1947 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

3 leagues · 150 team games · 62 ranking tables · 3 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Joe DiMaggioAmerican League
Bob ElliottNational League

Rookie of the Year

Jackie RobinsonBoth leagues — one award across both

Not every award existed in this season. This database has 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	125
2	Tommy Henrich	109
3	Johnny Pesky	106
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	102
5	Joe DiMaggio	97
6	Eddie Lake	96
7	Joe Gordon	89
8	Sam Chapman	84
8	George McQuinn	84
10	Roy Cullenbine	82

HitsH

1	Johnny Pesky	207
2	George Kell	188
3	Ted Williams	181
4	Barney McCosky	179
5	Bob Dillinger	168
5	Joe DiMaggio	168
7	Lou Boudreau	165
8	Mickey Vernon	159
9	Tommy Henrich	158
10	George McQuinn	157
10	Vern Stephens	157

Doubles2B

1	Lou Boudreau	45
2	Ted Williams	40
3	Tommy Henrich	35
4	Joe DiMaggio	31
5	Luke Appling	29
5	George Kell	29
5	Ken Keltner	29
5	Mickey Vernon	29
9	Ferris Fain	28
9	Eddie Mayo	28
9	Pat Mullin	28
9	Pete Suder	28

Triples3B

1	Tommy Henrich	13
2	Mickey Vernon	12
3	Dave Philley	11
4	Joe DiMaggio	10
4	Bobby Doerr	10
4	Dale Mitchell	10
7	Paul Lehner	9
7	Phil Rizzuto	9
7	Ted Williams	9
10	Billy Johnson	8
10	Sam Mele	8
10	Johnny Pesky	8
10	Snuffy Stirnweiss	8

Home RunsHR

1	Ted Williams	32
2	Joe Gordon	29
3	Jeff Heath	27
4	Roy Cullenbine	24
5	Rudy York	21
6	Joe DiMaggio	20
7	Jake Jones	19
8	Wally Judnich	18
9	Bobby Doerr	17
10	Tommy Henrich	16
10	Stan Spence	16

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Ted Williams	114
2	Tommy Henrich	98
3	Joe DiMaggio	97
4	Jake Jones	96
5	Bobby Doerr	95
5	Billy Johnson	95
7	Joe Gordon	93
7	George Kell	93
9	Rudy York	91
10	Jeff Heath	85
10	Mickey Vernon	85

WalksBB

1	Ted Williams	162
2	Roy Cullenbine	137
3	Eddie Lake	120
4	Eddie Joost	114
5	Ferris Fain	95
6	Snuffy Stirnweiss	89
7	Jeff Heath	88
8	Stan Spence	81
9	Dick Wakefield	80
10	George McQuinn	78

Stolen BasesSB

1	Bob Dillinger	34
2	Dave Philley	21
3	Johnny Pesky	12
3	Mickey Vernon	12
5	Don Kolloway	11
5	Eddie Lake	11
5	Phil Rizzuto	11
5	Elmer Valo	11
9	Dom DiMaggio	10
9	Cass Michaels	10
9	Thurman Tucker	10

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ted Williams	11.6
2	Lou Boudreau	6.6
3	Joe DiMaggio	5.9
4	Stan Spence	5.9
5	George Kell	5.4
6	Vern Stephens	5.2
7	Joe Gordon	5.1
8	Luke Appling	5.1
9	Dom DiMaggio	4.9
10	Johnny Pesky	4.8

Batting Averagemin 465 PA

1	Ted Williams	.343
2	Barney McCosky	.328
3	Johnny Pesky	.324
4	George Kell	.320
5	Dale Mitchell	.316
6	Joe DiMaggio	.315
7	Lou Boudreau	.307
8	Luke Appling	.306
9	George McQuinn	.304
10	Sam Mele	.302

On-Base Percentagemin 465 PA

1	Ted Williams	.499
2	Ferris Fain	.414
3	Roy Cullenbine	.401
4	Barney McCosky	.395
4	George McQuinn	.395
6	Johnny Pesky	.393
7	Joe DiMaggio	.391
8	Lou Boudreau	.388
9	George Kell	.387
10	Luke Appling	.386

Slugging Percentagemin 465 PA

1	Ted Williams	.634
2	Joe DiMaggio	.522
3	Joe Gordon	.496
4	Jeff Heath	.485
4	Tommy Henrich	.485
6	Pat Mullin	.470
7	Sam Mele	.448
8	Stan Spence	.441
9	George McQuinn	.437
10	Hoot Evers	.435

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 465 PA

1	Ted Williams	1.133
2	Joe DiMaggio	.913
3	Tommy Henrich	.857
4	Jeff Heath	.850
5	Joe Gordon	.842
6	Ferris Fain	.837
7	George McQuinn	.832
8	Pat Mullin	.829
9	Roy Cullenbine	.823
10	Stan Spence	.819

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Bob Feller	20
2	Phil Marchildon	19
2	Allie Reynolds	19
4	Joe Dobson	18
4	Fred Hutchinson	18
6	Hal Newhouser	17
6	Early Wynn	17
8	Eddie Lopat	16
9	Joe Haynes	14
9	Joe Page	14
9	Spec Shea	14

SavesSV

1	Ed Klieman	17
1	Joe Page	17
3	Russ Christopher	12
4	Tom Ferrick	9
5	Earl Caldwell	8
5	Earl Johnson	8
7	Al Benton	7
8	Pete Gebrian	5
8	Earl Harrist	5
8	Bob Klinger	5
8	Gordon Maltzberger	5

StrikeoutsSO

1	Bob Feller	196
2	Hal Newhouser	176
3	Walt Masterson	135
4	Allie Reynolds	129
5	Phil Marchildon	128
6	Tex Hughson	119
7	Joe Page	116
8	Fred Hutchinson	113
9	Joe Dobson	110
9	Ellis Kinder	110

Innings PitchedIP

1	Bob Feller	299.0
2	Hal Newhouser	285.0
3	Phil Marchildon	276.7
4	Walt Masterson	253.0
5	Eddie Lopat	252.7
6	Early Wynn	247.0
7	Allie Reynolds	241.7
8	Joe Dobson	228.7
9	Dick Fowler	227.3
10	Fred Hutchinson	219.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Hal Newhouser	24
2	Eddie Lopat	22
2	Early Wynn	22
4	Phil Marchildon	21
5	Bob Feller	20
6	Fred Hutchinson	18
7	Allie Reynolds	17
8	Dick Fowler	16
9	Joe Dobson	15
10	Dave Ferriss	14
10	Mickey Haefner	14
10	Walt Masterson	14

ShutoutsSHO

1	Bob Feller	5
2	Mickey Haefner	4
2	Walt Masterson	4
2	Allie Reynolds	4
5	Don Black	3
5	Dick Fowler	3
5	Denny Galehouse	3
5	Tex Hughson	3
5	Fred Hutchinson	3
5	Earl Johnson	3
5	Eddie Lopat	3
5	Hal Newhouser	3
5	Stubby Overmire	3
5	Spec Shea	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Hal Newhouser	6.3
2	Bob Feller	4.7
3	Walt Masterson	4.5
4	Eddie Lopat	4.0
5	Joe Dobson	3.9
6	Fred Hutchinson	3.8
7	Dizzy Trout	3.2
8	Phil Marchildon	3.2
9	Ellis Kinder	3.0
10	Bobo Newsom	3.0

Earned Run Averagemin 150 IP

1	Joe Haynes	2.42
2	Bob Feller	2.68
3	Dick Fowler	2.81
4	Eddie Lopat	2.81
5	Hal Newhouser	2.87
6	Joe Dobson	2.95
7	Fred Hutchinson	3.03
8	Spec Shea	3.07
9	Walt Masterson	3.13
10	Red Embree	3.15

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 150 IP

1	Bob Feller	1.19
2	Joe Dobson	1.21
3	Spec Shea	1.21
4	Walt Masterson	1.23
5	Fred Hutchinson	1.24
6	Eddie Lopat	1.24
7	Red Embree	1.25
8	Tex Hughson	1.29
9	Joe Haynes	1.29
10	Dick Fowler	1.30

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 150 IP

1	Hal Newhouser	3.05
2	Fred Hutchinson	3.36
3	Walt Masterson	3.37
4	Dizzy Trout	3.42
5	Bob Feller	3.44
6	Joe Haynes	3.54
7	Joe Dobson	3.56
8	Ellis Kinder	3.57
9	Bobo Newsom	3.58
10	Ray Scarborough	3.58

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Johnny Mize	137
2	Jackie Robinson	125
3	Ralph Kiner	118
4	Stan Musial	113
5	Whitey Kurowski	108
6	Bobby Thomson	105
7	Frankie Gustine	102
7	Willard Marshall	102
9	Enos Slaughter	100
10	Eddie Stanky	97

HitsH

1	Tommy Holmes	191
2	Harry Walker	186
3	Frankie Gustine	183
3	Stan Musial	183
5	Frank Baumholtz	182
6	Ralph Kiner	177
6	Johnny Mize	177
8	Bob Elliott	176
9	Jackie Robinson	175
10	Willard Marshall	171

Doubles2B

1	Eddie Miller	38
2	Bob Elliott	35
3	Tommy Holmes	33
3	Connie Ryan	33
5	Frank Baumholtz	32
6	Jackie Robinson	31
6	Enos Slaughter	31
6	Dixie Walker	31
9	Billy Cox	30
9	Frankie Gustine	30
9	Stan Musial	30

Triples3B

1	Harry Walker	16
2	Stan Musial	13
2	Enos Slaughter	13
4	Frank Baumholtz	9
4	Red Schoendienst	9
6	Walker Cooper	8
6	Bruce Edwards	8
6	Sid Gordon	8
6	Grady Hatton	8
6	Spider Jorgensen	8
6	Jim Russell	8
6	Emil Verban	8

Home RunsHR

1	Ralph Kiner	51
1	Johnny Mize	51
3	Willard Marshall	36
4	Walker Cooper	35
5	Bobby Thomson	29
6	Whitey Kurowski	27
7	Bill Nicholson	26
8	Hank Greenberg	25
9	Bob Elliott	22
10	Eddie Miller	19
10	Stan Musial	19

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Johnny Mize	138
2	Ralph Kiner	127
3	Walker Cooper	122
4	Bob Elliott	113
5	Willard Marshall	107
6	Whitey Kurowski	104
7	Stan Musial	95
8	Dixie Walker	94
9	Carl Furillo	88
10	Eddie Miller	87

WalksBB

1	Hank Greenberg	104
1	Pee Wee Reese	104
3	Eddie Stanky	103
4	Ralph Kiner	98
5	Dixie Walker	97
6	Augie Galan	94
7	Bob Elliott	87
7	Whitey Kurowski	87
7	Bill Nicholson	87
10	Earl Torgeson	82

Stolen BasesSB

1	Jackie Robinson	29
2	Pete Reiser	14
3	Johnny Hopp	13
3	Harry Walker	13
5	Earl Torgeson	11
6	Bobby Adams	9
6	Del Ennis	9
6	Bert Haas	9
9	Ralph LaPointe	8
10	Carl Furillo	7
10	Grady Hatton	7
10	Phil Masi	7
10	Pee Wee Reese	7
10	Bill Rigney	7
10	Bama Rowell	7
10	Jim Russell	7
10	Tommy Tatum	7
10	Johnny Wyrostek	7

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ralph Kiner	10.4
2	Harry Walker	7.9
3	Johnny Mize	7.5
4	Bob Elliott	7.5
5	Whitey Kurowski	7.3
6	Walker Cooper	6.2
7	Pee Wee Reese	6.2
8	Willard Marshall	5.8
9	Frankie Gustine	5.5
10	Bobby Thomson	5.2

Batting Averagemin 465 PA

1	Harry Walker	.363
2	Bob Elliott	.317
3	Phil Cavarretta	.314
3	Augie Galan	.314
5	Ralph Kiner	.313
6	Stan Musial	.312
7	Whitey Kurowski	.310
8	Tommy Holmes	.309
9	Dixie Walker	.306
10	Walker Cooper	.305

On-Base Percentagemin 465 PA

1	Augie Galan	.449
2	Harry Walker	.436
3	Whitey Kurowski	.420
4	Ralph Kiner	.417
5	Dixie Walker	.415
6	Pee Wee Reese	.414
7	Bob Elliott	.410
8	Hank Greenberg	.408
9	Earl Torgeson	.403
10	Stan Musial	.398

Slugging Percentagemin 465 PA

1	Ralph Kiner	.639
2	Johnny Mize	.614
3	Walker Cooper	.586
4	Whitey Kurowski	.544
5	Willard Marshall	.528
6	Bob Elliott	.517
7	Bobby Thomson	.508
8	Stan Musial	.504
9	Harry Walker	.487
10	Earl Torgeson	.481

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 465 PA

1	Ralph Kiner	1.055
2	Johnny Mize	.998
3	Whitey Kurowski	.964
4	Bob Elliott	.927
5	Walker Cooper	.926
6	Harry Walker	.924
7	Stan Musial	.902
8	Willard Marshall	.894
9	Hank Greenberg	.885
9	Earl Torgeson	.885

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Ewell Blackwell	22
2	Ralph Branca	21
2	Larry Jansen	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
2	Warren Spahn	21
6	Joe Hatten	17
6	Dutch Leonard	17
8	Harry Brecheen	16
8	Red Munger	16
10	Dave Koslo	15

SavesSV

1	Hugh Casey	18
2	Harry Gumbert	10
2	Ken Trinkle	10
4	Hank Behrman	8
5	Blix Donnelly	5
5	Kirby Higbe	5
5	Emil Kush	5
5	Ted Wilks	5
9	Al Brazle	4
9	Johnny Schmitz	4

StrikeoutsSO

1	Ewell Blackwell	193
2	Ralph Branca	148
3	Johnny Sain	132
4	Red Munger	123
4	Warren Spahn	123
6	Murry Dickson	111
7	Kirby Higbe	109
8	Larry Jansen	104
9	Dutch Leonard	103
10	Johnny Schmitz	97

Innings PitchedIP

1	Warren Spahn	289.7
2	Ralph Branca	280.0
3	Ewell Blackwell	273.0
4	Johnny Sain	266.0
5	Larry Jansen	248.0
6	Kirby Higbe	240.7
7	Dutch Leonard	235.0
8	Murry Dickson	231.7
9	Joe Hatten	225.3
10	Red Munger	224.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Ewell Blackwell	23
2	Johnny Sain	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Larry Jansen	20
5	Dutch Leonard	19
6	Harry Brecheen	18
7	Ralph Branca	15
7	Schoolboy Rowe	15
9	Red Munger	13
10	Red Barrett	12
10	Fritz Ostermueller	12

ShutoutsSHO

1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Ewell Blackwell	6
2	Red Munger	6
4	Ralph Branca	4
4	Murry Dickson	4
6	Red Barrett	3
6	Tiny Bonham	3
6	Joe Hatten	3
6	Dave Koslo	3
6	Dutch Leonard	3
6	Vic Lombardi	3
6	Fritz Ostermueller	3
6	Johnny Sain	3
6	Johnny Schmitz	3
6	Johnny Vander Meer	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ewell Blackwell	6.8
2	Warren Spahn	4.8
3	Dutch Leonard	4.2
4	Johnny Sain	4.1
5	Red Munger	3.9
6	Ralph Branca	3.6
7	Johnny Schmitz	3.1
8	Larry Jansen	2.9
9	Al Brazle	2.8
10	Harry Brecheen	2.6

Earned Run Averagemin 150 IP

1	Warren Spahn	2.33
2	Ewell Blackwell	2.47
3	Ralph Branca	2.67
4	Dutch Leonard	2.68
5	Al Brazle	2.84
6	Vic Lombardi	2.99
7	Murry Dickson	3.07
8	Harry Taylor	3.11
9	Larry Jansen	3.16
10	Johnny Schmitz	3.22

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 150 IP

1	Warren Spahn	1.14
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.18
3	Dutch Leonard	1.20
4	Red Barrett	1.20
5	Larry Jansen	1.20
6	Ralph Branca	1.25
7	Vic Lombardi	1.26
8	Harry Brecheen	1.28
9	Murry Dickson	1.29
10	Johnny Sain	1.29

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 150 IP

1	Ewell Blackwell	2.85
2	Al Brazle	3.12
3	Red Munger	3.34
4	Dutch Leonard	3.35
5	Warren Spahn	3.40
6	Johnny Schmitz	3.45
7	Johnny Sain	3.57
8	Kent Peterson	3.63
9	Larry Jansen	3.77
10	Ralph Branca	3.77

Negro Leagues in 1947

16 more ranking tables from 1947. 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 1947 is 465 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 150-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	70
2	Hank Thompson	61
3	Buck O'Neil	54
4	Herb Souell	52
5	Tommy Butts	50
5	Butch Davis	50
7	Willard Brown	46
8	Minnie Miñoso	42
8	Johnie Scott	42
10	Monte Irvin	41
10	Lester Lockett	41

HitsH

1	Henry Kimbro	95
2	Butch Davis	91
3	Willard Brown	87
4	Tommy Butts	85
4	Herb Souell	85
6	Lester Lockett	81
6	Johnny Washington	81
8	Hank Thompson	78
9	Luis Márquez	72
10	Minnie Miñoso	63

Doubles2B

1	Willard Brown	25
2	Henry Kimbro	24
3	Bob Harvey	16
4	Buck O'Neil	15
5	Lester Lockett	13
5	Luis Márquez	13
5	Minnie Miñoso	13
8	Butch Davis	12
9	Frank Austin	11
9	Larry Doby	11
9	Luke Easter	11
9	Pat Patterson	11
9	Lennie Pearson	11
9	Johnny Washington	11

Triples3B

1	Butch Davis	12
2	Willard Brown	7
2	Tommy Butts	7
2	Herb Souell	7
5	Luke Easter	6
5	Johnie Scott	6
5	Hank Thompson	6
5	Johnny Washington	6
9	Larry Doby	5
9	Henry Kimbro	5

Home RunsHR

1	Monte Irvin	11
2	Larry Doby	8
2	Henry Kimbro	8
2	Hank Thompson	8
5	Willard Brown	7
5	Johnny Davis	7
7	Buck Leonard	6
8	Luke Easter	5
8	Buck O'Neil	5
8	Lennie Pearson	5
8	Bob Thurman	5

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Willard Brown	70
2	Butch Davis	52
2	Henry Kimbro	52
4	Monte Irvin	47
5	Lester Lockett	45
6	Johnny Washington	44
7	Larry Doby	43
8	Hank Thompson	41
9	Luke Easter	36
9	Buck O'Neil	36

WalksBB

1	Johnny Davis	35
1	Chico Renfroe	35
3	Monte Irvin	32
4	Hank Thompson	31
5	Jimmy Wilkes	30
6	Joe Greene	29
7	Johnny Hayes	28
7	Buck Leonard	28
9	Jim Gilliam	26
9	Henry Kimbro	26

Stolen BasesSB

1	Butch Davis	25
2	Luis Márquez	18
3	Herb Souell	16
4	Buck O'Neil	15
5	Willard Brown	14
6	Sam Bankhead	13
7	Johnie Scott	12
8	Henry Kimbro	11
9	Sam Jethroe	10
10	Silvio García	9
10	Hank Thompson	9

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Hank Thompson	5.3
2	Henry Kimbro	4.8
3	Willard Brown	4.0
4	Tommy Butts	3.1
5	Butch Davis	2.5
6	Monte Irvin	2.5
7	Larry Doby	2.4
8	Minnie Miñoso	2.2
9	Joe Greene	2.1
10	Silvio García	2.0

Pitching7 categories

WinsW

1	Max Manning	12
2	Jim LaMarque	10
2	Bob Romby	10
4	Luis Tiant	9
5	Bill Byrd	8
5	Rufus Lewis	8
5	Henry Miller	8
5	Amos Watson	8
9	Patricio Scantlebury	7
9	Hilton Smith	7
9	Frank Thompson	7

SavesSV

1	Cannonball Berry	3
1	Joe Black	3
3	Leniel Hooker	2
3	Roy Partlow	2
3	Bob Romby	2
3	Frank Thompson	2
7	Dan Bankhead	1
7	Dave Barnhill	1
7	Eugene Bremer	1
7	Barney Brown	1
7	Earl Bumpus	1
7	Satchel Davis	1
7	Lino Donoso	1
7	Wilmer Fields	1
7	Curtis Hollingsworth	1
7	Cecil Kaiser	1
7	Jim LaMarque	1
7	Rufus Lewis	1
7	Henry McHenry	1
7	Henry Miller	1
7	Barney Morris	1
7	José Pereira	1
7	Bill Ricks	1
7	Patricio Scantlebury	1
7	Eugene Smith	1
7	Riley Stewart	1
7	Nelson Thomas	1
7	R. T. Walker	1
7	Ciscero Warren	1
7	Johnny Williams	1
7	Steve Wylie	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Bob Romby	99
2	Rufus Lewis	81
3	Jim LaMarque	80
4	Henry Miller	79
5	Max Manning	77
6	Joe Black	65
7	Lino Donoso	64
8	Johnny Wright	63
9	Bill Byrd	59
10	Roy Partlow	58

Innings PitchedIP

1	Joe Black	130.0
1	Max Manning	130.0
3	Jim LaMarque	122.0
4	Bill Byrd	120.3
5	Henry Miller	112.3
6	Bob Romby	111.3
7	Rufus Lewis	111.0
8	Amos Watson	101.3
9	Frank Thompson	96.0
10	Johnny Wright	89.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Max Manning	13
2	Jim LaMarque	12
3	Bill Byrd	11
3	Rufus Lewis	11
5	Joe Black	10
6	Bob Romby	9
7	Henry Miller	8
8	Frank Thompson	7
8	Amos Watson	7
8	Johnny Williams	7
8	Johnny Wright	7

ShutoutsSHO

1	Bob Romby	3
2	Gentry Jessup	2
2	Rufus Lewis	2
2	Ford Smith	2
5	Dave Barnhill	1
5	Chet Brewer	1
5	Barney Brown	1
5	Vibert Clarke	1
5	Lino Donoso	1
5	Wilmer Fields	1
5	Wilmer Harris	1
5	Jim LaMarque	1
5	Max Manning	1
5	Henry Miller	1
5	Patricio Scantlebury	1
5	Neck Stanley	1
5	Frank Thompson	1
5	Luis Tiant	1
5	Amos Watson	1
5	Johnny Wright	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Max Manning	3.7
2	Jim LaMarque	3.5
3	Bill Byrd	3.2
4	Bob Romby	2.8
5	Rufus Lewis	2.7
6	Frank Thompson	2.5
7	Luis Tiant	2.4
8	Roy Partlow	2.2
9	Johnny Wright	2.2
10	Henry Miller	2.0

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1947 is 465 plate appearances and 150 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 150 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. 1947 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, 31 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 1947 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.