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Eastern Colored League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Winters • HIL 6.5
2. Charleston • HBG 5.4
3. Henderson • AC 4.4
4. McClure • BBS 3.9
5. Cockrell • HIL 3.8
6. Cannady • HBG 3.7
7. Britt • BBS 3.6
8. Beckwith • BBS 3.5
9. Strong • BBS 3.4
10. Johnson • HIL 3.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Winters • HIL 5.5
2. Henderson • AC 4.3
3. McClure • BBS 4.0
4. Cockrell • HIL 3.4
5. Britt • BBS 3.1
6. Strong • BBS 3.0
7. Gardner • HBG 2.9
8. Rector • BRG 2.2
9. Dihigo • CSE 1.9
10. Curry • HIL 1.9
Earned Run Average
1. Britt • BBS 3.01
2. Winters • HIL 3.02
3. McClure • BBS 3.11
4. Cockrell • HIL 3.15
5. Rector • BRG 3.28
6. Dihigo • CSE 3.70
7. Henderson • AC 3.82
8. Strong • BBS 3.94
9. Fabré • CSE 4.02
10. Gardner • HBG 4.03
Wins
1. Winters • HIL 17
2. McClure • BBS 15
Henderson • AC 15
4. Cockrell • HIL 11
Corbett • HBG 11
Curry • HIL 11
Strong • BBS 11
Gardner • HBG 11
9. Grier • 2TM 9
10. Cooper • HBG 8
Win-Loss %
1. Curry • HIL .917
2. Cockrell • HIL .846
Corbett • HBG .846
4. McClure • BBS .789
5. Rector • BRG .750
6. Lee • HIL .714
Ryan • HIL .714
8. Winters • HIL .680
9. Cooper • HBG .667
10. Gardner • HBG .647
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Cockrell • HIL 1.098
2. Britt • BBS 1.126
3. Winters • HIL 1.180
4. Gardner • HBG 1.207
5. Strong • BBS 1.216
6. Curry • HIL 1.219
7. Rector • BRG 1.223
8. McClure • BBS 1.317
9. Henderson • AC 1.331
10. Flournoy • BRG 1.342
Hits per 9 IP
1. Cockrell • HIL 7.377
2. Britt • BBS 7.443
3. Gardner • HBG 8.263
4. McClure • BBS 8.353
5. Winters • HIL 8.370
6. Rector • BRG 8.519
7. Strong • BBS 8.610
8. Henderson • AC 8.869
9. Curry • HIL 9.141
10. Levis • CSE 9.237
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Curry • HIL 1.828
2. Henry • HBG 2.126
3. Fabré • CSE 2.154
4. Mirabal • CSE 2.225
5. Winters • HIL 2.250
6. Strong • BBS 2.337
7. Corbett • HBG 2.355
8. Flournoy • BRG 2.416
9. Rector • BRG 2.490
10. Cockrell • HIL 2.507
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Grier • 2TM 5.917
2. Holland • BRG 5.870
3. Farrell • 2TM 5.754
4. Henderson • AC 4.927
5. Levis • CSE 4.669
6. Britt • BBS 4.513
7. Gisentaner • HBG 4.143
8. Flournoy • BRG 4.121
9. Henry • HBG 3.933
10. Winters • HIL 3.825
Games Played
1. Henderson • AC 32
2. Strong • BBS 28
Winters • HIL 28
4. Grier • 2TM 26
5. McClure • BBS 25
6. Gardner • HBG 23
Cooper • HBG 23
8. Curry • HIL 19
9. Britt • BBS 18
10. Farrell • 2TM 17
Cockrell • HIL 17
Corbett • HBG 17
Saves
1. Strong • BBS 4
2. Britt • BBS 1
Cockrell • HIL 1
Cooper • HBG 1
Curry • HIL 1
Dihigo • CSE 1
Flournoy • BRG 1
Hampton • WMP 1
Henderson • AC 1
Holland • BRG 1
Lucas • HBG 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Innings Pitched
1. Henderson • AC 228.1
2. Winters • HIL 200.0
3. Grier • 2TM 156.2
4. Strong • BBS 146.1
5. McClure • BBS 139.0
6. Gardner • HBG 138.1
7. Curry • HIL 128.0
8. Cockrell • HIL 125.2
9. Cooper • HBG 124.2
10. Britt • BBS 113.2
Strikeouts
1. Henderson • AC 125
2. Grier • 2TM 103
3. Winters • HIL 85
4. Farrell • 2TM 65
5. McClure • BBS 58
6. Britt • BBS 57
7. Cooper • HBG 52
8. Cockrell • HIL 51
9. Holland • BRG 50
10. Curry • HIL 47
Games Started
1. Henderson • AC 25
2. Winters • HIL 22
3. Grier • 2TM 19
4. McClure • BBS 17
5. Strong • BBS 16
6. Gardner • HBG 15
7. Cooper • HBG 14
Curry • HIL 14
9. Levis • CSE 13
Cockrell • HIL 13
Complete Games
1. Henderson • AC 20
2. Winters • HIL 16
3. Strong • BBS 11
Cockrell • HIL 11
5. Grier • 2TM 10
6. Farrell • 2TM 9
McClure • BBS 9
Curry • HIL 9
9. Gardner • HBG 8
Mirabal • CSE 8
Cooper • HBG 8
Shutouts
1. Strong • BBS 2
2. Campbell • HIL 1
Cockrell • HIL 1
Cooper • HBG 1
Fabré • CSE 1
Force • BBS 1
Gardner • HBG 1
Gisentaner • HBG 1
Henderson • AC 1
Lee • HIL 1
Lucas • HBG 1
McClure • BBS 1
Ryan • HIL 1
Winters • HIL 1
Farrell • 2TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. Henderson • AC 79
2. Grier • 2TM 72
3. McClure • BBS 54
4. Winters • HIL 50
5. Cooper • HBG 40
Gardner • HBG 40
7. Strong • BBS 38
Levis • CSE 38
9. Pritchett • HBG 36
10. Chambers • 2TM 35
Cockrell • HIL 35
Hits
1. Henderson • AC 225
2. Winters • HIL 186
3. Grier • 2TM 171
4. Strong • BBS 140
Cooper • HBG 140
6. Curry • HIL 130
7. McClure • BBS 129
8. Gardner • HBG 127
Farrell • 2TM 127
10. Corbett • HBG 119
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Farrell • 2TM 2.031
2. Henry • HBG 1.850
3. Curry • HIL 1.808
4. Holland • BRG 1.786
5. Flournoy • BRG 1.706
6. Winters • HIL 1.700
7. Britt • BBS 1.676
8. Henderson • AC 1.582
9. Cockrell • HIL 1.457
10. Grier • 2TM 1.431
Losses
1. Henderson • AC 11
2. Strong • BBS 10
3. Grier • 2TM 9
4. Mirabal • CSE 8
Taylor • NLG 8
Winters • HIL 8
Farrell • 2TM 8
8. Hampton • WMP 7
Mitchell • AC 7
10. Chambers • 2TM 6
Gardner • HBG 6
Holland • BRG 6
Harper • NLG 6
Levis • CSE 6
Earned Runs
1. Henderson • AC 97
2. Grier • 2TM 84
3. Cooper • HBG 68
4. Winters • HIL 67
5. Curry • HIL 65
6. Strong • BBS 64
7. Gardner • HBG 62
8. Taylor • NLG 59
9. Farrell • 2TM 58
10. Henry • HBG 57
Corbett • HBG 57
Wild Pitches
1. Strong • BBS 4
2. Nuttall • 2TM 3
Pritchett • HBG 3
McClure • BBS 3
Heywood • NLG 3
6. Dihigo • CSE 2
Winters • HIL 2
Holland • BRG 2
Henry • HBG 2
Henderson • AC 2
Gisentaner • HBG 2
Gardner • HBG 2
Force • BBS 2
Hit By Pitch
1. Cooper • HBG 8
Gardner • HBG 8
3. Strong • BBS 7
Henderson • AC 7
5. Heywood • NLG 5
6. Taylor • NLG 3
Mitchell • AC 3
Chambers • 2TM 3
9. Harper • NLG 2
Wiley • NLG 2
Henry • HBG 2
Gillespie • 2TM 2
Fernández • CSE 2
Corbett • HBG 2
Cockrell • HIL 2
Nuttall • 2TM 2
Batters Faced
1. Henderson • AC 985
2. Winters • HIL 827
3. Grier • 2TM 707
4. Strong • BBS 618
5. McClure • BBS 594
6. Gardner • HBG 583
7. Cooper • HBG 556
8. Curry • HIL 534
9. Cockrell • HIL 510
10. Corbett • HBG 464
Adjusted ERA+
1. Britt • BBS 163
2. Winters • HIL 162
3. McClure • BBS 157
4. Cockrell • HIL 155
5. Rector • BRG 150
6. Dihigo • CSE 132
7. Henderson • AC 128
8. Strong • BBS 124
9. Fabré • CSE 122
10. Gardner • HBG 121
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Winters • HIL 40
2. McClure • BBS 26
3. Cockrell • HIL 24
4. Henderson • AC 23
5. Britt • BBS 21
6. Gardner • HBG 16
7. Strong • BBS 16
8. Rector • BRG 13
9. Dihigo • CSE 11
10. Ryan • HIL 10
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Winters • HIL 3.8
2. McClure • BBS 2.4
3. Cockrell • HIL 2.3
4. Henderson • AC 2.1
5. Britt • BBS 2.0
6. Gardner • HBG 1.5
7. Strong • BBS 1.4
8. Rector • BRG 1.3
9. Dihigo • CSE 1.0
10. Ryan • HIL 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 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements

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