1948 Season

Negro American League

1947 / 1949

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Willard Brown	KCM	.517
2	Artie Wilson	BBB	.503
3	Ed Steele	BBB	.487
4	Piper Davis	BBB	.453
5	Hank Thompson	KCM	.445
6	Sam Hairston	IC	.408
7	Joe Scott	BBB	.386
8	Johnie Scott	KCM	.382
9	Ray Neil	IC	.376
10	Archie Ware	CBE	.371

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Ford Smith	KCM	192
2	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	185
3	Bill Powell	BBB	174
4	Vibert Clarke	CBE	148
5	Jim LaMarque	KCM	145
6	Gene Richardson	KCM	136
7	Jim Cohen	IC	134
8	Bill Greason	BBB	125
9	Luis Cabrera	IC	125
10	Gene Collins	KCM	111

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	401.2	1.41	16.3%	9.2%	1.77	0.6%
2	Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	245.2	1.60	9.5%	7.9%	1.20	1.1%
3	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	244.2	1.46	13.9%	7.6%	1.83	1.0%
4	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	183.1	1.66	11.5%	10.5%	1.10	1.1%
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	110.2	1.83	8.6%	11.0%	0.78	1.7%
6	Chicago American Giants	NAL	108.1	1.84	11.6%	9.3%	1.24	0.8%
	6	1	1294.1	1.56	12.7%	9.0%	1.41	1.0%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	118.0	1.19	16.2%	4.8%	3.33	0.6%
2	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	63.2	1.46	13.8%	7.4%	1.86	0.7%
3	Alonzo Perry	BBB	SP	63.1	1.53	9.6%	7.5%	1.27	1.7%
4	Vibert Clarke*	CBE	SP	62.1	1.36	10.4%	9.3%	1.12	0.7%
5	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	RP	58.1	1.41	12.8%	4.7%	2.75	0.4%
6	Gene Collins*	KCM	RP	56.0	1.66	23.0%	22.2%	1.03	0.0%
7	Ford Smith	KCM	SP	55.2	1.11	17.9%	5.7%	3.15	0.0%
8	Willie Cathey*	IC	RP	55.2	1.37	16.3%	6.1%	2.67	1.2%
9	Bill Powell	BBB	SP	51.2	1.20	18.7%	7.9%	2.35	1.4%
10	Jim Cohen	IC	SP	49.1	1.26	8.1%	7.1%	1.13	0.5%
11	Connie Johnson	KCM	RP	47.0	1.53	13.6%	8.9%	1.53	0.9%
12	Bill Greason	BBB	RP	46.2	1.61	15.7%	10.2%	1.55	0.0%
13	Gene Richardson*	KCM	RP	44.2	1.41	18.7%	8.1%	2.31	0.5%
14	Johnny Williams	IC	RP	40.1	1.49	5.8%	8.4%	0.69	1.0%
15	Chet Brewer	CBE	SP	35.1	1.75	12.8%	8.1%	1.57	0.0%
16	Luis Cabrera	IC	SP	33.0	1.52	11.0%	7.6%	1.45	0.7%
17	Spoon Carter	MRS	RP	32.2	1.74	5.8%	9.7%	0.60	0.6%
18	Riley Stewart	CAG	RP	24.2	1.74	14.5%	9.7%	1.50	0.0%
19	Eugene Smith	CBE	SP	24.0	2.00	12.9%	13.7%	0.94	2.4%
20	Gentry Jessup	CAG	SP	24.0	1.58	12.3%	8.8%	1.40	0.9%
21	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	21.0	1.67	16.3%	11.2%	1.45	2.0%
22	Sam Jones	CBE	RP	18.0	2.17	12.6%	16.8%	0.75	1.1%
23	Andy Porter	IC	SP	16.1	1.71	9.0%	6.4%	1.40	2.6%
24	Roberto Vargas*	CAG	SP	16.1	1.65	9.3%	5.3%	1.75	0.0%
25	Sam Woods	MRS	RP	16.1	1.65	10.0%	13.8%	0.73	1.3%
26	Felix Evans	MRS	RP	16.0	2.25	9.5%	9.5%	1.00	1.2%
27	Leonard Johnson	KCM	SP	15.0	2.27	3.7%	8.5%	0.43	2.4%
28	Sammy Williams	BBB	SP	14.0	1.57	16.4%	9.8%	1.67	3.3%
29	Pepper Sharpe	MRS	RP	13.0	1.46	5.3%	8.8%	0.60	5.3%
30	Walter Gibbons	IC	SP	13.0	2.54	6.9%	8.3%	0.83	1.4%
31	Frank Carswell	CBE	SP	12.2	1.97	9.4%	7.8%	1.20	3.1%
32	John Brown	CBE	RP	12.1	0.81	15.7%	11.8%	1.33	0.0%
33	Ladd White	IC	SP	11.1	2.03	5.5%	9.1%	0.60	0.0%
34	Earl Bumpus*	CAG	RP	10.2	2.16	13.7%	11.8%	1.17	2.0%
35	Harry Rhodes*	CAG	RP	9.2	2.07	6.1%	10.2%	0.60	0.0%
36	Sack Morgan*	MRS	RP	9.2	2.17	2.0%	16.0%	0.13	2.0%
37	Clarence Locke	CAG	SP	9.1	2.68	7.7%	7.7%	1.00	0.0%
38	Eugene Bremer	CBE	SP	9.0	1.67	11.4%	2.3%	5.00	0.0%
39	Earnest Long	CBE	RP	9.0	1.89	4.5%	13.6%	0.33	2.3%
40	Manuel Godínez	IC	RP	8.1	1.80	5.1%	0.0%		5.1%
41	José Velásquez	IC	SP	8.0	1.25	2.9%	8.8%	0.33	0.0%
42	Angel García*	IC	RP	6.2	2.10	11.1%	11.1%	1.00	0.0%
43	Jehosie Heard*	BBB	RP	6.1	1.74	16.7%	3.3%	5.00	0.0%
44	Rafaelito Ortiz	CAG	SP	6.0	1.83	17.2%	10.3%	1.67	3.4%
45	Gardner^	CAG	RP	6.0	0.83	13.6%	4.5%	3.00	4.5%
46	Nat Pollard	BBB	RP	4.1	2.08	8.7%	13.0%	0.67	0.0%
47	Bill Blair*	IC	RP	2.2	4.50	10.5%	21.1%	0.50	0.0%
48	Raúl Sánchez^	MRS	RP	2.0	4.00	7.7%	7.7%	1.00	0.0%
49	Tincy Jamerson	KCM	SP	1.2	4.80	0.0%	28.6%	0.00	7.1%
50	Fred Shepherd	CAG	SP	1.1	3.75	0.0%	33.3%	0.00	0.0%
51	George Jefferson	CBE	RP	0.2	6.00	16.7%	16.7%	1.00	16.7%
52	Preacher Henry	IC	RP	0.2	7.50	0.0%	57.1%	0.00	0.0%
53	Taylor Smith	CAG	RP	0.1	6.00	0.0%	33.3%	0.00	0.0%
54	Jimmie Bennett	IC	SP	0.1	15.00	0.0%	28.6%	0.00	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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