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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. ManningNE 3.3
2. BlackBEG 3.2
3. ByrdBEG 3.2
4. GilliamBEG 3.1
AustinPS 3.1
6. LockettBEG 3.0
7. ScantleburyNYC 2.8
8. KimbroBEG 2.8
9. RicksPS 2.4
10. EasterHG 2.3
WAR Position Players
1. AustinPS 3.1
GilliamBEG 3.1
3. LockettBEG 3.0
4. KimbroBEG 2.8
5. EasterHG 2.3
6. MárquezHG 2.1
7. HarveyNE 1.9
8. ButtsBEG 1.7
9. PearsonNE 1.6
10. MiñosoNYC 1.5
Offensive WAR
1. LockettBEG 2.5
2. KimbroBEG 2.4
3. AustinPS 2.2
4. EasterHG 2.0
5. GilliamBEG 1.8
6. MiñosoNYC 1.7
7. HarveyNE 1.7
8. ButtsBEG 1.6
9. NobleNYC 1.6
10. MárquezHG 1.4
Defensive WAR
1. GilliamBEG 1.5
2. AustinPS 1.1
3. MárquezHG 0.7
4. BankheadHG 0.6
5. PearsonNE 0.4
6. WatkinsPS 0.4
7. WilliamsNE 0.4
McLaurinNE 0.4
ButtsBEG 0.4
10. WilliamsNE 0.3
BrewerNYC 0.3
Batting Average
1. LockettBEG .362
2. AustinPS .356
3. HarveyNE .345
4. MiñosoNYC .344
5. CabreraNYC .321
6. NobleNYC .321
7. EasterHG .319
8. ThurmanHG .317
9. RussellBEG .313
10. ButtsBEG .304
On-Base%
1. KimbroBEG .457
2. EasterHG .434
3. HarveyNE .430
4. LeonardHG .413
5. LockettBEG .402
6. AustinPS .397
7. ButtsBEG .390
8. GilliamBEG .390
9. NobleNYC .381
10. MiñosoNYC .380
Slugging %
1. EasterHG .549
2. MiñosoNYC .548
3. LockettBEG .536
4. NobleNYC .522
5. AustinPS .487
6. CabreraNYC .479
7. ClarkNYC .446
8. LeonardHG .443
9. ThurmanHG .439
10. HarveyNE .437
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. EasterHG .982
2. LockettBEG .939
3. MiñosoNYC .927
4. NobleNYC .903
5. AustinPS .884
6. HarveyNE .867
7. LeonardHG .856
8. CabreraNYC .845
9. KimbroBEG .830
10. ClarkNYC .823
Games Played
1. KimbroBEG 59
RobinsonBEG 59
3. GilliamBEG 58
LockettBEG 58
5. RussellBEG 57
6. WashingtonBEG 56
7. WilkesNE 54
WilliamsNE 54
WilliamsNE 54
10. PearsonNE 53
At Bats
1. LockettBEG 235
2. GilliamBEG 218
3. WashingtonBEG 215
4. RussellBEG 211
5. WilkesNE 204
6. KimbroBEG 201
PearsonNE 201
8. WatkinsPS 196
9. WilliamsNE 195
10. RobinsonBEG 193
Plate Appearances
1. KimbroBEG 270
2. GilliamBEG 261
3. LockettBEG 255
4. WashingtonBEG 235
5. WilkesNE 233
6. WilliamsNE 230
7. ButtsBEG 226
8. RussellBEG 225
9. PearsonNE 222
10. AustinPS 210
Runs Scored
1. KimbroBEG 54
2. GilliamBEG 48
3. ButtsBEG 44
4. LockettBEG 41
5. WilkesNE 35
6. EasterHG 34
PearsonNE 34
8. RussellBEG 33
9. BankheadHG 32
MárquezHG 32
AustinPS 32
Hits
1. LockettBEG 85
2. AustinPS 68
3. RussellBEG 66
4. WashingtonBEG 64
5. GilliamBEG 63
6. HarveyNE 60
PearsonNE 60
8. ButtsBEG 58
9. KimbroBEG 56
10. WilsonNE 54
MiñosoNYC 54
Total Bases
1. LockettBEG 126
2. AustinPS 93
3. RussellBEG 89
4. MiñosoNYC 86
5. GilliamBEG 80
WashingtonBEG 80
7. EasterHG 79
PearsonNE 79
9. HarveyNE 76
10. KimbroBEG 75
Doubles
1. AustinPS 16
2. LockettBEG 15
3. RussellBEG 13
4. MiñosoNYC 11
KimbroBEG 11
DennisPS 11
7. CabreraNYC 10
NobleNYC 10
SimpsonPS 10
10. EasterHG 9
BallesterNYC 9
MárquezHG 9
ButtsBEG 9
ClarkNYC 9
GilliamBEG 9
Triples
1. MiñosoNYC 6
CashPS 6
3. WilkesNE 5
ClarkNYC 5
RussellBEG 5
6. DuckettPS 4
WilliamsNE 4
NobleNYC 4
WashingtonBEG 4
GilliamBEG 4
KimbroBEG 4
LockettBEG 4
Home Runs
1. EasterHG 6
LockettBEG 6
3. IrvinNE 5
4. LeonardHG 4
5. PearsonNE 3
Crowe2TM 3
NobleNYC 3
MiñosoNYC 3
WilsonNE 3
MárquezHG 3
Runs Batted In
1. LockettBEG 53
2. EasterHG 37
RussellBEG 37
4. GilliamBEG 33
WashingtonBEG 33
6. PearsonNE 29
7. CabreraNYC 28
WilsonNE 28
9. IrvinNE 27
MiñosoNYC 27
Bases on Balls
1. KimbroBEG 59
2. GilliamBEG 35
3. EasterHG 27
WilkesNE 27
5. LeonardHG 26
6. HarveyNE 25
7. ButtsBEG 24
WilliamsNE 24
9. BankheadHG 21
10. IrvinNE 20
WilliamsNE 20
Stolen Bases
1. MárquezHG 15
2. FinneyBEG 10
3. GilliamBEG 8
4. KimbroBEG 7
WilsonNE 7
BankheadHG 7
7. ButtsBEG 6
WatkinsPS 6
9. MiñosoNYC 5
IrvinNE 5
HefnerNBY 5
Singles
1. LockettBEG 60
2. WashingtonBEG 52
3. HarveyNE 51
4. GilliamBEG 50
5. PearsonNE 49
6. ButtsBEG 48
RussellBEG 48
AustinPS 48
9. WilsonNE 42
10. KimbroBEG 41
WatkinsPS 41
Adjusted OPS+
1. EasterHG 183
2. LockettBEG 170
3. MiñosoNYC 166
4. NobleNYC 160
5. AustinPS 155
6. HarveyNE 151
7. LeonardHG 147
8. CabreraNYC 143
9. KimbroBEG 141
10. ClarkNYC 137
Runs Created
1. LockettBEG 51
2. AustinPS 36
3. EasterHG 34
4. KimbroBEG 33
5. HarveyNE 32
MiñosoNYC 32
7. GilliamBEG 31
8. RussellBEG 29
9. PearsonNE 28
WashingtonBEG 28
Adj. Batting Runs
1. LockettBEG 20
2. KimbroBEG 17
3. EasterHG 17
4. AustinPS 13
5. HarveyNE 12
6. MiñosoNYC 12
7. NobleNYC 10
8. LeonardHG 9
9. Crowe2TM 8
10. MárquezHG 7
Adj. Batting Wins
1. LockettBEG 2.1
2. KimbroBEG 1.8
3. EasterHG 1.7
4. AustinPS 1.4
5. HarveyNE 1.3
6. MiñosoNYC 1.2
7. NobleNYC 1.0
8. LeonardHG 1.0
9. Crowe2TM 0.8
10. MárquezHG 0.8
Extra Base Hits
1. LockettBEG 25
2. MiñosoNYC 20
AustinPS 20
4. EasterHG 18
RussellBEG 18
6. NobleNYC 17
7. KimbroBEG 15
CabreraNYC 15
9. MárquezHG 14
WilkesNE 14
ClarkNYC 14
Times On Base
1. KimbroBEG 122
2. LockettBEG 101
3. GilliamBEG 99
4. HarveyNE 86
5. ButtsBEG 85
6. AustinPS 81
7. WashingtonBEG 80
8. WilkesNE 79
9. PearsonNE 78
10. EasterHG 75
Offensive Win %
1. EasterHG .817
2. LockettBEG .806
3. MiñosoNYC .784
4. NobleNYC .757
5. AustinPS .753
6. HarveyNE .752
7. CabreraNYC .728
8. LeonardHG .713
9. ClarkNYC .688
10. ThurmanHG .684
Hit By Pitch
1. KimbroBEG 7
2. MárquezHG 5
3. BurkeBEG 3
ButtsBEG 3
McCordBEG 3
6. WilliamsNE 2
AustinPS 2
BrathwaitePS 2
LeonardHG 2
EasterHG 2
BankheadHG 2
RussellBEG 2
Sacrifice Hits
1. WilliamsNE 9
RussellBEG 9
3. ButtsBEG 8
BankheadHG 8
5. WilliamsNE 7
GilliamBEG 7
7. AustinPS 6
RobinsonBEG 6
9. FinneyBEG 5
CashPS 5
DuckettPS 5
Power-Speed #
1. MárquezHG 5.0
IrvinNE 5.0
3. LockettBEG 4.8
4. WilsonNE 4.2
5. MiñosoNYC 3.8
6. BankheadHG 3.1
7. EasterHG 3.0
NobleNYC 3.0
9. BrathwaitePS 2.7
WilkesNE 2.7
AB per HR
1. EasterHG 24.0
2. IrvinNE 30.2
3. LeonardHG 30.5
4. LockettBEG 39.2
5. NobleNYC 44.7
6. MiñosoNYC 52.3
7. MárquezHG 54.0
8. WilsonNE 60.7
9. BallesterNYC 64.0
10. PearsonNE 67.0
Outs Made
1. RobinsonBEG 163
2. GilliamBEG 162
3. WilliamsNE 159
4. WashingtonBEG 155
5. LockettBEG 154
RussellBEG 154
WilkesNE 154
8. WatkinsPS 153
9. KimbroBEG 148
10. WilliamsNE 147
rOBA
1. EasterHG .456
2. LockettBEG .436
3. MiñosoNYC .430
4. NobleNYC .419
5. HarveyNE .415
6. AustinPS .414
7. KimbroBEG .412
8. LeonardHG .410
9. MárquezHG .395
10. CabreraNYC .395
Rbat+
1. EasterHG 180
2. LockettBEG 168
3. MiñosoNYC 162
4. NobleNYC 156
5. AustinPS 154
6. HarveyNE 153
7. KimbroBEG 152
8. LeonardHG 150
9. CabreraNYC 140
10. ClarkNYC 136

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