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American Negro 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. Smith • NLG 5.8
2. Dihigo • HIL 4.7
3. Yokely • BBS 4.6
4. Dixon • BBS 4.6
5. Wilson • BBS 4.1
6. Rector • NLG 3.9
7. Scales • 3TM 3.8
8. Williams • HG 3.6
9. Charleston • 3TM 3.4
10. Streeter • HG 3.2
Strong • 3TM 3.2

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. Yokely • BBS 4.9
2. Williams • HG 4.1
3. Rector • NLG 3.8
4. Strong • 2TM 3.2
5. Flournoy • BBS 3.1
6. Streeter • HG 2.8
7. Ryan • 2TM 2.4
8. Henderson • AC 2.3
9. Charleston • HIL 2.2
10. Cockrell • HIL 1.9

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. Strong • 2TM 3.11
2. Williams • HG 3.31
3. Yokely • BBS 3.75
4. Flournoy • BBS 3.77
5. Lee • BBS 4.09
6. Charleston • HIL 4.11
7. Ryan • 2TM 4.26
8. Rector • NLG 4.36
9. Cockrell • HIL 4.75
10. Britt • 2TM 4.98

Wins

Wins

1. Rector • NLG 18
2. Yokely • BBS 17
3. Flournoy • BBS 11
4. Ryan • 2TM 10
Streeter • HG 10
6. Charleston • HIL 9
Strong • 2TM 9
8. Henderson • AC 8
9. Cooper • HIL 7
Cockrell • HIL 7

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. Rector • NLG .947
2. Flournoy • BBS .786
3. Strong • 2TM .750
4. Yokely • BBS .680
5. Stanley • 2TM .667
6. Charleston • HIL .643
7. Cockrell • HIL .636
8. Ryan • 2TM .625
Lee • BBS .625
10. Dihigo • HIL .571

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Williams • HG 1.240
2. Charleston • HIL 1.346
3. Strong • 2TM 1.355
4. Yokely • BBS 1.383
5. Ryan • 2TM 1.397
6. Williams • HG 1.425
7. Streeter • HG 1.479
8. Holland • NLG 1.480
9. Rector • NLG 1.484
10. Flournoy • BBS 1.496

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Yokely • BBS 8.522
2. Strong • 2TM 9.000
3. Williams • HG 9.346
4. Flournoy • BBS 9.395
5. Williams • HG 9.572
6. Lee • BBS 9.584
7. Ryan • 2TM 9.592
8. Rector • NLG 9.622
9. Charleston • HIL 9.723
10. Henderson • AC 10.147

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. Williams • HG 1.817
2. Charleston • HIL 2.393
3. Holland • NLG 2.620
4. Fabré • CSE 2.796
5. Streeter • HG 2.879
6. Ryan • 2TM 2.984
7. Britt • 2TM 2.990
8. Cockrell • HIL 3.009
9. Strong • 2TM 3.191
10. Rosell • CSE 3.231

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Williams • HG 5.712
2. Holland • NLG 4.949
3. Charleston • HIL 4.787
4. Britt • 2TM 4.530
5. Streeter • HG 4.183
6. Yokely • BBS 4.177
7. Winters • 2TM 4.174
8. Cooper • HIL 3.931
9. Rosell • CSE 3.923
10. Strong • 2TM 3.682

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Yokely • BBS 30
2. Henderson • AC 27
3. Rector • NLG 26
McClure • AC 26
5. Streeter • HG 24
Cooper • HIL 24
7. Ryan • 2TM 23
8. Strong • 2TM 21
Charleston • HIL 21
Flournoy • BBS 21

Saves

Saves

1. McClure • AC 3
2. Shields • AC 2
3. Charleston • HIL 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Thomas • NLG 1
Williams • HG 1
Yokely • BBS 1
Britt • 2TM 1
Winters • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Yokely • BBS 213.1
2. Rector • NLG 188.0
3. Streeter • HG 165.2
4. Cooper • HIL 155.2
5. Henderson • AC 154.1
6. Williams • HG 138.2
7. Levis • CSE 127.0
8. Ryan • 2TM 126.2
9. Holland • NLG 123.2
10. Flournoy • BBS 121.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Yokely • BBS 99
2. Williams • HG 88
3. Streeter • HG 77
4. Cooper • HIL 68
Holland • NLG 68
6. Rector • NLG 65
7. Charleston • HIL 64
8. Henderson • AC 60
9. Britt • 2TM 50
10. Winters • 2TM 47

Games Started

Games Started

1. Yokely • BBS 25
2. Rector • NLG 22
3. Streeter • HG 21
4. Cooper • HIL 20
5. Henderson • AC 19
6. Ryan • 2TM 17
Holland • NLG 17
8. Williams • HG 15
Levis • CSE 15
10. Cockrell • HIL 13
Strong • 2TM 13
Britt • 2TM 13

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Yokely • BBS 18
Streeter • HG 18
3. Rector • NLG 16
4. Williams • HG 14
5. Holland • NLG 12
6. Ryan • 2TM 11
Cooper • HIL 11
8. Henderson • AC 10
Levis • CSE 10
10. Cockrell • HIL 9
Flournoy • BBS 9

Shutouts

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

1. Rector • NLG 2
2. Carter • HIL 1
Charleston • HIL 1
Everett • NLG 1
Flournoy • BBS 1
Henderson • AC 1
Holland • NLG 1
Hubbard • BBS 1
Rosell • CSE 1
Smith • BBS 1
Williams • HG 1
Yokely • BBS 1
Britt • 2TM 1
Ryan • 2TM 1
Strong • 2TM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Rector • NLG 14
Holland • NLG 14
Cooper • HIL 14
4. Levis • CSE 10
Winters • 2TM 10
6. Streeter • HG 9
7. Pritchett • HIL 8
Charleston • HIL 8
9. Henderson • AC 7
Ryan • 2TM 7
Williams • HG 7

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Yokely • BBS 93
2. Rector • NLG 78
3. Cooper • HIL 64
4. Henderson • AC 62
5. Levis • CSE 56
6. Flournoy • BBS 55
7. Streeter • HG 53
8. McClure • AC 52
9. Winters • 2TM 44
10. Shields • AC 42
Ryan • 2TM 42

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Yokely • BBS 202
2. Rector • NLG 201
3. Cooper • HIL 193
4. Streeter • HG 192
5. Henderson • AC 174
6. Levis • CSE 157
7. Holland • NLG 147
8. McClure • AC 146
9. Williams • HG 144
10. Winters • 2TM 135
Ryan • 2TM 135

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. Williams • HG 3.143
2. Charleston • HIL 2.000
3. Holland • NLG 1.889
4. Britt • 2TM 1.515
5. Streeter • HG 1.453
6. Rosell • CSE 1.214
7. Strong • 2TM 1.154
8. Williams • HG 1.111
9. Cockrell • HIL 1.105
10. Fabré • CSE 1.069

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. Williams • HG 0.181
2. Britt • 2TM 0.181
3. Yokely • BBS 0.253
4. McClure • AC 0.311
5. Strong • 2TM 0.327
6. Stanley • 2TM 0.346
Rosell • CSE 0.346
8. Henderson • AC 0.408
9. Flournoy • BBS 0.444
10. Williams • HG 0.454

Losses

Losses

1. Cooper • HIL 11
McClure • AC 11
Henderson • AC 11
4. Levis • CSE 9
5. Yokely • BBS 8
Streeter • HG 8
Rosell • CSE 8
Holland • NLG 8
9. Williams • HG 7
10. Winters • 2TM 6
Ryan • 2TM 6
Williams • HG 6
Fabré • CSE 6

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Streeter • HG 94
2. Rector • NLG 91
Henderson • AC 91
4. Cooper • HIL 90
5. Yokely • BBS 89
6. McClure • AC 85
7. Levis • CSE 80
8. Holland • NLG 73
9. Winters • 2TM 67
10. Williams • HG 62

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Roberts • AC 3
2. Yokely • BBS 2
Henderson • AC 2
Lee • BBS 2
5. Cockrell • HIL 1
Cooper • HIL 1
Cooper • AC 1
Gisentaner • CSE 1
Gómez • CSE 1
Holmes • NLG 1
Cade • AC 1
Miller • HG 1
Ruiz • CSE 1
Stevens • AC 1
Ryan • 2TM 1
Strong • 2TM 1
Winters • 2TM 1
McClure • AC 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Rector • NLG 11
2. Levis • CSE 8
3. Yokely • BBS 7
4. Cooper • HIL 6
Rosell • CSE 6
6. Winters • 2TM 5
Holland • NLG 5
Henderson • AC 5
9. Gómez • CSE 4
Lee • BBS 4

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Yokely • BBS 929
2. Rector • NLG 825
3. Streeter • HG 723
4. Cooper • HIL 714
5. Henderson • AC 693
6. Levis • CSE 583
7. Williams • HG 576
8. Holland • NLG 561
9. Ryan • 2TM 555
10. McClure • AC 545

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. McClure • AC 13
2. Stanley • 2TM 10
3. Shields • AC 9
4. Charleston • HIL 8
5. Winters • 2TM 7
Strong • 2TM 7
7. Albright • AC 6
Ruiz • CSE 6
Flournoy • BBS 6
Henderson • AC 6

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Strong • 2TM 176
2. Williams • HG 165
3. Yokely • BBS 145
4. Flournoy • BBS 145
5. Lee • BBS 134
6. Charleston • HIL 133
7. Ryan • 2TM 128
8. Rector • NLG 125
9. Cockrell • HIL 115
10. Britt • 2TM 110

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. Williams • HG 3.40
2. Britt • 2TM 3.65
3. Williams • HG 3.91
4. Charleston • HIL 3.97
5. Strong • 2TM 4.09
6. Streeter • HG 4.11
7. Yokely • BBS 4.19
8. Rosell • CSE 4.28
9. Cockrell • HIL 4.29
10. Henderson • AC 4.46

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. Yokely • BBS 40
2. Williams • HG 30
3. Rector • NLG 26
4. Strong • 2TM 26
5. Flournoy • BBS 24
6. Ryan • 2TM 17
7. Charleston • HIL 16
8. Dihigo • HIL 14
9. Cockrell • HIL 10
10. Streeter • HG 10

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. Yokely • BBS 3.5
2. Williams • HG 2.7
3. Strong • 2TM 2.3
4. Rector • NLG 2.3
5. Flournoy • BBS 2.1
6. Ryan • 2TM 1.5
7. Charleston • HIL 1.3
8. Dihigo • HIL 1.3
9. Cockrell • HIL 0.9
10. Lee • BBS 0.8
Streeter • HG 0.8

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 rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. 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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