1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

NAL Championship Series

1943 / 1949

Top Hitter

Pepper
Bassett

Top Pitcher

Gene
Richardson

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Pepper Bassett	BBB	.667
2	Willard Brown	KCM	.571
3	Artie Wilson	BBB	.500
4	Piper Davis	BBB	.483
5	Elston Howard	KCM	.385
6	Johnie Scott	KCM	.348
7	Hank Thompson	KCM	.346
8	Willie Mays	BBB	.320
9	Earl Taborn	KCM	.316
10	Gene Baker	KCM	.304

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	0.84
2	Gene Richardson	KCM	1.03
3	Bill Greason	BBB	1.09
4	Bill Powell	BBB	1.24
5	Jim LaMarque	KCM	1.42
6	Alonzo Perry	BBB	1.63
7	Ford Smith	KCM	1.70
8	Sammy Williams	BBB	1.80
9	Gene Collins	KCM	1.88

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	ALC	61.0		1.51	18.8%	11.8%	1.59	0.7%
2	Birmingham Black Barons	ALC	60.0		1.23	15.6%	7.0%	2.22	1.6%
	2	1	121.0		1.37	17.2%	9.5%	1.82	1.1%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	24.2		1.42	20.2%	7.3%	2.75	0.0%
2	Bill Greason	BBB	SP	23.0		1.09	14.1%	9.8%	1.44	2.2%
3	Ford Smith	KCM	RP	14.2		1.70	15.2%	9.1%	1.67	1.5%
4	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	10.2		0.84	20.5%	2.3%	9.00	2.3%
5	Bill Powell	BBB	SP	9.2		1.24	18.6%	7.0%	2.67	0.0%
6	Gene Richardson*	KCM	RP	9.2		1.03	23.7%	10.5%	2.25	0.0%
7	Sammy Williams	BBB	SP	8.1		1.80	10.5%	2.6%	4.00	0.0%
8	Gene Collins*	KCM	SP	8.0		1.88	15.0%	25.0%	0.60	2.5%
9	Alonzo Perry	BBB	SP	8.0		1.63	15.8%	10.5%	1.50	2.6%
10	Connie Johnson	KCM	SP	4.0		1.75	21.1%	21.1%	1.00	0.0%
11	Jehosie Heard*	BBB	RP	0.1		0.00	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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