1937 Season

Independent Clubs

1936 / 1942

Top Hitter

Carlos
Etchegoyen

Top Pitcher

Preacher
Henry

Leaders

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Rafael Hechevarría	CS2	.421
2	Don Pelham	JRC/BCA	.413
3	Donald Reeves	BCA	.391
4	Babe Davis	BCA	.378
5	Esterio Caraballo	CS2	.375
6	Clemente Carreras	CS2	.369
7	Carlos Etchegoyen	CS2	.351
8	Bill Cooper	BCA	.343
9	Gabby Kemp	BCA	.320
10	Ormond Sampson	BCA	.313

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Ping Burke	BCA	354
2	Silvino Ruiz	CS2	222
3	Ramón Bragaña	CS2	149
4	Connie Rector	BRG	146
5	Jesús Miralles	CS2	138
6	Lefty Nelson	BCA	118
7	Francisco Martínez	CS2	104
8	Satchel Paige	SDS	91
9	Jimmy Reese	BCA	83
10	Johnny Taylor	NAS	79

Advanced Batting

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants	IND	3	132	.375	9.8%	0.8%	.157
2	Cuban Stars East	IND	5	210	.292	9.0%	0.0%	.086
3	Santo Domingo Stars	IND	3	111	.290	9.0%	0.9%	.060
4	Atlanta Black Crackers	IND	14	510	.272	4.9%	1.0%	.095
5	NNL All Stars	IND	2	72	.248	4.2%	1.4%	.058
6	Jacksonville Red Caps	IND	5	172	.230	4.1%	0.0%	.043
	6	1	33	1207	.281	6.4%	0.7%	.087

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Willie Gisentaner*	BRG	RF	10	.625	20.0%	10.0%	.625
2	Ameal Brooks*	BRG	3B	15	.579	13.3%	0.0%	.308
3	P. Johnson^	BRG	LF	15	.512	20.0%	0.0%	.167
4	Dick Lundy**	BRG	SS	10	.450	20.0%	0.0%	.375
5	Cool Papa Bell**	SDS	CF	14	.425	21.4%	0.0%	.000
6	Rafael Hechevarría^	CS2	1B	25	.421	8.0%	0.0%	.174
7	Pat Patterson**	SDS	3B	13	.417	7.7%	0.0%	.000
8	Don Pelham*	JRC/BCA	CF	50	.413	2.0%	4.0%	.277
9	Biz Mackey**	NAS	C	8	.402	0.0%	0.0%	.125
10	Joe Lewis	BRG	C	10	.395	10.0%	0.0%	.143
11	Babe Davis	BCA	LF	56	.378	8.9%	3.6%	.220
12	Esterio Caraballo^	CS2	LF	19	.375	5.3%	0.0%	.111
13	Roy Parnell	SDS	LF	14	.373	14.3%	0.0%	.000
14	Clemente Carreras	CS2	3B	25	.369	8.0%	0.0%	.136
15	Dave Thomas*	SDS	1B	10	.357	0.0%	0.0%	.200
16	Carlos Etchegoyen	CS2	2B	22	.351	0.0%	0.0%	.143
17	Gabby Kemp	BCA	2B	62	.320	6.5%	0.0%	.088
18	Jud Wilson*	NAS	3B	9	.313	0.0%	0.0%	.000
19	Ormond Sampson	BCA	SS	61	.313	3.3%	1.6%	.088
20	Willie Gray*	BRG	CF	14	.308	7.1%	0.0%	.167
21	Lacey Thomas*	JRC	LF	19	.306	5.3%	0.0%	.056
22	Harry Williams	SDS	2B	12	.296	8.3%	0.0%	.000
23	José María Fernández	CS2	C	18	.291	5.6%	0.0%	.118
24	Bill Perkins	SDS	C	12	.291	0.0%	8.3%	.333
25	Jim West**	NAS	1B	8	.269	0.0%	12.5%	.375
26	Gus Gadsden^	BRG	2B	10	.261	10.0%	0.0%	.000
27	Hap Glenn	BCA	3B	50	.259	4.0%	0.0%	.063
28	Wild Bill Wright**	NAS	LF	8	.209	12.5%	0.0%	.000
29	Fats Jenkins*	NAS	LF	9	.209	0.0%	0.0%	.000
30	Joe Royal	JRC	RF	16	.201	0.0%	0.0%	.063
31	Jack Thornton	BCA	1B	55	.180	3.6%	0.0%	.000
32	Isidro Fabré	CS2	CF	22	.171	0.0%	0.0%	.000
33	Juan Abreu^	CS2	RF	17	.165	11.8%	0.0%	.067
34	Red Hadley*	BCA	RF	52	.155	1.9%	0.0%	.039
35	Henry Turner	JRC	C	18	.145	5.6%	0.0%	.000
36	Smith^	BRG	1B	14	.134	0.0%	0.0%	.000
37	Sam Bankhead	SDS	SS	11	.133	18.2%	0.0%	.000
38	Philly Holmes*	JRC	SS	20	.130	5.0%	0.0%	.000
39	Clyde Spearman*	SDS	RF	13	.128	7.7%	0.0%	.000
40	Skin Down Robinson	JRC	2B	16	.104	6.3%	0.0%	.000
41	Chester Williams	NAS	SS	7	.000	0.0%	0.0%	.000

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

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Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.

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