Rankings of Negro League players should consider that Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions
Negro National League 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
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
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.
Wins
Wins
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.
Walks & Hits per IP
<strong>(BB + H)/IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played
Hits per 9 IP
<strong>9 x H / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played
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
Strikeouts per 9 IP
<strong>9 x SO / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played
Games Played
Games Played or Pitched
Saves
Saves
Innings Pitched
Innings Pitched
Strikeouts
Strikeouts
Games Started
Games Started
Complete Games
Complete Game
Shutouts
Shutouts<br>No runs allowed and a complete game.
Bases on Balls
Bases on Balls/Walks
Hits
Hits/Hits Allowed
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.
Losses
Losses
Earned Runs
Earned Runs Allowed
Wild Pitches
Wild Pitches
Hit By Pitch
Times Hit by a Pitch.
Batters Faced
Batters Faced
Adjusted ERA+
<strong>ERA+</strong><br>100*[lgERA/ERA]<br>Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s).
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’s total contributions<br>to a team’s runs total via linear weights.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg
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’s total contributions<br>to a team’s wins with his arm.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg


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