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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 3.9
2. Brown • KCM 2.7
3. Newberry • BBB 2.1
4. Powell • BBB 2.1
5. Thompson • KCM 2.1
6. Wilson • BBB 2.0
7. Davis • BBB 1.7
8. Smith • KCM 1.5
9. Clarke • CBE 1.4
10. Steele • BBB 1.3

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. LaMarque • KCM 3.2
2. Powell • BBB 1.9
3. Newberry • BBB 1.8
4. Smith • KCM 1.6
5. Clarke • CBE 1.3
6. Cohen • IC 1.0
7. Smith • KCM 0.7
8. Brown • CBE 0.7
9. Cabrera • IC 0.6
Johnson • KCM 0.6

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 2.43
2. Newberry • BBB 2.62
3. Powell • BBB 2.79
4. LaMarque • KCM 3.20
5. Richardson • KCM 3.43
6. Clarke • CBE 3.47
7. Cohen • IC 3.83
8. Greason • BBB 3.86
9. Cabrera • IC 4.09
10. Collins • KCM 4.18

Wins

Wins

1. LaMarque • KCM 9
2. Newberry • BBB 6
3. Perry • BBB 5
Clarke • CBE 5
Powell • BBB 5
6. Collins • KCM 4
Smith • KCM 4
Smith • KCM 4
9. Carter • MRS 3
Greason • BBB 3
Johnson • KCM 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 .833
2. Johnson • KCM .750
Newberry • BBB .750
4. Perry • BBB .714
5. LaMarque • KCM .692
6. Smith • KCM .667
Smith • KCM .667
8. Clarke • CBE .625
9. Carter • MRS .600
Greason • 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. Smith • KCM 1.114
2. LaMarque • KCM 1.195
3. Powell • BBB 1.200
4. Cohen • IC 1.257
5. Clarke • CBE 1.364
6. Cathey • IC 1.365
7. Newberry • BBB 1.406
8. Richardson • KCM 1.410
9. Smith • KCM 1.461
10. Williams • IC 1.488

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Collins • KCM 5.304
2. Powell • BBB 7.839
3. Smith • KCM 7.922
4. Clarke • CBE 8.519
5. Cohen • IC 8.574
6. LaMarque • KCM 8.924
7. Richardson • KCM 9.470
8. Williams • IC 9.818
9. Cathey • IC 9.862
10. Johnson • KCM 10.149

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. LaMarque • KCM 1.831
2. Newberry • BBB 1.851
3. Smith • KCM 2.102
4. Cathey • IC 2.425
5. Cohen • IC 2.736
6. Powell • BBB 2.961
7. Smith • KCM 2.969
8. Cabrera • IC 3.000
9. Perry • BBB 3.126
10. Richardson • KCM 3.224

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Collins • KCM 9.964
2. Richardson • KCM 7.455
3. Powell • BBB 6.968
4. Smith • KCM 6.629
5. Greason • BBB 6.557
6. Cathey • IC 6.467
7. LaMarque • KCM 6.102
8. Brewer • CBE 5.604
9. Johnson • KCM 5.553
10. Smith • KCM 5.513

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. LaMarque • KCM 16
2. Newberry • BBB 13
3. Smith • KCM 11
Perry • BBB 11
Collins • KCM 11
6. Johnson • KCM 10
Cathey • IC 10
8. Clarke • CBE 9
9. Smith • KCM 8
Greason • BBB 8
Carter • MRS 8
Richardson • KCM 8

Saves

Saves

1. Johnson • KCM 2
2. Collins • KCM 1
Greason • BBB 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Newberry • BBB 1
Smith • KCM 1
Woods • MRS 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. LaMarque • KCM 118.0
2. Smith • KCM 63.2
3. Perry • BBB 63.1
4. Clarke • CBE 62.1
5. Newberry • BBB 58.1
6. Collins • KCM 56.0
7. Smith • KCM 55.2
Cathey • IC 55.2
9. Powell • BBB 51.2
10. Cohen • IC 49.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. LaMarque • KCM 80
2. Collins • KCM 62
3. Smith • KCM 41
4. Cathey • IC 40
Powell • BBB 40
6. Smith • KCM 39
7. Richardson • KCM 37
8. Greason • BBB 34
9. Newberry • BBB 33
10. Johnson • KCM 29
Clarke • CBE 29

Games Started

Games Started

1. LaMarque • KCM 13
2. Perry • BBB 9
3. Clarke • CBE 8
4. Smith • KCM 7
Powell • BBB 7
Smith • KCM 7
Collins • KCM 7
8. Cohen • IC 6
9. Cathey • IC 5
Cabrera • IC 5
Richardson • KCM 5
Greason • BBB 5
Carter • MRS 5

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. LaMarque • KCM 12
2. Smith • KCM 6
Clarke • CBE 6
4. Powell • BBB 5
Cohen • IC 5
Perry • BBB 5
7. Williams • IC 4
Smith • KCM 4
Collins • KCM 4
Greason • BBB 4

Shutouts

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

1. Powell • BBB 2
2. Collins • KCM 1
Greason • BBB 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Perry • BBB 5
2. Sharpe • MRS 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Powell • BBB 3
Smith • CBE 3
Cathey • IC 3
7. Clarke • CBE 2
Williams • IC 2
Smith • KCM 2
Godínez • IC 2
Mathis • MRS 2
Williams • BBB 2
Porter • IC 2
Johnson • KCM 2
Johnson • KCM 2
Carswell • CBE 2

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Collins • KCM 60
2. Clarke • CBE 26
3. LaMarque • KCM 24
4. Greason • BBB 22
Perry • BBB 22
6. Smith • KCM 21
7. Johnson • KCM 19
8. Smith • CBE 17
Powell • BBB 17
10. Richardson • KCM 16
Williams • IC 16
Jones • CBE 16

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. LaMarque • KCM 117
2. Perry • BBB 75
3. Smith • KCM 72
4. Newberry • BBB 70
5. Cathey • IC 61
6. Clarke • CBE 59
7. Greason • BBB 53
Johnson • KCM 53
9. Smith • KCM 49
10. Brewer • CBE 48

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 3.333
2. Smith • KCM 3.154
3. Newberry • BBB 2.750
4. Cathey • IC 2.667
5. Powell • BBB 2.353
6. Richardson • KCM 2.313
7. Smith • KCM 1.857
8. Brewer • CBE 1.571
9. Greason • BBB 1.545
10. Johnson • KCM 1.526

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. Collins • KCM 0.000
Greason • BBB 0.000
Brewer • CBE 0.000
Smith • KCM 0.000
5. Newberry • BBB 0.154
6. Cohen • IC 0.182
7. Richardson • KCM 0.201
8. LaMarque • KCM 0.229
9. Cabrera • IC 0.273
10. Carter • MRS 0.276

Losses

Losses

1. LaMarque • KCM 4
Williams • IC 4
Collins • KCM 4
Cohen • IC 4
Cathey • IC 4
6. Richardson • KCM 3
Jessup • CAG 3
Clarke • CBE 3
Porter • IC 3
Brewer • CBE 3

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. LaMarque • KCM 42
2. Perry • BBB 32
Cathey • IC 32
4. Smith • KCM 31
5. Williams • IC 28
6. Collins • KCM 26
7. Brewer • CBE 25
8. Clarke • CBE 24
9. Johnson • KCM 22
10. Carter • MRS 21
Cohen • IC 21
Stewart • CAG 21

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Johnson • KCM 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Newberry • BBB 3
Rhodes • CAG 3
Smith • KCM 3
6. Collins • KCM 2
Perry • BBB 2
Stewart • CAG 2
9. Cabrera • IC 1
Cohen • IC 1
Greason • BBB 1
Ortiz • CAG 1
Porter • IC 1
Smith • CBE 1
Smith • KCM 1
Smith • CAG 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. LaMarque • KCM 8
2. Clarke • CBE 6
3. Williams • IC 5
Smith • KCM 5
Collins • KCM 5
6. Brown • CBE 3
Stewart • CAG 3
Perry • BBB 3
9. Johnson • KCM 2
Johnson • KCM 2
Cathey • IC 2
Cabrera • IC 2
Vargas • CAG 2

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. LaMarque • KCM 495
2. Perry • BBB 292
3. Smith • KCM 283
4. Clarke • CBE 279
5. Collins • KCM 270
6. Newberry • BBB 257
7. Cathey • IC 245
8. Smith • KCM 229
9. Greason • BBB 216
10. Powell • BBB 214

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. Newberry • BBB 6
2. Cathey • IC 5
Heard • BBB 5
4. Brown • CBE 4
Johnson • KCM 4
6. Stewart • CAG 3
Smith • KCM 3
Richardson • KCM 3
Collins • KCM 3
LaMarque • KCM 3

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Smith • KCM 201
2. Newberry • BBB 186
3. Powell • BBB 175
4. LaMarque • KCM 151
5. Richardson • KCM 142
6. Clarke • CBE 140
7. Cohen • IC 127
8. Greason • BBB 126
9. Cabrera • IC 119
10. Collins • KCM 116

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. Smith • KCM 2.27
2. Richardson • KCM 2.48
3. Newberry • BBB 2.53
4. LaMarque • KCM 2.56
5. Brewer • CBE 2.72
6. Greason • BBB 2.80
7. Cathey • IC 2.95
8. Powell • BBB 2.97
9. Smith • KCM 2.99
10. Cohen • IC 3.26

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. LaMarque • KCM 23
2. Newberry • BBB 14
3. Smith • KCM 14
4. Powell • BBB 13
5. Clarke • CBE 8
6. Brown • CBE 6
7. Richardson • KCM 5
8. Cohen • IC 5
9. Greason • BBB 4
10. Smith • KCM 4

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. LaMarque • KCM 2.0
2. Smith • KCM 1.2
3. Newberry • BBB 1.2
4. Powell • BBB 1.2
5. Clarke • CBE 0.7
6. Brown • CBE 0.5
7. Richardson • KCM 0.5
8. Cohen • IC 0.5
9. Greason • BBB 0.4
10. Smith • 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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