Who led the Negro Leagues in home runs in 1918?

Oscar Charleston led the era with 3 in 1918 (WES).

Who had the highest batting average in the 1918 Negro Leagues?

Bill Pettus hit ..424, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1918 (EAS).

Who led the Negro Leagues in wins in 1918?

Joe Williams led the era with 10 wins in 1918 (EAS).

1918 Negro Leagues Leaders

Season 19182 leagues11 boards per league

Oscar Charleston led the era with 3 in 1918. The Eastern Independent Clubs and Western Independent Clubs leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1918 season.

Negro Leagues season leaders · 1918

Recovery-aware era qualifiers2 leagues · 11 boards per league

3Oscar Charleston · HR

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League

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Batting leaders, all major leagues

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	EAS	.424
2	Louis Santop	HIL/BRG	EAS	.412
3	Joe Williams	NLG	EAS	.397
4	Oscar Charleston	ABC	WES	.390
5	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	.361
6	John Henry Lloyd	BRG	EAS	.360
7	Jules Thomas	NLG/BRG	EAS	.345
8	José María Fernández	CSE	EAS	.344
9	Country Brown	AC/HIL/NLG	EAS	.341
10	Frank Warfield	ABC	WES	.330

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	WES	3
2	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	EAS	2
2	Johnny Pugh	BRG	EAS	2
2	George Shively	ABC	WES	2
2	Ben Taylor	ABC	WES	2
6	Jesse Barber	CAG	WES	1
6	Country Brown	AC/HIL/NLG	EAS	1
6	Pelayo Chacón	CSE	EAS	1
6	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	WES	1
6	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	WES	1

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	WES	46
2	Ben Taylor	ABC	WES	37
3	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	27
4	Jules Thomas	NLG/BRG	EAS	24
5	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	WES	20
6	Marcelino Guerra	CSW	WES	19
6	George Shively	ABC	WES	19
8	Morten Clark	ABC	WES	18
8	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	EAS	18
8	Louis Santop	HIL/BRG	EAS	18

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	George Shively	ABC	WES	41
2	Oscar Charleston	ABC	WES	39
3	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	WES	33
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	31
5	Ben Taylor	ABC	WES	30
6	Dave Malarcher	ABC	WES	28
7	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	WES	25
8	Pelayo Chacón	CSE	EAS	23
9	Bunny Downs	HIL/AC	EAS	22
10	Bartolo Portuondo	CSW	WES	21

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	WES	60
2	George Shively	ABC	WES	54
3	Ben Taylor	ABC	WES	48
3	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	48
5	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	WES	44
6	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	EAS	39
6	Jules Thomas	NLG/BRG	EAS	39
8	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	WES	34
9	Pelayo Chacón	CSE	EAS	33
9	Frank Warfield	ABC	WES	33

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	WES	13
2	George Shively	ABC	WES	11
3	Johnny Pugh	BRG	EAS	10
4	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	WES	8
5	Bingo DeMoss	CAG	WES	7
6	Dave Malarcher	ABC	WES	6
7	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	EAS	5
7	Ben Taylor	ABC	WES	5
9	Oliver Marcell	AC/BRG	EAS	4
9	Frank Warfield	ABC	WES	4

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	EAS	221
2	Louis Santop	HIL/BRG	EAS	214
3	Oscar Charleston	ABC	WES	211
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	194
5	Joe Williams	NLG	EAS	175
6	John Henry Lloyd	BRG	EAS	150
7	José María Fernández	CSE	EAS	149
8	Jules Thomas	NLG/BRG	EAS	145
9	Ben Taylor	ABC	WES	143
10	Country Brown	AC/HIL/NLG	EAS	141

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Joe Williams	NLG	EAS	10
2	Dick Whitworth	CAG	WES	9
3	Jim Jeffries	ABC	WES	8
4	String Bean Williams	ABC	WES	7
5	Evelio Calderin	CSE	EAS	5
5	Phil Cockrell	NLG/HIL/BRG	EAS	5
7	Bernardo Baró	CSW	WES	4
7	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	WES	4
7	John Donaldson	BRG	EAS	4
7	Isidro Fabré	CSE	EAS	4

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Joe Williams	NLG	EAS	1.14
2	John Donaldson	BRG	EAS	1.99
3	String Bean Williams	ABC	WES	2.05
4	Dick Whitworth	CAG	WES	2.40
5	John Donaldson	ABC	WES	2.41
6	Evelio Calderin	CSE	EAS	2.64
7	Red Smith	AC	EAS	2.67
8	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	2.68
9	Isidro Fabré	CSE	EAS	3.06
10	Henry McLaughlin	NLG	EAS	3.08

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Joe Williams	NLG	EAS	93
2	String Bean Williams	ABC	WES	41
3	Phil Cockrell	NLG/HIL/BRG	EAS	40
4	Dick Whitworth	CAG	WES	39
5	John Donaldson	BRG	EAS	38
6	Evelio Calderin	CSE	EAS	35
7	Bernardo Baró	CSW	WES	28
8	José Junco	CSW	WES	27
9	Jim Jeffries	ABC	WES	26
10	Henry Howell	AC	EAS	25

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1918, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Joe Williams	NLG	EAS	289
2	String Bean Williams	ABC	WES	178
3	John Donaldson	BRG	EAS	165
4	Dick Whitworth	CAG	WES	152
5	John Donaldson	ABC	WES	151
6	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	WES	136
7	Evelio Calderin	CSE	EAS	124
8	Red Smith	AC	EAS	123
9	Isidro Fabré	CSE	EAS	108
10	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	WES	107

Batting leaders, Eastern Independent Clubs

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	.424
2	Louis Santop	HIL/BRG	.412
3	Joe Williams	NLG	.397
4	John Henry Lloyd	BRG	.360
5	Jules Thomas	NLG/BRG	.345
6	José María Fernández	CSE	.344
7	Country Brown	AC/HIL/NLG	.341
8	John Donaldson	BRG	.318
9	Pelayo Chacón	CSE	.303
10	Bunny Downs	HIL/AC	.299

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	2
1	Johnny Pugh	BRG	2
3	Country Brown	AC/HIL/NLG	1
3	Pelayo Chacón	CSE	1
3	John Reese	HIL/AC	1
3	Louis Santop	HIL/BRG	1
3	Joe Williams	NLG	1
8	Todd Allen	NLG	0
8	Irvin Brooks	BRG	0
8	Evelio Calderin	CSE	0

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Jules Thomas	NLG/BRG	24
2	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	18
2	Louis Santop	HIL/BRG	18
4	Country Brown	AC/HIL/NLG	16
4	John Henry Lloyd	BRG	16
6	José María Fernández	CSE	15
7	Johnny Pugh	BRG	13
7	Ramiro Ramírez	CSE	13
9	Blainey Hall	BRG/NLG	12
10	John Donaldson	BRG	10

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	R
1	Pelayo Chacón	CSE	23
2	Bunny Downs	HIL/AC	22
3	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	19
4	Johnny Pugh	BRG	17
5	Oliver Marcell	AC/BRG	16
5	Sam Mongin	NLG	16
7	Blainey Hall	BRG/NLG	15
7	Joe Hewitt	BRG/NLG	15
7	John Henry Lloyd	BRG	15
7	Dick Wallace	NLG	15

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	H
1	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	39
1	Jules Thomas	NLG/BRG	39
3	Pelayo Chacón	CSE	33
4	José María Fernández	CSE	32
5	John Henry Lloyd	BRG	31
6	Blainey Hall	BRG/NLG	30
6	Sam Mongin	NLG	30
8	Country Brown	AC/HIL/NLG	29
8	Joe Williams	NLG	29
10	Ramiro Ramírez	CSE	28

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Johnny Pugh	BRG	10
2	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	5
3	Oliver Marcell	AC/BRG	4
4	Bunny Downs	HIL/AC	3
4	Joe Hewitt	BRG/NLG	3
4	Louis Santop	HIL/BRG	3
7	Rogelio Crespo	CSE	2
7	Tom Fiall	BRG/HIL	2
7	Ramiro Ramírez	CSE	2
7	Recurvon Terán	CSE	2

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Bill Pettus	HIL/NLG/AC/BRG	221
2	Louis Santop	HIL/BRG	214
3	Joe Williams	NLG	175
4	John Henry Lloyd	BRG	150
5	José María Fernández	CSE	149
6	Jules Thomas	NLG/BRG	145
7	Country Brown	AC/HIL/NLG	141
8	John Donaldson	BRG	131
9	Pelayo Chacón	CSE	119
9	Bunny Downs	HIL/AC	119

Pitching leaders, Eastern Independent Clubs

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	W
1	Joe Williams	NLG	10
2	Evelio Calderin	CSE	5
2	Phil Cockrell	NLG/HIL/BRG	5
4	John Donaldson	BRG	4
4	Isidro Fabré	CSE	4
6	Henry Howell	AC	3
7	Irvin Brooks	BRG	2
7	Shang Johnson	HIL/AC/BRG	2
7	Henry McLaughlin	NLG	2
7	Juan Padrón	CSE	2

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Joe Williams	NLG	1.14
2	John Donaldson	BRG	1.99
3	Evelio Calderin	CSE	2.64
4	Red Smith	AC	2.67
5	Isidro Fabré	CSE	3.06
6	Henry McLaughlin	NLG	3.08
7	Shang Johnson	HIL/AC/BRG	3.15
8	Tom Williams	BRG/HIL	3.40
9	Phil Cockrell	NLG/HIL/BRG	3.59
10	Irvin Brooks	BRG	3.65

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Joe Williams	NLG	93
2	Phil Cockrell	NLG/HIL/BRG	40
3	John Donaldson	BRG	38
4	Evelio Calderin	CSE	35
5	Henry Howell	AC	25
6	Roy Roberts	AC	24
7	Irvin Brooks	BRG	22
8	Scottie Hendrix	NLG	21
8	Tom Williams	BRG/HIL	21
10	Isidro Fabré	CSE	18

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1918, Eastern Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Joe Williams	NLG	289
2	John Donaldson	BRG	165
3	Evelio Calderin	CSE	124
4	Red Smith	AC	123
5	Isidro Fabré	CSE	108
6	Henry McLaughlin	NLG	107
7	Shang Johnson	HIL/AC/BRG	104
8	Tom Williams	BRG/HIL	97
9	Phil Cockrell	NLG/HIL/BRG	92
10	Irvin Brooks	BRG	90

Batting leaders, Western Independent Clubs

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	.390
2	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	.361
3	Frank Warfield	ABC	.330
4	George Shively	ABC	.327
5	Ben Taylor	ABC	.306
6	Jesse Barber	CAG	.288
7	Morten Clark	ABC	.283
8	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	.276
9	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	.272
10	Dave Malarcher	ABC	.250

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	3
2	George Shively	ABC	2
2	Ben Taylor	ABC	2
4	Jesse Barber	CAG	1
4	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	1
4	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	1
4	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	1
4	Russell Powell	ABC	1
4	Candy Jim Taylor	ABC	1
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	1

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	46
2	Ben Taylor	ABC	37
3	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	27
4	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	20
5	Marcelino Guerra	CSW	19
5	George Shively	ABC	19
7	Morten Clark	ABC	18
8	Eustaquio Pedroso	CSW	17
9	Dave Malarcher	ABC	16
9	Candy Jim Taylor	ABC	16

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	R
1	George Shively	ABC	41
2	Oscar Charleston	ABC	39
3	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	33
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	31
5	Ben Taylor	ABC	30
6	Dave Malarcher	ABC	28
7	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	25
8	Bartolo Portuondo	CSW	21
9	Frank Warfield	ABC	19
10	Bernardo Baró	CSW	18

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	H
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	60
2	George Shively	ABC	54
3	Ben Taylor	ABC	48
3	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	48
5	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	44
6	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	34
7	Frank Warfield	ABC	33
8	Dave Malarcher	ABC	32
9	Jesse Barber	CAG	30
9	Morten Clark	ABC	30

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	13
2	George Shively	ABC	11
3	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	8
4	Bingo DeMoss	CAG	7
5	Dave Malarcher	ABC	6
6	Ben Taylor	ABC	5
7	Frank Warfield	ABC	4
8	Jesse Barber	CAG	3
8	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	3
10	Bernardo Baró	CSW	2

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Oscar Charleston	ABC	211
2	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	194
3	Ben Taylor	ABC	143
4	Frank Warfield	ABC	138
5	George Shively	ABC	130
6	Bienvenido Jiménez	CSW	128
7	Jimmie Lyons	ABC	120
8	Jesse Barber	CAG	103
8	Morten Clark	ABC	103
10	Dave Malarcher	ABC	98

Pitching leaders, Western Independent Clubs

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	W
1	Dick Whitworth	CAG	9
2	Jim Jeffries	ABC	8
3	String Bean Williams	ABC	7
4	Bernardo Baró	CSW	4
4	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	4
4	José Junco	CSW	4
7	John Donaldson	ABC	3
7	Frank Wickware	CAG	3
9	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	2

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	String Bean Williams	ABC	2.05
2	Dick Whitworth	CAG	2.40
3	John Donaldson	ABC	2.41
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	2.68
5	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	3.41
6	Jim Jeffries	ABC	4.19
7	Frank Wickware	CAG	4.25
8	José Junco	CSW	4.75
9	Bernardo Baró	CSW	4.95

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	SO
1	String Bean Williams	ABC	41
2	Dick Whitworth	CAG	39
3	Bernardo Baró	CSW	28
4	José Junco	CSW	27
5	Jim Jeffries	ABC	26
6	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	21
7	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	19
7	John Donaldson	ABC	19
7	Frank Wickware	CAG	19

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1918, Western Independent Clubs
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	String Bean Williams	ABC	178
2	Dick Whitworth	CAG	152
3	John Donaldson	ABC	151
4	Cristóbal Torriente	CSW	136
5	Dizzy Dismukes	ABC	107
6	Jim Jeffries	ABC	87
7	Frank Wickware	CAG	86
8	José Junco	CSW	77
9	Bernardo Baró	CSW	74

How the 1918 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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