Baltimore Elite Giants Top 10 Single-Season Pitching Leaders

Team Names: Baltimore Elite Giants, Washington Elite Giants, Columbus Elite Giants, Nashville Elite Giants

Seasons: 18 (1930 to 1948)

Record: 543-540, .501 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 4

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Felton Snow, 279-225, .554 W-L%

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Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1.	Emery Adams • 1940	4.7
	Bill Byrd • 1943	4.7
3.	Bob Romby • 1947	3.4
4.	Joe Black • 1948	2.9
	Bill Byrd • 1945	2.9
6.	Bill Byrd • 1941	2.8
7.	Jonas Gaines • 1942	2.7
8.	Henry Wright • 1932	2.6
9.	Bill Byrd • 1948	2.5
10.	Amos Watson • 1947	2.4

Earned Run Average
1.	Willie Hubert • 1939	1.11
2.	Donald Troy • 1944	1.63
3.	Bill Byrd • 1948	1.75
4.	Joe Black • 1948	1.91
5.	Bob Romby • 1948	2.1
6.	Bill Byrd • 1941	2.23
7.	Amos Watson • 1947	2.31
8.	Andy Porter • 1935	2.34
9.	Jonas Gaines • 1942	2.35
10.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	2.39

Wins
1.	Emery Adams • 1940	12
2.	Bill Byrd • 1945	11
3.	Bill Byrd • 1942	10
	Bill Byrd • 1943	10
	Bill Byrd • 1948	10
	Bob Romby • 1947	10
7.	Bill Byrd • 1936	9
	Bill Byrd • 1941	9
9.	Joe Black • 1948	8
	Bill Byrd • 1947	8
	Jonas Gaines • 1946	8
	Willie Hubert • 1940	8
	Andy Porter • 1934	8
	Andy Porter • 1945	8
	Amos Watson • 1947	8

Win-Loss %
1.	Andy Porter • 1938	.857
2.	Andy Porter • 1935	.800
	Andy Porter • 1945	.800
	Jim Willis • 1935	.800
5.	Bill Byrd • 1938	.778
	Bill Byrd • 1939	.778
7.	Bill Byrd • 1942	.769
8.	Bud Barbee • 1940	.750
	Bill Byrd • 1941	.750
	Willie Hubert • 1939	.750
	Percy Miller • 1933	.750

Walks & Hits per IP
1.	Bill Byrd • 1941	0.960
2.	Bill Byrd • 1948	1.022
3.	Jim Willis • 1932	1.026
4.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	1.034
5.	Joe Black • 1948	1.041
6.	Jonas Gaines • 1942	1.055
7.	Donald Troy • 1944	1.084
8.	Jim Willis • 1933	1.090
9.	Jim Willis • 1934	1.092
10.	Bill Byrd • 1942	1.111

Hits per 9 IP
1.	Bob Romby • 1947	5.335
2.	Jonas Gaines • 1942	6.296
3.	Bob Romby • 1948	6.400
4.	Andy Porter • 1935	6.490
5.	Donald Troy • 1944	6.506
6.	Joe Black • 1948	6.512
7.	Bill Byrd • 1941	7.040
8.	Willie Hubert • 1939	7.237
9.	Emery Adams • 1941	7.269
10.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	7.315

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1.	Jim Willis • 1932	1.154
2.	Jim Willis • 1933	1.209
3.	Bill Byrd • 1946	1.232
4.	Frog Holsey • 1932	1.405
5.	Bill Byrd • 1935	1.543
6.	Bill Byrd • 1941	1.604
7.	Bill Byrd • 1948	1.605
8.	Ernest Burke • 1948	1.645
9.	Bill Byrd • 1939	1.658
10.	Jim Willis • 1935	1.698

Strikeouts per 9 IP
1.	Rosey McCauley • 1930	8.217
2.	Bob Romby • 1947	8.003
3.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	7.980
4.	Tom Glover • 1944	6.877
5.	Bob Romby • 1948	6.800
6.	Joe Black • 1948	6.750
	Andy Porter • 1935	6.750
8.	Jonas Gaines • 1942	6.723
9.	Bill Byrd • 1944	6.375
10.	Jonas Gaines • 1948	6.372

Games Played
1.	Emery Adams • 1940	25
2.	Joe Black • 1946	23
	Willie Hubert • 1940	23
4.	Joe Black • 1947	22
5.	Tom Glover • 1943	19
	Bob Romby • 1947	19
	Henry Wright • 1930	19
8.	Bill Byrd • 1945	18
	Andy Porter • 1934	18
	Andy Porter • 1936	18
	Jim Willis • 1930	18

Saves
1.	Joe Black • 1947	3
	Bob Romby • 1948	3
3.	Bill Byrd • 1941	2
	Bill Byrd • 1946	2
	Jonas Gaines • 1941	2
	Bob Griffith • 1936	2
	Bob Griffith • 1938	2
	Bob Romby • 1947	2
	Woody Williams • 1940	2
10.	Emery Adams • 1940	1
	Bill Barnes • 1940	1
	Bill Barnes • 1942	1
	Joe Black • 1946	1
	Joe Black • 1948	1
	Bill Byrd • 1936	1
	Bill Byrd • 1938	1
	Bill Byrd • 1942	1
	Bill Byrd • 1945	1
	Satchel Davis • 1940	1
	Jimmy Direaux • 1938	1
	Toots Ferrell • 1948	1
	Jonas Gaines • 1944	1
	Jonas Gaines • 1946	1
	Tom Glover • 1943	1
	Bob Griffith • 1935	1
	Bill Harvey • 1939	1
	Bill Harvey • 1942	1
	Archie Hinton • 1945	1
	Willie Hubert • 1940	1
	Nate Moreland • 1940	1
	José Pereira • 1947	1
	Andy Porter • 1936	1
	Andy Porter • 1944	1
	Andy Porter • 1946	1
	Bob Romby • 1946	1
	Tony Walker • 1945	1
	Jim Willis • 1935	1
	Jim Willis • 1936	1
	Woody Williams • 1937	1
	Al Wilmore • 1948	1

Innings Pitched
1.	Emery Adams • 1940	136.1
2.	Bill Byrd • 1945	130.2
3.	Joe Black • 1947	130.0
4.	Bill Byrd • 1943	129.2
5.	Joe Black • 1946	126.0
6.	Jim Willis • 1930	124.0
7.	Bill Byrd • 1948	123.1
8.	Willie Hubert • 1940	121.2
9.	Bill Byrd • 1947	120.1
10.	Joe Black • 1948	113.1

Strikeouts
1.	Bob Romby • 1947	99
2.	Bill Byrd • 1943	91
	Bill Byrd • 1945	91
4.	Joe Black • 1948	85
5.	Bill Byrd • 1948	79
6.	Emery Adams • 1940	71
7.	Joe Black • 1946	70
8.	Bob Romby • 1948	68
9.	Willie Hubert • 1940	67
10.	Joe Black • 1947	65

Games Started
1.	Emery Adams • 1940	15
	Joe Black • 1946	15
	Bill Byrd • 1945	15
	Willie Hubert • 1940	15
	Jim Willis • 1930	15
6.	Bill Byrd • 1947	14
	Bob Romby • 1947	14
8.	Emery Adams • 1941	13
	Joe Black • 1947	13
	Bill Byrd • 1943	13
	Jonas Gaines • 1946	13
	Bill Harvey • 1943	13

Complete Games
1.	Bill Byrd • 1945	13
2.	Bill Byrd • 1943	12
3.	Bill Byrd • 1947	11
	Bill Byrd • 1948	11
5.	Joe Black • 1947	10
	Bill Byrd • 1941	10
	Bill Harvey • 1943	10
8.	Emery Adams • 1940	9
	Bob Griffith • 1938	9
	Bob Romby • 1947	9
	Jim Willis • 1930	9
	Jim Willis • 1932	9

Shutouts
1.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	4
2.	Emery Adams • 1941	3
	Bob Romby • 1947	3
4.	Emery Adams • 1940	2
	Joe Black • 1948	2
	Bill Byrd • 1936	2
	Bill Byrd • 1941	2
	Bill Byrd • 1943	2
9.	Jesse Brown • 1941	1
	Ernest Burke • 1948	1
	Bill Byrd • 1942	1
	Bill Byrd • 1944	1
	Bill Byrd • 1945	1
	Enrique Figueroa • 1946	1
	Jonas Gaines • 1939	1
	Jonas Gaines • 1942	1
	Jonas Gaines • 1946	1
	Bill Harvey • 1939	1
	Bill Harvey • 1942	1
	Bill Harvey • 1943	1
	Frog Holsey • 1932	1
	Rosey McCauley • 1930	1
	Tom Parker • 1934	1
	Andy Porter • 1934	1
	Andy Porter • 1935	1
	Andy Porter • 1945	1
	Andy Porter • 1946	1
	Bob Romby • 1948	1
	Samuel Thompson • 1935	1
	Donald Troy • 1944	1
	Amos Watson • 1947	1
	Jim Willis • 1930	1
	Henry Wright • 1930	1
	Henry Wright • 1932	1

Home Runs
1.	Emery Adams • 1940	12
2.	Willie Hubert • 1940	11
3.	Bill Barnes • 1940	8
	Nate Moreland • 1940	8
	Roy Williams • 1941	8
6.	Bill Byrd • 1946	7
7.	Andy Porter • 1937	6
8.	Emery Adams • 1941	5
	Andy Porter • 1946	5
10.	Bud Barbee • 1940	4
	Bill Barnes • 1941	4
	Joe Black • 1946	4
	Joe Black • 1947	4
	Jesse Brown • 1941	4
	Bill Byrd • 1935	4
	Jonas Gaines • 1946	4
	Bob Griffith • 1938	4
	Bill Harvey • 1943	4
	Percy Miller • 1933	4
	Andy Porter • 1936	4
	Andy Porter • 1945	4
	Jim Willis • 1935	4

Bases on Balls
1.	Willie Hubert • 1940	61
	Bob Romby • 1947	61
3.	Joe Black • 1947	58
4.	Joe Black • 1946	52
5.	Emery Adams • 1940	50
6.	Bud Barbee • 1940	46
7.	Amos Watson • 1947	45
8.	Bob Romby • 1948	41
9.	Enrique Figueroa • 1946	40
10.	Emery Adams • 1941	38

Hits
1.	Willie Hubert • 1940	143
2.	Joe Black • 1947	138
3.	Jim Willis • 1930	136
4.	Bill Byrd • 1945	133
5.	Bill Byrd • 1943	132
6.	Henry Wright • 1930	129
7.	Emery Adams • 1940	122
8.	Joe Black • 1946	115
9.	Bill Byrd • 1947	112
10.	Tom Glover • 1943	110

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1.	Jim Willis • 1932	4.5
2.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	4
3.	Bill Byrd • 1948	3.591
4.	Bill Byrd • 1946	3.545
5.	Bill Byrd • 1941	3.444
6.	Bill Byrd • 1944	3.4
7.	Tom Glover • 1944	3.375
8.	Bill Byrd • 1945	3.25
9.	Jim Willis • 1933	3.111
10.	Jim Willis • 1934	3

Home Runs per 9 IP
1.	Andy Porter • 1934	0.088
2.	Bob Romby • 1948	0.100
3.	Jonas Gaines • 1948	0.108
4.	Bill Byrd • 1944	0.125
5.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	0.133
6.	Bill Byrd • 1945	0.138
7.	Bill Byrd • 1943	0.139
8.	Jimmy Direaux • 1937	0.144
9.	Bill Byrd • 1948	0.146
10.	Bill Byrd • 1947	0.150

Losses
1.	Jim Willis • 1930	12
2.	Bill Harvey • 1943	11
3.	Joe Black • 1947	10
4.	Joe Black • 1946	9
5.	Bill Byrd • 1946	7
	Rosey McCauley • 1930	7
	Henry Wright • 1930	7
8.	Andy Porter • 1934	6
	Andy Porter • 1937	6
	Clarence White • 1930	6

Earned Runs
1.	Willie Hubert • 1940	75
2.	Henry Wright • 1930	74
3.	Joe Black • 1947	57
4.	Jim Willis • 1930	55
5.	Joe Black • 1946	54
6.	Andy Porter • 1936	51
7.	Nate Moreland • 1940	49
	Roy Williams • 1941	49
9.	Emery Adams • 1940	48
	Tom Glover • 1943	48

Wild Pitches
1.	Jimmy Direaux • 1937	5
2.	Tom Glover • 1943	4
	Bob Romby • 1947	4
	Amos Watson • 1947	4
5.	Joe Black • 1947	3
	Sack Morgan • 1945	3
	Donald Troy • 1944	3
	Donald Troy • 1945	3
9.	Bill Barnes • 1941	2
	Ernest Burke • 1948	2
	Bill Byrd • 1942	2
	Enrique Figueroa • 1946	2
	Bill Harvey • 1943	2
	Archie Hinton • 1946	2
	José Pereira • 1947	2
	Henry Wright • 1930	2

Hit By Pitch
1.	Amos Watson • 1947	8
2.	Bill Byrd • 1942	5
3.	Joe Black • 1946	4
	Andy Porter • 1936	4
	Henry Wright • 1932	4
6.	Emery Adams • 1940	3
	Bud Barbee • 1940	3
	Bill Barnes • 1942	3
	Willie Burns • 1943	3
	Bill Byrd • 1943	3
	Bill Byrd • 1944	3
	Jonas Gaines • 1942	3
	Jonas Gaines • 1947	3
	Tom Glover • 1939	3
	Tom Glover • 1943	3
	Bill Harvey • 1943	3
	Percy Miller • 1933	3
	José Pereira • 1947	3
	Donald Troy • 1944	3
	Jim Willis • 1935	3

Batters Faced
1.	Joe Black • 1947	583
2.	Willie Hubert • 1940	570
3.	Emery Adams • 1940	569
4.	Joe Black • 1946	554
5.	Bill Byrd • 1945	551
6.	Bill Byrd • 1943	544
7.	Bill Byrd • 1947	496
8.	Bill Byrd • 1948	487
9.	Bob Romby • 1947	453
10.	Joe Black • 1948	446

Games Finished
1.	Joe Black • 1947	8
2.	Emery Adams • 1940	7
	Joe Black • 1946	7
4.	Willie Hubert • 1940	6
	Nate Moreland • 1940	6
	Bob Romby • 1948	6
7.	Bill Barnes • 1946	5
	Bill Byrd • 1948	5
	Tom Glover • 1937	5
10.	Joe Black • 1948	4
	Bill Byrd • 1938	4
	Bill Byrd • 1946	4
	Jimmy Direaux • 1938	4
	Enrique Figueroa • 1946	4
	Archie Hinton • 1945	4
	Bob Romby • 1946	4
	Bob Romby • 1947	4
	Donald Troy • 1945	4
	Roy Williams • 1941	4
	Woody Williams • 1937	4

Adjusted ERA+
1.	Willie Hubert • 1939	427
2.	Donald Troy • 1944	268
3.	Andy Porter • 1935	220
4.	Bill Byrd • 1941	195
5.	Bill Byrd • 1948	194
6.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	182
7.	Joe Black • 1948	179
8.	Jim Willis • 1935	177
9.	Amos Watson • 1947	174
10.	Jim Willis • 1936	171

Fielding Independent Pitching
1.	Jonas Gaines • 1941	1.96
2.	Bill Byrd • 1945	2.17
3.	Bill Byrd • 1944	2.19
4.	Bill Byrd • 1948	2.25
5.	Bill Byrd • 1943	2.33
6.	Bill Byrd • 1941	2.41
7.	Jonas Gaines • 1948	2.47
8.	Bob Romby • 1947	2.54
9.	Bill Byrd • 1947	2.56
10.	Joe Black • 1948	2.58

Adj. Pitching Runs
1.	Emery Adams • 1940	33
2.	Bill Byrd • 1943	26
3.	Bill Byrd • 1941	22
4.	Bob Romby • 1947	21
5.	Bill Byrd • 1948	20
6.	Joe Black • 1948	19
7.	Amos Watson • 1947	17
8.	Bill Byrd • 1947	16
	Donald Troy • 1944	16
10.	Emery Adams • 1941	15
	Bill Byrd • 1945	15
	Jonas Gaines • 1942	15
	Jim Willis • 1936	15

Adj. Pitching Wins
1.	Emery Adams • 1940	3.0
2.	Bill Byrd • 1943	2.4
3.	Bill Byrd • 1941	2.2
4.	Bill Byrd • 1948	2.1
5.	Joe Black • 1948	2.0
	Bob Romby • 1947	2.0
7.	Amos Watson • 1947	1.7
8.	Bill Byrd • 1947	1.6
	Donald Troy • 1944	1.6
10.	Bill Byrd • 1945	1.5
	Jonas Gaines • 1942	1.5