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Eastern Colored League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Winters • HIL 7.5
2. Brown • NLG 6.4
3. Ryan • HIL 4.8
4. Charleston • HBG 4.3
5. Henderson • AC 2.8
6. Lundy • AC 2.7
7. Johnson • HIL 2.7
8. Flournoy • BRG 2.6
9. McClure • BBS 2.5
10. Levis • CSE 2.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Winters • HIL 6.6
2. Brown • NLG 5.9
3. Ryan • HIL 5.2
4. Henderson • AC 2.7
5. McClure • BBS 2.7
6. Flournoy • BRG 2.5
7. Henry • HBG 2.0
8. Levis • CSE 2.0
9. Dihigo • CSE 1.7
10. Cooper • HBG 1.6
Earned Run Average
1. Brown • NLG 2.00
2. Henderson • AC 2.58
3. McClure • BBS 2.59
4. Flournoy • BRG 2.69
5. Winters • HIL 2.77
6. Ryan • HIL 3.22
7. Sykes • BBS 3.30
8. Levis • CSE 3.33
9. Lockhart • AC 3.39
10. Williams • BRG 3.74
Wins
1. Winters • HIL 20
2. Brown • NLG 13
Ryan • HIL 13
4. Britt • BBS 10
Lockhart • AC 10
Cockrell • HIL 10
7. Force • BBS 9
McClure • BBS 9
Harper • AC 9
Taylor • NLG 9
Cooper • HBG 9
Win-Loss %
1. Cockrell • HIL .909
2. McClure • BBS .818
3. Winters • HIL .800
4. Henderson • AC .714
5. Taylor • NLG .692
6. Lockhart • AC .667
7. Ryan • HIL .650
8. Brown • NLG .619
9. Force • BBS .600
Harper • AC .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Brown • NLG 1.041
2. Winters • HIL 1.077
3. Flournoy • BRG 1.108
4. Ryan • HIL 1.168
5. Cockrell • HIL 1.173
6. McClure • BBS 1.195
7. Henderson • AC 1.206
8. Cooper • HBG 1.230
9. Williams • BRG 1.246
10. Henry • HBG 1.248
Hits per 9 IP
1. Winters • HIL 7.313
2. Brown • NLG 7.314
3. Henderson • AC 7.364
4. Cockrell • HIL 7.936
5. Flournoy • BRG 8.178
6. Henry • HBG 8.748
7. Cooper • HBG 8.852
8. Corbett • HBG 9.071
9. Sykes • BBS 9.127
10. Grier • WP 9.145
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Williams • BRG 1.215
2. Hampton • WP 1.272
3. Ryan • HIL 1.326
4. McClure • BBS 1.570
5. Flournoy • BRG 1.793
6. Curry • HIL 1.917
7. Holland • NLG 1.936
8. Mirabal • CSE 1.990
9. Brown • NLG 2.054
10. Fabré • CSE 2.124
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Levis • CSE 7.891
2. Henderson • AC 6.459
3. Grier • WP 5.574
4. Brown • NLG 5.360
5. Williams • BRG 5.138
6. Winters • HIL 4.933
7. Force • BBS 4.895
8. Flournoy • BRG 4.593
9. Fabré • CSE 4.551
10. Britt • BBS 4.512
Games Played
1. Winters • HIL 29
2. Brown • NLG 27
3. Ryan • HIL 25
4. Force • BBS 24
5. Cooper • HBG 21
6. Britt • BBS 20
7. Lockhart • AC 19
McClure • BBS 19
9. Harper • AC 18
Taylor • NLG 18
Saves
1. Nuttall • AC 2
Winters • HIL 2
3. Brown • NLG 1
Dihigo • CSE 1
Henry • HBG 1
Kenyon • NLG 1
McClure • BBS 1
Ryan • HIL 1
Williams • BRG 1
Starks • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Winters • HIL 208.0
2. Ryan • HIL 190.0
3. Brown • NLG 179.2
4. Lockhart • AC 135.1
5. Britt • BBS 123.2
Taylor • NLG 123.2
7. Harper • AC 122.0
Cooper • HBG 122.0
9. Carr • 2TM 117.1
10. McClure • BBS 114.2
Strikeouts
1. Winters • HIL 114
2. Brown • NLG 107
3. Levis • CSE 83
Ryan • HIL 83
5. Grier • WP 64
6. Force • BBS 62
Britt • BBS 62
8. McClure • BBS 57
9. Williams • BRG 55
10. Lockhart • AC 54
Games Started
1. Winters • HIL 24
2. Ryan • HIL 21
3. Brown • NLG 18
4. Lockhart • AC 16
5. Britt • BBS 15
6. Harper • AC 14
Taylor • NLG 14
Cockrell • HIL 14
McClure • BBS 14
10. Grier • WP 13
Carr • 2TM 13
Cooper • HBG 13
Mirabal • CSE 13
Complete Games
1. Winters • HIL 20
2. Brown • NLG 16
3. Ryan • HIL 15
4. Lockhart • AC 11
5. Mirabal • CSE 10
Gardner • HBG 10
Britt • BBS 10
8. Hampton • WP 9
Taylor • NLG 9
Grier • WP 9
Cooper • HBG 9
Cockrell • HIL 9
Shutouts
1. Grier • WP 2
Ryan • HIL 2
Winters • HIL 2
4. Britt • BBS 1
Brown • NLG 1
Force • BBS 1
Lockhart • AC 1
Sykes • BBS 1
Williams • BRG 1
Williams • 2TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. Winters • HIL 55
2. Britt • BBS 42
3. Brown • NLG 41
4. Gardner • HBG 39
5. Grier • WP 37
Harper • AC 37
7. Lockhart • AC 36
8. Starks • 2TM 33
Carr • 2TM 33
Taylor • NLG 33
Hits
1. Ryan • HIL 194
2. Winters • HIL 169
3. Taylor • NLG 167
4. Britt • BBS 147
5. Brown • NLG 146
6. Lockhart • AC 140
7. Harper • AC 127
8. Mirabal • CSE 125
9. Carr • 2TM 123
10. Cooper • HBG 120
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Williams • BRG 4.231
2. Levis • CSE 3.609
3. Ryan • HIL 2.964
4. McClure • BBS 2.850
5. Hampton • WP 2.846
6. Brown • NLG 2.610
7. Flournoy • BRG 2.563
8. Force • BBS 2.214
9. Fabré • CSE 2.143
10. Winters • HIL 2.073
Losses
1. Cooper • HBG 9
2. Carr • 2TM 8
Hampton • WP 8
Britt • BBS 8
Brown • NLG 8
Williams • BRG 8
Mirabal • CSE 8
Levis • CSE 8
9. Grier • WP 7
Ryan • HIL 7
Earned Runs
1. Britt • BBS 70
2. Ryan • HIL 68
3. Winters • HIL 64
4. Carr • 2TM 63
5. Taylor • NLG 58
6. Harper • AC 57
7. Grier • WP 54
8. Starks • 2TM 53
Gardner • HBG 53
Cooper • HBG 53
Wild Pitches
1. Levis • CSE 6
2. Brown • NLG 3
Winters • HIL 3
López • CSE 3
Flournoy • BRG 3
6. Britt • BBS 2
Williams • 2TM 2
Williams • BRG 2
Strong • BBS 2
Henry • HBG 2
Hampton • WP 2
Gardner • HBG 2
Force • BBS 2
Fabré • CSE 2
Grier • WP 2
Hit By Pitch
1. Gardner • HBG 14
2. Bell • HBG 5
Britt • BBS 5
Brown • NLG 5
Taylor • NLG 5
6. Force • BBS 4
7. Williams • 2TM 3
Carr • 2TM 3
Strong • BBS 3
Hampton • WP 3
Cooper • HBG 3
Corbett • HBG 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. Brown • NLG 210
2. Henderson • AC 163
3. McClure • BBS 163
4. Flournoy • BRG 157
5. Winters • HIL 152
6. Ryan • HIL 131
7. Sykes • BBS 128
8. Levis • CSE 127
9. Lockhart • AC 124
10. Williams • BRG 113
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Brown • NLG 39
2. Winters • HIL 36
3. Ryan • HIL 25
4. McClure • BBS 18
5. Henderson • AC 15
6. Flournoy • BRG 13
7. Dihigo • CSE 10
8. Levis • CSE 9
9. Henry • HBG 7
10. Lockhart • AC 7
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Brown • NLG 3.8
2. Winters • HIL 3.5
3. Ryan • HIL 2.4
4. McClure • BBS 1.7
5. Henderson • AC 1.4
6. Flournoy • BRG 1.3
7. Dihigo • CSE 1.0
8. Levis • CSE 0.9
9. Henry • HBG 0.7
10. Lockhart • AC 0.7

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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