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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. LaMarque • KCM 2.9
2. Smith • KCM 2.7
3. Brown • KCM 2.1
4. Thompson • KCM 1.9
5. Jessup • CAG 1.6
6. Clarke • CBE 1.3
7. Williams • IC 1.2
8. Powell • BBB 1.2
9. Richardson • KCM 1.1
10. Jethroe • CBE 1.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Smith • KCM 2.7
2. LaMarque • KCM 2.6
3. Jessup • CAG 1.6
4. Williams • IC 1.2
5. Richardson • KCM 1.1
6. Powell • BBB 1.1
7. Clarke • CBE 1.0
8. Brewer • CBE 0.9
9. Alexander • KCM 0.9
10. Newberry • BBB 0.7
Earned Run Average
1. Richardson • KCM 1.33
2. Smith • KCM 2.00
3. Powell • BBB 2.25
4. Jessup • CAG 2.72
5. Clarke • CBE 2.75
6. LaMarque • KCM 3.17
7. Alexander • KCM 3.33
8. Williams • IC 3.43
9. Bracken • CBE 4.23
10. Newberry • BBB 4.25
Wins
1. LaMarque • KCM 10
2. Smith • KCM 7
3. Smith • KCM 6
4. Williams • IC 5
5. Bracken • CBE 4
Clarke • CBE 4
Johnson • KCM 4
8. Alexander • KCM 3
Richardson • KCM 3
Powell • BBB 3
Win-Loss %
1. Clarke • CBE 1.000
Richardson • KCM 1.000
Powell • BBB 1.000
4. Bracken • CBE .800
5. LaMarque • KCM .769
6. Williams • IC .714
7. Smith • KCM .667
Jessup • CAG .667
Locke • CAG .667
Ramsey • MRS .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Jessup • CAG 1.156
2. Smith • KCM 1.175
3. Richardson • KCM 1.185
4. Alexander • KCM 1.259
5. Williams • IC 1.309
6. LaMarque • KCM 1.311
7. Clarke • CBE 1.333
8. Newberry • BBB 1.382
9. Powell • BBB 1.417
10. Bankhead • MRS 1.434
Hits per 9 IP
1. Jessup • CAG 5.450
2. Richardson • KCM 6.333
3. Smith • KCM 6.714
4. Bracken • CBE 6.831
5. Alexander • KCM 8.167
6. Bankhead • MRS 8.363
7. Clarke • CBE 9.000
8. LaMarque • KCM 9.221
9. Powell • BBB 9.750
Perry • BBB 9.750
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Smith • KCM 1.546
2. Williams • IC 1.641
3. Godínez • IC 1.731
4. Newberry • BBB 2.124
5. LaMarque • KCM 2.582
6. Powell • BBB 3.000
Clarke • CBE 3.000
8. Alexander • KCM 3.167
9. Stewart • CAG 3.248
10. Henry • IC 3.375
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Richardson • KCM 9.667
2. Powell • BBB 8.250
3. Bankhead • MRS 8.124
4. Bracken • CBE 6.506
5. LaMarque • KCM 6.270
6. McCoy • CAG 6.181
7. Jessup • CAG 5.945
8. Alexander • KCM 5.667
9. Wylie • 2TM 5.510
10. Berry • KCM 5.445
Games Played
1. LaMarque • KCM 17
2. Berry • KCM 16
3. Smith • KCM 13
Johnson • KCM 13
5. Wylie • 2TM 12
6. Alexander • KCM 11
7. Stewart • CAG 10
Bumpus • CAG 10
9. Smith • KCM 9
Johnson • CAG 9
Saves
1. Berry • KCM 3
2. Bremer • CBE 1
Bumpus • CAG 1
Davis • CBE 1
Hollingsworth • BBB 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Stewart • CAG 1
Williams • IC 1
Wylie • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. LaMarque • KCM 122.0
2. Smith • KCM 75.2
3. Johnson • KCM 64.1
4. Smith • KCM 63.0
5. Williams • IC 60.1
6. Alexander • KCM 54.0
7. Wylie • 2TM 49.0
8. Stewart • CAG 44.1
9. Bumpus • CAG 41.1
10. Berry • KCM 39.2
Strikeouts
1. LaMarque • KCM 85
2. Alexander • KCM 34
Bankhead • MRS 34
4. Smith • KCM 32
5. Wylie • 2TM 30
6. Johnson • KCM 29
Richardson • KCM 29
8. Smith • KCM 25
9. Berry • KCM 24
Jessup • CAG 24
Games Started
1. LaMarque • KCM 15
2. Smith • KCM 8
3. Alexander • KCM 7
Williams • IC 7
Smith • KCM 7
Johnson • KCM 7
7. Stewart • CAG 5
Johnson • CAG 5
Jessup • CAG 5
Colzie • IC 5
Complete Games
1. LaMarque • KCM 12
2. Williams • IC 7
3. Smith • KCM 6
4. Smith • KCM 5
5. Clarke • CBE 4
Johnson • KCM 4
7. Richardson • KCM 3
Bumpus • CAG 3
Alexander • KCM 3
Locke • CAG 3
Bankhead • MRS 3
Henry • IC 3
Shutouts
1. Jessup • CAG 2
Smith • KCM 2
3. Brewer • CBE 1
Clarke • CBE 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Home Runs
1. Johnson • KCM 6
2. Stewart • CAG 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Johnson • CAG 3
Godínez • IC 3
Guilbe • IC 3
Henry • IC 3
8. Berry • KCM 2
Vázquez • IC 2
Smith • KCM 2
Smith • KCM 2
Powell • BBB 2
Pollard • BBB 2
Mathis • MRS 2
Colzie • IC 2
Bracken • CBE 2
Bremer • CBE 2
Bases on Balls
1. Johnson • KCM 46
2. LaMarque • KCM 35
3. Wylie • 2TM 32
4. Smith • KCM 27
5. Collins • KCM 25
Bracken • CBE 25
Bumpus • CAG 25
8. Jessup • CAG 20
9. Alexander • KCM 19
Bankhead • MRS 19
Hits
1. LaMarque • KCM 125
2. Smith • KCM 104
3. Johnson • KCM 88
4. Williams • IC 68
5. Bumpus • CAG 57
6. Wylie • 2TM 54
Johnson • CAG 54
8. Huber • 2TM 53
9. Stewart • CAG 52
Berry • KCM 52
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Powell • BBB 2.750
2. LaMarque • KCM 2.429
3. Newberry • BBB 2.286
4. Richardson • KCM 2.231
5. Godínez • IC 2.200
6. Smith • KCM 1.923
7. Williams • IC 1.818
8. Bankhead • MRS 1.789
Alexander • KCM 1.789
10. Clarke • CBE 1.750
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Bankhead • MRS 0.000
Williams • IC 0.000
Richardson • KCM 0.000
Newberry • BBB 0.000
LaMarque • KCM 0.000
Jessup • CAG 0.000
Clarke • CBE 0.000
Alexander • KCM 0.000
Bumpus • CAG 0.000
10. Wylie • 2TM 0.184
Losses
1. Johnson • CAG 6
2. Bumpus • CAG 5
3. Huber • 2TM 4
Smith • KCM 4
Henry • IC 4
6. Colzie • IC 3
Johnson • KCM 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Smith • KCM 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Perry • BBB 3
Berry • KCM 3
Wylie • 2TM 3
Earned Runs
1. Johnson • KCM 51
2. Smith • KCM 46
3. LaMarque • KCM 43
4. Johnson • CAG 32
5. Wylie • 2TM 30
6. Stewart • CAG 28
Bumpus • CAG 28
8. Huber • 2TM 26
9. Williams • IC 23
Berry • KCM 23
Wild Pitches
1. Bankhead • MRS 4
Stewart • CAG 4
3. Boone • CBE 3
4. Bumpus • CAG 2
Greene • KCM 2
Johnson • KCM 2
7. Bremer • CBE 1
Collins • KCM 1
Colzie • IC 1
Paige • KCM 1
Quiñones • IC 1
Rhodes • CAG 1
Sharpe • MRS 1
Williams • CBE 1
Hit By Pitch
1. LaMarque • KCM 5
2. Wylie • 2TM 3
McCoy • CAG 3
Locke • CAG 3
Smith • KCM 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Richardson • KCM 3
Davis • CBE 3
Evans • MRS 3
10. Godínez • IC 2
Pollard • BBB 2
Alexander • KCM 2
Collins • KCM 2
Bumpus • CAG 2
Vázquez • IC 2
Williams • IC 2
Berry • KCM 2
Batters Faced
1. LaMarque • KCM 531
2. Smith • KCM 343
3. Johnson • KCM 331
4. Williams • IC 261
5. Smith • KCM 256
6. Alexander • KCM 236
7. Wylie • 2TM 231
8. Bumpus • CAG 209
9. Stewart • CAG 199
10. Berry • KCM 196
Games Finished
1. Berry • KCM 8
2. Wylie • 2TM 6
3. Smith • KCM 5
4. Huber • 2TM 4
Bremer • CBE 4
Newberry • BBB 4
7. Stewart • CAG 3
Rhodes • CAG 3
Bumpus • CAG 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Hollingsworth • BBB 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. Richardson • KCM 360
2. Smith • KCM 238
3. Powell • BBB 214
4. Jessup • CAG 176
5. Clarke • CBE 174
6. LaMarque • KCM 150
7. Alexander • KCM 143
8. Williams • IC 139
9. Bracken • CBE 114
10. Newberry • BBB 113
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. LaMarque • KCM 2.26
2. Richardson • KCM 2.30
3. Newberry • BBB 2.40
4. Bankhead • MRS 2.46
5. Alexander • KCM 2.58
6. Clarke • CBE 2.59
7. Williams • IC 2.65
8. Smith • KCM 2.99
9. Powell • BBB 3.04
10. Jessup • CAG 3.08
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Smith • KCM 20
2. LaMarque • KCM 19
3. Richardson • KCM 9
4. Jessup • CAG 9
5. Brewer • CBE 8
6. Williams • IC 8
7. Clarke • CBE 8
8. Alexander • KCM 7
9. Powell • BBB 7
10. Paige • KCM 5
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Smith • KCM 1.8
2. LaMarque • KCM 1.7
3. Richardson • KCM 0.9
4. Jessup • CAG 0.9
5. Brewer • CBE 0.7
6. Clarke • CBE 0.7
7. Williams • IC 0.7
8. Powell • BBB 0.6
9. Alexander • KCM 0.6
10. Paige • KCM 0.4

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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