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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Gibson • HG 3.8
2. Brown • HG 3.4
3. Leonard • HG 2.9
4. McDuffie • 3TM 2.6
5. Brown • NBY 2.0
6. Harris • HG 1.9
7. Morris • PC 1.8
8. Wright • WEG 1.7
9. Thompson • PS 1.7
10. Williams • HG 1.5
WAR for Pitchers
1. McDuffie • 2TM 2.4
2. Brown • HG 2.3
3. Thompson • PS 1.7
4. Morris • PC 1.7
5. Glover • WEG 1.6
6. Missouri • PS 1.5
7. Dula • HG 1.4
8. Welmaker • HG 1.1
9. Holland • NBY 1.1
10. Ellis • PS 1.0
Earned Run Average
1. Welmaker • HG 2.31
2. McDuffie • 2TM 2.96
3. Missouri • PS 3.00
4. Glover • WEG 3.04
5. Brown • HG 3.21
6. Dula • HG 3.25
7. Williams • NBY 3.50
8. Walker • HG 3.75
9. Thompson • PS 4.18
10. Holland • NBY 4.37
Wins
1. Brown • HG 11
2. Walker • HG 7
Parker • HG 7
4. McDuffie • 2TM 6
Dula • HG 6
6. Smith • PC 5
Thompson • PS 5
Evans • NE 5
Welmaker • HG 5
10. Morris • PC 4
Glover • WEG 4
Ellis • PS 4
Byrd • WEG 4
Win-Loss %
1. Welmaker • HG 1.000
2. Walker • HG .875
Parker • HG .875
4. Brown • HG .786
5. McDuffie • 2TM .667
Glover • WEG .667
7. Missouri • PS .600
Dula • HG .600
9. Byrd • WEG .571
10. Evans • NE .556
Thompson • PS .556
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Welmaker • HG 1.077
2. Missouri • PS 1.125
3. Dula • HG 1.145
4. Brown • HG 1.159
5. McDuffie • 2TM 1.211
6. Thompson • PS 1.260
7. Walker • HG 1.265
8. Lewis • PC 1.328
9. McDonald • PS 1.342
10. Brown • NBY 1.360
Hits per 9 IP
1. Walker • HG 7.143
2. Welmaker • HG 7.154
3. Dula • HG 7.282
4. Brown • HG 7.786
5. McDuffie • 2TM 7.934
6. Missouri • PS 8.438
7. Williams • NBY 9.069
8. Brown • NBY 9.262
9. Glover • WEG 9.281
10. Harvey • PC 9.540
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Missouri • PS 1.688
2. Davis • 2TM 1.736
3. Thompson • PS 1.755
4. Ellis • PS 1.845
5. McDonald • PS 1.847
6. Stanley • NBY 1.898
7. Lewis • PC 2.061
8. Welmaker • HG 2.538
9. Porter • WEG 2.564
10. Brown • HG 2.643
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Morris • PC 6.312
2. Parker • HG 6.150
3. Missouri • PS 5.813
4. Welmaker • HG 5.769
5. Stanley • NBY 5.695
6. Brown • NBY 5.651
7. Porter • WEG 5.581
8. Ellis • PS 5.366
9. Brown • HG 5.286
10. Walker • HG 5.077
Games Played
1. Brown • HG 21
2. Dula • HG 16
Walker • HG 16
4. Morris • PC 13
5. Smith • PC 12
Ellis • PS 12
Evans • NE 12
8. Missouri • PS 11
McDonald • PS 11
Brown • NBY 11
Parker • HG 11
Kincannon • NBY 11
Saves
1. Brown • HG 4
2. Walker • HG 2
Walker • HG 2
4. Dula • HG 1
Matlock • PC 1
Roberts • PS 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Williams • WEG 1
Day • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Brown • HG 126.0
2. Evans • NE 83.2
3. Dula • HG 80.1
4. Morris • PC 77.0
5. McDuffie • 2TM 76.0
6. Walker • HG 74.1
7. Thompson • PS 66.2
8. Smith • PC 63.2
9. McDonald • PS 63.1
10. Direaux • WEG 62.1
Strikeouts
1. Brown • HG 74
2. Morris • PC 54
3. McDuffie • 2TM 41
Parker • HG 41
5. Porter • WEG 37
6. Brown • NBY 36
Evans • NE 36
8. Walker • HG 34
9. Dula • HG 33
10. Ellis • PS 32
Games Started
1. Brown • HG 12
Evans • NE 12
3. McDonald • PS 11
4. Smith • PC 10
5. McDuffie • 2TM 9
Walker • HG 9
Parker • HG 9
Morris • PC 9
9. Thompson • PS 8
Direaux • WEG 8
Dula • HG 8
Porter • WEG 8
Complete Games
1. Brown • HG 12
2. McDuffie • 2TM 8
3. Evans • NE 7
4. Morris • PC 6
5. Smith • PC 5
Walker • HG 5
Thompson • PS 5
Glover • WEG 5
Porter • WEG 5
Davis • 2TM 5
Brown • NBY 5
Shutouts
1. Dula • HG 1
Missouri • PS 1
Morris • PC 1
Parker • HG 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Thompson • PS 1
Welmaker • HG 1
Day • 2TM 1
McDuffie • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. Thompson • PS 9
2. Smith • PC 7
McDonald • PS 7
Evans • NE 7
Kincannon • NBY 7
Harvey • PC 7
7. Porter • WEG 6
8. McDuffie • 2TM 5
Yokely • PS 5
10. Day • 2TM 4
Brown • HG 4
Holland • NBY 4
Bases on Balls
1. Brown • HG 37
2. Walker • HG 35
3. Direaux • WEG 29
4. Evans • NE 28
5. Dula • HG 27
Kincannon • NBY 27
7. Smith • PC 26
8. McDuffie • 2TM 25
Harvey • PC 25
10. Parker • HG 24
Morris • PC 24
Hits
1. Brown • HG 109
2. Evans • NE 100
3. Morris • PC 86
4. Smith • PC 83
5. McDonald • PS 72
6. Kincannon • NBY 71
Thompson • PS 71
8. Parker • HG 70
Direaux • WEG 70
10. Stanley • NBY 68
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Missouri • PS 3.444
2. Stanley • NBY 3.000
3. Ellis • PS 2.909
4. Davis • 2TM 2.444
5. Welmaker • HG 2.273
6. Morris • PC 2.250
7. Porter • WEG 2.176
8. Thompson • PS 2.077
9. Brown • HG 2.000
10. Brown • NBY 1.895
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Walker • HG 0.121
2. Direaux • WEG 0.144
3. Glover • WEG 0.169
4. Morris • PC 0.234
5. Brown • HG 0.286
6. Brown • NBY 0.314
7. Byrd • WEG 0.335
8. Dula • HG 0.336
9. Williams • NBY 0.412
10. Stanley • NBY 0.422
Losses
1. Porter • WEG 6
2. Smith • PC 5
Ellis • PS 5
4. Brown • NBY 4
Morris • PC 4
Stanley • NBY 4
Thompson • PS 4
Dula • HG 4
Evans • NE 4
Davis • 2TM 4
Harvey • PC 4
Earned Runs
1. Evans • NE 50
2. Brown • HG 45
3. Smith • PC 44
4. Kincannon • NBY 41
5. Morris • PC 40
6. McDonald • PS 38
7. Parker • HG 37
8. Stanley • NBY 36
9. Byrd • WEG 32
Direaux • WEG 32
Wild Pitches
1. Direaux • WEG 5
2. Morris • PC 3
3. Evans • NE 2
Smith • PC 2
5. Ellis • PS 1
Walker • HG 1
Welmaker • HG 1
McDuffie • 2TM 1
Waites • 2TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Brown • HG 4
2. McDuffie • 2TM 3
Parker • HG 3
4. Direaux • WEG 2
Harvey • PC 2
Davis • 2TM 2
Yokely • PS 2
8. Dula • HG 1
Ellis • PS 1
Evans • NE 1
Glover • WEG 1
Kincannon • NBY 1
McDonald • PS 1
Morris • PC 1
Smith • PC 1
Thompson • PS 1
Gaines • 2TM 1
Strong • 2TM 1
Barbee • NBY 1
Waites • 2TM 1
Batters Faced
1. Brown • HG 534
2. Evans • NE 376
3. Dula • HG 335
4. Morris • PC 334
5. McDuffie • 2TM 331
6. Walker • HG 317
7. Smith • PC 300
8. Direaux • WEG 290
9. Kincannon • NBY 281
10. Thompson • PS 280
Games Finished
1. Brown • HG 8
2. Missouri • PS 6
Lewis • PC 6
4. Williams • NBY 5
Dula • HG 5
Ellis • PS 5
Glover • WEG 5
8. Walker • HG 4
Brown • NBY 4
Walker • HG 4
Roberts • PS 4
Williams • WEG 4
Harvey • PC 4
Gaines • 2TM 4
Adjusted ERA+
1. Welmaker • HG 218
2. McDuffie • 2TM 170
3. Missouri • PS 168
4. Glover • WEG 165
5. Brown • HG 156
6. Dula • HG 154
7. Williams • NBY 144
8. Walker • HG 134
9. Thompson • PS 120
10. Holland • NBY 115
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Morris • PC 3.11
2. Stanley • NBY 3.18
3. Missouri • PS 3.29
4. Brown • NBY 3.39
5. Ellis • PS 3.41
6. Brown • HG 3.42
7. Welmaker • HG 3.43
8. Byrd • WEG 3.54
9. Glover • WEG 3.65
10. Davis • 2TM 3.80
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Brown • HG 25
2. McDuffie • 2TM 17
3. Dula • HG 16
4. Welmaker • HG 11
5. Glover • WEG 11
6. Missouri • PS 10
7. Walker • HG 8
8. Thompson • PS 8
9. Williams • NBY 5
10. Rector • NBY 5
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Brown • HG 2.3
2. McDuffie • 2TM 1.6
3. Dula • HG 1.4
4. Welmaker • HG 1.1
5. Glover • WEG 1.0
6. Missouri • PS 0.9
7. Walker • HG 0.7
Thompson • PS 0.7
9. Rector • NBY 0.5
10. Williams • NBY 0.5

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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