1940 Season

Negro American League

1939 / 1941

R. R. Jackson (Commissioner)
J. B. Martin (President)
Horace Hall (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Jesse
Williams

Top Pitcher

George
Walker

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Joe Greene	KCM	.529
2	Ed Mayweather	SNS	.506
3	Neil Robinson	MRS	.485
4	Jesse Williams	KCM	.481
5	Willie Nixon	BBB	.465
6	Turkey Stearnes	KCM	.460
7	Rainey Bibbs	TIC/KCM	.458
8	Buddy Armour	SNS	.447
9	Tommy Sampson	BBB	.436
10	Buck O'Neil	KCM	.391

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	George Walker	KCM	302
2	Johnny Wright	TIC	180
3	Frank Bradley	KCM	176
4	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	171
5	Lefty Calhoun	SNS	146
6	Eugene Bremer	MRS	135
7	Lefty Wilson	MRS/TIC	132
8	Eugene Smith	SNS	128
9	Dan Bankhead	BBB	116
10	Jack Matchett	KCM	116

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords	NAL	106.1	1.18	14.2%	7.1%	2.00	0.9%
2	Chicago American Giants	NAL	184.1	1.56	10.5%	10.2%	1.03	0.7%
3	Cleveland Bears	NAL	221.2	1.46	13.0%	8.1%	1.60	0.4%
4	St. Louis-New Orleans Stars	NAL	235.2	1.48	13.3%	10.5%	1.26	0.6%
5	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	245.2	1.45	9.9%	7.5%	1.32	0.5%
6	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	309.1	1.19	18.8%	7.5%	2.50	0.7%
7	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	394.1	1.38	12.8%	9.6%	1.34	0.3%
	7	1	1697.1	1.39	13.4%	8.8%	1.52	0.5%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Jack Bruton	SNS	RP	0.2	9.00	0.0%	22.2%	0.00	0.0%
2	Jimmie Armstead*	SNS	RP	1.0	3.00	42.9%	28.6%	1.50	0.0%
3	Henry Merchant*	CAG	RP	1.0	0.00	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
4	Burrows^	SNS	RP	2.0	1.50	11.1%	11.1%	1.00	0.0%
5	Fred McBride	BBB	RP	2.1	2.14	8.3%	16.7%	0.50	0.0%
6	George Mitchell	SNS	RP	2.1	0.86	22.2%	0.0%		0.0%
7	Lloyd Bruce^	CAG	RP	3.0	1.00	8.3%	8.3%	1.00	0.0%
8	William Newman^	MRS	RP	3.0	0.33	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
9	Pete Gregory^	BBB	RP	3.1	0.60	8.3%	0.0%		0.0%
10	Hank Jones^	CAG	RP	3.1	2.70	5.3%	21.1%	0.25	0.0%
11	Charles Oakley^	SNS	RP	3.1	2.10	10.5%	5.3%	2.00	0.0%
12	Sam Barber^	BBB	SP	5.0	1.20	5.0%	5.0%	1.00	0.0%
13	Alonzo Mitchell	CBR	RP	5.0	1.00	10.0%	0.0%		0.0%
14	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	5.0	1.20	47.6%	14.3%	3.33	0.0%
15	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	5.1	1.88	15.4%	7.7%	2.00	0.0%
16	Alonzo Boone	CBR	RP	5.2	1.94	7.1%	10.7%	0.67	0.0%
17	Alex Broome^	CBR	RP	5.2	1.41	10.7%	14.3%	0.75	0.0%
18	Zell Miles	CAG	SP	6.0	0.50	9.1%	9.1%	1.00	0.0%
19	Robert Dean	SNS	RP	6.2	0.60	0.0%	8.3%	0.00	0.0%
20	Willie Cornelius	CAG	SP	7.0	0.71	25.9%	3.7%	7.00	0.0%
21	Lefty Moses*	KCM	SP	7.0	0.43	13.0%	0.0%		0.0%
22	Johnny Smith*	TIC	SP	7.0	1.00	25.0%	14.3%	1.75	0.0%
23	Specs Ellis*	CBR	RP	7.2	1.83	0.0%	5.4%	0.00	0.0%
24	Samuel Burris^	BBB	RP	8.0	2.13	7.1%	14.3%	0.50	2.4%
25	Roosevelt Davis	MRS	SP	8.0	1.13	14.7%	8.8%	1.67	0.0%
26	Spoon Carter	TIC	SP	10.0	1.20	19.5%	7.3%	2.67	0.0%
27	Jimmy Johnson*	TIC	RP	10.0	1.50	16.0%	12.0%	1.33	0.0%
28	Clarence White*	CBR/TIC	RP	12.0	1.08	12.0%	10.0%	1.20	0.0%
29	Leroy Sutton	SNS	RP	12.2	1.42	18.6%	8.5%	2.20	1.7%
30	Smoky Owens	CBR	SP	13.1	1.43	10.3%	8.6%	1.20	0.0%
31	Fay Washington	SNS	RP	13.1	1.95	7.8%	17.2%	0.45	1.6%
32	Allen Bryant*	KCM	RP	16.1	1.29	12.2%	8.1%	1.50	1.4%
33	Ted Alexander	CBR	SP	16.2	1.38	13.3%	12.0%	1.11	0.0%
34	Lefty Boone*	MRS/SNS	SP	22.1	2.42	14.3%	18.3%	0.78	1.6%
35	Charles Dunklin	SNS	RP	22.1	1.84	8.4%	11.2%	0.75	0.0%
36	Connie Johnson	TIC	SP	26.0	1.46	12.9%	10.3%	1.25	2.6%
37	Tommy Johnson	CAG	SP	28.2	1.99	6.5%	10.9%	0.60	0.7%
38	William Sumrall	MRS	RP	32.1	1.39	4.1%	5.5%	0.75	0.0%
39	Big Train Jackson*	MRS	SP	33.1	1.74	10.7%	8.8%	1.21	0.6%
40	Gentry Jessup	BBB	SP	34.2	1.73	10.7%	10.1%	1.06	0.6%
41	Frank McAllister	SNS	RP	36.0	1.81	12.6%	12.1%	1.05	1.1%
42	Junius Savage	MRS	RP	36.2	1.36	20.4%	14.6%	1.39	0.0%
43	Floyd Kranson	KCM	SP	37.2	1.88	10.9%	15.8%	0.69	0.5%
44	Lefty Wilson*	MRS/TIC	SP	39.2	1.16	12.9%	7.1%	1.83	0.6%
45	Willie Hudson*	CAG	SP	40.2	1.60	8.5%	12.2%	0.70	0.0%
46	Johnny Wright	TIC	SP	41.1	0.97	11.7%	3.1%	3.80	0.0%
47	Lafayette Dumas^	MRS	SP	43.1	1.52	10.6%	15.6%	0.68	0.5%
48	Eddie Snead*	BBB	RP	44.2	1.70	8.0%	7.5%	1.07	0.5%
49	Dan Bankhead	BBB	SP	45.1	1.08	12.9%	6.7%	1.92	0.6%
50	W. Miller^	CAG	SP	47.0	1.74	7.4%	7.4%	1.00	0.9%
51	Lefty Bowe*	CAG	SP	47.2	1.32	17.4%	11.1%	1.57	1.4%
52	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	SP	48.1	1.24	14.1%	10.2%	1.38	0.5%
53	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	RP	49.0	1.24	14.2%	6.9%	2.07	0.0%
54	George Walker	KCM	RP	49.0	0.73	20.8%	3.8%	5.43	1.1%
55	Red Howard*	BBB	RP	51.0	1.24	11.1%	7.8%	1.41	0.0%
56	Blanch Moody	BBB	SP	51.1	1.52	8.8%	4.8%	1.82	0.4%
57	Frank Bradley	KCM	RP	53.0	1.08	24.2%	7.8%	3.12	0.9%
58	Lefty Calhoun*	SNS	RP	53.0	1.06	14.0%	5.0%	2.82	0.5%
59	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	61.0	1.10	22.7%	5.6%	4.07	0.4%
60	Andy Sarvis	CBR	RP	69.0	1.26	14.1%	3.7%	3.82	0.7%
61	Eugene Smith	SNS	SP	79.1	1.32	15.6%	11.2%	1.40	0.6%
62	Jack Matchett	KCM	SP	80.1	1.34	15.9%	6.3%	2.50	0.6%
63	Eugene Bremer	MRS	RP	82.0	1.26	12.5%	6.3%	2.00	0.3%
64	Preacher Henry	CBR	SP	92.2	1.60	14.6%	10.0%	1.47	0.5%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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