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Eastern Colored 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. Winters • HIL 3.5
2. Ryan • HIL 3.2
3. Levis • CSE 3.1
4. Lockhart • AC 2.9
5. Mackey • HIL 2.9
6. Henderson • AC 2.2
7. Johnson • HIL 2.1
8. Wilson • BBS 2.1
9. Hampton • 3TM 2.0
10. Flournoy • 3TM 1.9

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. Winters • HIL 3.3
2. Ryan • HIL 3.2
3. Lockhart • AC 3.1
4. Levis • CSE 2.9
5. Henderson • AC 2.3
6. Harper • AC 1.7
7. Flournoy • 2TM 1.6
8. Holland • NLG 1.5
9. Streeter • NLG 1.4
10. Redding • BRG 1.4
Hampton • 2TM 1.4

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. Winters • HIL 2.36
2. Ryan • HIL 2.45
3. Lockhart • AC 2.49
4. Levis • CSE 2.52
5. Flournoy • 2TM 2.89
6. Holland • NLG 3.13
7. Carr • BBS 3.19
8. Redding • BRG 3.29
9. Harper • AC 3.34
10. Streeter • NLG 3.42

Wins

Wins

1. Henderson • AC 10
Winters • HIL 10
3. Ryan • HIL 9
4. Cockrell • HIL 8
5. Lockhart • AC 7
Levis • CSE 7
Harper • AC 7
8. Hampton • 2TM 6
Lee • HIL 6
10. Carr • BBS 5
Brown • NLG 5

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. Lockhart • AC .778
2. Winters • HIL .769
3. Ryan • HIL .643
4. Levis • CSE .636
5. Flournoy • 2TM .600
Lee • HIL .600
López • CSE .600
8. Cockrell • HIL .571
Rector • BRG .571
10. Carr • BBS .556

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Lockhart • AC 1.076
2. Henderson • AC 1.111
3. Levis • CSE 1.119
4. Ryan • HIL 1.135
5. Winters • HIL 1.144
6. Harper • AC 1.173
7. Flournoy • 2TM 1.226
8. Fabré • CSE 1.250
9. Holland • NLG 1.264
10. Carr • BBS 1.268

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Harper • AC 7.212
2. Winters • HIL 7.246
3. Lockhart • AC 7.638
4. Henderson • AC 7.882
5. Ryan • HIL 8.235
6. Levis • CSE 8.261
7. Flournoy • 2TM 8.321
8. Mahoney • BBS 9.170
9. Holland • NLG 9.375
10. Cockrell • HIL 9.411

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. Fabré • CSE 1.000
2. Williams • NLG 1.342
3. Hampton • 2TM 1.639
4. Levis • CSE 1.813
5. Carr • BBS 1.964
6. Mirabal • CSE 1.966
7. Ryan • HIL 1.979
8. Holland • NLG 2.000
9. Lockhart • AC 2.043
10. Redding • BRG 2.053

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Winters • HIL 7.246
2. Levis • CSE 6.649
3. Holland • NLG 6.250
4. Henderson • AC 5.824
5. Hubbard • BRG 5.772
6. Brown • NLG 5.665
7. Williams • NLG 5.534
8. Sykes • BBS 4.731
9. Ryan • HIL 4.196
10. Streeter • NLG 4.183

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Henderson • AC 22
2. Mitchell • BBS 20
3. Cockrell • HIL 18
Winters • HIL 18
5. Hampton • 2TM 17
6. Ryan • HIL 16
7. Harper • AC 15
8. Levis • CSE 14
Lockhart • AC 14
10. Lee • HIL 13
Sykes • BBS 13
Brown • NLG 13

Saves

Saves

1. Winters • HIL 3
2. Levis • CSE 2
3. Albritton • BBS 1
Cockrell • HIL 1
Fabré • CSE 1
Henderson • AC 1
Holland • NLG 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Rector • BRG 1
Richardson • BBS 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Henderson • AC 153.0
2. Winters • HIL 118.0
3. Cockrell • HIL 116.2
4. Ryan • HIL 113.2
5. Mitchell • BBS 102.1
Harper • AC 102.1
7. Lockhart • AC 101.1
8. Hampton • 2TM 93.1
9. Levis • CSE 89.1
10. Redding • BRG 87.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Henderson • AC 99
2. Winters • HIL 95
3. Levis • CSE 66
4. Ryan • HIL 53
5. Cockrell • HIL 50
Holland • NLG 50
7. Brown • NLG 47
8. Lockhart • AC 45
9. Harper • AC 44
10. Sykes • BBS 41

Games Started

Games Started

1. Henderson • AC 17
2. Ryan • HIL 13
Sykes • BBS 13
Winters • HIL 13
5. Hampton • 2TM 12
Lee • HIL 12
Harper • AC 12
Cockrell • HIL 12
9. Lockhart • AC 10
Carr • BBS 10
Levis • CSE 10

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Henderson • AC 14
2. Winters • HIL 12
3. Cockrell • HIL 11
4. Ryan • HIL 10
Lockhart • AC 10
6. Hampton • 2TM 8
Levis • CSE 8
Harper • AC 8
9. Fabré • CSE 7
Mitchell • BBS 7
Mirabal • CSE 7
Carr • BBS 7

Shutouts

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

1. Lockhart • AC 2
2. Carr • BBS 1
Cockrell • HIL 1
Henderson • AC 1
Levis • CSE 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Starks • BRG 1
Streeter • NLG 1
Winters • HIL 1
Flournoy • 2TM 1
Hampton • 2TM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hampton • 2TM 7
2. Winters • HIL 6
3. Mahoney • BBS 5
Sykes • BBS 5
Henderson • AC 5
Cockrell • HIL 5
Fabré • CSE 5
8. Holland • NLG 4
Lockhart • AC 4
10. Harper • AC 3
Hubbard • BRG 3
Lee • HIL 3
Mitchell • BBS 3
Redding • BRG 3

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Winters • HIL 40
2. Harper • AC 38
3. Henderson • AC 36
4. Mitchell • BBS 35
5. Lee • HIL 33
6. Cockrell • HIL 29
Mahoney • BBS 29
8. Ryan • HIL 25
9. López • CSE 24
10. Lockhart • AC 23

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Henderson • AC 134
2. Cockrell • HIL 122
3. Mitchell • BBS 115
4. Hampton • 2TM 109
5. Ryan • HIL 104
6. Lee • HIL 103
7. Redding • BRG 102
8. Winters • HIL 95
Sykes • BBS 95
10. Brown • NLG 90

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 • NLG 4.125
2. Levis • CSE 3.667
3. Holland • NLG 3.125
4. Henderson • AC 2.750
5. Winters • HIL 2.375
6. Brown • NLG 2.136
7. Carr • BBS 2.125
8. Ryan • HIL 2.120
9. Mirabal • CSE 2.067
10. Lockhart • AC 1.957

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. Flournoy • 2TM 0.000
2. Carr • BBS 0.123
3. Streeter • NLG 0.127
4. Ryan • HIL 0.158
5. Rector • BRG 0.174
6. Levis • CSE 0.201
7. Brown • NLG 0.241
8. Mirabal • CSE 0.262
9. Harper • AC 0.264
Mitchell • BBS 0.264

Losses

Losses

1. Henderson • AC 10
2. Carter • 2TM 7
Sykes • BBS 7
Holland • NLG 7
Mitchell • BBS 7
6. Brown • NLG 6
Cockrell • HIL 6
Harper • AC 6
9. Hampton • 2TM 5
Ryan • HIL 5
Mahoney • BBS 5

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Henderson • AC 59
2. Cockrell • HIL 54
3. Mitchell • BBS 53
4. Sykes • BBS 52
5. Lee • HIL 46
6. Mahoney • BBS 38
Harper • AC 38
8. Hampton • 2TM 36
9. Carter • 2TM 34
10. Fabré • CSE 33

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Sykes • BBS 6
2. Carter • 2TM 4
Cockrell • HIL 4
Mitchell • BBS 4
5. Levis • CSE 3
6. Carr • BBS 2
Wiley • NLG 2
Mahoney • BBS 2
Lindsay • BBS 2
Henderson • AC 2
Harper • AC 2

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Harper • AC 7
2. Carter • 2TM 4
Henderson • AC 4
Mahoney • BBS 4
5. Sykes • BBS 3
Flournoy • 2TM 3
Lee • HIL 3
Ryan • HIL 3
Rector • BRG 3
10. Hubbard • BRG 2
Richardson • BBS 2
Mitchell • BBS 2
Redding • BRG 2

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Henderson • AC 632
2. Cockrell • HIL 506
3. Winters • HIL 478
4. Mitchell • BBS 474
5. Ryan • HIL 472
6. Harper • AC 443
7. Lockhart • AC 410
8. Hampton • 2TM 403
9. Lee • HIL 387
10. Redding • BRG 382

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. Mitchell • BBS 10
2. Cockrell • HIL 6
3. Richardson • BBS 5
Brown • NLG 5
Winters • HIL 5
Henderson • AC 5
7. Levis • CSE 4
Lockhart • AC 4
Hubbard • BRG 4
10. Streeter • NLG 3
Harper • AC 3
Starks • BRG 3
Holland • NLG 3
Redding • BRG 3

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Winters • HIL 168
2. Ryan • HIL 161
3. Lockhart • AC 159
4. Levis • CSE 157
5. Flournoy • 2TM 139
6. Holland • NLG 127
7. Carr • BBS 124
8. Redding • BRG 121
9. Harper • AC 119
10. Streeter • NLG 116

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. Levis • CSE 2.45
2. Williams • NLG 2.79
3. Henderson • AC 2.95
4. Carr • BBS 2.98
5. Streeter • NLG 3.01
6. Brown • NLG 3.05
7. Ryan • HIL 3.07
8. Holland • NLG 3.08
9. Winters • HIL 3.13
10. Mirabal • CSE 3.17

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. Winters • HIL 20
2. Ryan • HIL 19
3. Lockhart • AC 16
4. Levis • CSE 15
5. Henderson • AC 8
6. Flournoy • 2TM 8
7. Holland • NLG 7
8. Harper • AC 7
9. Redding • BRG 6
10. Hampton • 2TM 6

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. Winters • HIL 1.9
2. Ryan • HIL 1.8
3. Lockhart • AC 1.6
4. Levis • CSE 1.4
5. Flournoy • 2TM 0.7
6. Henderson • AC 0.7
7. Holland • NLG 0.7
8. Harper • AC 0.6
9. Redding • BRG 0.6
10. Hampton • 2TM 0.5

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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