948 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 32 | 24 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1949 | ICIndianapolis Clowns | 15 | 17 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .176 | – | – |