1923 Eastern Colored League Batting Leaders

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Eastern Colored League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Winters • HIL	3.6
2.	Ryan • HIL	3.2
3.	Lockhart • AC	3.0
4.	Mackey • HIL	2.9
5.	Henderson • AC	2.4
6.	Johnson • HIL	2.1
7.	Levis • CSE	2.1
8.	Wilson • BBS	2.0
9.	Hampton • 2TM	2.0
10.	Flournoy • 2TM	2.0

WAR Position Players
1.	Mackey • HIL	2.9
2.	Johnson • HIL	2.1
3.	Wilson • BBS	2.0
4.	Lloyd • HIL	1.8
5.	Mason • AC	1.7
6.	Lundy • AC	1.5
7.	Oms • CSE	1.4
8.	Hudspeth • NLG	1.4
9.	Rojo • BBS	1.4
10.	Hall • BBS	1.3

Offensive WAR
1.	Mackey • HIL	2.8
2.	Johnson • HIL	2.1
3.	Wilson • BBS	2.0
4.	Lloyd • HIL	1.7
5.	Mason • AC	1.7
6.	Lundy • AC	1.5
7.	Oms • CSE	1.4
8.	Hudspeth • NLG	1.4
9.	Rojo • BBS	1.4
10.	Hall • BBS	1.2

Defensive WAR
1.	Poles • BBS	0.3
2.	Lundy • AC	0.3
3.	Lloyd • HIL	0.2
4.	Mackey • HIL	0.2
5.	Chacón • CSE	0.2
6.	Warfield • HIL	0.2
	Turner • BRG	0.2
	Johnson • HIL	0.2
9.	Francis • AC	0.2
10.	Perry • 2TM	0.2
	Downs • 2TM	0.2

Batting Average
1.	Mackey • HIL	.423
2.	Oms • CSE	.367
	Hudspeth • NLG	.367
4.	Lloyd • HIL	.367
5.	Johnson • HIL	.352
6.	Mason • AC	.345
7.	Hall • BBS	.344
8.	Rojo • BBS	.342
9.	Wilson • BBS	.338
10.	Douglass • BRG	.321

On-Base%
1.	Mackey • HIL	.456
2.	Hudspeth • NLG	.421
3.	Oms • CSE	.417
4.	Wilson • BBS	.408
5.	Lloyd • HIL	.403
6.	Mason • AC	.388
7.	Rojo • BBS	.388
8.	Johnson • HIL	.384
9.	Mesa • CSE	.379
10.	Hall • BBS	.376

Slugging %
1.	Mackey • HIL	.588
2.	Johnson • HIL	.549
3.	Hudspeth • NLG	.539
4.	Wilson • BBS	.533
5.	Oms • CSE	.523
6.	Lloyd • HIL	.507
7.	Mason • AC	.505
8.	Douglass • BRG	.493
9.	Hall • BBS	.464
10.	Rojo • BBS	.450

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Mackey • HIL	1.044
2.	Hudspeth • NLG	.960
3.	Wilson • BBS	.942
4.	Oms • CSE	.941
5.	Johnson • HIL	.933
6.	Lloyd • HIL	.909
7.	Mason • AC	.893
8.	Hall • BBS	.840
9.	Rojo • BBS	.837
10.	Douglass • BRG	.828

Games Played
1.	Briggs • HIL	61
	Johnson • HIL	61
	Warfield • HIL	61
4.	Thomas • HIL	60
5.	Johnson • HIL	59
6.	Mason • AC	54
	Poles • BBS	54
8.	Francis • AC	53
	Wilson • BBS	53
10.	Cummings • AC	51
	Hall • BBS	51
	Mackey • HIL	51

At Bats
1.	Briggs • HIL	261
2.	Warfield • HIL	230
3.	Thomas • HIL	221
4.	Johnson • HIL	213
5.	Johnson • HIL	212
6.	Mason • AC	200
7.	Wilson • BBS	195
8.	Hall • BBS	192
9.	Lundy • AC	185
10.	Downs • 2TM	184

Plate Appearances
1.	Briggs • HIL	285
2.	Warfield • HIL	277
3.	Thomas • HIL	246
4.	Johnson • HIL	235
5.	Johnson • HIL	229
6.	Francis • AC	222
7.	Wilson • BBS	221
8.	Mason • AC	219
9.	Poles • BBS	212
10.	Hall • BBS	207

Runs Scored
1.	Briggs • HIL	52
2.	Warfield • HIL	46
3.	Mason • AC	42
4.	Lundy • AC	41
	Carr • HIL	41
6.	Johnson • HIL	39
	Thomas • HIL	39
8.	Hall • BBS	37
9.	Lloyd • HIL	34
10.	White • AC	32
	Wilson • BBS	32
	Johnson • HIL	32
	Mackey • HIL	32

Hits
1.	Mackey • HIL	77
2.	Johnson • HIL	75
3.	Briggs • HIL	74
4.	Mason • AC	69
5.	Hall • BBS	66
	Wilson • BBS	66
7.	Warfield • HIL	64
8.	Thomas • HIL	62
9.	Lundy • AC	59
10.	Johnson • HIL	58

Total Bases
1.	Johnson • HIL	117
2.	Mackey • HIL	107
3.	Wilson • BBS	104
4.	Mason • AC	101
5.	Briggs • HIL	93
6.	Hall • BBS	89
7.	Thomas • HIL	86
8.	Lundy • AC	81
	Warfield • HIL	81
10.	Lloyd • HIL	76

Doubles
1.	Thomas • HIL	14
2.	Lloyd • HIL	13
3.	Mackey • HIL	11
	Hall • BBS	11
5.	Briggs • HIL	10
	Warfield • HIL	10
	Rojo • BBS	10
8.	Wilson • BBS	9
	Johnson • HIL	9
	Fernández • CSE	9

Triples
1.	Smith • BBS	6
2.	Wilson • NLG	5
	Hudspeth • NLG	5
	Johnson • HIL	5
	Poles • BBS	5
6.	Wilson • BBS	4
7.	Lundy • AC	3
	Dihigo • CSE	3
	Hill • BRG	3
	Oms • CSE	3
	Rojo • BBS	3
	Roberts • BBS	3
	Santop • HIL	3
	Kemp • BBS	3
	Hall • BBS	3
	Downs • 2TM	3

Home Runs
1.	Johnson • HIL	8
2.	Mason • AC	7
	Wilson • BBS	7
4.	Carr • HIL	6
5.	Mackey • HIL	5
	Douglass • BRG	5
7.	Brooks • BRG	3
	Lundy • AC	3
	Briggs • HIL	3
	Oms • CSE	3

Runs Batted In
1.	Johnson • HIL	46
2.	Wilson • BBS	44
	Mackey • HIL	44
4.	Mason • AC	39
	Thomas • HIL	39
6.	Lundy • AC	34
7.	Rojo • BBS	33
	Carr • HIL	33
9.	Johnson • HIL	30
10.	Hall • BBS	28
	Briggs • HIL	28

Bases on Balls
1.	Francis • AC	35
2.	Warfield • HIL	30
3.	Wilson • BBS	23
4.	Thomas • HIL	20
5.	Kemp • BBS	19
6.	Poles • BBS	18
7.	Briggs • HIL	17
8.	Marcell • NLG	16
	White • AC	16
	Roberts • BBS	16

Stolen Bases
1.	Johnson • HIL	13
2.	Thomas • HIL	12
	Rojo • BBS	12
	Briggs • HIL	12
5.	Oms • CSE	10
6.	Mason • AC	9
7.	Warfield • HIL	8
	Singer • NLG	8
9.	Baró • CSE	7
10.	Mackey • HIL	6
	Thomas • NLG	6
	Smith • BBS	6
	Carr • HIL	6
	Kemp • BBS	6

Singles
1.	Briggs • HIL	61
2.	Mackey • HIL	59
3.	Johnson • HIL	54
4.	Mason • AC	53
5.	Warfield • HIL	51
6.	Hall • BBS	50
7.	Lundy • AC	46
	Wilson • BBS	46
	Johnson • HIL	46
10.	Thomas • HIL	44

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Mackey • HIL	192
2.	Hudspeth • NLG	169
3.	Oms • CSE	163
4.	Wilson • BBS	163
5.	Johnson • HIL	160
6.	Lloyd • HIL	154
7.	Mason • AC	150
8.	Hall • BBS	135
9.	Rojo • BBS	135
10.	Douglass • BRG	131

Runs Created
1.	Mackey • HIL	48
2.	Johnson • HIL	45
3.	Wilson • BBS	42
4.	Mason • AC	39
5.	Hall • BBS	33
6.	Lloyd • HIL	31
7.	Briggs • HIL	30
8.	Lundy • AC	29
	Thomas • HIL	29
	Warfield • HIL	29
	Hudspeth • NLG	29

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Mackey • HIL	22
2.	Wilson • BBS	17
3.	Johnson • HIL	16
4.	Mason • AC	13
5.	Hudspeth • NLG	11
6.	Lloyd • HIL	11
7.	Oms • CSE	11
8.	Hall • BBS	9
9.	Singer • NLG	9
10.	Rojo • BBS	7

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Mackey • HIL	2.1
2.	Wilson • BBS	1.6
3.	Johnson • HIL	1.5
4.	Mason • AC	1.2
5.	Hudspeth • NLG	1.1
6.	Lloyd • HIL	1.1
7.	Oms • CSE	1.0
8.	Hall • BBS	0.9
9.	Singer • NLG	0.8
10.	Rojo • BBS	0.7

Extra Base Hits
1.	Johnson • HIL	21
2.	Wilson • BBS	20
3.	Thomas • HIL	18
	Mackey • HIL	18
5.	Mason • AC	16
	Lloyd • HIL	16
	Hall • BBS	16
8.	Warfield • HIL	13
	Briggs • HIL	13
	Lundy • AC	13
	Rojo • BBS	13
	Hudspeth • NLG	13

Times On Base
1.	Briggs • HIL	97
2.	Warfield • HIL	94
3.	Wilson • BBS	89
4.	Mackey • HIL	88
5.	Johnson • HIL	86
6.	Mason • AC	83
	Thomas • HIL	83
8.	Hall • BBS	76
9.	Lundy • AC	72
	Johnson • HIL	72

Offensive Win %
1.	Mackey • HIL	.851
2.	Hudspeth • NLG	.787
	Oms • CSE	.787
4.	Wilson • BBS	.765
5.	Johnson • HIL	.761
6.	Lloyd • HIL	.756
7.	Mason • AC	.729
8.	Hall • BBS	.680
9.	Rojo • BBS	.677
10.	Douglass • BRG	.654

Hit By Pitch
1.	Briggs • HIL	6
2.	Mesa • CSE	3
	Kemp • BBS	3
	Cockrell • HIL	3
5.	Portuondo • CSE	2
	Lundy • AC	2
	Pérez • CSE	2
	Hudspeth • NLG	2
	Carr • HIL	2
	Spearman • BRG	2
	Roberts • BBS	2
	Fiall • BRG	2

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Warfield • HIL	17
2.	Francis • AC	13
3.	Poles • BBS	10
4.	Johnson • HIL	9
5.	Henderson • AC	8
	Cummings • AC	8
7.	Fiall • BRG	7
	Hill • BRG	7
	Dihigo • CSE	7
10.	Perry • 2TM	6
	Marcell • NLG	6
	Richardson • BBS	6
	Rojo • BBS	6
	Smith • BBS	6
	Baró • CSE	6
	Fabré • CSE	6
	Fernández • CSE	6
	Portuondo • CSE	6
	Terán • CSE	6
	Allen • HIL	6
	Mackey • HIL	6

Power-Speed #
1.	Johnson • HIL	9.9
2.	Mason • AC	7.9
3.	Carr • HIL	6.0
4.	Mackey • HIL	5.5
5.	Wilson • BBS	5.1
6.	Douglass • BRG	5.0
7.	Briggs • HIL	4.8
8.	Oms • CSE	4.6
9.	Thomas • HIL	3.4
	Lundy • AC	3.4

AB per HR
1.	Carr • HIL	24.0
2.	Johnson • HIL	26.6
3.	Douglass • BRG	26.8
4.	Wilson • BBS	27.9
5.	Mason • AC	28.6
6.	Mackey • HIL	36.4
7.	Oms • CSE	42.7
8.	Lundy • AC	61.7
9.	Hudspeth • NLG	64.0
10.	Thomas • NLG	70.0

Outs Made
1.	Briggs • HIL	188
2.	Warfield • HIL	183
3.	Johnson • HIL	163
	Thomas • HIL	163
5.	Francis • AC	160
6.	Poles • BBS	144
7.	Johnson • HIL	143
8.	Downs • 2TM	139
9.	Cummings • AC	136
	Mason • AC	136

rOBA
1.	Mackey • HIL	.475
2.	Oms • CSE	.438
3.	Hudspeth • NLG	.437
4.	Johnson • HIL	.428
5.	Wilson • BBS	.427
6.	Lloyd • HIL	.417
7.	Mason • AC	.410
8.	Rojo • BBS	.396
9.	Hall • BBS	.386
10.	Douglass • BRG	.377

Rbat+
1.	Mackey • HIL	185
2.	Hudspeth • NLG	162
3.	Oms • CSE	156
4.	Wilson • BBS	156
5.	Johnson • HIL	152
6.	Lloyd • HIL	150
7.	Mason • AC	144
8.	Rojo • BBS	133
9.	Hall • BBS	131
10.	Douglass • BRG	124

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