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Negro American 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. 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 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. Smith • 2TM 5.8
2. Houston • CT 3.6
3. Cornelius • CAG 3.3
4. Barnes • KCM 2.6
5. Bremer • CT 2.4
6. Mitchell • BBB 2.0
7. Trent • CAG 1.9
8. Cooper • 2TM 1.6
9. Foster • CAG 1.6
10. McHenry • KCM 1.5

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. Bremer • CT 1.58
2. Smith • 2TM 1.60
3. Barnes • KCM 2.08
4. McHenry • KCM 2.27
5. Houston • CT 2.43
6. Cooper • 2TM 2.65
7. Wilson • 2TM 2.70
8. Trent • CAG 2.76
9. Cornelius • CAG 2.86
10. Moss • 3TM 2.97

Wins

Wins

1. Smith • 2TM 12
2. Houston • CT 11
3. Barnes • KCM 9
4. Markham • KCM 7
5. Cornelius • CAG 6
6. Bremer • CT 5
Trent • CAG 5
8. Moss • 3TM 4
Kranson • 3TM 4
Foster • CAG 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. Markham • KCM 1.000
2. Barnes • KCM .818
3. Houston • CT .786
4. Mitchell • BBB .750
Smith • 2TM .750
6. Bremer • CT .714
7. Cornelius • CAG .600
Cook • IA .600
Wilson • 2TM .600
Howard • BBB .600
Cooper • 2TM .600

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Smith • 2TM 0.850
2. Bremer • CT 0.912
3. Cooper • 2TM 0.919
4. Cornelius • CAG 1.100
5. Houston • CT 1.103
6. Barnes • KCM 1.125
Moss • 3TM 1.125
8. McHenry • KCM 1.144
9. Wilson • 2TM 1.163
10. Trent • CAG 1.253

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Smith • 2TM 5.852
2. Bremer • CT 6.474
3. Cooper • 2TM 6.711
4. Cornelius • CAG 7.036
5. McHenry • KCM 7.752
6. Barnes • KCM 7.788
7. Hayslett • 2TM 8.308
8. Houston • CT 8.329
9. Wilson • 2TM 8.438
10. Foster • CAG 8.591

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. Moss • 3TM 1.330
2. Cooper • 2TM 1.561
3. Houston • CT 1.596
4. Bremer • CT 1.737
5. Smith • 2TM 1.796
6. Trent • CAG 1.800
7. Jefferson • CT 1.831
8. Wilson • 2TM 2.025
9. Bruton • BBB 2.225
10. Webster • DTS 2.234

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Markham • KCM 8.874
2. Jefferson • CT 7.551
3. Smith • 2TM 7.049
4. Houston • CT 6.802
5. Moss • 3TM 6.341
6. Thomas • DTS 6.300
7. Wilson • 2TM 6.244
8. Cooper • 2TM 6.243
9. Hannibal • IA 6.128
10. Howard • BBB 6.027

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Smith • 2TM 22
2. Cornelius • CAG 18
Houston • CT 18
4. Foster • CAG 16
Trent • CAG 16
Moss • 3TM 16
7. McHenry • KCM 15
Kranson • 3TM 15
Barnes • KCM 15
10. Johnson • SL2 14

Saves

Saves

1. McHenry • KCM 3
Trent • CAG 3
3. Barnes • KCM 2
Howard • 2TM 2
5. Cornelius • CAG 1
Rogan • KCM 1
Allen • 2TM 1
Smith • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Smith • 2TM 135.1
2. Houston • CT 129.2
3. Cornelius • CAG 110.0
4. Johnson • SL2 97.1
5. Moss • 3TM 88.0
6. Kranson • 3TM 80.2
Foster • CAG 80.2
8. Trent • CAG 75.0
9. Barnes • KCM 69.1
10. McHenry • KCM 67.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Smith • 2TM 106
2. Houston • CT 98
3. Cornelius • CAG 70
4. Moss • 3TM 62
5. Kranson • 3TM 50
6. Markham • KCM 47
7. Foster • CAG 46
8. Barnes • KCM 45
Trent • CAG 45
10. McHenry • KCM 42

Games Started

Games Started

1. Smith • 2TM 17
Houston • CT 17
3. Cornelius • CAG 13
4. Johnson • SL2 11
5. McHenry • KCM 10
6. Moss • 3TM 9
7. Trent • CAG 8
Miller • DTS 8
Foster • CAG 8
Ferrell • BBB 8

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Houston • CT 12
2. Smith • 2TM 9
3. Johnson • SL2 7
4. Moss • 3TM 6
Bruton • BBB 6
Cornelius • CAG 6
7. Barnes • KCM 5
Cooper • 2TM 5
Trent • CAG 5
Miller • DTS 5
Ferrell • BBB 5
Bremer • CT 5

Shutouts

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

1. Trent • CAG 3
Smith • 2TM 3
3. Bremer • CT 2
Foster • CAG 2
Mitchell • BBB 2
6. Blackmon • CAG 1
Cornelius • CAG 1
Houston • CT 1
McHenry • KCM 1
Wilson • 2TM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Griffin • SL2 7
2. Bruton • BBB 6
3. Johnson • SL2 5
Cornelius • CAG 5
5. Foster • CAG 4
Howard • BBB 4
Moss • 3TM 4
8. Ferrell • BBB 3
Miller • SL2 3
May • SL2 3
Markham • KCM 3

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Miller • DTS 40
Johnson • SL2 40
3. Cornelius • CAG 35
4. Kranson • 3TM 31
5. Foster • CAG 30
6. Smith • 2TM 27
Griffin • SL2 27
8. Blackmon • CAG 26
9. Houston • CT 23
10. Ferrell • BBB 22

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Johnson • SL2 149
2. Houston • CT 120
3. Smith • 2TM 88
4. Cornelius • CAG 86
Moss • 3TM 86
6. Kranson • 3TM 84
7. Bruton • BBB 82
8. Trent • CAG 79
9. Foster • CAG 77
10. Blackmon • CAG 71

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. Moss • 3TM 4.769
2. Houston • CT 4.261
3. Jefferson • CT 4.125
4. Cooper • 2TM 4.000
5. Smith • 2TM 3.926
6. Markham • KCM 3.615
7. Wilson • 2TM 3.083
8. Trent • CAG 3.000
9. Bremer • CT 2.727
10. Barnes • KCM 2.500

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. Bremer • CT 0.000
Wilson • 2TM 0.000
Cook • IA 0.000
Hannibal • IA 0.000
Powell • CAG 0.000
6. Smith • 2TM 0.133
7. McHenry • KCM 0.134
8. Houston • CT 0.139
9. Cooper • 2TM 0.156
10. Hayslett • 2TM 0.189

Losses

Losses

1. Johnson • SL2 9
2. Miller • DTS 6
Trent • CAG 6
McHenry • KCM 6
5. Hughes • IA 5
Foster • CAG 5
Kranson • 3TM 5
Moss • 3TM 5
Bryant • MRS 5
10. Cornelius • CAG 4
Smith • 2TM 4
Bruton • BBB 4
Ferrell • BBB 4
Blackmon • CAG 4

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Johnson • SL2 76
2. Griffin • SL2 49
3. Bryant • MRS 45
4. Miller • DTS 40
5. Bruton • BBB 37
Ferrell • BBB 37
7. Houston • CT 35
Cornelius • CAG 35
Foster • CAG 35
10. Blackmon • CAG 33

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Kranson • 3TM 8
2. Thomas • 2TM 4
Johnson • SL2 4
4. Bruton • BBB 2
Cornelius • CAG 2
Foster • CAG 2
Howard • BBB 2
Trent • CAG 2
Rogan • KCM 2
10. Cross • CAG 1
Eatmon • BBB 1
Griffin • SL2 1
Hill • SL2 1
Houston • CT 1
Markham • KCM 1
McHenry • KCM 1
Miller • DTS 1
Partlow • CT 1
Hayslett • 2TM 1
Smith • 2TM 1
Barnes • KCM 1
Wilson • 2TM 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Houston • CT 7
2. Miller • DTS 6
Kranson • 3TM 6
4. Powell • CAG 4
Adams • MRS 4
Webster • DTS 4
Moss • 3TM 4
Ferrell • BBB 4
9. Barnes • KCM 3
Davis • DTS 3
Cornelius • CAG 3
Bryant • MRS 3

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Houston • CT 548
2. Smith • 2TM 511
3. Johnson • SL2 479
4. Cornelius • CAG 448
5. Moss • 3TM 375
6. Kranson • 3TM 371
7. Foster • CAG 358
8. Trent • CAG 321
9. McHenry • KCM 283
10. Barnes • KCM 279

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. Barnes • KCM 7
2. Foster • CAG 6
Trent • CAG 6
Webster • DTS 6
5. Moss • 3TM 5
Kranson • 3TM 5
McHenry • KCM 5
Cornelius • CAG 5
9. Powell • CAG 4
Radcliffe • CT 4
Smith • 2TM 4
Eatmon • BBB 4
Griffin • SL2 4

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Bremer • CT 290
2. Smith • 2TM 287
3. Barnes • KCM 220
4. McHenry • KCM 201
5. Houston • CT 188
6. Cooper • 2TM 174
7. Wilson • 2TM 171
8. Trent • CAG 166
9. Cornelius • CAG 160
10. Moss • 3TM 155

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. Smith • 2TM 2.45
2. Wilson • 2TM 2.51
3. Houston • CT 2.61
4. Cooper • 2TM 2.63
5. Bremer • CT 2.80
6. Markham • KCM 2.95
7. Jefferson • CT 2.97
8. Moss • 3TM 2.99
9. Trent • CAG 3.05
10. McHenry • KCM 3.06

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. Smith • 2TM 45
2. Houston • CT 28
3. Cornelius • CAG 20
4. Barnes • KCM 20
5. Bremer • CT 18
6. McHenry • KCM 15
7. Mitchell • BBB 14
8. Trent • CAG 13
9. Moss • 3TM 13
10. Cooper • 2TM 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. Smith • 2TM 4.2
2. Houston • CT 2.6
3. Cornelius • CAG 1.8
4. Barnes • KCM 1.8
5. Bremer • CT 1.7
6. Mitchell • BBB 1.4
7. McHenry • KCM 1.3
8. Cooper • 2TM 1.2
Trent • CAG 1.2
10. Moss • 3TM 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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