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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. McDonald • 3TM 3.2
2. Dean • DS 2.9
3. Mitchell • AB2 2.9
4. Hensley • SLS 2.7
5. Brown • AB2 2.6
6. Wells • SLS 2.4
7. Stearnes • DS 2.2
8. Allen • SLS 1.6
9. Williams • AB2 1.5
10. Trent • SLS 1.5

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. McDonald • 2TM 3.2
2. Dean • DS 3.0
3. Hensley • SLS 2.6
4. Brown • AB2 2.5
5. Mitchell • AB2 2.2
6. Capers • LOW 1.7
7. Trent • SLS 1.5
8. Paige • CCU 1.3
9. Pipkins • CCU 0.9
10. Powell • CAG 0.9

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. Hensley • SLS 1.63
2. Dean • DS 2.06
3. McDonald • 2TM 2.27
4. Mitchell • AB2 2.38
5. Brown • AB2 2.63
6. Williams • 2TM 2.89
7. Trent • SLS 3.03
8. Strong • SLS 3.13
9. Lane • AB2 3.22
10. Hunter • SLS 3.70

Wins

Wins

1. Mitchell • AB2 8
2. Brown • AB2 7
Dean • DS 7
4. Capers • LOW 6
McDonald • 2TM 6
6. Powell • DS 5
Willis • CCU 5
Hunter • SLS 5
9. Strong • SLS 4
Trent • SLS 4
Matlock • SLS 4
Lane • AB2 4
Hensley • SLS 4

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. Mitchell • AB2 .800
Matlock • SLS .800
3. Hunter • SLS .714
4. Dean • DS .700
5. Hensley • SLS .667
6. Williams • 2TM .600
McDonald • 2TM .600
Miller • CCU .600
Capers • LOW .600
10. Brown • AB2 .583

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Mitchell • AB2 0.972
2. Trent • SLS 1.023
3. Brown • AB2 1.094
4. Strong • SLS 1.227
5. Hensley • SLS 1.251
6. Capers • LOW 1.262
7. Hunter • SLS 1.286
8. Dean • DS 1.298
9. McDonald • 2TM 1.311
10. White • LOW 1.410

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Mitchell • AB2 6.125
2. Trent • SLS 6.182
3. Brown • AB2 7.222
4. Strong • SLS 7.757
5. Hunter • SLS 8.196
6. Capers • LOW 8.250
7. Hensley • SLS 9.090
8. Lane • AB2 9.358
9. Miller • CCU 9.543
10. Williams • 2TM 9.893

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. White • LOW 1.464
2. Dean • DS 1.669
3. McDonald • 2TM 1.794
4. Hensley • SLS 2.171
5. Gisentaner • LOW 2.213
6. Willis • CCU 2.348
7. Mitchell • AB2 2.625
8. Brown • AB2 2.626
9. Trent • SLS 3.028
10. Capers • LOW 3.107

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Williams • 2TM 7.214
2. Trent • SLS 7.065
3. Miller • CCU 6.052
4. Matlock • SLS 5.862
5. Strong • SLS 5.669
6. Brown • AB2 5.581
7. Powell • DS 5.478
8. Hunter • SLS 5.464
9. Bell • CCU 5.423
10. Willis • CCU 5.217

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Powell • DS 16
2. Brown • AB2 15
Trent • SLS 15
4. Bell • CCU 14
Mitchell • AB2 14
6. McDonald • 2TM 13
7. Willis • CCU 12
8. Strong • SLS 11
Dean • DS 11
Parker • AB2 11

Saves

Saves

1. Strong • SLS 1
Trent • SLS 1
White • LOW 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Brown • AB2 109.2
2. McDonald • 2TM 95.1
3. Powell • DS 92.0
4. Dean • DS 91.2
5. Capers • LOW 84.0
6. Bell • CCU 78.0
7. Mitchell • AB2 72.0
8. Trent • SLS 71.1
9. Willis • CCU 69.0
10. Hensley • SLS 66.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Brown • AB2 68
2. Powell • DS 56
Trent • SLS 56
4. Bell • CCU 47
5. McDonald • 2TM 44
6. Willis • CCU 40
7. Strong • SLS 38
8. Dean • DS 36
9. Williams • 2TM 35
10. Hunter • SLS 34

Games Started

Games Started

1. Powell • DS 14
2. Brown • AB2 13
3. Capers • LOW 10
Dean • DS 10
Lane • AB2 10
6. Bell • CCU 9
McDonald • 2TM 9
8. Willis • CCU 8
Strong • SLS 8
Parker • AB2 8
Matlock • SLS 8

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Brown • AB2 11
Powell • DS 11
3. Capers • LOW 10
4. McDonald • 2TM 9
Dean • DS 9
6. Willis • CCU 6
Hensley • SLS 6
8. White • LOW 5
9. Bell • CCU 4
McCall • DS 4
Lane • AB2 4
Hunter • SLS 4
Strong • SLS 4
Gisentaner • LOW 4
Williams • 2TM 4

Shutouts

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

1. Hensley • SLS 2
Lane • AB2 2
Powell • DS 2
McDonald • 2TM 2
5. Brown • AB2 1
Dean • DS 1
Paige • CCU 1
Pipkins • CCU 1
Trent • SLS 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Bell • CCU 7
2. Davis • 2TM 6
3. Willis • CCU 5
Hunter • SLS 5
Gisentaner • LOW 5
6. Miller • CCU 4
Powell • DS 4
8. Dean • DS 3
Trent • SLS 3
Henderson • 3TM 3
Dixon • 2TM 3

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Powell • DS 38
Parker • AB2 38
3. Brown • AB2 32
4. Capers • LOW 29
5. Bell • CCU 28
6. Davis • 2TM 26
7. Matlock • SLS 25
8. Williams • 2TM 24
Trent • SLS 24
10. McCall • DS 23
Lane • AB2 23

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. McDonald • 2TM 106
2. Powell • DS 102
Dean • DS 102
4. Bell • CCU 95
5. Brown • AB2 88
6. Willis • CCU 86
7. Capers • LOW 77
8. White • LOW 69
9. Davis • 2TM 68
10. Hensley • SLS 67

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. White • LOW 2.778
2. Trent • SLS 2.333
3. McDonald • 2TM 2.316
4. Willis • CCU 2.222
5. Brown • AB2 2.125
6. Dean • DS 2.118
7. Strong • SLS 1.727
8. Bell • CCU 1.679
9. Hunter • SLS 1.619
10. Hensley • SLS 1.500

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. Williams • 2TM 0.000
Matlock • SLS 0.000
Hensley • SLS 0.000
4. McDonald • 2TM 0.094
5. Strong • SLS 0.149
6. Lane • AB2 0.153
7. Brown • AB2 0.164
8. McCall • DS 0.167
9. Capers • LOW 0.214
10. Mitchell • AB2 0.250

Losses

Losses

1. Powell • DS 9
2. Bell • CCU 6
McCall • DS 6
4. Brown • AB2 5
Davis • 2TM 5
6. Capers • LOW 4
White • LOW 4
McDonald • 2TM 4
Parker • AB2 4
Willis • CCU 4
Gisentaner • LOW 4

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Bell • CCU 54
2. Powell • DS 50
3. Parker • AB2 44
4. Willis • CCU 39
5. Capers • LOW 36
6. Dixon • 2TM 34
7. Brown • AB2 32
8. White • LOW 31
9. Davis • 2TM 29
Gisentaner • LOW 29

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Miller • CCU 3
2. Andrews • AB2 2
Powell • DS 2
Davis • 2TM 2
5. Bell • CCU 1
Lindsey • AB2 1
McCall • DS 1
Mitchell • AB2 1
Pryor • DS 1
Streeter • CCU 1
Trent • SLS 1
White • LOW 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Powell • DS 8
2. Powell • CAG 4
Williams • 2TM 4
McDonald • 2TM 4
5. Brown • AB2 3
Strong • SLS 3
Lane • AB2 3
8. Hughes • LOW 2
Hunter • SLS 2
White • LOW 2
Trent • SLS 2
Henderson • 3TM 2
Mitchell • AB2 2
Bell • CCU 2

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Brown • AB2 443
2. Powell • DS 430
3. McDonald • 2TM 400
4. Dean • DS 384
5. Capers • LOW 358
6. Bell • CCU 352
7. Willis • CCU 309
8. Mitchell • AB2 281
9. Trent • SLS 280
10. Hensley • SLS 272

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. Mitchell • AB2 10
2. Trent • SLS 6
3. Bell • CCU 4
Hensley • SLS 4
5. McDonald • 2TM 3
Dixon • 2TM 3
Willis • CCU 3
Strong • SLS 3
McCall • DS 3
10. Pipkins • CCU 2
White • LOW 2
Streeter • CCU 2
Pope • LOW 2
Parker • AB2 2
Lindsey • AB2 2
Hunter • SLS 2
Brown • AB2 2

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Hensley • SLS 263
2. Dean • DS 207
3. McDonald • 2TM 189
4. Mitchell • AB2 180
5. Brown • AB2 163
6. Williams • 2TM 150
7. Trent • SLS 141
8. Strong • SLS 137
9. Lane • AB2 133
10. Hunter • SLS 116

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. McDonald • 2TM 3.08
2. Brown • AB2 3.10
3. Hensley • SLS 3.14
4. Trent • SLS 3.21
5. White • LOW 3.30
6. Matlock • SLS 3.32
7. Strong • SLS 3.34
8. Dean • DS 3.37
9. Williams • 2TM 3.46
10. Mitchell • AB2 3.65

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. McDonald • 2TM 20
2. Hensley • SLS 20
3. Brown • AB2 18
4. Dean • DS 18
5. Mitchell • AB2 15
6. Trent • SLS 11
7. Powell • CAG 8
8. Strong • SLS 8
9. Paige • CCU 7
10. Lane • AB2 6

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. Hensley • SLS 2.0
2. McDonald • 2TM 2.0
3. Dean • DS 1.8
4. Brown • AB2 1.8
5. Mitchell • AB2 1.4
6. Trent • SLS 1.0
7. Powell • CAG 0.9
8. Strong • SLS 0.7
9. Paige • CCU 0.7
10. Pipkins • CCU 0.6

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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