1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

Negro National League II

1947 / 1949

Top Hitter

Frank
Austin

Top Pitcher

Bill
Ricks

Leaders

OPS+

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Luke Easter	HG	184
2	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	174
3	Lester Lockett	BEG	167
4	Ray Noble	NYC	167
5	Frank Austin	PS	163
6	Bob Harvey	NE	152
7	Buck Leonard	HG	152
8	Lorenzo Cabrera	NYC	150
9	Cleveland Clark	NYC	144
10	Bob Thurman	HG	142

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Bill Ricks	PS	211
2	Max Manning	NE	195
3	Rufus Lewis	NE	183
4	Bill Byrd	BEG	178
5	Joe Black	BEG	170
6	Bob Romby	BEG	152
7	Barney Brown	PS	144
8	Dave Barnhill	NYC	113
9	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	112
10	Jonas Gaines	BEG	111

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	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	59	2234	.341	9.5%			0.4%	.085
2	New York Cubans	NN2	42	1619	.336	7.7%			0.7%	.113
3	Homestead Grays	NN2	42	1569	.333	9.2%			1.3%	.107
4	Newark Eagles	NN2	54	1916	.305	9.6%			0.8%	.082
5	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	49	1808	.305	6.3%			0.7%	.086
6	New York Black Yankees	NN2	25	907	.273	6.6%			0.7%	.060
	6	1	272	10053	.319	8.3%			0.7%	.090

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Luke Easter*	HG	LF	174	.450	15.5%			3.4%	.229
2	Lester Lockett	BEG	LF	255	.431	6.3%			2.4%	.174
3	Minnie Miñoso	NYC	3B	167	.427	4.8%			1.8%	.204
4	Ray Noble	NYC	C	148	.417	8.1%			2.0%	.201
5	Bob Harvey*	NE	RF	201	.414	12.4%			1.0%	.092
6	Buck Leonard*	HG	1B	150	.412	17.3%			2.7%	.164
7	Henry Kimbro*	BEG	CF	270	.409	21.9%			0.0%	.095
8	Frank Austin	PS	SS	210	.402	5.2%			0.5%	.126
9	Lorenzo Cabrera*	NYC	1B	151	.393	6.6%			1.3%	.157
10	Bob Thurman*	HG	RF	151	.389	7.3%			0.7%	.122
11	Luis Márquez	HG	CF	185	.385	9.7%			1.6%	.136
12	Cleveland Clark	NYC	CF	149	.381	10.1%			0.0%	.146
13	Monte Irvin	NE	LF	173	.372	11.6%			2.9%	.152
14	Harry Simpson*	PS	CF	186	.360	8.1%			1.1%	.099
15	Jim Gilliam**	BEG	2B	261	.359	13.4%			0.0%	.078
16	Bob Wilson	NE	3B	197	.359	7.1%			1.5%	.104
17	Tommy Butts	BEG	SS	226	.354	10.6%			0.0%	.058
18	Lennie Pearson	NE	1B	222	.354	8.1%			1.4%	.094
19	Johnny Smith*	NBY	RF	86	.346	5.8%			0.0%	.037
20	Jimmy Wilkes*	NE	CF	233	.339	11.6%			0.9%	.113
21	Johnny Washington*	BEG	1B	235	.338	6.8%			0.0%	.074
22	Frank Russell	BEG	RF	225	.338	1.3%			0.0%	.109
23	Marvin Barker	NBY	3B	86	.335	3.5%			1.2%	.111
24	Sam Bankhead	HG	SS	186	.329	11.3%			1.1%	.090
25	Bill Cash	PS	C	156	.323	7.1%			1.3%	.157
26	Ed Finney	BEG	3B	187	.323	10.2%			0.0%	.049
27	Mahlon Duckett	PS	2B	167	.317	6.6%			0.0%	.093
28	Archie Brathwaite^	PS	RF	164	.314	7.3%			1.2%	.109
29	Pedro Ballester	NYC	SS	137	.308	3.6%			1.5%	.133
30	Bud Barbee	NBY	LF	89	.306	10.1%			0.0%	.075
31	Curley Williams*	NE	SS	230	.297	10.4%			0.0%	.077
32	Gene Benson*	PS	LF	173	.277	6.4%			0.6%	.038
33	Doc Dennis	PS	1B	176	.268	4.5%			0.0%	.090
34	Murray Watkins*	PS	3B	209	.259	4.3%			0.0%	.031
35	Art Hefner*	NBY	CF	95	.256	7.4%			0.0%	.000
36	Leroy Williams**	NE	2B	199	.246	10.1%			0.0%	.052
37	Walter Hardy	NBY	SS	82	.243	7.3%			1.2%	.066
38	Frazier Robinson	BEG	C	209	.221	4.3%			0.5%	.057

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

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