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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 5.2
2. Henderson • AC 5.0
3. Dihigo • CSE 4.2
4. Grier • AC 3.8
5. Mackey • HIL 3.4
6. Gisentaner • 3TM 3.2
7. Johnson • HIL 3.2
8. Wilson • BBS 3.1
9. Thomas • HIL 2.9
10. Ryan • HIL 2.7

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. Henderson • AC 5.2
2. Winters • HIL 4.6
3. Grier • AC 3.6
4. Gisentaner • 2TM 2.7
5. Ryan • HIL 2.5
6. Flournoy • BRG 2.0
7. Strong • BBS 1.9
8. Levis • CSE 1.8
9. Campbell • HIL 1.7
10. Cockrell • HIL 1.6

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. Henderson • AC 2.58
2. Flournoy • BRG 2.61
3. Winters • HIL 3.02
4. Grier • AC 3.41
5. Ryan • HIL 3.64
6. Gisentaner • 2TM 3.65
7. Cooper • HBG 3.77
8. Levis • CSE 3.79
9. Lee • HIL 3.80
10. Cockrell • HIL 3.91

Wins

Wins

1. Winters • HIL 17
2. Grier • AC 13
3. Henderson • AC 12
4. Campbell • HIL 10
5. Cockrell • HIL 9
6. Lee • HIL 8
Chambers • NLG 8
Ryan • HIL 8
9. Levis • CSE 7
Cooper • HBG 7
Corbett • HBG 7
Gardner • HBG 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. Winters • HIL .810
2. Cooper • HBG .778
Levis • CSE .778
4. Lee • HIL .727
5. Flournoy • BRG .714
6. Corbett • HBG .700
7. Cockrell • HIL .692
8. Campbell • HIL .667
9. Henderson • AC .632
10. Grier • AC .619

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Flournoy • BRG 1.145
2. Henderson • AC 1.152
3. Winters • HIL 1.173
4. Levis • CSE 1.224
5. Cockrell • HIL 1.234
6. Ryan • HIL 1.245
7. Grier • AC 1.250
8. Cooper • HBG 1.257
9. Gisentaner • 2TM 1.270
10. Lee • HIL 1.310

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Flournoy • BRG 6.823
2. Grier • AC 7.176
3. Lee • HIL 7.225
4. Henderson • AC 7.382
5. Winters • HIL 7.583
6. Levis • CSE 7.816
7. San • CSE 7.960
8. Cockrell • HIL 8.012
9. Gisentaner • 2TM 8.189
10. Cooper • HBG 8.457

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. Ryan • HIL 2.485
2. Holland • BRG 2.578
3. Cooper • HBG 2.853
4. Winters • HIL 2.972
5. Mirabal • CSE 2.976
6. Henderson • AC 2.983
7. Cockrell • HIL 3.097
8. Strong • BBS 3.135
9. Levis • CSE 3.197
10. Gisentaner • 2TM 3.243

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Grier • AC 7.279
2. San • CSE 6.087
3. Chambers • NLG 5.188
4. Henderson • AC 5.056
5. Flournoy • BRG 4.935
6. Holland • BRG 4.613
7. Gisentaner • 2TM 4.541
8. Yokely • BBS 4.357
9. Cockrell • HIL 4.040
10. Gardner • HBG 4.026

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. McClure • BBS 26
2. Grier • AC 25
3. Winters • HIL 24
4. Yokely • BBS 23
Ryan • HIL 23
6. Chambers • NLG 22
7. Henderson • AC 21
8. Gardner • HBG 20
9. Campbell • HIL 19
10. Lee • HIL 18

Saves

Saves

1. Gardner • HBG 3
2. Gillespie • HBG 2
Levis • CSE 2
4. Campbell • HIL 1
Cooper • HBG 1
Dihigo • CSE 1
Force • BBS 1
Grier • AC 1
Holland • BRG 1
Strong • BBS 1
Mitchell • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Henderson • AC 178.0
2. Winters • HIL 175.2
3. Grier • AC 174.1
4. Ryan • HIL 163.0
5. Chambers • NLG 152.2
6. Cockrell • HIL 133.2
7. Yokely • BBS 126.0
8. Campbell • HIL 120.1
9. Lee • HIL 118.1
10. McClure • BBS 117.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Grier • AC 141
2. Henderson • AC 100
3. Chambers • NLG 88
4. Winters • HIL 72
5. Ryan • HIL 71
6. Yokely • BBS 61
7. Cockrell • HIL 60
8. Gisentaner • 2TM 56
9. Gardner • HBG 51
10. Campbell • HIL 50
Lee • HIL 50

Games Started

Games Started

1. Grier • AC 20
2. Winters • HIL 19
3. Henderson • AC 18
4. Ryan • HIL 17
5. Yokely • BBS 16
Cockrell • HIL 16
7. Gisentaner • 2TM 14
Campbell • HIL 14
Gardner • HBG 14
10. Chambers • NLG 13
Lee • HIL 13
McClure • BBS 13

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Grier • AC 19
2. Henderson • AC 16
3. Winters • HIL 15
Ryan • HIL 15
5. Cockrell • HIL 13
6. Gardner • HBG 12
7. Gisentaner • 2TM 11
8. Campbell • HIL 10
9. Chambers • NLG 9
Lee • HIL 9

Shutouts

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

1. Ryan • HIL 3
2. Grier • AC 2
McClure • BBS 2
Lee • HIL 2
5. Chambers • NLG 1
Cockrell • HIL 1
Corbett • HBG 1
Flournoy • BRG 1
Gardner • HBG 1
Henderson • AC 1
Campbell • HIL 1
Levis • CSE 1
Mungin • BBS 1
Winters • HIL 1
Mitchell • 2TM 1
Pritchett • 2TM 1
Holland • BRG 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Cockrell • HIL 11
2. Winters • HIL 8
3. Gisentaner • 2TM 7
Yokely • BBS 7
Corbett • HBG 7
Ryan • HIL 7
7. Pritchett • 2TM 6
Strong • BBS 6
Campbell • HIL 6
Henry • HIL 6
Rector • BRG 6

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Grier • AC 79
2. Chambers • NLG 76
3. Lee • HIL 60
4. Henderson • AC 59
5. Winters • HIL 58
6. Yokely • BBS 57
7. McClure • BBS 53
8. Campbell • HIL 51
9. Corbett • HBG 48
10. Cockrell • HIL 46

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Ryan • HIL 158
Chambers • NLG 158
3. Winters • HIL 148
4. Henderson • AC 146
5. Grier • AC 139
6. McClure • BBS 132
7. Gardner • HBG 131
8. Yokely • BBS 130
9. Cockrell • HIL 119
10. Campbell • HIL 118

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. Holland • BRG 1.789
2. Grier • AC 1.785
3. Henderson • AC 1.695
4. Ryan • HIL 1.578
5. Flournoy • BRG 1.417
6. Gisentaner • 2TM 1.400
7. Cockrell • HIL 1.304
8. San • CSE 1.258
9. Winters • HIL 1.241
10. Gardner • HBG 1.214

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. Henderson • AC 0.101
2. Cooper • HBG 0.102
3. San • CSE 0.156
4. Grier • AC 0.207
5. Mirabal • CSE 0.220
6. Chambers • NLG 0.295
7. Gilmore • NLG 0.361
8. Force • BBS 0.365
9. Lee • HIL 0.380
10. McClure • BBS 0.385

Losses

Losses

1. Ryan • HIL 11
2. McClure • BBS 10
Yokely • BBS 10
4. Chambers • NLG 9
5. Gardner • HBG 8
Gilmore • NLG 8
Grier • AC 8
8. Gisentaner • 2TM 7
Henderson • AC 7
10. Holland • BRG 6
Henry • HIL 6
Pritchett • 2TM 6

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Chambers • NLG 89
2. McClure • BBS 66
Grier • AC 66
Ryan • HIL 66
5. Gilmore • NLG 63
6. Yokely • BBS 61
7. Winters • HIL 59
8. Gardner • HBG 58
Cockrell • HIL 58
10. Campbell • HIL 53

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Gisentaner • 2TM 4
Pritchett • 2TM 4
3. Cooper • HBG 3
4. Carter • HBG 2
Chambers • NLG 2
Flournoy • BRG 2
Grier • AC 2
Yokely • BBS 2
9. Force • BBS 1
Gardner • HBG 1
Hubbard • BRG 1
McClure • BBS 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Roberts • AC 1
Mitchell • 2TM 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Yokely • BBS 10
2. Lee • HIL 9
3. Chambers • NLG 8
Grier • AC 8
5. Ryan • HIL 7
6. Gisentaner • 2TM 6
Cockrell • HIL 6
Gilmore • NLG 6
9. Campbell • HIL 5
McClure • BBS 5
Gardner • HBG 5
Strong • BBS 5
Flournoy • BRG 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Grier • AC 752
2. Winters • HIL 740
3. Henderson • AC 725
4. Chambers • NLG 693
5. Ryan • HIL 688
6. Yokely • BBS 598
7. Cockrell • HIL 568
8. McClure • BBS 529
9. Gardner • HBG 522
10. Campbell • HIL 520

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 • BBS 11
2. Chambers • NLG 8
3. Gillespie • HBG 6
Ryan • HIL 6
Yokely • BBS 6
6. Lee • HIL 5
Gardner • HBG 5
Force • BBS 5
Strong • BBS 5
Campbell • HIL 5

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Henderson • AC 174
2. Flournoy • BRG 172
3. Winters • HIL 148
4. Grier • AC 132
5. Gisentaner • 2TM 123
6. Ryan • HIL 123
7. Cooper • HBG 119
8. Levis • CSE 119
9. Lee • HIL 118
10. Cockrell • HIL 115

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. Henderson • AC 3.14
2. Grier • AC 3.25
3. Holland • BRG 3.49
4. Cooper • HBG 3.62
5. San • CSE 3.71
6. Ryan • HIL 3.71
7. Winters • HIL 3.90
8. Mirabal • CSE 3.96
9. Gardner • HBG 3.98
10. Chambers • NLG 3.99

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. Henderson • AC 35
2. Winters • HIL 31
3. Grier • AC 20
4. Ryan • HIL 16
5. Flournoy • BRG 12
6. Gisentaner • 2TM 10
7. Lee • HIL 9
8. Campbell • HIL 9
9. Cockrell • HIL 9
10. Levis • CSE 8

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. Henderson • AC 3.5
2. Winters • HIL 3.0
3. Grier • AC 1.9
4. Ryan • HIL 1.5
5. Flournoy • BRG 1.2
6. Gisentaner • 2TM 1.0
7. Lee • HIL 0.9
8. Campbell • HIL 0.9
Cockrell • HIL 0.9
10. Levis • CSE 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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