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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. LaMarque • KCM 2.8
2. Smith • KCM 2.7
3. Brown • KCM 2.5
4. Thompson • KCM 2.5
5. Jessup • CAG 1.5
6. Clarke • CBE 1.3
Williams • IC 1.3
8. Renfroe • KCM 1.3
9. Powell • BBB 1.2
10. Greene • KCM 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. Smith • KCM 2.6
2. LaMarque • KCM 2.5
3. Jessup • CAG 1.6
4. Williams • IC 1.2
5. Richardson • KCM 1.1
6. Powell • BBB 1.1
7. Clarke • CBE 1.0
8. Brewer • CBE 0.9
9. Alexander • KCM 0.8
10. Bankhead • MRS 0.7

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. Smith • KCM 2.14
2. Jessup • CAG 2.48
3. Clarke • CBE 2.75
4. LaMarque • KCM 3.39
5. Alexander • KCM 3.50
6. Williams • IC 3.58
7. Bankhead • MRS 4.30
8. Newberry • BBB 4.55
9. Bracken • CBE 4.65
10. Berry • KCM 5.45

Wins

Wins

1. LaMarque • KCM 10
2. Smith • KCM 7
3. Smith • KCM 6
4. Williams • IC 5
5. Bracken • CBE 4
Clarke • CBE 4
Johnson • KCM 4
8. Alexander • KCM 3
Richardson • KCM 3
Powell • BBB 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. Powell • BBB 1.000
Clarke • CBE 1.000
Richardson • KCM 1.000
4. Bracken • CBE .800
5. LaMarque • KCM .769
6. Williams • IC .714
7. Smith • KCM .667
Ramsey • MRS .667
Locke • CAG .667
Jessup • CAG .667
Bremer • CBE .667

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Jessup • CAG 1.156
2. Smith • KCM 1.175
3. Alexander • KCM 1.259
4. Williams • IC 1.309
5. LaMarque • KCM 1.311
6. Clarke • CBE 1.333
7. Newberry • BBB 1.382
8. Bankhead • MRS 1.434
9. Stewart • CAG 1.538
10. Smith • KCM 1.586

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Jessup • CAG 5.450
2. Smith • KCM 6.714
3. Alexander • KCM 8.167
4. Bankhead • MRS 8.363
5. Bracken • CBE 8.710
6. Clarke • CBE 9.000
7. LaMarque • KCM 9.221
8. Wylie • 2TM 9.735
9. Williams • IC 10.144
10. Stewart • CAG 10.294

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. Williams • IC 1.641
2. Smith • KCM 1.784
3. Newberry • BBB 2.124
4. LaMarque • KCM 2.582
5. Clarke • CBE 3.000
6. Alexander • KCM 3.167
7. Henry • IC 3.375
8. Stewart • CAG 3.544
9. Smith • KCM 3.857
10. Berry • KCM 4.084

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Bankhead • MRS 8.124
2. Bracken • CBE 6.097
3. Jessup • CAG 5.945
4. LaMarque • KCM 5.902
5. Alexander • KCM 5.667
6. Wylie • 2TM 5.510
7. Berry • KCM 5.445
8. Clarke • CBE 5.250
9. Newberry • BBB 4.854
10. Bumpus • CAG 4.790

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. LaMarque • KCM 17
2. Berry • KCM 16
3. Smith • KCM 13
Johnson • KCM 13
5. Wylie • 2TM 12
6. Alexander • KCM 11
Stewart • CAG 11
8. Bumpus • CAG 10
9. Smith • KCM 9
Johnson • CAG 9

Saves

Saves

1. Berry • KCM 3
2. Bremer • CBE 1
Bumpus • CAG 1
Davis • CBE 1
Hollingsworth • BBB 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Stewart • CAG 1
Williams • IC 1
Wylie • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. LaMarque • KCM 122.0
2. Smith • KCM 75.2
3. Johnson • KCM 64.1
4. Smith • KCM 63.0
5. Williams • IC 60.1
6. Alexander • KCM 54.0
7. Stewart • CAG 53.1
8. Wylie • 2TM 49.0
9. Bumpus • CAG 41.1
10. Berry • KCM 39.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. LaMarque • KCM 80
2. Alexander • KCM 34
Bankhead • MRS 34
4. Smith • KCM 32
5. Wylie • 2TM 30
6. Johnson • KCM 29
Richardson • KCM 29
8. Smith • KCM 25
9. Berry • KCM 24
Jessup • CAG 24

Games Started

Games Started

1. LaMarque • KCM 15
2. Smith • KCM 8
3. Alexander • KCM 7
Williams • IC 7
Smith • KCM 7
Johnson • KCM 7
7. Stewart • CAG 6
8. Johnson • CAG 5
Jessup • CAG 5
Colzie • IC 5

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. LaMarque • KCM 12
2. Williams • IC 7
3. Smith • KCM 6
4. Smith • KCM 5
5. Johnson • KCM 4
Clarke • CBE 4
7. Bankhead • MRS 3
Richardson • KCM 3
Locke • CAG 3
Henry • IC 3
Stewart • CAG 3
Bumpus • CAG 3
Alexander • KCM 3

Shutouts

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

1. Jessup • CAG 2
Smith • KCM 2
3. Brewer • CBE 1
Clarke • CBE 1
LaMarque • KCM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Johnson • KCM 6
2. Stewart • CAG 3
Bremer • CBE 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Johnson • CAG 3
Godínez • IC 3
Guilbe • IC 3
Henry • IC 3
9. Berry • KCM 2
Vázquez • IC 2
Smith • KCM 2
Smith • KCM 2
Powell • BBB 2
Pollard • BBB 2
Mathis • MRS 2
Colzie • IC 2
Bracken • CBE 2

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Johnson • KCM 46
2. LaMarque • KCM 35
3. Wylie • 2TM 32
4. Smith • KCM 27
5. Bracken • CBE 26
6. Collins • KCM 25
Bumpus • CAG 25
8. Stewart • CAG 21
9. Jessup • CAG 20
10. Alexander • KCM 19
Bankhead • MRS 19

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. LaMarque • KCM 125
2. Smith • KCM 105
3. Johnson • KCM 88
4. Williams • IC 68
5. Stewart • CAG 61
6. Bumpus • CAG 57
7. Johnson • CAG 54
8. Wylie • 2TM 53
Huber • 2TM 53
10. Berry • KCM 52

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. LaMarque • KCM 2.286
Newberry • BBB 2.286
3. Williams • IC 1.818
4. Bankhead • MRS 1.789
Alexander • KCM 1.789
6. Clarke • CBE 1.750
7. Smith • KCM 1.667
8. Berry • KCM 1.333
9. Jessup • CAG 1.200
10. Smith • KCM 1.185

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. Bankhead • MRS 0.000
Alexander • KCM 0.000
Williams • IC 0.000
Bumpus • CAG 0.000
Clarke • CBE 0.000
Newberry • BBB 0.000
LaMarque • KCM 0.000
Jessup • CAG 0.000
9. Wylie • 2TM 0.184
10. Smith • KCM 0.238

Losses

Losses

1. Johnson • CAG 6
2. Bumpus • CAG 5
3. Huber • 2TM 4
Smith • KCM 4
Henry • IC 4
6. LaMarque • KCM 3
Wylie • 2TM 3
Smith • KCM 3
Perry • BBB 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Berry • KCM 3
Colzie • IC 3

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Johnson • KCM 50
2. Smith • KCM 49
3. LaMarque • KCM 46
4. Stewart • CAG 33
5. Johnson • CAG 32
6. Wylie • 2TM 31
7. Bumpus • CAG 28
8. Bremer • CBE 27
9. Huber • 2TM 26
10. Williams • IC 24
Berry • KCM 24

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Stewart • CAG 5
2. Bankhead • MRS 4
3. Boone • CBE 3
4. Bumpus • CAG 2
Greene • KCM 2
Johnson • KCM 2
7. Bremer • CBE 1
Collins • KCM 1
Colzie • IC 1
Paige • KCM 1
Quiñones • IC 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Sharpe • MRS 1
Williams • CBE 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. LaMarque • KCM 5
2. Wylie • 2TM 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Locke • CAG 3
Stewart • CAG 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Smith • KCM 3
Davis • CBE 3
Evans • MRS 3
Richardson • KCM 3

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. LaMarque • KCM 531
2. Smith • KCM 343
3. Johnson • KCM 331
4. Williams • IC 261
5. Smith • KCM 256
6. Stewart • CAG 241
7. Alexander • KCM 236
8. Wylie • 2TM 231
9. Bumpus • CAG 209
10. Berry • KCM 196

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. Berry • KCM 8
2. Wylie • 2TM 6
3. Smith • KCM 5
4. Huber • 2TM 4
Bremer • CBE 4
Newberry • BBB 4
7. Stewart • CAG 3
Rhodes • CAG 3
Bumpus • CAG 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Hollingsworth • BBB 3

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Smith • KCM 231
2. Jessup • CAG 201
3. Clarke • CBE 181
4. LaMarque • KCM 146
5. Alexander • KCM 142
6. Williams • IC 138
7. Bankhead • MRS 116
8. Newberry • BBB 109
9. Bracken • CBE 107
10. Berry • KCM 91

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. LaMarque • KCM 2.37
2. Newberry • BBB 2.43
3. Bankhead • MRS 2.48
4. Alexander • KCM 2.60
5. Clarke • CBE 2.61
6. Williams • IC 2.68
7. Smith • KCM 3.09
8. Jessup • CAG 3.11
9. Smith • KCM 3.43
10. Bumpus • CAG 3.59

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 20
2. LaMarque • KCM 19
3. Jessup • CAG 10
4. Richardson • KCM 10
5. Clarke • CBE 8
6. Williams • IC 8
7. Alexander • KCM 7
8. Brewer • CBE 7
9. Powell • BBB 7
10. Paige • KCM 5

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 1.9
2. LaMarque • KCM 1.7
3. Richardson • KCM 1.0
Jessup • CAG 1.0
5. Clarke • CBE 0.8
6. Williams • IC 0.7
7. Brewer • CBE 0.7
8. Alexander • KCM 0.6
Powell • BBB 0.6
10. Paige • KCM 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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