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	BA
1	Willard Brown	KCM	.375
2	Archie Ware	CBE	.370
3	Curtis Roberts	KCM	.357
4	Willie Grace	CBE	.343
5	Hank Thompson	KCM	.335
6	Lyman Bostock	CAG	.333
7	Sam Jethroe	CBE	.333
8	Herb Souell	KCM	.331
9	Joe Greene	KCM	.328
10	Bernell Longest	CAG	.320

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Gene Richardson	KCM	355
2	Ford Smith	KCM	221
3	Gentry Jessup	CAG	201
4	Bill Powell	BBB	188
5	Vibert Clarke	CBE	177
6	Johnny Williams	CIC	142
7	Jim LaMarque	KCM	139
8	Ted Alexander	KCM	135
9	Dan Bankhead	MRS	119
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	108

Advanced Batting

All

All

Yes

Teams

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

Players

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

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