1947 Chicago American Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1947 Chicago American Giants


28 - 61


21 - 52 in the Negro American League

1911 / 1948 (Team History)

Managed by:
Candy Jim Taylor (28-61)

Top Hitter


John
Ritchey

Top Pitcher


Gentry
Jessup

League Ranks (6 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
77
 5th ERA+
105
 2nd
OPS
.654
 5th ERA
4.29
 2nd
BA
.265
 4th BA
.266
 2nd
OBP
.325
 5th K/BB
1.08
 5th
SLG
.329
 5th K%
12.2%
 3rd
BB%
7.3%
 4th BB%
11.3%
 5th
K%
HR%
0.8%
 3rd
ISO
.064
 5th WHIP
1.53
 2nd

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)


Wins Above Replacement
Glossary
Player
Age
Pos
PA
IP
WAR
Off
Fld
Pit
Adj
32
SP
18
36.1
1.4
0.0
0.0
1.4
0.0
24
C
63
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
28
2B
91
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
18
SS
70
0.3
-0.2
0.4
0.0
0.1
29
1B
58
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
28
SP
9
21.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
36
SP
12
24.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
21
LF
90
0.2
0.6
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
24
RP
16
12.2
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
33
LF
31
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
32
2B
14
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
PH
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
31
C
3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
C
16
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
PH
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2B
2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
32
1B
13
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
32
C
14
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
36
RP
1
4.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
27
SP
11
27.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
27
3B
4
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
24
3B
64
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
26
RF
56
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
32
CF
71
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
SP
11
22.2
-0.3
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.0
33
1B
58
23.0
-0.6
-0.2
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
26
798
172.0
2.3
0.5
0.4
1.3
0.0

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James