1932 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

4 leagues · 61 team games · 85 ranking tables · 2 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Jimmie FoxxAmerican League
Chuck KleinNational League

Not every award existed in this season. This database has Rookie of the Year (from 1947), Cy Young Award (from 1956), Gold Glove (from 1957), Silver Slugger (from 1980). Their absence here is not a statement about these players: those awards had not been invented yet.

American League

Led the American League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Jimmie Foxx	151
2	Al Simmons	144
3	Earle Combs	143
4	Lou Gehrig	138
5	Heinie Manush	121
6	Buddy Myer	120
6	Babe Ruth	120
8	Mickey Cochrane	118
9	Earl Averill	116
10	Charlie Gehringer	112

HitsH

1	Al Simmons	216
2	Heinie Manush	214
3	Jimmie Foxx	213
4	Lou Gehrig	208
5	Earl Averill	198
6	Joe Vosmik	194
7	Dick Porter	191
8	Earle Combs	190
9	Jack Burns	188
10	Bill Cissell	184
10	Charlie Gehringer	184

Doubles2B

1	Eric McNair	47
2	Charlie Gehringer	44
3	Joe Cronin	43
4	Lou Gehrig	42
4	Red Kress	42
4	Dick Porter	42
7	Ben Chapman	41
7	Heinie Manush	41
9	Joe Vosmik	39
10	Roy Johnson	38
10	Buddy Myer	38

Triples3B

1	Joe Cronin	18
2	Tony Lazzeri	16
2	Buddy Myer	16
4	Ben Chapman	15
5	Earl Averill	14
5	Heinie Manush	14
7	Harry Davis	13
8	John Stone	12
8	Joe Vosmik	12
8	Sam West	12

Home RunsHR

1	Jimmie Foxx	58
2	Babe Ruth	41
3	Al Simmons	35
4	Lou Gehrig	34
5	Earl Averill	32
6	Mickey Cochrane	23
7	Charlie Gehringer	19
8	Smead Jolley	18
8	Eric McNair	18
10	Goose Goslin	17
10	John Stone	17

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Jimmie Foxx	169
2	Lou Gehrig	151
2	Al Simmons	151
4	Babe Ruth	137
5	Earl Averill	124
6	Joe Cronin	116
6	Heinie Manush	116
8	Tony Lazzeri	113
9	Mickey Cochrane	112
10	John Stone	108

WalksBB

1	Babe Ruth	130
2	Jimmie Foxx	116
3	Max Bishop	110
4	Lou Gehrig	108
5	Mickey Cochrane	100
6	Ed Morgan	94
7	Goose Goslin	92
8	Ossie Bluege	83
9	Tony Lazzeri	82
10	Earle Combs	81

Stolen BasesSB

1	Ben Chapman	38
2	Gee Walker	30
3	Roy Johnson	20
4	Bill Cissell	18
5	Lu Blue	17
5	Jack Burns	17
5	Liz Funk	17
8	Billy Rogell	14
8	Heinie Schuble	14
10	Harry Davis	12
10	Goose Goslin	12
10	Buddy Myer	12

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Jimmie Foxx	11.4
2	Lou Gehrig	8.4
3	Babe Ruth	8.3
4	Earl Averill	8.1
5	Mickey Cochrane	7.1
6	Joe Cronin	7.0
7	Charlie Gehringer	6.4
8	Tony Lazzeri	6.2
9	Joe Vosmik	5.7
10	Heinie Manush	5.6

Batting Averagemin 189 PA

1	Dale Alexander	.367
2	Jimmie Foxx	.364
3	Lou Gehrig	.349
4	Heinie Manush	.342
5	Babe Ruth	.341
6	Doc Cramer	.336
7	Sam Rice	.323
7	Gee Walker	.323
9	Al Simmons	.322
10	Earle Combs	.321

On-Base Percentagemin 189 PA

1	Babe Ruth	.489
2	Jimmie Foxx	.469
3	Dale Alexander	.454
4	Lou Gehrig	.451
5	Max Bishop	.412
5	Mickey Cochrane	.412
7	Rick Ferrell	.406
8	Earle Combs	.405
9	Ed Morgan	.402
10	Tony Lazzeri	.399

Slugging Percentagemin 189 PA

1	Jimmie Foxx	.749
2	Babe Ruth	.661
3	Lou Gehrig	.621
4	Earl Averill	.569
5	Al Simmons	.548
6	Heinie Manush	.520
7	Dale Alexander	.513
8	Mickey Cochrane	.510
9	Tony Lazzeri	.506
10	Charlie Gehringer	.497

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 189 PA

1	Jimmie Foxx	1.218
2	Babe Ruth	1.150
3	Lou Gehrig	1.072
4	Dale Alexander	.966
5	Earl Averill	.961
6	Mickey Cochrane	.921
7	Al Simmons	.915
8	Tony Lazzeri	.905
9	Heinie Manush	.903
10	Joe Cronin	.885

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	General Crowder	26
2	Lefty Grove	25
3	Lefty Gomez	24
4	Wes Ferrell	23
5	Monte Weaver	22
6	George Earnshaw	19
7	Red Ruffing	18
8	Johnny Allen	17
8	Rube Walberg	17
10	George Pipgras	16
10	Earl Whitehill	16

SavesSV

1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Lefty Grove	7
3	Elon Hogsett	7
5	Red Faber	6
6	Lloyd Brown	5
6	Chad Kimsey	5
6	George Uhle	5
9	Johnny Allen	4
9	Sam Gray	4

StrikeoutsSO

1	Red Ruffing	190
2	Lefty Grove	188
3	Lefty Gomez	176
4	Bump Hadley	145
5	George Pipgras	111
6	Johnny Allen	109
6	George Earnshaw	109
8	Tommy Bridges	108
9	Roy Mahaffey	106
10	Wes Ferrell	105

Innings PitchedIP

1	General Crowder	327.0
2	Lefty Grove	291.7
3	Wes Ferrell	287.7
4	Rube Walberg	272.0
5	Lefty Gomez	265.3
6	Clint Brown	262.7
7	Lefty Stewart	259.7
8	Red Ruffing	259.0
9	George Blaeholder	258.3
10	Mel Harder	254.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Lefty Grove	27
2	Wes Ferrell	26
3	Red Ruffing	22
4	Clint Brown	21
4	General Crowder	21
4	George Earnshaw	21
4	Lefty Gomez	21
8	Ted Lyons	19
8	Rube Walberg	19
10	Lefty Stewart	18

ShutoutsSHO

1	Tommy Bridges	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
3	Johnny Allen	3
3	General Crowder	3
3	Wes Ferrell	3
3	Sam Gray	3
3	Red Ruffing	3
3	Rube Walberg	3
3	Earl Whitehill	3
10	Lloyd Brown	2
10	George Pipgras	2
10	Lefty Stewart	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Lefty Grove	5.9
2	Mel Harder	4.4
3	General Crowder	4.3
4	Clint Brown	3.9
5	Wes Ferrell	3.6
6	Vic Sorrell	3.5
7	Red Ruffing	3.4
8	George Blaeholder	2.8
9	Sam Gray	2.8
10	Rube Walberg	2.7

Earned Run Averagemin 61 IP

1	Lefty Grove	2.84
2	Red Ruffing	3.09
3	Ted Lyons	3.28
4	General Crowder	3.33
5	Tommy Bridges	3.36
6	Ivy Andrews	3.52
7	Elon Hogsett	3.54
8	Wes Ferrell	3.66
9	Oral Hildebrand	3.69
10	Johnny Allen	3.70

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 61 IP

1	Lefty Grove	1.19
2	General Crowder	1.21
3	Johnny Allen	1.24
4	Red Ruffing	1.29
5	Tony Freitas	1.32
6	George Uhle	1.32
7	Clint Brown	1.32
8	Vic Sorrell	1.33
9	Ed Durham	1.35
10	Mel Harder	1.35

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 61 IP

1	Lefty Grove	3.24
2	Sam Gray	3.71
3	Mel Harder	3.72
4	Red Faber	3.74
5	Red Ruffing	3.83
6	Herb Pennock	3.88
7	General Crowder	3.88
8	Johnny Allen	3.93
9	Clint Brown	3.99
10	Vic Sorrell	4.04

National League

Led the National League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Chuck Klein	152
2	Bill Terry	124
3	Lefty O'Doul	120
4	Mel Ott	119
5	Dick Bartell	118
6	Don Hurst	109
7	Paul Waner	107
8	Billy Herman	102
9	Kiddo Davis	100
10	Joe Stripp	94

HitsH

1	Chuck Klein	226
2	Bill Terry	225
3	Lefty O'Doul	219
4	Paul Waner	215
5	Billy Herman	206
6	Don Hurst	196
7	Dick Bartell	189
7	Riggs Stephenson	189
9	Babe Herman	188
9	Lloyd Waner	188

Doubles2B

1	Paul Waner	62
2	Chuck Klein	50
3	Riggs Stephenson	49
4	Dick Bartell	48
5	Charlie Grimm	42
5	Billy Herman	42
5	Hal Lee	42
5	Bill Terry	42
9	Don Hurst	41
10	Kiddo Davis	39

Triples3B

1	Babe Herman	19
2	Gus Suhr	16
3	Chuck Klein	15
4	Bill Terry	11
4	Lloyd Waner	11
4	Pinky Whitney	11
7	Hal Lee	10
7	Pie Traynor	10
7	Arky Vaughan	10
7	Paul Waner	10

Home RunsHR

1	Chuck Klein	38
1	Mel Ott	38
3	Bill Terry	28
4	Don Hurst	24
5	Hack Wilson	23
6	Ripper Collins	21
6	Lefty O'Doul	21
8	Hal Lee	18
9	Wally Berger	17
10	Johnny Frederick	16
10	Babe Herman	16

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Don Hurst	143
2	Chuck Klein	137
3	Pinky Whitney	124
4	Mel Ott	123
4	Hack Wilson	123
6	Bill Terry	117
7	Freddie Lindstrom	92
8	Ripper Collins	91
9	Lefty O'Doul	90
10	Babe Herman	87

WalksBB

1	Mel Ott	100
2	Don Hurst	65
3	Dick Bartell	64
4	Gus Suhr	63
5	Babe Herman	60
5	Chuck Klein	60
7	George Grantham	56
7	Paul Waner	56
9	Woody English	55
10	Riggs Stephenson	54

Stolen BasesSB

1	Chuck Klein	20
2	Tony Piet	19
3	Frankie Frisch	18
3	George Watkins	18
5	Kiddo Davis	16
6	Billy Herman	14
6	Joe Stripp	14
6	Danny Taylor	14
9	Paul Waner	13
10	Lefty O'Doul	11

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Chuck Klein	9.3
2	Mel Ott	8.6
3	Babe Herman	7.6
4	Lefty O'Doul	7.3
5	Bill Terry	7.0
6	Paul Waner	6.9
7	Dick Bartell	6.6
8	Don Hurst	5.8
9	Wally Berger	5.5
10	Lloyd Waner	5.3

Batting Averagemin 189 PA

1	Lefty O'Doul	.368
2	Bill Terry	.350
3	Chuck Klein	.348
4	Chick Hafey	.344
5	Paul Waner	.341
6	Don Hurst	.339
7	Virgil Davis	.336
7	Ernie Orsatti	.336
9	Lloyd Waner	.333
10	Pie Traynor	.329

On-Base Percentagemin 189 PA

1	Mel Ott	.424
2	Lefty O'Doul	.423
3	Don Hurst	.412
4	Chuck Klein	.404
5	Chick Hafey	.403
6	Virgil Davis	.399
7	Paul Waner	.397
8	Babe Herman	.389
9	George Watkins	.384
10	Riggs Stephenson	.383

Slugging Percentagemin 189 PA

1	Chuck Klein	.646
2	Mel Ott	.601
3	Bill Terry	.580
4	Lefty O'Doul	.555
5	Don Hurst	.547
6	Babe Herman	.541
7	Hack Wilson	.538
8	Virgil Davis	.522
9	Paul Waner	.510
10	Johnny Frederick	.508

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 189 PA

1	Chuck Klein	1.050
2	Mel Ott	1.025
3	Lefty O'Doul	.978
4	Bill Terry	.962
5	Don Hurst	.959
6	Babe Herman	.930
7	Virgil Davis	.921
8	Paul Waner	.906
9	Hack Wilson	.904
10	Chick Hafey	.869

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Lon Warneke	22
2	Watson Clark	20
3	Guy Bush	19
4	Dizzy Dean	18
4	Larry French	18
4	Carl Hubbell	18
7	Ed Brandt	16
8	Pat Malone	15
8	Flint Rhem	15
8	Charlie Root	15

SavesSV

1	Jack Quinn	8
2	Ray Benge	6
3	Ben Cantwell	5
3	Dolf Luque	5
5	Larry French	4
5	Joe Shaute	4
5	Bill Swift	4
8	Phil Collins	3
8	Sam Gibson	3
8	Jim Lindsey	3
8	Charlie Root	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Dizzy Dean	191
2	Carl Hubbell	137
3	Pat Malone	120
4	Tex Carleton	113
5	Bob Brown	110
6	Bill Hallahan	108
7	Van Mungo	107
8	Lon Warneke	106
9	Dazzy Vance	103
10	Watson Clark	99

Innings PitchedIP

1	Dizzy Dean	286.0
2	Carl Hubbell	284.0
3	Lon Warneke	277.0
4	Larry French	274.3
5	Watson Clark	273.0
6	Red Lucas	269.3
7	Ed Brandt	254.0
8	Si Johnson	245.0
9	Guy Bush	238.7
10	Freddie Fitzsimmons	237.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Red Lucas	28
2	Lon Warneke	25
3	Carl Hubbell	22
4	Ed Brandt	19
4	Watson Clark	19
4	Larry French	19
7	Pat Malone	17
8	Huck Betts	16
8	Dizzy Dean	16
8	Ed Holley	16

ShutoutsSHO

1	Dizzy Dean	4
1	Steve Swetonic	4
1	Lon Warneke	4
4	Huck Betts	3
4	Tex Carleton	3
4	Larry French	3
7	Ray Benge	2
7	Ed Brandt	2
7	Watson Clark	2
7	Ed Holley	2
7	Si Johnson	2
7	Ray Kolp	2
7	Pat Malone	2
7	Eppa Rixey	2
7	Hollis Thurston	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Watson Clark	5.2
2	Red Lucas	5.1
3	Dizzy Dean	4.9
4	Carl Hubbell	4.8
5	Lon Warneke	4.8
6	Si Johnson	4.1
7	Paul Derringer	3.8
8	Ed Brandt	3.8
9	Ed Holley	3.7
10	Tom Zachary	3.4

Earned Run Averagemin 61 IP

1	Lon Warneke	2.37
2	Carl Hubbell	2.50
3	Eppa Rixey	2.66
4	Bud Tinning	2.80
5	Huck Betts	2.80
6	Steve Swetonic	2.82
7	Red Lucas	2.94
8	Ben Cantwell	2.96
9	Larry French	3.02
10	Tom Zachary	3.10

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 61 IP

1	Carl Hubbell	1.06
2	Bill Swift	1.08
3	Red Lucas	1.10
4	Eppa Rixey	1.11
5	Lon Warneke	1.12
6	Ben Cantwell	1.14
7	Steve Swetonic	1.16
8	Huck Betts	1.19
9	Watson Clark	1.21
10	Charlie Root	1.23

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 61 IP

1	Watson Clark	3.46
2	Jack Quinn	3.49
3	Si Johnson	3.51
4	Carl Hubbell	3.54
5	Red Lucas	3.54
6	Dizzy Dean	3.55
7	Tom Zachary	3.61
8	Bill Harris	3.63
9	Lon Warneke	3.64
10	Charlie Root	3.67

Negro Leagues and Independent Black clubs in 1932

39 more ranking tables from 1932. These clubs played a much shorter league schedule than the American and National Leagues did, so the counting statistics are not on the same scale as the ones above.

The Negro Leagues had none of these awards. There was no Most Valuable Player vote, no Cy Young Award, no Gold Glove and no Silver Slugger in Black baseball, so no player in those sections below could appear in the award list above however he played. A blank there says something about how the leagues were organised and nothing at all about the players.

Negro Leagues

Led the Negro Leagues — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Cool Papa Bell	61
2	Leroy Morney	51
3	Vic Harris	48
4	Turkey Stearnes	43
5	Tom Finley	42
6	Bill Evans	41
6	George Giles	41
8	Newt Allen	40
8	Roy Parnell	40
8	Willie Wells	40

HitsH

1	Leroy Morney	80
2	Cool Papa Bell	79
3	Tom Finley	70
4	George Giles	68
5	Bill Evans	66
6	Bert Johnson	65
7	Vic Harris	64
8	Dick Seay	63
9	Roy Parnell	62
10	Dick Lundy	61

Doubles2B

1	Tom Finley	22
1	Mule Suttles	22
3	Willie Wells	16
4	Dick Lundy	15
5	Cool Papa Bell	14
6	Buddy Burbage	13
7	Bill Evans	12
7	Leroy Morney	12
7	Roy Parnell	12
10	Ray Brown	10
10	Mack Eggleston	10
10	Vic Harris	10
10	Bill Perkins	10
10	Nat Rogers	10
10	Joe Strong	10

Triples3B

1	Roy Parnell	11
2	Cool Papa Bell	9
3	Leroy Morney	7
4	Buddy Burbage	6
4	Sanford Jackson	6
4	Bert Johnson	6
4	Willie Wells	6
8	Jabbo Andrews	5
8	Jerry Benjamin	5
8	Dewey Creacy	5
8	Eppie Hampton	5
8	Vic Harris	5
8	Bill Perkins	5
8	Joe Scott	5
8	Zollie Wright	5

Home RunsHR

1	Tom Finley	7
2	Zollie Wright	5
3	Porter Dallas	4
3	Steel Arm Davis	4
3	Jake Dunn	4
3	Turkey Stearnes	4
3	Mule Suttles	4
3	Pete Washington	4
9	Newt Allen	3
9	Buddy Burbage	3
9	Dewey Creacy	3
9	Vic Harris	3
9	Bill Perkins	3

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Roy Parnell	52
2	Mule Suttles	48
3	Tom Finley	43
4	Willie Wells	42
5	Bert Johnson	41
6	George Giles	39
6	Bill Perkins	39
8	Tom Young	37
9	Newt Allen	36
9	Vic Harris	36
9	Zollie Wright	36

WalksBB

1	Dewey Creacy	33
2	Mule Suttles	30
3	Vic Harris	28
4	Buddy Burbage	26
5	George Giles	25
6	Cool Papa Bell	24
6	Chaney White	24
8	Zollie Wright	23
9	Newt Allen	22
10	Nat Rogers	21

Stolen BasesSB

1	Willie O'Bryant	21
2	Cool Papa Bell	15
2	Dave Thomas	15
4	Goose Curry	13
4	Leroy Morney	13
6	Newt Allen	11
6	Jerry Benjamin	11
6	George Giles	11
6	Turkey Stearnes	11
10	Chuffie Alexander	10

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Leroy Morney	3.1
2	Cool Papa Bell	2.8
3	Dick Lundy	2.3
4	Bill Perkins	2.0
5	Vic Harris	2.0
6	Tom Finley	1.9
7	Roy Parnell	1.9
8	Willie Wells	1.8
9	Mule Suttles	1.8
10	Tom Young	1.7

Batting Averagemin 189 PA

1	Leroy Morney	.388
2	Cool Papa Bell	.353
3	Roy Parnell	.341
4	George Giles	.335
5	Vic Harris	.333
6	Tom Finley	.332
7	Tom Young	.329
8	Bill Evans	.316
8	Zollie Wright	.316
10	Mule Suttles	.307

On-Base Percentagemin 189 PA

1	Leroy Morney	.447
2	Vic Harris	.426
3	Cool Papa Bell	.422
4	George Giles	.410
5	Mule Suttles	.407
6	Roy Parnell	.400
7	Tom Young	.394
8	Zollie Wright	.393
9	Tom Finley	.387
10	Dewey Creacy	.381

Slugging Percentagemin 189 PA

1	Tom Finley	.555
2	Leroy Morney	.544
2	Roy Parnell	.544
4	Mule Suttles	.519
5	Cool Papa Bell	.496
6	Vic Harris	.484
6	Zollie Wright	.484
8	Turkey Stearnes	.440
9	Willie Wells	.438
10	George Giles	.433

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 189 PA

1	Leroy Morney	.991
2	Roy Parnell	.944
3	Tom Finley	.941
4	Mule Suttles	.926
5	Cool Papa Bell	.918
6	Vic Harris	.910
7	Zollie Wright	.877
8	George Giles	.844
9	Turkey Stearnes	.814
10	Tom Young	.799

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Bert Hunter	12
2	Dick Matthews	11
3	Barney Morris	10
4	Elbert Williams	9
5	Willie Foster	8
5	Malvin Powell	8
5	Harry Salmon	8
8	Ray Brown	7
8	Harry Cunningham	7
8	Willie Powell	7
8	Sam Thompson	7
8	Ted Trent	7
8	Lefty Williams	7

SavesSV

1	Elbert Williams	3
2	Willie Foster	2
3	Frank Blake	1
3	Ray Brown	1
3	Willie Burnham	1
3	Paul Carter	1
3	Bill Harvey	1
3	Bert Hunter	1
3	Bo Mitchell	1
3	Harry Salmon	1
3	Augustus Saunders	1
3	Sam Thompson	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Bert Hunter	90
2	Barney Morris	80
3	Willie Foster	76
4	Lefty Holmes	68
5	Dick Matthews	60
6	Ted Trent	59
6	Elbert Williams	59
8	Leroy Matlock	57
9	Tom Richardson	53
10	Sam Thompson	52

Innings PitchedIP

1	Bert Hunter	124.3
2	Barney Morris	121.7
3	Willie Foster	116.3
4	Lefty Holmes	116.0
5	Ray Brown	115.3
5	Elbert Williams	115.3
7	Harry Salmon	113.7
8	Dick Matthews	112.7
9	Willie Powell	108.7
10	Harry Cunningham	108.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Willie Foster	13
2	Bert Hunter	12
3	Ray Brown	11
3	Tom Richardson	11
5	Harry Salmon	10
5	Sam Thompson	10
7	Harry Cunningham	9
7	Dick Matthews	9
7	Willie Powell	9
7	Elbert Williams	9
7	Jim Willis	9

ShutoutsSHO

1	Chet Brewer	3
1	Dick Matthews	3
1	Malvin Powell	3
1	Ted Trent	3
1	Elbert Williams	3
6	Half Pint Allen	2
6	Harry Cunningham	2
6	Willie Foster	2
6	Roy Parnell	2
6	Willie Powell	2
6	Harry Salmon	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Willie Foster	3.4
2	Bert Hunter	3.3
3	Dick Matthews	3.0
4	Barney Morris	2.7
5	Elbert Williams	2.5
6	Webster McDonald	2.3
7	Sam Thompson	2.1
8	Harry Salmon	2.1
9	Jim Willis	2.0
10	Tom Richardson	2.0

Earned Run Averagemin 61 IP

1	Dick Matthews	1.60
2	Joe Strong	2.07
3	Elbert Williams	2.19
4	Willie Foster	2.40
5	Henry Wright	2.52
6	Chet Brewer	2.56
7	Sam Thompson	2.58
8	Malvin Powell	2.60
9	Harry Salmon	2.61
10	Spoon Carter	2.65

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 61 IP

1	Elbert Williams	0.85
2	Dick Matthews	0.95
3	Jim Willis	1.01
4	Chet Brewer	1.05
5	Spoon Carter	1.05
6	Willie Foster	1.08
7	Sam Thompson	1.13
8	Porter Charleston	1.16
9	Bert Hunter	1.17
10	Henry Wright	1.19

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 61 IP

1	Willie Foster	2.44
2	Bert Hunter	2.68
3	Dick Matthews	2.75
4	Chet Brewer	2.88
5	Jim Willis	2.91
6	Barney Morris	3.00
7	Elbert Williams	3.04
8	Webster McDonald	3.09
9	Goose Curry	3.22
9	Joe Williams	3.22

Independent Black clubs

Led the Independent Black clubs — the first row of every table below.

There is no batting average table in this section, and that is not a gap in the record. Rate statistics need a qualifying line, and the one this site uses for 1932 is 189 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 61-game schedule. The Independent Black clubs played a far shorter league season than that, so no player in it reaches the line and no rate table can be built without comparing a handful of games to a full year. The counting tables above are unaffected: those are simply what the players did.

Batting9 categories

RunsR

1	Jake Stephens	58
2	Rap Dixon	50
3	Judy Johnson	47
4	Josh Gibson	46
5	Oscar Charleston	45
6	Ted Page	40
7	John Henry Russell	35
8	Jud Wilson	34
9	Walter Cannady	33
10	Harry Williams	28

HitsH

1	Oscar Charleston	79
1	Josh Gibson	79
3	Judy Johnson	76
4	John Henry Russell	74
5	Rap Dixon	71
6	Jake Stephens	68
7	Jud Wilson	64
8	Ted Page	62
9	Walter Cannady	54
10	Harry Williams	45

Doubles2B

1	Rap Dixon	20
2	Oscar Charleston	17
3	Josh Gibson	14
4	Ted Page	11
5	Clint Thomas	9
5	Jud Wilson	9
7	George Scales	7
7	Bill Yancey	7
9	Fats Jenkins	6
9	John Henry Russell	6
9	Jake Stephens	6
9	Harry Williams	6

Triples3B

1	Walter Cannady	6
1	Josh Gibson	6
3	John Henry Russell	5
4	Oscar Charleston	4
4	Rap Dixon	4
4	Fats Jenkins	4
4	Ted Page	4
8	Frank Duncan	3
8	Jake Stephens	3
8	Harry Williams	3

Home RunsHR

1	Josh Gibson	9
2	Rap Dixon	7
3	Oscar Charleston	4
3	Jud Wilson	4
5	Judy Johnson	3
6	Walter Cannady	2
6	Ted Page	2
6	Clint Thomas	2
9	Larry Brown	1
9	Tex Burnett	1
9	Satchel Paige	1
9	Ted Radcliffe	1
9	George Scales	1
9	Harry Williams	1

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Josh Gibson	47
2	Oscar Charleston	40
3	Rap Dixon	38
4	Jud Wilson	37
5	John Henry Russell	35
6	Judy Johnson	32
7	Walter Cannady	31
8	Jake Stephens	30
9	Ted Page	28
10	George Scales	25

WalksBB

1	Rap Dixon	34
1	Jake Stephens	34
3	Oscar Charleston	29
4	Josh Gibson	26
5	John Henry Russell	23
6	Ted Page	22
7	Judy Johnson	21
8	Jud Wilson	18
9	George Scales	12
10	Walter Cannady	11
10	Frank Duncan	11

Stolen BasesSB

1	Oscar Charleston	16
2	Rap Dixon	10
3	Jake Stephens	8
4	Ted Page	6
5	Fats Jenkins	5
6	Clint Thomas	4
6	Bill Yancey	4
8	Walter Cannady	3
8	Judy Johnson	3
8	Harry Williams	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Rap Dixon	2.7
2	Josh Gibson	2.5
3	Judy Johnson	1.8
4	Oscar Charleston	1.8
5	Jud Wilson	1.4
6	Clint Thomas	1.2
7	George Scales	1.0
8	Fats Jenkins	0.9
9	Ted Page	0.8
10	Jake Stephens	0.7

Pitching7 categories

WinsW

1	William Bell	12
2	Satchel Paige	9
2	Ted Radcliffe	9
4	Charlie Beverly	7
5	Sam Streeter	6
6	Bill Holland	5
6	Connie Rector	5
6	Roy S. Williams	5
9	Luther Farrell	2
9	Jesse Hubbard	2
9	Harry Kincannon	2
9	Neck Stanley	2

SavesSV

1	Satchel Paige	3
2	Charlie Beverly	1
2	Jesse Hubbard	1
2	Harry Kincannon	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Satchel Paige	126
2	William Bell	74
3	Sam Streeter	62
4	Charlie Beverly	61
5	Connie Rector	51
6	Ted Radcliffe	46
7	Bill Holland	42
8	Harry Kincannon	34
9	Roy S. Williams	28
10	Willie Gisentaner	20
10	Neck Stanley	20

Innings PitchedIP

1	William Bell	132.7
2	Satchel Paige	130.3
3	Ted Radcliffe	122.7
4	Sam Streeter	108.7
5	Charlie Beverly	96.0
6	Connie Rector	83.0
7	Bill Holland	77.7
8	Harry Kincannon	76.0
9	Roy S. Williams	68.0
10	Willie Gisentaner	48.3

Complete GamesCG

1	William Bell	12
1	Satchel Paige	12
3	Sam Streeter	11
4	Charlie Beverly	10
4	Ted Radcliffe	10
6	Bill Holland	8
6	Connie Rector	8
8	Willie Gisentaner	5
9	Roy S. Williams	4
10	Neck Stanley	3

ShutoutsSHO

1	Satchel Paige	3
2	Rube Curry	1
2	Bill Holland	1
2	Jesse Hubbard	1
2	Ted Radcliffe	1
2	Neck Stanley	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Satchel Paige	3.9
2	William Bell	3.2
3	Charlie Beverly	2.6
4	Connie Rector	2.3
5	Ted Radcliffe	1.9
6	Sam Streeter	1.8
7	Bill Holland	1.1
8	Harry Kincannon	1.0
9	Neck Stanley	1.0
10	Willie Gisentaner	0.7

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1932 is 189 plate appearances and 61 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 61 games per team, measured from the season files themselves — at the official rate of 3.1 plate appearances and one inning per team game. Batting average, on-base, slugging, OPS, earned run average and WHIP all use it; a player who came to the plate twice and got two hits does not appear at the top of the batting average table, which is exactly what that line is for. Counting statistics such as home runs and strikeouts have no minimum, because none is needed.

How the rankings were made

Wins above replacement in these tables is ours rather than the source database's, so it will not match a published figure exactly. Also: why every ranking stops at one league, and why some categories are missing on purpose.

Every ranking on this page is worked out inside one league. 1932 is counted as 4 separate leagues — American League, National League, Negro Leagues and Independent Black clubs, and a player is ranked only against the men in his own. Leading the American League and leading baseball are different claims, and the one we can make from these files is the first. There is no combined table anywhere on this page, because adding two leagues together would produce a number that no record book recognises.

There are 85 ranking tables here, 15 places deep. Players tied on a value share a place, so a table can run past ten rows when the tenth spot is shared, and a league with fewer than ten qualified players in a category is left out rather than shown as a top ten that is not one. A player who did none of the thing is not ranked in it either — a shutout table lists the pitchers who threw one, not the hundreds who threw none tied on zero. Some categories are missing on purpose: nobody leads a league in strikeouts at the plate, in losses, or in home runs allowed. A ranking is meant to mark an achievement, so only achievements are ranked.

Wins above replacement on this page is ours, not the source database's. The hitting and pitching files carry a WAR column that we compute here from the same season lines you see, using park factors and a run environment worked out per season. Published versions elsewhere use different methods and will not match ours exactly. Every other column is the record as the database supplies it.

Names on this page lead to that player's own record. Most of them open a full career page with every season he appeared in. Some open a summary screen instead — we pre-build pages for the players people look for, and everyone else is assembled on demand from the same files, so the numbers are identical either way even though the address looks different.

Data for 1871 to 2025: Lahman Baseball Database 2025, compiled by SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) and licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported. Negro Leagues data licensed from Seamheads.com and included under SABR major-league recommendations (2021-02-11, 2024-06-03). This page ranks the 1932 season lines published on this site, league by league, with WAR worked out here. — the WAR columns are computed here — and they are published under the same CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported licence, as ShareAlike requires. That database is published once a season is complete, so the 2026 figures on this site come from a different place: the MLB Stats API, whose notice reads “Copyright 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Use of any content on this page acknowledges agreement to the terms posted here http://gdx.mlb.com/components/copyright.txt”. Those numbers are MLB Advanced Media, L.P.’s, not SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)’s, and they carry that notice rather than the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported licence above. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Major League Baseball or any of its clubs.