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Negro National League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Charleston • ABC 5.2
2. Torriente • CAG 4.8
3. Brown • CAG 4.4
4. Lyons • DS 4.3
5. Leblanc • CSW 4.1
6. Crawford • KCM 4.0
7. Williams • CAG 3.9
8. Taylor • ABC 3.8
9. Curry • KCM 3.5
10. Hernández • CSW 3.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Brown • CAG 4.5
2. Leblanc • CSW 4.1
3. Williams • CAG 4.0
4. Crawford • KCM 4.0
5. Curry • KCM 3.9
6. Johnson • 2TM 3.2
7. Holland • DS 3.1
8. Finner • SLG 2.9
9. Hernández • CSW 2.8
10. Gatewood • DS 2.4
Earned Run Average
1. Brown • CAG 1.82
2. Williams • CAG 1.83
3. Leblanc • CSW 1.99
4. McClure • ABC 2.42
5. Johnson • 2TM 2.42
6. Gatewood • DS 2.72
7. Holland • DS 2.77
8. Crawford • KCM 2.78
9. Curry • KCM 2.81
10. Finner • SLG 2.98
Wins
1. Gatewood • DS 15
2. Crawford • KCM 14
Dismukes • ABC 14
4. Johnson • 2TM 13
Brown • CAG 13
6. Williams • CAG 12
Hernández • CSW 12
8. Leblanc • CSW 11
Drake • SLG 11
Holland • DS 11
Win-Loss %
1. Johnson • 2TM .867
2. Brown • CAG .813
3. Williams • CAG .750
Gatewood • DS .750
5. Holland • DS .647
6. Crawford • KCM .636
7. Wickware • CAG .625
8. Dismukes • ABC .609
9. Rogan • KCM .583
10. Johnson • ABC .556
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Brown • CAG 0.908
2. Williams • CAG 1.045
3. Leblanc • CSW 1.072
4. Johnson • 2TM 1.083
5. Curry • KCM 1.135
6. Holland • DS 1.136
7. Gatewood • DS 1.138
8. Crawford • KCM 1.144
9. McClure • ABC 1.171
10. Johnson • ABC 1.172
Hits per 9 IP
1. Brown • CAG 5.085
2. Williams • CAG 7.280
3. Crawford • KCM 7.372
4. Leblanc • CSW 7.437
5. Dismukes • ABC 7.460
6. McClure • ABC 7.491
7. Gatewood • DS 7.698
8. Holland • DS 7.722
9. Johnson • 2TM 7.749
10. Britt • DM 7.839
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Finner • SLG 1.627
2. Curry • KCM 1.929
3. Johnson • 2TM 1.998
4. Williams • CAG 2.121
5. Johnson • ABC 2.182
6. Leblanc • CSW 2.210
7. Taylor • COG 2.358
8. Donaldson • KCM 2.360
9. Holland • DS 2.503
10. Gatewood • DS 2.547
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Rogan • KCM 6.620
2. Brown • CAG 6.114
3. Leblanc • CSW 5.551
4. Holland • DS 5.112
5. Donaldson • KCM 5.098
6. Gatewood • DS 5.094
7. Crawford • KCM 5.074
8. Marshall • CAG 5.003
9. Farrell • 2TM 4.909
10. Carr • SLG 4.848
Games Played
1. Dismukes • ABC 31
2. Jeffries • ABC 29
Johnson • ABC 29
4. Curry • KCM 28
Holland • DS 28
6. Drake • SLG 27
Crawford • KCM 27
8. Hernández • CSW 26
9. Gatewood • DS 24
Leblanc • CSW 24
Saves
1. Holland • DS 3
Jeffries • ABC 3
Williams • CAG 3
4. Gatewood • DS 2
5. Cooper • DS 1
Crawford • KCM 1
Curry • KCM 1
Donaldson • KCM 1
Drake • SLG 1
Finner • SLG 1
Hernández • CSW 1
Jenkins • COG 1
Marshall • CAG 1
Taylor • ABC 1
Valdés • CSW 1
Innings Pitched
1. Drake • SLG 217.1
2. Curry • KCM 205.1
3. Johnson • ABC 198.0
4. Crawford • KCM 188.0
5. Hernández • CSW 187.0
Dismukes • ABC 187.0
7. Holland • DS 169.0
8. Leblanc • CSW 167.0
9. Finner • SLG 166.0
10. Gatewood • DS 159.0
Strikeouts
1. Crawford • KCM 106
2. Leblanc • CSW 103
3. Drake • SLG 102
4. Curry • KCM 101
Brown • CAG 101
6. Holland • DS 96
7. Gatewood • DS 90
8. Rogan • KCM 89
9. Johnson • ABC 88
Dismukes • ABC 88
Games Started
1. Drake • SLG 25
Dismukes • ABC 25
3. Hernández • CSW 21
4. Johnson • ABC 20
Curry • KCM 20
6. Holland • DS 19
Crawford • KCM 19
8. Leblanc • CSW 18
9. Johnson • 2TM 17
Valdés • CSW 17
Williams • CAG 17
Complete Games
1. Drake • SLG 22
2. Hernández • CSW 18
3. Leblanc • CSW 16
4. Crawford • KCM 15
Williams • CAG 15
6. Dismukes • ABC 14
Johnson • ABC 14
Curry • KCM 14
9. Brown • CAG 13
Holland • DS 13
Shutouts
1. Dismukes • ABC 3
Crawford • KCM 3
3. Johnson • 2TM 2
Brown • CAG 2
Williams • CAG 2
Drake • SLG 2
McClure • ABC 2
8. Britt • DM 1
Carr • SLG 1
Curry • KCM 1
Donaldson • KCM 1
Finner • SLG 1
Gatewood • DS 1
Branham • DM 1
Holland • DS 1
Jeffries • ABC 1
Marshall • CAG 1
Rile • ABC 1
Taylor • ABC 1
Taylor • COG 1
Wickware • CAG 1
Williams • ABC 1
Hernández • CSW 1
Home Runs
1. Holland • DS 6
Gatewood • DS 6
3. Chase • 2TM 5
Valdés • CSW 5
Taylor • COG 5
McClure • ABC 5
7. Britt • DM 4
Johnson • 2TM 4
Drake • SLG 4
10. Finner • SLG 3
Hernández • CSW 3
Farrell • 2TM 3
Carr • SLG 3
Leblanc • CSW 3
Wickware • CAG 3
McDonald • DS 3
Méndez • KCM 3
Crawford • KCM 3
Bases on Balls
1. Dismukes • ABC 81
2. Drake • SLG 69
3. Crawford • KCM 61
4. Hernández • CSW 58
Valdés • CSW 58
6. Britt • DM 56
7. Carr • SLG 55
8. Brown • CAG 51
9. Marshall • CAG 49
10. Johnson • ABC 48
Jeffries • ABC 48
Hits
1. Drake • SLG 238
2. Hernández • CSW 193
3. Curry • KCM 189
4. Johnson • ABC 184
5. Finner • SLG 165
6. Dismukes • ABC 155
7. Crawford • KCM 154
8. Jeffries • ABC 147
9. Valdés • CSW 146
10. Holland • DS 145
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Leblanc • CSW 2.512
2. Curry • KCM 2.295
3. Finner • SLG 2.167
4. Donaldson • KCM 2.160
5. Johnson • 2TM 2.091
6. Rogan • KCM 2.070
7. Holland • DS 2.043
8. Gatewood • DS 2.000
9. Brown • CAG 1.980
10. Johnson • ABC 1.833
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Brown • CAG 0.000
Curry • KCM 0.000
Donaldson • KCM 0.000
Marshall • CAG 0.000
Johnson • ABC 0.000
6. Dismukes • ABC 0.096
7. Williams • ABC 0.107
8. Williams • CAG 0.115
9. Jeffries • ABC 0.116
10. Crawford • KCM 0.144
Losses
1. Drake • SLG 14
2. Farrell • 2TM 11
Taylor • COG 11
Curry • KCM 11
5. Hernández • CSW 10
Valdés • CSW 10
7. Carr • SLG 9
Leblanc • CSW 9
Dismukes • ABC 9
10. Crawford • KCM 8
Jeffries • ABC 8
Johnson • ABC 8
Finner • SLG 8
Britt • DM 8
Earned Runs
1. Dismukes • ABC 80
2. Drake • SLG 79
3. Johnson • ABC 73
4. Jeffries • ABC 65
5. Hernández • CSW 64
Curry • KCM 64
7. Farrell • 2TM 63
8. Valdés • CSW 61
9. Britt • DM 60
10. Crawford • KCM 58
Wild Pitches
1. Carr • SLG 5
2. Johnson • ABC 4
Hernández • CSW 4
4. Ragland • 2TM 3
Rogan • KCM 3
Taylor • COG 3
Crawford • KCM 3
8. Chase • 2TM 2
Dismukes • ABC 2
Valdés • CSW 2
Gray • DM 2
Davis • 2TM 2
Brown • DS 2
Hit By Pitch
1. Brown • CAG 10
2. Johnson • ABC 9
Dismukes • ABC 9
4. Taylor • COG 7
Farrell • 2TM 7
Williams • ABC 7
Curry • KCM 7
Chase • 2TM 7
9. Hernández • CSW 6
Jeffries • ABC 6
Gatewood • DS 6
Britt • DM 6
Batters Faced
1. Drake • SLG 947
2. Johnson • ABC 841
3. Curry • KCM 836
4. Dismukes • ABC 806
5. Hernández • CSW 803
6. Crawford • KCM 786
7. Holland • DS 702
Leblanc • CSW 702
9. Finner • SLG 687
10. Jeffries • ABC 665
Adjusted ERA+
1. Brown • CAG 195
2. Williams • CAG 193
3. Leblanc • CSW 177
4. Johnson • 2TM 146
5. McClure • ABC 146
6. Gatewood • DS 130
7. Holland • DS 128
8. Crawford • KCM 127
9. Curry • KCM 126
10. Finner • SLG 119
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Donaldson • KCM 2.49
2. Curry • KCM 2.56
3. Leblanc • CSW 2.57
4. Rogan • KCM 2.66
5. Brown • CAG 2.67
6. Johnson • ABC 2.78
7. Finner • SLG 2.87
8. Johnson • 2TM 2.89
9. Williams • CAG 2.90
10. Crawford • KCM 2.93
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Brown • CAG 28
2. Williams • CAG 27
3. Leblanc • CSW 24
4. Johnson • 2TM 19
5. Crawford • KCM 16
6. Holland • DS 16
7. Curry • KCM 16
8. Gatewood • DS 13
9. McClure • ABC 12
10. Hernández • CSW 10
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Brown • CAG 2.9
2. Williams • CAG 2.8
3. Leblanc • CSW 2.5
4. Johnson • 2TM 2.0
5. Crawford • KCM 1.6
6. Holland • DS 1.6
7. Curry • KCM 1.6
8. Gatewood • DS 1.4
9. McClure • ABC 1.2
10. Hernández • CSW 1.0

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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