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Negro National League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Rogan • KCM 9.2
2. Stearnes • DS 5.3
3. Dean • KCM 5.1
4. Cooper • DS 4.6
5. Bobo • SLS 4.5
6. Padrón • CAG 4.5
7. McCall • CAG 4.1
8. Wesley • DS 3.8
9. Foster • 2TM 3.7
10. Drake • KCM 3.7
WAR Position Players
1. Stearnes • DS 5.3
2. Bobo • SLS 4.5
3. Wesley • DS 3.8
4. Bell • SLS 3.6
5. Redus • SLS 3.5
6. Creacy • SLS 3.4
7. Wells • SLS 3.2
8. Russell • SLS 2.7
9. Pryor • DS 2.6
10. Smith • DS 2.6
Offensive WAR
1. Stearnes • DS 5.3
2. Bobo • SLS 4.5
3. Wesley • DS 3.8
4. Bell • SLS 3.6
5. Redus • SLS 3.5
6. Creacy • SLS 3.4
7. Wells • SLS 3.1
8. Russell • SLS 2.7
9. Pryor • DS 2.6
10. Smith • DS 2.6
Defensive WAR
1. Riggins • DS 0.6
2. Wells • SLS 0.5
3. Williams • CAG 0.5
4. Moore • KCM 0.5
Williams • MRS 0.5
6. Orange • BBB 0.3
7. Owens • 2TM 0.3
8. Malarcher • CAG 0.3
Pryor • DS 0.3
10. Alfonso • CSW 0.3
Batting Average
1. Wesley • DS .404
2. Redus • SLS .372
3. Stearnes • DS .371
4. Bobo • SLS .359
5. Bell • SLS .347
6. Smith • DS .344
7. Thompson • BBB .338
8. Williams • BBB .335
9. McNair • KCM .332
10. Suttles • BBB .331
On-Base%
1. Wesley • DS .469
2. Redus • SLS .453
3. Bobo • SLS .452
4. Stearnes • DS .439
5. Russell • SLS .413
6. Malarcher • CAG .410
7. Suttles • BBB .404
8. Bell • SLS .395
9. McNair • KCM .389
10. Wells • SLS .386
Slugging %
1. Wesley • DS .715
2. Stearnes • DS .668
3. Redus • SLS .624
4. Bobo • SLS .616
5. Creacy • SLS .550
6. Bell • SLS .545
7. Williams • BBB .525
8. Suttles • BBB .521
9. Russell • SLS .518
10. Smith • DS .501
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Wesley • DS 1.184
2. Stearnes • DS 1.107
3. Redus • SLS 1.077
4. Bobo • SLS 1.068
5. Bell • SLS .940
6. Russell • SLS .931
7. Creacy • SLS .928
8. Suttles • BBB .925
9. Williams • BBB .898
10. Smith • DS .875
Games Played
1. Riggins • DS 94
Stearnes • DS 94
3. Smith • DS 92
4. Pryor • DS 90
5. Torriente • CAG 89
6. Malarcher • CAG 87
Bell • SLS 87
Bobo • SLS 87
Wells • SLS 87
10. Gardner • CAG 85
Williams • CAG 85
At Bats
1. Smith • DS 381
2. Bell • SLS 380
3. Stearnes • DS 367
4. Riggins • DS 363
5. Wells • SLS 338
6. Creacy • SLS 331
7. Pryor • DS 326
8. Gardner • CAG 324
9. Bobo • SLS 323
Stratton • 3TM 323
Plate Appearances
1. Stearnes • DS 412
2. Bell • SLS 410
3. Smith • DS 399
4. Riggins • DS 395
5. Wells • SLS 391
6. Bobo • SLS 378
7. Pryor • DS 375
8. Malarcher • CAG 361
9. Creacy • SLS 360
10. Gardner • CAG 357
Runs Scored
1. Bell • SLS 94
2. Stearnes • DS 93
3. Smith • DS 84
4. Wells • SLS 83
5. Bobo • SLS 74
6. Moore • KCM 71
Creacy • SLS 71
8. Jones • DS 68
9. Pryor • DS 67
Allen • KCM 67
Hits
1. Stearnes • DS 136
2. Bell • SLS 132
3. Smith • DS 131
4. Bobo • SLS 116
5. Creacy • SLS 107
6. Malarcher • CAG 102
7. Moore • KCM 100
8. Wells • SLS 98
9. Riggins • DS 97
10. Redus • SLS 96
Total Bases
1. Stearnes • DS 245
2. Bell • SLS 207
3. Bobo • SLS 199
4. Smith • DS 191
5. Creacy • SLS 182
6. Wesley • DS 163
7. Redus • SLS 161
8. Riggins • DS 155
Wells • SLS 155
10. Moore • KCM 153
Doubles
1. Bell • SLS 33
2. Smith • DS 25
3. Stearnes • DS 24
4. Bobo • SLS 23
5. Pryor • DS 22
6. Creacy • SLS 21
7. Wells • SLS 19
8. Johnston • KCM 17
Moore • KCM 17
Redus • SLS 17
Triples
1. Stearnes • DS 14
2. McNair • KCM 13
3. Moore • KCM 12
4. Allen • KCM 11
Russell • SLS 11
6. Cunningham • MRS 10
Smith • DS 10
8. Riggins • DS 9
Bobo • SLS 9
10. Rogan • KCM 8
Jones • BBB 8
Home Runs
1. Stearnes • DS 19
2. Wesley • DS 17
3. Creacy • SLS 14
Bobo • SLS 14
5. Redus • SLS 12
6. Montalvo • CSW 11
7. Bell • SLS 10
Suttles • BBB 10
9. Torriente • CAG 9
10. Blackwell • 2TM 8
Riggins • DS 8
Russell • SLS 8
Wells • SLS 8
Runs Batted In
1. Stearnes • DS 126
2. Bobo • SLS 84
3. Smith • DS 82
4. Moore • KCM 77
5. Wesley • DS 73
6. Creacy • SLS 72
7. Riggins • DS 69
8. Torriente • CAG 66
9. McNair • KCM 64
10. Russell • SLS 63
Bases on Balls
1. Torriente • CAG 55
Bobo • SLS 55
3. Wells • SLS 53
4. Russell • SLS 51
5. Pryor • DS 49
6. Malarcher • CAG 46
7. Stearnes • DS 45
8. Redus • SLS 38
9. Mothell • KCM 37
10. Gardner • CAG 33
Allen • KCM 33
Johnston • KCM 33
Stolen Bases
1. Bell • SLS 30
2. Riggins • DS 26
3. Malarcher • CAG 20
Pryor • DS 20
5. Smith • DS 19
6. Wells • SLS 18
7. Creacy • SLS 17
8. Jackson • MRS 14
Bobo • SLS 14
10. McNair • KCM 13
Williams • MRS 13
Singles
1. Smith • DS 91
2. Malarcher • CAG 88
3. Bell • SLS 83
4. Stearnes • DS 79
5. Gardner • CAG 77
6. Allen • KCM 71
7. Bobo • SLS 70
8. McNair • KCM 69
9. Thompson • BBB 67
Moore • KCM 67
Russell • MRS 67
Adjusted OPS+
1. Wesley • DS 213
2. Stearnes • DS 193
3. Redus • SLS 186
4. Bobo • SLS 184
5. Bell • SLS 150
6. Russell • SLS 149
7. Suttles • BBB 147
8. Creacy • SLS 146
9. Williams • BBB 139
10. Smith • DS 133
Runs Created
1. Stearnes • DS 108
2. Bobo • SLS 90
3. Bell • SLS 82
4. Wesley • DS 76
5. Redus • SLS 73
6. Smith • DS 71
7. Creacy • SLS 69
8. Russell • SLS 60
Wells • SLS 60
10. Pryor • DS 54
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Stearnes • DS 48
2. Bobo • SLS 41
3. Wesley • DS 37
4. Redus • SLS 33
5. Bell • SLS 27
6. Creacy • SLS 21
7. Russell • SLS 21
8. Smith • DS 17
9. Montalvo • CSW 16
10. Suttles • BBB 16
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Stearnes • DS 4.5
2. Bobo • SLS 3.9
3. Wesley • DS 3.4
4. Redus • SLS 3.1
5. Bell • SLS 2.6
6. Creacy • SLS 2.0
7. Russell • SLS 2.0
8. Smith • DS 1.6
9. Montalvo • CSW 1.6
10. Suttles • BBB 1.5
Extra Base Hits
1. Stearnes • DS 57
2. Bell • SLS 49
3. Bobo • SLS 46
4. Creacy • SLS 41
5. Smith • DS 40
6. Redus • SLS 35
7. Wells • SLS 34
8. Pryor • DS 33
Riggins • DS 33
Wesley • DS 33
Moore • KCM 33
Times On Base
1. Stearnes • DS 181
2. Bobo • SLS 171
3. Bell • SLS 162
4. Wells • SLS 151
5. Smith • DS 149
6. Malarcher • CAG 148
7. Pryor • DS 142
8. Creacy • SLS 136
Russell • SLS 136
10. Redus • SLS 134
Offensive Win %
1. Wesley • DS .891
2. Stearnes • DS .855
3. Redus • SLS .846
4. Bobo • SLS .837
5. Bell • SLS .757
6. Suttles • BBB .741
7. Russell • SLS .736
8. Creacy • SLS .732
9. Williams • BBB .713
10. Smith • DS .703
Power-Speed #
1. Creacy • SLS 15.4
2. Bell • SLS 15.0
3. Bobo • SLS 14.0
4. Stearnes • DS 13.9
5. Wesley • DS 12.6
6. Riggins • DS 12.2
7. Wells • SLS 11.1
8. Pryor • DS 9.2
9. Blackwell • 2TM 8.9
10. Russell • SLS 8.0
AB per HR
1. Wesley • DS 13.4
2. Stearnes • DS 19.3
3. Redus • SLS 21.5
4. Bobo • SLS 23.1
5. Creacy • SLS 23.6
6. Suttles • BBB 24.2
7. Blackwell • 2TM 32.6
8. Torriente • CAG 32.9
9. Russell • SLS 34.8
10. Bell • SLS 38.0
Outs Made
1. Riggins • DS 266
2. Smith • DS 250
3. Bell • SLS 248
4. Stratton • 3TM 244
5. Williams • CAG 243
6. Wells • SLS 240
7. Pryor • DS 233
8. Gardner • CAG 232
9. Stearnes • DS 231
10. Allen • KCM 229
rOBA
1. Wesley • DS .513
2. Stearnes • DS .479
3. Redus • SLS .472
4. Bobo • SLS .471
5. Bell • SLS .425
6. Russell • SLS .416
7. Creacy • SLS .414
8. Suttles • BBB .412
9. Williams • BBB .397
10. Smith • DS .395
Rbat+
1. Wesley • DS 202
2. Stearnes • DS 183
3. Redus • SLS 179
4. Bobo • SLS 177
5. Bell • SLS 145
6. Russell • SLS 145
7. Suttles • BBB 143
8. Creacy • SLS 140
9. Williams • BBB 134
10. Smith • DS 129

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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