1942 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1942 Season

Negro American League

1941 / 1943

Top Hitter

Ted
Strong

Top Pitcher

Satchel
Paige

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Neil Robinson	MRS	.612
2	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	.561
3	Ted Strong	KCM	.561
4	Willard Brown	KCM	.493
5	Parnell Woods	JRC/CCB	.490
6	Lloyd Davenport	MULT	.465
7	Joe Greene	KCM	.452
8	Tommy Sampson	BBB	.439
9	Sam Jethroe	CCB	.432
10	Felix McLaurin	JRC/BBB	.405

Wins

#	Player	Team	W
1	Diamond Pipkins	BBB	7
2	Eugene Bremer	CCB	5
3	Willie Jefferson	CCB	5
4	Jack Matchett	KCM	5
5	Booker McDaniel	KCM	5
6	Hilton Smith	KCM	5
7	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	4
8	Connie Johnson	KCM	4
9	Alonzo Boone	CCB	3
10	Verdell Mathis	MRS	3

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

L

R

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	314.1		1.17	15.7%	6.3%	2.51
2	Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	279.0		1.37	10.2%	7.2%	1.43
3	Chicago American Giants	NAL	252.2		1.58	9.4%	8.0%	1.16
4	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	250.0		1.26	11.7%	6.7%	1.73
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	206.2		1.27	11.9%	6.5%	1.84
6	Jacksonville Red Caps	NAL	100.0		1.57	13.1%	8.2%	1.59
	6	1	1402.2		1.34	12.0%	7.0%	1.70

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	72.1		1.01	19.6%	3.8%	5.09
2	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	71.0		1.32	14.0%	5.0%	2.80
3	Alonzo Boone	CCB	RP	64.1		1.35	13.4%	9.4%	1.42
4	Booker McDaniel	KCM	RP	59.0		1.10	12.2%	5.9%	2.07
5	Diamond Pipkins*	BBB	SP	58.0		1.22	7.0%	6.6%	1.06
6	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	57.0		1.21	11.5%	5.1%	2.25
7	Gready McKinnis*	BBB/KCM	SP	55.2		1.24	15.0%	7.7%	1.94
8	Porter Moss	MRS	SP	55.0		1.20	13.3%	6.6%	2.00
9	Eugene Bremer	CCB	SP	52.2		1.12	11.7%	5.6%	2.08
10	Johnny Markham	BBB	RP	52.2		0.93	16.1%	2.9%	5.50
11	Jack Matchett	KCM	SP	51.2		1.16	12.6%	7.9%	1.59
12	Willie Jefferson	CCB	SP	50.0		1.10	10.9%	2.5%	4.40
13	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	RP	47.1		1.31	14.0%	5.5%	2.55
14	Ollie West	CAG	RP	43.2		1.42	7.3%	5.2%	1.40
15	Smoky Owens	CCB	RP	39.1		1.07	5.0%	6.3%	0.80
16	Alvin Gipson	BBB	RP	38.1		1.70	11.9%	7.9%	1.50
17	Hosea Allen	JRC	SP	35.0		1.49	12.3%	5.8%	2.11
18	Willie Ferrell*	CAG	SP	33.2		1.57	9.3%	7.3%	1.27
19	Leroy Sutton	CAG	SP	32.0		1.25	7.5%	4.5%	1.67
20	Willie Cornelius	CAG/CCB	SP	30.1		1.68	6.5%	7.9%	0.82
21	Connie Johnson	KCM	RP	30.1		1.42	19.7%	11.4%	1.73
22	Specs Ellis*	JRC/BBB	RP	30.0		1.10	9.1%	6.6%	1.38
23	Charlie Shields*	CAG	SP	30.0		1.80	14.6%	10.4%	1.40
24	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	28.0		1.21	7.0%	12.2%	0.57
25	Andy Sarvis	JRC	RP	25.1		1.18	4.8%	2.9%	1.67
26	Sam Thompson	CAG	SP	24.2		1.42	7.4%	5.6%	1.33
27	Dan Bankhead	BBB	SP	22.2		1.41	11.1%	13.1%	0.85
28	Ray Robinson*	CCB	SP	21.0		1.57	14.6%	5.2%	2.80
29	Lefty Boone*	CCB/JRC	SP	19.0		1.47	29.8%	14.3%	2.08
30	James Cooper	CCB/JRC	RP	16.0		2.31	17.9%	10.7%	1.67
31	Gentry Jessup	CAG	RP	13.0		1.54	8.6%	6.9%	1.25
32	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	13.0		1.00	23.5%	7.8%	3.00
33	Robert Keyes*	MRS	RP	10.2		1.97	3.8%	5.8%	0.67
34	Willie Burns*	CAG	RP	10.1		1.94	2.0%	14.0%	0.14
35	Preacher Henry	JRC	SP	9.2		3.52	6.5%	16.1%	0.40
36	John Huber	CAG	RP	9.2		1.55	11.6%	18.6%	0.63
37	George Britt	CAG	RP	8.2		2.31	11.1%	8.9%	1.25
38	Norris Phillips	KCM/MRS	RP	8.2		1.38	13.5%	5.4%	2.50
39	Herman Watts*	CCB	RP	8.0		2.13	7.5%	12.5%	0.60
40	Ted Radcliffe	MRS/BBB	RP	7.2		1.43	5.9%	0.0%
41	Willie Hubert	CCB	SP	6.1		1.89	0.0%	6.7%	0.00
42	Ulysses Evans^	CAG	RP	6.0		1.17	16.0%	20.0%	0.80
43	Roger Harris^	BBB	SP	5.0		1.20	14.3%	14.3%	1.00
44	Dave Hoskins	CAG	SP	5.0		2.20	23.1%	11.5%	2.00
45	Walter Burch	CCB	RP	4.2		1.50	0.0%	4.8%	0.00
46	Francis Jackson^	CAG	RP	4.1		1.15	11.1%	5.6%	2.00
47	Frank Bradley	KCM	SP	4.0		1.50	22.2%	5.6%	4.00
48	Tommy Johnson	CAG	RP	4.0		1.00	6.3%	6.3%	1.00
49	Alex Broome^	JRC	RP	3.2		1.36	6.3%	6.3%	1.00
50	Dode Smith*	CCB	RP	3.1		0.90	0.0%	0.0%
51	Joe Brooks^	MRS	SP	3.0		1.00	33.3%	0.0%
52	Henry Merchant*	CAG	RP	2.2		1.50	8.3%	8.3%	1.00
53	Henry Turner	JRC	RP	2.0		0.50	0.0%	0.0%
54	P. Burgess^	CAG	RP	1.0		3.00	0.0%	16.7%	0.00
55	Nash^	JRC	SP	1.0		4.00	0.0%	0.0%
56	Frank Hudson*	CAG	SP	0.2		9.00	12.5%	25.0%	0.50
57	Earl Little^	CAG	RP	0.1		12.00	0.0%	20.0%	0.00
58	Fred McKelvin	JRC	SP	0.1		18.00	0.0%	57.1%	0.00

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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