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American Negro League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Smith • NLG 5.9
2. Dihigo • HIL 4.7
3. Yokely • BBS 4.6
4. Dixon • BBS 4.6
5. Wilson • BBS 4.1
6. Rector • NLG 3.9
7. Scales • 3TM 3.6
8. Strong • 3TM 3.5
9. Charleston • 3TM 3.5
10. Williams • HG 3.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. Yokely • BBS 4.9
2. Williams • HG 3.8
3. Rector • NLG 3.8
4. Strong • 2TM 3.4
5. Flournoy • BBS 3.1
6. Streeter • HG 2.8
7. Ryan • 2TM 2.4
8. Henderson • AC 2.4
9. Charleston • HIL 2.2
10. Cockrell • HIL 2.0
Earned Run Average
1. Strong • 2TM 2.71
2. Williams • HG 3.26
3. Flournoy • BBS 3.48
4. Yokely • BBS 3.59
5. Lee • BBS 3.97
6. Charleston • HIL 4.04
7. Ryan • 2TM 4.05
8. Rector • NLG 4.21
9. Streeter • HG 4.56
10. Cockrell • HIL 4.59
Wins
1. Rector • NLG 18
2. Yokely • BBS 17
3. Flournoy • BBS 11
4. Ryan • 2TM 10
Streeter • HG 10
6. Strong • 2TM 9
Charleston • HIL 9
8. Henderson • AC 8
9. Cockrell • HIL 7
Cooper • HIL 7
Win-Loss %
1. Rector • NLG .947
2. Strong • 2TM .818
3. Flournoy • BBS .786
4. Yokely • BBS .680
5. Stanley • 2TM .667
6. Charleston • HIL .643
7. Cockrell • HIL .636
8. Ryan • 2TM .625
Lee • BBS .625
10. Britt • 2TM .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Williams • HG 1.249
2. Strong • 2TM 1.304
3. Charleston • HIL 1.346
4. Yokely • BBS 1.366
5. Ryan • 2TM 1.397
6. Williams • HG 1.455
7. Streeter • HG 1.479
8. Rector • NLG 1.484
9. Holland • NLG 1.488
10. Flournoy • BBS 1.496
Hits per 9 IP
1. Yokely • BBS 8.535
2. Strong • 2TM 8.699
3. Williams • HG 9.301
4. Flournoy • BBS 9.395
5. Williams • HG 9.482
6. Lee • BBS 9.584
7. Ryan • 2TM 9.592
8. Rector • NLG 9.622
9. Charleston • HIL 9.723
10. Henderson • AC 10.147
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Williams • HG 1.943
2. Charleston • HIL 2.393
3. Holland • NLG 2.620
4. Fabré • CSE 2.796
5. Streeter • HG 2.879
6. Ryan • 2TM 2.984
7. Britt • 2TM 2.990
8. Cockrell • HIL 3.009
9. Strong • 2TM 3.036
10. Rosell • CSE 3.522
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Williams • HG 5.900
2. Holland • NLG 4.949
3. Charleston • HIL 4.787
4. Britt • 2TM 4.578
5. Rosell • CSE 4.304
6. Winters • 2TM 4.263
7. Streeter • HG 4.183
8. Yokely • BBS 4.099
9. Cooper • HIL 3.931
10. Strong • 2TM 3.693
Games Played
1. Yokely • BBS 30
2. Henderson • AC 27
3. Rector • NLG 26
McClure • AC 26
5. Streeter • HG 24
Cooper • HIL 24
7. Ryan • 2TM 23
8. Charleston • HIL 21
Flournoy • BBS 21
10. Strong • 2TM 20
Saves
1. McClure • AC 3
2. Shields • AC 2
3. Charleston • HIL 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Thomas • NLG 1
Williams • HG 1
Yokely • BBS 1
Britt • 2TM 1
Winters • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Yokely • BBS 213.0
2. Rector • NLG 188.0
3. Streeter • HG 165.2
4. Cooper • HIL 155.2
5. Henderson • AC 154.1
6. Williams • HG 129.2
7. Ryan • 2TM 126.2
8. Holland • NLG 123.2
9. Flournoy • BBS 121.2
10. Charleston • HIL 120.1
Strikeouts
1. Yokely • BBS 97
2. Williams • HG 85
3. Streeter • HG 77
4. Cooper • HIL 68
Holland • NLG 68
6. Rector • NLG 65
7. Charleston • HIL 64
8. Henderson • AC 60
9. Britt • 2TM 49
10. Winters • 2TM 48
Games Started
1. Yokely • BBS 25
2. Rector • NLG 22
3. Streeter • HG 21
4. Cooper • HIL 20
5. Henderson • AC 19
6. Ryan • 2TM 17
Holland • NLG 17
8. Williams • HG 14
Levis • CSE 14
10. Cockrell • HIL 13
Complete Games
1. Yokely • BBS 18
Streeter • HG 18
3. Rector • NLG 16
4. Williams • HG 13
5. Holland • NLG 12
6. Ryan • 2TM 11
Cooper • HIL 11
8. Henderson • AC 10
9. Charleston • HIL 9
Cockrell • HIL 9
Levis • CSE 9
Flournoy • BBS 9
Shutouts
1. Rector • NLG 2
2. Carter • HIL 1
Charleston • HIL 1
Everett • NLG 1
Flournoy • BBS 1
Henderson • AC 1
Holland • NLG 1
Hubbard • BBS 1
Rosell • CSE 1
Smith • BBS 1
Williams • HG 1
Yokely • BBS 1
Britt • 2TM 1
Ryan • 2TM 1
Strong • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. Rector • NLG 14
Holland • NLG 14
Cooper • HIL 14
4. Winters • 2TM 10
5. Levis • CSE 9
Streeter • HG 9
7. Charleston • HIL 8
8. Ryan • 2TM 7
Pritchett • HIL 7
Henderson • AC 7
Williams • HG 7
Bases on Balls
1. Yokely • BBS 89
2. Rector • NLG 78
3. Cooper • HIL 64
4. Henderson • AC 62
5. Levis • CSE 56
6. Flournoy • BBS 55
7. Streeter • HG 53
8. McClure • AC 52
9. Winters • 2TM 47
10. Shields • AC 42
Ryan • 2TM 42
Hits
1. Yokely • BBS 202
2. Rector • NLG 201
3. Cooper • HIL 193
4. Streeter • HG 192
5. Henderson • AC 174
6. Holland • NLG 148
7. McClure • AC 146
Levis • CSE 146
9. Winters • 2TM 135
Ryan • 2TM 135
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Williams • HG 3.036
2. Charleston • HIL 2.000
3. Holland • NLG 1.889
4. Britt • 2TM 1.531
5. Streeter • HG 1.453
6. Rosell • CSE 1.222
7. Strong • 2TM 1.216
8. Cockrell • HIL 1.105
9. Yokely • BBS 1.090
10. Fabré • CSE 1.069
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Williams • HG 0.181
2. Britt • 2TM 0.187
3. Yokely • BBS 0.254
4. McClure • AC 0.311
5. Strong • 2TM 0.328
6. Stanley • 2TM 0.346
7. Rosell • CSE 0.391
8. Henderson • AC 0.408
9. Flournoy • BBS 0.444
10. Cockrell • HIL 0.475
Losses
1. Cooper • HIL 11
McClure • AC 11
Henderson • AC 11
4. Yokely • BBS 8
Streeter • HG 8
Rosell • CSE 8
Levis • CSE 8
Holland • NLG 8
9. Williams • HG 7
10. Winters • 2TM 6
Ryan • 2TM 6
Williams • HG 6
Fabré • CSE 6
Earned Runs
1. Rector • NLG 88
Cooper • HIL 88
3. Henderson • AC 87
4. Yokely • BBS 85
5. Streeter • HG 84
6. McClure • AC 81
7. Levis • CSE 74
8. Holland • NLG 69
9. Winters • 2TM 65
10. Fabré • CSE 59
Wild Pitches
1. Roberts • AC 3
2. Yokely • BBS 2
Henderson • AC 2
Lee • BBS 2
5. Cockrell • HIL 1
Cooper • HIL 1
Cooper • AC 1
Gisentaner • CSE 1
Gómez • CSE 1
Holmes • NLG 1
Cade • AC 1
Miller • HG 1
Ruiz • CSE 1
Stevens • AC 1
Ryan • 2TM 1
Strong • 2TM 1
Winters • 2TM 1
McClure • AC 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Rector • NLG 11
2. Levis • CSE 7
Yokely • BBS 7
4. Cooper • HIL 6
5. Winters • 2TM 5
Holland • NLG 5
Henderson • AC 5
8. Rosell • CSE 4
Gómez • CSE 4
Lee • BBS 4
Batters Faced
1. Yokely • BBS 924
2. Rector • NLG 825
3. Streeter • HG 723
4. Cooper • HIL 714
5. Henderson • AC 693
6. Holland • NLG 561
7. Ryan • 2TM 555
8. McClure • AC 545
9. Levis • CSE 544
10. Williams • HG 537
Games Finished
1. McClure • AC 13
2. Stanley • 2TM 10
3. Shields • AC 9
4. Charleston • HIL 8
5. Winters • 2TM 7
Strong • 2TM 7
7. Albright • AC 6
Ruiz • CSE 6
Flournoy • BBS 6
Henderson • AC 6
Adjusted ERA+
1. Strong • 2TM 195
2. Williams • HG 161
3. Flournoy • BBS 151
4. Yokely • BBS 146
5. Lee • BBS 133
6. Charleston • HIL 130
7. Ryan • 2TM 130
8. Rector • NLG 125
9. Streeter • HG 115
10. Cockrell • HIL 115
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Williams • HG 2.88
2. Britt • 2TM 3.11
3. Charleston • HIL 3.42
4. Strong • 2TM 3.49
5. Williams • HG 3.51
6. Streeter • HG 3.57
7. Yokely • BBS 3.60
8. Cockrell • HIL 3.74
9. Rosell • CSE 3.75
10. Henderson • AC 3.91
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Yokely • BBS 38
2. Strong • 2TM 28
3. Williams • HG 26
4. Rector • NLG 25
5. Flournoy • BBS 24
6. Ryan • 2TM 17
7. Charleston • HIL 15
8. Dihigo • HIL 13
9. Streeter • HG 12
10. Cockrell • HIL 10
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Yokely • BBS 3.3
2. Strong • 2TM 2.5
3. Williams • HG 2.3
4. Rector • NLG 2.2
5. Flournoy • BBS 2.1
6. Ryan • 2TM 1.5
7. Charleston • HIL 1.2
8. Dihigo • HIL 1.2
9. Streeter • HG 1.1
10. Cockrell • HIL 0.8

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements

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