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Eastern Colored League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Farrell • AC 5.7
2. Cooper • HBG 5.1
3. Wilson • 3TM 4.7
4. Charleston • HBG 4.6
5. Winters • HIL 4.5
6. Lundy • AC 4.3
7. Hubbard • AC 4.3
8. Ryan • HIL 3.9
9. Henderson • AC 3.5
10. Beckwith • HBG 3.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Cooper • HBG 4.5
2. Farrell • AC 4.1
3. Ryan • HIL 3.7
4. Henderson • AC 3.7
5. Winters • HIL 3.6
6. Hubbard • AC 3.5
7. Cockrell • HIL 3.1
8. San • CSE 2.3
9. Levis • CSE 2.3
10. Yokely • BBS 2.2
Earned Run Average
1. Cooper • HBG 2.51
2. Henderson • AC 2.86
3. Hubbard • AC 2.87
4. Strong • BBS 3.07
5. Ryan • HIL 3.09
6. Farrell • AC 3.45
7. Carter • HBG 3.50
8. Yokely • BBS 3.66
9. Levis • CSE 3.72
10. McClure • BBS 3.74
Wins
1. Cooper • HBG 16
Farrell • AC 16
3. Carter • HBG 13
Winters • HIL 13
5. Henderson • AC 12
6. Cockrell • HIL 11
7. McClure • BBS 10
Yokely • BBS 10
Hubbard • AC 10
10. San • CSE 9
Roberts • AC 9
Win-Loss %
1. Hubbard • AC .769
2. Henderson • AC .706
3. Cooper • HBG .696
4. McClure • BBS .625
5. Winters • HIL .619
6. Roberts • AC .600
7. Farrell • AC .593
8. Carter • HBG .591
9. Mirabal • CSE .571
10. Levis • CSE .545
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Hubbard • AC 1.212
2. Cooper • HBG 1.213
3. Henderson • AC 1.243
4. Ryan • HIL 1.256
5. Farrell • AC 1.267
6. Levis • CSE 1.288
7. Yokely • BBS 1.300
8. Strong • BBS 1.326
9. Force • BBS 1.359
10. Cockrell • HIL 1.391
Hits per 9 IP
1. Hubbard • AC 7.554
2. Yokely • BBS 7.980
3. Ryan • HIL 8.094
4. Farrell • AC 8.371
5. Henderson • AC 8.574
6. Levis • CSE 8.740
7. Cooper • HBG 8.830
8. Force • BBS 9.154
9. San • CSE 9.191
10. Carter • HBG 9.200
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Cooper • HBG 2.091
2. Henderson • AC 2.615
3. Strong • BBS 2.659
4. Levis • CSE 2.856
5. Holland • BRG 2.881
6. Cockrell • HIL 2.960
7. Flournoy • BRG 3.022
8. Farrell • AC 3.036
9. Force • BBS 3.077
10. Campbell • HIL 3.187
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Farrell • AC 5.663
2. Cooper • HBG 4.500
3. Flournoy • BRG 4.433
4. McClure • BBS 4.129
5. Roberts • AC 3.942
6. Henderson • AC 3.892
7. Yokely • BBS 3.771
8. Holland • BRG 3.735
9. San • CSE 3.638
10. Cockrell • HIL 3.551
Games Played
1. Yokely • BBS 35
2. Farrell • AC 34
3. Cockrell • HIL 28
4. Cooper • HBG 27
Carter • HBG 27
6. Winters • HIL 25
McClure • BBS 25
8. Roberts • AC 24
9. Henderson • AC 23
Strong • BBS 23
San • CSE 23
Saves
1. Yokely • BBS 3
2. McClure • BBS 2
3. Cockrell • HIL 1
Hubbard • AC 1
Levis • CSE 1
Pritchett • BBS 1
San • CSE 1
Craig • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Farrell • AC 219.1
2. Cockrell • HIL 197.2
3. Cooper • HBG 193.2
4. Carter • HBG 180.0
5. Winters • HIL 176.0
6. Yokely • BBS 164.2
7. Henderson • AC 148.0
8. Ryan • HIL 145.2
9. San • CSE 141.0
10. McClure • BBS 137.1
Strikeouts
1. Farrell • AC 138
2. Cockrell • HIL 78
3. Cooper • HBG 70
4. Yokely • BBS 69
5. Winters • HIL 68
6. Henderson • AC 64
7. McClure • BBS 63
8. Carter • HBG 60
Roberts • AC 60
10. San • CSE 57
Games Started
1. Farrell • AC 25
2. Winters • HIL 23
Cockrell • HIL 23
4. Carter • HBG 21
5. Cooper • HBG 19
6. Yokely • BBS 18
7. Henderson • AC 17
McClure • BBS 17
9. Roberts • AC 16
San • CSE 16
Complete Games
1. Carter • HBG 18
Cooper • HBG 18
Farrell • AC 18
4. Cockrell • HIL 17
5. Winters • HIL 14
6. Henderson • AC 13
Hubbard • AC 13
8. Ryan • HIL 12
9. Rector • NLG 11
Levis • CSE 11
Shutouts
1. Farrell • AC 2
Levis • CSE 2
McClure • BBS 2
Yokely • BBS 2
5. Álvarez • CSE 1
Cockrell • HIL 1
Cooper • HBG 1
Henderson • AC 1
Hubbard • AC 1
Ryan • HIL 1
Winters • HIL 1
Home Runs
1. Cockrell • HIL 13
2. Lee • HIL 10
3. Yokely • BBS 9
Winters • HIL 9
Cooper • HBG 9
Force • BBS 9
7. Farrell • AC 8
8. Roberts • AC 7
Henderson • AC 7
San • CSE 7
Ryan • HIL 7
McClure • BBS 7
Bases on Balls
1. San • CSE 79
2. Roberts • AC 77
3. Winters • HIL 75
4. Farrell • AC 74
5. Carter • HBG 70
6. Yokely • BBS 68
7. Cockrell • HIL 65
8. McClure • BBS 62
9. Ryan • HIL 52
10. Hubbard • AC 48
Hits
1. Cockrell • HIL 210
2. Farrell • AC 204
3. Cooper • HBG 190
4. Carter • HBG 184
5. Winters • HIL 183
6. Yokely • BBS 146
Roberts • AC 146
8. San • CSE 144
9. McClure • BBS 142
10. Henderson • AC 141
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Farrell • AC 1.865
2. Cooper • HBG 1.556
3. Henderson • AC 1.488
4. Flournoy • BRG 1.467
5. Holland • BRG 1.296
6. Cockrell • HIL 1.200
7. Cooper • HBG 1.179
8. Strong • BBS 1.154
9. Levis • CSE 1.121
10. Campbell • HIL 1.028
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Strong • BBS 0.205
2. Hubbard • AC 0.210
3. Rector • NLG 0.297
4. Carter • HBG 0.300
5. Farrell • AC 0.328
6. Levis • CSE 0.346
7. Lockhart • AC 0.403
8. Cooper • HBG 0.418
9. Henderson • AC 0.426
10. Ryan • HIL 0.432
Losses
1. Cockrell • HIL 14
2. Farrell • AC 11
3. Campbell • HIL 9
Yokely • BBS 9
Carter • HBG 9
Strong • BBS 9
7. San • CSE 8
Winters • HIL 8
Ryan • HIL 8
10. Cooper • HBG 7
Flournoy • BRG 7
Cooper • HBG 7
Earned Runs
1. Cockrell • HIL 95
2. Farrell • AC 84
3. Roberts • AC 79
Winters • HIL 79
5. Carter • HBG 70
6. Lee • HIL 68
7. Yokely • BBS 67
8. San • CSE 64
9. Lockhart • AC 62
10. Rector • NLG 58
Campbell • HIL 58
Wild Pitches
1. Carter • HBG 9
2. Cooper • HBG 4
3. Force • BBS 3
Starks • BRG 3
Roberts • AC 3
6. Gardner • HBG 2
San • CSE 2
Lee • HIL 2
9. Cockrell • HIL 1
Fabré • CSE 1
Gisentaner • NLG 1
Gurley • HBG 1
Holland • BRG 1
Levis • CSE 1
McClure • BBS 1
Mungin • HBG 1
Redding • BRG 1
Ryan • HIL 1
Strong • BBS 1
Winters • HIL 1
Bradford • NLG 1
Yokely • BBS 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Yokely • BBS 8
Roberts • AC 8
3. Cockrell • HIL 7
4. Flournoy • BRG 6
McClure • BBS 6
6. Craig • 2TM 5
Strong • BBS 5
Cooper • HBG 5
Farrell • AC 5
Force • BBS 5
Batters Faced
1. Farrell • AC 914
2. Cockrell • HIL 851
3. Cooper • HBG 805
4. Carter • HBG 786
5. Winters • HIL 779
6. Yokely • BBS 699
7. San • CSE 630
8. Roberts • AC 624
9. Ryan • HIL 612
McClure • BBS 612
Games Finished
1. Yokely • BBS 13
2. Farrell • AC 9
3. Campbell • HIL 8
4. McClure • BBS 7
Force • BBS 7
Cooper • HBG 7
San • CSE 7
8. Henderson • AC 6
Strong • BBS 6
10. Lee • HIL 5
Roberts • AC 5
Adjusted ERA+
1. Cooper • HBG 176
2. Henderson • AC 154
3. Hubbard • AC 154
4. Strong • BBS 144
5. Ryan • HIL 143
6. Farrell • AC 128
7. Carter • HBG 126
8. Yokely • BBS 121
9. Levis • CSE 119
10. McClure • BBS 118
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Farrell • AC 2.80
2. Strong • BBS 3.12
3. Cooper • HBG 3.16
4. Henderson • AC 3.17
5. Hubbard • AC 3.33
6. Levis • CSE 3.36
7. Carter • HBG 3.47
8. Rector • NLG 3.54
9. Holland • BRG 3.56
10. Flournoy • BRG 3.60
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Cooper • HBG 36
2. Henderson • AC 25
3. Farrell • AC 24
4. Hubbard • AC 23
5. Ryan • HIL 19
6. Strong • BBS 15
7. Carter • HBG 12
8. Yokely • BBS 12
9. Winters • HIL 11
10. McClure • BBS 10
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Cooper • HBG 3.4
2. Henderson • AC 2.3
3. Farrell • AC 2.2
4. Hubbard • AC 2.2
5. Ryan • HIL 1.8
6. Strong • BBS 1.4
7. Carter • HBG 1.1
8. Yokely • BBS 1.1
9. Winters • HIL 1.0
10. McClure • BBS 0.9

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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements

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