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Negro National League Pitching 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. Wells • SLS 6.1
2. Trent • SLS 5.9
3. Foster • CAG 5.5
4. Paige • BBB 5.0
5. Glass • MRS 4.9
6. Powell • CAG 4.8
7. Suttles • SLS 4.6
8. Stearnes • DS 4.4
9. Rogan • KCM 4.3
10. Bell • KCM 4.1

WAR for Pitchers

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers</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. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations.<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. Trent • SLS 5.5
2. Foster • CAG 5.3
3. Powell • CAG 4.8
4. Glass • MRS 4.8
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

<strong>9 * ER / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats<br><span class=glimmer>Gold</span> means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Powell • CAG 2.13
2. Trent • SLS 2.36
3. Paige • BBB 2.39
4. Bell • KCM 2.88
5. Foster • CAG 2.95
6. Nash • BBB 3.25
7. Glass • MRS 3.32
8. Tyler • MRS 3.36
9. Rogan • KCM 3.39
10. Hensley • SLS 3.41

Wins

Wins

1. Trent • SLS 19
2. Foster • CAG 13
Mitchell • DS 13
4. Glass • MRS 12
Cooper • KCM 12
6. Hensley • SLS 11
Paige • BBB 11
8. Rogan • KCM 10
Marshall • DS 10
10. Powell • CAG 9
Salmon • BBB 9
Shaw • DS 9
Birdine • BBB 9
Bell • KCM 9

Win-Loss %

<strong>Win-Loss Percentage</strong><br>W / (W + L)<br>For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games.<br>For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Davis • SLS 1.000
2. Trent • SLS .864
3. Rogan • KCM .833
4. Torriente • DS .750
5. Hensley • SLS .733
Paige • BBB .733
7. Treadwell • CAG .667
Marshall • DS .667
9. Cooper • KCM .636
10. Cooper • KCM .632

Walks & Hits per IP

<strong>(BB + H)/IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

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

<strong>9 x H / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

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

<strong>9 x BB / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

1. Rogan • KCM 1.105
2. Salmon • BBB 1.132
3. Davis • SLS 1.194
4. Cooper • KCM 1.243
5. Bell • KCM 1.380
6. Dean • 2TM 1.444
7. Harney • CAG 1.461
8. Glass • MRS 1.615
9. Bell • MRS 1.680
10. Paige • BBB 1.705

Strikeouts per 9 IP

<strong>9 x SO / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

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. Stevens • CTG 4.629
10. Williams • SLS 4.538

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Mitchell • DS 30
2. Glass • MRS 29
3. Dean • 2TM 27
Foster • CAG 27
5. Birdine • BBB 26
Trent • SLS 26
7. Shaw • DS 25
Paige • BBB 25
9. Bell • KCM 24
Hensley • SLS 24
Davis • SLS 24

Saves

Saves

1. Paige • BBB 4
2. Foster • CAG 3
Hensley • SLS 3
4. Williams • SLS 2
Shaw • DS 2
Ross • CTG 2
Mitchell • DS 2
Rogan • KCM 2
9. Davis • SLS 1
Díaz • CSW 1
Dixon • CTG 1
Harney • CAG 1
Hayes • BBB 1
Hicks • MRS 1
Powell • CAG 1
Rosell • CSW 1
Torriente • DS 1
Bell • KCM 1
Dean • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

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. Salmon • BBB 151.0
7. Bell • KCM 150.0
8. Bell • MRS 144.2
9. Dean • 2TM 143.1
10. Marshall • DS 142.1

Strikeouts

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 76
8. Glass • MRS 74
9. Dean • 2TM 70
10. Shaw • DS 67

Games Started

Games Started

1. Foster • CAG 20
Trent • SLS 20
3. Dean • 2TM 19
Shaw • DS 19
5. Mitchell • DS 18
6. Powell • CAG 17
Salmon • BBB 17
Birdine • BBB 17
Cooper • KCM 17
Marshall • DS 17

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Foster • CAG 19
2. Trent • SLS 15
Mitchell • DS 15
Glass • MRS 15
5. Bell • MRS 13
Powell • CAG 13
Shaw • DS 13
8. Rosell • CSW 12
Bell • KCM 12
Díaz • CSW 12
Salmon • BBB 12

Shutouts

Shutouts<br>No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Powell • CAG 5
2. Foster • CAG 3
Salmon • BBB 3
4. Cooper • KCM 2
Tyler • MRS 2
Glass • MRS 2
Trent • SLS 2
Hensley • SLS 2
9. Bell • KCM 1
Curry • DS 1
Davis • SLS 1
Harney • CAG 1
Marshall • DS 1
Mitchell • DS 1
Bell • MRS 1
Rile • DS 1
Rosell • CSW 1
Torriente • DS 1
Treadwell • CAG 1
Williams • SLS 1
Dean • 2TM 1
Paige • BBB 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Curry • CTG 11
2. Salmon • BBB 9
Brewer • KCM 9
4. Bell • MRS 8
Mitchell • DS 8
Hensley • SLS 8
Rosell • CSW 8
Foster • CAG 8
9. Poindexter • BBB 7
Marshall • DS 7
Bell • MRS 7

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Marshall • DS 66
2. Foster • CAG 61
3. Shaw • DS 60
4. Díaz • CSW 56
5. Cannon • SLS 46
6. Trent • SLS 45
Mitchell • DS 45
8. Stevens • CTG 39
Cooper • KCM 39
10. Birdine • BBB 37

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Glass • MRS 203
2. Foster • CAG 184
3. Dean • 2TM 177
4. Salmon • BBB 175
5. Marshall • DS 168
6. Shaw • DS 166
7. Trent • SLS 162
8. Mitchell • DS 158
9. Bell • MRS 157
Harney • CAG 157

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

<strong>SO/W or SO/BB</strong><br>For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played.<br>No batting leaders computed.

1. Paige • BBB 4.840
2. Salmon • BBB 4.000
3. Rogan • KCM 3.857
4. Powell • CAG 3.400
5. Dean • 2TM 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

<strong>9 x HR / IP</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 1 IP<br>per team game played

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

Losses

1. Dean • 2TM 15
2. Díaz • CSW 14
3. Curry • CTG 10
Glass • MRS 10
5. Rosell • CSW 9
Poindexter • BBB 9
Shaw • DS 9
8. Mitchell • DS 8
Nash • BBB 8
Birdine • BBB 8
Brewer • KCM 8
Salmon • BBB 8
Harney • CAG 8
Foster • CAG 8

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Shaw • DS 92
2. Marshall • DS 77
3. Glass • MRS 74
4. Birdine • BBB 72
5. Dean • 2TM 69
Curry • CTG 69
7. Williams • SLS 68
8. Díaz • CSW 67
9. Mitchell • DS 65
10. Foster • CAG 64
Harney • CAG 64

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Williams • SLS 7
2. Cannon • SLS 5
Cooper • KCM 5
Mitchell • DS 5
Marshall • DS 5
6. Rogan • KCM 4
Shaw • DS 4
8. Brewer • KCM 3
Nash • BBB 3
Foster • CAG 3
Hensley • SLS 3
Stevens • CTG 3

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Mitchell • DS 13
2. Cooper • KCM 12
3. Curry • CTG 10
4. Dean • 2TM 9
5. Bell • KCM 8
Marshall • DS 8
Brewer • KCM 8
Shaw • DS 8
9. Birdine • BBB 7
Cannon • SLS 7
Stevens • CTG 7
Trent • SLS 7
Foster • CAG 7

Batters Faced

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 • 2TM 638
8. Salmon • BBB 635
9. Bell • MRS 621
10. Díaz • CSW 615

Games Finished

Games Finished<br>Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game.<br>Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Dixon • CTG 9
2. Glass • MRS 5
3. Bell • KCM 4
4. McDonald • SLS 3
Dean • 2TM 3
Paige • BBB 3
Alonso • CSW 3
Harney • CAG 3
Foster • CAG 3
10. Poindexter • BBB 2
Bell • MRS 2
Willis • BBB 2
White • MRS 2
Trent • SLS 2
Torriente • DS 2
Stevens • CTG 2
Davis • SLS 2
Mitchell • DS 2
Brewer • KCM 2
Davis • DS 2
Curry • DS 2
Martínez • CSW 2

Adjusted ERA+

<strong>ERA+</strong><br>100*[lgERA/ERA]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s).

1. Powell • CAG 201
2. Trent • SLS 182
3. Paige • BBB 180
4. Bell • KCM 149
5. Foster • CAG 145
6. Nash • BBB 132
7. Glass • MRS 129
8. Tyler • MRS 128
9. Rogan • KCM 126
10. Hensley • SLS 126

Fielding Independent Pitching

<strong>Fielding Independent Pitching</strong><br>this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO<br><tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constant<sub>lg</sub></tt><br>The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Paige • BBB 2.09
2. Powell • CAG 2.93
3. Rogan • KCM 3.02
4. Davis • SLS 3.05
5. Cooper • KCM 3.10
6. Tyler • MRS 3.15
7. Trent • SLS 3.15
8. Bell • KCM 3.23
9. Salmon • BBB 3.25
10. Díaz • CSW 3.28

Adj. Pitching Runs

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#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. Trent • SLS 39
2. Powell • CAG 32
3. Foster • CAG 31
4. Paige • BBB 26
5. Bell • KCM 23
6. Glass • MRS 21
7. Wilson • KCM 13
Rogan • KCM 13
9. Hensley • SLS 12
10. Salmon • BBB 12

Adj. Pitching Wins

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

1. Trent • SLS 4.0
2. Powell • CAG 3.3
3. Foster • CAG 3.1
4. Paige • BBB 2.6
5. Bell • KCM 2.3
6. Glass • MRS 2.1
7. Wilson • KCM 1.4
8. Rogan • KCM 1.3
9. Hensley • SLS 1.2
10. Treadwell • CAG 1.2

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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