1946 Negro American League Batting Leaders

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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Brown • KCM	2.0
2.	Smith • KCM	1.9
3.	Strong • KCM	1.7
4.	Paige • KCM	1.6
5.	Jessup • CAG	1.4
6.	García • IC	1.4
7.	Greene • KCM	1.2
8.	O'Neil • KCM	1.1
9.	Nelson • CAG	1.1
10.	Davis • IC	1.0

WAR Position Players
1.	Brown • KCM	2.0
2.	Strong • KCM	1.7
3.	Greene • KCM	1.2
4.	O'Neil • KCM	1.1
5.	Nelson • CAG	1.1
6.	Hairston • IC	1.0
7.	Drake • IC	0.6
8.	Armour • CBE	0.6
9.	Neil • IC	0.5
	Ware • CBE	0.5
	Kellman • CBE	0.5

Offensive WAR
1.	Strong • KCM	1.4
2.	Brown • KCM	1.4
3.	Greene • KCM	1.0
4.	Hairston • IC	1.0
5.	Nelson • CAG	0.8
6.	O'Neil • KCM	0.7
7.	Kellman • CBE	0.7
8.	Ware • CBE	0.6
9.	Renfroe • KCM	0.5
10.	Drake • IC	0.5

Defensive WAR
1.	Brown • KCM	0.7
2.	Hamilton • KCM	0.5
3.	Nelson • CAG	0.3
4.	Taborn • KCM	0.2
	Souell • KCM	0.2
	Smith • IC	0.2
	O'Neil • KCM	0.2
8.	Greene • KCM	0.2
9.	Cowan • CBE	0.2
10.	Neil • IC	0.2

Batting Average
1.	Strong • KCM	.364
2.	Nelson • CAG	.361
3.	Ware • CBE	.358
4.	Grace • CBE	.356
5.	Armour • CBE	.333
6.	Brown • KCM	.331
7.	Hairston • IC	.324
8.	Kellman • CBE	.323
9.	Cowan • CBE	.313
10.	Drake • IC	.299

On-Base%
1.	Strong • KCM	.466
2.	Greene • KCM	.462
3.	Kellman • CBE	.455
4.	Ware • CBE	.434
5.	Nelson • CAG	.410
6.	O'Neil • KCM	.400
7.	Hairston • IC	.395
8.	Grace • CBE	.387
9.	Armour • CBE	.385
10.	Drake • IC	.370

Slugging %
1.	Brown • KCM	.552
2.	Nelson • CAG	.514
3.	Strong • KCM	.500
4.	Hairston • IC	.471
5.	Armour • CBE	.450
6.	Greene • KCM	.437
7.	Tatum • IC	.424
8.	Ware • CBE	.403
9.	Grace • CBE	.390
10.	Kellman • CBE	.387

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Strong • KCM	.966
2.	Nelson • CAG	.924
3.	Brown • KCM	.914
4.	Greene • KCM	.899
5.	Hairston • IC	.865
6.	Kellman • CBE	.842
7.	Ware • CBE	.837
8.	Armour • CBE	.835
9.	Grace • CBE	.777
10.	Tatum • IC	.762

Games Played
1.	O'Neil • KCM	39
	Souell • KCM	39
3.	Brown • KCM	38
	Scott • KCM	38
5.	Strong • KCM	34
6.	Renfroe • KCM	32
7.	Hairston • IC	26
	Neil • IC	26
	Greene • KCM	26
10.	Drake • IC	25
	Smith • KCM	25

At Bats
1.	Souell • KCM	156
2.	Brown • KCM	145
3.	Scott • KCM	138
4.	O'Neil • KCM	130
5.	Strong • KCM	110
6.	Neil • IC	106
7.	Renfroe • KCM	105
8.	Hairston • IC	102
9.	Drake • IC	97
10.	Cleveland • IC	92

Plate Appearances
1.	Souell • KCM	165
2.	Scott • KCM	156
3.	O'Neil • KCM	155
4.	Brown • KCM	153
5.	Strong • KCM	133
6.	Neil • IC	121
	Renfroe • KCM	121
8.	Hairston • IC	115
9.	Drake • IC	110
10.	Cleveland • IC	101

Runs Scored
1.	Strong • KCM	30
	Brown • KCM	30
3.	Scott • KCM	29
4.	Neil • IC	20
	Jethroe • CBE	20
6.	Souell • KCM	18
	O'Neil • KCM	18
8.	Hairston • IC	16
	Drake • IC	16
10.	Ware • CBE	15
	Lockett • 2TM	15

Hits
1.	Brown • KCM	48
2.	Souell • KCM	40
	Strong • KCM	40
4.	O'Neil • KCM	37
5.	Scott • KCM	35
6.	Hairston • IC	33
7.	Drake • IC	29
8.	Neil • IC	28
9.	Nelson • CAG	26
	Renfroe • KCM	26

Total Bases
1.	Brown • KCM	80
2.	Strong • KCM	55
3.	Hairston • IC	48
4.	O'Neil • KCM	46
5.	Souell • KCM	43
6.	Renfroe • KCM	39
	Scott • KCM	39
8.	Nelson • CAG	37
9.	Neil • IC	36
10.	Drake • IC	35
	Thompson • KCM	35

Doubles
1.	Brown • KCM	11
2.	Hairston • IC	7
3.	Neil • IC	6
4.	Armour • CBE	5
	Nelson • CAG	5
6.	Drake • IC	4
	Cleveland • IC	4
	Trouppe • CBE	4
	Kellman • CBE	4
	Jethroe • CBE	4
	Tatum • IC	4
	Renfroe • KCM	4
	Moody • 2TM	4

Triples
1.	Brown • KCM	6
2.	Wyatt • 2TM	3
	Thompson • KCM	3
	Renfroe • KCM	3
	O'Neil • KCM	3
6.	Davis • BBB	2
	Jones • MRS	2
	Strong • KCM	2
	Cleveland • IC	2
10.	McCurine • CAG	1
	Bostock • BBB	1
	McNeal • CAG	1
	Williams • CAG	1
	Armour • CBE	1
	Chism • CBE	1
	Tatum • IC	1
	Jethroe • CBE	1
	Minor • CBE	1
	Trouppe • CBE	1
	Drake • IC	1
	Hairston • IC	1
	Haywood • IC	1
	Howard • CAG	1
	Steele • BBB	1
	Britton • BBB	1
	Harris • CBE	1
	Longley • MRS	1
	Hyde • MRS	1
	Smith • KCM	1
	Scott • KCM	1
	Johnson • KCM	1
	Hamilton • KCM	1
	Greene • KCM	1
	Duffy • KCM	1
	Neil • IC	1
	Xiqués • IC	1

Home Runs
1.	Brown • KCM	3
	Strong • KCM	3
3.	Nelson • CAG	2
	Hairston • IC	2
	Greene • KCM	2
6.	Shepard • BBB	1
	Young • CAG	1
	Harris • CBE	1
	Jethroe • CBE	1
	Trouppe • CBE	1
	Tatum • IC	1
	Renfroe • KCM	1
	Taborn • KCM	1
	Thompson • KCM	1
	Jones • MRS	1
	Longley • MRS	1

Runs Batted In
1.	Brown • KCM	27
2.	Strong • KCM	23
3.	Hairston • IC	16
4.	Cleveland • IC	15
	Scott • KCM	15
6.	Souell • KCM	13
	Armour • CBE	13
8.	Jethroe • CBE	12
	Drake • IC	12
	Greene • KCM	12

Bases on Balls
1.	O'Neil • KCM	25
2.	Greene • KCM	22
3.	Strong • KCM	19
4.	Scott • KCM	13
5.	Neil • IC	12
6.	Kellman • CBE	11
7.	Trouppe • CBE	10
8.	Souell • KCM	9
	Renfroe • KCM	9
	Longest • CAG	9
	Hairston • IC	9

Stolen Bases
1.	Souell • KCM	7
2.	Ferrer • IC	4
	Neil • IC	4
	Jethroe • CBE	4
	Scott • KCM	4
6.	Armour • CBE	3
	Drake • IC	3
	Cleveland • IC	3
	Kellman • CBE	3
	Brown • KCM	3
	Chism • CBE	3
	Wilson • BBB	3
	Steele • BBB	3
	Thompson • KCM	3
	Hyde • MRS	3

Singles
1.	Souell • KCM	37
2.	Strong • KCM	33
3.	Scott • KCM	32
4.	O'Neil • KCM	31
5.	Brown • KCM	28
6.	Drake • IC	24
7.	Hairston • IC	23
8.	Ware • CBE	21
	Neil • IC	21
10.	Nelson • CAG	19
	Grace • CBE	19

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Strong • KCM	184
2.	Nelson • CAG	171
3.	Brown • KCM	168
4.	Greene • KCM	165
5.	Hairston • IC	154
6.	Kellman • CBE	148
7.	Ware • CBE	146
8.	Armour • CBE	145
9.	Grace • CBE	129
10.	Tatum • IC	124

Runs Created
1.	Brown • KCM	29
2.	Strong • KCM	25
3.	Hairston • IC	18
	O'Neil • KCM	18
5.	Nelson • CAG	15
6.	Greene • KCM	14
7.	Souell • KCM	13
8.	Renfroe • KCM	12
	Drake • IC	12
	Neil • IC	12
	Ware • CBE	12
	Scott • KCM	12

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Strong • KCM	13
2.	Brown • KCM	11
3.	Greene • KCM	8
4.	Hairston • IC	7
5.	Nelson • CAG	6
6.	Kellman • CBE	5
7.	O'Neil • KCM	5
8.	Ware • CBE	5
9.	Armour • CBE	3
10.	Steele • BBB	3

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Strong • KCM	1.3
2.	Brown • KCM	1.1
3.	Greene • KCM	0.8
4.	Hairston • IC	0.7
5.	Nelson • CAG	0.7
6.	Kellman • CBE	0.6
7.	O'Neil • KCM	0.5
8.	Ware • CBE	0.5
9.	Armour • CBE	0.4
10.	Steele • BBB	0.3

Extra Base Hits
1.	Brown • KCM	20
2.	Hairston • IC	10
3.	Renfroe • KCM	8
4.	Neil • IC	7
	Nelson • CAG	7
	Strong • KCM	7
7.	Armour • CBE	6
	Tatum • IC	6
	Cleveland • IC	6
	Trouppe • CBE	6
	Jethroe • CBE	6
	O'Neil • KCM	6
	Thompson • KCM	6

Times On Base
1.	O'Neil • KCM	62
2.	Strong • KCM	61
3.	Brown • KCM	55
4.	Scott • KCM	50
5.	Souell • KCM	49
6.	Hairston • IC	45
7.	Greene • KCM	43
8.	Neil • IC	41
9.	Drake • IC	40
10.	Renfroe • KCM	38

Offensive Win %
1.	Strong • KCM	.821
2.	Nelson • CAG	.805
3.	Brown • KCM	.775
4.	Greene • KCM	.744
5.	Hairston • IC	.725
6.	Ware • CBE	.723
7.	Armour • CBE	.716
8.	Kellman • CBE	.680
9.	Grace • CBE	.675
10.	O'Neil • KCM	.614

Hit By Pitch
1.	Steele • BBB	5
2.	Kellman • CBE	4
	Drake • IC	4
4.	Renfroe • KCM	3
	Hairston • IC	3
6.	Scott • KCM	2
	Trouppe • CBE	2
	Strong • KCM	2
	Sampson • BBB	2
10.	Reynolds • BBB	1
	Charter • CAG	1
	Howard • CAG	1
	Longest • CAG	1
	Jethroe • CBE	1
	Ware • CBE	1
	Cleveland • IC	1
	Ferrer • IC	1
	Haywood • IC	1
	Neil • IC	1
	Smith • IC	1
	Bankhead • MRS	1
	Longley • MRS	1
	Radcliff • MRS	1
	Britton • BBB	1
	Wells • MRS	1

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Ware • CBE	4
	Renfroe • KCM	4
	Wells • MRS	4
	McCurine • CAG	4
5.	Lockett • 2TM	3
	Bissant • CAG	3
	Scott • KCM	3
	Merchant • IC	3
	Haywood • IC	3
10.	Bostock • BBB	2
	Drake • IC	2
	Ferrer • IC	2
	Strong • KCM	2
	Henry • IC	2
	Neil • IC	2
	Thompson • KCM	2
	Hamilton • KCM	2
	Greene • KCM	2
	Colzie • IC	2
	Kellman • CBE	2
	Moody • 2TM	2
	Grace • CBE	2
	McDaniel • MRS	2
	Young • CAG	2

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Steele • BBB	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Brown • KCM	3.0
2.	Strong • KCM	2.4
3.	Jethroe • CBE	1.6
4.	Thompson • KCM	1.5
5.	Young • CAG	1.3
	Hairston • IC	1.3
	Greene • KCM	1.3
	Longley • MRS	1.3
9.	Renfroe • KCM	1.0

AB per HR
1.	Greene • KCM	35.5
2.	Nelson • CAG	36.0
3.	Strong • KCM	36.7
4.	Brown • KCM	48.3
5.	Trouppe • CBE	49.0
6.	Hairston • IC	51.0
7.	Taborn • KCM	56.0
8.	Tatum • IC	59.0
9.	Young • CAG	69.0
10.	Jethroe • CBE	78.0

Outs Made
1.	Souell • KCM	116
2.	Scott • KCM	106
3.	Brown • KCM	98
4.	O'Neil • KCM	93
5.	Renfroe • KCM	83
6.	Neil • IC	80
7.	Strong • KCM	72
8.	Drake • IC	70
	Hairston • IC	70
10.	Cleveland • IC	69
	Thompson • KCM	69

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