Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 4.3
2. Josh Gibson • 1936 3.4
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 3.2
4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 2.8
5. Chester Williams • 1934 2.5
6. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 2.2
Josh Gibson • 1935 2.2
8. Oscar Charleston • 1934 1.9
Pat Patterson • 1935 1.9
10. Harry Williams • 1938 1.8
Offensive WAR †
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 4.2
2. Josh Gibson • 1936 3.3
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 3.2
4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 2.8
5. Josh Gibson • 1935 2.3
6. Chester Williams • 1934 2.0
Harry Williams • 1938 2.0
8. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 1.9
Oscar Charleston • 1934 1.9
10. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 1.8
Defensive WAR †
1. John Henry Russell • 1933 1.1
2. Chester Williams • 1934 0.7
3. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 0.6
Chester Williams • 1935 0.6
Chester Williams • 1938 0.6
6. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1935 0.5
7. Sam Bankhead • 1936 0.4
Cool Papa Bell • 1935 0.4
Pat Patterson • 1935 0.4
10. Sam Bankhead • 1938 0.3
Judy Johnson • 1934 0.3
Dick Seay • 1936 0.3
Lefty Turner • 1940 0.3
Chester Williams • 1937 0.3
Batting Average
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 .395
2. Harry Williams • 1938 .393
3. Josh Gibson • 1936 .389
4. Pat Patterson • 1935 .386
5. Josh Gibson • 1935 .369
6. Tommie Dukes • 1939 .364
7. Buster Clarkson • 1939 .346
8. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 .345
9. Sam Bankhead • 1935 .338
10. Henry Spearman • 1937 .336
On-Base%
1. Josh Gibson • 1936 .478
2. Josh Gibson • 1935 .448
Harry Williams • 1938 .448
4. Tommie Dukes • 1939 .444
5. Josh Gibson • 1933 .442
6. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 .434
7. Tommie Dukes • 1939 .432
8. Buster Clarkson • 1939 .417
9. Pat Patterson • 1935 .414
10. Sam Bankhead • 1935 .412
Slugging %
1. Josh Gibson • 1936 .783
2. Josh Gibson • 1933 .744
3. Josh Gibson • 1935 .661
4. Harry Williams • 1938 .621
5. Josh Gibson • 1934 .617
6. Oscar Charleston • 1933 .615
7. Pat Patterson • 1935 .602
8. Buster Clarkson • 1939 .548
9. Tommie Dukes • 1939 .515
10. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 .508
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Josh Gibson • 1936 1.261
2. Josh Gibson • 1933 1.186
3. Josh Gibson • 1935 1.109
4. Harry Williams • 1938 1.069
5. Pat Patterson • 1935 1.016
6. Josh Gibson • 1934 1.012
7. Oscar Charleston • 1933 1.011
8. Buster Clarkson • 1939 .965
9. Tommie Dukes • 1939 .948
10. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 .942
Games Played
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 73
2. Judy Johnson • 1933 70
3. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 69
Oscar Charleston • 1933 69
Judy Johnson • 1934 69
6. Josh Gibson • 1933 68
Chester Williams • 1934 68
8. John Henry Russell • 1933 67
9. Josh Gibson • 1934 65
Leroy Morney • 1934 65
At Bats
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 295
2. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 272
3. Judy Johnson • 1933 270
4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 257
5. Judy Johnson • 1934 256
6. John Henry Russell • 1933 248
7. Josh Gibson • 1934 240
8. Josh Gibson • 1933 238
9. Vic Harris • 1934 236
10. Chester Williams • 1934 234
Plate Appearances
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 330
2. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 313
3. Judy Johnson • 1933 291
4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 286
5. John Henry Russell • 1933 279
6. Judy Johnson • 1934 277
7. Josh Gibson • 1934 272
8. Chester Williams • 1934 265
9. Sam Bankhead • 1936 263
Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 263
Vic Harris • 1934 263
Runs Scored
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 68
2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 66
3. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 62
4. Josh Gibson • 1933 61
5. Josh Gibson • 1934 56
6. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 52
7. Josh Gibson • 1936 51
8. Sam Bankhead • 1935 49
Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 49
10. Josh Gibson • 1935 48
Hits
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 94
2. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 89
Cool Papa Bell • 1934 89
4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 86
5. Vic Harris • 1934 79
6. Sam Bankhead • 1936 77
7. Josh Gibson • 1934 76
8. Chester Williams • 1934 75
9. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 71
10. Sam Bankhead • 1935 70
Total Bases
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 177
2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 158
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 148
4. Josh Gibson • 1936 137
5. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 115
6. Josh Gibson • 1935 111
7. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 108
8. Chester Williams • 1934 106
9. Sam Bankhead • 1935 105
10. Sam Bankhead • 1936 104
Doubles
1. Oscar Charleston • 1933 19
Josh Gibson • 1934 19
3. Judy Johnson • 1933 17
4. Sam Bankhead • 1936 16
5. Josh Gibson • 1933 15
6. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 14
Judy Johnson • 1934 14
8. Sam Bankhead • 1935 13
Pat Patterson • 1935 13
10. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 12
Bill Perkins • 1935 12
John Henry Russell • 1933 12
Chester Williams • 1934 12
Harry Williams • 1938 12
Home Runs
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 18
Josh Gibson • 1936 18
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 15
4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 13
5. Josh Gibson • 1935 10
6. Oscar Charleston • 1934 7
7. Oscar Charleston • 1936 4
Buster Clarkson • 1938 4
Henry Spearman • 1937 4
Harry Williams • 1938 4
Runs Batted In
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 74
2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 66
Josh Gibson • 1936 66
4. Josh Gibson • 1934 59
5. Josh Gibson • 1935 57
6. Judy Johnson • 1933 43
7. Oscar Charleston • 1934 41
Pat Patterson • 1935 41
9. Judy Johnson • 1934 40
10. Sam Bankhead • 1936 39
Bases on Balls
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 34
2. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 31
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 30
Josh Gibson • 1936 30
5. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 28
6. Oscar Charleston • 1934 27
7. Leroy Morney • 1934 26
8. Sam Bankhead • 1935 24
Oscar Charleston • 1933 24
Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 24
Josh Gibson • 1935 24
Stolen Bases
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 16
2. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 14
3. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 12
4. Josh Gibson • 1935 10
Ted Page • 1933 10
6. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 9
Judy Johnson • 1933 9
Chester Williams • 1934 9
9. Sam Bankhead • 1935 8
Oscar Charleston • 1935 8
Singles
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 75
2. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 71
3. Vic Harris • 1934 64
4. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 61
5. Ted Page • 1933 57
6. Sam Bankhead • 1936 56
7. Chester Williams • 1934 55
8. Josh Gibson • 1933 54
9. John Henry Russell • 1933 51
10. Judy Johnson • 1934 50
Adjusted OPS+
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 217
Josh Gibson • 1936 217
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 181
4. Harry Williams • 1938 180
5. Buster Clarkson • 1939 179
6. Josh Gibson • 1935 177
7. Tommie Dukes • 1939 175
8. Oscar Charleston • 1933 171
9. Oscar Charleston • 1934 154
Pat Patterson • 1935 154
Runs Created
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 78
2. Josh Gibson • 1936 65
3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 62
4. Josh Gibson • 1934 58
5. Josh Gibson • 1935 50
6. Sam Bankhead • 1935 43
Cool Papa Bell • 1934 43
Cool Papa Bell • 1935 43
9. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 42
10. Pat Patterson • 1935 41
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 37
2. Josh Gibson • 1936 31
3. Oscar Charleston • 1933 25
Josh Gibson • 1934 25
5. Josh Gibson • 1935 20
6. Harry Williams • 1938 16
7. Oscar Charleston • 1934 15
8. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 13
Pat Patterson • 1935 13
10. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 11
Ted Page • 1933 11
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 3.6
2. Josh Gibson • 1936 2.7
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 2.5
4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 2.4
5. Josh Gibson • 1935 1.8
6. Oscar Charleston • 1934 1.5
Harry Williams • 1938 1.5
8. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 1.1
Cool Papa Bell • 1935 1.1
Pat Patterson • 1935 1.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 40
2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 39
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 38
4. Josh Gibson • 1936 29
5. Josh Gibson • 1935 25
6. Sam Bankhead • 1935 23
Pat Patterson • 1935 23
8. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 22
9. Sam Bankhead • 1936 21
10. Chester Williams • 1934 20
Harry Williams • 1938 20
Times On Base
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 124
2. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 118
3. Josh Gibson • 1933 114
4. Oscar Charleston • 1933 112
5. Josh Gibson • 1934 107
6. Vic Harris • 1934 100
7. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 99
8. Josh Gibson • 1936 98
9. Sam Bankhead • 1936 97
10. Sam Bankhead • 1935 96
Offensive Win %
1. Josh Gibson • 1933 .883
2. Josh Gibson • 1936 .878
3. Harry Williams • 1938 .830
4. Buster Clarkson • 1939 .814
Tommie Dukes • 1939 .814
Josh Gibson • 1935 .814
7. Josh Gibson • 1934 .799
8. Oscar Charleston • 1933 .787
9. Pat Patterson • 1935 .762
10. Oscar Charleston • 1934 .736
Sacrifice Hits
1. Chester Williams • 1934 15
2. Sam Bankhead • 1936 12
3. Sam Bankhead • 1935 9
Leroy Morney • 1934 9
John Henry Russell • 1933 9
Dick Seay • 1936 9
7. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 8
Judy Johnson • 1936 8
9. Anthony Cooper • 1933 7
Ted Page • 1933 7
Power-Speed #
1. Josh Gibson • 1935 10.0
2. Oscar Charleston • 1933 9.1
3. Josh Gibson • 1936 9.0
4. Josh Gibson • 1933 6.5
5. Josh Gibson • 1934 6.3
6. Oscar Charleston • 1934 5.8
7. Chester Williams • 1934 4.5
8. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 3.6
9. Cool Papa Bell • 1935 3.4
Harry Williams • 1938 3.4
AB per HR
1. Josh Gibson • 1936 9.7
2. Josh Gibson • 1933 13.2
3. Josh Gibson • 1934 16.0
4. Josh Gibson • 1935 16.8
5. Oscar Charleston • 1933 19.8
6. Buster Clarkson • 1939 26.0
7. Henry Spearman • 1937 28.3
8. Oscar Charleston • 1934 28.4
9. Buster Clarkson • 1939 31.0
10. Harry Williams • 1938 35.0
Outs Made
1. Cool Papa Bell • 1933 212
2. Judy Johnson • 1933 206
3. Judy Johnson • 1934 193
4. Cool Papa Bell • 1934 189
John Henry Russell • 1933 189
6. Oscar Charleston • 1933 174
Chester Williams • 1934 174
8. Leroy Morney • 1934 173
9. Jimmie Crutchfield • 1936 168
10. Sam Bankhead • 1936 166

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