1927 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. Farrell • AC 5.7

2. Cooper • HBG 5.6

3. Wilson • 3TM 4.9

4. Charleston • HBG 4.6

5. Winters • HIL 4.4

6. Lundy • AC 4.2

7. Hubbard • AC 4.2

8. Ryan • HIL 3.8

9. Henderson • AC 3.5

10. Smith • BRG 3.3

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. Wilson • 2TM 4.9

2. Charleston • HBG 4.8

3. Lundy • AC 4.2

4. Smith • BRG 3.3

5. Jenkins • HBG 2.7

6. Beckwith • HBG 2.7

7. Eggleston • BBS 2.6

8. White • AC 2.4

9. Johnson • HBG 2.3

10. Dihigo • CSE 2.1

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. Wilson • 2TM 4.8

2. Charleston • HBG 4.6

3. Lundy • AC 3.2

4. Smith • BRG 2.8

5. Jenkins • HBG 2.6

6. Eggleston • BBS 2.3

7. Beckwith • HBG 2.3

8. Johnson • HBG 2.3

9. Scales • NLG 2.1

10. Dihigo • CSE 2.1

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. Day • HBG 1.9

2. Lundy • AC 1.6

3. Johnson • HIL 1.1

4. Stephens • HIL 0.8

5. Holloway • BBS 0.6

6. Beckwith • HBG 0.6

7. Washington • BBS 0.4

8. Smith • BRG 0.4

Lewis • HIL 0.4

10. Marcell • AC 0.4

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. Wilson • 2TM .429

2. Charleston • HBG .392

3. Johnson • HBG .381

4. Eggleston • BBS .374

5. Jenkins • HBG .372

6. Oms • CSE .343

7. Beckwith • HBG .343

8. Taylor • BBS .338

9. Lundy • AC .334

10. White • AC .328

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 .500

2. Wilson • 2TM .498

3. Johnson • HBG .459

4. Eggleston • BBS .451

5. Jenkins • HBG .446

6. Oms • CSE .424

7. Lundy • AC .403

8. Taylor • BBS .402

9. White • AC .398

10. Marcell • AC .390

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. Wilson • 2TM .705

2. Charleston • HBG .678

3. Dihigo • CSE .570

4. Johnson • HBG .567

5. Oms • CSE .547

6. Eggleston • BBS .540

7. Beckwith • HBG .523

8. Lundy • AC .512

9. Lewis • AC .495

10. Washington • BBS .491

On-Base Plus Slugging

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

1. Wilson • 2TM 1.203

2. Charleston • HBG 1.178

3. Johnson • HBG 1.026

4. Eggleston • BBS .992

5. Oms • CSE .971

6. Dihigo • CSE .946

7. Jenkins • HBG .937

8. Lundy • AC .915

9. Beckwith • HBG .911

10. Cannady • HBG .859

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. White • AC 89

2. Warfield • HIL 87

3. Lundy • AC 86

Marcell • AC 86

5. Stephens • HIL 82

6. Lewis • AC 80

Thomas • 2TM 80

8. Dallard • AC 79

9. Smith • AC 77

Carr • HIL 77

Johnson • HIL 77

At Bats

1. White • AC 351

2. Lundy • AC 332

3. Warfield • HIL 320

4. Marcell • AC 313

5. Dallard • AC 311

6. Smith • AC 297

7. Lewis • AC 291

Carr • HIL 291

9. Stephens • HIL 286

10. Jenkins • HBG 285

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. White • AC 392

2. Lundy • AC 370

3. Warfield • HIL 361

4. Dallard • AC 356

5. Marcell • AC 349

6. Smith • AC 323

Jenkins • HBG 323

8. Carr • HIL 320

9. Lewis • AC 316

Stephens • HIL 316

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. White • AC 79

2. Charleston • HBG 69

3. Jenkins • HBG 66

4. Wilson • 2TM 65

5. Dallard • AC 63

Beckwith • HBG 63

7. Smith • AC 61

8. Lundy • AC 60

9. Warfield • HIL 52

10. Holloway • BBS 51

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. White • AC 115

2. Lundy • AC 111

3. Wilson • 2TM 109

4. Jenkins • HBG 106

5. Marcell • AC 100

Charleston • HBG 100

7. Beckwith • HBG 95

8. Carr • HIL 94

9. Smith • AC 92

10. Cannady • HBG 89

Total Bases

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

1. Wilson • 2TM 179

2. Charleston • HBG 173

3. Lundy • AC 170

4. White • AC 160

5. Beckwith • HBG 145

6. Lewis • AC 144

7. Jenkins • HBG 140

8. Cannady • HBG 135

9. Dallard • AC 130

Smith • AC 130

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Wilson • 2TM 31

2. White • AC 22

3. Charleston • HBG 20

Beckwith • HBG 20

Lundy • AC 20

6. Cannady • HBG 18

7. Thomas • 2TM 17

8. Carr • HIL 16

Smith • AC 16

10. Oms • CSE 14

Warfield • HIL 14

Jenkins • HBG 14

Jackson • BBS 14

Lewis • AC 14

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Briggs • HIL 9

2. Cannady • HBG 8

Smith • AC 8

4. Warfield • HIL 7

Charleston • HBG 7

6. Wilson • 2TM 6

Stephens • HIL 6

Johnson • HIL 6

Johnson • HBG 6

Holloway • BBS 6

Lundy • AC 6

Thomas • 2TM 6

Marcell • AC 6

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Dihigo • CSE 14

2. Charleston • HBG 13

3. Lewis • AC 11

4. Washington • BBS 10

5. Wilson • 2TM 9

Lundy • AC 9

7. Hubbard • AC 8

Beckwith • HBG 8

Dallard • AC 8

10. Oms • CSE 7

Runs Batted In

1. Lundy • AC 76

2. Charleston • HBG 74

3. Lewis • AC 65

Wilson • 2TM 65

5. White • AC 61

6. Cannady • HBG 59

7. Beckwith • HBG 58

8. Smith • AC 57

9. Marcell • AC 56

10. Dihigo • CSE 51

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Charleston • HBG 53

2. Dallard • AC 43

3. White • AC 41

4. Johnson • BBS 40

5. Warfield • HIL 39

6. Pérez • HBG 37

7. Jenkins • HBG 36

8. Hubbard • AC 34

Lundy • AC 34

10. Marcell • AC 33

Stolen Bases

1. Johnson • BBS 24

2. Jenkins • HBG 22

Charleston • HBG 22

4. Wilson • 2TM 20

5. Stephens • HIL 19

6. Cannady • HBG 15

7. Holloway • BBS 12

8. Warfield • HIL 11

9. White • AC 10

10. Lundy • AC 9

Oms • CSE 9

Dihigo • CSE 9

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. White • AC 84

Jenkins • HBG 84

3. Marcell • AC 81

4. Lundy • AC 76

5. Carr • HIL 71

6. Smith • AC 66

7. Taylor • BBS 65

8. Dallard • AC 64

Beckwith • HBG 64

10. Wilson • 2TM 63

Adjusted OPS+

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

1. Wilson • 2TM 211

2. Charleston • HBG 205

3. Johnson • HBG 166

4. Eggleston • BBS 158

5. Oms • CSE 152

6. Jenkins • HBG 144

7. Dihigo • CSE 144

8. Lundy • AC 137

9. Beckwith • HBG 136

10. Cannady • HBG 122

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. Wilson • 2TM 88

2. Charleston • HBG 86

3. Lundy • AC 67

4. White • AC 64

5. Jenkins • HBG 62

6. Beckwith • HBG 56

7. Smith • BRG 54

8. Lewis • AC 51

9. Marcell • AC 50

Cannady • HBG 50

Johnson • HBG 50

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. Wilson • 2TM 43

2. Charleston • HBG 43

3. Smith • BRG 27

4. Jenkins • HBG 20

5. Johnson • HBG 20

6. Scales • NLG 19

7. Lundy • AC 18

8. Eggleston • BBS 18

9. Mason • NLG 16

10. Oms • CSE 16

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. Wilson • 2TM 3.9

2. Charleston • HBG 3.9

3. Smith • BRG 2.5

4. Jenkins • HBG 1.9

5. Johnson • HBG 1.8

6. Scales • NLG 1.8

7. Lundy • AC 1.7

8. Eggleston • BBS 1.7

9. Mason • NLG 1.5

10. Oms • CSE 1.5

Extra Base Hits

Extra Base Hits Doubles + Triples + Home Runs

1. Wilson • 2TM 46

2. Charleston • HBG 40

3. Lundy • AC 35

4. Beckwith • HBG 31

White • AC 31

6. Cannady • HBG 30

Lewis • AC 30

8. Thomas • 2TM 26

Smith • AC 26

10. Dihigo • CSE 25

Times On Base

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

1. White • AC 156

2. Charleston • HBG 155

3. Lundy • AC 149

4. Jenkins • HBG 144

Wilson • 2TM 144

6. Marcell • AC 136

7. Dallard • AC 132

8. Carr • HIL 123

Warfield • HIL 123

10. Smith • AC 118

Thomas • 2TM 118

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. Wilson • 2TM .896

2. Charleston • HBG .880

3. Johnson • HBG .812

4. Eggleston • BBS .791

5. Oms • CSE .757

6. Jenkins • HBG .755

7. Dihigo • CSE .717

8. Beckwith • HBG .713

9. Lundy • AC .707

10. White • AC .664

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Crespo • CSE 8

2. Pérez • HBG 7

3. Stephens • HIL 6

4. Wilson • 2TM 5

5. Lundy • AC 4

Smith • BRG 4

Seay • BRG 4

Hubbard • AC 4

Washington • BBS 4

10. Day • HBG 3

Johnson • BBS 3

Marcell • AC 3

Thomas • 2TM 3

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 16.3

2. Wilson • 2TM 12.4

3. Dihigo • CSE 11.0

4. Lundy • AC 9.0

5. Oms • CSE 7.9

6. Hubbard • AC 6.9

Mason • NLG 6.9

8. Jenkins • HBG 6.8

9. White • AC 6.7

Washington • BBS 6.7

AB per HR

At Bats Per Home Run

1. Dihigo • CSE 15.9

2. Charleston • HBG 19.6

3. Washington • BBS 23.4

4. Lewis • AC 26.5

5. Wilson • 2TM 28.2

6. Oms • CSE 28.7

7. Hubbard • AC 32.9

8. Beckwith • HBG 34.6

9. Lundy • AC 36.9

10. Dallard • AC 38.9

Outs Made

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

1. Warfield • HIL 238

2. White • AC 236

3. Dallard • AC 224

4. Lundy • AC 221

5. Stephens • HIL 219

6. Marcell • AC 213

7. Day • HBG 212

8. Johnson • HIL 209

9. Smith • AC 205

10. Lewis • AC 204

rOBA

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

1. Wilson • 2TM .542

2. Charleston • HBG .530

3. Johnson • HBG .466

4. Eggleston • BBS .456

5. Jenkins • HBG .444

6. Oms • CSE .443

7. Dihigo • CSE .423

8. Lundy • AC .417

9. Beckwith • HBG .413

10. Cannady • HBG .397

Rbat+

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

1. Wilson • 2TM 210

2. Charleston • HBG 204

3. Johnson • HBG 171

4. Eggleston • BBS 163

5. Oms • CSE 154

6. Jenkins • HBG 152

7. Dihigo • CSE 142

8. Lundy • AC 140

9. Beckwith • HBG 137

10. White • AC 128

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