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1938 Negro National League II Batting Leaders

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Negro National League II Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1.	Brown • HG	6.0
2.	Gibson • HG	3.2
3.	Leonard • HG	2.9
4.	McHenry • PS	2.6
5.	Brown • NBY	2.1
6.	Morris • PC	1.9
	Walker • HG	1.9
8.	Roberts • 3TM	1.8
9.	Byrd • BEG	1.8
10.	Williams • PC	1.8

WAR Position Players
1.	Gibson • HG	3.2
2.	Leonard • HG	2.9
3.	Williams • PC	1.8
4.	Benjamin • HG	1.6
5.	Perkins • PS	1.6
6.	Patterson • PS	1.4
7.	Stone • NE	1.3
	Hughes • BEG	1.3
9.	Dandridge • NE	1.2
10.	Harris • PS	1.2

Offensive WAR
1.	Gibson • HG	3.0
2.	Leonard • HG	2.7
3.	Williams • PC	2.0
4.	Perkins • PS	1.6
5.	Patterson • PS	1.5
6.	Benjamin • HG	1.3
7.	Hughes • BEG	1.2
8.	Stone • NE	1.1
9.	Brown • HG	1.1
10.	West • BEG	1.0
	Wells • NE	1.0

Defensive WAR
1.	Williams • PC	0.6
	Jackson • HG	0.6
3.	Carlisle • HG	0.5
4.	Bankhead • PC	0.3
5.	Dunn • PS	0.3
6.	Gibson • HG	0.3
7.	Benjamin • HG	0.3
8.	Dandridge • NE	0.2
9.	Snow • BEG	0.2
10.	Wells • NE	0.2
	Douglass • NBY	0.2

Batting Average
1.	Leonard • HG	.420
2.	Williams • PC	.393
3.	Gibson • HG	.370
4.	Dandridge • NE	.369
5.	Hughes • BEG	.362
6.	Stone • NE	.351
7.	Spearman • 3TM	.350
8.	Williams • HG	.331
9.	Jenkins • 2TM	.325
10.	Campbell • NBY	.324

On-Base%
1.	Leonard • HG	.500
2.	Gibson • HG	.467
3.	Williams • PC	.448
4.	Stone • NE	.427
5.	Hughes • BEG	.422
6.	Dandridge • NE	.414
7.	Spearman • 3TM	.412
8.	Mackey • BEG	.410
9.	Perkins • PS	.400
10.	West • BEG	.396

Slugging %
1.	Leonard • HG	.740
2.	Gibson • HG	.721
3.	Williams • PC	.621
4.	Stone • NE	.598
5.	Hughes • BEG	.562
6.	Patterson • PS	.548
7.	West • BEG	.538
8.	Dandridge • NE	.524
9.	Benjamin • HG	.503
10.	Wright • BEG	.485

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Leonard • HG	1.240
2.	Gibson • HG	1.188
3.	Williams • PC	1.069
4.	Stone • NE	1.025
5.	Hughes • BEG	.984
6.	Dandridge • NE	.939
7.	West • BEG	.934
8.	Patterson • PS	.932
9.	Benjamin • HG	.898
10.	Perkins • PS	.874

Games Played
1.	Spearman • PS	65
2.	Dunn • PS	63
	Parnell • PS	63
4.	Perkins • PS	60
5.	Harris • PS	58
6.	Benson • 2TM	52
7.	Giles • 2TM	50
8.	Carlisle • HG	46
	Gibson • HG	46
	Jackson • HG	46
	Creacy • PS	46

At Bats
1.	Spearman • PS	243
2.	Parnell • PS	227
3.	Dunn • PS	223
4.	Benson • 2TM	205
5.	Perkins • PS	196
6.	Carlisle • HG	181
7.	Harris • PS	177
8.	Harris • HG	172
9.	Giles • 2TM	167
10.	Gibson • HG	165

Plate Appearances
1.	Spearman • PS	281
2.	Parnell • PS	264
3.	Dunn • PS	257
4.	Perkins • PS	228
	Benson • 2TM	228
6.	Harris • PS	209
7.	Carlisle • HG	201
8.	Gibson • HG	199
9.	Giles • 2TM	196
10.	Harris • HG	192

Runs Scored
1.	Gibson • HG	53
2.	Parnell • PS	50
3.	Benjamin • HG	42
4.	Leonard • HG	41
	Spearman • PS	41
6.	Harris • HG	40
7.	Dunn • PS	37
8.	Perkins • PS	36
9.	Carlisle • HG	35
	Williams • PC	35

Hits
1.	Spearman • PS	74
2.	Parnell • PS	65
3.	Leonard • HG	63
4.	Gibson • HG	61
	Perkins • PS	61
6.	Dunn • PS	56
7.	Williams • PC	55
8.	Harris • PS	54
9.	Benjamin • HG	51
	Harris • HG	51

Total Bases
1.	Gibson • HG	119
2.	Leonard • HG	111
3.	Parnell • PS	101
4.	Spearman • PS	97
5.	Perkins • PS	93
6.	Williams • PC	87
	Dunn • PS	87
8.	Patterson • PS	86
9.	Benjamin • HG	82
10.	Harris • PS	78

Doubles
1.	Patterson • PS	13
2.	Dunn • PS	12
	West • BEG	12
	Williams • PC	12
5.	Williams • HG	11
	Leonard • HG	11
	Gibson • HG	11
8.	Spearman • PS	10
	Giles • 2TM	10
	Spearman • 3TM	10
	Parnell • PS	10

Triples
1.	Williams • PC	5
	Spearman • PS	5
	Leonard • HG	5
	Harris • HG	5
	Benjamin • HG	5
6.	Hughes • BEG	4
	Williams • PC	4
	Parnell • PS	4
	Benson • 2TM	4
	Gibson • HG	4

Home Runs
1.	Gibson • HG	13
2.	Leonard • HG	9
3.	Perkins • PS	7
	Patterson • PS	7
5.	Suttles • NE	6
	Benjamin • HG	6
	Parnell • PS	6
8.	Dunn • PS	5
	West • BEG	5
	Harris • PS	5
	Brown • HG	5

Runs Batted In
1.	Gibson • HG	54
2.	Leonard • HG	53
3.	Perkins • PS	45
4.	Harris • PS	38
5.	Patterson • PS	36
6.	Dunn • PS	34
7.	Williams • PC	32
8.	Wright • BEG	31
9.	West • BEG	30
	Williams • HG	30

Bases on Balls
1.	Gibson • HG	29
	Perkins • PS	29
	Spearman • PS	29
4.	Dunn • PS	28
5.	Parnell • PS	26
6.	Leonard • HG	24
7.	Giles • 2TM	23
8.	Benjamin • HG	22
9.	Scales • BEG	20
	Patterson • PS	20

Stolen Bases
1.	Bankhead • PC	6
2.	Wright • BEG	5
3.	Benjamin • HG	4
	Parnell • PS	4
5.	Wells • NE	3
	Hughes • BEG	3
	Morney • NBY	3
	Curry • NBY	3
	Williams • PC	3
	Campbell • NBY	3
	Patterson • PS	3
	Perkins • PS	3
	Giles • 2TM	3
	Scales • BEG	3

Singles
1.	Spearman • PS	58
2.	Parnell • PS	45
3.	Perkins • PS	44
4.	Harris • PS	42
5.	Carlisle • HG	39
6.	Harris • HG	38
	Leonard • HG	38
	Benson • 2TM	38
9.	Benjamin • HG	37
	Dunn • PS	37
	Giles • 2TM	37

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Leonard • HG	223
2.	Gibson • HG	209
3.	Williams • PC	180
4.	Stone • NE	168
5.	Hughes • BEG	158
6.	Dandridge • NE	146
7.	West • BEG	144
8.	Patterson • PS	143
9.	Benjamin • HG	135
10.	Perkins • PS	130

Runs Created
1.	Leonard • HG	56
2.	Gibson • HG	55
3.	Williams • PC	39
4.	Perkins • PS	37
	Spearman • PS	37
6.	Parnell • PS	36
7.	Patterson • PS	33
8.	Benjamin • HG	32
9.	Dunn • PS	29
	Harris • PS	29

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Leonard • HG	27
2.	Gibson • HG	27
3.	Williams • PC	16
4.	Patterson • PS	10
5.	Stone • NE	10
6.	Perkins • PS	9
7.	West • BEG	9
8.	Hughes • BEG	9
9.	Benjamin • HG	8
10.	Dandridge • NE	7

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Leonard • HG	2.5
2.	Gibson • HG	2.5
3.	Williams • PC	1.5
4.	Patterson • PS	0.9
5.	Stone • NE	0.9
6.	Perkins • PS	0.9
7.	West • BEG	0.8
8.	Hughes • BEG	0.8
9.	Benjamin • HG	0.8
10.	Dandridge • NE	0.7

Extra Base Hits
1.	Gibson • HG	28
2.	Leonard • HG	25
3.	Patterson • PS	22
4.	Parnell • PS	20
	Williams • PC	20
6.	Dunn • PS	19
7.	West • BEG	18
8.	Perkins • PS	17
9.	Spearman • PS	16
10.	Benjamin • HG	14
	Brown • HG	14
	Wright • BEG	14

Times On Base
1.	Spearman • PS	104
2.	Parnell • PS	93
3.	Gibson • HG	91
4.	Perkins • PS	90
5.	Leonard • HG	87
6.	Dunn • PS	85
7.	Benjamin • HG	73
8.	Harris • PS	72
	Giles • 2TM	72
10.	Williams • PC	69

Offensive Win %
1.	Leonard • HG	.899
2.	Gibson • HG	.863
3.	Williams • PC	.830
4.	Stone • NE	.780
5.	Hughes • BEG	.775
6.	Dandridge • NE	.738
7.	West • BEG	.714
8.	Patterson • PS	.687
9.	Spearman • 3TM	.678
10.	Benjamin • HG	.672

Hit By Pitch
1.	Wilson • PC	5
2.	Wilson • PS	4
3.	West • BEG	2
	Wright • BEG	2
	Parnell • PS	2
	Wells • NE	2
	Creacy • PS	2
8.	Hughes • BEG	1
	Kimbro • BEG	1
	Seay • NE	1
	Curry • NBY	1
	Brown • NBY	1
	Williams • HG	1
	Harris • HG	1
	Gibson • HG	1
	Dukes • HG	1
	Summers • BEG	1
	Snow • BEG	1
	Smith • PC	1
	Washington • 2TM	1
	Dunn • PS	1
	Jones • PS	1
	Spearman • PS	1
	Thompson • PS	1
	Hairston • PC	1
	Henderson • SEN	1
	Johnson • SEN	1
	Benson • 2TM	1
	Crumbley • 3TM	1

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Harris • PS	14
2.	Parnell • PS	9
3.	Creacy • PS	8
	Spearman • PS	8
5.	Morney • NBY	7
6.	Hairston • PC	6
	Ruffin • PC	6
	Williams • PC	6
	Patterson • PS	6
	Giles • 2TM	6

Power-Speed #
1.	Benjamin • HG	4.8
	Parnell • PS	4.8
3.	Wright • BEG	4.4
4.	Perkins • PS	4.2
	Patterson • PS	4.2
6.	Gibson • HG	3.5
7.	Williams • PC	3.4
8.	Bankhead • PC	3.0
9.	Stone • NE	2.7
10.	Hughes • BEG	2.4
	Morney • NBY	2.4
	Wells • NE	2.4

AB per HR
1.	Gibson • HG	12.7
2.	Leonard • HG	16.7
3.	Patterson • PS	22.4
4.	Stone • NE	24.3
5.	West • BEG	26.4
6.	Benjamin • HG	27.2
7.	Perkins • PS	28.0
8.	Wright • BEG	32.5
9.	Williams • PC	35.0
10.	Harris • PS	35.4

Outs Made
1.	Spearman • PS	177
2.	Dunn • PS	172
3.	Parnell • PS	171
4.	Benson • 2TM	163
5.	Perkins • PS	138
6.	Carlisle • HG	137
	Harris • PS	137
8.	Jackson • HG	131
9.	Harris • HG	124
	Giles • 2TM	124

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