1941 Negro American League Batting Leaders

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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Smith • KCM	3.8
2.	Strong • KCM	2.0
3.	Brown • KCM	1.8
4.	Paige • KCM	1.5
5.	Bankhead • BBB	1.4
6.	Mathis • 2TM	1.0
7.	Smith • KCM	0.9
8.	Henry • JRC	0.9
9.	Greene • KCM	0.8
10.	Moss • MRS	0.8

WAR Position Players
1.	Strong • KCM	2.0
2.	Brown • KCM	1.8
3.	Greene • KCM	0.8
4.	Hyde • MRS	0.8
5.	Williams • KCM	0.7
6.	Allen • KCM	0.7
	Smith • KCM	0.7
8.	Bostock • BBB	0.6
9.	Wilson • SNS	0.6
10.	Robinson • MRS	0.5

Offensive WAR
1.	Strong • KCM	1.9
2.	Brown • KCM	1.7
3.	Greene • KCM	0.8
	Hyde • MRS	0.8
5.	Williams • KCM	0.7
6.	Smith • KCM	0.6
7.	Bostock • BBB	0.6
8.	Allen • KCM	0.6
9.	Wilson • SNS	0.5
10.	Robinson • MRS	0.4

Defensive WAR
1.	Williams • KCM	0.2
2.	Bibbs • KCM	0.2
3.	Brown • MRS	0.1
4.	Redd • BBB	0.1
	Lyles • 2TM	0.1
	Greene • KCM	0.1
	Riddle • SNS	0.1
8.	Sampson • BBB	0.1
	Horne • CAG	0.1
10.	James • 2TM	0.1
	Carter • MRS	0.1

Batting Average
1.	Hyde • MRS	.379
2.	Bostock • BBB	.364
3.	Brown • KCM	.328
4.	Strong • KCM	.327
5.	Wilson • SNS	.323
6.	Lockett • BBB	.313
7.	Sampson • BBB	.311
8.	Carter • MRS	.299
9.	Brown • MRS	.286
	Douglas • BBB	.286

On-Base%
1.	Strong • KCM	.468
2.	Hyde • MRS	.419
3.	Bostock • BBB	.397
4.	Brown • KCM	.390
5.	Wilson • SNS	.380
6.	Robinson • MRS	.358
7.	Brown • MRS	.352
8.	Williams • KCM	.345
9.	Lockett • BBB	.343
	Allen • KCM	.343

Slugging %
1.	Strong • KCM	.602
2.	Brown • KCM	.555
3.	Hyde • MRS	.534
4.	Bostock • BBB	.491
5.	Greene • KCM	.458
6.	Sampson • BBB	.393
7.	Wilson • SNS	.385
8.	Douglas • BBB	.381
9.	Robinson • MRS	.379
10.	Lockett • BBB	.359

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Strong • KCM	1.070
2.	Hyde • MRS	.954
3.	Brown • KCM	.945
4.	Bostock • BBB	.887
5.	Greene • KCM	.791
6.	Wilson • SNS	.765
7.	Robinson • MRS	.738
8.	Sampson • BBB	.727
9.	Douglas • BBB	.709
10.	Lockett • BBB	.703

Games Played
1.	Brown • KCM	33
	Bibbs • KCM	33
3.	Allen • KCM	32
	Simms • KCM	32
	O'Neil • KCM	32
6.	Williams • KCM	31
7.	Strong • KCM	30
8.	Greene • KCM	26
9.	Bostock • BBB	18
	Douglas • BBB	18
	Lockett • BBB	18
	Sampson • BBB	18

At Bats
1.	O'Neil • KCM	129
2.	Brown • KCM	128
3.	Bibbs • KCM	127
4.	Allen • KCM	122
5.	Simms • KCM	120
6.	Williams • KCM	105
7.	Strong • KCM	98
8.	Greene • KCM	83
9.	Carter • MRS	67
10.	Wilson • SNS	65

Plate Appearances
1.	Brown • KCM	141
2.	O'Neil • KCM	139
3.	Bibbs • KCM	138
4.	Allen • KCM	137
	Simms • KCM	137
6.	Strong • KCM	128
7.	Williams • KCM	120
8.	Greene • KCM	95
9.	Carter • MRS	72
10.	Wilson • SNS	71

Runs Scored
1.	Brown • KCM	28
2.	Strong • KCM	27
3.	Allen • KCM	22
	Simms • KCM	22
5.	O'Neil • KCM	18
6.	Williams • KCM	17
7.	Lockett • BBB	16
8.	Greene • KCM	15
9.	Hyde • MRS	14
	Bibbs • KCM	14

Hits
1.	Brown • KCM	42
2.	Allen • KCM	34
3.	Strong • KCM	32
4.	Bibbs • KCM	31
5.	O'Neil • KCM	30
6.	Williams • KCM	27
7.	Hyde • MRS	22
	Simms • KCM	22
9.	Greene • KCM	21
	Wilson • SNS	21

Total Bases
1.	Brown • KCM	71
2.	Strong • KCM	59
3.	Allen • KCM	39
	O'Neil • KCM	39
5.	Greene • KCM	38
6.	Williams • KCM	34
7.	Bibbs • KCM	33
8.	Hyde • MRS	31
9.	Simms • KCM	28
10.	Bostock • BBB	27

Doubles
1.	Brown • KCM	6
2.	O'Neil • KCM	5
	Smith • KCM	5
	Strong • KCM	5
5.	Rogers • MRS	4
6.	Lockett • BBB	3
	Allen • KCM	3
	Hyde • MRS	3
	Greene • KCM	3
	Robinson • MRS	3
	Bostock • BBB	3
	Lamar • JRC	3
	Carter • MRS	3

Triples
1.	Greene • KCM	7
2.	Brown • KCM	4
3.	Hyde • MRS	3
	Williams • KCM	3
	Riddle • SNS	3
6.	O'Neil • KCM	2
	Armour • SNS	2
	Sampson • BBB	2
	Robinson • MRS	2
	Bostock • BBB	2
	Cleveland • JRC	2
	Simms • KCM	2
	Mayweather • SNS	2
	Douglas • BBB	2
	Strong • KCM	2
	McAllister • SNS	2

Home Runs
1.	Strong • KCM	6
2.	Brown • KCM	5
3.	Hudson • CAG	1
	Radcliffe • MRS	1
	Lyles • 2TM	1
	Longley • MRS	1
	Nixon • 2TM	1
	McAllister • SNS	1

Runs Batted In
1.	Brown • KCM	29
2.	Strong • KCM	27
3.	Greene • KCM	20
	Williams • KCM	20
5.	Bibbs • KCM	15
6.	Simms • KCM	12
7.	Allen • KCM	11
	O'Neil • KCM	11
	Cleveland • JRC	11
10.	Lockett • BBB	10
	Sampson • BBB	10
	Robinson • MRS	10
	Bostock • BBB	10
	Mayweather • SNS	10
	Wilson • SNS	10

Bases on Balls
1.	Strong • KCM	26
2.	Simms • KCM	16
3.	Williams • KCM	14
4.	Brown • KCM	13
5.	Allen • KCM	12
6.	Greene • KCM	10
7.	Robinson • MRS	9
8.	Ray • JRC	8
	Bibbs • KCM	8
10.	O'Neil • KCM	7
	Armour • SNS	7
	Ford • SNS	7
	Longley • MRS	7

Stolen Bases
1.	Brown • KCM	9
2.	Armour • SNS	7
3.	O'Neil • KCM	6
	Simms • KCM	6
	Wilson • SNS	6
6.	Hyde • MRS	5
7.	Henderson • CAG	4
8.	Allen • KCM	3
	Crutchfield • CAG	3
	Carter • MRS	3

Singles
1.	Allen • KCM	30
2.	Bibbs • KCM	29
3.	Brown • KCM	27
4.	O'Neil • KCM	23
	Williams • KCM	23
6.	Strong • KCM	19
7.	Simms • KCM	18
	Wilson • SNS	18
9.	Lockett • BBB	17
	Carter • MRS	17

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Strong • KCM	234
2.	Hyde • MRS	198
3.	Brown • KCM	194
4.	Bostock • BBB	177
5.	Greene • KCM	147
6.	Wilson • SNS	139
7.	Robinson • MRS	131
8.	Sampson • BBB	127
9.	Douglas • BBB	121
10.	Lockett • BBB	120

Runs Created
1.	Brown • KCM	28
	Strong • KCM	28
3.	Allen • KCM	13
	Hyde • MRS	13
	Greene • KCM	13
6.	Williams • KCM	12
7.	O'Neil • KCM	11
	Bostock • BBB	11
9.	Bibbs • KCM	10
	Wilson • SNS	10

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Strong • KCM	17
2.	Brown • KCM	13
3.	Hyde • MRS	6
4.	Bostock • BBB	5
5.	Greene • KCM	4
6.	Hudson • CAG	3
7.	Parker • SNS	3
8.	Smith • KCM	3
9.	Wilson • SNS	3
10.	Rogers • MRS	3

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Strong • KCM	1.8
2.	Brown • KCM	1.4
3.	Hyde • MRS	0.7
4.	Bostock • BBB	0.5
5.	Greene • KCM	0.4
6.	Hudson • CAG	0.4
7.	Smith • KCM	0.3
	Parker • SNS	0.3
	Wilson • SNS	0.3
10.	Rogers • MRS	0.3

Extra Base Hits
1.	Brown • KCM	15
2.	Strong • KCM	13
3.	Greene • KCM	10
4.	O'Neil • KCM	7
5.	Hyde • MRS	6
6.	Smith • KCM	5
	Robinson • MRS	5
	Bostock • BBB	5
9.	Allen • KCM	4
	Williams • KCM	4
	Simms • KCM	4
	Rogers • MRS	4
	Mayweather • SNS	4
	Douglas • BBB	4
	Riddle • SNS	4

Times On Base
1.	Strong • KCM	58
2.	Brown • KCM	55
3.	Allen • KCM	46
4.	Williams • KCM	41
5.	Bibbs • KCM	39
6.	Simms • KCM	38
7.	O'Neil • KCM	37
8.	Greene • KCM	31
9.	Wilson • SNS	27
10.	Hyde • MRS	26

Offensive Win %
1.	Strong • KCM	.867
2.	Hyde • MRS	.844
3.	Brown • KCM	.818
4.	Bostock • BBB	.759
5.	Wilson • SNS	.699
6.	Greene • KCM	.653
7.	Robinson • MRS	.607
	Lockett • BBB	.607
	Sampson • BBB	.607
10.	Douglas • BBB	.568

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Bostock • BBB	6
	Bankhead • MRS	6
3.	Bankhead • BBB	4
	Cornelius • CAG	4
	Brown • MRS	4
	Strong • KCM	4
7.	Allen • KCM	3
	O'Neil • KCM	3
	Bibbs • KCM	3
	Smith • SNS	3
	Pennington • CAG	3
	Mayweather • SNS	3
	Douglas • BBB	3
	Redd • BBB	3

Power-Speed #
1.	Brown • KCM	6.4
2.	Strong • KCM	1.7
3.	Lyles • 2TM	1.3
	McAllister • SNS	1.3
5.	Longley • MRS	1.0

AB per HR
1.	Strong • KCM	16.3
2.	Brown • KCM	25.6
3.	Lyles • 2TM	59.0

Outs Made
1.	O'Neil • KCM	102
2.	Bibbs • KCM	99
	Simms • KCM	99
4.	Allen • KCM	91
5.	Brown • KCM	86
6.	Williams • KCM	79
7.	Strong • KCM	70
8.	Greene • KCM	64
9.	Mayweather • SNS	49
	Carter • MRS	49

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