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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

<strong>Wins Above Replacement</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add.<br>Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br>Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Kimbro • BEG 3.8
2. Romby • BEG 3.2
3. Manning • NE 3.1
4. Butts • BEG 3.0
5. Thompson • HG 2.9
6. Byrd • BEG 2.8
7. Doby • NE 2.3
8. Davis • BEG 2.2
9. Tiant • NYC 2.2
10. Donoso • NYC 2.1

WAR for Pitchers

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations.<br>Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br> Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Manning • NE 3.5
2. Romby • BEG 3.4
3. Thompson • HG 2.7
4. Tiant • NYC 2.4
5. Watson • BEG 2.4
6. Byrd • BEG 2.3
7. Donoso • NYC 2.0
8. Wright • HG 1.8
9. Miller • PS 1.7
10. Walker • HG 1.3

Earned Run Average

<strong>9 * ER / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats<br><span class=glimmer>Gold</span> means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Donoso • NYC 2.30
2. Watson • BEG 2.31
3. Tiant • NYC 2.37
4. Romby • BEG 2.43
5. Byrd • BEG 2.69
6. Thompson • HG 2.81
7. Manning • NE 2.84
8. Williams • NE 3.16
9. Walker • HG 3.19
10. Scantlebury • NYC 3.48

Wins

Wins

1. Manning • NE 12
2. Romby • BEG 10
3. Tiant • NYC 9
4. Watson • BEG 8
Byrd • BEG 8
Miller • PS 8
Lewis • NE 8
8. Thompson • HG 7
Scantlebury • NYC 7
10. Walker • HG 5
Black • BEG 5
Brown • PS 5
Donoso • NYC 5
Partlow • PS 5

Win-Loss %

<strong>Win-Loss Percentage</strong><br>W / (W + L)<br>For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games.<br>For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Tiant • NYC 1.000
2. Walker • HG .833
3. Miller • PS .800
4. Thompson • HG .778
5. Manning • NE .750
6. Watson • BEG .727
7. Donoso • NYC .714
Romby • BEG .714
9. Williams • NE .667
10. Byrd • BEG .615

Walks & Hits per IP

<strong>(BB + H)/IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Thompson • HG 1.094
2. Donoso • NYC 1.098
3. Manning • NE 1.123
4. Byrd • BEG 1.130
5. Romby • BEG 1.141
6. Tiant • NYC 1.192
7. Williams • NE 1.266
8. Wright • HG 1.271
9. Scantlebury • NYC 1.275
10. Watson • BEG 1.293

Hits per 9 IP

<strong>9 x H / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Romby • BEG 5.335
2. Donoso • NYC 7.009
3. Watson • BEG 7.638
4. Thompson • HG 7.781
5. Manning • NE 7.962
6. Morris • NYC 8.100
7. Miller • PS 8.172
8. Byrd • BEG 8.377
9. Wright • HG 8.632
10. Walker • HG 8.720

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

<strong>9 x BB / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Byrd • BEG 1.795
2. Kaiser • HG 1.904
3. Tiant • NYC 1.921
4. Williams • NE 1.929
5. Thompson • HG 2.063
6. Manning • NE 2.146
7. Griffith • NBY 2.265
8. Lewis • NE 2.432
9. Scantlebury • NYC 2.665
10. Brown • PS 2.779

Strikeouts per 9 IP

<strong>9 x SO / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Romby • BEG 8.003
2. Gaines • BEG 7.500
3. Donoso • NYC 7.353
4. Lewis • NE 6.568
5. Miller • PS 6.329
6. Wright • HG 6.323
7. Tiant • NYC 6.100
8. Partlow • PS 5.977
9. Pope • HG 5.764
10. Manning • NE 5.331

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Black • BEG 22
2. Manning • NE 20
3. Romby • BEG 19
4. Thompson • HG 17
Lewis • NE 17
6. Walker • HG 16
Pope • HG 16
Byrd • BEG 16
Miller • PS 16
10. Scantlebury • NYC 15
Partlow • PS 15

Saves

Saves

1. Black • BEG 3
2. Thompson • HG 2
Hooker • NE 2
Romby • BEG 2
Partlow • PS 2
6. Brown • PS 1
Donoso • NYC 1
Fields • HG 1
Kaiser • HG 1
Lewis • NE 1
McHenry • PS 1
Miller • PS 1
Morris • NYC 1
Pereira • BEG 1
Ricks • PS 1
Scantlebury • NYC 1
Smith • HG 1
Thomas • NE 1
Walker • HG 1
Barnhill • NYC 1
Warren • HG 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Manning • NE 130.0
Black • BEG 130.0
3. Byrd • BEG 120.1
4. Miller • PS 112.1
5. Romby • BEG 111.1
6. Lewis • NE 111.0
7. Watson • BEG 101.1
8. Thompson • HG 96.0
9. Wright • HG 89.2
10. Pope • HG 89.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Romby • BEG 99
2. Lewis • NE 81
3. Miller • PS 79
4. Manning • NE 77
5. Black • BEG 65
6. Donoso • NYC 64
7. Wright • HG 63
8. Byrd • BEG 59
9. Partlow • PS 58
10. Pope • HG 57
Watson • BEG 57

Games Started

Games Started

1. Manning • NE 17
2. Romby • BEG 14
Byrd • BEG 14
4. Pope • HG 13
Miller • PS 13
Black • BEG 13
Lewis • NE 13
8. Wright • HG 12
9. Partlow • PS 11
Watson • BEG 11
Tiant • NYC 11

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Manning • NE 13
2. Byrd • BEG 11
Lewis • NE 11
4. Black • BEG 10
5. Romby • BEG 9
6. Miller • PS 8
7. Wright • HG 7
Thompson • HG 7
Watson • BEG 7
10. Tiant • NYC 6
Partlow • PS 6

Shutouts

Shutouts<br>No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Romby • BEG 3
2. Lewis • NE 2
3. Barnhill • NYC 1
Brown • PS 1
Donoso • NYC 1
Fields • HG 1
Harris • PS 1
Manning • NE 1
Miller • PS 1
Scantlebury • NYC 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Thompson • HG 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Watson • BEG 1
Wright • HG 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Griffith • NBY 8
Gould • PS 8
3. Barbee • NBY 7
4. Miller • PS 6
Scantlebury • NYC 6
Hooker • NE 6
7. Newkirk • NBY 5
Lewis • NE 5
9. Donoso • NYC 4
Black • BEG 4
Morris • NYC 4

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Romby • BEG 61
2. Black • BEG 58
3. Miller • PS 48
4. Watson • BEG 45
5. Barbee • NBY 44
6. Pope • HG 34
7. Smith • HG 32
8. Manning • NE 31
9. Lewis • NE 30
10. Partlow • PS 29

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Black • BEG 138
2. Lewis • NE 116
3. Manning • NE 115
4. Byrd • BEG 112
5. Miller • PS 102
6. Partlow • PS 98
7. Hooker • NE 95
8. Pope • HG 93
9. Wright • HG 86
Watson • BEG 86

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

<strong>SO/W or SO/BB</strong><br>For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>No batting leaders computed.

1. Tiant • NYC 3.176
2. Lewis • NE 2.700
3. Williams • NE 2.636
4. Donoso • NYC 2.560
5. Manning • NE 2.484
6. Byrd • BEG 2.458
7. Thompson • HG 2.455
8. Wright • HG 2.250
9. Griffith • NBY 2.231
10. Gaines • BEG 2.115

Home Runs per 9 IP

<strong>9 x HR / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Gaines • BEG 0.000
Romby • BEG 0.000
3. Manning • NE 0.069
4. Thompson • HG 0.094
5. Partlow • PS 0.103
6. Tiant • NYC 0.113
7. Byrd • BEG 0.150
8. Walker • HG 0.168
9. Williams • NE 0.175
10. Watson • BEG 0.178

Losses

Losses

1. Black • BEG 10
2. Pope • HG 8
3. Partlow • PS 6
Lewis • NE 6
Hooker • NE 6
Griffith • NBY 6
7. Wright • HG 5
Smith • HG 5
Brown • PS 5
Scantlebury • NYC 5
Byrd • BEG 5
Newkirk • NBY 5
Morris • NYC 5

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Black • BEG 57
Lewis • NE 57
3. Miller • PS 48
4. Barbee • NBY 44
5. Newkirk • NBY 43
6. Manning • NE 41
7. Hooker • NE 38
8. Pope • HG 36
Partlow • PS 36
Byrd • BEG 36

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Romby • BEG 4
Watson • BEG 4
3. Black • BEG 3
Wilmore • PS 3
Barbee • NBY 3
Miller • PS 3
7. Wright • HG 2
Pereira • BEG 2
Stanley • NBY 2
Lewis • NE 2
Crue • NYC 2

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Watson • BEG 8
2. Manning • NE 4
Gulley • NE 4
4. Barbee • NBY 3
Thurman • HG 3
Pereira • BEG 3
Miller • PS 3
Lewis • NE 3
Gaines • BEG 3
Barnhill • NYC 3

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Black • BEG 583
2. Manning • NE 531
3. Byrd • BEG 496
4. Miller • PS 477
5. Lewis • NE 470
6. Romby • BEG 453
7. Watson • BEG 430
8. Thompson • HG 400
9. Pope • HG 395
10. Partlow • PS 384

Games Finished

Games Finished<br>Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game.<br>Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Black • BEG 8
2. Walker • HG 7
3. Griffith • NBY 6
Williams • NE 6
Crue • NYC 6
6. Scantlebury • NYC 5
Newkirk • NBY 5
Warren • HG 5
9. Partlow • PS 4
Romby • BEG 4
Thompson • HG 4
Fields • HG 4
Kaiser • HG 4
Thomas • NE 4

Adjusted ERA+

<strong>ERA+</strong><br>100*[lgERA/ERA]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s).

1. Donoso • NYC 175
2. Watson • BEG 174
3. Tiant • NYC 169
4. Romby • BEG 165
5. Byrd • BEG 149
6. Thompson • HG 143
7. Manning • NE 141
8. Williams • NE 127
9. Walker • HG 126
10. Scantlebury • NYC 115

Fielding Independent Pitching

<strong>Fielding Independent Pitching</strong><br>this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO<br><tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constant<sub>lg</sub></tt><br>The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Tiant • NYC 2.16
2. Gaines • BEG 2.33
3. Manning • NE 2.40
4. Thompson • HG 2.40
5. Williams • NE 2.50
6. Partlow • PS 2.53
7. Romby • BEG 2.54
8. Byrd • BEG 2.56
9. Donoso • NYC 2.66
10. Lewis • NE 2.69

Adj. Pitching Runs

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total via linear weights.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Romby • BEG 21
2. Manning • NE 18
3. Watson • BEG 17
4. Byrd • BEG 16
5. Tiant • NYC 15
6. Donoso • NYC 14
7. Thompson • HG 13
8. Wright • HG 6
9. Scantlebury • NYC 5
10. Walker • HG 5

Adj. Pitching Wins

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his arm.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Romby • BEG 2.0
2. Manning • NE 1.7
3. Watson • BEG 1.7
4. Byrd • BEG 1.6
5. Tiant • NYC 1.5
6. Donoso • NYC 1.4
7. Thompson • HG 1.2
8. Wright • HG 0.6
9. Thomas • NE 0.5
Scantlebury • NYC 0.5

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements

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