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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. LaMarque • KCM 3.9
2. Brown • KCM 2.6
3. Newberry • BBB 2.1
4. Powell • BBB 2.1
Thompson • KCM 2.1
6. Wilson • BBB 2.0
7. Davis • BBB 1.7
8. Smith • KCM 1.5
9. Clarke • CBE 1.4
10. Steele • BBB 1.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. LaMarque • KCM 3.2
2. Powell • BBB 1.9
3. Newberry • BBB 1.7
4. Smith • KCM 1.6
5. Clarke • CBE 1.3
6. Cohen • IC 1.0
7. Smith • KCM 0.7
8. Brown • CBE 0.7
9. Johnson • KCM 0.6
Cabrera • IC 0.6
Earned Run Average
1. Smith • KCM 2.43
2. Newberry • BBB 2.62
3. Powell • BBB 2.79
4. LaMarque • KCM 3.20
5. Richardson • KCM 3.43
6. Clarke • CBE 3.47
7. Cohen • IC 3.47
8. Smith • KCM 3.96
9. Johnson • KCM 4.02
10. Cabrera • IC 4.09
Wins
1. LaMarque • KCM 9
2. Newberry • BBB 6
3. Perry • BBB 5
Clarke • CBE 5
Powell • BBB 5
6. Collins • KCM 4
Smith • KCM 4
Smith • KCM 4
9. Carter • MRS 3
Greason • BBB 3
Johnson • KCM 3
Win-Loss %
1. Powell • BBB .833
2. Johnson • KCM .750
Newberry • BBB .750
4. Perry • BBB .714
5. LaMarque • KCM .692
6. Smith • KCM .667
Smith • KCM .667
8. Clarke • CBE .625
9. Carter • MRS .600
Greason • BBB .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Smith • KCM 1.114
2. LaMarque • KCM 1.195
3. Powell • BBB 1.200
4. Cohen • IC 1.257
5. Clarke • CBE 1.348
6. Cathey • IC 1.365
7. Newberry • BBB 1.406
8. Richardson • KCM 1.433
9. Smith • KCM 1.476
10. Williams • IC 1.488
Hits per 9 IP
1. Collins • KCM 5.304
2. Powell • BBB 7.839
3. Smith • KCM 7.922
4. Clarke • CBE 8.374
5. Cohen • IC 8.574
6. LaMarque • KCM 8.924
7. Richardson • KCM 9.470
8. Williams • IC 9.818
9. Cathey • IC 9.862
10. Johnson • KCM 10.149
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. LaMarque • KCM 1.831
2. Newberry • BBB 1.851
3. Smith • KCM 2.102
4. Cathey • IC 2.425
5. Cohen • IC 2.736
6. Powell • BBB 2.961
7. Cabrera • IC 3.000
8. Smith • KCM 3.110
9. Perry • BBB 3.126
10. Richardson • KCM 3.425
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Collins • KCM 9.964
2. Richardson • KCM 7.455
3. Powell • BBB 6.968
4. Smith • KCM 6.629
5. Stewart • CAG 6.568
6. Greason • BBB 6.557
7. Cathey • IC 6.467
8. LaMarque • KCM 6.102
9. Smith • CBE 6.000
10. Brewer • CBE 5.604
Games Played
1. LaMarque • KCM 16
2. Newberry • BBB 13
3. Smith • KCM 11
Perry • BBB 11
Collins • KCM 11
6. Johnson • KCM 10
Cathey • IC 10
8. Clarke • CBE 9
9. Smith • KCM 8
Greason • BBB 8
Carter • MRS 8
Richardson • KCM 8
Saves
1. Johnson • KCM 2
2. Collins • KCM 1
Greason • BBB 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Newberry • BBB 1
Smith • KCM 1
Woods • MRS 1
Innings Pitched
1. LaMarque • KCM 118.0
2. Smith • KCM 63.2
3. Perry • BBB 63.1
4. Clarke • CBE 62.1
5. Newberry • BBB 58.1
6. Collins • KCM 56.0
7. Smith • KCM 55.2
Cathey • IC 55.2
9. Powell • BBB 51.2
10. Cohen • IC 49.1
Strikeouts
1. LaMarque • KCM 80
2. Collins • KCM 62
3. Smith • KCM 41
4. Cathey • IC 40
Powell • BBB 40
6. Smith • KCM 39
7. Richardson • KCM 37
8. Greason • BBB 34
9. Newberry • BBB 33
10. Johnson • KCM 29
Clarke • CBE 29
Games Started
1. LaMarque • KCM 13
2. Perry • BBB 9
3. Clarke • CBE 8
4. Smith • KCM 7
Powell • BBB 7
Smith • KCM 7
Collins • KCM 7
8. Cohen • IC 6
9. Cathey • IC 5
Cabrera • IC 5
Richardson • KCM 5
Greason • BBB 5
Carter • MRS 5
Complete Games
1. LaMarque • KCM 12
2. Smith • KCM 6
Clarke • CBE 6
4. Powell • BBB 5
Cohen • IC 5
Perry • BBB 5
7. Williams • IC 4
Smith • KCM 4
Collins • KCM 4
Greason • BBB 4
Shutouts
1. Powell • BBB 2
2. Collins • KCM 1
Greason • BBB 1
LaMarque • KCM 1
Smith • KCM 1
Home Runs
1. Perry • BBB 5
2. Sharpe • MRS 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Powell • BBB 3
Smith • CBE 3
Cathey • IC 3
7. Clarke • CBE 2
Williams • IC 2
Smith • KCM 2
Godínez • IC 2
Mathis • MRS 2
Williams • BBB 2
Porter • IC 2
Johnson • KCM 2
Johnson • KCM 2
Carswell • CBE 2
Bases on Balls
1. Collins • KCM 60
2. Clarke • CBE 26
3. LaMarque • KCM 24
4. Greason • BBB 22
Perry • BBB 22
Smith • KCM 22
7. Johnson • KCM 19
8. Richardson • KCM 17
Smith • CBE 17
Powell • BBB 17
Hits
1. LaMarque • KCM 117
2. Perry • BBB 75
3. Smith • KCM 72
4. Newberry • BBB 70
5. Cathey • IC 61
6. Clarke • CBE 58
7. Greason • BBB 53
Johnson • KCM 53
9. Smith • KCM 49
10. Brewer • CBE 48
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. LaMarque • KCM 3.333
2. Smith • KCM 3.154
3. Newberry • BBB 2.750
4. Cathey • IC 2.667
5. Powell • BBB 2.353
6. Richardson • KCM 2.176
7. Smith • KCM 1.773
8. Brewer • CBE 1.571
9. Greason • BBB 1.545
10. Johnson • KCM 1.526
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Brewer • CBE 0.000
Stewart • CAG 0.000
Smith • KCM 0.000
Collins • KCM 0.000
Greason • BBB 0.000
6. Newberry • BBB 0.154
7. Cohen • IC 0.182
8. Richardson • KCM 0.201
9. LaMarque • KCM 0.229
10. Cabrera • IC 0.273
Losses
1. LaMarque • KCM 4
Williams • IC 4
Collins • KCM 4
Cohen • IC 4
Cathey • IC 4
6. Richardson • KCM 3
Jessup • CAG 3
Clarke • CBE 3
Porter • IC 3
Brewer • CBE 3
Earned Runs
1. LaMarque • KCM 42
2. Perry • BBB 31
Cathey • IC 31
4. Collins • KCM 29
5. Smith • KCM 28
6. Williams • IC 27
7. Clarke • CBE 24
Brewer • CBE 24
9. Greason • BBB 23
10. Johnson • KCM 21
Carter • MRS 21
Wild Pitches
1. Johnson • KCM 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Newberry • BBB 3
Rhodes • CAG 3
Smith • KCM 3
6. Collins • KCM 2
Perry • BBB 2
Stewart • CAG 2
9. Cabrera • IC 1
Cohen • IC 1
Greason • BBB 1
Ortiz • CAG 1
Porter • IC 1
Smith • CBE 1
Smith • KCM 1
Smith • CAG 1
Hit By Pitch
1. LaMarque • KCM 8
2. Clarke • CBE 6
3. Williams • IC 5
Smith • KCM 5
Collins • KCM 5
6. Brown • CBE 3
Stewart • CAG 3
Perry • BBB 3
9. Johnson • KCM 2
Johnson • KCM 2
Cathey • IC 2
Cabrera • IC 2
Vargas • CAG 2
Batters Faced
1. LaMarque • KCM 495
2. Perry • BBB 292
3. Smith • KCM 285
4. Clarke • CBE 279
5. Collins • KCM 270
6. Newberry • BBB 257
7. Cathey • IC 245
8. Smith • KCM 229
9. Greason • BBB 216
10. Powell • BBB 214
Games Finished
1. Newberry • BBB 6
2. Cathey • IC 5
Heard • BBB 5
4. Brown • CBE 4
Johnson • KCM 4
6. Stewart • CAG 3
Smith • KCM 3
Richardson • KCM 3
Collins • KCM 3
LaMarque • KCM 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. Smith • KCM 200
2. Newberry • BBB 184
3. Powell • BBB 174
4. LaMarque • KCM 151
5. Richardson • KCM 141
6. Cohen • IC 140
7. Clarke • CBE 140
8. Smith • KCM 122
9. Johnson • KCM 120
10. Cabrera • IC 119
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Smith • KCM 2.26
2. Newberry • BBB 2.52
3. Richardson • KCM 2.53
4. LaMarque • KCM 2.55
5. Brewer • CBE 2.70
6. Greason • BBB 2.78
7. Cathey • IC 2.94
8. Powell • BBB 2.95
9. Smith • KCM 3.03
10. Stewart • CAG 3.12
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. LaMarque • KCM 23
2. Newberry • BBB 13
3. Smith • KCM 13
4. Powell • BBB 13
5. Clarke • CBE 8
6. Cohen • IC 6
7. Smith • KCM 6
8. Brown • CBE 6
9. Richardson • KCM 5
10. Johnson • KCM 4
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. LaMarque • KCM 2.0
2. Smith • KCM 1.2
3. Newberry • BBB 1.2
4. Powell • BBB 1.1
5. Clarke • CBE 0.7
6. Cohen • IC 0.5
7. Brown • CBE 0.5
8. Smith • KCM 0.5
9. Richardson • KCM 0.5
10. Johnson • 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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