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Negro American League Pitching 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 for Pitchers
1. Walker • KCM 2.3
2. Bremer • MRS 1.6
3. Hutchinson • MRS 1.5
4. Wright • TC 1.4
5. Bradley • KCM 1.1
6. Howard • BBB 1.1
7. Bankhead • BBB 1.0
8. Calhoun • SNS 0.9
9. Wilson • 2TM 0.9
10. Smith • SNS 0.9
Earned Run Average
1. Walker • KCM 1.29
2. Wright • TC 2.40
3. Hutchinson • MRS 2.42
4. Bradley • KCM 2.55
5. Calhoun • SNS 2.89
6. Bremer • MRS 3.07
7. Wilson • 2TM 3.18
8. Matchett • KCM 3.36
9. Smith • SNS 3.40
10. Bankhead • BBB 3.57
Wins
1. Bradley • KCM 6
Calhoun • SNS 6
Matchett • KCM 6
4. Sarvis • CBR 5
Henry • CBR 5
6. Bankhead • BBB 4
Walker • KCM 4
Smith • KCM 4
Smith • SNS 4
Moody • BBB 4
Kranson • KCM 4
Hutchinson • MRS 4
Win-Loss %
1. Bankhead • BBB .800
Walker • KCM .800
Kranson • KCM .800
4. Bradley • KCM .750
5. Sarvis • CBR .714
6. Calhoun • SNS .667
Snead • BBB .667
Hutchinson • MRS .667
Matchett • KCM .667
10. Hudson • CAG .600
Jackson • MRS .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Walker • KCM 0.735
2. Wright • TC 0.968
3. Calhoun • SNS 1.057
4. Bradley • KCM 1.075
5. Bankhead • BBB 1.081
6. Smith • KCM 1.098
7. Wilson • 2TM 1.160
8. Howard • BBB 1.235
9. Hutchinson • MRS 1.241
10. Mathis • MRS 1.245
Hits per 9 IP
1. Walker • KCM 5.327
2. Savage • MRS 6.627
3. Bradley • KCM 6.792
4. Hutchinson • MRS 7.262
5. Dumas • MRS 7.269
6. Bankhead • BBB 7.346
7. Smith • SNS 7.374
8. Bowe • CAG 7.552
9. Wright • TC 7.621
10. Calhoun • SNS 7.642
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Wright • TC 1.089
2. Walker • KCM 1.286
3. Sarvis • CBR 1.435
4. Calhoun • SNS 1.868
5. Moody • BBB 1.929
6. Smith • KCM 2.066
7. Sumrall • MRS 2.227
8. Bankhead • BBB 2.382
9. Bremer • MRS 2.415
10. Matchett • KCM 2.465
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Bradley • KCM 9.000
2. Smith • KCM 8.410
3. Savage • MRS 7.855
4. Walker • KCM 6.980
5. Bowe • CAG 6.797
6. Smith • SNS 6.353
7. Matchett • KCM 6.162
8. Henry • CBR 6.119
9. McAllister • SNS 5.500
10. Sarvis • CBR 5.478
Games Played
1. Henry • CBR 16
2. Howard • BBB 15
Smith • KCM 15
Calhoun • SNS 15
5. Matchett • KCM 14
Smith • SNS 14
7. Bremer • MRS 13
8. Moody • BBB 12
9. Sarvis • CBR 11
10. Boone • 2TM 10
McAllister • SNS 10
Snead • BBB 10
Saves
1. Howard • BBB 4
2. Calhoun • SNS 2
Smith • KCM 2
4. Bremer • MRS 1
Matchett • KCM 1
McAllister • SNS 1
Savage • MRS 1
Snead • BBB 1
White • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Henry • CBR 92.2
2. Bremer • MRS 82.0
3. Matchett • KCM 80.1
4. Smith • SNS 79.1
5. Sarvis • CBR 69.0
6. Smith • KCM 61.0
7. Bradley • KCM 53.0
Calhoun • SNS 53.0
9. Moody • BBB 51.1
10. Howard • BBB 51.0
Strikeouts
1. Henry • CBR 63
2. Smith • KCM 57
3. Smith • SNS 56
4. Matchett • KCM 55
5. Bradley • KCM 53
6. Bremer • MRS 44
7. Sarvis • CBR 42
8. Walker • KCM 38
9. Bowe • CAG 36
10. Savage • MRS 32
Games Started
1. Henry • CBR 13
2. Matchett • KCM 10
Smith • SNS 10
4. Moody • BBB 8
Kranson • KCM 8
Bremer • MRS 8
Boone • 2TM 8
8. Smith • KCM 7
Sarvis • CBR 7
Bowe • CAG 7
Dumas • MRS 7
Complete Games
1. Henry • CBR 9
2. Bremer • MRS 8
3. Smith • SNS 6
Sarvis • CBR 6
Matchett • KCM 6
6. Wright • TC 5
Dumas • MRS 5
Miller • CAG 5
Hutchinson • MRS 5
10. Bankhead • BBB 4
Bowe • CAG 4
Smith • KCM 4
Shutouts
1. Walker • KCM 3
2. Bremer • MRS 2
3. Calhoun • SNS 1
Cornelius • CAG 1
Henry • CBR 1
Matchett • KCM 1
Smith • SNS 1
Home Runs
1. Bowe • CAG 3
Johnson • TC 3
3. Miller • CAG 2
McAllister • SNS 2
Matchett • KCM 2
Sarvis • CBR 2
Smith • SNS 2
Henry • CBR 2
Walker • KCM 2
Boone • 2TM 2
Bradley • KCM 2
Bases on Balls
1. Henry • CBR 43
2. Smith • SNS 40
3. Dumas • MRS 31
4. Kranson • KCM 29
5. Boone • 2TM 23
Hudson • CAG 23
Bowe • CAG 23
Savage • MRS 23
9. Bremer • MRS 22
Matchett • KCM 22
Hits
1. Henry • CBR 105
2. Matchett • KCM 86
3. Bremer • MRS 81
4. Sarvis • CBR 76
5. Moody • BBB 67
6. Miller • CAG 65
Smith • SNS 65
8. Snead • BBB 61
9. Smith • KCM 53
10. Mathis • MRS 47
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Walker • KCM 5.429
2. Smith • KCM 4.071
3. Sarvis • CBR 3.818
4. Wright • TC 3.800
5. Bradley • KCM 3.118
6. Calhoun • SNS 2.818
7. Matchett • KCM 2.500
8. Mathis • MRS 2.071
9. Bremer • MRS 2.000
10. Bankhead • BBB 1.917
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Wright • TC 0.000
Savage • MRS 0.000
Mathis • MRS 0.000
Howard • BBB 0.000
Hudson • CAG 0.000
Sumrall • MRS 0.000
7. Bremer • MRS 0.110
8. Smith • KCM 0.148
9. Calhoun • SNS 0.170
10. Moody • BBB 0.175
Losses
1. Henry • CBR 7
2. Bremer • MRS 6
Howard • BBB 6
4. Johnson • CAG 5
Miller • CAG 5
Dumas • MRS 5
7. Jessup • BBB 4
Boone • 2TM 4
Smith • SNS 4
Wright • TC 4
Smith • KCM 4
Earned Runs
1. Henry • CBR 53
2. McAllister • SNS 31
3. Matchett • KCM 30
Smith • SNS 30
5. Sarvis • CBR 29
6. Bremer • MRS 28
7. Boone • 2TM 27
Moody • BBB 27
Smith • KCM 27
10. Miller • CAG 25
Dumas • MRS 25
Wild Pitches
1. Jackson • MRS 3
Matchett • KCM 3
Smith • SNS 3
4. Bradley • KCM 2
Dumas • MRS 2
Howard • BBB 2
Moody • BBB 2
8. Bowe • CAG 1
Bremer • MRS 1
Bryant • KCM 1
Burris • BBB 1
Hutchinson • MRS 1
Johnson • TC 1
McAllister • SNS 1
Walker • KCM 1
Wright • TC 1
Alexander • CBR 1
Boone • 2TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Smith • SNS 10
2. Henry • CBR 4
3. Calhoun • SNS 3
Dunklin • SNS 3
McAllister • SNS 3
Hudson • CAG 3
Mathis • MRS 3
Kranson • KCM 3
Johnson • CAG 3
10. Bankhead • BBB 2
Wright • TC 2
Walker • KCM 2
Sumrall • MRS 2
Sarvis • CBR 2
Miller • CAG 2
Matchett • KCM 2
Batters Faced
1. Henry • CBR 432
2. Smith • SNS 358
3. Bremer • MRS 351
4. Matchett • KCM 347
5. Sarvis • CBR 297
6. Smith • KCM 251
7. Miller • CAG 230
8. Moody • BBB 227
9. Calhoun • SNS 222
10. Bradley • KCM 219
Games Finished
1. Calhoun • SNS 10
Howard • BBB 10
3. Smith • KCM 8
4. Sumrall • MRS 6
5. Savage • MRS 5
6. Mathis • MRS 4
Bremer • MRS 4
Matchett • KCM 4
Walker • KCM 4
10. White • 2TM 3
Sarvis • CBR 3
Burris • BBB 3
Snead • BBB 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. Walker • KCM 325
2. Wright • TC 175
3. Hutchinson • MRS 173
4. Bradley • KCM 164
5. Calhoun • SNS 145
6. Bremer • MRS 136
7. Wilson • 2TM 133
8. Matchett • KCM 124
9. Smith • SNS 123
10. Bankhead • BBB 117
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Smith • KCM 2.08
2. Bradley • KCM 2.45
3. Walker • KCM 2.53
4. Wright • TC 2.59
5. Sarvis • CBR 2.72
6. Matchett • KCM 2.85
7. Mathis • MRS 2.85
8. Calhoun • SNS 2.86
9. Bremer • MRS 2.92
10. Howard • BBB 3.11
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Walker • KCM 16
2. Bremer • MRS 9
3. Hutchinson • MRS 9
4. Bradley • KCM 9
5. Wright • TC 9
6. Calhoun • SNS 7
7. Matchett • KCM 6
8. Smith • SNS 5
9. Wilson • 2TM 4
10. Carter • TC 4
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Walker • KCM 1.7
2. Hutchinson • MRS 0.9
3. Bradley • KCM 0.9
Bremer • MRS 0.9
5. Wright • TC 0.9
6. Calhoun • SNS 0.6
7. Matchett • KCM 0.6
8. Smith • SNS 0.5
9. Carter • TC 0.5
10. Wilson • 2TM 0.5

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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