1942 Season

Negro American League

1941 / 1943

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

Top Hitter

Willard
Brown

Top Pitcher

Jack
Matchett

Leaders

OPS+

#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Ted Strong	KCM	201
2	Willard Brown	KCM	201
3	Neil Robinson	MRS	183
4	Bonnie Serrell	KCM	180
5	Joe Greene	KCM	169
6	Cool Papa Bell	CAG	155
7	Sam Jethroe	CCB	152
8	Felix McLaurin	BBB/JRC	145
9	Parnell Woods	CCB/JRC	138
10	Tommy Sampson	BBB	137

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Satchel Paige	KCM	61
2	Alonzo Boone	CCB	53
3	Hilton Smith	KCM	53
4	Connie Johnson	KCM	52
5	Verdell Mathis	MRS	41
6	Jack Matchett	KCM	41
7	Gready McKinnis	BBB/KCM	37
8	Eugene Bremer	CCB	35
9	Porter Moss	MRS	34
10	Willie Jefferson	CCB	34

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Kansas City Monarchs	NAL	415.1	1.24	15.8%	7.8%	2.01	0.2%
2	Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes	NAL	392.0	1.45	11.6%	7.8%	1.48	1.1%
3	Chicago American Giants	NAL	364.1	1.67	8.5%	8.7%	0.99	0.8%
4	Birmingham Black Barons	NAL	296.1	1.26	10.0%	6.7%	1.51	0.6%
5	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	260.1	1.38	11.7%	7.0%	1.68	1.2%
6	Jacksonville Red Caps	NAL	114.0	1.52	12.1%	6.6%	1.83	0.4%
	6	1	1842.1	1.41	11.6%	7.6%	1.53	0.7%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP	WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Hilton Smith	KCM	RP	85.0	1.29	14.6%	5.2%	2.79	0.5%
2	Alonzo Boone	CCB	SP	79.1	1.29	15.1%	8.0%	1.89	0.9%
3	Verdell Mathis*	MRS	SP	79.0	1.25	12.4%	4.8%	2.56	0.9%
4	Satchel Paige	KCM	SP	76.1	1.07	19.3%	5.4%	3.59	0.0%
5	Willie Jefferson	CCB	SP	74.1	1.25	10.8%	4.4%	2.43	1.6%
6	Jack Matchett	KCM	SP	70.0	1.27	13.9%	9.8%	1.41	0.3%
7	Booker McDaniel	KCM	RP	64.2	1.19	12.5%	5.3%	2.36	0.4%
8	Eugene Bremer	CCB	SP	64.2	1.11	12.9%	5.9%	2.19	0.7%
9	Gready McKinnis*	BBB/KCM	SP	63.1	1.17	13.9%	7.9%	1.76	1.1%
10	Diamond Pipkins*	BBB	SP	62.0	1.26	6.0%	6.0%	1.00	0.4%
11	Porter Moss	MRS	SP	61.2	1.20	13.4%	6.7%	2.00	0.8%
12	Ollie West	CAG	RP	61.1	1.52	5.7%	7.2%	0.80	0.7%
13	Johnny Markham	BBB	RP	60.0	0.92	13.5%	3.3%	4.13	0.0%
14	Willie Ferrell*	CAG	SP	60.0	1.72	6.3%	8.4%	0.75	1.4%
15	Willie Hutchinson	MRS	RP	59.0	1.46	12.5%	7.6%	1.65	0.4%
16	Smoky Owens	CCB	RP	57.1	1.20	7.7%	8.1%	0.95	1.2%
17	Connie Johnson	KCM	RP	56.2	1.46	21.0%	12.9%	1.63	0.0%
18	Sam Thompson	CAG	SP	52.1	1.61	8.0%	6.0%	1.33	1.2%
19	Ray Robinson*	CCB	SP	47.1	1.63	13.6%	5.4%	2.50	0.9%
20	Charlie Shields*	CAG	RP	44.0	1.75	15.4%	12.0%	1.28	0.0%
21	Felix Evans	MRS	SP	41.0	1.44	6.8%	10.7%	0.63	1.7%
22	Alvin Gipson	BBB	RP	40.2	1.65	12.4%	7.7%	1.60	1.0%
23	Specs Ellis*	BBB/JRC	SP	38.0	1.18	9.6%	6.0%	1.60	1.2%
24	Jim LaMarque*	KCM	SP	36.1	1.13	12.7%	10.0%	1.27	0.0%
25	Willie Cornelius	CAG/CCB	SP	35.0	2.00	8.6%	10.9%	0.79	1.1%
26	Leroy Sutton	CAG	SP	34.0	1.26	7.5%	5.4%	1.38	0.0%
27	Andy Sarvis	JRC	RP	32.1	1.27	5.2%	1.5%	3.50	0.0%
28	Hosea Allen	CAG/JRC	SP	30.0	1.53	12.8%	5.0%	2.57	0.7%
29	Dan Bankhead	BBB	SP	25.2	1.56	10.3%	12.1%	0.86	0.0%
30	James Cooper	CCB/JRC	RP	24.0	2.17	13.5%	9.5%	1.42	2.4%
31	John Huber	CAG	RP	22.0	1.14	12.9%	10.8%	1.20	1.1%
32	Herman Watts*	CCB	RP	21.2	2.12	8.9%	15.2%	0.59	0.9%
33	Lefty Boone*	CCB/JRC	SP	20.0	1.65	27.8%	14.4%	1.92	0.0%
34	Robert Keys	BBB/MRS	RP	17.0	2.12	3.5%	9.4%	0.38	4.7%
35	Willie Burns*	CAG	RP	15.1	2.22	2.4%	13.4%	0.18	0.0%
36	Norris Phillips	KCM/MRS	RP	14.2	1.36	16.1%	11.3%	1.43	0.0%
37	Gentry Jessup	CAG	RP	13.0	2.00	6.2%	7.7%	0.80	0.0%
38	George Britt	CAG	RP	9.2	2.69	5.6%	9.3%	0.60	1.9%
39	Preacher Henry	JRC	SP	9.2	2.79	1.7%	10.3%	0.17	0.0%
40	Tommy Johnson	CAG	RP	9.1	2.04	18.0%	16.0%	1.13	0.0%
41	Eddie Snead*	BBB	SP	9.0	0.89	2.8%	5.6%	0.50	0.0%
42	Wadel Miller^	BBB	SP	8.0	1.50	0.0%	7.9%	0.00	2.6%
43	Frank Bradley	KCM	RP	7.2	1.57	18.2%	6.1%	3.00	0.0%
44	Ted Radcliffe	BBB/MRS	RP	7.1	1.64	6.9%	0.0%		0.0%
45	Ulysses Evans	CAG	RP	6.0	1.17	16.0%	20.0%	0.80	0.0%
46	Francis Jackson^	CAG	RP	4.1	1.15	10.5%	5.3%	2.00	5.3%
47	Walter Burch	CCB	RP	4.1	1.85	4.5%	9.1%	0.50	0.0%
48	Dave Hoskins	CAG	SP	4.0	2.00	12.5%	0.0%		0.0%
49	Winfield Welch*	BBB	SP	4.0	2.00	5.6%	11.1%	0.50	0.0%
50	Willie Hubert	CCB	SP	3.2	2.73	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
51	Dode Smith*	CCB	RP	3.0	1.67	13.3%	13.3%	1.00	0.0%
52	Joe Brooks^	MRS	SP	3.0	1.00	36.4%	0.0%		0.0%
53	Willie Hudson*	CAG	SP	2.1	2.14	8.3%	16.7%	0.50	0.0%
54	Henry Merchant*	CAG	RP	2.0	1.50	11.1%	0.0%		0.0%
55	R. T. Walker	CCB	RP	2.0	1.50	22.2%	22.2%	1.00	0.0%
56	Alex Broome^	JRC	RP	1.2	1.20	0.0%	14.3%	0.00	0.0%
57	P. Burgess^	CAG	RP	1.0	4.00	0.0%	12.5%	0.00	0.0%
58	Nash^	JRC	SP	0.2	4.50	0.0%	0.0%		0.0%
59	Fred McKelvin	JRC	SP	0.2	7.50	0.0%	50.0%	0.00	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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