1947 Season

Negro American League

1946 / 1948

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Ford
Smith

Leaders

Batting Average

#	Player	Team	BA
1	Willard Brown	KCM	.371
2	Archie Ware	CBE	.359
3	Sam Jethroe	CBE	.355
4	Piper Davis	BBB	.352
5	Sam Hill	CAG	.351
6	Al Smith	CBE	.345
7	Bernell Longest	CAG	.333
8	Curtis Roberts	KCM	.328
9	Eli Chism	BBB	.327
10	Norman Robinson	BBB	.318

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Dan Bankhead	MRS	0.82
2	Chet Brewer	CBE	0.90
3	Alonzo Boone	CBE	1.07
4	Gentry Jessup	CAG	1.16
5	Gene Richardson	KCM	1.19
6	Ford Smith	KCM	1.20
7	Ted Alexander	KCM	1.24
8	Johnny Williams	CIC	1.31
9	Vibert Clarke	CBE	1.33
10	Riley Stewart	CAG	1.34

Advanced Batting

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	16	601	.368	7.2%	1.7%	.142
2	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	56	2104	.351	10.0%	1.1%	.121
3	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	15	636	.338	11.3%	0.5%	.069
4	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	15	598	.323	6.9%	0.3%	.080
5	Chicago American Giants	NAL	20	798	.314	7.3%	0.3%	.064
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	26	996	.311	8.4%	0.2%	.063
	6	1	152	5733	.336	8.9%	0.8%	.095

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	56	.490	17.9%	0.0%	.089
2	Al Smith	CBE	SS	60	.476	6.7%	5.0%	.327
3	Sam Jethroe**	CBE	CF	73	.449	11.0%	2.7%	.242
4	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	59	.448	8.5%	1.7%	.222
5	Pedro Formental*	MRS	RF	49	.426	20.4%	4.1%	.189
6	Archie Ware*	CBE	1B	73	.424	5.5%	1.4%	.141
7	Sam Hill*	CAG	LF	90	.409	7.8%	1.1%	.104
8	José Colás	MRS	CF	63	.389	6.3%	0.0%	.158
9	Eli Chism	BBB	LF	59	.386	1.7%	0.0%	.173
10	Artie Wilson*	BBB	SS	68	.383	16.2%	0.0%	.056
11	Willie Grace**	CBE	RF	63	.375	15.9%	0.0%	.020
12	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	55	.372	16.4%	0.0%	.024
13	Bernell Longest*	CAG	2B	91	.369	3.3%	0.0%	.080
14	Sam Hairston	CIC	3B	106	.368	6.6%	0.0%	.102
15	Herb Souell**	KCM	3B	237	.361	5.9%	0.4%	.088
16	John Ritchey*	CAG	C	63	.358	7.9%	0.0%	.071
17	Norman Robinson**	BBB	CF	69	.354	2.9%	0.0%	.076
18	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	202	.352	10.4%	1.0%	.136
19	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	62	.343	0.0%	1.6%	.100
20	Ray Neil	CIC	2B	107	.334	7.5%	0.0%	.071
21	Reinaldo Drake*	CIC	CF	91	.334	13.2%	1.1%	.104
22	Chico Renfroe	KCM	2B	178	.331	15.2%	0.0%	.073
23	Clyde Nelson	CBE	LF	60	.324	3.3%	0.0%	.091
24	Bob Boyd*	MRS	1B	72	.321	8.3%	0.0%	.016
25	Henry Merchant*	CIC	RF	92	.315	10.9%	1.1%	.038
26	John Miles	CAG	3B	64	.312	12.5%	1.6%	.109
27	Johnie Scott*	KCM	LF	219	.301	8.7%	0.9%	.110
28	Buddy Armour*	CAG	CF	71	.289	4.2%	0.0%	.074
29	Robert Abernathy^	CIC	LF	100	.288	10.0%	0.0%	.034
30	Clyde McNeal	CAG	SS	70	.285	5.7%	0.0%	.061
31	Goose Tatum**	CIC	1B	103	.282	2.9%	0.0%	.051
32	George Handy*	MRS	2B	50	.273	6.0%	0.0%	.047
33	Pepper Bassett**	BBB	C	47	.242	6.4%	0.0%	.023
34	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	53	.241	11.3%	0.0%	.021
35	John Britton*	BBB	3B	61	.171	1.6%	0.0%	.000

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

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