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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

1. Brewer • KCM 6.7
2. Wells • 3TM 6.5
3. Williams • SLS 5.1
4. Morris • CAG 5.0
5. Bell • KCM 4.4
6. Stearnes • DS 4.2
7. Suttles • 3TM 3.8
8. Rogan • KCM 3.7
9. Foster • CAG 3.3
10. Johnston • DS 3.1

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. Brewer • KCM 6.1
2. Morris • CAG 4.9
3. Williams • SLS 4.8
4. Bell • KCM 3.8
5. Foster • CAG 3.2
6. Bell • MRS 2.9
7. Paige • BBB 2.7
Cooper • KCM 2.7
9. McDonald • CAG 2.6
10. Salmon • BBB 2.3
Hensley • SLS 2.3

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. Brewer • KCM 1.93
2. Morris • CAG 1.98
3. Foster • CAG 2.70
4. Lorenzo • CSW 2.99
5. Cooper • KCM 3.08
6. Williams • SLS 3.21
7. Bell • KCM 3.29
8. Cooper • KCM 3.52
9. Bell • MRS 3.60
10. Paige • BBB 3.68

Wins

Wins

1. Williams • SLS 19
2. Brewer • KCM 15
Cooper • KCM 15
4. Bell • KCM 14
Hensley • SLS 14
6. Paige • BBB 11
Cooper • KCM 11
8. Trent • SLS 10
Salmon • BBB 10
Holsey • CAG 10

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. Brewer • KCM .882
2. Cooper • KCM .789
3. Cooper • KCM .786
4. Bell • KCM .778
5. Williams • SLS .760
6. Morris • CAG .667
7. Hensley • SLS .636
8. Shaw • DS .615
9. Trent • SLS .588
Holsey • CAG .588

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Brewer • KCM 0.960
2. Morris • CAG 1.070
3. Bell • KCM 1.084
4. Salmon • BBB 1.146
5. Lorenzo • CSW 1.195
6. Williams • SLS 1.228
7. Bell • MRS 1.232
8. Paige • BBB 1.244
9. Foster • CAG 1.268
10. Díaz • CSW 1.282

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Brewer • KCM 6.282
2. Morris • CAG 7.244
3. Bell • KCM 7.601
4. Lorenzo • CSW 8.004
5. Tyler • DS 8.179
6. Díaz • CSW 8.202
7. Foster • CAG 8.303
8. Cooper • KCM 8.642
9. Williams • SLS 8.822
10. Shaw • DS 8.906

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. Salmon • BBB 1.031
2. Bell • MRS 1.360
3. Cooper • KCM 1.790
4. Paige • BBB 2.084
5. Glass • MRS 2.087
6. Bell • KCM 2.155
7. Williams • SLS 2.228
8. Davis • 2TM 2.307
9. Davis • DS 2.331
10. Brewer • KCM 2.356

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Paige • BBB 9.162
2. Díaz • CSW 6.895
3. Cooper • KCM 6.199
4. Foster • CAG 5.535
5. Salmon • BBB 5.413
6. Bell • KCM 5.105
7. Trent • SLS 5.022
8. Tyler • DS 4.397
9. Brewer • KCM 3.866
10. Marshall • CAG 3.756

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Davis • 2TM 34
2. Williams • SLS 33
3. Paige • BBB 29
4. Hensley • SLS 28
Birdine • BBB 28
6. Salmon • BBB 27
7. Bell • KCM 26
8. Trent • SLS 25
Cooper • KCM 25
10. Glass • MRS 24

Saves

Saves

1. Cooper • KCM 6
2. Brewer • KCM 4
3. Bell • KCM 3
Foster • CAG 3
Davis • 2TM 3
6. Paige • BBB 2
Salmon • BBB 2
Williams • SLS 2
9. Holsey • CAG 1
Nash • MRS 1
Trent • SLS 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Williams • SLS 202.0
2. Paige • BBB 185.2
3. Hensley • SLS 160.0
4. Bell • KCM 158.2
5. Trent • SLS 152.1
6. Cooper • KCM 151.0
7. Brewer • KCM 149.0
8. Birdine • BBB 147.2
9. Davis • 2TM 144.1
10. Salmon • BBB 139.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Paige • BBB 189
2. Cooper • KCM 104
3. Díaz • CSW 95
4. Bell • KCM 90
5. Trent • SLS 85
6. Salmon • BBB 84
7. Foster • CAG 82
8. Brewer • KCM 64
9. Williams • SLS 63
10. Hensley • SLS 56

Games Started

Games Started

1. Williams • SLS 24
2. Cooper • KCM 21
3. Birdine • BBB 19
Salmon • BBB 19
Hensley • SLS 19
6. Paige • BBB 18
7. Bell • BBB 17
Bell • KCM 17
Glass • MRS 17
Trent • SLS 17

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Williams • SLS 17
2. Brewer • KCM 14
Paige • BBB 14
4. Bell • KCM 13
Foster • CAG 13
6. Trent • SLS 11
Hensley • SLS 11
Díaz • CSW 11
Salmon • BBB 11
Bell • MRS 11
Bell • BBB 11

Shutouts

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

1. Brewer • KCM 3
Davis • 2TM 3
Salmon • BBB 3
Morris • CAG 3
5. Williams • SLS 2
Foster • CAG 2
Glass • MRS 2
Henry • DS 2
Hensley • SLS 2
McDonald • CAG 2

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Hensley • SLS 71
2. Cooper • KCM 64
3. Shaw • DS 60
4. Trent • SLS 59
5. Mitchell • DS 55
6. Williams • SLS 50
7. Marshall • CAG 48
Henry • DS 48
9. Díaz • CSW 46
Foster • CAG 46

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Birdine • BBB 207
2. Williams • SLS 198
3. Paige • BBB 188
4. Trent • SLS 172
5. Davis • DS 166
6. Hensley • SLS 161
7. Glass • MRS 158
8. Holsey • CAG 157
9. Bell • BBB 153
10. Davis • 2TM 151

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. Salmon • BBB 5.250
2. Paige • BBB 4.395
3. Bell • MRS 2.700
4. Bell • KCM 2.368
5. Díaz • CSW 2.065
6. Cooper • KCM 1.800
7. Foster • CAG 1.783
8. Brewer • KCM 1.641
9. Cooper • KCM 1.625
10. Glass • MRS 1.516

Losses

Losses

1. Bell • MRS 13
Birdine • BBB 13
3. Salmon • BBB 11
4. Bell • BBB 10
5. Paige • BBB 9
Davis • DS 9
Glass • MRS 9
8. Hensley • SLS 8
Curry • MRS 8
Díaz • CSW 8
Gálvez • CSW 8

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Birdine • BBB 97
2. Bell • BBB 88
3. Davis • DS 79
4. Paige • BBB 76
5. Trent • SLS 74
6. Williams • SLS 72
7. Henry • DS 71
8. Hensley • SLS 67
9. Glass • MRS 66
10. Mitchell • DS 64

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Paige • BBB 6
2. Shaw • DS 5
Mitchell • DS 5
Cornelius • MRS 5
5. Davis • 2TM 4
6. Bell • BBB 3
Bell • KCM 3
Brewer • KCM 3
Henry • DS 3
10. Rile • 2TM 2
Bell • MRS 2
Lorenzo • CSW 2
Broadnacks • MRS 2
Díaz • CSW 2
Cooper • KCM 2

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Hensley • SLS 8
2. Bell • KCM 7
Shaw • DS 7
Trent • SLS 7
5. Bell • BBB 5
6. Bell • MRS 4
Morris • CAG 4
Cooper • KCM 4
Cooper • KCM 4
10. Glass • MRS 3
Pipkins • BBB 3
Powell • CAG 3
López • CSW 3
Holsey • CAG 3
Brewer • KCM 3
Wilson • KCM 3

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Brewer • KCM 222
2. Morris • CAG 217
3. Foster • CAG 159
4. Lorenzo • CSW 144
5. Cooper • KCM 139
6. Williams • SLS 134
7. Bell • KCM 130
8. Cooper • KCM 122
9. Bell • MRS 119
10. Paige • BBB 116

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. Brewer • KCM 39
2. Morris • CAG 28
3. Williams • SLS 27
4. Bell • KCM 20
5. Foster • CAG 19
6. McDonald • CAG 16
7. Cooper • KCM 16
8. Cooper • KCM 12
9. Hensley • SLS 11
10. Bell • MRS 11

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. Brewer • KCM 3.9
2. Morris • CAG 2.8
3. Williams • SLS 2.6
4. Bell • KCM 1.9
5. Foster • CAG 1.8
McDonald • CAG 1.8
7. Cooper • KCM 1.5
8. Cooper • KCM 1.1
9. Hensley • SLS 1.0
10. Bell • MRS 1.0
Lorenzo • CSW 1.0

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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