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Negro National League II Pitching 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 • 3TM 1.8
8. Gibson • HG 1.8
9. Campanella • 3TM 1.6
10. Glenn • PS 1.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Ricks • PS 3.1
2. Brown • HG 2.8
3. Troy • BEG 2.3
4. Byrd • 2TM 2.1
5. Miller • PS 1.9
6. Morris • NYC 1.3
7. Gaines • BEG 1.1
8. Glenn • PS 1.1
9. Hubert • HG 1.0
10. Taylor • NYC 0.9
McDuffie • 2TM 0.9
Earned Run Average
1. Troy • BEG 1.63
2. Morris • NYC 2.16
3. Byrd • 2TM 2.73
4. Ricks • PS 2.75
5. Miller • PS 2.75
6. Gaines • BEG 3.07
7. Welmaker • HG 3.20
8. Brown • HG 3.25
9. Glenn • PS 3.65
10. Greenidge • NYC 3.66
Wins
1. Ricks • PS 11
2. Brown • HG 10
3. Brown • PS 7
4. Miller • PS 6
Byrd • 2TM 6
Carter • HG 6
Morris • NYC 6
8. Welmaker • HG 5
Walker • HG 5
Hoskins • HG 5
Troy • BEG 5
Hooker • NE 5
Win-Loss %
1. Welmaker • HG 1.000
2. Brown • HG .909
3. Glenn • PS .800
4. Morris • NYC .750
Miller • PS .750
6. Hoskins • HG .714
Troy • BEG .714
8. Howard • NYC .667
Carter • HG .667
10. Brown • PS .636
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Troy • BEG 1.084
2. Byrd • 2TM 1.177
3. Brown • HG 1.202
4. Glenn • PS 1.277
5. Howard • NYC 1.284
6. Miller • PS 1.296
7. Ricks • PS 1.318
8. Morris • NYC 1.337
9. Johnson • HG 1.342
10. McDuffie • 2TM 1.352
Hits per 9 IP
1. Troy • BEG 6.506
2. Morris • NYC 8.023
3. Glenn • PS 8.027
4. Johnson • HG 8.100
5. Welmaker • HG 8.237
6. Howard • NYC 8.540
7. Byrd • 2TM 8.658
8. Ricks • PS 8.828
9. Hooker • NE 8.856
10. Miller • PS 9.175
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Brown • HG 1.626
2. Byrd • 2TM 1.937
3. Brown • PS 2.101
4. Hoskins • HG 2.146
5. McDuffie • 2TM 2.473
6. Miller • PS 2.490
7. Scantlebury • NYC 2.600
8. Walker • HG 2.658
9. Gaines • BEG 2.659
10. Carter • HG 2.769
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Byrd • 2TM 6.608
2. Welmaker • HG 6.407
3. Ricks • PS 5.904
4. Newcombe • NE 5.400
5. Miller • PS 4.718
6. Troy • BEG 4.554
7. McDuffie • 2TM 4.549
8. Walker • HG 4.477
9. Brown • PS 4.412
10. Johnson • HG 4.121
Games Played
1. Ricks • PS 22
2. Brown • HG 17
3. Brown • PS 15
4. McDuffie • 2TM 14
5. Johnson • HG 13
Howard • NYC 13
7. Byrd • 2TM 12
Carter • HG 12
9. Walker • HG 11
Hooker • NE 11
Morris • NYC 11
Saves
1. Johnson • HG 2
2. Brown • PS 1
Brown • HG 1
Cozart • NE 1
Gaines • BEG 1
Greenidge • NYC 1
Miller • PS 1
Morris • NYC 1
Porter • BEG 1
McDuffie • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Ricks • PS 157.0
2. Brown • HG 127.1
3. McDuffie • 2TM 91.0
4. Brown • PS 85.2
5. Hooker • NE 83.1
6. Byrd • 2TM 79.0
7. Carter • HG 78.0
8. Howard • NYC 71.2
9. Miller • PS 68.2
10. Walker • HG 64.1
Strikeouts
1. Ricks • PS 103
2. Byrd • 2TM 58
3. Brown • HG 50
4. McDuffie • 2TM 46
5. Brown • PS 42
6. Miller • PS 36
7. Tiant • NYC 33
8. Walker • HG 32
9. Howard • NYC 29
Johnson • HG 29
Games Started
1. Ricks • PS 18
2. Brown • HG 14
3. McDuffie • 2TM 11
Hooker • NE 11
Brown • PS 11
6. Carter • HG 10
7. Byrd • 2TM 9
8. Miller • PS 8
9. Forrest • 2TM 7
Troy • BEG 7
Morris • NYC 7
Howard • NYC 7
Complete Games
1. Brown • HG 12
2. Ricks • PS 11
3. McDuffie • 2TM 7
Brown • PS 7
Miller • PS 7
Hooker • NE 7
Byrd • 2TM 7
8. Carter • HG 6
9. Troy • BEG 5
Hoskins • HG 5
Stanley • NBY 5
Shutouts
1. Brown • HG 3
2. Byrd • 2TM 2
3. Blair • HG 1
Davis • NE 1
Hoskins • HG 1
Hubert • HG 1
Miller • PS 1
Taylor • NYC 1
Troy • BEG 1
Welmaker • HG 1
Home Runs
1. McDuffie • 2TM 5
Ricks • PS 5
3. Barnhill • NYC 4
Walker • HG 4
Howard • NYC 4
Hooker • NE 4
Brown • PS 4
Brown • HG 4
9. Glenn • PS 3
Harvey • BEG 3
Bases on Balls
1. Ricks • PS 53
2. Hooker • NE 33
3. Johnson • HG 28
4. Forrest • 2TM 27
5. Morris • NYC 26
6. McDuffie • 2TM 25
7. Newcombe • NE 24
Howard • NYC 24
Carter • HG 24
10. Brown • HG 23
Hits
1. Ricks • PS 154
2. Brown • HG 130
3. Brown • PS 105
4. Carter • HG 103
5. McDuffie • 2TM 98
6. Hooker • NE 82
7. Forrest • 2TM 79
8. Byrd • 2TM 76
Walker • HG 76
10. Stanley • NBY 74
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Byrd • 2TM 3.412
2. Brown • HG 2.174
3. Brown • PS 2.100
4. Ricks • PS 1.943
5. Miller • PS 1.895
6. McDuffie • 2TM 1.840
7. Walker • HG 1.684
8. Gaines • BEG 1.538
9. Welmaker • HG 1.474
10. Troy • BEG 1.400
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gaines • BEG 0.000
Welmaker • HG 0.000
Hoskins • HG 0.000
4. Byrd • 2TM 0.114
5. Carter • HG 0.115
6. Miller • PS 0.131
7. Morris • NYC 0.154
8. Troy • BEG 0.163
9. Stanley • NBY 0.190
10. Scantlebury • NYC 0.200
Losses
1. McDuffie • 2TM 8
2. Ricks • PS 7
3. Johnson • HG 6
Stanley • NBY 6
Hooker • NE 6
6. Forrest • 2TM 5
Byrd • 2TM 5
8. Walker • HG 4
McFarland • NBY 4
Scantlebury • NYC 4
Brown • PS 4
Earned Runs
1. Ricks • PS 48
2. Brown • PS 47
Forrest • 2TM 47
4. McDuffie • 2TM 46
Brown • HG 46
6. Stanley • NBY 41
Carter • HG 41
8. Hooker • NE 40
9. Walker • HG 39
10. Johnson • HG 34
Wild Pitches
1. Morris • NYC 4
2. Troy • BEG 3
Boone • 2TM 3
Forrest • 2TM 3
5. Carter • HG 2
Newcombe • NE 2
Walker • HG 2
8. Brown • PS 1
Cozart • NE 1
Hill • NE 1
Hoskins • HG 1
Mahoney • PS 1
Scantlebury • NYC 1
White • HG 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Hooker • NE 5
2. Ricks • PS 4
Johnson • HG 4
4. Barnhill • NYC 3
Newcombe • NE 3
Troy • BEG 3
Byrd • 2TM 3
8. Glover • BEG 2
Greenidge • NYC 2
Harvey • BEG 2
Cozart • NE 2
Hoskins • HG 2
Walker • BEG 2
Walker • HG 2
Batters Faced
1. Ricks • PS 672
2. Brown • HG 529
3. McDuffie • 2TM 407
4. Brown • PS 387
5. Hooker • NE 361
6. Carter • HG 350
7. Byrd • 2TM 325
8. Howard • NYC 310
9. Miller • PS 288
10. Walker • HG 281
Games Finished
1. Sunkett • PS 6
2. Anderson • NYC 5
Walker • HG 5
Johnson • HG 5
Howard • NYC 5
6. Brown • PS 4
Scantlebury • NYC 4
8. McDuffie • 2TM 3
Byrd • 2TM 3
Ricks • PS 3
Morris • NYC 3
Mahoney • PS 3
Hill • NE 3
Brown • HG 3
Glover • BEG 3
Curry • PS 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. Troy • BEG 268
2. Morris • NYC 202
3. Byrd • 2TM 160
4. Miller • PS 158
5. Ricks • PS 158
6. Gaines • BEG 142
7. Welmaker • HG 137
8. Brown • HG 134
9. Glenn • PS 120
10. Greenidge • NYC 120
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Byrd • 2TM 2.14
2. Miller • PS 2.65
3. Welmaker • HG 2.71
4. Gaines • BEG 2.73
5. Brown • HG 2.87
6. Ricks • PS 2.87
7. Hoskins • HG 2.92
8. Scantlebury • NYC 3.04
9. Brown • PS 3.04
10. Stanley • NBY 3.12
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Ricks • PS 23
2. Brown • HG 17
3. Troy • BEG 16
4. Byrd • 2TM 13
5. Miller • PS 12
6. Morris • NYC 12
7. Hubert • HG 7
8. Taylor • NYC 7
9. Gaines • BEG 6
10. Glenn • PS 6
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Ricks • PS 2.3
2. Brown • HG 1.7
3. Troy • BEG 1.6
4. Byrd • 2TM 1.3
5. Miller • PS 1.2
6. Morris • NYC 1.2
7. Taylor • NYC 0.8
8. Hubert • HG 0.7
9. Gaines • BEG 0.6
10. Glenn • PS 0.5

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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