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Negro American League Pitching 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 for Pitchers
1. Smith • KCM 3.1
2. Paige • KCM 1.3
3. Bankhead • BBB 1.3
4. Henry • JRC 0.8
5. McKinnis • BBB 0.8
Walker • KCM 0.8
7. Mathis • 2TM 0.7
8. Smith • KCM 0.7
9. Bradley • KCM 0.7
10. Moss • MRS 0.6
Earned Run Average
1. Walker • KCM 1.46
2. Smith • KCM 1.53
3. Smith • KCM 1.77
4. Henry • JRC 2.03
5. Bradley • KCM 2.32
6. Paige • KCM 2.35
7. Johnson • KCM 2.45
McKinnis • BBB 2.45
9. Bankhead • BBB 2.66
10. Cornelius • CAG 2.66
Wins
1. Smith • KCM 10
2. Paige • KCM 5
3. Bankhead • BBB 4
4. Smith • KCM 3
Moss • MRS 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Bradley • KCM 3
8. Henry • JRC 2
Ferrell • CAG 2
McKinnis • BBB 2
Mathis • 2TM 2
McAllister • SNS 2
Smith • SNS 2
Win-Loss %
1. Paige • KCM 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
McKinnis • BBB 1.000
Ferrell • CAG 1.000
6. Bankhead • BBB .800
7. Bradley • KCM .750
8. Henry • JRC .667
9. Johnson • KCM .600
Moss • MRS .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Smith • KCM 0.809
2. Paige • KCM 0.848
3. Walker • KCM 0.932
4. Henry • JRC 0.935
5. Johnson • KCM 0.955
6. Bradley • KCM 1.008
7. Smith • KCM 1.082
8. Bankhead • BBB 1.114
9. Mathis • 2TM 1.130
10. McAllister • SNS 1.146
Hits per 9 IP
1. Smith • KCM 6.339
2. Henry • JRC 6.387
3. Bankhead • BBB 6.546
4. Paige • KCM 6.652
5. Bradley • KCM 6.750
6. Walker • KCM 6.932
7. Smith • KCM 7.082
8. Jessup • 2TM 7.322
9. Johnson • KCM 7.364
McKinnis • BBB 7.364
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Smith • KCM 0.939
2. Paige • KCM 0.978
3. Bryant • KCM 1.209
4. Johnson • KCM 1.227
5. Walker • KCM 1.460
6. Radcliffe • MRS 1.705
7. Mathis • 2TM 1.753
8. Henry • JRC 2.032
9. Ferrell • CAG 2.177
10. Bradley • KCM 2.320
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Paige • KCM 7.630
2. Smith • SNS 7.393
3. Mathis • 2TM 7.013
4. Smith • KCM 6.222
5. Smith • KCM 6.197
6. Henry • JRC 6.097
7. Moss • MRS 6.058
8. Bryant • KCM 6.045
9. Bankhead • BBB 5.523
10. Radcliffe • MRS 5.400
Games Played
1. Smith • KCM 13
2. Moss • MRS 9
Paige • KCM 9
Gipson • BBB 9
Radcliffe • MRS 9
Smith • SNS 9
7. Cornelius • CAG 8
Bankhead • BBB 8
9. Bradley • KCM 7
10. Johnson • KCM 6
McAllister • SNS 6
Saves
1. Smith • KCM 3
2. Radcliffe • MRS 2
3. Alexander • CAG 1
Bankhead • BBB 1
Johnson • KCM 1
Ellis • JRC 1
Innings Pitched
1. Smith • KCM 76.2
2. Smith • SNS 56.0
3. Moss • MRS 52.0
4. Cornelius • CAG 50.2
5. McAllister • SNS 48.0
6. Paige • KCM 46.0
7. Bankhead • BBB 44.0
8. Gipson • BBB 43.2
9. Bradley • KCM 42.2
10. Radcliffe • MRS 31.2
Strikeouts
1. Smith • KCM 53
2. Smith • SNS 46
3. Paige • KCM 39
4. Moss • MRS 35
5. McAllister • SNS 28
6. Bankhead • BBB 27
7. Gipson • BBB 25
8. Bradley • KCM 24
9. Henry • JRC 21
Cornelius • CAG 21
Games Started
1. Paige • KCM 9
2. Cornelius • CAG 8
3. Moss • MRS 7
Smith • SNS 7
5. Smith • KCM 6
Gipson • BBB 6
7. Bankhead • BBB 5
Bradley • KCM 5
McAllister • SNS 5
10. Henry • JRC 4
Walker • KCM 4
Bryant • KCM 4
Complete Games
1. Smith • KCM 6
2. McAllister • SNS 5
3. Smith • SNS 4
4. Bankhead • BBB 3
5. Henry • JRC 2
Walker • KCM 2
Cornelius • CAG 2
McKinnis • BBB 2
Sarvis • JRC 2
Mathis • 2TM 2
Paige • KCM 2
Bradley • KCM 2
Shutouts
1. Smith • KCM 2
2. Evans • MRS 1
Walker • KCM 1
Ferrell • CAG 1
Keyes • MRS 1
Bankhead • BBB 1
Bryant • KCM 1
Bases on Balls
1. Smith • SNS 21
2. Cornelius • CAG 19
3. Bankhead • BBB 17
4. Moss • MRS 16
5. Gipson • BBB 14
McAllister • SNS 14
7. Hudson • CAG 11
Bradley • KCM 11
9. Boone • SNS 10
10. Jessup • 2TM 9
McKinnis • BBB 9
Hits
1. Smith • KCM 54
Gipson • BBB 54
3. Moss • MRS 48
4. Smith • SNS 47
5. Cornelius • CAG 46
6. McAllister • SNS 41
7. Radcliffe • MRS 39
8. Paige • KCM 34
9. Bankhead • BBB 32
Bradley • KCM 32
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Paige • KCM 7.800
2. Smith • KCM 6.625
3. Bryant • KCM 5.000
4. Mathis • 2TM 4.000
5. Radcliffe • MRS 3.167
6. Johnson • KCM 3.000
Henry • JRC 3.000
8. Smith • KCM 2.333
9. Walker • KCM 2.250
10. Smith • SNS 2.190
Losses
1. Cornelius • CAG 6
Gipson • BBB 6
3. Smith • SNS 5
4. McAllister • SNS 4
Radcliffe • MRS 4
6. Markham • BBB 3
7. Walker • KCM 2
Moss • MRS 2
Sarvis • JRC 2
Mathis • 2TM 2
Boone • SNS 2
Gibson • CAG 2
Johnson • KCM 2
Earned Runs
1. Gipson • BBB 32
2. McAllister • SNS 26
Smith • SNS 26
4. Moss • MRS 24
5. Cornelius • CAG 15
Radcliffe • MRS 15
7. Allen • JRC 13
Smith • KCM 13
Bankhead • BBB 13
10. Ferrell • CAG 12
Boone • SNS 12
Paige • KCM 12
Wild Pitches
1. Smith • SNS 4
2. Cornelius • CAG 2
3. Brewer • KCM 1
Ferrell • CAG 1
Hudson • CAG 1
Paige • KCM 1
Shields • CAG 1
Bradley • KCM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Smith • SNS 5
2. Moss • MRS 4
3. Cornelius • CAG 3
4. Walker • KCM 2
Jessup • 2TM 2
Allen • JRC 2
Broome • JRC 2
McKinnis • BBB 2
Bankhead • BBB 2
Johnson • KCM 2
Paige • KCM 2
Bradley • KCM 2
Gipson • BBB 2
Radcliffe • MRS 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Walker • KCM 260
2. Smith • KCM 246
3. Smith • KCM 215
4. Henry • JRC 186
5. Bradley • KCM 162
6. Paige • KCM 160
7. Johnson • KCM 155
8. McKinnis • BBB 155
9. Bankhead • BBB 142
10. Cornelius • CAG 141
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Smith • KCM 20
2. Paige • KCM 8
3. Walker • KCM 6
4. Bankhead • BBB 6
5. Bradley • KCM 6
6. Henry • JRC 5
7. Smith • KCM 5
8. McKinnis • BBB 4
9. Keyes • MRS 4
10. Cornelius • CAG 3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Smith • KCM 2.1
2. Paige • KCM 0.8
3. Walker • KCM 0.6
4. Bankhead • BBB 0.6
5. Bradley • KCM 0.6
6. Henry • JRC 0.5
7. Keyes • MRS 0.5
8. Smith • KCM 0.5
9. McKinnis • BBB 0.4
10. Evans • MRS 0.4

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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