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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. Brown • KCM 2.0
2. Smith • KCM 1.9
3. Strong • KCM 1.7
4. Paige • KCM 1.6
5. Jessup • CAG 1.4
6. García • IC 1.4
7. Greene • KCM 1.2
8. O'Neil • KCM 1.2
9. Nelson • CAG 1.1
10. Davis • IC 1.1

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. Jessup • CAG 1.6
Paige • KCM 1.6
3. Smith • KCM 1.5
4. García • IC 1.3
5. Davis • IC 1.1
6. Heard • BBB 0.8
7. McCoy • CAG 0.8
8. Newberry • BBB 0.7
9. Smith • KCM 0.7
10. Godínez • IC 0.5

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. Paige • KCM 1.29
2. García • IC 1.36
3. Smith • KCM 1.39
4. Jessup • CAG 2.12
5. Newberry • BBB 2.25
6. McCoy • CAG 2.72
7. Smith • KCM 2.97
8. Godínez • IC 3.15
9. Davis • IC 3.32
10. Johnson • KCM 3.59

Wins

Wins

1. Wylie • KCM 5
Johnson • KCM 5
3. Paige • KCM 4
Smith • KCM 4
LaMarque • KCM 4
6. Bremer • CBE 3
7. Powell • BBB 2
Clarke • CBE 2
Colzie • IC 2
García • IC 2
Heard • BBB 2
McCoy • CAG 2
Jessup • CAG 2

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. Bremer • CBE 1.000
Paige • KCM 1.000
3. Wylie • KCM .714
4. Colzie • IC .667
García • IC .667
Powell • BBB .667
Smith • KCM .667
8. Johnson • KCM .556
9. Jessup • CAG .500
10. LaMarque • KCM .444

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Paige • KCM 0.829
2. Smith • KCM 0.968
3. Jessup • CAG 0.980
4. Newberry • BBB 1.000
5. Davis • IC 1.085
6. Smith • KCM 1.088
7. Godínez • IC 1.165
8. Johnson • KCM 1.197
9. McCoy • CAG 1.309
10. García • IC 1.333

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Paige • KCM 6.171
2. Johnson • KCM 6.650
3. Jessup • CAG 6.706
4. Smith • KCM 6.968
5. McCoy • CAG 7.067
6. Newberry • BBB 7.500
7. Smith • KCM 7.714
8. Davis • IC 8.100
9. García • IC 8.455
10. Wylie • KCM 8.787

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. Paige • KCM 1.286
2. Newberry • BBB 1.500
3. Godínez • IC 1.573
4. Davis • IC 1.662
5. Smith • KCM 1.742
6. Smith • KCM 2.077
7. Jessup • CAG 2.118
8. LaMarque • KCM 2.724
9. Bremer • CBE 2.941
10. Clarke • CBE 3.000

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Johnson • KCM 8.379
2. Paige • KCM 8.229
3. García • IC 7.909
4. McCoy • CAG 7.792
5. Henry • IC 7.010
6. Newberry • BBB 6.375
7. Godínez • IC 6.291
8. Smith • KCM 5.637
9. Jessup • CAG 4.941
10. LaMarque • KCM 4.382

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Johnson • KCM 12
2. LaMarque • KCM 11
3. Wylie • KCM 10
4. Smith • KCM 8
Colzie • IC 8
Paige • KCM 8
7. Godínez • IC 7
Howard • CAG 7
Alexander • KCM 7
10. Carswell • CBE 6
McCoy • CAG 6
Clarke • CBE 6
Bremer • CBE 6
Smith • KCM 6
Henry • IC 6

Saves

Saves

1. Alexander • KCM 1
Allen • CBE 1
Boone • CBE 1
Carter • MRS 1
Colzie • IC 1
Johnson • KCM 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Merchant • IC 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Smith • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. LaMarque • KCM 76.0
2. Johnson • KCM 67.2
3. Wylie • KCM 56.1
4. Smith • KCM 51.2
5. Jessup • CAG 51.0
6. McCoy • CAG 49.2
7. Davis • IC 43.1
8. Clarke • CBE 36.0
9. Colzie • IC 35.2
10. Paige • KCM 35.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Johnson • KCM 63
2. McCoy • CAG 43
3. LaMarque • KCM 37
4. Paige • KCM 32
5. García • IC 29
6. Jessup • CAG 28
7. Henry • IC 27
8. Wylie • KCM 26
9. Bankhead • MRS 24
Godínez • IC 24

Games Started

Games Started

1. LaMarque • KCM 9
2. Johnson • KCM 8
3. Paige • KCM 7
4. McCoy • CAG 6
Smith • KCM 6
Henry • IC 6
Wylie • KCM 6
8. Jessup • CAG 5
Howard • CAG 5
Clarke • CBE 5
Bremer • CBE 5

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. LaMarque • KCM 6
Johnson • KCM 6
3. Jessup • CAG 5
4. Wylie • KCM 4
5. Smith • KCM 3
McCoy • CAG 3
García • IC 3
Davis • IC 3
9. Godínez • IC 2
Heard • BBB 2
Henry • IC 2
Howard • CAG 2
Colzie • IC 2
Smith • KCM 2
Bremer • CBE 2
Powell • BBB 2
Newberry • BBB 2

Shutouts

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

1. Jessup • CAG 1
Johnson • KCM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Odom • IC 3
2. Clarke • CBE 2
Davis • IC 2
Henry • IC 2
Allen • CBE 2
Johnson • KCM 2
7. Bracken • CBE 1
Bremer • CBE 1
Burch • CBE 1
Carswell • CBE 1
Godínez • IC 1
Heard • BBB 1
Huber • MRS 1
Hutchinson • MRS 1
Newberry • BBB 1
Shelton • CBE 1
Smith • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1
Woods • CBE 1
Brewer • 2TM 1
Howard • CAG 1

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Wylie • KCM 37
2. Johnson • KCM 31
3. McCoy • CAG 26
4. LaMarque • KCM 23
5. Henry • IC 15
6. Colzie • IC 14
7. García • IC 13
Howard • CAG 13
9. Clarke • CBE 12
Jessup • CAG 12

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. LaMarque • KCM 80
2. Wylie • KCM 55
3. Johnson • KCM 50
4. Bremer • CBE 48
5. Clarke • CBE 46
6. Henry • IC 44
7. Colzie • IC 42
8. Smith • KCM 40
9. McCoy • CAG 39
Davis • IC 39

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. Paige • KCM 6.400
2. Newberry • BBB 4.250
3. Godínez • IC 4.000
4. Smith • KCM 2.714
5. Davis • IC 2.625
6. Jessup • CAG 2.333
7. García • IC 2.231
8. Johnson • KCM 2.032
9. Henry • IC 1.800
10. McCoy • CAG 1.654

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. Jessup • CAG 0.000
Wylie • KCM 0.000
Paige • KCM 0.000
McCoy • CAG 0.000
LaMarque • KCM 0.000
García • IC 0.000
Colzie • IC 0.000
8. Smith • KCM 0.174
9. Godínez • IC 0.262
10. Johnson • KCM 0.266

Losses

Losses

1. LaMarque • KCM 5
2. McCoy • CAG 4
Johnson • KCM 4
Howard • CAG 4
Henry • IC 4
6. Clarke • CBE 3
Hutchinson • MRS 3
Godínez • IC 3
9. Mathis • MRS 2
Jessup • CAG 2
Huber • MRS 2
Gipson • BBB 2
Smith • KCM 2
Newberry • BBB 2
Wylie • KCM 2
Brewer • 2TM 2
Odom • IC 2
Bracken • CBE 2

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Wylie • KCM 32
2. LaMarque • KCM 31
3. Johnson • KCM 27
4. Bremer • CBE 21
5. Howard • CAG 20
6. Clarke • CBE 19
7. Henry • IC 18
Colzie • IC 18
9. Allen • CBE 16
Davis • IC 16

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Cornelius • CAG 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Wylie • KCM 3
4. García • IC 2
Howard • CAG 2
Brewer • 2TM 2
7. Bremer • CBE 1
Henry • IC 1
Johnson • KCM 1
Paige • KCM 1
Powell • BBB 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Jessup • CAG 6
2. Cornelius • CAG 4
3. Wylie • KCM 3
Hutchinson • MRS 3
Johnson • KCM 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
7. Bankhead • MRS 2
Bremer • CBE 2
Woods • CBE 2
Powell • BBB 2
McCoy • CAG 2

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. LaMarque • KCM 329
2. Johnson • KCM 293
3. Wylie • KCM 261
4. McCoy • CAG 222
5. Jessup • CAG 213
6. Smith • KCM 206
7. Davis • IC 175
8. Clarke • CBE 172
9. Henry • IC 167
10. Colzie • IC 160

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 • KCM 4
Alexander • KCM 4
Colzie • IC 4
Smith • KCM 4
5. Godínez • IC 3
Carswell • CBE 3
Carter • MRS 3
Cornelius • CAG 3
Evans • MRS 3
10. Stewart • 2TM 2
Pollard • BBB 2
Rhodes • CAG 2
García • IC 2
Smith • KCM 2

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Paige • KCM 322
2. García • IC 304
3. Smith • KCM 296
4. Jessup • CAG 195
5. Newberry • BBB 185
6. McCoy • CAG 152
7. Smith • KCM 140
8. Godínez • IC 132
9. Davis • IC 124
10. Johnson • KCM 115

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. Paige • KCM 1.19
2. García • IC 2.01
3. Godínez • IC 2.18
4. Newberry • BBB 2.21
5. McCoy • CAG 2.55
6. Jessup • CAG 2.55
7. Smith • KCM 2.56
8. Johnson • KCM 2.62
9. LaMarque • KCM 2.64
10. Smith • KCM 2.80

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. Smith • KCM 14
2. Paige • KCM 12
3. Jessup • CAG 11
4. García • IC 9
5. McCoy • CAG 6
6. Davis • IC 5
7. Smith • KCM 5
8. Heard • BBB 4
9. Newberry • BBB 4
10. Godínez • IC 3

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. Smith • KCM 1.4
2. Paige • KCM 1.2
3. Jessup • CAG 1.1
4. García • IC 0.9
5. McCoy • CAG 0.6
6. Davis • IC 0.5
7. Smith • KCM 0.5
Heard • BBB 0.5
9. Newberry • BBB 0.4
10. Godínez • IC 0.3
LaMarque • KCM 0.3
Locke • CAG 0.3

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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