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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Welmaker • HG 4.4
2. Byrd • BEG 3.5
3. Partlow • PS 3.4
4. Campanella • BEG 2.7
5. Gibson • HG 2.6
6. Austin • PS 2.5
7. Scantlebury • NYC 2.3
8. Wright • 2TM 2.2
9. Blair • HG 2.1
10. Stanley • NBY 2.1
WAR Position Players
1. Campanella • BEG 2.9
2. Gibson • HG 2.6
3. Austin • PS 2.5
4. Wright • BEG 1.9
5. Leonard • HG 1.8
6. Curry • PS 1.4
7. Williams • PS 1.3
8. Benson • PS 1.3
9. Hoskins • BEG 1.2
10. Davis • NE 1.2
Offensive WAR
1. Campanella • BEG 2.9
2. Gibson • HG 2.6
3. Austin • PS 2.1
4. Wright • BEG 1.8
5. Leonard • HG 1.5
6. Williams • PS 1.4
7. Hoskins • BEG 1.2
8. Benson • PS 1.1
9. Curry • PS 1.1
10. Davis • NE 1.0
Defensive WAR
1. Austin • PS 0.6
2. Battle • HG 0.5
3. Díaz • NYC 0.4
4. Watkins • NE 0.4
5. Duckett • PS 0.4
6. Bankhead • HG 0.4
7. Benjamin • HG 0.2
8. Noble • NYC 0.2
9. Gaston • HG 0.2
10. Wells • 2TM 0.2
Batting Average
1. Campanella • BEG .385
2. Austin • PS .377
3. Gibson • HG .372
4. Wright • BEG .360
5. Leonard • HG .341
6. Benson • PS .337
7. Stone • PS .333
8. Benjamin • HG .326
9. Bankhead • HG .325
10. McLaurin • NBY .322
On-Base%
1. Campanella • BEG .479
2. Gibson • HG .472
3. Leonard • HG .431
4. Curry • PS .410
5. Austin • PS .409
6. Bell • HG .405
7. Wright • BEG .403
8. Stone • PS .386
9. Bankhead • HG .382
10. Benson • PS .381
Slugging %
1. Gibson • HG .642
2. Campanella • BEG .588
3. Wright • BEG .548
4. Leonard • HG .529
5. Hoskins • BEG .512
6. Austin • PS .500
7. McLaurin • NBY .461
8. Curry • PS .458
9. Stone • PS .432
10. Benson • PS .429
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Gibson • HG 1.113
2. Campanella • BEG 1.067
3. Leonard • HG .960
4. Wright • BEG .951
5. Austin • PS .909
6. Hoskins • BEG .881
7. Curry • PS .868
8. Stone • PS .818
9. Benson • PS .810
10. McLaurin • NBY .805
Games Played
1. Campanella • BEG 52
Williams • BEG 52
3. Kimbro • BEG 51
4. Wright • BEG 50
5. West • PS 48
6. Dennis • BEG 47
Austin • PS 47
8. Benjamin • HG 46
9. Hoskins • BEG 45
10. Bell • HG 44
Jackson • HG 44
Benson • PS 44
At Bats
1. Kimbro • BEG 215
2. Austin • PS 204
3. Williams • BEG 200
4. Wright • BEG 197
5. West • PS 194
6. Benjamin • HG 190
7. Benson • PS 184
8. Campanella • BEG 182
9. Hoskins • HG 170
10. Hoskins • BEG 168
Plate Appearances
1. Kimbro • BEG 240
2. Williams • BEG 220
3. Austin • PS 218
4. Campanella • BEG 215
5. Wright • BEG 212
West • PS 212
7. Benjamin • HG 207
8. Benson • PS 201
9. Bell • HG 197
10. Hoskins • HG 189
Runs Scored
1. Campanella • BEG 48
2. Wright • BEG 43
3. Kimbro • BEG 41
4. Austin • PS 39
5. Benjamin • HG 37
6. Gibson • HG 36
7. Bell • HG 34
8. Curry • PS 33
9. Hoskins • BEG 31
10. Leonard • HG 30
Hits
1. Austin • PS 77
2. Wright • BEG 71
3. Campanella • BEG 70
4. Benjamin • HG 62
Benson • PS 62
6. Kimbro • BEG 57
7. Gibson • HG 55
8. Stone • PS 54
9. Hoskins • BEG 52
10. West • PS 51
Total Bases
1. Wright • BEG 108
2. Campanella • BEG 107
3. Austin • PS 102
4. Gibson • HG 95
5. Kimbro • BEG 92
6. Hoskins • BEG 86
7. Benson • PS 79
8. Benjamin • HG 73
Leonard • HG 73
10. Stone • PS 70
Doubles
1. Campanella • BEG 16
2. Wright • BEG 14
3. Austin • PS 13
4. Kimbro • BEG 11
Barker • NBY 11
6. Davis • NE 9
7. Hoskins • BEG 7
Louden • NYC 7
Hoskins • HG 7
Benjamin • HG 7
Triples
1. Kimbro • BEG 9
2. Hoskins • BEG 6
3. Gibson • HG 5
McLaurin • NBY 5
Stone • PS 5
6. Dennis • BEG 4
Díaz • NYC 4
Wright • BEG 4
Benson • PS 4
10. Duckett • PS 3
Linares • NYC 3
Austin • PS 3
Leonard • HG 3
Pearson • NE 3
Campanella • BEG 3
Butts • BEG 3
Home Runs
1. Gibson • HG 8
2. Campanella • BEG 5
Williams • PS 5
Hoskins • BEG 5
Wright • BEG 5
Leonard • HG 5
7. Curry • PS 4
Davis • NE 4
9. Christopher • 2TM 2
West • PS 2
Austin • PS 2
Dihigo • NYC 2
Pearson • NE 2
Kimbro • BEG 2
Williams • BEG 2
Runs Batted In
1. Campanella • BEG 43
2. Hoskins • BEG 41
3. Gibson • HG 39
4. Wright • BEG 37
5. West • PS 34
6. Austin • PS 33
7. Benson • PS 32
8. Leonard • HG 30
9. Dennis • BEG 26
Williams • BEG 26
Bases on Balls
1. Campanella • BEG 32
2. Bell • HG 31
3. Gibson • HG 28
4. Kimbro • BEG 24
Curry • PS 24
6. Leonard • HG 20
7. Cash • PS 19
Christopher • 2TM 19
9. Williams • BEG 17
10. Duckett • PS 16
Stolen Bases
1. Bell • HG 10
2. Austin • PS 7
3. Wright • BEG 6
Curry • PS 6
5. Watkins • NE 4
Kimbro • BEG 4
Benjamin • HG 4
Barker • NBY 4
9. Stone • PS 3
10. Jackson • HG 2
Garrido • NYC 2
Díaz • NYC 2
Wilkes • NE 2
Butts • BEG 2
Perkins • NBY 2
McLaurin • NBY 2
Bankhead • HG 2
Williams • BEG 2
Dennis • BEG 2
Singles
1. Austin • PS 59
2. Benjamin • HG 53
3. Benson • PS 51
4. Wright • BEG 48
5. Campanella • BEG 46
6. Stone • PS 43
West • PS 43
8. Bell • HG 40
9. Williams • BEG 38
10. Dennis • BEG 36
Gibson • HG 36
Hoskins • HG 36
Adjusted OPS+
1. Gibson • HG 210
2. Campanella • BEG 197
3. Leonard • HG 168
4. Wright • BEG 165
5. Austin • PS 153
6. Hoskins • BEG 145
7. Curry • PS 143
8. Stone • PS 129
9. Benson • PS 126
10. McLaurin • NBY 124
Runs Created
1. Campanella • BEG 51
2. Gibson • HG 45
3. Wright • BEG 43
4. Austin • PS 41
5. Hoskins • BEG 31
Kimbro • BEG 31
Leonard • HG 31
8. Benson • PS 30
9. Benjamin • HG 27
Stone • PS 27
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Campanella • BEG 26
2. Gibson • HG 23
3. Wright • BEG 16
4. Austin • PS 14
5. Leonard • HG 13
6. Williams • PS 12
7. Davis • NE 10
8. Hoskins • BEG 9
9. Curry • PS 9
10. Benson • PS 6
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Campanella • BEG 2.5
2. Gibson • HG 2.2
3. Wright • BEG 1.6
4. Austin • PS 1.4
5. Leonard • HG 1.3
6. Williams • PS 1.2
7. Davis • NE 0.9
8. Hoskins • BEG 0.9
9. Curry • PS 0.8
10. Benson • PS 0.6
Stone • PS 0.6
Extra Base Hits
1. Campanella • BEG 24
2. Wright • BEG 23
3. Kimbro • BEG 22
4. Gibson • HG 19
5. Austin • PS 18
Hoskins • BEG 18
7. Davis • NE 13
Barker • NBY 13
Leonard • HG 13
10. Stone • PS 11
Curry • PS 11
Benson • PS 11
Times On Base
1. Campanella • BEG 103
2. Austin • PS 88
3. Wright • BEG 85
4. Gibson • HG 83
5. Kimbro • BEG 81
6. Bell • HG 79
7. Benson • PS 75
8. Benjamin • HG 74
9. Leonard • HG 69
10. Hoskins • BEG 68
Stone • PS 68
Offensive Win %
1. Gibson • HG .871
2. Campanella • BEG .861
3. Leonard • HG .784
4. Wright • BEG .782
5. Austin • PS .759
6. Hoskins • BEG .693
7. Curry • PS .670
8. Stone • PS .666
9. Benson • PS .654
10. McLaurin • NBY .641
Hit By Pitch
1. Wilson • HG 4
2. Wells • 2TM 3
Dennis • BEG 3
4. Leonard • HG 2
Butts • BEG 2
Louden • NYC 2
Barker • NBY 2
Hoskins • BEG 2
Williams • PS 2
10. Newcombe • NE 1
Campanella • BEG 1
Humber • NE 1
Davis • NE 1
Seay • NBY 1
Forest • NBY 1
Gaston • HG 1
Wright • BEG 1
Williams • BEG 1
Morgan • BEG 1
Hinton • BEG 1
Watkins • NE 1
Díaz • NYC 1
Garrido • NYC 1
Linares • NYC 1
Taylor • NYC 1
Thomas • NYC 1
Artez • PS 1
Stone • PS 1
Curry • PS 1
Matthews • NE 1
Austin • PS 1
Cash • PS 1
Sacrifice Hits
1. Butts • BEG 11
2. Jackson • HG 7
3. Snow • BEG 6
4. Battle • HG 5
Benjamin • HG 5
Curry • PS 5
Duckett • PS 5
8. West • PS 4
Cash • PS 4
Hoskins • HG 4
Benson • PS 4
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Gibson • HG 3
2. Dennis • BEG 1
Wright • BEG 1
Brown • HG 1
Davis • NE 1
Cash • PS 1
Power-Speed #
1. Wright • BEG 5.5
2. Curry • PS 4.8
3. Austin • PS 3.1
4. Kimbro • BEG 2.7
5. Williams • BEG 2.0
6. Bell • HG 1.8
7. Campanella • BEG 1.7
Hoskins • BEG 1.7
Williams • PS 1.7
10. Barker • NBY 1.6
AB per HR
1. Gibson • HG 18.5
2. Leonard • HG 27.6
3. Curry • PS 32.8
4. Hoskins • BEG 33.6
5. Campanella • BEG 36.4
6. Wright • BEG 39.4
7. West • PS 97.0
8. Williams • BEG 100.0
9. Austin • PS 102.0
10. Kimbro • BEG 107.5
Outs Made
1. Kimbro • BEG 159
2. Williams • BEG 155
3. West • PS 147
4. Butts • BEG 133
Benjamin • HG 133
6. Austin • PS 130
7. Hoskins • HG 129
8. Wright • BEG 127
9. Benson • PS 126
10. Dennis • BEG 123

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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