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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Byrd • BEG 2.5
2. Gibson • HG 2.2
3. Leonard • HG 2.1
Hill • NE 2.1
5. Partlow • HG 2.0
6. McHenry • PS 2.0
7. Day • NE 1.9
8. McDuffie • NBY 1.8
9. Hubert • 3TM 1.5
10. Patterson • PS 1.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. McHenry • PS 2.2
2. Hill • NE 1.9
3. Partlow • HG 1.9
4. Byrd • BEG 1.9
5. Hubert • 2TM 1.7
6. Day • NE 1.5
7. McDuffie • NBY 1.5
8. Ruiz • NYC 1.5
9. Brown • NBY 1.3
10. Brown • NE 1.1
Earned Run Average
1. Partlow • HG 1.74
2. Brown • NE 1.89
3. Hubert • 2TM 2.40
4. Brown • NBY 2.64
5. Johnson • TC2 2.83
6. Hill • NE 3.00
7. Byrd • BEG 3.32
8. Day • NE 3.41
9. Walker • HG 3.46
10. Ruiz • NYC 3.63
Wins
1. McHenry • PS 11
2. Byrd • BEG 7
Day • NE 7
4. Brown • HG 6
5. Hubert • 2TM 5
Hill • NE 5
Roberts • HG 5
8. Walker • HG 4
Stanley • NBY 4
Ruiz • NYC 4
Win-Loss %
1. Roberts • HG 1.000
2. Hill • NE .833
3. Byrd • BEG .778
4. Partlow • HG .750
Brown • HG .750
6. McHenry • PS .733
7. Hubert • 2TM .714
8. Day • NE .700
9. Parker • HG .600
McDuffie • NBY .600
Brown • NE .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Johnson • TC2 0.971
2. Partlow • HG 1.007
3. Brown • NE 1.053
4. Day • NE 1.195
5. McDuffie • NBY 1.203
6. Byrd • BEG 1.211
7. Ruiz • NYC 1.255
8. Walker • HG 1.271
9. Hubert • 2TM 1.274
10. Hill • NE 1.298
Hits per 9 IP
1. Partlow • HG 6.364
2. Hill • NE 6.632
Brown • NE 6.632
4. Johnson • TC2 6.943
5. Hubert • 2TM 7.027
6. Day • NE 8.172
7. Roberts • HG 8.200
8. Parker • HG 8.284
9. Walker • HG 8.778
10. Brown • NBY 8.804
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Byrd • BEG 1.658
2. Johnson • TC2 1.800
3. McDuffie • NBY 1.831
4. Holland • NBY 1.957
5. Ruiz • NYC 2.337
6. Brown • HG 2.408
7. Gaines • BEG 2.411
8. Thompson • PS 2.537
9. McDonald • PS 2.562
10. Day • NE 2.586
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Tiant • NYC 6.339
2. Parker • HG 6.136
3. Welmaker • 2TM 5.855
4. Partlow • HG 5.207
5. Stanley • NBY 5.121
6. Roberts • HG 4.800
7. Walker • HG 4.788
8. Thompson • PS 4.711
9. Missouri • PS 4.589
10. Miller • PS 4.263
Games Played
1. McHenry • PS 20
2. Missouri • PS 16
3. Thompson • PS 13
Day • NE 13
5. Stanley • NBY 12
McDonald • PS 12
7. Byrd • BEG 11
Ellis • PS 11
9. Welmaker • 2TM 10
Walker • HG 10
Saves
1. Holland • NBY 1
McDuffie • NBY 1
McHenry • PS 1
Missouri • PS 1
Partlow • HG 1
Harvey • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. McHenry • PS 106.1
2. Day • NE 87.0
3. Missouri • PS 84.1
4. Stanley • NBY 77.1
5. Byrd • BEG 76.0
6. Brown • HG 71.0
7. Ruiz • NYC 69.1
8. Walker • HG 67.2
9. McDuffie • NBY 59.0
10. Hill • NE 57.0
Strikeouts
1. Stanley • NBY 44
2. Missouri • PS 43
3. McHenry • PS 40
4. Welmaker • 2TM 36
Walker • HG 36
6. Day • NE 30
7. Tiant • NYC 27
Partlow • HG 27
9. Thompson • PS 26
10. Hill • NE 25
McDuffie • NBY 25
Games Started
1. Missouri • PS 11
Day • NE 11
3. Stanley • NBY 10
4. McHenry • PS 9
Ruiz • NYC 9
6. Brown • HG 8
Byrd • BEG 8
Walker • HG 8
9. Welmaker • 2TM 7
McDuffie • NBY 7
Complete Games
1. Walker • HG 8
McHenry • PS 8
3. Brown • HG 7
Byrd • BEG 7
Day • NE 7
6. Stanley • NBY 5
Hill • NE 5
Roberts • HG 5
9. Gaines • BEG 4
Ruiz • NYC 4
Holland • NBY 4
Johnson • TC2 4
Partlow • HG 4
McDuffie • NBY 4
Shutouts
1. Brown • NE 2
Missouri • PS 2
Partlow • HG 2
4. Brown • NBY 1
Day • NE 1
Gaines • BEG 1
Hill • NE 1
McDuffie • NBY 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Harvey • 2TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. Missouri • PS 40
2. McHenry • PS 32
Hill • NE 32
4. Stanley • NBY 26
5. Day • NE 25
6. Hubert • 2TM 24
7. Walker • HG 20
Roberts • HG 20
9. Brown • HG 19
10. Ruiz • NYC 18
Hits
1. McHenry • PS 107
2. Stanley • NBY 95
3. Missouri • PS 87
4. Brown • HG 81
5. Day • NE 79
6. Byrd • BEG 78
7. Ruiz • NYC 69
8. Walker • HG 66
Thompson • PS 66
10. Welmaker • 2TM 65
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Tiant • NYC 2.250
2. Johnson • TC2 2.143
3. Welmaker • 2TM 2.118
4. McDuffie • NBY 2.083
5. Partlow • HG 1.929
6. Thompson • PS 1.857
7. Walker • HG 1.800
8. Byrd • BEG 1.714
9. Stanley • NBY 1.692
10. Gaines • BEG 1.600
Holland • NBY 1.600
Losses
1. Stanley • NBY 5
2. Missouri • PS 4
Welmaker • 2TM 4
McHenry • PS 4
Walker • HG 4
Tiant • NYC 4
Thompson • PS 4
Holland • NBY 4
Ruiz • NYC 4
10. Gaines • BEG 3
McDonald • PS 3
Manning • NE 3
Johnson • TC2 3
Day • NE 3
Brown • NBY 3
Earned Runs
1. Missouri • PS 53
2. McHenry • PS 48
3. Stanley • NBY 37
Welmaker • 2TM 37
5. Thompson • PS 34
6. Day • NE 33
7. Brown • HG 32
8. McDonald • PS 29
9. Byrd • BEG 28
Ruiz • NYC 28
Hit By Pitch
1. Glover • BEG 3
2. Manning • NE 2
McHenry • PS 2
4. Carter • PS 1
Cozart • NE 1
Fernández • NYC 1
McDonald • PS 1
McDuffie • NBY 1
Missouri • PS 1
Parker • HG 1
Partlow • HG 1
Roberts • HG 1
Ruiz • NYC 1
Thompson • PS 1
Williams • NBY 1
Brown • NE 1
Hubert • 2TM 1
Adjusted ERA+
1. Partlow • HG 273
2. Brown • NE 251
3. Hubert • 2TM 198
4. Brown • NBY 180
5. Johnson • TC2 168
6. Hill • NE 158
7. Byrd • BEG 143
8. Day • NE 138
9. Walker • HG 137
10. Ruiz • NYC 130
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Partlow • HG 15
2. Hubert • 2TM 12
3. Hill • NE 12
4. Byrd • BEG 12
5. Day • NE 10
6. McHenry • PS 10
7. Brown • NE 10
8. Ruiz • NYC 8
9. Brown • NBY 8
10. McDuffie • NBY 8
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Partlow • HG 1.5
2. Hubert • 2TM 1.2
3. Hill • NE 1.1
4. Byrd • BEG 1.1
5. Day • NE 1.0
6. Brown • NE 0.9
7. McHenry • PS 0.9
8. Brown • NBY 0.7
9. Ruiz • NYC 0.7
10. McDuffie • NBY 0.7

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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