1940 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1940 Season


Negro American League


1939 / 1941



R. R. Jackson (Commissioner)
J. B. Martin (President)
Horace Hall (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter


Jesse
Williams

Top Pitcher


George
Walker

Leaders

OPS

# Player Team OPS
1
SNS
1.028
2
KCM
.913
3
KCM
.900
4
MRS
.886
5
TIC/KCM
.863
6
BBB
.839
7
SNS
.825
8
KCM
.819
9
BBB
.815
10
CBR
.800


Advanced Pitching


Throws:


Qualified:



Teams
# Team Lg
1
NAL
245.2
1.45
9.9%
7.5%
1.32
0.5%
2
NAL
184.1
1.56
10.5%
10.2%
1.03
0.7%
3
NAL
394.1
1.38
12.8%
9.6%
1.34
0.3%
4
NAL
221.2
1.46
13.0%
8.1%
1.60
0.4%
5
NAL
235.2
1.48
13.3%
10.5%
1.26
0.6%
6
NAL
106.1
1.18
14.2%
7.1%
2.00
0.9%
7
NAL
309.1
1.19
18.8%
7.5%
2.50
0.7%
7
1
1697.1
1.39
13.4%
8.8%
1.52
0.5%



Players
# Team Role
1
CAG
SP
28.2
1.99
6.5%
10.9%
0.60
0.7%
2
CAG
SP
47.0
1.74
7.4%
7.4%
1.00
0.9%
3
BBB
RP
44.2
1.70
8.0%
7.5%
1.07
0.5%
4
CAG
SP
40.2
1.60
8.5%
12.2%
0.70
0.0%
5
BBB
SP
51.1
1.52
8.8%
4.8%
1.82
0.4%
6
BBB
SP
34.2
1.73
10.7%
10.1%
1.06
0.6%
7
BBB
RP
51.0
1.24
11.1%
7.8%
1.41
0.0%
8
TIC
SP
41.1
0.97
11.7%
3.1%
3.80
0.0%
9
MRS
RP
82.0
1.26
12.5%
6.3%
2.00
0.3%
10
SNS
RP
36.0
1.81
12.6%
12.1%
1.05
1.1%
11
BBB
SP
45.1
1.08
12.9%
6.7%
1.92
0.6%
12
TIC
SP
26.0
1.46
12.9%
10.3%
1.25
2.6%
13
SNS
RP
53.0
1.06
14.0%
5.0%
2.82
0.5%
14
CBR
RP
69.0
1.26
14.1%
3.7%
3.82
0.7%
15
MRS
SP
48.1
1.24
14.1%
10.2%
1.38
0.5%
16
MRS
RP
49.0
1.24
14.2%
6.9%
2.07
0.0%
17
CBR
SP
92.2
1.60
14.6%
10.0%
1.47
0.5%
18
SNS
SP
79.1
1.32
15.6%
11.2%
1.40
0.6%
19
KCM
SP
80.1
1.34
15.9%
6.3%
2.50
0.6%
20
CAG
SP
47.2
1.32
17.4%
11.1%
1.57
1.4%
21
KCM
RP
49.0
0.73
20.8%
3.8%
5.43
1.1%
22
KCM
RP
61.0
1.10
22.7%
5.6%
4.07
0.4%
23
KCM
RP
53.0
1.08
24.2%
7.8%
3.12
0.9%
* = Left-handed pitcher       ^ = Unknown

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