If African American accounted for 12.3 Percent of the Population?

Question

And they accounted for 12.4 percent of Major league Baseball players who born in American who played in the majors last year why is such a big deal being made about African-Americans not playing baseball anymore?

Last year 72.4 percent of baseball players were born in the US and 9% of the total players were African-Americans.

In the 2000 US Census 12.3% of the US population was black.

Answer 1

Because there are some Black leaders who love to feed on such nonsensical statistics. It keeps alive the myth that Blacks have no chance to succeed in this racist society. Now tell that to Hank Aaron, Hollie Berry, Oprah Winfrey, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and millions of other Blacks who have succeeded through determination and hard work, just as Whites, Latinos, and Asians have succeeded!!

Chow!!

Answer 2

Has to be one of the stupidest things I have read or heard in a long long time. No owner would NOT put a black guy on a roster if he was good enough to be there....the teams are all about winning and they are going to use the best player in their system at each position. I would like to have a few black players names that aren't playing at the major league level that deserve to be! Proof, and stats required.

By the way I was not saying your comment was stupid, I happened to read something about this the other day. You are on the same side I am, just different way of looking at it!

Answer 3

It's all relative, my friend. In 1974 the percentage was 24%. It's dropped every year since I think (all the way to 9%).

How important that is in the grand scheme depends on the person. But regardless of anyone's opinion, 24% to 9% is a statistically significant drop off.

Answer 4

i think of it is around 12 %-13%,you may additionally observe that Black Latin individuals,Black Hatians,Black Jamaicans,Black Africans are additionally lumped including the African American inhabitants decrease than the "Black" race class.

Answer 5

its like telling kids these days to collect baseball cards,like baseball its all about exposure to the sport