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Team Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Tm rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT%
Chicago American Giants.30183.234.0800.7%8.5%35%
Cleveland Bears.32497.267.0700.1%8.8%39%
Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers.355115.274.1171.0%9.4%40%
Kansas City Monarchs.32395.252.1031.0%7.2%44%
Memphis Red Sox.28271.220.0660.3%8.5%28%
St. Louis Stars.334102.234.1051.1%12.4%41%
Toledo Crawfords.360118.276.1020.9%11.5%37%
League Average.32194.248.0920.8%8.9%39%
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Player Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Rk Player Age Team PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1 Henry Milton* 28 KCM 204 .314 88 .245 .070 0.5 9.3 43.8 *9/78 AS
2 Turkey Stearnes* 38 KCM 202 .419 151 .303 .173 3.5 8.4 49.3 *8 AS
3 Willard Brown 24 KCM 183 .453 172 .357 .218 1.6 4.9 48.6 7/5
4 Ted Strong# 22 KCM 181 .407 142 .301 .132 1.7 12.2 43.5 6/35 AS,AS
5 Newt Allen 38 KCM 178 .253 56 .222 .030 0.0 6.2 39.6 4/67
6 Buck O'Neil 27 KCM 169 .255 56 .175 .103 0.6 8.3 43.9 3
7 Rainey Bibbs# 28 KCM 165 .330 102 .287 .095 0.6 4.2 61.5 5/4
8 Alex Radcliff 33 CAG 144 .316 93 .254 .111 0.7 6.3 46.5 5/6 AS,AS
9 Willie Simms* 30 CAG 131 .388 136 .277 .148 2.3 12.2 25.5 8
10 Ernie Smith* 39 CAG 126 .310 86 .283 .033 0.0 4.8 30.0 7/892
11 Subby Byas# 29 CAG 117 .342 109 .253 .070 0.9 14.5 33.3 9/327
12 Joe Greene 27 KCM 116 .304 85 .212 .123 1.7 8.6 28.1 2
13 Ed Young 26 CAG 114 .377 125 .260 .124 0.9 14.9 35.7 3/57
14 Pepper Bassett# 28 CAG 111 .243 49 .202 .048 0.0 6.3 42.9 2 AS,AS
15 Billy Horne 23 CAG 105 .282 73 .240 .031 0.0 8.6 37.5 4/6 AS,AS
16 Dan Wilson# 23 SL3 99 .432 156 .349 .105 0.0 13.1 58.1 7/684 AS,AS
17 Bill Bradford* 25 SL3 96 .282 71 .181 .083 1.0 12.5 37.0 9/357
18 Joe Sparks 28 CAG 93 .292 79 .202 .129 1.1 8.6 32.0 6/45
19 Parnell Woods 27 CBR 92 .358 113 .282 .129 0.0 7.6 51.6 5 AS
20 Henry Turner 25 CBR 91 .466 184 .386 .190 1.1 7.7 25.6 2/79
21 Johnny Ray* 27 CBR 88 .300 84 .231 .064 0.0 11.4 64.3 8/79
22 Leslie Green* 25 SL3 85 .401 140 .274 .173 2.4 11.8 56.7 8
23 Donald Reeves* 27 2TM 85 .372 127 .296 .183 1.2 3.5 40.7 9/17
23 Donald Reeves* 27 IAB 68 .367 124 .308 .154 0.0 4.4 47.8 *9/17
23 Donald Reeves* 27 CAG 17 .393 139 .250 .294 5.9 0.0 0.0 /9
24 John Lyles# 27 CBR 84 .344 107 .304 .063 0.0 6.0 41.4 6/97 AS
25 Ed Mayweather* 29 SL3 84 .321 96 .194 .149 2.4 11.9 33.3 3
26 Bobby Robinson 35 SL3 84 .260 59 .169 .028 0.0 15.5 32.0 5
27 Lloyd Davenport* 27 MRS 83 .317 89 .263 .053 0.0 8.4 22.2 9/8 AS
28 Jelly Taylor* 28 MRS 83 .269 65 .181 .069 0.0 13.3 29.2 3 AS
29 Albert Frazier 24 CBR 82 .340 108 .297 .041 0.0 9.8 36.7 4
30 Marshall Riddle* 21 SL3 80 .376 130 .294 .088 0.0 15.0 18.8 4/6 AS
31 Marlin Carter* 26 MRS 79 .345 110 .254 .155 0.0 10.1 42.3 4/5
32 Mint Jones# 28 CBR 76 .300 84 .268 .042 0.0 6.6 41.7 3
33 Neil Robinson 31 MRS 75 .342 105 .275 .101 0.0 8.0 36.0 8/649 AS,AS
34 Tommy Butts 19 IAB 74 .262 59 .203 .087 0.0 6.8 36.8 *6/5
35 Duke Cleveland* 22 CBR 73 .321 96 .254 .032 0.0 13.7 53.8 9/78
36 Larry Brown# 37 MRS 72 .264 63 .246 .029 0.0 4.2 15.0 2/7 AS,AS
37 Fred Bankhead 26 MRS 71 .261 60 .212 .061 0.0 7.0 10.5 5/489
38 Bill Williams 26 KCM 71 .253 52 .221 .044 0.0 4.2 38.9 5/67
39 Jabbo Andrews* 31 IAB 67 .329 101 .197 .238 3.0 6.0 50.0 *7/91
40 Raymond Taylor 28 SL3 67 .283 73 .183 .131 1.5 9.0 64.7 3/2
41 Red Moore* 22 IAB 63 .518 215 .434 .170 0.0 15.9 33.3 *3
42 Gabby Kemp 20 IAB 62 .408 144 .308 .094 1.6 14.5 24.0 *4/5
43 Buddy Armour* 24 SL3 61 .410 148 .314 .096 1.6 14.8 12.0 6
44 T.J. Brown 23 MRS 61 .251 54 .151 .074 1.6 11.5 26.7 6
45 Oscar Boone 28 IAB 60 .413 151 .358 .075 0.0 11.7 30.8 *2/3
46 Babe Davis 30 IAB 56 .388 136 .255 .163 3.6 12.5 68.4 *7/8
47 Spencer Davis 31 IAB 56 .307 87 .260 .020 0.0 10.7 26.3 *5/3
48 Hilton Smith 32 KCM 55 .213 31 .185 .074 0.0 1.8 27.3 1/9 AS,AS
49 Wilson Redus 34 CAG 51 .223 37 .170 .043 0.0 7.8 50.0 7/92
50 Nat Rogers* 45 MRS 51 .286 75 .234 .064 0.0 7.8 6.7 /97
51 Lionel Decuir 24 KCM 47 .121 -25 .089 .022 0.0 4.3 16.7 2
52 Cowan Hyde 32 MRS 44 .281 66 .225 .025 0.0 9.1 53.8 /7459
53 Nish Williams 35 IAB 41 .314 89 .250 .028 0.0 12.2 42.9 /2437
54 John Bissant 25 CAG 40 .328 100 .263 .128 2.5 2.5 27.3 /794
55 Jimmie Crutchfield* 29 TC 40 .319 95 .235 .059 0.0 15.0 28.6 78
56 Frank Bradley 21 KCM 39 .248 52 .237 .026 0.0 2.6 40.0 1/6
57 Paul Hardy 28 KCM 39 .385 133 .324 .059 0.0 12.8 31.3 /293
58 Tommie Dukes* 32 TC 37 .439 167 .364 .152 0.0 10.8 37.5 2
59 Jesse Houston 29 CAG 37 .298 82 .278 .056 0.0 2.7 45.5 /13469
60 Buster Clarkson 24 TC 36 .449 169 .300 .226 2.8 13.9 71.4 4/7
61 Theolic Smith# 26 SL3 35 .261 56 .212 .061 0.0 5.7 55.6 /1978 AS
62 Jerry Benjamin# 29 TC 34 .227 39 .167 .000 0.0 11.8 33.3 8/7
63 Willie Cornelius 32 CAG 34 .267 63 .250 .000 0.0 5.9 40.0 1
64 Preacher Henry 28 CBR 33 .264 61 .200 .067 0.0 9.1 11.1 1
65 Sylvester Owens IAB 32 .297 81 .258 .097 0.0 3.1 22.2 /789
66 Clarence Lamar 24 CBR 31 .227 38 .179 .000 0.0 9.7 50.0 /6524
67 Philly Holmes* 26 2TM 31 .269 61 .185 .037 0.0 12.9 66.7 /64
67 Philly Holmes* 26 CBR 20 .333 96 .235 .059 0.0 15.0 57.1 /6
67 Philly Holmes* 26 IAB 11 .154 -4 .100 .000 0.0 9.1 100.0 /64
68 Walter Burch 31 CBR 29 .175 8 .115 .000 0.0 10.3 16.7 /2
69 Curtis Henderson 27 TC 29 .346 111 .321 .071 0.0 3.4 30.0 6/54
70 Ted Radcliffe 36 MRS 29 .182 12 .148 .000 0.0 6.9 50.0 1/7 AS
71 George Walker 24 KCM 29 .158 -2 .138 .069 0.0 0.0 75.0 1
72 Red Hale 26 CAG 28 .160 -8 .080 .000 0.0 10.7 20.0 /6
73 Jim Williams 33 TC 28 .403 143 .292 .167 0.0 14.3 36.4 9 AS,AS
74 Smoky Owens 27 CBR 27 .225 38 .222 .037 0.0 0.0 16.7 1 AS
75 Red Longley 29 MRS 26 .310 87 .143 .136 3.8 15.4 14.3 /7294
76 Oscar Charleston* 42 TC 24 .397 141 .250 .190 4.2 12.5 37.5 3
77 Felix Evans 28 IAB 23 .339 104 .105 .286 8.7 8.7 75.0 /138
78 Jimmy Ford 26 SL3 23 .226 36 .143 .095 0.0 8.7 40.0 /647
79 Frank McAllister 21 SL3 23 .269 64 .095 .261 8.7 0.0 0.0 /179
80 Leroy Morney# 30 TC 23 .426 157 .300 .190 4.3 8.7 62.5 6 AS
81 Quincy Trouppe# 26 SL3 23 .536 224 .450 .200 0.0 13.0 58.3 /72
82 Ralph Coles# 26 CBR 22 .422 156 .368 .053 0.0 13.6 0.0 /798
83 Eddie Dixon 23 IAB 22 .256 54 .227 .091 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
84 Bob Smith 32 SL3 22 .247 51 .063 .000 0.0 27.3 42.9 /2
85 Langrum 2TM 20 .304 86 .300 .050 0.0 0.0 33.3 /746
85 Langrum CAG 1 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /6
85 Langrum KCM 19 .320 95 .316 .053 0.0 0.0 33.3 /74
86 Joe Royal 27 CBR 18 .195 16 .125 .000 0.0 11.1 25.0 /78
87 Alonzo Mitchell 34 CBR 17 .246 51 .235 .059 0.0 0.0 25.0 /13
88 Willie Spencer 25 TC 17 .481 192 .438 .125 0.0 5.9 12.5 5
89 Lefty Bowe* 20 CAG 16 .119 -26 .125 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0 /1
90 Jimmy Johnson 20 TC 16 .271 66 .214 .000 0.0 12.5 20.0 13/9 AS
91 Tommy Johnson 24 CAG 16 .143 -11 .125 .063 0.0 0.0 50.0 1
92 Bill Harvey* 31 TC 15 .353 115 .308 .000 0.0 13.3 0.0 13
93 Floyd Kranson 25 KCM 15 .252 54 .154 .077 0.0 13.3 50.0 1
94 Lefty Calhoun* 27 SL3 13 .380 131 .333 .083 0.0 7.7 60.0 /1
95 Lester Lockett 27 CAG 13 .073 -54 .077 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /46
96 Roosevelt Davis 34 MRS 12 .062 -60 .000 .000 0.0 8.3 0.0 /1
97 Big Train Jackson* 22 KCM 12 .204 25 .100 .000 0.0 16.7 33.3 /1
98 Tee Mitchell 23 IAB 12 .237 45 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 /1
99 Charley Robinson CAG 12 .283 73 .200 .000 0.0 16.7 25.0 /87
100 Eugene Bremer 22 MRS 11 .259 58 .273 .000 0.0 0.0 66.7 /15
101 Ted Trent 35 CAG 11 .000 -96 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
102 Robert Dean 23 SL3 9 .000 -97 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
103 Willie Hutchinson 24 KCM 9 .201 17 .125 .000 0.0 11.1 50.0 /1
104 Willie Jefferson 35 MRS 9 .422 156 .444 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
105 Lefty Moses 25 KCM 9 .118 -33 .111 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
106 Guy Smith IAB 9 .505 206 .500 .000 0.0 11.1 60.0 /1
107 Spoon Carter* 36 TC 8 .331 101 .286 .000 0.0 12.5 33.3 /19
108 Andy Cooper 42 KCM 8 .356 117 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 /1
109 Davis MRS 8 .356 117 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 /9
110 Ben Hill 22 TC 8 .226 30 .143 .000 0.0 12.5 100.0 /5
111 Horatio Lamar* 27 IAB 8 .412 142 .167 .333 0.0 25.0 100.0 /4
112 Porter Moss 29 MRS 8 .119 -26 .125 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /1
113 Eugene Tyler 19 CBR 8 .000 -98 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /9
114 David Whatley* 24 CBR 8 .419 146 .375 .125 0.0 0.0 33.3 /9
115 Bill Cooper* 24 IAB 7 .434 164 .333 .167 0.0 14.3 66.7 /25
116 Luther Gilyard 29 CAG 7 .242 48 .167 .000 0.0 14.3 0.0 /3
117 Bob Jefferson IAB 7 .327 99 .286 .143 0.0 0.0 50.0 /57
118 Harry Kincannon 29 TC 7 .242 48 .167 .000 0.0 14.3 50.0 /15
119 Joe Williams CAG 7 .258 48 .167 .000 0.0 14.3 0.0 /6
120 Percy Forrest 22 CAG 6 .441 168 .400 .000 0.0 16.7 0.0 /1
121 Leroy Haynes 25 IAB 6 .475 187 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 66.7 /7
122 George Mitchell 39 SL3 6 .283 73 .200 .000 0.0 16.7 0.0 /3
123 Dan Thomas CBR 6 .441 168 .400 .000 0.0 16.7 0.0 /7
124 Lemuel Williams CAG 6 .125 -22 .000 .000 0.0 16.7 100.0 /1
125 Ossie Brown SL3 5 .149 -8 .000 .000 0.0 20.0 0.0 /1
126 Red Hadley* 30 IAB 5 .190 17 .200 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /8
127 Johnny Wright 22 TC 5 .339 106 .250 .000 0.0 20.0 0.0 1
128 Cliff Blackmon 25 2TM 5 .000 -97 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
128 Cliff Blackmon 25 IAB 1 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
128 Cliff Blackmon 25 MRS 4 .000 -98 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
129 Red Howard* 29 2TM 5 .607 267 .500 .250 0.0 20.0 66.7 /19
129 Red Howard* 29 CBR 4 .759 359 .667 .333 0.0 25.0 33.3 /1
129 Red Howard* 29 MRS 1 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /9
130 Jack Bruton 27 CBR 4 .000 -98 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /7
131 Chapel TC 4 .000 -98 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /9
132 Telosh Howard 35 IAB 4 .424 157 .333 .000 0.0 25.0 50.0 /1
133 Jones SL3 4 .187 16 .000 .000 0.0 25.0 0.0 /7
134 Alonzo Boone 31 CBR 3 .249 53 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 0.0 /1
135 Bernard Fernández 21 CBR 3 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
136 Willie Ferrell 25 CBR 3 .316 92 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /1
137 Fresnell CAG 3 .918 437 .667 .667 0.0 0.0 50.0 /8
138 Claude Hayslett 26 IAB 3 .249 53 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 0.0 /1
139 Rogers Pierre 25 CAG 3 .447 171 .333 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
140 Lefty Richbourg IAB 3 .316 92 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
141 Andy Drake 32 SL3 2 .475 185 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
142 Jack Moore CBR 2 .848 408 1.000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 /7
143 Johnny Reed 23 CAG 2 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /3
144 Elbert Treadway 23 KCM 2 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
145 Lefty Wilson 22 MRS 2 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
146 Jimmie Armstead* 19 SL3 1 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
147 Bradford MRS 1 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /7
148 Malcolm SL3 1 .949 469 1.000 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /6
149 Ralph Ross MRS 1 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
150 Andrews CBR 0 /1
151 Charlie Beverly* 39 KCM 0 /1
152 Davis CBR 0 /1
153 Logan Hensley 39 CAG 0 /1
154 Willie Hudson* 21 KCM 0 /1
155 Martin KCM 0 /9
League Average .321 100 .248 .092 0.8 8.9 38.7
Player Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Rk Player Age Team PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1 Leslie Green* 25 SL3 21 .313 .125 0.0 14.3 25.0
2 Dan Wilson# 23 SL3 21 .250 .100 0.0 4.8 50.0
3 Henry Milton* 28 KCM 20 .158 .158 0.0 5.0 125.0
4 Marshall Riddle* 21 SL3 20 .389 .000 0.0 10.0 22.2
5 Newt Allen 38 KCM 19 .222 .056 0.0 0.0 75.0
6 Ted Strong# 22 KCM 19 .263 .053 0.0 0.0 20.0
7 Rainey Bibbs# 28 KCM 18 .294 .000 0.0 5.6 50.0
8 Bill Bradford* 25 SL3 18 .118 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
9 Joe Greene 27 KCM 18 .235 .118 0.0 5.6 60.0
10 Ed Mayweather* 29 SL3 18 .333 .188 5.6 11.1 0.0
11 Turkey Stearnes* 38 KCM 18 .167 .308 5.6 16.7 40.0
12 Buddy Armour* 24 SL3 17 .294 .000 0.0 0.0 20.0
13 Buck O'Neil 27 KCM 17 .500 .188 0.0 5.9 44.4
14 Bobby Robinson 35 SL3 13 .250 .000 0.0 7.7 25.0
15 Jimmy Ford 26 SL3 12 .182 .000 0.0 8.3 33.3
16 Bob Smith 32 SL3 11 .100 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
17 Willard Brown 24 KCM 10 .300 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0
18 Raymond Taylor 28 SL3 8 .286 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
19 Theolic Smith# 26 SL3 7 .250 .250 0.0 28.6 33.3
20 Andy Cooper 42 KCM 6 .200 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0
21 Frank McAllister 21 SL3 6 .333 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0
22 Hilton Smith 32 KCM 6 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0
23 Bill Williams 26 KCM 6 .167 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
24 Lefty Calhoun* 27 SL3 5 .200 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
25 Ossie Brown SL3 4 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
26 Floyd Kranson 25 KCM 3 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0
27 Willie Hutchinson 24 KCM 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
28 George Mitchell 39 SL3 2 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
29 Ziggy Marcell KCM 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
30 Sylvester Owens SL3 1 1.000 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0
31 Langrum KCM 0
League Average .263 .085 0.6 5.5 35.3

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