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Eastern Colored League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Yokely • BBS 6.0
2. Farrell • AC 4.3
3. Dixon • BBS 3.9
4. Wilson • BBS 3.5
5. Scales • NLG 2.0
6. Lundy • AC 2.0
7. Mirabal • CSE 2.0
8. Henderson • AC 1.7
9. White • AC 1.7
10. Hubbard • 2TM 1.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Yokely • BBS 6.2
2. Farrell • AC 2.9
3. Henderson • AC 2.1
4. Mirabal • CSE 2.0
5. Shields • AC 1.7
6. Fabré • CSE 1.4
7. Hubbard • 2TM 1.2
8. Campbell • NLG 1.0
9. Rector • NLG 1.0
10. Pritchett • PTG 0.8
Earned Run Average
1. Shields • AC 1.51
2. Yokely • BBS 2.77
3. Mirabal • CSE 2.77
4. Henderson • AC 3.42
5. Farrell • AC 3.63
6. Hubbard • 2TM 4.34
7. Lockhart • AC 5.25
8. Winters • NLG 5.55
9. Rector • NLG 5.64
10. McClure • BBS 5.71
Wins
1. Yokely • BBS 12
2. Farrell • AC 9
3. Henderson • AC 8
4. Winters • NLG 6
5. Hubbard • 2TM 5
Rector • NLG 5
7. Thomas • NLG 4
Gardner • AC 4
McClure • BBS 4
Mirabal • CSE 4
Win-Loss %
1. Thomas • NLG 1.000
2. Henderson • AC .800
3. Force • BBS .750
4. Yokely • BBS .667
5. Winters • NLG .600
6. Mirabal • CSE .571
7. Farrell • AC .563
8. Lockhart • AC .500
Shields • AC .500
10. Hubbard • 2TM .417
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Mirabal • CSE 1.038
2. Yokely • BBS 1.186
3. Hubbard • 2TM 1.341
4. Shields • AC 1.344
5. Henderson • AC 1.360
6. Farrell • AC 1.444
7. Lockhart • AC 1.500
8. Gardner • AC 1.529
9. Rector • NLG 1.544
10. Hayes • BBS 1.567
Hits per 9 IP
1. Mirabal • CSE 7.005
2. Shields • AC 7.128
3. Yokely • BBS 7.186
4. Hubbard • 2TM 9.203
5. Henderson • AC 9.360
6. Farrell • AC 9.581
7. Lockhart • AC 9.750
8. Gardner • AC 10.604
9. McClure • BBS 10.756
10. Hayes • BBS 11.015
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Rector • NLG 1.906
2. Gisentaner • NLG 2.093
3. Mirabal • CSE 2.335
4. Thomas • NLG 2.676
5. Winters • NLG 2.681
6. Hubbard • 2TM 2.865
7. Henderson • AC 2.880
8. Hayes • BBS 3.090
9. Gardner • AC 3.159
10. Force • BBS 3.259
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Farrell • AC 6.315
2. Henderson • AC 5.490
3. Yokely • BBS 5.287
4. San • CSE 4.359
5. Winters • NLG 4.021
6. Gardner • AC 3.760
7. Shields • AC 3.456
8. McClure • BBS 3.402
9. Lockhart • AC 3.375
10. Levis • CSE 3.248
Games Played
1. Yokely • BBS 22
2. Farrell • AC 20
3. Gardner • AC 19
4. Rector • NLG 17
5. Henderson • AC 16
6. Hubbard • 2TM 15
McClure • BBS 15
8. Hayes • BBS 14
San • CSE 14
10. Winters • NLG 12
Force • BBS 12
Saves
1. Gardner • AC 2
Rector • NLG 2
3. Farrell • AC 1
Innings Pitched
1. Yokely • BBS 175.1
2. Farrell • AC 124.0
3. Gardner • AC 119.2
4. Rector • NLG 113.1
5. Hubbard • 2TM 103.2
6. Henderson • AC 100.0
7. Winters • NLG 94.0
8. McClure • BBS 82.0
9. Hayes • BBS 67.0
10. San • CSE 64.0
Strikeouts
1. Yokely • BBS 103
2. Farrell • AC 87
3. Henderson • AC 61
4. Gardner • AC 50
5. Winters • NLG 42
6. San • CSE 31
McClure • BBS 31
8. Hubbard • 2TM 30
9. Rector • NLG 27
10. Mirabal • CSE 22
Games Started
1. Yokely • BBS 20
2. Gardner • AC 16
3. Farrell • AC 15
4. Winters • NLG 12
5. Rector • NLG 11
6. Hubbard • 2TM 10
San • CSE 10
Henderson • AC 10
Hayes • BBS 10
10. McClure • BBS 8
Complete Games
1. Yokely • BBS 17
2. Farrell • AC 12
3. Rector • NLG 11
4. Winters • NLG 9
Gardner • AC 9
6. Hubbard • 2TM 8
7. Henderson • AC 6
McClure • BBS 6
9. Mirabal • CSE 5
10. Shields • AC 4
San • CSE 4
Hayes • BBS 4
Shutouts
1. Henderson • AC 2
Yokely • BBS 2
3. McClure • BBS 1
Mirabal • CSE 1
Pritchett • PTG 1
Thomas • NLG 1
Hubbard • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. Farrell • AC 15
2. Gardner • AC 9
3. Force • BBS 8
San • CSE 8
5. Hubbard • 2TM 7
Winters • NLG 7
7. Henderson • AC 6
8. McClure • BBS 5
Rector • NLG 5
Levis • CSE 5
Hayes • BBS 5
Bases on Balls
1. Yokely • BBS 68
2. Farrell • AC 47
3. Gardner • AC 42
4. San • CSE 38
McClure • BBS 38
6. Hubbard • 2TM 33
7. Henderson • AC 32
8. Winters • NLG 28
9. Rector • NLG 24
10. Shields • AC 23
Hayes • BBS 23
Hits
1. Rector • NLG 151
2. Gardner • AC 141
3. Yokely • BBS 140
4. Farrell • AC 132
5. Winters • NLG 121
6. Hubbard • 2TM 106
7. Henderson • AC 104
8. McClure • BBS 98
9. San • CSE 83
10. Hayes • BBS 82
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Henderson • AC 1.906
2. Farrell • AC 1.851
3. Yokely • BBS 1.515
4. Gisentaner • NLG 1.500
Winters • NLG 1.500
6. Mirabal • CSE 1.375
7. Gardner • AC 1.190
8. Rector • NLG 1.125
9. Thomas • NLG 1.000
10. Hubbard • 2TM 0.909
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Yokely • BBS 0.205
2. Thomas • NLG 0.243
3. Rector • NLG 0.397
4. Shields • AC 0.432
5. Henderson • AC 0.540
6. McClure • BBS 0.549
7. Mirabal • CSE 0.584
8. Hubbard • 2TM 0.608
9. Gisentaner • NLG 0.628
10. Winters • NLG 0.670
Losses
1. Gardner • AC 10
2. Rector • NLG 8
3. Hubbard • 2TM 7
Farrell • AC 7
McClure • BBS 7
6. Yokely • BBS 6
Hayes • BBS 6
8. San • CSE 5
9. Winters • NLG 4
Gisentaner • NLG 4
Earned Runs
1. Gardner • AC 76
2. Rector • NLG 71
3. San • CSE 62
4. Winters • NLG 58
5. Yokely • BBS 54
6. McClure • BBS 52
7. Hubbard • 2TM 50
Farrell • AC 50
9. Hayes • BBS 44
10. Force • BBS 42
Wild Pitches
1. San • CSE 4
2. Carter • PTG 3
3. Farrell • AC 1
Gardner • AC 1
Henderson • AC 1
Lockhart • AC 1
McClure • BBS 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Yokely • BBS 7
2. San • CSE 6
3. Hubbard • 2TM 5
Gardner • AC 5
5. Winters • NLG 4
McClure • BBS 4
7. Mirabal • CSE 3
Rector • NLG 3
Levis • CSE 3
Hayes • BBS 3
Batters Faced
1. Yokely • BBS 737
2. Farrell • AC 542
3. Gardner • AC 535
4. Rector • NLG 520
5. Hubbard • 2TM 453
6. Henderson • AC 431
7. Winters • NLG 422
8. McClure • BBS 393
9. San • CSE 309
Hayes • BBS 309
Adjusted ERA+
1. Shields • AC 334
2. Mirabal • CSE 181
3. Yokely • BBS 181
4. Henderson • AC 147
5. Farrell • AC 138
6. Hubbard • 2TM 116
7. Lockhart • AC 96
8. Winters • NLG 90
9. Rector • NLG 89
10. McClure • BBS 88
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Yokely • BBS 3.44
2. Henderson • AC 3.55
3. Thomas • NLG 3.76
4. Rector • NLG 3.84
5. Gisentaner • NLG 3.94
6. Mirabal • CSE 4.09
7. Winters • NLG 4.13
8. Gardner • AC 4.35
9. Farrell • AC 4.36
10. Hubbard • 2TM 4.43
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Yokely • BBS 44
2. Farrell • AC 18
3. Henderson • AC 15
4. Mirabal • CSE 15
5. Shields • AC 14
6. Fabré • CSE 10
7. Campbell • NLG 9
8. Hubbard • 2TM 7
9. Pritchett • PTG 5
10. Pedroso • CSE 1
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Yokely • BBS 4.1
2. Farrell • AC 1.6
3. Shields • AC 1.4
4. Henderson • AC 1.4
Mirabal • CSE 1.4
6. Fabré • CSE 1.0
7. Campbell • NLG 0.8
8. Hubbard • 2TM 0.6
9. Pritchett • PTG 0.5
10. Pedroso • CSE 0.1

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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