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Negro American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. LaMarqueKCM 4.0
2. BrownKCM 2.5
3. NewberryBBB 2.2
4. PowellBBB 2.1
5. ThompsonKCM 2.1
6. WilsonBBB 2.0
7. DavisBBB 1.7
8. SmithKCM 1.5
9. ClarkeCBE 1.3
10. BoydMRS 1.1
SteeleBBB 1.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. LaMarqueKCM 3.3
2. PowellBBB 1.9
3. NewberryBBB 1.8
4. SmithKCM 1.5
5. ClarkeCBE 1.2
6. CohenIC 1.0
7. SmithKCM 0.7
8. BrownCBE 0.7
9. GreasonBBB 0.7
10. JohnsonKCM 0.6
CabreraIC 0.6
Earned Run Average
1. SmithKCM 2.43
2. NewberryBBB 2.62
3. PowellBBB 2.79
4. LaMarqueKCM 3.13
5. RichardsonKCM 3.43
6. ClarkeCBE 3.47
7. CohenIC 3.47
8. SmithKCM 3.96
9. JohnsonKCM 4.02
10. CabreraIC 4.09
Wins
1. LaMarqueKCM 9
2. NewberryBBB 6
3. ClarkeCBE 5
PowellBBB 5
5. PerryBBB 4
CollinsKCM 4
SmithKCM 4
SmithKCM 4
9. CarterMRS 3
GreasonBBB 3
JohnsonKCM 3
Win-Loss %
1. PowellBBB .833
2. JohnsonKCM .750
NewberryBBB .750
4. LaMarqueKCM .692
5. SmithKCM .667
SmithKCM .667
PerryBBB .667
8. ClarkeCBE .625
9. CarterMRS .600
GreasonBBB .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. SmithKCM 1.114
2. LaMarqueKCM 1.195
3. PowellBBB 1.200
4. CohenIC 1.257
5. ClarkeCBE 1.348
6. CatheyIC 1.365
7. NewberryBBB 1.406
8. RichardsonKCM 1.433
9. PerryBBB 1.472
10. SmithKCM 1.476
Hits per 9 IP
1. CollinsKCM 5.304
2. PowellBBB 7.839
3. SmithKCM 7.922
4. ClarkeCBE 8.374
5. CohenIC 8.574
6. LaMarqueKCM 8.924
7. RichardsonKCM 9.470
8. PerryBBB 9.773
9. WilliamsIC 9.818
10. CatheyIC 9.862
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. LaMarqueKCM 1.831
2. NewberryBBB 1.851
3. SmithKCM 2.102
4. CatheyIC 2.425
5. CohenIC 2.736
6. PowellBBB 2.961
7. CabreraIC 3.000
8. SmithKCM 3.110
9. RichardsonKCM 3.425
10. PerryBBB 3.479
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. CollinsKCM 9.964
2. RichardsonKCM 7.455
3. PowellBBB 6.968
4. SmithKCM 6.629
5. StewartCAG 6.568
6. GreasonBBB 6.557
7. CatheyIC 6.467
8. LaMarqueKCM 6.102
9. SmithCBE 6.000
10. BrewerCBE 5.604
Games Played
1. LaMarqueKCM 16
2. NewberryBBB 13
3. SmithKCM 11
CollinsKCM 11
5. JohnsonKCM 10
CatheyIC 10
PerryBBB 10
8. ClarkeCBE 9
9. SmithKCM 8
GreasonBBB 8
CarterMRS 8
RichardsonKCM 8
Saves
1. JohnsonKCM 2
2. CollinsKCM 1
GreasonBBB 1
LaMarqueKCM 1
NewberryBBB 1
SmithKCM 1
WoodsMRS 1
Innings Pitched
1. LaMarqueKCM 118.0
2. SmithKCM 63.2
3. ClarkeCBE 62.1
4. NewberryBBB 58.1
5. CollinsKCM 56.0
6. SmithKCM 55.2
CatheyIC 55.2
8. PerryBBB 54.1
9. PowellBBB 51.2
10. CohenIC 49.1
Strikeouts
1. LaMarqueKCM 80
2. CollinsKCM 62
3. SmithKCM 41
4. CatheyIC 40
PowellBBB 40
6. SmithKCM 39
7. RichardsonKCM 37
8. GreasonBBB 34
9. NewberryBBB 33
10. JohnsonKCM 29
ClarkeCBE 29
Games Started
1. LaMarqueKCM 13
2. PerryBBB 8
ClarkeCBE 8
4. PowellBBB 7
CollinsKCM 7
SmithKCM 7
SmithKCM 7
8. CohenIC 6
9. CabreraIC 5
RichardsonKCM 5
CarterMRS 5
CatheyIC 5
GreasonBBB 5
Complete Games
1. LaMarqueKCM 12
2. SmithKCM 6
ClarkeCBE 6
4. PowellBBB 5
CohenIC 5
6. WilliamsIC 4
SmithKCM 4
CollinsKCM 4
PerryBBB 4
GreasonBBB 4
Shutouts
1. CollinsKCM 1
GreasonBBB 1
LaMarqueKCM 1
PowellBBB 1
SmithKCM 1
Home Runs
1. PerryBBB 5
2. SharpeMRS 3
LaMarqueKCM 3
PowellBBB 3
SmithCBE 3
CatheyIC 3
7. ClarkeCBE 2
SmithKCM 2
MathisMRS 2
GodínezIC 2
WilliamsIC 2
PorterIC 2
WilliamsBBB 2
JohnsonKCM 2
JohnsonKCM 2
Bases on Balls
1. CollinsKCM 60
2. ClarkeCBE 26
3. LaMarqueKCM 24
4. GreasonBBB 22
SmithKCM 22
6. PerryBBB 21
7. JohnsonKCM 19
8. RichardsonKCM 17
SmithCBE 17
PowellBBB 17
Hits
1. LaMarqueKCM 117
2. SmithKCM 72
3. NewberryBBB 70
4. CatheyIC 61
5. PerryBBB 59
6. ClarkeCBE 58
7. GreasonBBB 53
JohnsonKCM 53
9. SmithKCM 49
10. BrewerCBE 48
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. LaMarqueKCM 3.333
2. SmithKCM 3.154
3. NewberryBBB 2.750
4. CatheyIC 2.667
5. PowellBBB 2.353
6. RichardsonKCM 2.176
7. SmithKCM 1.773
8. BrewerCBE 1.571
9. GreasonBBB 1.545
10. JohnsonKCM 1.526
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. BrewerCBE 0.000
StewartCAG 0.000
SmithKCM 0.000
CollinsKCM 0.000
GreasonBBB 0.000
6. NewberryBBB 0.154
7. CohenIC 0.182
8. RichardsonKCM 0.201
9. LaMarqueKCM 0.229
10. CabreraIC 0.273
Losses
1. LaMarqueKCM 4
CollinsKCM 4
WilliamsIC 4
CohenIC 4
CatheyIC 4
6. JessupCAG 3
ClarkeCBE 3
PorterIC 3
RichardsonKCM 3
BrewerCBE 3
Earned Runs
1. LaMarqueKCM 41
2. CatheyIC 31
3. CollinsKCM 29
4. SmithKCM 28
5. WilliamsIC 27
6. PerryBBB 26
7. BrewerCBE 24
ClarkeCBE 24
9. GreasonBBB 23
10. JohnsonKCM 21
CarterMRS 21
Wild Pitches
1. JohnsonKCM 3
LaMarqueKCM 3
NewberryBBB 3
RhodesCAG 3
SmithKCM 3
6. CollinsKCM 2
PerryBBB 2
StewartCAG 2
9. CabreraIC 1
CohenIC 1
GreasonBBB 1
OrtizCAG 1
PorterIC 1
SmithCBE 1
SmithKCM 1
SmithCAG 1
Hit By Pitch
1. LaMarqueKCM 8
2. ClarkeCBE 6
3. WilliamsIC 5
SmithKCM 5
CollinsKCM 5
6. BrownCBE 3
StewartCAG 3
PerryBBB 3
9. JohnsonKCM 2
JohnsonKCM 2
CatheyIC 2
CabreraIC 2
VargasCAG 2
Batters Faced
1. LaMarqueKCM 495
2. SmithKCM 285
3. ClarkeCBE 279
4. CollinsKCM 270
5. NewberryBBB 257
6. PerryBBB 248
7. CatheyIC 245
8. SmithKCM 229
9. GreasonBBB 216
10. PowellBBB 214
Games Finished
1. NewberryBBB 6
2. CatheyIC 5
HeardBBB 5
4. BrownCBE 4
JohnsonKCM 4
6. StewartCAG 3
SmithKCM 3
RichardsonKCM 3
CollinsKCM 3
LaMarqueKCM 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. SmithKCM 198
2. NewberryBBB 183
3. PowellBBB 172
4. LaMarqueKCM 153
5. RichardsonKCM 140
6. CohenIC 138
7. ClarkeCBE 138
8. SmithKCM 121
9. JohnsonKCM 119
10. CabreraIC 118
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. SmithKCM 2.25
2. NewberryBBB 2.51
3. RichardsonKCM 2.53
4. LaMarqueKCM 2.54
5. BrewerCBE 2.70
6. GreasonBBB 2.78
7. CatheyIC 2.93
8. PowellBBB 2.95
9. SmithKCM 3.02
10. StewartCAG 3.12
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. LaMarqueKCM 23
2. NewberryBBB 13
3. SmithKCM 13
4. PowellBBB 12
5. ClarkeCBE 8
6. CohenIC 6
7. BrownCBE 5
8. SmithKCM 5
9. RichardsonKCM 5
10. JohnsonKCM 4
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. LaMarqueKCM 2.1
2. SmithKCM 1.2
3. NewberryBBB 1.2
4. PowellBBB 1.1
5. ClarkeCBE 0.7
6. CohenIC 0.5
7. BrownCBE 0.5
8. RichardsonKCM 0.5
SmithKCM 0.5
10. JohnsonKCM 0.4

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