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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. McDanielKCM 3.7
2. BremerCBE 2.6
3. JessupCAG 2.2
4. RobinsonKCM 2.1
5. LaMarqueKCM 1.5
6. WilliamsKCM 1.5
7. SteeleBBB 1.4
8. SmithKCM 1.3
9. JethroeCBE 1.3
10. CañizaresCBE 1.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. McDanielKCM 3.3
2. BremerCBE 2.3
3. JessupCAG 2.2
4. LaMarqueKCM 1.8
5. SmithKCM 1.3
6. Davis2TM 1.2
7. JeffersonCBE 0.9
8. PearsonMRS 0.8
9. McKinnisCAG 0.7
10. WestCAG 0.6
Earned Run Average
1. Davis2TM 1.65
2. BremerCBE 2.25
3. JessupCAG 2.38
4. LaMarqueKCM 2.93
5. McDanielKCM 3.06
6. SmithKCM 3.27
7. GipsonBBB 3.41
8. McKinnisCAG 3.46
9. ChatmanMRS 3.49
10. PaigeKCM 3.55
Wins
1. McDanielKCM 9
2. BremerCBE 7
3. SmithKCM 6
JessupCAG 6
5. McCoyCAG 5
LaMarqueKCM 5
7. CorneliusCAG 3
PaigeKCM 3
NewberryBBB 3
JeffersonCBE 3
JonesMRS 3
Win-Loss %
1. BremerCBE .875
2. CorneliusCAG .750
3. LaMarqueKCM .714
McCoyCAG .714
5. JessupCAG .667
BooneBBB .667
7. McDanielKCM .643
8. SmithKCM .600
JeffersonCBE .600
JonesMRS .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Davis2TM 0.857
2. JessupCAG 1.056
3. McKinnisCAG 1.056
4. LaMarqueKCM 1.100
5. PaigeKCM 1.132
6. BremerCBE 1.147
7. McDanielKCM 1.164
8. GipsonBBB 1.172
9. SmithKCM 1.234
10. NewberryBBB 1.250
Hits per 9 IP
1. Davis2TM 5.235
2. McKinnisCAG 6.912
3. JessupCAG 7.000
4. LaMarqueKCM 7.575
5. McCoyCAG 7.577
6. GipsonBBB 7.759
7. PaigeKCM 7.816
8. ChatmanMRS 8.259
9. BremerCBE 8.338
10. McDanielKCM 8.543
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. MathisMRS 1.059
2. JonesMRS 1.871
3. McDanielKCM 1.933
4. BremerCBE 1.985
5. CorneliusCAG 2.015
6. SmithKCM 2.221
7. LaMarqueKCM 2.321
8. PaigeKCM 2.368
9. WilliamsCC 2.470
10. Davis2TM 2.480
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. PaigeKCM 9.711
2. McCoyCAG 8.128
3. LaMarqueKCM 7.208
4. McDanielKCM 7.046
5. JessupCAG 5.125
6. SmithKCM 4.909
7. WilliamsCC 4.774
8. ChatmanMRS 4.447
9. MathisMRS 4.235
10. MedinaCC 4.231
Games Played
1. McDanielKCM 25
2. McCoyCAG 12
3. WilliamsCC 11
SmithKCM 11
5. LaMarqueKCM 10
NewberryBBB 10
7. BremerCBE 9
CorneliusCAG 9
JessupCAG 9
10. McKinnisCAG 8
PaigeKCM 8
JeffersonCBE 8
Saves
1. McDanielKCM 5
2. JeffersonCBE 1
JeffersonCBE 1
MarkhamBBB 1
MatchettKCM 1
McKinnisCAG 1
Innings Pitched
1. McDanielKCM 144.1
2. SmithKCM 77.0
3. LaMarqueKCM 73.2
4. JessupCAG 72.0
5. BremerCBE 68.0
6. McCoyCAG 65.1
7. NewberryBBB 56.0
8. WilliamsCC 54.2
9. MedinaCC 44.2
CorneliusCAG 44.2
Strikeouts
1. McDanielKCM 113
2. McCoyCAG 59
LaMarqueKCM 59
4. SmithKCM 42
5. PaigeKCM 41
JessupCAG 41
7. WilliamsCC 29
8. NewberryBBB 25
9. BremerCBE 24
10. MedinaCC 21
Games Started
1. McDanielKCM 14
2. BremerCBE 9
JessupCAG 9
4. SmithKCM 8
LaMarqueKCM 8
6. PaigeKCM 7
7. McKinnisCAG 6
McCoyCAG 6
WilliamsCC 6
JeffersonCBE 6
CorneliusCAG 6
MedinaCC 6
NewberryBBB 6
Complete Games
1. McDanielKCM 13
2. JessupCAG 7
3. BremerCBE 6
SmithKCM 6
5. NewberryBBB 4
McCoyCAG 4
MathisMRS 4
WilliamsCC 4
JeffersonCBE 4
10. CorneliusCAG 3
PearsonMRS 3
LaMarqueKCM 3
Shutouts
1. McDanielKCM 2
McKinnisCAG 2
3. BremerCBE 1
GipsonBBB 1
JessupCAG 1
LaMarqueKCM 1
NewberryBBB 1
PaigeKCM 1
Home Runs
1. McDanielKCM 4
WilliamsCC 4
3. JeffersonCBE 3
LaMarqueKCM 3
MedinaCC 3
6. BremerCBE 2
SmithKCM 2
McMeansCAG 2
McCoyCAG 2
10. ChatmanMRS 1
ChildsMRS 1
HuberBBB 1
JohnsonMRS 1
JonesMRS 1
KeyesMRS 1
LawsonCBE 1
LockeCAG 1
LockeKCM 1
MarkhamBBB 1
MerchantCC 1
NewberryBBB 1
WylieKCM 1
BakerMRS 1
Davis2TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. McDanielKCM 31
2. McCoyCAG 30
3. WylieKCM 20
JessupCAG 20
5. LaMarqueKCM 19
JeffersonCBE 19
SmithKCM 19
8. WestCAG 16
NewberryBBB 16
10. BremerCBE 15
WilliamsCC 15
Hits
1. McDanielKCM 137
2. SmithKCM 76
3. WilliamsCC 69
4. BremerCBE 63
5. LaMarqueKCM 62
6. CorneliusCAG 58
7. JessupCAG 56
8. McCoyCAG 55
9. NewberryBBB 54
10. MedinaCC 52
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. PaigeKCM 4.100
2. MathisMRS 4.000
3. McDanielKCM 3.645
4. LaMarqueKCM 3.105
5. SmithKCM 2.211
6. JessupCAG 2.050
7. McCoyCAG 1.967
8. WilliamsCC 1.933
9. BremerCBE 1.600
10. NewberryBBB 1.563
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. CorneliusCAG 0.000
GipsonBBB 0.000
JessupCAG 0.000
PaigeKCM 0.000
MathisMRS 0.000
McKinnisCAG 0.000
7. NewberryBBB 0.161
8. SmithKCM 0.234
9. McDanielKCM 0.249
10. BremerCBE 0.265
Losses
1. MedinaCC 6
2. McDanielKCM 5
3. WylieKCM 4
WilliamsCC 4
McKinnisCAG 4
SmithKCM 4
7. NewberryBBB 3
PaigeKCM 3
McMeansCAG 3
JessupCAG 3
HuberBBB 3
Earned Runs
1. McDanielKCM 49
2. WilliamsCC 34
3. MedinaCC 32
4. CorneliusCAG 30
5. McCoyCAG 29
6. SmithKCM 28
7. LaMarqueKCM 24
NewberryBBB 24
9. JeffersonCBE 20
10. JessupCAG 19
EvansMRS 19
Wild Pitches
1. BakerMRS 2
BooneBBB 2
MedinaCC 2
WylieKCM 2
5. BrownCBE 1
ChatmanMRS 1
JeffersonCBE 1
JonesMRS 1
KeyesMRS 1
McCoyCAG 1
PaigeKCM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. MedinaCC 3
2. BremerCBE 2
WestCAG 2
ThompsonBBB 2
MathisMRS 2
McMeansCAG 2
7. CorneliusCAG 1
GarcíaCC 1
GipsonBBB 1
JeffersonCBE 1
LawsonCBE 1
McDanielKCM 1
McKinnisCAG 1
PearsonMRS 1
SaylorBBB 1
SmithKCM 1
BooneBBB 1
Davis2TM 1
Batters Faced
1. McDanielKCM 589
2. SmithKCM 319
3. LaMarqueKCM 296
4. JessupCAG 292
5. McCoyCAG 278
6. BremerCBE 277
7. WilliamsCC 246
8. NewberryBBB 242
9. MedinaCC 205
CorneliusCAG 205
Games Finished
1. McDanielKCM 11
2. McCoyCAG 6
3. WilliamsCC 4
WatsonCC 4
JeffersonCBE 4
6. BooneBBB 3
HuberBBB 3
MatchettKCM 3
9. SaylorBBB 2
McMeansCAG 2
McKinnisCAG 2
MarkhamBBB 2
SmithKCM 2
LigonMRS 2
LaMarqueKCM 2
JonesMRS 2
WestCAG 2
ChildsMRS 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Davis2TM 247
2. BremerCBE 178
3. JessupCAG 169
4. LaMarqueKCM 137
5. McDanielKCM 131
6. SmithKCM 122
7. GipsonBBB 118
8. McKinnisCAG 116
9. ChatmanMRS 115
10. PaigeKCM 113
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. PaigeKCM 1.32
2. McDanielKCM 2.15
3. MathisMRS 2.28
4. JessupCAG 2.38
5. LaMarqueKCM 2.39
6. McCoyCAG 2.66
7. SmithKCM 2.72
8. CorneliusCAG 2.76
9. McKinnisCAG 2.86
10. NewberryBBB 2.89
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. McDanielKCM 17
2. BremerCBE 15
3. JessupCAG 13
4. LaMarqueKCM 9
5. Davis2TM 8
6. SmithKCM 6
7. JeffersonCBE 6
8. BrownCBE 5
9. PearsonMRS 5
10. WestCAG 3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. McDanielKCM 1.6
2. BremerCBE 1.5
3. JessupCAG 1.3
4. Davis2TM 0.9
LaMarqueKCM 0.9
6. JeffersonCBE 0.6
7. SmithKCM 0.6
8. BrownCBE 0.5
9. PearsonMRS 0.5
10. WestCAG 0.3

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