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Team Advanced Batting

Team Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Tm rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT%
Birmingham Black Barons.384117.299.1241.1%9.0%44%
Chicago American Giants.35098.270.1121.2%8.3%38%
Cleveland Buckeyes.34193.264.1040.8%8.2%41%
Indianapolis Clowns.29869.237.0540.3%9.2%34%
Kansas City Monarchs.366108.278.1381.2%9.2%46%
Memphis Red Sox.32482.244.1130.8%8.0%39%
League Average.34897.268.1100.9%8.8%42%
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Player Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Rk Player Age Team PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1 Herb Souell# 35 KCM 211 .349 98 .278 .133 0.9 6.6 56.5 5 AS,AS
2 Hank Thompson* 22 KCM 206 .453 155 .318 .217 2.4 13.1 54.2 97/4658
3 Gene Baker 23 KCM 200 .333 88 .236 .177 1.5 7.5 63.2 6/4
4 Willard Brown 33 KCM 197 .517 193 .383 .276 3.6 11.2 41.4 8 AS,AS
5 Curt Roberts 18 KCM 196 .293 66 .244 .067 0.0 7.1 43.1 4/37
6 Earl Taborn 25 KCM 170 .365 108 .299 .068 0.0 12.4 23.1 2
7 Artie Wilson* 27 BBB 136 .501 185 .433 .158 0.0 11.0 45.6 6 AS,AS
8 John Britton* 29 BBB 134 .267 51 .242 .063 0.0 2.2 51.4 5/7
9 Sam Hairston 28 IC 131 .411 135 .351 .078 0.8 11.5 43.6 5/23 AS,AS
10 Johnie Scott* 34 KCM 129 .389 118 .294 .100 0.8 12.4 46.0 79/8
11 Tom Cooper KCM 128 .372 113 .283 .103 0.8 12.5 34.0 3/2947
12 Bobby Robinson# 35 BBB 123 .317 78 .261 .072 0.0 7.3 38.5 8
13 Ed Steele* 32 BBB 123 .485 173 .337 .194 2.4 16.3 42.1 9/7
14 Piper Davis 30 BBB 117 .455 157 .387 .140 0.9 6.0 47.1 4/35 AS,AS
15 Ray Neil 27 IC 107 .388 120 .313 .143 1.9 6.5 29.7 4
16 Andrés Mesa* 29 IC 106 .304 72 .265 .051 0.0 6.6 33.3 79
17 Joe Scott* 30 BBB 104 .388 121 .238 .195 2.9 12.5 30.6 3
18 Reinaldo Drake* 25 IC 102 .285 62 .239 .033 0.0 8.8 38.7 8
19 Coco Ferrer 33 IC 97 .214 20 .178 .044 0.0 5.2 57.1 6/45
20 Buck O'Neil 36 KCM 96 .247 41 .213 .011 0.0 7.3 30.8 3
21 Archie Ware* 30 CBE 95 .373 112 .322 .103 0.0 6.3 34.3 3
22 Willie Grace# 31 CBE 85 .341 95 .313 .088 0.0 3.5 46.4 9/8 AS
23 Elston Howard 19 KCM 84 .319 81 .241 .175 1.2 3.6 65.2 7
24 Chico Renfroe 25 CBE 83 .368 107 .306 .097 0.0 7.2 37.9 6/54
25 Goose Tatum# 30 IC 81 .308 75 .250 .029 0.0 11.1 23.1 3
26 Henry Merchant* 30 IC 80 .246 38 .174 .058 0.0 10.0 50.0 /8937
27 León Kellman 29 CBE 76 .374 113 .279 .049 0.0 14.5 32.3 5/4 AS
28 Leonard Pigg 28 IC 69 .303 71 .193 .053 0.0 14.5 21.7 2
29 Al Smith 20 CBE 69 .337 92 .250 .115 1.4 8.7 50.0 7/6
30 Herman Bell 33 BBB 66 .325 85 .281 .035 0.0 7.6 59.1 2
31 Tommy Harris 24 CBE 64 .288 63 .175 .153 3.1 4.7 33.3 2/5
32 Jim Zapp 24 BBB 63 .376 113 .255 .193 3.2 7.9 55.0 7
33 Bob Boyd* 28 MRS 59 .627 252 .547 .222 1.7 6.8 23.5 3 AS,AS
34 Jim Pendleton 24 CAG 58 .378 116 .308 .132 1.7 5.2 40.0 6
35 Pepper Bassett# 37 BBB 57 .362 107 .265 .140 1.8 8.8 21.1 2 AS
36 Cowan Hyde 41 MRS 56 .232 30 .157 .118 0.0 5.4 91.7 9/7
37 Sam Hill* 22 CAG 55 .409 132 .360 .080 0.0 7.3 56.5 8 AS,AS
38 Jim LaMarque* 27 KCM 55 .426 143 .318 .133 1.8 12.7 36.4 1/8 AS,AS
39 Clyde McNeal 19 CAG 54 .394 124 .267 .196 1.9 11.1 52.6 4/6
40 Rafael Cabrera 23 IC 52 .290 62 .196 .128 1.9 7.7 46.2 /796
41 Clyde Nelson 26 CBE 52 .328 86 .205 .133 1.9 11.5 62.5 /543
42 Bill Reynolds 19 CBE 50 .209 19 .188 .021 0.0 4.0 27.3 4/5
43 Joe Burt Scott* 27 MRS 49 .270 53 .128 .051 0.0 18.4 46.7 /79
44 Joe Greene 36 CBE 48 .381 116 .194 .184 4.2 18.8 37.5 /279
45 Willie Mays 17 BBB 48 .306 75 .233 .093 0.0 8.3 40.0 7/9
46 Sam Jethroe# 31 CBE 46 .436 143 .263 .282 2.2 8.7 64.7 8
47 Casey Jones* 29 MRS 46 .156 -14 .116 .047 0.0 4.3 28.6 2
48 Neil Robinson 40 MRS 46 .396 124 .317 .143 2.2 6.5 37.5 /875 AS
49 Ted Strong# 31 IC 46 .444 153 .378 .027 0.0 15.2 22.7 9/6
50 Johnnie Cowan 35 MRS 45 .246 38 .175 .075 0.0 6.7 27.3 4
51 George Minor* 29 CBE 43 .356 100 .310 .143 0.0 2.3 50.0 /89
52 Marlin Carter* 35 CAG 39 .276 56 .229 .000 0.0 10.3 33.3 /539
53 Alonzo Perry* 26 BBB 39 .386 119 .250 .176 5.1 10.3 16.7 1/37
54 Bienvenido Rodríguez 21 CAG 39 .360 104 .219 .152 2.6 10.3 23.1 /92
55 John Williams 26 CAG 39 .172 -5 .135 .081 0.0 2.6 33.3 3
56 Hank Baylis 25 CAG 38 .448 154 .429 .029 0.0 5.3 16.7 /54
57 John Miles 25 CAG 38 .429 143 .200 .375 5.3 13.2 33.3 /97
58 Willie Wells 25 MRS 38 .202 12 .147 .029 0.0 5.3 25.0 6/45
59 José Colás 24 MRS 37 .517 195 .394 .324 2.7 5.4 53.3 /86 AS
60 Quincy Trouppe# 35 CAG 35 .478 171 .400 .133 0.0 14.3 29.4 /2 AS,AS
61 Benny Felder 21 IC 31 .193 6 .080 .000 0.0 16.1 28.6 6
62 Luis Pérez IC 31 .223 24 .233 .000 0.0 0.0 42.9 /5
63 Buster Haywood 38 IC 30 .248 41 .241 .000 0.0 3.3 50.0 2
64 Hilton Smith 41 KCM 30 .369 110 .321 .143 0.0 3.3 60.0 1/9
65 Orlando Varona 22 MRS 29 .255 43 .154 .111 3.4 6.9 0.0 /65
66 Webbo Clarke* 20 CBE 28 .276 53 .259 .074 0.0 0.0 57.1 /1 AS
67 Jimmie Newberry 29 BBB 28 .417 139 .318 .136 0.0 7.1 18.2 1
68 Ford Smith# 29 KCM 27 .245 38 .192 .115 0.0 0.0 66.7 /13
69 Alphonso Gerard* 31 CAG 26 .305 72 .320 .000 0.0 0.0 37.5 /7
70 Koney Williams IC 26 .259 45 .136 .091 0.0 15.4 42.9 /65
71 Willie Cathey* IC 25 .105 -47 .045 .000 0.0 8.0 33.3 1
72 Johnny Williams 30 IC 24 .180 0 .095 .000 0.0 12.5 20.0 /1
73 Gene Collins* 23 KCM 23 .397 125 .300 .150 0.0 8.7 44.4 1
74 Jim Cohen 30 IC 21 .211 19 .158 .000 0.0 9.5 40.0 /1 AS
75 Bill Powell* 29 BBB 21 .373 112 .368 .000 0.0 4.8 87.5 /1 AS
76 Chuck Wilson* 18 IC 21 .244 38 .238 .048 0.0 0.0 0.0 /97
77 Bill Greason 23 BBB 19 .404 131 .286 .071 0.0 21.1 50.0 /1
78 Gene Richardson* 20 KCM 19 .109 -38 .056 .056 0.0 5.3 100.0 /1
79 Willie Wells 43 MRS 19 .556 214 .471 .235 0.0 10.5 60.0 /5
80 Chet Brewer# 41 CBE 18 .374 111 .333 .000 0.0 11.1 14.3 /1
81 Wiley Griggs 23 BBB 18 .265 50 .188 .063 0.0 11.1 80.0 /47
82 Connie Johnson 25 KCM 18 .182 1 .167 .056 0.0 0.0 100.0 1
83 Earl Bumpus* 34 CAG 17 .193 10 .071 .000 0.0 17.6 50.0 /13
84 Les Witherspoon# 22 IC 17 .439 151 .357 .143 0.0 11.8 0.0 /7
85 Luis Cabrera 29 IC 16 .325 84 .231 .000 0.0 18.8 16.7 /1
86 Henry Presswood 26 CBE 15 .358 103 .308 .000 0.0 13.3 16.7 /6
87 Verdell Mathis* 34 MRS 14 .207 11 .167 .000 0.0 7.1 66.7 /18
88 Jim McCurine* 27 CAG 13 .416 136 .200 .273 7.7 15.4 25.0 /79
89 Riley Stewart* 29 CAG 13 .207 17 .167 .000 0.0 7.7 33.3 /17
90 Spoon Carter* 45 MRS 12 .080 -55 .083 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /1 AS,AS
91 Gentry Jessup 33 CAG 12 .332 88 .273 .091 0.0 8.3 50.0 /1 AS
92 Cándido Morales 33 MRS 12 .556 215 .500 .100 0.0 16.7 0.0 /5
93 Harry Rhodes* 25 CAG 11 .329 83 .273 .182 0.0 0.0 66.7 /18
94 Eugene Smith# 32 CBE 11 .362 105 .300 .100 0.0 9.1 75.0 /1
95 Jake Tolbert CAG 11 .158 -11 .100 .000 0.0 9.1 50.0 /2
96 Álex Colthirst 29 IC 10 .251 42 .125 .000 0.0 20.0 0.0 /6
97 Eugene Bremer 31 CBE 9 .395 124 .333 .222 0.0 0.0 0.0 /17
98 Jack Bruton 36 CBE 8 .239 35 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0 /7
99 Leonard Johnson 28 KCM 8 .000 -101 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
100 Sam Jones 22 CBE 8 .358 103 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 66.7 /1
101 Earnest Long* 20 CBE 8 .531 201 .400 .000 0.0 37.5 20.0 /19
102 Pepper Sharpe# 29 MRS 8 .476 170 .333 .167 0.0 25.0 25.0 /18
103 Harry Barnes 32 MRS 7 .111 -37 .000 .000 0.0 14.3 0.0 /2
104 George Handy* 28 MRS 7 .111 -37 .000 .000 0.0 14.3 100.0 /4
105 Nat McClinic 24 CBE 7 .111 -37 .000 .000 0.0 14.3 200.0 /78
106 Andy Porter 37 IC 7 .111 -37 .000 .000 0.0 14.3 0.0 /1
107 Roberto Vargas* 19 CAG 7 .273 55 .286 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0 /1 AS
108 Jim West# 43 IC 7 .273 55 .286 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /3
109 Jesse Williams# 25 CBE 7 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /7
110 Sam Woods 27 MRS 7 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
111 Felix Evans 37 MRS 6 .159 -11 .167 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /1
112 Clarence Locke 37 CAG 6 .216 22 .167 .167 0.0 0.0 100.0 /1
113 Samuel Williams* 25 BBB 6 .000 -140 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
114 Frank Carswell 27 CBE 5 .239 19 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
115 Walter Gibbons* 19 IC 5 .191 8 .200 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /1
116 Bernell Longest* 29 CBE 5 .415 135 .250 .250 0.0 20.0 50.0 /4
117 Sack Morgan MRS 5 .566 204 .500 .000 0.0 20.0 66.7 /1
118 Jesse Warren 33 MRS 5 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /5
119 Ladd White* 30 IC 5 .239 19 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
120 John Brown 29 CBE 4 .583 231 .000 .000 0.0 75.0 0.0 /1
121 Ángel García 25 IC 4 .433 145 .333 .000 0.0 25.0 0.0 /1
122 Henderson CAG 4 .256 35 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /7
123 Cannonball Berry 36 CBE 3 .000 -102 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /9
124 Manuel Godínez 27 IC 3 .318 80 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
125 Jay Heard* 28 BBB 3 .000 -102 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /17
126 Eddie Johnson CBE 3 .637 261 .667 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /9
127 Rafaelito Ortiz 33 CAG 3 .000 -200 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
128 Nat Peeples 22 MRS 3 .318 80 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
129 Bill Blair 26 IC 2 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
130 Gardner CAG 2 .867 390 1.000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 /1
131 Charley Hall# 24 KCM 2 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /9
132 José Velásquez IC 2 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
133 Jimmie Bennett 28 IC 1 .000 -107 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
134 George Jefferson 25 CBE 1 .000 -107 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
135 Cecil Jordan MRS 1 .778 347 0.0 100.0 0.0 /6
136 Nat Pollard 33 BBB 1 .000 -107 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
137 Raúl Sánchez 20 MRS 1 .000 -107 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
138 Freddie Shepard* 32 CAG 1 .000 -107 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
139 Collins MRS 0 /1
140 Preacher Henry 37 IC 0 /1
141 Tincy Jamerson 17 KCM 0 /1
142 Taylor Smith CAG 0 /1
League Average .348 100 .268 .110 0.9 8.8 41.6
Player Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Rk Player Age Team PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1 Artie Wilson* 27 BBB 37 .412 .088 0.0 8.1 35.3
2 John Britton* 29 BBB 36 .156 .000 0.0 2.8 37.5
3 Piper Davis 30 BBB 35 .344 .121 2.9 5.7 23.1
4 Willie Mays 17 BBB 35 .250 .036 0.0 20.0 35.7
5 Ed Steele* 32 BBB 34 .111 .000 0.0 17.6 55.6
6 Pepper Bassett# 37 BBB 32 .444 .214 3.1 9.4 6.3
7 Jim Zapp 24 BBB 32 .179 .000 0.0 12.5 11.1
8 Hank Thompson* 22 KCM 31 .200 .115 3.2 16.1 20.0
9 Herb Souell# 35 KCM 30 .250 .000 0.0 3.3 25.0
10 Willard Brown 33 KCM 29 .333 .214 3.4 3.4 30.0
11 Elston Howard 19 KCM 28 .200 .154 3.6 3.6 42.9
12 Gene Baker 23 KCM 27 .136 .130 3.7 11.1 42.9
13 Johnie Scott* 34 KCM 25 .304 .043 0.0 8.0 44.4
14 Earl Taborn 25 KCM 22 .263 .053 0.0 9.1 14.3
15 Buck O'Neil 36 KCM 20 .200 .050 0.0 0.0 0.0
16 Joe Scott* 30 BBB 20 .214 .071 0.0 15.0 14.3
17 Alonzo Perry* 26 BBB 18 .056 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
18 Jim LaMarque* 27 KCM 11 .111 .000 0.0 0.0 200.0
19 Bill Greason 23 BBB 10 .222 .111 0.0 10.0 33.3
20 Curt Roberts 18 KCM 10 .333 .000 0.0 10.0 25.0
21 Jimmie Newberry 29 BBB 8 .143 .000 0.0 12.5 0.0
22 Tom Cooper KCM 7 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
23 Ford Smith# 29 KCM 7 .167 .000 0.0 14.3 50.0
24 Bill Powell* 29 BBB 5 .400 .200 0.0 0.0 0.0
25 Gene Richardson* 20 KCM 3 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
26 Samuel Williams* 25 BBB 3 .000 .000 0.0 66.7 0.0
27 Gene Collins* 23 KCM 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
28 Wiley Griggs 23 BBB 2 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 100.0
29 Connie Johnson 25 KCM 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
30 Jay Heard* 28 BBB 1 0.0 100.0 0.0
31 Hilton Smith 41 KCM 1 1.000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0
League Average .241 .075 1.1 9.2 27.8

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