1942 Season

Negro American League

1941 / 1943

Top Hitter

Ted
Strong

Top Pitcher

Satchel
Paige

Leaders

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Ted Strong	KCM	.453
2	Neil Robinson	MRS	.450
3	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	.438
4	Lloyd Davenport	MULT	.423
5	Willard Brown	KCM	.405
6	Parnell Woods	JRC/CCB	.393
7	Felix McLaurin	JRC/BBB	.372
8	Tommy Sampson	BBB	.371
9	Joe Greene	KCM	.360
10	Duke Cleveland	JRC/CCB	.359

Wins

#	Player	Team	W
1	Diamond Pipkins	BBB	7
2	Eugene Bremer	CCB	5
3	Willie Jefferson	CCB	5
4	Jack Matchett	KCM	5
5	Booker McDaniel	KCM	5
6	Hilton Smith	KCM	5
7	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	4
8	Connie Johnson	KCM	4
9	Alonzo Boone	CCB	3
10	Verdell Mathis	MRS	3

All-1942 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Duke Cleveland	JRC/CCB	0.7	0.8	0.0
Felix McLaurin	JRC/BBB	0.6	0.6	0.0

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willard Brown	KCM	1.7	1.7	0.0
Lloyd Davenport	MULT	1.4	1.5	0.0

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Ted Strong	KCM	2.0	2.2	0.0
Cowan Hyde	MRS	0.4	0.5	0.0

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Jesse Williams	KCM	0.9	0.7	0.0
T. J. Brown	MRS	0.6	0.5	0.0

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Bonnie Serrell	KCM	2.0	1.8	0.0
Tommy Sampson	BBB	1.0	0.9	0.0

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Parnell Woods	JRC/CCB	1.2	1.2	0.0
Marlin Carter	MRS	0.6	0.6	0.0

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Buck O'Neil	KCM	0.5	0.7	0.0
Lyman Bostock	BBB	0.3	0.3	0.0

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Joe Greene	KCM	0.9	0.8	0.0
Ted Radcliffe	MRS/BBB	0.3	0.0	0.0

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Satchel Paige	KCM	72.1	2.4	2.6	-0.2
Jack Matchett	KCM	51.2	2.3	2.3	0.0
Willie Jefferson	CCB	50.0	1.9	1.8	0.1
Eugene Bremer	CCB	52.2	1.4	1.2	0.2

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
Booker McDaniel	KCM	59.0	2.2	2.2	0.0
Johnny Markham	BBB	52.2	0.9	1.1	-0.2
Smoky Owens	CCB	39.1	0.8	0.8	-0.0
Specs Ellis	JRC/BBB	30.0	0.6	0.6	0.0

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.

Logo by Gary Cieradkowski

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James

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