1946 Negro National League II Batting Leaders

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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Day • NE	5.3
2.	Brown • PS	4.4
3.	Kimbro • BEG	3.5
4.	Butts • BEG	3.4
5.	Doby • NE	3.3
6.	Lewis • NE	3.0
7.	Manning • NE	2.9
8.	Fields • HG	2.6
9.	Tiant • NYC	2.5
10.	Pearson • NE	2.5

WAR Position Players
1.	Kimbro • BEG	3.5
2.	Butts • BEG	3.4
3.	Doby • NE	3.3
4.	Pearson • NE	2.5
5.	Leonard • HG	2.4
6.	Irvin • NE	2.4
7.	Gibson • HG	2.4
8.	Davis • NE	2.2
9.	Austin • PS	2.0
10.	Patterson • NE	1.8

Offensive WAR
1.	Doby • NE	3.4
2.	Kimbro • BEG	3.2
3.	Irvin • NE	2.9
4.	Leonard • HG	2.2
5.	Gibson • HG	2.2
6.	Butts • BEG	2.0
7.	Davis • NE	1.9
8.	Pearson • NE	1.8
9.	García • NYC	1.7
	Austin • PS	1.7

Defensive WAR
1.	Butts • BEG	1.8
2.	Bankhead • HG	1.0
3.	Austin • PS	0.7
4.	Hughes • BEG	0.5
5.	Watkins • 2TM	0.4
6.	Patterson • NE	0.4
7.	Pearson • NE	0.4
	Williams • 2TM	0.4
9.	Gibson • HG	0.4
10.	Kimbro • BEG	0.3

Batting Average
1.	Irvin • NE	.369
2.	Doby • NE	.365
3.	Kimbro • BEG	.357
4.	Leonard • HG	.331
5.	Davis • NE	.329
6.	Austin • PS	.325
7.	Pearson • NE	.323
8.	Benson • PS	.321
9.	Gibson • HG	.318
10.	García • NYC	.316

On-Base%
1.	Leonard • HG	.459
2.	Kimbro • BEG	.449
3.	Irvin • NE	.443
4.	Doby • NE	.437
5.	Davis • NE	.404
6.	Austin • PS	.394
7.	Clarkson • PS	.393
8.	Butts • BEG	.387
9.	Benson • PS	.380
10.	Pearson • NE	.377

Slugging %
1.	Gibson • HG	.653
2.	Doby • NE	.592
3.	Kimbro • BEG	.557
4.	Irvin • NE	.548
5.	Leonard • HG	.538
6.	Pearson • NE	.504
7.	Davis • NE	.494
8.	García • NYC	.486
9.	Patterson • NE	.479
10.	Dennis • PS	.463

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Doby • NE	1.030
2.	Gibson • HG	1.026
3.	Kimbro • BEG	1.006
4.	Leonard • HG	.998
5.	Irvin • NE	.991
6.	Davis • NE	.897
7.	Pearson • NE	.881
8.	Patterson • NE	.855
9.	García • NYC	.852
10.	Dennis • PS	.826

Games Played
1.	Butts • BEG	64
2.	Kimbro • BEG	63
	Washington • BEG	63
	Austin • PS	63
5.	Davis • NE	62
	Wells • 2TM	62
7.	Benson • PS	61
8.	Pearson • NE	60
9.	Benjamin • HG	59
	Doby • NE	59
	Dennis • PS	59

At Bats
1.	Benjamin • HG	245
2.	Benson • PS	243
3.	Butts • BEG	238
4.	Washington • BEG	237
	Austin • PS	237
6.	Kimbro • BEG	235
7.	Doby • NE	233
8.	Pearson • NE	232
9.	Davis • NE	231
10.	Wells • 2TM	229

Plate Appearances
1.	Butts • BEG	278
2.	Austin • PS	276
3.	Kimbro • BEG	275
4.	Benson • PS	269
5.	Benjamin • HG	268
6.	Doby • NE	265
7.	Davis • NE	260
8.	Pearson • NE	257
9.	Wilkes • NE	255
10.	Wells • 2TM	254

Runs Scored
1.	Kimbro • BEG	61
2.	Doby • NE	59
3.	Pearson • NE	53
4.	Irvin • NE	52
5.	Patterson • NE	49
6.	Austin • PS	47
7.	Butts • BEG	42
	Davis • NE	42
9.	Benson • PS	40
10.	Washington • BEG	38
	Benjamin • HG	38
	Wilson • HG	38
	Wilkes • NE	38

Hits
1.	Doby • NE	85
2.	Kimbro • BEG	84
3.	Irvin • NE	80
4.	Benson • PS	78
5.	Austin • PS	77
6.	Davis • NE	76
7.	Butts • BEG	75
	Pearson • NE	75
9.	Washington • BEG	67
	Dennis • PS	67
	Wells • 2TM	67

Total Bases
1.	Doby • NE	138
2.	Kimbro • BEG	131
3.	Irvin • NE	119
4.	Pearson • NE	117
5.	Davis • NE	114
6.	Gibson • HG	111
7.	Butts • BEG	102
8.	Dennis • PS	100
9.	Benson • PS	98
10.	Patterson • NE	92

Doubles
1.	Irvin • NE	17
2.	Patterson • NE	15
3.	Pearson • NE	14
4.	Wells • 2TM	13
5.	Gibson • HG	12
	Davis • NE	12
	Doby • NE	12
	Wilson • HG	12
	Kimbro • BEG	12
	Benson • PS	12

Triples
1.	Doby • NE	10
2.	Butts • BEG	7
	Kimbro • BEG	7
4.	Hoskins • 2TM	6
	Patterson • NE	6
6.	García • NYC	5
7.	Benson • PS	4
	Leonard • HG	4
9.	Williams • 2TM	3
	Wells • 2TM	3
	Isreal • 2TM	3
	Thomas • NYC	3
	Harvey • NE	3
	McLaurin • NBY	3
	Hoskins • HG	3
	Gibson • HG	3
	Washington • BEG	3
	Benjamin • HG	3

Home Runs
1.	Gibson • HG	13
2.	Davis • NE	8
	Pearson • NE	8
4.	Doby • NE	7
	Leonard • HG	7
	Dennis • PS	7
	Kimbro • BEG	7
8.	Irvin • NE	6
9.	Miñoso • NYC	4
10.	Bankhead • HG	3
	Márquez • 2TM	3
	García • NYC	3
	Crespo • NYC	3

Runs Batted In
1.	Pearson • NE	61
2.	Irvin • NE	54
3.	Dennis • PS	53
4.	Gibson • HG	52
	Doby • NE	52
6.	Davis • NE	47
7.	Leonard • HG	45
8.	Benson • PS	39
9.	Wells • 2TM	38
10.	Kimbro • BEG	36

Bases on Balls
1.	Leonard • HG	39
2.	Kimbro • BEG	35
3.	Doby • NE	29
4.	Irvin • NE	28
5.	Austin • PS	27
6.	Hughes • BEG	26
	Davis • NE	26
8.	Butts • BEG	25
	Wilkes • NE	25
	Watkins • 2TM	25

Stolen Bases
1.	Pearson • NE	18
2.	Washington • BEG	11
3.	García • NYC	9
	Kimbro • BEG	9
5.	Márquez • 2TM	8
	Díaz • NYC	8
7.	Butts • BEG	7
	Wilson • HG	7
	Benjamin • HG	7
10.	Doby • NE	6
	Bell • HG	6

Singles
1.	Austin • PS	67
2.	Benson • PS	62
3.	Kimbro • BEG	58
4.	Butts • BEG	57
5.	Washington • BEG	56
	Doby • NE	56
7.	Benjamin • HG	55
	Davis • NE	55
	Irvin • NE	55
10.	Pearson • NE	51

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Doby • NE	186
2.	Gibson • HG	183
3.	Kimbro • BEG	180
4.	Leonard • HG	178
5.	Irvin • NE	176
6.	Davis • NE	149
7.	Pearson • NE	145
8.	Patterson • NE	137
9.	García • NYC	137
10.	Dennis • PS	129

Runs Created
1.	Doby • NE	60
2.	Kimbro • BEG	58
3.	Irvin • NE	52
4.	Davis • NE	45
5.	Pearson • NE	44
6.	Leonard • HG	42
7.	Gibson • HG	41
8.	Butts • BEG	39
9.	Benson • PS	37
10.	Dennis • PS	36

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Kimbro • BEG	26
2.	Doby • NE	26
3.	Irvin • NE	23
4.	Leonard • HG	20
5.	Gibson • HG	17
6.	Davis • NE	16
7.	Pearson • NE	13
8.	Bell • HG	11
9.	Patterson • NE	9
10.	Butts • BEG	9

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Kimbro • BEG	2.6
2.	Doby • NE	2.6
3.	Irvin • NE	2.3
4.	Leonard • HG	1.9
5.	Gibson • HG	1.7
6.	Davis • NE	1.6
7.	Pearson • NE	1.3
8.	Bell • HG	1.1
9.	Patterson • NE	0.9
10.	Butts • BEG	0.9

Extra Base Hits
1.	Doby • NE	29
2.	Gibson • HG	28
3.	Kimbro • BEG	26
4.	Irvin • NE	25
5.	Pearson • NE	24
6.	Patterson • NE	23
7.	Davis • NE	21
8.	García • NYC	19
9.	Butts • BEG	18
	Dennis • PS	18

Times On Base
1.	Kimbro • BEG	123
2.	Doby • NE	115
3.	Irvin • NE	109
4.	Davis • NE	105
5.	Austin • PS	104
6.	Butts • BEG	103
7.	Benson • PS	101
8.	Leonard • HG	96
9.	Pearson • NE	95
10.	Wells • 2TM	89

Offensive Win %
1.	Doby • NE	.833
2.	Kimbro • BEG	.821
3.	Irvin • NE	.816
4.	Leonard • HG	.814
5.	Gibson • HG	.797
6.	Davis • NE	.736
7.	Pearson • NE	.711
8.	García • NYC	.686
9.	Patterson • NE	.682
10.	Dennis • PS	.644
	Márquez • 2TM	.644

Hit By Pitch
1.	Kimbro • BEG	4
2.	Russell • BEG	3
	Davis • NE	3
	McLaurin • NBY	3
	Butts • BEG	3
6.	Isreal • 2TM	2
	Hughes • BEG	2
	Watkins • 2TM	2
	Armstead • BEG	2
	Miñoso • NYC	2
	Wilson • HG	2
	Morris • NYC	2
	Snead • NBY	2
	Díaz • NYC	2

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Butts • BEG	12
	Austin • PS	12
3.	Dennis • PS	8
4.	Carlisle • HG	7
	Wilkes • NE	7
6.	Patterson • NE	6
	Bankhead • HG	6
	Ruffin • NE	6
9.	Duckett • PS	5
	Díaz • NYC	5
	Watkins • 2TM	5
	Pearson • NE	5

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Gibson • HG	3
2.	Barbee • NBY	1
	Parks • NE	1
	Pearson • NE	1
	Austin • PS	1
	Brown • PS	1
	Simpson • PS	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Pearson • NE	11.1
2.	Kimbro • BEG	7.9
3.	Doby • NE	6.5
4.	García • NYC	4.5
5.	Márquez • 2TM	4.4
	Davis • NE	4.4
7.	Leonard • HG	4.2
8.	Bankhead • HG	3.8
9.	Washington • BEG	3.4
10.	Irvin • NE	3.0

AB per HR
1.	Gibson • HG	13.1
2.	Leonard • HG	24.1
3.	Davis • NE	28.9
4.	Pearson • NE	29.0
5.	Dennis • PS	30.9
6.	Doby • NE	33.3
7.	Kimbro • BEG	33.6
8.	Irvin • NE	36.2
9.	Miñoso • NYC	36.5
10.	Márquez • 2TM	52.0

Outs Made
1.	Benjamin • HG	185
2.	Butts • BEG	175
3.	Wilkes • NE	174
4.	Washington • BEG	172
	Austin • PS	172
6.	Benson • PS	168
7.	Wells • 2TM	165
8.	Pearson • NE	162
9.	Dennis • PS	157
10.	Bankhead • HG	156

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