Homestead Grays Top 10 Single-Season Batting Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	6.3
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	3.8
3.	Buck Leonard • 1941	3.6
4.	Josh Gibson • 1938	3.2
5.	Buck Leonard • 1937	2.9
	Buck Leonard • 1938	2.9
7.	Buck Leonard • 1940	2.8
8.	Josh Gibson • 1942	2.7
	Buck Leonard • 1944	2.7
10.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	2.6
	Josh Gibson • 1945	2.6

Offensive WAR †
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	6.2
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	3.7
3.	Buck Leonard • 1941	3.3
4.	Josh Gibson • 1938	3.0
5.	Josh Gibson • 1942	2.7
	Buck Leonard • 1938	2.7
	Buck Leonard • 1940	2.7
8.	Josh Gibson • 1945	2.6
	Buck Leonard • 1937	2.6
10.	Buck Leonard • 1944	2.5

Defensive WAR †
1.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	1.4
2.	Chester Williams • 1941	1.2
3.	Sam Bankhead • 1944	1.1
4.	Sam Bankhead • 1946	1.0
5.	Matt Carlisle • 1940	0.8
6.	Luis Márquez • 1948	0.7
7.	Sam Bankhead • 1948	0.6
	Matt Carlisle • 1937	0.6
	Jelly Jackson • 1937	0.6
	Jelly Jackson • 1938	0.6

Batting Average
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	.466
2.	Buck Leonard • 1938	.420
3.	Josh Gibson • 1937	.417
4.	Josh Gibson • 1939	.402
5.	Buck Leonard • 1935	.389
6.	Buck Leonard • 1939	.385
7.	David Whatley • 1939	.379
8.	Buck Leonard • 1940	.378
9.	Buck Leonard • 1937	.376
10.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	.372

On-Base%
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	.560
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	.500
	Buck Leonard • 1938	.500
4.	Josh Gibson • 1939	.492
5.	Buck Leonard • 1940	.491
6.	Buck Leonard • 1939	.485
7.	Buck Leonard • 1936	.471
8.	Josh Gibson • 1938	.467
	Buck Leonard • 1941	.467
10.	Josh Gibson • 1945	.466

Slugging %
1.	Josh Gibson • 1937	.974
2.	Josh Gibson • 1943	.867
3.	Josh Gibson • 1939	.824
4.	Buck Leonard • 1939	.780
5.	Buck Leonard • 1938	.740
6.	Buck Leonard • 1937	.729
7.	Josh Gibson • 1938	.721
8.	Buck Leonard • 1941	.701
9.	Josh Gibson • 1946	.653
10.	Buck Leonard • 1940	.638

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Josh Gibson • 1937	1.474
2.	Josh Gibson • 1943	1.427
3.	Josh Gibson • 1939	1.315
4.	Buck Leonard • 1939	1.264
5.	Buck Leonard • 1938	1.240
6.	Buck Leonard • 1937	1.191
7.	Josh Gibson • 1938	1.188
8.	Buck Leonard • 1941	1.168
9.	Buck Leonard • 1940	1.129
10.	Josh Gibson • 1945	1.077

Games Played
1.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	71
2.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	70
3.	Josh Gibson • 1943	69
4.	Buck Leonard • 1943	67
5.	Vic Harris • 1929	66
6.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	64
7.	Howard Easterling • 1943	63
	Buck Ewing • 1929	63
	Jud Wilson • 1943	63
10.	Luke Easter • 1947	62

At Bats
1.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	293
2.	Vic Harris • 1929	267
3.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	262
4.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	259
5.	Buck Leonard • 1943	254
6.	Josh Gibson • 1943	249
7.	Howard Easterling • 1943	247
8.	Jerry Benjamin • 1946	245
9.	Jerry Benjamin • 1944	228
10.	Luke Easter • 1947	223

Plate Appearances
1.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	328
2.	Buck Leonard • 1943	306
3.	Josh Gibson • 1943	302
4.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	301
5.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	298
6.	Vic Harris • 1929	291
7.	Jerry Benjamin • 1946	268
	Howard Easterling • 1943	268
9.	Jerry Benjamin • 1937	259
10.	Sam Bankhead • 1947	253

Runs Scored
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	93
2.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	83
3.	Buck Leonard • 1943	71
4.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	63
5.	Josh Gibson • 1937	60
6.	Jerry Benjamin • 1937	59
	Vic Harris • 1937	59
	Buck Leonard • 1941	59
9.	Buck Leonard • 1937	54
10.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	53
	Josh Gibson • 1938	53

Hits
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	116
2.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	109
3.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	92
4.	Howard Easterling • 1943	87
5.	Buck Leonard • 1943	84
6.	Vic Harris • 1929	79
7.	Jerry Benjamin • 1944	74
8.	Luis Márquez • 1947	72
9.	Buck Leonard • 1940	70
10.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	68
	Howard Easterling • 1940	68

Total Bases
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	216
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	152
3.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	140
4.	Buck Leonard • 1941	129
5.	Buck Leonard • 1943	128
6.	Howard Easterling • 1943	124
	Buck Leonard • 1937	124
8.	John Beckwith • 1929	120
9.	Josh Gibson • 1938	119
10.	Buck Leonard • 1940	118

Doubles
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	22
2.	Walter Cannady • 1929	18
	Buck Leonard • 1935	18
4.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	17
	Vic Harris • 1937	17
6.	Buck Leonard • 1943	16
7.	Jerry Benjamin • 1937	15
	Buck Leonard • 1937	15
	Buck Leonard • 1944	15
10.	Buck Leonard • 1940	14
	David Whatley • 1941	14

Triples
1.	Matt Carlisle • 1935	11
2.	Howard Easterling • 1943	10
3.	Howard Easterling • 1940	9
	Josh Gibson • 1943	9
5.	Buck Leonard • 1943	8
6.	Josh Gibson • 1937	7
	Buck Leonard • 1941	7
	Buck Leonard • 1944	7
9.	Matt Carlisle • 1940	6
	Luke Easter • 1947	6
	Josh Gibson • 1944	6
	Vic Harris • 1929	6
	Vic Harris • 1937	6
	Vic Harris • 1940	6
	Jud Wilson • 1943	6

Home Runs
1.	Josh Gibson • 1937	20
	Josh Gibson • 1943	20
3.	John Beckwith • 1929	13
	Josh Gibson • 1938	13
	Josh Gibson • 1946	13
	Buck Leonard • 1937	13
	Buck Leonard • 1941	13
8.	Josh Gibson • 1939	11
	Buck Leonard • 1939	11
10.	Josh Gibson • 1942	10

Runs Batted In
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	109
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	73
3.	Buck Leonard • 1943	63
4.	Jud Wilson • 1943	56
5.	Buck Leonard • 1937	55
6.	Josh Gibson • 1938	54
7.	Howard Easterling • 1943	53
	Buck Leonard • 1938	53
9.	John Beckwith • 1929	52
	Josh Gibson • 1942	52
	Josh Gibson • 1946	52

Bases on Balls
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	52
2.	Buck Leonard • 1943	47
3.	Buck Leonard • 1940	39
	Buck Leonard • 1941	39
	Buck Leonard • 1946	39
6.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	35
	Cool Papa Bell • 1945	35
	Josh Gibson • 1942	35
9.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	32
	Josh Gibson • 1945	32

Stolen Bases
1.	Luis Márquez • 1947	18
2.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	17
3.	Jerry Benjamin • 1940	16
4.	Luis Márquez • 1948	15
5.	Sam Bankhead • 1947	13
	Jerry Benjamin • 1937	13
7.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	12
	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	12
9.	Matt Carlisle • 1942	11
10.	Cool Papa Bell • 1945	10
	Jerry Benjamin • 1936	10
	Jerry Benjamin • 1942	10
	Matt Carlisle • 1940	10
	Matt Carlisle • 1941	10

Singles
1.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	86
2.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	76
3.	Josh Gibson • 1943	65
4.	Howard Easterling • 1943	64
5.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	61
6.	Jerry Benjamin • 1944	60
7.	Vic Harris • 1929	58
8.	Jerry Benjamin • 1945	57
9.	Buck Leonard • 1943	56
10.	Jerry Benjamin • 1946	55
	Luis Márquez • 1947	55

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	281
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	273
3.	Josh Gibson • 1939	251
4.	Buck Leonard • 1939	238
5.	Buck Leonard • 1941	226
6.	Buck Leonard • 1938	223
7.	Josh Gibson • 1938	209
8.	Buck Leonard • 1937	204
9.	Josh Gibson • 1942	200
	Josh Gibson • 1945	200

Runs Created
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	121
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	76
3.	Buck Leonard • 1941	60
4.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	59
5.	Buck Leonard • 1937	57
	Buck Leonard • 1940	57
7.	Buck Leonard • 1938	56
	Buck Leonard • 1943	56
9.	Josh Gibson • 1938	55
10.	John Beckwith • 1929	51

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	66
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	39
3.	Buck Leonard • 1941	32
4.	Buck Leonard • 1940	28
5.	Josh Gibson • 1938	27
	Buck Leonard • 1937	27
	Buck Leonard • 1938	27
8.	Buck Leonard • 1944	23
9.	Josh Gibson • 1939	22
	Josh Gibson • 1942	22
	Josh Gibson • 1945	22
	Buck Leonard • 1939	22

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	5.9
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	3.4
3.	Buck Leonard • 1941	3.1
4.	Josh Gibson • 1938	2.5
	Buck Leonard • 1938	2.5
	Buck Leonard • 1940	2.5
7.	Buck Leonard • 1937	2.4
8.	Josh Gibson • 1942	2.2
9.	Josh Gibson • 1945	2.1
	Buck Leonard • 1944	2.1

Extra Base Hits
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	51
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	40
3.	Buck Leonard • 1941	32
4.	Buck Leonard • 1937	31
5.	Buck Leonard • 1944	29
6.	John Beckwith • 1929	28
	Josh Gibson • 1938	28
	Josh Gibson • 1946	28
	Vic Harris • 1937	28
	Buck Leonard • 1943	28

Times On Base
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	169
2.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	135
3.	Buck Leonard • 1943	133
4.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	127
5.	Buck Leonard • 1940	111
6.	Buck Leonard • 1941	105
7.	Howard Easterling • 1943	104
8.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	103
	Vic Harris • 1929	103
10.	Cool Papa Bell • 1944	97
	Jerry Benjamin • 1937	97
	Buck Leonard • 1944	97

Offensive Win %
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	.947
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	.927
3.	Josh Gibson • 1939	.913
4.	Buck Leonard • 1938	.899
5.	Buck Leonard • 1939	.898
6.	Buck Leonard • 1941	.878
7.	Josh Gibson • 1938	.863
8.	Josh Gibson • 1945	.853
9.	Buck Leonard • 1937	.848
10.	Josh Gibson • 1942	.844

Hit By Pitch
1.	Buck Leonard • 1944	5
	Luis Márquez • 1948	5
3.	Jud Wilson • 1945	4
4.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	3
	Jerry Benjamin • 1940	3
	Luke Easter • 1947	3
	Jasper Washington • 1929	3
	Jud Wilson • 1940	3
9.	Sam Bankhead • 1944	2
	Sam Bankhead • 1948	2
	Jerry Benjamin • 1935	2
	Jerry Benjamin • 1937	2
	Jerry Benjamin • 1947	2
	Matt Carlisle • 1935	2
	Matt Carlisle • 1940	2
	Howard Easterling • 1941	2
	Luke Easter • 1948	2
	Mack Eggleston • 1932	2
	Robert Gaston • 1933	2
	Robert Gaston • 1944	2
	Dave Hoskins • 1944	2
	Buck Leonard • 1937	2
	Buck Leonard • 1940	2
	Buck Leonard • 1941	2
	Buck Leonard • 1943	2
	Buck Leonard • 1945	2
	Buck Leonard • 1948	2
	Luis Márquez • 1947	2
	Eudie Napier • 1947	2
	George Scales • 1929	2
	Bob Thurman • 1947	2
	Jasper Washington • 1932	2
	Dan Wilson • 1946	2
	Jud Wilson • 1941	2

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Matt Carlisle • 1937	12
	Jelly Jackson • 1937	12
3.	Jim Williams • 1937	10
4.	Sam Bankhead • 1947	9
	Jerry Benjamin • 1936	9
	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	9
	George Giles • 1932	9
8.	Sam Bankhead • 1944	8
	Sam Bankhead • 1948	8
	Jerry Benjamin • 1937	8
	Jelly Jackson • 1945	8
	Javier Pérez • 1937	8
	Chester Williams • 1941	8

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Josh Gibson • 1944	3
	Josh Gibson • 1945	3
	Josh Gibson • 1946	3
4.	Josh Gibson • 1937	2
5.	Cool Papa Bell • 1944	1
	Jerry Benjamin • 1940	1
	Ray Brown • 1940	1
	Ray Brown • 1945	1
	Walter Cannady • 1944	1
	Matt Carlisle • 1941	1
	Howard Easterling • 1941	1
	Buck Leonard • 1940	1
	Buck Leonard • 1941	1
	David Whatley • 1940	1
	Jud Wilson • 1941	1

Double Plays Grounded Into
1.	Vic Harris • 1940	2
	Buck Leonard • 1940	2
3.	Jerry Benjamin • 1941	1
	Matt Carlisle • 1941	1
	Josh Gibson • 1944	1
	Vic Harris • 1941	1
	Johnny Johnson • 1944	1
	Terris McDuffie • 1941	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Buck Leonard • 1941	7.2
2.	Howard Easterling • 1941	6.9
3.	Jerry Benjamin • 1936	6.7
	Josh Gibson • 1943	6.7
5.	Jerry Benjamin • 1937	6.1
6.	Josh Gibson • 1939	5.9
7.	Bob Thurman • 1947	5.5
8.	Luis Márquez • 1947	5.1
9.	Vic Harris • 1935	5.0
	Luis Márquez • 1948	5.0

AB per HR
1.	Josh Gibson • 1937	7.8
2.	Josh Gibson • 1939	9.3
3.	Buck Leonard • 1939	9.9
4.	Josh Gibson • 1943	12.5
5.	Josh Gibson • 1938	12.7
6.	Josh Gibson • 1946	13.1
	Buck Leonard • 1937	13.1
8.	Buck Leonard • 1941	14.2
9.	Josh Gibson • 1942	16.2
10.	Buck Leonard • 1938	16.7

Outs Made
1.	Sam Bankhead • 1943	198
2.	Jerry Benjamin • 1943	193
3.	Vic Harris • 1929	188
4.	Jerry Benjamin • 1946	185
5.	Sam Bankhead • 1947	179
6.	Buck Leonard • 1943	173
7.	Cool Papa Bell • 1943	171
8.	Sam Bankhead • 1944	165
9.	Howard Easterling • 1943	164
10.	Luke Easter • 1947	163

rOBA †
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	.620
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	.595
3.	Josh Gibson • 1939	.562
4.	Buck Leonard • 1939	.543
5.	Buck Leonard • 1938	.540
6.	Josh Gibson • 1938	.513
7.	Buck Leonard • 1941	.509
8.	Buck Leonard • 1937	.505
9.	Buck Leonard • 1940	.504
10.	Josh Gibson • 1945	.489

Rbat+ †
1.	Josh Gibson • 1943	252
2.	Josh Gibson • 1937	249
3.	Josh Gibson • 1939	226
4.	Buck Leonard • 1939	216
5.	Buck Leonard • 1938	214
6.	Buck Leonard • 1941	210
7.	Josh Gibson • 1938	197
8.	Buck Leonard • 1937	194
9.	Josh Gibson • 1945	192
10.	Buck Leonard • 1940	186

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