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#	Player	Years	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Charlie Smith*	1925-1931	RF	1109	.497	12.3%	0.7%	17.20	3.7%	.263
2	Josh Gibson	1930-1946	C	2993	.488	12.8%	1.9%	5.75	5.9%	.315
3	Buck Leonard*	1933-1948	1B	2757	.459	15.1%	4.2%	3.00	3.7%	.236
4	Oscar Charleston*	1915-1941	CF	6334	.449	11.7%	2.4%	5.63	3.1%	.225
5	Larry Doby*	1942-1947	2B	642	.448	12.9%	12.5%	1.00	3.3%	.243
6	Heavy Johnson	1916-1932	RF	2090	.447	8.1%	1.4%	5.82	2.9%	.223
7	Willard Brown	1935-1948	CF	1580	.444	6.8%	4.3%	1.00	3.2%	.229
8	Turkey Stearnes*	1923-1940	CF	2792	.442	8.9%	1.9%	4.00	4.3%	.262
9	Jud Wilson*	1922-1945	3B	4316	.441	11.3%	0.4%	31.40	2.2%	.178
10	Cristóbal Torriente*	1912-1928	CF	4327	.438	12.1%	4.2%	2.84	1.6%	.170
11	John Beckwith	1919-1937	3B	2497	.435	7.5%	3.0%	2.46	4.1%	.247
12	Monte Irvin	1938-1948	CF	1195	.425	10.3%	15.4%	0.00	3.3%	.188
13	Rap Dixon	1924-1937	RF	2237	.419	10.8%	0.8%	14.13	3.3%	.219
14	Bullet Rogan	1916-1938	RF	1810	.414	8.6%	0.7%	9.50	2.3%	.187
15	Ted Strong**	1936-1948	RF	1014	.413	12.3%	17.9%	1.00	2.6%	.175
16	Mule Suttles	1923-1944	1B	2552	.412	9.6%	1.6%	5.00	4.2%	.233
17	Alejandro Oms*	1917-1935	CF	2029	.411	10.6%	2.1%	4.79	2.1%	.175
18	George Scales	1921-1946	2B	3180	.410	13.0%	1.1%	10.45	2.1%	.181
19	Martín Dihigo	1922-1945	RF	2177	.409	10.7%	1.7%	7.40	3.9%	.217
20	Bill Hoskins*	1937-1946	LF	1443	.409	7.6%	40.0%	0.00	2.2%	.183
21	Willie Bobo*	1923-1928	1B	806	.408	10.8%	0.0%		2.5%	.185
22	Pete Hill*	1904-1925	CF	4172	.407	11.1%	4.6%	2.72	1.4%	.136
23	Edgar Wesley*	1917-1925	1B	1967	.407	8.7%	6.9%	1.00	3.8%	.215
24	Charlie Blackwell*	1915-1928	LF	2293	.405	10.1%	2.0%	3.57	1.9%	.169
25	Bus Clarkson	1938-1946	SS	649	.405	9.7%	66.7%	0.50	3.7%	.203
26	Blainey Hall	1914-1925	LF	1130	.403	8.7%	3.3%	4.33	0.5%	.109
27	Roy Campanella	1937-1945	C	863	.399	8.5%	50.0%	0.00	2.2%	.161
28	Julián Castillo	1901-1914	1B	1958	.398	10.1%	8.5%	1.15	0.6%	.099
29	Dobie Moore	1916-1925	SS	2380	.396	5.0%	4.1%	1.00	1.6%	.170
30	Wild Bill Wright**	1933-1945	RF	1414	.394	6.8%	5.6%	0.00	1.6%	.167
31	Ben Taylor*	1909-1929	1B	4212	.394	8.7%	1.0%	9.08	0.9%	.127
32	Hurley McNair*	1910-1937	LF	3103	.394	8.7%	2.6%	4.00	1.6%	.148
33	Johnny Davis	1940-1948	LF	1109	.393	11.3%	0.0%		2.5%	.163
34	Louis Santop*	1910-1926	C	1944	.393	8.4%	0.6%	25.00	1.2%	.132
35	Minnie Miñoso	1946-1948	3B	540	.392	7.6%	0.0%		1.5%	.160
36	Sam Jethroe**	1942-1948	CF	636	.391	7.4%	11.8%	0.00	1.1%	.159
37	Frank Austin	1944-1948	SS	1140	.391	9.3%	0.0%		0.3%	.089
38	Biz Mackey**	1920-1947	C	4247	.391	8.7%	1.5%	7.28	1.6%	.146
39	Henry Kimbro*	1937-1948	CF	2471	.391	12.6%	7.7%	2.00	1.1%	.134
40	Bill Pettus*	1909-1921	1B	1509	.391	7.6%	2.0%	4.25	2.1%	.168
41	Neil Robinson	1934-1948	CF	1016	.390	9.0%	0.0%		2.3%	.162
42	Harry Buckner	1896-1917	RF	839	.389	7.6%	9.8%	0.81	1.5%	.161
43	Pat Patterson**	1934-1947	2B	1393	.388	6.8%	22.7%	0.40	1.7%	.157
44	Pancho Coimbre	1940-1944	RF	581	.388	8.4%	20.0%	0.00	1.0%	.108
45	Fats Jenkins*	1920-1940	LF	2742	.386	10.1%	0.4%	29.00	0.7%	.094
46	Grant Johnson	1895-1914	SS	1790	.386	9.5%	4.3%	3.11	0.8%	.089
47	Ed Stone*	1933-1946	RF	1588	.386	11.3%	22.2%	0.50	1.7%	.146
48	John Henry Lloyd*	1906-1932	SS	5658	.386	7.1%	2.3%	2.85	0.6%	.108
49	Piper Davis	1942-1948	2B	642	.386	7.9%	6.3%	2.00	1.1%	.138
50	Tetelo Vargas	1927-1944	CF	743	.383	8.3%	1.3%	7.67	0.7%	.106
51	Carlos Morán*	1899-1915	3B	2621	.382	15.7%	4.2%	4.19	0.1%	.050
52	Goose Curry*	1928-1947	RF	1766	.382	14.9%	0.0%		0.8%	.111
53	George Carr**	1920-1934	1B	2847	.382	8.3%	2.7%	3.93	2.0%	.152
54	Dick Lundy**	1916-1937	SS	3683	.382	7.8%	1.4%	5.57	1.4%	.138
55	Willie Wells	1924-1948	SS	2825	.381	9.5%	1.6%	4.86	1.9%	.167
56	Merito Acosta*	1912-1922	LF	1072	.380	15.9%	6.1%	3.00	0.1%	.053
57	Luther Farrell*	1919-1934	P	859	.380	9.7%	1.9%	7.00	2.4%	.159
58	Walter Cannady	1921-1945	2B	2858	.379	7.6%	1.1%	7.50	1.6%	.152
59	Sam Bennett	1907-1925	CF	1037	.379	7.3%	0.7%	13.00	1.1%	.117
60	Howard Easterling**	1936-1946	3B	1247	.378	7.0%	15.0%	0.33	1.3%	.147
61	Jules Thomas	1908-1926	CF	1760	.378	6.9%	4.5%	0.80	1.5%	.134
62	Bill Pierce^	1910-1926	1B	1459	.378	7.8%	4.8%	1.43	1.3%	.136
63	David Whatley*	1937-1944	RF	923	.377	7.0%			1.0%	.119
64	Spottswood Poles**	1909-1923	CF	1903	.376	10.0%	5.4%	2.00	0.3%	.073
65	Cool Papa Bell**	1922-1946	CF	3635	.376	9.6%	1.5%	5.86	0.8%	.107
66	Luis Márquez	1946-1948	CF	595	.375	7.6%	0.0%		1.7%	.122
67	Charlie Mason^	1922-1932	LF	1412	.374	8.6%	0.4%	21.67	2.5%	.157
68	Sammy Hughes	1932-1946	2B	1600	.373	10.4%	3.8%	3.00	1.2%	.127
69	Mitchell Murray	1919-1929	C	858	.372	8.6%	2.7%	3.00	1.9%	.133
70	Robert Hudspeth*	1920-1932	1B	1947	.371	7.1%	1.7%	4.20	2.2%	.152
71	Lennie Pearson	1937-1948	1B	1914	.370	7.9%	11.1%	1.00	2.7%	.164
72	Steel Arm Davis*	1920-1935	RF	880	.370	6.0%	3.2%	1.31	1.7%	.163
73	Branch Russell*	1922-1932	RF	1685	.370	10.1%	0.8%	12.00	1.5%	.158
74	Earl Gurley	1922-1928	LF	576	.369	9.4%	0.9%	11.00	1.6%	.157
75	Charles Earle	1906-1919	CF	1142	.368	9.5%	5.1%	2.00	0.7%	.095
76	Bob Harvey*	1943-1948	RF	896	.367	8.8%			1.0%	.099
77	Doc Wiley	1909-1923	C	911	.367	6.7%	3.8%	1.25	0.7%	.088
78	Doc Dudley*	1920-1923	LF	950	.367	8.0%	4.5%	3.00	1.4%	.145
79	Tommie Dukes*	1928-1945	C	704	.367	7.8%	11.8%	1.00	1.6%	.138
80	Roy Parnell	1928-1943	LF	1838	.366	8.5%	0.9%	6.00	1.3%	.128
81	George Giles*	1928-1938	1B	1189	.366	9.0%	1.2%	6.00	0.4%	.113
82	Irvin Brooks	1917-1933	CF	975	.364	7.9%	2.3%	4.00	2.1%	.134
83	Orville Singer^	1921-1932	RF	856	.364	5.4%	0.4%	12.00	1.3%	.122
84	Leon Day	1934-1946	CF	651	.363	6.9%	28.6%	0.00	0.9%	.115
85	Chaney White	1920-1936	CF	3463	.363	8.3%	0.7%	10.55	1.0%	.111
86	Vic Harris*	1923-1947	LF	3105	.363	9.1%	0.4%	26.00	1.0%	.117
87	Ray Dandridge	1933-1944	3B	899	.363	5.9%	0.0%		0.4%	.112
88	Manuel Cueto	1911-1927	3B	1506	.363	10.4%	2.9%	3.29	0.3%	.073
89	Claude Johnson	1916-1928	2B	1006	.363	12.0%	1.8%	7.13	0.5%	.092
90	Bert Johnson	1932-1938	RF	667	.362	6.0%			1.9%	.152
91	Jesse Hubbard*	1919-1935	RF	1031	.362	9.5%	2.7%	4.24	2.0%	.161
92	Clint Thomas	1920-1938	CF	3967	.362	7.4%	1.4%	5.39	1.6%	.151
93	Dan Kennard	1913-1925	C	1131	.361	6.7%	4.5%	2.14	1.7%	.142
94	Quincy Trouppe**	1932-1948	C	513	.361	12.3%	5.4%	4.50	1.0%	.120
95	Esteban Montalvo*	1922-1928	RF	1076	.361	9.0%	4.5%	1.88	2.8%	.186
96	Jasper Washington	1922-1933	1B	542	.360	3.7%	0.0%		0.7%	.113
97	Ashby Dunbar^	1906-1920	LF	878	.360	8.0%	4.9%	1.92	0.3%	.084
98	Pearl Webster*	1911-1918	C	943	.360	8.6%	6.9%	0.75	0.5%	.081
99	Wilson Redus	1924-1940	LF	1691	.360	8.0%	0.0%		2.7%	.160
100	Todd Allen	1908-1925	3B	806	.360	10.4%	6.0%	2.29	1.0%	.103

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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