1937 Negro American League Batting Leaders

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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Smith • 3TM	5.8
2.	Brown • KCM	3.3
3.	Houston • CT	3.2
4.	Allen • 3TM	3.1
5.	Barnes • KCM	2.9
6.	Cornelius • CAG	2.8
7.	Bremer • CT	2.6
8.	Moss • 4TM	2.0
9.	Foster • CAG	1.8
10.	Easterling • CT	1.8
	Trent • CAG	1.8

WAR Position Players
1.	Brown • KCM	3.3
2.	Allen • 2TM	3.1
3.	Easterling • CT	1.8
4.	Strong • 3TM	1.4
5.	Brooks • KCM	1.4
	Radcliff • CAG	1.4
7.	Robinson • CT	1.3
8.	Davenport • CT	1.3
9.	Stearnes • 2TM	1.2
10.	Whatley • BBB	1.0

Offensive WAR
1.	Brown • KCM	3.0
2.	Allen • 2TM	1.8
3.	Easterling • CT	1.6
4.	Whatley • BBB	1.3
5.	Strong • 3TM	1.2
6.	Stearnes • 2TM	1.2
7.	Radcliff • CAG	1.1
8.	Brooks • KCM	1.0
9.	Davenport • CT	1.0
10.	Ray • BBB	0.9
	Robinson • CT	0.9

Defensive WAR
1.	Allen • 2TM	1.4
2.	Duncan • 2TM	0.5
3.	Radcliffe • CT	0.4
4.	Brooks • KCM	0.4
	Radcliff • CAG	0.4
	Easterling • CT	0.4
	Robinson • CT	0.4
8.	Bond • CAG	0.4
9.	Carter • CT	0.3
10.	Bankhead • BBB	0.3

Batting Average
1.	Carter • 2TM	.390
2.	Brown • KCM	.379
3.	Whatley • BBB	.357
4.	Easterling • CT	.351
5.	Davenport • CT	.342
6.	Allen • 2TM	.332
7.	Pearson • SL2	.321
8.	Strong • 3TM	.320
9.	Radcliff • CAG	.303
10.	Woods • BBB	.303

On-Base%
1.	Brown • KCM	.432
2.	Strong • 3TM	.429
3.	Dwight • KCM	.418
4.	Carter • 2TM	.407
5.	Easterling • CT	.401
6.	Pearson • SL2	.400
7.	Allen • 2TM	.398
8.	Whatley • BBB	.385
	Davenport • CT	.385
10.	Woods • BBB	.372

Slugging %
1.	Whatley • BBB	.679
2.	Brown • KCM	.664
3.	Easterling • CT	.573
4.	Strong • 3TM	.510
5.	Woods • BBB	.495
6.	Radcliff • CAG	.491
7.	Pearson • SL2	.481
8.	Robinson • CT	.469
9.	Davenport • CT	.462
10.	Carter • 2TM	.457

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Brown • KCM	1.095
2.	Whatley • BBB	1.063
3.	Easterling • CT	.974
4.	Strong • 3TM	.939
5.	Pearson • SL2	.881
6.	Woods • BBB	.867
7.	Carter • 2TM	.865
8.	Davenport • CT	.847
9.	Robinson • CT	.830
10.	Allen • 2TM	.829

Games Played
1.	Allen • 2TM	57
2.	Brooks • KCM	56
	Brown • KCM	56
	Milton • 2TM	56
5.	Mayweather • KCM	53
6.	Duncan • 2TM	51
7.	Redus • CAG	45
	Sparks • 2TM	45
9.	Gilyard • 2TM	44
10.	Marshall • CAG	43
	Radcliff • CAG	43

At Bats
1.	Allen • 2TM	220
2.	Brown • KCM	214
3.	Milton • 2TM	213
4.	Brooks • KCM	195
5.	Mayweather • KCM	192
6.	Radcliff • CAG	165
7.	Gilyard • 2TM	162
8.	Davenport • CT	158
9.	Redus • CAG	157
10.	Duncan • 2TM	154

Plate Appearances
1.	Allen • 2TM	247
	Milton • 2TM	247
3.	Brown • KCM	235
4.	Brooks • KCM	222
5.	Mayweather • KCM	205
6.	Duncan • 2TM	184
7.	Sparks • 2TM	180
8.	Marshall • CAG	175
	Radcliff • CAG	175
10.	Redus • CAG	174
	Gilyard • 2TM	174

Runs Scored
1.	Milton • 2TM	63
2.	Brown • KCM	51
3.	Allen • 2TM	42
4.	Bond • CAG	40
5.	Dwight • KCM	38
6.	Brooks • KCM	36
7.	Davenport • CT	33
	Robinson • CT	33
9.	Mayweather • KCM	31
10.	Woods • BBB	27

Hits
1.	Brown • KCM	81
2.	Allen • 2TM	73
3.	Milton • 2TM	57
4.	Davenport • CT	54
5.	Mayweather • KCM	53
6.	Brooks • KCM	52
7.	Radcliff • CAG	50
8.	Easterling • CT	46
	Gilyard • 2TM	46
10.	Robinson • CT	44

Total Bases
1.	Brown • KCM	142
2.	Allen • 2TM	95
3.	Brooks • KCM	84
4.	Radcliff • CAG	81
	Mayweather • KCM	81
6.	Milton • 2TM	78
7.	Whatley • BBB	76
8.	Easterling • CT	75
9.	Davenport • CT	73
10.	Robinson • CT	69

Doubles
1.	Brooks • KCM	14
2.	Easterling • CT	12
	Strong • 3TM	12
4.	Davenport • CT	11
	Brown • KCM	11
6.	Harris • CT	8
	Robinson • CT	8
	Allen • 2TM	8
	Duncan • 2TM	8
	Gilyard • 2TM	8

Triples
1.	Brown • KCM	10
2.	Radcliff • CAG	9
3.	Easterling • CT	7
	Whatley • BBB	7
5.	Mayweather • KCM	6
	Brooks • KCM	6
7.	Hale • DTS	5
8.	Bond • CAG	4
	Davenport • CT	4
	Robinson • CT	4
	Milton • 2TM	4
	Allen • 2TM	4
	Woods • BBB	4
	Thurman • SL2	4
	O'Neil • MRS	4
	Pearson • SL2	4

Home Runs
1.	Brown • KCM	10
2.	Whatley • BBB	5
	Stearnes • 2TM	5
4.	Woods • BBB	3
	Dunlap • CAG	3
	Radcliff • CAG	3
	Robinson • CT	3
	Hale • DTS	3
	Mayweather • KCM	3
10.	Sparks • 2TM	2
	Milton • 2TM	2
	Dunbar • 2TM	2
	Curry • 3TM	2
	Allen • 2TM	2
	Walker • SL2	2
	Pearson • SL2	2
	Brooks • KCM	2
	Marshall • CAG	2
	Taylor • CT	2

Runs Batted In
1.	Brown • KCM	60
2.	Allen • 2TM	50
3.	Radcliff • CAG	35
4.	Mayweather • KCM	33
5.	Whatley • BBB	31
	Robinson • CT	31
7.	Brooks • KCM	30
8.	Easterling • CT	29
	Milton • 2TM	29
10.	Duncan • 2TM	22

Bases on Balls
1.	Dwight • KCM	31
2.	Milton • 2TM	30
3.	Brooks • KCM	23
4.	Allen • 2TM	21
5.	Brown • KCM	19
6.	Bond • CAG	18
	Duncan • 2TM	18
	Sparks • 2TM	18
9.	Marshall • CAG	16
	Strong • 3TM	16

Stolen Bases
1.	Milton • 2TM	33
2.	Dwight • KCM	22
3.	Allen • 2TM	13
4.	Radcliff • CAG	11
5.	Brown • KCM	10
	Simms • 3TM	10
	Redus • CAG	10
8.	Curry • 3TM	8
9.	Gilliard • MRS	7
	Bond • CAG	7

Singles
1.	Allen • 2TM	59
2.	Brown • KCM	50
3.	Milton • 2TM	44
4.	Davenport • CT	39
5.	Mayweather • KCM	37
6.	Carter • 2TM	35
7.	Radcliff • CAG	34
	Gilyard • 2TM	34
9.	Bond • CAG	30
	Taylor • CT	30
	Brooks • KCM	30

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Brown • KCM	199
2.	Whatley • BBB	189
3.	Easterling • CT	166
4.	Strong • 3TM	158
5.	Pearson • SL2	142
6.	Carter • 2TM	138
7.	Woods • BBB	138
8.	Davenport • CT	133
9.	Allen • 2TM	129
10.	Robinson • CT	128

Runs Created
1.	Brown • KCM	61
2.	Allen • 2TM	37
3.	Easterling • CT	29
	Brooks • KCM	29
5.	Whatley • BBB	28
	Davenport • CT	28
	Milton • 2TM	28
8.	Radcliff • CAG	27
9.	Mayweather • KCM	26
10.	Robinson • CT	25

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Brown • KCM	28
2.	Whatley • BBB	12
3.	Easterling • CT	12
4.	Stearnes • 2TM	11
5.	Strong • 3TM	9
6.	Allen • 2TM	9
7.	Ray • BBB	8
8.	Davenport • CT	7
9.	Curry • 3TM	7
10.	Pearson • SL2	6

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Brown • KCM	2.6
2.	Whatley • BBB	1.2
3.	Easterling • CT	1.1
4.	Stearnes • 2TM	1.1
5.	Allen • 2TM	0.9
6.	Strong • 3TM	0.9
7.	Ray • BBB	0.8
8.	Davenport • CT	0.7
9.	Curry • 3TM	0.6
10.	Pearson • SL2	0.6

Extra Base Hits
1.	Brown • KCM	31
2.	Brooks • KCM	22
3.	Easterling • CT	20
4.	Whatley • BBB	19
5.	Radcliff • CAG	16
	Mayweather • KCM	16
7.	Davenport • CT	15
	Robinson • CT	15
	Strong • 3TM	15
10.	Allen • 2TM	14

Times On Base
1.	Brown • KCM	101
2.	Allen • 2TM	97
3.	Milton • 2TM	89
4.	Brooks • KCM	75
5.	Davenport • CT	65
	Mayweather • KCM	65
7.	Radcliff • CAG	58
	Robinson • CT	58
	Gilyard • 2TM	58
10.	Bond • CAG	57
	Easterling • CT	57
	Duncan • 2TM	57

Offensive Win %
1.	Brown • KCM	.854
2.	Whatley • BBB	.811
3.	Easterling • CT	.765
4.	Carter • 2TM	.741
5.	Strong • 3TM	.738
6.	Pearson • SL2	.704
7.	Davenport • CT	.688
8.	Woods • BBB	.672
9.	Allen • 2TM	.656
10.	Robinson • CT	.633

Hit By Pitch
1.	Marshall • CAG	5
2.	Sparks • 2TM	4
	Redus • CAG	4
	Duncan • 2TM	4
5.	Strong • 3TM	3
	Dunn • DTS	3
	Allen • 2TM	3
	Gilyard • 2TM	3
9.	Dwight • KCM	2
	Pearson • SL2	2
	Easterling • CT	2
	Radcliff • CAG	2
	Hardy • CAG	2
	Milton • 2TM	2
	Clayton • CAG	2
	Stearnes • 2TM	2
	Whatley • BBB	2
	Ray • BBB	2

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Duncan • 2TM	8
	Sparks • 2TM	8
	Simms • 3TM	8
4.	Johnson • KCM	6
5.	Edwards • SL2	5
	Harris • CT	5
	Byas • CAG	5
8.	Bond • CAG	4
	Childs • IA	4
	Redus • CAG	4
	Sanders • 2TM	4
	Marshall • CAG	4
	Foster • CAG	4
	Brooks • KCM	4
	Robinson • CT	4

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Radcliff • CAG	1
	Robinson • CT	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Brown • KCM	10.0
2.	Radcliff • CAG	4.7
3.	Milton • 2TM	3.8
4.	Whatley • BBB	3.8
5.	Allen • 2TM	3.5
6.	Curry • 3TM	3.2
7.	Dunlap • CAG	3.0
	Mayweather • KCM	3.0
9.	Woods • BBB	2.4
10.	Marshall • CAG	2.0
	Sparks • 2TM	2.0

AB per HR
1.	Brown • KCM	21.4
2.	Whatley • BBB	22.4
3.	Woods • BBB	36.3
4.	Dunlap • CAG	43.3
5.	Robinson • CT	49.0
6.	Pearson • SL2	53.0
7.	Radcliff • CAG	55.0
8.	Mayweather • KCM	64.0
9.	Taylor • CT	70.5
10.	Marshall • CAG	75.0
	Sparks • 2TM	75.0

Outs Made
1.	Milton • 2TM	158
2.	Allen • 2TM	150
3.	Brooks • KCM	147
4.	Mayweather • KCM	140
5.	Brown • KCM	134
6.	Sparks • 2TM	129
7.	Redus • CAG	128
8.	Duncan • 2TM	127
9.	Marshall • CAG	120
10.	Carter • CT	118

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