1942 Negro National League Batting Leaders

1941 Season 1943 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 135 games, 6 teams, approx. 45 games in season

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League Player Batting

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
1	Lennie Pearson	24	NE,HG	Maj	NE-HG	52	217	193	44	67	16	0	11	56	3	22	.347	.414	.601	1.015	116	2
2	Willie Wells	37	NE	Maj	NE	47	200	181	48	62	8	0	3	34	3	19	.343	.405	.437	.842	79	0
3	Leon Day	25	NE,HG	Maj	NE-HG	42	144	132	22	45	8	1	1	23	1	12	.341	.396	.439	.835	58	0
4	Bill Byrd	34	BEG	Maj	BEG	29	67	59	10	20	1	2	0	9	0	7	.339	.409	.424	.833	25	1
5	Buster Clarkson	27	PS,HG,NE	Maj	PS-HG-NE	52	216	189	48	64	18	3	8	43	5	26	.339	.419	.593	1.011	112	1
6	Josh Gibson	30	HG	Maj	HG	48	198	162	44	53	7	2	10	52	1	35	.327	.447	.580	1.027	94	1
7	Wild Bill Wright	28	BEG	Maj	BEG	50	208	186	28	59	12	4	1	34	3	19	.317	.381	.441	.821	82	3
8	Bill Hoskins	28	BEG	Maj	BEG	45	176	159	20	50	7	6	2	22	5	14	.315	.370	.472	.842	75	3
9	Johnny Davis	25	NE	Maj	NE	25	100	87	13	27	1	2	2	22	2	13	.310	.400	.437	.837	38	0
10	Larry Doby	18	NE	Maj	NE	23	88	81	18	25	3	2	1	14	3	7	.309	.364	.432	.796	35	0
11	David Whatley	27	HG	Maj	HG	36	149	133	22	41	4	1	0	9	3	15	.308	.378	.353	.732	47	1
12	Henry Spearman	32	PS,BEG	Maj	PS-BEG	50	196	177	26	54	7	0	5	35	0	16	.305	.363	.429	.792	76	3
13	Roy Campanella	20	BEG	Maj	BEG	41	164	146	24	43	5	3	1	34	1	14	.295	.356	.390	.747	57	4
14	Roy Parnell	38	PS	Maj	PS	46	188	164	36	47	7	1	1	27	0	22	.287	.371	.360	.731	59	2
15	Homer Curry	37	PS	Maj	PS	46	185	158	39	45	8	0	0	19	1	26	.285	.386	.335	.721	53	1
16	Ed Stone	32	NE,HG	Maj	NE-HG	52	220	190	36	54	10	2	6	35	1	27	.284	.373	.453	.826	86	3
17	Johnny Hayes	32	NBY	Maj	NBY	33	120	99	14	28	4	0	1	13	2	18	.283	.393	.354	.747	35	3
18	Charlie Parks	25	NE	Maj	NE	41	143	126	13	35	4	2	3	20	0	13	.278	.345	.413	.758	52	4
19	Sammy Hughes	31	BEG	Maj	BEG	50	224	199	39	55	12	1	2	30	1	17	.276	.333	.377	.710	75	8
20	Henry Kimbro	30	BEG	Maj	BEG	49	228	196	37	54	8	5	2	28	3	30	.276	.372	.398	.770	78	2
21	Bradford Bennett	25	NBY	Maj	NBY	27	89	84	8	23	4	0	4	11	1	4	.274	.307	.464	.771	39	1
22	Jim West	37	PS	Maj	PS	49	203	179	26	49	8	3	3	38	1	23	.274	.356	.402	.759	72	1
23	Leslie Green	28	NBY	Maj	NBY	31	129	110	22	30	6	1	0	10	4	18	.273	.375	.346	.721	38	1
24	Tetelo Vargas	36	NYC	Maj	NYC	19	76	67	8	18	4	1	0	11	1	7	.269	.338	.358	.696	24	2
25	Dan Wilson	26	NBY	Maj	NBY	32	134	127	16	34	2	2	0	16	3	7	.268	.306	.315	.621	40	0
26	Sam Bankhead	31	HG	Maj	HG	42	173	150	23	40	4	3	1	26	4	21	.267	.357	.353	.710	53	2
27	Bill Cooper	27	PS	Maj	PS	33	117	110	12	29	3	0	1	22	0	7	.264	.308	.318	.626	35	0
28	Vic Harris	37	HG	Maj	HG	40	162	144	17	38	1	3	1	26	1	16	.264	.338	.333	.671	48	2
29	Jim Williams	36	NYC	Maj	NYC	25	99	91	8	24	3	0	1	15	1	7	.264	.316	.330	.646	30	1
30	Clarence Palm	34	PS	Maj	PS	21	67	58	6	15	4	0	1	14	0	9	.259	.358	.379	.738	22	0
31	Pat Patterson	30	PS	Maj	PS	31	121	114	19	29	2	1	2	12	0	7	.254	.298	.342	.640	39	0
32	Heberto Blanco	21	NYC	Maj	NYC	22	92	83	15	21	2	2	0	8	0	8	.253	.319	.325	.644	27	1
33	Jerry Benjamin	32	HG	Maj	HG	50	223	199	31	50	5	3	2	20	10	20	.251	.320	.337	.656	67	4
34	Javier Pérez	40	NYC	Maj	NYC	22	70	64	7	16	4	0	0	6	0	4	.250	.294	.313	.607	20	2
35	George Scales	41	BEG	Maj	BEG	46	180	148	23	37	8	0	2	28	1	22	.250	.347	.345	.692	51	10
36	Dick Seay	37	NBY	Maj	NBY	21	88	80	6	20	3	0	1	11	2	6	.250	.302	.325	.627	26	2
37	Dave Thomas*	37	NYC	Maj	NYC	23	95	88	10	22	6	3	0	6	0	4	.250	.283	.386	.669	34	3
38	Leon Ruffin	30	NE	Maj	NE	35	124	113	16	28	4	0	0	10	1	9	.248	.303	.283	.587	32	2
39	Jud Wilson	46	HG	Maj	HG	42	140	109	26	27	5	1	2	26	0	28	.248	.402	.367	.769	40	3
40	Harry Williams	37	NBY	Maj	NBY	32	127	123	13	30	2	0	0	9	6	4	.244	.268	.260	.528	32	0
41	Howard Easterling	30	HG	Maj	HG	50	208	186	31	45	7	2	4	22	1	17	.242	.305	.366	.671	68	5
42	Tom Parker	30	NBY	Maj	NBY	33	131	120	10	28	4	1	1	18	1	10	.233	.292	.308	.601	37	1
43	Marvin Barker	30	PS	Maj	PS	40	125	117	16	27	4	0	0	8	1	6	.231	.268	.265	.533	31	2
44	Roy Partlow*	30	HG	Maj	HG	20	50	48	5	11	1	2	0	3	0	2	.229	.260	.333	.593	16	0
45	Felton Snow	36	BEG	Maj	BEG	44	174	153	23	34	3	7	1	25	2	12	.222	.279	.353	.632	54	9
46	Gene Benson*	28	PS	Maj	PS	45	177	168	22	37	6	1	1	25	0	9	.220	.260	.286	.546	48	0
47	Matt Carlisle	32	HG	Maj	HG	46	164	141	21	31	4	3	0	16	11	16	.220	.299	.291	.590	41	7
48	Buck Leonard*	34	HG	Maj	HG	30	119	100	16	22	5	0	0	12	3	19	.220	.345	.270	.615	27	0
49	Bob Clarke	39	BEG	Maj	BEG	30	106	97	7	21	1	0	0	8	1	7	.217	.269	.227	.496	22	2
50	Horacio Martínez	29	NYC	Maj	NYC	15	58	52	3	11	0	0	0	7	1	5	.212	.281	.212	.492	11	1
51	Tommy Butts	22	BEG	Maj	BEG	53	226	196	25	41	0	2	0	16	4	24	.209	.296	.230	.525	45	6
52	Barney Brown*	34	PS	Maj	PS	32	78	72	6	15	2	0	0	3	0	2	.208	.230	.236	.466	17	4
53	Ray Brown	34	HG	Maj	HG	31	104	96	12	20	6	1	1	10	0	6	.208	.255	.323	.578	31	2
54	Clarence Isreal	24	NE	Maj	NE	42	167	144	24	30	3	2	0	15	0	19	.208	.301	.257	.558	37	4
55	Chester Williams	36	HG	Maj	HG	40	157	141	10	29	5	1	0	16	1	13	.206	.273	.255	.528	36	3
56	Jimmy Ford	29	NBY	Maj	NBY	22	83	72	9	14	3	0	0	12	2	10	.194	.293	.236	.529	17	1
57	Eugene Smith	26	NBY	Maj	NBY	21	47	44	5	8	1	1	1	3	0	3	.182	.234	.318	.552	14	0
58	Ray Dandridge	28	NE	Maj	NE	30	120	105	12	19	2	1	0	8	0	14	.181	.277	.219	.496	23	1
59	James Brown	23	NE	Maj	NE	25	102	94	11	16	6	0	1	6	2	7	.170	.228	.266	.494	25	1
60	Lincoln Williams?	24	NYC	Maj	NYC	15	57	51	4	8	0	0	0	3	0	5	.157	.232	.157	.389	8	1
61	Mahlon Duckett	19	PS	Maj	PS	35	125	113	14	17	0	1	0	7	0	6	.150	.193	.168	.361	19	6
62	Roosevelt Cox	28	NYC	Maj	NYC	20	69	66	5	8	0	0	0	3	1	1	.121	.134	.121	.256	8	2
63	Jim Starks	36	NBY	Maj	NBY	19	66	59	6	7	2	0	0	3	0	7	.119	.212	.153	.365	9	0
64	Leniel Hooker	23	NE	Maj	NE	18	45	45	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.089	.089	.178	4	0