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1945 Negro American League Batting Leaders

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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	McDaniel • KCM	3.4
2.	Bremer • CBE	2.6
3.	Robinson • KCM	2.1
4.	Williams • KCM	1.8
5.	Jessup • CAG	1.8
6.	Steele • BBB	1.6
7.	LaMarque • KCM	1.5
8.	Pennington • CAG	1.3
9.	Cañizares • CBE	1.3
10.	Jethroe • CBE	1.3
	Smith • KCM	1.3

WAR Position Players
1.	Robinson • KCM	2.1
2.	Williams • KCM	1.8
3.	Steele • BBB	1.6
4.	Pennington • CAG	1.3
5.	Cañizares • CBE	1.3
6.	Jethroe • CBE	1.3
7.	Wilson • BBB	1.1
8.	Souell • KCM	1.1
9.	Davis • BBB	1.0
	Robinson • MRS	1.0

Offensive WAR
1.	Robinson • KCM	2.0
2.	Steele • BBB	1.6
3.	Williams • KCM	1.5
4.	Pennington • CAG	1.3
5.	Souell • KCM	1.1
6.	Jethroe • CBE	1.1
7.	Davis • BBB	1.0
8.	Cañizares • CBE	1.0
9.	Smith • CAG	1.0
10.	Wilson • BBB	0.9

Defensive WAR
1.	Williams • KCM	0.5
2.	Cañizares • CBE	0.4
3.	Wilson • BBB	0.4
4.	Drake • CC	0.3
	Robinson • KCM	0.3
6.	Armour • CBE	0.3
7.	Renfroe • KCM	0.2
	Radcliff • CC	0.2
	Douglas • CAG	0.2
10.	Jethroe • CBE	0.2

Batting Average
1.	Steele • BBB	.394
2.	Robinson • KCM	.375
	Cañizares • CBE	.375
4.	Davis • BBB	.374
5.	Wilson • BBB	.345
6.	Smith • CAG	.338
7.	Jethroe • CBE	.333
	Robinson • MRS	.333
9.	Moody • KCM	.331
10.	Pennington • CAG	.331

On-Base%
1.	Steele • BBB	.450
2.	Robinson • KCM	.449
3.	Davis • BBB	.430
4.	Pennington • CAG	.430
5.	Cañizares • CBE	.419
6.	Jethroe • CBE	.407
7.	Robinson • MRS	.400
8.	Wilson • BBB	.395
9.	Smith • CAG	.377
10.	Williams • KCM	.368

Slugging %
1.	Steele • BBB	.667
2.	Robinson • KCM	.600
3.	Jethroe • CBE	.556
	Robinson • MRS	.556
5.	Davis • BBB	.516
6.	Cañizares • CBE	.500
7.	Smith • CAG	.465
8.	Pennington • CAG	.463
9.	Souell • KCM	.432
10.	Williams • KCM	.411

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Steele • BBB	1.116
2.	Robinson • KCM	1.049
3.	Jethroe • CBE	.962
4.	Robinson • MRS	.956
5.	Davis • BBB	.946
6.	Cañizares • CBE	.919
7.	Pennington • CAG	.892
8.	Smith • CAG	.842
9.	Souell • KCM	.799
10.	Wilson • BBB	.795

Games Played
1.	Scott • KCM	49
	Williams • KCM	49
3.	Thomas • KCM	48
4.	Moody • KCM	45
	Souell • KCM	45
6.	Renfroe • KCM	39
7.	Crutchfield • CAG	36
	Smith • CAG	36
9.	Robinson • KCM	34
10.	Pennington • CAG	33
	Wyatt • CAG	33

At Bats
1.	Scott • KCM	194
2.	Williams • KCM	190
3.	Thomas • KCM	178
4.	Souell • KCM	176
5.	Moody • KCM	175
6.	Smith • CAG	142
7.	Crutchfield • CAG	139
8.	Renfroe • KCM	133
9.	Wyatt • CAG	125
10.	Douglas • CAG	124

Plate Appearances
1.	Williams • KCM	213
2.	Scott • KCM	206
3.	Thomas • KCM	196
4.	Souell • KCM	194
5.	Moody • KCM	186
6.	Smith • CAG	152
7.	Renfroe • KCM	151
8.	Crutchfield • CAG	150
9.	Pennington • CAG	142
10.	Wyatt • CAG	137
	Robinson • KCM	137

Runs Scored
1.	Williams • KCM	49
2.	Souell • KCM	38
3.	Bissant • CAG	29
	Scott • KCM	29
5.	Thomas • KCM	27
6.	Moody • KCM	26
7.	Robinson • KCM	25
8.	Douglas • CAG	23
	Smith • CAG	23
10.	Pennington • CAG	22
	Wyatt • CAG	22

Hits
1.	Moody • KCM	58
	Williams • KCM	58
3.	Souell • KCM	57
4.	Thomas • KCM	56
5.	Smith • CAG	48
6.	Scott • KCM	47
7.	Robinson • KCM	45
8.	Pennington • CAG	40
9.	Steele • BBB	39
10.	Wilson • BBB	38
	Douglas • CAG	38

Total Bases
1.	Williams • KCM	78
2.	Souell • KCM	76
3.	Robinson • KCM	72
	Thomas • KCM	72
5.	Moody • KCM	71
6.	Steele • BBB	66
	Smith • CAG	66
8.	Scott • KCM	64
9.	Pennington • CAG	56
10.	Wyatt • CAG	50

Doubles
1.	Robinson • KCM	13
2.	Williams • KCM	10
	Moody • KCM	10
4.	Souell • KCM	8
5.	Cañizares • CBE	7
	Bissant • CAG	7
7.	Pennington • CAG	6
	Robinson • MRS	6
	Scott • KCM	6
	Wilson • BBB	6

Triples
1.	Steele • BBB	8
2.	Jethroe • CBE	5
3.	Scott • KCM	4
	Souell • KCM	4
	King • CAG	4
	Thomas • KCM	4
	Smith • CAG	4
	Hyde • MRS	4
9.	Wyatt • CAG	3
	Vázquez • CC	3

Home Runs
1.	Robinson • KCM	4
	Robinson • MRS	4
3.	Jones • MRS	3
4.	Williams • KCM	2
	Wyatt • CAG	2
	Smith • CAG	2
	Pennington • CAG	2
	Steele • BBB	2
	Davis • BBB	2
10.	Douglas • CAG	1
	Nelson • 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
	Thomas • KCM	1
	Ford • MRS	1
	Bassett • BBB	1
	Felder • 2TM	1

Runs Batted In
1.	Souell • KCM	33
2.	Smith • CAG	31
	Scott • KCM	31
4.	Robinson • KCM	27
5.	Moody • KCM	26
6.	Pennington • CAG	22
	Wyatt • CAG	22
	Thomas • KCM	22
9.	Jethroe • CBE	20
10.	Steele • BBB	18
	Nelson • CAG	18

Bases on Balls
1.	Pennington • CAG	21
2.	Williams • KCM	17
3.	Robinson • KCM	16
4.	Bissant • CAG	13
	Nelson • CAG	13
6.	Renfroe • KCM	11
	Scott • KCM	11
	Thomas • KCM	11
9.	Crutchfield • CAG	10
	Douglas • CAG	10
	Wyatt • CAG	10
	Souell • KCM	10

Stolen Bases
1.	Williams • KCM	11
2.	Scott • KCM	6
	Pennington • CAG	6
4.	Woods • CBE	5
	Jethroe • CBE	5
6.	Souell • KCM	4
	Douglas • CAG	4
	Thomas • KCM	4
	Cañizares • CBE	4
10.	Robinson • KCM	3

Singles
1.	Moody • KCM	47
2.	Thomas • KCM	46
3.	Souell • KCM	44
	Williams • KCM	44
5.	Smith • CAG	38
6.	Scott • KCM	36
7.	Douglas • CAG	34
8.	Wilson • BBB	32
9.	Wyatt • CAG	31
10.	Pennington • CAG	30

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Steele • BBB	224
2.	Robinson • KCM	205
3.	Jethroe • CBE	180
4.	Robinson • MRS	178
5.	Davis • BBB	176
6.	Cañizares • CBE	168
7.	Pennington • CAG	161
8.	Smith • CAG	146
9.	Souell • KCM	133
10.	Wilson • BBB	133

Runs Created
1.	Robinson • KCM	32
2.	Steele • BBB	29
3.	Williams • KCM	28
4.	Souell • KCM	27
5.	Thomas • KCM	26
6.	Smith • CAG	25
	Moody • KCM	25
8.	Pennington • CAG	24
9.	Davis • BBB	20
10.	Jethroe • CBE	19

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Robinson • KCM	17
2.	Steele • BBB	15
3.	Pennington • CAG	11
4.	Davis • BBB	9
5.	Robinson • MRS	8
6.	Jethroe • CBE	8
7.	Smith • CAG	8
8.	Williams • KCM	7
9.	Cañizares • CBE	7
10.	Souell • KCM	7

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Robinson • KCM	1.7
2.	Steele • BBB	1.5
3.	Pennington • CAG	1.1
4.	Davis • BBB	0.9
5.	Robinson • MRS	0.8
6.	Jethroe • CBE	0.8
7.	Smith • CAG	0.8
8.	Williams • KCM	0.7
9.	Souell • KCM	0.7
10.	Cañizares • CBE	0.7

Extra Base Hits
1.	Robinson • KCM	18
2.	Steele • BBB	15
3.	Williams • KCM	14
4.	Souell • KCM	13
5.	Jethroe • CBE	11
	Moody • KCM	11
	Scott • KCM	11
8.	Robinson • MRS	10
	Thomas • KCM	10
	Smith • CAG	10
	Pennington • CAG	10

Times On Base
1.	Williams • KCM	77
2.	Thomas • KCM	70
3.	Souell • KCM	69
4.	Moody • KCM	65
5.	Pennington • CAG	61
	Robinson • KCM	61
7.	Scott • KCM	58
8.	Smith • CAG	57
9.	Steele • BBB	49
10.	Douglas • CAG	48

Offensive Win %
1.	Steele • BBB	.872
2.	Robinson • KCM	.860
3.	Jethroe • CBE	.816
	Cañizares • CBE	.816
5.	Davis • BBB	.800
6.	Robinson • MRS	.783
7.	Pennington • CAG	.763
8.	Smith • CAG	.722
9.	Wilson • BBB	.670
10.	Souell • KCM	.644

Hit By Pitch
1.	Thomas • KCM	3
2.	Steele • BBB	2
	Robinson • MRS	2
	Bankhead • MRS	2
	Jethroe • CBE	2
	Woods • CBE	2
	Williams • KCM	2
	Souell • KCM	2
9.	Wilson • BBB	1
	Barnhill • CAG	1
	Crutchfield • CAG	1
	Nelson • CAG	1
	Radcliff • CC	1
	Haynes • KCM	1
	Renfroe • KCM	1
	Johnson • MRS	1
	Lockett • BBB	1
	Wells • MRS	1

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Souell • KCM	6
	Renfroe • KCM	6
3.	Steele • BBB	5
4.	Longley • MRS	4
	Williams • KCM	4
	Thomas • KCM	4
	Moody • KCM	4
8.	Merchant • CC	3
	Ray • 3TM	3
	Mathis • MRS	3
	Jones • MRS	3
	Bell • BBB	3
	Woods • CBE	3
	Davis • BBB	3
	Lockett • BBB	3

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Merchant • CC	1
	Radcliff • CC	1
	Robinson • MRS	1

Double Plays Grounded Into
1.	Newberry • BBB	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Robinson • KCM	3.4
2.	Williams • KCM	3.4
3.	Pennington • CAG	3.0
4.	Steele • BBB	2.0
	Davis • BBB	2.0
6.	Scott • KCM	1.7
7.	Jethroe • CBE	1.7
8.	Robinson • MRS	1.6
	Thomas • KCM	1.6
	Souell • KCM	1.6
	Cañizares • CBE	1.6
	Douglas • CAG	1.6

AB per HR
1.	Robinson • MRS	20.3
2.	Robinson • KCM	30.0
3.	Davis • BBB	45.5
4.	Steele • BBB	49.5
5.	Pennington • CAG	60.5
6.	Wyatt • CAG	62.5
7.	Smith • CAG	71.0
8.	Drake • CC	77.0
9.	Cañizares • CBE	80.0
10.	Jethroe • CBE	81.0

Outs Made
1.	Scott • KCM	148
2.	Williams • KCM	136
3.	Thomas • KCM	126
4.	Souell • KCM	125
5.	Moody • KCM	121
6.	Crutchfield • CAG	108
7.	Renfroe • KCM	106
8.	Smith • CAG	95
9.	Wyatt • CAG	90
10.	Bissant • CAG	88

rOBA
1.	Steele • BBB	.499
2.	Robinson • KCM	.476
3.	Jethroe • CBE	.452
4.	Cañizares • CBE	.439
5.	Davis • BBB	.436
6.	Robinson • MRS	.432
7.	Pennington • CAG	.421
8.	Smith • CAG	.391
9.	Wilson • BBB	.376
10.	Williams • KCM	.373

Rbat+
1.	Steele • BBB	209
2.	Robinson • KCM	191
3.	Davis • BBB	170
4.	Jethroe • CBE	167
5.	Robinson • MRS	165
6.	Cañizares • CBE	162
7.	Pennington • CAG	157
8.	Smith • CAG	140
9.	Wilson • BBB	133
10.	Souell • KCM	130

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