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Negro Southern 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. Parnell • MRM 4.7
2. Matthews • MRM 4.5
3. Morney • MRM 3.8
4. Williams • MRM 3.5
5. Foster • CAG 3.0
6. Thompson • AB2 2.7
7. Wright • NEG 2.4
8. Rogers • CAG 2.3
9. Powell • CAG 1.9
10. Stearnes • CAG 1.9

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. Matthews • MRM 4.3
2. Williams • MRM 3.6
3. Foster • CAG 2.9
4. Parnell • MRM 2.6
5. Wright • NEG 2.5
Thompson • AB2 2.5
7. Powell • CAG 1.9
8. Nelson • MGS 1.7
9. Carter • 3TM 1.7
10. Smart • AB2 1.4

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. Parnell • MRM 1.26
2. Matthews • MRM 1.60
3. Nelson • MGS 2.05
4. Williams • MRM 2.18
5. Foster • CAG 2.40
6. Wright • NEG 2.52
7. Powell • CAG 2.60
8. Thompson • AB2 2.67
9. Smart • AB2 2.78
10. Carter • 3TM 2.90

Wins

Wins

1. Matthews • MRM 11
2. Morris • MRM 10
3. Williams • MRM 9
4. Foster • CAG 8
Powell • CAG 8
6. Thompson • AB2 7
Cunningham • MRS 7
Powell • CAG 7
9. Wright • NEG 6
Carter • 3TM 6

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. Matthews • MRM .846
2. Nelson • MGS .833
Parnell • MRM .833
4. Powell • CAG .727
5. Morris • MRM .714
6. Wright • NEG .667
7. Powell • CAG .636
8. Foster • CAG .615
9. Williams • MRM .600
10. Thompson • 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. Williams • MRM 0.850
2. Parnell • MRM 0.912
3. Matthews • MRM 0.950
4. Willis • NEG 1.013
5. Nelson • MGS 1.082
6. Foster • CAG 1.083
7. Mitchell • MGS 1.110
8. Carter • 3TM 1.115
9. Thompson • AB2 1.127
10. Wright • NEG 1.187

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Parnell • MRM 5.053
2. Williams • MRM 5.228
3. Matthews • MRM 6.630
4. Mitchell • MGS 7.397
5. Nelson • MGS 7.690
6. Foster • CAG 7.891
7. Smart • AB2 7.933
8. Wright • NEG 7.959
9. Thompson • AB2 8.083
10. Willis • NEG 8.192

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. Willis • NEG 0.923
2. Bankhead • 3TM 0.926
3. Holsey • NEG 1.405
4. Davis • AB2 1.570
5. Curry • 2TM 1.655
Carter • 3TM 1.655
7. Foster • CAG 1.857
8. Matthews • MRM 1.917
9. Nelson • MGS 2.051
10. Thompson • AB2 2.064

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Harvey • 2TM 6.959
2. Morris • MRM 5.918
3. Foster • CAG 5.880
4. Willis • NEG 5.538
5. Rhodes • LVB 5.400
6. Boone • BBB 4.929
7. Matthews • MRM 4.793
8. Williams • MRM 4.604
9. Thompson • AB2 4.471
10. Mitchell • MGS 4.438

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Williams • MRM 22
2. Morris • MRM 19
3. Foster • CAG 17
4. Cunningham • MRS 16
Matthews • MRM 16
6. Thompson • AB2 15
7. Powell • CAG 14
8. Powell • CAG 13
Curry • 2TM 13
10. Smart • AB2 12
Wright • NEG 12
Carter • 3TM 12

Saves

Saves

1. Williams • MRM 3
2. Foster • CAG 2
3. Burnham • MRM 1
Mitchell • MGS 1
Saunders • MRM 1
Thompson • AB2 1
Harvey • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Morris • MRM 121.2
2. Foster • CAG 116.1
3. Williams • MRM 115.1
4. Matthews • MRM 112.2
5. Powell • CAG 108.2
6. Cunningham • MRS 108.0
7. Thompson • AB2 104.2
8. Wright • NEG 89.1
9. Curry • 2TM 87.0
Carter • 3TM 87.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Morris • MRM 80
2. Foster • CAG 76
3. Matthews • MRM 60
4. Williams • MRM 59
5. Thompson • AB2 52
6. Willis • NEG 48
7. Cunningham • MRS 45
8. Powell • CAG 35
9. Wright • NEG 31
Carter • 3TM 31

Games Started

Games Started

1. Matthews • MRM 14
2. Morris • MRM 13
Cunningham • MRS 13
Williams • MRM 13
Foster • CAG 13
6. Powell • CAG 11
Curry • 2TM 11
Powell • CAG 11
Thompson • AB2 11
Wright • NEG 11

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Foster • CAG 13
2. Thompson • AB2 10
3. Powell • CAG 9
Matthews • MRM 9
Cunningham • MRS 9
Williams • MRM 9
Willis • NEG 9
8. Powell • CAG 8
9. Wright • NEG 7
Carter • 3TM 7
Morris • MRM 7

Shutouts

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

1. Matthews • MRM 3
Powell • CAG 3
Williams • MRM 3
4. Boone • BBB 2
Cunningham • MRS 2
Foster • CAG 2
Parnell • MRM 2
Powell • CAG 2
9. Cross • CAG 1
Holsey • NEG 1
Morris • MRM 1
Smart • AB2 1
Thompson • AB2 1
White • MGS 1
Wright • NEG 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Cunningham • MRS 7
2. Willis • NEG 4
3. Thompson • AB2 3
Adams • MRS 3
5. Carter • 3TM 2
6. Boone • BBB 1
Borden • BBB 1
Davis • AB2 1
Hannibal • AB2 1
Holsey • NEG 1
Jasper • BBB 1
Mitchell • MGS 1
Morris • MRM 1
Neele • LVB 1
Overton • LRG 1
Powell • CAG 1
Powell • CAG 1
Reid • BCA 1
Smith • MRM 1
Thurman • LVB 1
Vance • AB2 1
Curry • 2TM 1
Drake • 3TM 1
Harvey • 2TM 1
Potter • BCA 1

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Morris • MRM 43
2. Powell • CAG 32
3. Williams • MRM 31
4. Boone • BBB 30
Cunningham • MRS 30
6. Powell • CAG 29
7. Wright • NEG 27
8. Adams • MRS 24
Thompson • AB2 24
Matthews • MRM 24
Foster • CAG 24

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Cunningham • MRS 137
2. Morris • MRM 124
3. Powell • CAG 107
4. Foster • CAG 102
5. Curry • 2TM 101
6. Thompson • AB2 94
7. Powell • CAG 83
Matthews • MRM 83
9. Davis • AB2 82
10. Carter • 3TM 81

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. Willis • NEG 6.000
2. Bankhead • 3TM 3.833
3. Foster • CAG 3.167
4. Matthews • MRM 2.500
5. Thompson • AB2 2.167
6. Rhodes • LVB 2.111
7. Carter • 3TM 1.938
8. Williams • MRM 1.903
9. Morris • MRM 1.860
10. Curry • 2TM 1.750

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. Parnell • MRM 0.000
Bankhead • 3TM 0.000
Wright • NEG 0.000
Calhoun • 2TM 0.000
Williams • MRM 0.000
Waddy • AB2 0.000
Cannon • 3TM 0.000
Smart • AB2 0.000
Rhodes • LVB 0.000
Nelson • MGS 0.000
Matthews • MRM 0.000
Foster • CAG 0.000

Losses

Losses

1. Curry • 2TM 8
2. Davis • AB2 7
3. Bankhead • 3TM 6
Williams • MRM 6
Cunningham • MRS 6
Smart • AB2 6
7. Willis • NEG 5
Holsey • NEG 5
Carter • 3TM 5
Thompson • AB2 5
Foster • CAG 5

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Cunningham • MRS 53
2. Morris • MRM 52
3. Cannon • 3TM 44
4. Curry • 2TM 39
5. Powell • CAG 37
6. Bankhead • 3TM 34
7. Thompson • AB2 31
Foster • CAG 31
Davis • AB2 31
10. Adams • MRS 30

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Davis • AB2 3
Thompson • AB2 3
3. Borden • BBB 1
Cunningham • BBB 1
Gurley • MGS 1
Morris • MRM 1
Moss • AB2 1
Overton • LRG 1
Owens • AB2 1
Rhodes • LVB 1
Waddy • AB2 1
Wright • NEG 1
Carter • 3TM 1

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Carter • 3TM 8
2. Powell • CAG 6
Powell • CAG 6
Adams • MRS 6
Wright • NEG 6
6. Williams • MRM 5
7. Smart • AB2 4
Ligon • LRG 4
9. Bankhead • 3TM 3
Thompson • AB2 3
Cannon • 3TM 3
Drake • 3TM 3
Davis • AB2 3
Cunningham • MRS 3

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Morris • MRM 530
2. Cunningham • MRS 499
3. Foster • CAG 472
4. Powell • CAG 461
5. Williams • MRM 448
6. Matthews • MRM 446
7. Thompson • AB2 442
8. Curry • 2TM 383
9. Wright • NEG 371
10. Powell • CAG 368

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. Williams • MRM 7
2. Smart • AB2 5
Harvey • 2TM 5
4. Gillispie • 2TM 3
Foster • CAG 3
Thompson • AB2 3
Morris • MRM 3
Holsey • NEG 3
9. Robinson • BCA 2
Rhodes • LVB 2
Taylor • AB2 2
Potter • BCA 2
Nelson • MGS 2
Waddy • AB2 2
Bankhead • 3TM 2
Carter • 3TM 2
Curry • 2TM 2
Cunningham • MRS 2
Cross • CAG 2

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Parnell • MRM 301
2. Matthews • MRM 237
3. Nelson • MGS 185
4. Williams • MRM 173
5. Foster • CAG 158
6. Wright • NEG 150
7. Powell • CAG 146
8. Thompson • AB2 142
9. Smart • AB2 136
10. Carter • 3TM 132

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. Foster • CAG 2.43
2. Matthews • MRM 2.75
3. Bankhead • 3TM 2.79
4. Rhodes • LVB 2.87
5. Willis • NEG 2.90
6. Morris • MRM 3.00
7. Williams • MRM 3.03
8. Nelson • MGS 3.20
9. Curry • 2TM 3.21
10. Thompson • AB2 3.27

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. Matthews • MRM 27
2. Williams • MRM 22
3. Foster • CAG 18
4. Parnell • MRM 16
5. Wright • NEG 13
6. Thompson • AB2 12
7. Powell • CAG 12
8. Nelson • MGS 10
9. Carter • 3TM 8
10. Smart • AB2 7

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. Matthews • MRM 2.9
2. Williams • MRM 2.2
3. Foster • CAG 1.9
4. Parnell • MRM 1.8
5. Wright • NEG 1.3
6. Thompson • AB2 1.2
7. Powell • CAG 1.2
8. Nelson • MGS 1.1
9. Carter • 3TM 0.9
10. Smart • AB2 0.7

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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