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

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Eugene Bremer	CBE	2.07
2	Gentry Jessup	CAG	2.57
3	Verdell Mathis	MRS	2.57
4	Satchel Paige	KCM	2.65
5	Hilton Smith	KCM	2.87
6	Booker McDaniel	KCM	2.97
7	Alvin Gipson	BBB	3.10
8	Jim LaMarque	KCM	3.12
9	Edgar Chatman	MRS	3.21
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	3.64

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	285.2	1.26	18.2%	6.6%	2.76
2	Chicago American Giants	NAL	271.0	1.37	11.5%	8.8%	1.30
3	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	192.1	1.30	10.9%	7.9%	1.39
4	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	153.0	1.52	10.4%	7.8%	1.34
5	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	147.0	1.23	9.1%	7.7%	1.19
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	118.1	1.64	12.1%	8.8%	1.38
	6	1	1167.1	1.36	12.6%	7.9%	1.61

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB
1	Booker McDaniel	KCM	RP	115.1	1.11	17.6%	4.7%	3.73
2	Gentry Jessup	CAG	SP	73.2	1.09	13.9%	7.1%	1.95
3	Eugene Bremer	CBE	SP	61.0	1.08	9.3%	4.5%	2.09
4	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	57.2	1.14	21.3%	6.4%	3.33
5	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	53.1	1.24	13.5%	5.8%	2.31
6	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	47.0	1.26	10.7%	7.1%	1.50
7	Walter McCoy	CAG	RP	43.1	1.48	17.8%	12.6%	1.42
8	Willie Cornelius	CAG	SP	42.2	1.55	8.9%	5.8%	1.55
9	George Jefferson	CBE	SP	42.2	1.55	6.8%	9.9%	0.68
10	Lázaro Medina	CIC	SP	37.1	1.45	14.5%	7.2%	2.00
11	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	34.0	1.24	30.3%	7.0%	4.30
12	Al Jones	MRS	SP	33.0	1.52	7.5%	4.8%	1.57
13	Gready McKinnis*	CAG	SP	32.1	1.21	10.5%	9.8%	1.08
14	Johnny Williams	CIC	RP	32.1	1.64	16.1%	6.7%	2.40
15	Alvin Gipson	BBB	SP	29.0	1.17	9.2%	6.7%	1.38
16	Edgar Chatman^	MRS	SP	28.0	1.32	11.8%	10.1%	1.17
17	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	28.0	1.18	12.0%	1.7%	7.00
18	Johnny Markham	BBB	RP	27.2	1.55	8.9%	10.5%	0.85
19	Ollie West	CAG	RP	27.2	1.34	7.6%	10.9%	0.69
20	Amos Watson	CIC	RP	25.1	1.93	9.8%	11.4%	0.86
21	Willie McMeans^	CAG	RP	23.0	1.96	7.9%	7.9%	1.00
22	Alonzo Boone	BBB	RP	21.0	1.19	17.2%	8.0%	2.14
23	Frank Thompson*	BBB	SP	18.1	1.20	15.4%	5.1%	3.00
24	John Huber	BBB	RP	18.0	1.11	8.3%	6.9%	1.20
25	Frank Pearson	MRS	SP	17.2	1.08	12.5%	4.2%	3.00
26	Alfred Saylor	BBB	RP	17.1	1.38	9.3%	5.3%	1.75
27	John Brown	CBE	SP	17.0	1.24	9.9%	11.3%	0.88
28	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	17.0	1.59	10.4%	14.3%	0.73
29	Clarence Locke	CAG	SP	16.0	1.50	11.3%	8.5%	1.33
30	Steve Wylie	KCM	SP	16.0	2.38	12.9%	18.8%	0.69
31	Willie Jefferson	CBE	RP	13.1	0.98	13.5%	3.8%	3.50
32	Earl Bumpus*	BBB	RP	10.0	1.70	8.7%	10.9%	0.80
33	Jimmie Bennett^	CIC	SP	9.0	1.56	7.5%	5.0%	1.50
34	Satchel Davis	CBE	SP	9.0	0.44	19.4%	6.5%	3.00
35	Childs^	MRS	RP	8.2	3.12	5.8%	7.7%	0.75
36	R. Smith^	CAG	RP	8.2	0.92	6.1%	3.0%	2.00
37	Rufus Ligon*	MRS	RP	6.2	0.90	4.0%	0.0%
38	Roosevelt Davis	CIC	SP	6.1	1.42	3.7%	18.5%	0.20
39	Eddie Locke	KCM	RP	6.1	0.63	4.5%	4.5%	1.00
40	Edgar Baker*	MRS	SP	6.0	1.83	34.5%	10.3%	3.33
41	Robert Keyes*	MRS	RP	5.2	2.29	0.0%	20.7%	0.00
42	Angel García*	CIC	RP	5.1	2.06	7.4%	14.8%	0.50
43	Willie Young*	BBB	SP	4.0	1.50	11.1%	22.2%	0.50
44	Johnny Smith*	CAG	RP	3.2	1.91	0.0%	27.8%	0.00
45	M. Johnson^	MRS	SP	2.1	4.29	5.9%	29.4%	0.20
46	Rayford Finch*	CBE	RP	2.0	2.00	0.0%	10.0%	0.00
47	Lovell Harden	CBE	RP	2.0	3.50	0.0%	30.8%	0.00
48	Jack Matchett	KCM	RP	2.0	3.50	0.0%	7.7%	0.00
49	Fay Washington^	CIC	RP	1.2	1.20	0.0%	0.0%
50	Walter Thomas	KCM	SP	1.0	6.00	8.3%	8.3%	1.00
51	Leroy Sutton	CIC	RP	0.2	3.00	0.0%	25.0%	0.00
52	Ollie Smith^	CIC	RP	0.1	0.00	0.0%	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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