1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Season


1939 / 1941



Tom Wilson (President)
Cumberland Posey (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Cool Papa
Bell

Top Pitcher


Willie
Jefferson

Leaders

ERA

# Player Team ERA
1
KCM
1.21
2
EAS/HG
2.03
3
TIC
2.56
4
KCM
2.57
5
VEZ
2.58
6
MRS
2.65
7
CBM
2.65
8
TPC
2.74
9
MULT
2.76
10
JNL
2.83


Advanced Pitching


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Qualified:



Teams
# Team Lg
1
MEX
884.1
1.47
9.6%
8.9%
1.08
2
MEX
833.0
1.44
11.2%
8.7%
1.28
3
MEX
828.1
1.49
14.5%
11.5%
1.26
4
MEX
748.2
1.54
12.7%
9.5%
1.33
5
MEX
740.0
1.54
13.5%
8.9%
1.52
6
MEX
651.0
1.88
9.9%
9.4%
1.05
7
NN2
514.1
1.51
10.3%
7.7%
1.34
1.3%
8
NN2
513.2
1.55
12.3%
10.7%
1.14
1.9%
9
NN2
465.0
1.38
11.0%
9.1%
1.21
0.7%
10
NAL
402.1
1.38
12.7%
9.7%
1.31
0.3%
11
NN2
338.1
1.54
13.2%
11.2%
1.18
1.3%
12
NAL
327.1
1.17
19.4%
7.5%
2.57
0.7%
13
NN2
254.0
1.63
11.0%
10.3%
1.07
1.5%
14
NN2
252.0
1.84
10.0%
10.4%
0.96
1.7%
15
NAL
250.2
1.45
13.5%
10.4%
1.29
0.6%
16
NAL
249.2
1.45
10.0%
7.7%
1.31
0.5%
17
NAL
226.2
1.47
12.6%
8.0%
1.59
0.4%
18
MEX
225.1
1.33
11.4%
9.1%
1.25
19
NAL
184.1
1.56
10.5%
10.2%
1.03
0.7%
20
NAL
128.1
1.15
15.0%
7.0%
2.13
0.7%
21
16.0
1.00
17.5%
12.7%
1.38
0.0%
22
IND
16.0
1.25
24.6%
4.3%
5.67
1.4%
23
NSA
9.0
1.44
33.3%
10.3%
3.25
0.0%
24
EWA
9.0
0.89
11.8%
8.8%
1.33
0.0%
25
EWA
9.0
2.00
18.4%
8.2%
2.25
0.0%
26
IND
7.0
2.00
5.7%
20.0%
0.29
0.0%
26
6
9083.1
1.51
12.1%
9.4%
1.28
1.0%



Players
# Team Role
1
JNL
SP
296.0
1.33
18.4%
9.9%
1.86
2
CBM
SP
271.1
1.20
9.1%
7.0%
1.29
3
VEZ
RP
233.2
1.35
14.4%
8.0%
1.80
4
ULT
RP
232.1
1.41
12.5%
5.7%
2.21
5
ROM
SP
228.2
1.26
10.6%
4.9%
2.15
6
ROM
SP
219.0
1.28
12.1%
9.6%
1.26
7
MULT
SP
207.2
1.47
13.1%
6.8%
1.92
1.2%
8
MULT
RP
180.0
1.58
16.8%
13.5%
1.25
9
VEZ
SP
175.0
1.49
14.6%
7.3%
2.02
10
RP
173.2
1.49
12.4%
9.4%
1.32
1.4%
11
SP
168.1
1.09
11.6%
6.7%
1.73
0.1%
12
SP
161.1
1.32
11.1%
7.9%
1.41
13
MULT
RP
154.0
1.26
19.5%
6.4%
3.02
0.4%
14
JNL
SP
150.1
1.67
9.0%
12.8%
0.70
15
RP
140.1
1.25
12.5%
8.8%
1.43
2.1%
16
HG
SP
136.2
1.40
13.3%
10.5%
1.27
0.7%
17
RP
132.0
1.80
11.9%
12.8%
0.93
0.0%
18
SP
128.1
1.56
10.8%
11.1%
0.97
19
BEG
RP
121.2
1.68
11.8%
10.7%
1.10
1.9%
20
TPC
SP
121.1
1.16
11.9%
5.9%
2.03
21
CBM
RP
115.2
1.63
8.4%
10.7%
0.79
22
NE
RP
109.2
1.47
13.7%
10.1%
1.36
0.6%
23
VEZ
SP
109.1
1.41
13.7%
10.1%
1.35
24
PS
SP
108.2
1.36
7.6%
8.2%
0.92
1.5%
25
RP
108.0
1.56
15.9%
13.4%
1.18
26
ROM
RP
107.0
1.74
9.8%
7.6%
1.29
27
MULT
SP
106.0
1.58
14.4%
9.9%
1.46
2.0%
28
MULT
SP
102.1
1.74
11.8%
14.9%
0.79
1.4%
29
SRC
RP
97.2
1.57
13.0%
7.3%
1.78
30
CBR
SP
92.0
1.57
14.8%
10.1%
1.47
0.5%
31
RP
91.1
1.50
14.5%
9.6%
1.51
2.0%
32
SP
91.1
1.32
16.2%
10.8%
1.50
0.5%
33
SRC
RP
91.0
1.90
8.9%
10.7%
0.83
34
MULT
RP
88.0
1.28
13.2%
6.9%
1.92
0.3%
35
JNL
SP
86.1
1.42
14.9%
8.8%
1.70
36
KCM
RP
86.1
1.31
16.5%
6.2%
2.65
0.5%
37
MULT
RP
84.1
1.59
10.1%
10.8%
0.93
0.6%
38
RP
82.2
1.60
16.3%
16.8%
0.97
39
NE
SP
82.2
1.38
15.7%
13.2%
1.18
1.4%
40
SP
82.2
1.60
10.3%
9.8%
1.05
0.0%
41
SP
82.1
1.38
8.0%
8.5%
0.94
0.6%
42
NE
RP
81.2
1.48
12.6%
8.6%
1.47
0.8%
43
VEZ
RP
81.1
1.84
13.9%
7.5%
1.86
44
CBM
RP
80.0
1.61
8.3%
9.4%
0.88
45
CBR
RP
69.2
1.32
13.8%
3.6%
3.82
0.7%
46
VEZ
SP
67.0
1.30
10.3%
9.2%
1.12
47
SRC
RP
66.2
1.62
13.5%
9.2%
1.46
48
SP
66.1
1.72
13.0%
12.3%
1.05
2.1%
49
MULT
RP
62.0
2.31
8.6%
12.7%
0.68
50
HG
SP
61.0
1.39
11.9%
6.7%
1.78
1.5%
51
PS
RP
59.1
1.60
11.1%
7.5%
1.48
1.8%
52
MULT
RP
58.1
1.18
14.6%
5.9%
2.47
0.4%
53
NBY
RP
57.1
1.94
8.6%
10.0%
0.86
1.4%
54
RP
56.1
1.33
10.9%
8.9%
1.23
0.0%
55
KCM
RP
56.0
1.09
23.6%
8.6%
2.75
1.3%
56
MRS
SP
54.1
1.33
12.7%
11.4%
1.11
0.4%
57
ULT
RP
54.1
1.97
10.9%
12.5%
0.88
58
TIC
SP
52.2
0.97
14.1%
4.9%
2.90
0.0%
59
KCM
RP
52.0
0.73
20.6%
3.6%
5.71
1.0%
60
BBB
SP
51.1
1.52
8.8%
4.8%
1.82
0.4%
61
PS
RP
50.2
1.86
12.8%
9.1%
1.41
0.0%
62
NYC
SP
50.1
1.63
8.5%
8.5%
1.00
2.1%
63
RP
50.0
1.48
7.8%
5.9%
1.31
64
RP
49.1
1.74
7.8%
10.0%
0.78
65
MRS
RP
49.0
1.24
14.2%
6.9%
2.07
0.0%
66
MULT
RP
48.0
1.85
7.9%
10.4%
0.76
1.2%
67
CAG
SP
47.2
1.32
17.4%
11.1%
1.57
1.4%
68
CAG
SP
47.0
1.74
7.4%
7.4%
1.00
0.9%
69
BBB
SP
45.1
1.08
12.9%
6.7%
1.92
0.6%
70
TPC
SP
44.2
1.54
15.1%
12.1%
1.25
71
RP
44.2
1.37
17.8%
12.0%
1.48
0.0%
72
BBB
RP
44.2
1.70
8.0%
7.5%
1.07
0.5%
73
RP
43.2
1.60
7.1%
13.2%
0.54
74
MRS
SP
43.1
1.52
10.6%
15.6%
0.68
0.5%
75
PS
RP
42.1
1.70
5.6%
10.7%
0.52
1.0%
76
SRC
RP
42.0
1.95
9.8%
5.9%
1.67
77
SNS
RP
42.0
1.60
14.4%
11.3%
1.27
1.0%
78
CAG
SP
40.2
1.60
8.5%
12.2%
0.70
0.0%
79
SRC
RP
39.2
1.97
12.9%
6.2%
2.08
80
SP
39.1
1.75
10.5%
11.6%
0.91
0.5%
81
PS
RP
39.1
2.11
11.1%
9.6%
1.15
1.4%
82
JNL
SP
38.1
1.33
11.0%
11.7%
0.95
83
ROM
SP
38.1
1.54
14.0%
5.8%
2.40
84
KCM
SP
37.1
1.90
10.9%
15.8%
0.69
0.5%
85
NBY
RP
36.1
1.95
9.8%
6.5%
1.50
2.2%
86
BEG
RP
34.2
1.76
7.3%
9.1%
0.80
4.8%
87
RP
34.0
1.44
3.4%
14.2%
0.24
88
NYC
SP
33.2
2.02
13.9%
15.0%
0.92
0.0%
89
MRS
SP
33.1
1.74
10.7%
8.8%
1.21
0.6%
90
MULT
RP
32.2
1.32
16.3%
8.5%
1.92
1.4%
91
MRS
RP
32.1
1.39
4.1%
5.5%
0.75
0.0%
92
HG
RP
31.1
1.47
7.1%
11.3%
0.63
0.0%
93
RP
29.2
1.72
0.0%
10.9%
0.00
94
CAG
SP
28.2
1.99
6.5%
10.9%
0.60
0.7%
95
JNL
RP
28.2
1.29
5.0%
10.8%
0.46
96
SP
26.2
1.46
13.4%
10.1%
1.33
2.5%
97
NBY
SP
26.0
1.69
13.2%
8.8%
1.50
1.8%
98
BEG
RP
25.2
1.44
21.7%
11.3%
1.92
0.9%
99
JNL
SP
22.2
1.54
6.9%
5.0%
1.40
100
SP
22.1
2.42
14.3%
18.3%
0.78
1.6%
101
SNS
RP
22.1
1.84
8.4%
11.2%
0.75
0.0%
102
VEZ
RP
20.2
2.37
18.2%
18.2%
1.00
103
ROM
RP
19.2
1.93
4.2%
11.6%
0.36
104
KCM
RP
19.1
1.19
14.3%
7.1%
2.00
1.2%
105
RP
18.2
2.57
9.8%
23.5%
0.42
106
SP
18.1
1.36
10.3%
6.4%
1.60
107
SRC
RP
18.0
1.61
3.7%
4.9%
0.75
108
SRC
RP
17.2
1.75
10.8%
6.0%
1.80
109
HG
RP
17.1
1.44
6.8%
6.8%
1.00
0.0%
110
RP
17.1
2.37
5.4%
15.2%
0.36
0.0%
111
CBR
SP
16.2
1.38
13.3%
12.0%
1.11
0.0%
112
RP
16.2
0.96
9.5%
15.9%
0.60
0.0%
113
ULT
RP
16.1
1.78
6.5%
5.2%
1.25
114
HG/PS
RP
15.1
1.83
5.2%
5.2%
1.00
2.6%
115
SP
15.0
0.73
39.7%
6.9%
5.75
0.0%
116
PS
RP
14.0
1.57
10.8%
6.2%
1.75
1.5%
117
HG
SP
14.0
1.36
6.5%
11.3%
0.57
3.2%
118
VEZ
SP
13.2
2.05
2.9%
13.2%
0.22
119
HG
RP
13.2
3.22
9.6%
25.3%
0.38
1.2%
120
NE
RP
13.2
1.24
16.1%
12.5%
1.29
3.6%
121
CBR
SP
13.1
1.43
10.3%
8.6%
1.20
0.0%
122
SNS
RP
13.1
1.95
7.8%
17.2%
0.45
1.6%
123
SNS
RP
12.2
1.42
18.6%
8.5%
2.20
1.7%
124
TPC
RP
12.1
1.14
12.0%
16.0%
0.75
125
RP
12.0
1.08
12.0%
10.0%
1.20
0.0%
126
CBM
RP
10.2
0.84
0.0%
0.0%
127
SRC
RP
10.1
2.81
8.5%
5.1%
1.67
128
RP
10.0
2.00
7.8%
13.7%
0.57
2.0%
129
TIC
RP
10.0
1.50
16.0%
12.0%
1.33
0.0%
130
RP
9.2
1.03
15.0%
7.5%
2.00
0.0%
131
CBR
SP
9.2
2.28
0.0%
5.6%
0.00
0.0%
132
SP
9.2
1.03
2.6%
0.0%
133
ULT
RP
9.1
2.14
14.9%
25.5%
0.58
134
SRC
SP
8.2
5.08
2.9%
8.7%
0.33
135
HG
RP
8.1
1.20
11.1%
0.0%
5.6%
136
CBR
RP
8.1
0.96
6.5%
0.0%
0.0%
137
TIC
SP
8.0
1.38
10.8%
2.7%
4.00
0.0%
138
SRC
SP
7.2
2.74
2.3%
7.0%
0.33
139
NE
RP
7.1
3.14
9.1%
20.5%
0.44
6.8%
140
BEG
RP
7.0
1.86
9.1%
9.1%
1.00
0.0%
141
KCM
SP
7.0
0.43
13.0%
0.0%
0.0%
142
PS
SP
7.0
1.43
0.0%
6.7%
0.00
0.0%
143
BEG
RP
7.0
1.71
9.4%
12.5%
0.75
3.1%
144
TIC
SP
7.0
1.00
25.0%
14.3%
1.75
0.0%
145
JNL
SP
7.0
1.86
6.1%
15.2%
0.40
146
SNS
RP
6.2
0.60
0.0%
8.3%
0.00
0.0%
147
CBM
RP
6.2
2.55
13.9%
11.1%
1.25
148
NYC
RP
6.0
2.33
0.0%
6.3%
0.00
9.4%
149
SPA
RP
6.0
2.50
12.5%
6.3%
2.00
3.1%
150
CAG
SP
6.0
0.50
9.1%
9.1%
1.00
0.0%
151
CBR
RP
5.2
1.94
7.1%
10.7%
0.67
0.0%
152
CBR
RP
5.1
1.31
11.5%
15.4%
0.75
0.0%
153
NE
RP
5.1
2.06
0.0%
15.4%
0.00
7.7%
154
MRS
SP
5.1
1.88
15.4%
7.7%
2.00
0.0%
155
BBB
SP
5.0
1.20
5.0%
5.0%
1.00
0.0%
156
NE
RP
4.2
0.86
17.6%
5.9%
3.00
0.0%
157
NYC
RP
4.1
1.85
14.3%
14.3%
1.00
0.0%
158
PS
RP
4.0
1.75
5.3%
15.8%
0.33
5.3%
159
HG
SP
4.0
3.00
0.0%
12.5%
0.00
0.0%
160
RP
4.0
3.75
0.0%
14.8%
0.00
161
VEZ
RP
3.2
7.64
5.1%
23.1%
0.22
162
CBM
RP
3.2
1.91
11.1%
0.0%
163
BEG
RP
3.2
1.91
5.9%
23.5%
0.25
0.0%
164
NE
RP
3.1
6.00
6.3%
21.9%
0.29
0.0%
165
BBB
RP
3.1
0.60
8.3%
0.0%
0.0%
166
TPC
RP
3.1
1.50
0.0%
0.0%
167
CAG
RP
3.1
2.70
5.3%
21.1%
0.25
0.0%
168
SNS
RP
3.1
2.10
10.5%
5.3%
2.00
0.0%
169
SRC
RP
3.1
3.00
5.0%
5.0%
1.00
170
CAG
RP
3.0
1.00
8.3%
8.3%
1.00
0.0%
171
VEZ
RP
3.0
1.33
0.0%
15.4%
0.00
172
ROM
RP
3.0
2.67
0.0%
17.6%
0.00
173
NYC
RP
3.0
2.00
6.3%
18.8%
0.33
6.3%
174
SRC
RP
3.0
1.00
16.7%
16.7%
1.00
175
MRS
RP
3.0
0.33
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
176
BEG
RP
2.2
2.63
7.1%
0.0%
0.0%
177
BBB
RP
2.1
2.14
8.3%
16.7%
0.50
0.0%
178
SNS
RP
2.1
0.86
22.2%
0.0%
0.0%
179
ULT
SP
2.0
1.50
33.3%
0.0%
180
ROM
RP
2.0
5.00
0.0%
25.0%
0.00
181
NE
RP
1.2
1.80
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
182
ROM
RP
1.1
3.00
12.5%
37.5%
0.33
183
SNS
RP
1.0
3.00
42.9%
28.6%
1.50
0.0%
184
NE
RP
1.0
0.00
33.3%
0.0%
0.0%
185
TAY
RP
1.0
0.00
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
186
CAG
RP
1.0
0.00
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
187
BEG
SP
1.0
7.00
0.0%
40.0%
0.00
0.0%
188
NE
RP
1.0
1.00
25.0%
0.0%
0.0%
189
SNS
RP
0.2
9.00
0.0%
22.2%
0.00
0.0%
190
BEG
RP
0.2
1.50
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
191
SRC
RP
0.2
4.50
0.0%
0.0%
192
JNL
RP
0.1
0.00
0.0%
0.0%
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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