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Negro National League II Pitching 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 for Pitchers
1. Welmaker • HG 4.1
2. Byrd • BEG 3.4
3. Partlow • PS 3.2
4. Wright • 2TM 2.3
5. Stanley • NBY 2.2
6. Blair • HG 2.1
7. Morris • NYC 1.8
8. Scantlebury • NYC 1.7
9. Porter • BEG 1.4
10. Hooker • NE 1.4
Earned Run Average
1. Blair • HG 0.96
2. Wright • 2TM 1.38
3. Morris • NYC 1.73
4. Welmaker • HG 2.42
5. Partlow • PS 2.47
6. Newcombe • NE 2.60
7. Hooker • NE 2.64
8. Miller • PS 2.72
9. Byrd • BEG 2.83
10. Ricks • PS 2.85
Wins
1. Welmaker • HG 11
Byrd • BEG 11
3. Partlow • PS 8
4. Porter • BEG 7
5. Blair • HG 5
Stanley • NBY 5
7. Wright • 2TM 4
Miller • PS 4
Ricks • PS 4
Scantlebury • NYC 4
Tiant • NYC 4
Win-Loss %
1. Wright • 2TM 1.000
2. Welmaker • HG .846
3. Blair • HG .833
4. Tiant • NYC .800
Scantlebury • NYC .800
6. Porter • BEG .778
7. Brown • PS .750
Sunkett • PS .750
9. Byrd • BEG .733
10. Ricks • PS .667
Partlow • PS .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Blair • HG 0.957
2. Morris • NYC 0.984
3. Wright • 2TM 1.051
4. Newcombe • NE 1.066
5. Partlow • PS 1.168
6. Byrd • BEG 1.174
7. Welmaker • HG 1.192
8. Porter • BEG 1.198
9. Scantlebury • NYC 1.208
10. Ricks • PS 1.225
Hits per 9 IP
1. Morris • NYC 6.048
2. Blair • HG 6.511
3. Newcombe • NE 6.994
4. Wright • 2TM 7.292
5. Partlow • PS 7.487
6. Welmaker • HG 8.100
7. Ricks • PS 8.174
8. Sunkett • PS 8.640
9. Byrd • BEG 8.851
10. Porter • BEG 8.895
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Scantlebury • NYC 1.087
2. Hooker • NE 1.552
3. Stanley • NBY 1.577
4. Byrd • BEG 1.711
5. Porter • BEG 1.884
6. Blair • HG 2.106
7. Wright • 2TM 2.168
8. Barnhill • NYC 2.395
9. Newcombe • NE 2.602
10. Welmaker • HG 2.629
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Tiant • NYC 8.679
2. Barnhill • NYC 8.056
3. Byrd • BEG 6.545
4. Morris • NYC 6.480
5. Partlow • PS 6.372
6. Ricks • PS 5.945
7. Glover • BEG 5.786
8. Newcombe • NE 5.367
9. Porter • BEG 5.128
10. Welmaker • HG 5.116
Games Played
1. Partlow • PS 18
2. Byrd • BEG 16
3. Ricks • PS 15
4. Welmaker • HG 14
Stanley • NBY 14
6. Porter • BEG 12
Mack • NBY 12
8. Scantlebury • NYC 11
Harris • PS 11
10. Walker • HG 10
Hinton • BEG 10
Saves
1. Anderson • NYC 1
Crue • NBY 1
Harris • PS 1
Hinton • BEG 1
Lewis • HG 1
Morris • NYC 1
Ricks • PS 1
Scantlebury • NYC 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Walker • HG 1
Walker • HG 1
Walker • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Welmaker • HG 126.2
2. Byrd • BEG 121.0
3. Partlow • PS 113.0
4. Stanley • NBY 91.1
5. Porter • BEG 86.0
6. Ricks • PS 72.2
7. Hooker • NE 58.0
8. Walker • HG 55.1
Newcombe • NE 55.1
10. Mack • NBY 51.1
Strikeouts
1. Byrd • BEG 88
2. Partlow • PS 80
3. Welmaker • HG 72
4. Porter • BEG 49
Stanley • NBY 49
6. Ricks • PS 48
7. Tiant • NYC 45
8. Barnhill • NYC 37
9. Hoskins • HG 34
10. Newcombe • NE 33
Games Started
1. Welmaker • HG 14
Byrd • BEG 14
3. Partlow • PS 13
4. Porter • BEG 10
Stanley • NBY 10
6. Harris • PS 7
Hooker • NE 7
Ricks • PS 7
Walker • HG 7
10. Tiant • NYC 6
Barnhill • NYC 6
Newcombe • NE 6
Miller • PS 6
Mack • NBY 6
Hinton • BEG 6
Glover • BEG 6
Complete Games
1. Welmaker • HG 12
Byrd • BEG 12
3. Partlow • PS 9
4. Hooker • NE 7
Stanley • NBY 7
6. Newcombe • NE 6
7. Porter • BEG 5
8. Wright • 2TM 4
Blair • HG 4
Glover • BEG 4
Ricks • PS 4
Shutouts
1. Wright • 2TM 2
2. Blair • HG 1
Brown • HG 1
Byrd • BEG 1
Harris • PS 1
Porter • BEG 1
Ricks • PS 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Sunkett • PS 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Walker • HG 1
Welmaker • HG 1
Home Runs
1. Mack • NBY 6
Hopkins • NE 6
3. Porter • BEG 4
Stanley • NBY 4
Dihigo • NYC 4
6. Barnhill • NYC 3
Welmaker • HG 3
8. Morgan • BEG 2
Miller • PS 2
Partlow • PS 2
Glover • BEG 2
Davis • PS 2
Curry • PS 2
Byrd • BEG 2
Anderson • NYC 2
Bases on Balls
1. Partlow • PS 38
2. Welmaker • HG 37
3. Mack • NBY 35
4. Morgan • BEG 30
5. Harris • PS 27
6. Sunkett • PS 24
7. Byrd • BEG 23
Ricks • PS 23
Walker • HG 23
Hinton • BEG 23
Hits
1. Byrd • BEG 119
2. Welmaker • HG 114
3. Stanley • NBY 104
4. Partlow • PS 94
5. Porter • BEG 85
6. Ricks • PS 66
7. Walker • HG 65
8. Hooker • NE 63
9. Mack • NBY 62
10. Glover • BEG 60
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Scantlebury • NYC 4.500
2. Byrd • BEG 3.826
3. Barnhill • NYC 3.364
4. Stanley • NBY 3.063
5. Tiant • NYC 3.000
6. Hooker • NE 2.900
7. Porter • BEG 2.722
8. Morris • NYC 2.308
9. Glover • BEG 2.143
10. Partlow • PS 2.105
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Blair • HG 0.000
Wright • 2TM 0.000
Tiant • NYC 0.000
Scantlebury • NYC 0.000
Ricks • PS 0.000
Morris • NYC 0.000
Hooker • NE 0.000
8. Byrd • BEG 0.149
9. Partlow • PS 0.159
10. Newcombe • NE 0.163
Walker • HG 0.163
Losses
1. Stanley • NBY 7
2. Harris • PS 6
3. Hooker • NE 5
Mack • NBY 5
5. Walker • HG 4
Byrd • BEG 4
Partlow • PS 4
8. Anderson • NYC 3
Miller • PS 3
Morgan • BEG 3
Glover • BEG 3
Newcombe • NE 3
Dihigo • NYC 3
Poole • NBY 3
Walker • HG 3
Barnhill • NYC 3
Earned Runs
1. Mack • NBY 39
2. Byrd • BEG 38
3. Harris • PS 35
Glover • BEG 35
5. Welmaker • HG 34
6. Stanley • NBY 33
7. Partlow • PS 31
8. Porter • BEG 30
9. Morgan • BEG 29
10. Hinton • BEG 26
Wild Pitches
1. Morgan • BEG 3
Troy • BEG 3
3. Blaylock • HG 2
Morris • NYC 2
Walker • HG 2
6. Glover • BEG 1
Harris • PS 1
Hopkins • NE 1
Lewis • HG 1
Newcombe • NE 1
Peace • NE 1
Ricks • PS 1
Tiant • NYC 1
Welmaker • HG 1
Williams • NE 1
Wright • 2TM 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Wright • 2TM 3
Partlow • PS 3
Hoskins • HG 3
4. Newcombe • NE 2
Barnhill • NYC 2
Howard • NYC 2
Hopkins • NE 2
Poole • NBY 2
Porter • BEG 2
Ricks • PS 2
Troy • BEG 2
Welmaker • HG 2
Batters Faced
1. Welmaker • HG 521
2. Byrd • BEG 504
3. Partlow • PS 467
4. Stanley • NBY 382
5. Porter • BEG 365
6. Ricks • PS 304
7. Walker • HG 260
8. Mack • NBY 254
9. Hooker • NE 247
10. Newcombe • NE 231
Games Finished
1. Scantlebury • NYC 8
Ricks • PS 8
3. Partlow • PS 5
Mack • NBY 5
5. Hinton • BEG 4
Walker • HG 4
Troy • BEG 4
Morris • NYC 4
Stanley • NBY 4
10. Sunkett • PS 3
Hoskins • HG 3
Harvey • BEG 3
Harris • PS 3
Walker • HG 3
Walker • 2TM 3
Adjusted ERA+
1. Blair • HG 431
2. Wright • 2TM 302
3. Morris • NYC 239
4. Welmaker • HG 170
5. Partlow • PS 166
6. Newcombe • NE 158
7. Hooker • NE 156
8. Miller • PS 152
9. Byrd • BEG 145
10. Ricks • PS 144
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Tiant • NYC 1.73
2. Scantlebury • NYC 2.03
3. Byrd • BEG 2.05
4. Morris • NYC 2.19
5. Hooker • NE 2.26
6. Ricks • PS 2.40
7. Blair • HG 2.48
8. Partlow • PS 2.59
9. Wright • 2TM 2.60
10. Newcombe • NE 2.71
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Welmaker • HG 25
2. Partlow • PS 22
3. Byrd • BEG 19
4. Blair • HG 15
5. Wright • 2TM 15
6. Morris • NYC 11
7. Ricks • PS 10
8. Hooker • NE 9
9. Stanley • NBY 9
10. Scantlebury • NYC 8
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Welmaker • HG 2.6
2. Partlow • PS 2.2
3. Byrd • BEG 1.9
4. Blair • HG 1.7
5. Wright • 2TM 1.6
6. Morris • NYC 1.1
7. Ricks • PS 0.9
8. Hooker • NE 0.9
9. Stanley • NBY 0.9
10. Newcombe • NE 0.8
Scantlebury • NYC 0.8

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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