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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Jefferson • CCB 2.0
2. Paige • KCM 2.0
3. Matchett • KCM 1.9
4. McDaniel • KCM 1.9
5. Strong • KCM 1.8
6. Serrell • KCM 1.6
7. Bremer • CCB 1.5
8. Brown • KCM 1.3
9. Pipkins • BBB 1.3
10. Davenport • 4TM 1.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Paige • KCM 2.0
2. Matchett • KCM 1.8
Jefferson • CCB 1.8
4. McDaniel • KCM 1.7
5. Bremer • CCB 1.2
6. Markham • BBB 1.0
7. Pipkins • BBB 1.0
8. Moss • MRS 0.9
9. Owens • CCB 0.8
10. McKinnis • 2TM 0.7
Earned Run Average
1. Owens • CCB 1.83
2. Matchett • KCM 1.92
3. Paige • KCM 2.12
4. Jefferson • CCB 2.16
5. McDaniel • KCM 2.44
6. Evans • MRS 2.57
7. Bremer • CCB 2.73
8. Markham • BBB 2.91
9. Moss • MRS 2.95
10. Johnson • KCM 2.97
Wins
1. Pipkins • BBB 7
2. Bremer • CCB 5
Smith • KCM 5
McDaniel • KCM 5
Jefferson • CCB 5
Matchett • KCM 5
7. Hutchinson • MRS 4
Johnson • KCM 4
9. Boone • CCB 3
McKinnis • 2TM 3
Moss • MRS 3
Mathis • MRS 3
Win-Loss %
1. Johnson • KCM 1.000
2. Bremer • CCB .833
Jefferson • CCB .833
Matchett • KCM .833
McDaniel • KCM .833
6. Pipkins • BBB .778
7. Markham • BBB .667
Bankhead • BBB .667
9. Boone • CCB .600
10. Hutchinson • MRS .571
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Markham • BBB 0.930
2. Paige • KCM 1.009
3. Owens • CCB 1.068
4. Ellis • 2TM 1.100
Jefferson • CCB 1.100
6. McDaniel • KCM 1.102
7. Bremer • CCB 1.120
8. Matchett • KCM 1.161
9. Moss • MRS 1.200
10. Mathis • MRS 1.211
Hits per 9 IP
1. Evans • MRS 6.429
2. Owens • CCB 7.322
3. Markham • BBB 7.348
4. Matchett • KCM 7.490
5. Ellis • 2TM 7.500
6. Paige • KCM 7.714
7. McDaniel • KCM 7.780
8. Bremer • CCB 8.032
9. McKinnis • 2TM 8.246
10. Johnson • KCM 8.308
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Jefferson • CCB 0.900
2. Markham • BBB 1.025
3. Paige • KCM 1.369
4. Sutton • CAG 1.688
5. Mathis • MRS 1.895
6. Smith • KCM 1.901
7. Bremer • CCB 2.051
8. West • CAG 2.061
9. Hutchinson • MRS 2.092
10. McDaniel • KCM 2.136
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Johnson • KCM 7.714
2. Paige • KCM 6.968
3. Shields • CAG 6.300
4. McKinnis • 2TM 5.659
5. Markham • BBB 5.639
6. Smith • KCM 5.324
Hutchinson • MRS 5.324
8. Boone • CCB 5.176
9. Gipson • BBB 4.930
10. Moss • MRS 4.909
Games Played
1. Markham • BBB 12
Gipson • BBB 12
3. Paige • KCM 11
Pipkins • BBB 11
Smith • KCM 11
McKinnis • 2TM 11
7. Matchett • KCM 10
Mathis • MRS 10
McDaniel • KCM 10
Hutchinson • MRS 10
Boone • CCB 10
Saves
1. Markham • BBB 2
Owens • CCB 2
3. Gipson • BBB 1
Johnson • CAG 1
Matchett • KCM 1
Mathis • MRS 1
McDaniel • KCM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Paige • KCM 72.1
2. Smith • KCM 71.0
3. Boone • CCB 64.1
4. McDaniel • KCM 59.0
5. Pipkins • BBB 58.0
6. Mathis • MRS 57.0
7. McKinnis • 2TM 55.2
8. Moss • MRS 55.0
9. Markham • BBB 52.2
Bremer • CCB 52.2
Strikeouts
1. Paige • KCM 56
2. Smith • KCM 42
3. Boone • CCB 37
4. McKinnis • 2TM 35
5. Markham • BBB 33
6. Moss • MRS 30
7. McDaniel • KCM 29
8. Hutchinson • MRS 28
9. Mathis • MRS 27
Matchett • KCM 27
Games Started
1. Paige • KCM 11
2. McKinnis • 2TM 10
3. Matchett • KCM 8
Pipkins • BBB 8
5. Mathis • MRS 7
Moss • MRS 7
7. Boone • CCB 6
Cornelius • 3TM 6
Jefferson • CCB 6
10. Allen • JRC 5
Hutchinson • MRS 5
Robinson • CCB 5
Smith • KCM 5
Ferrell • CAG 5
Bremer • CCB 5
Complete Games
1. Mathis • MRS 6
2. Bremer • CCB 5
Paige • KCM 5
4. Smith • KCM 4
Owens • CCB 4
Jefferson • CCB 4
Moss • MRS 4
8. McKinnis • 2TM 3
Ellis • 2TM 3
Shields • CAG 3
Matchett • KCM 3
Boone • CCB 3
Hutchinson • MRS 3
Markham • BBB 3
Shutouts
1. Hutchinson • MRS 2
2. Bankhead • BBB 1
Bremer • CCB 1
Jefferson • CCB 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Markham • BBB 1
Matchett • KCM 1
McDaniel • KCM 1
McKinnis • 2TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. Boone • CCB 26
2. McKinnis • 2TM 18
3. Matchett • KCM 17
4. Pipkins • BBB 16
5. Johnson • KCM 15
Smith • KCM 15
Moss • MRS 15
Shields • CAG 15
9. Evans • MRS 14
McDaniel • KCM 14
Gipson • BBB 14
Hits
1. Smith • KCM 79
2. Paige • KCM 62
3. Boone • CCB 61
4. Mathis • MRS 57
5. Pipkins • BBB 55
6. West • CAG 52
7. McKinnis • 2TM 51
McDaniel • KCM 51
Moss • MRS 51
Hutchinson • MRS 51
Gipson • BBB 51
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Markham • BBB 5.500
2. Paige • KCM 5.091
3. Jefferson • CCB 4.400
4. Smith • KCM 2.800
5. Hutchinson • MRS 2.545
6. Mathis • MRS 2.250
7. Allen • JRC 2.111
8. Bremer • CCB 2.083
9. McDaniel • KCM 2.071
10. Moss • MRS 2.000
Losses
1. McKinnis • 2TM 5
Paige • KCM 5
Mathis • MRS 5
Ferrell • CAG 5
5. Thompson • CAG 4
Allen • JRC 4
Smith • KCM 4
West • CAG 4
Cornelius • 3TM 4
10. Gipson • BBB 3
Hutchinson • MRS 3
Owens • CCB 3
Robinson • CCB 3
Sutton • CAG 3
Moss • MRS 3
Earned Runs
1. Smith • KCM 37
2. West • CAG 29
3. Boone • CCB 26
4. McKinnis • 2TM 24
5. Mathis • MRS 23
Pipkins • BBB 23
7. Allen • JRC 21
8. Robinson • CCB 20
9. Moss • MRS 18
10. Paige • KCM 17
Gipson • BBB 17
Markham • BBB 17
Cornelius • 3TM 17
Shields • CAG 17
Wild Pitches
1. Sarvis • JRC 3
2. Cooper • 2TM 2
Shields • CAG 2
4. Boone • CCB 1
Bremer • CCB 1
Burns • CAG 1
Gipson • BBB 1
Markham • BBB 1
Owens • CCB 1
Paige • KCM 1
Allen • JRC 1
Smith • KCM 1
Sutton • CAG 1
Boone • 2TM 1
Ellis • 2TM 1
McKinnis • 2TM 1
Pipkins • BBB 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Matchett • KCM 4
Owens • CCB 4
Pipkins • BBB 4
4. Markham • BBB 2
Robinson • CCB 2
Shields • CAG 2
West • CAG 2
McKinnis • 2TM 2
9. Allen • JRC 1
Bankhead • BBB 1
Boone • CCB 1
Bremer • CCB 1
Paige • KCM 1
Thompson • CAG 1
Ellis • 2TM 1
Adjusted ERA+
1. Owens • CCB 213
2. Matchett • KCM 203
3. Paige • KCM 184
4. Jefferson • CCB 181
5. McDaniel • KCM 160
6. Evans • MRS 153
7. Bremer • CCB 143
8. Markham • BBB 134
9. Ellis • 2TM 132
10. Moss • MRS 132
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Paige • KCM 14
2. Matchett • KCM 12
3. McDaniel • KCM 11
4. Jefferson • CCB 10
5. Owens • CCB 7
6. Bremer • CCB 7
7. Markham • BBB 6
8. Moss • MRS 5
9. Evans • MRS 4
10. Pipkins • BBB 4
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Paige • KCM 1.4
2. Matchett • KCM 1.2
3. McDaniel • KCM 1.1
4. Jefferson • CCB 1.1
5. Owens • CCB 0.7
6. Bremer • CCB 0.7
7. Markham • BBB 0.6
8. Moss • MRS 0.5
9. Evans • MRS 0.4
10. Pipkins • BBB 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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