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1937 Negro American League Batting Leaders

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Rankings of Negro League players should consider that Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions

Negro American 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. Smith • 3TM 6.3

2. Houston • CT 3.8

3. Brown • KCM 3.2

4. Cornelius • CAG 3.1

5. Allen • 3TM 3.0

6. Barnes • KCM 2.9

7. Bremer • CT 2.6

8. Mitchell • BBB 2.2

9. Foster • CAG 1.8

10. Easterling • CT 1.7

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. Brown • KCM 3.2

2. Allen • 2TM 3.0

3. Easterling • CT 1.7

4. Strong • 3TM 1.7

5. Radcliff • CAG 1.5

6. Davenport • CT 1.4

7. Robinson • CT 1.4

8. Brooks • KCM 1.2

9. Stearnes • 2TM 1.2

10. Curry • 3TM 1.0

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. Brown • KCM 2.9

2. Allen • 2TM 1.7

3. Easterling • CT 1.5

4. Strong • 3TM 1.5

5. Radcliff • CAG 1.2

6. Whatley • BBB 1.2

7. Davenport • CT 1.1

8. Stearnes • 2TM 1.1

9. Curry • 3TM 1.0

10. Robinson • CT 0.9

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. Allen • 2TM 1.4

2. Duncan • 2TM 0.5

3. Radcliffe • CT 0.5

4. Bankhead • BBB 0.4

Robinson • CT 0.4

6. Radcliff • CAG 0.4

7. Bond • CAG 0.4

Carter • CT 0.4

9. Brooks • KCM 0.4

10. Easterling • CT 0.3

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. Carter • 2TM .394

2. Brown • KCM .370

3. Strong • 3TM .345

4. Whatley • BBB .345

Easterling • CT .345

6. Davenport • CT .337

7. Pearson • SL2 .327

8. Allen • 2TM .324

9. Radcliff • CAG .302

10. Woods • BBB .301

On-Base%

(H + BB + HBP)/(At Bats + BB + HBP + SF) For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA per team game played

1. Strong • 3TM .442

2. Brown • KCM .423

3. Dwight • KCM .418

4. Carter • 2TM .411

5. Pearson • SL2 .408

6. Easterling • CT .395

7. Allen • 2TM .392

8. Davenport • CT .383

9. Whatley • BBB .372

10. Woods • BBB .368

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. Whatley • BBB .655

2. Brown • KCM .648

3. Strong • 3TM .555

4. Easterling • CT .545

5. Pearson • SL2 .500

6. Radcliff • CAG .497

7. Woods • BBB .487

8. Davenport • CT .486

9. Carter • 2TM .459

10. Robinson • CT .451

On-Base Plus Slugging

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

1. Brown • KCM 1.071

2. Whatley • BBB 1.027

3. Strong • 3TM .996

4. Easterling • CT .940

5. Pearson • SL2 .908

6. Carter • 2TM .869

7. Davenport • CT .869

8. Woods • BBB .855

9. Radcliff • CAG .834

10. Allen • 2TM .814

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Allen • 2TM 58

2. Brooks • KCM 57

Brown • KCM 57

Milton • 2TM 57

5. Mayweather • KCM 54

6. Duncan • 2TM 52

7. Redus • CAG 46

8. Gilyard • 2TM 45

Sparks • 2TM 45

10. Marshall • CAG 44

Radcliff • CAG 44

Robinson • CT 44

Taylor • CT 44

At Bats

1. Allen • 2TM 225

2. Brown • KCM 219

3. Milton • 2TM 218

4. Brooks • KCM 202

5. Mayweather • KCM 196

6. Davenport • CT 175

7. Radcliff • CAG 169

8. Gilyard • 2TM 166

9. Carter • CT 165

10. Robinson • CT 162

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. Allen • 2TM 252

Milton • 2TM 252

3. Brown • KCM 240

4. Brooks • KCM 227

5. Mayweather • KCM 210

6. Davenport • CT 189

7. Duncan • 2TM 188

8. Carter • CT 186

9. Robinson • CT 183

10. Radcliff • CAG 180

Sparks • 2TM 180

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Milton • 2TM 64

2. Brown • KCM 52

3. Allen • 2TM 44

4. Bond • CAG 41

5. Davenport • CT 38

Dwight • KCM 38

7. Brooks • KCM 37

8. Robinson • CT 36

9. Mayweather • KCM 33

10. Strong • 3TM 29

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Brown • KCM 81

2. Allen • 2TM 73

3. Davenport • CT 59

4. Milton • 2TM 57

5. Mayweather • KCM 55

6. Brooks • KCM 52

7. Radcliff • CAG 51

8. Easterling • CT 50

9. Robinson • CT 47

Gilyard • 2TM 47

Total Bases

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

1. Brown • KCM 142

2. Allen • 2TM 95

3. Davenport • CT 85

Mayweather • KCM 85

5. Radcliff • CAG 84

Brooks • KCM 84

7. Easterling • CT 79

8. Milton • 2TM 78

9. Whatley • BBB 76

10. Robinson • CT 73

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Strong • 3TM 16

2. Brooks • KCM 14

3. Easterling • CT 12

4. Davenport • CT 11

Brown • KCM 11

6. Robinson • CT 9

Duncan • 2TM 9

8. Harris • CT 8

Allen • 2TM 8

Gilyard • 2TM 8

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Brown • KCM 10

Radcliff • CAG 10

3. Mayweather • KCM 7

Whatley • BBB 7

Easterling • CT 7

6. Brooks • KCM 6

Davenport • CT 6

8. Hale • DTS 5

9. Robinson • CT 4

Thurman • SL2 4

Pearson • SL2 4

O'Neil • MRS 4

Allen • 2TM 4

Milton • 2TM 4

Woods • BBB 4

Bond • CAG 4

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Brown • KCM 10

2. Whatley • BBB 5

Stearnes • 2TM 5

4. Woods • BBB 3

Dunlap • CAG 3

Mayweather • KCM 3

Radcliff • CAG 3

Hale • DTS 3

Robinson • CT 3

10. Brooks • KCM 2

Pearson • SL2 2

Walker • SL2 2

Allen • 2TM 2

Curry • 3TM 2

Dunbar • 2TM 2

Gilyard • 2TM 2

McCall • 3TM 2

Milton • 2TM 2

Sparks • 2TM 2

Marshall • CAG 2

Taylor • CT 2

Harris • CT 2

Runs Batted In

1. Brown • KCM 60

2. Allen • 2TM 50

3. Radcliff • CAG 36

4. Mayweather • KCM 34

5. Whatley • BBB 31

Robinson • CT 31

7. Easterling • CT 30

Brooks • KCM 30

9. Milton • 2TM 29

10. Duncan • 2TM 27

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Dwight • KCM 31

2. Milton • 2TM 30

3. Brooks • KCM 23

4. Allen • 2TM 22

5. Bond • CAG 19

Brown • KCM 19

7. Duncan • 2TM 18

Sparks • 2TM 18

9. Carter • CT 17

Robinson • CT 17

Stolen Bases

1. Milton • 2TM 33

2. Dwight • KCM 22

3. Allen • 2TM 13

4. Radcliff • CAG 11

5. Simms • 3TM 10

Redus • CAG 10

Brown • KCM 10

8. Curry • 3TM 8

9. Bond • CAG 7

Gilliard • MRS 7

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Allen • 2TM 59

2. Brown • KCM 50

3. Milton • 2TM 44

4. Davenport • CT 41

5. Mayweather • KCM 38

6. Carter • 2TM 37

7. Radcliff • CAG 34

Gilyard • 2TM 34

9. Taylor • CT 33

10. Bond • CAG 32

Adjusted OPS+

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

1. Brown • KCM 191

2. Whatley • BBB 178

3. Strong • 3TM 173

4. Easterling • CT 157

5. Pearson • SL2 149

6. Carter • 2TM 139

7. Davenport • CT 138

8. Woods • BBB 134

9. Radcliff • CAG 127

10. Allen • 2TM 124

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. Brown • KCM 60

2. Allen • 2TM 37

3. Davenport • CT 32

4. Easterling • CT 31

5. Radcliff • CAG 28

Brooks • KCM 28

Mayweather • KCM 28

Milton • 2TM 28

9. Whatley • BBB 27

10. Robinson • CT 26

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. Brown • KCM 26

2. Strong • 3TM 13

3. Easterling • CT 11

4. Whatley • BBB 11

5. Stearnes • 2TM 10

6. Davenport • CT 9

7. Allen • 2TM 8

8. Curry • 3TM 8

9. Ray • BBB 8

10. Pearson • SL2 8

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. Brown • KCM 2.5

2. Strong • 3TM 1.2

3. Easterling • CT 1.1

4. Whatley • BBB 1.1

5. Stearnes • 2TM 0.9

6. Davenport • CT 0.9

7. Allen • 2TM 0.8

8. Curry • 3TM 0.8

9. Ray • BBB 0.8

10. Pearson • SL2 0.7

Extra Base Hits

Extra Base Hits Doubles + Triples + Home Runs

1. Brown • KCM 31

2. Brooks • KCM 22

3. Easterling • CT 20

4. Whatley • BBB 19

Strong • 3TM 19

6. Davenport • CT 18

7. Radcliff • CAG 17

Mayweather • KCM 17

9. Robinson • CT 16

10. Allen • 2TM 14

Times On Base

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

1. Brown • KCM 101

2. Allen • 2TM 98

3. Milton • 2TM 89

4. Brooks • KCM 75

5. Davenport • CT 72

6. Mayweather • KCM 68

7. Robinson • CT 64

8. Easterling • CT 62

9. Bond • CAG 60

Radcliff • CAG 60

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. Brown • KCM .842

2. Whatley • BBB .785

3. Strong • 3TM .777

4. Easterling • CT .751

5. Carter • 2TM .748

6. Pearson • SL2 .730

7. Davenport • CT .698

8. Woods • BBB .657

9. Allen • 2TM .646

10. Radcliff • CAG .634

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Marshall • CAG 5

2. Duncan • 2TM 4

Sparks • 2TM 4

Redus • CAG 4

5. Allen • 2TM 3

Dunn • DTS 3

Strong • 3TM 3

Gilyard • 2TM 3

9. Dwight • KCM 2

Pearson • SL2 2

Easterling • CT 2

Davenport • CT 2

Radcliff • CAG 2

Hardy • CAG 2

Milton • 2TM 2

Clayton • CAG 2

Stearnes • 2TM 2

Whatley • BBB 2

Ray • BBB 2

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts)

1. Duncan • 2TM 8

Sparks • 2TM 8

3. Johnson • KCM 6

Harris • CT 6

5. Simms • 3TM 5

Bankhead • BBB 5

Edwards • 2TM 5

8. Bond • CAG 4

Carter • CT 4

Redus • CAG 4

Houston • CT 4

Sanders • 2TM 4

Foster • CAG 4

Moss • 3TM 4

Robinson • CT 4

Byas • CAG 4

Childs • IA 4

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. Brown • KCM 10.0

2. Radcliff • CAG 4.7

3. Milton • 2TM 3.8

4. Whatley • BBB 3.8

5. Allen • 2TM 3.5

6. Dunlap • CAG 3.4

7. Curry • 3TM 3.2

8. Mayweather • KCM 3.0

9. Marshall • CAG 2.4

Woods • BBB 2.4

AB per HR

At Bats Per Home Run

1. Brown • KCM 21.9

2. Whatley • BBB 23.2

3. Woods • BBB 37.7

4. Dunlap • CAG 44.7

5. Robinson • CT 54.0

6. Pearson • SL2 55.0

7. Radcliff • CAG 56.3

8. Harris • CT 58.5

9. Mayweather • KCM 65.3

10. Sparks • 2TM 75.0

Outs Made

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

1. Milton • 2TM 163

2. Allen • 2TM 154

3. Brooks • KCM 152

4. Mayweather • KCM 142

5. Brown • KCM 139

6. Redus • CAG 131

7. Carter • CT 130

8. Duncan • 2TM 129

Sparks • 2TM 129

10. Marshall • CAG 123

rOBA

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

1. Brown • KCM .471

2. Strong • 3TM .452

3. Whatley • BBB .444

4. Easterling • CT .419

5. Pearson • SL2 .414

6. Carter • 2TM .401

7. Davenport • CT .394

8. Allen • 2TM .384

9. Woods • BBB .383

10. Radcliff • CAG .376

Rbat+

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

1. Brown • KCM 181

2. Strong • 3TM 170

3. Whatley • BBB 167

4. Easterling • CT 154

5. Pearson • SL2 149

6. Carter • 2TM 142

7. Davenport • CT 138

8. Woods • BBB 133

9. Allen • 2TM 130

10. Radcliff • CAG 124

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