Birmingham Black Barons Top 10 Single-Season Pitching Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1.	Sam Streeter • 1924	5.6
2.	Satchel Paige • 1928	4.5
3.	Harry Salmon • 1927	3.8
4.	Sam Streeter • 1930	3.7
5.	Sam Streeter • 1927	3.3
6.	Harry Salmon • 1928	3.0
7.	Satchel Paige • 1929	2.7
	Satchel Paige • 1930	2.7
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	2.7
10.	Satchel Paige • 1927	2.6

Earned Run Average
1.	Gready McKinnis • 1941	1.04
2.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	1.95
3.	Jay Heard • 1946	2
4.	Jimmie Newberry • 1946	2.25
5.	Satchel Paige • 1928	2.32
6.	Johnny Markham • 1943	2.39
	Satchel Paige • 1927	2.39
8.	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	2.62
	Bill Powell • 1947	2.62
10.	Alfred Saylor • 1943	2.69

Wins
1.	Harry Salmon • 1927	15
2.	Sam Streeter • 1924	14
	Sam Streeter • 1927	14
4.	Satchel Paige • 1928	11
	Satchel Paige • 1929	11
6.	Robert Poindexter • 1927	10
	Harry Salmon • 1929	10
	Sam Streeter • 1930	10
9.	Leo Birdine • 1928	9
	Harry Salmon • 1928	9

Win-Loss %
1.	Jay Heard • 1946	1.000
	Gready McKinnis • 1941	1.000
	Bill Powell • 1947	1.000
4.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	.875
5.	Johnny Markham • 1943	.833
	Bill Powell • 1948	.833
7.	Dan Bankhead • 1940	.800
8.	Satchel Paige • 1930	.778
	Diamond Pipkins • 1942	.778
10.	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	.750

Walks & Hits per IP
1.	Satchel Paige • 1930	0.810
2.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	0.837
3.	Johnny Markham • 1942	0.930
4.	Jimmie Newberry • 1946	1.000
5.	Johnny Markham • 1943	1.020
6.	Satchel Paige • 1928	1.045
7.	Gready McKinnis • 1941	1.067
8.	George Nash • 1928	1.072
9.	Dan Bankhead • 1940	1.081
10.	Satchel Paige • 1927	1.082

Hits per 9 IP
1.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	5.322
2.	Satchel Paige • 1930	6.212
3.	Gready McKinnis • 1941	6.231
4.	Satchel Paige • 1927	7.255
5.	Dan Bankhead • 1940	7.346
6.	Johnny Markham • 1942	7.348
7.	Jimmie Newberry • 1946	7.500
8.	George Nash • 1928	7.701
9.	Satchel Paige • 1928	7.705
10.	Johnny Markham • 1943	7.714

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1.	Johnny Markham • 1941	1.000
2.	Johnny Markham • 1942	1.025
3.	Harry Salmon • 1929	1.031
4.	Satchel Paige • 1930	1.075
5.	Spoon Carter • 1932	1.080
6.	Harry Salmon • 1928	1.133
7.	Alfred Saylor • 1944	1.140
8.	Sam Streeter • 1924	1.168
9.	Harry Salmon • 1930	1.281
10.	Johnny Markham • 1943	1.469

Strikeouts per 9 IP
1.	Satchel Paige • 1929	9.162
2.	Satchel Paige • 1927	8.541
3.	Jay Heard • 1946	8.500
4.	Satchel Paige • 1928	8.250
	Bill Powell • 1947	8.250
6.	Satchel Paige • 1930	8.243
7.	Alvin Gipson • 1943	7.507
8.	Bill Powell • 1948	6.968
9.	Robert Poindexter • 1924	6.587
10.	Bill Greason • 1948	6.557

Games Played
1.	Robert Poindexter • 1927	32
2.	Sam Streeter • 1927	31
3.	Robert Poindexter • 1925	30
4.	Charlie Beverly • 1925	29
	Satchel Paige • 1929	29
6.	Leo Birdine • 1929	28
	Harry Salmon • 1927	28
8.	Leo Birdine • 1928	27
	Bill McCall • 1924	27
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	27
	Harry Salmon • 1929	27

Saves
1.	Red Howard • 1940	4
	Satchel Paige • 1928	4
3.	Johnny Markham • 1942	2
	Satchel Paige • 1929	2
	Harry Salmon • 1929	2
6.	Bill Gatewood • 1927	1
	Alvin Gipson • 1942	1
	Alvin Gipson • 1944	1
	Bill Greason • 1948	1
	Hayes • 1928	1
	Curtis Hollingsworth • 1947	1
	Johnny Markham • 1945	1
	Bill McCall • 1924	1
	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	1
	Satchel Paige • 1927	1
	Satchel Paige • 1930	1
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	1
	Robert Poindexter • 1925	1
	John Richardson • 1924	1
	Eddie Snead • 1940	1
	Sam Streeter • 1924	1

Innings Pitched
1.	Sam Streeter • 1927	221.0
2.	Sam Streeter • 1924	200.1
3.	Satchel Paige • 1929	185.2
4.	Harry Salmon • 1927	177.1
5.	Robert Poindexter • 1924	165.1
6.	Sam Streeter • 1930	162.2
7.	Robert Poindexter • 1925	158.2
8.	Robert Poindexter • 1927	157.0
9.	Bill McCall • 1924	151.1
10.	Leo Birdine • 1929	147.2

Strikeouts
1.	Satchel Paige • 1929	189
2.	Sam Streeter • 1924	128
3.	Satchel Paige • 1928	121
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	121
5.	Sam Streeter • 1927	117
6.	Satchel Paige • 1927	93
7.	Bill McCall • 1924	92
8.	Harry Salmon • 1927	86
9.	Harry Salmon • 1929	84
10.	Harry Salmon • 1928	74

Games Started
1.	Sam Streeter • 1924	23
2.	Robert Poindexter • 1927	21
3.	Sam Streeter • 1927	20
4.	Leo Birdine • 1929	19
	Harry Salmon • 1929	19
	Sam Streeter • 1930	19
7.	Leo Birdine • 1928	18
	Satchel Paige • 1929	18
	Harry Salmon • 1927	18
10.	Jute Bell • 1929	17
	Bill McCall • 1924	17
	Robert Poindexter • 1925	17

Complete Games
1.	Sam Streeter • 1924	20
2.	Sam Streeter • 1927	16
3.	Sam Streeter • 1930	15
4.	Satchel Paige • 1929	14
	Harry Salmon • 1927	14
6.	Jute Bell • 1929	11
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	11
	Harry Salmon • 1928	11
	Harry Salmon • 1929	11
10.	Bill McCall • 1924	10
	Satchel Paige • 1928	10

Shutouts
1.	Satchel Paige • 1927	3
	Harry Salmon • 1928	3
	Harry Salmon • 1929	3
4.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	2
	Johnny Markham • 1941	2
	Satchel Paige • 1930	2
	Robert Poindexter • 1925	2
	Bill Powell • 1948	2
	Sam Streeter • 1924	2
10.	Dan Bankhead • 1942	1
	Dan Bankhead • 1944	1
	Jute Bell • 1929	1
	Alonzo Boone • 1932	1
	Alonzo Boone • 1944	1
	Willie Cornelius • 1930	1
	Sam Crawford • 1925	1
	Fred Daniels • 1927	1
	Jim Daniels • 1943	1
	Bill Foster • 1925	1
	Alvin Gipson • 1944	1
	Alvin Gipson • 1945	1
	Bill Greason • 1948	1
	John Huber • 1943	1
	Johnny Markham • 1942	1
	Bill McCall • 1924	1
	Gready McKinnis • 1941	1
	Bo Mitchell • 1937	1
	Jimmie Newberry • 1945	1
	Satchel Paige • 1928	1
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	1
	Harry Salmon • 1927	1
	Sam Streeter • 1927	1

Home Runs
1.	Harry Salmon • 1928	9
	Sam Streeter • 1924	9
3.	Bill McCall • 1924	8
4.	Robert Poindexter • 1928	7
5.	Jack Bruton • 1937	6
	George Nash • 1928	6
7.	Leo Birdine • 1928	5
	Alonzo Perry • 1948	5
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	5
	Alfred Saylor • 1944	5
	Jim Willis • 1928	5

Bases on Balls
1.	Robert Poindexter • 1925	64
2.	Robert Poindexter • 1924	55
3.	Robert Poindexter • 1927	51
4.	Charlie Beverly • 1925	49
5.	Leo Birdine • 1929	45
6.	Cliff Blackmon • 1938	43
	Satchel Paige • 1929	43
8.	Jute Bell • 1929	40
	Sam Crawford • 1925	40
	Sam Streeter • 1927	40

Hits
1.	Sam Streeter • 1927	215
2.	Leo Birdine • 1929	207
3.	Sam Streeter • 1924	200
4.	Robert Poindexter • 1927	191
5.	Satchel Paige • 1929	188
6.	Sam Streeter • 1930	178
7.	Charlie Beverly • 1925	175
8.	Robert Poindexter • 1925	164
9.	Robert Poindexter • 1924	163
	Harry Salmon • 1928	163

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1.	Satchel Paige • 1930	7.667
2.	Johnny Markham • 1941	6
3.	Johnny Markham • 1942	5.5
4.	Harry Salmon • 1929	5.25
5.	Sam Streeter • 1924	4.923
6.	Satchel Paige • 1928	4.84
7.	Harry Salmon • 1930	4.583
8.	Satchel Paige • 1929	4.395
9.	Jay Heard • 1946	4.25
	Jimmie Newberry • 1946	4.25

Home Runs per 9 IP
1.	Alvin Gipson • 1943	0.121
2.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	0.130
3.	Satchel Paige • 1928	0.136
4.	Jimmie Newberry • 1945	0.138
5.	Alfred Saylor • 1943	0.149
6.	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	0.154
7.	Blanch Moody • 1940	0.175
8.	Johnny Markham • 1943	0.184
9.	Alvin Gipson • 1941	0.186
10.	Dan Bankhead • 1940	0.199

Losses
1.	Leo Birdine • 1929	13
	Robert Poindexter • 1927	13
	Sam Streeter • 1927	13
4.	Charlie Beverly • 1925	12
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	12
6.	Harry Salmon • 1929	11
7.	Jute Bell • 1929	10
	Bill McCall • 1924	10
	Robert Poindexter • 1925	10
10.	Satchel Paige • 1929	9
	Robert Poindexter • 1928	9
	Columbus Vance • 1930	9

Earned Runs
1.	Charlie Beverly • 1925	112
2.	Leo Birdine • 1929	97
3.	Robert Poindexter • 1925	93
4.	Jute Bell • 1929	88
5.	Harry Salmon • 1925	77
	Columbus Vance • 1930	77
7.	Satchel Paige • 1929	76
8.	Sam Streeter • 1930	75
9.	Robert Poindexter • 1927	73
10.	Sam Streeter • 1927	70

Wild Pitches
1.	Satchel Paige • 1929	6
2.	Fred Daniels • 1927	4
	Columbus Vance • 1930	4
4.	Jute Bell • 1929	3
	Bill Gatewood • 1927	3
	Bill McCall • 1924	3
	George Nash • 1928	3
	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	3
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	3
	Frank Stevens • 1925	3
	Sam Streeter • 1930	3

Hit By Pitch
1.	Robert Poindexter • 1924	10
2.	Leo Birdine • 1928	7
	John Richardson • 1924	7
4.	Fred Daniels • 1927	6
	Bill McCall • 1924	6
	Harry Salmon • 1927	6
	Sam Streeter • 1924	6
8.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	5
	Jute Bell • 1929	5
	Gready McKinnis • 1943	5
	George Nash • 1928	5

Batters Faced
1.	Sam Streeter • 1924	821
2.	Robert Poindexter • 1924	716
3.	Robert Poindexter • 1925	699
4.	Bill McCall • 1924	646
5.	Leo Birdine • 1928	605
6.	Charlie Beverly • 1925	604
7.	Harry Salmon • 1928	598
8.	Satchel Paige • 1928	532
9.	Harry Salmon • 1925	505
10.	Robert Poindexter • 1928	471

Games Finished
1.	Red Howard • 1940	10
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	10
3.	Bill McCall • 1924	7
4.	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	6
5.	Cliff Blackmon • 1938	5
	Jay Heard • 1948	5
7.	Elbert Eatmon • 1937	4
	Johnny Markham • 1941	4
	Jimmie Newberry • 1947	4
10.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	3
	Alonzo Boone • 1945	3
	Samuel Burris • 1940	3
	Elbert Eatmon • 1938	3
	Alvin Gipson • 1941	3
	Curtis Hollingsworth • 1947	3
	John Huber • 1945	3
	Julius Osley • 1938	3
	John Richardson • 1924	3
	Alfred Saylor • 1944	3
	Eddie Snead • 1940	3
	Sam Streeter • 1924	3

Adjusted ERA+
1.	Gready McKinnis • 1941	345
2.	Jay Heard • 1946	210
3.	Jimmie Newberry • 1946	186
4.	Bill Powell • 1947	185
5.	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	184
6.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	183
7.	Satchel Paige • 1928	175
8.	Bill Powell • 1948	174
9.	Jay Heard • 1947	169
10.	Satchel Paige • 1930	166

Fielding Independent Pitching
1.	Johnny Markham • 1941	1.78
2.	Alvin Gipson • 1943	1.81
3.	Satchel Paige • 1928	2.03
4.	Jay Heard • 1946	2.08
5.	Jimmie Newberry • 1946	2.21
6.	Nat Pollard • 1946	2.24
7.	Jimmie Newberry • 1947	2.41
8.	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	2.52
9.	Sam Streeter • 1924	2.53
10.	Alvin Gipson • 1944	2.65

Adj. Pitching Runs
1.	Sam Streeter • 1924	30
2.	Satchel Paige • 1928	24
3.	Satchel Paige • 1930	16
	Harry Salmon • 1927	16
	Sam Streeter • 1927	16
6.	Robert Poindexter • 1924	15
	Sam Streeter • 1930	15
8.	Satchel Paige • 1927	14
9.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	13
	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	13
	Bill Powell • 1948	13

Adj. Pitching Wins
1.	Sam Streeter • 1924	2.9
2.	Satchel Paige • 1928	2.4
3.	Satchel Paige • 1930	1.6
	Harry Salmon • 1927	1.6
	Sam Streeter • 1927	1.6
6.	Dan Bankhead • 1941	1.4
	Satchel Paige • 1927	1.4
	Robert Poindexter • 1924	1.4
	Sam Streeter • 1930	1.4
10.	Jimmie Newberry • 1948	1.2

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