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Eastern Colored League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Winters • HIL 6.5
2. Charleston • HBG 5.4
3. Henderson • AC 4.4
4. McClure • BBS 3.9
5. Cockrell • HIL 3.8
6. Cannady • HBG 3.7
7. Britt • BBS 3.6
8. Beckwith • BBS 3.5
9. Strong • BBS 3.4
10. Johnson • HIL 3.0
WAR Position Players
1. Charleston • HBG 5.4
2. Cannady • HBG 3.8
3. Beckwith • BBS 3.4
4. Johnson • HIL 3.0
5. Carr • HIL 3.0
6. Mackey • HIL 2.6
7. Dixon • HBG 2.5
8. Wilson • BBS 2.4
9. Thomas • HIL 2.3
10. Lloyd • AC 1.9
Offensive WAR
1. Charleston • HBG 5.4
2. Cannady • HBG 3.8
3. Beckwith • BBS 3.4
4. Johnson • HIL 3.0
5. Carr • HIL 3.0
6. Mackey • HIL 2.5
7. Dixon • HBG 2.4
8. Wilson • BBS 2.4
9. Thomas • HIL 2.3
10. Lloyd • AC 1.9
White • 2TM 1.9
Defensive WAR
1. Lundy • AC 0.4
Cannady • HBG 0.4
3. Lindsay • 2TM 0.3
4. Stephens • HIL 0.3
5. Chacón • CSE 0.3
6. Beckwith • BBS 0.2
7. Lloyd • AC 0.2
Johnson • HIL 0.2
9. Warfield • HIL 0.2
Marcell • 2TM 0.2
Batting Average
1. Charleston • HBG .427
2. Beckwith • BBS .404
3. Johnson • HIL .389
4. Cannady • HBG .389
5. Wilson • BBS .370
6. Singer • NLG .362
7. Carr • HIL .355
8. White • 2TM .353
9. Dixon • HBG .352
10. Mackey • HIL .348
On-Base%
1. Charleston • HBG .523
2. Beckwith • BBS .473
3. Cannady • HBG .444
4. Johnson • HIL .431
5. Mackey • HIL .427
6. Wilson • BBS .421
7. Dixon • HBG .421
8. White • 2TM .414
9. Oms • CSE .413
10. Brown • 2TM .413
Slugging %
1. Charleston • HBG .776
2. Beckwith • BBS .738
3. Carr • HIL .623
4. Cannady • HBG .604
5. Wilson • BBS .581
6. Johnson • HIL .576
7. Mackey • HIL .562
8. Thomas • HIL .541
9. Johnson • BBS .538
10. Oms • CSE .527
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Charleston • HBG 1.299
2. Beckwith • BBS 1.211
3. Cannady • HBG 1.047
4. Carr • HIL 1.032
5. Johnson • HIL 1.007
6. Wilson • BBS 1.003
7. Mackey • HIL .989
8. Thomas • HIL .952
9. Oms • CSE .940
10. Dixon • HBG .933
Games Played
1. Cummings • AC 73
Dixon • HBG 73
3. Cannady • HBG 72
Jenkins • HBG 72
5. Lloyd • AC 71
Lundy • AC 71
Charleston • HBG 71
Briggs • HIL 71
Carr • HIL 71
Thomas • HIL 71
At Bats
1. Jenkins • HBG 300
2. Cummings • AC 295
3. Dixon • HBG 287
4. Briggs • HIL 283
5. Carr • HIL 276
6. Cannady • HBG 275
7. Taylor • HBG 268
8. Johnson • HIL 262
9. Lundy • AC 259
10. Charleston • HBG 255
Thomas • HIL 255
Plate Appearances
1. Jenkins • HBG 340
2. Dixon • HBG 321
3. Briggs • HIL 318
4. Cummings • AC 312
5. Charleston • HBG 306
6. Cannady • HBG 302
7. Carr • HIL 301
8. Lundy • AC 295
9. Taylor • HBG 294
10. Lloyd • AC 286
Runs Scored
1. Charleston • HBG 97
2. Jenkins • HBG 82
3. Dixon • HBG 79
4. Briggs • HIL 65
5. Carr • HIL 63
6. Johnson • HIL 61
7. Cannady • HBG 56
Thomas • HIL 56
9. White • 2TM 55
10. Lundy • AC 53
Hits
1. Charleston • HBG 109
2. Cannady • HBG 107
3. Johnson • HIL 102
4. Dixon • HBG 101
5. Carr • HIL 98
6. Jenkins • HBG 95
7. Briggs • HIL 92
8. Taylor • HBG 87
Thomas • HIL 87
10. Lloyd • AC 84
Wilson • BBS 84
White • 2TM 84
Total Bases
1. Charleston • HBG 198
2. Carr • HIL 172
3. Cannady • HBG 166
4. Johnson • HIL 151
5. Dixon • HBG 147
6. Thomas • HIL 138
7. Beckwith • BBS 135
8. Wilson • BBS 132
9. Taylor • HBG 124
10. White • 2TM 121
Doubles
1. Thomas • HIL 24
2. Charleston • HBG 23
3. Carr • HIL 22
4. Mackey • HIL 17
5. Wilson • BBS 16
6. Johnson • BBS 15
Johnson • HIL 15
Johnson • HIL 15
9. Beckwith • BBS 14
Cannady • HBG 14
Dixon • HBG 14
Taylor • HBG 14
Triples
1. Carr • HIL 11
2. Johnson • HIL 8
3. Young • 2TM 6
4. Chacón • CSE 5
Mackey • HIL 5
Holloway • BBS 5
Lloyd • AC 5
8. Taylor • HBG 4
Johnson • BBS 4
Wilson • BBS 4
Johnson • 2TM 4
Jackson • HBG 4
Dixon • HBG 4
Winters • HIL 4
Warfield • HIL 4
Washington • 2TM 4
Home Runs
1. Charleston • HBG 20
2. Beckwith • BBS 15
3. Cannady • HBG 13
4. Carr • HIL 10
5. Mason • 2TM 9
6. Dixon • HBG 8
Hudspeth • NLG 8
Johnson • BBS 8
Wilson • BBS 8
10. Thomas • HIL 7
Jackson • HBG 7
Oms • CSE 7
Hill • BRG 7
Runs Batted In
1. Charleston • HBG 97
2. Cannady • HBG 86
3. Johnson • HIL 66
4. Taylor • HBG 65
5. Beckwith • BBS 64
Carr • HIL 64
7. Thomas • HIL 61
8. Lloyd • AC 57
9. Mackey • HIL 54
10. Wilson • BBS 53
Dixon • HBG 53
Bases on Balls
1. Charleston • HBG 51
2. Jenkins • HBG 40
3. Lundy • AC 36
4. Briggs • HIL 35
5. Dixon • HBG 34
6. Brown • 2TM 33
7. Lloyd • AC 32
8. Thomas • HIL 30
9. Oms • CSE 29
Mackey • HIL 29
Stolen Bases
1. Carr • HIL 24
2. Briggs • HIL 19
3. Thomas • HIL 18
4. Warfield • HIL 17
Jenkins • HBG 17
Charleston • HBG 17
7. Dixon • HBG 16
8. Holloway • BBS 15
9. Lloyd • AC 13
Rojo • BBS 13
Singles
1. Jenkins • HBG 80
2. Briggs • HIL 79
3. Cummings • AC 77
Cannady • HBG 77
5. Dixon • HBG 75
6. Johnson • HIL 73
7. Lloyd • AC 68
Brown • 2TM 68
9. Taylor • HBG 64
10. Charleston • HBG 63
Adjusted OPS+
1. Charleston • HBG 232
2. Beckwith • BBS 209
3. Cannady • HBG 168
4. Carr • HIL 163
5. Johnson • HIL 158
6. Wilson • BBS 157
7. Mackey • HIL 154
8. Thomas • HIL 144
9. Oms • CSE 142
10. Dixon • HBG 140
Runs Created
1. Charleston • HBG 104
2. Cannady • HBG 74
3. Carr • HIL 70
4. Johnson • HIL 65
5. Beckwith • BBS 64
6. Dixon • HBG 62
7. Thomas • HIL 57
8. Wilson • BBS 56
9. White • 2TM 51
10. Mackey • HIL 50
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Charleston • HBG 53
2. Beckwith • BBS 30
3. Cannady • HBG 28
4. Carr • HIL 25
5. Johnson • HIL 22
6. Wilson • BBS 19
7. Dixon • HBG 18
8. Thomas • HIL 18
9. Mackey • HIL 18
10. White • 2TM 14
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Charleston • HBG 4.8
2. Beckwith • BBS 2.7
3. Cannady • HBG 2.6
4. Carr • HIL 2.3
5. Johnson • HIL 2.0
6. Wilson • BBS 1.7
7. Dixon • HBG 1.7
8. Thomas • HIL 1.6
9. Mackey • HIL 1.6
10. White • 2TM 1.3
Extra Base Hits
1. Charleston • HBG 46
2. Carr • HIL 43
3. Thomas • HIL 34
4. Beckwith • BBS 30
Cannady • HBG 30
6. Johnson • HIL 29
7. Wilson • BBS 28
Mackey • HIL 28
9. Johnson • BBS 27
10. Dixon • HBG 26
Times On Base
1. Charleston • HBG 160
2. Dixon • HBG 135
Jenkins • HBG 135
4. Cannady • HBG 134
5. Briggs • HIL 127
6. Carr • HIL 123
7. Johnson • HIL 121
8. Thomas • HIL 117
9. Lloyd • AC 116
10. Brown • 2TM 114
Offensive Win %
1. Charleston • HBG .915
2. Beckwith • BBS .883
3. Cannady • HBG .817
4. Johnson • HIL .795
5. Carr • HIL .785
6. Wilson • BBS .783
7. Mackey • HIL .761
8. Thomas • HIL .735
9. Dixon • HBG .729
10. White • 2TM .727
Power-Speed #
1. Charleston • HBG 18.4
2. Carr • HIL 14.1
3. Cannady • HBG 11.3
4. Dixon • HBG 10.7
5. Mason • 2TM 10.3
6. Thomas • HIL 10.1
7. Wilson • BBS 9.6
8. Mackey • HIL 8.0
9. White • 2TM 6.9
10. Singer • NLG 6.2
AB per HR
1. Beckwith • BBS 12.2
2. Charleston • HBG 12.8
3. Cannady • HBG 21.2
4. Hudspeth • NLG 22.9
5. Mason • 2TM 23.0
6. Oms • CSE 23.9
7. Carr • HIL 27.6
8. Johnson • BBS 27.9
9. Wilson • BBS 28.4
10. Mackey • HIL 35.0
Outs Made
1. Cummings • AC 212
2. Jenkins • HBG 205
3. Briggs • HIL 191
4. Lundy • AC 188
5. Dixon • HBG 186
6. Taylor • HBG 181
7. Carr • HIL 178
8. Jackson • HBG 177
9. Reid • AC 175
10. Holloway • BBS 172

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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