1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

1947 / 1949

Top Hitter

Jim
Gilliam

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Willard Brown	KCM/WES	.502
2	Artie Wilson	BBB/WES	.492
3	Luke Easter	HG/EAS	.455
4	Piper Davis	BBB/WES	.439
5	Minnie Miñoso	NYC/EAS	.438
6	Hank Thompson	KCM	.433
7	Ed Steele	BBB	.429
8	Pepper Bassett	BBB/WES	.426
9	Henry Kimbro	BEG	.426
10	Ray Noble	NYC	.417

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Garnett Blair	HG	250
2	Bill Ricks	PS	211
3	Bill Byrd	BEG	178
4	Max Manning	NE/EAS	176
5	Joe Black	BEG/EAS	162
6	Bill Greason	BBB	158
7	Gene Richardson	KCM	151
8	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	150
9	Bob Romby	BEG	145
10	Barney Brown	PS	144

Advanced Batting

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Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Birmingham Black Barons	MULT	37	1416	.370	9.6%	5.9%	3.00	1.0%	.111
2	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL/ALC	54	2055	.355	9.0%	33.3%	0.00	1.2%	.131
3	Chicago American Giants	NAL	13	521	.347	8.3%			1.2%	.112
4	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2/NLC	63	2387	.341	9.6%	100.0%	0.00	0.4%	.085
5	New York Cubans	NN2	42	1619	.336	7.7%			0.7%	.113
6	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	22	852	.336	8.2%			0.8%	.104
7	Homestead Grays	MULT	47	1749	.330	9.1%	33.3%	0.00	1.2%	.105
8	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	13	512	.318	8.0%			0.8%	.113
9	Newark Eagles	NN2	54	1916	.305	9.6%			0.8%	.082
10	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	49	1808	.305	6.3%			0.7%	.086
11	Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	31	1158	.292	9.1%			0.3%	.054
12	East All Stars	EWA	2	68	.281	10.3%	1.8%	7.00	1.5%	.098
13	New York Black Yankees	NN2	25	907	.273	6.6%			0.7%	.060
14	West All Stars	EWA	2	64	.232	7.8%	5.2%	1.33	0.0%	.017
	14	6	705	17032	.327	8.6%	6.4%	1.56	0.8%	.096

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	K%	BB/K	HR%	ISO
1	Bob Boyd*	MRS/WES	1B	66	.584	6.1%	0.0%		1.5%	.197
2	Willard Brown	KCM/WES	CF	233	.502	9.9%	0.0%		3.4%	.258
3	Artie Wilson*	BBB/WES	SS	181	.492	10.5%	12.5%	1.00	0.0%	.137
4	Luke Easter*	HG/EAS	LF	200	.455	15.0%	20.0%	1.00	3.5%	.234
5	Piper Davis	BBB/WES	2B	160	.439	6.3%	0.0%		1.3%	.136
6	Minnie Miñoso	NYC/EAS	3B	175	.438	5.7%	0.0%		1.7%	.209
7	Hank Thompson*	KCM	RF	237	.433	13.5%			2.5%	.203
8	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	159	.429	17.6%			1.9%	.152
9	Pepper Bassett**	BBB/WES	C	91	.426	8.8%	50.0%	0.00	2.2%	.163
10	Henry Kimbro*	BEG	CF	288	.426	22.2%			0.0%	.093
11	Quincy Trouppe**	CAG/WES	C	40	.418	15.0%	0.0%		0.0%	.118
12	Ray Noble	NYC	C	148	.417	8.1%			2.0%	.201
13	Bob Harvey*	NE/EAS	RF	202	.412	12.4%			1.0%	.091
14	Lester Lockett	BEG/EAS	LF	279	.409	6.5%	0.0%		2.2%	.167
15	Buck Leonard*	HG/EAS	1B	175	.405	16.6%			2.3%	.153
16	Sam Hairston	IC/WES	3B	131	.405	10.7%	0.0%		0.8%	.078
17	Frank Austin	PS/EAS	SS	215	.397	5.6%	0.0%		0.5%	.123
18	Lorenzo Cabrera*	NYC	1B	151	.393	6.6%			1.3%	.157
19	Neil Robinson	MRS/WES	LF	50	.387	8.0%			2.0%	.133
20	Bob Thurman*	HG	RF	169	.387	7.1%			0.6%	.109
21	Clyde McNeal	CAG	2B	54	.386	11.1%			1.9%	.196
22	Cleveland Clark	NYC	CF	149	.381	10.1%			0.0%	.146
23	Sam Hill*	CAG/WES	CF	61	.380	8.2%	16.7%	1.00	0.0%	.073
24	Johnie Scott*	KCM	RF	154	.377	11.7%			0.6%	.090
25	Ray Neil	IC	2B	106	.376	5.7%			1.9%	.143
26	Joe Scott*	BBB	1B	124	.375	12.9%	5.9%	3.00	2.4%	.176
27	Jim Pendleton	CAG	SS	58	.374	5.2%			1.7%	.132
28	Archie Ware*	CBE	1B	95	.371	6.3%			0.0%	.103
29	Monte Irvin	NE/EAS	LF	175	.368	11.4%			2.9%	.150
30	Leon Kellman	CBE/WES	3B	77	.366	14.3%	0.0%		0.0%	.048
31	Luis Márquez	HG/EAS	CF	216	.363	8.3%	0.0%		1.9%	.135
32	Jim Gilliam**	BEG/EAS	2B	285	.361	13.0%	0.0%		0.0%	.079
33	Harry Simpson*	PS	CF	186	.360	8.1%			1.1%	.099
34	Bob Wilson	NE	3B	197	.359	7.1%			1.5%	.104
35	Earl Taborn	KCM	C	192	.357	12.0%			0.0%	.066
36	Lennie Pearson	NE	1B	222	.354	8.1%			1.4%	.094
37	Tommy Butts	BEG/EAS	SS	246	.353	11.0%			0.0%	.058
38	Johnny Washington*	BEG	1B	253	.349	6.7%			0.0%	.082
39	Chico Renfroe	CBE	SS	83	.347	7.2%			0.0%	.097
40	Johnny Smith*	NBY	RF	86	.346	5.8%			0.0%	.037
41	Jimmy Wilkes*	NE/EAS	CF	233	.339	11.6%			0.9%	.113
42	Willie Grace**	CBE/WES	RF	88	.335	3.4%	0.0%		0.0%	.084
43	Al Smith	CBE	LF	69	.334	8.7%			1.4%	.115
44	Marvin Barker	NBY/EAS	3B	87	.331	3.4%	0.0%		1.1%	.110
45	Jim Zapp	BBB	LF	95	.331	9.5%			2.1%	.129
46	Frank Russell	BEG	RF	236	.330	1.7%			0.0%	.104
47	Willie Mays	BBB	LF	83	.328	13.3%			0.0%	.070
48	Herb Souell**	KCM/WES	3B	249	.327	6.4%	0.0%		0.8%	.113
49	Sam Bankhead	HG	SS	207	.325	11.1%			1.0%	.092
50	Gene Baker	KCM	SS	227	.324	7.9%			1.8%	.172
51	Bill Cash	PS/EAS	C	159	.323	6.9%	0.0%		1.3%	.154
52	Mahlon Duckett	PS	2B	167	.317	6.6%			0.0%	.093
53	Lou Louden	NYC/EAS	LF	134	.314	12.7%	0.0%		0.7%	.078
54	Archie Brathwaite^	PS	RF	164	.314	7.3%			1.2%	.109
55	Ed Finney	BEG	3B	202	.312	9.9%			0.0%	.046
56	Wilmer Fields	HG/EAS	3B	134	.312	4.5%			0.7%	.094
57	Norman Robinson**	BBB	CF	123	.310	7.3%			0.0%	.072
58	Pedro Ballester	NYC	SS	137	.308	3.6%			1.5%	.133
59	Bud Barbee	NBY	LF	89	.306	10.1%			0.0%	.075
60	Andrés Mesa*	IC	LF	106	.301	6.6%			0.0%	.051
61	Curley Williams*	NE	SS	230	.297	10.4%			0.0%	.077
62	Curtis Roberts	KCM	2B	206	.294	7.3%			0.0%	.063
63	Reinaldo Drake*	IC	CF	102	.285	8.8%			0.0%	.033
64	Gene Benson*	PS	LF	173	.277	6.4%			0.6%	.038
65	Joe Burt Scott*	MRS	LF	49	.270	18.4%			0.0%	.051
66	Doc Dennis	PS	1B	176	.268	4.5%			0.0%	.090
67	Murray Watkins*	PS	3B	209	.259	4.3%			0.0%	.031
68	Art Hefner*	NBY	CF	95	.256	7.4%			0.0%	.000
69	John Britton*	BBB	3B	170	.250	2.4%			0.0%	.050
70	Leroy Williams**	NE	2B	199	.246	10.1%			0.0%	.052
71	Walter Hardy	NBY	SS	82	.243	7.3%			1.2%	.066
72	Johnnie Cowan	MRS	2B	45	.240	6.7%			0.0%	.075
73	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	56	.227	5.4%			0.0%	.118
74	Frazier Robinson	BEG	C	222	.221	4.5%			0.5%	.054
75	Clarence Bruce	HG	2B	136	.217	2.9%	33.3%	0.00	0.0%	.031
76	Coco Ferrer	IC	SS	97	.211	5.2%			0.0%	.044
77	Casey Jones*	MRS	C	46	.152	4.3%			0.0%	.047

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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