1944 Negro National League II Batting Leaders

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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Brown • HG	3.7
2.	Ricks • PS	3.2
3.	Leonard • HG	2.7
4.	Troy • BEG	2.2
5.	Miller • PS	2.1
6.	Austin • PS	1.9
7.	Byrd • 3TM	1.8
8.	Gibson • HG	1.8
9.	Campanella • 3TM	1.6
10.	Glenn • PS	1.6

WAR Position Players
1.	Leonard • HG	2.7
2.	Austin • PS	1.9
3.	Gibson • HG	1.8
4.	Campanella • 2TM	1.6
5.	Bankhead • HG	1.6
6.	Hoskins • BEG	1.5
7.	Williams • PS	1.4
8.	Harvey • NE	1.4
9.	Kimbro • BEG	1.3
10.	West • PS	1.2
	Stone • PS	1.2

Offensive WAR
1.	Leonard • HG	2.5
2.	Gibson • HG	2.1
3.	Williams • PS	2.0
4.	Austin • PS	1.8
5.	Kimbro • BEG	1.5
	Harvey • NE	1.5
7.	Hoskins • BEG	1.5
8.	Campanella • 2TM	1.5
9.	West • PS	1.4
10.	Stone • PS	1.2

Defensive WAR
1.	Bankhead • HG	1.1
2.	Austin • PS	0.5
3.	Rodríguez • NYC	0.5
4.	Dandridge • NE	0.4
5.	Vargas • NYC	0.3
6.	Martínez • NYC	0.3
7.	Watkins • NE	0.3
8.	Jackson • HG	0.3
9.	Benson • PS	0.3
	Pérez • NYC	0.3

Batting Average
1.	Campanella • 2TM	.388
2.	Hoskins • BEG	.388
3.	Kimbro • BEG	.377
4.	West • PS	.358
5.	Williams • PS	.353
6.	Stone • PS	.347
7.	Coimbre • NYC	.345
8.	Leonard • HG	.341
9.	Gibson • HG	.335
10.	Austin • PS	.333
	Davis • NE	.333

On-Base%
1.	Leonard • HG	.451
2.	Kimbro • BEG	.445
3.	Hoskins • BEG	.441
4.	Curry • PS	.425
5.	Campanella • 2TM	.422
6.	Austin • PS	.418
7.	Coimbre • NYC	.417
8.	West • PS	.414
9.	Gibson • HG	.412
10.	Davis • NE	.405

Slugging %
1.	Hoskins • BEG	.621
2.	Leonard • HG	.620
3.	Gibson • HG	.602
4.	Campanella • 2TM	.554
5.	Kimbro • BEG	.538
6.	Williams • PS	.517
7.	Coimbre • NYC	.504
8.	Spearman • PS	.493
9.	Davis • NE	.491
10.	Hoskins • HG	.473

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Leonard • HG	1.071
2.	Hoskins • BEG	1.062
3.	Gibson • HG	1.014
4.	Kimbro • BEG	.984
5.	Campanella • 2TM	.976
6.	Coimbre • NYC	.922
7.	Williams • PS	.916
8.	Davis • NE	.896
9.	West • PS	.876
10.	Austin • PS	.861

Games Played
1.	Bankhead • HG	55
2.	Benjamin • HG	53
	Benson • PS	53
4.	Bell • HG	52
	Williams • PS	52
6.	Hoskins • HG	51
	Cash • PS	51
	West • PS	51
9.	Gibson • HG	49
	Leonard • HG	49
	Stone • PS	49

At Bats
1.	Benjamin • HG	228
	Benson • PS	228
3.	Bell • HG	213
4.	Bankhead • HG	212
5.	Williams • PS	207
6.	West • PS	201
7.	Stone • PS	196
8.	Austin • PS	192
9.	Hoskins • HG	186
10.	Leonard • HG	179
	Cash • PS	179

Plate Appearances
1.	Bankhead • HG	251
	Benjamin • HG	251
3.	Bell • HG	250
4.	Benson • PS	247
5.	Williams • PS	226
6.	Austin • PS	224
7.	West • PS	223
8.	Leonard • HG	221
9.	Stone • PS	218
10.	Cash • PS	203

Runs Scored
1.	Leonard • HG	48
2.	Austin • PS	47
3.	Bankhead • HG	45
4.	Bell • HG	43
	Benjamin • HG	43
6.	Stone • PS	41
7.	Benson • PS	40
8.	Gibson • HG	39
9.	West • PS	35
	Williams • PS	35

Hits
1.	Benjamin • HG	74
2.	Williams • PS	73
3.	Benson • PS	72
	West • PS	72
5.	Stone • PS	68
6.	Bell • HG	66
7.	Austin • PS	64
8.	Hoskins • HG	61
	Leonard • HG	61
10.	Gibson • HG	59

Total Bases
1.	Leonard • HG	111
2.	Williams • PS	107
3.	Gibson • HG	106
4.	Benjamin • HG	94
5.	Benson • PS	93
	West • PS	93
7.	Stone • PS	89
8.	Hoskins • HG	88
9.	Austin • PS	85
10.	Bell • HG	84

Doubles
1.	Williams • PS	17
2.	Leonard • HG	15
3.	West • PS	14
4.	Campanella • 2TM	13
5.	Harvey • NE	11
	Austin • PS	11
7.	Cash • PS	10
	Coimbre • NYC	10
	Hoskins • HG	10
	Benjamin • HG	10
	Spearman • PS	10

Triples
1.	Leonard • HG	7
2.	Stone • PS	6
	Gibson • HG	6
4.	Bankhead • HG	5
	Austin • PS	5
6.	Kimbro • BEG	4
	Williams • PS	4
	Martínez • NYC	4
	Spearman • PS	4
	Hoskins • HG	4

Home Runs
1.	Gibson • HG	9
2.	Leonard • HG	7
3.	Hoskins • BEG	5
4.	Dennis • BEG	3
	Thomas • NYC	3
	Curry • PS	3
	Harvey • NE	3
	Glenn • PS	3
	Hoskins • HG	3
	Williams • PS	3

Runs Batted In
1.	Williams • PS	50
2.	Gibson • HG	49
3.	Hoskins • HG	41
4.	Leonard • HG	39
5.	Spearman • PS	36
6.	West • PS	33
7.	Benson • PS	32
8.	Benjamin • HG	31
	Stone • PS	31
10.	Bankhead • HG	28
	Cash • PS	28
	Campanella • 2TM	28

Bases on Balls
1.	Leonard • HG	31
2.	Bell • HG	30
	Curry • PS	30
4.	Bankhead • HG	29
5.	Austin • PS	28
6.	Gibson • HG	23
7.	Watkins • NE	22
8.	Brown • PS	21
9.	Benjamin • HG	19
	Stone • PS	19

Stolen Bases
1.	Bankhead • HG	8
2.	Rodríguez • NYC	6
3.	Campanella • 2TM	5
	Austin • PS	5
5.	Kimbro • BEG	4
	Bell • HG	4
	Benjamin • HG	4
	Martínez • NYC	4
9.	Dandridge • NE	3
	Williams • NBY	3
	Benson • PS	3
	Curry • PS	3
	Baker • NBY	3
	Williams • PS	3
	Gibson • HG	3
	Cannady • HG	3

Singles
1.	Benjamin • HG	60
2.	Benson • PS	58
3.	West • PS	55
4.	Bell • HG	53
	Stone • PS	53
6.	Williams • PS	49
7.	Austin • PS	48
8.	Hoskins • HG	44
9.	Cash • PS	43
10.	Bankhead • HG	40

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Leonard • HG	184
2.	Hoskins • BEG	182
3.	Gibson • HG	169
4.	Kimbro • BEG	162
5.	Campanella • 2TM	159
6.	Coimbre • NYC	145
7.	Williams • PS	144
8.	Davis • NE	139
9.	West • PS	134
10.	Austin • PS	130

Runs Created
1.	Leonard • HG	49
2.	Gibson • HG	44
3.	Williams • PS	43
4.	West • PS	38
5.	Stone • PS	36
	Austin • PS	36
7.	Benjamin • HG	35
8.	Campanella • 2TM	33
	Benson • PS	33
	Bell • HG	33

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Leonard • HG	23
2.	Gibson • HG	16
3.	Harvey • NE	14
4.	Hoskins • BEG	13
5.	Williams • PS	13
6.	Kimbro • BEG	12
7.	Campanella • 2TM	11
8.	West • PS	10
9.	Austin • PS	9
10.	Stone • PS	8

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Leonard • HG	2.1
2.	Gibson • HG	1.5
3.	Harvey • NE	1.3
4.	Hoskins • BEG	1.2
5.	Williams • PS	1.2
6.	Kimbro • BEG	1.1
7.	Campanella • 2TM	1.1
8.	West • PS	1.0
9.	Austin • PS	0.9
10.	Stone • PS	0.8

Extra Base Hits
1.	Leonard • HG	29
2.	Williams • PS	24
3.	Gibson • HG	23
4.	Campanella • 2TM	17
	Hoskins • HG	17
	West • PS	17
7.	Harvey • NE	16
	Austin • PS	16
	Spearman • PS	16
10.	Stone • PS	15
	Bankhead • HG	15

Times On Base
1.	Bell • HG	97
	Leonard • HG	97
3.	Benjamin • HG	94
4.	Austin • PS	92
5.	West • PS	91
6.	Williams • PS	89
7.	Stone • PS	87
8.	Bankhead • HG	86
9.	Benson • PS	85
10.	Gibson • HG	82

Offensive Win %
1.	Hoskins • BEG	.838
2.	Leonard • HG	.806
3.	Campanella • 2TM	.801
4.	Kimbro • BEG	.793
5.	Gibson • HG	.789
6.	Williams • PS	.732
7.	Coimbre • NYC	.714
8.	West • PS	.696
9.	Davis • NE	.694
10.	Stone • PS	.682

Hit By Pitch
1.	Leonard • HG	5
2.	Curry • PS	3
	Garrido • NYC	3
	Coimbre • NYC	3
5.	Dennis • BEG	2
	Morton • 2TM	2
	West • PS	2
	Thomas • NYC	2
	Pérez • NYC	2
	Martínez • NYC	2
	Duany • NYC	2
	Brooks • NYC	2
	Bankhead • HG	2
	Hoskins • HG	2
	Gaston • HG	2

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Bankhead • HG	8
2.	Battle • HG	7
3.	Duckett • PS	6
	Benson • PS	6
	Leonard • HG	6
	Vargas • NYC	6
	Bell • HG	6
8.	Brooks • NYC	5
	Cash • PS	5
	Pérez • NYC	5

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Gibson • HG	3
2.	Coimbre • NYC	2
3.	Dennis • BEG	1
	Bell • HG	1
	Cannady • HG	1
	Davis • NE	1
	Suttles • NE	1
	Brooks • NYC	1
	Linares • NYC	1
	Louden • NYC	1

Double Plays Grounded Into
1.	Gibson • HG	1
	Johnson • HG	1
	Rodríguez • NYC	1
	Benson • PS	1
	Ricks • PS	1
	West • PS	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Gibson • HG	4.5
2.	Williams • PS	3.0
	Curry • PS	3.0
4.	Campanella • 2TM	2.9
5.	Benjamin • HG	2.7
	Kimbro • BEG	2.7
7.	Harvey • NE	2.4
	Benson • PS	2.4
	Hoskins • HG	2.4
10.	Barnett • NE	2.0
	Coimbre • NYC	2.0

AB per HR
1.	Gibson • HG	19.6
2.	Hoskins • BEG	23.2
3.	Leonard • HG	25.6
4.	Thomas • NYC	33.7
5.	Dennis • BEG	39.7
6.	Curry • PS	47.0
7.	Davis • NE	54.0
8.	Coimbre • NYC	56.5
9.	Hoskins • HG	62.0
10.	Kimbro • BEG	65.0

Outs Made
1.	Bankhead • HG	165
2.	Benson • PS	163
3.	Benjamin • HG	157
4.	Bell • HG	153
5.	Williams • PS	137
6.	West • PS	133
7.	Austin • PS	132
8.	Stone • PS	131
9.	Hoskins • HG	129
10.	Cash • PS	128

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