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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. Yokely • BBS 6.0
2. Farrell • AC 4.3
3. Dixon • BBS 3.9
4. Wilson • BBS 3.5
5. Scales • NLG 2.1
6. Mirabal • CSE 2.0
7. Lundy • AC 1.9
8. Henderson • AC 1.7
9. White • AC 1.7
10. Hubbard • 3TM 1.6

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. Yokely • BBS 6.2
2. Farrell • AC 2.8
3. Henderson • AC 2.1
4. Mirabal • CSE 2.0
5. Shields • AC 1.7
6. Fabré • CSE 1.5
7. Hubbard • 2TM 1.2
8. Campbell • NLG 1.0
9. Rector • NLG 1.0
10. Pritchett • PTG 0.8

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. Shields • AC 1.73
2. Yokely • BBS 2.98
3. Mirabal • CSE 3.06
4. Henderson • AC 3.69
5. Farrell • AC 3.85
6. Hubbard • 2TM 4.60
7. Lockhart • AC 4.88
8. McClure • BBS 5.82
9. Winters • NLG 5.94
10. Rector • NLG 5.96

Wins

Wins

1. Yokely • BBS 12
2. Farrell • AC 9
3. Henderson • AC 8
4. Winters • NLG 6
5. Hubbard • 2TM 5
Gardner • AC 5
Rector • NLG 5
8. Thomas • NLG 4
Mirabal • CSE 4
McClure • BBS 4

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. Thomas • NLG 1.000
2. Force • BBS .750
Lockhart • AC .750
4. Henderson • AC .727
5. Yokely • BBS .667
6. Winters • NLG .600
7. Mirabal • CSE .571
8. Farrell • AC .563
9. Shields • AC .500
10. Hubbard • 2TM .417

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Mirabal • CSE 1.038
2. Yokely • BBS 1.186
3. Hubbard • 2TM 1.341
4. Shields • AC 1.344
5. Henderson • AC 1.370
6. Farrell • AC 1.444
7. Lockhart • AC 1.479
8. Gardner • AC 1.529
9. Hayes • BBS 1.537
10. Rector • NLG 1.544

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Mirabal • CSE 7.005
2. Shields • AC 7.128
3. Yokely • BBS 7.186
4. Hubbard • 2TM 9.203
5. Henderson • AC 9.450
6. Lockhart • AC 9.563
7. Farrell • AC 9.581
8. Gardner • AC 10.604
9. McClure • BBS 10.756
10. Hayes • BBS 11.149

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. Rector • NLG 1.906
2. Gisentaner • NLG 2.093
3. Mirabal • CSE 2.335
4. Winters • NLG 2.681
5. Hayes • BBS 2.687
6. Hubbard • 2TM 2.865
7. Henderson • AC 2.880
8. Gardner • AC 3.159
9. Farrell • AC 3.411
10. Yokely • BBS 3.490

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 6.315
2. Henderson • AC 5.490
3. Yokely • BBS 5.287
4. San • CSE 4.359
5. Winters • NLG 4.021
6. Lockhart • AC 3.750
7. Gardner • AC 3.610
8. Shields • AC 3.456
9. McClure • BBS 3.402
10. Levis • CSE 3.248

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Yokely • BBS 22
2. Farrell • AC 20
3. Gardner • AC 19
4. Rector • NLG 17
5. Henderson • AC 16
6. Hubbard • 2TM 15
McClure • BBS 15
8. Hayes • BBS 14
San • CSE 14
10. Winters • NLG 12
Force • BBS 12

Saves

Saves

1. Gardner • AC 2
Rector • NLG 2
3. Farrell • AC 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Yokely • BBS 175.1
2. Farrell • AC 124.0
3. Gardner • AC 119.2
4. Rector • NLG 113.1
5. Hubbard • 2TM 103.2
6. Henderson • AC 100.0
7. Winters • NLG 94.0
8. McClure • BBS 82.0
9. Hayes • BBS 67.0
10. San • CSE 64.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Yokely • BBS 103
2. Farrell • AC 87
3. Henderson • AC 61
4. Gardner • AC 48
5. Winters • NLG 42
6. San • CSE 31
McClure • BBS 31
8. Hubbard • 2TM 30
9. Rector • NLG 27
10. Mirabal • CSE 22

Games Started

Games Started

1. Yokely • BBS 20
2. Gardner • AC 16
3. Farrell • AC 15
4. Winters • NLG 12
5. Rector • NLG 11
Henderson • AC 11
7. Hubbard • 2TM 10
San • CSE 10
Hayes • BBS 10
10. McClure • BBS 8

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Yokely • BBS 17
2. Farrell • AC 12
3. Rector • NLG 11
4. Winters • NLG 9
Gardner • AC 9
6. Hubbard • 2TM 8
7. Henderson • AC 7
8. McClure • BBS 6
9. Mirabal • CSE 5
10. Shields • AC 4
San • CSE 4
Hayes • BBS 4

Shutouts

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

1. Henderson • AC 2
Yokely • BBS 2
3. McClure • BBS 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Pritchett • PTG 1
Thomas • NLG 1
Hubbard • 2TM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Farrell • AC 15
2. Gardner • AC 9
3. Force • BBS 8
San • CSE 8
5. Hubbard • 2TM 7
Winters • NLG 7
7. Henderson • AC 6
8. McClure • BBS 5
Rector • NLG 5
Levis • CSE 5
Hayes • BBS 5

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Yokely • BBS 68
2. Farrell • AC 47
3. Gardner • AC 42
4. San • CSE 38
McClure • BBS 38
6. Hubbard • 2TM 33
7. Henderson • AC 32
8. Winters • NLG 28
9. Force • BBS 24
Rector • NLG 24

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Rector • NLG 151
2. Gardner • AC 141
3. Yokely • BBS 140
4. Farrell • AC 132
5. Winters • NLG 121
6. Hubbard • 2TM 106
7. Henderson • AC 105
8. McClure • BBS 98
9. San • CSE 83
Hayes • BBS 83

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. Henderson • AC 1.906
2. Farrell • AC 1.851
3. Yokely • BBS 1.515
4. Gisentaner • NLG 1.500
Winters • NLG 1.500
6. Mirabal • CSE 1.375
7. Gardner • AC 1.143
8. Rector • NLG 1.125
9. Hayes • BBS 1.050
10. Lockhart • AC 1.000

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. Yokely • BBS 0.205
2. Rector • NLG 0.397
3. Shields • AC 0.432
4. Henderson • AC 0.540
5. McClure • BBS 0.549
6. Mirabal • CSE 0.584
7. Hubbard • 2TM 0.608
8. Gisentaner • NLG 0.628
9. Winters • NLG 0.670
10. Hayes • BBS 0.672

Losses

Losses

1. Gardner • AC 9
2. Rector • NLG 8
3. Hubbard • 2TM 7
Farrell • AC 7
McClure • BBS 7
6. Yokely • BBS 6
Hayes • BBS 6
8. San • CSE 5
9. Winters • NLG 4
Gisentaner • NLG 4

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Gardner • AC 83
2. Rector • NLG 75
3. San • CSE 65
4. Winters • NLG 62
5. Yokely • BBS 58
6. Hubbard • 2TM 53
McClure • BBS 53
Farrell • AC 53
9. Hayes • BBS 45
Force • BBS 45

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. San • CSE 4
2. Carter • PTG 3
3. Farrell • AC 1
Gardner • AC 1
Henderson • AC 1
Lockhart • AC 1
McClure • BBS 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Yokely • BBS 7
2. San • CSE 6
3. Hubbard • 2TM 5
Gardner • AC 5
5. Winters • NLG 4
McClure • BBS 4
7. Mirabal • CSE 3
Rector • NLG 3
Levis • CSE 3
Hayes • BBS 3

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Yokely • BBS 737
2. Farrell • AC 542
3. Gardner • AC 535
4. Rector • NLG 520
5. Hubbard • 2TM 453
6. Henderson • AC 431
7. Winters • NLG 422
8. McClure • BBS 393
9. San • CSE 309
10. Hayes • BBS 308

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. Rector • NLG 4
2. Gillespie • PTG 3
3. Force • BBS 2
Mitchell • AC 2
5. Collins • BBS 1
Gardner • AC 1
Gisentaner • NLG 1
Gómez • PTG 1
Henderson • AC 1
Levis • CSE 1
McClure • BBS 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Ruiz • CSE 1
Yokely • BBS 1
Hubbard • 2TM 1

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Shields • AC 306
2. Yokely • BBS 177
3. Mirabal • CSE 172
4. Henderson • AC 143
5. Farrell • AC 137
6. Hubbard • 2TM 115
7. Lockhart • AC 108
8. McClure • BBS 91
9. Winters • NLG 89
10. Rector • NLG 88

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. Yokely • BBS 3.49
2. Henderson • AC 3.61
3. Rector • NLG 3.90
4. Gisentaner • NLG 3.99
5. Mirabal • CSE 4.14
6. Winters • NLG 4.18
7. Farrell • AC 4.42
8. Gardner • AC 4.44
9. Hayes • BBS 4.46
10. Hubbard • 2TM 4.49

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. Yokely • BBS 45
2. Farrell • AC 19
3. Henderson • AC 15
4. Mirabal • CSE 15
5. Shields • AC 15
6. Fabré • CSE 12
7. Campbell • NLG 9
8. Hubbard • 2TM 7
9. Pritchett • PTG 5
10. Lockhart • AC 2

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. Yokely • BBS 4.3
2. Farrell • AC 1.7
3. Shields • AC 1.4
4. Henderson • AC 1.4
Mirabal • CSE 1.4
6. Fabré • CSE 1.1
7. Campbell • NLG 0.9
8. Hubbard • 2TM 0.6
9. Pritchett • PTG 0.5
10. Lockhart • AC 0.2

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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