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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Brown • KCM 2.0
2. Smith • KCM 1.9
3. Strong • KCM 1.7
4. Paige • KCM 1.6
5. Jessup • CAG 1.4
6. García • IC 1.4
7. Greene • KCM 1.2
8. O'Neil • KCM 1.1
9. Nelson • CAG 1.1
10. Davis • IC 1.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Jessup • CAG 1.6
Paige • KCM 1.6
3. Smith • KCM 1.5
4. García • IC 1.3
5. Davis • IC 1.1
6. Heard • BBB 0.8
7. McCoy • CAG 0.8
8. Newberry • BBB 0.7
9. Smith • KCM 0.7
10. Godínez • IC 0.5
Earned Run Average
1. Paige • KCM 1.29
2. García • IC 1.36
3. Smith • KCM 1.57
4. Heard • BBB 2.00
5. Jessup • CAG 2.12
6. Newberry • BBB 2.25
7. Cornelius • CAG 2.60
8. McCoy • CAG 2.72
9. Smith • KCM 2.97
10. Davis • IC 3.12
Wins
1. Wylie • KCM 5
Johnson • KCM 5
3. Paige • KCM 4
Smith • KCM 4
LaMarque • KCM 4
6. Bremer • CBE 3
7. Powell • BBB 2
Clarke • CBE 2
Colzie • IC 2
García • IC 2
Heard • BBB 2
McCoy • CAG 2
Jessup • CAG 2
Win-Loss %
1. Bremer • CBE 1.000
Heard • BBB 1.000
Paige • KCM 1.000
4. Wylie • KCM .714
5. Colzie • IC .667
García • IC .667
Smith • KCM .667
Powell • BBB .667
9. Johnson • KCM .556
10. Bryant • 2TM .500
Allen • CBE .500
Williams • IC .500
Smith • KCM .500
Locke • CAG .500
Jessup • CAG .500
Davis • IC .500
Bankhead • MRS .500
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Paige • KCM 0.829
2. Smith • KCM 0.968
3. Jessup • CAG 0.980
4. Newberry • BBB 1.000
5. Davis • IC 1.085
6. Smith • KCM 1.088
7. Godínez • IC 1.165
8. Johnson • KCM 1.197
9. Heard • BBB 1.222
10. McCoy • CAG 1.309
Hits per 9 IP
1. Paige • KCM 6.171
2. Johnson • KCM 6.650
3. Jessup • CAG 6.706
4. Smith • KCM 6.968
5. McCoy • CAG 7.067
6. Newberry • BBB 7.500
7. Smith • KCM 7.714
8. Cornelius • CAG 7.788
9. Bankhead • MRS 7.967
10. Davis • IC 8.100
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Paige • KCM 1.286
2. Newberry • BBB 1.500
3. Godínez • IC 1.573
4. Davis • IC 1.662
5. Smith • KCM 1.742
6. Heard • BBB 2.000
7. Smith • KCM 2.077
8. Jessup • CAG 2.118
9. LaMarque • KCM 2.724
10. Bremer • CBE 2.941
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Bankhead • MRS 10.623
2. Hutchinson • MRS 8.845
3. Heard • BBB 8.500
4. Johnson • KCM 8.379
5. Paige • KCM 8.229
6. García • IC 7.909
7. McCoy • CAG 7.792
8. Henry • IC 7.010
9. Newberry • BBB 6.375
10. Godínez • IC 6.291
Games Played
1. Johnson • KCM 12
2. LaMarque • KCM 11
3. Wylie • KCM 10
4. Smith • KCM 8
Colzie • IC 8
Paige • KCM 8
7. Godínez • IC 7
Howard • CAG 7
Alexander • KCM 7
10. Carswell • CBE 6
McCoy • CAG 6
Clarke • CBE 6
Bremer • CBE 6
Smith • KCM 6
Henry • IC 6
Saves
1. Alexander • KCM 1
Allen • CBE 1
Boone • CBE 1
Carter • MRS 1
Colzie • IC 1
Johnson • KCM 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Merchant • IC 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Smith • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1
Innings Pitched
1. LaMarque • KCM 76.0
2. Johnson • KCM 67.2
3. Wylie • KCM 56.1
4. Smith • KCM 51.2
5. Jessup • CAG 51.0
6. McCoy • CAG 49.2
7. Davis • IC 43.1
8. Clarke • CBE 36.0
9. Colzie • IC 35.2
10. Paige • KCM 35.0
Strikeouts
1. Johnson • KCM 63
2. McCoy • CAG 43
3. LaMarque • KCM 37
4. Paige • KCM 32
5. García • IC 29
6. Jessup • CAG 28
7. Henry • IC 27
8. Wylie • KCM 26
9. Bankhead • MRS 24
Godínez • IC 24
Games Started
1. LaMarque • KCM 9
2. Johnson • KCM 8
3. Paige • KCM 7
4. McCoy • CAG 6
Smith • KCM 6
Henry • IC 6
Wylie • KCM 6
8. Jessup • CAG 5
Howard • CAG 5
Clarke • CBE 5
Bremer • CBE 5
Complete Games
1. LaMarque • KCM 6
Johnson • KCM 6
3. Jessup • CAG 5
4. Wylie • KCM 4
5. Smith • KCM 3
McCoy • CAG 3
García • IC 3
Davis • IC 3
9. Godínez • IC 2
Heard • BBB 2
Henry • IC 2
Howard • CAG 2
Colzie • IC 2
Smith • KCM 2
Bremer • CBE 2
Powell • BBB 2
Newberry • BBB 2
Shutouts
1. Jessup • CAG 1
Johnson • KCM 1
Home Runs
1. Odom • IC 3
2. Clarke • CBE 2
Davis • IC 2
Henry • IC 2
Allen • CBE 2
Johnson • KCM 2
7. Bracken • CBE 1
Bremer • CBE 1
Burch • CBE 1
Carswell • CBE 1
Godínez • IC 1
Heard • BBB 1
Huber • MRS 1
Hutchinson • MRS 1
Newberry • BBB 1
Shelton • CBE 1
Smith • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1
Woods • CBE 1
Brewer • 2TM 1
Howard • CAG 1
Bases on Balls
1. Wylie • KCM 37
2. Johnson • KCM 31
3. McCoy • CAG 26
4. LaMarque • KCM 23
5. Henry • IC 15
6. Colzie • IC 14
7. García • IC 13
Howard • CAG 13
9. Clarke • CBE 12
Jessup • CAG 12
Hits
1. LaMarque • KCM 80
2. Wylie • KCM 55
3. Johnson • KCM 50
4. Bremer • CBE 48
5. Clarke • CBE 46
6. Henry • IC 44
7. Colzie • IC 42
8. Smith • KCM 40
9. McCoy • CAG 39
Davis • IC 39
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Paige • KCM 6.400
2. Newberry • BBB 4.250
Heard • BBB 4.250
4. Godínez • IC 4.000
5. Smith • KCM 2.714
6. Davis • IC 2.625
7. Hutchinson • MRS 2.375
8. Jessup • CAG 2.333
9. García • IC 2.231
10. Bankhead • MRS 2.182
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Wylie • KCM 0.000
McCoy • CAG 0.000
LaMarque • KCM 0.000
Jessup • CAG 0.000
Alexander • KCM 0.000
Paige • KCM 0.000
Powell • BBB 0.000
García • IC 0.000
Cornelius • CAG 0.000
Colzie • IC 0.000
Bankhead • MRS 0.000
Losses
1. LaMarque • KCM 5
2. McCoy • CAG 4
Johnson • KCM 4
Howard • CAG 4
Henry • IC 4
6. Clarke • CBE 3
Hutchinson • MRS 3
Godínez • IC 3
9. Mathis • MRS 2
Jessup • CAG 2
Huber • MRS 2
Gipson • BBB 2
Smith • KCM 2
Newberry • BBB 2
Wylie • KCM 2
Brewer • 2TM 2
Odom • IC 2
Bracken • CBE 2
Earned Runs
1. Wylie • KCM 32
2. LaMarque • KCM 31
3. Johnson • KCM 27
4. Howard • CAG 22
5. Bremer • CBE 21
6. Clarke • CBE 19
7. Henry • IC 18
Colzie • IC 18
9. Allen • CBE 15
McCoy • CAG 15
Davis • IC 15
Wild Pitches
1. Cornelius • CAG 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Wylie • KCM 3
4. García • IC 2
Howard • CAG 2
Brewer • 2TM 2
7. Bremer • CBE 1
Henry • IC 1
Johnson • KCM 1
Paige • KCM 1
Powell • BBB 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Jessup • CAG 6
2. Cornelius • CAG 4
3. Wylie • KCM 3
Hutchinson • MRS 3
Johnson • KCM 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
7. Bankhead • MRS 2
Bremer • CBE 2
Woods • CBE 2
Powell • BBB 2
McCoy • CAG 2
Batters Faced
1. LaMarque • KCM 329
2. Johnson • KCM 293
3. Wylie • KCM 261
4. McCoy • CAG 222
5. Jessup • CAG 213
6. Smith • KCM 206
7. Davis • IC 175
8. Clarke • CBE 172
9. Henry • IC 167
10. Colzie • IC 160
Games Finished
1. Johnson • KCM 4
Alexander • KCM 4
Smith • KCM 4
Colzie • IC 4
5. Carswell • CBE 3
Carter • MRS 3
Cornelius • CAG 3
Evans • MRS 3
9. Stewart • 2TM 2
Pollard • BBB 2
Rhodes • CAG 2
García • IC 2
Smith • KCM 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Paige • KCM 323
2. García • IC 305
3. Smith • KCM 264
4. Heard • BBB 210
5. Jessup • CAG 196
6. Newberry • BBB 186
7. Cornelius • CAG 162
8. McCoy • CAG 153
9. Smith • KCM 140
10. Davis • IC 133
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Paige • KCM 1.18
2. García • IC 2.01
3. Heard • BBB 2.08
4. Bankhead • MRS 2.14
5. Godínez • IC 2.18
6. Newberry • BBB 2.21
7. McCoy • CAG 2.54
8. Jessup • CAG 2.54
9. Smith • KCM 2.55
10. Alexander • KCM 2.58
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Smith • KCM 14
2. Paige • KCM 12
3. Jessup • CAG 11
4. García • IC 9
5. Davis • IC 6
6. McCoy • CAG 6
7. Smith • KCM 5
8. Heard • BBB 4
9. Newberry • BBB 4
10. LaMarque • KCM 3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Smith • KCM 1.4
2. Paige • KCM 1.2
3. Jessup • CAG 1.1
4. García • IC 0.9
5. Davis • IC 0.6
6. McCoy • CAG 0.6
7. Smith • KCM 0.5
Heard • BBB 0.5
9. Newberry • BBB 0.4
10. Godínez • IC 0.3
LaMarque • KCM 0.3

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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