Monarchs Pitching Stats & Leaders

Wilber "Bullet" Rogan

You probably know the drill with Negro League stats by now: only certain games have been uncovered, they were not always reported on completely and accurately, etc. I like to think of them as a split; instead of something like a lefty/righty or home/away split, the split is "games researchers have uncovered." So as always, a huge grain of salt is required.

I've tried to total up Monarchs pitching stats found on the new Baseball Reference database to come up with the below leaderboards. Only 28 players have at least 100 discovered innings pitched with the Monarchs. I've limited the rate stat leaderboards to those 28 pitchers.

Happily, a few names show up on the lists that I'm not familiar with. I'll have to look into guys like Alfred Cooper, George Mitchell, and Provine Bradley.

Bullet Rogan...wow. Check out Bullet's hitting numbers in my post on Monarchs hitters, then check out his pitching numbers below. The dude was seriously another Babe Ruth, and it's a shame he isn't better appreciated in KC and in all of baseball. His Wikipedia entry is a reliable primer, and Phil Dixon goes in depth in his book Wilber "Bullet" Rogan and the Kansas City Monarchs. I suggest all residents of Kansas City legally change our first names to Bullet in order to draw attention to him.

Leaders after the jump


Starts

1. Bullet Rogan - 153
2. William Bell - 113
3. Chet Brewer - 99
4. Rube Curry - 76
5. Satchel Paige - 68
6. Hilton Smith - 66
7. Bill Drake - 62
8. Jim LaMarque - 51
9. Sam Crawford - 47
9. Alfred Cooper - 47

Innings Pitched

1. Bullet Rogan - 1454
2. William Bell - 1050
3. Chet Brewer - 857
4. Rube Curry - 702
5. Hilton Smith - 672
6. Bill Drake - 538
7. Andy Cooper - 422
8. Sam Crawford - 415
9. Jim LaMarque - 413
10. Satchel Paige - 386

Total Run Average

1. George Mitchell - 2.11
2. Booker McDaniels - 2.91
3. Satchel Paige - 2.99
4. Provine Bradley - 3.27
5. Hilton Smith - 3.39
6. William Bell - 3.48
7. Ted Alexander - 3.57
8. Bullet Rogan - 3.68
9. Andy Cooper - 3.69
10. Nelson Dean - 3.74

Strikeouts

1. Bullet Rogan - 882
2. William Bell - 414
3. Hilton Smith - 396
4. Chet Brewer - 394
5. Rube Curry - 366
6. Satchel Paige - 362
7. Alfred Cooper - 257
8. Bill Drake - 229
8. Jim LaMarque - 229
10. Sam Crawford - 176

SO/9

1. Satchel Paige - 8.4
2. Alfred Cooper - 7.0
3. Provine Bradley - 6.7
4. Charles Beverly - 5.6
5. Bullet Rogan - 5.5
6. Henry McHenry - 5.4
7. Hilton Smith - 5.3
7. Connie Johnson - 5.3
9. Jim LaMarque - 5.0
9. Booker McDaniels - 5.0

BB/9

1. Booker McDaniels - 1.0
2. Hilton Smith - 1.1
3. Charles Beverly - 1.3
3. Andy Cooper - 1.3
3. Ted Alexander - 1.3
6. Satchel Paige - 1.5
7. Jose Mendez - 1.6
8. Provine Bradley - 1.7
9. Jack Matchett - 1.9
9. Jim LaMarque - 1.9

WHIP

1. Booker McDaniels - .88
2. Satchel Paige - .93
3. Provine Bradley - .95
3. Hilton Smith - .95
5. Ted Alexander - .98
6. Charles Beverly - 1.01
7. Andy Cooper - 1.03
8. Connie Johnson - 1.11
8. William Bell - 1.11
10. Jim LaMarque - 1.13

Wins

1. Bullet Rogan - 119
2. William Bell - 85
3. Chet Brewer - 64
4. Hilton Smith - 57
5. Rube Curry - 45
6. Bill Drake - 34
7. Andy Cooper - 33
8. Satchel Paige - 29
8. Alfred Cooper - 29
10. Jose Mendez - 28

Losses

1. Bullet Rogan - 50
2. Rube Curry - 37
3. Chet Brewer - 33
4. Bill Drake - 30
5. William Bell - 29
6. Hilton Smith - 25
7. Sam Crawford - 21
8. Satchel Paige - 20
9. Jim LaMarque - 18
9. Cliff Bell - 18

W-L%

1. Connie Johnson - .793 (23-6)
2. Provine Bradley - .765 (13-4)
3. Alfred Cooper - .763 (29-9)
4. William Bell - .746 (85-29)
5. Booker McDaniels - .741 (20-7)
6. Jack Matchett - .731 (19-7)
7. George Mitchell - .714 (10-4)
8. Bullet Rogan - .704 (119-50)
9. Andy Cooper - .702 (33-14)
10. Jose Mendez - .700 (28-12)