Homestead Grays Top 50 Career Batting Leaders

Career Top 50 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Buck Leonard 30.4

2. Josh Gibson 27.1

3. Jerry Benjamin 12.5

4. Sam Bankhead 10.2

5. Vic Harris 8.1

6. Howard Easterling 7.4

7. Ray Brown 6.7

8. Matt Carlisle 6.2

9. Cool Papa Bell 4.9

10. Jud Wilson 4.5

11. Luis Márquez 4.0

12. Luke Easter 3.2

13. David Whatley 3.1

Chester Williams 3.1

15. Bob Thurman 2.9

16. Henry Spearman 2.4

17. Jim Williams 2.2

18. Edsall Walker 2.0

19. Tommie Dukes 1.9

20. Eudie Napier 1.7

21. John Beckwith 1.6

Joe Strong 1.6

23. Dave Hoskins 1.5

24. Bill Perkins 1.4

25. George Scales 1.2

26. Walter Cannady 1.1

27. George Giles 1.0

Tom Parker 1.0

29. Jake Stephens 0.9

Roy Welmaker 0.9

31. Louis Dula 0.8

Bill Evans 0.8

Buck Ewing 0.8

Dan Wilson 0.8

35. Newt Allen 0.7

Javier Pérez 0.7

Jasper Washington 0.7

38. Ameal Brooks 0.6

39. Pepper Bassett 0.5

Mack Eggleston 0.5

Charles Gary 0.5

Leroy Morney 0.5

Sam Streeter 0.5

Frank Thompson 0.5

45. Buddy Burbage 0.4

Rap Dixon 0.4

Terris McDuffie 0.4

Roy Partlow 0.4

Tarcat Terry 0.4

Cool Turner 0.4

Offensive WAR †

1. Buck Leonard 28.2

2. Josh Gibson 26.4

3. Jerry Benjamin 10.1

4. Vic Harris 6.8

5. Ray Brown 6.4

6. Howard Easterling 6.2

7. Sam Bankhead 6.1

8. Matt Carlisle 5.6

9. Jud Wilson 5.3

10. Cool Papa Bell 5.1

11. Luis Márquez 3.8

12. David Whatley 3.6

13. Luke Easter 2.8

14. Bob Thurman 2.7

15. Henry Spearman 2.6

16. Tommie Dukes 2.1

Edsall Walker 2.1

18. John Beckwith 1.9

19. Joe Strong 1.8

20. Jim Williams 1.7

21. Walter Cannady 1.6

Eudie Napier 1.6

23. Bill Perkins 1.4

24. George Scales 1.2

25. Tom Parker 1.1

Chester Williams 1.1

27. George Giles 1.0

28. Louis Dula 0.8

Dave Hoskins 0.8

Roy Welmaker 0.8

31. Ameal Brooks 0.7

Buck Ewing 0.7

Dan Wilson 0.7

34. Rap Dixon 0.6

Wilmer Fields 0.6

Roy Partlow 0.6

Jake Stephens 0.6

Jasper Washington 0.6

39. Pepper Bassett 0.5

Buddy Burbage 0.5

Javier Pérez 0.5

Sam Streeter 0.5

Frank Thompson 0.5

44. Newt Allen 0.4

Mack Eggleston 0.4

Bill Evans 0.4

Terris McDuffie 0.4

Oscar Owens 0.4

49. Garnett Blair 0.3

George Gill 0.3

LeRoy Taylor 0.3

Tarcat Terry 0.3

Frank Williams 0.3

Defensive WAR †

1. Sam Bankhead 6.3

2. Jelly Jackson 2.8

3. Chester Williams 2.6

4. Jerry Benjamin 1.6

Matt Carlisle 1.6

6. Josh Gibson 1.5

7. Howard Easterling 1.3

8. Jake Stephens 0.5

9. Newt Allen 0.4

Bill Evans 0.4

Luis Márquez 0.4

12. Buck Ewing 0.3

Charles Gary 0.3

Leroy Morney 0.3

Eudie Napier 0.3

Cool Turner 0.3

17. Earl Ashby 0.2

Ray Battle 0.2

Jimmy Binder 0.2

Anthony Cooper 0.2

Tom Payne 0.2

Javier Pérez 0.2

Tarcat Terry 0.2

24. Jabbo Andrews 0.1

Pepper Bassett 0.1

Walter Burch 0.1

Babe Davis 0.1

Mack Eggleston 0.1

J.C. Hamilton 0.1

Curtis Henderson 0.1

Dave Hoskins 0.1

Jack Johnson 0.1

Obie Lackey 0.1

Lennie Pearson 0.1

Bill Perkins 0.1

Ted Radcliffe 0.1

George Scales 0.1

Joe Spencer 0.1

Clint Thomas 0.1

Thompson 0.1

Quincy Trouppe 0.1

Willie Wells 0.1

Roy Welmaker 0.1

Poindexter Williams 0.1

Batting Average

1. Josh Gibson .375

2. Buck Leonard .344

3. Jerry Benjamin .301

4. Vic Harris .300

5. Matt Carlisle .284

6. Sam Bankhead .269

On-Base%

1. Josh Gibson .471

2. Buck Leonard .450

3. Jerry Benjamin .368

4. Vic Harris .367

5. Matt Carlisle .351

6. Sam Bankhead .347

Slugging %

1. Josh Gibson .731

2. Buck Leonard .583

3. Vic Harris .424

4. Matt Carlisle .397

5. Jerry Benjamin .396

6. Sam Bankhead .351

On-Base Plus Slugging

1. Josh Gibson 1.202

2. Buck Leonard 1.034

3. Vic Harris .791

4. Jerry Benjamin .764

5. Matt Carlisle .749

6. Sam Bankhead .697

Games Played

1. Jerry Benjamin 667

2. Buck Leonard 636

3. Vic Harris 559

4. Sam Bankhead 414

5. Ray Brown 409

6. Matt Carlisle 405

7. Josh Gibson 399

8. Jelly Jackson 362

9. Howard Easterling 275

10. Jud Wilson 268

11. Cool Papa Bell 214

12. Robert Gaston 195

13. David Whatley 188

14. Chester Williams 150

15. Dave Hoskins 147

16. Luis Márquez 142

17. Tom Parker 135

18. Edsall Walker 129

19. Tommie Dukes 127

20. Bob Thurman 114

21. Walter Cannady 108

22. Luke Easter 103

23. Jim Williams 98

24. Eudie Napier 96

25. Wilmer Fields 95

26. Joe Strong 92

27. Roy Partlow 89

28. Henry Spearman 83

Johnny Wright 83

30. Ray Battle 82

31. Roy Welmaker 73

32. Clarence Bruce 72

33. Jasper Washington 71

34. Buck Ewing 65

35. George Britt 62

36. Louis Dula 55

Dan Wilson 55

38. John Beckwith 54

39. Jimmy Binder 53

Spoon Carter 53

Clarence Isreal 53

42. Javier Pérez 52

George Scales 52

44. Dennis Graham 51

45. Willie Gisentaner 47

Cool Turner 47

47. Mo Harris 45

48. R.T. Walker 44

49. Bill Evans 42

Sanford Jackson 42

Tarcat Terry 42

At Bats

1. Jerry Benjamin 2704

2. Buck Leonard 2280

3. Vic Harris 2113

4. Sam Bankhead 1557

5. Josh Gibson 1433

6. Matt Carlisle 1407

7. Ray Brown 1186

8. Jelly Jackson 1133

9. Howard Easterling 1059

10. Cool Papa Bell 816

11. Jud Wilson 803

12. David Whatley 726

13. Chester Williams 561

14. Robert Gaston 557

15. Luis Márquez 533

16. Dave Hoskins 522

17. Walter Cannady 420

18. Tommie Dukes 410

19. Jim Williams 387

20. Luke Easter 367

21. Bob Thurman 362

22. Tom Parker 334

23. Henry Spearman 321

24. Eudie Napier 278

25. Edsall Walker 262

Jasper Washington 262

27. Clarence Bruce 240

28. Wilmer Fields 236

29. Joe Strong 224

30. Buck Ewing 223

31. Dan Wilson 213

32. Javier Pérez 212

33. Ray Battle 210

34. Roy Partlow 200

35. Dennis Graham 198

36. John Beckwith 194

37. Johnny Wright 184

38. Jimmy Binder 175

Roy Welmaker 175

40. George Scales 169

41. Cool Turner 155

42. George Giles 153

43. Clarence Isreal 149

44. Newt Allen 148

45. Mo Harris 147

46. LeRoy Taylor 145

Tarcat Terry 145

48. Sanford Jackson 141

49. George Britt 140

Bill Evans 140

Plate Appearances

1. Jerry Benjamin 3054

2. Buck Leonard 2747

3. Vic Harris 2366

4. Sam Bankhead 1779

5. Josh Gibson 1698

6. Matt Carlisle 1601

7. Ray Brown 1330

8. Jelly Jackson 1272

9. Howard Easterling 1171

10. Cool Papa Bell 957

11. Jud Wilson 949

12. David Whatley 801

13. Robert Gaston 640

14. Chester Williams 628

15. Luis Márquez 590

16. Dave Hoskins 574

17. Tommie Dukes 457

18. Walter Cannady 448

19. Jim Williams 428

20. Luke Easter 425

21. Bob Thurman 391

22. Tom Parker 366

23. Henry Spearman 352

24. Eudie Napier 315

25. Edsall Walker 292

26. Jasper Washington 284

27. Joe Strong 266

28. Clarence Bruce 258

29. Wilmer Fields 247

30. Buck Ewing 245

Javier Pérez 245

32. Ray Battle 243

33. Dan Wilson 237

34. John Beckwith 215

35. Roy Partlow 213

36. Dennis Graham 210

37. George Scales 199

38. Johnny Wright 195

39. Roy Welmaker 191

40. Jimmy Binder 190

41. George Giles 177

42. Cool Turner 174

43. Clarence Isreal 171

44. Newt Allen 170

45. Tarcat Terry 162

46. Bill Evans 161

47. Sanford Jackson 158

48. Mo Harris 157

49. LeRoy Taylor 156

50. George Britt 154

Runs Scored

1. Jerry Benjamin 588

2. Buck Leonard 563

3. Vic Harris 425

4. Josh Gibson 421

5. Sam Bankhead 261

6. Matt Carlisle 250

7. Howard Easterling 210

8. Ray Brown 192

9. Cool Papa Bell 179

10. Jelly Jackson 172

11. David Whatley 146

12. Jud Wilson 137

13. Luis Márquez 94

14. Walter Cannady 84

Chester Williams 84

16. Dave Hoskins 83

17. Tommie Dukes 76

18. Luke Easter 69

19. Robert Gaston 67

Jim Williams 67

21. Tom Parker 59

Bob Thurman 59

23. Henry Spearman 55

24. Edsall Walker 51

25. John Beckwith 45

26. Javier Pérez 39

Dan Wilson 39

28. Buck Ewing 38

George Scales 38

30. Eudie Napier 36

31. Wilmer Fields 34

Dennis Graham 34

Roy Partlow 34

Joe Strong 34

35. Jasper Washington 32

36. George Giles 29

37. Rap Dixon 27

Bill Evans 27

39. Sanford Jackson 26

Jake Stephens 26

41. Newt Allen 25

Ray Battle 25

Jimmy Binder 25

44. Clarence Bruce 24

Roy Welmaker 24

Frank Williams 24

47. Buddy Burbage 23

48. Oscar Owens 20

LeRoy Taylor 20

Cool Turner 20

Hits

1. Jerry Benjamin 813

2. Buck Leonard 785

3. Vic Harris 633

4. Josh Gibson 538

5. Sam Bankhead 419

6. Matt Carlisle 399

7. Ray Brown 324

8. Howard Easterling 323

9. Cool Papa Bell 272

10. Jud Wilson 243

11. David Whatley 234

12. Jelly Jackson 226

13. Luis Márquez 163

14. Dave Hoskins 152

15. Chester Williams 148

16. Walter Cannady 132

Jim Williams 132

18. Robert Gaston 129

19. Tommie Dukes 128

20. Bob Thurman 120

21. Henry Spearman 109

22. Luke Easter 105

23. Tom Parker 93

24. Jasper Washington 80

25. Eudie Napier 79

26. Edsall Walker 74

27. Joe Strong 69

28. Buck Ewing 68

29. John Beckwith 67

30. Wilmer Fields 63

Dennis Graham 63

32. Javier Pérez 61

33. Dan Wilson 60

34. Clarence Bruce 52

35. George Giles 51

36. Roy Partlow 50

37. Jimmy Binder 49

George Scales 49

39. Roy Welmaker 47

40. LeRoy Taylor 44

41. Ray Battle 42

Cool Turner 42

43. Bill Evans 39

44. Newt Allen 38

45. Sanford Jackson 37

Tarcat Terry 37

47. George Britt 35

Jake Stephens 35

49. Bill Perkins 34

50. Louis Dula 33

Total Bases

1. Buck Leonard 1330

2. Jerry Benjamin 1070

3. Josh Gibson 1048

4. Vic Harris 896

5. Matt Carlisle 559

6. Sam Bankhead 546

7. Ray Brown 517

8. Howard Easterling 488

9. Cool Papa Bell 337

10. Jud Wilson 326

11. David Whatley 322

12. Jelly Jackson 289

13. Luis Márquez 224

14. Dave Hoskins 207

15. Tommie Dukes 186

16. Walter Cannady 181

17. Bob Thurman 177

18. Luke Easter 176

Chester Williams 176

20. Jim Williams 173

21. Robert Gaston 171

22. Henry Spearman 165

23. Tom Parker 136

24. John Beckwith 124

25. Jasper Washington 111

26. Edsall Walker 110

27. Eudie Napier 108

28. Joe Strong 100

29. Buck Ewing 95

30. Wilmer Fields 88

31. George Scales 85

32. Dan Wilson 81

33. Javier Pérez 79

34. Dennis Graham 75

35. Roy Partlow 70

36. Clarence Bruce 68

George Giles 68

38. Cool Turner 58

39. Jimmy Binder 56

Roy Welmaker 56

41. Bill Perkins 55

LeRoy Taylor 55

43. Newt Allen 54

Tarcat Terry 54

45. Rap Dixon 53

46. Sanford Jackson 52

47. Louis Dula 50

48. Ed Young 48

49. Ray Battle 47

Bill Evans 47

Doubles

1. Buck Leonard 150

2. Jerry Benjamin 103

3. Vic Harris 98

4. Josh Gibson 88

5. Ray Brown 67

6. Matt Carlisle 56

7. Howard Easterling 53

8. Sam Bankhead 50

9. Jud Wilson 42

10. David Whatley 38

11. Cool Papa Bell 35

12. Walter Cannady 29

Jim Williams 29

14. Robert Gaston 28

Jelly Jackson 28

16. Luis Márquez 27

17. Jasper Washington 22

18. Dave Hoskins 21

19. Luke Easter 20

Henry Spearman 20

Chester Williams 20

22. Bob Thurman 19

23. Tommie Dukes 18

24. John Beckwith 14

Joe Strong 14

26. Tom Parker 13

27. George Scales 12

Dan Wilson 12

29. Buck Ewing 11

30. Eudie Napier 10

Roy Partlow 10

32. Clarence Bruce 9

Wilmer Fields 9

Ed Young 9

35. Rap Dixon 8

Louis Dula 8

Bill Evans 8

George Giles 8

Mo Harris 8

Edsall Walker 8

41. Buddy Burbage 7

Willie Gisentaner 7

43. George Britt 6

Mack Eggleston 6

Javier Pérez 6

Bill Perkins 6

LeRoy Taylor 6

Tarcat Terry 6

Frank Williams 6

Johnny Wright 6

Triples

1. Buck Leonard 52

2. Josh Gibson 43

3. Vic Harris 39

4. Jerry Benjamin 35

5. Matt Carlisle 34

6. Howard Easterling 29

7. Ray Brown 21

8. Sam Bankhead 19

9. Jelly Jackson 13

David Whatley 13

11. Cool Papa Bell 12

12. Dave Hoskins 11

13. Jud Wilson 10

14. Luke Easter 9

Henry Spearman 9

16. Tommie Dukes 8

17. Walter Cannady 7

Bob Thurman 7

19. Buck Ewing 5

Wilmer Fields 5

Luis Márquez 5

Charlie Mason 5

Eudie Napier 5

Edsall Walker 5

25. Robert Gaston 4

Sanford Jackson 4

Cool Turner 4

Chester Williams 4

29. Buddy Burbage 3

Rap Dixon 3

George Giles 3

Eddie Miller 3

Tom Parker 3

Javier Pérez 3

Bill Perkins 3

George Scales 3

Jasper Washington 3

Jim Williams 3

Dan Wilson 3

40. Ray Battle 2

John Beckwith 2

Clarence Bruce 2

Charles Gary 2

Dennis Graham 2

Roy Partlow 2

Tom Payne 2

Roy Welmaker 2

48. Newt Allen 1

Jabbo Andrews 1

Pepper Bassett 1

Jimmy Binder 1

Garnett Blair 1

George Britt 1

Ameal Brooks 1

Luther Clifford 1

Frank Duncan 1

George Gill 1

Willie Gisentaner 1

Mo Harris 1

Bert Hunter 1

Jack Johnson 1

Ziggy Marcell 1

George McAllister 1

Terris McDuffie 1

Leroy Morney 1

Charlie Shields 1

Sylvester Snead 1

Sam Streeter 1

Joe Strong 1

LeRoy Taylor 1

Tarcat Terry 1

Frank Thompson 1

Quincy Trouppe 1

R.T. Walker 1

Willie Wells 1

Frank Williams 1

Ed Young 1

Home Runs

1. Josh Gibson 112

2. Buck Leonard 97

3. Vic Harris 29

4. Jerry Benjamin 28

Ray Brown 28

6. Howard Easterling 18

7. Sam Bankhead 13

John Beckwith 13

9. Matt Carlisle 12

10. Luke Easter 11

11. Tommie Dukes 8

Luis Márquez 8

Tom Parker 8

Bob Thurman 8

David Whatley 8

16. Jud Wilson 7

17. George Scales 6

Henry Spearman 6

Edsall Walker 6

20. Joe Strong 5

21. Rap Dixon 4

Dave Hoskins 4

23. Newt Allen 3

Ameal Brooks 3

Louis Dula 3

Jelly Jackson 3

Jack Johnson 3

Eudie Napier 3

Bill Perkins 3

Eugene Smith 3

Tarcat Terry 3

Ed Young 3

33. Cool Papa Bell 2

Walter Cannady 2

Luther Clifford 2

Buck Ewing 2

Wilmer Fields 2

Robert Gaston 2

Willie Gisentaner 2

Terris McDuffie 2

Roy Partlow 2

Javier Pérez 2

Willie Wells 2

Jim Williams 2

45. Jabbo Andrews 1

Pepper Bassett 1

Clarence Bruce 1

Buddy Burbage 1

Ray Dandridge 1

Babe Davis 1

Willie Ferrell 1

George Giles 1

Dennis Graham 1

J.C. Hamilton 1

Mo Harris 1

Jimmy Hicks 1

Sanford Jackson 1

Josh Johnson 1

Charlie Mason 1

LeRoy Taylor 1

Cool Turner 1

Jasper Washington 1

Poindexter Williams 1

Dan Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

1. Buck Leonard 572

2. Josh Gibson 502

3. Vic Harris 358

4. Jerry Benjamin 324

5. Sam Bankhead 227

6. Matt Carlisle 207

7. Ray Brown 200

8. Howard Easterling 194

9. Jud Wilson 177

10. Jelly Jackson 112

11. Cool Papa Bell 97

12. Jim Williams 84

13. Tommie Dukes 83

14. Dave Hoskins 80

15. Robert Gaston 75

16. Luke Easter 73

David Whatley 73

18. Walter Cannady 70

19. Henry Spearman 66

20. Bob Thurman 63

Chester Williams 63

22. Tom Parker 62

23. Luis Márquez 56

24. John Beckwith 54

25. Jasper Washington 53

26. Edsall Walker 46

27. Wilmer Fields 44

28. Joe Strong 43

29. George Scales 40

30. Eudie Napier 39

31. Buck Ewing 33

32. Javier Pérez 30

33. Roy Partlow 29

Bill Perkins 29

35. Newt Allen 26

George Giles 26

Dan Wilson 26

38. Dennis Graham 25

39. Ray Battle 22

40. LeRoy Taylor 21

41. Rap Dixon 20

42. Mo Harris 19

Cool Turner 19

44. Buddy Burbage 17

Louis Dula 17

Tarcat Terry 17

47. Clarence Bruce 16

Jake Stephens 16

49. Jabbo Andrews 15

Jimmy Binder 15

George Britt 15

Sanford Jackson 15

Jack Johnson 15

Roy Welmaker 15

Bases on Balls

1. Buck Leonard 419

2. Jerry Benjamin 272

3. Josh Gibson 252

4. Vic Harris 216

5. Sam Bankhead 174

6. Matt Carlisle 140

7. Cool Papa Bell 123

8. Ray Brown 122

Jud Wilson 122

10. Howard Easterling 92

11. Jelly Jackson 90

12. David Whatley 64

13. Robert Gaston 63

14. Luke Easter 52

15. Chester Williams 49

16. Luis Márquez 47

17. Dave Hoskins 38

18. Tommie Dukes 36

19. Joe Strong 29

20. Eudie Napier 28

21. Henry Spearman 27

22. Walter Cannady 25

George Scales 25

24. Tom Parker 24

25. Javier Pérez 23

Bob Thurman 23

Jim Williams 23

28. Buck Ewing 22

29. Jake Stephens 21

30. Ray Battle 20

John Beckwith 20

Frank Williams 20

33. Cool Turner 19

Dan Wilson 19

35. Clarence Isreal 18

Edsall Walker 18

37. Sanford Jackson 17

38. Newt Allen 16

Rap Dixon 16

40. Bill Evans 15

George Giles 15

42. Tarcat Terry 13

Jasper Washington 13

44. Clarence Bruce 12

Dennis Graham 12

Charlie Mason 12

47. Mack Eggleston 10

Mo Harris 10

49. George Britt 9

Buddy Burbage 9

Oscar Owens 9

Stolen Bases

1. Jerry Benjamin 109

2. Sam Bankhead 67

3. Matt Carlisle 46

4. Luis Márquez 39

5. Cool Papa Bell 33

Buck Leonard 33

7. Howard Easterling 23

Vic Harris 23

9. Josh Gibson 20

David Whatley 20

11. Chester Williams 13

12. Walter Cannady 11

Jelly Jackson 11

14. Ray Brown 10

Bob Thurman 10

16. Jim Williams 7

Dan Wilson 7

18. Jake Stephens 6

LeRoy Taylor 6

20. Eudie Napier 5

21. Newt Allen 4

Clarence Bruce 4

Buddy Burbage 4

Rap Dixon 4

Luke Easter 4

26. Buck Ewing 3

Charles Gary 3

George Giles 3

Dennis Graham 3

Mo Harris 3

Dave Hoskins 3

32. John Beckwith 2

Clarence Isreal 2

Cool Turner 2

Ed Young 2

36. Pepper Bassett 1

Ray Battle 1

Jimmy Binder 1

Bob Boston 1

Bus Clarkson 1

Ray Dandridge 1

Piper Davis 1

Lou Dials 1

Eddie Ducy 1

Bill Evans 1

Wilmer Fields 1

Robert Gaston 1

Harold Hairston 1

Charlie Mason 1

Leroy Matlock 1

Leroy Morney 1

Oscar Owens 1

Tom Parker 1

Roy Partlow 1

Gabe Patterson 1

Javier Pérez 1

George Scales 1

Joe Strong 1

Edsall Walker 1

Frank Williams 1

Joe Williams 1

Johnny Wright 1

Singles

1. Jerry Benjamin 647

2. Buck Leonard 486

3. Vic Harris 467

4. Sam Bankhead 337

5. Matt Carlisle 297

6. Josh Gibson 295

7. Cool Papa Bell 223

Howard Easterling 223

9. Ray Brown 208

10. Jud Wilson 184

11. Jelly Jackson 182

12. David Whatley 175

13. Chester Williams 124

14. Luis Márquez 123

15. Dave Hoskins 116

16. Jim Williams 98

17. Robert Gaston 95

18. Walter Cannady 94

Tommie Dukes 94

20. Bob Thurman 86

21. Henry Spearman 74

22. Tom Parker 69

23. Luke Easter 65

24. Eudie Napier 61

25. Dennis Graham 55

Edsall Walker 55

27. Jasper Washington 54

28. Buck Ewing 50

Javier Pérez 50

30. Joe Strong 49

31. Wilmer Fields 47

32. Dan Wilson 44

33. Jimmy Binder 43

34. Clarence Bruce 40

Roy Welmaker 40

36. Ray Battle 39

George Giles 39

38. John Beckwith 38

39. Roy Partlow 36

LeRoy Taylor 36

41. Cool Turner 32

42. Bill Evans 31

Jake Stephens 31

44. Clarence Isreal 30

45. Newt Allen 29

46. George Britt 28

Sanford Jackson 28

Oscar Owens 28

George Scales 28

50. Tarcat Terry 27

Adjusted OPS+

1. Josh Gibson 222

2. Buck Leonard 177

3. Vic Harris 108

4. Jerry Benjamin 106

5. Matt Carlisle 98

6. Sam Bankhead 92

Runs Created

1. Buck Leonard 601

2. Josh Gibson 497

3. Jerry Benjamin 396

4. Vic Harris 330

5. Matt Carlisle 197

6. Sam Bankhead 188

7. Ray Brown 179

8. Howard Easterling 178

9. Cool Papa Bell 142

10. Jud Wilson 130

11. David Whatley 123

12. Luis Márquez 81

13. Jelly Jackson 75

14. Dave Hoskins 71

15. Tommie Dukes 69

16. Luke Easter 67

17. Bob Thurman 66

Jim Williams 66

19. Walter Cannady 65

Henry Spearman 65

21. Chester Williams 58

22. Robert Gaston 55

23. John Beckwith 52

24. Tom Parker 48

25. Eudie Napier 40

Joe Strong 40

27. Jasper Washington 38

28. Edsall Walker 37

29. Buck Ewing 35

30. George Scales 32

31. Javier Pérez 28

Dan Wilson 28

33. George Giles 27

Dennis Graham 27

35. Wilmer Fields 26

Bill Perkins 26

37. Roy Partlow 21

38. Louis Dula 20

Cool Turner 20

Roy Welmaker 20

41. Rap Dixon 19

42. Newt Allen 18

Jimmy Binder 18

Sanford Jackson 18

LeRoy Taylor 18

46. Clarence Bruce 17

Buddy Burbage 17

Bill Evans 17

Tarcat Terry 17

50. Jake Stephens 16

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Buck Leonard 266

2. Josh Gibson 247

3. Cool Papa Bell 38

4. Howard Easterling 33

5. Jud Wilson 30

6. Jerry Benjamin 24

Vic Harris 24

David Whatley 24

9. Luke Easter 20

10. Bob Thurman 18

11. Henry Spearman 17

12. John Beckwith 15

Luis Márquez 15

14. Bill Perkins 12

15. Ray Brown 10

Jim Williams 10

17. Joe Strong 9

18. George Giles 7

George Scales 7

20. Tommie Dukes 6

21. Ameal Brooks 5

22. Pepper Bassett 3

Buddy Burbage 3

Rap Dixon 3

Eudie Napier 3

26. Oscar Charleston 2

George Gill 2

Sonny Boy Jeffries 2

Oscar Owens 2

Sylvester Snead 2

31. Ray Dandridge 1

Bobby Dean 1

Lou Dials 1

Dotson 1

Mack Eggleston 1

Joe Greene 1

Jimmy Hicks 1

Josh Johnson 1

Webster McDonald 1

Leroy Morney 1

Lennie Pearson 1

Walter Perry 1

Frank Williams 1

Poindexter Williams 1

Dan Wilson 1

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Buck Leonard 24.7

2. Josh Gibson 22.8

3. Cool Papa Bell 3.7

4. Howard Easterling 3.1

5. Jud Wilson 3.0

6. David Whatley 2.3

7. Vic Harris 2.2

8. Jerry Benjamin 2.1

9. Luke Easter 2.0

10. Bob Thurman 1.8

11. Henry Spearman 1.6

12. Luis Márquez 1.5

13. John Beckwith 1.3

14. Bill Perkins 1.2

15. Joe Strong 0.9

Jim Williams 0.9

17. Ray Brown 0.8

18. George Giles 0.7

19. Tommie Dukes 0.6

George Scales 0.6

21. Ameal Brooks 0.5

22. Buddy Burbage 0.3

Rap Dixon 0.3

Eudie Napier 0.3

25. Pepper Bassett 0.2

Oscar Charleston 0.2

George Gill 0.2

Sonny Boy Jeffries 0.2

Oscar Owens 0.2

Sylvester Snead 0.2

31. Ray Dandridge 0.1

Bobby Dean 0.1

Lou Dials 0.1

Dotson 0.1

Mack Eggleston 0.1

Joe Greene 0.1

Jimmy Hicks 0.1

Josh Johnson 0.1

Webster McDonald 0.1

Leroy Morney 0.1

Lennie Pearson 0.1

Walter Perry 0.1

Frank Williams 0.1

Poindexter Williams 0.1

Dan Wilson 0.1

Leroy Young 0.1

Extra Base Hits

1. Buck Leonard 299

2. Josh Gibson 243

3. Jerry Benjamin 166

Vic Harris 166

5. Ray Brown 116

6. Matt Carlisle 102

7. Howard Easterling 100

8. Sam Bankhead 82

9. David Whatley 59

Jud Wilson 59

11. Cool Papa Bell 49

12. Jelly Jackson 44

13. Luke Easter 40

Luis Márquez 40

15. Walter Cannady 38

16. Dave Hoskins 36

17. Henry Spearman 35

18. Tommie Dukes 34

Robert Gaston 34

Bob Thurman 34

Jim Williams 34

22. John Beckwith 29

23. Jasper Washington 26

24. Tom Parker 24

Chester Williams 24

26. George Scales 21

27. Joe Strong 20

28. Edsall Walker 19

29. Buck Ewing 18

Eudie Napier 18

31. Wilmer Fields 16

Dan Wilson 16

33. Rap Dixon 15

34. Roy Partlow 14

35. Ed Young 13

36. Clarence Bruce 12

George Giles 12

Bill Perkins 12

39. Buddy Burbage 11

Louis Dula 11

Javier Pérez 11

42. Willie Gisentaner 10

Mo Harris 10

Tarcat Terry 10

Cool Turner 10

46. Newt Allen 9

Sanford Jackson 9

48. Bill Evans 8

Dennis Graham 8

Charlie Mason 8

LeRoy Taylor 8

Times On Base

1. Buck Leonard 1225

2. Jerry Benjamin 1101

3. Vic Harris 858

4. Josh Gibson 796

5. Sam Bankhead 604

6. Matt Carlisle 546

7. Ray Brown 448

8. Howard Easterling 422

9. Cool Papa Bell 397

10. Jud Wilson 379

11. Jelly Jackson 323

12. David Whatley 302

13. Luis Márquez 217

14. Chester Williams 200

15. Robert Gaston 198

16. Dave Hoskins 192

17. Tommie Dukes 166

18. Luke Easter 162

19. Walter Cannady 157

Jim Williams 157

21. Bob Thurman 146

22. Henry Spearman 138

23. Tom Parker 118

24. Eudie Napier 112

25. Joe Strong 99

Jasper Washington 99

27. Edsall Walker 93

28. Buck Ewing 90

29. John Beckwith 88

30. Javier Pérez 85

31. Dan Wilson 81

32. George Scales 77

33. Dennis Graham 75

34. Wilmer Fields 71

35. George Giles 66

36. Clarence Bruce 64

37. Ray Battle 63

38. Cool Turner 61

39. Jimmy Binder 58

Roy Partlow 58

41. Jake Stephens 57

42. Bill Evans 55

Roy Welmaker 55

44. Newt Allen 54

Sanford Jackson 54

46. LeRoy Taylor 51

Frank Williams 51

48. Clarence Isreal 50

Tarcat Terry 50

50. George Britt 44

Rap Dixon 44

Offensive Win %

1. Josh Gibson .888

2. Buck Leonard .807

3. Vic Harris .573

4. Jerry Benjamin .556

5. Matt Carlisle .509

6. Sam Bankhead .467

Hit By Pitch

1. Buck Leonard 21

2. Jerry Benjamin 16

3. Jud Wilson 14

4. Sam Bankhead 11

5. Vic Harris 9

6. Matt Carlisle 7

Howard Easterling 7

Jelly Jackson 7

Luis Márquez 7

10. Robert Gaston 6

Josh Gibson 6

Jasper Washington 6

13. Luke Easter 5

Eudie Napier 5

15. David Whatley 4

16. George Scales 3

Bob Thurman 3

Chester Williams 3

19. Cool Papa Bell 2

Ray Brown 2

Tommie Dukes 2

Mack Eggleston 2

Dave Hoskins 2

Oscar Owens 2

Henry Spearman 2

Jim Williams 2

Dan Wilson 2

28. Ray Battle 1

John Beckwith 1

William Bell 1

Jimmy Binder 1

Buddy Burbage 1

Piper Davis 1

Rap Dixon 1

Bill Evans 1

J.C. Hamilton 1

Tom Parker 1

Roy Partlow 1

Javier Pérez 1

Jake Stephens 1

Willie Stevenson 1

Joe Strong 1

Edsall Walker 1

Willie Wells 1

Lefty Williams 1

Sacrifice Hits

1. Jerry Benjamin 62

2. Matt Carlisle 47

3. Jelly Jackson 42

4. Sam Bankhead 37

5. Vic Harris 28

6. Buck Leonard 27

7. Ray Brown 20

8. Cool Papa Bell 16

Jim Williams 16

10. Chester Williams 15

11. Robert Gaston 14

12. Howard Easterling 13

13. Ray Battle 12

Dave Hoskins 12

Joe Strong 12

16. Edsall Walker 11

17. Jud Wilson 10

18. Tommie Dukes 9

George Giles 9

Javier Pérez 9

21. Roy Welmaker 8

22. Josh Gibson 7

Tom Parker 7

David Whatley 7

25. Newt Allen 6

Jimmy Binder 6

Clarence Bruce 6

Spoon Carter 6

Willie Gisentaner 6

Harry Salmon 6

31. George Britt 5

Bill Evans 5

Roy Partlow 5

Jake Stephens 5

35. Louis Dula 4

Clarence Isreal 4

Eudie Napier 4

LeRoy Taylor 4

Tarcat Terry 4

Johnny Wright 4

41. Buddy Burbage 3

Walter Cannady 3

Wilmer Fields 3

Jack Johnson 3

Luis Márquez 3

Leroy Matlock 3

Tom Payne 3

Willie Pope 3

Eugene Smith 3

Frank Thompson 3

Bob Thurman 3

R.T. Walker 3

Jasper Washington 3

Dan Wilson 3

Power-Speed #

1. Buck Leonard 49.2

2. Jerry Benjamin 44.6

3. Josh Gibson 33.9

4. Vic Harris 25.7

5. Sam Bankhead 21.8

6. Howard Easterling 20.2

7. Matt Carlisle 19.0

8. Ray Brown 14.7

9. Luis Márquez 13.3

10. David Whatley 11.4

11. Bob Thurman 8.9

12. Luke Easter 5.9

13. Jelly Jackson 4.7

14. Rap Dixon 4.0

15. Cool Papa Bell 3.8

Eudie Napier 3.8

17. John Beckwith 3.5

18. Newt Allen 3.4

Walter Cannady 3.4

Dave Hoskins 3.4

21. Jim Williams 3.1

22. Buck Ewing 2.4

Ed Young 2.4

24. Tom Parker 1.8

Dan Wilson 1.8

26. George Scales 1.7

Joe Strong 1.7

LeRoy Taylor 1.7

Edsall Walker 1.7

30. Clarence Bruce 1.6

Buddy Burbage 1.6

32. George Giles 1.5

Dennis Graham 1.5

Mo Harris 1.5

35. Wilmer Fields 1.3

Robert Gaston 1.3

Roy Partlow 1.3

Javier Pérez 1.3

Cool Turner 1.3

40. Pepper Bassett 1.0

Ray Dandridge 1.0

Charlie Mason 1.0

AB per HR

1. Josh Gibson 12.8

2. Buck Leonard 23.5

3. Vic Harris 72.9

4. Jerry Benjamin 96.6

5. Matt Carlisle 117.3

6. Sam Bankhead 119.8

Outs Made

1. Jerry Benjamin 1953

2. Buck Leonard 1522

3. Vic Harris 1508

4. Sam Bankhead 1175

5. Matt Carlisle 1055

6. Jelly Jackson 949

7. Josh Gibson 902

8. Ray Brown 882

9. Howard Easterling 749

10. Jud Wilson 570

11. Cool Papa Bell 560

12. David Whatley 499

13. Robert Gaston 442

14. Chester Williams 428

15. Dave Hoskins 382

16. Luis Márquez 373

17. Walter Cannady 291

Tommie Dukes 291

19. Jim Williams 271

20. Luke Easter 263

21. Tom Parker 248

22. Bob Thurman 245

23. Henry Spearman 214

24. Eudie Napier 203

25. Edsall Walker 199

26. Clarence Bruce 194

27. Jasper Washington 185

28. Ray Battle 180

29. Wilmer Fields 176

30. Joe Strong 167

31. Javier Pérez 160

Johnny Wright 160

33. Dan Wilson 156

34. Buck Ewing 155

Roy Partlow 155

36. Roy Welmaker 136

37. Dennis Graham 135

38. Jimmy Binder 132

39. John Beckwith 127

40. George Scales 122

41. Clarence Isreal 121

42. Newt Allen 116

43. Mo Harris 115

44. Cool Turner 113

45. Tarcat Terry 112

46. George Giles 111

47. George Britt 110

48. Bill Evans 106

49. LeRoy Taylor 105

50. Sanford Jackson 104

rOBA †

1. Jerry Benjamin .363

Rbat+ †

1. Jerry Benjamin 107

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