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Negro National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Wells • SLS 6.1
2. Trent • SLS 5.9
3. Foster • CAG 5.6
4. Paige • BBB 5.1
5. Glass • MRS 5.0
6. Powell • CAG 4.8
7. Suttles • SLS 4.6
8. Rogan • KCM 4.4
9. Stearnes • DS 4.3
10. Bell • KCM 4.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Trent • SLS 5.6
2. Foster • CAG 5.4
3. Powell • CAG 4.9
Glass • MRS 4.9
5. Paige • BBB 4.5
6. Bell • KCM 3.7
7. Salmon • BBB 3.0
8. Rogan • KCM 2.6
9. Tyler • MRS 2.3
10. Nash • BBB 2.0
Earned Run Average
1. Powell • CAG 2.00
2. Trent • SLS 2.21
3. Paige • BBB 2.32
4. Bell • KCM 2.64
5. Foster • CAG 2.82
6. Glass • MRS 2.96
7. Tyler • MRS 3.05
8. Nash • BBB 3.06
9. Hensley • SLS 3.13
10. Miller • CAG 3.21
Wins
1. Trent • SLS 19
2. Foster • CAG 13
Mitchell • DS 13
4. Glass • MRS 12
Cooper • KCM 12
6. Paige • BBB 11
Hensley • SLS 11
8. Rogan • KCM 10
Marshall • DS 10
10. Powell • CAG 9
Birdine • BBB 9
Bell • KCM 9
Salmon • BBB 9
Shaw • DS 9
Win-Loss %
1. Davis • SLS 1.000
2. Trent • SLS .864
3. Rogan • KCM .833
4. Torriente • DS .750
5. Paige • BBB .733
Hensley • SLS .733
7. Treadwell • CAG .667
Marshall • DS .667
9. Cooper • KCM .636
10. Cooper • KCM .632
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Paige • BBB 1.045
2. Nash • BBB 1.072
3. Powell • CAG 1.089
4. Trent • SLS 1.107
5. Bell • KCM 1.113
6. Cooper • KCM 1.120
7. Brewer • KCM 1.188
8. Miller • CAG 1.190
9. Glass • MRS 1.191
10. Rogan • KCM 1.193
Hits per 9 IP
1. Cooper • KCM 7.484
2. Nash • BBB 7.701
3. Paige • BBB 7.705
4. Trent • SLS 7.797
5. Powell • CAG 7.800
6. Tyler • MRS 8.089
7. Foster • CAG 8.492
8. Brewer • KCM 8.601
9. Bell • KCM 8.640
10. Miller • CAG 8.679
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Rogan • KCM 1.105
2. Salmon • BBB 1.133
3. Davis • SLS 1.194
4. Cooper • KCM 1.243
5. Bell • KCM 1.380
6. Dean • CTG 1.444
7. Harney • CAG 1.461
8. Glass • MRS 1.615
9. Bell • MRS 1.668
10. Paige • BBB 1.705
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Paige • BBB 8.250
2. Cooper • KCM 7.389
3. Powell • CAG 6.800
4. Díaz • CSW 6.349
5. Foster • CAG 5.492
6. Tyler • MRS 5.463
7. Nash • BBB 5.103
8. Trent • SLS 5.053
9. Salmon • BBB 4.657
10. Stevens • CTG 4.629
Games Played
1. Mitchell • DS 30
2. Glass • MRS 29
3. Foster • CAG 27
Birdine • BBB 27
5. Trent • SLS 26
Dean • CTG 26
7. Shaw • DS 25
Paige • BBB 25
9. Bell • KCM 24
Hensley • SLS 24
Davis • SLS 24
Saves
1. Paige • BBB 4
2. Foster • CAG 3
Hensley • SLS 3
4. Williams • SLS 2
Shaw • DS 2
Ross • CTG 2
Rogan • KCM 2
Mitchell • DS 2
9. Davis • SLS 1
Dean • CTG 1
Díaz • CSW 1
Dixon • CTG 1
Harney • CAG 1
Hayes • BBB 1
Bell • KCM 1
Powell • CAG 1
Rosell • CSW 1
Torriente • DS 1
Hicks • MRS 1
Innings Pitched
1. Glass • MRS 200.2
2. Foster • CAG 195.0
3. Trent • SLS 187.0
4. Mitchell • DS 153.2
5. Shaw • DS 151.2
6. Bell • KCM 150.0
7. Bell • MRS 145.2
8. Dean • CTG 143.1
9. Salmon • BBB 143.0
10. Marshall • DS 142.1
Strikeouts
1. Paige • BBB 121
2. Foster • CAG 119
3. Trent • SLS 105
4. Powell • CAG 102
5. Díaz • CSW 99
6. Cooper • KCM 78
7. Salmon • BBB 74
Glass • MRS 74
9. Dean • CTG 70
10. Shaw • DS 67
Games Started
1. Foster • CAG 20
Trent • SLS 20
3. Shaw • DS 19
4. Mitchell • DS 18
Birdine • BBB 18
Dean • CTG 18
7. Marshall • DS 17
Cooper • KCM 17
Powell • CAG 17
10. Salmon • BBB 16
Hensley • SLS 16
Glass • MRS 16
Complete Games
1. Foster • CAG 19
2. Mitchell • DS 15
Glass • MRS 15
Trent • SLS 15
5. Bell • MRS 13
Powell • CAG 13
Shaw • DS 13
8. Rosell • CSW 12
Díaz • CSW 12
Bell • KCM 12
Shutouts
1. Powell • CAG 5
2. Foster • CAG 3
Salmon • BBB 3
4. Cooper • KCM 2
Tyler • MRS 2
Trent • SLS 2
Glass • MRS 2
Hensley • SLS 2
9. Bell • KCM 1
Curry • DS 1
Davis • SLS 1
Dean • CTG 1
Harney • CAG 1
Marshall • DS 1
Bell • MRS 1
Paige • BBB 1
Rile • DS 1
Rosell • CSW 1
Torriente • DS 1
Treadwell • CAG 1
Williams • SLS 1
Mitchell • DS 1
Home Runs
1. Curry • CTG 11
2. Brewer • KCM 9
Salmon • BBB 9
4. Bell • MRS 8
Hensley • SLS 8
Rosell • CSW 8
Mitchell • DS 8
Foster • CAG 8
9. Bell • MRS 7
Poindexter • BBB 7
Marshall • DS 7
Bases on Balls
1. Marshall • DS 66
2. Foster • CAG 61
3. Shaw • DS 60
4. Díaz • CSW 54
5. Cannon • SLS 46
6. Mitchell • DS 45
Trent • SLS 45
8. Stevens • CTG 39
Cooper • KCM 39
10. Birdine • BBB 37
Hits
1. Glass • MRS 203
2. Foster • CAG 184
3. Dean • CTG 173
4. Marshall • DS 168
5. Shaw • DS 166
6. Salmon • BBB 163
7. Trent • SLS 162
8. Mitchell • DS 158
9. Bell • MRS 157
Harney • CAG 157
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Paige • BBB 4.840
2. Salmon • BBB 4.111
3. Rogan • KCM 3.857
4. Powell • CAG 3.400
5. Dean • CTG 3.043
6. Cooper • KCM 2.944
7. Davis • SLS 2.769
8. Nash • BBB 2.619
9. Trent • SLS 2.333
10. Bell • KCM 2.130
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Tyler • MRS 0.105
2. Miller • CAG 0.107
3. Bell • KCM 0.120
4. Paige • BBB 0.136
5. Davis • SLS 0.184
6. Cooper • KCM 0.189
7. Díaz • CSW 0.192
8. Cooper • KCM 0.207
9. Glass • MRS 0.224
10. Trent • SLS 0.241
Losses
1. Dean • CTG 15
2. Díaz • CSW 14
3. Glass • MRS 10
Curry • CTG 10
5. Shaw • DS 9
Poindexter • BBB 9
Rosell • CSW 9
8. Mitchell • DS 8
Harney • CAG 8
Birdine • BBB 8
Brewer • KCM 8
Nash • BBB 8
Foster • CAG 8
Earned Runs
1. Shaw • DS 89
2. Marshall • DS 73
3. Birdine • BBB 67
4. Glass • MRS 66
Williams • SLS 66
Dean • CTG 66
7. Díaz • CSW 65
Curry • CTG 65
9. Harney • CAG 64
10. Mitchell • DS 61
Foster • CAG 61
Wild Pitches
1. Williams • SLS 7
2. Mitchell • DS 5
Cannon • SLS 5
Cooper • KCM 5
Marshall • DS 5
6. Rogan • KCM 4
Shaw • DS 4
8. Foster • CAG 3
Nash • BBB 3
Hensley • SLS 3
Stevens • CTG 3
Brewer • KCM 3
Hit By Pitch
1. Mitchell • DS 13
2. Cooper • KCM 12
3. Curry • CTG 10
4. Dean • CTG 9
5. Bell • KCM 8
Marshall • DS 8
Brewer • KCM 8
Shaw • DS 8
9. Birdine • BBB 7
Cannon • SLS 7
Stevens • CTG 7
Foster • CAG 7
Trent • SLS 7
Batters Faced
1. Glass • MRS 839
2. Foster • CAG 816
3. Trent • SLS 767
4. Shaw • DS 679
5. Mitchell • DS 672
6. Marshall • DS 663
7. Dean • CTG 633
8. Bell • MRS 621
9. Díaz • CSW 613
10. Harney • CAG 610
Adjusted ERA+
1. Powell • CAG 202
2. Trent • SLS 183
3. Paige • BBB 175
4. Bell • KCM 153
5. Foster • CAG 144
6. Glass • MRS 137
7. Tyler • MRS 133
8. Nash • BBB 132
9. Hensley • SLS 129
10. Miller • CAG 126
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Paige • BBB 2.03
2. Powell • CAG 2.88
3. Rogan • KCM 2.96
4. Davis • SLS 2.99
5. Cooper • KCM 3.05
6. Tyler • MRS 3.09
7. Trent • SLS 3.09
8. Bell • KCM 3.17
9. Díaz • CSW 3.18
10. Salmon • BBB 3.21
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Trent • SLS 37
2. Powell • CAG 30
3. Foster • CAG 29
4. Paige • BBB 24
5. Bell • KCM 22
6. Glass • MRS 22
7. Wilson • KCM 13
8. Rogan • KCM 12
9. Hensley • SLS 12
10. Salmon • BBB 11
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Trent • SLS 3.7
2. Powell • CAG 3.1
3. Foster • CAG 2.9
4. Paige • BBB 2.4
5. Bell • KCM 2.2
6. Glass • MRS 2.1
7. Wilson • KCM 1.4
8. Rogan • KCM 1.2
9. Hensley • SLS 1.2
10. Salmon • BBB 1.1

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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