Pittsburgh Crawfords Top 10 Career Batting Leaders

Team Names: Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords, Toledo Crawfords, Pittsburgh Crawfords

Seasons: 9 (1933 to 1940)

Record: 229-187, .550 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 3

Pennants: 3

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Oscar Charleston, 291-250, .538 W-L%

Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Josh Gibson 13.9

2. Oscar Charleston 6.7

3. Cool Papa Bell 4.5

4. Chester Williams 3.3

5. Sam Bankhead 2.6

6. Pat Patterson 2.0

Harry Williams 2.0

8. John Henry Russell 1.8

9. Bus Clarkson 1.7

10. Vic Harris 1.5

Bill Perkins 1.5

Offensive WAR †

1. Josh Gibson 13.6

2. Oscar Charleston 6.5

3. Cool Papa Bell 5.9

4. Chester Williams 2.7

5. Sam Bankhead 2.3

6. Harry Williams 2.1

7. Pat Patterson 1.8

8. Bus Clarkson 1.7

9. Bill Perkins 1.5

10. Vic Harris 1.4

Defensive WAR †

1. Chester Williams 1.8

2. John Henry Russell 1.1

3. Jimmie Crutchfield 0.8

4. Josh Gibson 0.6

5. Dick Seay 0.4

6. Dick Lundy 0.3

Pat Patterson 0.3

Herbert Taylor 0.3

Lefty Turner 0.3

10. Pepper Bassett 0.2

Ted Bond 0.2

Leroy Morney 0.2

Sylvester Owens 0.2

Games Played

1. Chester Williams 288

2. Judy Johnson 252

3. Cool Papa Bell 251

4. Oscar Charleston 249

5. Josh Gibson 238

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 234

7. Sam Bankhead 165

8. Bill Perkins 156

9. Johnny Washington 113

10. Ted Page 96

At Bats

1. Chester Williams 1044

2. Cool Papa Bell 1013

3. Judy Johnson 937

4. Josh Gibson 864

5. Oscar Charleston 844

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 835

7. Sam Bankhead 643

8. Bill Perkins 537

9. Johnny Washington 372

10. Dan Wilson 311

Plate Appearances

1. Cool Papa Bell 1157

2. Chester Williams 1147

3. Judy Johnson 1020

4. Josh Gibson 981

5. Oscar Charleston 964

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 937

7. Sam Bankhead 733

8. Bill Perkins 587

9. Johnny Washington 412

10. Ted Page 357

Dan Wilson 357

Runs Scored

1. Cool Papa Bell 244

2. Josh Gibson 226

3. Oscar Charleston 165

4. Judy Johnson 138

5. Chester Williams 136

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 130

7. Sam Bankhead 119

8. Bill Perkins 74

9. Johnny Washington 60

10. Dan Wilson 56

Hits

1. Cool Papa Bell 322

2. Josh Gibson 316

3. Chester Williams 293

4. Oscar Charleston 266

5. Judy Johnson 240

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 224

7. Sam Bankhead 196

8. Bill Perkins 154

9. Johnny Washington 114

10. Ted Page 90

Total Bases

1. Josh Gibson 602

2. Oscar Charleston 430

3. Cool Papa Bell 428

4. Chester Williams 392

5. Judy Johnson 326

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 277

7. Sam Bankhead 276

8. Bill Perkins 223

9. Johnny Washington 161

10. Pat Patterson 121

Dan Wilson 121

Doubles

1. Judy Johnson 55

2. Oscar Charleston 54

Josh Gibson 54

4. Chester Williams 46

5. Cool Papa Bell 45

6. Sam Bankhead 39

7. Bill Perkins 28

8. Jimmie Crutchfield 22

9. Curtis Harris 16

Pat Patterson 16

Triples

1. Josh Gibson 20

2. Cool Papa Bell 17

3. Chester Williams 16

4. Sam Bankhead 13

5. Jimmie Crutchfield 11

Judy Johnson 11

7. Oscar Charleston 10

Bill Perkins 10

9. Dan Wilson 8

10. Pat Patterson 7

Johnny Washington 7

Home Runs

1. Josh Gibson 64

2. Oscar Charleston 30

3. Cool Papa Bell 9

4. Bus Clarkson 7

Bill Perkins 7

Chester Williams 7

7. Johnny Washington 6

8. Sam Bankhead 5

9. Pepper Bassett 4

Bill Harvey 4

Pat Patterson 4

Henry Spearman 4

Harry Williams 4

Runs Batted In

1. Josh Gibson 267

2. Oscar Charleston 174

3. Chester Williams 142

4. Judy Johnson 141

5. Cool Papa Bell 120

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 98

7. Bill Perkins 97

8. Sam Bankhead 94

9. Johnny Washington 74

10. Pat Patterson 49

Bases on Balls

1. Cool Papa Bell 120

2. Josh Gibson 105

3. Oscar Charleston 98

4. Jimmie Crutchfield 77

5. Judy Johnson 64

6. Sam Bankhead 62

Chester Williams 62

8. Bill Perkins 39

9. Dan Wilson 33

10. Ted Page 32

Stolen Bases

1. Cool Papa Bell 51

2. Sam Bankhead 25

3. Oscar Charleston 24

Josh Gibson 24

5. Jimmie Crutchfield 23

Judy Johnson 23

7. Chester Williams 22

8. Ted Page 13

9. Curtis Henderson 6

Dan Wilson 6

Singles

1. Cool Papa Bell 251

2. Chester Williams 224

3. Jimmie Crutchfield 188

4. Josh Gibson 178

5. Oscar Charleston 172

6. Judy Johnson 171

7. Sam Bankhead 139

8. Bill Perkins 109

9. Johnny Washington 86

10. Ted Page 72

Runs Created

1. Josh Gibson 263

2. Oscar Charleston 169

3. Cool Papa Bell 168

4. Chester Williams 128

5. Sam Bankhead 102

6. Judy Johnson 99

7. Jimmie Crutchfield 93

8. Bill Perkins 77

9. Johnny Washington 58

10. Pat Patterson 48

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Josh Gibson 119

2. Oscar Charleston 50

3. Cool Papa Bell 29

4. Harry Williams 17

5. Pat Patterson 12

6. Bus Clarkson 11

7. Vic Harris 10

8. Jim Starks 7

9. Sam Bankhead 6

10. Henry Spearman 5

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Josh Gibson 11.1

2. Oscar Charleston 4.9

3. Cool Papa Bell 2.8

4. Harry Williams 1.5

5. Bus Clarkson 1.1

Pat Patterson 1.1

7. Vic Harris 1.0

8. Jim Starks 0.6

9. Sam Bankhead 0.5

Henry Spearman 0.5

Extra Base Hits

1. Josh Gibson 138

2. Oscar Charleston 94

3. Cool Papa Bell 71

4. Judy Johnson 69

Chester Williams 69

6. Sam Bankhead 57

7. Bill Perkins 45

8. Jimmie Crutchfield 36

9. Johnny Washington 28

10. Pat Patterson 27

Times On Base

1. Cool Papa Bell 444

2. Josh Gibson 423

3. Oscar Charleston 371

4. Chester Williams 359

5. Judy Johnson 305

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 304

7. Sam Bankhead 260

8. Bill Perkins 196

9. Johnny Washington 145

10. Ted Page 127

Hit By Pitch

1. Oscar Charleston 7

2. Ted Page 5

Dan Wilson 5

4. Chester Williams 4

5. Jimmie Crutchfield 3

Vic Harris 3

Bill Perkins 3

8. Sam Bankhead 2

Cool Papa Bell 2

Herman Bell 2

Josh Gibson 2

Leroy Morney 2

John Henry Russell 2

Sacrifice Hits

1. Chester Williams 37

2. Sam Bankhead 26

3. Cool Papa Bell 22

Jimmie Crutchfield 22

5. Judy Johnson 18

6. Oscar Charleston 15

Leroy Matlock 15

8. Ted Page 11

9. Josh Gibson 10

10. Satchel Paige 9

John Henry Russell 9

Dick Seay 9

Johnny Washington 9

Power-Speed #

1. Josh Gibson 34.9

2. Oscar Charleston 26.7

3. Cool Papa Bell 15.3

4. Chester Williams 10.6

5. Sam Bankhead 8.3

6. Jimmie Crutchfield 5.3

Judy Johnson 5.3

8. Bus Clarkson 4.2

Bill Perkins 4.2

10. Johnny Washington 4.0

Outs Made

1. Chester Williams 788

2. Judy Johnson 715

3. Cool Papa Bell 713

4. Jimmie Crutchfield 633

5. Oscar Charleston 593

6. Josh Gibson 558

7. Sam Bankhead 473

8. Bill Perkins 391

9. Johnny Washington 267

10. Dan Wilson 232

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