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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. LaMarqueKCM 2.7
2. SmithKCM 2.7
3. BrownKCM 2.6
4. ThompsonKCM 2.4
5. JessupCAG 1.5
6. WilliamsIC 1.3
7. ClarkeCBE 1.3
8. GreeneKCM 1.2
9. RenfroeKCM 1.2
10. PowellBBB 1.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. SmithKCM 2.6
2. LaMarqueKCM 2.5
3. JessupCAG 1.6
4. WilliamsIC 1.2
5. RichardsonKCM 1.1
PowellBBB 1.1
7. ClarkeCBE 1.0
8. BrewerCBE 0.9
9. AlexanderKCM 0.8
10. NewberryBBB 0.7
Earned Run Average
1. RichardsonKCM 1.33
2. SmithKCM 2.00
3. PowellBBB 2.63
4. JessupCAG 2.72
5. ClarkeCBE 2.75
6. LaMarqueKCM 3.17
7. AlexanderKCM 3.33
8. WilliamsIC 3.43
9. NewberryBBB 4.25
10. BankheadMRS 4.30
Wins
1. LaMarqueKCM 10
2. SmithKCM 7
3. SmithKCM 6
4. WilliamsIC 5
5. BrackenCBE 4
ClarkeCBE 4
JohnsonKCM 4
8. AlexanderKCM 3
RichardsonKCM 3
PowellBBB 3
Win-Loss %
1. PowellBBB 1.000
ClarkeCBE 1.000
RichardsonKCM 1.000
4. BrackenCBE .800
5. LaMarqueKCM .769
6. WilliamsIC .714
7. SmithKCM .667
RamseyMRS .667
LockeCAG .667
JessupCAG .667
BremerCBE .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. JessupCAG 1.156
2. SmithKCM 1.175
3. RichardsonKCM 1.185
4. AlexanderKCM 1.259
5. WilliamsIC 1.309
6. LaMarqueKCM 1.311
7. ClarkeCBE 1.333
8. NewberryBBB 1.382
9. PowellBBB 1.417
10. BankheadMRS 1.434
Hits per 9 IP
1. JessupCAG 5.450
2. RichardsonKCM 6.333
3. SmithKCM 6.714
4. AlexanderKCM 8.167
5. BankheadMRS 8.363
6. BrackenCBE 8.710
7. ClarkeCBE 9.000
8. LaMarqueKCM 9.221
9. PowellBBB 9.750
PerryBBB 9.750
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. SmithKCM 1.546
2. WilliamsIC 1.641
3. GodínezIC 1.731
4. NewberryBBB 2.124
5. LaMarqueKCM 2.582
6. PowellBBB 3.000
ClarkeCBE 3.000
8. AlexanderKCM 3.167
9. HenryIC 3.375
10. StewartCAG 3.544
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. RichardsonKCM 9.667
2. PowellBBB 8.250
3. BankheadMRS 8.124
4. LaMarqueKCM 6.270
5. McCoyCAG 6.181
6. BrackenCBE 6.097
7. JessupCAG 5.945
8. AlexanderKCM 5.667
9. Wylie2TM 5.510
10. BerryKCM 5.445
Games Played
1. LaMarqueKCM 17
2. BerryKCM 16
3. SmithKCM 13
JohnsonKCM 13
5. Wylie2TM 12
6. AlexanderKCM 11
StewartCAG 11
8. BumpusCAG 10
9. SmithKCM 9
JohnsonCAG 9
Saves
1. BerryKCM 3
2. BremerCBE 1
BumpusCAG 1
DavisCBE 1
HollingsworthBBB 1
LaMarqueKCM 1
StewartCAG 1
WilliamsIC 1
Wylie2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. LaMarqueKCM 122.0
2. SmithKCM 75.2
3. JohnsonKCM 64.1
4. SmithKCM 63.0
5. WilliamsIC 60.1
6. AlexanderKCM 54.0
7. StewartCAG 53.1
8. Wylie2TM 49.0
9. BumpusCAG 41.1
10. BerryKCM 39.2
Strikeouts
1. LaMarqueKCM 85
2. AlexanderKCM 34
BankheadMRS 34
4. SmithKCM 32
5. Wylie2TM 30
6. JohnsonKCM 29
RichardsonKCM 29
8. SmithKCM 25
9. BerryKCM 24
JessupCAG 24
Games Started
1. LaMarqueKCM 15
2. SmithKCM 8
3. AlexanderKCM 7
WilliamsIC 7
SmithKCM 7
JohnsonKCM 7
7. StewartCAG 6
8. JohnsonCAG 5
JessupCAG 5
ColzieIC 5
Complete Games
1. LaMarqueKCM 12
2. WilliamsIC 7
3. SmithKCM 6
4. SmithKCM 5
5. JohnsonKCM 4
ClarkeCBE 4
7. BankheadMRS 3
RichardsonKCM 3
LockeCAG 3
HenryIC 3
StewartCAG 3
BumpusCAG 3
AlexanderKCM 3
Shutouts
1. JessupCAG 2
SmithKCM 2
3. BrewerCBE 1
ClarkeCBE 1
LaMarqueKCM 1
Home Runs
1. JohnsonKCM 6
2. StewartCAG 3
BremerCBE 3
McCoyCAG 3
JohnsonCAG 3
GodínezIC 3
GuilbeIC 3
HenryIC 3
9. BerryKCM 2
VázquezIC 2
SmithKCM 2
SmithKCM 2
PowellBBB 2
PollardBBB 2
MathisMRS 2
ColzieIC 2
BrackenCBE 2
Bases on Balls
1. JohnsonKCM 46
2. LaMarqueKCM 35
3. Wylie2TM 32
4. SmithKCM 27
5. BrackenCBE 26
6. CollinsKCM 25
BumpusCAG 25
8. StewartCAG 21
9. JessupCAG 20
10. AlexanderKCM 19
BankheadMRS 19
Hits
1. LaMarqueKCM 125
2. SmithKCM 104
3. JohnsonKCM 88
4. WilliamsIC 68
5. StewartCAG 61
6. BumpusCAG 57
7. Wylie2TM 54
JohnsonCAG 54
9. Huber2TM 53
10. BerryKCM 52
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. PowellBBB 2.750
2. LaMarqueKCM 2.429
3. NewberryBBB 2.286
4. RichardsonKCM 2.231
5. GodínezIC 2.200
6. SmithKCM 1.923
7. WilliamsIC 1.818
8. BankheadMRS 1.789
AlexanderKCM 1.789
10. ClarkeCBE 1.750
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. BankheadMRS 0.000
WilliamsIC 0.000
RichardsonKCM 0.000
NewberryBBB 0.000
LaMarqueKCM 0.000
JessupCAG 0.000
AlexanderKCM 0.000
BumpusCAG 0.000
ClarkeCBE 0.000
10. Wylie2TM 0.184
Losses
1. JohnsonCAG 6
2. BumpusCAG 5
3. Huber2TM 4
SmithKCM 4
HenryIC 4
6. LaMarqueKCM 3
Wylie2TM 3
SmithKCM 3
PerryBBB 3
McCoyCAG 3
JohnsonKCM 3
BerryKCM 3
ColzieIC 3
Earned Runs
1. JohnsonKCM 51
2. SmithKCM 46
3. LaMarqueKCM 43
4. StewartCAG 33
5. JohnsonCAG 32
6. Wylie2TM 30
7. BumpusCAG 28
8. Huber2TM 26
9. BremerCBE 25
10. WilliamsIC 23
BerryKCM 23
Wild Pitches
1. StewartCAG 5
2. BankheadMRS 4
3. BooneCBE 3
4. BumpusCAG 2
GreeneKCM 2
JohnsonKCM 2
7. BremerCBE 1
CollinsKCM 1
ColzieIC 1
PaigeKCM 1
QuiñonesIC 1
RhodesCAG 1
SharpeMRS 1
WilliamsCBE 1
Hit By Pitch
1. LaMarqueKCM 5
2. Wylie2TM 3
McCoyCAG 3
LockeCAG 3
StewartCAG 3
JohnsonKCM 3
SmithKCM 3
RichardsonKCM 3
DavisCBE 3
EvansMRS 3
Batters Faced
1. LaMarqueKCM 531
2. SmithKCM 343
3. JohnsonKCM 331
4. WilliamsIC 261
5. SmithKCM 256
6. StewartCAG 241
7. AlexanderKCM 236
8. Wylie2TM 231
9. BumpusCAG 209
10. BerryKCM 196
Games Finished
1. BerryKCM 8
2. Wylie2TM 6
3. SmithKCM 5
4. Huber2TM 4
BremerCBE 4
NewberryBBB 4
7. StewartCAG 3
RhodesCAG 3
BumpusCAG 3
JohnsonKCM 3
HollingsworthBBB 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. RichardsonKCM 364
2. SmithKCM 241
3. PowellBBB 185
4. JessupCAG 178
5. ClarkeCBE 176
6. LaMarqueKCM 152
7. AlexanderKCM 145
8. WilliamsIC 141
9. NewberryBBB 114
10. BankheadMRS 113
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. LaMarqueKCM 2.27
2. RichardsonKCM 2.30
3. NewberryBBB 2.41
4. BankheadMRS 2.46
5. AlexanderKCM 2.58
6. ClarkeCBE 2.59
7. WilliamsIC 2.66
8. SmithKCM 2.99
9. PowellBBB 3.05
10. JessupCAG 3.09
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. SmithKCM 20
2. LaMarqueKCM 20
3. RichardsonKCM 10
4. JessupCAG 10
5. WilliamsIC 8
6. BrewerCBE 8
7. ClarkeCBE 8
8. AlexanderKCM 7
9. PowellBBB 6
10. PaigeKCM 5
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. SmithKCM 1.9
2. LaMarqueKCM 1.8
3. RichardsonKCM 0.9
4. JessupCAG 0.9
5. BrewerCBE 0.7
6. ClarkeCBE 0.7
7. WilliamsIC 0.7
8. AlexanderKCM 0.6
9. PowellBBB 0.6
10. PaigeKCM 0.4

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