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Negro National League II Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Jones • PS 8.7
2. Paige • PC 6.2
3. Gibson • PC 3.2
4. Bell • PC 3.2
5. McDonald • PS 3.1
6. Holmes • PS 2.6
7. Trent • CAG 2.5
8. Williams • PC 2.5
9. Stearnes • CAG 2.4
10. Wilson • PS 2.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Jones • PS 8.4
2. Paige • PC 6.1
3. McDonald • PS 2.9
4. Bell • PC 2.7
5. Trent • CAG 2.7
6. Holmes • PS 2.2
7. Ellis • PS 2.1
8. Porter • NEG 1.8
9. Willis • NEG 1.5
10. Hunter • PC 1.4
Earned Run Average
1. Jones • PS 1.29
2. Paige • PC 1.54
3. Holmes • PS 2.61
4. McDonald • PS 2.63
5. Willis • NEG 2.65
6. Trent • CAG 2.68
7. Ellis • PS 2.81
8. Foster • CAG 2.88
9. Bell • PC 3.19
10. Hunter • PC 3.51
Wins
1. Jones • PS 20
2. Paige • PC 13
3. Bell • PC 11
4. Porter • NEG 8
Ellis • PS 8
6. McDonald • PS 7
Holmes • PS 7
8. Trent • CAG 6
Kincannon • PC 6
10. Vaughan • ND 4
Cornelius • CAG 4
Streeter • PC 4
Evans • ND 4
Matlock • PC 4
Hunter • PC 4
Win-Loss %
1. Jones • PS .833
2. Paige • PC .813
3. Bell • PC .733
4. Ellis • PS .727
5. Bailey • ND .600
Carter • PS .600
Foster • CAG .600
Kincannon • PC .600
9. McDonald • PS .583
10. Porter • NEG .571
Vaughan • ND .571
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Paige • PC 0.872
2. Jones • PS 0.926
3. Trent • CAG 0.989
4. McDonald • PS 1.086
5. Willis • NEG 1.092
6. Ellis • PS 1.110
7. Holmes • PS 1.112
8. Bell • PC 1.278
9. Matlock • PC 1.299
10. Griffith • NEG 1.301
Hits per 9 IP
1. Paige • PC 5.993
2. Jones • PS 6.251
3. Trent • CAG 6.606
4. Holmes • PS 7.234
5. Ellis • PS 7.266
6. Willis • NEG 7.803
7. McDonald • PS 7.897
8. Foster • CAG 8.308
9. Griffith • NEG 8.363
10. Matlock • PC 8.463
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Roberts • CRS 1.756
2. Paige • PC 1.854
3. McDonald • PS 1.880
4. Willis • NEG 2.029
5. Jones • PS 2.084
6. Bell • PC 2.128
7. Trent • CAG 2.298
8. Byrd • CRS 2.301
9. Powell • CAG 2.421
10. Dixon • CRS 2.583
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Paige • PC 9.391
2. Jones • PS 7.271
3. Holmes • PS 6.729
4. Willis • NEG 6.087
5. Griffith • NEG 5.973
6. Trent • CAG 5.936
7. Kincannon • PC 5.910
8. Miller • NEG 5.754
9. Bailey • ND 5.304
10. Evans • ND 5.256
Games Played
1. Jones • PS 30
2. Bell • PC 21
3. Paige • PC 19
4. Porter • NEG 18
5. Evans • ND 17
McDonald • PS 17
7. Miller • NEG 16
8. Ellis • PS 15
Hunter • PC 15
10. Holmes • PS 14
Saves
1. Jones • PS 2
2. Davis • PC 1
Evans • ND 1
Farrell • PBG 1
Hubbard • PBG 1
Hunter • PC 1
McDonald • PS 1
Powell • CAG 1
Innings Pitched
1. Jones • PS 203.0
2. Paige • PC 145.2
3. Bell • PC 135.1
4. McDonald • PS 119.2
5. Ellis • PS 109.0
6. Holmes • PS 107.0
7. Porter • NEG 102.0
8. Hunter • PC 97.1
9. Trent • CAG 94.0
10. Evans • ND 87.1
Strikeouts
1. Jones • PS 164
2. Paige • PC 152
3. Holmes • PS 80
4. Bell • PC 68
5. Trent • CAG 62
6. Porter • NEG 58
7. Evans • ND 51
8. McDonald • PS 45
9. Kincannon • PC 44
10. Hunter • PC 41
Games Started
1. Jones • PS 22
2. Paige • PC 16
3. Bell • PC 15
4. Ellis • PS 14
5. McDonald • PS 13
6. Porter • NEG 12
Holmes • PS 12
8. Hunter • PC 11
9. Cornelius • CAG 10
Trent • CAG 10
Evans • ND 10
Complete Games
1. Jones • PS 20
2. Paige • PC 15
3. Bell • PC 12
4. Holmes • PS 11
Ellis • PS 11
6. McDonald • PS 9
Trent • CAG 9
8. Hunter • PC 8
9. Kincannon • PC 6
Cornelius • CAG 6
Shutouts
1. Jones • PS 6
2. Paige • PC 5
3. Holmes • PS 2
4. Bell • PC 1
Carter • PBG 1
Carter • PS 1
Ellis • PS 1
Foster • CAG 1
Hunter • PC 1
McDonald • PS 1
Parker • NEG 1
Porter • NEG 1
Powell • CAG 1
Streeter • PC 1
Trent • CAG 1
Home Runs
1. McDonald • PS 6
Jones • PS 6
3. Trent • CAG 5
Bell • PC 5
5. Allen • BBS 4
Evans • ND 4
Ellis • PS 4
Cornelius • CAG 4
Bailey • CAG 4
10. Cooper • PBG 3
Powell • CAG 3
Britt • ND 3
Byrd • CRS 3
Wright • NEG 3
Bases on Balls
1. Jones • PS 47
2. Hunter • PC 36
3. Miller • NEG 34
4. Ellis • PS 33
Holmes • PS 33
Porter • NEG 33
7. Bell • PC 32
8. Paige • PC 30
9. Evans • ND 28
10. Cornelius • CAG 26
Hits
1. Bell • PC 141
Jones • PS 141
3. Evans • ND 113
4. Hunter • PC 105
McDonald • PS 105
6. Porter • NEG 104
7. Streeter • PC 102
8. Paige • PC 97
9. Cornelius • CAG 91
10. Byrd • CRS 89
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Paige • PC 5.067
2. Jones • PS 3.489
3. Willis • NEG 3.000
4. Trent • CAG 2.583
5. Holmes • PS 2.424
6. Kincannon • PC 2.200
7. Bell • PC 2.125
8. Bailey • ND 1.833
9. Evans • ND 1.821
10. McDonald • PS 1.800
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Cockrell • PS 0.000
Foster • CAG 0.000
3. Porter • NEG 0.088
4. Paige • PC 0.124
5. Matlock • PC 0.134
6. Holmes • PS 0.168
7. Hunter • PC 0.185
8. Dixon • CRS 0.235
9. Griffith • NEG 0.239
10. Bailey • ND 0.241
Losses
1. Byrd • CRS 8
2. Evans • ND 7
3. Porter • NEG 6
Holmes • PS 6
Cornelius • CAG 6
6. Trent • CAG 5
Hunter • PC 5
Streeter • PC 5
Miller • NEG 5
McDonald • PS 5
Earned Runs
1. Evans • ND 59
2. Bell • PC 48
3. Streeter • PC 46
4. Byrd • CRS 45
5. Miller • NEG 42
Cornelius • CAG 42
7. Porter • NEG 41
8. Hunter • PC 38
9. McDonald • PS 35
10. Bailey • CAG 34
Ellis • PS 34
Wild Pitches
1. Carter • PS 3
2. Bell • PC 2
Holmes • PS 2
Kincannon • PC 2
5. Cornelius • CAG 1
Craig • ND 1
Hunter • PC 1
Jones • PS 1
Trent • CAG 1
Hit By Pitch
1. McDonald • PS 4
2. Jones • PS 3
3. Byrd • CRS 2
Bell • PC 2
Day • BBS 2
Dixon • CRS 2
Porter • NEG 2
Farrell • PBG 2
Foster • CAG 2
Paige • PC 2
Batters Faced
1. Jones • PS 789
2. Bell • PC 567
3. Paige • PC 561
4. McDonald • PS 480
5. Ellis • PS 447
6. Holmes • PS 435
Porter • NEG 435
8. Hunter • PC 419
9. Evans • ND 395
10. Trent • CAG 362
Adjusted ERA+
1. Jones • PS 323
2. Paige • PC 269
3. Holmes • PS 160
4. McDonald • PS 158
5. Willis • NEG 157
6. Trent • CAG 155
7. Ellis • PS 148
8. Foster • CAG 145
9. Bell • PC 130
10. Hunter • PC 118
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Paige • PC 1.93
2. Jones • PS 2.69
3. Holmes • PS 2.86
4. Willis • NEG 3.01
5. Kincannon • PC 3.20
6. Porter • NEG 3.20
7. Bailey • ND 3.32
8. Trent • CAG 3.32
9. Matlock • PC 3.33
10. Griffith • NEG 3.40
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Jones • PS 61
2. Paige • PC 40
3. McDonald • PS 20
4. Holmes • PS 17
5. Trent • CAG 16
6. Ellis • PS 16
7. Bell • PC 14
8. Willis • NEG 9
9. Foster • CAG 8
10. Porter • NEG 7
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Jones • PS 6.4
2. Paige • PC 4.2
3. McDonald • PS 2.0
4. Holmes • PS 1.7
5. Trent • CAG 1.6
6. Ellis • PS 1.5
7. Bell • PC 1.4
8. Willis • NEG 0.9
9. Foster • CAG 0.8
10. Porter • NEG 0.7

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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