1946 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

3 leagues · 153 team games · 62 ranking tables · 2 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Stan MusialNational League
Ted WilliamsAmerican 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	142
2	Johnny Pesky	115
3	Eddie Lake	105
4	Charlie Keller	98
5	Bobby Doerr	95
6	Tommy Henrich	92
7	Hank Greenberg	91
8	Mickey Vernon	88
9	Dom DiMaggio	85
10	Stan Spence	83

HitsH

1	Johnny Pesky	208
2	Mickey Vernon	207
3	Luke Appling	180
4	Ted Williams	176
5	Buddy Lewis	170
6	Dom DiMaggio	169
6	Stan Spence	169
8	George Kell	168
9	Rudy York	160
10	Bobby Doerr	158

Doubles2B

1	Mickey Vernon	51
2	Stan Spence	50
3	Johnny Pesky	43
4	Ted Williams	37
5	Bobby Doerr	34
6	Hank Edwards	33
7	Jeff Heath	32
8	Lou Boudreau	30
8	Rudy York	30
10	Johnny Berardino	29
10	Hank Greenberg	29
10	Charlie Keller	29

Triples3B

1	Hank Edwards	16
2	Buddy Lewis	13
3	Charlie Keller	10
3	George Kell	10
3	Stan Spence	10
6	Bobby Doerr	9
6	Al Zarilla	9
8	Joe DiMaggio	8
8	Jerry Priddy	8
8	Mickey Vernon	8
8	Ted Williams	8

Home RunsHR

1	Hank Greenberg	44
2	Ted Williams	38
3	Charlie Keller	30
4	Pat Seerey	26
5	Joe DiMaggio	25
6	Sam Chapman	20
7	Tommy Henrich	19
8	Bobby Doerr	18
9	Rudy York	17
10	Jeff Heath	16
10	Chet Laabs	16
10	Aaron Robinson	16
10	Stan Spence	16

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Hank Greenberg	127
2	Ted Williams	123
3	Rudy York	119
4	Bobby Doerr	116
5	Charlie Keller	101
6	Joe DiMaggio	95
7	Stan Spence	87
8	Mickey Vernon	85
9	Jeff Heath	84
10	Tommy Henrich	83

WalksBB

1	Ted Williams	156
2	Charlie Keller	113
3	Eddie Lake	103
4	Roy Cullenbine	88
5	Tommy Henrich	87
6	Rudy York	86
7	Hank Greenberg	80
8	Jeff Heath	73
9	Luke Appling	71
10	Hal Wagner	69

Stolen BasesSB

1	George Case	28
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	18
3	Eddie Lake	15
4	Don Kolloway	14
4	Phil Rizzuto	14
4	Mickey Vernon	14
7	Dom DiMaggio	10
7	Taffy Wright	10
9	Cass Michaels	9
9	Johnny Pesky	9
9	Jerry Priddy	9
9	Thurman Tucker	9
9	Elmer Valo	9

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ted Williams	13.2
2	Stan Spence	7.9
3	Johnny Pesky	7.8
4	Charlie Keller	7.7
5	Bobby Doerr	7.2
6	Hank Greenberg	6.8
7	Dom DiMaggio	6.5
8	Luke Appling	6.4
9	Joe DiMaggio	6.3
10	Mickey Vernon	6.3

Batting Averagemin 474 PA

1	Mickey Vernon	.353
2	Ted Williams	.342
3	Johnny Pesky	.335
4	George Kell	.322
5	Dom DiMaggio	.316
6	Luke Appling	.309
7	Vern Stephens	.307
8	Hank Edwards	.301
9	Lou Boudreau	.293
10	Buddy Lewis	.292
10	Stan Spence	.292

On-Base Percentagemin 474 PA

1	Ted Williams	.497
2	Charlie Keller	.405
3	Mickey Vernon	.403
4	Johnny Pesky	.401
5	Dom DiMaggio	.393
6	Luke Appling	.384
7	Jeff Heath	.374
8	Hank Greenberg	.373
9	George Kell	.372
10	Rudy York	.371

Slugging Percentagemin 474 PA

1	Ted Williams	.667
2	Hank Greenberg	.604
3	Charlie Keller	.533
4	Joe DiMaggio	.511
5	Hank Edwards	.509
6	Mickey Vernon	.508
7	Stan Spence	.497
8	Jeff Heath	.473
9	Pat Seerey	.470
10	Vern Stephens	.460

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 474 PA

1	Ted Williams	1.164
2	Hank Greenberg	.977
3	Charlie Keller	.938
4	Mickey Vernon	.910
5	Joe DiMaggio	.878
6	Hank Edwards	.870
7	Stan Spence	.861
8	Jeff Heath	.847
9	Johnny Pesky	.827
10	Dom DiMaggio	.820

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Bob Feller	26
1	Hal Newhouser	26
3	Dave Ferriss	25
4	Spud Chandler	20
4	Tex Hughson	20
6	Mickey Harris	17
6	Dizzy Trout	17
8	Bill Bevens	16
9	Mickey Haefner	14
9	Fred Hutchinson	14
9	Bobo Newsom	14
9	Virgil Trucks	14

SavesSV

1	Bob Klinger	9
2	Earl Caldwell	8
3	Johnny Murphy	7
4	Tom Ferrick	6
5	George Caster	4
5	Bob Feller	4
5	Steve Gromek	4
8	Tiny Bonham	3
8	Dave Ferriss	3
8	Tex Hughson	3
8	Earl Johnson	3
8	Bill Kennedy	3
8	Joe Page	3
8	Dizzy Trout	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Bob Feller	348
2	Hal Newhouser	275
3	Tex Hughson	172
4	Virgil Trucks	161
5	Dizzy Trout	151
6	Spud Chandler	138
6	Fred Hutchinson	138
8	Mickey Harris	131
9	Bill Bevens	120
10	Bobo Newsom	114

Innings PitchedIP

1	Bob Feller	371.3
2	Hal Newhouser	292.7
3	Tex Hughson	278.0
4	Dizzy Trout	276.3
5	Dave Ferriss	274.0
6	Spud Chandler	257.3
7	Bill Bevens	249.7
8	Bobo Newsom	236.7
8	Virgil Trucks	236.7
10	Eddie Lopat	231.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Bob Feller	36
2	Hal Newhouser	29
3	Dave Ferriss	26
4	Dizzy Trout	23
5	Tex Hughson	21
6	Spud Chandler	20
6	Eddie Lopat	20
8	Bill Bevens	18
9	Mickey Haefner	17
9	Bobo Newsom	17

ShutoutsSHO

1	Bob Feller	10
2	Spud Chandler	6
2	Dave Ferriss	6
2	Tex Hughson	6
2	Hal Newhouser	6
6	Dizzy Trout	5
7	Jesse Flores	4
8	Bill Bevens	3
8	Fred Hutchinson	3
8	Jack Kramer	3
8	Bobo Newsom	3
8	Allie Reynolds	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Bob Feller	9.4
2	Hal Newhouser	8.6
3	Tex Hughson	6.6
4	Spud Chandler	5.0
5	Dizzy Trout	5.0
6	Dave Ferriss	4.4
7	Bill Bevens	4.3
8	Fred Hutchinson	3.9
9	Bobo Newsom	3.6
10	Virgil Trucks	3.3

Earned Run Averagemin 153 IP

1	Hal Newhouser	1.94
2	Spud Chandler	2.10
3	Bob Feller	2.18
4	Bill Bevens	2.23
5	Jesse Flores	2.32
6	Dizzy Trout	2.35
7	Eddie Lopat	2.73
8	Tex Hughson	2.75
9	Mickey Haefner	2.85
10	Bobo Newsom	2.93

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 153 IP

1	Hal Newhouser	1.07
2	Tex Hughson	1.09
3	Spud Chandler	1.13
4	Eddie Lopat	1.14
5	Bob Feller	1.16
6	Bill Bevens	1.17
7	Jesse Flores	1.19
8	Fred Hutchinson	1.21
9	Dizzy Trout	1.23
9	Virgil Trucks	1.23

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 153 IP

1	Hal Newhouser	2.17
2	Bob Feller	2.36
3	Tex Hughson	2.62
4	Spud Chandler	2.93
5	Fred Hutchinson	3.09
6	Dizzy Trout	3.10
7	Denny Galehouse	3.10
8	Bill Bevens	3.15
9	Bobo Newsom	3.24
10	Dutch Leonard	3.29

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Stan Musial	124
2	Enos Slaughter	100
3	Eddie Stanky	98
4	Red Schoendienst	94
5	Phil Cavarretta	89
6	Tommy Holmes	80
6	Dixie Walker	80
8	Pee Wee Reese	79
9	Whitey Kurowski	76
10	Peanuts Lowrey	75
10	Pete Reiser	75

HitsH

1	Stan Musial	228
2	Dixie Walker	184
3	Enos Slaughter	183
4	Tommy Holmes	176
5	Red Schoendienst	170
6	Del Ennis	169
7	Whitey Kurowski	156
8	Pee Wee Reese	154
9	Johnny Wyrostek	153
10	Phil Cavarretta	150

Doubles2B

1	Stan Musial	50
2	Tommy Holmes	35
3	Whitey Kurowski	32
4	Billy Herman	31
5	Del Ennis	30
5	Enos Slaughter	30
5	Johnny Wyrostek	30
8	Marty Marion	29
8	Jim Russell	29
8	Dixie Walker	29

Triples3B

1	Stan Musial	20
2	Phil Cavarretta	10
2	Pee Wee Reese	10
4	Dixie Walker	9
5	Elbie Fletcher	8
5	Johnny Hopp	8
5	Eddie Lukon	8
5	Connie Ryan	8
5	Enos Slaughter	8
10	Bert Haas	7
10	Lee Handley	7
10	Eddie Stanky	7
10	Ed Stevens	7

Home RunsHR

1	Ralph Kiner	23
2	Johnny Mize	22
3	Enos Slaughter	18
4	Del Ennis	17
5	Stan Musial	16
5	Ron Northey	16
7	Jack Graham	14
7	Grady Hatton	14
7	Whitey Kurowski	14
10	Willard Marshall	13

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Enos Slaughter	130
2	Dixie Walker	116
3	Stan Musial	103
4	Whitey Kurowski	89
5	Ralph Kiner	81
6	Tommy Holmes	79
7	Phil Cavarretta	78
8	Del Ennis	73
8	Pete Reiser	73
10	Johnny Mize	70

WalksBB

1	Eddie Stanky	137
2	Elbie Fletcher	111
3	Phil Cavarretta	88
4	Pee Wee Reese	87
5	Stan Hack	83
6	Ralph Kiner	74
7	Stan Musial	73
8	Whitey Kurowski	72
9	Johnny Wyrostek	70
10	Billy Herman	69
10	Enos Slaughter	69

Stolen BasesSB

1	Pete Reiser	34
2	Bert Haas	22
3	Johnny Hopp	21
4	Bobby Adams	16
5	Dixie Walker	14
6	Buddy Blattner	12
6	Red Schoendienst	12
6	Harry Walker	12
9	Dain Clay	11
9	Jim Russell	11

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Stan Musial	10.1
2	Whitey Kurowski	6.6
3	Johnny Mize	6.4
4	Del Ennis	6.2
5	Pee Wee Reese	6.0
6	Eddie Stanky	5.8
7	Johnny Wyrostek	5.7
8	Phil Cavarretta	5.5
9	Enos Slaughter	5.0
10	Tommy Holmes	4.5

Batting Averagemin 474 PA

1	Stan Musial	.365
2	Johnny Hopp	.333
3	Dixie Walker	.319
4	Del Ennis	.313
5	Tommy Holmes	.310
6	Whitey Kurowski	.301
7	Enos Slaughter	.300
8	Billy Herman	.298
9	Phil Cavarretta	.294
10	Sid Gordon	.293

On-Base Percentagemin 474 PA

1	Eddie Stanky	.436
2	Stan Musial	.434
3	Phil Cavarretta	.401
4	Billy Herman	.395
5	Whitey Kurowski	.391
5	Dixie Walker	.391
7	Johnny Hopp	.386
8	Elbie Fletcher	.384
8	Pee Wee Reese	.384
10	Sid Gordon	.380

Slugging Percentagemin 474 PA

1	Stan Musial	.587
2	Del Ennis	.485
3	Enos Slaughter	.465
4	Whitey Kurowski	.462
5	Dixie Walker	.448
6	Ron Northey	.441
7	Johnny Hopp	.440
8	Phil Cavarretta	.435
9	Ralph Kiner	.430
10	Pete Reiser	.428

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 474 PA

1	Stan Musial	1.021
2	Whitey Kurowski	.853
3	Del Ennis	.849
4	Dixie Walker	.839
5	Enos Slaughter	.838
6	Phil Cavarretta	.836
7	Johnny Hopp	.827
8	Billy Herman	.808
9	Tommy Holmes	.801
10	Grady Hatton	.791

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Howie Pollet	21
2	Johnny Sain	20
3	Kirby Higbe	17
4	Harry Brecheen	15
4	Murry Dickson	15
6	Joe Hatten	14
6	Dave Koslo	14
6	Hank Wyse	14
9	Mort Cooper	13
9	Vic Lombardi	13
9	Fritz Ostermueller	13

SavesSV

1	Ken Raffensberger	6
2	Hugh Casey	5
2	Art Herring	5
2	Andy Karl	5
2	Howie Pollet	5
6	Hank Behrman	4
6	Harry Gumbert	4
6	Bill Posedel	4
6	Charley Schanz	4
6	Gene Thompson	4

StrikeoutsSO

1	Johnny Schmitz	135
2	Kirby Higbe	134
3	Johnny Sain	129
4	Dave Koslo	121
5	Harry Brecheen	117
6	Howie Pollet	107
7	Ewell Blackwell	100
8	Hank Borowy	95
9	Johnny Vander Meer	94
10	Bill Voiselle	89

Innings PitchedIP

1	Howie Pollet	266.0
2	Dave Koslo	265.3
3	Johnny Sain	265.0
4	Harry Brecheen	231.3
5	Johnny Schmitz	224.3
6	Joe Hatten	222.0
7	Kirby Higbe	210.7
8	Johnny Vander Meer	204.3
9	Hank Wyse	201.3
10	Hank Borowy	201.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Johnny Sain	24
2	Howie Pollet	22
3	Dave Koslo	17
4	Fritz Ostermueller	16
5	Mort Cooper	15
6	Joe Beggs	14
6	Harry Brecheen	14
6	Ken Raffensberger	14
6	Johnny Schmitz	14
10	Joe Hatten	13
10	Vic Lombardi	13

ShutoutsSHO

1	Ewell Blackwell	5
1	Harry Brecheen	5
3	Mort Cooper	4
3	Howie Pollet	4
3	Johnny Vander Meer	4
6	Bob Chipman	3
6	Kirby Higbe	3
6	Dave Koslo	3
6	Johnny Sain	3
6	Nick Strincevich	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Johnny Sain	5.0
2	Harry Brecheen	4.4
3	Johnny Schmitz	3.8
4	Ewell Blackwell	3.6
5	Howie Pollet	3.5
6	Hank Borowy	3.2
7	Fritz Ostermueller	3.2
8	Schoolboy Rowe	3.0
9	Dave Koslo	3.0
10	Mort Cooper	3.0
10	Kirby Higbe	3.0

Earned Run Averagemin 153 IP

1	Howie Pollet	2.10
2	Johnny Sain	2.21
3	Joe Beggs	2.32
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.46
5	Harry Brecheen	2.49
6	Johnny Schmitz	2.61
7	Hank Wyse	2.68
8	Joe Hatten	2.84
9	Fritz Ostermueller	2.84
10	Murry Dickson	2.88

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 153 IP

1	Mort Cooper	1.11
2	Joe Beggs	1.13
3	Murry Dickson	1.17
4	Johnny Sain	1.18
5	Howie Pollet	1.18
6	Harry Brecheen	1.21
7	Ed Heusser	1.23
8	Ewell Blackwell	1.23
9	Ken Raffensberger	1.24
10	Johnny Vander Meer	1.24

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 153 IP

1	Ewell Blackwell	2.90
2	Harry Brecheen	2.94
3	Johnny Sain	3.01
4	Johnny Schmitz	3.01
5	Al Brazle	3.03
6	Ken Raffensberger	3.12
7	Hank Borowy	3.15
8	Kirby Higbe	3.22
9	Murry Dickson	3.24
10	Fritz Ostermueller	3.25

Negro Leagues in 1946

16 more ranking tables from 1946. 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 1946 is 474 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 153-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	Henry Kimbro	62
2	Larry Doby	59
3	Lennie Pearson	53
4	Monte Irvin	52
5	Pat Patterson	49
6	Frank Austin	47
7	Tommy Butts	43
8	Johnny Davis	42
9	Gene Benson	40
10	Jerry Benjamin	38
10	Johnny Washington	38
10	Jimmy Wilkes	38
10	Dan Wilson	38

HitsH

1	Larry Doby	85
2	Henry Kimbro	84
3	Monte Irvin	80
4	Gene Benson	78
5	Frank Austin	77
6	Johnny Davis	76
7	Tommy Butts	75
7	Lennie Pearson	75
9	Doc Dennis	67
9	Johnny Washington	67
9	Willie Wells	67

Doubles2B

1	Monte Irvin	17
2	Pat Patterson	15
3	Lennie Pearson	14
4	Willie Wells	13
5	Gene Benson	12
5	Johnny Davis	12
5	Larry Doby	12
5	Josh Gibson	12
5	Henry Kimbro	12
5	Dan Wilson	12

Triples3B

1	Larry Doby	10
2	Tommy Butts	7
2	Henry Kimbro	7
4	Willard Brown	6
4	Bill Hoskins	6
4	Pat Patterson	6
7	Silvio García	5
8	Gene Benson	4
8	Buck Leonard	4
10	Jerry Benjamin	3
10	Josh Gibson	3
10	Bob Harvey	3
10	Dave Hoskins	3
10	Clarence Isreal	3
10	Felix McLaurin	3
10	Buck O'Neil	3
10	Chico Renfroe	3
10	Dave Thomas	3
10	Hank Thompson	3
10	Johnny Washington	3
10	Willie Wells	3
10	Harry Williams	3
10	Ralph Wyatt	3

Home RunsHR

1	Josh Gibson	13
2	Johnny Davis	8
2	Lennie Pearson	8
4	Doc Dennis	7
4	Larry Doby	7
4	Henry Kimbro	7
4	Buck Leonard	7
8	Monte Irvin	6
9	Minnie Miñoso	4
10	Sam Bankhead	3
10	Willard Brown	3
10	Alejandro Crespo	3
10	Silvio García	3
10	Luis Márquez	3
10	Ted Strong	3

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Lennie Pearson	61
2	Monte Irvin	54
3	Doc Dennis	53
4	Larry Doby	52
4	Josh Gibson	52
6	Johnny Davis	47
7	Buck Leonard	45
8	Gene Benson	39
9	Willie Wells	38
10	Henry Kimbro	36

WalksBB

1	Buck Leonard	39
2	Henry Kimbro	35
3	Larry Doby	29
4	Monte Irvin	28
5	Frank Austin	27
6	Johnny Davis	26
6	Sammy Hughes	26
8	Tommy Butts	25
8	Buck O'Neil	25
8	Murray Watkins	25
8	Jimmy Wilkes	25

Stolen BasesSB

1	Lennie Pearson	18
2	Johnny Washington	11
3	Silvio García	9
3	Henry Kimbro	9
5	Fernando Díaz	8
5	Luis Márquez	8
7	Jerry Benjamin	7
7	Tommy Butts	7
7	Herb Souell	7
7	Dan Wilson	7

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Henry Kimbro	5.0
2	Tommy Butts	3.8
3	Larry Doby	3.8
4	Josh Gibson	3.2
5	Monte Irvin	3.1
6	Frank Austin	3.0
7	Buck Leonard	2.8
8	Johnny Davis	2.7
9	Lennie Pearson	2.3
10	Silvio García	2.2

Pitching7 categories

WinsW

1	Leon Day	13
2	Max Manning	11
3	Barney Brown	10
3	Henry McHenry	10
5	Wilmer Fields	8
5	Jonas Gaines	8
5	Rufus Lewis	8
8	Patricio Scantlebury	7
8	Eugene Smith	7
10	Joe Black	6

SavesSV

1	Ted Radcliffe	5
2	Barney Brown	2
2	Bill Byrd	2
2	Martin Crue	2
2	Leniel Hooker	2
2	Max Manning	2
2	Patricio Scantlebury	2
8	Ted Alexander	1
8	Hosea Allen	1
8	Joe Black	1
8	Alonzo Boone	1
8	Spoon Carter	1
8	Jim Colzie	1
8	Johnny Davis	1
8	Wilmer Fields	1
8	Jonas Gaines	1
8	Harold Hairston	1
8	Connie Johnson	1
8	Jim LaMarque	1
8	Henry McHenry	1
8	Henry Merchant	1
8	Warren Peace	1
8	Andy Porter	1
8	Harry Rhodes	1
8	Bill Ricks	1
8	Bob Romby	1
8	Ford Smith	1
8	Hilton Smith	1
8	Luis Tiant	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Leon Day	109
2	Henry McHenry	90
3	Eugene Smith	70
4	Joe Black	69
4	Barney Brown	69
6	Max Manning	67
7	Connie Johnson	63
8	Rufus Lewis	60
9	Wilmer Harris	54
10	Andy Porter	46

Innings PitchedIP

1	Henry McHenry	140.7
2	Leon Day	133.0
3	Barney Brown	130.0
4	Joe Black	126.0
5	Max Manning	120.3
6	Eugene Smith	118.3
7	Rufus Lewis	91.3
8	Jonas Gaines	89.7
9	Andy Porter	89.0
10	Leniel Hooker	85.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Leon Day	14
2	Barney Brown	12
3	Max Manning	11
4	Joe Black	8
4	Henry McHenry	8
4	Eugene Smith	8
7	Leniel Hooker	7
7	Rufus Lewis	7
9	Dave Barnhill	6
9	Bill Byrd	6
9	Wilmer Fields	6
9	Jonas Gaines	6
9	Connie Johnson	6
9	Jim LaMarque	6
9	Alex Newkirk	6
9	Andy Porter	6

ShutoutsSHO

1	Leon Day	3
2	Barney Brown	2
2	Wilmer Fields	2
4	Dave Barnhill	1
4	Martin Crue	1
4	Enrique Figueroa	1
4	Joe Fillmore	1
4	Jonas Gaines	1
4	Leniel Hooker	1
4	Gentry Jessup	1
4	Connie Johnson	1
4	Rufus Lewis	1
4	Henry McHenry	1
4	Warren Peace	1
4	Alonzo Perry	1
4	Andy Porter	1
4	Eugene Smith	1
4	Luis Tiant	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Leon Day	3.5
2	Barney Brown	2.7
3	Henry McHenry	2.7
4	Max Manning	2.3
5	Leniel Hooker	2.0
6	Joe Black	1.9
7	Rufus Lewis	1.9
8	Eugene Smith	1.8
9	Jim LaMarque	1.7
10	Andy Porter	1.5

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1946 is 474 plate appearances and 153 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 153 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. 1946 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, 29 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 1946 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.