1946 Season

Negro American League

1945 / 1947

Top Hitter

Sam
Hairston

Top Pitcher

Peanuts
Davis

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Sam Hairston	CIC	.535
2	Clyde Nelson	CAG	.533
3	Willard Brown	KCM	.528
4	Archie Ware	CBE	.481
5	Ted Strong	KCM	.464
6	Hank Thompson	KCM	.435
7	Goose Tatum	CIC	.409
8	Quincy Trouppe	CBE	.389
9	Duke Cleveland	CIC	.384
10	Willie Grace	CBE	.380

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Connie Johnson	KCM	50
2	Walter McCoy	CAG	42
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	29
4	Preacher Henry	CIC	26
5	Jim LaMarque	KCM	25
6	Dan Bankhead	MRS	24
7	Manuel Godínez	CIC	23
8	Steve Wylie	KCM	23
9	Peanuts Davis	CIC	20
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	17

Advanced Batting

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	9	349	.331	9.2%	0.0%	.058
2	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	14	535	.330	7.3%	0.6%	.072
3	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	21	875	.327	10.4%	0.3%	.064
4	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	29	1049	.326	8.4%	0.8%	.095
5	Chicago American Giants	NAL	16	616	.291	5.8%	0.5%	.059
6	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	8	306	.274	4.2%	0.3%	.060
	6	1	99	3730	.317	8.0%	0.5%	.072

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Sam Hairston	CIC	C	99	.465	13.1%	2.0%	.174
2	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	36	.458	27.8%	0.0%	.120
3	Archie Ware*	CBE	1B	56	.445	5.4%	0.0%	.058
4	Clyde Nelson	CAG	3B	64	.444	6.3%	3.1%	.167
5	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	39	.421	17.9%	0.0%	.188
6	Ted Strong**	KCM	RF	96	.418	12.5%	2.1%	.143
7	Red Longley	MRS	RF	25	.412	12.0%	4.0%	.143
8	Willard Brown	KCM	CF	114	.403	5.3%	1.8%	.222
9	Cowan Hyde	MRS	CF	28	.402	0.0%	0.0%	.143
10	Jelly Taylor*	MRS	1B	30	.389	13.3%	0.0%	.077
11	Reinaldo Drake*	CIC	CF	91	.372	11.0%	0.0%	.063
12	Artie Wilson*	BBB	SS	42	.370	11.9%	0.0%	.000
13	Leon Kellman	CBE	3B	56	.366	12.5%	0.0%	.000
14	Quincy Trouppe**	CBE	C	45	.366	20.0%	2.2%	.194
15	Lyman Bostock*	BBB	1B	29	.361	0.0%	0.0%	.074
16	Buddy Armour*	CBE	LF	48	.361	10.4%	0.0%	.047
17	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	111	.355	12.6%	0.0%	.063
18	Duke Cleveland*	CIC	RF	81	.355	8.6%	0.0%	.110
19	Willie Grace**	CBE	RF	53	.353	1.9%	0.0%	.020
20	Ray Neil	CIC	2B	104	.346	13.5%	0.0%	.057
21	Jim McCurine*	CAG	RF	57	.334	8.8%	0.0%	.080
22	Bernell Longest*	CAG	2B	59	.326	13.6%	0.0%	.020
23	Chico Renfroe	KCM	SS	96	.324	11.5%	1.0%	.100
24	Sam Jethroe**	CBE	CF	63	.324	6.3%	1.6%	.121
25	Walter Thomas*	CAG	CF	52	.314	5.8%	0.0%	.020
26	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	51	.305	3.9%	0.0%	.020
27	Herb Souell**	KCM	3B	118	.303	6.8%	0.0%	.009
28	Johnie Scott*	KCM	LF	114	.300	9.6%	0.0%	.010
29	Alex Radcliff	MRS	3B	27	.288	7.4%	0.0%	.040
30	John Britton*	BBB	3B	41	.284	2.4%	0.0%	.077
31	Lester Lockett	BBB/CIC	LF	62	.260	11.3%	0.0%	.000
32	Ed Young	CAG	1B	62	.251	4.8%	1.6%	.069
33	Ralph Wyatt	CAG/CBE	SS	68	.250	1.5%	0.0%	.106
34	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	29	.249	0.0%	0.0%	.040
35	Pepper Bassett**	BBB	C	33	.242	3.0%	0.0%	.031
36	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	LF	26	.232	3.8%	0.0%	.040
37	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	30	.156	3.3%	0.0%	.000

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

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