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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Smith • KCM 3.8
2. Bankhead • BBB 2.7
3. Strong • KCM 2.5
4. Brown • KCM 2.0
5. Paige • KCM 1.9
6. McKinnis • BBB 1.5
7. Bostock • BBB 1.4
8. Cornelius • CAG 1.2
9. Smith • KCM 1.2
10. Hyde • MRS 1.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Smith • KCM 3.1
2. Bankhead • BBB 2.5
3. Paige • KCM 1.8
4. McKinnis • BBB 1.5
5. Smith • KCM 1.0
6. Cornelius • CAG 0.9
7. Walker • KCM 0.6
8. Bradley • KCM 0.5
9. Ferrell • CAG 0.5
10. Markham • BBB 0.5
Earned Run Average
1. McKinnis • BBB 1.04
2. Smith • KCM 1.69
3. Smith • KCM 1.73
4. Bankhead • BBB 1.95
5. Paige • KCM 2.06
6. Johnson • KCM 2.31
7. Walker • KCM 2.54
8. Ferrell • CAG 2.73
9. Henry • JRC 2.78
10. Bradley • KCM 2.83
Wins
1. Smith • KCM 9
2. Paige • KCM 7
Bankhead • BBB 7
4. Moss • MRS 4
Markham • BBB 4
6. Mathis • 2TM 3
Bradley • KCM 3
Smith • KCM 3
McKinnis • BBB 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Win-Loss %
1. Smith • KCM 1.000
Smith • KCM 1.000
Ferrell • CAG 1.000
Hutchinson • MRS 1.000
Paige • KCM 1.000
McKinnis • BBB 1.000
7. Bankhead • BBB .875
8. Johnson • KCM .750
9. Boone • SNS .667
Henry • JRC .667
Moss • MRS .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Bankhead • BBB 0.837
2. Smith • KCM 0.864
3. Smith • KCM 0.938
4. Paige • KCM 0.953
5. McKinnis • BBB 1.067
6. McAllister • SNS 1.070
7. Walker • KCM 1.094
8. Smith • SNS 1.154
9. Markham • BBB 1.194
10. Bradley • KCM 1.204
Hits per 9 IP
1. Bankhead • BBB 5.322
2. McKinnis • BBB 6.231
3. Smith • KCM 6.750
Smith • SNS 6.750
5. McAllister • SNS 6.907
6. Smith • KCM 6.912
7. Paige • KCM 7.465
8. Cornelius • CAG 7.782
9. Ferrell • CAG 7.888
10. Walker • KCM 7.941
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Sarvis • JRC 0.844
2. Smith • KCM 0.864
3. Markham • BBB 1.000
4. Paige • KCM 1.112
5. Radcliffe • 2TM 1.256
6. Smith • KCM 1.688
7. Walker • KCM 1.906
8. Mathis • 2TM 2.038
9. Bankhead • BBB 2.207
10. Johnson • KCM 2.314
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Boone • SNS 10.478
2. Hutchinson • MRS 8.877
3. Smith • SNS 7.788
4. Paige • KCM 7.624
5. Bryant • KCM 6.750
6. Johnson • KCM 6.557
7. Smith • KCM 6.156
8. Mathis • 2TM 6.113
9. Markham • BBB 6.000
10. Jessup • 2TM 5.891
Games Played
1. Smith • KCM 14
2. Paige • KCM 12
3. Bankhead • BBB 11
4. Bradley • KCM 10
Gipson • BBB 10
6. Radcliffe • 2TM 9
Moss • MRS 9
Cornelius • CAG 9
9. Markham • BBB 8
Smith • SNS 8
Saves
1. Smith • KCM 3
2. Radcliffe • 2TM 2
3. Alexander • CAG 1
Bradley • KCM 1
Henry • JRC 1
Johnson • KCM 1
McAllister • SNS 1
Innings Pitched
1. Smith • KCM 83.1
2. Bankhead • BBB 69.1
3. Paige • KCM 56.2
Cornelius • CAG 56.2
5. Bradley • KCM 54.0
6. Moss • MRS 53.0
7. Smith • SNS 52.0
8. Gipson • BBB 48.1
9. McAllister • SNS 43.0
10. Markham • BBB 36.0
Strikeouts
1. Smith • KCM 57
2. Paige • KCM 48
3. Smith • SNS 45
4. Bankhead • BBB 38
5. Moss • MRS 34
6. Bradley • KCM 33
7. McAllister • SNS 27
Gipson • BBB 27
9. Boone • SNS 26
10. Mathis • 2TM 24
Markham • BBB 24
Hutchinson • MRS 24
Games Started
1. Paige • KCM 11
2. Cornelius • CAG 9
3. Bankhead • BBB 7
Moss • MRS 7
Gipson • BBB 7
Smith • SNS 7
Smith • KCM 7
8. Bradley • KCM 6
9. Walker • KCM 4
Bryant • KCM 4
Sarvis • JRC 4
Boone • SNS 4
Mathis • 2TM 4
Henry • JRC 4
Hutchinson • MRS 4
McKinnis • BBB 4
McAllister • SNS 4
Markham • BBB 4
Complete Games
1. Smith • KCM 6
2. Bankhead • BBB 5
3. McAllister • SNS 4
Smith • SNS 4
5. McKinnis • BBB 3
Markham • BBB 3
Cornelius • CAG 3
Mathis • 2TM 3
9. Calhoun • SNS 2
Walker • KCM 2
Henry • JRC 2
Hutchinson • MRS 2
Sarvis • JRC 2
Bradley • KCM 2
Paige • KCM 2
Shutouts
1. Bankhead • BBB 2
Markham • BBB 2
Smith • KCM 2
4. Bryant • KCM 1
Evans • MRS 1
Ferrell • CAG 1
Keyes • MRS 1
McKinnis • BBB 1
Walker • KCM 1
Home Runs
1. Moss • MRS 3
Smith • SNS 3
3. Broome • JRC 2
McAllister • SNS 2
Mathis • 2TM 2
6. Bankhead • BBB 1
Brewer • KCM 1
Cornelius • CAG 1
Gipson • BBB 1
Gipson • CAG 1
Hudson • CAG 1
Hutchinson • MRS 1
McKinnis • BBB 1
Sutton • SNS 1
Bases on Balls
1. Smith • SNS 21
Cornelius • CAG 21
3. Gipson • BBB 20
4. Moss • MRS 18
5. Bankhead • BBB 17
6. Bradley • KCM 16
7. Boone • SNS 15
8. McKinnis • BBB 13
Jessup • 2TM 13
McAllister • SNS 13
Hits
1. Smith • KCM 64
2. Gipson • BBB 58
3. Bradley • KCM 49
Cornelius • CAG 49
5. Moss • MRS 48
6. Paige • KCM 47
7. Bankhead • BBB 41
8. Markham • BBB 39
Smith • SNS 39
10. Mathis • 2TM 38
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Smith • KCM 7.125
2. Paige • KCM 6.857
3. Markham • BBB 6.000
4. Radcliffe • 2TM 4.500
Sarvis • JRC 4.500
6. Mathis • 2TM 3.000
Hutchinson • MRS 3.000
8. Johnson • KCM 2.833
9. Smith • KCM 2.800
10. Bryant • KCM 2.714
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Boone • SNS 0.000
Radcliffe • 2TM 0.000
Jessup • 2TM 0.000
Walker • KCM 0.000
Smith • KCM 0.000
Smith • KCM 0.000
Sarvis • JRC 0.000
Paige • KCM 0.000
Markham • BBB 0.000
Johnson • KCM 0.000
Henry • JRC 0.000
Ferrell • CAG 0.000
Calhoun • SNS 0.000
Bryant • KCM 0.000
Bradley • KCM 0.000
Losses
1. Cornelius • CAG 7
2. Gipson • BBB 6
3. Smith • SNS 5
4. Radcliffe • 2TM 4
5. Markham • BBB 3
McAllister • SNS 3
Sarvis • JRC 3
Gipson • CAG 3
Calhoun • SNS 3
Walker • KCM 3
Earned Runs
1. Gipson • BBB 32
2. Smith • SNS 23
Moss • MRS 23
4. Cornelius • CAG 19
5. McAllister • SNS 18
6. Mathis • 2TM 17
Bradley • KCM 17
8. Smith • KCM 16
Bryant • KCM 16
10. Bankhead • BBB 15
Wild Pitches
1. Smith • SNS 3
2. Paige • KCM 2
3. Blackmon • SNS 1
Boone • SNS 1
Brewer • KCM 1
Gipson • BBB 1
Hutchinson • MRS 1
Johnson • KCM 1
McKinnis • BBB 1
Merchant • CAG 1
Ware • BBB 1
Jessup • 2TM 1
Mathis • 2TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Smith • SNS 8
2. Bankhead • BBB 5
Jessup • 2TM 5
4. Cornelius • CAG 4
Moss • MRS 4
6. Radcliffe • 2TM 3
Allen • JRC 3
Walker • KCM 3
Paige • KCM 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Batters Faced
1. Smith • KCM 310
2. Bankhead • BBB 269
3. Cornelius • CAG 243
4. Bradley • KCM 232
5. Paige • KCM 229
6. Gipson • BBB 225
7. Smith • SNS 222
8. Moss • MRS 221
9. McAllister • SNS 178
10. Markham • BBB 152
Games Finished
1. Radcliffe • 2TM 7
2. Smith • KCM 6
3. Johnson • KCM 4
Markham • BBB 4
5. Bankhead • BBB 3
Bradley • KCM 3
Jessup • 2TM 3
Gipson • BBB 3
Smith • KCM 3
10. Allen • JRC 2
Mathis • 2TM 2
Walker • KCM 2
Sutton • SNS 2
Shields • CAG 2
Mitchell • JRC 2
Merchant • CAG 2
McAllister • SNS 2
Ferrell • CAG 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. McKinnis • BBB 345
2. Smith • KCM 213
3. Smith • KCM 206
4. Bankhead • BBB 183
5. Paige • KCM 173
6. Johnson • KCM 156
7. Walker • KCM 141
8. Ferrell • CAG 131
9. Henry • JRC 129
10. Bradley • KCM 126
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Paige • KCM 1.62
2. Smith • KCM 1.70
3. Markham • BBB 1.78
4. Sarvis • JRC 2.22
5. Bryant • KCM 2.23
6. Radcliffe • 2TM 2.26
7. Smith • KCM 2.30
8. Hutchinson • MRS 2.33
9. Johnson • KCM 2.48
10. Bradley • KCM 2.56
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Smith • KCM 18
2. Bankhead • BBB 13
3. Paige • KCM 10
4. McKinnis • BBB 9
5. Smith • KCM 6
6. Bradley • KCM 4
7. Keyes • MRS 4
8. Walker • KCM 4
9. Dumas • MRS 3
10. Evans • MRS 3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Smith • KCM 1.9
2. Bankhead • BBB 1.4
3. Paige • KCM 1.1
4. McKinnis • BBB 1.0
5. Smith • KCM 0.6
6. Keyes • MRS 0.5
7. Bradley • KCM 0.4
8. Walker • KCM 0.4
9. Evans • MRS 0.4
Dumas • 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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