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1941 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 • KCM 4.0

2. Bankhead • BBB 2.8

3. Strong • KCM 2.5

4. Brown • KCM 2.1

5. Paige • KCM 1.9

6. McKinnis • BBB 1.5

7. Smith • KCM 1.3

8. Bostock • BBB 1.3

9. Greene • KCM 1.1

10. Hyde • MRS 1.0

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. Strong • KCM 2.5

2. Brown • KCM 2.1

3. Bostock • BBB 1.3

4. Greene • KCM 1.1

5. Hyde • MRS 1.0

6. Cleveland • JRC 1.0

7. Williams • KCM 0.8

8. Lockett • BBB 0.7

9. Sampson • BBB 0.7

10. Wilson • SNS 0.6

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. Strong • KCM 2.3

2. Brown • KCM 2.3

3. Bostock • BBB 1.2

4. Greene • KCM 0.9

5. Cleveland • JRC 0.7

6. Hyde • MRS 0.7

7. Lockett • BBB 0.7

8. Williams • KCM 0.7

9. Ford • SNS 0.7

10. Smith • KCM 0.6

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. Horne • CAG 0.3

2. Bankhead • MRS 0.3

Williams • KCM 0.3

Brown • MRS 0.3

5. Sampson • BBB 0.3

6. Armour • SNS 0.3

Duncan • KCM 0.3

8. Greene • KCM 0.2

9. Wilson • SNS 0.2

10. Cleveland • JRC 0.2

Hyde • MRS 0.2

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. Bostock • BBB .453

2. Hyde • MRS .373

3. Brown • KCM .344

4. Strong • KCM .336

5. Lockett • BBB .333

6. Young • CAG .324

7. Carter • MRS .296

8. Sampson • BBB .295

9. Mayweather • SNS .295

10. Robinson • MRS .292

On-Base%

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

1. Strong • KCM .491

2. Bostock • BBB .481

3. Brown • KCM .409

4. Hyde • MRS .408

5. Robinson • MRS .403

6. Lockett • BBB .380

7. Young • CAG .370

8. Greene • KCM .359

9. Wilson • SNS .351

10. Hardy • BBB .343

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. Bostock • BBB .587

2. Brown • KCM .583

3. Strong • KCM .576

4. Hyde • MRS .507

5. Young • CAG .471

6. Greene • KCM .448

7. Lockett • BBB .419

8. Robinson • MRS .415

9. Mayweather • SNS .410

10. Hardy • BBB .403

On-Base Plus Slugging

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

1. Bostock • BBB 1.068

2. Strong • KCM 1.067

3. Brown • KCM .992

4. Hyde • MRS .916

5. Young • CAG .840

6. Robinson • MRS .818

7. Greene • KCM .807

8. Lockett • BBB .799

9. Mayweather • SNS .748

10. Hardy • BBB .747

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Bibbs • KCM 43

Brown • KCM 43

3. Simms • KCM 42

4. O'Neil • KCM 41

Williams • KCM 41

6. Allen • KCM 39

7. Strong • KCM 38

8. Greene • KCM 33

9. Douglas • BBB 26

Lockett • BBB 26

Sampson • BBB 26

At Bats

1. O'Neil • KCM 166

2. Bibbs • KCM 165

3. Brown • KCM 163

4. Simms • KCM 160

5. Allen • KCM 148

6. Williams • KCM 138

7. Strong • KCM 125

8. Greene • KCM 105

9. Douglas • BBB 96

10. Lockett • BBB 93

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. Bibbs • KCM 183

2. Simms • KCM 182

3. Brown • KCM 181

4. O'Neil • KCM 180

5. Allen • KCM 166

6. Strong • KCM 165

7. Williams • KCM 158

8. Greene • KCM 118

9. Douglas • BBB 105

10. Lockett • BBB 101

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Brown • KCM 38

2. Strong • KCM 34

3. Simms • KCM 28

4. Allen • KCM 27

5. Lockett • BBB 22

6. O'Neil • KCM 21

Williams • KCM 21

8. Bibbs • KCM 19

9. Greene • KCM 18

10. Wilson • SNS 17

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Brown • KCM 56

2. Strong • KCM 42

3. Bibbs • KCM 38

4. O'Neil • KCM 37

5. Allen • KCM 36

Williams • KCM 36

7. Bostock • BBB 34

Simms • KCM 34

9. Lockett • BBB 31

10. Greene • KCM 30

Total Bases

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

1. Brown • KCM 95

2. Strong • KCM 72

3. Greene • KCM 47

O'Neil • KCM 47

5. Simms • KCM 46

Williams • KCM 46

7. Bostock • BBB 44

Allen • KCM 44

9. Bibbs • KCM 43

10. Lockett • BBB 39

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Brown • KCM 10

2. Strong • KCM 6

Allen • KCM 6

4. Smith • KCM 5

Bibbs • KCM 5

Greene • KCM 5

7. Bostock • BBB 4

Carter • MRS 4

Robinson • MRS 4

Williams • KCM 4

Rogers • MRS 4

O'Neil • KCM 4

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Greene • KCM 6

2. Brown • KCM 4

3. Bostock • BBB 3

O'Neil • KCM 3

Simms • KCM 3

Cleveland • JRC 3

Strong • KCM 3

Williams • KCM 3

Hyde • MRS 3

Ford • SNS 3

Sampson • BBB 3

Mayweather • SNS 3

Riddle • SNS 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Brown • KCM 7

2. Strong • KCM 6

3. Young • CAG 2

Bennett • SNS 2

5. Hardy • BBB 1

Lockett • BBB 1

Henderson • CAG 1

Hudson • CAG 1

Simms • KCM 1

Longley • MRS 1

Bruton • SNS 1

McAllister • SNS 1

Lyles • 2TM 1

Nixon • 2TM 1

Radcliffe • 2TM 1

Runs Batted In

1. Brown • KCM 37

2. Strong • KCM 27

Greene • KCM 27

4. Williams • KCM 21

5. Bibbs • KCM 20

6. Sampson • BBB 18

7. Simms • KCM 17

8. Young • CAG 16

9. Bostock • BBB 15

10. Allen • KCM 13

Mayweather • SNS 13

Carter • MRS 13

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Strong • KCM 28

2. Simms • KCM 21

3. Brown • KCM 17

4. Allen • KCM 14

5. Williams • KCM 13

6. Greene • KCM 12

7. Robinson • MRS 11

8. Bibbs • KCM 10

9. O'Neil • KCM 9

Ford • SNS 9

Longley • MRS 9

Stolen Bases

1. Brown • KCM 14

2. Armour • SNS 10

3. Simms • KCM 8

4. Wilson • SNS 6

O'Neil • KCM 6

6. Lyles • 2TM 5

Crutchfield • CAG 5

Hyde • MRS 5

9. Williams • KCM 4

Henderson • CAG 4

Riddle • SNS 4

Allen • KCM 4

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Brown • KCM 35

2. Bibbs • KCM 33

3. O'Neil • KCM 30

4. Allen • KCM 29

Williams • KCM 29

6. Bostock • BBB 27

Simms • KCM 27

Strong • KCM 27

9. Lockett • BBB 26

10. Douglas • BBB 20

Sampson • BBB 20

Crutchfield • CAG 20

Wilson • SNS 20

Adjusted OPS+

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

1. Bostock • BBB 216

2. Strong • KCM 216

3. Brown • KCM 193

4. Hyde • MRS 171

5. Young • CAG 149

6. Robinson • MRS 143

7. Greene • KCM 139

8. Lockett • BBB 137

9. Mayweather • SNS 121

10. Hardy • BBB 121

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 39

2. Strong • KCM 33

3. Bostock • BBB 21

4. Greene • KCM 17

5. Williams • KCM 15

6. Hyde • MRS 14

Simms • KCM 14

Lockett • BBB 14

Allen • KCM 14

10. Cleveland • JRC 13

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. Strong • KCM 21

2. Brown • KCM 18

3. Bostock • BBB 10

4. Cleveland • JRC 7

5. Hyde • MRS 5

6. Greene • KCM 5

7. Ford • SNS 5

8. Lockett • BBB 4

9. Robinson • MRS 4

10. Young • CAG 4

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. Strong • KCM 2.2

2. Brown • KCM 1.9

3. Bostock • BBB 1.1

4. Cleveland • JRC 0.7

5. Hyde • MRS 0.6

6. Greene • KCM 0.5

7. Ford • SNS 0.5

8. Lockett • BBB 0.4

9. Robinson • MRS 0.4

10. Young • CAG 0.4

Extra Base Hits

Extra Base Hits Doubles + Triples + Home Runs

1. Brown • KCM 21

2. Strong • KCM 15

3. Greene • KCM 11

4. Allen • KCM 7

Bostock • BBB 7

Williams • KCM 7

O'Neil • KCM 7

Simms • KCM 7

9. Hyde • MRS 6

Sampson • BBB 6

Mayweather • SNS 6

Robinson • MRS 6

Times On Base

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

1. Strong • KCM 80

2. Brown • KCM 74

3. Simms • KCM 56

4. Williams • KCM 52

5. Allen • KCM 50

Bibbs • KCM 50

7. O'Neil • KCM 46

8. Greene • KCM 42

9. Bostock • BBB 38

Lockett • BBB 38

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. Bostock • BBB .883

2. Strong • KCM .848

3. Brown • KCM .833

4. Hyde • MRS .795

5. Young • CAG .730

6. Robinson • MRS .697

7. Greene • KCM .671

8. Lockett • BBB .668

9. Hardy • BBB .625

10. Mayweather • SNS .601

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Strong • KCM 10

2. Williams • KCM 3

Wilson • SNS 3

Byas • MRS 3

5. Lockett • BBB 2

Bankhead • MRS 2

Bibbs • KCM 2

8. Paige • KCM 1

Douglas • BBB 1

Brown • KCM 1

Woods • JRC 1

Turner • JRC 1

Sampson • JRC 1

Robinson • JRC 1

Ray • JRC 1

Mitchell • JRC 1

Young • CAG 1

Horne • CAG 1

Wilson • BBB 1

Walker • BBB 1

Bankhead • BBB 1

Snead • KCM 1

Scott • 2TM 1

Nixon • 2TM 1

Lyles • 2TM 1

James • 2TM 1

Davenport • 2TM 1

Smith • SNS 1

Simms • KCM 1

Robinson • MRS 1

Brown • MRS 1

Young • KCM 1

Rogers • MRS 1

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts)

1. Bibbs • KCM 6

2. Bostock • BBB 5

O'Neil • KCM 5

Bankhead • MRS 5

Sampson • BBB 5

6. Allen • KCM 4

Williams • KCM 4

Bankhead • BBB 4

9. Mayweather • SNS 3

Warren • SNS 3

Brown • MRS 3

Cornelius • CAG 3

Gipson • BBB 3

Douglas • BBB 3

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 9.3

2. Strong • KCM 3.0

3. Simms • KCM 1.8

4. Lyles • 2TM 1.7

5. Henderson • CAG 1.6

6. Lockett • BBB 1.3

Young • CAG 1.3

McAllister • SNS 1.3

9. Hardy • BBB 1.0

Hudson • CAG 1.0

Longley • MRS 1.0

Radcliffe • 2TM 1.0

AB per HR

At Bats Per Home Run

1. Strong • KCM 20.8

2. Brown • KCM 23.3

3. Young • CAG 34.0

4. Hardy • BBB 62.0

5. Lyles • 2TM 69.0

6. Lockett • BBB 93.0

7. Simms • KCM 160.0

Outs Made

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

1. O'Neil • KCM 134

2. Bibbs • KCM 133

3. Simms • KCM 126

4. Allen • KCM 116

5. Brown • KCM 107

6. Williams • KCM 106

7. Strong • KCM 85

8. Greene • KCM 76

9. Douglas • BBB 74

10. Sampson • BBB 67

rOBA

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

1. Bostock • BBB .497

2. Strong • KCM .496

3. Brown • KCM .468

4. Hyde • MRS .437

5. Young • CAG .394

6. Robinson • MRS .393

7. Lockett • BBB .380

8. Greene • KCM .378

9. Hardy • BBB .352

10. Mayweather • SNS .352

Rbat+

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

1. Bostock • BBB 217

2. Strong • KCM 210

3. Brown • KCM 185

4. Hyde • MRS 169

5. Young • CAG 147

6. Robinson • MRS 146

7. Lockett • BBB 139

8. Greene • KCM 136

9. Hardy • BBB 122

10. Mayweather • SNS 121

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