1937 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1937 Season


1936 / 1938



Ferdinand Morton (Commissioner)
Gus Greenlee (President)
Tom Wilson (Vice President)
Bill Nunn (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher


Hilton
Smith

Leaders

OPS

# Player Team OPS
1
HG
1.474
2
HG/EAS
1.207
3
WEG/NAS
1.149
4
HG
1.111
5
MULT
1.087
6
BBB/SAS
1.052
7
NBY/EAS
1.051
8
KCM/WES
1.049
9
BBB
1.045
10
MRS/IA
1.030

WHIP

# Player Team WHIP
1
JRC
0.61
2
KCM
0.76
3
BBB
0.85
4
KCM/CAG
0.89
5
CT
0.89
6
MULT
0.94
7
BCA/HG
0.98
8
CAG/KCM
1.05
9
NAS
1.07
10
BCA
1.08


Advanced Pitching


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Teams
# Team Lg
1
EWA
9.0
0.78
17.1%
5.7%
3.00
2.9%
2
IND
41.0
0.88
22.8%
3.0%
7.60
0.6%
3
NSA
9.0
1.00
34.2%
0.0%
0.0%
4
MULT
552.2
1.08
18.3%
6.3%
2.92
0.5%
5
NAL
343.0
1.14
17.4%
4.7%
3.72
0.6%
6
IND
35.0
1.14
21.6%
4.7%
4.57
1.4%
7
IND
27.0
1.15
21.4%
9.8%
2.18
1.8%
8
IND
124.0
1.23
18.9%
5.1%
3.74
0.6%
9
NN2
460.1
1.30
13.0%
8.4%
1.54
1.0%
10
NvM
36.0
1.33
20.0%
4.4%
4.57
2.5%
11
432.1
1.36
12.6%
8.0%
1.58
1.0%
12
NN2
301.0
1.42
10.8%
6.6%
1.65
2.2%
13
NN2
274.0
1.43
11.0%
7.5%
1.47
1.6%
14
NAL
179.2
1.50
12.1%
7.6%
1.60
0.1%
15
NN2
297.1
1.51
11.4%
8.8%
1.29
1.0%
16
NAL
232.2
1.53
12.6%
7.3%
1.74
1.6%
17
IND
28.0
1.54
12.0%
8.3%
1.45
0.0%
18
NN2
333.1
1.59
10.0%
8.0%
1.26
1.8%
19
IND
45.2
1.62
15.3%
7.4%
2.06
1.9%
20
NAL
166.2
1.64
11.1%
8.9%
1.24
0.4%
21
NN2
291.0
1.65
11.2%
7.9%
1.41
1.6%
22
NAL
165.0
1.77
11.1%
10.3%
1.09
1.0%
23
EWA
9.0
1.78
2.3%
11.6%
0.20
2.3%
24
NAL
213.0
1.99
8.0%
9.8%
0.82
1.9%
25
NSA
9.0
2.56
14.3%
8.2%
1.75
4.1%
25
7
4614.2
1.42
13.1%
7.5%
1.74
1.2%



Players
# Team Role
1
JRC
SP
9.0
0.33
16.1%
3.2%
5.00
0.0%
2
ML3
SP
5.0
0.40
17.6%
0.0%
0.0%
3
CS2
RP
9.2
0.41
18.8%
0.0%
3.1%
4
JRC
SP
18.0
0.61
35.8%
1.5%
24.00
0.0%
5
SP
75.2
0.89
16.2%
4.8%
3.36
0.3%
6
CT
SP
55.0
0.89
13.3%
4.6%
2.90
0.0%
7
MULT
RP
161.1
0.94
20.2%
5.8%
3.46
0.3%
8
SP
48.0
0.98
17.6%
6.9%
2.54
1.1%
9
SP
139.2
1.05
16.4%
7.8%
2.09
0.7%
10
NAS
SP
14.0
1.07
22.2%
13.0%
1.71
1.9%
11
BCA
SP
47.1
1.08
24.1%
5.0%
4.80
0.5%
12
CT
SP
111.2
1.09
17.8%
4.4%
4.00
0.4%
13
PS
RP
48.0
1.13
15.8%
4.6%
3.44
1.5%
14
KCM
SP
67.1
1.14
14.8%
6.7%
2.21
0.4%
15
HG
RP
80.1
1.15
9.9%
8.1%
1.22
0.9%
16
HG
RP
126.0
1.16
13.9%
6.9%
2.00
0.7%
17
SP
53.1
1.16
16.6%
5.4%
3.08
0.0%
18
MULT
RP
90.1
1.17
15.8%
4.2%
3.81
1.0%
19
BCA
RP
24.1
1.19
11.0%
3.0%
3.67
0.0%
20
NE/HG
SP
76.0
1.21
12.4%
7.6%
1.64
1.5%
21
RP
76.0
1.21
12.7%
4.7%
2.73
0.9%
22
CS2
RP
13.0
1.23
19.6%
3.6%
5.50
0.0%
23
RP
26.0
1.23
10.9%
10.0%
1.09
0.9%
24
SP
24.1
1.23
10.1%
1.0%
10.00
0.0%
25
RP
76.1
1.26
16.4%
7.3%
2.26
0.9%
26
PS
SP
66.2
1.26
9.6%
4.6%
2.08
3.2%
27
HG
RP
74.1
1.26
10.7%
11.0%
0.97
0.3%
28
RP
96.0
1.27
14.5%
7.4%
1.97
1.0%
29
MULT
RP
37.0
1.30
18.4%
7.6%
2.42
2.5%
30
SP
42.0
1.31
10.6%
8.5%
1.25
0.5%
31
PC
RP
43.2
1.33
3.8%
5.4%
0.70
1.6%
32
PS
SP
63.1
1.34
8.8%
4.8%
1.85
2.6%
33
SDS
SP
20.0
1.35
20.0%
4.4%
4.50
2.2%
34
SP
63.2
1.35
14.2%
7.1%
2.00
2.2%
35
RP
60.1
1.36
13.5%
7.9%
1.71
1.1%
36
PS
RP
53.2
1.38
14.1%
4.8%
2.91
1.3%
37
BCA
RP
21.2
1.38
20.4%
5.4%
3.80
1.1%
38
SP
46.2
1.39
10.5%
4.3%
2.44
1.4%
39
IA
RP
34.1
1.40
8.9%
8.2%
1.08
0.0%
40
ML3
RP
10.0
1.40
8.5%
2.1%
4.00
4.3%
41
MULT
RP
90.1
1.41
17.2%
6.6%
2.62
0.8%
42
WEG
RP
53.1
1.41
11.0%
8.4%
1.30
0.4%
43
WEG
SP
53.2
1.43
11.8%
6.8%
1.75
0.8%
44
NBY
RP
43.2
1.47
10.1%
10.1%
1.00
1.0%
45
ML3
RP
10.0
1.50
19.6%
4.3%
4.50
4.3%
46
MULT
RP
94.2
1.51
12.9%
9.3%
1.39
0.7%
47
DTS
RP
41.1
1.52
10.6%
6.3%
1.67
1.1%
48
DTS
SP
40.0
1.53
15.6%
9.5%
1.65
1.1%
49
NE
SP
83.2
1.53
9.6%
7.4%
1.29
1.9%
50
NE
SP
32.0
1.53
13.5%
6.4%
2.11
2.1%
51
IA
SP
47.0
1.53
15.3%
8.6%
1.78
0.0%
52
BBB
SP
37.2
1.54
14.5%
8.1%
1.79
2.3%
53
BBB
SP
55.1
1.55
9.4%
8.6%
1.09
1.2%
54
PC
RP
50.0
1.56
8.8%
11.0%
0.80
3.1%
55
MRS
SP
30.0
1.57
17.5%
8.4%
2.08
0.0%
56
HG
SP
60.0
1.57
15.0%
8.8%
1.71
1.1%
57
WEG
SP
62.1
1.59
7.6%
10.0%
0.76
0.3%
58
NBY
SP
45.1
1.59
9.8%
7.8%
1.25
2.0%
59
BBB
SP
60.2
1.60
12.9%
5.7%
2.27
2.3%
60
ML3
RP
10.0
1.60
28.3%
6.5%
4.33
0.0%
61
NBY
RP
59.2
1.64
8.9%
9.6%
0.93
2.5%
62
CS2
RP
6.0
1.67
7.4%
25.9%
0.29
0.0%
63
JRC
SP
6.0
1.67
3.1%
3.1%
1.00
0.0%
64
MRS
SP
21.1
1.73
5.9%
11.9%
0.50
1.0%
65
SP
64.2
1.76
10.4%
8.4%
1.23
2.3%
66
CAG
RP
54.0
1.80
10.8%
10.4%
1.04
0.8%
67
NBY
SP
42.2
1.80
13.2%
4.4%
3.00
1.0%
68
SP
42.2
1.88
12.4%
4.1%
3.00
0.5%
69
SL2
SP
90.1
1.88
7.1%
8.7%
0.82
0.9%
70
MRS
RP
33.0
1.94
7.1%
8.8%
0.80
0.0%
71
SL2
RP
42.2
1.95
7.4%
12.0%
0.62
3.2%
72
DTS
SP
54.1
1.95
10.1%
14.9%
0.68
0.7%
73
SP
23.0
1.96
10.2%
9.3%
1.09
1.7%
74
CS2
RP
11.1
2.03
14.5%
3.2%
4.50
1.6%
75
BRG
RP
4.1
2.31
12.0%
20.0%
0.60
0.0%
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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