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Negro American League Pitching 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 for Pitchers
1. McDaniel • KCM 3.1
2. Bremer • CBE 2.3
3. LaMarque • KCM 1.9
4. Jessup • CAG 1.9
5. Smith • KCM 1.2
Davis • 2TM 1.2
7. Jefferson • CBE 0.9
8. Newberry • BBB 0.9
9. Brown • CBE 0.8
10. McKinnis • CAG 0.8
Earned Run Average
1. Davis • 2TM 1.65
2. Bremer • CBE 2.25
3. McDaniel • KCM 3.07
4. LaMarque • KCM 3.07
5. Jessup • CAG 3.08
6. Smith • KCM 3.27
7. McKinnis • CAG 3.38
8. Pearson • MRS 3.41
9. Gipson • BBB 3.41
10. Chatman • MRS 3.49
Wins
1. McDaniel • KCM 9
2. Bremer • CBE 7
LaMarque • KCM 7
4. Smith • KCM 6
Jessup • CAG 6
6. McCoy • CAG 5
7. Wylie • KCM 3
Cornelius • CAG 3
Paige • KCM 3
Newberry • BBB 3
Jefferson • CBE 3
Jones • MRS 3
Win-Loss %
1. Bremer • CBE .875
2. LaMarque • KCM .778
3. McCoy • CAG .714
4. Boone • BBB .667
5. McDaniel • KCM .643
6. Smith • KCM .600
Cornelius • CAG .600
Jefferson • CBE .600
Jessup • CAG .600
Jones • MRS .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Davis • 2TM 0.857
2. McKinnis • CAG 1.031
3. Jessup • CAG 1.127
4. LaMarque • KCM 1.143
5. Bremer • CBE 1.147
6. Gipson • BBB 1.172
7. McDaniel • KCM 1.179
8. Pearson • MRS 1.200
9. Smith • KCM 1.234
10. Newberry • BBB 1.255
Hits per 9 IP
1. Davis • 2TM 5.235
2. McKinnis • CAG 6.750
3. Jessup • CAG 7.405
4. McCoy • CAG 7.577
5. Gipson • BBB 7.759
6. LaMarque • KCM 8.011
7. Chatman • MRS 8.259
8. Bremer • CBE 8.338
9. Paige • KCM 8.526
10. McDaniel • KCM 8.548
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Pearson • MRS 0.853
2. Mathis • MRS 1.059
3. Jones • MRS 1.871
4. Bremer • CBE 1.985
5. McDaniel • KCM 2.063
6. Smith • KCM 2.221
7. LaMarque • KCM 2.275
8. Cornelius • CAG 2.309
9. Williams • CC 2.470
10. Davis • 2TM 2.480
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Paige • KCM 8.729
2. McCoy • CAG 8.128
3. LaMarque • KCM 7.022
4. McDaniel • KCM 6.897
5. Medina • CC 5.464
6. Smith • KCM 4.909
7. Jessup • CAG 4.899
8. Williams • CC 4.774
9. Newberry • BBB 4.546
10. Chatman • MRS 4.447
Games Played
1. McDaniel • KCM 28
2. McCoy • CAG 12
LaMarque • KCM 12
4. Williams • CC 11
Smith • KCM 11
Newberry • BBB 11
7. Cornelius • CAG 10
Jessup • CAG 10
9. Bremer • CBE 9
McKinnis • CAG 9
Paige • KCM 9
Saves
1. McDaniel • KCM 6
2. Jefferson • CBE 1
Jefferson • CBE 1
Johnson • MRS 1
Markham • BBB 1
Matchett • KCM 1
McKinnis • CAG 1
Innings Pitched
1. McDaniel • KCM 152.2
2. LaMarque • KCM 91.0
3. Jessup • CAG 79.0
4. Smith • KCM 77.0
5. Bremer • CBE 68.0
6. Newberry • BBB 65.1
McCoy • CAG 65.1
8. Medina • CC 56.0
9. Williams • CC 54.2
10. Cornelius • CAG 50.2
Strikeouts
1. McDaniel • KCM 117
2. LaMarque • KCM 71
3. McCoy • CAG 59
4. Paige • KCM 43
Jessup • CAG 43
6. Smith • KCM 42
7. Medina • CC 34
8. Newberry • BBB 33
9. Williams • CC 29
10. Bremer • CBE 24
Games Started
1. McDaniel • KCM 16
2. Jessup • CAG 10
LaMarque • KCM 10
4. Bremer • CBE 9
5. Smith • KCM 8
6. Paige • KCM 7
Medina • CC 7
Newberry • BBB 7
Cornelius • CAG 7
10. McCoy • CAG 6
Jefferson • CBE 6
McKinnis • CAG 6
Williams • CC 6
Wylie • KCM 6
Complete Games
1. McDaniel • KCM 13
2. Jessup • CAG 7
3. Smith • KCM 6
Bremer • CBE 6
5. Newberry • BBB 5
6. Williams • CC 4
Jefferson • CBE 4
McCoy • CAG 4
Mathis • MRS 4
LaMarque • KCM 4
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
Davis • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. LaMarque • KCM 5
2. Williams • CC 4
McDaniel • KCM 4
4. Jefferson • CBE 3
Medina • CC 3
6. Bremer • CBE 2
Wylie • KCM 2
Smith • KCM 2
Keyes • MRS 2
McMeans • CAG 2
McCoy • CAG 2
Bases on Balls
1. McDaniel • KCM 35
2. McCoy • CAG 30
3. Wylie • KCM 26
4. Jessup • CAG 24
5. LaMarque • KCM 23
6. Smith • KCM 19
Jefferson • CBE 19
Newberry • BBB 19
9. West • CAG 18
10. Medina • CC 16
Hits
1. McDaniel • KCM 145
2. LaMarque • KCM 81
3. Smith • KCM 76
4. Cornelius • CAG 71
5. Williams • CC 69
6. Jessup • CAG 65
7. Bremer • CBE 63
Newberry • BBB 63
9. Medina • CC 61
10. McCoy • CAG 55
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Pearson • MRS 4.000
Mathis • MRS 4.000
3. McDaniel • KCM 3.343
4. LaMarque • KCM 3.087
5. Paige • KCM 2.867
6. Smith • KCM 2.211
7. Medina • CC 2.125
8. McCoy • CAG 1.967
9. Williams • CC 1.933
10. Jessup • CAG 1.792
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gipson • BBB 0.000
Jessup • CAG 0.000
Pearson • MRS 0.000
Mathis • MRS 0.000
McKinnis • CAG 0.000
Paige • KCM 0.000
7. Newberry • BBB 0.138
8. Cornelius • CAG 0.178
9. Smith • KCM 0.234
10. McDaniel • KCM 0.236
Losses
1. Medina • CC 6
2. McDaniel • KCM 5
3. Smith • KCM 4
Wylie • KCM 4
Williams • CC 4
Jessup • CAG 4
Paige • KCM 4
Newberry • BBB 4
McKinnis • CAG 4
10. McMeans • CAG 3
Huber • BBB 3
Earned Runs
1. McDaniel • KCM 52
2. Cornelius • CAG 38
3. Williams • CC 34
4. Medina • CC 32
5. LaMarque • KCM 31
6. McCoy • CAG 29
7. Smith • KCM 28
8. Jessup • CAG 27
Newberry • BBB 27
10. Paige • KCM 23
Wild Pitches
1. Medina • CC 3
2. Baker • MRS 2
Boone • BBB 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 625
2. LaMarque • KCM 371
3. Jessup • CAG 326
4. Smith • KCM 319
5. Newberry • BBB 283
6. McCoy • CAG 278
7. Bremer • CBE 277
8. Medina • CC 247
9. Williams • CC 246
10. Cornelius • CAG 240
Games Finished
1. McDaniel • KCM 12
2. McCoy • CAG 6
3. Williams • CC 4
Watson • CC 4
Jefferson • CBE 4
6. Boone • BBB 3
Matchett • KCM 3
McKinnis • CAG 3
Huber • BBB 3
West • CAG 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. Davis • 2TM 253
2. Bremer • CBE 183
3. LaMarque • KCM 134
4. McDaniel • KCM 134
5. Jessup • CAG 134
6. Smith • KCM 125
7. McKinnis • CAG 122
8. Gipson • BBB 121
9. Pearson • MRS 121
10. Chatman • MRS 119
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Paige • KCM 1.78
2. McDaniel • KCM 2.22
3. Mathis • MRS 2.29
4. Pearson • MRS 2.32
5. Jessup • CAG 2.52
6. LaMarque • KCM 2.61
7. McCoy • CAG 2.67
8. Smith • KCM 2.73
9. Newberry • BBB 2.76
10. McKinnis • CAG 2.77
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. McDaniel • KCM 18
2. Bremer • CBE 15
3. LaMarque • KCM 11
4. Jessup • CAG 10
5. Davis • 2TM 9
6. Smith • KCM 7
7. Brown • CBE 6
8. Jefferson • CBE 6
9. McKinnis • CAG 4
10. Newberry • BBB 3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. McDaniel • KCM 1.7
2. Bremer • CBE 1.5
3. LaMarque • KCM 1.1
4. Jessup • CAG 1.0
5. Davis • 2TM 0.9
6. Brown • CBE 0.7
Smith • KCM 0.7
8. Jefferson • CBE 0.6
9. McKinnis • CAG 0.4
10. Newberry • BBB 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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