1948 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1948 Season

1947 / 1949

Top Hitter

Jim
Gilliam

Top Pitcher

Jim
LaMarque

Leaders

Batting Average

#	Player	Team	BA
1	Artie Wilson	BBB/WES	.429
2	Willard Brown	KCM/WES	.397
3	Piper Davis	BBB/WES	.374
4	Frank Austin	PS/EAS	.354
5	Sam Hairston	IC/WES	.353
6	Minnie Miñoso	NYC/EAS	.350
7	Bob Harvey	NE/EAS	.343
8	Lester Lockett	BEG/EAS	.339
9	Pepper Bassett	BBB/WES	.338
10	Bob Thurman	HG	.327

K/BB

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Bill Byrd	BEG	3.83
2	Frank Pearson	NBY	3.40
3	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	3.20
4	Patricio Scantlebury	NYC	3.15
5	Jim LaMarque	KCM/WES	3.03
6	Barney Brown	PS	2.75
7	Ford Smith	KCM	2.68
8	Willie Cathey	IC	2.67
9	Leniel Hooker	NE	2.56
10	Bill Powell	BBB/WES	2.38

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	West All Stars	EWA	2	64	.232	7.8%	5.2%	1.33	0.0%	.017
3	Homestead Grays	MULT	47	1749	.330	9.1%	33.3%	0.00	1.2%	.105
4	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL/ALC	54	2055	.355	9.0%	33.3%	0.00	1.2%	.131
5	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2/NLC	63	2387	.341	9.6%	100.0%	0.00	0.4%	.085
6	East All Stars	EWA	2	68	.281	10.3%	1.8%	7.00	1.5%	.098
7	Chicago American Giants	NAL	13	521	.347	8.3%			1.2%	.112
8	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	22	852	.336	8.2%			0.8%	.104
9	Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	31	1158	.292	9.1%			0.3%	.054
10	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	13	512	.318	8.0%			0.8%	.113
11	New York Black Yankees	NN2	25	907	.273	6.6%			0.7%	.060
12	Newark Eagles	NN2	54	1916	.305	9.6%			0.8%	.082
13	New York Cubans	NN2	42	1619	.336	7.7%			0.7%	.113
14	Philadelphia Stars	NN2	49	1808	.305	6.3%			0.7%	.086
	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	Pepper Bassett**	BBB/WES	C	91	.426	8.8%	50.0%	0.00	2.2%	.163
2	Joe Scott*	BBB	1B	124	.375	12.9%	5.9%	3.00	2.4%	.176
3	Clarence Bruce	HG	2B	136	.217	2.9%	33.3%	0.00	0.0%	.031
4	Luke Easter*	HG/EAS	LF	200	.455	15.0%	20.0%	1.00	3.5%	.234
5	Sam Hill*	CAG/WES	CF	61	.380	8.2%	16.7%	1.00	0.0%	.073
6	Artie Wilson*	BBB/WES	SS	181	.492	10.5%	12.5%	1.00	0.0%	.137
7	Frank Austin	PS/EAS	SS	215	.397	5.6%	0.0%		0.5%	.123
8	Marvin Barker	NBY/EAS	3B	87	.331	3.4%	0.0%		1.1%	.110
9	Bob Boyd*	MRS/WES	1B	66	.584	6.1%	0.0%		1.5%	.197
10	Willard Brown	KCM/WES	CF	233	.502	9.9%	0.0%		3.4%	.258
11	Bill Cash	PS/EAS	C	159	.323	6.9%	0.0%		1.3%	.154
12	Piper Davis	BBB/WES	2B	160	.439	6.3%	0.0%		1.3%	.136
13	Jim Gilliam**	BEG/EAS	2B	285	.361	13.0%	0.0%		0.0%	.079
14	Willie Grace**	CBE/WES	RF	88	.335	3.4%	0.0%		0.0%	.084
15	Sam Hairston	IC/WES	3B	131	.405	10.7%	0.0%		0.8%	.078
16	Leon Kellman	CBE/WES	3B	77	.366	14.3%	0.0%		0.0%	.048
17	Lester Lockett	BEG/EAS	LF	279	.409	6.5%	0.0%		2.2%	.167
18	Lou Louden	NYC/EAS	LF	134	.314	12.7%	0.0%		0.7%	.078
19	Luis Márquez	HG/EAS	CF	216	.363	8.3%	0.0%		1.9%	.135
20	Minnie Miñoso	NYC/EAS	3B	175	.438	5.7%	0.0%		1.7%	.209
21	Herb Souell**	KCM/WES	3B	249	.327	6.4%	0.0%		0.8%	.113
22	Quincy Trouppe**	CAG/WES	C	40	.418	15.0%	0.0%		0.0%	.118
23	Gene Baker	KCM	SS	227	.324	7.9%			1.8%	.172
24	Pedro Ballester	NYC	SS	137	.308	3.6%			1.5%	.133
25	Sam Bankhead	HG	SS	207	.325	11.1%			1.0%	.092
26	Bud Barbee	NBY	LF	89	.306	10.1%			0.0%	.075
27	Gene Benson*	PS	LF	173	.277	6.4%			0.6%	.038
28	Archie Brathwaite^	PS	RF	164	.314	7.3%			1.2%	.109
29	John Britton*	BBB	3B	170	.250	2.4%			0.0%	.050
30	Tommy Butts	BEG/EAS	SS	246	.353	11.0%			0.0%	.058
31	Lorenzo Cabrera*	NYC	1B	151	.393	6.6%			1.3%	.157
32	Cleveland Clark	NYC	CF	149	.381	10.1%			0.0%	.146
33	Johnnie Cowan	MRS	2B	45	.240	6.7%			0.0%	.075
34	Doc Dennis	PS	1B	176	.268	4.5%			0.0%	.090
35	Reinaldo Drake*	IC	CF	102	.285	8.8%			0.0%	.033
36	Mahlon Duckett	PS	2B	167	.317	6.6%			0.0%	.093
37	Coco Ferrer	IC	SS	97	.211	5.2%			0.0%	.044
38	Wilmer Fields	HG/EAS	3B	134	.312	4.5%			0.7%	.094
39	Ed Finney	BEG	3B	202	.312	9.9%			0.0%	.046
40	Walter Hardy	NBY	SS	82	.243	7.3%			1.2%	.066
41	Bob Harvey*	NE/EAS	RF	202	.412	12.4%			1.0%	.091
42	Art Hefner*	NBY	CF	95	.256	7.4%			0.0%	.000
43	Cowan Hyde	MRS	RF	56	.227	5.4%			0.0%	.118
44	Monte Irvin	NE/EAS	LF	175	.368	11.4%			2.9%	.150
45	Casey Jones*	MRS	C	46	.152	4.3%			0.0%	.047
46	Henry Kimbro*	BEG	CF	288	.426	22.2%			0.0%	.093
47	Buck Leonard*	HG/EAS	1B	175	.405	16.6%			2.3%	.153
48	Willie Mays	BBB	LF	83	.328	13.3%			0.0%	.070
49	Clyde McNeal	CAG	2B	54	.386	11.1%			1.9%	.196
50	Andrés Mesa*	IC	LF	106	.301	6.6%			0.0%	.051
51	Ray Neil	IC	2B	106	.376	5.7%			1.9%	.143
52	Ray Noble	NYC	C	148	.417	8.1%			2.0%	.201
53	Lennie Pearson	NE	1B	222	.354	8.1%			1.4%	.094
54	Jim Pendleton	CAG	SS	58	.374	5.2%			1.7%	.132
55	Chico Renfroe	CBE	SS	83	.347	7.2%			0.0%	.097
56	Curtis Roberts	KCM	2B	206	.294	7.3%			0.0%	.063
57	Frazier Robinson	BEG	C	222	.221	4.5%			0.5%	.054
58	Neil Robinson	MRS/WES	LF	50	.387	8.0%			2.0%	.133
59	Norman Robinson**	BBB	CF	123	.310	7.3%			0.0%	.072
60	Frank Russell	BEG	RF	236	.330	1.7%			0.0%	.104
61	Johnie Scott*	KCM	RF	154	.377	11.7%			0.6%	.090
62	Joe Burt Scott*	MRS	LF	49	.270	18.4%			0.0%	.051
63	Harry Simpson*	PS	CF	186	.360	8.1%			1.1%	.099
64	Al Smith	CBE	LF	69	.334	8.7%			1.4%	.115
65	Johnny Smith*	NBY	RF	86	.346	5.8%			0.0%	.037
66	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	159	.429	17.6%			1.9%	.152
67	Earl Taborn	KCM	C	192	.357	12.0%			0.0%	.066
68	Hank Thompson*	KCM	RF	237	.433	13.5%			2.5%	.203
69	Bob Thurman*	HG	RF	169	.387	7.1%			0.6%	.109
70	Archie Ware*	CBE	1B	95	.371	6.3%			0.0%	.103
71	Johnny Washington*	BEG	1B	253	.349	6.7%			0.0%	.082
72	Murray Watkins*	PS	3B	209	.259	4.3%			0.0%	.031
73	Jimmy Wilkes*	NE/EAS	CF	233	.339	11.6%			0.9%	.113
74	Curley Williams*	NE	SS	230	.297	10.4%			0.0%	.077
75	Leroy Williams**	NE	2B	199	.246	10.1%			0.0%	.052
76	Bob Wilson	NE	3B	197	.359	7.1%			1.5%	.104
77	Jim Zapp	BBB	LF	95	.331	9.5%			2.1%	.129

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

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