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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. GibsonHG 6.3
2. WrightHG 5.5
3. Byrd2TM 4.9
4. BarnhillNYC 4.7
5. BenjaminHG 2.6
6. WalkerHG 2.4
7. LeonardHG 2.3
8. EasterlingHG 2.2
9. BrownPS 2.1
10. CarterHG 2.0
WAR Position Players
1. GibsonHG 6.3
2. BenjaminHG 2.6
3. LeonardHG 2.3
4. EasterlingHG 2.2
5. VargasNYC 1.8
6. BellHG 1.6
7. BankheadHG 1.5
8. DobyNE 1.4
9. WilsonHG 1.3
10. BensonPS 1.2
Offensive WAR
1. GibsonHG 6.2
2. LeonardHG 2.3
3. BenjaminHG 2.2
4. EasterlingHG 1.9
5. VargasNYC 1.8
6. BellHG 1.7
7. DobyNE 1.2
8. BrownPS 1.1
9. WilsonHG 1.1
10. WestPS 0.9
CurryPS 0.9
Defensive WAR
1. BankheadHG 1.4
2. RiveraNYC 0.6
3. MartínezNYC 0.5
4. EasterlingHG 0.5
5. BensonPS 0.4
6. MortonPS 0.4
7. Ford3TM 0.4
8. DobyNE 0.3
9. SunkettPS 0.3
10. CashPS 0.3
RuffinNE 0.3
Batting Average
1. VargasNYC .471
2. GibsonHG .466
3. BenjaminHG .372
4. CoimbreNYC .360
5. HarrisHG .358
6. BellHG .355
7. EasterlingHG .352
8. BensonPS .337
9. LeonardHG .331
10. DavisNE .326
On-Base%
1. GibsonHG .560
2. VargasNYC .529
3. BrownPS .440
4. LeonardHG .439
5. BellHG .432
6. CoimbreNYC .429
7. BenjaminHG .423
8. HarrisHG .421
9. CurryPS .420
10. WestPS .397
Slugging %
1. GibsonHG .867
2. VargasNYC .587
3. LeonardHG .504
4. EasterlingHG .502
5. DavisNE .500
6. BarkerNBY .488
7. Pearson3TM .486
8. BenjaminHG .478
9. ScalesBEG .452
10. BrooksNYC .451
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. GibsonHG 1.427
2. VargasNYC 1.116
3. LeonardHG .943
4. BenjaminHG .901
5. EasterlingHG .896
6. DavisNE .890
7. BellHG .868
8. CurryPS .847
9. WestPS .846
10. Pearson3TM .840
Games Played
1. BankheadHG 71
2. BenjaminHG 70
3. GibsonHG 69
4. LeonardHG 67
5. BellHG 64
6. EasterlingHG 63
WilsonHG 63
8. RussellBEG 50
9. WestPS 49
10. SpearmanPS 48
Snow2TM 48
At Bats
1. BenjaminHG 293
2. BankheadHG 262
3. BellHG 259
4. LeonardHG 254
5. GibsonHG 249
6. EasterlingHG 247
7. WilsonHG 213
8. SpearmanPS 191
9. BensonPS 190
10. WestPS 187
Plate Appearances
1. BenjaminHG 328
2. LeonardHG 306
3. GibsonHG 302
4. BankheadHG 301
5. BellHG 298
6. EasterlingHG 268
7. WilsonHG 246
8. WestPS 214
9. SpearmanPS 210
10. KimbroBEG 207
Runs Scored
1. GibsonHG 93
2. BenjaminHG 83
3. LeonardHG 71
4. BellHG 63
5. BankheadHG 53
6. EasterlingHG 47
7. CurryPS 46
8. WestPS 38
9. SpearmanPS 35
10. VargasNYC 34
Hits
1. GibsonHG 116
2. BenjaminHG 109
3. BellHG 92
4. EasterlingHG 87
5. LeonardHG 84
6. BankheadHG 68
7. WilsonHG 65
8. BensonPS 64
9. WestPS 58
10. VargasNYC 57
Total Bases
1. GibsonHG 216
2. BenjaminHG 140
3. LeonardHG 128
4. EasterlingHG 124
5. BellHG 113
6. WilsonHG 88
7. WestPS 84
8. BensonPS 82
9. SpearmanPS 80
10. BankheadHG 79
Doubles
1. GibsonHG 22
2. BenjaminHG 17
3. LeonardHG 16
4. SpearmanPS 14
5. BarkerNBY 13
6. EasterlingHG 11
BellHG 11
ThomasNYC 11
WilsonHG 11
10. ScalesBEG 10
Triples
1. EasterlingHG 10
2. GibsonHG 9
3. WestPS 8
LeonardHG 8
5. SpearmanPS 6
WilsonHG 6
7. Pearson3TM 5
CurryPS 5
BellHG 5
KimbroBEG 5
BensonPS 5
Home Runs
1. GibsonHG 20
2. DobyNE 4
BrooksNYC 4
DavisNE 4
Pearson3TM 4
LeonardHG 4
7. ScalesBEG 3
8. Byrd2TM 2
WestPS 2
BarkerNBY 2
Armour2TM 2
EasterlingHG 2
BenjaminHG 2
CurryPS 2
Runs Batted In
1. GibsonHG 109
2. LeonardHG 63
3. WilsonHG 56
4. EasterlingHG 53
5. WestPS 43
6. BankheadHG 40
BenjaminHG 40
8. BensonPS 37
9. BellHG 30
10. SpearmanPS 29
Bases on Balls
1. GibsonHG 52
2. LeonardHG 47
3. CurryPS 36
4. BellHG 35
5. BankheadHG 32
6. WilsonHG 31
7. BrownPS 29
8. WestPS 26
9. BenjaminHG 25
10. ScalesBEG 24
Stolen Bases
1. BankheadHG 17
2. BenjaminHG 12
BellHG 12
4. EasterlingHG 8
5. KimbroBEG 7
6. WatkinsNE 6
RussellBEG 6
8. Pearson3TM 5
DobyNE 5
Williams2TM 5
Singles
1. BenjaminHG 86
2. BellHG 76
3. GibsonHG 65
4. EasterlingHG 64
5. BankheadHG 61
6. LeonardHG 56
7. BensonPS 51
8. WilsonHG 48
9. VargasNYC 47
10. HarrisHG 44
CoimbreNYC 44
WestPS 44
Adjusted OPS+
1. GibsonHG 281
2. VargasNYC 200
3. LeonardHG 153
4. BenjaminHG 142
5. EasterlingHG 140
6. DavisNE 139
7. BellHG 134
8. CurryPS 128
9. WestPS 127
10. CoimbreNYC 126
Runs Created
1. GibsonHG 121
2. BenjaminHG 59
3. LeonardHG 56
4. BellHG 49
EasterlingHG 49
6. VargasNYC 38
7. WilsonHG 35
8. WestPS 33
9. BensonPS 31
10. CurryPS 29
Adj. Batting Runs
1. GibsonHG 66
2. LeonardHG 21
3. VargasNYC 18
4. BenjaminHG 18
5. BellHG 14
6. EasterlingHG 12
7. DobyNE 9
8. CurryPS 8
9. WestPS 7
10. DavisNE 7
Adj. Batting Wins
1. GibsonHG 5.9
2. LeonardHG 2.0
3. BenjaminHG 1.7
4. VargasNYC 1.6
5. BellHG 1.3
6. EasterlingHG 1.2
7. DobyNE 0.9
8. CurryPS 0.8
9. DavisNE 0.7
WestPS 0.7
Extra Base Hits
1. GibsonHG 51
2. LeonardHG 28
3. BenjaminHG 23
EasterlingHG 23
5. SpearmanPS 20
6. WilsonHG 17
Pearson3TM 17
8. ScalesBEG 16
BellHG 16
BarkerNBY 16
Times On Base
1. GibsonHG 169
2. BenjaminHG 135
3. LeonardHG 133
4. BellHG 127
5. EasterlingHG 104
6. BankheadHG 103
7. WilsonHG 96
8. WestPS 85
9. CurryPS 84
10. BensonPS 76
Offensive Win %
1. GibsonHG .947
2. VargasNYC .891
3. LeonardHG .729
4. BenjaminHG .708
5. EasterlingHG .699
6. BellHG .683
7. DavisNE .669
8. CoimbreNYC .649
9. HarrisHG .641
10. WestPS .637
Hit By Pitch
1. LinaresNYC 7
2. RobinsonNBY 4
ParnellPS 4
4. ThomasNYC 3
BankheadHG 3
6. MillerNBY 2
RuffinNE 2
LeonardHG 2
HoskinsBEG 2
10. StevensonHG 1
BurnsBEG 1
HarrisHG 1
GibsonHG 1
BrownHG 1
BenjaminHG 1
WilliamsHAR 1
CarterHAR 1
ScalesBEG 1
RussellBEG 1
HarveyBEG 1
BakerNBY 1
BarbeeBEG 1
BradfordNBY 1
BarkerNBY 1
Williams2TM 1
DobyNE 1
Stone2TM 1
CoimbreNYC 1
Snow2TM 1
MartínezNYC 1
WestPS 1
JohnsonPS 1
Sacrifice Hits
1. BenjaminHG 9
2. DavisNE 5
3. Byrd2TM 4
WatkinsNE 4
BankheadHG 4
BellHG 4
EasterlingHG 4
8. CarterHG 3
DavisNE 3
DobyNE 3
KempNBY 3
BarnhillNYC 3
LinaresNYC 3
LeonardHG 3
PérezNYC 3
BensonPS 3
Adams2TM 3
Day2TM 3
Snow2TM 3
Power-Speed #
1. GibsonHG 6.7
2. Pearson3TM 4.4
DobyNE 4.4
4. BenjaminHG 3.4
DavisNE 3.4
6. EasterlingHG 3.2
7. LeonardHG 2.7
8. CurryPS 2.4
9. Armour2TM 2.0
WestPS 2.0
Byrd2TM 2.0
BarkerNBY 2.0
AB per HR
1. GibsonHG 12.5
2. BrooksNYC 28.3
3. DavisNE 33.0
4. Pearson3TM 35.0
5. ScalesBEG 42.0
6. Byrd2TM 54.5
7. BarkerNBY 60.5
8. LeonardHG 63.5
9. CurryPS 82.0
10. WestPS 93.5
Outs Made
1. BankheadHG 198
2. BenjaminHG 193
3. LeonardHG 173
4. BellHG 171
5. EasterlingHG 164
6. WilsonHG 150
7. Snow2TM 144
8. RussellBEG 139
SpearmanPS 139
10. KimbroBEG 135
rOBA
1. GibsonHG .620
2. VargasNYC .522
3. LeonardHG .443
4. BenjaminHG .426
5. BellHG .418
6. EasterlingHG .415
7. DavisNE .412
8. BrownPS .410
9. CurryPS .407
10. CoimbreNYC .407
Rbat+
1. GibsonHG 252
2. VargasNYC 197
3. LeonardHG 151
4. BenjaminHG 142
5. BellHG 136
6. EasterlingHG 135
7. DavisNE 134
8. BrownPS 132
9. CoimbreNYC 131
10. CurryPS 131

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