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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Brown • HG 3.8
2. Matlock • PC 3.2
3. Dihigo • NYC 2.9
4. Foster • CAG 2.8
5. Davis • PC 2.6
6. McDonald • PS 2.3
7. Wells • CAG 2.2
8. Bell • PC 2.2
9. Day • BE 2.2
10. Gibson • PC 2.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Matlock • PC 3.1
2. Brown • HG 2.9
3. Foster • CAG 2.8
4. McDonald • PS 2.5
5. Taylor • NYC 2.4
6. Davis • PC 2.3
7. Trent • CAG 2.3
8. Day • BE 2.1
9. Tiant • NYC 1.9
10. Stanley • NYC 1.7
Earned Run Average
1. Matlock • PC 1.52
2. Stanley • NYC 2.47
3. Taylor • NYC 2.78
4. Foster • CAG 2.84
5. Willis • CEG 2.89
6. Carter • PC 3.07
7. Davis • PC 3.14
8. Brown • HG 3.26
9. Griffith • CEG 3.26
10. Blake • NYC 3.47
Wins
1. Brown • HG 8
McDonald • PS 8
Matlock • PC 8
4. Ellis • PS 7
Jackman • BE 7
Day • BE 7
Hunter • PC 7
8. Streeter • PC 6
Gisentaner • HG 6
10. Davis • PC 5
Carter • PS 5
Strong • HG 5
Tiant • NYC 5
Taylor • NYC 5
Foster • CAG 5
Win-Loss %
1. Matlock • PC 1.000
2. Streeter • PC .857
3. Davis • PC .833
4. Willis • CEG .800
Carter • PC .800
Porter • CEG .800
7. Carter • PS .714
8. McDonald • PS .667
Gisentaner • HG .667
10. Day • BE .636
Ellis • PS .636
Hunter • PC .636
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Matlock • PC 1.000
2. Willis • CEG 1.151
3. Thompson • CEG 1.249
4. Griffith • CEG 1.268
5. Foster • CAG 1.275
6. Davis • PC 1.291
7. Carter • PC 1.293
8. Taylor • NYC 1.305
9. Tiant • NYC 1.312
10. Blake • NYC 1.318
Hits per 9 IP
1. Taylor • NYC 6.659
2. Blake • NYC 6.750
3. Matlock • PC 7.352
4. Griffith • CEG 7.792
5. Foster • CAG 7.980
6. Tiant • NYC 8.037
7. Harvey • PC 8.187
8. Brown • HG 8.486
9. Carter • PC 8.569
10. Willis • CEG 8.660
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Matlock • PC 1.648
2. Willis • CEG 1.698
3. Bell • 2TM 1.901
4. Thompson • CEG 1.919
5. Jones • PS 2.406
6. Gisentaner • HG 2.443
7. Davis • PC 2.512
8. McDonald • PS 2.529
9. Carter • PS 2.558
10. Hunter • PC 2.690
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Blake • NYC 9.304
2. Tiant • NYC 8.037
3. Taylor • NYC 6.780
4. Cornelius • CAG 5.949
5. Evans • ND 5.586
6. Griffith • CEG 5.436
7. Holmes • PS 5.400
8. Day • BE 5.383
9. Streeter • PC 5.254
10. García • NYC 5.170
Games Played
1. McDonald • PS 21
Jackman • BE 21
3. Holmes • PS 18
Williams • BE 18
5. Brown • HG 17
Strong • HG 17
Day • BE 17
8. Jones • PS 16
Carter • PS 16
10. Hunter • PC 15
Trent • CAG 15
Stanley • NYC 15
Gisentaner • HG 15
Taylor • NYC 15
Evans • ND 15
Ellis • PS 15
Saves
1. Williams • BE 2
Day • BE 2
Evans • ND 2
Trent • CAG 2
Tiant • NYC 2
Holmes • PS 2
Hunter • PC 2
Bell • 2TM 2
9. Brown • HG 1
Carter • PS 1
Davis • PC 1
Gisentaner • HG 1
Griffith • CEG 1
Bailey • ND 1
Kincannon • PC 1
Matlock • PC 1
McDonald • CAG 1
Mosley • HG 1
Salmon • HG 1
Willis • CEG 1
Jones • PS 1
Innings Pitched
1. McDonald • PS 142.1
2. Jackman • BE 117.0
3. Brown • HG 105.0
4. Day • BE 103.2
5. Ellis • PS 98.1
6. Trent • CAG 91.1
7. Strong • HG 89.0
8. Hunter • PC 87.0
9. Davis • PC 86.0
10. Foster • CAG 82.1
Strikeouts
1. Tiant • NYC 64
2. Day • BE 62
3. Taylor • NYC 56
4. Jackman • BE 53
5. Blake • NYC 51
6. Davis • PC 49
7. Brown • HG 48
8. McDonald • PS 47
9. Strong • HG 46
10. Hunter • PC 45
Holmes • PS 45
Games Started
1. Jackman • BE 15
McDonald • PS 15
3. Strong • HG 14
4. Day • BE 13
5. Brown • HG 12
Ellis • PS 12
7. Trent • CAG 11
8. Williams • BE 10
Hunter • PC 10
Brown • CAG 10
Complete Games
1. Jackman • BE 11
2. Brown • HG 10
McDonald • PS 10
4. Trent • CAG 8
Day • BE 8
6. Matlock • PC 7
7. Foster • CAG 6
8. Gisentaner • HG 5
Ellis • PS 5
Hunter • PC 5
Davis • PC 5
Radcliffe • BE 5
Strong • HG 5
Williams • BE 5
Shutouts
1. Tiant • NYC 3
2. Foster • CAG 2
3. Brown • HG 1
Carter • PS 1
Davis • PC 1
Holmes • PS 1
Jackman • BE 1
Matlock • PC 1
McDuffie • BE 1
Porter • CEG 1
Starks • BE 1
Thompson • CEG 1
Trent • CAG 1
Yokely • PS 1
Home Runs
1. McDonald • PS 11
2. Strong • HG 10
3. Carter • PS 8
Ellis • PS 8
5. Burns • ND 7
Radcliffe • BE 7
Trent • CAG 7
Jackman • BE 7
Streeter • PC 7
10. García • NYC 6
Jones • PS 6
Gisentaner • HG 6
Williams • BE 6
Hunter • PC 6
Bases on Balls
1. Parker • HG 45
2. Taylor • NYC 42
3. Brown • HG 41
Day • BE 41
5. McDonald • PS 40
6. Trent • CAG 36
7. Williams • BE 35
Jackman • BE 35
Craig • ND 35
Holmes • PS 35
Hits
1. McDonald • PS 156
2. Jackman • BE 144
3. Strong • HG 118
4. Ellis • PS 108
5. Day • BE 103
6. Hunter • PC 101
7. Williams • BE 100
8. Brown • HG 99
9. Gisentaner • HG 97
10. Craig • ND 95
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Matlock • PC 2.923
2. Bell • 2TM 2.300
3. Thompson • CEG 2.143
4. Tiant • NYC 2.133
5. Davis • PC 2.042
6. Willis • CEG 2.000
Jones • PS 2.000
8. Blake • NYC 1.821
9. Hunter • PC 1.731
10. Streeter • PC 1.636
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Stanley • NYC 0.000
2. Taylor • NYC 0.121
3. Harvey • PC 0.174
4. Foster • CAG 0.219
5. Matlock • PC 0.254
6. Thompson • CEG 0.274
7. Craig • ND 0.280
8. Carter • PC 0.323
9. Brown • HG 0.343
10. Thomas • CAG 0.358
Losses
1. Jackman • BE 9
2. Evans • ND 8
Trent • CAG 8
4. García • NYC 6
Brown • CAG 6
Parker • HG 6
Holmes • PS 6
Williams • BE 6
9. Cornelius • CAG 5
Craig • ND 5
Jones • PS 5
Strong • HG 5
Brown • HG 5
Earned Runs
1. Jackman • BE 75
2. McDonald • PS 68
3. Strong • HG 61
4. Holmes • PS 57
5. Williams • BE 54
Burns • ND 54
7. Brown • CAG 53
Ellis • PS 53
9. Evans • ND 52
10. Day • BE 50
Wild Pitches
1. Brown • CAG 3
Brown • HG 3
3. Dula • HG 2
Trent • CAG 2
5. Burns • ND 1
Carter • PC 1
Ellis • PS 1
Hunter • PC 1
Lacey • ND 1
Parker • HG 1
Strong • HG 1
Williams • BE 1
Williams • HG 1
Hayes • 2TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Day • BE 10
2. Williams • BE 9
3. Willis • CEG 3
Powell • CAG 3
Hunter • PC 3
Craig • ND 3
Tiant • NYC 3
Gisentaner • HG 3
9. Dula • HG 2
Jones • PS 2
Jackman • BE 2
Foster • CAG 2
Evans • ND 2
Charleston • PS 2
Carter • PC 2
Trent • CAG 2
Brown • HG 2
Batters Faced
1. McDonald • PS 616
2. Jackman • BE 528
3. Brown • HG 456
4. Day • BE 449
5. Ellis • PS 434
6. Strong • HG 408
7. Trent • CAG 391
8. Hunter • PC 386
9. Williams • BE 377
10. Davis • PC 361
Adjusted ERA+
1. Matlock • PC 336
2. Stanley • NYC 207
3. Taylor • NYC 183
4. Foster • CAG 180
5. Willis • CEG 177
6. Carter • PC 166
7. Davis • PC 163
8. Griffith • CEG 157
9. Brown • HG 157
10. Blake • NYC 148
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Matlock • PC 3.03
2. Stanley • NYC 3.32
3. Thompson • CEG 3.35
4. Bell • 2TM 3.39
5. Blake • NYC 3.40
6. Tiant • NYC 3.50
7. Taylor • NYC 3.59
8. Davis • PC 3.67
9. Harvey • PC 3.72
10. Evans • ND 3.89
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Matlock • PC 27
2. Brown • HG 20
3. Foster • CAG 19
4. Davis • PC 18
5. Taylor • NYC 18
6. Stanley • NYC 16
7. Willis • CEG 13
8. McDonald • PS 12
9. Trent • CAG 12
10. Carter • PC 11
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Matlock • PC 2.6
2. Brown • HG 1.8
3. Foster • CAG 1.7
4. Davis • PC 1.7
5. Taylor • NYC 1.6
6. Stanley • NYC 1.4
7. Willis • CEG 1.2
8. McDonald • PS 1.1
9. Trent • CAG 1.0
10. Carter • PC 1.0

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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