1931 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1931 Season

Negro National League I

1930 / 1932

William Hueston (President)
Dick Kent (Vice President)
Moses Walker (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willie
Wells

Top Pitcher

Nelson
Dean

Leaders

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Turkey Stearnes	DS	.498
2	Nat Rogers	CC2	.482
3	Mule Suttles	SLS	.452
4	Willie Wells	SLS	.436
5	Sammy Hughes	LOW	.408
6	Wade Johnston	DS	.402
7	Jim Williams	AB2	.397
8	Joe Scott	LOW	.395
9	George Mitchell	AB2	.394
10	Poindexter Williams	LOW	.379

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Malvin Powell	CC2	325
2	Eggie Hensley	SLS	272
3	Nelson Dean	DS	215
4	Luther McDonald	CC2/DS	190
5	George Mitchell	AB2	185
6	Satchel Paige	CCU	182
7	Ray Brown	AB2	167
8	Elbert Williams	DS/LOW	153
9	Ted Trent	SLS	146
10	Joe Strong	SLS	141

All-1931 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jim Williams	AB2	2.1	1.4	0.9
Wade Johnston	DS	1.2	1.3	0.1

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Turkey Stearnes	DS	2.2	2.1	0.1
Sanford Jackson	CC2	1.2	0.0	1.2

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Nat Rogers	CC2	1.5	1.2	0.4
Branch Russell	SLS	0.4	0.4	0.1

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willie Wells	SLS	2.2	1.3	0.7
Chester Williams	AB2	0.8	0.1	0.5

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Newt Allen	SLS	1.7	0.3	1.4
John Henry Russell	AB2/CCU	1.3	0.8	0.4

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Dave Malarcher	CC2	1.1	0.3	0.8
Jimmy Binder	AB2	0.9	0.1	0.7

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
George Mitchell	AB2	3.0	1.0	-0.2
Joe Scott	LOW	1.0	0.7	0.5

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Clarence Palm	DS	1.0	0.8	0.1
Poindexter Williams	LOW	0.7	0.5	0.2

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Luther McDonald	CC2/DS	95.1	3.4	3.4	0.0
Nelson Dean	DS	91.2	3.3	3.5	-0.2
Ray Brown	AB2	109.2	2.8	2.7	0.1
Lefty Capers	LOW	84.0	1.8	2.0	-0.2

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Eggie Hensley	SLS	66.1	2.6	2.5	0.1
Ted Trent	SLS	71.1	1.6	1.6	0.0
Malvin Powell	CC2	28.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Diamond Pipkins	CCU	20.0	0.9	1.0	-0.1

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