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1944 American League Batting Leaders
1943 AL
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1945 AL
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1944 NL
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1944 MLB
Batting Leaders
AL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Boudreau
(CLE)
.327
2.
Doerr
(BOS)
.325
3.
Johnson
(BOS)
.324
4.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
.319
5.
Spence
(WSH)
.316
6.
Fox
(BOS)
.315
7.
Siebert
(PHA)
.306
8.
Kreevich
(SLB)
.301
9.
Lindell
(NYY)
.300
10.
Zarilla
(SLB)
.299
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(BOS)
.431
2.
Boudreau
(CLE)
.406
3.
Doerr
(BOS)
.399
4.
Etten
(NYY)
.399
5.
Byrnes
(SLB)
.396
6.
Higgins
(DET)
.392
7.
Spence
(WSH)
.391
8.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
.389
9.
Siebert
(PHA)
.387
10.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
.380
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Doerr
(BOS)
.528
2.
Johnson
(BOS)
.528
3.
Lindell
(NYY)
.500
4.
Spence
(WSH)
.486
5.
Etten
(NYY)
.466
Keltner
(CLE)
.466
7.
Stephens
(SLB)
.462
8.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
.460
9.
Zarilla
(SLB)
.448
10.
Tabor
(BOS)
.445
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(BOS)
.959
2.
Doerr
(BOS)
.927
3.
Spence
(WSH)
.877
4.
Etten
(NYY)
.865
5.
Lindell
(NYY)
.851
6.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
.849
7.
Boudreau
(CLE)
.843
8.
Stephens
(SLB)
.826
9.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
.825
10.
Zarilla
(SLB)
.823
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hayes
(PHA)
155
Rocco
(CLE)
155
3.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
154
Mayo
(DET)
154
Cullenbine
(CLE)
154
Etten
(NYY)
154
7.
Spence
(WSH)
153
8.
York
(DET)
151
9.
Boudreau
(CLE)
150
10.
Lindell
(NYY)
149
Keltner
(CLE)
149
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Rocco
(CLE)
653
2.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
643
3.
Mayo
(DET)
607
4.
Gutteridge
(SLB)
603
5.
Lindell
(NYY)
594
6.
Spence
(WSH)
592
7.
Schalk
(CHW)
587
8.
Boudreau
(CLE)
584
9.
York
(DET)
583
10.
Hayes
(PHA)
581
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
723
2.
Rocco
(CLE)
721
3.
Mayo
(DET)
696
4.
Boudreau
(CLE)
681
5.
Etten
(NYY)
680
6.
Spence
(WSH)
669
7.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
666
8.
Gutteridge
(SLB)
660
9.
Schalk
(CHW)
654
10.
York
(DET)
652
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
125
2.
Johnson
(BOS)
106
3.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
98
4.
Doerr
(BOS)
95
5.
Metkovich
(BOS)
94
6.
Boudreau
(CLE)
91
Lindell
(NYY)
91
Stephens
(SLB)
91
9.
Kuhel
(WSH)
90
10.
Gutteridge
(SLB)
89
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
205
2.
Boudreau
(CLE)
191
3.
Spence
(WSH)
187
4.
Lindell
(NYY)
178
5.
Rocco
(CLE)
174
6.
Johnson
(BOS)
170
7.
Keltner
(CLE)
169
Cramer
(DET)
169
9.
Etten
(NYY)
168
10.
Stephens
(SLB)
164
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lindell
(NYY)
297
2.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
296
3.
Spence
(WSH)
288
4.
Johnson
(BOS)
277
5.
Etten
(NYY)
267
Keltner
(CLE)
267
7.
Stephens
(SLB)
258
8.
Rocco
(CLE)
256
York
(DET)
256
10.
Boudreau
(CLE)
255
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Boudreau
(CLE)
45
2.
Keltner
(CLE)
41
3.
Johnson
(BOS)
40
4.
Fox
(BOS)
37
5.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
35
6.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
34
7.
Lindell
(NYY)
33
8.
Stephens
(SLB)
32
Trosky
(CHW)
32
Higgins
(DET)
32
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lindell
(NYY)
16
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
16
3.
Gutteridge
(SLB)
11
4.
Doerr
(BOS)
10
5.
Estalella
(PHA)
9
Cramer
(DET)
9
Moses
(CHW)
9
Epps
(TOT)
9
Keltner
(CLE)
9
10.
Carnett
(CHW)
8
Johnson
(BOS)
8
Metkovich
(BOS)
8
Spence
(WSH)
8
Hall
(PHA)
8
Grimes
(NYY)
8
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Etten
(NYY)
22
2.
Stephens
(SLB)
20
3.
Lindell
(NYY)
18
Spence
(WSH)
18
York
(DET)
18
6.
Johnson
(BOS)
17
7.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
16
8.
Doerr
(BOS)
15
Seerey
(CLE)
15
10.
Metheny
(NYY)
14
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stephens
(SLB)
109
2.
Johnson
(BOS)
106
3.
Lindell
(NYY)
103
4.
Spence
(WSH)
100
5.
York
(DET)
98
6.
Etten
(NYY)
91
Keltner
(CLE)
91
8.
Christman
(SLB)
83
9.
Doerr
(BOS)
81
10.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
80
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Etten
(NYY)
97
2.
Johnson
(BOS)
95
3.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
87
4.
McQuinn
(SLB)
85
5.
Higgins
(DET)
81
6.
Boudreau
(CLE)
73
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
73
8.
Spence
(WSH)
69
9.
Byrnes
(SLB)
68
Kuhel
(WSH)
68
York
(DET)
68
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seerey
(CLE)
99
2.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
87
3.
McQuinn
(SLB)
74
4.
York
(DET)
73
5.
Johnson
(BOS)
67
6.
Hoover
(DET)
66
7.
Gutteridge
(SLB)
63
8.
Estalella
(PHA)
60
9.
Hayes
(PHA)
59
10.
Metkovich
(BOS)
57
Grimes
(NYY)
57
Metheny
(NYY)
57
Stolen Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
55
2.
Case
(WSH)
49
3.
Myatt
(WSH)
26
4.
Moses
(CHW)
21
5.
Gutteridge
(SLB)
20
6.
Tucker
(CHW)
13
Metkovich
(BOS)
13
8.
Boudreau
(CLE)
11
Kuhel
(WSH)
11
10.
Garrison
(TOT)
10
Fox
(BOS)
10
Torres
(WSH)
10
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
146
2.
Cramer
(DET)
138
Boudreau
(CLE)
138
4.
Spence
(WSH)
130
5.
Myatt
(WSH)
128
6.
Mayo
(DET)
125
Rocco
(CLE)
125
8.
Hall
(PHA)
122
9.
Kell
(PHA)
120
10.
Estalella
(PHA)
118
Higgins
(DET)
118
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(BOS)
174
2.
Doerr
(BOS)
165
3.
Spence
(WSH)
154
4.
Boudreau
(CLE)
145
5.
Etten
(NYY)
144
6.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
139
7.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
139
8.
Lindell
(NYY)
138
9.
Keltner
(CLE)
137
10.
Siebert
(PHA)
132
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
122
2.
Johnson
(BOS)
116
3.
Spence
(WSH)
109
4.
Etten
(NYY)
106
5.
Boudreau
(CLE)
104
6.
Lindell
(NYY)
102
7.
Doerr
(BOS)
99
8.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
95
9.
Keltner
(CLE)
94
10.
Stephens
(SLB)
93
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(BOS)
56
2.
Spence
(WSH)
42
3.
Doerr
(BOS)
39
4.
Boudreau
(CLE)
38
5.
Etten
(NYY)
36
6.
Wakefield
(DET)
36
7.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
33
8.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
32
9.
Keltner
(CLE)
27
10.
Lindell
(NYY)
26
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(BOS)
5.7
2.
Spence
(WSH)
4.3
3.
Doerr
(BOS)
4.1
4.
Boudreau
(CLE)
4.0
5.
Etten
(NYY)
3.8
6.
Wakefield
(DET)
3.6
7.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
3.5
8.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
3.3
9.
Keltner
(CLE)
2.8
10.
Lindell
(NYY)
2.7
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lindell
(NYY)
67
2.
Johnson
(BOS)
65
3.
Keltner
(CLE)
63
4.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
59
5.
Spence
(WSH)
57
6.
Doerr
(BOS)
55
Cullenbine
(CLE)
55
8.
Boudreau
(CLE)
53
Stephens
(SLB)
53
10.
York
(DET)
52
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
279
2.
Johnson
(BOS)
269
Etten
(NYY)
269
Boudreau
(CLE)
269
5.
Spence
(WSH)
260
6.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
251
7.
Higgins
(DET)
246
8.
Rocco
(CLE)
231
9.
York
(DET)
230
10.
Stephens
(SLB)
227
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(BOS)
.789
2.
Doerr
(BOS)
.781
3.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
.740
4.
Spence
(WSH)
.733
5.
Etten
(NYY)
.717
6.
Boudreau
(CLE)
.712
7.
Lindell
(NYY)
.690
8.
Siebert
(PHA)
.688
9.
Stephens
(SLB)
.686
10.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
.672
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ortiz
(WSH)
8
2.
Myatt
(WSH)
7
3.
Hodgin
(CHW)
6
Zarilla
(SLB)
6
Hoover
(DET)
6
Crosetti
(NYY)
6
7.
Carnett
(CHW)
5
Boudreau
(CLE)
5
9.
Higgins
(DET)
4
Wagner
(TOT)
4
Johnson
(BOS)
4
Etten
(NYY)
4
Spence
(WSH)
4
Rosar
(CLE)
4
Mayo
(DET)
4
Sacrifice Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mayo
(DET)
28
2.
Myatt
(WSH)
21
McQuinn
(SLB)
21
Schalk
(CHW)
21
5.
Garrison
(TOT)
19
Newsome
(BOS)
19
Boudreau
(CLE)
19
Kell
(PHA)
19
9.
Metheny
(NYY)
14
10.
Hoover
(DET)
12
Torres
(WSH)
12
Tabor
(BOS)
12
Byrnes
(SLB)
12
Higgins
(DET)
12
Double Plays Grounded Into
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kell
(PHA)
28
2.
Keltner
(CLE)
23
3.
Torres
(WSH)
20
Busch
(PHA)
20
5.
York
(DET)
18
Christman
(SLB)
18
7.
Schalk
(CHW)
17
Higgins
(DET)
17
9.
Lindell
(NYY)
16
10.
Hemsley
(NYY)
15
Trosky
(CHW)
15
Hayes
(PHA)
15
Caught Stealing
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Case
(WSH)
18
2.
Mayo
(DET)
13
3.
Tucker
(CHW)
12
4.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
11
5.
Hoover
(DET)
10
Myatt
(WSH)
10
7.
Hockett
(CLE)
9
8.
Rocco
(CLE)
8
Outlaw
(DET)
8
Gutteridge
(SLB)
8
Power-Speed #
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
14.0
2.
Metkovich
(BOS)
10.6
3.
Lindell
(NYY)
7.8
York
(DET)
7.8
5.
Doerr
(BOS)
7.5
6.
Metheny
(NYY)
7.4
7.
Etten
(NYY)
6.8
8.
Martin
(NYY)
6.4
Mayo
(DET)
6.4
10.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
6.4
AB per SO
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hodgin
(CHW)
33.214
2.
Busch
(PHA)
28.471
3.
Siebert
(PHA)
27.529
4.
Cramer
(DET)
27.524
5.
Mayo
(DET)
26.391
6.
Moses
(CHW)
24.318
7.
Newsome
(BOS)
22.476
8.
Kell
(PHA)
22.348
9.
Torres
(WSH)
21.833
10.
Spence
(WSH)
21.143
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seerey
(CLE)
22.800
2.
Etten
(NYY)
26.045
3.
Stephens
(SLB)
27.950
4.
Johnson
(BOS)
30.882
5.
Doerr
(BOS)
31.200
6.
York
(DET)
32.389
7.
Spence
(WSH)
32.889
8.
Lindell
(NYY)
33.000
9.
Tabor
(BOS)
33.692
10.
Cullenbine
(CLE)
35.688
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mayo
(DET)
509
Rocco
(CLE)
509
3.
Schalk
(CHW)
500
4.
Gutteridge
(SLB)
473
5.
Hayes
(PHA)
462
6.
Stirnweiss
(NYY)
461
7.
York
(DET)
443
8.
Lindell
(NYY)
441
9.
Hall
(PHA)
436
Keltner
(CLE)
436
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Batting Leaders