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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Barnhill • NYC 4.0
2. McDuffie • HG 3.8
3. Leonard • HG 3.6
4. Byrd • BEG 3.4
5. Irvin • NE 2.7
6. Hoskins • 3TM 2.5
7. Adams • BEG 2.4
8. Brown • HG 2.4
9. McHenry • PS 2.3
10. Brewer • PS 1.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. McDuffie • HG 3.4
2. Barnhill • NYC 3.3
3. Byrd • BEG 2.9
4. McHenry • PS 2.1
5. Brown • HG 2.0
6. Adams • BEG 1.9
7. Gaines • BEG 1.9
8. Brewer • PS 1.8
9. Wright • HG 1.6
10. Hill • NE 1.5
Earned Run Average
1. Byrd • BEG 2.23
2. Wright • HG 2.36
3. Gaines • BEG 2.39
4. McDuffie • HG 2.80
5. Adams • BEG 2.80
6. Barnhill • NYC 3.02
7. Brewer • PS 3.20
8. Brown • HG 3.41
9. McHenry • PS 3.75
10. Evans • NBY 3.77
Wins
1. McDuffie • HG 11
2. Byrd • BEG 9
Barnhill • NYC 9
4. Manning • NE 8
Brown • HG 8
6. Adams • BEG 7
McHenry • PS 7
Williams • BEG 7
9. Hill • NE 6
10. Wright • HG 5
Evans • NBY 5
Gaines • BEG 5
Hobgood • NE 5
Win-Loss %
1. Wright • HG 1.000
2. Byrd • BEG .750
3. Evans • NBY .714
4. Adams • BEG .700
5. Barnhill • NYC .692
6. McDuffie • HG .688
7. Hamilton • HG .667
8. Williams • BEG .636
9. Gaines • BEG .625
10. Manning • NE .615
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Wright • HG 0.876
2. Byrd • BEG 0.960
3. Barnhill • NYC 0.989
4. Gaines • BEG 1.034
5. Evans • NBY 1.223
6. McDuffie • HG 1.235
7. Adams • BEG 1.246
8. McHenry • PS 1.313
9. Brewer • PS 1.314
10. Stanley • NBY 1.338
Hits per 9 IP
1. Wright • HG 5.518
2. Barnhill • NYC 6.916
3. Byrd • BEG 7.040
4. Adams • BEG 7.269
5. Gaines • BEG 7.315
6. Evans • NBY 7.693
7. Brewer • PS 7.828
8. McHenry • PS 8.500
9. Stanley • NBY 8.838
10. McDuffie • HG 8.864
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Byrd • BEG 1.604
2. Barnhill • NYC 1.986
3. Gaines • BEG 1.995
4. McDuffie • HG 2.250
5. Wright • HG 2.365
6. Brown • HG 2.644
7. Hamilton • HG 2.647
8. Hooker • NE 2.660
9. Manning • NE 2.692
10. Buchanan • PS 2.912
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Barnhill • NYC 8.019
2. Gaines • BEG 7.980
3. Hill • NE 6.348
4. Manning • NE 6.334
5. McDuffie • HG 5.591
6. Byrd • BEG 5.525
7. Brown • HG 4.871
8. Partlow • HG 4.730
9. Walker • 2TM 4.571
10. Williams • BEG 4.500
Games Played
1. Manning • NE 22
2. McDuffie • HG 21
Hill • NE 21
4. McHenry • PS 20
Brown • HG 20
6. Stanley • NBY 19
7. Hobgood • NE 18
8. Williams • BEG 17
9. Barnhill • NYC 16
Rector • NBY 16
Adams • BEG 16
Saves
1. Brown • HG 3
2. Byrd • BEG 2
Gaines • BEG 2
4. Hill • NE 1
Hobgood • NE 1
Hooker • NE 1
Houston • HG 1
Howard • NYC 1
McDuffie • HG 1
Rector • NBY 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Innings Pitched
1. McHenry • PS 144.0
2. McDuffie • HG 132.0
3. Brown • HG 129.1
4. Barnhill • NYC 122.1
5. Manning • NE 113.2
6. Hill • NE 106.1
7. Williams • BEG 102.0
8. Byrd • BEG 101.0
9. Stanley • NBY 92.2
10. Fillmore • 2TM 88.1
Strikeouts
1. Barnhill • NYC 109
2. McDuffie • HG 82
3. Manning • NE 80
4. Hill • NE 75
5. Brown • HG 70
6. McHenry • PS 67
7. Byrd • BEG 62
8. Gaines • BEG 60
9. Williams • BEG 51
10. Fillmore • 2TM 44
Games Started
1. McHenry • PS 18
2. McDuffie • HG 16
3. Barnhill • NYC 13
Stanley • NBY 13
Brown • HG 13
Manning • NE 13
Adams • BEG 13
8. Byrd • BEG 12
Hill • NE 12
10. Walker • 2TM 11
Anderson • NYC 11
Fillmore • 2TM 11
Williams • BEG 11
Complete Games
1. McHenry • PS 15
2. Brown • HG 13
3. Barnhill • NYC 12
4. McDuffie • HG 11
5. Byrd • BEG 10
6. Anderson • NYC 9
Fillmore • 2TM 9
8. Adams • BEG 8
Williams • BEG 8
Walker • 2TM 8
Shutouts
1. Gaines • BEG 4
2. Adams • BEG 3
McDuffie • HG 3
4. Byrd • BEG 2
McHenry • PS 2
Wright • HG 2
7. Brown • BEG 1
Buchanan • PS 1
Hill • NE 1
Hobgood • NE 1
Partlow • HG 1
Home Runs
1. Howard • NYC 11
2. Barnhill • NYC 9
3. Williams • BEG 8
4. Anderson • NYC 7
Bernal • NYC 7
Manning • NE 7
7. Stanley • NBY 6
8. Hill • NE 5
Adams • BEG 5
McHenry • PS 5
Bases on Balls
1. Hill • NE 58
2. McHenry • PS 53
3. Fillmore • 2TM 43
4. Adams • BEG 38
Brown • HG 38
6. Williams • BEG 37
7. Howard • NYC 36
8. Anderson • NYC 34
Manning • NE 34
10. Walker • 2TM 33
McDuffie • HG 33
Stanley • NBY 33
Hits
1. Brown • HG 137
2. McHenry • PS 136
3. McDuffie • HG 130
4. Manning • NE 128
5. Fillmore • 2TM 111
6. Hill • NE 110
7. Williams • BEG 101
8. Barnhill • NYC 94
9. Walker • 2TM 93
10. Stanley • NBY 91
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Barnhill • NYC 4.037
2. Gaines • BEG 4.000
3. Byrd • BEG 3.444
4. McDuffie • HG 2.485
5. Manning • NE 2.353
6. Brown • HG 1.842
7. Wright • HG 1.750
8. Partlow • HG 1.500
9. Hamilton • HG 1.467
10. Williams • BEG 1.378
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. McDuffie • HG 0.000
2. Rector • NBY 0.130
3. Gaines • BEG 0.133
4. Brown • HG 0.139
5. Hamilton • HG 0.176
6. Byrd • BEG 0.178
7. Fillmore • 2TM 0.204
8. Walker • 2TM 0.213
9. McHenry • PS 0.313
10. Hobgood • NE 0.313
Losses
1. McHenry • PS 12
2. Fillmore • 2TM 10
3. Stanley • NBY 9
4. Anderson • NYC 8
Walker • 2TM 8
6. Buchanan • PS 7
Rector • NBY 7
8. Brown • HG 6
Howard • NYC 6
Hooker • NE 6
Hill • NE 6
Earned Runs
1. McHenry • PS 60
2. Manning • NE 57
3. Howard • NYC 53
4. Fillmore • 2TM 52
5. Walker • 2TM 50
6. Williams • BEG 49
Brown • HG 49
Hill • NE 49
9. Buchanan • PS 44
10. Stanley • NBY 41
Barnhill • NYC 41
McDuffie • HG 41
Hobgood • NE 41
Wild Pitches
1. Wright • HG 5
2. Barnhill • NYC 3
McHenry • PS 3
4. Barnes • BEG 2
Brown • HG 2
Howard • NYC 2
Manning • NE 2
Blackmon • 2TM 2
9. Adams • BEG 1
Gaines • BEG 1
Hill • NE 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Williams • BEG 1
Walker • 2TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Anderson • NYC 4
2. Walker • 2TM 3
Fillmore • 2TM 3
McDuffie • HG 3
Manning • NE 3
Howard • NYC 3
Barnhill • NYC 3
8. Brown • HG 2
Adams • BEG 2
Williams • BEG 2
Paige • NBY 2
McHenry • PS 2
Brewer • PS 2
Hobgood • NE 2
Hamilton • HG 2
Gaines • BEG 2
Byrd • BEG 2
Brown • BEG 2
Batters Faced
1. McHenry • PS 626
2. Brown • HG 560
3. McDuffie • HG 557
4. Manning • NE 508
5. Barnhill • NYC 490
6. Hill • NE 487
7. Williams • BEG 444
8. Fillmore • 2TM 421
9. Byrd • BEG 410
10. Stanley • NBY 404
Games Finished
1. Manning • NE 8
Hill • NE 8
3. Bernal • NYC 7
Brown • HG 7
Hobgood • NE 7
6. Rector • NBY 5
7. Gibbons • 2TM 4
Stanley • NBY 4
McDuffie • HG 4
Williams • BEG 4
Adjusted ERA+
1. Byrd • BEG 195
2. Wright • HG 184
3. Gaines • BEG 182
4. McDuffie • HG 155
5. Adams • BEG 155
6. Barnhill • NYC 144
7. Brewer • PS 136
8. Brown • HG 127
9. McHenry • PS 116
10. Evans • NBY 115
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Gaines • BEG 1.96
2. McDuffie • HG 2.36
3. Byrd • BEG 2.41
4. Barnhill • NYC 2.69
5. Brown • HG 2.83
6. Manning • NE 3.15
7. Hamilton • HG 3.18
8. Wright • HG 3.22
9. Rector • NBY 3.29
10. Walker • 2TM 3.35
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Byrd • BEG 22
2. McDuffie • HG 22
3. Barnhill • NYC 19
4. Adams • BEG 15
5. Gaines • BEG 14
6. Brown • HG 13
7. Wright • HG 10
8. Brewer • PS 9
9. McHenry • PS 8
10. Houston • HG 4
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Byrd • BEG 2.2
2. McDuffie • HG 2.2
3. Barnhill • NYC 1.9
4. Gaines • BEG 1.4
5. Adams • BEG 1.4
6. Brown • HG 1.2
7. Wright • HG 1.0
8. Brewer • PS 0.9
9. McHenry • PS 0.7
10. Houston • HG 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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