Who led the Negro Leagues in home runs in 1916?

Johnny Pugh led the era with 4 in 1916 (EAS).

Who had the highest batting average in the 1916 Negro Leagues?

Doc Wiley hit ..388, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1916 (EAS).

Who led the Negro Leagues in wins in 1916?

Tom Johnson led the era with 14 wins in 1916 (WES).

1916 Negro Leagues Leaders

Season 19162 leagues11 boards per league

Johnny Pugh led the era with 4 in 1916. The Eastern Independent Clubs and Western Independent Clubs leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1916 season.

Negro Leagues season leaders · 1916

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League

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Batting leaders, all major leagues

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Doc Wiley	NLG	EAS	.388
2	Blainey Hall	NLG	EAS	.387
3	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	EAS	.375
4	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	EAS	.366
5	Charles Earle	BRG	EAS	.350
5	Jules Thomas	NLG	EAS	.350
7	Oscar Charleston	NLS	EAS	.344
7	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	EAS	.344
9	Bill Handy	BRG	EAS	.337
10	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	WES	.336

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	EAS	4
2	Jesse Bragg	NLG	EAS	2
2	Frank Forbes	NLG	EAS	2
2	Pete Hill	CAG	WES	2
2	Bruce Petway	CAG	WES	2
2	Vicente Rodríguez	CSW	WES	2
2	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	2
2	Pearl Webster	BRG	EAS	2
9	Tatica Campos	CSW	WES	1
9	Frank Duncan	CAG	WES	1

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Leroy Grant	CAG	WES	39
2	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	38
3	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	WES	34
4	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	WES	33
4	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	EAS	33
6	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	EAS	31
7	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	WES	29
8	Frank Duncan	CAG	WES	27
9	Vicente Rodríguez	CSW	WES	25
10	Pete Hill	CAG	WES	23

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Pete Hill	CAG	WES	41
2	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	WES	40
2	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	WES	40
4	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	WES	38
5	George Shively	ABC	WES	34
6	Pelayo Chacón	CSW	WES	32
7	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	EAS	31
8	Gervasio González	CSW	WES	30
8	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	30
10	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	EAS	28

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	WES	75
1	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	WES	75
3	Frank Duncan	CAG	WES	62
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	60
5	Leroy Grant	CAG	WES	58
6	Pete Hill	CAG	WES	56
7	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	EAS	51
8	George Shively	ABC	WES	50
9	Pelayo Chacón	CSW	WES	48
9	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	EAS	48

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	George Shively	ABC	WES	19
2	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	WES	10
2	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	EAS	10
4	Pelayo Chacón	CSW	WES	9
5	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	WES	8
5	Joe Hewitt	BRG	EAS	8
5	Pete Hill	CAG	WES	8
5	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	EAS	8
5	Pearl Webster	BRG	EAS	8
10	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	7

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	EAS	191
2	Blainey Hall	NLG	EAS	185
3	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	EAS	167
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	163
5	Doc Wiley	NLG	EAS	160
6	Charles Earle	BRG	EAS	158
7	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	EAS	156
8	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	WES	152
9	George Shively	ABC	WES	151
10	Pete Hill	CAG	WES	149

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Tom Johnson	CAG	WES	14
1	José Junco	CSW	WES	14
3	Dick Whitworth	CAG	WES	12
4	Juan Padrón	CSW/CAG	WES	11
5	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	WES	9
6	Dick Redding	NLG	EAS	8
6	Frank Wickware	ABC/CAG	WES	8
8	Dicta Johnson	ABC	WES	7
9	Bill Gatewood	SLG	WES	6
9	Lefty Harvey	NLS/BRG	EAS	6

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Joe Williams	NLG	EAS	1.56
2	Juan Padrón	CSW/CAG	WES	1.58
3	Dick Whitworth	CAG	WES	1.71
4	Bill Gatewood	SLG	WES	1.75
5	Frank Wickware	ABC/CAG	WES	2.17
6	José Junco	CSW	WES	2.45
7	Jim Jeffries	ABC	WES	2.49
8	String Bean Williams	BRG	EAS	2.63
9	Dick Redding	NLG	EAS	2.68
10	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	WES	2.73

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Juan Padrón	CSW/CAG	WES	151
2	Frank Wickware	ABC/CAG	WES	89
3	Dick Whitworth	CAG	WES	88
4	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	WES	79
5	Tom Johnson	CAG	WES	73
6	Dicta Johnson	ABC	WES	67
7	José Junco	CSW	WES	64
8	Lefty Harvey	NLS/BRG	EAS	61
9	Dick Redding	NLG	EAS	50
10	String Bean Williams	BRG	EAS	45

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Joe Williams	NLG	EAS	281
2	Juan Padrón	CSW/CAG	WES	187
3	Dick Whitworth	CAG	WES	173
4	Bill Gatewood	SLG	WES	169
5	String Bean Williams	BRG	EAS	167
6	Dick Redding	NLG	EAS	164
7	José Suárez	CSE	EAS	159
8	Frank Wickware	ABC/CAG	WES	136
9	José Junco	CSW	WES	120
10	Jim Jeffries	ABC	WES	119

Batting leaders, Eastern Independent Clubs

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Doc Wiley	NLG	.388
2	Blainey Hall	NLG	.387
3	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	.375
4	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	.366
5	Charles Earle	BRG	.350
5	Jules Thomas	NLG	.350
7	Oscar Charleston	NLS	.344
7	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	.344
9	Bill Handy	BRG	.337
10	Bill Pierce	NLG	.319

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	4
2	Jesse Bragg	NLG	2
2	Frank Forbes	NLG	2
2	Pearl Webster	BRG	2
5	Charles Earle	BRG	1
5	William Parks	NLS	1
5	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	1
5	Spottswood Poles	NLG	1
9	Oscar Charleston	NLS	0
9	Ernest Gatewood	NLS/BRG	0

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	33
2	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	31
3	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	22
4	Charles Earle	BRG	17
4	Doc Wiley	NLG	17
6	Bill Handy	BRG	16
6	Jules Thomas	NLG	16
8	Louis Miller	NLS/BRG	15
9	Pearl Webster	BRG	14
10	William Parks	NLS	12

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	R
1	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	31
2	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	28
3	Charles Earle	BRG	24
4	William Parks	NLS	22
5	Joe Hewitt	BRG	19
6	Oscar Charleston	NLS	18
6	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	18
8	Blainey Hall	NLG	16
8	Spottswood Poles	NLG	16
10	Claude Johnson	NLS	15

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	H
1	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	51
2	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	48
3	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	32
4	William Parks	NLS	31
4	Doc Wiley	NLG	31
6	Louis Miller	NLS/BRG	30
7	Pearl Webster	BRG	29
8	Charles Earle	BRG	28
8	Bill Handy	BRG	28
8	Jules Thomas	NLG	28

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	10
2	Joe Hewitt	BRG	8
2	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	8
2	Pearl Webster	BRG	8
5	Bill Handy	BRG	6
5	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	6
7	Oscar Charleston	NLS	5
7	Doc Wiley	NLG	5
9	Charles Earle	BRG	4
10	Jesse Bragg	NLG	3

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Louis Santop	NLS/BRG	191
2	Blainey Hall	NLG	185
3	Bill Pettus	NLS/NLG	167
4	Doc Wiley	NLG	160
5	Charles Earle	BRG	158
6	Johnny Pugh	NLS/BRG	156
7	Bill Handy	BRG	132
8	Jules Thomas	NLG	125
8	Pearl Webster	BRG	125
10	Bill Pierce	NLG	124

Pitching leaders, Eastern Independent Clubs

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	W
1	Dick Redding	NLG	8
2	Lefty Harvey	NLS/BRG	6
2	String Bean Williams	BRG	6
4	Joe Williams	NLG	5
5	Ad Lankford	NLS	4
6	Doc Sykes	NLS/BRG	3
7	José Suárez	CSE	2
7	Gunboat Thompson	NLS	2
9	Pablo Armenteros	CSE	0
9	F. Banks	NLG	0

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Joe Williams	NLG	1.56
2	String Bean Williams	BRG	2.63
3	Dick Redding	NLG	2.68
4	José Suárez	CSE	2.76
5	Gunboat Thompson	NLS	3.86
6	Doc Sykes	NLS/BRG	4.44
7	Lefty Harvey	NLS/BRG	4.83
8	Pablo Armenteros	CSE	5.59
9	F. Banks	NLG	7.59
10	Ad Lankford	NLS	7.78

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Lefty Harvey	NLS/BRG	61
2	Dick Redding	NLG	50
3	String Bean Williams	BRG	45
4	Doc Sykes	NLS/BRG	39
5	Joe Williams	NLG	37
6	Ad Lankford	NLS	26
7	Pablo Armenteros	CSE	22
8	José Suárez	CSE	13
9	F. Banks	NLG	10
9	Gunboat Thompson	NLS	10

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1916, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Joe Williams	NLG	281
2	String Bean Williams	BRG	167
3	Dick Redding	NLG	164
4	José Suárez	CSE	159
5	Gunboat Thompson	NLS	114
6	Doc Sykes	NLS/BRG	99
7	Lefty Harvey	NLS/BRG	91
8	Pablo Armenteros	CSE	78
9	F. Banks	NLG	58
10	Ad Lankford	NLS	56

Batting leaders, Western Independent Clubs

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	.336
2	George Shively	ABC	.333
3	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	.328
4	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	.306
5	Pete Hill	CAG	.304
6	Frank Duncan	CAG	.294
7	Leroy Grant	CAG	.278
8	Vicente Rodríguez	CSW	.265
9	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	.256
10	Pelayo Chacón	CSW	.253

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Pete Hill	CAG	2
1	Bruce Petway	CAG	2
1	Vicente Rodríguez	CSW	2
1	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	2
5	Tatica Campos	CSW	1
5	Frank Duncan	CAG	1
5	Leroy Grant	CAG	1
5	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	1
5	Manuel Villa	CSW	1
10	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	0

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Leroy Grant	CAG	39
2	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	38
3	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	34
4	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	33
5	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	29
6	Frank Duncan	CAG	27
7	Vicente Rodríguez	CSW	25
8	Pete Hill	CAG	23
9	Bill Francis	CAG	22
10	Gervasio González	CSW	20

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	R
1	Pete Hill	CAG	41
2	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	40
2	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	40
4	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	38
5	George Shively	ABC	34
6	Pelayo Chacón	CSW	32
7	Gervasio González	CSW	30
7	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	30
9	Bill Francis	CAG	27
9	Leroy Grant	CAG	27

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	H
1	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	75
1	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	75
3	Frank Duncan	CAG	62
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	60
5	Leroy Grant	CAG	58
6	Pete Hill	CAG	56
7	George Shively	ABC	50
8	Pelayo Chacón	CSW	48
9	Gervasio González	CSW	45
9	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	45

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	SB
1	George Shively	ABC	19
2	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	10
3	Pelayo Chacón	CSW	9
4	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	8
4	Pete Hill	CAG	8
6	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	7
7	Leroy Grant	CAG	6
7	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	6
7	Bruce Petway	CAG	6
10	Harry Bauchman	CAG	5

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	163
2	John Henry Lloyd	CAG	152
3	George Shively	ABC	151
4	Pete Hill	CAG	149
5	Jesse Barber	ABC/CAG	133
6	Frank Duncan	CAG	120
7	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	118
8	Leroy Grant	CAG	115
9	Vicente Rodríguez	CSW	113
10	Pelayo Chacón	CSW	108

Pitching leaders, Western Independent Clubs

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	W
1	Tom Johnson	CAG	14
1	José Junco	CSW	14
3	Dick Whitworth	CAG	12
4	Juan Padrón	CSW/CAG	11
5	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	9
6	Frank Wickware	ABC/CAG	8
7	Dicta Johnson	ABC	7
8	Bill Gatewood	SLG	6
8	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	6
10	Jim Jeffries	ABC	4

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Juan Padrón	CSW/CAG	1.58
2	Dick Whitworth	CAG	1.71
3	Bill Gatewood	SLG	1.75
4	Frank Wickware	ABC/CAG	2.17
5	José Junco	CSW	2.45
6	Jim Jeffries	ABC	2.49
7	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	2.73
8	Dicta Johnson	ABC	2.81
9	Tom Johnson	CAG	3.40
10	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	3.91

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Juan Padrón	CSW/CAG	151
2	Frank Wickware	ABC/CAG	89
3	Dick Whitworth	CAG	88
4	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	79
5	Tom Johnson	CAG	73
6	Dicta Johnson	ABC	67
7	José Junco	CSW	64
8	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	40
9	Jim Jeffries	ABC	32
10	Lee Wade	SLG	31

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1916, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Juan Padrón	CSW/CAG	187
2	Dick Whitworth	CAG	173
3	Bill Gatewood	SLG	169
4	Frank Wickware	ABC/CAG	136
5	José Junco	CSW	120
6	Jim Jeffries	ABC	119
7	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	108
8	Dicta Johnson	ABC	105
9	Tom Johnson	CAG	87
10	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	76

How the 1916 Negro Leagues leaderboards are built

Batters qualify at PA >= 3.1 x their league-season's qualifying team games: the league's scheduled games where the player-level record is complete, or the recorded player-level equivalent (the league-season's player games sum over 9 lineup slots per team) where recovery is partial, per the source's Negro League data notes. The per-league base is receipted on every season page. Pitchers qualify on the W, ERA, SO and ERA+ boards at IP >= the same qualifying-team-games base as the batters (1 inning per qualifying team game, recovery-aware).

Adjusted stats use same-league-season normalization only: OPS+ = 100 x (OBP/lgOBP + SLG/lgSLG - 1) and ERA+ = 100 x league ERA / player ERA, computed within each player's own league that season. They are not park-adjusted and are not the full Baseball-Reference formulas. In the combined view, adjusted values keep their own-league normalization. Player-level records of the era are a partial recovery, so rows can lag the full season; values the source never recorded are absent, never invented.

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