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Negro Southern League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Parnell • MRM 4.8
2. Matthews • MRM 4.0
3. Williams • MRM 3.6
4. Foster • CAG 3.5
5. Morney • MRM 3.3
6. Powell • CAG 2.7
7. Thompson • AB2 2.7
8. Wright • NEG 2.5
9. Nelson • MGS 2.1
10. Stearnes • CAG 1.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. Matthews • MRM 3.8
2. Williams • MRM 3.6
3. Foster • CAG 3.3
4. Wright • NEG 2.6
5. Powell • CAG 2.5
6. Parnell • MRM 2.5
7. Thompson • AB2 2.3
8. Nelson • MGS 1.9
9. Carter • 3TM 1.6
10. Morris • MRM 1.5
Earned Run Average
1. Parnell • MRM 0.83
2. Nelson • MGS 1.76
3. Williams • MRM 1.91
4. Foster • CAG 2.09
5. Matthews • MRM 2.17
6. Mitchell • MGS 2.42
7. Powell • CAG 2.49
8. Willis • NEG 2.54
9. Thompson • AB2 2.58
10. Wright • NEG 2.62
Wins
1. Matthews • MRM 11
2. Morris • MRM 10
3. Williams • MRM 9
4. Foster • CAG 8
Powell • CAG 8
6. Thompson • AB2 7
Cunningham • MRS 7
Powell • CAG 7
9. Wright • NEG 6
10. Parnell • MRM 5
Carter • 3TM 5
Curry • 2TM 5
Win-Loss %
1. Matthews • MRM .846
2. Parnell • MRM .833
3. Nelson • MGS .800
4. Powell • CAG .727
5. Morris • MRM .714
6. Porter • 2TM .667
Wright • NEG .667
Cross • CAG .667
9. Powell • CAG .636
10. Foster • CAG .615
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Williams • MRM 0.882
2. Parnell • MRM 0.926
3. Matthews • MRM 0.954
4. Willis • NEG 1.026
5. Foster • CAG 1.074
6. Nelson • MGS 1.083
7. Carter • 3TM 1.091
8. Mitchell • MGS 1.097
9. Thompson • AB2 1.108
10. Bankhead • 3TM 1.136
Hits per 9 IP
1. Williams • MRM 5.241
2. Parnell • MRM 5.333
3. Matthews • MRM 7.195
4. Mitchell • MGS 7.262
5. Powell • CAG 7.788
6. Foster • CAG 7.814
7. Smart • AB2 7.933
8. Wright • NEG 7.959
9. Nelson • MGS 7.988
10. Willis • NEG 8.077
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bankhead • 3TM 0.771
2. Davis • AB2 1.118
3. Willis • NEG 1.154
4. Matthews • MRM 1.393
5. Carter • 3TM 1.403
6. Holsey • NEG 1.405
7. Nelson • MGS 1.757
8. Curry • 2TM 1.814
9. Foster • CAG 1.857
10. Thompson • AB2 1.892
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Harvey • 2TM 6.818
2. Foster • CAG 5.880
3. Morris • MRM 5.770
4. Porter • 2TM 5.637
5. Howard • LRG 5.226
6. Willis • NEG 5.192
7. Rhodes • LVB 5.182
8. Williams • MRM 4.606
9. Matthews • MRM 4.564
10. Thompson • AB2 4.557
Games Played
1. Williams • MRM 22
2. Morris • MRM 19
3. Foster • CAG 17
4. Cunningham • MRS 16
Matthews • MRM 16
6. Thompson • AB2 15
7. Powell • CAG 14
8. Powell • CAG 13
Curry • 2TM 13
10. Smart • AB2 12
Wright • NEG 12
Saves
1. Williams • MRM 2
2. Burnham • MRM 1
Foster • CAG 1
Saunders • MRM 1
Thompson • AB2 1
Harvey • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Morris • MRM 126.1
2. Matthews • MRM 116.1
Foster • CAG 116.1
4. Williams • MRM 113.1
5. Cunningham • MRS 109.0
6. Powell • CAG 108.2
7. Thompson • AB2 104.2
8. Wright • NEG 89.1
9. Powell • CAG 86.2
10. Curry • 2TM 84.1
Strikeouts
1. Morris • MRM 81
2. Foster • CAG 76
3. Matthews • MRM 59
4. Williams • MRM 58
5. Thompson • AB2 53
6. Cunningham • MRS 45
Willis • NEG 45
8. Smart • AB2 32
9. Carter • 3TM 31
Wright • NEG 31
Games Started
1. Matthews • MRM 14
2. Morris • MRM 13
Cunningham • MRS 13
Williams • MRM 13
Foster • CAG 13
6. Curry • 2TM 11
Powell • CAG 11
Powell • CAG 11
Thompson • AB2 11
Wright • NEG 11
Complete Games
1. Foster • CAG 13
2. Thompson • AB2 10
3. Cunningham • MRS 9
Powell • CAG 9
Matthews • MRM 9
Willis • NEG 9
Williams • MRM 9
8. Powell • CAG 8
9. Morris • MRM 7
Wright • NEG 7
Shutouts
1. Powell • CAG 4
2. Matthews • MRM 3
Williams • MRM 3
4. Cunningham • MRS 2
Foster • CAG 2
Parnell • MRM 2
7. Bell • MGS 1
Boone • BBB 1
Cross • CAG 1
Holsey • NEG 1
Morris • MRM 1
Powell • CAG 1
Smart • AB2 1
Thompson • AB2 1
White • MGS 1
Wright • NEG 1
Bases on Balls
1. Morris • MRM 43
2. Williams • MRM 34
3. Powell • CAG 30
4. Wright • NEG 27
Powell • CAG 27
6. Cunningham • MRS 25
7. Foster • CAG 24
8. Adams • MRS 22
Thompson • AB2 22
10. Smart • AB2 20
Hits
1. Cunningham • MRS 137
2. Morris • MRM 121
3. Powell • CAG 116
4. Curry • 2TM 101
Foster • CAG 101
6. Thompson • AB2 94
7. Matthews • MRM 93
8. Davis • AB2 81
9. Wright • NEG 79
10. Powell • CAG 75
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Bankhead • 3TM 5.500
2. Willis • NEG 4.500
3. Matthews • MRM 3.278
4. Foster • CAG 3.167
5. Rhodes • LVB 2.714
6. Carter • 3TM 2.583
7. Thompson • AB2 2.409
8. Howard • LRG 2.000
9. Morris • MRM 1.884
10. Cunningham • MRS 1.800
Losses
1. Curry • 2TM 8
2. Davis • AB2 7
3. Williams • MRM 6
Smart • AB2 6
Cunningham • MRS 6
6. Willis • NEG 5
Thompson • AB2 5
Foster • CAG 5
Bankhead • 3TM 5
Carter • 3TM 5
Holsey • NEG 5
Earned Runs
1. Cunningham • MRS 48
2. Morris • MRM 43
3. Powell • CAG 39
4. Curry • 2TM 38
5. Adams • MRS 32
6. Cannon • 3TM 31
7. Thompson • AB2 30
8. Davis • AB2 29
9. Matthews • MRM 28
Calhoun • 2TM 28
Wild Pitches
1. Davis • AB2 3
Thompson • AB2 3
3. Birdine • BBB 1
Cunningham • BBB 1
Gurley • MGS 1
Morris • MRM 1
Moss • AB2 1
Overton • LRG 1
Owens • AB2 1
Rhodes • LVB 1
Waddy • AB2 1
Wright • NEG 1
Carter • 3TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Powell • CAG 6
2. Carter • 3TM 5
Williams • MRM 5
4. Powell • CAG 4
Smart • AB2 4
Wright • NEG 4
7. Adams • MRS 3
Thompson • AB2 3
Drake • 3TM 3
10. Cunningham • MRS 2
Overton • LRG 2
Hannibal • AB2 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Parnell • MRM 421
2. Nelson • MGS 199
3. Williams • MRM 183
4. Foster • CAG 167
5. Matthews • MRM 161
6. Mitchell • MGS 145
7. Powell • CAG 140
8. Willis • NEG 138
9. Thompson • AB2 135
10. Wright • NEG 133
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Williams • MRM 20
2. Matthews • MRM 19
3. Foster • CAG 17
4. Parnell • MRM 15
5. Powell • CAG 11
6. Nelson • MGS 11
7. Wright • NEG 10
8. Thompson • AB2 10
9. Willis • NEG 7
10. Carter • 3TM 6
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Williams • MRM 2.0
2. Matthews • MRM 1.9
3. Foster • CAG 1.8
4. Parnell • MRM 1.6
5. Powell • CAG 1.1
6. Nelson • MGS 1.1
7. Wright • NEG 1.1
8. Thompson • AB2 1.0
9. Willis • NEG 0.7
10. Carter • 3TM 0.7

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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