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Team Advanced Pitching

Team Advanced Pitching Table
Batting Against Pitching Ratios Win Probability
Tm BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24
Birmingham Black Barons1.6%12.7%7.4%
Chicago American Giants1.0%12.8%8.0%
Cincinnati Tigers0.6%17.3%4.6%
Detroit Stars1.0%11.2%9.8%
Indianapolis Athletics0.2%12.3%7.7%
Kansas City Monarchs0.5%18.5%6.0%
Memphis Red Sox0.5%10.9%9.2%
St. Louis Stars1.9%8.5%9.6%
League Average0.9%13.8%7.4%
0.9%13.8%7.4%

Player Advanced Pitching

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Player Advanced Pitching Table
Pitching Ratios
Rk Player Age Team IP HR% K% BB% Awards
1 Hilton Smith 30 2TM 135.1 0.4 20.7 5.3 AS
1 Hilton Smith 30 KCM 133.1 0.4 20.6 5.4
1 Hilton Smith 30 CAG 2.0 0.0 28.6 0.0
2 Jesse Houston 27 CT 129.2 0.4 17.9 4.2
3 Willie Cornelius 30 CAG 110.0 1.1 15.6 7.8
4 Tommy Johnson 22 SL2 97.1 1.0 8.4 8.4
5 Porter Moss 27 3TM 88.0 1.1 16.5 3.5 AS
5 Porter Moss 27 CT 80.0 1.2 17.1 3.5
5 Porter Moss 27 KCM 3.0 0.0 7.7 0.0
5 Porter Moss 27 CAG 5.0 0.0 13.6 4.5
6 Bill Foster* 33 CAG 80.2 1.1 12.8 8.4
7 Floyd Kranson 23 3TM 80.2 0.5 13.5 8.4
7 Floyd Kranson 23 KCM 55.0 0.8 15.1 8.6
7 Floyd Kranson 23 MRS 21.2 0.0 10.9 9.1
7 Floyd Kranson 23 CAG 4.0 0.0 6.3 0.0
8 Ted Trent 33 CAG 75.0 0.6 14.0 4.7 AS
9 Vet Barnes 25 KCM 69.1 0.7 16.1 6.5
10 Henry McHenry 27 KCM 67.1 0.4 14.8 6.7
11 Jack Bruton 25 BBB 60.2 2.3 12.9 5.7
12 Andy Cooper* 40 2TM 57.2 0.4 17.8 4.4
12 Andy Cooper* 40 KCM 49.2 0.0 19.1 2.7
12 Andy Cooper* 40 CAG 8.0 2.7 10.8 13.5
13 Eugene Bremer 20 CT 57.0 0.0 13.2 4.8
14 Willie Ferrell* 23 BBB 55.2 1.2 9.3 8.6
15 Percy Miller* 40 DTS 54.1 0.7 10.1 14.9
16 Cliff Blackmon 23 CAG 54.0 0.8 10.8 10.4
17 Lefty Wilson* 20 2TM 53.1 0.0 16.6 5.4
17 Lefty Wilson* 20 KCM 35.0 0.0 14.9 4.7
17 Lefty Wilson* 20 MRS 18.1 0.0 20.0 6.7
18 Daniel Webster 25 DTS 48.1 0.9 10.8 5.4
19 Johnny Markham 28 KCM 47.2 1.4 22.7 6.3
20 Claude Hayslett 24 2TM 47.2 0.5 10.0 8.1
20 Claude Hayslett 24 MRS 3.2 5.3 0.0 10.5
20 Claude Hayslett 24 IA 44.0 0.0 11.0 7.9
21 Leo Hannibal 26 IA 47.0 0.0 15.3 8.6
22 John Griffin* 23 SL2 44.1 3.1 7.0 11.8
23 Nick Bryant 26 MRS 43.0 0.4 7.0 8.7
24 Cornelius Cook* 27 IA 41.1 0.0 10.6 7.8
25 Dean Thomas 24 DTS 40.0 1.1 15.6 9.5
26 Willie Jefferson 33 CT 39.1 1.1 18.2 4.4
27 Red Howard* 27 BBB 37.1 2.3 14.6 8.2
28 Malvin Powell 29 CAG 36.1 0.0 6.1 8.5
29 Provine Bradley 29 CT 34.1 0.0 8.6 6.6
30 Robert Hughes IA 34.1 0.0 11.4 3.4
31 Bo Mitchell 25 BBB 34.0 0.0 14.7 3.9
32 Emery Adams 25 MRS 32.1 0.7 8.1 10.1
33 Bob Madison 26 MRS 30.0 0.0 17.5 8.4
34 Johnny Reed 21 2TM 28.1 0.0 9.2 10.8
34 Johnny Reed 21 SL2 26.1 0.0 9.1 9.9
34 Johnny Reed 21 IA 2.0 0.0 11.1 22.2
35 Bill Howard* 2TM 26.0 0.9 10.9 10.0
35 Bill Howard* MRS 4.2 0.0 5.6 16.7
35 Bill Howard* IA 21.1 1.1 12.0 8.7
36 Ben Henderson BBB 24.0 1.7 16.7 8.3
37 Elbert Eatmon 22 BBB 23.0 0.9 11.2 7.5
38 Walter Thomas 25 2TM 20.1 1.9 15.9 7.5
38 Walter Thomas 25 DTS 8.1 1.8 10.9 3.6
38 Walter Thomas 25 CAG 12.0 1.9 21.2 11.5
39 Roy Partlow* 25 CT 20.0 2.4 36.9 7.1
40 Frank Bradley 19 KCM 17.1 0.0 35.8 9.0
41 Hill* SL2 15.0 2.6 12.8 1.3
42 Homer Curry 32 MRS 13.1 1.5 9.2 7.7
43 Ted Radcliffe 34 CT 12.1 0.0 18.4 6.1 AS
44 Charley Justice 23 DTS 9.2 2.0 16.3 12.2
45 Joe May 23 SL2 9.1 6.4 10.6 17.0
46 Granville Lyons* 28 MRS 9.0 0.0 0.0 8.9
47 Claude Miller 23 SL2 8.1 6.5 4.3 13.0
48 Lefty Calhoun* 25 MRS 7.2 0.0 32.1 7.1
49 Joe Lillard 32 CAG 7.2 5.0 2.5 7.5
50 Eli Underwood 30 DTS 6.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
51 Robert Dean 21 SL2 5.1 3.4 17.2 10.3
52 Bullet Rogan 43 KCM 5.1 0.0 20.0 4.0
53 Glenn Dixon 28 SL2 4.2 0.0 7.4 14.8
54 Brewster DTS 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
55 Buck O'Neil 25 MRS 3.2 0.0 12.5 0.0
56 Tom Glover* 24 MRS 3.0 4.3 13.0 17.4
57 Julius Osley 22 BBB 2.2 0.0 0.0 25.0
58 Joe Sparks 26 SL2 2.2 0.0 22.2 11.1
59 Henry Williams 44 SL2 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
60 Bill Carter SL2 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
61 Zack Clayton* 24 CAG 2.1 6.7 20.0 20.0
62 Floyd Holston BBB 2.1 10.0 20.0 10.0
63 Sammy Hughes 26 IA 2.1 5.9 17.6 11.8
64 Barney Morris 27 CT 2.1 0.0 25.0 0.0 AS
65 Al Parker* IA 2.1 0.0 7.1 14.3
66 Wesley Hardiman 31 SL2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
67 Albert Davis DTS 1.1 0.0 0.0 25.0
68 Dizzy Royal 22 IA 1.1 0.0 25.0 25.0
69 Johnson KCM 1.0 0.0 20.0 20.0
70 Newt Allen 36 KCM 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 AS
71 Chuck Bowen IA 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
72 Norman Cross 26 CAG 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
73 Cornelius Augustus* 31 SL2 0.1 0.0 0.0 57.1
74 Cannonball Berry 25 SL2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
75 Harry Cunningham 32 MRS 0.1 0.0 0.0 20.0
76 Carl Howard 32 CAG 0.1 0.0 0.0 16.7
77 Zell Miles 27 CAG 0.1 0.0 50.0 0.0
78 William Sumrall 20 MRS 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0
League Average 0.9 13.8 7.4
Player Advanced Pitching Table
Batting Against Pitching Ratios
Rk Player Age Team IP OBP BAbip HR% K% BB% Awards
1 Willie Cornelius 30 CAG 28.2 3.000 -1.125 0.0 14.7 6.4
2 Andy Cooper* 40 KCM 17.0 2.667 -1.429 0.0 10.6 6.1
3 Hilton Smith 30 KCM 15.0 4.800 -1.118 0.0 24.6 5.8
4 Bill Foster* 33 CAG 6.1 6.000 -2.500 0.0 8.3 4.2
5 Frank Bradley 19 KCM 5.0 5.000 -0.571 0.0 35.0 5.0
6 Floyd Kranson 23 KCM 5.0 4.500 -3.500 0.0 7.7 7.7
7 Norman Cross 26 CAG 4.0 4.500 0.0 0.0 9.1
8 Porter Moss 27 CAG 3.0 6.000 -1.000 5.9 17.6 5.9
League Average 3.778 -1.345 0.3 15.3 6.2

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