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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. SmithCBE 3.1
2. BrownKCM 2.8
3. Paige2TM 2.4
4. MathisMRS 2.0
5. McDanielKCM 1.8
6. DavisCC 1.7
7. SerrellKCM 1.7
8. DavisBBB 1.7
9. SaylorBBB 1.6
10. WilsonCC 1.4
WAR Position Players
1. BrownKCM 2.8
2. SerrellKCM 1.7
3. DavisBBB 1.7
4. RadcliffCAG 1.4
5. Davenport2TM 1.4
6. SampsonBBB 1.3
7. McLaurinBBB 1.2
8. SpearmanBBB 1.1
9. WilliamsKCM 1.0
10. JethroeCBE 1.0
Offensive WAR
1. BrownKCM 2.3
2. DavisBBB 1.4
3. SerrellKCM 1.4
4. RadcliffCAG 1.1
5. JethroeCBE 1.1
6. McLaurinBBB 1.0
7. Davenport2TM 1.0
8. SpearmanBBB 0.9
9. ThompsonKCM 0.8
10. SampsonBBB 0.8
Defensive WAR
1. WilliamsKCM 0.6
SampsonBBB 0.6
3. RiddleCBE 0.6
4. SerrellKCM 0.6
5. WyattCAG 0.5
LockettBBB 0.5
7. BrownKCM 0.5
8. LamarCC 0.5
9. DavisBBB 0.4
10. HorneCBE 0.4
Batting Average
1. RadcliffCAG .369
2. BrownKCM .340
3. Davenport2TM .325
4. BrittonCC .317
5. ThompsonKCM .315
6. JethroeCBE .310
7. McLaurinBBB .304
8. SpearmanBBB .301
9. YoungCAG .298
10. SampsonBBB .292
On-Base%
1. McLaurinBBB .400
2. BrownKCM .390
3. RadcliffCAG .389
4. SpearmanBBB .384
5. ThompsonKCM .373
6. DavisBBB .365
7. Davenport2TM .362
8. BrittonCC .349
9. BissantCAG .339
10. SampsonBBB .337
Slugging %
1. BrownKCM .533
2. JethroeCBE .472
3. RadcliffCAG .467
4. DavisBBB .444
5. SerrellKCM .426
6. YoungCAG .423
7. Davenport2TM .422
8. ThompsonKCM .415
9. TatumCC .414
10. SneadCC .398
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. BrownKCM .923
2. RadcliffCAG .856
3. DavisBBB .808
4. JethroeCBE .805
5. ThompsonKCM .789
6. Davenport2TM .784
7. McLaurinBBB .776
8. YoungCAG .759
9. SerrellKCM .751
10. SpearmanBBB .743
Games Played
1. BrownKCM 53
SerrellKCM 53
SouellKCM 53
4. SpearmanBBB 42
5. O'NeilKCM 41
WilliamsKCM 41
7. SampsonBBB 40
ThompsonKCM 40
9. DavisBBB 39
10. LockettBBB 38
At Bats
1. SouellKCM 203
2. BrownKCM 197
3. SerrellKCM 195
4. SampsonBBB 161
5. SpearmanBBB 156
6. Davenport2TM 154
7. WilliamsKCM 152
8. O'NeilKCM 151
9. LockettBBB 150
10. DavisBBB 142
JethroeCBE 142
AllenKCM 142
Plate Appearances
1. SouellKCM 221
2. BrownKCM 214
3. SerrellKCM 208
4. SpearmanBBB 181
5. SampsonBBB 175
6. WilliamsKCM 171
7. Davenport2TM 163
8. O'NeilKCM 162
9. DavisBBB 161
10. LockettBBB 160
Runs Scored
1. BrownKCM 33
2. DavisBBB 28
JethroeCBE 28
SerrellKCM 28
SouellKCM 28
6. McLaurinBBB 27
7. SpearmanBBB 26
8. SampsonBBB 24
9. WilliamsKCM 23
Davenport2TM 23
Hits
1. BrownKCM 67
2. SerrellKCM 56
3. SouellKCM 52
4. Davenport2TM 50
5. SampsonBBB 47
SpearmanBBB 47
7. RadcliffCAG 45
8. JethroeCBE 44
9. O'NeilKCM 43
10. DavisBBB 41
ThompsonKCM 41
Total Bases
1. BrownKCM 105
2. SerrellKCM 83
3. JethroeCBE 67
4. Davenport2TM 65
5. SouellKCM 64
6. DavisBBB 63
7. RadcliffCAG 57
8. SpearmanBBB 56
9. SampsonBBB 55
10. ThompsonKCM 54
Doubles
1. SerrellKCM 14
2. BrownKCM 13
3. DavisBBB 12
JethroeCBE 12
SneadCC 12
6. Davenport2TM 8
7. RadcliffCAG 7
8. WareCBE 6
YoungCAG 6
SouellKCM 6
ThompsonKCM 6
Triples
1. SerrellKCM 5
2. SpearmanBBB 4
JethroeCBE 4
PenningtonCAG 4
5. SampsonBBB 3
TatumCC 3
BissantCAG 3
WilliamsKCM 3
SouellKCM 3
10. BrittonCC 2
DunnBBB 2
RayCC 2
SneadCC 2
BrownKCM 2
SmithKCM 2
ThompsonKCM 2
HydeMRS 2
McDanielMRS 2
RobinsonMRS 2
Christopher2TM 2
Davenport2TM 2
WareCBE 2
RiddleCBE 2
DavisBBB 2
LockettBBB 2
YoungCAG 2
Home Runs
1. BrownKCM 7
2. Charter3TM 2
RobinsonMRS 2
PenningtonCAG 2
TatumCC 2
DavisBBB 2
7. DunnBBB 1
LockettBBB 1
McLaurinBBB 1
SteeleBBB 1
BissantCAG 1
BusterCAG 1
CorneliusCAG 1
RadcliffCAG 1
WestCAG 1
WyattCAG 1
YoungCAG 1
JethroeCBE 1
SneadCC 1
McDanielKCM 1
O'NeilKCM 1
SerrellKCM 1
ThompsonKCM 1
HydeMRS 1
Christopher2TM 1
Davenport2TM 1
ClevelandCBE 1
Runs Batted In
1. BrownKCM 31
2. LockettBBB 25
SerrellKCM 25
4. DavisBBB 24
5. Davenport2TM 20
6. RadcliffCAG 19
7. WareCBE 18
SneadCC 18
9. SpearmanBBB 17
O'NeilKCM 17
Bases on Balls
1. McLaurinBBB 20
2. SpearmanBBB 19
3. WilliamsKCM 17
4. DavisBBB 16
BrownKCM 16
6. SouellKCM 13
7. RayCC 12
WilsonCC 12
SimmsKCM 12
MathisMRS 12
Stolen Bases
1. SpearmanBBB 7
2. SouellKCM 6
BankheadMRS 6
SampsonBBB 6
5. WyattCAG 5
WoodsCBE 5
JethroeCBE 5
McLaurinBBB 5
HydeMRS 5
10. BissantCAG 4
WilliamsKCM 4
ClevelandCBE 4
O'NeilKCM 4
BrownKCM 4
RiddleCBE 4
BrittonCC 4
Singles
1. BrownKCM 45
2. SouellKCM 43
3. SampsonBBB 42
SpearmanBBB 42
5. Davenport2TM 39
6. O'NeilKCM 38
7. RadcliffCAG 36
SerrellKCM 36
9. BrittonCC 34
10. McLaurinBBB 32
ThompsonKCM 32
WilliamsKCM 32
Adjusted OPS+
1. BrownKCM 184
2. RadcliffCAG 164
3. DavisBBB 149
4. JethroeCBE 148
5. ThompsonKCM 144
6. Davenport2TM 142
7. McLaurinBBB 140
8. YoungCAG 134
9. SerrellKCM 131
10. SpearmanBBB 130
Runs Created
1. BrownKCM 41
2. SerrellKCM 27
3. Davenport2TM 25
4. DavisBBB 23
5. RadcliffCAG 22
JethroeCBE 22
7. SpearmanBBB 21
8. ThompsonKCM 20
9. McLaurinBBB 19
SampsonBBB 19
SouellKCM 19
Adj. Batting Runs
1. BrownKCM 19
2. DavisBBB 9
3. RadcliffCAG 9
4. Davenport2TM 7
5. McLaurinBBB 7
JethroeCBE 7
7. ThompsonKCM 7
8. SerrellKCM 7
9. SpearmanBBB 6
10. RobinsonMRS 4
Adj. Batting Wins
1. BrownKCM 2.1
2. DavisBBB 1.0
3. RadcliffCAG 1.0
4. Davenport2TM 0.8
McLaurinBBB 0.8
JethroeCBE 0.8
7. ThompsonKCM 0.8
8. SerrellKCM 0.7
9. SpearmanBBB 0.7
10. RobinsonMRS 0.4
Extra Base Hits
1. BrownKCM 22
2. SerrellKCM 20
3. JethroeCBE 17
4. DavisBBB 16
5. SneadCC 15
6. Davenport2TM 11
7. TatumCC 10
8. YoungCAG 9
SouellKCM 9
ThompsonKCM 9
RadcliffCAG 9
Times On Base
1. BrownKCM 83
2. SpearmanBBB 68
3. SerrellKCM 67
4. SouellKCM 66
5. Davenport2TM 59
6. DavisBBB 58
McLaurinBBB 58
SampsonBBB 58
9. WilliamsKCM 56
10. O'NeilKCM 53
ThompsonKCM 53
Offensive Win %
1. BrownKCM .822
2. RadcliffCAG .796
3. Davenport2TM .741
4. DavisBBB .714
5. JethroeCBE .713
6. ThompsonKCM .704
7. McLaurinBBB .702
8. YoungCAG .676
9. SerrellKCM .654
10. BrittonCC .647
Hit By Pitch
1. WilsonCC 4
2. WalkerBBB 3
3. SpearmanBBB 2
WilliamsKCM 2
ThompsonKCM 2
RayCC 2
7. DunnBBB 1
YoungCAG 1
BooneCBE 1
HundleyCBE 1
JeffersonCBE 1
DavisCC 1
GloverCC 1
LamarCC 1
SneadCC 1
HaynesKCM 1
O'NeilKCM 1
SerrellKCM 1
SimmsKCM 1
SouellKCM 1
BankheadMRS 1
RobinsonMRS 1
Harris2TM 1
Morney2TM 1
DavisBBB 1
Newberry2TM 1
Sacrifice Hits
1. HorneCBE 10
2. SpearmanBBB 4
WalkerBBB 4
SouellKCM 4
5. SimmsKCM 3
Smith2TM 3
HundleyCBE 3
JeffersonCBE 3
RiddleCBE 3
HaywoodCC 3
RayCC 3
Lindsay2TM 3
SampsonBBB 3
ThompsonKCM 3
Power-Speed #
1. BrownKCM 5.1
2. DavisBBB 2.4
3. TatumCC 2.0
4. McLaurinBBB 1.7
HydeMRS 1.7
WyattCAG 1.7
JethroeCBE 1.7
8. BissantCAG 1.6
ClevelandCBE 1.6
O'NeilKCM 1.6
AB per HR
1. BrownKCM 28.1
2. Charter3TM 52.0
3. TatumCC 55.5
4. PenningtonCAG 59.0
5. DavisBBB 71.0
6. BissantCAG 103.0
7. YoungCAG 104.0
8. WyattCAG 110.0
9. RadcliffCAG 122.0
10. McLaurinBBB 125.0
Outs Made
1. SouellKCM 155
2. SerrellKCM 141
3. BrownKCM 131
4. SampsonBBB 117
5. WilliamsKCM 115
6. LockettBBB 114
7. SpearmanBBB 113
8. WalkerBBB 110
9. O'NeilKCM 109
10. AllenKCM 108
rOBA
1. BrownKCM .431
2. RadcliffCAG .404
3. DavisBBB .384
4. McLaurinBBB .380
5. JethroeCBE .380
6. ThompsonKCM .377
7. Davenport2TM .372
8. SpearmanBBB .365
9. YoungCAG .360
10. SerrellKCM .353
Rbat+
1. BrownKCM 170
2. RadcliffCAG 154
3. DavisBBB 142
4. McLaurinBBB 140
5. ThompsonKCM 139
6. JethroeCBE 137
7. Davenport2TM 135
8. SpearmanBBB 131
9. YoungCAG 128
10. SerrellKCM 125

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