1945 Season

Negro American League

1944 / 1946

Top Hitter

Jackie
Robinson

Top Pitcher

Booker
McDaniel

Leaders

On Base %

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Jackie Robinson	KCM	.445
2	Piper Davis	BBB	.422
3	Ed Steele	BBB	.418
4	Art Pennington	CAG	.408
5	Neil Robinson	MRS	.400
6	Jesse Douglas	CAG	.383
7	Johnny Smith	CAG	.379
8	Jesse Williams	KCM	.371
9	Artie Wilson	BBB	.364
10	Herb Souell	KCM	.354

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Eugene Bremer	CBE	1.08
2	Gentry Jessup	CAG	1.09
3	Booker McDaniel	KCM	1.11
4	Jim LaMarque	KCM	1.14
5	Alvin Gipson	BBB	1.17
6	Verdell Mathis	MRS	1.18
7	Gready McKinnis	CAG	1.21
8	Satchel Paige	KCM	1.24
9	Hilton Smith	KCM	1.24
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	1.26

Advanced Batting

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Chicago American Giants	NAL	31	1173	.325	8.3%	0.4%	.084
2	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	33	1250	.319	6.9%	0.6%	.090
3	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	17	642	.318	6.9%	0.3%	.082
4	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	23	836	.304	4.4%	0.5%	.098
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	18	672	.297	7.4%	1.0%	.101
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	14	524	.258	6.3%	0.6%	.050
	6	1	136	5097	.309	6.8%	0.5%	.086

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Jackie Robinson	KCM	SS	111	.476	9.9%	2.7%	.222
2	Sam Jethroe**	CBE	CF	69	.455	13.0%	0.0%	.220
3	Neil Robinson	MRS	CF	71	.447	5.6%	5.6%	.250
4	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	95	.439	5.3%	1.1%	.212
5	Avelino Cañizares	CBE	SS	70	.437	10.0%	1.4%	.143
6	Piper Davis	BBB	1B	86	.419	5.8%	1.2%	.128
7	Art Pennington**	CAG	1B	126	.396	13.5%	0.8%	.120
8	Johnny Smith*	CAG	RF	132	.394	6.1%	1.5%	.129
9	Jesse Douglas*	CAG	2B	116	.366	8.6%	0.9%	.067
10	Herb Souell**	KCM	3B	132	.351	4.5%	0.0%	.107
11	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	60	.350	8.3%	0.0%	.115
12	Jesse Williams	KCM	2B	145	.348	12.4%	0.7%	.080
13	Artie Wilson*	BBB	SS	101	.344	5.9%	0.0%	.054
14	Lee Moody	KCM	1B	142	.338	4.2%	0.7%	.089
15	Ralph Wyatt	CAG	SS	118	.334	8.5%	0.0%	.066
16	Henry Merchant*	CIC	CF	46	.329	8.7%	0.0%	.049
17	Casey Jones*	MRS	C	63	.321	6.3%	3.2%	.169
18	Walter Thomas	KCM	RF	128	.316	7.0%	0.0%	.061
19	Lester Lockett	BBB	LF	94	.311	3.2%	0.0%	.103
20	Johnie Scott*	KCM	CF	140	.306	5.0%	1.4%	.143
21	Reinaldo Drake*	CIC	LF	49	.304	12.2%	0.0%	.000
22	Archie Ware*	CBE	1B	65	.300	4.6%	0.0%	.049
23	Jimmie Crutchfield*	CAG	CF	127	.289	7.9%	0.0%	.060
24	John Bissant	CAG	LF	109	.282	6.4%	0.0%	.101
25	Parnell Woods	CBE	3B	64	.259	3.1%	0.0%	.051
26	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	61	.245	1.6%	0.0%	.000
27	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	60	.242	1.7%	0.0%	.153
28	Red Longley	MRS	3B	67	.228	7.5%	0.0%	.050

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

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