1925 Eastern Colored League Batting Leaders

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Eastern Colored League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

Wins Above Replacement A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Charleston • HBG 6.2

2. Winters • HIL 6.0

3. Henderson • AC 5.5

4. Beckwith • BBS 4.2

5. Johnson • HIL 4.0

6. McClure • BBS 3.5

7. Britt • BBS 3.5

8. Wilson • BBS 3.5

9. Cannady • HBG 3.4

10. Cockrell • HIL 3.2

WAR Position Players

Wins Above Replacement for position players A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Charleston • HBG 6.2

2. Beckwith • BBS 4.2

3. Johnson • HIL 4.0

4. Cannady • HBG 3.5

5. Wilson • BBS 3.5

6. Carr • HIL 2.9

7. Dixon • HBG 2.6

8. Mackey • HIL 2.5

9. Thomas • HIL 2.3

10. Lloyd • AC 2.2

Offensive WAR

Offensive Wins Above Replacement (everything but Fielding) The same statistic as Wins Above Replacement for Position Players (WAR), but with the fielding value excluded. oWAR + dWAR does not equal WAR. Adding would count positions twice. Contains the factor for batting stats, baserunning, a positional adjustment, and the replacement player adjustment. Factors developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Charleston • HBG 5.5

2. Cannady • HBG 3.6

3. Beckwith • BBS 3.4

4. Carr • HIL 3.4

5. Johnson • HIL 3.2

6. Dixon • HBG 2.5

7. Wilson • BBS 2.3

8. Mackey • HIL 2.2

9. Lloyd • AC 2.0

10. Thomas • HIL 1.8

Defensive WAR

Defensive Wins Above Replacement for position players A defensive measure of wins above replacement, but given only the defensive stats of the player and his position adjustment. For this calculation, we use a replacement level on defense is the league average. Based on Baseball Info Solutions defensive runs saved from 2003 on and total zone rating developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com previously

1. Wilson • BBS 1.0

2. Beckwith • BBS 1.0

3. Johnson • HIL 1.0

4. Shackelford • HBG 1.0

5. Stephens • HIL 0.9

6. Chacón • CSE 0.7

7. Holloway • BBS 0.6

8. Charleston • HBG 0.6

9. Mackey • HIL 0.5

Jackson • HBG 0.5

Batting Average

Hits/At Bats For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA per team game played Bold indicates either highest BA using current stats or awarded title at end of year.

1. Charleston • HBG .419

2. Beckwith • BBS .396

3. Cannady • HBG .384

4. Johnson • HIL .378

5. Wilson • BBS .371

6. Singer • NLG .355

7. Carr • HIL .354

8. Dixon • HBG .348

9. Lloyd • AC .335

10. Young • 2TM .332

On-Base%

(H + BB + HBP)/(At Bats + BB + HBP + SF) For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA per team game played

1. Charleston • HBG .522

2. Beckwith • BBS .470

3. Johnson • HIL .440

4. Cannady • HBG .435

5. Carr • HIL .429

6. Wilson • BBS .427

7. Dixon • HBG .426

8. Briggs • HIL .421

9. Oms • CSE .420

10. Lloyd • AC .410

Slugging %

Total Bases/At Bats or
(1B + 2*2B + 3*3B + 4*HR)/AB
For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA
per team game played

1. Charleston • HBG .773

2. Beckwith • BBS .724

3. Carr • HIL .621

4. Cannady • HBG .605

5. Johnson • HIL .567

6. Wilson • BBS .560

7. Mackey • HIL .548

8. Oms • CSE .546

9. Johnson • BBS .528

10. Dixon • HBG .510

On-Base Plus Slugging

On-Base + Slugging Percentages For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA per team game played

1. Charleston • HBG 1.295

2. Beckwith • BBS 1.194

3. Carr • HIL 1.050

4. Cannady • HBG 1.040

5. Johnson • HIL 1.007

6. Wilson • BBS .988

7. Oms • CSE .966

8. Mackey • HIL .945

9. Dixon • HBG .936

10. Johnson • BBS .903

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Cummings • AC 74

Dixon • HBG 74

3. Jenkins • HBG 73

Briggs • HIL 73

Carr • HIL 73

Thomas • HIL 73

7. Lloyd • AC 72

Lundy • AC 72

Cannady • HBG 72

Charleston • HBG 72

Johnson • HIL 72

Warfield • HIL 72

At Bats

1. Jenkins • HBG 307

2. Cummings • AC 302

3. Dixon • HBG 290

4. Briggs • HIL 288

5. Carr • HIL 285

6. Cannady • HBG 276

7. Lundy • AC 274

8. Johnson • HIL 270

9. Taylor • HBG 268

10. Thomas • HIL 267

Plate Appearances

Plate Appearances When available, we use actual plate appearances from play-by-play game accounts Otherwise estimated using AB + BB + HBP + SF + SH, which excludes catcher interferences. When this color click for a summary of each PA.

1. Jenkins • HBG 349

2. Briggs • HIL 335

3. Dixon • HBG 329

4. Cummings • AC 324

5. Carr • HIL 322

6. Charleston • HBG 316

7. Lundy • AC 306

8. Cannady • HBG 301

9. Johnson • HIL 300

10. Brown • 2TM 297

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Charleston • HBG 97

2. Jenkins • HBG 84

3. Dixon • HBG 79

4. Briggs • HIL 65

Carr • HIL 65

6. Johnson • HIL 62

7. White • 2TM 58

8. Cannady • HBG 57

9. Thomas • HIL 56

10. Lundy • AC 55

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Charleston • HBG 109

2. Cannady • HBG 106

3. Johnson • HIL 102

4. Dixon • HBG 101

Carr • HIL 101

6. Jenkins • HBG 99

7. Briggs • HIL 94

8. Taylor • HBG 88

Thomas • HIL 88

Brown • 2TM 88

Total Bases

Total Bases Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs.

1. Charleston • HBG 201

2. Carr • HIL 177

3. Cannady • HBG 167

4. Johnson • HIL 153

5. Dixon • HBG 148

6. Beckwith • BBS 139

7. Thomas • HIL 136

8. Wilson • BBS 130

9. Taylor • HBG 126

10. Johnson • BBS 124

White • 2TM 124

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Charleston • HBG 24

Carr • HIL 24

3. Thomas • HIL 21

4. Johnson • BBS 17

Johnson • HIL 17

Mackey • HIL 17

7. Beckwith • BBS 16

8. Lundy • AC 15

Wilson • BBS 15

Dixon • HBG 15

Taylor • HBG 15

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Carr • HIL 11

2. Johnson • HIL 8

3. Young • 2TM 7

4. Lloyd • AC 5

Holloway • BBS 5

Johnson • 2TM 5

Mackey • HIL 5

Chacón • CSE 5

9. Winters • HIL 4

Jackson • HBG 4

Dixon • HBG 4

Taylor • HBG 4

Charleston • HBG 4

Cannady • HBG 4

Warfield • HIL 4

White • 2TM 4

Washington • 2TM 4

Mason • 2TM 4

Wilson • BBS 4

Johnson • BBS 4

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Charleston • HBG 20

2. Beckwith • BBS 15

3. Cannady • HBG 13

4. Carr • HIL 10

5. Dixon • HBG 8

Mason • 2TM 8

Oms • CSE 8

Johnson • BBS 8

Hudspeth • NLG 8

10. Jackson • HBG 7

Mackey • HIL 7

Thomas • HIL 7

Hill • BRG 7

Wilson • BBS 7

Runs Batted In

1. Charleston • HBG 92

2. Cannady • HBG 78

3. Johnson • HIL 67

4. Taylor • HBG 61

5. Carr • HIL 60

Thomas • HIL 60

7. Beckwith • BBS 57

8. Brown • 2TM 56

9. Lloyd • AC 54

10. Mackey • HIL 52

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Charleston • HBG 50

2. Briggs • HIL 43

3. Jenkins • HBG 41

4. Dixon • HBG 34

Carr • HIL 34

6. Lloyd • AC 32

Lundy • AC 32

8. Brown • 2TM 31

9. Oms • CSE 28

Mason • 2TM 28

Stolen Bases

1. Carr • HIL 23

2. Charleston • HBG 18

Briggs • HIL 18

Thomas • HIL 18

5. Jenkins • HBG 17

6. Dixon • HBG 16

Warfield • HIL 16

8. Holloway • BBS 14

9. Mason • 2TM 13

Mackey • HIL 13

Rojo • BBS 13

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Jenkins • HBG 84

2. Briggs • HIL 80

3. Cummings • AC 77

4. Cannady • HBG 75

5. Dixon • HBG 74

6. Johnson • HIL 71

7. Lloyd • AC 70

8. Brown • 2TM 69

9. Holloway • BBS 65

10. Taylor • HBG 64

White • 2TM 64

Adjusted OPS+

OPS+ 100*[OBP/lg OBP + SLG/lg SLG - 1] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s)

1. Charleston • HBG 231

2. Beckwith • BBS 205

3. Carr • HIL 169

4. Cannady • HBG 167

5. Johnson • HIL 159

6. Wilson • BBS 154

7. Oms • CSE 148

8. Mackey • HIL 142

9. Dixon • HBG 141

10. Johnson • BBS 131

Runs Created

Runs Created A set of formulas developed by Bill James and others that estimates a player’s total contributions to a team’s runs total. This is computed with the "technical" formula when possible. If SB or CS data is missing, the "basic" formula is used. If HBP, IBB, SH, SF, or GIDP data is missing, the "stolen base" version of the formula is used. Team Runs Created is the sum of player Runs Created.

1. Charleston • HBG 103

2. Carr • HIL 75

3. Cannady • HBG 71

4. Beckwith • BBS 65

Johnson • HIL 65

6. Dixon • HBG 62

7. Wilson • BBS 55

8. Thomas • HIL 51

9. Jenkins • HBG 49

White • 2TM 49

Adj. Batting Runs

Adjusted Batting Runs A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a player’s total contributions to a team’s runs total via linear weights. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Charleston • HBG 54

2. Beckwith • BBS 30

3. Carr • HIL 29

4. Cannady • HBG 27

5. Johnson • HIL 24

6. Dixon • HBG 19

7. Wilson • BBS 19

8. Mackey • HIL 14

9. Oms • CSE 13

10. Thomas • HIL 12

Adj. Batting Wins

Adjusted Batting Wins A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a player’s total contributions to a team’s wins with his bat. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Charleston • HBG 4.9

2. Beckwith • BBS 2.8

3. Carr • HIL 2.6

4. Cannady • HBG 2.4

5. Johnson • HIL 2.2

6. Dixon • HBG 1.8

7. Wilson • BBS 1.7

8. Mackey • HIL 1.3

9. Oms • CSE 1.2

10. Thomas • HIL 1.1

Extra Base Hits

Extra Base Hits Doubles + Triples + Home Runs

1. Charleston • HBG 48

2. Carr • HIL 45

3. Beckwith • BBS 32

4. Cannady • HBG 31

Johnson • HIL 31

Thomas • HIL 31

7. Johnson • BBS 29

Mackey • HIL 29

9. Dixon • HBG 27

10. Wilson • BBS 26

Times On Base

Times on Base Hits + Bases on Balls + Hit By Pitch Does not include Reached on Error or Catcher Interference.

1. Charleston • HBG 165

2. Jenkins • HBG 141

Briggs • HIL 141

4. Dixon • HBG 140

5. Carr • HIL 138

6. Johnson • HIL 132

7. Cannady • HBG 131

8. Lloyd • AC 119

Brown • 2TM 119

10. White • 2TM 116

Offensive Win %

Offensive Winning Percentage The percentage of games a team with nine of this player batting would win. Assumes average pitching and defense. This uses the Pythagorean win pct formula with the player's RC/G for runs scored and the league's R/9 as runs allowed.

1. Charleston • HBG .910

2. Beckwith • BBS .876

3. Cannady • HBG .805

4. Carr • HIL .798

5. Johnson • HIL .782

6. Wilson • BBS .773

7. Oms • CSE .729

8. Dixon • HBG .726

9. Mackey • HIL .719

10. Singer • NLG .685

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Johnson • HIL 8

2. Thomas • HIL 7

3. Mesa • CSE 6

Charleston • HBG 6

5. Dixon • HBG 5

Shackelford • HBG 5

7. Lindsay • 2TM 4

Cannady • HBG 4

Briggs • HIL 4

Smith • BRG 4

Power-Speed #

Power/Speed Number 2 x (Home Runs x Stolen Bases)/(Stolen Bases + Home Runs) The harmonic mean of HR and SB. To do well you need a lot of both. Developed by Bill James.

1. Charleston • HBG 18.9

2. Carr • HIL 13.9

3. Cannady • HBG 11.9

4. Dixon • HBG 10.7

5. Thomas • HIL 10.1

6. Mason • 2TM 9.9

7. Mackey • HIL 9.1

8. Wilson • BBS 8.6

9. White • 2TM 6.9

10. Singer • NLG 6.7

AB per HR

At Bats Per Home Run

1. Beckwith • BBS 12.8

2. Charleston • HBG 13.0

3. Oms • CSE 20.4

4. Cannady • HBG 21.2

5. Hudspeth • NLG 24.3

6. Mason • 2TM 27.1

7. Carr • HIL 28.5

8. Johnson • BBS 29.4

9. Mackey • HIL 31.0

10. Wilson • BBS 33.1

Outs Made

Outs Made (At Bats - Hits) + Double Plays Grounded Into + Sac. Flies + Sac. Hits + Caught Stealing.

1. Cummings • AC 217

2. Jenkins • HBG 208

3. Lundy • AC 200

4. Briggs • HIL 194

5. Dixon • HBG 189

6. Warfield • HIL 185

7. Carr • HIL 184

8. Taylor • HBG 180

9. Jackson • HBG 179

Thomas • HIL 179

rOBA

rOBA
A measure of a player's offensive contributions, weighted in proportion to each event's actual run value

1. Charleston • HBG .564

2. Beckwith • BBS .517

3. Carr • HIL .469

4. Cannady • HBG .464

5. Johnson • HIL .452

6. Wilson • BBS .446

7. Oms • CSE .433

8. Dixon • HBG .431

9. Mackey • HIL .427

10. Thomas • HIL .411

Rbat+

Rbat+
Batting runs as computed for WAR, but indexed to the environment the player played in, where 100 is league average.

1. Charleston • HBG 227

2. Beckwith • BBS 203

3. Cannady • HBG 169

4. Carr • HIL 169

5. Johnson • HIL 163

6. Wilson • BBS 158

7. Oms • CSE 152

8. Dixon • HBG 148

9. Mackey • HIL 144

10. Thomas • HIL 134

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