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Negro National League II Pitching 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 for Pitchers
1. Brown • PS 4.4
2. Day • NE 4.4
3. McHenry • PS 2.7
4. Manning • NE 2.6
Tiant • NYC 2.6
6. Lewis • NE 2.6
7. Fields • HG 2.2
8. Newkirk • NBY 1.8
9. Hooker • NE 1.7
10. Morris • NYC 1.6
Earned Run Average
1. Lewis • NE 1.97
2. Day • NE 2.39
3. Fields • HG 2.63
4. Tiant • NYC 2.70
5. Brown • PS 2.77
6. Manning • NE 2.84
7. Hooker • NE 3.05
8. Morris • NYC 3.47
9. Gaines • BEG 3.51
10. McHenry • PS 3.65
Wins
1. Day • NE 13
2. Manning • NE 11
3. McHenry • PS 10
Brown • PS 10
5. Lewis • NE 8
Gaines • BEG 8
Fields • HG 8
8. Scantlebury • NYC 7
Smith • HG 7
10. Black • BEG 6
Win-Loss %
1. Fields • HG .889
2. Day • NE .867
3. Manning • NE .846
4. Lewis • NE .800
5. Figueroa • BEG .667
6. Scantlebury • NYC .636
7. Brown • PS .625
McHenry • PS .625
9. Gaines • BEG .615
10. Tiant • NYC .571
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Lewis • NE 1.073
2. Morris • NYC 1.107
3. Day • NE 1.129
4. Brown • PS 1.146
5. Manning • NE 1.155
6. Hooker • NE 1.167
7. Fields • HG 1.182
8. Gaines • BEG 1.260
9. Porter • BEG 1.270
10. Byrd • BEG 1.270
Hits per 9 IP
1. Day • NE 6.682
2. Morris • NYC 7.075
3. Fields • HG 7.322
4. Lewis • NE 7.489
5. Brown • PS 7.892
6. Black • BEG 8.214
7. Gaines • BEG 8.230
8. Hooker • NE 8.300
9. Figueroa • BEG 8.343
10. Manning • NE 8.601
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Byrd • BEG 1.232
2. Manning • NE 1.795
3. Porter • BEG 2.022
4. Lewis • NE 2.168
5. Hooker • NE 2.206
6. Stanley • NBY 2.229
7. Brown • PS 2.423
8. Morris • NYC 2.888
9. McHenry • PS 3.071
10. Gaines • BEG 3.112
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Day • NE 7.432
2. Harris • PS 6.480
3. Fillmore • PS 6.171
4. Lewis • NE 5.912
5. McHenry • PS 5.758
6. Tiant • NYC 5.400
7. Smith • HG 5.324
8. Morris • NYC 5.053
9. Manning • NE 5.011
10. Black • BEG 5.000
Games Played
1. McHenry • PS 24
2. Black • BEG 23
3. Harris • PS 22
4. Manning • NE 19
Brown • PS 19
6. Smith • HG 18
7. Scantlebury • NYC 17
8. Gaines • BEG 16
9. Crue • NYC 15
Day • NE 15
Ricks • PS 15
Byrd • BEG 15
Johnson • NBY 15
Saves
1. Radcliffe • HG 5
2. Brown • PS 2
Scantlebury • NYC 2
Manning • NE 2
Hooker • NE 2
Crue • NYC 2
Byrd • BEG 2
8. Tiant • NYC 1
Black • BEG 1
Romby • BEG 1
Ricks • PS 1
Porter • BEG 1
Peace • NE 1
McHenry • PS 1
Davis • NE 1
Hairston • HG 1
Gaines • BEG 1
Fields • HG 1
Innings Pitched
1. McHenry • PS 140.2
2. Day • NE 132.0
3. Brown • PS 130.0
4. Black • BEG 126.0
5. Manning • NE 120.1
6. Smith • HG 118.1
7. Lewis • NE 91.1
8. Gaines • BEG 89.2
9. Porter • BEG 89.0
10. Hooker • NE 85.2
Strikeouts
1. Day • NE 109
2. McHenry • PS 90
3. Smith • HG 70
Black • BEG 70
5. Brown • PS 69
6. Manning • NE 67
7. Lewis • NE 60
8. Harris • PS 54
9. Porter • BEG 46
10. Gaines • BEG 44
Games Started
1. Smith • HG 17
2. Black • BEG 15
Brown • PS 15
Day • NE 15
McHenry • PS 15
6. Gaines • BEG 13
Lewis • NE 13
8. Manning • NE 12
9. Barnhill • NYC 11
Fields • HG 11
Byrd • BEG 11
Complete Games
1. Day • NE 14
2. Brown • PS 12
3. Manning • NE 11
4. McHenry • PS 8
Black • BEG 8
Smith • HG 8
7. Lewis • NE 7
Hooker • NE 7
9. Gaines • BEG 6
Porter • BEG 6
Newkirk • NBY 6
Fields • HG 6
Barnhill • NYC 6
Byrd • BEG 6
Shutouts
1. Day • NE 3
2. Brown • PS 2
Fields • HG 2
4. Barnhill • NYC 1
Crue • NYC 1
Figueroa • BEG 1
Fillmore • PS 1
Gaines • BEG 1
Hooker • NE 1
Lewis • NE 1
McHenry • PS 1
Peace • NE 1
Perry • HG 1
Porter • BEG 1
Smith • HG 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Home Runs
1. Byrd • BEG 7
2. Stanley • NBY 6
Manning • NE 6
Crue • NYC 6
Lewis • NE 6
Hairston • HG 6
7. Porter • BEG 5
8. McHenry • PS 4
Black • BEG 4
Brown • PS 4
Johnson • NBY 4
Gaines • BEG 4
Bases on Balls
1. Smith • HG 63
2. Black • BEG 52
3. Day • NE 51
4. McHenry • PS 48
5. Harris • PS 41
6. Figueroa • BEG 40
7. Tiant • NYC 37
8. Brown • PS 35
9. Scantlebury • NYC 33
10. Gaines • BEG 31
Hits
1. McHenry • PS 141
2. Smith • HG 120
3. Manning • NE 115
Black • BEG 115
5. Brown • PS 114
6. Day • NE 98
7. Stanley • NBY 95
8. Porter • BEG 93
9. Byrd • BEG 91
10. Scantlebury • NYC 90
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Byrd • BEG 3.545
2. Manning • NE 2.792
3. Lewis • NE 2.727
4. Porter • BEG 2.300
5. Day • NE 2.137
6. Brown • PS 1.971
7. McHenry • PS 1.875
8. Stanley • NBY 1.778
9. Morris • NYC 1.750
10. Hooker • NE 1.714
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Hooker • NE 0.000
2. Scantlebury • NYC 0.114
3. Tiant • NYC 0.129
4. Smith • HG 0.152
5. Day • NE 0.205
6. Fields • HG 0.229
7. Newkirk • NBY 0.231
8. Harris • PS 0.240
9. McHenry • PS 0.256
10. Brown • PS 0.277
Losses
1. Black • BEG 9
2. Smith • HG 7
Byrd • BEG 7
Stanley • NBY 7
5. Brown • PS 6
McHenry • PS 6
7. Gaines • BEG 5
Ricks • PS 5
Harris • PS 5
Newkirk • NBY 5
Hooker • NE 5
Johnson • NBY 5
Earned Runs
1. Smith • HG 63
2. McHenry • PS 57
3. Black • BEG 54
4. Johnson • NBY 51
Harris • PS 51
6. Porter • BEG 41
Stanley • NBY 41
8. Scantlebury • NYC 40
Brown • PS 40
Byrd • BEG 40
Wild Pitches
1. Smith • HG 4
2. Fields • HG 2
Figueroa • BEG 2
Hinton • BEG 2
Jenkins • NYC 2
Anderson • NYC 2
McHenry • PS 2
Ricks • PS 2
9. Brown • PS 1
Davis • NE 1
England • NE 1
Forrest • NBY 1
Hairston • HG 1
Medley • NBY 1
Radcliffe • HG 1
Romby • BEG 1
Walker • HG 1
Williams • NE 1
Harvey • 2TM 1
Lewis • NE 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Anderson • NYC 4
Black • BEG 4
Smith • HG 4
4. McHenry • PS 3
Hoskins • HG 3
Perry • HG 3
Thurman • HG 3
Barnhill • NYC 3
9. Day • NE 2
Figueroa • BEG 2
Scantlebury • NYC 2
Porter • BEG 2
Byrd • BEG 2
Morris • NYC 2
Batters Faced
1. McHenry • PS 598
2. Black • BEG 554
3. Day • NE 552
4. Smith • HG 545
5. Brown • PS 528
6. Manning • NE 499
7. Gaines • BEG 386
8. Porter • BEG 380
9. Lewis • NE 369
10. Scantlebury • NYC 359
Hooker • NE 359
Games Finished
1. Radcliffe • HG 11
2. McHenry • PS 8
3. Johnson • NBY 7
Black • BEG 7
Harris • PS 7
Scantlebury • NYC 7
7. Manning • NE 6
8. Thurman • HG 5
Griffith • NBY 5
Ricks • PS 5
Crue • NYC 5
Brown • PS 5
Tiant • NYC 5
Barnes • BEG 5
Adjusted ERA+
1. Lewis • NE 223
2. Day • NE 184
3. Fields • HG 167
4. Tiant • NYC 163
5. Brown • PS 158
6. Manning • NE 154
7. Hooker • NE 144
8. Morris • NYC 127
9. Gaines • BEG 125
10. McHenry • PS 120
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Day • NE 2.43
2. Hooker • NE 2.51
3. Brown • PS 2.73
4. Manning • NE 2.74
5. McHenry • PS 2.76
6. Lewis • NE 2.85
7. Porter • BEG 3.02
8. Fillmore • PS 3.05
9. Newkirk • NBY 3.11
10. Scantlebury • NYC 3.12
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Day • NE 29
2. Brown • PS 25
3. Lewis • NE 21
4. Manning • NE 19
5. Fields • HG 15
6. Tiant • NYC 14
7. McHenry • PS 12
8. Hooker • NE 12
9. Hinton • BEG 8
10. Morris • NYC 7
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Day • NE 3.0
2. Brown • PS 2.4
3. Lewis • NE 2.1
4. Manning • NE 1.8
5. Fields • HG 1.5
6. Tiant • NYC 1.4
7. McHenry • PS 1.1
8. Hooker • NE 1.1
9. Hinton • BEG 0.9
10. Morris • NYC 0.7

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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