1931 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1931 Season

Negro National League I

1930 / 1932

William Hueston (President)
Dick Kent (Vice President)
Moses Walker (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willie
Wells

Top Pitcher

Nelson
Dean

Leaders

On Base %

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Nat Rogers	CC2	.482
2	Turkey Stearnes	DS	.465
3	Willie Wells	SLS	.434
4	Wade Johnston	DS	.432
5	Joe Scott	LOW	.409
6	Mule Suttles	SLS	.407
7	Branch Russell	SLS	.405
8	Jim Williams	AB2	.401
9	George Mitchell	AB2	.400
10	Dewey Creacy	SLS	.397

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	George Mitchell	AB2	0.97
2	Satchel Paige	CCU	0.99
3	Ted Trent	SLS	1.02
4	Malvin Powell	CC2	1.07
5	Ray Brown	AB2	1.09
6	James Pope	LOW	1.18
7	Joe Strong	SLS	1.23
8	Eggie Hensley	SLS	1.25
9	Lefty Capers	LOW	1.26
10	Bert Hunter	SLS	1.29

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

L

R

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Detroit Stars	NNL	379.0		1.58	10.5%	7.8%	1.35	0.8%
2	Indianapolis ABCs	NNL	375.2		1.41	11.8%	10.1%	1.16	1.0%
3	St. Louis Stars	NNL	320.0		1.30	14.4%	8.5%	1.70	1.0%
4	Cleveland Cubs	NNL	305.0		1.44	13.8%	7.8%	1.78	1.4%
5	Louisville White Sox	NNL	251.1		1.43	7.9%	7.1%	1.10	0.9%
6	Chicago Columbia Giants	NNL	163.2		1.57	9.8%	10.2%	0.96	0.7%
	6	1	1794.2		1.45	11.6%	8.5%	1.36	1.0%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Ray Brown	AB2	SP	109.2		1.09	15.3%	7.2%	2.13	0.5%
2	Luther McDonald	CC2/DS	SP	95.1		1.31	11.0%	4.8%	2.32	0.3%
3	Willie Powell	DS	SP	92.0		1.52	13.0%	8.8%	1.47	0.9%
4	Nelson Dean	DS	SP	91.2		1.30	9.4%	4.4%	2.12	0.8%
5	Lefty Capers*	LOW	SP	84.0		1.26	5.3%	8.1%	0.66	0.6%
6	Cliff Bell	CCU	RP	78.0		1.58	13.4%	8.0%	1.68	2.0%
7	George Mitchell	AB2	RP	72.0		0.97	10.3%	7.5%	1.38	0.7%
8	Ted Trent	SLS	RP	71.1		1.02	20.0%	8.6%	2.33	1.1%
9	Jim Willis	CCU	SP	69.0		1.51	12.9%	5.8%	2.22	1.6%
10	Eggie Hensley	SLS	RP	66.1		1.25	8.8%	5.9%	1.50	0.0%
11	Joe Strong	SLS	SP	60.1		1.23	14.6%	8.5%	1.73	0.4%
12	Alto Lane	AB2	SP	58.2		1.43	9.6%	8.8%	1.09	0.4%
13	Bert Hunter	SLS	SP	56.0		1.29	14.5%	8.9%	1.62	2.1%
14	Clarence White*	LOW	SP	55.1		1.41	10.0%	3.6%	2.78	0.8%
15	Roosevelt Davis	AB2/SLS	RP	54.2		1.72	11.5%	10.3%	1.12	2.4%
16	Bill McCall	DS	SP	54.0		1.54	9.6%	9.6%	1.00	0.4%
17	Leroy Matlock*	SLS	SP	50.2		1.60	14.6%	11.1%	1.32	0.0%
18	Elbert Williams	DS/LOW	SP	43.2		1.65	16.9%	11.6%	1.46	0.0%
19	Willie Gisentaner*	LOW	SP	40.2		1.67	6.8%	5.3%	1.30	2.6%
20	Percy Miller*	CCU	SP	38.2		1.55	15.1%	11.0%	1.37	2.3%
21	Tom Parker	AB2	SP	35.0		2.49	15.8%	20.0%	0.79	0.5%
22	Satchel Paige	CCU	SP	34.1		0.99	19.1%	5.9%	3.25	1.5%
23	Johnnie Bob Dixon	AB2/DS	RP	31.1		2.30	5.4%	10.8%	0.50	1.8%
24	James Pope^	LOW	RP	28.0		1.18	2.6%	6.1%	0.43	0.0%
25	Malvin Powell	CC2	RP	28.0		1.07	11.5%	8.8%	1.30	0.0%
26	Rats Henderson	DS/SLS	RP	27.1		2.45	5.2%	11.8%	0.44	2.0%
27	Diamond Pipkins*	CCU	RP	20.0		1.00	29.6%	8.6%	3.43	0.0%
28	Hack Winston*	CC2/DS	SP	19.0		1.37	9.4%	9.4%	1.00	1.2%
29	Robert Lindsey*	AB2	RP	19.0		1.37	9.4%	7.1%	1.33	1.2%
30	Sam Streeter*	CCU	RP	17.0		1.18	12.5%	6.9%	1.80	0.0%
31	Frog Holsey^	CC2	SP	16.0		1.63	8.2%	15.1%	0.55	2.7%
32	Henry Wright	CCU	RP	15.2		1.21	7.6%	9.1%	0.83	0.0%
33	Candy Jim Taylor	AB2	RP	15.0		1.07	3.5%	10.5%	0.33	3.5%
34	Robert Hughes	LOW	SP	14.2		1.70	4.3%	10.0%	0.43	1.4%
35	Alonzo Boone	CCU	RP	12.1		2.59	7.2%	11.6%	0.63	0.0%
36	Robert Griffin*	CC2	SP	12.0		2.33	6.1%	21.2%	0.29	0.0%
37	Richard Cannon	CCU	RP	11.0		1.73	4.2%	6.3%	0.67	2.1%
38	Edward Chapman^	CC2	RP	11.0		2.36	1.6%	16.4%	0.10	1.6%
39	Zack Spencer	CC2	SP	9.1		1.39	12.2%	14.6%	0.83	0.0%
40	Milt Laurent	CCU	SP	9.0		1.00	2.9%	5.7%	0.50	0.0%
41	Ted Radcliffe	DS	SP	9.0		1.33	27.0%	2.7%	10.00	0.0%
42	Albert Davis	DS	SP	9.0		0.89	11.1%	2.8%	4.00	0.0%
43	Sam Crawford	CC2	SP	8.0		2.63	15.2%	2.2%	7.00	2.2%
44	George Harney	CC2	SP	8.0		3.13	10.6%	10.6%	1.00	0.0%
45	Jabbo Andrews*	AB2	RP	7.1		2.86	5.0%	25.0%	0.20	5.0%
46	Clark^	AB2	SP	6.0		1.50	10.7%	3.6%	3.00	0.0%
47	Ed Rile	AB2	RP	4.0		1.75	27.8%	11.1%	2.50	5.6%
48	Harold Thompson^	DS	RP	4.0		1.75	10.0%	5.0%	2.00	5.0%
49	Bill Pryor	DS	RP	3.0		2.33	0.0%	28.6%	0.00	0.0%
50	Jute Bell	LOW	RP	3.0		2.00	20.0%	13.3%	1.50	0.0%
51	Quincy Trouppe	SLS	RP	2.1		1.29	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
52	Slim Branham	AB2	SP	2.1		3.00	7.1%	21.4%	0.33	0.0%
53	Blocker^	DS	RP	1.1		5.25	9.1%	9.1%	1.00	9.1%
54	Johnson^	AB2	RP	0.1		9.00	0.0%	25.0%	0.00	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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