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Negro National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Brewer • KCM 6.7
2. Wells • 2TM 6.5
3. Williams • SLS 5.1
4. Morris • CAG 5.0
5. Bell • KCM 4.4
6. Stearnes • DS 4.2
7. Suttles • 2TM 3.8
8. Rogan • KCM 3.7
9. Foster • CAG 3.3
10. Johnston • DS 3.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Brewer • KCM 6.1
2. Morris • CAG 4.9
3. Williams • SLS 4.8
4. Bell • KCM 3.8
5. Foster • CAG 3.2
6. Bell • MRS 2.9
7. Paige • BBB 2.7
Cooper • KCM 2.7
9. McDonald • CAG 2.6
10. Salmon • BBB 2.3
Hensley • SLS 2.3
Earned Run Average
1. Brewer • KCM 1.93
2. Morris • CAG 1.98
3. Foster • CAG 2.70
4. Lorenzo • CSW 2.99
5. Cooper • KCM 3.08
6. Williams • SLS 3.21
7. Bell • KCM 3.29
8. Cooper • KCM 3.52
9. Bell • MRS 3.60
10. Paige • BBB 3.68
Wins
1. Williams • SLS 19
2. Brewer • KCM 15
Cooper • KCM 15
4. Bell • KCM 14
Hensley • SLS 14
6. Paige • BBB 11
Cooper • KCM 11
8. Trent • SLS 10
Salmon • BBB 10
Holsey • CAG 10
Win-Loss %
1. Brewer • KCM .882
2. Cooper • KCM .789
3. Cooper • KCM .786
4. Bell • KCM .778
5. Williams • SLS .760
6. Morris • CAG .667
7. Hensley • SLS .636
8. Shaw • DS .615
9. Trent • SLS .588
Holsey • CAG .588
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Brewer • KCM 0.960
2. Morris • CAG 1.070
3. Bell • KCM 1.084
4. Salmon • BBB 1.146
5. Lorenzo • CSW 1.195
6. Williams • SLS 1.228
7. Bell • MRS 1.232
8. Paige • BBB 1.244
9. Foster • CAG 1.268
10. Díaz • CSW 1.282
Hits per 9 IP
1. Brewer • KCM 6.282
2. Morris • CAG 7.244
3. Bell • KCM 7.601
4. Lorenzo • CSW 8.004
5. Tyler • DS 8.179
6. Díaz • CSW 8.202
7. Foster • CAG 8.303
8. Cooper • KCM 8.642
9. Williams • SLS 8.822
10. Shaw • DS 8.906
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Salmon • BBB 1.031
2. Bell • MRS 1.360
3. Cooper • KCM 1.790
4. Paige • BBB 2.084
5. Glass • MRS 2.087
6. Bell • KCM 2.155
7. Williams • SLS 2.228
8. Davis • 2TM 2.307
9. Davis • DS 2.331
10. Brewer • KCM 2.356
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Paige • BBB 9.162
2. Díaz • CSW 6.895
3. Cooper • KCM 6.199
4. Foster • CAG 5.535
5. Salmon • BBB 5.413
6. Bell • KCM 5.105
7. Trent • SLS 5.022
8. Tyler • DS 4.397
9. Brewer • KCM 3.866
10. Marshall • CAG 3.756
Games Played
1. Davis • 2TM 34
2. Williams • SLS 33
3. Paige • BBB 29
4. Hensley • SLS 28
Birdine • BBB 28
6. Salmon • BBB 27
7. Bell • KCM 26
8. Trent • SLS 25
Cooper • KCM 25
10. Glass • MRS 24
Saves
1. Cooper • KCM 6
2. Brewer • KCM 4
3. Bell • KCM 3
Foster • CAG 3
Davis • 2TM 3
6. Paige • BBB 2
Salmon • BBB 2
Williams • SLS 2
9. Holsey • CAG 1
Nash • MRS 1
Trent • SLS 1
Innings Pitched
1. Williams • SLS 202.0
2. Paige • BBB 185.2
3. Hensley • SLS 160.0
4. Bell • KCM 158.2
5. Trent • SLS 152.1
6. Cooper • KCM 151.0
7. Brewer • KCM 149.0
8. Birdine • BBB 147.2
9. Davis • 2TM 144.1
10. Salmon • BBB 139.2
Strikeouts
1. Paige • BBB 189
2. Cooper • KCM 104
3. Díaz • CSW 95
4. Bell • KCM 90
5. Trent • SLS 85
6. Salmon • BBB 84
7. Foster • CAG 82
8. Brewer • KCM 64
9. Williams • SLS 63
10. Hensley • SLS 56
Games Started
1. Williams • SLS 24
2. Cooper • KCM 21
3. Birdine • BBB 19
Salmon • BBB 19
Hensley • SLS 19
6. Paige • BBB 18
7. Bell • BBB 17
Bell • KCM 17
Glass • MRS 17
Trent • SLS 17
Complete Games
1. Williams • SLS 17
2. Brewer • KCM 14
Paige • BBB 14
4. Bell • KCM 13
Foster • CAG 13
6. Trent • SLS 11
Hensley • SLS 11
Díaz • CSW 11
Salmon • BBB 11
Bell • MRS 11
Bell • BBB 11
Shutouts
1. Brewer • KCM 3
Davis • 2TM 3
Salmon • BBB 3
Morris • CAG 3
5. Williams • SLS 2
Foster • CAG 2
Glass • MRS 2
Henry • DS 2
Hensley • SLS 2
McDonald • CAG 2
Bases on Balls
1. Hensley • SLS 71
2. Cooper • KCM 64
3. Shaw • DS 60
4. Trent • SLS 59
5. Mitchell • DS 55
6. Williams • SLS 50
7. Marshall • CAG 48
Henry • DS 48
9. Díaz • CSW 46
Foster • CAG 46
Hits
1. Birdine • BBB 207
2. Williams • SLS 198
3. Paige • BBB 188
4. Trent • SLS 172
5. Davis • DS 166
6. Hensley • SLS 161
7. Glass • MRS 158
8. Holsey • CAG 157
9. Bell • BBB 153
10. Davis • 2TM 151
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Salmon • BBB 5.250
2. Paige • BBB 4.395
3. Bell • MRS 2.700
4. Bell • KCM 2.368
5. Díaz • CSW 2.065
6. Cooper • KCM 1.800
7. Foster • CAG 1.783
8. Brewer • KCM 1.641
9. Cooper • KCM 1.625
10. Glass • MRS 1.516
Losses
1. Bell • MRS 13
Birdine • BBB 13
3. Salmon • BBB 11
4. Bell • BBB 10
5. Paige • BBB 9
Davis • DS 9
Glass • MRS 9
8. Hensley • SLS 8
Curry • MRS 8
Díaz • CSW 8
Gálvez • CSW 8
Earned Runs
1. Birdine • BBB 97
2. Bell • BBB 88
3. Davis • DS 79
4. Paige • BBB 76
5. Trent • SLS 74
6. Williams • SLS 72
7. Henry • DS 71
8. Hensley • SLS 67
9. Glass • MRS 66
10. Mitchell • DS 64
Wild Pitches
1. Paige • BBB 6
2. Shaw • DS 5
Mitchell • DS 5
Cornelius • MRS 5
5. Davis • 2TM 4
6. Bell • BBB 3
Bell • KCM 3
Brewer • KCM 3
Henry • DS 3
10. Rile • 2TM 2
Bell • MRS 2
Lorenzo • CSW 2
Broadnax • MRS 2
Díaz • CSW 2
Cooper • KCM 2
Hit By Pitch
1. Hensley • SLS 8
2. Bell • KCM 7
Shaw • DS 7
Trent • SLS 7
5. Bell • BBB 5
6. Bell • MRS 4
Morris • CAG 4
Cooper • KCM 4
Cooper • KCM 4
10. Glass • MRS 3
Pipkins • BBB 3
Powell • CAG 3
López • CSW 3
Holsey • CAG 3
Brewer • KCM 3
Wilson • KCM 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. Brewer • KCM 222
2. Morris • CAG 217
3. Foster • CAG 159
4. Lorenzo • CSW 144
5. Cooper • KCM 139
6. Williams • SLS 134
7. Bell • KCM 130
8. Cooper • KCM 122
9. Bell • MRS 119
10. Paige • BBB 116
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Brewer • KCM 39
2. Morris • CAG 28
3. Williams • SLS 27
4. Bell • KCM 20
5. Foster • CAG 19
6. McDonald • CAG 16
7. Cooper • KCM 16
8. Cooper • KCM 12
9. Hensley • SLS 11
10. Bell • MRS 11
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Brewer • KCM 3.9
2. Morris • CAG 2.8
3. Williams • SLS 2.6
4. Bell • KCM 1.9
5. Foster • CAG 1.8
McDonald • CAG 1.8
7. Cooper • KCM 1.5
8. Cooper • KCM 1.1
9. Hensley • SLS 1.0
10. Bell • MRS 1.0
Lorenzo • CSW 1.0

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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