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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Brown • HG 7.9
2. Adams • BEG 5.1
3. McHenry • PS 4.8
4. Leonard • HG 2.9
5. Buchanan • PS 2.5
6. Ruiz • NYC 2.5
7. Walker • HG 2.4
8. Hill • NE 2.1
9. Irvin • NE 2.1
10. Scales • BEG 2.0
WAR for Pitchers
1. Brown • HG 7.0
2. Adams • BEG 4.8
3. McHenry • PS 3.4
4. Buchanan • PS 2.6
5. Ruiz • NYC 2.4
6. Walker • HG 2.3
7. Hill • NE 1.7
8. Moreland • BEG 1.2
9. Manning • NE 0.9
10. Williams • NBY 0.7
Earned Run Average
1. Brown • HG 2.07
2. Adams • BEG 3.17
3. Ruiz • NYC 3.29
4. Hill • NE 3.70
5. Buchanan • PS 3.89
6. McHenry • PS 4.12
7. Walker • HG 4.15
8. Manning • NE 4.79
9. Moreland • BEG 4.99
10. Thompson • PS 5.06
Wins
1. Brown • HG 17
2. Walker • HG 13
3. Adams • BEG 12
4. McHenry • PS 11
5. Barbee • 2TM 9
Manning • NE 9
7. Hill • NE 8
Hubert • BEG 8
9. Ruiz • NYC 6
Moreland • BEG 6
Win-Loss %
1. Brown • HG .895
2. Hill • NE .800
3. Walker • HG .765
4. Hubert • BEG .727
5. Hamilton • HG .714
6. Adams • BEG .706
7. Barbee • 2TM .692
8. Ruiz • NYC .667
9. McHenry • PS .611
10. Manning • NE .600
Moreland • BEG .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Brown • HG 1.101
2. Adams • BEG 1.262
3. McHenry • PS 1.285
4. Buchanan • PS 1.362
5. Hill • NE 1.379
6. Ruiz • NYC 1.387
7. Hamilton • HG 1.393
8. Walker • HG 1.398
9. Hooker • NE 1.482
10. Moreland • BEG 1.506
Hits per 9 IP
1. Hill • NE 7.077
2. Brown • HG 7.458
3. Adams • BEG 8.054
4. Walker • HG 8.363
5. Buchanan • PS 9.110
6. Ruiz • NYC 9.189
7. McHenry • PS 9.202
8. Barbee • 2TM 9.419
9. Manning • NE 9.581
10. Taylor • 2TM 9.776
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. McHenry • PS 2.361
2. Brown • HG 2.450
3. Hamilton • HG 2.656
4. Buchanan • PS 3.147
5. Thompson • PS 3.222
6. Ruiz • NYC 3.290
7. Adams • BEG 3.301
8. Hooker • NE 3.527
9. Figueroa • NYC 3.576
10. Moreland • BEG 3.770
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Hill • NE 6.315
2. Taylor • 2TM 6.168
3. Moreland • BEG 5.706
4. Manning • NE 5.661
5. Missouri • PS 5.507
6. Walker • HG 5.334
7. McHenry • PS 5.206
8. Hooker • NE 5.180
9. Williams • NBY 5.159
10. Barbee • 2TM 5.023
Games Played
1. Adams • BEG 25
2. Hubert • BEG 23
McHenry • PS 23
4. Walker • HG 21
Brown • HG 21
Manning • NE 21
7. Barbee • 2TM 20
8. Hooker • NE 19
Missouri • PS 19
10. Buchanan • PS 17
Saves
1. Carter • 2TM 3
2. Hooker • NE 2
Manning • NE 2
McHenry • PS 2
Missouri • PS 2
Williams • BEG 2
7. Adams • BEG 1
Barnes • BEG 1
Davis • BEG 1
Hamilton • HG 1
Hubert • BEG 1
Johnson • PS 1
Moreland • BEG 1
Walker • HG 1
Ellis • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Brown • HG 165.1
2. McHenry • PS 148.2
3. Walker • HG 136.2
4. Adams • BEG 136.1
5. Hubert • BEG 121.2
6. Buchanan • PS 108.2
7. Manning • NE 103.1
8. Barbee • 2TM 100.1
9. Moreland • BEG 88.1
10. Hill • NE 82.2
Strikeouts
1. McHenry • PS 86
2. Walker • HG 81
3. Brown • HG 75
4. Adams • BEG 71
5. Hubert • BEG 67
6. Manning • NE 65
7. Hill • NE 58
8. Barbee • 2TM 56
Moreland • BEG 56
10. Taylor • 2TM 53
Games Started
1. Brown • HG 18
Walker • HG 18
3. McHenry • PS 17
4. Adams • BEG 15
Barbee • 2TM 15
Hubert • BEG 15
7. Buchanan • PS 13
8. Manning • NE 12
Hooker • NE 12
10. Taylor • 2TM 9
Ruiz • NYC 9
Hill • NE 9
Hamilton • HG 9
Complete Games
1. Brown • HG 18
2. Walker • HG 12
3. McHenry • PS 11
4. Adams • BEG 9
5. Buchanan • PS 8
6. Manning • NE 7
7. Ruiz • NYC 6
8. Taylor • 2TM 5
Barbee • 2TM 5
Thompson • PS 5
Hill • NE 5
Hamilton • HG 5
Shutouts
1. Brown • HG 4
2. Adams • BEG 2
3. Hill • NE 1
Jeffries • HG 1
Ruiz • NYC 1
Walker • HG 1
Home Runs
1. Adams • BEG 12
2. Hubert • BEG 11
3. Barnes • BEG 8
McHenry • PS 8
Moreland • BEG 8
6. Taylor • 2TM 7
Buchanan • PS 7
Barbee • 2TM 7
9. Williams • NBY 5
Thompson • PS 5
Figueroa • NYC 5
Hill • NE 5
Bases on Balls
1. Barbee • 2TM 70
2. Walker • HG 64
3. Hubert • BEG 61
4. Adams • BEG 50
5. Manning • NE 49
Hill • NE 49
7. Brown • HG 45
8. McHenry • PS 39
9. Taylor • 2TM 38
Buchanan • PS 38
Hits
1. McHenry • PS 152
2. Hubert • BEG 143
3. Brown • HG 137
4. Walker • HG 127
5. Adams • BEG 122
6. Buchanan • PS 110
Manning • NE 110
8. Barbee • 2TM 105
9. Moreland • BEG 96
10. Hooker • NE 89
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. McHenry • PS 2.205
2. Hamilton • HG 1.778
3. Brown • HG 1.667
4. Moreland • BEG 1.514
5. Thompson • PS 1.476
6. Hooker • NE 1.469
7. Adams • BEG 1.420
8. Missouri • PS 1.409
9. Taylor • 2TM 1.395
10. Manning • NE 1.327
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Missouri • PS 0.000
2. Brown • HG 0.054
3. Ruiz • NYC 0.227
4. Manning • NE 0.261
5. Walker • HG 0.263
6. Hooker • NE 0.331
7. McHenry • PS 0.484
8. Hill • NE 0.544
9. Buchanan • PS 0.580
10. Hamilton • HG 0.590
Losses
1. Taylor • 2TM 8
2. Stanley • NBY 7
McHenry • PS 7
Buchanan • PS 7
5. Manning • NE 6
Johnson • PS 6
Figueroa • NYC 6
8. Evans • NBY 5
Barnes • BEG 5
Williams • NBY 5
Thompson • PS 5
Adams • BEG 5
Hooker • NE 5
Earned Runs
1. Hubert • BEG 75
2. McHenry • PS 68
3. Walker • HG 63
4. Barbee • 2TM 62
5. Manning • NE 55
6. Hooker • NE 53
7. Moreland • BEG 49
8. Adams • BEG 48
Stanley • NBY 48
10. Buchanan • PS 47
Wild Pitches
1. Thompson • PS 2
Figueroa • NYC 2
McHenry • PS 2
Walker • HG 2
5. Barnes • BEG 1
Buchanan • PS 1
Evans • NBY 1
Hicks • HG 1
Hill • NE 1
Holmes • NYC 1
Adams • BEG 1
Howard • NYC 1
Missouri • PS 1
Ruiz • NYC 1
Stanley • NBY 1
Taylor • 2TM 1
Hooker • NE 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Manning • NE 7
2. Barbee • 2TM 4
Hamilton • HG 4
4. Taylor • 2TM 3
Adams • BEG 3
Figueroa • NYC 3
7. Evans • NBY 2
Hicks • HG 2
Walker • HG 2
Thompson • PS 2
Buchanan • PS 2
Howard • NYC 2
Hubert • BEG 2
Batters Faced
1. Brown • HG 661
2. McHenry • PS 638
3. Walker • HG 610
4. Hubert • BEG 570
5. Adams • BEG 569
6. Barbee • 2TM 480
7. Manning • NE 476
8. Buchanan • PS 463
9. Moreland • BEG 395
10. Hooker • NE 372
Games Finished
1. Adams • BEG 7
Manning • NE 7
Evans • NBY 7
4. Johnson • PS 6
Hubert • BEG 6
Hooker • NE 6
Missouri • PS 6
Moreland • BEG 6
9. Barbee • 2TM 5
McHenry • PS 5
Adjusted ERA+
1. Brown • HG 251
2. Adams • BEG 164
3. Ruiz • NYC 158
4. Hill • NE 140
5. Buchanan • PS 133
6. McHenry • PS 126
7. Walker • HG 125
8. Manning • NE 108
9. Moreland • BEG 104
10. Thompson • PS 103
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Brown • HG 2.98
2. Missouri • PS 3.08
3. McHenry • PS 3.33
4. Hooker • NE 3.54
5. Walker • HG 3.64
6. Ruiz • NYC 3.73
7. Manning • NE 3.74
8. Hamilton • HG 3.88
9. Moreland • BEG 4.16
10. Hill • NE 4.19
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Brown • HG 57
2. Adams • BEG 33
3. McHenry • PS 17
4. Walker • HG 17
5. Ruiz • NYC 16
6. Buchanan • PS 15
7. Hill • NE 13
8. Davis • BEG 5
9. Manning • NE 4
10. Moreland • BEG 4
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Brown • HG 5.6
2. Adams • BEG 3.0
3. McHenry • PS 1.5
4. Walker • HG 1.5
5. Ruiz • NYC 1.5
6. Buchanan • PS 1.3
7. Hill • NE 1.2
8. Davis • BEG 0.4
9. Manning • NE 0.4
10. Moreland • BEG 0.4

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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