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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. Greene • KCM 0.1
Lyles • 2TM 0.1
Riddle • SNS 0.1
Redd • BBB 0.1
8. Horne • CAG 0.1
Sampson • BBB 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. Douglas • BBB .286
Brown • MRS .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. Bibbs • KCM 33
Brown • KCM 33
3. Allen • KCM 32
O'Neil • KCM 32
Simms • 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. Bibbs • KCM 14
Hyde • MRS 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. Simms • KCM 22
Hyde • MRS 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. Strong • KCM 5
Smith • KCM 5
O'Neil • KCM 5
5. Rogers • MRS 4
6. Lamar • JRC 3
Carter • MRS 3
Hyde • MRS 3
Robinson • MRS 3
Greene • KCM 3
Allen • KCM 3
Lockett • BBB 3
Bostock • BBB 3
Triples
1. Greene • KCM 7
2. Brown • KCM 4
3. Riddle • SNS 3
Hyde • MRS 3
Williams • KCM 3
6. Douglas • BBB 2
McAllister • SNS 2
Mayweather • SNS 2
Armour • SNS 2
Robinson • MRS 2
Strong • KCM 2
Simms • KCM 2
O'Neil • KCM 2
Cleveland • JRC 2
Bostock • BBB 2
Sampson • BBB 2
Home Runs
1. Strong • KCM 6
2. Brown • KCM 5
3. Hudson • CAG 1
Longley • MRS 1
Radcliffe • MRS 1
McAllister • SNS 1
Lyles • 2TM 1
Nixon • 2TM 1
Runs Batted In
1. Brown • KCM 29
2. Strong • KCM 27
3. Williams • KCM 20
Greene • KCM 20
5. Bibbs • KCM 15
6. Simms • KCM 12
7. Allen • KCM 11
O'Neil • KCM 11
Cleveland • JRC 11
10. Sampson • BBB 10
Wilson • SNS 10
Lockett • BBB 10
Robinson • MRS 10
Bostock • BBB 10
Mayweather • 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. Bibbs • KCM 8
Ray • JRC 8
10. O'Neil • KCM 7
Ford • SNS 7
Armour • SNS 7
Longley • MRS 7
Stolen Bases
1. Brown • KCM 9
2. Armour • SNS 7
3. Simms • KCM 6
O'Neil • KCM 6
Wilson • SNS 6
6. Hyde • MRS 5
7. Henderson • CAG 4
8. Crutchfield • CAG 3
Allen • KCM 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. Strong • KCM 28
Brown • KCM 28
3. Hyde • MRS 13
Greene • KCM 13
Allen • KCM 13
6. Williams • KCM 12
7. Bostock • BBB 11
O'Neil • KCM 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. Wilson • SNS 0.3
Parker • SNS 0.3
Smith • KCM 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. Bostock • BBB 5
Robinson • MRS 5
Smith • KCM 5
9. Douglas • BBB 4
Allen • KCM 4
Williams • KCM 4
Rogers • MRS 4
Riddle • SNS 4
Simms • KCM 4
Mayweather • 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. Lockett • BBB .607
Sampson • BBB .607
Robinson • MRS .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. O'Neil • KCM 3
Redd • BBB 3
Bibbs • KCM 3
Allen • KCM 3
Douglas • BBB 3
Mayweather • SNS 3
Pennington • CAG 3
Smith • SNS 3
Power-Speed #
1. Brown • KCM 6.4
2. Strong • KCM 1.7
3. McAllister • SNS 1.3
Lyles • 2TM 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. Carter • MRS 49
Mayweather • SNS 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

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