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"The Negro leagues were very high scoring so converting batters to a 4.63 run environment takes a lot of the air out of their stats."
The negro leagues averaged 5.05 runs per game rather than 4.63. So the simple way to look at is their raw stats are about 10% off standard. A .400 negro league hitter would hit merely .360 or so in the bigs by that reckoning. I made an additional adjustment for the strength of the league vs the majors as well. I did this by comparing the major league and negro league rates of players who played in both leagues. For the older players especially the 1800's guys I compared major to minor to negro leagues to get this adjustment as a few negro leaguers played in the "white" minors but not in the majors.
"How will this effect the Negro players current db stats? For instance Mule Suttles and Satchel Paige not to mention Rube Foster my current strikeout king."
This has already been adjusted so there will be no change.
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