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Negro National League II Batting 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. Manning • NE 3.3
2. Byrd • BEG 3.2
3. Black • BEG 3.2
4. Gilliam • BEG 3.1
5. Lockett • BEG 3.0
6. Austin • PS 3.0
7. Kimbro • BEG 2.8
8. Scantlebury • NYC 2.8
9. Ricks • PS 2.4
10. Easter • HG 2.2

WAR Position Players

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for position players</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: 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. Gilliam • BEG 3.1
2. Lockett • BEG 3.0
3. Austin • PS 3.0
4. Kimbro • BEG 2.8
5. Easter • HG 2.2
6. Márquez • HG 2.1
7. Harvey • NE 1.9
8. Butts • BEG 1.7
9. Pearson • NE 1.6
10. Miñoso • NYC 1.5

Offensive WAR

<strong>Offensive Wins Above Replacement (everything but Fielding)</strong><br>The same statistic as Wins Above Replacement for Position<br>Players (WAR), but with the fielding value excluded.<br>oWAR + dWAR does not equal WAR.<br>Adding would count positions twice.<br>Contains the factor for batting stats, baserunning, a positional adjustment, and the replacement player adjustment.<br> Factors developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Lockett • BEG 2.5
2. Kimbro • BEG 2.4
3. Austin • PS 2.2
4. Easter • HG 1.9
5. Gilliam • BEG 1.8
6. Miñoso • NYC 1.7
7. Harvey • NE 1.7
8. Butts • BEG 1.6
9. Noble • NYC 1.6
10. Márquez • HG 1.4

Defensive WAR

<strong>Defensive Wins Above Replacement for position players</strong><br>A defensive measure of wins above replacement, but given<br>only the defensive stats of the player and his position adjustment. For this calculation, we use a<br>replacement level on defense is the league average.<br>Based on Baseball Info Solutions defensive runs saved from 2003 on<br>and total zone rating developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com previously

1. Gilliam • BEG 1.5
2. Austin • PS 1.1
3. Bankhead • HG 0.7
Márquez • HG 0.7
5. Pearson • NE 0.5
6. Butts • BEG 0.4
7. Watkins • PS 0.4
8. Williams • NE 0.4
McLaurin • NE 0.4
10. Brewer • NYC 0.3
Gary • HG 0.3

Batting Average

<strong>Hits/At Bats</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA<br>per team game played<br>Bold indicates either highest BA using current stats<br>or awarded title at end of year.

1. Lockett • BEG .362
2. Austin • PS .356
3. Harvey • NE .345
4. Miñoso • NYC .344
5. Thurman • HG .324
6. Cabrera • NYC .321
7. Noble • NYC .321
8. Russell • BEG .313
9. Easter • HG .313
10. Butts • BEG .304

On-Base%

<strong>(H + BB + HBP)/(At Bats + BB + HBP + SF)</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA<br>per team game played

1. Kimbro • BEG .457
2. Harvey • NE .430
3. Easter • HG .428
4. Leonard • HG .413
5. Lockett • BEG .402
6. Austin • PS .397
7. Butts • BEG .390
8. Gilliam • BEG .388
9. Noble • NYC .381
10. Miñoso • NYC .380

Slugging %

Total Bases/At Bats or
(1B + 2*2B + 3*3B + 4*HR)/AB
For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA
per team game played

1. Miñoso • NYC .548
2. Easter • HG .542
3. Lockett • BEG .536
4. Noble • NYC .522
5. Austin • PS .482
6. Cabrera • NYC .479
7. Clark • NYC .446
8. Thurman • HG .446
9. Leonard • HG .443
10. Harvey • NE .437

On-Base Plus Slugging

<strong>On-Base + Slugging Percentages </strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA<br>per team game played

1. Easter • HG .969
2. Lockett • BEG .939
3. Miñoso • NYC .927
4. Noble • NYC .903
5. Austin • PS .879
6. Harvey • NE .867
7. Leonard • HG .856
8. Cabrera • NYC .845
9. Kimbro • BEG .830
10. Thurman • HG .824

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Kimbro • BEG 59
Robinson • BEG 59
3. Gilliam • BEG 58
Lockett • BEG 58
5. Russell • BEG 57
6. Washington • BEG 56
7. Wilkes • NE 54
Williams • NE 54
Williams • NE 54
10. Pearson • NE 53

At Bats

At Bats

1. Lockett • BEG 235
2. Gilliam • BEG 219
3. Washington • BEG 215
4. Russell • BEG 211
5. Wilkes • NE 204
6. Pearson • NE 202
7. Kimbro • BEG 201
8. Watkins • PS 196
9. Williams • NE 195
10. Robinson • BEG 193

Plate Appearances

<strong>Plate Appearances</strong><br>When available, we use actual plate appearances from play-by-play game accounts<br>Otherwise estimated using AB + BB + HBP + SF + SH,<br>which excludes catcher interferences.<br>When <span class=tooltip>this color</span> click for a summary of each PA.

1. Kimbro • BEG 270
2. Gilliam • BEG 261
3. Lockett • BEG 255
4. Washington • BEG 235
5. Wilkes • NE 233
6. Williams • NE 230
7. Butts • BEG 226
8. Russell • BEG 225
9. Pearson • NE 222
10. Austin • PS 210

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Kimbro • BEG 54
2. Gilliam • BEG 48
3. Butts • BEG 44
4. Lockett • BEG 41
5. Wilkes • NE 35
6. Easter • HG 34
Pearson • NE 34
8. Russell • BEG 33
9. Bankhead • HG 32
Márquez • HG 32
Austin • PS 32

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Lockett • BEG 85
2. Austin • PS 68
3. Russell • BEG 66
4. Washington • BEG 64
5. Gilliam • BEG 63
6. Harvey • NE 60
Pearson • NE 60
8. Butts • BEG 58
9. Kimbro • BEG 56
10. Wilson • NE 54
Miñoso • NYC 54

Total Bases

<strong>Total Bases</strong><br>Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs.

1. Lockett • BEG 126
2. Austin • PS 92
3. Russell • BEG 89
4. Miñoso • NYC 86
5. Gilliam • BEG 80
Washington • BEG 80
7. Pearson • NE 79
8. Easter • HG 78
9. Harvey • NE 76
10. Kimbro • BEG 75

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Austin • PS 15
Lockett • BEG 15
3. Russell • BEG 13
4. Miñoso • NYC 11
Kimbro • BEG 11
Dennis • PS 11
7. Cabrera • NYC 10
Noble • NYC 10
9. Easter • HG 9
Ballester • NYC 9
Márquez • HG 9
Butts • BEG 9
Clark • NYC 9
Gilliam • BEG 9
Simpson • PS 9

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Miñoso • NYC 6
Cash • PS 6
3. Wilkes • NE 5
Clark • NYC 5
Russell • BEG 5
6. Duckett • PS 4
Williams • NE 4
Noble • NYC 4
Washington • BEG 4
Gilliam • BEG 4
Kimbro • BEG 4
Lockett • BEG 4

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Easter • HG 6
Lockett • BEG 6
3. Irvin • NE 5
4. Leonard • HG 4
5. Pearson • NE 3
Crowe • 2TM 3
Noble • NYC 3
Miñoso • NYC 3
Wilson • NE 3
Márquez • HG 3

Runs Batted In

Runs Batted In

1. Lockett • BEG 53
2. Easter • HG 37
Russell • BEG 37
4. Gilliam • BEG 33
Washington • BEG 33
6. Pearson • NE 29
7. Cabrera • NYC 28
Wilson • NE 28
9. Irvin • NE 27
Miñoso • NYC 27

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Kimbro • BEG 59
2. Gilliam • BEG 35
3. Easter • HG 27
Wilkes • NE 27
5. Leonard • HG 26
6. Harvey • NE 25
7. Butts • BEG 24
Williams • NE 24
9. Bankhead • HG 21
10. Irvin • NE 20
Williams • NE 20

Stolen Bases

Stolen Bases

1. Márquez • HG 15
2. Finney • BEG 10
3. Gilliam • BEG 8
4. Kimbro • BEG 7
Wilson • NE 7
Bankhead • HG 7
7. Butts • BEG 6
Watkins • PS 6
9. Miñoso • NYC 5
Irvin • NE 5
Hefner • NBY 5

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Lockett • BEG 60
2. Washington • BEG 52
3. Harvey • NE 51
4. Gilliam • BEG 50
5. Pearson • NE 49
Austin • PS 49
7. Butts • BEG 48
Russell • BEG 48
9. Wilson • NE 42
10. Kimbro • BEG 41
Watkins • PS 41

Adjusted OPS+

<strong>OPS+</strong><br>100*[OBP/lg OBP + SLG/lg SLG - 1]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s)

1. Easter • HG 179
2. Lockett • BEG 170
3. Miñoso • NYC 167
4. Noble • NYC 160
5. Austin • PS 154
6. Harvey • NE 151
7. Leonard • HG 148
8. Cabrera • NYC 144
9. Kimbro • BEG 141
10. Thurman • HG 138

Runs Created

<strong>Runs Created</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Bill James and others<br>that estimates a player&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total.<br>This is computed with the "technical" formula when possible.<br>If SB or CS data is missing, the "basic" formula is used.<br>If HBP, IBB, SH, SF, or GIDP data is missing, the "stolen base" version of the formula is used. <br>Team Runs Created is the sum of player Runs Created.

1. Lockett • BEG 51
2. Austin • PS 36
3. Kimbro • BEG 33
Easter • HG 33
5. Harvey • NE 32
Miñoso • NYC 32
7. Gilliam • BEG 31
8. Russell • BEG 29
9. Pearson • NE 28
Washington • BEG 28

Adj. Batting Runs

<strong>Adjusted Batting Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a player&#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. Lockett • BEG 20
2. Kimbro • BEG 17
3. Easter • HG 16
4. Austin • PS 13
5. Harvey • NE 13
6. Miñoso • NYC 12
7. Noble • NYC 10
8. Leonard • HG 9
9. Crowe • 2TM 8
10. Márquez • HG 7

Adj. Batting Wins

<strong>Adjusted Batting Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a player&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his bat.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Lockett • BEG 2.1
2. Kimbro • BEG 1.8
3. Easter • HG 1.6
4. Austin • PS 1.3
5. Harvey • NE 1.3
6. Miñoso • NYC 1.3
7. Noble • NYC 1.0
8. Leonard • HG 1.0
9. Crowe • 2TM 0.8
10. Márquez • HG 0.8

Extra Base Hits

<strong>Extra Base Hits</strong><br>Doubles + Triples + Home Runs

1. Lockett • BEG 25
2. Miñoso • NYC 20
3. Austin • PS 19
4. Easter • HG 18
Russell • BEG 18
6. Noble • NYC 17
7. Kimbro • BEG 15
Cabrera • NYC 15
9. Clark • NYC 14
Wilkes • NE 14
Márquez • HG 14

Times On Base

<strong>Times on Base</strong><br>Hits + Bases on Balls + Hit By Pitch<br>Does not include Reached on Error or Catcher Interference.

1. Kimbro • BEG 122
2. Lockett • BEG 101
3. Gilliam • BEG 99
4. Harvey • NE 86
5. Butts • BEG 85
6. Austin • PS 81
7. Washington • BEG 80
8. Wilkes • NE 79
9. Pearson • NE 78
10. Easter • HG 74

Offensive Win %

<strong>Offensive Winning Percentage</strong><br>The percentage of games a team with nine of this player<br>batting would win. Assumes average pitching and defense.<br>This uses the Pythagorean win pct formula with the player's RC/G for runs scored and the league's R/9 as runs allowed.

1. Lockett • BEG .806
2. Easter • HG .806
3. Miñoso • NYC .785
4. Noble • NYC .757
5. Austin • PS .753
6. Harvey • NE .752
7. Cabrera • NYC .729
8. Leonard • HG .714
9. Thurman • HG .706
10. Clark • NYC .688

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Kimbro • BEG 7
2. Márquez • HG 5
3. Burke • BEG 3
Butts • BEG 3
McCord • BEG 3
6. Williams • NE 2
Austin • PS 2
Brathwaite • PS 2
Leonard • HG 2
Easter • HG 2
Bankhead • HG 2
Russell • BEG 2

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts)

1. Russell • BEG 9
Williams • NE 9
3. Butts • BEG 8
Bankhead • HG 8
5. Williams • NE 7
6. Austin • PS 6
Gilliam • BEG 6
Robinson • BEG 6
9. Finney • BEG 5
Cash • PS 5
Duckett • PS 5

Power-Speed #

<strong>Power/Speed Number</strong><br>2 x (Home Runs x Stolen Bases)/(Stolen Bases + Home Runs)<br>The harmonic mean of HR and SB.<br>To do well you need a lot of both.<br>Developed by Bill James.

1. Márquez • HG 5.0
Irvin • NE 5.0
3. Lockett • BEG 4.8
4. Wilson • NE 4.2
5. Miñoso • NYC 3.8
6. Bankhead • HG 3.1
7. Easter • HG 3.0
Noble • NYC 3.0
9. Brathwaite • PS 2.7
Wilkes • NE 2.7

AB per HR

<strong>At Bats Per Home Run</strong>

1. Easter • HG 24.0
2. Irvin • NE 30.2
3. Leonard • HG 30.5
4. Lockett • BEG 39.2
5. Noble • NYC 44.7
6. Miñoso • NYC 52.3
7. Márquez • HG 54.0
8. Wilson • NE 60.7
9. Ballester • NYC 64.0
10. Pearson • NE 67.3

Outs Made

<strong>Outs Made</strong><br>(At Bats - Hits) + Double Plays Grounded Into <br>+ Sac. Flies + Sac. Hits + Caught Stealing.

1. Robinson • BEG 163
2. Gilliam • BEG 162
3. Williams • NE 159
4. Washington • BEG 155
5. Lockett • BEG 154
Russell • BEG 154
Wilkes • NE 154
8. Watkins • PS 153
9. Kimbro • BEG 148
10. Williams • NE 147

rOBA

rOBA
A measure of a player's offensive contributions, weighted in proportion to each event's actual run value

1. Easter • HG .451
2. Lockett • BEG .437
3. Miñoso • NYC .431
4. Noble • NYC .420
5. Harvey • NE .415
6. Kimbro • BEG .412
7. Austin • PS .412
8. Leonard • HG .410
9. Márquez • HG .396
10. Cabrera • NYC .395

Rbat+

Rbat+
Batting runs as computed for WAR, but indexed to the environment the player played in, where 100 is league average.

1. Easter • HG 181
2. Lockett • BEG 173
3. Miñoso • NYC 166
4. Noble • NYC 161
5. Harvey • NE 158
6. Austin • PS 158
7. Kimbro • BEG 157
8. Leonard • HG 155
9. Cabrera • NYC 145
10. Clark • NYC 141

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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