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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Gibson • HG 6.3
2. Wright • HG 5.5
3. Byrd • 3TM 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
WAR for Pitchers
1. Wright • HG 5.7
2. Byrd • 2TM 4.9
3. Barnhill • NYC 4.1
4. Carter • HG 2.0
5. Walker • HG 1.9
6. Anderson • 2TM 1.4
7. Hooker • 2TM 1.2
8. Brown • HG 1.0
9. Walker • HAR 1.0
10. Brown • PS 1.0
Earned Run Average
1. Wright • HG 2.54
2. Barnhill • NYC 2.83
3. Byrd • 2TM 2.93
4. Walker • HG 3.36
5. Boone • HAR 3.57
6. Carter • HG 3.83
7. Anderson • 2TM 4.01
8. Brown • HG 4.10
9. Hooker • 2TM 4.36
10. Day • 2TM 4.44
Wins
1. Wright • HG 18
2. Carter • HG 14
3. Barnhill • NYC 11
4. Byrd • 2TM 10
5. Walker • HG 9
6. Hooker • 2TM 7
Anderson • 2TM 7
8. Brown • HG 6
Buchanan • PS 6
10. Brown • PS 5
Win-Loss %
1. Carter • HG .875
2. Brown • HG .857
Wright • HG .857
4. Anderson • 2TM .778
5. Barnhill • NYC .733
6. Walker • HG .692
7. Day • 2TM .667
Byrd • 2TM .667
Partlow • HG .667
10. Hooker • 2TM .636
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Barnhill • NYC 1.092
2. Wright • HG 1.110
3. Boone • HAR 1.213
4. Byrd • 2TM 1.259
5. Walker • HG 1.278
6. Day • 2TM 1.329
7. Stanley • NBY 1.329
8. Brown • HG 1.339
9. Carter • HG 1.350
10. Anderson • 2TM 1.430
Hits per 9 IP
1. Boone • HAR 6.353
2. Barnhill • NYC 7.209
3. Walker • HG 7.269
4. Wright • HG 8.006
5. Day • 2TM 8.544
6. Byrd • 2TM 8.933
7. Brown • HG 9.040
8. Howard • NYC 9.269
9. Anderson • 2TM 9.281
10. Stanley • NBY 9.377
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Wright • HG 1.989
2. Byrd • 2TM 2.400
3. Carter • HG 2.475
4. Stanley • NBY 2.587
5. Barnhill • NYC 2.615
6. Griffith • NBY 2.859
7. Harvey • BEG 2.879
8. Brown • HG 3.013
9. Hooker • 2TM 3.189
10. Buchanan • PS 3.191
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Boone • HAR 10.125
2. Day • 2TM 6.665
3. Byrd • 2TM 6.267
4. Glover • BEG 6.255
5. Barnhill • NYC 6.149
6. Hill • NE 5.676
7. Stanley • NBY 5.174
8. Howard • NYC 5.037
9. Porter • BEG 5.014
10. Wright • HG 4.674
Games Played
1. Wright • HG 30
2. Walker • HG 21
Carter • HG 21
4. Glover • BEG 19
Byrd • 2TM 19
6. Hooker • 2TM 17
Barnhill • NYC 17
Brown • PS 17
9. Evans • 2TM 15
10. Brown • HG 14
Saves
1. Walker • HG 2
2. Brown • HG 1
Crue • NYC 1
Glover • BEG 1
Howard • NYC 1
Partlow • HG 1
Stevenson • HG 1
Williams • NE 1
Wright • HG 1
Innings Pitched
1. Wright • HG 181.0
2. Byrd • 2TM 135.0
3. Brown • PS 129.1
4. Barnhill • NYC 127.1
5. Carter • HG 120.0
6. Walker • HG 112.2
7. Harvey • BEG 90.2
8. Glover • BEG 86.1
9. Anderson • 2TM 85.1
10. Hooker • 2TM 84.2
Strikeouts
1. Wright • HG 94
Byrd • 2TM 94
3. Barnhill • NYC 87
4. Glover • BEG 60
5. Walker • HG 51
Boone • HAR 51
7. Brown • PS 50
8. Carter • HG 44
9. Hooker • 2TM 43
10. Day • 2TM 39
Games Started
1. Wright • HG 22
2. Barnhill • NYC 15
Brown • PS 15
4. Byrd • 2TM 13
Harvey • BEG 13
6. Walker • HG 12
Carter • HG 12
8. Glover • BEG 11
9. Anderson • 2TM 10
10. Brown • HG 9
Buchanan • PS 9
Complete Games
1. Wright • HG 15
2. Byrd • 2TM 12
3. Barnhill • NYC 11
Brown • PS 11
5. Harvey • BEG 10
6. Walker • HG 9
7. Carter • HG 8
8. Anderson • 2TM 7
9. Brown • HG 6
10. Buchanan • PS 5
Shutouts
1. Barnhill • NYC 4
2. Wright • HG 3
3. Brown • HG 2
Byrd • 2TM 2
5. Carter • HG 1
Coimbre • NYC 1
Curry • PS 1
Griffith • NBY 1
Harvey • BEG 1
McAllister • HAR 1
Walker • HAR 1
Anderson • 2TM 1
Hooker • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. Brown • PS 8
2. Hooker • 2TM 4
Stanley • NBY 4
Harvey • BEG 4
Forrest • NBY 4
Carter • HG 4
7. Barnhill • NYC 3
8. Byrd • 2TM 2
Walker • HG 2
Porter • BEG 2
Partlow • HG 2
West • HG 2
McCrary • NBY 2
McAllister • HAR 2
Williams • NE 2
Hobgood • NE 2
Hill • NE 2
Griffith • NBY 2
Glover • BEG 2
Adams • 2TM 2
Crue • NYC 2
Bases on Balls
1. Walker • HG 53
2. Brown • PS 52
3. Hill • NE 45
4. Wright • HG 40
5. Barnhill • NYC 37
6. Byrd • 2TM 36
7. Evans • 2TM 35
8. Anderson • 2TM 34
9. Carter • HG 33
10. Glover • BEG 31
Hits
1. Wright • HG 161
2. Brown • PS 146
3. Byrd • 2TM 134
4. Carter • HG 129
5. Glover • BEG 110
6. Harvey • BEG 107
7. Barnhill • NYC 102
8. Hooker • 2TM 92
9. Walker • HG 91
10. Anderson • 2TM 88
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Byrd • 2TM 2.611
2. Barnhill • NYC 2.351
3. Wright • HG 2.350
4. Boone • HAR 2.217
5. Stanley • NBY 2.000
6. Day • 2TM 1.950
7. Glover • BEG 1.935
8. Hooker • 2TM 1.433
9. Porter • BEG 1.368
10. Carter • HG 1.333
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Curry • PS 0.000
2. Wright • HG 0.050
3. Anderson • 2TM 0.105
4. Brown • HG 0.121
5. Buchanan • PS 0.123
6. Byrd • 2TM 0.133
7. Evans • 2TM 0.139
8. Walker • HG 0.160
9. Day • 2TM 0.171
10. Boone • HAR 0.199
Losses
1. Harvey • BEG 11
2. Brown • PS 8
3. Forrest • NBY 6
4. Hill • NE 5
Byrd • 2TM 5
Adams • 2TM 5
Glover • BEG 5
Stanley • NBY 5
9. Barnhill • NYC 4
Hobgood • NE 4
Griffith • NBY 4
Walker • HG 4
Buchanan • PS 4
Evans • 2TM 4
Hooker • 2TM 4
Earned Runs
1. Brown • PS 67
2. Adams • 2TM 53
3. Wright • HG 51
Carter • HG 51
5. Glover • BEG 48
6. Harvey • BEG 47
7. Evans • 2TM 46
8. Byrd • 2TM 44
9. Walker • HG 42
Buchanan • PS 42
Wild Pitches
1. Boone • HAR 5
2. Glover • BEG 4
3. Brown • PS 3
Walker • HG 3
5. Hill • NE 2
Harvey • BEG 2
Griffith • NBY 2
Elam • NE 2
9. Adams • 2TM 1
Wright • HG 1
Walker • HAR 1
McAllister • HAR 1
Kimbrough • PS 1
Jones • HG 1
Hobgood • NE 1
Fernández • NYC 1
Forrest • NBY 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Byrd • 2TM 3
Wright • HG 3
Burns • BEG 3
Glover • BEG 3
Harvey • BEG 3
6. Boone • HAR 2
Anderson • 2TM 2
Walker • HAR 2
Porter • BEG 2
McAllister • HAR 2
Hill • NE 2
Brown • HG 2
Batters Faced
1. Wright • HG 745
2. Brown • PS 591
3. Byrd • 2TM 563
4. Barnhill • NYC 518
5. Carter • HG 504
6. Walker • HG 485
7. Harvey • BEG 412
8. Glover • BEG 401
9. Hooker • 2TM 388
10. Anderson • 2TM 383
Adjusted ERA+
1. Wright • HG 191
2. Barnhill • NYC 171
3. Byrd • 2TM 166
4. Walker • HG 144
5. Boone • HAR 136
6. Carter • HG 127
7. Anderson • 2TM 121
8. Brown • HG 118
9. Hooker • 2TM 112
10. Day • 2TM 110
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Byrd • 2TM 2.32
2. Boone • HAR 2.35
3. Wright • HG 2.40
4. Barnhill • NYC 2.49
5. Day • 2TM 2.56
6. Glover • BEG 2.75
7. Curry • PS 2.87
8. Brown • HG 3.14
9. Carter • HG 3.20
10. Hooker • 2TM 3.32
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Wright • HG 50
2. Barnhill • NYC 30
3. Byrd • 2TM 28
4. Walker • HG 19
5. Carter • HG 17
6. Anderson • 2TM 9
7. Brown • HG 8
8. Walker • HAR 8
9. McAllister • HAR 6
10. Williams • NE 6
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Wright • HG 4.6
2. Barnhill • NYC 2.9
3. Byrd • 2TM 2.6
4. Walker • HG 1.7
5. Carter • HG 1.5
6. Anderson • 2TM 0.9
7. Brown • HG 0.7
8. Walker • HAR 0.7
9. Coimbre • NYC 0.6
10. McAllister • HAR 0.6

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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