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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Barnhill • NYC 4.1
2. McHenry • PS 3.4
3. Brown • HG 3.2
4. McDuffie • HG 3.1
5. Leonard • HG 3.1
6. Byrd • BEG 3.0
7. Irvin • NE 2.8
8. Hoskins • BEG 2.4
9. Williams • BEG 2.2
10. Adams • BEG 2.1
WAR Position Players
1. Leonard • HG 3.1
2. Irvin • NE 2.8
3. Hoskins • BEG 2.4
4. Wilson • HG 1.8
5. Easterling • HG 1.6
6. Campanella • BEG 1.5
7. Day • NE 1.4
8. Vargas • NYC 1.1
9. Biot • BEG 1.1
10. Isreal • NE 1.0
Offensive WAR
1. Leonard • HG 3.1
2. Irvin • NE 2.7
3. Hoskins • BEG 2.3
4. Wilson • HG 1.7
5. Easterling • HG 1.5
6. Campanella • BEG 1.4
7. Day • NE 1.3
8. Vargas • NYC 1.1
9. Biot • BEG 1.0
10. Isreal • NE 0.9
Kimbro • NBY 0.9
Defensive WAR
1. Butts • BEG 0.3
2. Williams • HG 0.3
3. Martínez • NYC 0.2
4. Snow • BEG 0.2
5. Carlisle • HG 0.2
6. Duckett • PS 0.2
Cooper • NBY 0.2
8. Johnson • NE 0.2
Irvin • NE 0.2
10. Jordan • PS 0.1
Batting Average
1. Irvin • NE .395
2. Hoskins • BEG .367
3. Leonard • HG .348
4. Vargas • NYC .327
5. Day • NE .316
6. Easterling • HG .314
7. Coimbre • NYC .313
8. Biot • BEG .305
9. Washington • BEG .301
10. Parnell • PS .289
On-Base%
1. Leonard • HG .472
2. Irvin • NE .442
3. Hoskins • BEG .413
4. Easterling • HG .369
5. Vargas • NYC .364
6. Curry • BEG .364
7. Day • NE .362
8. Biot • BEG .359
9. Carreras • NYC .350
10. Coimbre • NYC .344
Slugging %
1. Leonard • HG .683
2. Hoskins • BEG .669
3. Irvin • NE .645
4. Day • NE .513
5. Easterling • HG .483
6. Coimbre • NYC .469
7. Vargas • NYC .444
8. Biot • BEG .422
9. Whatley • HG .405
10. Washington • BEG .403
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Leonard • HG 1.156
2. Irvin • NE 1.087
3. Hoskins • BEG 1.082
4. Day • NE .875
5. Easterling • HG .852
6. Coimbre • NYC .814
7. Vargas • NYC .809
8. Biot • BEG .781
9. Carreras • NYC .750
10. Whatley • HG .734
Games Played
1. Parnell • PS 52
West • PS 52
3. Butts • BEG 49
4. Biot • BEG 48
Washington • BEG 48
6. Curry • BEG 47
Benjamin • HG 47
Leonard • HG 47
Williams • HG 47
10. Carlisle • HG 46
Matthews • NE 46
Duckett • PS 46
At Bats
1. Parnell • PS 190
2. Butts • BEG 189
3. Washington • BEG 186
4. Benjamin • HG 184
5. Williams • HG 183
6. Curry • BEG 181
7. Matthews • NE 177
8. West • PS 173
9. Easterling • HG 172
10. Snow • BEG 169
Plate Appearances
1. Curry • BEG 215
2. Butts • BEG 210
3. Benjamin • HG 209
4. Williams • HG 208
Matthews • NE 208
6. Parnell • PS 206
7. Leonard • HG 202
8. Washington • BEG 195
West • PS 195
10. Easterling • HG 189
Runs Scored
1. Leonard • HG 54
2. Hoskins • BEG 46
3. Easterling • HG 43
4. Curry • BEG 35
Matthews • NE 35
6. Irvin • NE 34
7. Butts • BEG 33
8. Snow • BEG 31
Isreal • NE 31
10. Washington • BEG 29
Hits
1. Hoskins • BEG 61
2. Irvin • NE 60
3. Washington • BEG 56
Leonard • HG 56
5. Parnell • PS 55
6. Easterling • HG 54
7. Vargas • NYC 50
8. Benjamin • HG 49
9. Curry • BEG 48
Day • NE 48
Total Bases
1. Hoskins • BEG 111
2. Leonard • HG 110
3. Irvin • NE 98
4. Easterling • HG 83
5. Day • NE 78
6. Washington • BEG 75
7. Coimbre • NYC 69
Parnell • PS 69
9. Vargas • NYC 68
10. Biot • BEG 65
Curry • BEG 65
Doubles
1. Irvin • NE 12
2. Wilson • HG 10
3. Leonard • HG 9
Vargas • NYC 9
Isreal • NE 9
Parnell • PS 9
7. Biot • BEG 8
Whatley • HG 8
Spearman • BEG 8
Snow • BEG 8
Hoskins • BEG 8
Coimbre • NYC 8
Campanella • BEG 8
Butts • BEG 8
Day • NE 8
Triples
1. Hoskins • BEG 6
Leonard • HG 6
3. Washington • BEG 5
Easterling • HG 5
Day • NE 5
6. Coimbre • NYC 3
Campanella • BEG 3
Vargas • NYC 3
Fillmore • PS 3
Whatley • HG 3
Patterson • PS 3
Home Runs
1. Leonard • HG 11
2. Hoskins • BEG 10
3. Irvin • NE 8
4. Pearson • NE 4
Campanella • BEG 4
Starks • NBY 4
Day • NE 4
Easterling • HG 4
9. Brooks • HG 3
Coimbre • NYC 3
Carreras • NYC 3
Brown • HG 3
Barker • 2TM 3
Matthews • NE 3
Runs Batted In
1. Irvin • NE 48
2. Hoskins • BEG 42
3. Leonard • HG 40
4. Washington • BEG 35
5. Easterling • HG 33
6. Day • NE 32
7. Spearman • BEG 31
8. Coimbre • NYC 30
Vargas • NYC 30
10. Campanella • BEG 26
Wilson • HG 26
Bases on Balls
1. Leonard • HG 38
2. Curry • BEG 28
3. Matthews • NE 25
4. Benjamin • HG 21
Williams • HG 21
6. West • PS 20
7. Isreal • NE 18
8. Kimbro • NBY 17
9. Blanco • NYC 16
10. Butts • BEG 15
Snow • BEG 15
Carlisle • HG 15
Easterling • HG 15
Carreras • NYC 15
Stolen Bases
1. Carlisle • HG 13
2. Kimbro • NBY 10
3. Biot • BEG 8
Washington • BEG 8
Irvin • NE 8
6. Whatley • HG 7
Easterling • HG 7
8. Williams • HG 6
Leonard • HG 6
Isreal • NE 6
Singles
1. Washington • BEG 44
Parnell • PS 44
3. Benjamin • HG 40
4. Irvin • NE 39
5. Easterling • HG 38
6. Curry • BEG 37
Hoskins • BEG 37
Williams • HG 37
Vargas • NYC 37
10. Biot • BEG 35
Adjusted OPS+
1. Leonard • HG 235
2. Irvin • NE 215
3. Hoskins • BEG 213
4. Day • NE 154
5. Easterling • HG 148
6. Coimbre • NYC 136
7. Vargas • NYC 136
8. Biot • BEG 128
9. Carreras • NYC 119
10. Whatley • HG 114
Runs Created
1. Leonard • HG 52
2. Hoskins • BEG 46
3. Irvin • NE 43
4. Easterling • HG 31
5. Wilson • HG 28
Day • NE 28
7. Vargas • NYC 25
8. Curry • BEG 24
Washington • BEG 24
Coimbre • NYC 24
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Leonard • HG 29
2. Hoskins • BEG 22
3. Irvin • NE 22
4. Wilson • HG 15
5. Campanella • BEG 12
6. Easterling • HG 10
7. Day • NE 10
8. Vargas • NYC 7
9. Coimbre • NYC 6
10. Brooks • HG 6
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Leonard • HG 2.9
2. Hoskins • BEG 2.2
3. Irvin • NE 2.2
4. Wilson • HG 1.5
5. Campanella • BEG 1.2
6. Easterling • HG 1.0
7. Day • NE 1.0
8. Vargas • NYC 0.7
9. Coimbre • NYC 0.6
10. Brooks • HG 0.6
Extra Base Hits
1. Leonard • HG 26
2. Hoskins • BEG 24
3. Irvin • NE 21
4. Day • NE 17
5. Easterling • HG 16
6. Campanella • BEG 15
7. Coimbre • NYC 14
8. Wilson • HG 13
Whatley • HG 13
Vargas • NYC 13
Isreal • NE 13
Times On Base
1. Leonard • HG 94
2. Curry • BEG 76
3. Hoskins • BEG 74
4. Irvin • NE 73
5. Benjamin • HG 70
6. Easterling • HG 69
7. Parnell • PS 68
8. Williams • HG 62
Matthews • NE 62
10. Biot • BEG 60
Washington • BEG 60
Isreal • NE 60
Offensive Win %
1. Leonard • HG .885
2. Hoskins • BEG .864
3. Irvin • NE .860
4. Day • NE .726
5. Easterling • HG .710
6. Vargas • NYC .679
7. Coimbre • NYC .674
8. Biot • BEG .617
9. Carreras • NYC .571
10. Whatley • HG .554
Sacrifice Hits
1. Irvin • NE 9
2. Isreal • NE 7
Johnson • NE 7
4. Butts • BEG 6
Curry • BEG 6
Matthews • NE 6
7. Biot • BEG 5
Washington • BEG 5
Spearman • BEG 5
10. Scales • BEG 4
Clarke • BEG 4
Benjamin • HG 4
Martínez • NYC 4
Hayes • NBY 4
Carreras • NYC 4
Whatley • HG 4
Williams • HG 4
Power-Speed #
1. Irvin • NE 8.0
2. Leonard • HG 7.8
3. Easterling • HG 5.1
4. Pearson • NE 4.4
5. Carlisle • HG 3.5
6. Carreras • NYC 3.4
7. Hoskins • BEG 3.3
8. Biot • BEG 3.2
9. Whatley • HG 3.1
10. Isreal • NE 3.0
AB per HR
1. Leonard • HG 14.6
2. Hoskins • BEG 16.6
3. Irvin • NE 19.0
4. Day • NE 38.0
5. Easterling • HG 43.0
6. Carreras • NYC 48.3
7. Coimbre • NYC 49.0
8. Matthews • NE 59.0
9. Gaston • HG 62.0
10. Heredia • NYC 62.5
Outs Made
1. Butts • BEG 161
2. Williams • HG 146
Matthews • NE 146
4. Curry • BEG 139
Benjamin • HG 139
6. Parnell • PS 138
7. West • PS 136
8. Washington • BEG 135
9. Snow • BEG 132
Spearman • BEG 132

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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