1923 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1923 Season

Negro National League I

1922 / 1924

Rube Foster (President)

Top Hitter

Dobie
Moore

Top Pitcher

Bullet
Rogan

Leaders

OPS+

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Heavy Johnson	KCM	208
2	George Scales	SLS	202
3	Cristóbal Torriente	CAG	183
4	Candy Jim Taylor	SLS/TT	180
5	Turkey Stearnes	DS	175
6	Oscar Charleston	ABC	169
7	Bullet Rogan	KCM	151
8	Dobie Moore	KCM	144
9	John Beckwith	CAG	140
10	Hurley McNair	KCM	132

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Ed Rile	CAG	2.53
2	Tom Williams	CAG	2.97
3	Bullet Rogan	KCM	2.97
4	José Méndez	KCM	3.18
5	Rube Curry	KCM	3.24
6	Juan Padrón	CSW	3.40
7	Pedro Dibut	CSW	3.47
8	Aubrey Owens	CAG	3.48
9	Andy Cooper	DS	3.49
10	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	3.66

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	Kansas City Monarchs	NNL	98	3904	.368	7.8%			1.4%	.139
2	St. Louis Stars	NNL	81	3088	.367	8.7%			2.1%	.160
3	Toledo Tigers	NNL	27	1074	.337	8.3%			1.3%	.113
4	Detroit Stars	NNL	71	2693	.332	7.7%			2.0%	.137
5	Cuban Stars West	NNL	62	2397	.327	8.1%			1.2%	.096
6	Indianapolis ABCs	NNL	84	3262	.326	7.1%			0.9%	.106
7	Chicago American Giants	NNL	78	2944	.319	8.3%			0.7%	.091
8	Milwaukee Bears	NNL	63	2340	.296	6.9%			0.8%	.080
	8	1	647	21702	.337	7.9%			1.3%	.118

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Heavy Johnson	KCM	RF	429	.509	8.9%			4.7%	.316
2	Candy Jim Taylor	SLS/TT	3B	244	.489	10.2%			8.2%	.340
3	Turkey Stearnes*	DS	CF	299	.474	5.7%			5.7%	.348
4	Cristóbal Torriente*	CAG	CF	318	.459	13.8%			1.3%	.169
5	Oscar Charleston*	ABC	1B	373	.449	12.9%			2.9%	.227
6	Dobie Moore	KCM	SS	423	.407	5.0%			1.9%	.169
7	Hurley McNair*	KCM	LF	439	.400	11.2%			1.8%	.154
8	Mitchell Murray	SLS/TT	C	217	.400	6.9%			2.8%	.189
9	Charlie Blackwell*	SLS	RF	282	.396	12.1%			1.8%	.172
10	Edgar Wesley*	DS	1B	306	.390	10.8%			5.2%	.242
11	Valentín Dreke*	CSW	CF	284	.385	6.7%			1.1%	.109
12	Wade Johnston*	KCM	CF	306	.383	9.8%			0.0%	.109
13	John Beckwith	CAG	1B	296	.382	6.4%			2.7%	.233
14	Estéban Montalvo*	CSW	RF	264	.377	6.8%			3.0%	.195
15	Marcelino Guerra	CSW	1B	241	.371	10.0%			2.9%	.164
16	Dave Malarcher**	CAG	3B	314	.365	9.9%			1.0%	.107
17	Eufemio Abreu	CSW	C	193	.362	8.8%			0.0%	.076
18	Frank Duncan*	MB/TT	LF	211	.358	5.2%			0.5%	.105
19	Percy Wilson**	MB	1B	273	.354	6.2%			1.1%	.160
20	Bill Riggins**	DS	SS	318	.351	10.1%			1.9%	.125
21	Henry Blackmon	ABC	3B	275	.350	6.2%			2.5%	.152
22	George Shively*	ABC	LF	330	.343	7.6%			0.0%	.091
23	Clarence Smith	DS	RF	248	.343	4.0%			2.8%	.128
24	Branch Russell*	SLS	RF	354	.341	7.1%			1.4%	.134
25	Joe Hewitt*	MB/SLS	SS	240	.341	15.8%			0.0%	.027
26	Roberto Campos^	CSW	LF	279	.340	8.6%			1.4%	.082
27	John Reese	SLS/TT	RF	191	.338	8.4%			1.0%	.117
28	Jelly Gardner*	CAG	RF	334	.335	12.9%			0.0%	.032
29	Sandy Thompson*	MB	LF	251	.333	3.6%			0.4%	.089
30	Connie Day	ABC	2B	355	.329	5.4%			0.6%	.106
31	Johnny Jones	DS	2B	278	.319	8.3%			1.1%	.091
32	Crush Holloway**	ABC	RF	328	.319	3.0%			0.6%	.083
33	Johnie Watson^	DS	LF	270	.318	7.0%			0.4%	.078
34	Namon Washington^	ABC	CF	350	.317	8.9%			0.3%	.095
35	Lemuel Hawkins*	KCM	1B	369	.315	5.4%			0.3%	.056
36	Anderson Pryor	DS/MB	2B	292	.309	11.0%			0.3%	.056
37	Boots McClain	DS/TT	SS	158	.299	5.1%			1.3%	.109
38	Frank Duncan	KCM	C	409	.299	9.3%			0.0%	.075
39	Gerard Williams	ABC	SS	338	.299	8.6%			0.3%	.058
40	Felipe Sierra	CSW	2B	279	.293	12.2%			0.4%	.082
41	Jim Brown**	CAG	C	273	.291	8.4%			0.7%	.092
42	Bingo DeMoss	CAG	2B	337	.290	9.2%			0.3%	.054
43	Robert Bonner	SLS/TT	1B	200	.267	6.0%			0.5%	.092
44	Bobby Williams	CAG	SS	289	.260	3.8%			0.0%	.034
45	Manuel Rigal	CSW	SS	222	.259	8.6%			0.0%	.011
46	Matías Ríos	CSW	3B	204	.244	5.4%			0.0%	.033

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

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