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Negro Southern League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. ParnellMRM 4.8
2. MatthewsMRM 4.0
3. WilliamsMRM 3.6
4. FosterCAG 3.5
5. MorneyMRM 3.3
6. PowellCAG 2.7
7. ThompsonAB2 2.7
8. WrightNEG 2.5
9. NelsonMGS 2.1
10. StearnesCAG 1.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. MatthewsMRM 3.8
2. WilliamsMRM 3.6
3. FosterCAG 3.3
4. WrightNEG 2.6
5. PowellCAG 2.5
6. ParnellMRM 2.5
7. ThompsonAB2 2.3
8. NelsonMGS 1.9
9. Carter3TM 1.6
10. MorrisMRM 1.5
Earned Run Average
1. ParnellMRM 0.83
2. NelsonMGS 1.76
3. WilliamsMRM 1.91
4. FosterCAG 2.09
5. MatthewsMRM 2.17
6. MitchellMGS 2.42
7. PowellCAG 2.49
8. WillisNEG 2.54
9. ThompsonAB2 2.58
10. WrightNEG 2.62
Wins
1. MatthewsMRM 11
2. MorrisMRM 10
3. WilliamsMRM 9
4. FosterCAG 8
PowellCAG 8
6. ThompsonAB2 7
CunninghamMRS 7
PowellCAG 7
9. WrightNEG 6
10. ParnellMRM 5
Carter3TM 5
Curry2TM 5
Win-Loss %
1. MatthewsMRM .846
2. ParnellMRM .833
3. NelsonMGS .800
4. PowellCAG .727
5. MorrisMRM .714
6. Porter2TM .667
WrightNEG .667
CrossCAG .667
9. PowellCAG .636
10. FosterCAG .615
Walks & Hits per IP
1. WilliamsMRM 0.882
2. ParnellMRM 0.926
3. MatthewsMRM 0.954
4. WillisNEG 1.026
5. FosterCAG 1.074
6. NelsonMGS 1.083
7. Carter3TM 1.091
8. MitchellMGS 1.097
9. ThompsonAB2 1.108
10. Bankhead3TM 1.136
Hits per 9 IP
1. WilliamsMRM 5.241
2. ParnellMRM 5.333
3. MatthewsMRM 7.195
4. MitchellMGS 7.262
5. PowellCAG 7.788
6. FosterCAG 7.814
7. SmartAB2 7.933
8. WrightNEG 7.959
9. NelsonMGS 7.988
10. WillisNEG 8.077
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bankhead3TM 0.771
2. DavisAB2 1.118
3. WillisNEG 1.154
4. MatthewsMRM 1.393
5. Carter3TM 1.403
6. HolseyNEG 1.405
7. NelsonMGS 1.757
8. Curry2TM 1.814
9. FosterCAG 1.857
10. ThompsonAB2 1.892
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Harvey2TM 6.818
2. FosterCAG 5.880
3. MorrisMRM 5.770
4. Porter2TM 5.637
5. HowardLRG 5.226
6. WillisNEG 5.192
7. RhodesLVB 5.182
8. WilliamsMRM 4.606
9. MatthewsMRM 4.564
10. ThompsonAB2 4.557
Games Played
1. WilliamsMRM 22
2. MorrisMRM 19
3. FosterCAG 17
4. CunninghamMRS 16
MatthewsMRM 16
6. ThompsonAB2 15
7. PowellCAG 14
8. PowellCAG 13
Curry2TM 13
10. SmartAB2 12
WrightNEG 12
Saves
1. WilliamsMRM 2
2. BurnhamMRM 1
FosterCAG 1
SaundersMRM 1
ThompsonAB2 1
Harvey2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. MorrisMRM 126.1
2. MatthewsMRM 116.1
FosterCAG 116.1
4. WilliamsMRM 113.1
5. CunninghamMRS 109.0
6. PowellCAG 108.2
7. ThompsonAB2 104.2
8. WrightNEG 89.1
9. PowellCAG 86.2
10. Curry2TM 84.1
Strikeouts
1. MorrisMRM 81
2. FosterCAG 76
3. MatthewsMRM 59
4. WilliamsMRM 58
5. ThompsonAB2 53
6. CunninghamMRS 45
WillisNEG 45
8. SmartAB2 32
9. Carter3TM 31
WrightNEG 31
Games Started
1. MatthewsMRM 14
2. MorrisMRM 13
CunninghamMRS 13
WilliamsMRM 13
FosterCAG 13
6. Curry2TM 11
PowellCAG 11
PowellCAG 11
ThompsonAB2 11
WrightNEG 11
Complete Games
1. FosterCAG 13
2. ThompsonAB2 10
3. CunninghamMRS 9
PowellCAG 9
MatthewsMRM 9
WillisNEG 9
WilliamsMRM 9
8. PowellCAG 8
9. MorrisMRM 7
WrightNEG 7
Shutouts
1. PowellCAG 4
2. MatthewsMRM 3
WilliamsMRM 3
4. CunninghamMRS 2
FosterCAG 2
ParnellMRM 2
7. BellMGS 1
BooneBBB 1
CrossCAG 1
HolseyNEG 1
MorrisMRM 1
PowellCAG 1
SmartAB2 1
ThompsonAB2 1
WhiteMGS 1
WrightNEG 1
Bases on Balls
1. MorrisMRM 43
2. WilliamsMRM 34
3. PowellCAG 30
4. WrightNEG 27
PowellCAG 27
6. CunninghamMRS 25
7. FosterCAG 24
8. AdamsMRS 22
ThompsonAB2 22
10. SmartAB2 20
Hits
1. CunninghamMRS 137
2. MorrisMRM 121
3. PowellCAG 116
4. Curry2TM 101
FosterCAG 101
6. ThompsonAB2 94
7. MatthewsMRM 93
8. DavisAB2 81
9. WrightNEG 79
10. PowellCAG 75
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Bankhead3TM 5.500
2. WillisNEG 4.500
3. MatthewsMRM 3.278
4. FosterCAG 3.167
5. RhodesLVB 2.714
6. Carter3TM 2.583
7. ThompsonAB2 2.409
8. HowardLRG 2.000
9. MorrisMRM 1.884
10. CunninghamMRS 1.800
Losses
1. Curry2TM 8
2. DavisAB2 7
3. WilliamsMRM 6
SmartAB2 6
CunninghamMRS 6
6. WillisNEG 5
ThompsonAB2 5
FosterCAG 5
Bankhead3TM 5
Carter3TM 5
HolseyNEG 5
Earned Runs
1. CunninghamMRS 48
2. MorrisMRM 43
3. PowellCAG 39
4. Curry2TM 38
5. AdamsMRS 32
6. Cannon3TM 31
7. ThompsonAB2 30
8. DavisAB2 29
9. MatthewsMRM 28
Calhoun2TM 28
Wild Pitches
1. DavisAB2 3
ThompsonAB2 3
3. BirdineBBB 1
CunninghamBBB 1
GurleyMGS 1
MorrisMRM 1
MossAB2 1
OvertonLRG 1
OwensAB2 1
RhodesLVB 1
WaddyAB2 1
WrightNEG 1
Carter3TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. PowellCAG 6
2. Carter3TM 5
WilliamsMRM 5
4. PowellCAG 4
SmartAB2 4
WrightNEG 4
7. AdamsMRS 3
ThompsonAB2 3
Drake3TM 3
10. CunninghamMRS 2
OvertonLRG 2
HannibalAB2 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. ParnellMRM 421
2. NelsonMGS 199
3. WilliamsMRM 183
4. FosterCAG 167
5. MatthewsMRM 161
6. MitchellMGS 145
7. PowellCAG 140
8. WillisNEG 138
9. ThompsonAB2 135
10. WrightNEG 133
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. WilliamsMRM 20
2. MatthewsMRM 19
3. FosterCAG 17
4. ParnellMRM 15
5. PowellCAG 11
6. NelsonMGS 11
7. WrightNEG 10
8. ThompsonAB2 10
9. WillisNEG 7
10. Carter3TM 6
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. WilliamsMRM 2.0
2. MatthewsMRM 1.9
3. FosterCAG 1.8
4. ParnellMRM 1.6
5. PowellCAG 1.1
6. NelsonMGS 1.1
7. WrightNEG 1.1
8. ThompsonAB2 1.0
9. WillisNEG 0.7
10. Carter3TM 0.7

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