Pittsburgh Crawfords Top 10 Single-Season 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%

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Pittsburgh Crawfords Menu

Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 4.6

2. Josh Gibson • 1936 3.8

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 3.2

Josh Gibson • 1934 3.2

5. Chester Williams • 1934 2.7

6. Josh Gibson • 1935 2.3

7. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 2.0

Pat Patterson • 1935 2.0

9. Oscar Charleston • 1934 1.8

John Henry Russell • 1933 1.8

Harry Williams • 1938 1.8

Offensive WAR †

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 4.5

2. Josh Gibson • 1936 3.7

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 3.2

4. Josh Gibson • 1934 3.1

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 2.4

6. Chester Williams • 1934 2.0

Harry Williams • 1938 2.0

8. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 1.9

Oscar Charleston • 1934 1.9

10. Ted Page • 1933 1.8

Defensive WAR †

1. John Henry Russell • 1933 1.1

2. Chester Williams • 1934 0.9

3. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 0.7

4. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1935 0.5

Chester Williams • 1935 0.5

Chester Williams • 1938 0.5

7. Sam Bankhead • 1938 0.4

Pat Patterson • 1935 0.4

Bill Perkins • 1933 0.4

Dick Seay • 1936 0.4

Batting Average

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 .396

2. Josh Gibson • 1933 .395

3. Harry Williams • 1938 .384

4. Pat Patterson • 1935 .376

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 .369

6. Bus Clarkson • 1939 .366

7. Tommie Dukes • 1939 .347

8. Oscar Charleston • 1933 .338

9. Henry Spearman • 1937 .336

10. Vic Harris • 1934 .335

On-Base%

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 .484

2. Bus Clarkson • 1939 .447

3. Tommie Dukes • 1939 .444

4. Josh Gibson • 1935 .443

5. Josh Gibson • 1933 .440

6. Harry Williams • 1938 .438

7. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 .420

8. Oscar Charleston • 1934 .406

9. Oscar Charleston • 1933 .405

Pat Patterson • 1935 .405

Slugging %

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 .786

2. Josh Gibson • 1933 .751

3. Josh Gibson • 1935 .654

4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 .628

5. Harry Williams • 1938 .623

6. Bus Clarkson • 1939 .610

7. Josh Gibson • 1934 .604

8. Pat Patterson • 1935 .575

9. Bus Clarkson • 1939 .519

10. Henry Spearman • 1937 .509

On-Base Plus Slugging

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 1.270

2. Josh Gibson • 1933 1.191

3. Josh Gibson • 1935 1.097

4. Harry Williams • 1938 1.061

5. Bus Clarkson • 1939 1.057

6. Oscar Charleston • 1933 1.033

7. Josh Gibson • 1934 .992

8. Pat Patterson • 1935 .980

9. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 .905

10. Oscar Charleston • 1934 .904

Games Played

1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 76

2. Judy Johnson • 1933 74

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 72

4. Josh Gibson • 1933 71

5. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 70

Judy Johnson • 1934 70

John Henry Russell • 1933 70

8. Chester Williams • 1934 69

9. Sam Bankhead • 1936 68

10. Josh Gibson • 1934 66

Leroy Morney • 1934 66

At Bats

1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 308

2. Judy Johnson • 1933 281

3. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 276

4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 269

5. Judy Johnson • 1934 261

John Henry Russell • 1933 261

7. Josh Gibson • 1933 253

8. Sam Bankhead • 1936 251

9. Josh Gibson • 1934 245

10. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 243

Plate Appearances

1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 345

2. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 318

3. Judy Johnson • 1933 303

4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 302

5. John Henry Russell • 1933 293

6. Sam Bankhead • 1936 285

7. Judy Johnson • 1934 281

8. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 277

Josh Gibson • 1933 277

Josh Gibson • 1934 277

Runs Scored

1. Oscar Charleston • 1933 73

2. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 69

3. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 67

4. Josh Gibson • 1933 65

5. Josh Gibson • 1934 56

6. Josh Gibson • 1936 54

7. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 53

Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 53

9. Josh Gibson • 1935 51

10. Sam Bankhead • 1935 50

Hits

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 100

2. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 94

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 91

4. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 90

5. Sam Bankhead • 1936 82

6. Vic Harris • 1934 79

7. Josh Gibson • 1934 76

Chester Williams • 1934 76

9. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 75

Judy Johnson • 1933 75

Total Bases

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 190

2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 169

3. Josh Gibson • 1934 148

4. Josh Gibson • 1936 147

5. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 125

6. Josh Gibson • 1935 117

7. Sam Bankhead • 1935 110

Sam Bankhead • 1936 110

9. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 109

10. Chester Williams • 1934 107

Doubles

1. Oscar Charleston • 1933 19

Josh Gibson • 1934 19

3. Judy Johnson • 1933 18

4. Sam Bankhead • 1936 17

5. Josh Gibson • 1933 16

6. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 15

7. Sam Bankhead • 1935 14

Judy Johnson • 1934 14

Bill Perkins • 1935 14

10. Pat Patterson • 1935 13

John Henry Russell • 1933 13

Harry Williams • 1938 13

Triples

1. Sam Bankhead • 1935 8

2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 7

Josh Gibson • 1933 7

Pat Patterson • 1935 7

5. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 6

6. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 5

Josh Gibson • 1935 5

Bill Perkins • 1935 5

John Henry Russell • 1933 5

Johnny Washington • 1936 5

Chester Williams • 1934 5

Harry Williams • 1938 5

Home Runs

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 20

2. Josh Gibson • 1936 19

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 15

Josh Gibson • 1934 15

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 10

6. Oscar Charleston • 1934 7

7. Oscar Charleston • 1936 4

Bus Clarkson • 1938 4

Henry Spearman • 1937 4

Harry Williams • 1938 4

Runs Batted In

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 79

2. Josh Gibson • 1936 71

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 70

4. Josh Gibson • 1934 59

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 58

6. Judy Johnson • 1933 49

7. Sam Bankhead • 1936 42

Oscar Charleston • 1934 42

9. Pat Patterson • 1935 41

10. Judy Johnson • 1934 40

Bases on Balls

1. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 35

2. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 33

3. Josh Gibson • 1936 32

4. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 30

Josh Gibson • 1934 30

6. Oscar Charleston • 1933 28

7. Oscar Charleston • 1934 27

8. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 26

Leroy Morney • 1934 26

10. Sam Bankhead • 1935 25

Stolen Bases

1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 16

2. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 14

Cool Papa Bell • 1935 14

4. Ted Page • 1933 11

5. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 10

Josh Gibson • 1935 10

Judy Johnson • 1933 10

Chester Williams • 1934 10

9. Sam Bankhead • 1935 9

Sam Bankhead • 1936 9

Singles

1. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 76

2. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 74

3. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 64

Vic Harris • 1934 64

5. Ted Page • 1933 61

6. Sam Bankhead • 1936 60

7. Josh Gibson • 1933 57

8. Chester Williams • 1934 56

9. John Henry Russell • 1933 55

10. Judy Johnson • 1933 53

Adjusted OPS+

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 224

2. Josh Gibson • 1933 217

3. Bus Clarkson • 1939 203

4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 177

Harry Williams • 1938 177

6. Josh Gibson • 1934 176

Josh Gibson • 1935 176

8. Tommie Dukes • 1939 155

9. Oscar Charleston • 1934 153

10. Pat Patterson • 1935 147

Runs Created

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 83

2. Josh Gibson • 1936 71

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 68

4. Josh Gibson • 1934 57

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 52

6. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 46

7. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 44

8. Sam Bankhead • 1935 43

Cool Papa Bell • 1935 43

10. Sam Bankhead • 1936 42

Pat Patterson • 1935 42

Adj. Batting Runs

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 40

2. Josh Gibson • 1936 34

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 28

4. Josh Gibson • 1934 24

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 20

6. Harry Williams • 1938 16

7. Oscar Charleston • 1934 15

8. Ted Page • 1933 13

9. Pat Patterson • 1935 12

10. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 11

Cool Papa Bell • 1935 11

Adj. Batting Wins

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 3.8

2. Josh Gibson • 1936 3.1

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 2.7

4. Josh Gibson • 1934 2.4

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 1.8

6. Oscar Charleston • 1934 1.5

Harry Williams • 1938 1.5

8. Ted Page • 1933 1.3

9. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 1.1

Pat Patterson • 1935 1.1

Extra Base Hits

1. Josh Gibson • 1933 43

2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 41

3. Josh Gibson • 1934 38

4. Josh Gibson • 1936 31

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 26

6. Sam Bankhead • 1935 24

7. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 23

Pat Patterson • 1935 23

9. Sam Bankhead • 1936 22

Judy Johnson • 1933 22

Bill Perkins • 1935 22

Harry Williams • 1938 22

Times On Base

1. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 126

2. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 125

3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 121

4. Josh Gibson • 1933 120

5. Josh Gibson • 1934 107

6. Josh Gibson • 1936 106

7. Sam Bankhead • 1936 103

8. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 102

9. Sam Bankhead • 1935 101

Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 101

Offensive Win %

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 .891

2. Josh Gibson • 1933 .882

3. Bus Clarkson • 1939 .867

4. Harry Williams • 1938 .822

5. Josh Gibson • 1935 .812

6. Oscar Charleston • 1933 .800

7. Tommie Dukes • 1939 .789

8. Josh Gibson • 1934 .785

9. Pat Patterson • 1935 .742

10. Jim Williams • 1939 .740

Hit By Pitch

1. Dan Wilson • 1938 5

2. Vic Harris • 1934 3

Ted Page • 1933 3

4. Sam Bankhead • 1935 2

Herman Bell • 1940 2

Oscar Charleston • 1933 2

Oscar Charleston • 1934 2

Jimmie Crutchfield • 1935 2

Ted Page • 1934 2

Bill Perkins • 1935 2

John Henry Russell • 1933 2

Chester Williams • 1935 2

Sacrifice Hits

1. Chester Williams • 1934 15

2. Sam Bankhead • 1936 13

3. Sam Bankhead • 1935 10

4. John Henry Russell • 1933 9

Dick Seay • 1936 9

6. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 8

Judy Johnson • 1936 8

8. Anthony Cooper • 1933 7

Ted Page • 1933 7

Chester Williams • 1936 7

Power-Speed #

1. Josh Gibson • 1935 10.0

2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 9.5

3. Josh Gibson • 1936 9.1

4. Oscar Charleston • 1934 7.0

5. Josh Gibson • 1933 6.7

6. Josh Gibson • 1934 6.3

7. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 5.1

8. Chester Williams • 1934 4.6

9. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 3.5

10. Ted Page • 1933 3.4

Harry Williams • 1938 3.4

AB per HR

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 9.8

2. Josh Gibson • 1933 12.7

3. Josh Gibson • 1934 16.3

4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 17.9

Josh Gibson • 1935 17.9

6. Bus Clarkson • 1939 27.0

7. Henry Spearman • 1937 29.0

8. Oscar Charleston • 1934 29.3

9. Harry Williams • 1938 36.5

10. Bus Clarkson • 1939 41.0

Outs Made

1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 220

2. Judy Johnson • 1933 210

3. Judy Johnson • 1934 197

John Henry Russell • 1933 197

5. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 192

6. Sam Bankhead • 1936 182

7. Oscar Charleston • 1933 181

8. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 176

Leroy Morney • 1934 176

Chester Williams • 1934 176

rOBA †

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 .542

2. Josh Gibson • 1933 .510

3. Bus Clarkson • 1939 .484

4. Josh Gibson • 1935 .480

5. Harry Williams • 1938 .469

6. Oscar Charleston • 1933 .448

Josh Gibson • 1934 .448

8. Pat Patterson • 1935 .432

9. Oscar Charleston • 1934 .422

10. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 .419

Rbat+ †

1. Josh Gibson • 1936 213

2. Josh Gibson • 1933 209

3. Bus Clarkson • 1939 192

4. Harry Williams • 1938 171

5. Oscar Charleston • 1933 170

6. Josh Gibson • 1935 168

7. Josh Gibson • 1934 166

8. Oscar Charleston • 1934 151

9. Tommie Dukes • 1939 149

10. Pat Patterson • 1935 143

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