1939 Season

Negro American League

1938 / 1940

R. R. Jackson (President)
J. B. Martin (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Ted
Strong

Top Pitcher

George
Walker

Leaders

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Red Moore	IAB	.477
2	Henry Turner	CBR	.449
3	Willard Brown	KCM	.441
4	Turkey Stearnes	KCM	.411
5	Ted Strong	KCM	.406
6	Leslie Green	SL3	.396
7	Neil Robinson	MRS	.395
8	Oscar Boone	IAB	.383
9	Red Longley	MRS	.381
10	Marshall Riddle	SL3	.374

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Hilton Smith	KCM	84
2	Frank Bradley	KCM	65
3	Ted Radcliffe	MRS	62
4	George Walker	KCM	62
5	Preacher Henry	CBR	54
6	Willie Cornelius	CAG	47
7	Lefty Bowe	CAG	45
8	Theolic Smith	SL3	37
9	Jesse Houston	CAG	36
10	Eddie Dixon	IAB	29

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	439.1	1.23	16.9%	7.3%	2.32	0.5%
2	Chicago American Giants	NAL	376.1	1.42	11.8%	8.5%	1.38	0.8%
3	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	298.1	1.30	13.5%	5.0%	2.68	1.1%
4	Cleveland Bears	NAL	240.0	1.33	10.2%	9.9%	1.03	0.8%
5	St. Louis Stars	NAL	240.0	1.33	11.8%	8.8%	1.34	0.4%
6	Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers	NAL	179.0	1.77	10.4%	10.0%	1.03	1.0%
7	Toledo Crawfords	NAL	107.1	1.51	12.9%	8.0%	1.62	1.0%
	7	1	1880.1	1.37	12.9%	8.0%	1.61	0.8%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Preacher Henry	CBR	SP	108.0	1.32	11.8%	12.9%	0.92	0.2%
2	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	105.1	0.96	20.2%	4.6%	4.42	0.2%
3	Willie Cornelius	CAG	SP	100.1	1.27	10.9%	6.5%	1.68	0.5%
4	George Walker	KCM	RP	89.2	1.07	17.3%	5.6%	3.10	1.1%
5	Frank Bradley	KCM	RP	88.2	1.18	17.9%	6.9%	2.60	0.3%
6	Ted Radcliffe	MRS	RP	80.2	1.08	18.6%	3.3%	5.64	0.6%
7	Jesse Houston	CAG	SP	77.1	1.50	10.7%	11.0%	0.97	0.9%
8	Theolic Smith	SL3	SP	69.0	1.38	12.3%	7.3%	1.68	0.3%
9	Lefty Calhoun*	SL3	RP	67.0	1.18	9.7%	8.6%	1.13	0.4%
10	Smoky Owens	CBR	SP	66.1	1.07	7.8%	6.6%	1.18	0.8%
11	Tommy Johnson	CAG	RP	63.0	1.46	8.3%	8.3%	1.00	1.1%
12	Eddie Dixon	IAB	RP	61.1	1.48	10.7%	7.8%	1.38	1.1%
13	Frank McAllister	SL3	SP	53.1	1.43	12.4%	9.0%	1.38	0.9%
14	Floyd Kranson	KCM	RP	48.1	1.45	10.0%	8.6%	1.17	0.5%
15	Ted Trent	CAG	RP	47.1	1.42	12.2%	3.9%	3.13	1.0%
16	Lefty Bowe*	CAG	RP	44.2	1.30	22.6%	11.1%	2.05	0.5%
17	Roosevelt Davis	MRS	SP	40.0	1.20	11.6%	2.3%	5.00	1.2%
18	Felix Evans	IAB	RP	39.0	1.36	11.1%	9.4%	1.18	0.6%
19	Lefty Wilson*	MRS	SP	38.1	1.28	14.3%	4.8%	3.00	0.0%
20	Eugene Bremer	MRS	SP	37.1	1.23	8.2%	7.6%	1.08	0.6%
21	Willie Jefferson	MRS	SP	35.0	1.17	9.1%	3.2%	2.80	1.9%
22	Tee Mitchell	IAB	SP	33.0	1.70	7.3%	9.8%	0.75	1.2%
23	Porter Moss	MRS	SP	32.0	1.84	14.4%	8.1%	1.77	1.9%
24	Spoon Carter	TC	RP	30.0	1.50	10.9%	10.9%	1.00	2.2%
25	Willie Hutchinson	KCM	RP	29.1	1.36	14.7%	9.3%	1.58	0.8%
26	Johnny Wright	TC	RP	28.1	1.34	10.6%	5.7%	1.86	0.0%
27	Big Train Jackson*	KCM	RP	27.1	1.90	13.3%	11.1%	1.20	0.7%
28	Robert Dean	SL3	SP	24.2	1.18	17.1%	11.4%	1.50	0.0%
29	Red Howard*	CBR	RP	24.0	1.33	11.0%	7.0%	1.57	4.0%
30	Jimmy Johnson*	TC	SP	23.2	1.27	21.9%	7.6%	2.88	0.0%
31	Lefty Moses*	KCM	RP	22.2	1.99	13.1%	15.9%	0.82	0.0%
32	Andy Cooper*	KCM	RP	21.2	1.02	26.2%	4.8%	5.50	0.0%
33	Percy Forrest	CAG/MRS	SP	20.0	1.20	10.7%	9.5%	1.13	1.2%
34	Alonzo Mitchell	CBR	RP	19.0	1.47	9.9%	8.6%	1.14	0.0%
35	Cliff Blackmon	IAB/MRS	SP	18.0	2.33	9.0%	8.0%	1.13	2.0%
36	Clifford Brown^	SL3	RP	15.0	1.27	13.4%	7.5%	1.80	0.0%
37	Henry Williams	CAG	RP	14.1	1.47	8.8%	13.2%	0.67	1.5%
38	Guy Smith^	IAB	SP	14.0	1.79	15.1%	12.3%	1.22	1.4%
39	Harry Kincannon	TC	SP	13.1	1.88	10.6%	4.5%	2.33	3.0%
40	Bill Harvey*	TC	RP	12.0	2.00	8.5%	10.2%	0.83	0.0%
41	Rogers Pierre	CAG	RP	10.2	1.50	10.4%	8.3%	1.25	2.1%
42	Bernard Fernández	CBR	SP	9.0	1.44	10.0%	7.5%	1.33	0.0%
43	Lefty Richburg*	IAB	SP	9.0	2.22	11.5%	7.7%	1.50	0.0%
44	Claude Hayslett	IAB	SP	8.1	2.40	10.6%	10.6%	1.00	0.0%
45	Telosh Howard	IAB	RP	6.1	3.32	9.3%	14.0%	0.67	2.3%
46	Eggie Hensley	CAG	SP	6.1	2.53	14.3%	8.6%	1.67	0.0%
47	Alonzo Boone	CBR	RP	6.0	1.50	11.5%	11.5%	1.00	0.0%
48	Andy Drake	SL3	RP	5.2	1.06	4.3%	8.7%	0.50	0.0%
49	Walsh^	MRS	SP	5.1	1.69	29.2%	4.2%	7.00	0.0%
50	Willie Ferrell*	CBR	RP	5.0	1.00	15.8%	10.5%	1.50	0.0%
51	Lloyd Davenport*	MRS	RP	4.2	0.86	5.6%	11.1%	0.50	0.0%
52	Eugene Smith	SL3	SP	4.1	1.85	9.1%	18.2%	0.50	0.0%
53	Elbert Treadway^	KCM	SP	4.0	1.25	12.5%	12.5%	1.00	0.0%
54	Donald Reeves*	IAB	RP	3.1	4.80	3.6%	21.4%	0.17	3.6%
55	Willie Hudson*	KCM	RP	2.0	1.00	25.0%	0.0%		0.0%
56	Jabbo Andrews*	IAB	RP	1.2	2.40	11.1%	33.3%	0.33	0.0%
57	Willie Simms	CAG	RP	1.1	3.00	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
58	Andy Sarvis	CBR	RP	1.1	3.00	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
59	Elbert Eatmon^	MRS	RP	1.0	6.00	11.1%	33.3%	0.33	0.0%
60	Jimmie Armstead*	SL3	RP	1.0	6.00	0.0%	20.0%	0.00	0.0%
61	Satchel Davis	CBR	SP	0.2	10.50	0.0%	11.1%	0.00	0.0%
62	Andrews^	CBR	SP	0.2	10.50	0.0%	11.1%	0.00	11.1%
63	Charlie Beverly*	KCM	RP	0.1	6.00	0.0%	33.3%	0.00	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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