1940 Negro American League Batting Leaders

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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Walker • KCM	2.5
2.	Williams • KCM	2.2
3.	Bremer • MRS	1.9
4.	Mayweather • SNS	1.6
5.	Robinson • MRS	1.6
6.	Hutchinson • MRS	1.5
7.	Bradley • KCM	1.4
8.	Bankhead • BBB	1.3
9.	Armour • SNS	1.2
	Smith • KCM	1.2

WAR Position Players
1.	Williams • KCM	2.2
2.	Mayweather • SNS	1.6
3.	Robinson • MRS	1.6
4.	Armour • SNS	1.2
5.	Greene • KCM	1.1
6.	Sampson • BBB	1.1
7.	Souell • KCM	1.0
8.	Bankhead • MRS	1.0
9.	Green • SNS	0.9
10.	Stearnes • KCM	0.9

Offensive WAR
1.	Williams • KCM	1.7
2.	Mayweather • SNS	1.5
3.	Robinson • MRS	1.1
4.	Greene • KCM	1.1
5.	Stearnes • KCM	1.0
6.	Souell • KCM	1.0
7.	Armour • SNS	0.9
8.	Sampson • BBB	0.9
9.	Cleveland • CBR	0.9
10.	Green • SNS	0.8

Defensive WAR
1.	Williams • KCM	0.7
2.	Robinson • MRS	0.4
3.	Bankhead • MRS	0.4
4.	Armour • SNS	0.3
5.	Douglas • KCM	0.3
	Turner • TC	0.3
7.	Mathis • MRS	0.3
	Mickey • BBB	0.3
9.	Sampson • BBB	0.3
10.	Carter • MRS	0.2

Batting Average
1.	Mayweather • SNS	.376
2.	Williams • KCM	.366
3.	Bibbs • 2TM	.347
4.	Sampson • BBB	.337
5.	Cleveland • CBR	.333
6.	Armour • SNS	.330
7.	Riddle • SNS	.329
8.	Young • CAG	.323
9.	Souell • KCM	.314
10.	Robinson • MRS	.309

On-Base%
1.	Mayweather • SNS	.523
2.	Cleveland • CBR	.426
3.	Williams • KCM	.420
4.	Ray • CBR	.413
5.	Bibbs • 2TM	.405
6.	Robinson • MRS	.402
7.	Green • SNS	.402
8.	Souell • KCM	.400
9.	Young • CAG	.397
10.	Bond • CAG	.390
	Riddle • SNS	.390

Slugging %
1.	Reeves • CAG	.574
2.	Greene • KCM	.529
3.	Mayweather • SNS	.506
4.	Riddle • SNS	.500
5.	Robinson • MRS	.485
6.	Williams • KCM	.481
7.	Nixon • BBB	.465
8.	Stearnes • KCM	.460
9.	Bibbs • 2TM	.458
10.	Armour • SNS	.447

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Mayweather • SNS	1.028
2.	Reeves • CAG	.932
3.	Greene • KCM	.913
4.	Williams • KCM	.900
5.	Riddle • SNS	.890
6.	Robinson • MRS	.886
7.	Bibbs • 2TM	.863
8.	Nixon • BBB	.839
9.	Young • CAG	.828
10.	Armour • SNS	.825

Games Played
1.	Brown • MRS	48
	Taylor • MRS	48
3.	Bankhead • MRS	46
4.	Brown • MRS	44
5.	Longley • MRS	43
6.	Carter • MRS	42
	Mathis • MRS	42
8.	O'Neil • KCM	38
	Williams • KCM	38
10.	Stearnes • KCM	36

At Bats
1.	Bankhead • MRS	162
2.	Taylor • MRS	155
3.	Brown • MRS	154
4.	Carter • MRS	148
5.	O'Neil • KCM	138
6.	Brown • MRS	136
7.	Longley • MRS	135
8.	Williams • KCM	131
9.	Stearnes • KCM	126
10.	Milton • KCM	122

Plate Appearances
1.	Bankhead • MRS	186
2.	Taylor • MRS	183
3.	Brown • MRS	171
4.	Carter • MRS	166
5.	Brown • MRS	159
6.	Longley • MRS	158
7.	O'Neil • KCM	147
	Williams • KCM	147
9.	Stearnes • KCM	146
10.	Milton • KCM	139

Runs Scored
1.	Bankhead • MRS	39
2.	Green • SNS	26
3.	Greene • KCM	24
	O'Neil • KCM	24
5.	Cleveland • CBR	23
	Williams • KCM	23
	Taylor • MRS	23
8.	Milton • KCM	22
	Stearnes • KCM	22
10.	Lyles • SNS	21
	Mayweather • SNS	21

Hits
1.	Williams • KCM	48
2.	Brown • MRS	40
	Carter • MRS	40
4.	O'Neil • KCM	39
	Bankhead • MRS	39
	Taylor • MRS	39
7.	Souell • KCM	37
8.	Brown • MRS	36
9.	Sampson • BBB	34
	Armour • SNS	34

Total Bases
1.	Williams • KCM	63
2.	Stearnes • KCM	58
3.	O'Neil • KCM	54
4.	Carter • MRS	52
5.	Bankhead • MRS	51
	Brown • MRS	51
	Taylor • MRS	51
8.	Robinson • MRS	47
9.	Armour • SNS	46
10.	Greene • KCM	45

Doubles
1.	Brown • MRS	11
2.	Armour • SNS	8
	Longley • MRS	8
4.	Greene • KCM	7
5.	Williams • KCM	6
	Stearnes • KCM	6
	Nixon • BBB	6
	O'Neil • KCM	6
	Brown • MRS	6
	Mayweather • SNS	6

Triples
1.	Carter • MRS	4
	Greene • KCM	4
3.	Williams • KCM	3
	Woods • 2TM	3
	Bibbs • 2TM	3
	Riddle • SNS	3
	O'Neil • KCM	3
	Sampson • BBB	3
	Bond • CAG	3
10.	Redd • BBB	2
	Armour • SNS	2
	Taylor • MRS	2
	Ford • SNS	2
	Bankhead • MRS	2
	Burton • BBB	2
	Stearnes • KCM	2
	Matchett • KCM	2
	Turner • TC	2
	Turner • CBR	2
	Nixon • BBB	2

Home Runs
1.	Stearnes • KCM	5
2.	Reeves • CAG	4
	Robinson • MRS	4
4.	Andrews • BBB	3
5.	Nixon • BBB	2
	Greene • KCM	2
7.	Williams • KCM	1
	Burton • BBB	1
	Milton • KCM	1
	Decuir • KCM	1
	Bradley • KCM	1
	Lamar • CBR	1
	Coles • CBR	1
	Young • CAG	1
	Sparks • CAG	1
	Simms • CAG	1
	Snead • BBB	1
	McBride • BBB	1
	Bankhead • MRS	1
	Woods • 2TM	1
	Owens • 2TM	1
	Spencer • TC	1
	Henderson • TC	1
	Clarkson • TC	1
	Riddle • SNS	1
	O'Neil • KCM	1
	Green • SNS	1
	Taylor • MRS	1
	Mathis • MRS	1
	Dumas • MRS	1
	Mayweather • SNS	1

Runs Batted In
1.	Stearnes • KCM	33
2.	Williams • KCM	28
3.	O'Neil • KCM	26
4.	Reeves • CAG	24
5.	Greene • KCM	22
6.	Robinson • MRS	21
7.	Mayweather • SNS	19
8.	Turner • CBR	17
	Brown • MRS	17
	Armour • SNS	17

Bases on Balls
1.	Green • SNS	24
	Mayweather • SNS	24
3.	Brown • MRS	21
4.	Ray • CBR	20
	Longley • MRS	20
6.	Bankhead • MRS	19
7.	Stearnes • KCM	18
	Taylor • MRS	18
9.	Turner • CBR	17
10.	Souell • KCM	16

Stolen Bases
1.	Green • SNS	11
2.	Bankhead • MRS	8
	Souell • KCM	8
	O'Neil • KCM	8
	Milton • KCM	8
6.	Taylor • MRS	7
	Cleveland • CBR	7
8.	Henderson • TC	6
	Lyles • SNS	6
10.	Woods • 2TM	5
	Armour • SNS	5
	Robinson • MRS	5
	Williams • KCM	5
	Douglas • KCM	5

Singles
1.	Williams • KCM	38
2.	Carter • MRS	32
3.	Souell • KCM	31
	Bankhead • MRS	31
	Taylor • MRS	31
6.	Brown • MRS	30
7.	Cleveland • CBR	29
	O'Neil • KCM	29
	Brown • MRS	29
10.	Sampson • BBB	27

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Mayweather • SNS	208
2.	Reeves • CAG	179
3.	Greene • KCM	173
4.	Williams • KCM	169
5.	Riddle • SNS	166
6.	Robinson • MRS	165
7.	Bibbs • 2TM	158
8.	Nixon • BBB	151
9.	Young • CAG	148
10.	Armour • SNS	147

Runs Created
1.	Williams • KCM	26
2.	Mayweather • SNS	22
3.	Stearnes • KCM	21
4.	Robinson • MRS	19
5.	Greene • KCM	17
	O'Neil • KCM	17
	Souell • KCM	17
	Carter • MRS	17
	Taylor • MRS	17
	Armour • SNS	17

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Mayweather • SNS	14
2.	Williams • KCM	11
3.	Robinson • MRS	8
4.	Greene • KCM	7
5.	Stearnes • KCM	7
6.	Cleveland • CBR	6
7.	Armour • SNS	6
8.	Nixon • BBB	5
9.	Souell • KCM	5
10.	Smith • KCM	5

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Mayweather • SNS	1.5
2.	Williams • KCM	1.1
3.	Robinson • MRS	0.8
4.	Greene • KCM	0.8
5.	Stearnes • KCM	0.7
6.	Cleveland • CBR	0.6
7.	Armour • SNS	0.6
8.	Souell • KCM	0.6
	Nixon • BBB	0.6
10.	Smith • KCM	0.6

Extra Base Hits
1.	Greene • KCM	13
	Stearnes • KCM	13
3.	Brown • MRS	11
4.	O'Neil • KCM	10
	Nixon • BBB	10
	Armour • SNS	10
	Williams • KCM	10
8.	Longley • MRS	9
9.	Mayweather • SNS	8
	Reeves • CAG	8
	Taylor • MRS	8
	Robinson • MRS	8
	Carter • MRS	8
	Bankhead • MRS	8

Times On Base
1.	Bankhead • MRS	61
2.	Williams • KCM	60
3.	Brown • MRS	58
	Mayweather • SNS	58
5.	Taylor • MRS	57
6.	Souell • KCM	54
	Carter • MRS	54
8.	Longley • MRS	53
	Green • SNS	53
10.	Stearnes • KCM	52

Offensive Win %
1.	Mayweather • SNS	.868
2.	Williams • KCM	.789
3.	Reeves • CAG	.785
4.	Robinson • MRS	.772
5.	Riddle • SNS	.768
6.	Greene • KCM	.761
7.	Bibbs • 2TM	.750
8.	Young • CAG	.729
9.	Armour • SNS	.718
10.	Sampson • BBB	.707

Hit By Pitch
1.	McDaniel • KCM	4
2.	Bankhead • MRS	3
	Ray • CBR	3
4.	Frazier • CBR	2
	Williams • KCM	2
	Milton • KCM	2
	Williams • CBR	2
	Green • SNS	2
	Mayweather • SNS	2
	Bell • TC	2
	Wilson • BBB	2
	Robinson • SNS	2
	Sampson • BBB	2

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Taylor • MRS	10
2.	Bond • CAG	7
3.	Brown • MRS	6
4.	Milton • KCM	5
5.	Carter • MRS	4
	Sampson • CBR	4
	Lyles • SNS	4
	Morney • CAG	4
	Williams • KCM	4
	Nixon • BBB	4

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Taylor • MRS	2

Double Plays Grounded Into
1.	Else • CAG	1
	Bradford • MRS	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Robinson • MRS	4.4
	Stearnes • KCM	4.4
3.	Greene • KCM	2.7
4.	Andrews • BBB	2.4
5.	Green • SNS	1.8
6.	Bankhead • MRS	1.8
	Milton • KCM	1.8
	O'Neil • KCM	1.8
9.	Taylor • MRS	1.8
10.	Henderson • TC	1.7

AB per HR
1.	Reeves • CAG	15.3
2.	Robinson • MRS	24.3
3.	Stearnes • KCM	25.2
4.	Andrews • BBB	32.0
5.	Greene • KCM	42.5
6.	Nixon • BBB	43.0
7.	Young • CAG	65.0
8.	Riddle • SNS	70.0
9.	Simms • CAG	76.0
10.	Mayweather • SNS	85.0

Outs Made
1.	Taylor • MRS	126
2.	Bankhead • MRS	125
3.	Brown • MRS	120
4.	Carter • MRS	112
5.	Longley • MRS	105
6.	Brown • MRS	101
7.	O'Neil • KCM	100
8.	Milton • KCM	96
9.	Stearnes • KCM	94
10.	Mathis • MRS	92

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