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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. 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 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. Cooper • HBG 4.9
2. Farrell • AC 4.0
3. Henderson • AC 3.6
4. Ryan • HIL 3.6
5. Winters • HIL 3.5
6. Hubbard • AC 3.4
7. Cockrell • HIL 3.0
8. Levis • CSE 2.5
9. Yokely • BBS 2.2
10. McClure • BBS 2.2

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. Cooper • HBG 2.50
2. Henderson • AC 3.03
3. Hubbard • AC 3.08
4. Strong • BBS 3.14
5. Mungin • HBG 3.15
6. Ryan • HIL 3.34
7. Farrell • AC 3.65
8. Carter • HBG 3.68
9. McClure • BBS 3.75
10. Levis • CSE 3.76

Wins

Wins

1. Cooper • HBG 16
Farrell • AC 16
3. Carter • HBG 13
Winters • HIL 13
5. Henderson • AC 12
6. Cockrell • HIL 11
McClure • BBS 11
8. Yokely • BBS 10
Hubbard • AC 10
10. San • CSE 9
Roberts • AC 9

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. Hubbard • AC .769
2. Mungin • HBG .714
3. Henderson • AC .706
4. Cooper • HBG .696
5. McClure • BBS .647
6. Carter • HBG .619
Winters • HIL .619
8. Roberts • AC .600
9. Farrell • AC .593
10. Levis • CSE .583

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Mungin • HBG 1.209
2. Hubbard • AC 1.212
3. Cooper • HBG 1.217
4. Henderson • AC 1.240
5. Ryan • HIL 1.256
6. Farrell • AC 1.267
7. Levis • CSE 1.273
8. Yokely • BBS 1.300
9. Strong • BBS 1.326
10. Force • BBS 1.359

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Hubbard • AC 7.554
2. Yokely • BBS 7.980
3. Ryan • HIL 8.094
4. Farrell • AC 8.371
5. Henderson • AC 8.555
6. Cooper • HBG 8.646
7. Levis • CSE 8.755
8. Carter • HBG 9.105
9. Force • BBS 9.154
10. McClure • BBS 9.164

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. Mungin • HBG 1.311
2. Cooper • HBG 2.312
3. Henderson • AC 2.609
4. Strong • BBS 2.659
5. Levis • CSE 2.700
6. Holland • BRG 2.916
7. Cockrell • HIL 2.960
8. Farrell • AC 3.036
9. Force • BBS 3.077
10. Flournoy • BRG 3.102

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Farrell • AC 5.663
2. Cooper • HBG 4.320
3. Flournoy • BRG 4.025
4. McClure • BBS 3.998
5. Roberts • AC 3.942
6. Henderson • AC 3.883
7. Holland • BRG 3.780
8. Yokely • BBS 3.771
9. San • CSE 3.642
10. Cockrell • HIL 3.551

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Yokely • BBS 35
2. Farrell • AC 34
3. Cockrell • HIL 28
4. Cooper • HBG 27
5. Carter • HBG 26
McClure • BBS 26
7. Winters • HIL 25
8. San • CSE 24
Roberts • AC 24
10. Henderson • AC 23
Strong • BBS 23

Saves

Saves

1. Yokely • BBS 3
2. McClure • BBS 2
3. Cockrell • HIL 1
Hubbard • AC 1
Levis • CSE 1
Pritchett • BBS 1
Rector • NLG 1
San • CSE 1
Craig • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Farrell • AC 219.1
2. Cockrell • HIL 197.2
3. Cooper • HBG 194.2
4. Winters • HIL 176.0
5. Carter • HBG 171.0
6. Yokely • BBS 164.2
7. Henderson • AC 148.1
8. McClure • BBS 146.1
9. Ryan • HIL 145.2
10. San • CSE 143.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Farrell • AC 138
2. Cockrell • HIL 78
3. Cooper • HBG 71
4. Yokely • BBS 69
5. Winters • HIL 68
6. McClure • BBS 65
7. Henderson • AC 64
8. Roberts • AC 60
Carter • HBG 60
10. San • CSE 58

Games Started

Games Started

1. Farrell • AC 25
2. Cockrell • HIL 23
3. Winters • HIL 22
4. Carter • HBG 20
5. Cooper • HBG 19
6. Yokely • BBS 18
McClure • BBS 18
8. Henderson • AC 17
San • CSE 17
10. Roberts • AC 16

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Cooper • HBG 18
Farrell • AC 18
3. Carter • HBG 17
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
McClure • BBS 11

Shutouts

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

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

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Cockrell • HIL 13
2. Lee • HIL 10
3. Force • BBS 9
Yokely • BBS 9
Winters • HIL 9
6. Farrell • AC 8
Cooper • HBG 8
8. Roberts • AC 7
Ryan • HIL 7
Henderson • AC 7
San • CSE 7
McClure • BBS 7

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. San • CSE 80
2. Roberts • AC 77
3. Winters • HIL 75
4. Farrell • AC 74
5. Carter • HBG 69
6. Yokely • BBS 68
7. Cockrell • HIL 65
8. McClure • BBS 64
9. Ryan • HIL 52
10. Cooper • HBG 50

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Cockrell • HIL 210
2. Farrell • AC 204
3. Cooper • HBG 187
4. Winters • HIL 183
5. Carter • HBG 173
6. San • CSE 151
7. McClure • BBS 149
8. Yokely • BBS 146
Roberts • AC 146
10. Henderson • AC 141

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. Farrell • AC 1.865
2. Henderson • AC 1.488
3. Cooper • HBG 1.420
4. Flournoy • BRG 1.297
5. Holland • BRG 1.296
6. Levis • CSE 1.212
7. Cockrell • HIL 1.200
Cooper • HBG 1.200
9. Strong • BBS 1.154
10. Mungin • HBG 1.100

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. Strong • BBS 0.205
2. Hubbard • AC 0.210
3. Rector • NLG 0.295
4. Carter • HBG 0.316
5. Levis • CSE 0.327
6. Farrell • AC 0.328
7. Cooper • HBG 0.370
8. Lockhart • AC 0.403
9. Henderson • AC 0.425
10. McClure • BBS 0.431

Losses

Losses

1. Cockrell • HIL 14
2. Farrell • AC 11
3. Campbell • HIL 9
Yokely • BBS 9
Strong • BBS 9
6. San • CSE 8
Ryan • HIL 8
Carter • HBG 8
Cooper • HBG 8
Winters • HIL 8
Flournoy • BRG 8

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Cockrell • HIL 99
2. Farrell • AC 89
3. Winters • HIL 81
Roberts • AC 81
5. Lee • HIL 72
6. Yokely • BBS 71
San • CSE 71
8. Carter • HBG 70
9. Lockhart • AC 63
10. Campbell • HIL 61
McClure • BBS 61
Flournoy • BRG 61

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Carter • HBG 9
2. Cooper • HBG 5
3. Starks • BRG 3
Force • BBS 3
Roberts • AC 3
Mungin • HBG 3
7. San • CSE 2
Gardner • HBG 2
Gisentaner • NLG 2
Lee • HIL 2

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Yokely • BBS 8
Roberts • AC 8
3. Cockrell • HIL 7
Cooper • HBG 7
McClure • BBS 7
Flournoy • BRG 7
7. Craig • 2TM 5
Strong • BBS 5
Farrell • AC 5
Force • BBS 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Farrell • AC 914
2. Cockrell • HIL 851
3. Cooper • HBG 808
4. Winters • HIL 779
5. Carter • HBG 748
6. Yokely • BBS 699
7. McClure • BBS 647
8. San • CSE 645
9. Roberts • AC 624
10. Ryan • HIL 612

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. Yokely • BBS 13
2. Farrell • AC 9
3. Campbell • HIL 8
4. McClure • BBS 7
Cooper • HBG 7
San • CSE 7
Force • BBS 7
8. Henderson • AC 6
Strong • BBS 6
10. Lee • HIL 5
Roberts • AC 5

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Cooper • HBG 185
2. Henderson • AC 152
3. Hubbard • AC 150
4. Strong • BBS 147
5. Mungin • HBG 147
6. Ryan • HIL 138
7. Farrell • AC 126
8. Carter • HBG 125
9. McClure • BBS 123
10. Levis • CSE 123

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. Farrell • AC 3.39
2. Strong • BBS 3.71
3. Henderson • AC 3.75
4. Cooper • HBG 3.78
5. Levis • CSE 3.85
6. Hubbard • AC 3.92
7. Carter • HBG 4.09
8. Cooper • HBG 4.11
9. Rector • NLG 4.12
10. Flournoy • BRG 4.16

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. Cooper • HBG 40
2. Henderson • AC 26
3. Farrell • AC 25
4. Hubbard • AC 23
5. Ryan • HIL 19
6. Strong • BBS 17
7. McClure • BBS 13
8. Mungin • HBG 13
9. Carter • HBG 12
10. Yokely • BBS 12

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. Cooper • HBG 3.9
2. Henderson • AC 2.4
3. Farrell • AC 2.3
4. Hubbard • AC 2.2
5. Ryan • HIL 1.8
6. Strong • BBS 1.5
7. Mungin • HBG 1.2
8. McClure • BBS 1.2
9. Winters • HIL 1.1
Carter • HBG 1.1

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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