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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 8.6
2. Foster • CAG 5.0
3. Radcliffe • SLS 4.2
4. Suttles • SLS 3.9
5. Streeter • BBB 3.8
6. Bell • SLS 3.7
Bell • KCM 3.7
8. Dean • DS 3.7
9. Brewer • KCM 3.7
10. Giles • SLS 3.5

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. Foster • CAG 4.9
2. Brewer • KCM 4.0
3. Bell • KCM 3.6
4. Dean • DS 3.5
5. Radcliffe • SLS 3.3
6. Streeter • BBB 3.2
7. Willis • NEG 2.8
8. Hensley • SLS 2.6
9. Paige • BBB 2.5
10. Cooper • DS 2.4

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. Paige • BBB 2.57
2. Bell • KCM 2.67
3. Radcliffe • SLS 2.72
4. Foster • CAG 2.89
5. Brewer • KCM 3.17
6. Díaz • CSW 3.24
7. Gillispie • 2TM 3.32
8. Cooper • DS 3.52
9. Dean • DS 3.66
10. Streeter • BBB 3.70

Wins

Wins

1. Hensley • SLS 16
2. Davis • 2TM 11
Foster • CAG 11
4. Salmon • 2TM 10
Streeter • BBB 10
Radcliffe • SLS 10
7. Bell • KCM 9
Williams • SLS 9
Strong • SLS 9
Dean • DS 9
Cooper • DS 9
Cooper • 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. Radcliffe • SLS .833
2. Hensley • SLS .800
Trent • SLS .800
4. Davis • 2TM .786
5. Paige • BBB .778
6. Bell • KCM .750
Cooper • KCM .750
8. Strong • SLS .692
9. Matlock • SLS .667
10. Williams • SLS .643

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 0.842
2. Dean • DS 1.101
3. Bell • KCM 1.109
4. Radcliffe • SLS 1.175
5. Cooper • DS 1.182
6. Foster • CAG 1.264
7. Gillispie • 2TM 1.272
8. Salmon • 2TM 1.289
9. Streeter • BBB 1.295
10. Davis • DS 1.312

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Paige • BBB 6.475
2. Radcliffe • SLS 7.772
3. Foster • CAG 8.264
4. Gillispie • 2TM 8.301
5. Bell • KCM 8.465
6. Díaz • CSW 8.605
7. Dean • DS 8.645
8. Cooper • DS 8.731
9. Cornelius • 2TM 8.792
10. Brewer • KCM 9.269

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. Paige • BBB 1.100
2. Dean • DS 1.264
3. Salmon • 2TM 1.289
4. Bell • KCM 1.515
5. Cooper • DS 1.908
6. Streeter • BBB 2.017
7. McDonald • CAG 2.126
8. Davis • DS 2.283
9. Curry • MRS 2.329
10. Powell • DS 2.524

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Cooper • KCM 8.748
2. Paige • BBB 8.430
3. Foster • CAG 7.472
4. Bell • KCM 6.416
5. Tiant • CSW 6.189
6. Shaw • DS 5.973
7. McHenry • KCM 5.933
8. Vance • BBB 5.805
9. Salmon • 2TM 5.681
10. Willis • NEG 5.670

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Bell • 2TM 30
2. Salmon • 2TM 27
Cornelius • 2TM 27
4. Hensley • SLS 26
Foster • CAG 26
6. Streeter • BBB 24
7. Trent • SLS 23
8. McDonald • CAG 22
Curry • MRS 22
10. Davis • 2TM 21
Holsey • CAG 21

Saves

Saves

1. Foster • CAG 2
Radcliffe • SLS 2
Cooper • DS 2
4. Curry • MRS 1
Díaz • CSW 1
Hensley • SLS 1
Holsey • CAG 1
McHenry • KCM 1
Morris • CAG 1
Paige • BBB 1
Powell • DS 1
Strong • SLS 1
Williams • SLS 1
Bell • 2TM 1
Gillispie • 2TM 1
Bell • KCM 1
Salmon • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Hensley • SLS 174.1
2. Streeter • BBB 160.2
3. Foster • CAG 159.0
4. Bell • 2TM 156.2
5. Brewer • KCM 156.1
6. Salmon • 2TM 153.2
7. Holsey • CAG 138.0
8. Dean • DS 135.1
9. Willis • NEG 133.1
10. Cornelius • 2TM 130.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Foster • CAG 132
2. Cooper • KCM 104
3. Salmon • 2TM 97
4. Willis • NEG 84
5. Brewer • KCM 83
6. Hensley • SLS 82
7. Tiant • CSW 80
8. Shaw • DS 75
9. Dean • DS 74
10. Cornelius • 2TM 73

Games Started

Games Started

1. Hensley • SLS 20
2. Streeter • BBB 19
Bell • 2TM 19
4. Salmon • 2TM 17
Vance • BBB 17
Cornelius • 2TM 17
7. Tiant • CSW 16
Willis • NEG 16
Brewer • KCM 16
10. Davis • DS 15
McDonald • CAG 15
Foster • CAG 15
Cooper • KCM 15
Holsey • CAG 15

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Streeter • BBB 15
Brewer • KCM 15
3. Hensley • SLS 14
4. Salmon • 2TM 12
Holsey • CAG 12
Foster • CAG 12
7. Tiant • CSW 11
Cooper • DS 11
Bell • KCM 11
10. Davis • DS 10
Bell • 2TM 10
Shaw • DS 10
Willis • NEG 10

Shutouts

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

1. Cornelius • 2TM 2
Trent • SLS 2
Shaw • DS 2
Paige • BBB 2
Bell • KCM 2
Dean • DS 2
Davis • DS 2
Brewer • KCM 2
McHenry • KCM 2
10. Wright • NEG 1
Williams • SLS 1
Willis • NEG 1
Cooper • DS 1
Tiant • CSW 1
Cunningham • MRS 1
Radcliffe • SLS 1
Powell • DS 1
Curry • MRS 1
McCauley • NEG 1
Markham • KCM 1
Holsey • CAG 1
Foster • CAG 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hensley • SLS 13
2. Bell • BBB 10
Williams • SLS 10
4. Wright • NEG 9
Matlock • SLS 9
Cornelius • 2TM 9
7. Mitchell • CAG 8
Davis • DS 8
Strong • SLS 8
10. Trent • SLS 7
Powell • DS 7
Radcliffe • SLS 7
McHenry • KCM 7
White • NEG 7
Foster • CAG 7
Cooper • DS 7

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Mitchell • CAG 63
Cornelius • 2TM 63
3. Hensley • SLS 56
4. Foster • CAG 55
5. Strong • SLS 52
Trent • SLS 52
Cooper • KCM 52
8. Bell • 2TM 51
9. Williams • SLS 48
10. Brewer • KCM 46
Davis • 2TM 46

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Hensley • SLS 186
2. Salmon • 2TM 176
3. Streeter • BBB 172
4. Bell • 2TM 164
5. Brewer • KCM 161
6. McDonald • CAG 154
7. Holsey • CAG 152
8. Foster • CAG 146
9. Trent • SLS 143
10. Willis • NEG 140

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 7.667
2. Salmon • 2TM 4.409
3. Bell • KCM 4.235
4. Dean • DS 3.895
5. Foster • CAG 2.400
6. Shaw • DS 2.273
7. Willis • NEG 2.154
8. McHenry • KCM 2.029
9. Cooper • KCM 2.000
Cooper • DS 2.000

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. Curry • MRS 0.106
2. Paige • BBB 0.122
3. Cooper • KCM 0.168
4. Bell • 2TM 0.172
5. Brewer • KCM 0.173
6. Holsey • CAG 0.196
7. Salmon • 2TM 0.234
8. Lorenzo • CSW 0.247
9. Gillispie • 2TM 0.262
10. Bell • KCM 0.267

Losses

Losses

1. Bell • 2TM 15
2. Willis • NEG 12
3. Tiant • CSW 11
4. Holsey • CAG 10
Cornelius • 2TM 10
Vance • BBB 10
7. Salmon • 2TM 9
McDonald • CAG 9
Brewer • KCM 9
10. Dean • DS 8
Foster • CAG 8
Streeter • BBB 8

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Hensley • SLS 86
2. Cornelius • 2TM 77
3. Bell • 2TM 75
4. Holsey • CAG 72
5. Vance • BBB 71
6. McDonald • CAG 69
Wright • NEG 69
8. Salmon • 2TM 68
McHenry • KCM 68
10. Mitchell • CAG 67

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Vance • BBB 5
2. Gillispie • 2TM 4
Cornelius • 2TM 4
Cunningham • MRS 4
5. Andrews • 3TM 3
Díaz • CSW 3
Foster • CAG 3
Tiant • CSW 3
Markham • KCM 3
Streeter • BBB 3

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Brewer • KCM 8
Wright • NEG 8
3. Foster • CAG 6
Davis • 2TM 6
5. Vance • BBB 5
Cooper • KCM 5
Strong • SLS 5
Díaz • CSW 5
9. Williams • SLS 4
Willis • NEG 4
Powell • DS 4
Shaw • DS 4
Davis • DS 4
Curry • MRS 4
Bell • BBB 4

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Hensley • SLS 740
2. Bell • 2TM 686
Streeter • BBB 686
4. Foster • CAG 672
5. Brewer • KCM 662
6. Salmon • 2TM 661
7. Holsey • CAG 591
8. Cornelius • 2TM 588
9. Willis • NEG 575
10. Trent • SLS 551

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. Curry • MRS 14
2. Foster • CAG 11
3. Wright • NEG 8
Trent • SLS 8
5. Salmon • 2TM 7
Bell • 2TM 7
Radcliffe • SLS 7
8. Davis • 2TM 6
Streeter • BBB 6
Strong • SLS 6
Díaz • CSW 6

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Paige • BBB 179
2. Bell • KCM 171
3. Radcliffe • SLS 168
4. Foster • CAG 158
5. Brewer • KCM 144
6. Díaz • CSW 141
7. Gillispie • 2TM 138
8. Cooper • DS 130
9. Dean • DS 125
10. Streeter • BBB 124

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 2.27
2. Bell • KCM 3.05
3. Salmon • 2TM 3.08
4. Dean • DS 3.41
5. Cooper • KCM 3.46
6. Foster • CAG 3.62
7. Willis • NEG 3.75
8. Brewer • KCM 3.78
9. Shaw • DS 3.79
10. Tiant • CSW 3.79

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. Foster • CAG 28
2. Radcliffe • SLS 24
3. Brewer • KCM 22
4. Bell • KCM 21
5. Dean • DS 17
6. Paige • BBB 16
7. Streeter • BBB 16
8. Cooper • DS 14
9. Díaz • CSW 14
10. Gillispie • 2TM 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. Foster • CAG 2.6
2. Radcliffe • SLS 2.3
3. Brewer • KCM 2.1
4. Bell • KCM 2.1
5. Dean • DS 1.6
6. Paige • BBB 1.5
7. Streeter • BBB 1.5
8. Cooper • DS 1.3
9. Díaz • CSW 1.3
10. Gillispie • 2TM 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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