1916 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1916 Chicago American Giants


40 - 26 - 3


(1st place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1911 / 1917 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (40-26-3)

Top Hitter


John Henry
Lloyd

Top Pitcher


Dick
Whitworth

League Ranks (8 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
104
3rd ERA+
93
3rd
OPS
.643
4th ERA
2.61
1st
BA
.253
4th BA
.221
1st
OBP
.327
3rd K/BB
1.26
4th
SLG
.317
4th K%
13.1%
3rd
BB%
8.9%
3rd BB%
10.4%
5th
K%
HR%
0.1%
2nd
ISO
.064
6th WHIP
1.21
2nd

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Schorling Park (Chicago, IL)
• 3 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Rube Foster (Owner & Business Manager)


Wins Above Replacement
Glossary
32
SS
250
4.4
2.5
1.4
0.0
0.5
33
LF
220
3.2
2.3
1.2
0.0
-0.2
30
C
197
3.0
0.7
1.9
0.0
0.4
20
SP
48
121.0
2.6
-0.1
0.0
2.7
0.0
28
RF
242
1.4
1.4
0.4
0.0
-0.4
27
1B
228
1.3
1.3
0.2
0.0
-0.2
28
SP
56
146.2
1.0
-0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
37
3B
244
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.2
28
CF
249
0.7
2.1
-1.3
0.0
-0.1
23
SP
3
9.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
29
LF
162
50.2
0.3
0.2
-0.4
0.7
-0.2
36
SP
8
18.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
SP
3
9.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2B
1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
24
C
24
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
24
SP
4
11.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
24
RP
2
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
27
SP
58
156.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
SP
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
21
C
5
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
22
C
9
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
26
2B
167
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
SP
6
13.1
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
23
2186
541.1
17.5
10.5
2.7
4.2
0.0

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