1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Season

Independent Clubs

1937 / 1941

Top Hitter

Leamon
Johnson

Top Pitcher

Satchel
Paige

Leaders

OPS

#	Player	Team	OPS
1	Leamon Johnson	SPA	1.750
2	Satchel Paige	SPA	1.400
3	Newt Allen	SPA	.875
4	Buck O'Neil	SPA	.875
5	Winfield Welch	SPA	.730
6	Ted Gipson	SPA	.500
7	Nora Listach	SPA	.375
8	Greene Farmer	SPA	.200
9	Alphonzo Bland	SPA	.000

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Satchel Paige	SPA	13
2	Jesse Brown	NOS	4
3	Alvin Gipson	SPA	4
4	Gentry Jessup	TAY	2
5	Red Howard	TAY	0
6	Gready McKinnis	TAY	0

All-1940 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Winfield Welch	SPA	0.1	0.1	0.1

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jabbo Andrews	TAY	0.1	0.0	0.1

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
David Whatley	TAY	0.0	0.0	0.0

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Leamon Johnson	SPA	0.2	0.3	-0.1

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Newt Allen	SPA	0.2	0.1	0.1

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ted Gipson	SPA	0.1	0.0	0.0

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Buck O'Neil	SPA	0.1	0.1	0.0

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Paul Hardy	TAY	0.1	0.0	0.1

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Satchel Paige	SPA	10.0	0.6	0.5	0.0
Jesse Brown	NOS	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Gready McKinnis	TAY	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.0
Alvin Gipson	SPA	6.0	-0.3	-0.3	-0.1

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