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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. PaigeKCM 4.0
2. MathisMRS 2.4
3. SerrellKCM 2.3
4. WilsonBBB 2.2
5. JeffersonCBE 1.9
6. SampsonBBB 1.7
SteeleBBB 1.7
8. BremerCBE 1.5
9. JessupCAG 1.4
10. MossMRS 1.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. PaigeKCM 3.9
2. JeffersonCBE 2.1
3. MathisMRS 1.7
4. JessupCAG 1.4
5. HutchinsonMRS 1.4
6. MossMRS 1.3
7. BremerCBE 1.3
8. KeyesMRS 1.1
9. DavisCC 0.6
10. McDanielKCM 0.6
Earned Run Average
1. KeyesMRS 0.64
2. PaigeKCM 1.10
3. JeffersonCBE 1.78
4. McDanielKCM 1.87
5. BremerCBE 2.41
6. MossMRS 2.42
7. RuizCC 2.60
8. HutchinsonMRS 2.66
9. JessupCAG 2.68
10. DavisCC 2.82
Wins
1. MathisMRS 7
2. PaigeKCM 6
3. DavisCC 5
JessupCAG 5
SaylorBBB 5
6. BremerCBE 4
McDanielKCM 4
JeffersonCBE 4
9. MatchettKCM 3
LockeKCM 3
Win-Loss %
1. BankheadBBB 1.000
AlexanderKCM 1.000
McCrary2TM 1.000
4. MathisMRS .778
5. LockeKCM .750
6. DavisCC .714
7. Wylie2TM .667
Bumpus2TM .667
BremerCBE .667
10. PaigeKCM .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. PaigeKCM 0.905
2. MossMRS 0.952
3. JeffersonCBE 0.956
4. Williams2TM 1.055
5. HuberBBB 1.138
6. McDanielKCM 1.145
7. JessupCAG 1.170
8. KeyesMRS 1.179
9. HutchinsonMRS 1.182
10. GipsonBBB 1.213
Hits per 9 IP
1. PaigeKCM 5.675
2. WashingtonBBB 6.203
3. MossMRS 6.517
4. McDanielKCM 6.867
5. Williams2TM 7.121
6. HutchinsonMRS 7.364
7. KeyesMRS 7.393
8. JeffersonCBE 7.418
9. LockeKCM 7.630
10. HuberBBB 7.759
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. SaylorBBB 1.140
2. JeffersonCBE 1.187
3. RuizCC 1.904
4. JessupCAG 2.011
5. MossMRS 2.048
6. JeffersonCBE 2.272
7. MatchettKCM 2.354
8. Williams2TM 2.374
9. PaigeKCM 2.471
10. HuberBBB 2.483
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. PaigeKCM 9.610
2. McDanielKCM 7.960
3. WashingtonBBB 7.662
4. MossMRS 6.703
5. DavisCC 6.529
6. MathisMRS 6.380
7. ChatmanMRS 6.300
8. Wylie2TM 5.786
9. GipsonBBB 4.883
10. LaMarqueKCM 4.686
Games Played
1. PaigeKCM 16
2. SaylorBBB 15
3. McDanielKCM 13
4. MathisMRS 11
JessupCAG 11
GipsonBBB 11
JeffersonCBE 11
8. RuizCC 10
MatchettKCM 10
LockeKCM 10
Saves
1. McDanielKCM 2
2. GipsonBBB 1
HutchinsonMRS 1
JeffersonCBE 1
LigonMRS 1
MatchettKCM 1
MossMRS 1
RuizCC 1
SmithKCM 1
Bumpus2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. SaylorBBB 102.2
2. PaigeKCM 98.1
3. JessupCAG 94.0
4. MathisMRS 79.0
5. JeffersonCBE 67.1
6. MatchettKCM 65.0
7. GipsonBBB 62.2
8. JeffersonCBE 60.2
9. McDanielKCM 57.2
10. RuizCC 52.0
Strikeouts
1. PaigeKCM 105
2. MathisMRS 56
3. McDanielKCM 51
4. JessupCAG 48
5. DavisCC 37
6. MossMRS 36
7. GipsonBBB 34
8. JeffersonCBE 33
9. SaylorBBB 32
10. MatchettKCM 30
Games Started
1. PaigeKCM 16
2. JessupCAG 11
SaylorBBB 11
4. MathisMRS 9
5. GipsonBBB 8
JeffersonCBE 8
7. DavisCC 7
MatchettKCM 7
9. RuizCC 6
SmithKCM 6
BremerCBE 6
MossMRS 6
Complete Games
1. JessupCAG 10
2. SaylorBBB 8
MathisMRS 8
4. BremerCBE 6
PaigeKCM 6
JeffersonCBE 6
7. MatchettKCM 5
GipsonBBB 5
9. JeffersonCBE 4
HutchinsonMRS 4
DavisCC 4
RuizCC 4
Shutouts
1. PaigeKCM 3
2. BankheadBBB 1
BremerCBE 1
DavisCC 1
GipsonBBB 1
HutchinsonMRS 1
LaMarqueKCM 1
MathisMRS 1
Boone2TM 1
Home Runs
1. SaylorBBB 5
2. MathisMRS 3
3. RuizCC 2
ThomasKCM 2
WashingtonBBB 2
6. EllisBBB 1
HardenCBE 1
HuberBBB 1
JeffersonCBE 1
JeffersonCBE 1
MedinaCC 1
ThomasCAG 1
Jones2TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. PaigeKCM 27
2. MathisMRS 23
3. McDanielKCM 22
4. BremerCBE 21
JessupCAG 21
6. Wylie2TM 19
GipsonBBB 19
8. MatchettKCM 17
SmithKCM 17
LockeKCM 17
JeffersonCBE 17
Hits
1. SaylorBBB 115
2. JessupCAG 89
3. JeffersonCBE 76
MathisMRS 76
5. MatchettKCM 70
6. PaigeKCM 62
7. RuizCC 58
8. GipsonBBB 57
9. JeffersonCBE 50
10. DavisCC 48
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. PaigeKCM 3.889
2. JeffersonCBE 3.375
3. MossMRS 3.273
4. DavisCC 2.467
5. SaylorBBB 2.462
6. MathisMRS 2.435
7. McDanielKCM 2.318
8. JessupCAG 2.286
9. RuizCC 2.091
10. JeffersonCBE 1.941
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. ChatmanMRS 0.000
Wylie2TM 0.000
Williams2TM 0.000
McKinnis2TM 0.000
Bumpus2TM 0.000
SmithKCM 0.000
PaigeKCM 0.000
MossMRS 0.000
McDanielKCM 0.000
MatchettKCM 0.000
LockeKCM 0.000
LaMarqueKCM 0.000
KeyesMRS 0.000
JessupCAG 0.000
HutchinsonMRS 0.000
GipsonBBB 0.000
DavisCC 0.000
BremerCBE 0.000
Losses
1. GipsonBBB 6
SaylorBBB 6
JessupCAG 6
4. McKinnis2TM 5
SmithKCM 5
JeffersonCBE 5
7. MossMRS 4
McDanielKCM 4
PaigeKCM 4
10. Jones2TM 3
MatchettKCM 3
LaMarqueKCM 3
RuizCC 3
JeffersonCBE 3
HuberBBB 3
Williams2TM 3
ChatmanMRS 3
Earned Runs
1. SaylorBBB 43
2. JeffersonCBE 30
3. MatchettKCM 28
JessupCAG 28
5. GipsonBBB 26
6. MathisMRS 25
7. LaMarqueKCM 22
8. Wylie2TM 20
9. SmithKCM 19
10. McKinnis2TM 17
LockeKCM 17
CarswellCBE 17
Wild Pitches
1. BurnsCC 3
JeffersonCBE 3
McKinnis2TM 3
4. LaMarqueKCM 2
5. HutchinsonMRS 1
McDanielKCM 1
PaigeKCM 1
Sharpe2TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. LaMarqueKCM 5
2. GipsonBBB 3
JessupCAG 3
4. Sharpe2TM 2
McKinnis2TM 2
SaylorBBB 2
MossMRS 2
MathisMRS 2
LockeKCM 2
HunterBBB 2
HuberBBB 2
Batters Faced
1. SaylorBBB 427
2. JessupCAG 385
3. PaigeKCM 379
4. MathisMRS 335
5. JeffersonCBE 286
6. MatchettKCM 277
7. GipsonBBB 266
8. McDanielKCM 246
9. JeffersonCBE 231
10. RuizCC 215
Games Finished
1. McDanielKCM 8
2. Williams2TM 5
3. Wylie2TM 3
SmithKCM 3
SaylorBBB 3
RuizCC 3
MossMRS 3
JeffersonCBE 3
JeffersonCBE 3
HutchinsonMRS 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. KeyesMRS 540
2. PaigeKCM 313
3. JeffersonCBE 193
4. McDanielKCM 184
5. BremerCBE 143
6. MossMRS 143
7. RuizCC 133
8. HutchinsonMRS 130
9. JessupCAG 128
10. DavisCC 122
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. PaigeKCM 1.40
2. MossMRS 2.00
3. McDanielKCM 2.06
4. DavisCC 2.11
5. JeffersonCBE 2.40
6. JessupCAG 2.43
7. MatchettKCM 2.54
8. ChatmanMRS 2.63
9. GipsonBBB 2.65
10. JeffersonCBE 2.65
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. PaigeKCM 25
2. JeffersonCBE 11
3. JessupCAG 8
4. McDanielKCM 7
5. KeyesMRS 7
6. MossMRS 6
7. MathisMRS 5
8. BremerCBE 5
9. HutchinsonMRS 5
10. DavisCC 4
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. PaigeKCM 2.8
2. JeffersonCBE 1.2
3. JessupCAG 0.8
4. KeyesMRS 0.8
5. McDanielKCM 0.8
6. MossMRS 0.6
7. MathisMRS 0.6
8. BremerCBE 0.6
9. HutchinsonMRS 0.5
10. DavisCC 0.4

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