1945 Negro American League Batting Leaders

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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	McDaniel • KCM	3.7
2.	Bremer • CBE	2.6
3.	Jessup • CAG	2.2
4.	Robinson • KCM	2.1
5.	LaMarque • KCM	1.5
6.	Williams • KCM	1.5
7.	Steele • BBB	1.4
8.	Smith • KCM	1.3
9.	Jethroe • CBE	1.3
10.	Cañizares • CBE	1.3

WAR Position Players
1.	Robinson • KCM	2.1
2.	Williams • KCM	1.5
3.	Steele • BBB	1.4
4.	Jethroe • CBE	1.3
5.	Cañizares • CBE	1.3
6.	Pennington • CAG	1.2
7.	Robinson • MRS	1.0
8.	Wilson • BBB	0.9
9.	Smith • CAG	0.9
10.	Drake • CC	0.8
	Davis • BBB	0.8

Offensive WAR
1.	Robinson • KCM	2.1
2.	Steele • BBB	1.4
3.	Williams • KCM	1.1
4.	Pennington • CAG	1.1
5.	Jethroe • CBE	1.1
6.	Cañizares • CBE	1.0
7.	Smith • CAG	1.0
8.	Robinson • MRS	0.9
9.	Souell • KCM	0.9
10.	Davis • BBB	0.8

Defensive WAR
1.	Williams • KCM	0.5
2.	Cañizares • CBE	0.4
3.	Wilson • BBB	0.4
4.	Drake • CC	0.3
5.	Robinson • KCM	0.3
6.	Jethroe • CBE	0.3
7.	Armour • CBE	0.2
8.	Radcliff • CC	0.2
9.	Lockett • BBB	0.2
10.	Spencer • BBB	0.2

Batting Average
1.	Steele • BBB	.391
2.	Robinson • KCM	.375
3.	Cañizares • CBE	.373
4.	Davis • BBB	.360
5.	Smith • CAG	.336
6.	Moody • KCM	.331
7.	Jethroe • CBE	.329
8.	Robinson • MRS	.329
9.	Pennington • CAG	.325
10.	Wilson • BBB	.317

On-Base%
1.	Robinson • KCM	.449
2.	Steele • BBB	.446
3.	Pennington • CAG	.421
4.	Cañizares • CBE	.420
5.	Jethroe • CBE	.407
6.	Robinson • MRS	.402
7.	Davis • BBB	.396
8.	Smith • CAG	.377
9.	Wilson • BBB	.373
10.	Douglas • CAG	.360

Slugging %
1.	Steele • BBB	.630
2.	Robinson • KCM	.600
3.	Robinson • MRS	.575
4.	Jethroe • CBE	.566
5.	Davis • BBB	.512
6.	Cañizares • CBE	.507
7.	Smith • CAG	.467
8.	Pennington • CAG	.439
9.	Souell • KCM	.420
10.	Moody • KCM	.411

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Steele • BBB	1.076
2.	Robinson • KCM	1.049
3.	Robinson • MRS	.978
4.	Jethroe • CBE	.973
5.	Cañizares • CBE	.926
6.	Davis • BBB	.907
7.	Pennington • CAG	.860
8.	Smith • CAG	.844
9.	Moody • KCM	.766
10.	Souell • KCM	.766

Games Played
1.	Scott • KCM	44
	Williams • KCM	44
3.	Thomas • KCM	43
4.	Moody • KCM	42
5.	Souell • KCM	40
6.	Smith • CAG	35
7.	Crutchfield • CAG	34
	Renfroe • KCM	34
	Robinson • KCM	34
10.	Wyatt • CAG	32

At Bats
1.	Scott • KCM	173
2.	Williams • KCM	172
3.	Moody • KCM	163
4.	Thomas • KCM	158
5.	Souell • KCM	157
6.	Smith • CAG	137
7.	Crutchfield • CAG	131
8.	Wyatt • CAG	121
9.	Robinson • KCM	120
10.	Douglas • CAG	116

Plate Appearances
1.	Williams • KCM	193
2.	Scott • KCM	183
3.	Thomas • KCM	174
4.	Moody • KCM	173
5.	Souell • KCM	171
6.	Smith • CAG	147
7.	Crutchfield • CAG	142
8.	Robinson • KCM	137
9.	Pennington • CAG	133
	Wyatt • CAG	133

Runs Scored
1.	Williams • KCM	40
2.	Souell • KCM	33
3.	Bissant • CAG	27
4.	Scott • KCM	26
5.	Robinson • KCM	25
6.	Moody • KCM	23
7.	Smith • CAG	22
	Thomas • KCM	22
9.	Douglas • CAG	21
	Wyatt • CAG	21

Hits
1.	Moody • KCM	54
2.	Souell • KCM	49
	Williams • KCM	49
4.	Smith • CAG	46
	Thomas • KCM	46
6.	Robinson • KCM	45
7.	Scott • KCM	40
8.	Pennington • CAG	37
9.	Steele • BBB	36
	Douglas • CAG	36
	Wyatt • CAG	36

Total Bases
1.	Robinson • KCM	72
2.	Moody • KCM	67
3.	Souell • KCM	66
	Williams • KCM	66
5.	Smith • CAG	64
6.	Thomas • KCM	59
7.	Steele • BBB	58
8.	Scott • KCM	56
9.	Pennington • CAG	50
10.	Wyatt • CAG	46

Doubles
1.	Robinson • KCM	13
2.	Moody • KCM	10
3.	Williams • KCM	9
4.	Bissant • CAG	7
	Cañizares • CBE	7
6.	Pennington • CAG	6
	Souell • KCM	6
	Robinson • MRS	6
	Wilson • BBB	6
10.	McDaniel • KCM	5
	Scott • KCM	5
	Thomas • KCM	5
	Crutchfield • CAG	5
	Steele • BBB	5
	Jones • MRS	5
	Jethroe • CBE	5
	Lockett • BBB	5

Triples
1.	Steele • BBB	7
2.	Jethroe • CBE	5
3.	Hyde • MRS	4
	Smith • CAG	4
	King • CAG	4
	Thomas • KCM	4
	Souell • KCM	4
	Scott • KCM	4
9.	Wyatt • CAG	3
10.	Vázquez • CC	2
	Pennington • CAG	2
	Dukes • CAG	2
	Ware • CBE	2
	Bissant • CAG	2
	Armour • CBE	2
	Bankhead • MRS	2
	Lockett • BBB	2
	Bremer • CBE	2
	Davis • BBB	2
	Bumpus • BBB	2

Home Runs
1.	Robinson • KCM	4
	Robinson • MRS	4
3.	Davis • BBB	2
	Jones • MRS	2
	Smith • CAG	2
	Williams • KCM	2
7.	Steele • BBB	1
	Douglas • CAG	1
	Nelson • CAG	1
	Pennington • CAG	1
	Wyatt • CAG	1
	Cañizares • CBE	1
	Jethroe • CBE	1
	Trouppe • CBE	1
	Drake • CC	1
	Navarro • CC	1
	Radcliff • CC	1
	Vázquez • CC	1
	Moody • KCM	1
	Scott • KCM	1
	Souell • KCM	1
	Ford • MRS	1
	Bassett • BBB	1
	Felder • 2TM	1

Runs Batted In
1.	Smith • CAG	29
	Souell • KCM	29
3.	Scott • KCM	28
4.	Robinson • KCM	27
5.	Moody • KCM	24
6.	Wyatt • CAG	21
7.	Jethroe • CBE	19
8.	Nelson • CAG	17
	Pennington • CAG	17
	Robinson • MRS	17

Bases on Balls
1.	Pennington • CAG	19
2.	Williams • KCM	17
3.	Robinson • KCM	16
4.	Bissant • CAG	12
5.	Nelson • CAG	11
6.	Crutchfield • CAG	10
	Wyatt • CAG	10
	Renfroe • KCM	10
	Thomas • KCM	10
10.	Douglas • CAG	9
	Smith • CAG	9
	Scott • KCM	9

Stolen Bases
1.	Williams • KCM	8
2.	Scott • KCM	5
	Pennington • CAG	5
	Jethroe • CBE	5
	Woods • CBE	5
6.	Thomas • KCM	4
	Souell • KCM	4
	Douglas • CAG	4
9.	Robinson • KCM	3
	Cañizares • CBE	3

Singles
1.	Moody • KCM	43
2.	Souell • KCM	38
3.	Thomas • KCM	37
	Williams • KCM	37
5.	Smith • CAG	36
6.	Douglas • CAG	32
7.	Wyatt • CAG	31
8.	Scott • KCM	30
9.	Pennington • CAG	28
10.	Robinson • KCM	27

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Steele • BBB	216
2.	Robinson • KCM	208
3.	Robinson • MRS	187
4.	Jethroe • CBE	186
5.	Cañizares • CBE	173
6.	Davis • BBB	167
7.	Pennington • CAG	154
8.	Smith • CAG	149
9.	Moody • KCM	126
10.	Souell • KCM	126

Runs Created
1.	Robinson • KCM	32
2.	Steele • BBB	25
3.	Smith • CAG	24
	Moody • KCM	24
5.	Souell • KCM	23
	Williams • KCM	23
7.	Pennington • CAG	21
8.	Thomas • KCM	20
9.	Jethroe • CBE	18
10.	Davis • BBB	17
	Cañizares • CBE	17

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Robinson • KCM	17
2.	Steele • BBB	13
3.	Pennington • CAG	9
4.	Robinson • MRS	8
5.	Jethroe • CBE	8
6.	Smith • CAG	8
7.	Cañizares • CBE	7
8.	Davis • BBB	7
9.	Moody • KCM	5
10.	Williams • KCM	4

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Robinson • KCM	1.7
2.	Steele • BBB	1.3
3.	Pennington • CAG	0.9
4.	Robinson • MRS	0.8
5.	Jethroe • CBE	0.8
6.	Smith • CAG	0.8
7.	Cañizares • CBE	0.7
8.	Davis • BBB	0.7
9.	Moody • KCM	0.5
10.	Williams • KCM	0.5
	Souell • KCM	0.5

Extra Base Hits
1.	Robinson • KCM	18
2.	Steele • BBB	13
3.	Williams • KCM	12
4.	Jethroe • CBE	11
	Moody • KCM	11
	Souell • KCM	11
7.	Smith • CAG	10
	Robinson • MRS	10
	Scott • KCM	10
10.	Pennington • CAG	9
	Bissant • CAG	9
	Thomas • KCM	9

Times On Base
1.	Williams • KCM	67
2.	Robinson • KCM	61
3.	Moody • KCM	60
4.	Thomas • KCM	58
5.	Souell • KCM	57
6.	Pennington • CAG	56
7.	Smith • CAG	55
8.	Scott • KCM	49
9.	Wyatt • CAG	46
10.	Steele • BBB	45
	Douglas • CAG	45

Offensive Win %
1.	Robinson • KCM	.865
2.	Steele • BBB	.862
3.	Cañizares • CBE	.823
4.	Jethroe • CBE	.823
5.	Robinson • MRS	.801
6.	Davis • BBB	.768
7.	Pennington • CAG	.742
8.	Smith • CAG	.726
9.	Moody • KCM	.647
10.	Souell • KCM	.624

Hit By Pitch
1.	Robinson • MRS	2
	Bankhead • MRS	2
	Jethroe • CBE	2
	Woods • CBE	2
	Thomas • KCM	2
	Steele • BBB	2
7.	Wilson • BBB	1
	Barnhill • CAG	1
	Crutchfield • CAG	1
	Nelson • CAG	1
	Haynes • KCM	1
	Renfroe • KCM	1
	Souell • KCM	1
	Williams • KCM	1
	Johnson • MRS	1
	Lockett • BBB	1
	Wells • MRS	1

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Souell • KCM	6
2.	Moody • KCM	4
	Steele • BBB	4
	Longley • MRS	4
	Thomas • KCM	4
6.	Woods • CBE	3
	Davis • BBB	3
	Lockett • BBB	3
	Bell • BBB	3
	Jones • MRS	3
	Renfroe • KCM	3
	Williams • KCM	3

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Robinson • MRS	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Robinson • KCM	3.4
2.	Williams • KCM	3.2
3.	Davis • BBB	2.0
4.	Pennington • CAG	1.7
	Jethroe • CBE	1.7
	Scott • KCM	1.7
7.	Douglas • CAG	1.6
	Souell • KCM	1.6
	Robinson • MRS	1.6
10.	Cañizares • CBE	1.5

AB per HR
1.	Robinson • MRS	18.3
2.	Robinson • KCM	30.0
3.	Davis • BBB	43.0
4.	Smith • CAG	68.5
5.	Cañizares • CBE	75.0
6.	Jethroe • CBE	76.0
7.	Williams • KCM	86.0
8.	Nelson • CAG	87.0
9.	Steele • BBB	92.0
10.	Pennington • CAG	114.0

Outs Made
1.	Scott • KCM	134
2.	Williams • KCM	126
3.	Thomas • KCM	116
4.	Souell • KCM	114
5.	Moody • KCM	113
6.	Crutchfield • CAG	101
7.	Smith • CAG	92
8.	Renfroe • KCM	90
9.	Wyatt • CAG	87
10.	Bissant • CAG	84

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