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Negro American League Pitching 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 for Pitchers
1. McDaniel • KCM 3.3
2. Bremer • CBE 2.3
3. Jessup • CAG 2.2
4. LaMarque • KCM 1.8
5. Smith • KCM 1.3
6. Davis • 2TM 1.2
7. Jefferson • CBE 0.9
8. Pearson • MRS 0.8
9. McKinnis • CAG 0.7
10. West • CAG 0.6
Earned Run Average
1. Davis • 2TM 1.65
2. Bremer • CBE 2.25
3. Jessup • CAG 2.38
4. LaMarque • KCM 2.93
5. McDaniel • KCM 3.06
6. Smith • KCM 3.27
7. Gipson • BBB 3.41
8. McKinnis • CAG 3.46
9. Chatman • MRS 3.49
10. Paige • KCM 3.55
Wins
1. McDaniel • KCM 9
2. Bremer • CBE 7
3. Smith • KCM 6
Jessup • CAG 6
5. McCoy • CAG 5
LaMarque • KCM 5
7. Cornelius • CAG 3
Paige • KCM 3
Newberry • BBB 3
Jefferson • CBE 3
Jones • MRS 3
Win-Loss %
1. Bremer • CBE .875
2. Cornelius • CAG .750
3. LaMarque • KCM .714
McCoy • CAG .714
5. Jessup • CAG .667
Boone • BBB .667
7. McDaniel • KCM .643
8. Smith • KCM .600
Jefferson • CBE .600
Jones • MRS .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Davis • 2TM 0.857
2. Jessup • CAG 1.056
3. McKinnis • CAG 1.056
4. LaMarque • KCM 1.100
5. Paige • KCM 1.132
6. Bremer • CBE 1.147
7. McDaniel • KCM 1.164
8. Gipson • BBB 1.172
9. Smith • KCM 1.234
10. Newberry • BBB 1.250
Hits per 9 IP
1. Davis • 2TM 5.235
2. McKinnis • CAG 6.912
3. Jessup • CAG 7.000
4. LaMarque • KCM 7.575
5. McCoy • CAG 7.577
6. Gipson • BBB 7.759
7. Paige • KCM 7.816
8. Chatman • MRS 8.259
9. Bremer • CBE 8.338
10. McDaniel • KCM 8.543
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Mathis • MRS 1.059
2. Jones • MRS 1.871
3. McDaniel • KCM 1.933
4. Bremer • CBE 1.985
5. Cornelius • CAG 2.015
6. Smith • KCM 2.221
7. LaMarque • KCM 2.321
8. Paige • KCM 2.368
9. Williams • CC 2.470
10. Davis • 2TM 2.480
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Paige • KCM 9.711
2. McCoy • CAG 8.128
3. LaMarque • KCM 7.208
4. McDaniel • KCM 7.046
5. Jessup • CAG 5.125
6. Smith • KCM 4.909
7. Williams • CC 4.774
8. Chatman • MRS 4.447
9. Mathis • MRS 4.235
10. Medina • CC 4.231
Games Played
1. McDaniel • KCM 25
2. McCoy • CAG 12
3. Williams • CC 11
Smith • KCM 11
5. LaMarque • KCM 10
Newberry • BBB 10
7. Bremer • CBE 9
Cornelius • CAG 9
Jessup • CAG 9
10. McKinnis • CAG 8
Paige • KCM 8
Jefferson • CBE 8
Saves
1. McDaniel • KCM 5
2. Jefferson • CBE 1
Jefferson • CBE 1
Markham • BBB 1
Matchett • KCM 1
McKinnis • CAG 1
Innings Pitched
1. McDaniel • KCM 144.1
2. Smith • KCM 77.0
3. LaMarque • KCM 73.2
4. Jessup • CAG 72.0
5. Bremer • CBE 68.0
6. McCoy • CAG 65.1
7. Newberry • BBB 56.0
8. Williams • CC 54.2
9. Medina • CC 44.2
Cornelius • CAG 44.2
Strikeouts
1. McDaniel • KCM 113
2. McCoy • CAG 59
LaMarque • KCM 59
4. Smith • KCM 42
5. Paige • KCM 41
Jessup • CAG 41
7. Williams • CC 29
8. Newberry • BBB 25
9. Bremer • CBE 24
10. Medina • CC 21
Games Started
1. McDaniel • KCM 14
2. Bremer • CBE 9
Jessup • CAG 9
4. Smith • KCM 8
LaMarque • KCM 8
6. Paige • KCM 7
7. McKinnis • CAG 6
McCoy • CAG 6
Williams • CC 6
Jefferson • CBE 6
Cornelius • CAG 6
Medina • CC 6
Newberry • BBB 6
Complete Games
1. McDaniel • KCM 13
2. Jessup • CAG 7
3. Bremer • CBE 6
Smith • KCM 6
5. Newberry • BBB 4
McCoy • CAG 4
Mathis • MRS 4
Williams • CC 4
Jefferson • CBE 4
10. Cornelius • CAG 3
Pearson • MRS 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Shutouts
1. McDaniel • KCM 2
McKinnis • CAG 2
3. Bremer • CBE 1
Gipson • BBB 1
Jessup • CAG 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Newberry • BBB 1
Paige • KCM 1
Home Runs
1. McDaniel • KCM 4
Williams • CC 4
3. Jefferson • CBE 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Medina • CC 3
6. Bremer • CBE 2
Smith • KCM 2
McMeans • CAG 2
McCoy • CAG 2
10. Chatman • MRS 1
Childs • MRS 1
Huber • BBB 1
Johnson • MRS 1
Jones • MRS 1
Keyes • MRS 1
Lawson • CBE 1
Locke • CAG 1
Locke • KCM 1
Markham • BBB 1
Merchant • CC 1
Newberry • BBB 1
Wylie • KCM 1
Baker • MRS 1
Davis • 2TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. McDaniel • KCM 31
2. McCoy • CAG 30
3. Wylie • KCM 20
Jessup • CAG 20
5. LaMarque • KCM 19
Jefferson • CBE 19
Smith • KCM 19
8. West • CAG 16
Newberry • BBB 16
10. Bremer • CBE 15
Williams • CC 15
Hits
1. McDaniel • KCM 137
2. Smith • KCM 76
3. Williams • CC 69
4. Bremer • CBE 63
5. LaMarque • KCM 62
6. Cornelius • CAG 58
7. Jessup • CAG 56
8. McCoy • CAG 55
9. Newberry • BBB 54
10. Medina • CC 52
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Paige • KCM 4.100
2. Mathis • MRS 4.000
3. McDaniel • KCM 3.645
4. LaMarque • KCM 3.105
5. Smith • KCM 2.211
6. Jessup • CAG 2.050
7. McCoy • CAG 1.967
8. Williams • CC 1.933
9. Bremer • CBE 1.600
10. Newberry • BBB 1.563
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Cornelius • CAG 0.000
Gipson • BBB 0.000
Jessup • CAG 0.000
Paige • KCM 0.000
Mathis • MRS 0.000
McKinnis • CAG 0.000
7. Newberry • BBB 0.161
8. Smith • KCM 0.234
9. McDaniel • KCM 0.249
10. Bremer • CBE 0.265
Losses
1. Medina • CC 6
2. McDaniel • KCM 5
3. Wylie • KCM 4
Williams • CC 4
McKinnis • CAG 4
Smith • KCM 4
7. Newberry • BBB 3
Paige • KCM 3
McMeans • CAG 3
Jessup • CAG 3
Huber • BBB 3
Earned Runs
1. McDaniel • KCM 49
2. Williams • CC 34
3. Medina • CC 32
4. Cornelius • CAG 30
5. McCoy • CAG 29
6. Smith • KCM 28
7. LaMarque • KCM 24
Newberry • BBB 24
9. Jefferson • CBE 20
10. Jessup • CAG 19
Evans • MRS 19
Wild Pitches
1. Baker • MRS 2
Boone • BBB 2
Medina • CC 2
Wylie • KCM 2
5. Brown • CBE 1
Chatman • MRS 1
Jefferson • CBE 1
Jones • MRS 1
Keyes • MRS 1
McCoy • CAG 1
Paige • KCM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Medina • CC 3
2. Bremer • CBE 2
West • CAG 2
Thompson • BBB 2
Mathis • MRS 2
McMeans • CAG 2
7. Cornelius • CAG 1
García • CC 1
Gipson • BBB 1
Jefferson • CBE 1
Lawson • CBE 1
McDaniel • KCM 1
McKinnis • CAG 1
Pearson • MRS 1
Saylor • BBB 1
Smith • KCM 1
Boone • BBB 1
Davis • 2TM 1
Batters Faced
1. McDaniel • KCM 589
2. Smith • KCM 319
3. LaMarque • KCM 296
4. Jessup • CAG 292
5. McCoy • CAG 278
6. Bremer • CBE 277
7. Williams • CC 246
8. Newberry • BBB 242
9. Medina • CC 205
Cornelius • CAG 205
Games Finished
1. McDaniel • KCM 11
2. McCoy • CAG 6
3. Williams • CC 4
Watson • CC 4
Jefferson • CBE 4
6. Boone • BBB 3
Huber • BBB 3
Matchett • KCM 3
9. Saylor • BBB 2
McMeans • CAG 2
McKinnis • CAG 2
Markham • BBB 2
Smith • KCM 2
Ligon • MRS 2
LaMarque • KCM 2
Jones • MRS 2
West • CAG 2
Childs • MRS 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Davis • 2TM 247
2. Bremer • CBE 178
3. Jessup • CAG 169
4. LaMarque • KCM 137
5. McDaniel • KCM 131
6. Smith • KCM 122
7. Gipson • BBB 118
8. McKinnis • CAG 116
9. Chatman • MRS 115
10. Paige • KCM 113
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Paige • KCM 1.32
2. McDaniel • KCM 2.15
3. Mathis • MRS 2.28
4. Jessup • CAG 2.38
5. LaMarque • KCM 2.39
6. McCoy • CAG 2.66
7. Smith • KCM 2.72
8. Cornelius • CAG 2.76
9. McKinnis • CAG 2.86
10. Newberry • BBB 2.89
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. McDaniel • KCM 17
2. Bremer • CBE 15
3. Jessup • CAG 13
4. LaMarque • KCM 9
5. Davis • 2TM 8
6. Smith • KCM 6
7. Jefferson • CBE 6
8. Brown • CBE 5
9. Pearson • MRS 5
10. West • CAG 3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. McDaniel • KCM 1.6
2. Bremer • CBE 1.5
3. Jessup • CAG 1.3
4. Davis • 2TM 0.9
LaMarque • KCM 0.9
6. Jefferson • CBE 0.6
7. Smith • KCM 0.6
8. Brown • CBE 0.5
9. Pearson • MRS 0.5
10. West • CAG 0.3

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

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