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Eastern Colored League Pitching 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 • 3TM 2.0
10. Flournoy • 3TM 2.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Winters • HIL 3.4
2. Ryan • HIL 3.2
3. Lockhart • AC 3.1
4. Henderson • AC 2.4
5. Levis • CSE 1.9
6. Harper • AC 1.7
7. Flournoy • 2TM 1.7
8. Holland • NLG 1.6
9. Streeter • NLG 1.5
Hampton • 2TM 1.5
Earned Run Average
1. Winters • HIL 2.36
2. Ryan • HIL 2.48
3. Lockhart • AC 2.50
4. Levis • CSE 2.80
5. Flournoy • 2TM 2.83
6. Holland • NLG 3.13
7. Carr • BBS 3.19
8. Brown • NLG 3.28
9. Harper • AC 3.36
10. Streeter • NLG 3.42
Wins
1. Winters • HIL 10
Henderson • AC 10
3. Ryan • HIL 9
4. Cockrell • HIL 7
Harper • AC 7
Lockhart • AC 7
7. Hampton • 2TM 6
Lee • HIL 6
Levis • CSE 6
10. Brown • NLG 5
Carr • BBS 5
Win-Loss %
1. Lockhart • AC .778
2. Winters • HIL .769
3. Rector • BRG .667
Levis • CSE .667
5. Ryan • HIL .643
6. Flournoy • 2TM .600
López • CSE .600
Lee • HIL .600
9. Carr • BBS .556
10. Hampton • 2TM .545
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Lockhart • AC 1.099
2. Ryan • HIL 1.101
3. Henderson • AC 1.114
4. Winters • HIL 1.119
5. Levis • CSE 1.160
6. Harper • AC 1.180
7. Flournoy • 2TM 1.222
8. Fabré • CSE 1.250
Holland • NLG 1.250
10. Carr • BBS 1.268
Hits per 9 IP
1. Winters • HIL 7.246
2. Harper • AC 7.259
3. Lockhart • AC 7.663
4. Henderson • AC 7.900
5. Ryan • HIL 8.148
6. Levis • CSE 8.406
7. Flournoy • 2TM 8.500
8. Mahoney • BBS 9.170
9. Cockrell • HIL 9.362
10. Holland • NLG 9.375
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Williams • NLG 0.994
2. Fabré • CSE 1.000
3. Hampton • 2TM 1.639
4. Ryan • HIL 1.757
5. Mirabal • CSE 1.835
6. Holland • NLG 1.875
7. Carr • BBS 1.964
8. Redding • BRG 1.966
9. Levis • CSE 2.038
10. Henderson • AC 2.122
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Winters • HIL 7.246
2. Levis • CSE 6.623
3. Holland • NLG 6.000
4. Henderson • AC 5.895
5. Hubbard • BRG 5.772
6. Brown • NLG 5.716
7. Williams • NLG 5.466
8. Sykes • BBS 4.792
9. Redding • BRG 4.587
10. Ryan • HIL 4.314
Games Played
1. Henderson • AC 22
2. Mitchell • BBS 19
3. Winters • HIL 18
4. Hampton • 2TM 17
Cockrell • HIL 17
6. Ryan • HIL 16
7. Harper • AC 15
8. Lockhart • AC 14
9. Brown • NLG 13
Sykes • BBS 13
Lee • HIL 13
Saves
1. Winters • HIL 3
2. Albritton • BBS 1
Cockrell • HIL 1
Fabré • CSE 1
Henderson • AC 1
Holland • NLG 1
Levis • CSE 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Rector • BRG 1
Richardson • BBS 1
Innings Pitched
1. Henderson • AC 152.2
2. Winters • HIL 118.0
3. Ryan • HIL 112.2
4. Cockrell • HIL 107.2
5. Harper • AC 101.2
6. Lockhart • AC 101.0
7. Mitchell • BBS 94.1
8. Hampton • 2TM 93.1
9. Lee • HIL 83.2
10. Sykes • BBS 77.0
Strikeouts
1. Henderson • AC 100
2. Winters • HIL 95
3. Ryan • HIL 54
4. Levis • CSE 52
5. Lockhart • AC 48
Holland • NLG 48
7. Brown • NLG 47
8. Cockrell • HIL 46
9. Harper • AC 44
10. Sykes • BBS 41
Games Started
1. Henderson • AC 17
2. Winters • HIL 13
Sykes • BBS 13
Ryan • HIL 13
5. Hampton • 2TM 12
Harper • AC 12
Lee • HIL 12
8. Cockrell • HIL 11
9. Carr • BBS 10
Lockhart • AC 10
Complete Games
1. Henderson • AC 14
2. Winters • HIL 12
3. Cockrell • HIL 10
Ryan • HIL 10
Lockhart • AC 10
6. Hampton • 2TM 8
Harper • AC 8
8. Carr • BBS 7
Fabré • CSE 7
Mirabal • CSE 7
Shutouts
1. Lockhart • AC 2
2. Carr • BBS 1
Cockrell • HIL 1
Henderson • AC 1
López • CSE 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Starks • BRG 1
Streeter • NLG 1
Winters • HIL 1
Flournoy • 2TM 1
Hampton • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. Hampton • 2TM 7
2. Winters • HIL 6
3. Mahoney • BBS 5
Sykes • BBS 5
Henderson • AC 5
Cockrell • HIL 5
Fabré • CSE 5
8. Holland • NLG 4
Lockhart • AC 4
10. Harper • AC 3
Hubbard • BRG 3
Lee • HIL 3
Mitchell • BBS 3
Redding • BRG 3
Bases on Balls
1. Harper • AC 38
2. Winters • HIL 37
3. Henderson • AC 36
4. Mitchell • BBS 35
5. Lee • HIL 34
6. Mahoney • BBS 29
7. Cockrell • HIL 27
8. Lockhart • AC 25
9. Brown • NLG 23
10. Sykes • BBS 22
Ryan • HIL 22
Hits
1. Henderson • AC 134
2. Cockrell • HIL 112
3. Hampton • 2TM 109
4. Mitchell • BBS 106
5. Lee • HIL 103
6. Ryan • HIL 102
7. Winters • HIL 95
8. Sykes • BBS 93
9. Redding • BRG 86
Lockhart • AC 86
Brown • NLG 86
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Williams • NLG 5.500
2. Levis • CSE 3.250
3. Holland • NLG 3.200
4. Henderson • AC 2.778
5. Winters • HIL 2.568
6. Ryan • HIL 2.455
7. Redding • BRG 2.333
8. Mirabal • CSE 2.214
9. Carr • BBS 2.125
10. Brown • NLG 2.043
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Flournoy • 2TM 0.000
2. Carr • BBS 0.123
3. Streeter • NLG 0.127
4. Ryan • HIL 0.160
5. Brown • NLG 0.243
6. Levis • CSE 0.255
7. Mirabal • CSE 0.262
8. Harper • AC 0.266
9. Carter • 2TM 0.283
10. Mitchell • BBS 0.286
Losses
1. Henderson • AC 10
2. Carter • 2TM 7
Sykes • BBS 7
Holland • NLG 7
5. Brown • NLG 6
Cockrell • HIL 6
Harper • AC 6
Mitchell • BBS 6
9. Hampton • 2TM 5
Ryan • HIL 5
Mahoney • BBS 5
Earned Runs
1. Henderson • AC 60
2. Sykes • BBS 51
3. Mitchell • BBS 49
4. Cockrell • HIL 48
5. Lee • HIL 46
6. Harper • AC 38
Mahoney • BBS 38
8. Hampton • 2TM 36
9. Carter • 2TM 35
10. Fabré • CSE 33
Redding • BRG 33
Wild Pitches
1. Sykes • BBS 6
2. Cockrell • HIL 4
Mitchell • BBS 4
4. Carter • 2TM 3
5. Carr • BBS 2
Wiley • NLG 2
Lindsay • BBS 2
Levis • CSE 2
Henderson • AC 2
Harper • AC 2
Hit By Pitch
1. Harper • AC 7
2. Henderson • AC 4
Carter • 2TM 4
Mahoney • BBS 4
5. Sykes • BBS 3
Ryan • HIL 3
7. Flournoy • 2TM 2
Hubbard • BRG 2
Lee • HIL 2
Mitchell • BBS 2
Redding • BRG 2
Richardson • BBS 2
Batters Faced
1. Henderson • AC 632
2. Winters • HIL 477
3. Cockrell • HIL 468
4. Ryan • HIL 465
5. Harper • AC 441
6. Mitchell • BBS 439
7. Lockhart • AC 410
8. Hampton • 2TM 403
9. Lee • HIL 387
10. Sykes • BBS 347
Adjusted ERA+
1. Winters • HIL 168
2. Ryan • HIL 161
3. Lockhart • AC 160
4. Levis • CSE 142
5. Flournoy • 2TM 142
6. Holland • NLG 128
7. Carr • BBS 125
8. Brown • NLG 121
9. Harper • AC 118
10. Streeter • NLG 117
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Levis • CSE 2.61
2. Williams • NLG 2.69
3. Henderson • AC 2.94
4. Ryan • HIL 2.97
5. Carr • BBS 2.98
6. Streeter • NLG 3.02
7. Brown • NLG 3.05
8. Winters • HIL 3.05
9. Holland • NLG 3.09
10. Mirabal • CSE 3.12
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Winters • HIL 21
2. Ryan • HIL 19
3. Lockhart • AC 16
4. Levis • CSE 10
5. Flournoy • 2TM 8
6. Henderson • AC 8
7. Holland • NLG 7
8. Harper • AC 7
9. Brown • NLG 6
10. Hampton • 2TM 6
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Winters • HIL 2.0
2. Ryan • HIL 1.8
3. Lockhart • AC 1.6
4. Levis • CSE 0.9
5. Flournoy • 2TM 0.8
6. Henderson • AC 0.7
7. Holland • NLG 0.7
8. Harper • AC 0.6
9. Hampton • 2TM 0.6
Brown • NLG 0.6

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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