1943 Negro National League Batting Leaders

1942 Season 1944 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 144 games, 7 teams, approx. 41 games in season

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League Player Batting

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	Tetelo Vargas	37	NYC	Maj	NYC	30	136	121	34	57	6	4	0	18	3	15	.471	.529	.587	1.116	71	0	0
2	Josh Gibson	31	HG	Maj	HG	69	302	249	93	116	22	9	20	109	4	52	.466	.560	.868	1.427	216	1	0
3	Marvin Williams	23	PS	Maj	PS	13	53	49	10	20	3	3	0	10	1	4	.408	.453	.592	1.045	29	0	0
4	Jerry Benjamin	33	HG	Maj	HG	70	328	293	83	109	17	4	2	40	12	25	.372	.423	.478	.901	140	1	9
5	Pancho Coimbre	34	NYC	Maj	NYC	36	158	139	26	50	5	1	0	26	3	16	.360	.430	.410	.840	57	1	2
6	Vic Harris	38	HG	Maj	HG	37	153	137	30	49	4	1	0	28	1	14	.358	.421	.402	.823	55	1	1
7	Tom Parker	31	HAR	Maj	HAR	14	61	59	8	21	7	0	0	9	0	2	.356	.377	.475	.852	28	0	0
8	Cool Papa Bell*	40	HG	Maj	HG	64	298	259	63	92	11	5	0	30	12	35	.355	.432	.436	.868	113	0	4
9	Howard Easterling	31	HG	Maj	HG	63	268	247	47	87	11	10	2	53	8	17	.352	.394	.502	.896	124	0	4
10	Gene Benson*	29	PS	Maj	PS	46	205	190	28	64	8	5	0	37	1	12	.337	.376	.432	.808	82	0	3
11	Emery Adams	31	NBY,PS	Maj	NBY-PS	26	85	75	13	25	5	1	0	10	2	7	.333	.390	.427	.817	32	0	3
12	Edsall Walker*	32	HG	Maj	HG	27	54	48	13	16	2	2	1	8	0	6	.333	.407	.521	.928	25	0	0
13	Buck Leonard*	35	HG	Maj	HG	67	306	254	71	84	16	8	4	63	2	47	.331	.439	.504	.943	128	2	3
14	Dave Barnhill	29	NYC	Maj	NYC	18	63	52	8	17	1	0	0	10	1	8	.327	.417	.346	.763	18	0	3
15	Johnny Davis	26	NE	Maj	NE	35	151	132	28	43	9	1	4	22	3	14	.326	.390	.500	.890	66	0	5
16	Bob Harvey	25	NE	Maj	NE	17	69	65	11	21	0	2	1	10	0	4	.323	.362	.431	.793	28	0	0
17	Dave Thomas*	38	NYC	Maj	NYC	29	136	121	26	39	11	0	1	13	1	11	.322	.393	.438	.831	53	3	1
18	Marvin Barker	31	NBY	Maj	NBY	31	129	121	17	38	13	1	2	21	2	6	.314	.352	.488	.839	59	1	1
19	Jim West	38	PS	Maj	PS	49	214	187	38	58	4	8	2	43	2	26	.310	.397	.449	.846	84	1	0
20	Barney Brown*	35	PS	Maj	PS	43	150	121	25	37	6	2	0	13	1	29	.306	.440	.388	.828	47	0	0
21	Jud Wilson	47	HG	Maj	HG	63	246	213	29	65	11	6	0	56	0	31	.305	.393	.413	.807	88	0	2
22	Larry Doby	19	NE	Maj	NE	28	127	103	18	31	8	3	4	22	5	20	.301	.419	.553	.973	57	1	3
23	Matt Carlisle	33	HG	Maj	HG	20	63	57	14	17	1	0	0	7	0	5	.298	.355	.316	.671	18	0	1
24	Roy Parnell	39	PS	Maj	PS	38	153	132	28	39	5	4	0	17	0	17	.296	.392	.394	.786	52	4	0
25	Harry Williams	38	NBY,HAR	Maj	NBY-HAR	23	93	85	14	25	2	2	0	12	5	7	.294	.355	.365	.720	31	1	0
26	Bud Barbee	29	BEG	Maj	BEG	42	168	150	25	44	4	3	1	20	3	15	.293	.361	.380	.741	57	1	2
27	Homer Curry	38	PS	Maj	PS	47	202	164	46	48	6	5	2	23	3	36	.293	.420	.427	.847	70	0	2
28	Lou Louden	23	NYC	Maj	NYC	29	106	103	18	30	5	2	0	15	1	3	.291	.311	.379	.690	39	0	0
29	Ray Brown	35	HG	Maj	HG	40	126	112	13	32	3	2	1	22	0	12	.286	.360	.375	.735	42	1	1
30	Henry Spearman	33	PS	Maj	PS	48	210	191	35	54	14	6	0	29	2	17	.283	.341	.419	.760	80	0	2
31	Javier Pérez	41	NYC	Maj	NYC	30	125	114	23	32	5	3	0	22	1	8	.281	.328	.377	.705	43	0	3
32	Bill Hoskins	29	BEG	Maj	BEG	36	151	138	15	38	4	3	0	21	1	10	.275	.333	.348	.681	48	2	1
33	Skin Down Robinson	35	NBY	Maj	NBY	19	76	62	13	17	1	1	0	5	2	9	.274	.400	.323	.723	20	4	1
34	Lennie Pearson	25	NE,PS,HG	Maj	NE-PS-HG	37	159	140	28	38	8	5	4	24	5	18	.271	.354	.486	.840	68	0	1
35	Henry Kimbro	31	BEG	Maj	BEG	46	207	185	33	50	7	5	0	12	7	22	.270	.348	.362	.710	67	0	0
36	Ameal Brooks	36	NYC	Maj	NYC	33	129	113	24	30	7	1	4	26	1	15	.266	.352	.451	.803	51	0	1
37	Leon Day	26	NE,PS	Maj	NE-PS	30	124	113	15	30	5	1	0	9	2	8	.266	.314	.327	.641	37	0	3
38	Bill Cash	24	PS	Maj	PS	44	180	161	25	42	7	3	1	22	1	18	.261	.335	.360	.695	58	0	1
39	Jim Jones?	--	BEG	Maj	BEG	26	77	69	10	18	1	0	0	4	2	8	.261	.338	.275	.613	19	0	0
40	Sam Bankhead	32	HG	Maj	HG	71	301	262	53	68	4	2	1	40	17	32	.260	.347	.302	.648	79	3	4
41	Ed Stone	33	NE,NBY	Maj	NE-NBY	15	61	51	7	13	1	1	0	5	4	9	.255	.377	.314	.691	16	1	0
42	George Scales	42	BEG	Maj	BEG	44	152	126	27	32	10	3	3	23	1	24	.254	.378	.452	.830	57	1	1
43	Rogelio Linares*	33	NYC	Maj	NYC	32	133	107	18	27	6	2	1	16	2	16	.252	.385	.374	.758	40	7	3
44	Frank Russell	22	BEG	Maj	BEG	50	205	183	24	46	4	3	0	17	6	19	.251	.325	.306	.631	56	1	2
45	Buddy Armour	28	HAR,NBY	Maj	HAR-NBY	13	56	52	9	13	4	0	2	13	2	4	.250	.304	.442	.746	23	0	0
46	Mahlon Duckett	20	PS	Maj	PS	16	60	48	7	12	1	2	0	6	2	10	.250	.379	.354	.734	17	0	2
47	Charlie Rivera	30	NYC	Maj	NYC	30	123	116	20	29	2	1	1	12	3	7	.250	.293	.310	.603	36	0	0
48	Wilmore Williams?	25	NE	Maj	NE	17	61	56	8	14	1	1	0	7	0	5	.250	.312	.304	.615	17	0	0
49	Bill Byrd	35	BEG,PS	Maj	BEG-PS	37	123	109	17	27	6	1	2	17	2	10	.248	.311	.376	.687	41	0	4
50	Flash Miller	33	NBY	Maj	NBY	23	96	85	13	21	3	2	0	7	1	8	.247	.326	.329	.656	28	2	1
51	Jimmy Ford	30	PS,HAR,NBY	Maj	PS-HAR-NBY	21	87	82	12	20	3	1	1	11	0	5	.244	.287	.342	.629	28	0	0
52	Robert Gaston	33	HG	Maj	HG	16	52	45	7	11	2	0	0	6	0	5	.244	.320	.289	.609	13	0	2
53	Jimmy Johnson	--	PS	Maj	PS	16	57	51	6	12	2	1	0	7	0	5	.235	.316	.314	.630	16	1	0
54	Bob Clarke	40	BEG,PS	Maj	BEG-PS	45	148	137	14	32	4	1	0	11	0	11	.234	.291	.277	.568	38	0	0
55	Frazier Robinson	33	BEG	Maj	BEG	17	47	47	7	11	1	1	1	7	1	0	.234	.234	.362	.596	17	0	0
56	Cotton Williams	26	NE	Maj	NE	19	67	64	8	15	2	1	0	6	0	2	.234	.258	.297	.555	19	0	1
57	Roosevelt Cox	29	NYC,NBY	Maj	NYC-NBY	31	124	120	15	28	5	1	0	13	0	4	.233	.258	.292	.550	35	0	0
58	Horacio Martínez	30	NYC	Maj	NYC	32	134	121	13	28	6	1	0	13	3	10	.231	.296	.298	.593	36	1	2
59	Murray Watkins	27	NE	Maj	NE	33	154	139	22	32	1	0	0	9	6	11	.230	.287	.237	.524	33	0	4
60	Earl Richardson	18	NE	Maj	NE	11	50	44	3	10	0	0	0	3	0	5	.227	.306	.227	.533	10	0	1
61	Bob Griffith	30	NBY	Maj	NBY	22	68	67	6	15	1	1	0	5	0	1	.224	.235	.269	.504	18	0	0
62	Bill Harvey*	35	BEG	Maj	BEG	34	105	95	6	21	3	3	1	4	1	7	.221	.282	.347	.629	33	1	2
63	Joe Spencer	23	HG,NE,BEG	Maj	HG-NE-BEG	25	84	77	8	17	0	0	0	6	0	7	.221	.286	.221	.507	17	0	0
64	Jim Starks	37	HAR,NBY	Maj	HAR-NBY	11	46	41	6	9	3	0	1	8	1	4	.220	.289	.366	.655	15	0	1
65	Felton Snow	37	BEG,PS	Maj	BEG-PS	48	193	180	23	39	5	2	1	16	3	9	.217	.258	.283	.541	51	1	3
66	Harvey Young	22	BEG	Maj	BEG	15	53	46	4	10	0	0	0	1	0	7	.217	.321	.217	.538	10	0	0
67	Leon Ruffin	31	NE	Maj	NE	31	117	107	16	23	7	1	0	20	4	8	.215	.282	.299	.581	32	2	0
68	Zack Clayton*	30	NBY	Maj	NBY	24	100	94	12	20	4	1	1	10	0	5	.213	.253	.309	.561	29	0	1
69	Sy Morton	21	PS	Maj	PS	29	100	91	14	19	5	2	0	21	1	9	.209	.280	.308	.588	28	0	0
70	Dan Wilson	27	HAR	Maj	HAR	13	60	53	6	11	0	0	0	3	4	6	.208	.288	.208	.496	11	0	1
71	Rufus Baker	24	NBY	Maj	NBY	31	119	102	15	21	1	2	0	4	4	16	.206	.319	.255	.574	26	1	0
72	Bill Bradford	29	NBY	Maj	NBY	24	96	90	8	18	2	1	0	5	1	5	.200	.250	.244	.494	22	1	0
73	Spoon Carter	40	HG	Maj	HG	22	58	50	4	10	3	0	0	2	0	5	.200	.273	.260	.533	13	0	3
74	Chesley Gray	29	HAR	Maj	HAR	14	48	46	7	9	2	0	0	3	0	2	.196	.229	.239	.468	11	0	0
75	George Kemp	--	NBY	Maj	NBY	22	70	58	4	11	2	1	0	9	0	9	.190	.299	.259	.557	15	0	3
76	Bricktop Wright?	34	NBY	Maj	NBY	22	78	68	10	12	0	0	0	4	2	10	.177	.282	.177	.459	12	0	0
77	Johnny Wright	26	HG	Maj	HG	31	80	75	10	13	6	0	0	5	0	4	.173	.215	.253	.469	19	0	1
78	Doug Sydnor	23	NYC,NBY	Maj	NYC-NBY	17	53	49	7	7	1	0	1	5	0	4	.143	.208	.225	.432	11	0	0