1947 Season

Negro American League

1946 / 1948

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Willard
Brown

Jim
LaMarque

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Willard Brown	KCM	182
2	Archie Ware	CBE	165
3	Al Smith	CBE	163
4	Hank Thompson	KCM	163
5	Sam Jethroe	CBE	163
6	Joe Greene	KCM	158
7	Curtis Roberts	KCM	152
8	Willie Grace	CBE	140
9	John Ritchey	CAG	124
10	Buck O'Neil	KCM	115

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Gentry Jessup	CAG	1.16
2	Ford Smith	KCM	1.17
3	Gene Richardson	KCM	1.19
4	Ted Alexander	KCM	1.26
5	Johnny Williams	CIC	1.31
6	Jim LaMarque	KCM	1.31
7	Vibert Clarke	CBE	1.33
8	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	1.38
9	Bill Powell	BBB	1.42
10	Dan Bankhead	MRS	1.43

Advanced Batting

All

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	21	850	.325	11.4%	0.6%	.070
2	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	65	2488	.368	9.8%	1.3%	.129
3	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	21	798	.368	8.5%	1.4%	.138
4	Chicago American Giants	NAL	29	1158	.323	8.3%	0.4%	.073
5	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	30	1139	.308	8.2%	0.3%	.067
6	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	16	637	.323	6.6%	0.5%	.078
	6	1	189	7070	.342	9.1%	0.8%	.099

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Pedro Formental*	MRS	RF	67	.418	22.4%	3.0%	.160
2	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	67	.369	17.9%	0.0%	.020
3	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	60	.457	16.7%	0.0%	.082
4	Marlin Carter*	MRS	3B	67	.338	16.4%	1.5%	.127
5	Willie Grace**	CBE	RF	82	.424	15.9%	0.0%	.104
6	Chico Renfroe	KCM	2B	222	.369	15.8%	0.0%	.080
7	Artie Wilson*	BBB	SS	73	.396	15.1%	0.0%	.051
8	Reinaldo Drake*	CIC	CF	100	.350	13.0%	1.0%	.094
9	Sam Jethroe**	CBE	CF	96	.438	10.4%	2.1%	.250
10	Henry Merchant*	CIC	RF	109	.303	10.1%	0.9%	.043
11	John Miles	CAG	3B	92	.313	9.8%	2.2%	.122
12	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	246	.376	9.8%	2.0%	.165
13	Robert Abernathy^	CIC	LF	112	.283	8.9%	0.0%	.030
14	Lyman Bostock*	CAG	1B	90	.382	8.9%	0.0%	.074
15	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	69	.237	8.7%	0.0%	.048
16	Johnie Scott*	KCM	LF	262	.327	8.0%	0.8%	.116
17	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	63	.448	7.9%	1.6%	.207
18	Al Smith	CBE	SS	76	.441	7.9%	3.9%	.290
19	Archie Ware*	CBE	1B	95	.456	7.4%	2.1%	.173
20	Ray Neil	CIC	2B	124	.331	7.3%	0.0%	.078
21	Willard Brown	KCM	CF	216	.479	6.9%	2.8%	.270
22	Sam Hill*	CAG	LF	130	.350	6.9%	1.5%	.104
23	Sam Hairston	CIC	3B	122	.360	6.6%	0.8%	.125
24	Buddy Armour*	CAG	CF	107	.344	6.5%	0.0%	.070
25	Bob Boyd*	MRS	1B	96	.319	6.3%	1.0%	.068
26	José Colás	MRS	CF	80	.351	6.3%	0.0%	.123
27	Clyde McNeal	CAG	SS	101	.286	5.9%	0.0%	.063
28	Pepper Bassett**	BBB	C	52	.257	5.8%	1.9%	.082
29	Herb Souell**	KCM	3B	278	.379	5.8%	0.4%	.086
30	George Handy*	MRS	2B	67	.285	4.5%	0.0%	.066
31	Bernell Longest*	CAG	2B	134	.364	4.5%	0.0%	.072
32	Norman Robinson**	BBB	CF	69	.348	2.9%	0.0%	.061
33	Goose Tatum**	CIC	1B	118	.317	2.5%	0.0%	.088
34	Clyde Nelson	CBE	LF	79	.270	2.5%	0.0%	.068
35	Eli Chism	BBB	LF	64	.349	1.6%	0.0%	.140
36	John Britton*	BBB	3B	66	.187	1.5%	0.0%	.000
37	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	74	.323	1.4%	1.4%	.085

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