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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Brown • HG 3.7
2. Ricks • PS 3.2
3. Leonard • HG 2.7
4. Troy • BEG 2.2
5. Miller • PS 2.1
6. Austin • PS 1.9
7. Byrd • 2TM 1.8
8. Gibson • HG 1.8
9. Campanella • 2TM 1.6
10. Glenn • PS 1.6
WAR Position Players
1. Leonard • HG 2.7
2. Austin • PS 1.9
3. Gibson • HG 1.8
4. Campanella • 2TM 1.6
5. Bankhead • HG 1.6
6. Hoskins • BEG 1.5
7. Williams • PS 1.4
8. Harvey • NE 1.4
9. Kimbro • BEG 1.3
10. Stone • PS 1.2
Offensive WAR
1. Leonard • HG 2.5
2. Gibson • HG 2.1
3. Williams • PS 2.0
4. Austin • PS 1.8
5. Kimbro • BEG 1.5
Harvey • NE 1.5
7. Hoskins • BEG 1.5
8. Campanella • 2TM 1.5
9. West • PS 1.4
10. Stone • PS 1.2
Defensive WAR
1. Bankhead • HG 1.1
2. Austin • PS 0.5
3. Rodríguez • NYC 0.5
4. Dandridge • NE 0.4
5. Vargas • NYC 0.3
6. Martínez • NYC 0.3
7. Watkins • NE 0.3
8. Jackson • HG 0.3
9. Benson • PS 0.3
Pérez • NYC 0.3
Batting Average
1. Campanella • 2TM .388
2. Hoskins • BEG .388
3. Kimbro • BEG .377
4. West • PS .358
5. Williams • PS .353
6. Stone • PS .347
7. Coimbre • NYC .345
8. Leonard • HG .341
9. Gibson • HG .335
10. Austin • PS .333
Davis • NE .333
On-Base%
1. Leonard • HG .451
2. Kimbro • BEG .445
3. Hoskins • BEG .441
4. Curry • PS .425
5. Campanella • 2TM .422
6. Austin • PS .418
7. Coimbre • NYC .417
8. West • PS .414
9. Gibson • HG .412
10. Davis • NE .405
Slugging %
1. Hoskins • BEG .621
2. Leonard • HG .620
3. Gibson • HG .602
4. Campanella • 2TM .554
5. Kimbro • BEG .538
6. Williams • PS .517
7. Coimbre • NYC .504
8. Spearman • PS .493
9. Davis • NE .491
10. Hoskins • HG .473
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Leonard • HG 1.071
2. Hoskins • BEG 1.062
3. Gibson • HG 1.014
4. Kimbro • BEG .984
5. Campanella • 2TM .976
6. Coimbre • NYC .922
7. Williams • PS .916
8. Davis • NE .896
9. West • PS .876
10. Austin • PS .861
Games Played
1. Bankhead • HG 55
2. Benjamin • HG 53
Benson • PS 53
4. Bell • HG 52
Williams • PS 52
6. Hoskins • HG 51
Cash • PS 51
West • PS 51
9. Gibson • HG 49
Leonard • HG 49
Stone • PS 49
At Bats
1. Benjamin • HG 228
Benson • PS 228
3. Bell • HG 213
4. Bankhead • HG 212
5. Williams • PS 207
6. West • PS 201
7. Stone • PS 196
8. Austin • PS 192
9. Hoskins • HG 186
10. Leonard • HG 179
Cash • PS 179
Plate Appearances
1. Bankhead • HG 251
Benjamin • HG 251
3. Bell • HG 250
4. Benson • PS 247
5. Williams • PS 226
6. Austin • PS 224
7. West • PS 223
8. Leonard • HG 221
9. Stone • PS 218
10. Cash • PS 203
Runs Scored
1. Leonard • HG 48
2. Austin • PS 47
3. Bankhead • HG 45
4. Bell • HG 43
Benjamin • HG 43
6. Stone • PS 41
7. Benson • PS 40
8. Gibson • HG 39
9. West • PS 35
Williams • PS 35
Hits
1. Benjamin • HG 74
2. Williams • PS 73
3. Benson • PS 72
West • PS 72
5. Stone • PS 68
6. Bell • HG 66
7. Austin • PS 64
8. Hoskins • HG 61
Leonard • HG 61
10. Gibson • HG 59
Total Bases
1. Leonard • HG 111
2. Williams • PS 107
3. Gibson • HG 106
4. Benjamin • HG 94
5. Benson • PS 93
West • PS 93
7. Stone • PS 89
8. Hoskins • HG 88
9. Austin • PS 85
10. Bell • HG 84
Doubles
1. Williams • PS 17
2. Leonard • HG 15
3. West • PS 14
4. Campanella • 2TM 13
5. Harvey • NE 11
Austin • PS 11
7. Cash • PS 10
Coimbre • NYC 10
Hoskins • HG 10
Benjamin • HG 10
Spearman • PS 10
Triples
1. Leonard • HG 7
2. Stone • PS 6
Gibson • HG 6
4. Bankhead • HG 5
Austin • PS 5
6. Kimbro • BEG 4
Williams • PS 4
Martínez • NYC 4
Spearman • PS 4
Hoskins • HG 4
Home Runs
1. Gibson • HG 9
2. Leonard • HG 7
3. Hoskins • BEG 5
4. Dennis • BEG 3
Thomas • NYC 3
Curry • PS 3
Harvey • NE 3
Glenn • PS 3
Hoskins • HG 3
Williams • PS 3
Runs Batted In
1. Williams • PS 50
2. Gibson • HG 49
3. Hoskins • HG 41
4. Leonard • HG 39
5. Spearman • PS 36
6. West • PS 33
7. Benson • PS 32
8. Benjamin • HG 31
Stone • PS 31
10. Bankhead • HG 28
Cash • PS 28
Campanella • 2TM 28
Bases on Balls
1. Leonard • HG 31
2. Bell • HG 30
Curry • PS 30
4. Bankhead • HG 29
5. Austin • PS 28
6. Gibson • HG 23
7. Watkins • NE 22
8. Brown • PS 21
9. Benjamin • HG 19
Stone • PS 19
Stolen Bases
1. Bankhead • HG 8
2. Rodríguez • NYC 6
3. Campanella • 2TM 5
Austin • PS 5
5. Kimbro • BEG 4
Bell • HG 4
Benjamin • HG 4
Martínez • NYC 4
9. Dandridge • NE 3
Williams • NBY 3
Benson • PS 3
Curry • PS 3
Baker • NBY 3
Williams • PS 3
Gibson • HG 3
Cannady • HG 3
Singles
1. Benjamin • HG 60
2. Benson • PS 58
3. West • PS 55
4. Bell • HG 53
Stone • PS 53
6. Williams • PS 49
7. Austin • PS 48
8. Hoskins • HG 44
9. Cash • PS 43
10. Bankhead • HG 40
Adjusted OPS+
1. Leonard • HG 184
2. Hoskins • BEG 182
3. Gibson • HG 169
4. Kimbro • BEG 162
5. Campanella • 2TM 159
6. Coimbre • NYC 145
7. Williams • PS 144
8. Davis • NE 139
9. West • PS 134
10. Austin • PS 130
Runs Created
1. Leonard • HG 49
2. Gibson • HG 44
3. Williams • PS 43
4. West • PS 38
5. Stone • PS 36
Austin • PS 36
7. Benjamin • HG 35
8. Campanella • 2TM 33
Benson • PS 33
Bell • HG 33
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Leonard • HG 23
2. Gibson • HG 16
3. Harvey • NE 14
4. Hoskins • BEG 13
5. Williams • PS 13
6. Kimbro • BEG 12
7. Campanella • 2TM 11
8. West • PS 10
9. Austin • PS 9
10. Stone • PS 8
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Leonard • HG 2.1
2. Gibson • HG 1.5
3. Harvey • NE 1.3
4. Hoskins • BEG 1.2
5. Williams • PS 1.2
6. Kimbro • BEG 1.1
7. Campanella • 2TM 1.1
8. West • PS 1.0
9. Austin • PS 0.9
10. Stone • PS 0.8
Extra Base Hits
1. Leonard • HG 29
2. Williams • PS 24
3. Gibson • HG 23
4. Campanella • 2TM 17
Hoskins • HG 17
West • PS 17
7. Harvey • NE 16
Austin • PS 16
Spearman • PS 16
10. Stone • PS 15
Bankhead • HG 15
Times On Base
1. Bell • HG 97
Leonard • HG 97
3. Benjamin • HG 94
4. Austin • PS 92
5. West • PS 91
6. Williams • PS 89
7. Stone • PS 87
8. Bankhead • HG 86
9. Benson • PS 85
10. Gibson • HG 82
Offensive Win %
1. Hoskins • BEG .838
2. Leonard • HG .806
3. Campanella • 2TM .801
4. Kimbro • BEG .793
5. Gibson • HG .789
6. Williams • PS .732
7. Coimbre • NYC .714
8. West • PS .696
9. Davis • NE .694
10. Stone • PS .682
Hit By Pitch
1. Leonard • HG 5
2. Curry • PS 3
Garrido • NYC 3
Coimbre • NYC 3
5. Dennis • BEG 2
Morton • 2TM 2
West • PS 2
Thomas • NYC 2
Pérez • NYC 2
Martínez • NYC 2
Duany • NYC 2
Brooks • NYC 2
Bankhead • HG 2
Hoskins • HG 2
Gaston • HG 2
Sacrifice Hits
1. Bankhead • HG 8
2. Battle • HG 7
3. Duckett • PS 6
Benson • PS 6
Leonard • HG 6
Vargas • NYC 6
Bell • HG 6
8. Brooks • NYC 5
Cash • PS 5
Pérez • NYC 5
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Gibson • HG 3
2. Coimbre • NYC 2
3. Dennis • BEG 1
Bell • HG 1
Cannady • HG 1
Davis • NE 1
Suttles • NE 1
Brooks • NYC 1
Linares • NYC 1
Louden • NYC 1
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Gibson • HG 1
Johnson • HG 1
Rodríguez • NYC 1
Benson • PS 1
Ricks • PS 1
West • PS 1
Power-Speed #
1. Gibson • HG 4.5
2. Williams • PS 3.0
Curry • PS 3.0
4. Campanella • 2TM 2.9
5. Benjamin • HG 2.7
Kimbro • BEG 2.7
7. Harvey • NE 2.4
Benson • PS 2.4
Hoskins • HG 2.4
10. Barnett • NE 2.0
Coimbre • NYC 2.0
AB per HR
1. Gibson • HG 19.6
2. Hoskins • BEG 23.2
3. Leonard • HG 25.6
4. Thomas • NYC 33.7
5. Dennis • BEG 39.7
6. Curry • PS 47.0
7. Davis • NE 54.0
8. Coimbre • NYC 56.5
9. Hoskins • HG 62.0
10. Kimbro • BEG 65.0
Outs Made
1. Bankhead • HG 165
2. Benson • PS 163
3. Benjamin • HG 157
4. Bell • HG 153
5. Williams • PS 137
6. West • PS 133
7. Austin • PS 132
8. Stone • PS 131
9. Hoskins • HG 129
10. Cash • PS 128
rOBA
1. Leonard • HG .484
2. Hoskins • BEG .483
3. Kimbro • BEG .454
4. Gibson • HG .452
5. Campanella • 2TM .449
6. Coimbre • NYC .423
7. Williams • PS .421
8. Davis • NE .414
9. West • PS .411
10. Austin • PS .406
Rbat+
1. Leonard • HG 184
2. Hoskins • BEG 181
3. Kimbro • BEG 164
4. Gibson • HG 163
5. Campanella • 2TM 159
6. Coimbre • NYC 146
7. Williams • PS 143
8. Davis • NE 138
9. West • PS 137
10. Austin • PS 134

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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