1897 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1897 Season

Independent Clubs

1896 / 1898

Top Hitter

Louis
Reynolds

Top Pitcher

William
Selden

Leaders

OPS+

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Clarence Williams	CXG	252
2	Harry Buckner	CU	216
3	Louis Reynolds	CU	194
4	Sol White	CXG	185
5	Bob Jordan	CBG	182
6	Frank Grant	CBG	171
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	Harry Moore	CU	2.00
2	John Nelson	CXG	3.00
3	William Selden	CXG	3.00
4	Billy Holland	CU	3.38
5	George Wilson	PFG	4.50
6	Harry Buckner	CU	5.28
7	Robert Shaw	CXG	7.00
8	Alfred Jupiter	CBG	7.88
9	Hynes	CBG	8.00
10	George Hopkins	CU	9.00

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	Cuban Giants	IND	4	165	.324	11.5%			1.2%	.107
3	Cuban X Giants	IND	5	195	.293	11.8%			2.1%	.142
4	Page Fence Giants	IND	1	39	.275	10.3%			0.0%	.000
	4	1	19	749	.352	8.0%			2.5%	.167

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Clarence Williams	CXG	C	16	.581	6.3%			0.0%	.286
2	Louis Reynolds*	CU	1B	39	.521	2.6%			5.1%	.222
3	John Patterson^	PFG	3B	5	.509	40.0%			0.0%	.000
4	Bob Jordan^	CBG	C	19	.491	26.3%			5.3%	.231
5	Frank Grant	CBG	3B	19	.489	5.3%			0.0%	.222
6	Ed Woods^	PFG	RF	4	.468	0.0%			0.0%	.000
7	William Smith^	CU	CF	37	.448	0.0%			2.7%	.189
8	Willis Jones	CU	LF	32	.441	0.0%			0.0%	.138
9	Sol White	CXG	2B	23	.435	13.0%			8.7%	.474
10	Harry Hyde^	CU	3B	35	.416	2.9%			5.7%	.355
11	Billy Holland^	CU/PFG	SS	41	.410	4.9%			2.4%	.243
12	Robert Footes^	CU	C	36	.406	8.3%			8.3%	.406
13	Harry Moore	CU	2B	42	.396	7.1%			2.4%	.135
14	C. Smith^	CBG	LF	18	.364	11.1%			0.0%	.063
15	Robert Jackson^	CBG/CU	C	27	.361	3.7%			0.0%	.080
16	Abe Harrison	CBG	SS	15	.337	6.7%			0.0%	.143
17	William Malone^	CBG	1B	15	.303	6.7%			0.0%	.000
18	Andy Jackson^	CXG	3B	23	.285	8.7%			0.0%	.048
19	Will Jackson^	CBG/CXG	CF	36	.283	19.4%			0.0%	.000
20	Oscar Jackson^	CXG	LF	23	.268	17.4%			0.0%	.056
21	Ross Garrison^	CBG/CXG	2B	19	.250	5.3%			5.3%	.278
22	George Hopkins^	CU	2B	40	.246	5.0%			0.0%	.081
23	Doc Howard^	CBG	CF	18	.238	16.7%			0.0%	.000
24	George Wilson^	PFG	P	4	.234	0.0%			0.0%	.000
25	Pete Burns^	PFG	C	4	.234	0.0%			0.0%	.000
26	Ray Wilson	CXG	1B	21	.204	14.3%			0.0%	.000
27	Sherman Barton	CXG	RF	21	.202	4.8%			4.8%	.150
28	William Binga^	PFG	CF	4	.201	25.0%			0.0%	.000
29	Grant Johnson	PFG	SS	5	.187	0.0%			0.0%	.000
30	George Taylor^	PFG	1B	5	.161	20.0%			0.0%	.000
31	Winslow Terrill^	CXG	SS	16	.159	12.5%			0.0%	.000
32	Charlie Grant	PFG	2B	4	.000	0.0%			0.0%	.000

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

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