1941 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

3 leagues · 152 team games · 62 ranking tables · 2 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Dolph CamilliNational League
Joe DiMaggioAmerican 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	Ted Williams	135
2	Joe DiMaggio	122
3	Dom DiMaggio	117
4	Harlond Clift	108
5	Tommy Henrich	106
5	Red Rolfe	106
5	Cecil Travis	106
8	Joe Gordon	104
9	Charlie Keller	102
10	Joe Kuhel	99

HitsH

1	Cecil Travis	218
2	Jeff Heath	199
3	Joe DiMaggio	193
4	Luke Appling	186
5	Ted Williams	185
6	Doc Cramer	180
7	Sam Chapman	178
8	George Case	176
9	Buddy Lewis	169
10	Dom DiMaggio	165
10	Taffy Wright	165

Doubles2B

1	Lou Boudreau	45
2	Joe DiMaggio	43
3	Wally Judnich	40
4	Joe Kuhel	39
4	Cecil Travis	39
6	Joe Cronin	38
7	Dom DiMaggio	37
8	Taffy Wright	35
9	Harlond Clift	33
9	Ted Williams	33

Triples3B

1	Jeff Heath	20
2	Cecil Travis	19
3	Ken Keltner	13
4	Joe DiMaggio	11
4	Buddy Lewis	11
4	Mickey Vernon	11
4	Gee Walker	11
8	Bruce Campbell	10
8	Lou Finney	10
8	Charlie Keller	10

Home RunsHR

1	Ted Williams	37
2	Charlie Keller	33
3	Tommy Henrich	31
4	Joe DiMaggio	30
5	Rudy York	27
6	Sam Chapman	25
7	Joe Gordon	24
7	Jeff Heath	24
9	Ken Keltner	23
10	Bob Johnson	22

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Joe DiMaggio	125
2	Jeff Heath	123
3	Charlie Keller	122
4	Ted Williams	120
5	Rudy York	111
6	Bob Johnson	107
7	Sam Chapman	106
8	Jimmie Foxx	105
9	Jim Tabor	101
9	Cecil Travis	101

WalksBB

1	Ted Williams	147
2	Roy Cullenbine	121
3	Harlond Clift	113
4	Charlie Keller	102
5	Charlie Gehringer	95
5	Bob Johnson	95
5	Benny McCoy	95
8	Jimmie Foxx	93
9	Rudy York	92
10	Dom DiMaggio	90

Stolen BasesSB

1	George Case	33
2	Joe Kuhel	20
3	Jeff Heath	18
4	Mike Kreevich	17
4	Jim Tabor	17
6	Phil Rizzuto	14
7	Dom DiMaggio	13
8	Luke Appling	12
8	Gee Walker	12
10	Don Kolloway	11

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ted Williams	12.9
2	Joe DiMaggio	11.5
3	Cecil Travis	8.7
4	Charlie Keller	8.3
5	Sam Chapman	8.1
6	Jeff Heath	6.7
7	Roy Cullenbine	6.6
8	Joe Cronin	6.4
9	Luke Appling	6.0
10	Wally Judnich	6.0

Batting Averagemin 471 PA

1	Ted Williams	.406
2	Cecil Travis	.359
3	Joe DiMaggio	.357
4	Jeff Heath	.340
5	Dick Siebert	.334
6	Barney McCosky	.324
7	Sam Chapman	.322
7	Taffy Wright	.322
9	Roy Cullenbine	.317
10	Luke Appling	.314

On-Base Percentagemin 471 PA

1	Ted Williams	.553
2	Roy Cullenbine	.452
3	Joe DiMaggio	.440
4	Charlie Keller	.416
5	Jimmie Foxx	.412
6	Cecil Travis	.410
7	Joe Cronin	.406
8	Barney McCosky	.401
9	Luke Appling	.399
9	Taffy Wright	.399

Slugging Percentagemin 471 PA

1	Ted Williams	.735
2	Joe DiMaggio	.643
3	Jeff Heath	.586
4	Charlie Keller	.580
5	Sam Chapman	.543
6	Cecil Travis	.520
7	Tommy Henrich	.519
8	Joe Cronin	.508
9	Jimmie Foxx	.505
10	Ken Keltner	.485

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 471 PA

1	Ted Williams	1.287
2	Joe DiMaggio	1.083
3	Charlie Keller	.996
4	Jeff Heath	.982
5	Cecil Travis	.930
6	Sam Chapman	.921
7	Roy Cullenbine	.917
7	Jimmie Foxx	.917
9	Joe Cronin	.914
10	Tommy Henrich	.895

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Bob Feller	25
2	Thornton Lee	22
3	Dick Newsome	19
4	Dutch Leonard	18
5	Al Benton	15
5	Lefty Gomez	15
5	Red Ruffing	15
8	Elden Auker	14
8	Marius Russo	14
10	Sid Hudson	13
10	Jack Knott	13
10	Bob Muncrief	13
10	Johnny Rigney	13
10	Eddie Smith	13

SavesSV

1	Johnny Murphy	15
2	Al Benton	7
2	Tom Ferrick	7
4	Mike Ryba	6
5	Clint Brown	5
5	Joe Heving	5
7	Spud Chandler	4
8	George Caster	3
8	Bump Hadley	3
8	Walt Masterson	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Bob Feller	260
2	Bobo Newsom	175
3	Thornton Lee	130
4	Johnny Rigney	119
5	Mickey Harris	111
5	Eddie Smith	111
7	Sid Hudson	108
8	Hal Newhouser	106
9	Marius Russo	105
10	Ken Chase	98

Innings PitchedIP

1	Bob Feller	343.0
2	Thornton Lee	300.3
3	Eddie Smith	263.3
4	Dutch Leonard	256.0
5	Bobo Newsom	250.3
6	Sid Hudson	249.7
7	Johnny Rigney	237.0
8	Al Milnar	229.3
9	Elden Auker	216.0
10	Bob Muncrief	214.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Thornton Lee	30
2	Bob Feller	28
3	Eddie Smith	21
4	Dutch Leonard	19
4	Ted Lyons	19
6	Johnny Rigney	18
7	Sid Hudson	17
7	Dick Newsome	17
7	Marius Russo	17
10	Phil Marchildon	14

ShutoutsSHO

1	Bob Feller	6
2	Spud Chandler	4
2	Johnny Humphries	4
2	Dutch Leonard	4
5	Sid Hudson	3
5	Thornton Lee	3
5	Johnny Rigney	3
5	Marius Russo	3
5	Charlie Wagner	3
10	Denny Galehouse	2
10	Lefty Gomez	2
10	Bob Harris	2
10	Ted Lyons	2
10	Bob Muncrief	2
10	Bobo Newsom	2
10	Dick Newsome	2
10	Red Ruffing	2
10	Al Smith	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Dutch Leonard	5.4
2	Bob Feller	4.9
3	Thornton Lee	4.4
4	Bobo Newsom	4.0
5	Sid Hudson	3.4
6	Ted Lyons	3.3
7	Marius Russo	3.2
8	Eddie Smith	3.0
9	Mickey Harris	2.9
10	Schoolboy Rowe	2.4

Earned Run Averagemin 152 IP

1	Thornton Lee	2.37
2	Al Benton	2.97
3	Charlie Wagner	3.08
4	Marius Russo	3.09
5	Bob Feller	3.15
6	Eddie Smith	3.18
7	Spud Chandler	3.19
8	Mickey Harris	3.25
9	Dutch Leonard	3.44
10	Sid Hudson	3.46

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 152 IP

1	Thornton Lee	1.17
2	Al Benton	1.24
3	Red Ruffing	1.24
4	Spud Chandler	1.26
5	Ted Lyons	1.26
6	Dutch Leonard	1.27
7	Bob Muncrief	1.28
8	Denny Galehouse	1.32
9	Atley Donald	1.32
10	Johnny Rigney	1.33

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 152 IP

1	Dutch Leonard	3.07
2	Ted Lyons	3.41
3	Mickey Harris	3.42
4	Marius Russo	3.56
5	Spud Chandler	3.57
6	Bob Feller	3.60
7	Bobo Newsom	3.63
8	Thornton Lee	3.68
9	Sid Hudson	3.74
10	Al Smith	3.93

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Pete Reiser	117
2	Stan Hack	111
3	Joe Medwick	100
4	Elbie Fletcher	95
4	Johnny Rucker	95
6	Dolph Camilli	92
7	Babe Young	90
8	Mel Ott	89
9	Dixie Walker	88
10	Terry Moore	86

HitsH

1	Stan Hack	186
2	Pete Reiser	184
3	Danny Litwhiler	180
4	Johnny Rucker	179
5	Joe Medwick	171
6	Jimmy Brown	168
6	Nick Etten	168
8	Dixie Walker	165
9	Billy Herman	163
10	Frank McCormick	162

Doubles2B

1	Johnny Mize	39
1	Pete Reiser	39
3	Johnny Rucker	38
4	Dom Dallessandro	36
5	Stan Hack	33
5	Joe Medwick	33
7	Dixie Walker	32
8	Frank McCormick	31
8	Lou Stringer	31
10	Billy Herman	30

Triples3B

1	Pete Reiser	17
2	Elbie Fletcher	13
3	Johnny Hopp	11
4	Bob Elliott	10
4	Joe Medwick	10
6	Jimmy Brown	9
6	Johnny Rucker	9
6	Enos Slaughter	9
9	Johnny Mize	8
9	Gene Moore	8
9	Dixie Walker	8

Home RunsHR

1	Dolph Camilli	34
2	Mel Ott	27
3	Bill Nicholson	26
4	Babe Young	25
5	Babe Dahlgren	23
6	Vince DiMaggio	21
7	Danny Litwhiler	18
7	Joe Medwick	18
9	Frank McCormick	17
10	Johnny Mize	16

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Dolph Camilli	120
2	Babe Young	104
3	Vince DiMaggio	100
3	Johnny Mize	100
5	Bill Nicholson	98
6	Frank McCormick	97
7	Mel Ott	90
8	Babe Dahlgren	89
9	Joe Medwick	88
10	Dom Dallessandro	85

WalksBB

1	Elbie Fletcher	118
2	Dolph Camilli	104
3	Mel Ott	100
4	Stan Hack	99
5	Nick Etten	82
5	Bill Nicholson	82
7	Cookie Lavagetto	80
8	Lonny Frey	72
8	Max West	72
10	Johnny Mize	70
10	Dixie Walker	70

Stolen BasesSB

1	Danny Murtaugh	18
2	Stan Benjamin	17
3	Lonny Frey	16
3	Lee Handley	16
5	Johnny Hopp	15
6	Billy Werber	14
7	Bama Rowell	11
8	Vince DiMaggio	10
8	Stan Hack	10
8	Buddy Hassett	10
8	Pee Wee Reese	10

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Pete Reiser	8.3
2	Dolph Camilli	6.3
3	Stan Hack	5.9
4	Danny Litwhiler	5.6
5	Elbie Fletcher	5.4
6	Vince DiMaggio	5.3
7	Mel Ott	5.1
8	Johnny Mize	5.0
9	Dixie Walker	4.5
10	Joe Medwick	4.5

Batting Averagemin 471 PA

1	Pete Reiser	.343
2	Johnny Cooney	.319
3	Joe Medwick	.318
4	Stan Hack	.317
4	Johnny Mize	.317
6	Nick Etten	.311
6	Enos Slaughter	.311
6	Dixie Walker	.311
9	Jimmy Brown	.306
10	Danny Litwhiler	.305

On-Base Percentagemin 471 PA

1	Elbie Fletcher	.421
2	Stan Hack	.417
3	Dolph Camilli	.407
4	Johnny Mize	.406
4	Pete Reiser	.406
6	Nick Etten	.405
7	Mel Ott	.403
8	Dixie Walker	.391
9	Enos Slaughter	.390
10	Cookie Lavagetto	.388

Slugging Percentagemin 471 PA

1	Pete Reiser	.558
2	Dolph Camilli	.556
3	Johnny Mize	.535
4	Joe Medwick	.517
5	Enos Slaughter	.496
6	Mel Ott	.495
7	Danny Litwhiler	.466
8	Babe Young	.462
9	Babe Dahlgren	.459
10	Elbie Fletcher	.457

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 471 PA

1	Pete Reiser	.964
2	Dolph Camilli	.962
3	Johnny Mize	.941
4	Mel Ott	.898
5	Enos Slaughter	.886
6	Joe Medwick	.881
7	Elbie Fletcher	.878
8	Nick Etten	.859
9	Stan Hack	.844
10	Dixie Walker	.843

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Kirby Higbe	22
1	Whit Wyatt	22
3	Elmer Riddle	19
3	Bucky Walters	19
5	Max Butcher	17
5	Lon Warneke	17
5	Ernie White	17
8	Johnny Vander Meer	16
9	Hugh Casey	14
9	Claude Passeau	14
9	Rip Sewell	14

SavesSV

1	Jumbo Brown	8
2	Hugh Casey	7
2	Bill Crouch	7
4	Ike Pearson	6
5	Joe Beggs	5
5	Ira Hutchinson	5
7	Bob Klinger	4
7	Jake Mooty	4
9	Mace Brown	3
9	Tom Earley	3
9	Kirby Higbe	3
9	Max Lanier	3
9	Bill Lohrman	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Johnny Vander Meer	202
2	Whit Wyatt	176
3	Bucky Walters	129
4	Kirby Higbe	121
5	Mort Cooper	118
6	Ernie White	117
7	Cliff Melton	100
8	Max Lanier	93
9	Paul Erickson	85
10	Lon Warneke	83

Innings PitchedIP

1	Bucky Walters	302.0
2	Kirby Higbe	298.0
3	Whit Wyatt	288.3
4	Rip Sewell	249.0
5	Lon Warneke	246.0
6	Jim Tobin	238.0
7	Max Butcher	236.0
8	Claude Passeau	231.0
9	Paul Derringer	228.3
10	Johnny Vander Meer	226.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Bucky Walters	27
2	Whit Wyatt	23
3	Claude Passeau	20
3	Jim Tobin	20
5	Max Butcher	19
5	Kirby Higbe	19
7	Rip Sewell	18
7	Johnny Vander Meer	18
9	Paul Derringer	17
10	Elmer Riddle	15

ShutoutsSHO

1	Whit Wyatt	7
2	Johnny Vander Meer	6
3	Curt Davis	5
3	Bucky Walters	5
5	Elmer Riddle	4
5	Lon Warneke	4
7	Harry Gumbert	3
7	Cliff Melton	3
7	Claude Passeau	3
7	Hal Schumacher	3
7	Jim Tobin	3
7	Ernie White	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Whit Wyatt	6.7
2	Bucky Walters	5.7
3	Johnny Vander Meer	4.6
4	Claude Passeau	3.9
5	Ernie White	3.3
6	Max Butcher	3.3
7	Elmer Riddle	3.2
8	Paul Derringer	3.1
9	Jim Tobin	3.0
10	Max Lanier	2.8

Earned Run Averagemin 152 IP

1	Elmer Riddle	2.24
2	Whit Wyatt	2.34
3	Ernie White	2.40
4	Johnny Vander Meer	2.82
5	Max Lanier	2.82
6	Bucky Walters	2.83
7	Curt Davis	2.97
8	Cliff Melton	3.01
9	Max Butcher	3.05
10	Harry Gumbert	3.06

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 152 IP

1	Whit Wyatt	1.06
2	Curt Davis	1.09
3	Elmer Riddle	1.10
4	Ernie White	1.14
5	Max Lanier	1.21
6	Jim Tobin	1.21
7	Rip Sewell	1.24
8	Cliff Melton	1.25
9	Harry Gumbert	1.25
10	Lon Warneke	1.26

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 152 IP

1	Whit Wyatt	2.91
2	Max Lanier	3.10
3	Johnny Vander Meer	3.16
4	Curt Davis	3.23
5	Bucky Walters	3.27
6	Bill Lee	3.34
7	Claude Passeau	3.36
8	Bill Lohrman	3.36
9	Elmer Riddle	3.43
10	Si Johnson	3.47

Negro Leagues in 1941

16 more ranking tables from 1941. 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.

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 1941 is 471 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 152-game schedule. The Negro Leagues 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	Buck Leonard	60
2	Bill Hoskins	56
3	Howard Easterling	49
4	Goose Curry	48
5	Monte Irvin	47
6	Fran Matthews	43
6	Felton Snow	43
8	Tommy Butts	39
9	David Whatley	37
10	Clarence Isreal	36
10	Tetelo Vargas	36
10	Chester Williams	36

HitsH

1	Monte Irvin	77
2	Johnny Washington	72
3	Bill Hoskins	69
4	Buck Leonard	68
5	Goose Curry	66
6	Howard Easterling	62
6	Tetelo Vargas	62
8	Jerry Benjamin	61
9	Leon Day	60
10	Roy Parnell	59
10	Henry Spearman	59

Doubles2B

1	Monte Irvin	15
2	David Whatley	14
3	Henry Spearman	13
3	Tetelo Vargas	13
5	Leon Day	12
5	Buck Leonard	12
7	Roy Campanella	11
7	Howard Easterling	11
7	Roy Parnell	11
7	Felton Snow	11
7	Johnny Washington	11
7	Jud Wilson	11

Triples3B

1	Johnny Washington	8
2	Bill Hoskins	7
2	Buck Leonard	7
4	Joe Greene	6
4	Tetelo Vargas	6
6	Pancho Coimbre	5
6	Leon Day	5
8	Charlie Biot	4
8	Willard Brown	4
8	Howard Easterling	4

Home RunsHR

1	Buck Leonard	13
2	Bill Hoskins	12
3	Monte Irvin	11
4	Willard Brown	6
4	Howard Easterling	6
4	Ted Strong	6
7	Fran Matthews	5
8	Roy Campanella	4
8	Clemente Carreras	4
8	Johnny Davis	4
8	Lennie Pearson	4
8	Jim Starks	4
8	David Whatley	4

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Monte Irvin	54
2	Bill Hoskins	50
2	Buck Leonard	50
4	Howard Easterling	39
5	Henry Spearman	38
6	Felton Snow	37
7	Johnny Washington	36
8	Tetelo Vargas	35
9	Willard Brown	34
10	Jud Wilson	31

WalksBB

1	Buck Leonard	40
2	Goose Curry	37
3	Fran Matthews	28
3	Ted Strong	28
5	Chester Williams	26
6	Jim West	25
7	Jerry Benjamin	23
7	Roy Parnell	23
9	Monte Irvin	22
10	Willie Simms	21

Stolen BasesSB

1	Henry Kimbro	16
2	Willard Brown	14
3	Johnny Washington	13
4	Matt Carlisle	10
5	Buddy Armour	9
5	Charlie Biot	9
7	Jerry Benjamin	8
7	Howard Easterling	8
7	Willie Simms	8
10	Goose Curry	7
10	Monte Irvin	7

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Monte Irvin	4.1
2	Buck Leonard	3.9
3	Bill Hoskins	2.8
4	Ted Strong	2.3
5	Leon Day	2.3
6	Willard Brown	2.2
7	Tetelo Vargas	2.1
8	Howard Easterling	2.0
9	Roy Campanella	1.7
9	Jud Wilson	1.7

Pitching7 categories

WinsW

1	Terris McDuffie	11
2	Hilton Smith	10
3	Dave Barnhill	9
3	Bill Byrd	9
5	Ray Brown	8
5	Max Manning	8
5	Satchel Paige	8
8	Emery Adams	7
8	Dan Bankhead	7
8	Henry McHenry	7
8	Roy K. Williams	7

SavesSV

1	Ray Brown	3
1	Hilton Smith	3
3	Bill Byrd	2
3	Jonas Gaines	2
3	Ted Radcliffe	2
6	Ted Alexander	1
6	Frank Bradley	1
6	Preacher Henry	1
6	Jimmy Hill	1
6	Fred Hobgood	1
6	Leniel Hooker	1
6	Jesse Houston	1
6	Carrenza Howard	1
6	Connie Johnson	1
6	Frank McAllister	1
6	Terris McDuffie	1
6	Connie Rector	1
6	Neck Stanley	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Dave Barnhill	109
2	Terris McDuffie	82
3	Max Manning	80
4	Jimmy Hill	75
5	Ray Brown	70
6	Henry McHenry	67
6	Hilton Smith	67
8	Bill Byrd	62
9	Jonas Gaines	60
10	Satchel Paige	56

Innings PitchedIP

1	Henry McHenry	144.0
2	Terris McDuffie	132.0
3	Ray Brown	129.3
4	Dave Barnhill	122.3
5	Max Manning	113.7
6	Jimmy Hill	106.3
7	Roy K. Williams	102.0
8	Bill Byrd	101.0
9	Neck Stanley	92.7
10	Hilton Smith	92.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Henry McHenry	15
2	Ray Brown	13
3	Dave Barnhill	12
4	Terris McDuffie	11
5	Bill Byrd	10
6	Bill Anderson	9
6	Joe Fillmore	9
8	Emery Adams	8
8	Edsall Walker	8
8	Roy K. Williams	8

ShutoutsSHO

1	Jonas Gaines	4
2	Emery Adams	3
2	Terris McDuffie	3
4	Dan Bankhead	2
4	Bill Byrd	2
4	Johnny Markham	2
4	Henry McHenry	2
4	Hilton Smith	2
4	Johnny Wright	2
10	Jesse Brown	1
10	Allen Bryant	1
10	Ches Buchanan	1
10	Felix Evans	1
10	Willie Ferrell	1
10	Jimmy Hill	1
10	Fred Hobgood	1
10	Robert Keys	1
10	Gready McKinnis	1
10	Roy Partlow	1
10	George Walker	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Terris McDuffie	3.6
2	Dave Barnhill	3.0
3	Hilton Smith	2.8
4	Ray Brown	2.8
5	Bill Byrd	2.8
6	Henry McHenry	2.6
7	Satchel Paige	2.4
8	Jonas Gaines	2.2
9	Max Manning	2.0
10	Frank Bradley	1.6

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1941 is 471 plate appearances and 152 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 152 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. 1941 is counted as 3 separate leagues — American League, National League and Negro Leagues, 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 62 ranking tables here, 20 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 1941 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.