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American Negro League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. SmithNLG 5.9
2. DihigoHIL 4.7
3. YokelyBBS 4.6
4. DixonBBS 4.6
5. WilsonBBS 4.1
6. RectorNLG 3.8
7. Scales2TM 3.6
8. Strong2TM 3.5
9. Charleston2TM 3.5
10. WilliamsHG 3.2
WAR Position Players
1. SmithNLG 5.9
2. DixonBBS 4.6
3. WilsonBBS 4.1
4. Scales2TM 3.6
5. Charleston2TM 3.5
6. DihigoHIL 3.1
7. Johnson2TM 2.7
8. RigginsNLG 2.3
9. LundyBBS 2.2
10. Beckwith2TM 2.2
Offensive WAR
1. SmithNLG 5.4
2. DixonBBS 4.1
3. WilsonBBS 3.8
4. Scales2TM 3.4
5. Charleston2TM 3.3
6. DihigoHIL 3.1
7. Beckwith2TM 2.7
8. Johnson2TM 2.4
9. RigginsNLG 2.2
10. LundyBBS 2.0
Defensive WAR
1. JacksonHIL 1.2
2. LundyBBS 0.7
3. Johnson2TM 0.7
4. WarfieldBBS 0.5
5. Scales2TM 0.5
6. HarrisHG 0.5
7. TurnerHG 0.4
8. EwingHG 0.3
9. YanceyNLG 0.3
10. DixonBBS 0.3
MarcellBBS 0.3
Batting Average
1. SmithNLG .451
2. DixonBBS .415
3. WilsonBBS .404
4. Beckwith2TM .386
5. Scales2TM .380
6. JenkinsAC .377
7. Johnson2TM .367
8. LloydNLG .365
9. Charleston2TM .364
10. MackeyHIL .360
On-Base%
1. SmithNLG .551
2. WilsonBBS .492
3. Scales2TM .484
4. DixonBBS .482
5. Charleston2TM .471
6. MackeyHIL .449
7. DihigoHIL .448
8. Beckwith2TM .448
9. JenkinsAC .446
10. RigginsNLG .444
Slugging %
1. SmithNLG .870
2. DixonBBS .722
3. Beckwith2TM .691
4. WilsonBBS .621
5. DihigoHIL .613
6. Scales2TM .612
7. Charleston2TM .570
8. White2TM .525
9. LloydNLG .525
10. Johnson2TM .513
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. SmithNLG 1.421
2. DixonBBS 1.204
3. Beckwith2TM 1.139
4. WilsonBBS 1.114
5. Scales2TM 1.096
6. DihigoHIL 1.061
7. Charleston2TM 1.042
8. LloydNLG .941
9. MackeyHIL .938
10. White2TM .931
Games Played
1. Charleston2TM 82
Johnson2TM 82
3. HollowayHIL 81
4. WarfieldBBS 79
5. DihigoHIL 78
6. WashingtonBBS 77
7. DixonBBS 76
WilsonBBS 76
9. MarcellBBS 74
10. JacksonHIL 73
At Bats
1. Johnson2TM 335
2. HollowayHIL 333
3. WarfieldBBS 308
4. Charleston2TM 291
5. WilsonBBS 280
6. White2TM 278
7. DixonBBS 277
8. WashingtonBBS 273
9. DihigoHIL 271
10. HarrisHG 267
Plate Appearances
1. HollowayHIL 368
2. Johnson2TM 357
3. WarfieldBBS 356
4. Charleston2TM 350
5. WilsonBBS 329
6. DihigoHIL 328
7. DixonBBS 313
8. WashingtonBBS 306
9. White2TM 303
10. SmithNLG 301
Runs Scored
1. SmithNLG 86
2. Johnson2TM 79
3. DixonBBS 77
WilsonBBS 77
5. WarfieldBBS 76
6. Charleston2TM 71
7. DihigoHIL 68
WashingtonNLG 68
9. HollowayHIL 63
10. RigginsNLG 60
Hits
1. Johnson2TM 123
2. DixonBBS 115
3. WilsonBBS 113
4. SmithNLG 111
5. Charleston2TM 106
6. White2TM 98
7. LundyBBS 92
8. DihigoHIL 90
Scales2TM 90
10. HollowayHIL 88
Total Bases
1. SmithNLG 214
2. DixonBBS 200
3. WilsonBBS 174
4. Johnson2TM 172
5. DihigoHIL 166
Charleston2TM 166
7. White2TM 146
8. Scales2TM 145
9. Beckwith2TM 143
10. WashingtonBBS 133
Doubles
1. SmithNLG 29
2. Scales2TM 25
Charleston2TM 25
4. DixonBBS 23
WilsonBBS 23
6. Johnson2TM 21
7. CannadyHG 18
8. AlfonsoCSE 17
Beckwith2TM 17
10. White2TM 16
LundyBBS 16
HollowayHIL 16
LloydNLG 16
Triples
1. White2TM 10
2. Charleston2TM 7
DixonBBS 7
4. HarrisHG 6
LundyBBS 6
6. LloydNLG 5
EwingHG 5
HollowayHIL 5
JacksonHIL 5
Johnson2TM 5
Mason2TM 5
HubbardBBS 5
Home Runs
1. SmithNLG 22
2. DihigoHIL 18
3. DixonBBS 16
4. Beckwith2TM 14
5. WashingtonBBS 10
WilsonBBS 10
7. Scales2TM 8
8. Charleston2TM 7
9. Thomas2TM 6
Melton2TM 6
Johnson2TM 6
Runs Batted In
1. DixonBBS 92
2. SmithNLG 81
3. DihigoHIL 79
4. WilsonBBS 75
5. Scales2TM 73
6. Johnson2TM 69
7. Charleston2TM 64
8. RigginsNLG 60
Beckwith2TM 60
10. LundyBBS 59
Bases on Balls
1. DihigoHIL 56
Charleston2TM 56
3. SmithNLG 48
4. WarfieldBBS 45
5. WilsonBBS 44
6. Scales2TM 41
7. DallardHIL 40
RigginsNLG 40
9. DixonBBS 33
10. HollowayHIL 32
Stolen Bases
1. DixonBBS 22
2. WilsonBBS 21
3. SmithNLG 16
4. Johnson2TM 14
WashingtonNLG 14
6. Thomas2TM 12
RigginsNLG 12
8. RojoNLG 11
GrayNLG 11
10. HollowayHIL 10
WarfieldBBS 10
Singles
1. Johnson2TM 91
2. WilsonBBS 76
3. DixonBBS 69
WarfieldBBS 69
5. JenkinsAC 68
White2TM 68
7. Charleston2TM 67
8. LundyBBS 66
9. MarcellBBS 65
10. HollowayHIL 64
Adjusted OPS+
1. SmithNLG 242
2. DixonBBS 190
3. Beckwith2TM 174
4. WilsonBBS 170
5. Scales2TM 165
6. DihigoHIL 156
7. Charleston2TM 153
8. MackeyHIL 128
9. LloydNLG 128
10. RigginsNLG 126
Runs Created
1. SmithNLG 116
2. DixonBBS 95
3. WilsonBBS 84
4. Charleston2TM 77
5. DihigoHIL 74
6. Johnson2TM 70
7. Scales2TM 68
8. Beckwith2TM 64
9. White2TM 58
10. LundyBBS 53
Adj. Batting Runs
1. SmithNLG 59
2. DixonBBS 40
3. WilsonBBS 34
4. Scales2TM 28
5. Charleston2TM 28
6. DihigoHIL 26
7. Beckwith2TM 24
8. RigginsNLG 13
9. Johnson2TM 11
10. White2TM 10
Adj. Batting Wins
1. SmithNLG 5.0
2. DixonBBS 3.4
3. WilsonBBS 3.0
4. Scales2TM 2.4
Charleston2TM 2.4
6. DihigoHIL 2.2
7. Beckwith2TM 2.1
8. RigginsNLG 1.1
9. Johnson2TM 1.0
10. White2TM 0.9
Extra Base Hits
1. SmithNLG 55
2. DixonBBS 46
3. Charleston2TM 39
4. WilsonBBS 37
5. Scales2TM 36
DihigoHIL 36
7. Beckwith2TM 33
8. Johnson2TM 32
9. White2TM 30
10. LundyBBS 26
Times On Base
1. SmithNLG 166
2. Charleston2TM 165
3. WilsonBBS 162
4. DixonBBS 151
5. DihigoHIL 147
6. Johnson2TM 145
7. Scales2TM 138
8. WarfieldBBS 129
9. RigginsNLG 128
10. HollowayHIL 123
White2TM 123
Offensive Win %
1. SmithNLG .926
2. DixonBBS .862
3. Beckwith2TM .825
4. WilsonBBS .825
5. Scales2TM .802
6. Charleston2TM .769
7. DihigoHIL .763
8. LloydNLG .703
9. MackeyHIL .702
10. JenkinsAC .695
Hit By Pitch
1. White2TM 8
2. SmithNLG 7
Scales2TM 7
4. PérezCSE 6
5. WilsonBBS 5
6. AlfonsoCSE 4
RigginsNLG 4
WashingtonBBS 4
HubbardBBS 4
10. DallardHIL 3
WarfieldBBS 3
HollowayHIL 3
WashingtonHG 3
Charleston2TM 3
DixonBBS 3
Power-Speed #
1. SmithNLG 18.5
DixonBBS 18.5
3. WilsonBBS 13.5
4. DihigoHIL 11.1
5. Johnson2TM 8.4
6. Thomas2TM 8.0
Scales2TM 8.0
8. Charleston2TM 7.5
9. RigginsNLG 7.1
10. Melton2TM 6.5
AB per HR
1. SmithNLG 11.2
2. Beckwith2TM 14.8
3. DihigoHIL 15.1
4. DixonBBS 17.3
5. WashingtonBBS 27.3
6. WilsonBBS 28.0
7. Scales2TM 29.6
8. Thomas2TM 37.2
9. Charleston2TM 41.6
10. EgglestonAC 46.8
Outs Made
1. HollowayHIL 245
2. WarfieldBBS 227
3. Johnson2TM 212
4. HarrisHG 188
WashingtonNLG 188
6. MarcellBBS 187
WashingtonBBS 187
JacksonHIL 187
9. Charleston2TM 185
10. DihigoHIL 181
rOBA
1. SmithNLG .605
2. DixonBBS .530
3. WilsonBBS .507
4. Beckwith2TM .494
5. Scales2TM .493
6. Charleston2TM .472
7. DihigoHIL .468
8. MackeyHIL .436
9. RigginsNLG .434
10. JenkinsAC .430
Rbat+
1. SmithNLG 229
2. DixonBBS 184
3. WilsonBBS 170
4. Beckwith2TM 166
5. Scales2TM 166
6. Charleston2TM 154
7. DihigoHIL 151
8. MackeyHIL 133
9. RigginsNLG 131
10. JenkinsAC 130

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