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Negro American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. LaMarque • KCM 2.7
2. Smith • KCM 2.7
3. Brown • KCM 2.6
4. Thompson • KCM 2.4
5. Jessup • CAG 1.5
6. Williams • IC 1.3
7. Clarke • CBE 1.3
8. Greene • KCM 1.2
9. Renfroe • KCM 1.2
10. Powell • BBB 1.1
WAR Position Players
1. Brown • KCM 2.6
2. Thompson • KCM 2.4
3. Greene • KCM 1.3
4. Renfroe • KCM 1.2
5. Jethroe • CBE 1.0
6. Souell • KCM 1.0
7. Ware • CBE 0.9
8. Ritchey • CAG 0.9
9. Grace • CBE 0.8
10. O'Neil • KCM 0.8
Offensive WAR
1. Brown • KCM 2.5
2. Thompson • KCM 2.0
3. Greene • KCM 1.6
4. Souell • KCM 1.3
5. Renfroe • KCM 1.2
6. O'Neil • KCM 0.9
7. Jethroe • CBE 0.9
8. Ware • CBE 0.9
9. Smith • CBE 0.7
10. Roberts • KCM 0.7
Defensive WAR
1. Thompson • KCM 0.7
2. Ritchey • CAG 0.3
3. Hairston • IC 0.3
4. Renfroe • KCM 0.3
5. Handy • MRS 0.3
6. Merchant • IC 0.3
7. Taborn • KCM 0.2
8. Ferrer • IC 0.2
9. McNeal • CAG 0.2
10. Grace • CBE 0.2
Batting Average
1. Brown • KCM .377
2. Ware • CBE .370
3. Roberts • KCM .352
4. Grace • CBE .343
5. Jethroe • CBE .337
6. Thompson • KCM .335
7. Bostock • CAG .333
Souell • KCM .333
9. Greene • KCM .330
10. Ritchey • CAG .324
On-Base%
1. Greene • KCM .476
2. Ware • CBE .452
3. Grace • CBE .450
4. Ritchey • CAG .442
5. Brown • KCM .426
6. Thompson • KCM .413
7. Jethroe • CBE .409
8. Renfroe • KCM .405
9. Bostock • CAG .393
10. Roberts • KCM .387
Slugging %
1. Brown • KCM .648
2. Smith • CBE .609
3. Jethroe • CBE .590
4. Thompson • KCM .578
5. Roberts • KCM .549
6. Ware • CBE .543
7. Greene • KCM .504
8. Grace • CBE .448
9. O'Neil • KCM .447
10. Hairston • IC .429
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Brown • KCM 1.074
2. Jethroe • CBE .999
3. Ware • CBE .995
4. Thompson • KCM .991
5. Smith • CBE .990
6. Greene • KCM .981
7. Roberts • KCM .936
8. Grace • CBE .898
9. Ritchey • CAG .850
10. O'Neil • KCM .809
Games Played
1. Scott • KCM 65
2. Souell • KCM 61
3. O'Neil • KCM 60
4. Cooper • KCM 54
5. Renfroe • KCM 53
6. Brown • KCM 48
7. Thompson • KCM 43
8. Greene • KCM 42
9. Strong • KCM 41
10. Taborn • KCM 40
At Bats
1. Souell • KCM 255
2. Scott • KCM 241
3. O'Neil • KCM 217
4. Brown • KCM 199
5. Renfroe • KCM 174
6. Thompson • KCM 173
7. Cooper • KCM 164
8. Longest • CAG 125
9. Taborn • KCM 123
10. Strong • KCM 116
Plate Appearances
1. Souell • KCM 278
2. Scott • KCM 260
3. O'Neil • KCM 246
4. Renfroe • KCM 221
5. Brown • KCM 217
6. Cooper • KCM 198
7. Thompson • KCM 197
8. Greene • KCM 151
9. Taborn • KCM 143
10. Strong • KCM 138
Runs Scored
1. O'Neil • KCM 54
2. Souell • KCM 52
3. Thompson • KCM 51
4. Brown • KCM 42
Scott • KCM 42
6. Cooper • KCM 38
7. Renfroe • KCM 33
8. Greene • KCM 30
9. Jethroe • CBE 26
10. Hill • CAG 25
Hits
1. Souell • KCM 85
2. Brown • KCM 75
3. O'Neil • KCM 62
Scott • KCM 62
5. Thompson • KCM 58
6. Renfroe • KCM 49
7. Cooper • KCM 46
8. Longest • CAG 40
9. Greene • KCM 38
10. Taborn • KCM 36
Total Bases
1. Brown • KCM 129
2. Souell • KCM 107
3. Thompson • KCM 100
4. O'Neil • KCM 97
5. Scott • KCM 90
6. Renfroe • KCM 63
7. Greene • KCM 58
8. Cooper • KCM 55
9. Longest • CAG 49
Jethroe • CBE 49
Doubles
1. Brown • KCM 22
2. O'Neil • KCM 14
3. Renfroe • KCM 10
Taborn • KCM 10
Scott • KCM 10
6. Hairston • IC 9
Jethroe • CBE 9
8. Thompson • KCM 8
Ware • CBE 8
10. Neil • IC 7
Triples
1. Brown • KCM 7
Souell • KCM 7
3. Scott • KCM 6
4. Thompson • KCM 5
5. Smith • CBE 4
6. Tatum • IC 3
O'Neil • KCM 3
Jethroe • CBE 3
Roberts • KCM 3
Davis • BBB 3
Chism • BBB 3
Home Runs
1. Thompson • KCM 8
2. Brown • KCM 6
3. O'Neil • KCM 5
4. Greene • KCM 4
5. Smith • CBE 3
6. Miles • CAG 2
Hill • CAG 2
Jethroe • CBE 2
Strong • KCM 2
Ware • CBE 2
Scott • KCM 2
Roberts • KCM 2
Formental • MRS 2
Runs Batted In
1. Brown • KCM 64
2. O'Neil • KCM 37
3. Thompson • KCM 36
4. Souell • KCM 32
5. Scott • KCM 27
6. Cooper • KCM 25
7. Greene • KCM 24
8. Renfroe • KCM 20
Taborn • KCM 20
10. Longest • CAG 19
Bases on Balls
1. Renfroe • KCM 33
2. Greene • KCM 30
3. Cooper • KCM 24
O'Neil • KCM 24
5. Thompson • KCM 21
6. Strong • KCM 20
7. Scott • KCM 19
8. Souell • KCM 16
Brown • KCM 16
10. Formental • MRS 15
Stolen Bases
1. Souell • KCM 16
2. O'Neil • KCM 15
3. Scott • KCM 12
Brown • KCM 12
5. Jethroe • CBE 10
6. Thompson • KCM 7
7. Cooper • KCM 6
8. Greene • KCM 5
9. Boyd • MRS 4
10. Longest • CAG 3
Ritchey • CAG 3
Hill • CAG 3
Renfroe • KCM 3
Singles
1. Souell • KCM 72
2. Scott • KCM 44
3. Brown • KCM 40
O'Neil • KCM 40
5. Cooper • KCM 39
6. Renfroe • KCM 37
Thompson • KCM 37
8. Longest • CAG 33
9. Greene • KCM 27
10. Taborn • KCM 26
Adjusted OPS+
1. Brown • KCM 185
2. Jethroe • CBE 166
3. Ware • CBE 166
4. Thompson • KCM 164
5. Smith • CBE 163
6. Greene • KCM 162
7. Roberts • KCM 149
8. Grace • CBE 141
9. Ritchey • CAG 128
10. O'Neil • KCM 116
Runs Created
1. Brown • KCM 55
2. Thompson • KCM 41
3. Souell • KCM 40
4. O'Neil • KCM 35
5. Scott • KCM 28
6. Greene • KCM 27
7. Renfroe • KCM 25
8. Jethroe • CBE 20
Cooper • KCM 20
10. Ware • CBE 19
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Brown • KCM 23
2. Thompson • KCM 15
3. Greene • KCM 13
4. Ware • CBE 8
5. Jethroe • CBE 8
6. Scott • MRS 6
7. Smith • CBE 5
8. Grace • CBE 5
9. Steele • BBB 5
10. Davis • BBB 5
O'Neil • KCM 5
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Brown • KCM 2.1
2. Thompson • KCM 1.4
3. Greene • KCM 1.2
4. Ware • CBE 0.8
5. Jethroe • CBE 0.7
6. Scott • MRS 0.5
7. Smith • CBE 0.5
8. Grace • CBE 0.5
9. Steele • BBB 0.4
10. Davis • BBB 0.4
O'Neil • KCM 0.4
Extra Base Hits
1. Brown • KCM 35
2. O'Neil • KCM 22
3. Thompson • KCM 21
4. Scott • KCM 18
5. Jethroe • CBE 14
6. Souell • KCM 13
7. Renfroe • KCM 12
8. Greene • KCM 11
Hairston • IC 11
10. Smith • CBE 10
Ware • CBE 10
Taborn • KCM 10
Times On Base
1. Souell • KCM 105
2. Brown • KCM 92
3. O'Neil • KCM 88
4. Renfroe • KCM 85
5. Scott • KCM 81
Thompson • KCM 81
7. Cooper • KCM 71
8. Greene • KCM 70
9. Taborn • KCM 54
10. Longest • CAG 49
Offensive Win %
1. Brown • KCM .833
2. Ware • CBE .773
3. Thompson • KCM .769
4. Jethroe • CBE .761
5. Smith • CBE .756
6. Greene • KCM .750
7. Roberts • KCM .719
8. Grace • CBE .717
9. Ritchey • CAG .664
10. Bostock • CAG .615
Hit By Pitch
1. Ware • CBE 5
2. Taborn • KCM 4
Souell • KCM 4
4. Scott • MRS 3
Chism • BBB 3
Hill • CAG 3
Bankhead • MRS 3
Longest • CAG 3
Renfroe • KCM 3
10. Strong • KCM 2
Greene • KCM 2
Abernathy • IC 2
O'Neil • KCM 2
Nelson • CBE 2
Atkins • CBE 2
Thompson • KCM 2
Boyd • MRS 2
Sacrifice Hits
1. Renfroe • KCM 11
2. Cooper • KCM 9
3. Britton • BBB 4
Greene • KCM 4
Handy • MRS 4
6. Chism • BBB 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
O'Neil • KCM 3
Merchant • IC 3
Haywood • IC 3
Roberts • KCM 3
Souell • KCM 3
Jethroe • CBE 3
Wilson • BBB 3
Moody • 2TM 3
Brown • 2TM 3
Hill • CAG 3
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Jethroe • CBE 1
Power-Speed #
1. Brown • KCM 8.0
2. O'Neil • KCM 7.5
3. Thompson • KCM 7.5
4. Greene • KCM 4.4
5. Scott • KCM 3.4
6. Jethroe • CBE 3.3
7. Hill • CAG 2.4
8. Ware • CBE 2.0
9. Souell • KCM 1.9
10. Cooper • KCM 1.7
AB per HR
1. Thompson • KCM 21.6
2. Smith • CBE 23.0
3. Greene • KCM 28.8
4. Brown • KCM 33.2
5. Roberts • KCM 35.5
6. Ware • CBE 40.5
7. Miles • CAG 41.0
8. Jethroe • CBE 41.5
9. O'Neil • KCM 43.4
10. Hill • CAG 57.5
Outs Made
1. Scott • KCM 179
2. Souell • KCM 173
3. O'Neil • KCM 158
4. Renfroe • KCM 136
5. Cooper • KCM 127
6. Brown • KCM 125
7. Thompson • KCM 116
8. Strong • KCM 90
9. Taborn • KCM 89
10. Hill • CAG 85
Longest • CAG 85

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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