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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. KimbroBEG 3.8
2. RombyBEG 3.2
3. ManningNE 3.1
4. ButtsBEG 3.0
5. ThompsonHG 2.9
6. ByrdBEG 2.8
7. DobyNE 2.3
8. DavisBEG 2.2
9. TiantNYC 2.2
10. DonosoNYC 2.1
WAR Position Players
1. KimbroBEG 3.8
2. ButtsBEG 3.0
3. DobyNE 2.3
4. DavisBEG 2.2
5. IrvinNE 2.1
6. GarcíaNYC 1.9
7. MiñosoNYC 1.7
8. WashingtonBEG 1.5
9. LeonardHG 1.5
10. MárquezHG 1.5
Offensive WAR
1. KimbroBEG 3.6
2. IrvinNE 2.2
3. DavisBEG 2.2
DobyNE 2.2
5. ButtsBEG 2.1
6. MárquezHG 1.7
7. WashingtonBEG 1.6
8. MiñosoNYC 1.6
9. AustinPS 1.5
10. PattersonNE 1.4
Defensive WAR
1. ButtsBEG 1.3
2. GarcíaNYC 0.8
3. WatkinsPS 0.6
4. DíazNYC 0.4
5. WileyBEG 0.4
6. CashPS 0.3
7. MartínezNYC 0.3
DobyNE 0.3
9. BrathwaitePS 0.3
GilliamBEG 0.3
Batting Average
1. KimbroBEG .385
2. WashingtonBEG .375
3. MiñosoNYC .356
4. ButtsBEG .351
5. DavisBEG .341
6. GarcíaNYC .335
7. PattersonNE .331
8. MárquezHG .324
9. AustinPS .322
10. DuanyNYC .321
On-Base%
1. KimbroBEG .447
2. DuanyNYC .409
3. WashingtonBEG .408
4. MiñosoNYC .406
5. AustinPS .404
6. IrvinNE .401
7. GarcíaNYC .400
8. ButtsBEG .391
9. DavisNE .389
10. MárquezHG .385
Slugging %
1. KimbroBEG .619
2. DavisBEG .509
3. MiñosoNYC .508
4. IrvinNE .505
5. PattersonNE .483
6. WashingtonBEG .481
7. ThurmanHG .475
8. ButtsBEG .459
9. CabreraNYC .452
10. DavisNE .448
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. KimbroBEG 1.067
2. MiñosoNYC .915
3. IrvinNE .906
4. DavisBEG .892
5. WashingtonBEG .889
6. PattersonNE .867
7. ButtsBEG .850
8. DavisNE .837
9. GarcíaNYC .830
10. DuanyNYC .827
Games Played
1. DavisBEG 67
LockettBEG 67
3. KimbroBEG 64
4. EasterHG 62
5. BankheadHG 61
MárquezHG 61
7. ButtsBEG 59
GilliamBEG 59
PearsonNE 59
10. DavisNE 58
At Bats
1. DavisBEG 267
2. LockettBEG 253
3. KimbroBEG 247
4. ButtsBEG 242
5. EasterHG 223
6. BankheadHG 222
MárquezHG 222
8. WashingtonBEG 216
9. PearsonNE 215
10. GilliamBEG 214
Plate Appearances
1. DavisBEG 288
2. LockettBEG 283
3. KimbroBEG 278
4. ButtsBEG 264
5. BankheadHG 253
6. EasterHG 250
7. GilliamBEG 248
8. MárquezHG 246
9. IrvinNE 240
10. PearsonNE 236
Runs Scored
1. KimbroBEG 70
2. ButtsBEG 50
DavisBEG 50
4. MiñosoNYC 42
5. LockettBEG 41
IrvinNE 41
7. GilliamBEG 40
8. BenjaminHG 38
9. PearsonNE 37
10. EasterHG 35
MárquezHG 35
Hits
1. KimbroBEG 95
2. DavisBEG 91
3. ButtsBEG 85
4. LockettBEG 81
WashingtonBEG 81
6. MárquezHG 72
7. MiñosoNYC 63
8. IrvinNE 62
9. EasterHG 60
PearsonNE 60
Total Bases
1. KimbroBEG 153
2. DavisBEG 136
3. ButtsBEG 111
4. WashingtonBEG 104
5. LockettBEG 103
IrvinNE 103
7. EasterHG 98
8. MárquezHG 96
9. PearsonNE 90
MiñosoNYC 90
Doubles
1. KimbroBEG 24
2. HarveyNE 16
3. MiñosoNYC 13
LockettBEG 13
MárquezHG 13
6. DavisBEG 12
7. EasterHG 11
AustinPS 11
PattersonNE 11
WashingtonBEG 11
PearsonNE 11
Triples
1. DavisBEG 12
2. ButtsBEG 7
3. EasterHG 6
WashingtonBEG 6
5. DobyNE 5
KimbroBEG 5
7. CroweNBY 4
MiñosoNYC 4
BensonPS 4
10. PagésNYC 3
ClarkNYC 3
CabreraNYC 3
AriosaNYC 3
CashPS 3
WatkinsPS 3
Patterson3TM 3
SmithNBY 3
GilliamBEG 3
LockettBEG 3
Home Runs
1. IrvinNE 11
2. DobyNE 8
KimbroBEG 8
4. DavisNE 7
5. LeonardHG 6
6. EasterHG 5
PearsonNE 5
ThurmanHG 5
9. CabreraNYC 4
PattersonNE 4
Runs Batted In
1. DavisBEG 52
KimbroBEG 52
3. IrvinNE 47
4. LockettBEG 45
WashingtonBEG 45
6. DobyNE 41
7. EasterHG 36
8. PearsonNE 33
9. GarcíaNYC 32
10. BensonPS 31
Bases on Balls
1. DavisNE 35
2. IrvinNE 32
3. WilkesNE 30
4. HayesNBY 28
5. GilliamBEG 26
KimbroBEG 26
LeonardHG 26
8. LockettBEG 24
EasterHG 24
10. AustinPS 23
Stolen Bases
1. DavisBEG 25
2. MárquezHG 18
3. BankheadHG 13
4. KimbroBEG 11
5. GarcíaNYC 9
6. Patterson3TM 8
7. GilliamBEG 7
WashingtonBEG 7
9. ParrisNBY 6
CabreraNYC 6
IrvinNE 6
ThurmanHG 6
Singles
1. ButtsBEG 68
2. DavisBEG 64
LockettBEG 64
WashingtonBEG 64
5. KimbroBEG 58
6. MárquezHG 55
7. IrvinNE 44
GarcíaNYC 44
MiñosoNYC 44
10. AustinPS 43
Adjusted OPS+
1. KimbroBEG 188
2. MiñosoNYC 148
3. IrvinNE 145
4. WashingtonBEG 141
5. DavisBEG 141
6. PattersonNE 135
7. ButtsBEG 131
8. DavisNE 127
9. GarcíaNYC 126
10. DuanyNYC 125
Runs Created
1. KimbroBEG 68
2. DavisBEG 51
3. ButtsBEG 43
4. WashingtonBEG 42
5. IrvinNE 41
6. LockettBEG 39
7. DobyNE 37
8. MárquezHG 36
MiñosoNYC 36
10. EasterHG 33
DavisNE 33
PattersonNE 33
Adj. Batting Runs
1. KimbroBEG 31
2. DobyNE 18
3. DavisBEG 13
4. IrvinNE 13
5. WashingtonBEG 12
6. MiñosoNYC 12
7. LeonardHG 11
8. ButtsBEG 9
9. DavisNE 8
10. PattersonNE 8
Adj. Batting Wins
1. KimbroBEG 3.0
2. DobyNE 1.7
3. DavisBEG 1.3
IrvinNE 1.3
5. WashingtonBEG 1.1
6. MiñosoNYC 1.1
7. LeonardHG 1.1
8. ButtsBEG 0.9
9. DavisNE 0.8
10. PattersonNE 0.8
Extra Base Hits
1. KimbroBEG 37
2. DavisBEG 27
3. DobyNE 23
4. EasterHG 22
5. MiñosoNYC 19
6. DavisNE 18
PearsonNE 18
IrvinNE 18
HarveyNE 18
10. ButtsBEG 17
LockettBEG 17
MárquezHG 17
PattersonNE 17
WashingtonBEG 17
Times On Base
1. KimbroBEG 123
2. DavisBEG 109
3. LockettBEG 107
4. ButtsBEG 101
5. IrvinNE 95
6. MárquezHG 94
7. WashingtonBEG 93
8. DavisNE 89
9. EasterHG 87
10. GilliamBEG 82
Offensive Win %
1. KimbroBEG .851
2. MiñosoNYC .758
3. WashingtonBEG .745
4. DavisBEG .722
5. IrvinNE .719
6. PattersonNE .695
7. ButtsBEG .692
8. GarcíaNYC .664
9. DuanyNYC .657
10. MárquezHG .649
Hit By Pitch
1. DavisBEG 4
GarcíaNYC 4
3. DuanyNYC 3
CabreraNYC 3
FarmerNBY 3
EasterHG 3
7. BurkeBEG 2
DuckettPS 2
MiñosoNYC 2
LoudenNYC 2
DíazNYC 2
DavisNE 2
ParrisNBY 2
ThurmanHG 2
NapierHG 2
MárquezHG 2
WileyBEG 2
ButtsBEG 2
LockettBEG 2
BenjaminHG 2
KimbroBEG 2
Sacrifice Hits
1. WileyBEG 11
2. DennisPS 10
3. BankheadHG 9
4. WilliamsNE 8
5. PagésNYC 7
GilliamBEG 7
7. ButtsBEG 6
8. ClarkNYC 5
PattersonNE 5
ParksNE 5
DuckettPS 5
ManningNE 5
DavisNE 5
Power-Speed #
1. KimbroBEG 9.3
2. IrvinNE 7.8
3. ThurmanHG 5.5
4. DavisBEG 5.4
5. MárquezHG 5.1
6. PearsonNE 5.0
7. CabreraNYC 4.8
LeonardHG 4.8
9. GarcíaNYC 4.5
10. DobyNE 4.4
AB per HR
1. IrvinNE 18.5
2. DavisNE 27.4
3. KimbroBEG 30.9
4. ThurmanHG 32.4
5. CabreraNYC 41.5
6. PearsonNE 43.0
7. PattersonNE 44.5
8. EasterHG 44.6
9. GarcíaNYC 52.7
10. DuanyNYC 67.0
Outs Made
1. DavisBEG 179
BankheadHG 179
3. LockettBEG 176
4. GilliamBEG 166
5. ButtsBEG 163
EasterHG 163
7. BenjaminHG 161
8. PearsonNE 158
9. KimbroBEG 155
10. MárquezHG 152
rOBA
1. KimbroBEG .490
2. MiñosoNYC .425
3. DavisBEG .422
4. IrvinNE .421
5. WashingtonBEG .416
6. PattersonNE .403
7. GarcíaNYC .400
8. DuanyNYC .398
9. ButtsBEG .397
10. MárquezHG .396
Rbat+
1. KimbroBEG 186
2. MiñosoNYC 147
3. IrvinNE 145
4. WashingtonBEG 142
5. DavisBEG 139
6. PattersonNE 134
7. ButtsBEG 131
8. DuanyNYC 130
9. DavisNE 129
10. GarcíaNYC 129

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