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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Brown • HG 6.0
2. Gibson • HG 3.2
3. Leonard • HG 2.9
4. McHenry • PS 2.6
5. Brown • NBY 2.1
6. Morris • PC 1.9
Walker • HG 1.9
8. Roberts • 3TM 1.8
9. Byrd • BEG 1.8
10. Williams • PC 1.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. Brown • HG 4.9
2. McHenry • PS 2.7
3. Brown • NBY 1.9
4. Morris • PC 1.8
5. Porter • BEG 1.8
6. Holland • NBY 1.7
7. Taylor • PC 1.6
8. Walker • HG 1.6
9. Byrd • BEG 1.6
10. Roberts • 2TM 1.4
Earned Run Average
1. Brown • HG 1.88
2. Holland • NBY 2.48
3. Porter • BEG 2.90
4. Walker • HG 3.01
5. Morris • PC 3.22
6. Byrd • BEG 3.67
7. Partlow • HG 3.71
8. McHenry • PS 3.72
9. Roberts • 2TM 3.73
10. Brown • NBY 3.81
Wins
1. Brown • HG 14
2. Walker • HG 10
3. McHenry • PS 7
Byrd • BEG 7
Carter • PS 7
Taylor • PC 7
7. Porter • BEG 6
Miller • 2TM 6
9. McDonald • PS 5
Partlow • HG 5
McDuffie • 2TM 5
Win-Loss %
1. Brown • HG 1.000
Walker • HG 1.000
3. McHenry • PS .875
4. Porter • BEG .857
5. Byrd • BEG .778
Taylor • PC .778
7. Carter • PS .700
8. Miller • 2TM .667
9. Roberts • 2TM .571
Harvey • PC .571
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Brown • HG 1.023
2. Miller • 2TM 1.167
3. Griffith • BEG 1.195
4. Morris • PC 1.197
5. Walker • HG 1.246
6. Partlow • HG 1.251
7. Holland • NBY 1.252
8. Porter • BEG 1.254
9. McHenry • PS 1.259
10. Taylor • PC 1.267
Hits per 9 IP
1. Miller • 2TM 6.833
2. Morris • PC 7.060
3. Brown • HG 7.395
4. Partlow • HG 7.550
5. Taylor • PC 7.800
6. McHenry • PS 8.069
7. Porter • BEG 8.542
8. Walker • HG 8.558
9. Harvey • PC 8.679
10. Bruton • PS 8.884
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Brown • HG 1.814
2. Griffith • BEG 1.866
3. Holland • NBY 1.988
4. Brown • NBY 2.118
5. Byrd • BEG 2.268
6. Walker • HG 2.652
7. Porter • BEG 2.746
8. Smith • PC 2.908
9. McDonald • PS 3.041
10. Harvey • PC 3.214
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Morris • PC 6.812
2. Taylor • PC 6.120
3. Missouri • PS 5.745
4. Brown • NBY 5.506
5. Holland • NBY 5.466
6. Partlow • HG 5.246
7. Walker • HG 5.063
8. Porter • BEG 5.034
9. Brown • HG 4.884
10. McHenry • PS 4.733
Games Played
1. Brown • HG 20
Carter • PS 20
3. McDonald • PS 19
4. McHenry • PS 18
5. Griffith • BEG 13
Brown • NBY 13
Bruton • PS 13
Byrd • BEG 13
Missouri • PS 13
10. Smith • PC 12
Ellis • PS 12
Saves
1. Brown • HG 3
2. Dula • HG 2
Griffith • BEG 2
McDonald • PS 2
Partlow • HG 2
6. Byrd • BEG 1
Direaux • BEG 1
Jones • PS 1
Smith • PC 1
Stanley • NBY 1
McDuffie • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Brown • HG 129.0
2. McHenry • PS 116.0
3. Carter • PS 109.1
4. McDonald • PS 97.2
5. Brown • NBY 85.0
6. Byrd • BEG 83.1
7. Griffith • BEG 82.0
8. Taylor • PC 75.0
9. Walker • HG 74.2
10. Morris • PC 72.2
Strikeouts
1. Brown • HG 70
2. McHenry • PS 61
3. Morris • PC 55
Carter • PS 55
5. Brown • NBY 52
6. Taylor • PC 51
7. Walker • HG 42
8. Partlow • HG 41
9. McDonald • PS 38
10. Griffith • BEG 36
Games Started
1. McDonald • PS 14
2. McHenry • PS 13
3. Carter • PS 12
4. Brown • HG 11
5. Griffith • BEG 10
Walker • HG 10
7. Byrd • BEG 9
Taylor • PC 9
Partlow • HG 9
Morris • PC 9
Complete Games
1. Brown • HG 11
2. Griffith • BEG 9
McHenry • PS 9
4. Taylor • PC 8
5. Byrd • BEG 7
Morris • PC 7
7. McDonald • PS 6
Brown • NBY 6
Walker • HG 6
Evans • NE 6
Shutouts
1. Brown • HG 4
2. Walker • HG 2
Roberts • 2TM 2
4. Brown • NBY 1
Day • NE 1
McHenry • PS 1
Missouri • PS 1
Morris • PC 1
Miller • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. Carter • PS 13
2. McDonald • PS 9
3. McDuffie • 2TM 7
Smith • PC 7
5. Missouri • PS 6
Evans • NE 6
7. Roberts • 2TM 4
Davis • 3TM 4
Partlow • HG 4
McHenry • PS 4
Matlock • PC 4
Griffith • BEG 4
Brown • NBY 4
Ellis • PS 4
Bases on Balls
1. Carter • PS 47
2. McHenry • PS 42
3. McDonald • PS 33
4. Taylor • PC 30
Morris • PC 30
6. Partlow • HG 29
7. McDuffie • 2TM 27
8. Brown • HG 26
9. Missouri • PS 25
10. Roberts • 2TM 22
Miller • 2TM 22
Walker • HG 22
Bruton • PS 22
Hits
1. Carter • PS 124
2. Brown • HG 106
McDonald • PS 106
4. McHenry • PS 104
5. Brown • NBY 95
6. McDuffie • 2TM 86
7. Byrd • BEG 85
8. Griffith • BEG 81
9. Walker • HG 71
10. Evans • NE 69
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Holland • NBY 2.750
2. Brown • HG 2.692
3. Brown • NBY 2.600
4. Griffith • BEG 2.118
5. Walker • HG 1.909
6. Porter • BEG 1.833
Morris • PC 1.833
8. Taylor • PC 1.700
9. McHenry • PS 1.452
10. Byrd • BEG 1.429
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Walker • HG 0.000
2. Porter • BEG 0.153
3. Holland • NBY 0.166
4. Brown • HG 0.209
5. McHenry • PS 0.310
6. Harvey • PC 0.321
7. Byrd • BEG 0.324
8. Miller • 2TM 0.333
9. Bruton • PS 0.348
10. Taylor • PC 0.360
Losses
1. Brown • NBY 6
McDonald • PS 6
3. Evans • NE 5
Stanley • NBY 5
Smith • PC 5
Missouri • PS 5
7. Partlow • HG 4
Griffith • BEG 4
Matlock • PC 4
Ellis • PS 4
Morris • PC 4
Yokely • SEN 4
McDuffie • 2TM 4
Earned Runs
1. Carter • PS 73
2. McDonald • PS 54
3. McHenry • PS 48
4. Evans • NE 41
5. Missouri • PS 40
6. Brown • NBY 36
7. Griffith • BEG 35
McDuffie • 2TM 35
9. Byrd • BEG 34
Smith • PC 34
Wild Pitches
1. Morris • PC 2
2. Brown • NE 1
Direaux • BEG 1
Harvey • PC 1
Johnson • SEN 1
McDonald • PS 1
Porter • BEG 1
Wright • NE 1
McDuffie • 2TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Harvey • PC 4
2. Brown • NBY 2
Roberts • 2TM 2
Miller • 2TM 2
Yokely • SEN 2
Smith • PC 2
McDonald • PS 2
Lewis • PS 2
Brown • NE 2
Bruton • PS 2
Batters Faced
1. Brown • HG 511
2. Carter • PS 500
3. McHenry • PS 489
4. McDonald • PS 437
5. Brown • NBY 377
6. Byrd • BEG 353
7. Griffith • BEG 345
8. McDuffie • 2TM 325
9. Taylor • PC 313
10. Walker • HG 310
Games Finished
1. Brown • HG 8
2. Carter • PS 7
3. Smith • PC 5
Jones • PS 5
McDonald • PS 5
McHenry • PS 5
7. Byrd • BEG 4
Direaux • BEG 4
Dula • HG 4
Ellis • PS 4
Brown • NBY 4
Adjusted ERA+
1. Brown • HG 251
2. Holland • NBY 191
3. Porter • BEG 164
4. Walker • HG 157
5. Morris • PC 147
6. Byrd • BEG 129
7. Roberts • 2TM 128
8. Partlow • HG 128
9. McHenry • PS 127
10. Brown • NBY 124
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Holland • NBY 2.74
2. Walker • HG 2.81
3. Brown • HG 2.90
4. Porter • BEG 3.07
5. Brown • NBY 3.22
6. Morris • PC 3.31
7. Taylor • PC 3.41
8. Griffith • BEG 3.47
9. McHenry • PS 3.56
10. Byrd • BEG 3.59
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Brown • HG 41
2. Walker • HG 14
3. McHenry • PS 14
4. Porter • BEG 12
5. Morris • PC 11
6. Holland • NBY 11
7. Byrd • BEG 10
8. Griffith • BEG 8
9. Roberts • 2TM 8
10. Taylor • PC 8
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Brown • HG 4.0
2. Walker • HG 1.3
3. McHenry • PS 1.3
4. Porter • BEG 1.2
5. Morris • PC 1.1
6. Holland • NBY 1.0
7. Byrd • BEG 0.9
8. Roberts • 2TM 0.8
9. Griffith • BEG 0.7
10. Brown • NE 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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements

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