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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Welmaker • HG 4.2
2. Partlow • PS 3.4
3. Byrd • BEG 3.0
4. Campanella • BEG 2.7
5. Austin • PS 2.7
6. Gibson • HG 2.6
7. Scantlebury • NYC 2.2
8. Ricks • PS 2.2
9. Wright • 3TM 2.1
10. Stanley • NBY 2.1
Blair • HG 2.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Welmaker • HG 3.9
2. Partlow • PS 3.3
3. Byrd • BEG 2.9
4. Wright • 2TM 2.2
5. Stanley • NBY 2.2
6. Blair • HG 2.1
7. Morris • NYC 1.8
8. Porter • BEG 1.7
9. Scantlebury • NYC 1.6
10. Ricks • PS 1.5
Earned Run Average
1. Blair • HG 0.96
2. Wright • 2TM 1.38
3. Morris • NYC 1.73
4. Welmaker • HG 2.42
5. Partlow • PS 2.47
6. Ricks • PS 2.60
7. Newcombe • NE 2.60
8. Miller • PS 2.72
9. Hooker • NE 2.79
10. Scantlebury • NYC 2.90
Wins
1. Welmaker • HG 11
Byrd • BEG 11
3. Partlow • PS 8
Porter • BEG 8
5. Blair • HG 5
Stanley • NBY 5
7. Wright • 2TM 4
Miller • PS 4
Glover • BEG 4
Ricks • PS 4
Scantlebury • NYC 4
Tiant • NYC 4
Walker • HG 4
Win-Loss %
1. Wright • 2TM 1.000
2. Welmaker • HG .846
3. Blair • HG .833
4. Tiant • NYC .800
Scantlebury • NYC .800
Porter • BEG .800
7. Brown • PS .750
Sunkett • PS .750
9. Byrd • BEG .688
10. Ricks • PS .667
Partlow • PS .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Blair • HG 0.957
2. Morris • NYC 0.984
3. Wright • 2TM 1.051
4. Newcombe • NE 1.066
5. Partlow • PS 1.168
6. Welmaker • HG 1.192
7. Ricks • PS 1.197
8. Scantlebury • NYC 1.208
9. Brown • HG 1.210
10. Byrd • BEG 1.232
Hits per 9 IP
1. Morris • NYC 6.048
2. Blair • HG 6.511
3. Newcombe • NE 6.994
4. Wright • 2TM 7.292
5. Partlow • PS 7.487
6. Hinton • BEG 7.977
7. Welmaker • HG 8.100
8. Ricks • PS 8.174
9. Sunkett • PS 8.640
10. Porter • BEG 9.095
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Scantlebury • NYC 1.087
2. Hooker • NE 1.552
3. Stanley • NBY 1.577
4. Brown • HG 1.742
5. Byrd • BEG 1.929
6. Porter • BEG 2.084
7. Blair • HG 2.106
8. Wright • 2TM 2.168
9. Barnhill • NYC 2.395
10. Ricks • PS 2.601
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Tiant • NYC 8.679
2. Barnhill • NYC 8.056
3. Morris • NYC 6.480
4. Partlow • PS 6.372
5. Byrd • BEG 6.268
6. Ricks • PS 5.945
7. Glover • BEG 5.559
8. Hinton • BEG 5.523
9. Newcombe • NE 5.367
10. Harris • PS 5.268
Games Played
1. Partlow • PS 18
Byrd • BEG 18
3. Ricks • PS 15
4. Welmaker • HG 14
Harris • PS 14
Stanley • NBY 14
7. Porter • BEG 13
8. Walker • HG 12
Mack • NBY 12
10. Scantlebury • NYC 11
Hinton • BEG 11
Saves
1. Anderson • NYC 1
Byrd • BEG 1
Carter • HG 1
Crue • NBY 1
Harris • PS 1
Hinton • BEG 1
Lewis • HG 1
Morris • NYC 1
Ricks • PS 1
Scantlebury • NYC 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Walker • HG 1
Walker • HG 1
Walker • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Byrd • BEG 130.2
2. Welmaker • HG 126.2
3. Partlow • PS 113.0
4. Porter • BEG 95.0
5. Stanley • NBY 91.1
6. Ricks • PS 72.2
7. Walker • HG 72.1
8. Harris • PS 68.1
9. Hooker • NE 58.0
10. Glover • BEG 56.2
Strikeouts
1. Byrd • BEG 91
2. Partlow • PS 80
3. Welmaker • HG 72
4. Porter • BEG 53
5. Stanley • NBY 49
6. Ricks • PS 48
7. Tiant • NYC 45
8. Harris • PS 40
9. Barnhill • NYC 37
10. Glover • BEG 35
Games Started
1. Byrd • BEG 15
2. Welmaker • HG 14
3. Partlow • PS 13
4. Porter • BEG 11
5. Stanley • NBY 10
6. Harris • PS 9
Walker • HG 9
8. Hinton • BEG 7
Glover • BEG 7
Hooker • NE 7
Ricks • PS 7
Complete Games
1. Byrd • BEG 13
2. Welmaker • HG 12
3. Partlow • PS 9
4. Hooker • NE 7
Stanley • NBY 7
6. Newcombe • NE 6
Porter • BEG 6
8. Glover • BEG 5
9. Wright • 2TM 4
Ricks • PS 4
Brown • HG 4
Blair • HG 4
Walker • HG 4
Shutouts
1. Wright • 2TM 2
2. Blair • HG 1
Brown • HG 1
Byrd • BEG 1
Harris • PS 1
Porter • BEG 1
Ricks • PS 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Sunkett • PS 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Walker • HG 1
Welmaker • HG 1
Home Runs
1. Mack • NBY 6
Hopkins • NE 6
3. Porter • BEG 4
Stanley • NBY 4
Dihigo • NYC 4
6. Barnhill • NYC 3
Welmaker • HG 3
8. Morgan • BEG 2
Miller • PS 2
Partlow • PS 2
Glover • BEG 2
Davis • PS 2
Curry • PS 2
Byrd • BEG 2
Anderson • NYC 2
Bases on Balls
1. Partlow • PS 38
2. Welmaker • HG 37
3. Harris • PS 35
Mack • NBY 35
5. Morgan • BEG 30
6. Walker • HG 29
7. Byrd • BEG 28
8. Hinton • BEG 26
9. Sunkett • PS 24
10. Porter • BEG 22
Hits
1. Byrd • BEG 133
2. Welmaker • HG 114
3. Stanley • NBY 104
4. Porter • BEG 96
5. Partlow • PS 94
6. Harris • PS 81
7. Walker • HG 78
8. Glover • BEG 67
9. Ricks • PS 66
10. Hooker • NE 63
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Scantlebury • NYC 4.500
2. Barnhill • NYC 3.364
3. Byrd • BEG 3.250
4. Stanley • NBY 3.063
5. Tiant • NYC 3.000
6. Hooker • NE 2.900
7. Brown • HG 2.500
8. Porter • BEG 2.409
9. Morris • NYC 2.308
10. Ricks • PS 2.286
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Morris • NYC 0.000
Wright • 2TM 0.000
Tiant • NYC 0.000
Scantlebury • NYC 0.000
Ricks • PS 0.000
Hooker • NE 0.000
Blair • HG 0.000
8. Walker • HG 0.124
9. Harris • PS 0.132
10. Byrd • BEG 0.138
Losses
1. Harris • PS 8
2. Stanley • NBY 7
3. Mack • NBY 5
Hooker • NE 5
Byrd • BEG 5
6. Partlow • PS 4
Walker • HG 4
8. Newcombe • NE 3
Morgan • BEG 3
Miller • PS 3
Poole • NBY 3
Glover • BEG 3
Dihigo • NYC 3
Walker • HG 3
Brown • HG 3
Barnhill • NYC 3
Anderson • NYC 3
Earned Runs
1. Harris • PS 46
Byrd • BEG 46
3. Mack • NBY 39
4. Glover • BEG 37
5. Welmaker • HG 34
6. Stanley • NBY 33
7. Partlow • PS 31
Porter • BEG 31
9. Walker • HG 30
10. Morgan • BEG 29
Wild Pitches
1. Morgan • BEG 3
Troy • BEG 3
3. Walker • HG 2
Morris • NYC 2
Blaylock • HG 2
6. Glover • BEG 1
Harris • PS 1
Hinton • BEG 1
Hopkins • NE 1
Lewis • HG 1
Peace • NE 1
Ricks • PS 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Welmaker • HG 1
Williams • NE 1
Wright • 2TM 1
Newcombe • NE 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Harris • PS 4
2. Wright • 2TM 3
Partlow • PS 3
Hoskins • HG 3
5. Troy • BEG 2
Welmaker • HG 2
Hinton • BEG 2
Ricks • PS 2
Hopkins • NE 2
Howard • NYC 2
Porter • BEG 2
Barnhill • NYC 2
Poole • NBY 2
Newcombe • NE 2
Batters Faced
1. Byrd • BEG 551
2. Welmaker • HG 521
3. Partlow • PS 467
4. Porter • BEG 408
5. Stanley • NBY 382
6. Walker • HG 331
7. Harris • PS 320
8. Ricks • PS 304
9. Glover • BEG 261
10. Mack • NBY 254
Games Finished
1. Ricks • PS 8
Scantlebury • NYC 8
3. Partlow • PS 5
Mack • NBY 5
5. Walker • HG 4
Troy • BEG 4
Stanley • NBY 4
Harris • PS 4
Hinton • BEG 4
Morris • NYC 4
Adjusted ERA+
1. Blair • HG 428
2. Wright • 2TM 299
3. Morris • NYC 237
4. Welmaker • HG 169
5. Partlow • PS 165
6. Newcombe • NE 157
7. Ricks • PS 157
8. Miller • PS 151
9. Hooker • NE 146
10. Scantlebury • NYC 141
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Tiant • NYC 1.74
2. Scantlebury • NYC 2.04
3. Byrd • BEG 2.17
4. Morris • NYC 2.20
5. Hooker • NE 2.27
6. Ricks • PS 2.33
7. Blair • HG 2.49
8. Partlow • PS 2.60
9. Wright • 2TM 2.61
10. Brown • HG 2.63
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Welmaker • HG 25
2. Partlow • PS 21
3. Blair • HG 15
4. Byrd • BEG 15
5. Wright • 2TM 15
6. Morris • NYC 11
7. Ricks • PS 11
8. Porter • BEG 11
9. Hooker • NE 9
10. Stanley • NBY 8
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Welmaker • HG 2.6
2. Partlow • PS 2.1
3. Blair • HG 1.7
4. Wright • 2TM 1.6
5. Byrd • BEG 1.5
6. Morris • NYC 1.1
7. Ricks • PS 1.1
Porter • BEG 1.1
9. Hooker • NE 0.9
10. Stanley • NBY 0.8

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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