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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. SmithKCM 4.6
2. CorneliusCAG 3.7
3. BrownKCM 2.3
4. HowardBCA 2.2
5. Evans3TM 1.8
6. MiltonKCM 1.8
7. DixonBCA 1.8
8. JohnsonCAG 1.7
9. ReevesBCA 1.6
10. Strong3TM 1.6
WAR Position Players
1. BrownKCM 2.3
2. MiltonKCM 1.8
3. ReevesBCA 1.6
4. Strong2TM 1.6
5. RobinsonMRS 1.5
6. Bibbs2TM 1.4
7. Whatley2TM 1.4
8. MooreBCA 1.2
9. HydeMRS 1.1
10. SmithKCM 1.1
Offensive WAR
1. BrownKCM 2.1
2. MiltonKCM 1.7
3. ReevesBCA 1.6
4. Strong2TM 1.4
5. RobinsonMRS 1.3
6. SmithKCM 1.1
7. Whatley2TM 1.1
8. MooreBCA 1.0
9. DavenportMRS 1.0
10. TrouppeAB3 0.9
Defensive WAR
1. Bibbs2TM 0.7
2. HydeMRS 0.6
3. PelhamBCA 0.5
ButtsBCA 0.5
5. RadcliffCAG 0.4
6. AllenKCM 0.4
7. RobinsonMRS 0.4
8. LockettBBB 0.3
9. Duncan2TM 0.3
10. ElseKCM 0.3
Batting Average
1. Whatley2TM .396
2. ReevesBCA .384
3. RogersMRS .353
4. BrownKCM .344
5. MooreBCA .344
6. MiltonKCM .335
7. CooperBCA .325
8. DavenportMRS .325
9. RobinsonMRS .314
10. McCallBBB .304
On-Base%
1. Whatley2TM .439
2. ReevesBCA .434
3. CooperBCA .429
4. MooreBCA .414
5. RobinsonMRS .403
6. DavenportMRS .392
7. GreeneBCA .392
8. MiltonKCM .391
9. ElseKCM .382
10. BrownKCM .382
Slugging %
1. BrownKCM .594
2. ReevesBCA .592
3. RogersMRS .520
4. MiltonKCM .503
5. Whatley2TM .491
6. RobinsonMRS .446
7. MooreBCA .440
8. McCallBBB .435
9. MayweatherKCM .434
10. GreeneBCA .432
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. ReevesBCA 1.026
2. BrownKCM .977
3. Whatley2TM .929
4. MiltonKCM .894
5. RogersMRS .891
6. MooreBCA .854
7. RobinsonMRS .849
8. GreeneBCA .824
9. DavenportMRS .811
10. CooperBCA .802
Games Played
1. BrownKCM 47
2. MiltonKCM 46
3. O'NeilKCM 45
Bibbs2TM 45
5. PelhamBCA 42
6. DavisBCA 40
ReevesBCA 40
JohnsonKCM 40
9. MooreBCA 39
AllenKCM 39
At Bats
1. MiltonKCM 185
2. BrownKCM 180
3. Bibbs2TM 174
4. PelhamBCA 157
5. O'NeilKCM 152
6. DavisBCA 149
7. AllenKCM 147
8. RadcliffCAG 139
9. RedusCAG 137
10. HydeMRS 132
Plate Appearances
1. MiltonKCM 205
2. Bibbs2TM 193
3. BrownKCM 191
4. O'NeilKCM 172
5. PelhamBCA 168
6. AllenKCM 162
7. DavisBCA 161
8. RedusCAG 157
9. RadcliffCAG 148
10. MooreBCA 147
Runs Scored
1. MiltonKCM 51
2. BrownKCM 34
3. O'NeilKCM 29
4. AllenKCM 27
Bibbs2TM 27
6. ReevesBCA 26
Kemp2TM 26
8. DavisBCA 25
9. RadcliffCAG 24
JohnsonKCM 24
Stearnes2TM 24
Hits
1. BrownKCM 62
MiltonKCM 62
3. Bibbs2TM 52
4. ReevesBCA 48
5. DavisBCA 44
6. MooreBCA 43
7. Whatley2TM 42
8. RedusCAG 41
9. AllenKCM 40
10. HydeMRS 39
Total Bases
1. BrownKCM 107
2. MiltonKCM 93
3. ReevesBCA 74
4. DavisBCA 64
5. O'NeilKCM 62
6. Bibbs2TM 59
7. RedusCAG 58
8. PelhamBCA 56
9. MooreBCA 55
RadcliffCAG 55
Strong2TM 55
Doubles
1. BrownKCM 16
2. DavisBCA 10
MiltonKCM 10
4. O'NeilKCM 9
5. AllenKCM 8
6. DavenportMRS 7
RobinsonMRS 7
PelhamBCA 7
RadcliffCAG 7
MayweatherKCM 7
Triples
1. MiltonKCM 6
2. RadcliffCAG 5
CoxKCM 5
DavisBCA 5
5. GreeneBCA 4
BrownKCM 4
JohnsonKCM 4
ReevesBCA 4
PelhamBCA 4
HydeMRS 4
Strong2TM 4
Stearnes2TM 4
Home Runs
1. BrownKCM 7
2. ReevesBCA 5
3. Strong2TM 4
4. SmithKCM 3
O'NeilKCM 3
MiltonKCM 3
RedusCAG 3
8. MooreBCA 2
JeffersonMRS 2
TrouppeAB3 2
RogersMRS 2
SparksCAG 2
Duncan2TM 2
Stearnes2TM 2
Runs Batted In
1. BrownKCM 48
2. ReevesBCA 34
3. MiltonKCM 27
Stearnes2TM 27
5. DavisBCA 25
MooreBCA 25
PelhamBCA 25
8. Bibbs2TM 24
9. O'NeilKCM 23
Strong2TM 23
Bases on Balls
1. MiltonKCM 17
O'NeilKCM 17
3. Duncan2TM 16
4. MooreBCA 15
RedusCAG 15
CoxKCM 15
RobinsonMRS 15
Bibbs2TM 15
9. CooperBCA 14
10. AllenKCM 13
DavenportMRS 13
Stolen Bases
1. MiltonKCM 25
2. BrownKCM 20
3. O'NeilKCM 11
4. Bibbs2TM 10
5. HydeMRS 9
6. ReevesBCA 7
Strong2TM 7
Stearnes2TM 7
Kemp2TM 7
DavenportMRS 7
Singles
1. Bibbs2TM 46
2. MiltonKCM 43
3. MooreBCA 36
ReevesBCA 36
TaylorMRS 36
6. BrownKCM 35
7. Whatley2TM 34
8. RedusCAG 32
HydeMRS 32
10. AllenKCM 30
Adjusted OPS+
1. ReevesBCA 193
2. BrownKCM 178
3. Whatley2TM 167
4. MiltonKCM 156
5. RogersMRS 154
6. MooreBCA 146
7. RobinsonMRS 144
8. GreeneBCA 137
9. DavenportMRS 133
10. CooperBCA 132
Runs Created
1. BrownKCM 41
2. MiltonKCM 36
3. ReevesBCA 32
4. Strong2TM 25
5. MooreBCA 23
Whatley2TM 23
7. DavisBCA 22
RobinsonMRS 22
9. RedusCAG 21
DavenportMRS 21
Bibbs2TM 21
Adj. Batting Runs
1. BrownKCM 17
2. ReevesBCA 14
3. Strong2TM 13
4. MiltonKCM 13
5. Whatley2TM 9
6. TrouppeAB3 9
7. MooreBCA 8
8. RobinsonMRS 8
9. SmithKCM 6
10. RogersMRS 6
Adj. Batting Wins
1. BrownKCM 1.7
2. ReevesBCA 1.4
3. MiltonKCM 1.3
4. Strong2TM 1.3
5. Whatley2TM 0.9
6. TrouppeAB3 0.9
7. MooreBCA 0.8
8. RobinsonMRS 0.8
9. SmithKCM 0.7
10. RogersMRS 0.6
Extra Base Hits
1. BrownKCM 27
2. MiltonKCM 19
3. DavisBCA 15
O'NeilKCM 15
5. RadcliffCAG 13
Strong2TM 13
7. PelhamBCA 12
ReevesBCA 12
9. MayweatherKCM 11
RobinsonMRS 11
Stearnes2TM 11
Times On Base
1. MiltonKCM 79
2. BrownKCM 73
3. Bibbs2TM 69
4. ReevesBCA 59
5. MooreBCA 58
6. RedusCAG 57
7. RobinsonMRS 56
8. DavisBCA 55
O'NeilKCM 55
10. AllenKCM 53
Offensive Win %
1. ReevesBCA .850
2. Whatley2TM .812
3. BrownKCM .807
4. RogersMRS .756
5. MiltonKCM .746
6. RobinsonMRS .714
7. DavenportMRS .710
8. MooreBCA .709
9. CooperBCA .645
10. GreeneBCA .643
Hit By Pitch
1. BrownMRS 3
RobinsonMRS 3
TrouppeAB3 3
4. Bankhead2TM 2
GreeneBCA 2
Bibbs2TM 2
Duncan2TM 2
JohnsonBBB 2
ElseKCM 2
10. BlackmonBBB 1
ArmourAB3 1
CarterBBB 1
SephusBBB 1
TysonBBB 1
WoodsBBB 1
CooperBCA 1
DavisBCA 1
BrownJRC 1
PelhamBCA 1
ReevesBCA 1
WilliamsBCA 1
CorneliusCAG 1
RadcliffCAG 1
RedusCAG 1
AndrewsBBB 1
BradfordAB3 1
HadleyBCA 1
Whatley2TM 1
Strong2TM 1
Stearnes2TM 1
Smith2TM 1
Smith2TM 1
Kemp2TM 1
Davis2TM 1
RadcliffeMRS 1
HydeMRS 1
CoxKCM 1
BettsKCM 1
SparksCAG 1
FrazierJRC 1
Sacrifice Hits
1. MooreBCA 7
2. MaxwellMRS 5
Duncan2TM 5
BarnesBBB 5
DunlapCAG 5
JohnsonKCM 5
7. JacksonBCA 4
RedusCAG 4
TaylorMRS 4
CoxKCM 4
Caught Stealing
1. RobinsonMRS 1
Power-Speed #
1. BrownKCM 10.4
2. ReevesBCA 5.8
3. MiltonKCM 5.4
4. Strong2TM 5.1
5. O'NeilKCM 4.7
6. RedusCAG 4.0
7. Stearnes2TM 3.1
8. Duncan2TM 2.4
9. RogersMRS 2.0
10. Kemp2TM 1.8
AB per HR
1. ReevesBCA 25.0
2. BrownKCM 25.7
3. RedusCAG 45.7
4. O'NeilKCM 50.7
5. RogersMRS 51.0
6. Duncan2TM 53.0
7. MiltonKCM 61.7
8. MooreBCA 62.5
9. Stearnes2TM 64.5
10. ElseKCM 90.0
YoungCAG 90.0
ByasCAG 90.0
Outs Made
1. MiltonKCM 126
2. Bibbs2TM 124
3. PelhamBCA 122
4. BrownKCM 118
5. O'NeilKCM 117
6. AllenKCM 109
7. DavisBCA 106
8. RadcliffCAG 104
9. JohnsonKCM 103
10. RedusCAG 100

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