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Negro National League II Batting Leaders
1. | Gibson • HG | 6.3 |
2. | Wright • HG | 5.5 |
3. | Byrd • 2TM | 4.9 |
4. | Barnhill • NYC | 4.7 |
5. | Benjamin • HG | 2.6 |
6. | Walker • HG | 2.4 |
7. | Leonard • HG | 2.3 |
8. | Easterling • HG | 2.2 |
9. | Brown • PS | 2.1 |
10. | Carter • HG | 2.0 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 6.3 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 2.6 |
3. | Leonard • HG | 2.3 |
4. | Easterling • HG | 2.2 |
5. | Vargas • NYC | 1.8 |
6. | Bell • HG | 1.6 |
7. | Bankhead • HG | 1.5 |
8. | Doby • NE | 1.4 |
9. | Wilson • HG | 1.3 |
10. | Benson • PS | 1.2 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 6.2 |
2. | Leonard • HG | 2.3 |
3. | Benjamin • HG | 2.2 |
4. | Easterling • HG | 1.9 |
5. | Vargas • NYC | 1.8 |
6. | Bell • HG | 1.7 |
7. | Doby • NE | 1.2 |
8. | Brown • PS | 1.1 |
9. | Wilson • HG | 1.1 |
10. | West • PS | 0.9 |
Curry • PS | 0.9 |
1. | Bankhead • HG | 1.4 |
2. | Rivera • NYC | 0.6 |
3. | Martínez • NYC | 0.5 |
4. | Easterling • HG | 0.5 |
5. | Benson • PS | 0.4 |
6. | Morton • PS | 0.4 |
7. | Ford • 3TM | 0.4 |
8. | Doby • NE | 0.3 |
9. | Sunkett • PS | 0.3 |
10. | Cash • PS | 0.3 |
Ruffin • NE | 0.3 |
1. | Vargas • NYC | .471 |
2. | Gibson • HG | .466 |
3. | Benjamin • HG | .372 |
4. | Coimbre • NYC | .360 |
5. | Harris • HG | .358 |
6. | Bell • HG | .355 |
7. | Easterling • HG | .352 |
8. | Benson • PS | .337 |
9. | Leonard • HG | .331 |
10. | Davis • NE | .326 |
1. | Gibson • HG | .560 |
2. | Vargas • NYC | .529 |
3. | Brown • PS | .440 |
4. | Leonard • HG | .439 |
5. | Bell • HG | .432 |
6. | Coimbre • NYC | .429 |
7. | Benjamin • HG | .423 |
8. | Harris • HG | .421 |
9. | Curry • PS | .420 |
10. | West • PS | .397 |
1. | Gibson • HG | .867 |
2. | Vargas • NYC | .587 |
3. | Leonard • HG | .504 |
4. | Easterling • HG | .502 |
5. | Davis • NE | .500 |
6. | Barker • NBY | .488 |
7. | Pearson • 3TM | .486 |
8. | Benjamin • HG | .478 |
9. | Scales • BEG | .452 |
10. | Brooks • NYC | .451 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 1.427 |
2. | Vargas • NYC | 1.116 |
3. | Leonard • HG | .943 |
4. | Benjamin • HG | .901 |
5. | Easterling • HG | .896 |
6. | Davis • NE | .890 |
7. | Bell • HG | .868 |
8. | Curry • PS | .847 |
9. | West • PS | .846 |
10. | Pearson • 3TM | .840 |
1. | Bankhead • HG | 71 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 70 |
3. | Gibson • HG | 69 |
4. | Leonard • HG | 67 |
5. | Bell • HG | 64 |
6. | Easterling • HG | 63 |
Wilson • HG | 63 | |
8. | Russell • BEG | 50 |
9. | West • PS | 49 |
10. | Spearman • PS | 48 |
Snow • 2TM | 48 |
1. | Benjamin • HG | 293 |
2. | Bankhead • HG | 262 |
3. | Bell • HG | 259 |
4. | Leonard • HG | 254 |
5. | Gibson • HG | 249 |
6. | Easterling • HG | 247 |
7. | Wilson • HG | 213 |
8. | Spearman • PS | 191 |
9. | Benson • PS | 190 |
10. | West • PS | 187 |
1. | Benjamin • HG | 328 |
2. | Leonard • HG | 306 |
3. | Gibson • HG | 302 |
4. | Bankhead • HG | 301 |
5. | Bell • HG | 298 |
6. | Easterling • HG | 268 |
7. | Wilson • HG | 246 |
8. | West • PS | 214 |
9. | Spearman • PS | 210 |
10. | Kimbro • BEG | 207 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 93 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 83 |
3. | Leonard • HG | 71 |
4. | Bell • HG | 63 |
5. | Bankhead • HG | 53 |
6. | Easterling • HG | 47 |
7. | Curry • PS | 46 |
8. | West • PS | 38 |
9. | Spearman • PS | 35 |
10. | Vargas • NYC | 34 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 116 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 109 |
3. | Bell • HG | 92 |
4. | Easterling • HG | 87 |
5. | Leonard • HG | 84 |
6. | Bankhead • HG | 68 |
7. | Wilson • HG | 65 |
8. | Benson • PS | 64 |
9. | West • PS | 58 |
10. | Vargas • NYC | 57 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 216 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 140 |
3. | Leonard • HG | 128 |
4. | Easterling • HG | 124 |
5. | Bell • HG | 113 |
6. | Wilson • HG | 88 |
7. | West • PS | 84 |
8. | Benson • PS | 82 |
9. | Spearman • PS | 80 |
10. | Bankhead • HG | 79 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 22 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 17 |
3. | Leonard • HG | 16 |
4. | Spearman • PS | 14 |
5. | Barker • NBY | 13 |
6. | Easterling • HG | 11 |
Bell • HG | 11 | |
Thomas • NYC | 11 | |
Wilson • HG | 11 | |
10. | Scales • BEG | 10 |
1. | Easterling • HG | 10 |
2. | Gibson • HG | 9 |
3. | West • PS | 8 |
Leonard • HG | 8 | |
5. | Spearman • PS | 6 |
Wilson • HG | 6 | |
7. | Pearson • 3TM | 5 |
Curry • PS | 5 | |
Bell • HG | 5 | |
Kimbro • BEG | 5 | |
Benson • PS | 5 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 20 |
2. | Doby • NE | 4 |
Brooks • NYC | 4 | |
Davis • NE | 4 | |
Pearson • 3TM | 4 | |
Leonard • HG | 4 | |
7. | Scales • BEG | 3 |
8. | Byrd • 2TM | 2 |
West • PS | 2 | |
Barker • NBY | 2 | |
Armour • 2TM | 2 | |
Easterling • HG | 2 | |
Benjamin • HG | 2 | |
Curry • PS | 2 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 109 |
2. | Leonard • HG | 63 |
3. | Wilson • HG | 56 |
4. | Easterling • HG | 53 |
5. | West • PS | 43 |
6. | Bankhead • HG | 40 |
Benjamin • HG | 40 | |
8. | Benson • PS | 37 |
9. | Bell • HG | 30 |
10. | Spearman • PS | 29 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 52 |
2. | Leonard • HG | 47 |
3. | Curry • PS | 36 |
4. | Bell • HG | 35 |
5. | Bankhead • HG | 32 |
6. | Wilson • HG | 31 |
7. | Brown • PS | 29 |
8. | West • PS | 26 |
9. | Benjamin • HG | 25 |
10. | Scales • BEG | 24 |
1. | Bankhead • HG | 17 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 12 |
Bell • HG | 12 | |
4. | Easterling • HG | 8 |
5. | Kimbro • BEG | 7 |
6. | Watkins • NE | 6 |
Russell • BEG | 6 | |
8. | Pearson • 3TM | 5 |
Doby • NE | 5 | |
Williams • 2TM | 5 |
1. | Benjamin • HG | 86 |
2. | Bell • HG | 76 |
3. | Gibson • HG | 65 |
4. | Easterling • HG | 64 |
5. | Bankhead • HG | 61 |
6. | Leonard • HG | 56 |
7. | Benson • PS | 51 |
8. | Wilson • HG | 48 |
9. | Vargas • NYC | 47 |
10. | Harris • HG | 44 |
Coimbre • NYC | 44 | |
West • PS | 44 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 281 |
2. | Vargas • NYC | 200 |
3. | Leonard • HG | 153 |
4. | Benjamin • HG | 142 |
5. | Easterling • HG | 140 |
6. | Davis • NE | 139 |
7. | Bell • HG | 134 |
8. | Curry • PS | 128 |
9. | West • PS | 127 |
10. | Coimbre • NYC | 126 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 121 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 59 |
3. | Leonard • HG | 56 |
4. | Bell • HG | 49 |
Easterling • HG | 49 | |
6. | Vargas • NYC | 38 |
7. | Wilson • HG | 35 |
8. | West • PS | 33 |
9. | Benson • PS | 31 |
10. | Curry • PS | 29 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 66 |
2. | Leonard • HG | 21 |
3. | Vargas • NYC | 18 |
4. | Benjamin • HG | 18 |
5. | Bell • HG | 14 |
6. | Easterling • HG | 12 |
7. | Doby • NE | 9 |
8. | Curry • PS | 8 |
9. | West • PS | 7 |
10. | Davis • NE | 7 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 5.9 |
2. | Leonard • HG | 2.0 |
3. | Benjamin • HG | 1.7 |
4. | Vargas • NYC | 1.6 |
5. | Bell • HG | 1.3 |
6. | Easterling • HG | 1.2 |
7. | Doby • NE | 0.9 |
8. | Curry • PS | 0.8 |
9. | Davis • NE | 0.7 |
West • PS | 0.7 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 51 |
2. | Leonard • HG | 28 |
3. | Benjamin • HG | 23 |
Easterling • HG | 23 | |
5. | Spearman • PS | 20 |
6. | Wilson • HG | 17 |
Pearson • 3TM | 17 | |
8. | Scales • BEG | 16 |
Bell • HG | 16 | |
Barker • NBY | 16 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 169 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 135 |
3. | Leonard • HG | 133 |
4. | Bell • HG | 127 |
5. | Easterling • HG | 104 |
6. | Bankhead • HG | 103 |
7. | Wilson • HG | 96 |
8. | West • PS | 85 |
9. | Curry • PS | 84 |
10. | Benson • PS | 76 |
1. | Gibson • HG | .947 |
2. | Vargas • NYC | .891 |
3. | Leonard • HG | .729 |
4. | Benjamin • HG | .708 |
5. | Easterling • HG | .699 |
6. | Bell • HG | .683 |
7. | Davis • NE | .669 |
8. | Coimbre • NYC | .649 |
9. | Harris • HG | .641 |
10. | West • PS | .637 |
1. | Linares • NYC | 7 |
2. | Robinson • NBY | 4 |
Parnell • PS | 4 | |
4. | Thomas • NYC | 3 |
Bankhead • HG | 3 | |
6. | Miller • NBY | 2 |
Ruffin • NE | 2 | |
Leonard • HG | 2 | |
Hoskins • BEG | 2 | |
10. | Stevenson • HG | 1 |
Burns • BEG | 1 | |
Harris • HG | 1 | |
Gibson • HG | 1 | |
Brown • HG | 1 | |
Benjamin • HG | 1 | |
Williams • HAR | 1 | |
Carter • HAR | 1 | |
Scales • BEG | 1 | |
Russell • BEG | 1 | |
Harvey • BEG | 1 | |
Baker • NBY | 1 | |
Barbee • BEG | 1 | |
Bradford • NBY | 1 | |
Barker • NBY | 1 | |
Williams • 2TM | 1 | |
Doby • NE | 1 | |
Stone • 2TM | 1 | |
Coimbre • NYC | 1 | |
Snow • 2TM | 1 | |
Martínez • NYC | 1 | |
West • PS | 1 | |
Johnson • PS | 1 |
1. | Benjamin • HG | 9 |
2. | Davis • NE | 5 |
3. | Byrd • 2TM | 4 |
Watkins • NE | 4 | |
Bankhead • HG | 4 | |
Bell • HG | 4 | |
Easterling • HG | 4 | |
8. | Carter • HG | 3 |
Davis • NE | 3 | |
Doby • NE | 3 | |
Kemp • NBY | 3 | |
Barnhill • NYC | 3 | |
Linares • NYC | 3 | |
Leonard • HG | 3 | |
Pérez • NYC | 3 | |
Benson • PS | 3 | |
Adams • 2TM | 3 | |
Day • 2TM | 3 | |
Snow • 2TM | 3 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 6.7 |
2. | Pearson • 3TM | 4.4 |
Doby • NE | 4.4 | |
4. | Benjamin • HG | 3.4 |
Davis • NE | 3.4 | |
6. | Easterling • HG | 3.2 |
7. | Leonard • HG | 2.7 |
8. | Curry • PS | 2.4 |
9. | Armour • 2TM | 2.0 |
West • PS | 2.0 | |
Byrd • 2TM | 2.0 | |
Barker • NBY | 2.0 |
1. | Gibson • HG | 12.5 |
2. | Brooks • NYC | 28.3 |
3. | Davis • NE | 33.0 |
4. | Pearson • 3TM | 35.0 |
5. | Scales • BEG | 42.0 |
6. | Byrd • 2TM | 54.5 |
7. | Barker • NBY | 60.5 |
8. | Leonard • HG | 63.5 |
9. | Curry • PS | 82.0 |
10. | West • PS | 93.5 |
1. | Bankhead • HG | 198 |
2. | Benjamin • HG | 193 |
3. | Leonard • HG | 173 |
4. | Bell • HG | 171 |
5. | Easterling • HG | 164 |
6. | Wilson • HG | 150 |
7. | Snow • 2TM | 144 |
8. | Russell • BEG | 139 |
Spearman • PS | 139 | |
10. | Kimbro • BEG | 135 |
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