1897 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1897 Season

1896 / 1898

Top Hitter

Louis
Reynolds

Top Pitcher

William
Selden

Leaders

OPS+

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Clarence Williams	CXG	227
2	Harry Buckner	CU	216
3	Louis Reynolds	CU	194
4	Bob Jordan	CBG	182
5	Frank Grant	CBG	171
6	Sol White	CXG	161
7	Harry Hyde	CU	157
8	Willis Jones	CU	153
9	Robert Footes	CU	144
10	William Smith	CU	140

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Stub Brown	CIN	1.29
2	Harry Moore	CU	2.00
3	William Selden	CXG	2.88
4	John Nelson	CXG	3.00
5	Billy Holland	CU	3.38
6	George Wilson	PFG	4.50
7	Harry Buckner	CU	5.28
8	Bill Dammann	CIN	6.00
9	Robert Shaw	CXG	6.23
10	Alfred Jupiter	CBG	7.88

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	Chicago Unions	IND	8	350	.408	4.0%			3.7%	.225
2	Cincinnati Reds	NvM	2	71	.334	4.2%			0.0%	.000
3	Cuban Giants	IND	4	165	.324	11.5%			1.2%	.107
4	Cuban X Giants	IND/NvM	7	268	.308	10.4%			1.5%	.110
5	Page Fence Giants	IND	1	39	.275	10.3%			0.0%	.000
	5	2	28	893	.351	7.6%			2.1%	.142

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Pop Schriver	CIN	3B	7	.588	0.0%			0.0%	.000
2	Clarence Williams	CXG	C	25	.528	8.0%			0.0%	.190
3	Louis Reynolds*	CU	1B	39	.521	2.6%			5.1%	.222
4	John Patterson^	PFG	3B	5	.509	40.0%			0.0%	.000
5	Bob Jordan^	CBG	C	19	.491	26.3%			5.3%	.231
6	Frank Grant	CBG	3B	19	.489	5.3%			0.0%	.222
7	Ed Woods^	PFG	RF	4	.468	0.0%			0.0%	.000
8	Bug Holliday	CIN	LF	8	.461	25.0%			0.0%	.000
9	William Smith^	CU	CF	37	.448	0.0%			2.7%	.189
10	Willis Jones	CU	LF	32	.441	0.0%			0.0%	.138
11	Billy Hoy*	CIN	CF	9	.437	0.0%			0.0%	.000
12	Harry Hyde^	CU	3B	35	.416	2.9%			5.7%	.355
13	Jake Beckley*	CIN	1B	7	.415	0.0%			0.0%	.000
14	Claude Ritchey**	CIN	SS	7	.411	14.3%			0.0%	.000
15	Billy Holland^	CU/PFG	SS	41	.410	4.9%			2.4%	.243
16	Robert Footes^	CU	C	36	.406	8.3%			8.3%	.406
17	Sol White	CXG	2B	31	.403	9.7%			6.5%	.370
18	Harry Moore	CU	2B	42	.396	7.1%			2.4%	.135
19	Oscar Jackson^	CXG	LF	32	.374	15.6%			0.0%	.040
20	C. Smith^	CBG	LF	18	.364	11.1%			0.0%	.063
21	Robert Jackson^	CBG/CU	C	27	.361	3.7%			0.0%	.080
22	Eddie Burke*	CIN	RF	9	.343	0.0%			0.0%	.000
23	Abe Harrison	CBG	SS	15	.337	6.7%			0.0%	.143
24	William Malone^	CBG	1B	15	.303	6.7%			0.0%	.000
25	Andy Jackson^	CXG	3B	32	.294	9.4%			0.0%	.034
26	Will Jackson^	CBG/CXG	CF	45	.268	17.8%			0.0%	.000
27	William Selden^	CXG	P	16	.267	18.8%			0.0%	.000
28	Ross Garrison^	CBG/CXG	2B	19	.250	5.3%			5.3%	.278
29	George Hopkins^	CU	2B	40	.246	5.0%			0.0%	.081
30	Doc Howard^	CBG	CF	18	.238	16.7%			0.0%	.000
31	Pete Burns^	PFG	C	4	.234	0.0%			0.0%	.000
32	George Wilson^	PFG	P	4	.234	0.0%			0.0%	.000
33	Tommy Corcoran	CIN	2B	9	.229	0.0%			0.0%	.000
34	Ray Wilson	CXG	1B	28	.227	10.7%			0.0%	.000
35	Sherman Barton	CXG	RF	29	.217	3.4%			3.4%	.107
36	William Binga^	PFG	CF	4	.201	25.0%			0.0%	.000
37	Grant Johnson	PFG	SS	5	.187	0.0%			0.0%	.000
38	Winslow Terrill^	CXG	SS	19	.177	15.8%			0.0%	.000
39	George Taylor^	PFG	1B	5	.161	20.0%			0.0%	.000
40	Charlie Grant	PFG	2B	4	.000	0.0%			0.0%	.000

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

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