1947 Negro National League II Batting Leaders

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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Kimbro • BEG	3.8
2.	Romby • BEG	3.2
3.	Manning • NE	3.1
4.	Butts • BEG	3.0
5.	Thompson • HG	2.9
6.	Byrd • BEG	2.8
7.	Doby • NE	2.3
8.	Davis • BEG	2.2
9.	Tiant • NYC	2.2
10.	Donoso • NYC	2.1

WAR Position Players
1.	Kimbro • BEG	3.8
2.	Butts • BEG	3.0
3.	Doby • NE	2.3
4.	Davis • BEG	2.2
5.	Irvin • NE	2.1
6.	García • NYC	1.9
7.	Miñoso • NYC	1.7
8.	Washington • BEG	1.5
9.	Leonard • HG	1.5
10.	Márquez • HG	1.5

Offensive WAR
1.	Kimbro • BEG	3.6
2.	Irvin • NE	2.2
3.	Davis • BEG	2.2
	Doby • NE	2.2
5.	Butts • BEG	2.1
6.	Márquez • HG	1.7
7.	Washington • BEG	1.6
8.	Miñoso • NYC	1.6
9.	Austin • PS	1.5
10.	Patterson • NE	1.4

Defensive WAR
1.	Butts • BEG	1.3
2.	García • NYC	0.8
3.	Watkins • PS	0.6
4.	Díaz • NYC	0.4
5.	Wiley • BEG	0.4
6.	Cash • PS	0.3
7.	Martínez • NYC	0.3
	Doby • NE	0.3
9.	Brathwaite • PS	0.3
	Gilliam • BEG	0.3

Batting Average
1.	Kimbro • BEG	.385
2.	Washington • BEG	.375
3.	Miñoso • NYC	.356
4.	Butts • BEG	.351
5.	Davis • BEG	.341
6.	García • NYC	.335
7.	Patterson • NE	.331
8.	Márquez • HG	.324
9.	Austin • PS	.322
10.	Duany • NYC	.321

On-Base%
1.	Kimbro • BEG	.447
2.	Duany • NYC	.409
3.	Washington • BEG	.408
4.	Miñoso • NYC	.406
5.	Austin • PS	.404
6.	Irvin • NE	.401
7.	García • NYC	.400
8.	Butts • BEG	.391
9.	Davis • NE	.389
10.	Márquez • HG	.385

Slugging %
1.	Kimbro • BEG	.619
2.	Davis • BEG	.509
3.	Miñoso • NYC	.508
4.	Irvin • NE	.505
5.	Patterson • NE	.483
6.	Washington • BEG	.481
7.	Thurman • HG	.475
8.	Butts • BEG	.459
9.	Cabrera • NYC	.452
10.	Davis • NE	.448

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Kimbro • BEG	1.067
2.	Miñoso • NYC	.915
3.	Irvin • NE	.906
4.	Davis • BEG	.892
5.	Washington • BEG	.889
6.	Patterson • NE	.867
7.	Butts • BEG	.850
8.	Davis • NE	.837
9.	García • NYC	.830
10.	Duany • NYC	.827

Games Played
1.	Davis • BEG	67
	Lockett • BEG	67
3.	Kimbro • BEG	64
4.	Easter • HG	62
5.	Bankhead • HG	61
	Márquez • HG	61
7.	Butts • BEG	59
	Gilliam • BEG	59
	Pearson • NE	59
10.	Davis • NE	58

At Bats
1.	Davis • BEG	267
2.	Lockett • BEG	253
3.	Kimbro • BEG	247
4.	Butts • BEG	242
5.	Easter • HG	223
6.	Bankhead • HG	222
	Márquez • HG	222
8.	Washington • BEG	216
9.	Pearson • NE	215
10.	Gilliam • BEG	214

Plate Appearances
1.	Davis • BEG	288
2.	Lockett • BEG	283
3.	Kimbro • BEG	278
4.	Butts • BEG	264
5.	Bankhead • HG	253
6.	Easter • HG	250
7.	Gilliam • BEG	248
8.	Márquez • HG	246
9.	Irvin • NE	240
10.	Pearson • NE	236

Runs Scored
1.	Kimbro • BEG	70
2.	Butts • BEG	50
	Davis • BEG	50
4.	Miñoso • NYC	42
5.	Lockett • BEG	41
	Irvin • NE	41
7.	Gilliam • BEG	40
8.	Benjamin • HG	38
9.	Pearson • NE	37
10.	Easter • HG	35
	Márquez • HG	35

Hits
1.	Kimbro • BEG	95
2.	Davis • BEG	91
3.	Butts • BEG	85
4.	Lockett • BEG	81
	Washington • BEG	81
6.	Márquez • HG	72
7.	Miñoso • NYC	63
8.	Irvin • NE	62
9.	Easter • HG	60
	Pearson • NE	60

Total Bases
1.	Kimbro • BEG	153
2.	Davis • BEG	136
3.	Butts • BEG	111
4.	Washington • BEG	104
5.	Lockett • BEG	103
	Irvin • NE	103
7.	Easter • HG	98
8.	Márquez • HG	96
9.	Pearson • NE	90
	Miñoso • NYC	90

Doubles
1.	Kimbro • BEG	24
2.	Harvey • NE	16
3.	Miñoso • NYC	13
	Lockett • BEG	13
	Márquez • HG	13
6.	Davis • BEG	12
7.	Easter • HG	11
	Austin • PS	11
	Patterson • NE	11
	Washington • BEG	11
	Pearson • NE	11

Triples
1.	Davis • BEG	12
2.	Butts • BEG	7
3.	Easter • HG	6
	Washington • BEG	6
5.	Doby • NE	5
	Kimbro • BEG	5
7.	Crowe • NBY	4
	Miñoso • NYC	4
	Benson • PS	4
10.	Pagés • NYC	3
	Clark • NYC	3
	Cabrera • NYC	3
	Ariosa • NYC	3
	Cash • PS	3
	Watkins • PS	3
	Patterson • 3TM	3
	Smith • NBY	3
	Gilliam • BEG	3
	Lockett • BEG	3

Home Runs
1.	Irvin • NE	11
2.	Doby • NE	8
	Kimbro • BEG	8
4.	Davis • NE	7
5.	Leonard • HG	6
6.	Easter • HG	5
	Pearson • NE	5
	Thurman • HG	5
9.	Cabrera • NYC	4
	Patterson • NE	4

Runs Batted In
1.	Davis • BEG	52
	Kimbro • BEG	52
3.	Irvin • NE	47
4.	Lockett • BEG	45
	Washington • BEG	45
6.	Doby • NE	41
7.	Easter • HG	36
8.	Pearson • NE	33
9.	García • NYC	32
10.	Benson • PS	31

Bases on Balls
1.	Davis • NE	35
2.	Irvin • NE	32
3.	Wilkes • NE	30
4.	Hayes • NBY	28
5.	Gilliam • BEG	26
	Kimbro • BEG	26
	Leonard • HG	26
8.	Lockett • BEG	24
	Easter • HG	24
10.	Austin • PS	23

Stolen Bases
1.	Davis • BEG	25
2.	Márquez • HG	18
3.	Bankhead • HG	13
4.	Kimbro • BEG	11
5.	García • NYC	9
6.	Patterson • 3TM	8
7.	Gilliam • BEG	7
	Washington • BEG	7
9.	Parris • NBY	6
	Cabrera • NYC	6
	Irvin • NE	6
	Thurman • HG	6

Singles
1.	Butts • BEG	68
2.	Davis • BEG	64
	Lockett • BEG	64
	Washington • BEG	64
5.	Kimbro • BEG	58
6.	Márquez • HG	55
7.	Irvin • NE	44
	García • NYC	44
	Miñoso • NYC	44
10.	Austin • PS	43

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Kimbro • BEG	188
2.	Miñoso • NYC	148
3.	Irvin • NE	145
4.	Washington • BEG	141
5.	Davis • BEG	141
6.	Patterson • NE	135
7.	Butts • BEG	131
8.	Davis • NE	127
9.	García • NYC	126
10.	Duany • NYC	125

Runs Created
1.	Kimbro • BEG	68
2.	Davis • BEG	51
3.	Butts • BEG	43
4.	Washington • BEG	42
5.	Irvin • NE	41
6.	Lockett • BEG	39
7.	Doby • NE	37
8.	Márquez • HG	36
	Miñoso • NYC	36
10.	Easter • HG	33
	Davis • NE	33
	Patterson • NE	33

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Kimbro • BEG	31
2.	Doby • NE	18
3.	Davis • BEG	13
4.	Irvin • NE	13
5.	Washington • BEG	12
6.	Miñoso • NYC	12
7.	Leonard • HG	11
8.	Butts • BEG	9
9.	Davis • NE	8
10.	Patterson • NE	8

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Kimbro • BEG	3.0
2.	Doby • NE	1.7
3.	Davis • BEG	1.3
	Irvin • NE	1.3
5.	Washington • BEG	1.1
6.	Miñoso • NYC	1.1
7.	Leonard • HG	1.1
8.	Butts • BEG	0.9
9.	Davis • NE	0.8
10.	Patterson • NE	0.8

Extra Base Hits
1.	Kimbro • BEG	37
2.	Davis • BEG	27
3.	Doby • NE	23
4.	Easter • HG	22
5.	Miñoso • NYC	19
6.	Davis • NE	18
	Pearson • NE	18
	Irvin • NE	18
	Harvey • NE	18
10.	Butts • BEG	17
	Lockett • BEG	17
	Márquez • HG	17
	Patterson • NE	17
	Washington • BEG	17

Times On Base
1.	Kimbro • BEG	123
2.	Davis • BEG	109
3.	Lockett • BEG	107
4.	Butts • BEG	101
5.	Irvin • NE	95
6.	Márquez • HG	94
7.	Washington • BEG	93
8.	Davis • NE	89
9.	Easter • HG	87
10.	Gilliam • BEG	82

Offensive Win %
1.	Kimbro • BEG	.851
2.	Miñoso • NYC	.758
3.	Washington • BEG	.745
4.	Davis • BEG	.722
5.	Irvin • NE	.719
6.	Patterson • NE	.695
7.	Butts • BEG	.692
8.	García • NYC	.664
9.	Duany • NYC	.657
10.	Márquez • HG	.649

Hit By Pitch
1.	Davis • BEG	4
	García • NYC	4
3.	Duany • NYC	3
	Cabrera • NYC	3
	Farmer • NBY	3
	Easter • HG	3
7.	Burke • BEG	2
	Duckett • PS	2
	Miñoso • NYC	2
	Louden • NYC	2
	Díaz • NYC	2
	Davis • NE	2
	Parris • NBY	2
	Thurman • HG	2
	Napier • HG	2
	Márquez • HG	2
	Wiley • BEG	2
	Butts • BEG	2
	Lockett • BEG	2
	Benjamin • HG	2
	Kimbro • BEG	2

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Wiley • BEG	11
2.	Dennis • PS	10
3.	Bankhead • HG	9
4.	Williams • NE	8
5.	Pagés • NYC	7
	Gilliam • BEG	7
7.	Butts • BEG	6
8.	Clark • NYC	5
	Patterson • NE	5
	Parks • NE	5
	Duckett • PS	5
	Manning • NE	5
	Davis • NE	5

Power-Speed #
1.	Kimbro • BEG	9.3
2.	Irvin • NE	7.8
3.	Thurman • HG	5.5
4.	Davis • BEG	5.4
5.	Márquez • HG	5.1
6.	Pearson • NE	5.0
7.	Cabrera • NYC	4.8
	Leonard • HG	4.8
9.	García • NYC	4.5
10.	Doby • NE	4.4

AB per HR
1.	Irvin • NE	18.5
2.	Davis • NE	27.4
3.	Kimbro • BEG	30.9
4.	Thurman • HG	32.4
5.	Cabrera • NYC	41.5
6.	Pearson • NE	43.0
7.	Patterson • NE	44.5
8.	Easter • HG	44.6
9.	García • NYC	52.7
10.	Duany • NYC	67.0

Outs Made
1.	Davis • BEG	179
	Bankhead • HG	179
3.	Lockett • BEG	176
4.	Gilliam • BEG	166
5.	Butts • BEG	163
	Easter • HG	163
7.	Benjamin • HG	161
8.	Pearson • NE	158
9.	Kimbro • BEG	155
10.	Márquez • HG	152

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