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#	Player	Years	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Josh Gibson	1930-1946	C	2953	.489	12.9%	2.0%	11.00	5.9%	.315
2	Buck Leonard*	1933-1948	1B	2757	.459	15.1%	4.2%	3.00	3.7%	.236
3	Larry Doby*	1942-1947	2B	642	.448	12.9%	12.5%	1.00	3.3%	.243
4	Heavy Johnson	1916-1932	RF	1862	.447	7.6%	3.6%	2.10	3.0%	.227
5	Turkey Stearnes*	1923-1940	CF	2751	.447	8.9%	25.0%	0.20	4.3%	.264
6	Chino Smith*	1925-1931	RF	662	.445	11.0%	0.9%	10.00	2.4%	.202
7	Oscar Charleston*	1915-1941	CF	5631	.444	11.2%	4.5%	2.58	3.1%	.221
8	Willard Brown	1935-1948	CF	1580	.444	6.8%	4.3%	1.00	3.2%	.229
9	Cristóbal Torriente*	1912-1928	CF	4327	.438	12.1%	4.8%	2.73	1.6%	.170
10	Jud Wilson*	1922-1945	1B	3662	.430	11.3%	0.5%	31.00	2.0%	.167
11	John Beckwith	1919-1937	SS	1960	.429	7.4%	4.5%	1.82	3.9%	.243
12	Monte Irvin	1938-1948	CF	1195	.425	10.3%	15.4%	0.00	3.3%	.188
13	Bullet Rogan	1916-1938	RF	1810	.414	8.6%	4.5%	1.50	2.3%	.187
14	Ted Strong**	1936-1948	RF	1014	.413	12.3%	17.9%	1.00	2.6%	.175
15	Mule Suttles	1923-1944	1B	2548	.413	9.5%	17.4%	1.50	4.2%	.233
16	Alejandro Oms*	1917-1935	CF	1770	.410	10.6%	3.2%	3.36	2.0%	.169
17	Bill Hoskins*	1937-1946	LF	1443	.409	7.6%	40.0%	0.00	2.2%	.183
18	Willie Bobo*	1923-1928	1B	806	.408	10.8%			2.5%	.185
19	Pete Hill*	1904-1925	CF	4083	.407	11.1%	4.7%	2.70	1.3%	.133
20	Edgar Wesley*	1917-1925	1B	1967	.407	8.7%	6.9%	1.00	3.8%	.215
21	Rap Dixon	1924-1937	RF	1831	.406	10.7%	2.3%	3.00	3.1%	.208
22	Charlie Blackwell*	1915-1928	LF	2293	.405	10.1%	2.0%	3.57	1.9%	.169
23	Bus Clarkson	1938-1946	SS	649	.405	9.7%	66.7%	0.50	3.7%	.203
24	Blainey Hall	1914-1925	LF	1122	.403	8.6%	27.3%	0.67	0.5%	.110
25	Roy Campanella	1937-1945	C	863	.399	8.5%	50.0%	0.00	2.2%	.161
26	Martín Dihigo	1922-1945	RF	1593	.398	10.0%	6.7%	2.38	3.4%	.202
27	Julián Castillo	1901-1914	1B	1958	.398	10.1%	8.5%	1.15	0.6%	.099
28	Ben Taylor*	1909-1928	1B	3788	.397	8.5%	1.4%	6.40	0.8%	.128
29	Dobie Moore	1916-1925	SS	2380	.396	5.0%	4.1%	1.00	1.6%	.170
30	Hurley McNair*	1910-1937	LF	3070	.396	8.8%	11.0%	0.60	1.6%	.150
31	Wild Bill Wright**	1933-1945	RF	1406	.396	6.8%	5.6%	0.00	1.6%	.168
32	George Scales	1921-1946	3B	2747	.395	12.7%	3.3%	2.80	2.1%	.172
33	Louis Santop*	1910-1926	C	1917	.395	8.5%	0.6%	25.00	1.3%	.133
34	Johnny Davis	1940-1948	LF	1109	.393	11.3%	0.0%		2.5%	.163
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	Henry Kimbro*	1937-1948	CF	2471	.391	12.6%	7.7%	2.00	1.1%	.134
39	Bill Pettus*	1909-1921	1B	1509	.391	7.6%	2.3%	4.00	2.1%	.168
40	Neil Robinson	1934-1948	CF	1016	.390	9.0%	0.0%		2.3%	.162
41	Pat Patterson**	1934-1947	2B	1393	.388	6.8%	22.7%	0.40	1.7%	.157
42	Biz Mackey**	1920-1947	C	3904	.388	8.4%	3.1%	3.20	1.6%	.147
43	Pancho Coimbre	1940-1944	RF	581	.388	8.4%	20.0%	0.00	1.0%	.108
44	John Henry Lloyd*	1906-1932	SS	5253	.386	7.2%	3.0%	2.21	0.6%	.106
45	Ed Stone*	1933-1946	RF	1584	.386	11.3%	22.2%	0.50	1.7%	.146
46	Grant Johnson	1895-1914	SS	1781	.386	9.5%	4.3%	3.11	0.8%	.089
47	Piper Davis	1942-1948	2B	642	.386	7.9%	6.3%	2.00	1.1%	.138
48	Harry Buckner	1896-1917	RF	830	.385	7.5%	9.8%	0.81	1.4%	.155
49	Carlos Morán*	1899-1915	3B	2621	.382	15.7%	4.2%	4.19	0.1%	.050
50	Goose Curry*	1928-1947	RF	1766	.382	14.9%			0.8%	.111
51	Willie Wells	1924-1948	SS	2802	.381	9.4%	11.4%	0.60	2.0%	.167
52	George Carr**	1920-1934	1B	2430	.380	8.1%	6.2%	2.00	2.2%	.161
53	Merito Acosta*	1912-1922	LF	1072	.380	15.9%	6.1%	3.00	0.1%	.053
54	Dick Lundy**	1916-1937	SS	2978	.379	7.8%	2.9%	3.00	1.3%	.134
55	Sam Bennett	1907-1925	CF	1037	.379	7.3%	0.7%	13.00	1.1%	.117
56	Bill Pierce^	1910-1926	1B	1433	.378	7.9%	10.3%	0.29	1.3%	.137
57	Jules Thomas	1908-1926	CF	1754	.378	6.9%	19.0%	0.00	1.5%	.134
58	Howard Easterling**	1936-1946	3B	1247	.378	7.0%	15.0%	0.33	1.3%	.147
59	Charlie Mason^	1922-1932	RF	1109	.378	8.7%	0.7%	14.00	2.5%	.153
60	David Whatley*	1937-1944	RF	923	.377	7.0%			1.0%	.119
61	Spottswood Poles**	1909-1923	CF	1899	.377	10.1%	8.0%	1.29	0.3%	.074
62	Walter Cannady	1921-1945	2B	2342	.376	7.9%	3.2%	2.71	1.7%	.148
63	Cool Papa Bell**	1922-1946	CF	3612	.376	9.6%	8.8%	1.00	0.8%	.107
64	Luis Márquez	1946-1948	CF	595	.375	7.6%	0.0%		1.7%	.122
65	Robert Hudspeth*	1920-1932	1B	1603	.375	6.9%	3.4%	1.71	2.2%	.155
66	Tetelo Vargas	1931-1944	CF	550	.375	7.6%	0.0%		0.4%	.098
67	Luther Farrell*	1919-1934	P	622	.374	8.8%	1.4%	10.50	2.4%	.148
68	Fats Jenkins*	1920-1940	LF	2154	.373	9.9%	0.9%	16.00	0.6%	.089
69	Mitchell Murray	1919-1929	C	858	.372	8.6%	0.0%		1.9%	.133
70	Earl Gurley	1922-1928	LF	556	.371	9.4%			1.6%	.158
71	Sammy Hughes	1932-1946	2B	1596	.371	10.3%	3.8%	3.00	1.1%	.124
72	Lennie Pearson	1937-1948	1B	1914	.370	7.9%	11.1%	1.00	2.7%	.164
73	Branch Russell*	1922-1932	RF	1685	.370	10.1%	7.7%	2.00	1.5%	.158
74	Charles Earle	1906-1919	CF	1133	.370	9.6%	5.2%	2.00	0.7%	.096
75	Tommie Dukes*	1928-1945	C	691	.369	8.0%			1.6%	.141
76	Doc Wiley	1909-1923	C	903	.368	6.8%	33.3%	0.00	0.7%	.089
77	Bob Harvey*	1943-1948	RF	896	.367	8.8%			1.0%	.099
78	Steel Arm Davis*	1920-1935	RF	843	.367	6.2%	0.0%		1.7%	.160
79	Irvin Brooks	1917-1933	CF	801	.367	7.6%	4.1%	2.50	2.0%	.128
80	Doc Dudley*	1920-1923	LF	950	.367	8.0%	4.5%	3.00	1.4%	.145
81	Roy Parnell	1928-1943	LF	1838	.366	8.5%	0.0%		1.3%	.128
82	Buddy Burbage*	1930-1943	RF	856	.364	9.3%			1.1%	.125
83	Vic Harris*	1923-1947	LF	2760	.364	9.2%	6.7%	2.00	1.0%	.116
84	George Giles*	1928-1938	1B	1170	.364	8.8%	0.0%		0.4%	.112
85	Orville Singer^	1921-1932	RF	856	.364	5.4%	1.2%	9.00	1.3%	.122
86	Leon Day	1934-1946	CF	651	.363	6.9%	28.6%	0.00	0.9%	.115
87	Burt Johnson	1932-1938	RF	663	.363	5.9%			2.0%	.153
88	Manuel Cueto	1911-1927	3B	1506	.363	10.4%	3.6%	2.47	0.3%	.073
89	Claude Johnson	1916-1928	2B	1006	.363	12.0%	3.3%	4.25	0.5%	.092
90	Ray Dandridge	1933-1944	3B	898	.362	5.8%	0.0%		0.4%	.112
91	Clint Thomas	1920-1938	CF	3375	.361	7.1%	2.9%	2.22	1.6%	.153
92	Dan Kennard	1913-1925	C	1131	.361	6.7%	4.5%	2.14	1.7%	.142
93	Ashby Dunbar^	1906-1920	LF	878	.360	8.0%	4.9%	1.92	0.3%	.084
94	Pearl Webster*	1911-1918	C	943	.360	8.6%	6.9%	0.75	0.5%	.081
95	Bernardo Baró*	1915-1928	CF	2731	.360	9.0%	4.3%	2.47	0.8%	.095
96	Wilson Redus	1924-1940	LF	1691	.360	8.0%	0.0%		2.7%	.160
97	Angel Alfonso	1924-1928	SS	568	.360	10.9%			1.4%	.134
98	Todd Allen	1908-1925	3B	806	.360	10.4%	6.0%	2.29	1.0%	.103
99	Esteban Montalvo*	1922-1928	RF	1037	.358	8.9%	11.0%	0.69	2.9%	.189
100	Jacinto Calvo*	1912-1923	CF	1249	.357	8.0%	4.8%	2.08	0.2%	.076

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

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