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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. Walker • KCM 2.7
2. Smith • KCM 2.4
3. Strong • KCM 2.3
4. Brown • KCM 2.1
5. Owens • CBR 2.1
6. Radcliffe • MRS 1.9
7. Bradley • KCM 1.6
8. Stearnes • KCM 1.6
9. Henry • CBR 1.4
Calhoun • SL3 1.4

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. Walker • KCM 2.7
2. Smith • KCM 2.6
3. Owens • CBR 2.0
4. Radcliffe • MRS 1.6
5. Henry • CBR 1.4
6. Bradley • KCM 1.4
7. Wilson • MRS 1.3
8. Calhoun • SL3 1.2
9. Bowe • CAG 1.1
10. Johnson • CAG 1.0

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. Owens • CBR 1.90
2. Walker • KCM 2.11
3. Bowe • CAG 2.42
4. Jefferson • MRS 2.57
5. Smith • KCM 2.65
6. Wilson • MRS 2.82
7. Davis • MRS 2.93
8. Calhoun • SL3 2.96
9. Henry • CBR 3.00
10. Evans • 2TM 3.23

Wins

Wins

1. Walker • KCM 9
2. Owens • CBR 8
3. Bradley • KCM 7
Radcliffe • MRS 7
5. Smith • KCM 6
Henry • CBR 6
7. Houston • CAG 5
8. McAllister • SL3 4
9. Johnson • CAG 3
Wilson • MRS 3
Smith • SL3 3
Moses • KCM 3
Dixon • IAB 3
Dean • SL3 3
Cornelius • CAG 3
Carter • TC 3

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. Carter • TC 1.000
2. Walker • KCM .900
3. Owens • CBR .889
4. Dean • SL3 .750
Henry • CBR .750
6. McAllister • SL3 .667
Johnson • TC .667
8. Bradley • KCM .636
Radcliffe • MRS .636
10. Moses • KCM .600
Smith • KCM .600
Wilson • MRS .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 • KCM 0.959
2. Owens • CBR 1.070
3. Walker • KCM 1.071
4. Radcliffe • MRS 1.079
5. Jefferson • MRS 1.171
6. Calhoun • SL3 1.179
7. Bradley • KCM 1.184
8. Davis • MRS 1.200
9. Bremer • MRS 1.232
10. Cornelius • CAG 1.266

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Henry • CBR 7.000
2. Smith • KCM 7.006
3. Bowe • CAG 7.254
4. Owens • CBR 7.327
5. Calhoun • SL3 7.388
6. Walker • KCM 7.628
7. Bradley • KCM 8.120
8. Bremer • MRS 8.196
9. Evans • 2TM 8.308
10. Radcliffe • MRS 8.479

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. Davis • MRS 0.900
2. Radcliffe • MRS 1.227
3. Jefferson • MRS 1.286
4. Trent • CAG 1.521
5. Smith • KCM 1.623
6. Wilson • MRS 1.878
7. Walker • KCM 2.007
8. Owens • CBR 2.307
9. Cornelius • CAG 2.512
10. Bradley • KCM 2.538

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Bowe • CAG 9.067
2. Smith • KCM 7.177
3. Radcliffe • MRS 6.917
4. Bradley • KCM 6.598
5. Moss • MRS 6.469
6. Walker • KCM 6.223
7. Wilson • MRS 5.635
8. McAllister • SL3 4.894
9. Smith • SL3 4.826
10. Trent • CAG 4.754

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Smith • KCM 21
Walker • KCM 21
3. Johnson • CAG 17
4. Bradley • KCM 16
Cornelius • CAG 16
6. Henry • CBR 15
7. Radcliffe • MRS 14
8. Houston • CAG 13
9. Trent • CAG 12
Kranson • KCM 12

Saves

Saves

1. Smith • KCM 4
2. Calhoun • SL3 2
Walker • KCM 2
4. Hutchinson • KCM 1
Johnson • CAG 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Henry • CBR 108.0
2. Smith • KCM 105.1
3. Cornelius • CAG 100.1
4. Walker • KCM 89.2
5. Bradley • KCM 88.2
6. Radcliffe • MRS 80.2
7. Houston • CAG 77.1
8. Smith • SL3 69.0
9. Calhoun • SL3 67.0
10. Owens • CBR 66.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Smith • KCM 84
2. Bradley • KCM 65
3. Walker • KCM 62
Radcliffe • MRS 62
5. Henry • CBR 54
6. Cornelius • CAG 47
7. Bowe • CAG 45
8. Smith • SL3 37
9. Houston • CAG 36
10. McAllister • SL3 29
Dixon • IAB 29

Games Started

Games Started

1. Henry • CBR 13
2. Smith • KCM 12
3. Cornelius • CAG 11
4. Houston • CAG 10
5. Smith • SL3 9
6. Owens • CBR 8
Walker • KCM 8
Bradley • KCM 8
9. McAllister • SL3 7
Kranson • KCM 7
Johnson • CAG 7

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Owens • CBR 7
Henry • CBR 7
Houston • CAG 7
Smith • SL3 7
5. Radcliffe • MRS 6
Smith • KCM 6
7. McAllister • SL3 5
Calhoun • SL3 5
Dixon • IAB 5
Walker • KCM 5

Shutouts

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

1. Wilson • MRS 2
2. Henry • CBR 1
Jefferson • MRS 1
Johnson • CAG 1
Owens • CBR 1
Smith • KCM 1
Smith • SL3 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Howard • 2TM 4
Walker • KCM 4
3. Moss • MRS 3
Carter • TC 3
Dixon • IAB 3
Johnson • CAG 3
Houston • CAG 3
Jefferson • MRS 3
9. Radcliffe • MRS 2
Owens • CBR 2
Mitchell • IAB 2
McAllister • SL3 2
Kincannon • TC 2
Trent • CAG 2
Blackmon • 2TM 2
Davis • MRS 2
Cornelius • CAG 2

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Henry • CBR 59
2. Houston • CAG 37
3. Cornelius • CAG 28
4. Bradley • KCM 25
5. Calhoun • SL3 24
6. Johnson • CAG 23
7. Smith • SL3 22
Bowe • CAG 22
9. Dixon • IAB 21
McAllister • SL3 21

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Cornelius • CAG 99
2. Henry • CBR 84
3. Smith • KCM 82
4. Bradley • KCM 80
5. Houston • CAG 79
6. Walker • KCM 76
Radcliffe • MRS 76
8. Smith • SL3 73
9. Dixon • IAB 70
10. Johnson • CAG 69

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. Radcliffe • MRS 5.636
2. Davis • MRS 5.000
3. Smith • KCM 4.421
4. Trent • CAG 3.125
5. Walker • KCM 3.100
6. Wilson • MRS 3.000
7. Jefferson • MRS 2.800
8. Bradley • KCM 2.600
9. Bowe • CAG 2.045
10. Moss • MRS 1.769

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. Wilson • MRS 0.000
2. Henry • CBR 0.083
3. Smith • KCM 0.085
4. Bradley • KCM 0.102
5. Smith • SL3 0.130
6. Calhoun • SL3 0.134
7. Cornelius • CAG 0.179
8. Kranson • KCM 0.186
9. Bowe • CAG 0.201
10. Radcliffe • MRS 0.223

Losses

Losses

1. Cornelius • CAG 9
2. Smith • SL3 7
3. Houston • CAG 5
Dixon • IAB 5
5. Howard • 2TM 4
Mitchell • IAB 4
Johnson • CAG 4
Radcliffe • MRS 4
Smith • KCM 4
Calhoun • SL3 4
Bremer • MRS 4
Bradley • KCM 4

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Cornelius • CAG 52
2. Henry • CBR 36
3. Radcliffe • MRS 34
4. Houston • CAG 32
Bradley • KCM 32
6. Smith • KCM 31
7. Dixon • IAB 30
8. Smith • SL3 26
9. Moss • MRS 25
10. Johnson • CAG 24

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Smith • KCM 4
Bradley • KCM 4
3. Howard • 2TM 2
McAllister • SL3 2
Kranson • KCM 2
Cornelius • CAG 2
7. Henry • CBR 1
Hutchinson • KCM 1
Johnson • TC 1
Johnson • CAG 1
Kincannon • TC 1
Dean • SL3 1
Dixon • IAB 1
Moses • KCM 1
Radcliffe • MRS 1
Smith • SL3 1
Cooper • KCM 1
Treadway • KCM 1
Walker • KCM 1
Wright • TC 1
Bowe • CAG 1
Mitchell • IAB 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Walker • KCM 6
2. Bremer • MRS 4
Smith • SL3 4
Smith • KCM 4
5. Calhoun • SL3 3
Smith • IAB 3
Howard • IAB 3
8. Bowe • CAG 2
Forrest • 2TM 2
Evans • 2TM 2
Radcliffe • MRS 2
Moss • MRS 2
Kranson • KCM 2
Bradley • KCM 2
Henry • CBR 2
Jackson • KCM 2

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Henry • CBR 459
2. Cornelius • CAG 430
3. Smith • KCM 415
4. Bradley • KCM 364
5. Walker • KCM 358
6. Houston • CAG 335
7. Radcliffe • MRS 333
8. Smith • SL3 300
9. Calhoun • SL3 279
10. Johnson • CAG 276

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. Johnson • CAG 9
2. Smith • KCM 8
Walker • KCM 8
4. Radcliffe • MRS 7
5. Bradley • KCM 4
Dixon • IAB 4
7. Bowe • CAG 3
Mitchell • CBR 3
Kranson • KCM 3
Trent • CAG 3
Evans • 2TM 3
Cornelius • CAG 3

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Owens • CBR 209
2. Walker • KCM 188
3. Bowe • CAG 165
4. Jefferson • MRS 155
5. Smith • KCM 150
6. Wilson • MRS 142
7. Davis • MRS 136
8. Calhoun • SL3 135
9. Henry • CBR 132
10. Evans • 2TM 125

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 • KCM 2.25
2. Radcliffe • MRS 2.34
3. Wilson • MRS 2.44
4. Bradley • KCM 2.66
5. Bowe • CAG 2.96
6. Davis • MRS 3.02
7. Trent • CAG 3.13
8. Walker • KCM 3.14
9. Cornelius • CAG 3.26
10. Smith • SL3 3.32

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. Walker • KCM 18
2. Smith • KCM 16
3. Owens • CBR 15
4. Henry • CBR 12
5. Bradley • KCM 8
6. Calhoun • SL3 7
7. Bowe • CAG 7
8. Wilson • MRS 6
9. Cooper • KCM 5
10. Davis • MRS 4
Johnson • CAG 4

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. Walker • KCM 1.8
2. Owens • CBR 1.6
3. Smith • KCM 1.6
4. Henry • CBR 1.2
5. Bradley • KCM 0.7
6. Calhoun • SL3 0.7
7. Bowe • CAG 0.7
8. Wilson • MRS 0.6
9. Cooper • KCM 0.5
10. Davis • MRS 0.4

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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