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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 • CBE 3.0
2. Brown • KCM 2.9
3. Paige • 3TM 2.4
4. McDaniel • KCM 2.1
5. Mathis • MRS 2.0
6. Davis • BBB 1.9
7. Smith • KCM 1.9
8. Davis • CC 1.7
9. Serrell • KCM 1.7
10. Saylor • BBB 1.5

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 • CBE 2.4
2. Paige • 2TM 2.2
3. McDaniel • KCM 2.2
4. Smith • KCM 1.9
5. Davis • CC 1.8
6. Mathis • MRS 1.5
7. Saylor • BBB 1.3
8. Moss • MRS 1.2
McKinnis • 2TM 1.2
10. Boone • CBE 1.1
Markham • BBB 1.1

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. Markham • BBB 2.20
2. Davis • CC 2.35
3. McDaniel • KCM 2.42
4. Smith • KCM 2.55
5. Saylor • BBB 2.66
6. Sutton • CAG 2.69
7. Smith • CBE 2.76
8. Paige • 2TM 2.79
9. Mathis • MRS 2.87
10. Moss • MRS 3.04

Wins

Wins

1. Paige • 2TM 9
McDaniel • KCM 9
3. Jessup • 2TM 7
4. Sutton • CAG 5
Smith • CBE 5
Davis • CC 5
Markham • BBB 5
8. Mathis • MRS 4
McKinnis • 2TM 4
Moss • MRS 4
Matchett • KCM 4
Hutchinson • MRS 4
Huber • BBB 4
Bremer • CBE 4
Cornelius • 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 • BBB .833
2. McDaniel • KCM .818
3. Wilson • CC .750
4. Davis • CC .714
Sutton • CAG .714
6. Mathis • MRS .667
7. Boone • CBE .600
West • CAG .600
Henry • CC .600
Smith • KCM .600
Saylor • BBB .600

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Davis • CC 0.897
2. Smith • KCM 0.983
3. Markham • BBB 1.082
4. McDaniel • KCM 1.103
5. Wilson • CC 1.136
6. Paige • 2TM 1.148
7. Boone • CBE 1.151
8. Smith • CBE 1.163
9. Sutton • CAG 1.164
10. Gipson • BBB 1.195

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Davis • CC 6.603
2. McDaniel • KCM 7.269
3. Smith • KCM 7.350
4. Wilson • CC 7.364
5. Markham • BBB 7.714
6. Boone • CBE 7.767
7. Paige • 2TM 7.919
8. McKinnis • 2TM 8.100
9. Smith • CBE 8.265
10. Huber • BBB 8.404

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. Bremer • CBE 1.444
2. Davis • CC 1.467
3. Smith • KCM 1.500
4. Mathis • MRS 2.011
5. Sutton • CAG 2.015
6. Markham • BBB 2.020
7. Hutchinson • MRS 2.106
8. Gipson • BBB 2.199
9. Smith • CBE 2.204
10. Saylor • BBB 2.213

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Gipson • BBB 7.575
2. Paige • 2TM 7.391
3. McDaniel • KCM 7.269
4. Huber • BBB 5.901
5. Hutchinson • MRS 5.450
6. Davis • CC 5.283
7. McKinnis • 2TM 5.100
8. Jefferson • CBE 4.959
9. Saylor • BBB 4.574
10. Jessup • 2TM 4.397

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Paige • 2TM 27
2. Matchett • KCM 17
3. McKinnis • 2TM 16
4. Jessup • 2TM 15
5. McDaniel • KCM 14
Hutchinson • MRS 14
7. Moss • MRS 13
8. Smith • CBE 12
Gipson • BBB 12
10. Smith • KCM 10
Mathis • MRS 10
Sutton • CAG 10
Bremer • CBE 10
Cornelius • CAG 10
Saylor • BBB 10

Saves

Saves

1. Davis • CC 2
2. McDaniel • KCM 1
Phillips • KCM 1
Pillot • CC 1
Jessup • 2TM 1
McKinnis • 2TM 1
Paige • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Paige • 2TM 119.1
2. Jessup • 2TM 102.1
3. Smith • CBE 98.0
4. Matchett • KCM 92.0
5. McKinnis • 2TM 90.0
6. McDaniel • KCM 78.0
7. Gipson • BBB 73.2
8. Hutchinson • MRS 72.2
9. Moss • MRS 68.0
10. Sutton • CAG 67.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Paige • 2TM 98
2. McDaniel • KCM 63
3. Gipson • BBB 62
4. McKinnis • 2TM 51
5. Jessup • 2TM 50
6. Hutchinson • MRS 44
7. Smith • CBE 43
8. Matchett • KCM 39
9. Davis • CC 36
Jefferson • CBE 36

Games Started

Games Started

1. Paige • 2TM 23
2. Hutchinson • MRS 11
Smith • CBE 11
Jessup • 2TM 11
5. Gipson • BBB 10
Matchett • KCM 10
McKinnis • 2TM 10
Cornelius • CAG 10
9. Jefferson • CBE 8
Bremer • CBE 8

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Jessup • 2TM 9
Smith • CBE 9
3. Bremer • CBE 7
Gipson • BBB 7
Jefferson • CBE 7
6. Cornelius • CAG 6
McKinnis • 2TM 6
Davis • CC 6
Hutchinson • MRS 6
10. Mathis • MRS 5
Sutton • CAG 5
Saylor • BBB 5
McDaniel • KCM 5
Matchett • KCM 5
Markham • BBB 5

Shutouts

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

1. Smith • CBE 2
2. Boone • CBE 1
Bremer • CBE 1
Daniels • BBB 1
Davis • CC 1
Ferrell • CAG 1
Huber • BBB 1
Matchett • KCM 1
Mathis • MRS 1
McDaniel • KCM 1
Moss • MRS 1
Parker • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1
Sutton • CAG 1
Walker • KCM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hutchinson • MRS 4
Matchett • KCM 4
3. McKinnis • 2TM 3
4. Davis • CBE 2
Henry • CC 2
Higdon • CC 2
Jefferson • CBE 2
Boone • CBE 2
Paige • 2TM 2
10. Cornelius • CAG 1
Daniels • CC 1
Davis • CC 1
Davis • CC 1
Gipson • BBB 1
Huber • BBB 1
Keyes • MRS 1
Mathis • MRS 1
Pillot • CC 1
Saylor • BBB 1
Snead • CC 1
Markham • BBB 1
Newberry • 2TM 1
Sutton • CAG 1
Jessup • 2TM 1
West • CAG 1
Wilson • CC 1

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Matchett • KCM 34
2. Paige • 2TM 32
3. Jessup • 2TM 30
4. McKinnis • 2TM 28
Phillips • KCM 28
6. Daniels • CC 25
7. Smith • CBE 24
8. McDaniel • KCM 23
9. Cornelius • CAG 22
10. Moss • MRS 19

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Matchett • KCM 109
2. Paige • 2TM 105
3. Jessup • 2TM 102
4. Hutchinson • MRS 95
5. Smith • CBE 90
6. McKinnis • 2TM 81
7. Jefferson • CBE 80
8. Bremer • CBE 76
9. Gipson • BBB 70
10. Mathis • MRS 68

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. Davis • CC 3.600
2. Gipson • BBB 3.444
3. Paige • 2TM 3.063
4. Smith • KCM 2.900
5. McDaniel • KCM 2.739
6. Hutchinson • MRS 2.588
7. Saylor • BBB 2.067
8. Huber • BBB 2.063
9. Mathis • MRS 2.000
Jefferson • CBE 2.000
Bremer • CBE 2.000

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 • CBE 0.000
Smith • CBE 0.000
Smith • KCM 0.000
Moss • MRS 0.000
McDaniel • KCM 0.000
6. Jessup • 2TM 0.088
7. Gipson • BBB 0.122
8. Sutton • CAG 0.134
9. Mathis • MRS 0.144
10. Cornelius • CAG 0.145

Losses

Losses

1. Paige • 2TM 8
2. Gipson • BBB 7
Hutchinson • MRS 7
4. McKinnis • 2TM 6
Matchett • KCM 6
Jessup • 2TM 6
Jefferson • CBE 6
8. Newberry • 2TM 5
Smith • CBE 5
10. Moss • MRS 4
Cornelius • CAG 4
Davis • CC 4
Walker • KCM 4
Keyes • MRS 4

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Hutchinson • MRS 48
2. Matchett • KCM 46
3. Paige • 2TM 37
4. Jessup • 2TM 36
5. Bremer • CBE 34
McKinnis • 2TM 34
7. Jefferson • CBE 33
8. Smith • CBE 30
Gipson • BBB 30
10. Cornelius • CAG 27
Davis • CBE 27

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. West • CAG 2
Matchett • KCM 2
Jessup • 2TM 2
4. Gulley • CBE 1
Henry • CC 1
Hutchinson • MRS 1
Jefferson • CBE 1
Johnson • CBE 1
King • CC 1
Bassett • CC 1
McDaniel • KCM 1
Phillips • KCM 1
Saylor • BBB 1
Smith • CBE 1
Sutton • CAG 1
Wilson • CC 1
Mathis • MRS 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Jessup • 2TM 7
2. McKinnis • 2TM 5
3. Cornelius • CAG 3
Saylor • BBB 3
Matchett • KCM 3
6. Paige • 2TM 2
Wilson • CC 2
West • CAG 2
Sutton • CAG 2
Phillips • KCM 2
Jefferson • CBE 2
Henry • CC 2
Daniels • BBB 2
Daniels • CC 2

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Paige • 2TM 480
2. Jessup • 2TM 438
3. Matchett • KCM 414
4. Smith • CBE 398
5. McKinnis • 2TM 394
6. Hutchinson • MRS 332
7. McDaniel • KCM 323
8. Gipson • BBB 307
9. Jefferson • CBE 296
10. Moss • MRS 288

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. McDaniel • KCM 8
2. Matchett • KCM 6
3. Alexander • KCM 5
Moss • MRS 5
Saylor • BBB 5
6. Jessup • 2TM 4
Walker • KCM 4
Huber • BBB 4
Smith • KCM 4
Paige • 2TM 4

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Markham • BBB 172
2. Davis • CC 162
3. McDaniel • KCM 156
4. Smith • KCM 149
5. Saylor • BBB 143
6. Sutton • CAG 141
7. Smith • CBE 137
8. Paige • 2TM 136
9. Mathis • MRS 132
10. Moss • MRS 124

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. Gipson • BBB 1.92
2. McDaniel • KCM 1.96
3. Paige • 2TM 2.08
4. Davis • CC 2.18
5. Smith • KCM 2.18
6. Smith • CBE 2.51
7. Bremer • CBE 2.54
8. Huber • BBB 2.61
9. Mathis • MRS 2.68
10. Moss • MRS 2.71

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. McDaniel • KCM 12
2. Paige • 2TM 12
3. Smith • CBE 11
4. Davis • CC 10
5. Smith • KCM 10
6. Saylor • BBB 9
7. Markham • BBB 8
8. Sutton • CAG 8
9. Jessup • 2TM 7
10. Mathis • MRS 6

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. McDaniel • KCM 1.2
2. Paige • 2TM 1.2
3. Smith • CBE 1.1
4. Davis • CC 1.0
5. Smith • KCM 1.0
6. Saylor • BBB 0.9
7. Markham • BBB 0.9
8. Sutton • CAG 0.8
9. Jessup • 2TM 0.7
10. Mathis • MRS 0.7

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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