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Negro National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Rogan • KCM 8.1
2. Leblanc • CS 7.0
3. Jeffries • ABC 6.2
4. Taylor • ABC 6.0
5. Charleston • SLG 5.9
6. Blackwell • SLG 5.9
7. Brown • CAG 5.3
8. Drake • SLG 5.1
9. Torriente • CAG 4.9
10. Roberts • COB 4.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Leblanc • CS 6.2
2. Brown • CAG 5.5
3. Jeffries • ABC 5.4
4. Rogan • KCM 5.3
5. Drake • SLG 5.1
6. Holland • 2TM 4.1
7. Roberts • COB 4.1
8. Williams • CAG 3.6
9. Boada • CS 2.9
10. Taylor • COG 2.7
Earned Run Average
1. Rogan • KCM 1.72
2. Brown • CAG 2.50
3. Leblanc • CS 2.53
4. Williams • CAG 2.82
5. Taylor • COG 2.90
6. Gatewood • DS 2.97
7. Drake • SLG 3.02
8. Jeffries • ABC 3.03
9. Curry • KCM 3.17
10. Boada • CS 3.18
Wins
1. Brown • CAG 17
Drake • SLG 17
3. Rogan • KCM 16
4. Jeffries • ABC 15
Leblanc • CS 15
Holland • 2TM 15
7. Curry • KCM 14
Williams • CAG 14
9. Force • DS 12
10. Roberts • COB 11
Johnson • ABC 11
Win-Loss %
1. Brown • CAG .895
2. Oldham • SLG .769
3. Bell • KCM .692
4. Rogan • KCM .667
Hampton • COB .667
6. Williams • CAG .636
Foreman • KCM .636
8. Drake • SLG .607
9. Marshall • CAG .600
10. Johnson • ABC .579
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Brown • CAG 1.004
2. Curry • KCM 1.088
3. Leblanc • CS 1.115
4. Williams • CAG 1.127
5. Marshall • CAG 1.172
6. Rogan • KCM 1.172
7. Boada • CS 1.189
8. Holland • 2TM 1.193
9. Johnson • ABC 1.200
10. Taylor • COG 1.206
Hits per 9 IP
1. Brown • CAG 6.787
2. Gisentaner • 2TM 6.981
3. Marshall • CAG 7.391
4. Rogan • KCM 7.412
5. Roberts • COB 7.667
6. Leblanc • CS 7.730
7. Curry • KCM 7.834
8. Drake • SLG 7.858
9. Williams • CAG 8.061
10. Gatewood • DS 8.252
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Taylor • COG 1.335
2. Johnson • ABC 1.856
3. Wilson • 2TM 1.952
4. Curry • KCM 1.959
5. Suárez • CS 1.966
6. Williams • CAG 2.086
7. Boada • CS 2.165
8. Brown • CAG 2.246
9. Leblanc • CS 2.300
10. Holland • 2TM 2.312
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Brown • CAG 6.288
2. Oldham • SLG 6.192
3. Holland • 2TM 5.780
4. Drake • SLG 5.481
5. Rogan • KCM 5.471
6. Britt • 2TM 5.387
7. Gisentaner • 2TM 5.236
8. Force • DS 5.128
9. Curry • KCM 4.756
10. Roberts • COB 4.622
Games Played
1. Jeffries • ABC 42
2. Holland • 2TM 36
3. Roberts • COB 35
4. Leblanc • CS 34
5. Force • DS 33
6. Drake • SLG 32
7. Williams • CAG 31
Curry • KCM 31
9. Crawford • KCM 30
10. Finner • SLG 27
Cooper • DS 27
Saves
1. Finner • SLG 3
Jeffries • ABC 3
3. Holland • 2TM 2
Crawford • KCM 2
Brown • CAG 2
6. Boada • CS 1
Britt • 2TM 1
Zeigler • DS 1
Taylor • COG 1
Rogan • KCM 1
Roberts • COB 1
Leblanc • CS 1
Lane • COB 1
Gatewood • DS 1
Foreman • KCM 1
Force • DS 1
Drake • SLG 1
Donaldson • KCM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Jeffries • ABC 261.0
2. Roberts • COB 245.1
3. Leblanc • CS 238.2
4. Drake • SLG 223.1
5. Holland • 2TM 218.0
6. Force • DS 205.1
7. Rogan • KCM 204.0
8. Curry • KCM 193.0
9. Crawford • KCM 187.2
10. Brown • CAG 180.1
Strikeouts
1. Holland • 2TM 140
2. Drake • SLG 136
3. Roberts • COB 126
Brown • CAG 126
5. Rogan • KCM 124
6. Force • DS 117
Leblanc • CS 117
8. Jeffries • ABC 107
9. Curry • KCM 102
10. Crawford • KCM 91
Games Started
1. Jeffries • ABC 28
2. Roberts • COB 26
3. Leblanc • CS 25
4. Holland • 2TM 24
Drake • SLG 24
6. Rogan • KCM 23
Crawford • KCM 23
8. Wilson • 2TM 22
Force • DS 22
10. Johnson • ABC 21
Curry • KCM 21
Complete Games
1. Roberts • COB 23
2. Leblanc • CS 22
Rogan • KCM 22
Holland • 2TM 22
5. Drake • SLG 21
6. Jeffries • ABC 19
7. Taylor • COG 18
8. Curry • KCM 16
9. Brown • CAG 15
Suárez • CS 15
Crawford • KCM 15
Shutouts
1. Brown • CAG 5
Jeffries • ABC 5
3. Williams • CAG 3
Rogan • KCM 3
5. Wilson • 2TM 2
Rile • COB 2
Marshall • CAG 2
Mahoney • ABC 2
Johnson • ABC 2
Finner • SLG 2
Drake • SLG 2
Home Runs
1. Finner • SLG 12
2. Force • DS 11
3. Jeffries • ABC 10
4. Holland • 2TM 9
5. Starks • 2TM 8
Crawford • KCM 8
7. Johnson • ABC 7
Curry • KCM 7
9. Henderson • 2TM 6
Leblanc • CS 6
Suárez • CS 6
Bases on Balls
1. Roberts • COB 99
2. Jeffries • ABC 82
3. Drake • SLG 79
4. Rogan • KCM 71
5. Crawford • KCM 63
6. Leblanc • CS 61
7. Holland • 2TM 56
8. Force • DS 55
9. Kenyon • ABC 50
10. Gisentaner • 2TM 45
Brown • CAG 45
Hits
1. Jeffries • ABC 240
2. Roberts • COB 209
3. Leblanc • CS 205
4. Holland • 2TM 204
5. Crawford • KCM 203
6. Force • DS 200
7. Drake • SLG 195
8. Wilson • 2TM 192
Suárez • CS 192
10. Cooper • DS 184
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Taylor • COG 3.087
2. Brown • CAG 2.800
3. Holland • 2TM 2.500
4. Curry • KCM 2.429
5. Force • DS 2.127
6. Williams • CAG 2.081
7. Oldham • SLG 2.000
8. Johnson • ABC 1.939
9. Britt • 2TM 1.932
10. Leblanc • CS 1.918
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gisentaner • 2TM 0.000
2. Drake • SLG 0.040
3. Boada • CS 0.064
4. Roberts • COB 0.073
5. Brown • CAG 0.100
6. Kenyon • ABC 0.107
7. Rogan • KCM 0.176
8. Foreman • KCM 0.201
9. Gatewood • DS 0.217
10. Leblanc • CS 0.226
Losses
1. Roberts • COB 16
2. Suárez • CS 14
Holland • 2TM 14
Taylor • COG 14
5. Wilson • 2TM 13
Jeffries • ABC 13
7. Leblanc • CS 12
8. Crawford • KCM 11
Kenyon • ABC 11
Drake • SLG 11
Curry • KCM 11
Earned Runs
1. Roberts • COB 94
2. Force • DS 90
3. Jeffries • ABC 88
4. Suárez • CS 87
5. Crawford • KCM 86
6. Holland • 2TM 82
7. Cooper • DS 80
8. Wilson • 2TM 79
9. Britt • 2TM 78
10. Drake • SLG 75
Kenyon • ABC 75
Wild Pitches
1. Rogan • KCM 5
2. Leblanc • CS 4
Roberts • COB 4
4. Manela • CS 3
5. Wickware • COG 2
Suárez • CS 2
Farrell • COG 2
Crawford • KCM 2
Gisentaner • 2TM 2
10. Foreman • KCM 1
Force • DS 1
Finner • SLG 1
Ewing • COB 1
Curry • KCM 1
Cooper • DS 1
Brown • CAG 1
Brown • COG 1
Brooks • SLG 1
Boada • CS 1
Jeffries • ABC 1
Kenyon • ABC 1
Mahoney • ABC 1
Bell • KCM 1
Holland • 2TM 1
Henderson • 2TM 1
Harris • 3TM 1
Stephens • ABC 1
Taylor • COG 1
Smith • 4TM 1
Williams • CAG 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Roberts • COB 22
2. Crawford • KCM 15
3. Finner • SLG 13
4. Suárez • CS 12
5. Gatewood • DS 11
Curry • KCM 11
7. Force • DS 10
Manela • CS 10
9. Britt • 2TM 9
Taylor • COG 9
Batters Faced
1. Jeffries • ABC 1,090
2. Roberts • COB 1,047
3. Leblanc • CS 994
4. Drake • SLG 928
5. Holland • 2TM 912
6. Force • DS 870
7. Rogan • KCM 847
8. Crawford • KCM 838
9. Curry • KCM 794
10. Suárez • CS 759
Adjusted ERA+
1. Rogan • KCM 223
2. Brown • CAG 154
3. Leblanc • CS 152
4. Williams • CAG 136
5. Taylor • COG 132
6. Gatewood • DS 130
7. Drake • SLG 127
8. Jeffries • ABC 127
9. Curry • KCM 121
10. Boada • CS 121
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Brown • CAG 2.76
2. Drake • SLG 3.09
3. Taylor • COG 3.17
4. Holland • 2TM 3.24
5. Leblanc • CS 3.31
6. Boada • CS 3.33
7. Rogan • KCM 3.34
8. Curry • KCM 3.37
9. Oldham • SLG 3.38
10. Williams • CAG 3.39
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Rogan • KCM 40
2. Leblanc • CS 31
3. Brown • CAG 29
4. Jeffries • ABC 24
5. Drake • SLG 22
6. Williams • CAG 19
7. Rile • COB 14
8. Holland • 2TM 13
9. Curry • KCM 13
10. Roberts • COB 12
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Rogan • KCM 4.1
2. Leblanc • CS 3.1
3. Brown • CAG 2.9
4. Jeffries • ABC 2.4
5. Drake • SLG 2.1
6. Williams • CAG 1.8
7. Rile • COB 1.5
8. Holland • 2TM 1.3
9. Curry • KCM 1.2
10. Roberts • COB 1.1

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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