1925 Negro National League Batting Leaders

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Negro National League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

Wins Above Replacement A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Rogan • KCM 9.0

2. Stearnes • DS 6.5

3. Dean • KCM 5.1

4. Bobo • SLS 5.0

5. Bell • SLS 4.9

6. Cooper • DS 4.3

7. Drake • KCM 4.1

8. Wesley • DS 3.9

9. McCall • CAG 3.9

10. Moore • KCM 3.9

Foster • 3TM 3.9

WAR Position Players

Wins Above Replacement for position players A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Stearnes • DS 6.5

2. Bobo • SLS 5.0

3. Bell • SLS 4.9

4. Wesley • DS 3.9

5. Moore • KCM 3.9

6. Wells • SLS 3.6

7. Redus • SLS 3.5

8. Creacy • SLS 3.2

9. Russell • SLS 3.2

10. Pryor • DS 2.9

Offensive WAR

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

1. Stearnes • DS 5.2

2. Bobo • SLS 4.7

3. Redus • SLS 3.8

4. Bell • SLS 3.7

5. Wesley • DS 3.6

6. Creacy • SLS 3.3

7. Wells • SLS 3.2

8. Pryor • DS 2.9

9. Russell • SLS 2.8

10. Malarcher • CAG 2.7

Smith • DS 2.7

Defensive WAR

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

1. Riggins • DS 1.7

2. Moore • KCM 1.7

3. Allen • KCM 1.2

4. Stearnes • DS 1.0

5. Williams • MRS 1.0

6. Bell • SLS 0.9

7. Meredith • BBB 0.9

8. Wells • SLS 0.8

9. DeMoss • CAG 0.6

10. Hines • CAG 0.6

Batting Average

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

1. Wesley • DS .402

2. Redus • SLS .381

3. Stearnes • DS .372

4. Bobo • SLS .361

5. Bell • SLS .346

6. Smith • DS .346

7. Thompson • BBB .333

8. McNair • KCM .332

9. Williams • BBB .331

10. Malarcher • CAG .329

On-Base%

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

1. Redus • SLS .467

2. Bobo • SLS .464

3. Wesley • DS .458

4. Stearnes • DS .443

5. Russell • SLS .421

6. Malarcher • CAG .416

7. Bell • SLS .407

8. Pryor • DS .402

9. Suttles • BBB .401

10. Torriente • CAG .399

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. Wesley • DS .712

2. Stearnes • DS .669

3. Redus • SLS .646

4. Bobo • SLS .617

5. Creacy • SLS .551

6. Bell • SLS .539

7. Russell • SLS .523

8. Williams • BBB .520

9. Smith • DS .512

10. Suttles • BBB .498

On-Base Plus Slugging

On-Base + Slugging Percentages For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA per team game played

1. Wesley • DS 1.170

2. Redus • SLS 1.113

3. Stearnes • DS 1.112

4. Bobo • SLS 1.081

5. Bell • SLS .946

6. Russell • SLS .944

7. Creacy • SLS .930

8. Williams • BBB .903

9. Suttles • BBB .899

10. Smith • DS .892

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Riggins • DS 94

Stearnes • DS 94

3. Smith • DS 93

4. Torriente • CAG 92

5. Malarcher • CAG 90

Pryor • DS 90

7. Williams • CAG 89

8. Gardner • CAG 88

Allen • KCM 88

Bell • SLS 88

Bobo • SLS 88

Wells • SLS 88

At Bats

1. Bell • SLS 384

2. Smith • DS 379

3. Stearnes • DS 366

4. Riggins • DS 364

5. Allen • KCM 352

6. Moore • KCM 349

7. Wells • SLS 341

8. Gardner • CAG 339

9. Stratton • 3TM 335

10. Creacy • SLS 334

Plate Appearances

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

1. Bell • SLS 423

2. Stearnes • DS 413

3. Wells • SLS 401

4. Smith • DS 400

5. Riggins • DS 393

6. Allen • KCM 387

7. Bobo • SLS 386

8. Pryor • DS 383

9. Malarcher • CAG 380

10. Gardner • CAG 372

Johnston • KCM 372

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Bell • SLS 93

2. Stearnes • DS 91

3. Wells • SLS 83

4. Smith • DS 81

5. Moore • KCM 74

Bobo • SLS 74

7. Allen • KCM 73

8. Pryor • DS 70

Creacy • SLS 70

10. Jones • DS 68

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Stearnes • DS 136

2. Bell • SLS 133

3. Smith • DS 131

4. Bobo • SLS 117

5. Moore • KCM 112

6. Malarcher • CAG 109

7. Creacy • SLS 108

8. Allen • KCM 101

9. Johnston • KCM 99

McNair • KCM 99

Redus • SLS 99

Total Bases

Total Bases Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs.

1. Stearnes • DS 245

2. Bell • SLS 207

3. Bobo • SLS 200

4. Smith • DS 194

5. Creacy • SLS 184

6. Moore • KCM 172

7. Redus • SLS 168

8. Wesley • DS 163

9. Wells • SLS 157

10. Riggins • DS 155

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Bell • SLS 30

2. Smith • DS 26

3. Stearnes • DS 24

4. Bobo • SLS 23

5. Creacy • SLS 22

6. Pryor • DS 21

Moore • KCM 21

8. Wells • SLS 19

9. Redus • SLS 18

10. Johnston • KCM 17

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Stearnes • DS 14

2. McNair • KCM 13

3. Russell • SLS 12

Moore • KCM 12

5. Smith • DS 11

Allen • KCM 11

7. Rogan • KCM 9

Riggins • DS 9

Torriente • CAG 9

Cunningham • MRS 9

Bobo • SLS 9

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Stearnes • DS 19

2. Wesley • DS 17

3. Creacy • SLS 14

Bobo • SLS 14

5. Redus • SLS 13

6. Montalvo • CSW 11

7. Bell • SLS 10

Suttles • BBB 10

9. Russell • SLS 8

Torriente • CAG 8

Blackwell • 2TM 8

Wells • SLS 8

Riggins • DS 8

Runs Batted In

1. Stearnes • DS 106

2. Bobo • SLS 78

3. Smith • DS 76

4. Creacy • SLS 74

5. Moore • KCM 70

6. Wesley • DS 68

7. Riggins • DS 65

Redus • SLS 65

9. Russell • SLS 63

10. McNair • KCM 62

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Bobo • SLS 59

2. Pryor • DS 57

3. Wells • SLS 56

4. Torriente • CAG 52

Russell • SLS 52

6. Malarcher • CAG 45

7. Johnston • KCM 44

8. Stearnes • DS 42

9. Bell • SLS 38

10. Blackwell • 2TM 37

Stolen Bases

1. Bell • SLS 42

2. Riggins • DS 26

3. Malarcher • CAG 24

4. Pryor • DS 20

5. Smith • DS 19

6. McNair • KCM 18

Creacy • SLS 18

Wells • SLS 18

9. Bobo • SLS 16

10. Moore • KCM 15

Jackson • MRS 15

Williams • MRS 15

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Malarcher • CAG 94

2. Smith • DS 89

3. Bell • SLS 86

4. Stearnes • DS 79

5. Gardner • CAG 77

Allen • KCM 77

7. McNair • KCM 74

Moore • KCM 74

9. Johnston • KCM 71

Bobo • SLS 71

Adjusted OPS+

OPS+ 100*[OBP/lg OBP + SLG/lg SLG - 1] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s)

1. Wesley • DS 207

2. Redus • SLS 194

3. Stearnes • DS 192

4. Bobo • SLS 186

5. Russell • SLS 150

6. Bell • SLS 150

7. Creacy • SLS 145

8. Williams • BBB 138

9. Suttles • BBB 138

10. Smith • DS 135

Runs Created

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

1. Stearnes • DS 107

2. Bobo • SLS 92

3. Bell • SLS 84

4. Redus • SLS 76

5. Wesley • DS 74

6. Smith • DS 73

7. Creacy • SLS 69

8. Moore • KCM 61

Russell • SLS 61

Wells • SLS 61

Adj. Batting Runs

Adjusted Batting Runs A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a player’s total contributions to a team’s runs total via linear weights. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Stearnes • DS 48

2. Bobo • SLS 43

3. Redus • SLS 36

4. Wesley • DS 34

5. Bell • SLS 28

6. Russell • SLS 22

7. Creacy • SLS 21

8. Smith • DS 18

9. Wells • SLS 15

10. Montalvo • CSW 15

Adj. Batting Wins

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

1. Stearnes • DS 4.5

2. Bobo • SLS 4.0

3. Redus • SLS 3.4

4. Wesley • DS 3.2

5. Bell • SLS 2.7

6. Russell • SLS 2.1

7. Creacy • SLS 2.0

8. Smith • DS 1.7

9. Wells • SLS 1.5

10. Suttles • BBB 1.4

Extra Base Hits

Extra Base Hits Doubles + Triples + Home Runs

1. Stearnes • DS 57

2. Bell • SLS 47

3. Bobo • SLS 46

4. Smith • DS 42

Creacy • SLS 42

6. Moore • KCM 38

7. Redus • SLS 37

8. Wells • SLS 35

9. Russell • SLS 34

10. Riggins • DS 33

Wesley • DS 33

Times On Base

Times on Base Hits + Bases on Balls + Hit By Pitch Does not include Reached on Error or Catcher Interference.

1. Stearnes • DS 183

2. Bobo • SLS 179

3. Bell • SLS 172

4. Malarcher • CAG 158

Wells • SLS 158

6. Pryor • DS 154

7. Smith • DS 152

8. Torriente • CAG 146

9. Johnston • KCM 144

10. Russell • SLS 143

Offensive Win %

Offensive Winning Percentage The percentage of games a team with nine of this player batting would win. Assumes average pitching and defense. 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. Wesley • DS .884

2. Redus • SLS .856

3. Stearnes • DS .853

4. Bobo • SLS .842

5. Bell • SLS .760

6. Russell • SLS .733

7. Creacy • SLS .728

8. Williams • BBB .716

9. Smith • DS .715

10. Suttles • BBB .712

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Redus • SLS 9

2. Torriente • CAG 8

3. Allen • KCM 7

4. Hawkins • KCM 5

Stearnes • DS 5

Russell • SLS 5

7. Hewitt • DS 4

Malarcher • CAG 4

Murray • SLS 4

Wells • SLS 4

Pryor • DS 4

Power-Speed #

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

1. Bell • SLS 16.2

2. Creacy • SLS 15.8

3. Bobo • SLS 14.9

4. Wesley • DS 13.4

5. Stearnes • DS 13.1

6. Riggins • DS 12.2

7. Wells • SLS 11.1

8. Pryor • DS 9.2

9. Blackwell • 2TM 8.9

Russell • SLS 8.9

AB per HR

At Bats Per Home Run

1. Wesley • DS 13.5

2. Stearnes • DS 19.3

3. Redus • SLS 20.0

4. Bobo • SLS 23.1

5. Creacy • SLS 23.9

6. Suttles • BBB 26.3

7. Blackwell • 2TM 33.9

8. Russell • SLS 35.4

9. Torriente • CAG 38.3

10. Bell • SLS 38.4

Outs Made

Outs Made (At Bats - Hits) + Double Plays Grounded Into + Sac. Flies + Sac. Hits + Caught Stealing.

1. Riggins • DS 267

2. Williams • CAG 254

3. Allen • KCM 251

Bell • SLS 251

Stratton • 3TM 251

6. Smith • DS 248

7. Gardner • CAG 245

8. Wells • SLS 243

9. Moore • KCM 237

10. Stearnes • DS 230

rOBA

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

1. Wesley • DS .510

2. Redus • SLS .488

3. Stearnes • DS .483

4. Bobo • SLS .479

5. Bell • SLS .433

6. Russell • SLS .424

7. Creacy • SLS .416

8. Suttles • BBB .405

9. Smith • DS .404

10. Williams • BBB .402

Rbat+

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

1. Wesley • DS 204

2. Redus • SLS 193

3. Stearnes • DS 189

4. Bobo • SLS 186

5. Russell • SLS 153

6. Bell • SLS 152

7. Creacy • SLS 145

8. Suttles • BBB 142

9. Williams • BBB 140

10. Smith • DS 138

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