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Negro American League Batting 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. Paige • KCM 3.9
2. Serrell • KCM 2.4
3. Mathis • MRS 2.4
4. Wilson • BBB 2.1
5. McDaniel • KCM 1.9
6. Jefferson • CBE 1.7
7. Sampson • BBB 1.6
8. Steele • BBB 1.6
9. Jessup • CAG 1.4
10. Bremer • CBE 1.4

WAR Position Players

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for position players</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: 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. Serrell • KCM 2.4
2. Wilson • BBB 2.1
3. Sampson • BBB 1.6
4. Steele • BBB 1.6
5. Jethroe • CBE 1.2
Williams • KCM 1.2
7. Souell • KCM 1.1
8. Douglas • CAG 1.1
9. Britton • BBB 1.0
10. Harper • 2TM 0.9

Offensive WAR

<strong>Offensive Wins Above Replacement (everything but Fielding)</strong><br>The same statistic as Wins Above Replacement for Position<br>Players (WAR), but with the fielding value excluded.<br>oWAR + dWAR does not equal WAR.<br>Adding would count positions twice.<br>Contains the factor for batting stats, baserunning, a positional adjustment, and the replacement player adjustment.<br> Factors developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Serrell • KCM 2.1
2. Wilson • BBB 1.7
3. Steele • BBB 1.7
4. Douglas • CAG 1.4
5. Sampson • BBB 1.1
6. Woods • CBE 1.0
7. Souell • KCM 1.0
8. Britton • BBB 0.9
9. Bankhead • MRS 0.8
10. Jethroe • CBE 0.8

Defensive WAR

<strong>Defensive Wins Above Replacement for position players</strong><br>A defensive measure of wins above replacement, but given<br>only the defensive stats of the player and his position adjustment. For this calculation, we use a<br>replacement level on defense is the league average.<br>Based on Baseball Info Solutions defensive runs saved from 2003 on<br>and total zone rating developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com previously

1. Walker • CC 0.9
2. Williams • KCM 0.9
3. Sampson • BBB 0.7
4. Wilson • BBB 0.6
5. Smith • CAG 0.5
6. Serrell • KCM 0.5
7. Jethroe • CBE 0.4
8. McLaurin • BBB 0.3
9. Smith • KCM 0.3
10. Haynes • KCM 0.2

Batting Average

<strong>Hits/At Bats</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA<br>per team game played<br>Bold indicates either highest BA using current stats<br>or awarded title at end of year.

1. Woods • CBE .386
2. Wilson • BBB .379
3. Steele • BBB .357
4. Sampson • BBB .339
5. Harper • 2TM .322
6. Serrell • KCM .321
7. Bankhead • MRS .320
8. Britton • BBB .318
9. Jethroe • CBE .316
10. Xiqués • CC .298

On-Base%

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

1. Steele • BBB .442
2. Wilson • BBB .410
3. Woods • CBE .407
4. Sampson • BBB .393
5. Jethroe • CBE .380
6. Harper • 2TM .379
7. Serrell • KCM .374
8. Bankhead • MRS .364
9. Britton • BBB .362
10. Vázquez • CC .361

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. Steele • BBB .563
2. Woods • CBE .518
3. Wilson • BBB .508
4. Harper • 2TM .494
5. Serrell • KCM .492
6. Sampson • BBB .411
7. Jethroe • CBE .408
8. Bissant • CAG .402
9. Britton • BBB .394
10. Bankhead • MRS .369

On-Base Plus Slugging

<strong>On-Base + Slugging Percentages </strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA<br>per team game played

1. Steele • BBB 1.004
2. Woods • CBE .925
3. Wilson • BBB .918
4. Harper • 2TM .873
5. Serrell • KCM .866
6. Sampson • BBB .804
7. Jethroe • CBE .788
8. Britton • BBB .756
9. Bankhead • MRS .733
10. Bissant • CAG .706

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Souell • KCM 53
2. Moody • KCM 50
Serrell • KCM 50
4. Allen • KCM 46
5. Williams • KCM 43
6. Haynes • KCM 36
Smith • KCM 36
8. Britton • BBB 33
9. Davis • BBB 32
Steele • BBB 32

At Bats

At Bats

1. Souell • KCM 200
2. Moody • KCM 189
3. Serrell • KCM 187
4. Allen • KCM 167
5. Williams • KCM 157
6. Britton • BBB 132
Wilson • BBB 132
8. Davis • BBB 123
9. Ray • CC 115
Smith • KCM 115

Plate Appearances

<strong>Plate Appearances</strong><br>When available, we use actual plate appearances from play-by-play game accounts<br>Otherwise estimated using AB + BB + HBP + SF + SH,<br>which excludes catcher interferences.<br>When <span class=tooltip>this color</span> click for a summary of each PA.

1. Souell • KCM 219
2. Serrell • KCM 204
3. Moody • KCM 197
4. Allen • KCM 178
5. Williams • KCM 176
6. Britton • BBB 142
7. Wilson • BBB 140
8. Steele • BBB 131
9. Davis • BBB 130
Ray • CC 130

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Serrell • KCM 39
2. Souell • KCM 33
3. Steele • BBB 25
4. Wilson • BBB 22
Moody • KCM 22
6. Williams • KCM 21
Bankhead • MRS 21
8. Jethroe • CBE 19
9. Sampson • BBB 18
Allen • KCM 18

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Serrell • KCM 60
2. Souell • KCM 57
3. Wilson • BBB 50
4. Moody • KCM 47
5. Allen • KCM 44
6. Britton • BBB 42
7. Steele • BBB 40
8. Sampson • BBB 38
9. Williams • KCM 36
10. Bankhead • MRS 33

Total Bases

<strong>Total Bases</strong><br>Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs.

1. Serrell • KCM 92
2. Souell • KCM 72
3. Wilson • BBB 67
4. Steele • BBB 63
5. Moody • KCM 60
6. Britton • BBB 52
Allen • KCM 52
8. Williams • KCM 50
9. Sampson • BBB 46
10. Douglas • CAG 44

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Serrell • KCM 10
2. Allen • KCM 8
3. Wilson • BBB 7
4. Steele • BBB 6
Smith • CC 6
Moody • KCM 6
Williams • KCM 6
8. Souell • KCM 5
McDaniel • MRS 5
Crutchfield • 2TM 5
Woods • CBE 5
Radcliff • 2TM 5
Britton • BBB 5
Douglas • CAG 5
Hyde • MRS 5
Harper • 2TM 5
Bibbs • 2TM 5

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Serrell • KCM 5
Harper • 2TM 5
Wilson • BBB 5
4. Williams • KCM 4
Douglas • CAG 4
Steele • BBB 4
7. Bissant • CAG 3
Scott • 2TM 3
Nelson • CAG 3
Woods • CBE 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Serrell • KCM 4
2. Steele • BBB 3
3. Davis • BBB 2
Pennington • 2TM 2
Jethroe • CBE 2
Souell • KCM 2
7. McLaurin • BBB 1
Cowan • CBE 1
Hairston • CC 1
Vázquez • CC 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Moody • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1
Ford • MRS 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Britton • BBB 1
Radcliff • 2TM 1

Runs Batted In

Runs Batted In

1. Moody • KCM 27
2. Serrell • KCM 24
3. Steele • BBB 23
4. Britton • BBB 18
5. Allen • KCM 17
Souell • KCM 17
7. Armour • CBE 15
Harper • 2TM 15
9. Wilson • BBB 14
Woods • CBE 14

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Souell • KCM 18
2. Serrell • KCM 15
3. Williams • KCM 14
Steele • BBB 14
5. Ray • CC 13
Ware • CBE 13
7. Merchant • CC 11
Longley • MRS 11
Vázquez • CC 11
10. Armour • CBE 10
Douglas • CAG 10

Stolen Bases

Stolen Bases

1. Xiqués • CC 7
2. Serrell • KCM 6
Robinson • MRS 6
4. Bankhead • MRS 5
Hyde • MRS 5
6. Souell • KCM 4
Minor • CAG 4
Woods • CBE 4
9. McLaurin • BBB 3
Williams • KCM 3
Valdés • CC 3
Felder • 2TM 3
Steele • BBB 3

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Souell • KCM 48
2. Serrell • KCM 41
3. Wilson • BBB 38
Moody • KCM 38
5. Allen • KCM 36
6. Britton • BBB 35
7. Sampson • BBB 32
8. Bankhead • MRS 29
9. Steele • BBB 27
Xiqués • CC 27

Adjusted OPS+

<strong>OPS+</strong><br>100*[OBP/lg OBP + SLG/lg SLG - 1]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s)

1. Steele • BBB 208
2. Woods • CBE 184
3. Wilson • BBB 182
4. Harper • 2TM 168
5. Serrell • KCM 166
6. Sampson • BBB 147
7. Jethroe • CBE 142
8. Britton • BBB 132
9. Bankhead • MRS 125
10. Souell • KCM 117

Runs Created

<strong>Runs Created</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Bill James and others<br>that estimates a player&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total.<br>This is computed with the "technical" formula when possible.<br>If SB or CS data is missing, the "basic" formula is used.<br>If HBP, IBB, SH, SF, or GIDP data is missing, the "stolen base" version of the formula is used. <br>Team Runs Created is the sum of player Runs Created.

1. Serrell • KCM 34
2. Steele • BBB 27
Wilson • BBB 27
4. Souell • KCM 25
5. Douglas • CAG 21
6. Britton • BBB 19
7. Woods • CBE 18
8. Sampson • BBB 17
9. Moody • KCM 16
Harper • 2TM 16

Adj. Batting Runs

<strong>Adjusted Batting Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a player&#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. Steele • BBB 15
2. Serrell • KCM 14
3. Wilson • BBB 12
4. Douglas • CAG 11
5. Woods • CBE 8
6. Harper • 2TM 7
7. Sampson • BBB 6
8. Radcliff • 2TM 6
9. Jethroe • CBE 5
10. Bibbs • 2TM 5

Adj. Batting Wins

<strong>Adjusted Batting Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a player&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his bat.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Steele • BBB 1.6
2. Serrell • KCM 1.5
3. Wilson • BBB 1.3
4. Douglas • CAG 1.2
5. Woods • CBE 0.8
6. Harper • 2TM 0.7
7. Sampson • BBB 0.7
8. Radcliff • 2TM 0.6
9. Jethroe • CBE 0.6
10. Bibbs • 2TM 0.5

Extra Base Hits

<strong>Extra Base Hits</strong><br>Doubles + Triples + Home Runs

1. Serrell • KCM 19
2. Steele • BBB 13
3. Wilson • BBB 12
4. Harper • 2TM 10
Williams • KCM 10
6. Souell • KCM 9
Moody • KCM 9
Douglas • CAG 9
9. Allen • KCM 8
Woods • CBE 8

Times On Base

<strong>Times on Base</strong><br>Hits + Bases on Balls + Hit By Pitch<br>Does not include Reached on Error or Catcher Interference.

1. Serrell • KCM 76
2. Souell • KCM 75
3. Steele • BBB 57
Wilson • BBB 57
5. Moody • KCM 52
Williams • KCM 52
7. Britton • BBB 51
Allen • KCM 51
9. Sampson • BBB 48
10. Douglas • CAG 41
Jethroe • CBE 41

Offensive Win %

<strong>Offensive Winning Percentage</strong><br>The percentage of games a team with nine of this player<br>batting would win. Assumes average pitching and defense.<br>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. Steele • BBB .853
2. Woods • CBE .840
3. Wilson • BBB .824
4. Harper • 2TM .771
5. Serrell • KCM .764
6. Sampson • BBB .701
7. Jethroe • CBE .697
8. Britton • BBB .676
9. Bankhead • MRS .628
10. Xiqués • CC .603

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Steele • BBB 3
Sampson • BBB 3
3. Duncan • KCM 2
McDaniel • MRS 2
Ray • CC 2
Williams • KCM 2
7. Britton • BBB 1
McLaurin • BBB 1
Valdés • CC 1
Merchant • CC 1
Ware • CBE 1
King • CBE 1
Jethroe • CBE 1
Grace • CBE 1
Bremer • CBE 1
Armour • CBE 1
Wilson • BBB 1
Haynes • KCM 1
Bumpus • 2TM 1
Brown • 2TM 1
Robinson • MRS 1
Longley • MRS 1
Walker • CC 1
Bankhead • MRS 1
Young • KCM 1
Thomas • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1
Serrell • KCM 1
Ford • MRS 1

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts)

1. Smith • CC 6
2. Bankhead • MRS 5
3. Duncan • KCM 4
Allen • KCM 4
Radcliffe • BBB 4
Canada • MRS 4
Horne • CBE 4
8. Moody • KCM 3
Valdés • CC 3
Williams • KCM 3
Brown • MRS 3
Grace • CBE 3

Power-Speed #

<strong>Power/Speed Number</strong><br>2 x (Home Runs x Stolen Bases)/(Stolen Bases + Home Runs)<br>The harmonic mean of HR and SB.<br>To do well you need a lot of both.<br>Developed by Bill James.

1. Serrell • KCM 4.8
2. Steele • BBB 3.0
3. Souell • KCM 2.7
4. Jethroe • CBE 2.0
Pennington • 2TM 2.0
6. Robinson • MRS 1.7
7. McLaurin • BBB 1.5
8. Davis • BBB 1.3
Vázquez • CC 1.3
Moody • KCM 1.3
Ford • MRS 1.3

AB per HR

<strong>At Bats Per Home Run</strong>

1. Steele • BBB 37.3
2. Serrell • KCM 46.8
3. Jethroe • CBE 49.0
4. Davis • BBB 61.5
5. Vázquez • CC 97.0
6. McLaurin • BBB 99.0
7. Souell • KCM 100.0
8. Ford • MRS 103.0
9. Robinson • MRS 109.0
10. Britton • BBB 132.0

Outs Made

<strong>Outs Made</strong><br>(At Bats - Hits) + Double Plays Grounded Into <br>+ Sac. Flies + Sac. Hits + Caught Stealing.

1. Moody • KCM 145
2. Souell • KCM 144
3. Serrell • KCM 128
4. Allen • KCM 127
5. Williams • KCM 124
6. Davis • BBB 97
7. Smith • KCM 94
8. Ray • CC 92
9. Britton • BBB 91
10. Hyde • MRS 88

rOBA

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

1. Steele • BBB .473
2. Woods • CBE .442
3. Wilson • BBB .433
4. Serrell • KCM .412
5. Harper • 2TM .411
6. Sampson • BBB .388
7. Jethroe • CBE .381
8. Britton • BBB .365
9. Bankhead • MRS .360
10. Xiqués • CC .347

Rbat+

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

1. Steele • BBB 203
2. Woods • CBE 180
3. Wilson • BBB 178
4. Harper • 2TM 163
5. Serrell • KCM 163
6. Sampson • BBB 150
7. Jethroe • CBE 146
8. Britton • BBB 135
9. Bankhead • MRS 130
10. Vázquez • CC 122

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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