1938 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1938 Season

Negro National League II

1937 / 1939

Gus Greenlee (Chairman & President)
Cumberland Posey (Secretary-Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Buck Leonard	HG	.711
2	Josh Gibson	HG	.703
3	Harry Williams	PC	.623
4	Sammy Hughes	BEG	.578
5	Ray Brown	HG	.576
6	Ed Stone	NE	.570
7	Pat Patterson	PS	.551
8	Willie Wells	NE	.536
9	Mule Suttles	NE	.510
10	Ray Dandridge	NE	.509

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Ray Brown	HG	2.36
2	Jesse Brown	NE	2.51
3	Andy Porter	BEG	2.96
4	Bill Holland	NBY	3.27
5	Edsall Walker	HG	3.33
6	Barney Morris	PC	3.59
7	Henry McHenry	PS	3.73
8	Bill Byrd	BEG	3.83
9	Johnny Taylor	PC	3.96
10	Bob Griffith	BEG	4.01

Wins Above Replacement

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League:

Bats:

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Throws:

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Teams

#	Team	Lg	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Homestead Grays	NN2	1923	423.1		21.9	9.5	2.6	9.9	0.0
2	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	1564	347.1		11.7	3.9	-0.1	8.0	0.0
3	Newark Eagles	NN2	1118	258.2		6.4	1.8	1.8	2.8	0.0
4	Pittsburgh Crawfords	NN2	1557	337.0		5.8	2.6	-0.5	3.7	0.0
5	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	2423	563.0		5.1	2.2	-0.1	3.0	0.0
6	New York Black Yankees	NN2	1228	266.2		2.5	1.8	-2.4	3.2	0.0
7	Washington Black Senators	NN2	564	124.0		-2.5	0.7	-1.1	-2.1	0.0
	7	1	10377	2320.0		50.9	22.5	0.2	28.2	0.0

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	IP		WAR	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Ray Brown	HG	P	111	141.0		6.2	1.0	0.0	5.3	0.0
2	Josh Gibson	HG	C	218			3.3	2.9	0.3	0.0	0.1
3	Barney Brown	NBY	P	78	85.0		3.1	0.0	0.2	2.9	0.0
4	Buck Leonard	HG	1B	197			2.8	2.8	0.2	0.0	-0.2
5	Henry McHenry	PS	P	55	115.2		2.5	-0.2	0.0	2.7	0.0
6	Bill Byrd	BEG	P	69	84.2		2.3	0.1	0.1	2.2	0.0
7	Andy Porter	BEG	P	30	70.0		2.3	-0.3	0.0	2.6	0.0
8	Bob Griffith	BEG	P	39	92.0		2.3	0.2	0.0	2.1	0.0
9	Barney Morris	PC	P	28	72.2		2.2	-0.1	0.0	2.3	0.0
10	Edsall Walker	HG	P	37	83.2		2.1	0.2	0.0	1.9	0.0
11	Johnny Taylor	PC	P	35	75.0		2.1	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0
12	Bill Holland	NBY	P	24	63.1		2.1	-0.2	0.0	2.3	0.0
13	Harry Williams	PC	2B	163			1.8	2.0	-0.3	0.0	0.1
14	Jerry Benjamin	HG	CF	208			1.7	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.0
15	Specs Roberts	HG/SEN	P	31	69.1		1.6	0.3	0.0	1.4	0.0
16	Sammy Hughes	BEG	2B	129			1.6	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.1
17	Willie Wells	NE	SS	117			1.4	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.2
18	Ray Dandridge	NE	3B	125			1.4	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.0
19	Ed Stone	NE	RF	126			1.4	1.2	0.3	0.0	-0.1
20	Pat Patterson	PS	2B	192			1.2	1.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1
21	Chester Williams	PC	SS	163			1.2	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.2
22	Curtis Harris	PS	2B	214			1.1	0.5	0.6	0.0	0.0
23	Roy Parnell	PS	LF	274			1.1	0.9	0.4	0.0	-0.2
24	Henry Spearman	MULT	3B	143			1.1	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.0
25	Jesse Brown	NE	P	9	28.2		0.9	-0.1	0.0	1.0	0.0
26	Jim West	BEG	1B	167			0.9	1.1	0.0	0.0	-0.2
27	Bill Harvey	PC	P	40	65.0		0.8	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0
28	Roy Partlow	HG	P	44	75.1		0.8	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.0
29	Bill Perkins	PS	C	237			0.8	0.9	-0.3	0.0	0.1
30	Sam Bankhead	PC	CF	149			0.8	0.1	0.7	0.0	0.0
31	Matt Carlisle	HG	2B	220			0.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.2
32	George Scales	BEG	3B	117	2.2		0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0
33	Jud Wilson	PS	3B	119			0.7	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0
34	Biz Mackey	BEG	C	138			0.7	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1
35	Lennie Pearson	NE	LF	116			0.7	0.6	0.2	0.0	-0.1
36	Mule Suttles	NE	1B	110			0.6	0.6	0.2	0.0	-0.1
37	Wild Bill Wright	BEG	RF	163			0.6	1.0	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
38	Dave Thomas	BEG/SEN	1B	63			0.6	0.2	0.4	0.0	-0.1
39	Zollie Wright	NBY/SEN	RF	97			0.5	0.5	0.1	0.0	-0.1
40	Clyde Spearman	PS	RF	290			0.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	-0.2
41	Jackie Miller	NE	P	4	10.0		0.4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
42	Fats Jenkins	NBY/PC	LF	141			0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.1
43	Rocky Ellis	PS	P	20	54.2		0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.6	0.0
44	Tom Parker	HG	LF	42	30.0		0.4	-0.3	0.2	0.5	0.0
45	Dave Campbell	NBY	2B	131			0.4	0.8	-0.4	0.0	0.1
46	Webster McDonald	PS	P	40	96.0		0.4	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
47	Terris McDuffie	NBY/NE	P	34	81.0		0.4	-0.2	0.0	0.6	0.0
48	Roy Welmaker	HG	P	16	33.0		0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0
49	Jimmy Direaux	BEG	P	33	36.2		0.4	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
50	Buddy Burbage	BEG/SEN	CF	70			0.4	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
51	Felton Snow	BEG	SS	175			0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2
52	Johnny Johnson	MULT	P	6	19.0		0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.4	0.0
53	Henry Miller	PS	P	19	45.0		0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.5	0.0
54	Leon Day	NE	P	4	9.2		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
55	Bud Barbee	NBY	P	7	3.2		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
56	Jack Johnson	HG	3B	69			0.3	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
57	Vic Harris	HG	LF	211			0.3	0.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.2
58	Fran Matthews	NE	1B	29			0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
59	Jimmy Hill	NE	P	4	9.0		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
60	Phelps	BEG	P	4	4.0		0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
61	Bus Clarkson	PC	3B	82			0.3	0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.0
62	Jim Williams	HG	RF	169			0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.2
63	Douglass	NBY	SS	5			0.3	-0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0
64	Jake Dunn	PS	SS	266			0.3	0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.3
65	Jack Bruton	PS	P	22	51.2		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
66	Sylvester Snead	HG	3B	8			0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
67	Clint Thomas	NBY	CF	12			0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
68	Honey Green	NE	P	9	6.1		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
69	Dan Wilson	PC	3B	147			0.2	0.5	-0.3	0.0	0.0
70	Granville Lyons	BEG	RF	4			0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
71	Johnny Wright	NE	P	15	35.1		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
72	Jonas Gaines	BEG	P	11	24.0		0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
73	Henry Richardson	PC/SEN	P	3	6.2		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
74	Woody Williams	BEG	P	6	13.2		0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
75	Flash Miller	NBY	SS	4			0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
76	Jelly Jackson	HG	SS	192			0.1	-0.9	0.7	0.0	0.3
77	Rube Wiggins	NBY	P	1	5.0		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
78	Louis Dula	HG	P	12	17.2		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
79	Johnny Hayes	NE	C	67			0.1	-0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0
80	Lonnie Summers	BEG	LF	84			0.1	-0.2	0.4	0.0	-0.1
81	Purnell Mincy	PC	P	1	3.1		0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
82	Jim Starks	NBY	1B	60			0.1	0.3	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
83	Slim Jones	PS	1B	64	14.1		0.1	-0.3	-0.2	0.6	0.0
84	Obie Lackey	HG	3B	8			0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
85	John Nelson	NE	3B	4			0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
86	Thad Christopher	NBY	LF	63			0.1	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
87	Monte Irvin	NE	SS	1			0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
88	Larry Brown	PS	C	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
89	Charlie Parks	NBY	P	1	1.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
90	Leo Hannibal	HG	P	6	16.0		0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
91	Jimmy Ford	BEG/SEN	2B	16			0.0	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
92	Clyde Smith	PC	3B	18			0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
93	Bill Hoskins	BEG/SEN	LF	59			0.0	0.4	-0.3	0.0	-0.1
94	Washington	NE	3B	3			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
95	Oscar Charleston	PC	-	1			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
96	Clarence Palm	NBY	C	67			0.0	0.1	-0.2	0.0	0.0
97	Goose Curry	NBY	RF	36	15.2		0.0	0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
98	Willie Smith	NE	3B	6	0.2		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
99	Jabbo Andrews	SEN	LF	34			0.0	0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0
100	Harry Kincannon	SEN	P	14	20.1		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
101	Tommie Dukes	HG	C	48			0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
102	Al Harvey	PS	SS	7			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
103	Pepper Bassett	PC	C	66			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
104	Bub Miller	HG	3B	13			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
105	Calvin Clarke	SEN	RF	15	2.0		-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
106	Johnny Washington	NBY/PC	1B	153			-0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
107	Sam Thompson	PS	P	4	8.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
108	Charlie King	PC/PS	P	5	11.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
109	Joe Brown	NE	C	32			-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
110	Fuzzy Walton	PC	LF	10			-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0	0.0
111	Anderson	NBY	P		3.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
112	Josh Johnson	NBY	C	33			-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
113	Hoss Walker	BEG	SS	109			-0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
114	William Sumrall	NBY	P		0.2		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
115	Nick Bryant	PS	P	3	6.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
116	Tom Glover	BEG	P	7	19.2		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
117	Marion Cain	PC	P	7	15.0		-0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
118	Alex Crumbley	MULT	RF	43			-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0	0.0
119	Charlie Hughes	SEN	SS	5			-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
120	Garvin	PS	P		1.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
121	Ameal Brooks	NBY	RF	32			-0.2	0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
122	George Giles	PC/PS	1B	200			-0.2	0.5	-0.5	0.0	-0.2
123	George Proctor	PS	P	3	5.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
124	Connie Rector	NBY	P	5	11.1		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
125	Jim Lewis	PS	P	1	4.0		-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
126	Roy Campanella	BEG	C	33			-0.3	-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
127	Ray Robinson	NE	P		0.2		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
128	Emory Long	SEN	3B	12			-0.3	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.0
129	Leroy Matlock	PC	P	26	47.0		-0.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	0.0
130	Lefty Holmes	SEN	P	4	12.1		-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3	0.0
131	Bob Clarke	NBY	C	35	1.2		-0.3	-0.4	-0.1	0.1	0.0
132	Bill Casey	MULT	C	88			-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.1
133	Bill Sadler	SEN	SS	30			-0.4	-0.1	-0.3	0.0	0.0
134	Dewey Creacy	PS	3B	164			-0.4	-0.6	0.2	0.0	0.1
135	Marvin Barker	NBY	CF	145			-0.4	0.3	-0.7	0.0	0.0
136	Bucky Johnson	SEN	2B	32			-0.4	-0.1	-0.4	0.0	0.0
137	Henry Kimbro	BEG	CF	188			-0.5	0.2	-0.6	0.0	0.0
138	Napoleon Hairston	PC	LF	158			-0.5	-0.1	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
139	Curtis Henderson	SEN	SS	39			-0.5	-0.2	-0.3	0.0	0.0
140	Roland Calhoun	PC/SEN	P	6	15.1		-0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
141	Walter Cannady	NBY	3B	125	10.2		-0.5	0.0	-0.3	-0.2	0.0
142	Eddie Powell	SEN	C	19	1.2		-0.5	-0.2	0.0	-0.4	0.0
143	Theolic Smith	PC	P	25	43.1		-0.5	0.0	-0.1	-0.4	0.0
144	George Britt	SEN	P	2	3.0		-0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.6	0.0
145	Leon Ruffin	PC	C	84			-0.6	-0.6	-0.1	0.0	0.1
146	Jimmie Crutchfield	NE	CF	128			-0.6	-0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
147	Spoon Carter	PS	P	44	109.0		-0.7	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	0.0
148	Roy K. Williams	NBY	P	7	11.2		-0.7	0.1	0.0	-0.8	0.0
149	Neck Stanley	NBY	P	15	36.2		-0.7	-0.1	0.1	-0.6	0.0
150	Bob Evans	NE	P	28	70.0		-0.7	-0.3	0.0	-0.4	0.0
151	Dick Seay	NE	2B	128			-0.8	-0.8	-0.1	0.0	0.1
152	Laymon Yokely	SEN	P	8	17.0		-0.8	0.0	0.0	-0.8	0.0
153	Leroy Morney	NBY	SS	120			-0.8	-0.1	-0.9	0.0	0.1
154	Gene Benson	PC/PS	CF	233			-1.0	-0.7	-0.2	0.0	-0.1
155	Jim Missouri	PS	P	18	50.0		-1.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.9	0.0
156	Paul Dixon	PS	CF	98			-1.1	-0.6	-0.5	0.0	0.0
157	Roosevelt Davis	MULT	P	6	14.2		-1.1	0.0	0.0	-1.1	0.0

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