1947 Season

Negro American League

1946 / 1948

J. B. Martin (President)
Ernie Wright (Vice President)
Fay Young (Secretary)
J. L. Wilkinson (Treasurer)

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Ford
Smith

Leaders

OPS+

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Willard Brown	KCM	183
2	Archie Ware	CBE	164
3	Hank Thompson	KCM	164
4	Al Smith	CBE	162
5	Sam Jethroe	CBE	162
6	Joe Greene	KCM	159
7	Curtis Roberts	KCM	152
8	John Ritchey	CAG	142
9	Willie Grace	CBE	140
10	Artie Wilson	BBB	125

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Gene Richardson	KCM	1.33
2	Ford Smith	KCM	2.14
3	Bill Powell	BBB	2.18
4	Vibert Clarke	CBE	2.75
5	Gentry Jessup	CAG	3.18
6	Jim LaMarque	KCM	3.39
7	Ted Alexander	KCM	3.50
8	Johnny Williams	CIC	3.58
9	Dan Bankhead	MRS	4.30
10	Jimmie Newberry	BBB	4.55

Advanced Batting

Position:

League:

Bats:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	G	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	21	798	.368	8.5%	1.4%	.138
2	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	65	2532	.368	9.8%	1.3%	.127
3	Chicago American Giants	NAL	29	1196	.325	8.4%	0.4%	.077
4	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	21	850	.325	11.4%	0.6%	.070
5	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	16	677	.323	7.1%	0.4%	.077
6	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	30	1139	.308	8.2%	0.3%	.067
	6	1	192	7192	.342	9.1%	0.8%	.099

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos	PA	wOBA	BB%	HR%	ISO
1	Willard Brown	KCM	CF	216	.479	6.9%	2.8%	.270
2	Piper Davis	BBB	2B	68	.463	7.4%	1.5%	.206
3	Ed Steele*	BBB	RF	60	.457	16.7%	0.0%	.082
4	Archie Ware*	CBE	1B	95	.456	7.4%	2.1%	.173
5	Al Smith	CBE	SS	76	.441	7.9%	3.9%	.290
6	John Ritchey*	CAG	C	91	.440	16.5%	0.0%	.093
7	Sam Jethroe**	CBE	CF	96	.438	10.4%	2.1%	.250
8	Willie Grace**	CBE	RF	82	.424	15.9%	0.0%	.104
9	Pedro Formental*	MRS	RF	67	.418	22.4%	3.0%	.160
10	Artie Wilson*	BBB	SS	78	.403	16.7%	0.0%	.048
11	Lyman Bostock*	CAG	1B	90	.382	8.9%	0.0%	.074
12	Herb Souell**	KCM	3B	283	.379	5.7%	0.4%	.084
13	Buck O'Neil	KCM	1B	251	.376	10.0%	2.0%	.162
14	Fred Bankhead	MRS	2B	67	.369	17.9%	0.0%	.020
15	Chico Renfroe	KCM	2B	227	.369	15.9%	0.0%	.079
16	Sam Hill*	CAG	LF	134	.364	6.7%	1.5%	.134
17	Sam Hairston	CIC	3B	122	.360	6.6%	0.8%	.125
18	Bernell Longest*	CAG	2B	138	.359	5.1%	0.0%	.070
19	José Colás	MRS	CF	80	.351	6.3%	0.0%	.123
20	Reinaldo Drake*	CIC	CF	100	.350	13.0%	1.0%	.094
21	Buddy Armour*	CAG	CF	112	.348	7.1%	0.0%	.077
22	Tom Cooper	KCM	RF	205	.343	11.7%	0.5%	.058
23	Eli Chism	BBB	LF	68	.342	1.5%	0.0%	.131
24	Marlin Carter*	MRS	3B	67	.338	16.4%	1.5%	.127
25	Norman Robinson**	BBB	CF	74	.336	4.1%	0.0%	.057
26	Ray Neil	CIC	2B	124	.331	7.3%	0.0%	.078
27	Johnie Scott*	KCM	LF	267	.329	7.9%	0.7%	.114
28	Johnnie Cowan	CBE	2B	74	.323	1.4%	1.4%	.085
29	Bob Boyd*	MRS	1B	96	.319	6.3%	1.0%	.068
30	Goose Tatum**	CIC	1B	118	.317	2.5%	0.0%	.088
31	John Miles	CAG	3B	94	.307	9.6%	2.1%	.119
32	Henry Merchant*	CIC	RF	109	.303	10.1%	0.9%	.043
33	Clyde McNeal	CAG	SS	101	.286	5.9%	0.0%	.063
34	George Handy*	MRS	2B	67	.285	4.5%	0.0%	.066
35	Robert Abernathy^	CIC	LF	112	.283	8.9%	0.0%	.030
36	Clyde Nelson	CBE	LF	79	.270	2.5%	0.0%	.068
37	Pepper Bassett**	BBB	C	52	.257	5.8%	1.9%	.082
38	Willie Wells Jr.	MRS	SS	69	.237	8.7%	0.0%	.048
39	John Britton*	BBB	3B	71	.220	1.4%	0.0%	.015

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

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