1887 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1887 Season

National Colored League

1886 / 1888

Walter Brown (President)
J. J. Callis (Vice President)

Top Hitter

William
Woods

Top Pitcher

John
Nelson

Leaders

Homeruns

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Clark	LFC	1
2	Robert Jackson	GOR	1
3	George Evans	GOR	1
4	Shepard	GOR	0
5	Charlie Scudder	PYT	0
6	J. R. Simmons	BLB	0
7	James Smith	LFC	0
8	Joseph Stewart	BLB	0
9	Willie Stanard	PKS	0
10	Babe Smith	GOR	0

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	William Woods	PYT	0.56
2	Robert Jackson	GOR	0.60
3	William Selden	RES	0.67
4	Frank Miller	PKS	1.11
5	James Smith	LFC	1.17
6	William Malone	PYT	1.34
7	Ben Gross	PKS	1.37
8	George Jackson	PYT	1.44
9	John Vactor	PYT	1.50
10	Charles Griffin	PKS	1.51

Advanced Batting

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

L

R

S

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Boston Resolutes	NCL	1	45	.468	22.2%			0.0%	.000
2	Lousville Falls Citys	NCL	4	175	.413	1.7%			0.6%	.099
3	Pittsburgh Keystones	NCL	7	300	.385	5.7%			0.0%	.079
4	Philadelphia Pythians	NCL	6	270	.337	7.0%			0.0%	.049
5	Baltimore Lord Baltimores	NCL	6	240	.314	5.0%			0.0%	.067
6	New York Gorhams	NCL	5	200	.300	0.5%			1.0%	.068
	6	1	29	1230	.354	5.0%			0.2%	.069

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	William Selden^	RES	P	5	.733	20.0%			0.0%	.000
2	Robert Brown^	RES	RF	5	.729	40.0%			0.0%	.000
3	Fred Mayfield^	LFC	C	15	.624	0.0%			0.0%	.133
4	Jerome Thomas^	BLB	1B	28	.574	7.1%			0.0%	.120
5	William Woods^	PYT	SS	32	.566	12.5%			0.0%	.143
6	Ed Smith^	RES	C	5	.560	20.0%			0.0%	.000
7	Napoleon Ricks^	LFC	SS	17	.549	0.0%			0.0%	.118
8	Dan Penno^	RES	SS	5	.533	40.0%			0.0%	.000
9	H. C. Taylor^	RES	LF	5	.533	40.0%			0.0%	.000
10	Alonzo Keiger^	LFC	RF	20	.505	0.0%			0.0%	.250
11	William Gray^	BLB	C	22	.497	0.0%			0.0%	.048
12	Weldy Walker^	PKS	C	22	.496	4.5%			0.0%	.105
13	John Nelson^	GOR	P	22	.481	0.0%			0.0%	.136
14	Willie Stanard^	PKS	CF	35	.480	2.9%			0.0%	.063
15	William Wilson^	PKS	SS	35	.459	5.7%			0.0%	.094
16	Clark^	LFC	3B	19	.438	5.3%			5.3%	.167
17	Julius Forbes^	PYT	3B	26	.432	19.2%			0.0%	.050
18	J. O. Turner^	PYT	CF	19	.419	10.5%			0.0%	.125
19	William Thompson^	LFC	C	15	.401	6.7%			0.0%	.071
20	J. Thomas^	LFC	1B	21	.399	0.0%			0.0%	.095
21	Henry Gant^	PKS	3B	35	.369	8.6%			0.0%	.188
22	Bunnie Cross^	RES	1B	5	.364	20.0%			0.0%	.000
23	Winslow Terrill^	RES	CF	5	.364	20.0%			0.0%	.000
24	James Armstrong^	LFC	LF	19	.361	0.0%			0.0%	.000
25	David Allen^	PKS	1B	35	.360	8.6%			0.0%	.031
26	Robert Jackson^	GOR	1B	22	.358	4.5%			4.5%	.238
27	Sol White	PKS	2B	35	.355	8.6%			0.0%	.125
28	Charlie Scudder^	PYT	C	19	.354	5.3%			0.0%	.000
29	Ben Gross^	PKS	RF	26	.353	3.8%			0.0%	.080
30	Babe Smith^	GOR	SS	25	.348	0.0%			0.0%	.000
31	Jim Wilson^	BLB	LF	28	.347	3.6%			0.0%	.148
32	Oscar Jackson^	GOR	C	25	.309	0.0%			0.0%	.000
33	Thomas Dorsey^	BLB	CF	26	.306	3.8%			0.0%	.040
34	William Bowers^	PYT	RF	32	.298	3.1%			0.0%	.000
35	William Brooks^	LFC	2B	21	.287	0.0%			0.0%	.050
36	S. Willis^	GOR	CF	17	.281	0.0%			0.0%	.000
37	M. White^	GOR	CF	18	.272	0.0%			0.0%	.000
38	Javan Emory^	PYT	2B	29	.266	0.0%			0.0%	.000
39	James Harris^	BLB	RF	26	.263	7.7%			0.0%	.042
40	Charles Griffin^	PKS	P	23	.256	0.0%			0.0%	.000
41	James Proctor^	BLB	SS	28	.254	7.1%			0.0%	.077
42	Joseph Hall^	PYT	1B	32	.253	9.4%			0.0%	.107
43	J. R. Simmons^	BLB	2B	26	.245	7.7%			0.0%	.125
44	George Evans^	GOR	2B	21	.240	0.0%			4.8%	.238
45	E. Payne^	PYT	LF	31	.225	3.2%			0.0%	.033
46	R. A. Walker^	RES	3B	5	.196	0.0%			0.0%	.000
47	Charles Williams^	RES	2B	5	.196	0.0%			0.0%	.000
48	Andy Jackson^	GOR	3B	22	.178	0.0%			0.0%	.000

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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