1908 Chicago Leland Giants - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1908 Chicago Leland Giants


15 - 7


(1st place in the Western Independent Clubs )

1901 / 1909 (Team History)

Managed by:
Rube Foster (15-7)

Top Hitter


Danger
Talbert

Top Pitcher


Rube
Foster

League Ranks (3 teams)

Batting Pitching
OPS+
97
 1st ERA+
100
 2nd
OPS
.769
 2nd ERA
3.25
 1st
BA
.303
 1st BA
.259
 2nd
OBP
.368
 1st K/BB
0.75
 3rd
SLG
.401
 3rd K%
8.3%
 3rd
BB%
8.5%
 1st BB%
11.0%
 3rd
K%
HR%
0.1%
 1st
ISO
.098
 3rd WHIP
1.45
 3rd

Notes:


• Home Ballpark: Logan Square Park (Chicago, IL)
• 2 members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Frank Leland (General Manager)


1908 Chicago Leland Giants
Glossary

Left Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
29
0.1
0.2
0.0
Center Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
25
0.6
0.9
-0.3

Right Field
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
28
0.2
0.1
0.2
Shortstop
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
25
-0.1
-0.3
0.1
34
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
Second Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
28
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
22
0.1
0.0
0.0
Third Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
30
0.6
0.3
0.3
First Base
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
32
0.1
0.1
0.1
Manager W-L
W%
15-7
.682
Catcher
Age
WAR
Off
Fld
22
0.5
0.1
0.3
28
0.0
-0.1
0.0
+
Starting Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
28
54.0
0.9
0.9
0.0
30
45.2
0.9
0.8
0.1
33
40.0
-0.2
-0.5
0.3
22
18.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
22
11.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
9.0
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
28
9.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
Relief Pitcher
Age
IP
WAR
Pit
Off
4.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0

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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