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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Walker • KCM 1.7
2. Williams • KCM 1.5
3. Wright • TC 1.5
4. Matchett • KCM 1.5
5. Smith • SNS 1.4
6. Bradley • KCM 1.4
7. Wilson • 2TM 1.2
8. Greene • KCM 1.1
Mayweather • SNS 1.1
10. Riddle • SNS 1.1
Mathis • MRS 1.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Walker • KCM 1.7
2. Wright • TC 1.6
3. Smith • SNS 1.5
4. Wilson • 2TM 1.2
5. Matchett • KCM 1.2
6. Hutchinson • MRS 1.1
7. Bradley • KCM 1.0
8. Mathis • MRS 0.8
9. Snead • BBB 0.6
10. Calhoun • SNS 0.6
Earned Run Average
1. Walker • KCM 0.99
2. Wright • TC 1.67
3. Wilson • 2TM 1.93
4. Bradley • KCM 2.38
5. Matchett • KCM 2.58
6. Hutchinson • MRS 2.73
7. Smith • SNS 2.76
8. Bremer • MRS 2.79
9. Calhoun • SNS 3.18
10. Mathis • MRS 3.20
Wins
1. Matchett • KCM 6
2. Calhoun • SNS 5
3. Bradley • KCM 4
Smith • SNS 4
Sarvis • CBR 4
Kranson • KCM 4
Hudson • CAG 4
8. Walker • KCM 3
Snead • BBB 3
Smith • KCM 3
Henry • CBR 3
Jackson • MRS 3
Win-Loss %
1. Jackson • MRS 1.000
2. Bradley • KCM .800
Sarvis • CBR .800
Kranson • KCM .800
5. Walker • KCM .750
Snead • BBB .750
Matchett • KCM .750
8. Calhoun • SNS .714
9. Bankhead • BBB .667
Hudson • CAG .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Walker • KCM 0.826
2. Wilson • 2TM 0.918
3. Wright • TC 0.930
4. Bradley • KCM 0.993
5. Mathis • MRS 1.105
6. Hutchinson • MRS 1.121
7. Bankhead • BBB 1.125
8. Calhoun • SNS 1.147
9. Smith • SNS 1.172
10. Smith • KCM 1.226
Hits per 9 IP
1. Walker • KCM 6.193
2. Wilson • 2TM 6.337
3. Bradley • KCM 6.353
4. Hutchinson • MRS 6.545
5. Bankhead • BBB 6.750
6. Smith • SNS 6.781
7. Wright • TC 7.326
8. Mathis • MRS 7.461
9. Hudson • CAG 8.289
10. Calhoun • SNS 8.537
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Wright • TC 1.047
2. Walker • KCM 1.239
3. Howard • BBB 1.575
4. Sarvis • CBR 1.748
5. Moody • BBB 1.750
6. Calhoun • SNS 1.787
7. Wilson • 2TM 1.929
8. Bremer • MRS 2.017
9. Snead • BBB 2.025
10. Matchett • KCM 2.035
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Smith • KCM 8.277
2. Bradley • KCM 7.544
3. Smith • SNS 6.530
4. Calhoun • SNS 6.353
5. McAllister • SNS 6.113
6. Howard • BBB 6.075
7. Bowe • CAG 6.048
8. Henry • CBR 6.028
9. Walker • KCM 5.945
10. Wilson • 2TM 5.786
Games Played
1. Henry • CBR 13
2. Smith • KCM 12
Matchett • KCM 12
Howard • BBB 12
Smith • SNS 12
Calhoun • SNS 12
7. Mathis • MRS 9
McAllister • SNS 9
Moody • BBB 9
10. Bowe • CAG 8
Bremer • MRS 8
Kranson • KCM 8
Sarvis • CBR 8
Snead • BBB 8
Saves
1. Calhoun • SNS 2
Howard • BBB 2
Smith • KCM 2
4. Snead • BBB 1
White • CBR 1
Innings Pitched
1. Henry • CBR 71.2
Smith • SNS 71.2
3. Matchett • KCM 66.1
4. Bremer • MRS 58.0
5. Mathis • MRS 50.2
6. Sarvis • CBR 46.1
7. Smith • KCM 45.2
8. Calhoun • SNS 45.1
Bradley • KCM 45.1
10. Wright • TC 43.0
Strikeouts
1. Smith • SNS 52
2. Henry • CBR 48
3. Matchett • KCM 42
Smith • KCM 42
5. Bradley • KCM 38
6. Calhoun • SNS 32
7. Bremer • MRS 31
8. Sarvis • CBR 29
9. Mathis • MRS 28
Bowe • CAG 28
Games Started
1. Henry • CBR 10
2. Smith • SNS 9
3. Matchett • KCM 8
Kranson • KCM 8
5. Bowe • CAG 6
Bremer • MRS 6
Smith • KCM 6
McAllister • SNS 6
9. Wright • TC 5
Boone • MRS 5
Snead • BBB 5
Moody • BBB 5
Miller • CAG 5
Complete Games
1. Henry • CBR 6
2. Wright • TC 5
Bremer • MRS 5
Smith • SNS 5
Matchett • KCM 5
6. Miller • CAG 4
Hutchinson • MRS 4
8. Wilson • 2TM 3
Smith • KCM 3
Sarvis • CBR 3
Hudson • CAG 3
Shutouts
1. Walker • KCM 2
2. Calhoun • SNS 1
Cornelius • CAG 1
Henry • CBR 1
Matchett • KCM 1
Smith • SNS 1
Bases on Balls
1. Henry • CBR 36
2. Smith • SNS 30
3. Kranson • KCM 27
4. Hudson • CAG 22
5. McAllister • SNS 20
6. Bowe • CAG 19
7. Matchett • KCM 15
8. Miller • CAG 14
Mathis • MRS 14
10. Bremer • MRS 13
Hutchinson • MRS 13
Bradley • KCM 13
Hits
1. Henry • CBR 77
2. Matchett • KCM 67
3. Bremer • MRS 63
4. Snead • BBB 56
Sarvis • CBR 56
6. Smith • SNS 54
Miller • CAG 54
8. Howard • BBB 46
9. Smith • KCM 45
10. Bowe • CAG 43
Calhoun • SNS 43
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Walker • KCM 4.800
2. Howard • BBB 3.857
3. Smith • KCM 3.818
4. Wright • TC 3.800
5. Calhoun • SNS 3.556
6. Sarvis • CBR 3.222
7. Wilson • 2TM 3.000
8. Bradley • KCM 2.923
9. Matchett • KCM 2.800
10. Bremer • MRS 2.385
Losses
1. Bremer • MRS 7
2. Henry • CBR 6
3. Smith • KCM 5
Howard • BBB 5
5. Wright • TC 4
Miller • CAG 4
Johnson • CAG 4
8. Smith • SNS 3
Moody • BBB 3
Mathis • MRS 3
Jessup • BBB 3
Earned Runs
1. Henry • CBR 37
2. McAllister • SNS 26
3. Moody • BBB 23
4. Miller • CAG 22
Smith • SNS 22
6. Kranson • KCM 21
Sarvis • CBR 21
Smith • KCM 21
9. Matchett • KCM 19
Bowe • CAG 19
Hudson • CAG 19
Wild Pitches
1. Bradley • KCM 2
2. Bryant • KCM 1
Kranson • KCM 1
Matchett • KCM 1
Smith • SNS 1
Smith • KCM 1
Walker • KCM 1
Wright • TC 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Smith • SNS 6
2. Moody • BBB 3
Henry • CBR 3
4. McAllister • SNS 2
Wright • TC 2
Walker • KCM 2
Sarvis • CBR 2
Miller • CAG 2
Kranson • KCM 2
Hudson • CAG 2
Johnson • CAG 2
Burris • BBB 2
Dunklin • SNS 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Walker • KCM 385
2. Wright • TC 228
3. Wilson • 2TM 201
4. Bradley • KCM 160
5. Matchett • KCM 147
6. Hutchinson • MRS 140
7. Smith • SNS 137
8. Bremer • MRS 136
9. Calhoun • SNS 120
10. Mathis • MRS 119
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Walker • KCM 11
2. Wright • TC 9
3. Matchett • KCM 8
4. Smith • SNS 8
5. Bradley • KCM 6
6. Wilson • 2TM 6
7. Hutchinson • MRS 5
8. Carter • TC 3
9. Cornelius • CAG 3
10. Mathis • MRS 3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Walker • KCM 1.2
2. Wright • TC 1.0
3. Smith • SNS 0.7
Matchett • KCM 0.7
5. Wilson • 2TM 0.7
6. Bradley • KCM 0.6
7. Hutchinson • MRS 0.5
8. Carter • TC 0.4
9. Cornelius • CAG 0.4
10. Smith • TC 0.3
Moses • KCM 0.3

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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