1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Season

Negro National League II

1939 / 1941

Tom Wilson (President)
Cum Posey (Secretary)
Abe Manley (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Buck
Leonard

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

Leaders

Batting Average

#	Player	Team	BA
1	Monte Irvin	NE	.380
2	Buck Leonard	HG	.378
3	Johnny Washington	NBY	.367
4	George Scales	BEG	.352
5	Lennie Pearson	NE	.349
6	Bill Hoskins	BEG	.343
7	Howard Easterling	HG	.335
8	Darius Bea	PS	.331
9	Pancho Coimbre	NYC	.327
10	Jim West	BEG/PS	.327

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Ray Brown	HG	1.10
2	Emery Adams	BEG	1.26
3	Henry McHenry	PS	1.28
4	Ches Buchanan	PS	1.36
5	Jimmy Hill	NE	1.38
6	Silvino Ruiz	NYC	1.39
7	J. C. Hamilton	HG	1.39
8	Edsall Walker	HG	1.40
9	Leniel Hooker	NE	1.48
10	Nate Moreland	BEG	1.51

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

L

R

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	514.1		1.51	10.3%	7.7%	1.34	1.3%
2	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	513.2		1.55	12.3%	10.7%	1.14	1.9%
3	Homestead Grays	NN2	465.0		1.38	11.0%	9.1%	1.21	0.7%
4	Newark Eagles	NN2	329.1		1.55	13.3%	11.2%	1.19	1.3%
5	New York Black Yankees	NN2	252.0		1.84	10.0%	10.4%	0.96	1.7%
6	New York Cubans	NN2	246.0		1.61	10.8%	10.1%	1.07	1.6%
	6	1	2320.1		1.55	11.3%	9.7%	1.17	1.4%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Ray Brown	HG	SP	165.1		1.10	11.3%	6.8%	1.67	0.2%
2	Henry McHenry	PS	SP	148.2		1.28	13.5%	6.1%	2.21	1.3%
3	Edsall Walker*	HG	SP	136.2		1.40	13.3%	10.5%	1.27	0.7%
4	Emery Adams	BEG	RP	136.1		1.26	12.5%	8.8%	1.42	2.1%
5	Willie Hubert	BEG	RP	121.2		1.68	11.8%	10.7%	1.10	1.9%
6	Ches Buchanan	PS	SP	108.2		1.36	7.6%	8.2%	0.92	1.5%
7	Max Manning	NE	RP	103.1		1.54	13.7%	10.3%	1.33	0.6%
8	Bud Barbee	NBY/BEG	SP	100.1		1.74	11.7%	14.6%	0.80	1.5%
9	Nate Moreland	BEG	RP	88.1		1.51	14.2%	9.4%	1.51	2.0%
10	Jimmy Hill*	NE	SP	82.2		1.38	15.7%	13.2%	1.18	1.4%
11	Leniel Hooker	NE	RP	81.2		1.48	12.6%	8.6%	1.47	0.8%
12	Silvino Ruiz	NYC	SP	79.1		1.39	8.3%	8.3%	1.00	0.6%
13	Johnny Taylor	NE/NYC	SP	77.1		1.58	14.9%	10.7%	1.39	2.0%
14	J. C. Hamilton*	HG	SP	61.0		1.39	11.9%	6.7%	1.78	1.5%
15	Sam Thompson	PS	RP	58.2		1.62	11.1%	7.5%	1.48	1.8%
16	Neck Stanley*	NBY	RP	57.1		1.94	8.6%	10.0%	0.86	1.4%
17	Roy K. Williams	NBY	SP	52.1		1.64	12.6%	11.7%	1.07	2.1%
18	Jim Missouri*	PS	RP	50.2		1.86	12.8%	9.1%	1.41	0.0%
19	José Figueroa	NYC	SP	50.1		1.63	8.5%	8.5%	1.00	2.1%
20	Tommy Johnson	PS	RP	42.1		1.70	5.6%	10.7%	0.52	1.0%
21	Jesse Brown*	NBY/BEG	RP	41.0		2.02	7.0%	10.7%	0.65	1.4%
22	Henry Miller	PS	RP	40.0		2.08	10.6%	9.7%	1.10	1.4%
23	Bob Evans	NBY	RP	36.1		1.95	9.8%	6.5%	1.50	2.2%
24	Bill Barnes	BEG	RP	34.2		1.76	7.3%	9.1%	0.80	4.8%
25	Willie Ferrell*	HG	RP	31.1		1.47	7.1%	11.3%	0.63	0.0%
26	Roy Welmaker*	PS	RP	31.1		1.37	9.0%	4.8%	1.86	1.4%
27	Carrenza Howard	NYC	SP	26.2		1.99	12.8%	14.3%	0.89	0.0%
28	Bill Holland	NBY	SP	26.0		1.69	13.2%	8.8%	1.50	1.8%
29	Woody Williams*	BEG	RP	25.2		1.44	21.7%	11.3%	1.92	0.9%
30	Spoon Carter	NE/NYC	RP	20.0		1.50	13.2%	9.9%	1.33	2.2%
31	Sonny Boy Jeffries	HG	RP	17.1		1.44	6.8%	6.8%	1.00	0.0%
32	Purnell Mincy*	NE/NBY	RP	17.1		2.37	5.4%	15.2%	0.36	0.0%
33	Rocky Ellis	HG/PS	RP	15.1		1.83	5.2%	5.2%	1.00	2.6%
34	Webster McDonald	PS	RP	14.0		1.57	10.8%	6.2%	1.75	1.5%
35	Willie Stevenson^	HG	SP	14.0		1.36	6.5%	11.3%	0.57	3.2%
36	Jimmy Hicks	HG	RP	13.2		3.22	9.6%	25.3%	0.38	1.2%
37	Albert Walker^	NE	RP	13.2		1.24	16.1%	12.5%	1.29	3.6%
38	Satchel Davis	BEG	SP	11.0		1.09	9.3%	14.0%	0.67	0.0%
39	Wilmer Fields	HG	RP	8.1		1.20	11.1%	0.0%		5.6%
40	Jimmy Everett	NE	RP	7.1		3.14	9.1%	20.5%	0.44	6.8%
41	Charley Davidson^	BEG	RP	7.0		1.86	9.1%	9.1%	1.00	0.0%
42	Roy Parnell	PS	SP	7.0		1.43	0.0%	6.7%	0.00	0.0%
43	Jimmy Reese*	BEG	RP	7.0		1.71	9.4%	12.5%	0.75	3.1%
44	Specs Roberts	HG	SP	7.0		1.86	10.0%	12.5%	0.80	0.0%
45	Darltie Cooper	NE	RP	5.1		2.06	0.0%	15.4%	0.00	7.7%
46	Julio Baez	NYC	RP	5.0		2.60	0.0%	7.1%	0.00	10.7%
47	Leon Stewart*	NE	RP	4.2		0.86	17.6%	5.9%	3.00	0.0%
48	Juan Guilbe	NYC	RP	4.1		1.85	14.3%	14.3%	1.00	0.0%
49	Darius Bea*	PS	RP	4.0		1.75	5.3%	15.8%	0.33	5.3%
50	George Britt	HG	SP	4.0		3.00	0.0%	12.5%	0.00	0.0%
51	Lefty Phillips*	BEG	RP	3.2		1.91	5.9%	23.5%	0.25	0.0%
52	Lefty Holmes*	NYC	RP	3.0		2.00	6.3%	18.8%	0.33	6.3%
53	Eddie Dixon	BEG	RP	2.2		2.63	7.1%	0.0%		0.0%
54	Roosevelt Davis	NBY	RP	1.2		0.60	16.7%	0.0%		0.0%
55	Yarborough^	NE	RP	1.2		1.80	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
56	Eastern^	NE	RP	1.0		0.00	33.3%	0.0%		0.0%
57	Cowboy Murray	BEG	SP	1.0		7.00	0.0%	40.0%	0.00	0.0%
58	Allen Reed*	NE	RP	1.0		1.00	25.0%	0.0%		0.0%
59	Goose Curry	BEG	RP	0.2		1.50	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
60	Robert Davis^	NE	RP	0.2		15.00	7.1%	28.6%	0.25	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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