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Negro National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Rogan • KCM 9.3
2. Stearnes • DS 5.3
3. Dean • KCM 5.2
4. Cooper • DS 4.7
5. Bobo • SLS 4.5
6. Padrón • CAG 4.5
7. McCall • CAG 4.1
8. Wesley • DS 3.8
9. Drake • KCM 3.7
Foster • 3TM 3.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Rogan • KCM 7.4
2. Dean • KCM 5.3
3. Padrón • CAG 4.4
4. Cooper • DS 4.3
5. McCall • CAG 4.2
6. Drake • KCM 3.8
7. Bell • KCM 3.8
8. Harney • CAG 3.6
9. Foster • 2TM 3.5
10. Tyler • MRS 3.5
Earned Run Average
1. Foster • 2TM 1.62
2. Rogan • KCM 1.74
3. Dean • KCM 2.74
4. Cooper • DS 2.88
5. McCall • CAG 2.95
6. Padrón • CAG 3.09
7. McDonald • CAG 3.12
8. Bell • KCM 3.21
9. Drake • KCM 3.35
10. Harney • CAG 3.63
Wins
1. Davis • SLS 16
2. Rogan • KCM 15
3. Hensley • SLS 12
Cooper • DS 12
5. Dean • KCM 11
Miller • SLS 11
7. Padrón • CAG 10
Bell • KCM 10
9. Tyler • MRS 9
Gómez • CSW 9
Drake • KCM 9
Win-Loss %
1. Rogan • KCM .882
2. Cooper • DS .857
3. Hensley • SLS .800
4. Dean • KCM .786
5. Bell • KCM .769
6. McDonald • CAG .750
7. Miller • SLS .733
8. Davis • SLS .727
9. Padrón • CAG .667
10. Drake • KCM .600
Gómez • CSW .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Foster • 2TM 1.000
2. Rogan • KCM 1.011
3. Bell • KCM 1.054
4. Dean • KCM 1.062
5. Cooper • DS 1.077
6. McDonald • CAG 1.080
7. Tyler • MRS 1.113
8. Padrón • CAG 1.136
9. Drake • KCM 1.156
10. Hampton • DS 1.184
Hits per 9 IP
1. Foster • 2TM 6.577
2. McCall • CAG 7.034
3. Dean • KCM 7.218
4. Rogan • KCM 7.300
5. Bell • KCM 7.393
6. McDonald • CAG 7.680
7. Morris • DS 7.929
8. Drake • KCM 8.005
9. Padrón • CAG 8.019
10. Cooper • DS 8.161
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Davis • SLS 1.393
2. Cooper • DS 1.534
3. Tyler • MRS 1.783
4. Rogan • KCM 1.796
5. Salmon • BBB 1.918
6. McDonald • CAG 2.040
7. Bell • KCM 2.089
8. Padrón • CAG 2.207
9. Hampton • DS 2.250
10. Gómez • CSW 2.296
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Foster • 2TM 5.654
2. Rogan • KCM 5.562
3. McDonald • CAG 4.920
4. Tyler • MRS 4.876
5. Kenyon • DS 4.807
6. Bell • 2TM 4.739
7. McCall • CAG 4.613
8. Salmon • BBB 4.526
9. Dean • KCM 4.478
10. Miller • SLS 4.474
Games Played
1. Davis • SLS 35
2. Miller • SLS 33
Tyler • MRS 33
4. Moore • 2TM 31
5. Poindexter • BBB 30
Cooper • DS 30
7. Beverly • BBB 29
8. Spearman • MRS 28
9. Hensley • SLS 27
10. McCall • CAG 26
Saves
1. Cooper • DS 4
2. Rogan • KCM 3
3. Bell • KCM 2
Brown • SLS 2
Owens • CAG 2
6. Brewer • KCM 1
Broyles • SLS 1
Glass • MRS 1
Gómez • CSW 1
Harney • CAG 1
Miller • CAG 1
Miller • SLS 1
Poindexter • BBB 1
Spearman • MRS 1
Gurley • 3TM 1
Moore • 2TM 1
Bell • KCM 1
Newsome • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Spearman • MRS 180.0
2. Tyler • MRS 171.2
3. Davis • SLS 168.0
4. Poindexter • BBB 158.2
5. Hensley • SLS 155.1
Rogan • KCM 155.1
7. Moore • 2TM 151.0
8. Ross • SLS 148.1
9. Cooper • DS 146.2
10. Dean • KCM 134.2
Strikeouts
1. Rogan • KCM 96
2. Tyler • MRS 93
3. Moore • 2TM 72
4. Poindexter • BBB 68
5. Spearman • MRS 67
Dean • KCM 67
7. Bell • 2TM 66
8. McCall • CAG 61
9. Padrón • CAG 60
Hensley • SLS 60
Kenyon • DS 60
Games Started
1. Tyler • MRS 23
2. Hensley • SLS 19
Davis • SLS 19
4. Spearman • MRS 18
Ross • SLS 18
Moore • 2TM 18
7. Poindexter • BBB 17
8. Beverly • BBB 16
Rogan • KCM 16
Padrón • CAG 16
Complete Games
1. Rogan • KCM 15
2. Dean • KCM 12
3. Moore • 2TM 10
Spearman • MRS 10
5. Tyler • MRS 9
Gómez • CSW 9
Padrón • CAG 9
Rile • ABC 9
Davis • SLS 9
Salmon • BBB 9
Bell • 2TM 9
Shutouts
1. Rogan • KCM 4
2. Drake • KCM 3
3. Bell • KCM 2
Foster • 2TM 2
Poindexter • BBB 2
Spearman • MRS 2
7. Bell • KCM 1
Cooper • DS 1
Dean • KCM 1
Gómez • CSW 1
Hampton • DS 1
Owens • CAG 1
Padrón • CAG 1
Ross • SLS 1
Tyler • MRS 1
Bell • 2TM 1
Crawford • 2TM 1
Moore • 2TM 1
Newsome • 2TM 1
Stevens • 3TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. Spearman • MRS 70
2. Poindexter • BBB 64
3. Moore • 2TM 62
4. Branham • 2TM 57
5. Hensley • SLS 56
6. Bell • 2TM 55
7. McCall • CAG 50
8. Beverly • BBB 49
9. Combs • DS 47
10. Morris • DS 42
Crawford • 2TM 42
Hits
1. Spearman • MRS 191
2. Beverly • BBB 175
Davis • SLS 175
4. Ross • SLS 165
5. Poindexter • BBB 164
6. Tyler • MRS 157
7. Hensley • SLS 145
8. Alexander • 2TM 144
9. Moore • 2TM 140
10. Salmon • BBB 133
Cooper • DS 133
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Rogan • KCM 3.097
2. Tyler • MRS 2.735
3. McDonald • CAG 2.412
4. Salmon • BBB 2.360
5. Foster • 2TM 2.333
6. Padrón • CAG 2.000
7. Cooper • DS 1.960
8. Dean • KCM 1.914
9. Davis • SLS 1.846
10. Rile • ABC 1.826
Losses
1. Tyler • MRS 12
Beverly • BBB 12
3. Spearman • MRS 11
4. Stevens • 3TM 10
Poindexter • BBB 10
Alexander • 2TM 10
Combs • DS 10
Moore • 2TM 10
9. Miller • CAG 9
Rile • ABC 9
Earned Runs
1. Spearman • MRS 112
Beverly • BBB 112
3. Alexander • 2TM 94
4. Poindexter • BBB 93
5. Ross • SLS 87
Combs • DS 87
7. Bell • 2TM 86
8. Davis • SLS 83
9. Kenyon • DS 80
10. Tyler • MRS 79
Wild Pitches
1. Spearman • MRS 6
2. Tyler • MRS 5
3. Morris • DS 4
4. Stevens • 3TM 3
5. Beverly • BBB 2
Alexander • 2TM 2
Salmon • BBB 2
Rile • ABC 2
Miller • SLS 2
Gatewood • MRS 2
Drake • KCM 2
Brewer • KCM 2
Hit By Pitch
1. Ross • SLS 6
2. Morris • DS 4
3. Stevens • 3TM 3
Beverly • BBB 3
Tyler • MRS 3
Gómez • CSW 3
Spearman • MRS 3
Poindexter • BBB 3
Offutt • ABC 3
10. Owens • CAG 2
Moore • 2TM 2
Crawford • 2TM 2
Branham • 2TM 2
Bell • 2TM 2
Alexander • 2TM 2
Rile • ABC 2
Kenyon • DS 2
Davis • BBB 2
Eckelson • CSW 2
Miller • SLS 2
Glass • MRS 2
Batters Faced
1. Spearman • MRS 795
2. Tyler • MRS 701
3. Poindexter • BBB 699
4. Davis • SLS 697
5. Hensley • SLS 660
6. Moore • 2TM 649
Ross • SLS 649
8. Rogan • KCM 616
9. Beverly • BBB 604
10. Cooper • DS 590
Adjusted ERA+
1. Foster • 2TM 327
2. Rogan • KCM 302
3. Dean • KCM 192
4. Cooper • DS 182
5. McCall • CAG 178
6. Padrón • CAG 170
7. McDonald • CAG 169
8. Bell • KCM 164
9. Drake • KCM 157
10. Harney • CAG 145
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Rogan • KCM 59
2. Dean • KCM 39
3. Cooper • DS 36
4. Padrón • CAG 30
5. McCall • CAG 30
6. Foster • 2TM 29
7. Drake • KCM 27
8. Bell • KCM 26
9. Harney • CAG 22
10. Tyler • MRS 20
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Rogan • KCM 6.0
2. Dean • KCM 3.8
3. Cooper • DS 3.4
4. Foster • 2TM 3.1
5. Padrón • CAG 2.9
6. McCall • CAG 2.8
7. Drake • KCM 2.6
8. Bell • KCM 2.5
9. Harney • CAG 2.1
10. McDonald • CAG 1.8

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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