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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Smith3TM 5.8
2. BrownKCM 3.3
3. HoustonCT 3.2
4. Allen3TM 3.1
5. BarnesKCM 2.9
6. CorneliusCAG 2.8
7. BremerCT 2.6
8. Moss4TM 2.0
9. FosterCAG 1.8
10. EasterlingCT 1.8
TrentCAG 1.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. Smith2TM 5.5
2. CorneliusCAG 3.0
3. HoustonCT 3.0
4. BarnesKCM 2.6
5. BremerCT 2.3
6. TrentCAG 2.0
7. Moss3TM 1.9
8. Cooper2TM 1.6
9. FosterCAG 1.6
10. MitchellBBB 1.5
Earned Run Average
1. BremerCT 1.47
2. Smith2TM 1.66
3. BarnesKCM 2.08
4. HoustonCT 2.26
5. McHenryKCM 2.27
6. TrentCAG 2.59
7. Cooper2TM 2.61
8. Wilson2TM 2.70
9. CorneliusCAG 2.88
10. Moss3TM 2.99
Wins
1. Smith2TM 11
2. BarnesKCM 9
HoustonCT 9
4. MarkhamKCM 7
5. BremerCT 5
CorneliusCAG 5
TrentCAG 5
8. Kranson3TM 4
FosterCAG 4
10. Wilson2TM 3
Moss3TM 3
Cooper2TM 3
HowardBBB 3
HannibalIA 3
BlackmonCAG 3
FerrellBBB 3
BrutonBBB 3
Win-Loss %
1. MarkhamKCM 1.000
2. BarnesKCM .818
3. HoustonCT .750
4. Smith2TM .733
5. BremerCT .714
6. Wilson2TM .600
Cooper2TM .600
HowardBBB .600
9. CorneliusCAG .556
10. HendersonBBB .500
Hayslett2TM .500
MadisonMRS .500
HannibalIA .500
GriffinSL2 .500
CookIA .500
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Smith2TM 0.859
2. BremerCT 0.891
3. Cooper2TM 0.903
4. HoustonCT 1.093
5. Moss3TM 1.094
6. BarnesKCM 1.125
7. CorneliusCAG 1.136
8. McHenryKCM 1.144
9. Wilson2TM 1.163
10. TrentCAG 1.233
Hits per 9 IP
1. Smith2TM 5.870
2. BremerCT 6.382
3. Cooper2TM 6.597
4. CorneliusCAG 7.165
5. McHenryKCM 7.752
6. BarnesKCM 7.788
7. HoustonCT 8.140
8. Hayslett2TM 8.357
9. Wilson2TM 8.438
10. Moss3TM 8.520
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Moss3TM 1.328
2. Cooper2TM 1.534
3. HughesIA 1.573
4. BremerCT 1.636
5. HoustonCT 1.693
6. JeffersonCT 1.831
7. TrentCAG 1.849
8. Smith2TM 1.864
9. Wilson2TM 2.025
10. BrutonBBB 2.225
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. MarkhamKCM 8.874
2. JeffersonCT 7.551
3. Smith2TM 6.836
4. HoustonCT 6.770
5. Moss3TM 6.307
6. ThomasDTS 6.300
7. Wilson2TM 6.244
8. Cooper2TM 6.136
9. HannibalIA 6.128
10. HowardBBB 5.973
Games Played
1. Smith2TM 21
2. CorneliusCAG 17
3. FosterCAG 16
HoustonCT 16
5. McHenryKCM 15
TrentCAG 15
Kranson3TM 15
BarnesKCM 15
9. Moss3TM 14
10. JohnsonSL2 13
Saves
1. McHenryKCM 3
2. BarnesKCM 2
TrentCAG 2
Howard2TM 2
5. CorneliusCAG 1
RoganKCM 1
Allen2TM 1
Smith2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Smith2TM 130.1
2. HoustonCT 111.2
3. CorneliusCAG 103.0
4. JohnsonSL2 90.1
5. Moss3TM 81.1
6. FosterCAG 80.2
Kranson3TM 80.2
8. TrentCAG 73.0
9. BarnesKCM 69.1
10. McHenryKCM 67.1
Strikeouts
1. Smith2TM 99
2. HoustonCT 84
3. CorneliusCAG 66
4. Moss3TM 57
5. Kranson3TM 50
6. MarkhamKCM 47
7. FosterCAG 46
8. BarnesKCM 45
9. McHenryKCM 42
10. TrentCAG 41
Games Started
1. Smith2TM 16
2. HoustonCT 15
3. CorneliusCAG 12
4. JohnsonSL2 11
5. McHenryKCM 10
6. TrentCAG 8
FosterCAG 8
FerrellBBB 8
Moss3TM 8
MillerDTS 8
Complete Games
1. HoustonCT 10
2. Smith2TM 9
3. JohnsonSL2 7
4. Moss3TM 6
BrutonBBB 6
CorneliusCAG 6
7. BarnesKCM 5
Cooper2TM 5
TrentCAG 5
MillerDTS 5
FerrellBBB 5
BremerCT 5
Shutouts
1. TrentCAG 3
Smith2TM 3
3. BremerCT 2
FosterCAG 2
5. BlackmonCAG 1
CorneliusCAG 1
HoustonCT 1
McHenryKCM 1
MitchellBBB 1
Wilson2TM 1
Home Runs
1. GriffinSL2 7
2. BrutonBBB 6
3. JohnsonSL2 4
CorneliusCAG 4
HowardBBB 4
FosterCAG 4
7. MaySL2 3
MarkhamKCM 3
MillerSL2 3
FerrellBBB 3
Moss3TM 3
Bases on Balls
1. MillerDTS 40
2. JohnsonSL2 38
3. CorneliusCAG 35
4. Kranson3TM 31
5. FosterCAG 30
6. Smith2TM 27
7. BlackmonCAG 26
GriffinSL2 26
9. FerrellBBB 22
10. HoustonCT 21
Hits
1. JohnsonSL2 132
2. HoustonCT 101
3. Smith2TM 85
4. Kranson3TM 84
5. CorneliusCAG 82
BrutonBBB 82
7. FosterCAG 77
Moss3TM 77
9. TrentCAG 75
10. BlackmonCAG 71
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Moss3TM 4.750
2. JeffersonCT 4.125
3. Cooper2TM 4.000
HoustonCT 4.000
5. Smith2TM 3.667
6. MarkhamKCM 3.615
7. HughesIA 3.333
8. Wilson2TM 3.083
9. BremerCT 2.900
10. TrentCAG 2.733
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. BremerCT 0.000
Wilson2TM 0.000
BryantMRS 0.000
CookIA 0.000
PowellCAG 0.000
HughesIA 0.000
HannibalIA 0.000
8. McHenryKCM 0.134
9. Smith2TM 0.138
10. Cooper2TM 0.153
Losses
1. JohnsonSL2 9
2. McHenryKCM 6
MillerDTS 6
TrentCAG 6
5. HughesIA 5
FosterCAG 5
Kranson3TM 5
8. FerrellBBB 4
Moss3TM 4
CorneliusCAG 4
Smith2TM 4
BrutonBBB 4
BlackmonCAG 4
Earned Runs
1. JohnsonSL2 63
2. GriffinSL2 43
3. MillerDTS 40
4. BrutonBBB 37
5. FosterCAG 35
FerrellBBB 35
7. BlackmonCAG 33
CorneliusCAG 33
9. BryantMRS 32
HowardBBB 32
Wild Pitches
1. Kranson3TM 8
2. Thomas2TM 4
JohnsonSL2 4
4. BrutonBBB 2
TrentCAG 2
RoganKCM 2
HowardBBB 2
FosterCAG 2
CorneliusCAG 2
10. Wilson2TM 1
BarnesKCM 1
Smith2TM 1
CrossCAG 1
EatmonBBB 1
PartlowCT 1
MillerDTS 1
McHenryKCM 1
MarkhamKCM 1
GriffinSL2 1
HoustonCT 1
HillSL2 1
Hit By Pitch
1. HoustonCT 7
2. MillerDTS 6
Kranson3TM 6
4. PowellCAG 4
Moss3TM 4
FerrellBBB 4
7. BarnesKCM 3
WebsterDTS 3
DavisDTS 3
CorneliusCAG 3
Batters Faced
1. Smith2TM 494
2. HoustonCT 473
3. JohnsonSL2 438
4. CorneliusCAG 424
5. Kranson3TM 371
6. FosterCAG 358
7. Moss3TM 340
8. TrentCAG 311
9. McHenryKCM 283
10. BarnesKCM 279
Games Finished
1. BarnesKCM 7
2. WebsterDTS 6
FosterCAG 6
4. Kranson3TM 5
McHenryKCM 5
TrentCAG 5
CorneliusCAG 5
8. Smith2TM 4
PowellCAG 4
RadcliffeCT 4
Moss3TM 4
GriffinSL2 4
EatmonBBB 4
Adjusted ERA+
1. BremerCT 306
2. Smith2TM 271
3. BarnesKCM 217
4. HoustonCT 199
5. McHenryKCM 198
6. TrentCAG 174
7. Cooper2TM 174
8. Wilson2TM 168
9. CorneliusCAG 156
10. Moss3TM 152
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Wilson2TM 2.49
2. Smith2TM 2.50
3. HughesIA 2.56
4. Cooper2TM 2.62
5. HoustonCT 2.68
6. BremerCT 2.69
7. Moss3TM 2.87
8. MarkhamKCM 2.93
9. JeffersonCT 2.95
10. McHenryKCM 3.04
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Smith2TM 41
2. HoustonCT 24
3. BarnesKCM 19
4. CorneliusCAG 18
5. BremerCT 17
6. McHenryKCM 14
7. Moss3TM 14
8. TrentCAG 13
9. Cooper2TM 12
10. MitchellBBB 10
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Smith2TM 3.9
2. HoustonCT 2.2
3. BarnesKCM 1.8
4. BremerCT 1.7
5. CorneliusCAG 1.6
6. McHenryKCM 1.3
7. Moss3TM 1.2
8. TrentCAG 1.2
9. Cooper2TM 1.2
10. MitchellBBB 1.0

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