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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Smith • 2TM 5.8
2. Brown • KCM 3.3
3. Houston • CT 3.2
4. Allen • 2TM 3.1
5. Barnes • KCM 2.9
6. Cornelius • CAG 2.8
7. Bremer • CT 2.6
8. Moss • 3TM 2.0
9. Foster • CAG 1.8
10. Easterling • CT 1.8
Trent • CAG 1.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. Smith • 2TM 5.5
2. Cornelius • CAG 3.0
3. Houston • CT 3.0
4. Barnes • KCM 2.6
5. Bremer • CT 2.3
6. Trent • CAG 2.0
7. Moss • 3TM 1.9
8. Cooper • 2TM 1.6
9. Foster • CAG 1.6
10. Mitchell • BBB 1.5
Earned Run Average
1. Bremer • CT 1.47
2. Smith • 2TM 1.66
3. Barnes • KCM 2.08
4. Houston • CT 2.26
5. McHenry • KCM 2.27
6. Trent • CAG 2.59
7. Cooper • 2TM 2.61
8. Wilson • 2TM 2.70
9. Cornelius • CAG 2.88
10. Moss • 3TM 2.99
Wins
1. Smith • 2TM 11
2. Barnes • KCM 9
Houston • CT 9
4. Markham • KCM 7
5. Bremer • CT 5
Cornelius • CAG 5
Trent • CAG 5
8. Kranson • 3TM 4
Foster • CAG 4
10. Wilson • 2TM 3
Moss • 3TM 3
Cooper • 2TM 3
Howard • BBB 3
Hannibal • IA 3
Blackmon • CAG 3
Ferrell • BBB 3
Bruton • BBB 3
Win-Loss %
1. Markham • KCM 1.000
2. Barnes • KCM .818
3. Houston • CT .750
4. Smith • 2TM .733
5. Bremer • CT .714
6. Wilson • 2TM .600
Cooper • 2TM .600
Howard • BBB .600
9. Cornelius • CAG .556
10. Henderson • BBB .500
Hayslett • 2TM .500
Madison • MRS .500
Hannibal • IA .500
Griffin • SL2 .500
Cook • IA .500
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Smith • 2TM 0.859
2. Bremer • CT 0.891
3. Cooper • 2TM 0.903
4. Houston • CT 1.093
5. Moss • 3TM 1.094
6. Barnes • KCM 1.125
7. Cornelius • CAG 1.136
8. McHenry • KCM 1.144
9. Wilson • 2TM 1.163
10. Trent • CAG 1.233
Hits per 9 IP
1. Smith • 2TM 5.870
2. Bremer • CT 6.382
3. Cooper • 2TM 6.597
4. Cornelius • CAG 7.165
5. McHenry • KCM 7.752
6. Barnes • KCM 7.788
7. Houston • CT 8.140
8. Hayslett • 2TM 8.357
9. Wilson • 2TM 8.438
10. Moss • 3TM 8.520
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Moss • 3TM 1.328
2. Cooper • 2TM 1.534
3. Hughes • IA 1.573
4. Bremer • CT 1.636
5. Houston • CT 1.693
6. Jefferson • CT 1.831
7. Trent • CAG 1.849
8. Smith • 2TM 1.864
9. Wilson • 2TM 2.025
10. Bruton • BBB 2.225
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Markham • KCM 8.874
2. Jefferson • CT 7.551
3. Smith • 2TM 6.836
4. Houston • CT 6.770
5. Moss • 3TM 6.307
6. Thomas • DTS 6.300
7. Wilson • 2TM 6.244
8. Cooper • 2TM 6.136
9. Hannibal • IA 6.128
10. Howard • BBB 5.973
Games Played
1. Smith • 2TM 21
2. Cornelius • CAG 17
3. Foster • CAG 16
Houston • CT 16
5. McHenry • KCM 15
Trent • CAG 15
Kranson • 3TM 15
Barnes • KCM 15
9. Moss • 3TM 14
10. Johnson • SL2 13
Saves
1. McHenry • KCM 3
2. Barnes • KCM 2
Trent • CAG 2
Howard • 2TM 2
5. Cornelius • CAG 1
Rogan • KCM 1
Allen • 2TM 1
Smith • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Smith • 2TM 130.1
2. Houston • CT 111.2
3. Cornelius • CAG 103.0
4. Johnson • SL2 90.1
5. Moss • 3TM 81.1
6. Foster • CAG 80.2
Kranson • 3TM 80.2
8. Trent • CAG 73.0
9. Barnes • KCM 69.1
10. McHenry • KCM 67.1
Strikeouts
1. Smith • 2TM 99
2. Houston • CT 84
3. Cornelius • CAG 66
4. Moss • 3TM 57
5. Kranson • 3TM 50
6. Markham • KCM 47
7. Foster • CAG 46
8. Barnes • KCM 45
9. McHenry • KCM 42
10. Trent • CAG 41
Games Started
1. Smith • 2TM 16
2. Houston • CT 15
3. Cornelius • CAG 12
4. Johnson • SL2 11
5. McHenry • KCM 10
6. Trent • CAG 8
Foster • CAG 8
Ferrell • BBB 8
Moss • 3TM 8
Miller • DTS 8
Complete Games
1. Houston • CT 10
2. Smith • 2TM 9
3. Johnson • SL2 7
4. Moss • 3TM 6
Bruton • BBB 6
Cornelius • CAG 6
7. Barnes • KCM 5
Cooper • 2TM 5
Trent • CAG 5
Miller • DTS 5
Ferrell • BBB 5
Bremer • CT 5
Shutouts
1. Trent • CAG 3
Smith • 2TM 3
3. Bremer • CT 2
Foster • CAG 2
5. Blackmon • CAG 1
Cornelius • CAG 1
Houston • CT 1
McHenry • KCM 1
Mitchell • BBB 1
Wilson • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. Griffin • SL2 7
2. Bruton • BBB 6
3. Johnson • SL2 4
Cornelius • CAG 4
Howard • BBB 4
Foster • CAG 4
7. May • SL2 3
Markham • KCM 3
Miller • SL2 3
Ferrell • BBB 3
Moss • 3TM 3
Bases on Balls
1. Miller • DTS 40
2. Johnson • SL2 38
3. Cornelius • CAG 35
4. Kranson • 3TM 31
5. Foster • CAG 30
6. Smith • 2TM 27
7. Blackmon • CAG 26
Griffin • SL2 26
9. Ferrell • BBB 22
10. Houston • CT 21
Hits
1. Johnson • SL2 132
2. Houston • CT 101
3. Smith • 2TM 85
4. Kranson • 3TM 84
5. Cornelius • CAG 82
Bruton • BBB 82
7. Foster • CAG 77
Moss • 3TM 77
9. Trent • CAG 75
10. Blackmon • CAG 71
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Moss • 3TM 4.750
2. Jefferson • CT 4.125
3. Cooper • 2TM 4.000
Houston • CT 4.000
5. Smith • 2TM 3.667
6. Markham • KCM 3.615
7. Hughes • IA 3.333
8. Wilson • 2TM 3.083
9. Bremer • CT 2.900
10. Trent • CAG 2.733
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Bremer • CT 0.000
Wilson • 2TM 0.000
Bryant • MRS 0.000
Cook • IA 0.000
Powell • CAG 0.000
Hughes • IA 0.000
Hannibal • IA 0.000
8. McHenry • KCM 0.134
9. Smith • 2TM 0.138
10. Cooper • 2TM 0.153
Losses
1. Johnson • SL2 9
2. McHenry • KCM 6
Miller • DTS 6
Trent • CAG 6
5. Hughes • IA 5
Foster • CAG 5
Kranson • 3TM 5
8. Ferrell • BBB 4
Moss • 3TM 4
Cornelius • CAG 4
Smith • 2TM 4
Bruton • BBB 4
Blackmon • CAG 4
Earned Runs
1. Johnson • SL2 63
2. Griffin • SL2 43
3. Miller • DTS 40
4. Bruton • BBB 37
5. Foster • CAG 35
Ferrell • BBB 35
7. Blackmon • CAG 33
Cornelius • CAG 33
9. Bryant • MRS 32
Howard • BBB 32
Wild Pitches
1. Kranson • 3TM 8
2. Thomas • 2TM 4
Johnson • SL2 4
4. Bruton • BBB 2
Trent • CAG 2
Rogan • KCM 2
Howard • BBB 2
Foster • CAG 2
Cornelius • CAG 2
10. Wilson • 2TM 1
Barnes • KCM 1
Smith • 2TM 1
Cross • CAG 1
Eatmon • BBB 1
Partlow • CT 1
Miller • DTS 1
McHenry • KCM 1
Markham • KCM 1
Griffin • SL2 1
Houston • CT 1
Hill • SL2 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Houston • CT 7
2. Miller • DTS 6
Kranson • 3TM 6
4. Powell • CAG 4
Moss • 3TM 4
Ferrell • BBB 4
7. Barnes • KCM 3
Webster • DTS 3
Davis • DTS 3
Cornelius • CAG 3
Batters Faced
1. Smith • 2TM 494
2. Houston • CT 473
3. Johnson • SL2 438
4. Cornelius • CAG 424
5. Kranson • 3TM 371
6. Foster • CAG 358
7. Moss • 3TM 340
8. Trent • CAG 311
9. McHenry • KCM 283
10. Barnes • KCM 279
Games Finished
1. Barnes • KCM 7
2. Webster • DTS 6
Foster • CAG 6
4. Kranson • 3TM 5
McHenry • KCM 5
Trent • CAG 5
Cornelius • CAG 5
8. Smith • 2TM 4
Powell • CAG 4
Radcliffe • CT 4
Moss • 3TM 4
Griffin • SL2 4
Eatmon • BBB 4
Adjusted ERA+
1. Bremer • CT 306
2. Smith • 2TM 271
3. Barnes • KCM 217
4. Houston • CT 199
5. McHenry • KCM 198
6. Trent • CAG 174
7. Cooper • 2TM 174
8. Wilson • 2TM 168
9. Cornelius • CAG 156
10. Moss • 3TM 152
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Wilson • 2TM 2.49
2. Smith • 2TM 2.50
3. Hughes • IA 2.56
4. Cooper • 2TM 2.62
5. Houston • CT 2.68
6. Bremer • CT 2.69
7. Moss • 3TM 2.87
8. Markham • KCM 2.93
9. Jefferson • CT 2.95
10. McHenry • KCM 3.04
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Smith • 2TM 41
2. Houston • CT 24
3. Barnes • KCM 19
4. Cornelius • CAG 18
5. Bremer • CT 17
6. McHenry • KCM 14
7. Moss • 3TM 14
8. Trent • CAG 13
9. Cooper • 2TM 12
10. Mitchell • BBB 10
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Smith • 2TM 3.9
2. Houston • CT 2.2
3. Barnes • KCM 1.8
4. Bremer • CT 1.7
5. Cornelius • CAG 1.6
6. McHenry • KCM 1.3
7. Moss • 3TM 1.2
8. Trent • CAG 1.2
9. Cooper • 2TM 1.2
10. Mitchell • BBB 1.0

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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