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1940 National League Batting Leaders
1939 NL
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1941 NL
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1940 AL
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1940 MLB
Batting Leaders
NL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Garms
(PIT)
.355
2.
Lombardi
(CIN)
.319
3.
Cooney
(BSN)
.318
4.
Hack
(CHC)
.317
5.
Mize
(STL)
.314
6.
Gleeson
(CHC)
.313
7.
McCormick
(CIN)
.309
8.
Walker
(BRO)
.308
9.
Slaughter
(STL)
.306
10.
Rowell
(BSN)
.305
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fletcher
(PIT)
.418
2.
Ott
(NYG)
.407
3.
Mize
(STL)
.404
4.
Camilli
(BRO)
.397
5.
Garms
(PIT)
.395
6.
Hack
(CHC)
.395
7.
Vaughan
(PIT)
.393
8.
Gleeson
(CHC)
.389
9.
Orengo
(STL)
.383
10.
Lombardi
(CIN)
.382
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
.636
2.
Nicholson
(CHC)
.534
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
.529
4.
DiMaggio
(TOT)
.519
5.
Slaughter
(STL)
.504
6.
Garms
(PIT)
.500
7.
Phelps
(BRO)
.492
8.
Lombardi
(CIN)
.489
9.
McCormick
(CIN)
.482
10.
Medwick
(TOT)
.482
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
1.039
2.
Camilli
(BRO)
.926
3.
Nicholson
(CHC)
.899
4.
Garms
(PIT)
.895
5.
DiMaggio
(TOT)
.884
6.
Slaughter
(STL)
.874
7.
Lombardi
(CIN)
.871
8.
Ott
(NYG)
.864
9.
Gleeson
(CHC)
.859
10.
Fletcher
(PIT)
.856
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Vaughan
(PIT)
156
2.
McCormick
(CIN)
155
Mize
(STL)
155
4.
Miller
(BSN)
151
Ott
(NYG)
151
6.
Frey
(CIN)
150
7.
Young
(NYG)
149
Ross
(BSN)
149
Hack
(CHC)
149
10.
Elliott
(PIT)
148
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McCormick
(CIN)
618
2.
Hack
(CHC)
603
3.
Vaughan
(PIT)
594
4.
Werber
(CIN)
584
5.
Medwick
(TOT)
581
6.
Mize
(STL)
579
7.
Van Robays
(PIT)
572
8.
Miller
(BSN)
569
Ross
(BSN)
569
10.
Whitehead
(NYG)
568
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Vaughan
(PIT)
689
2.
Hack
(CHC)
686
3.
McCormick
(CIN)
676
4.
Mize
(STL)
666
5.
Frey
(CIN)
663
Werber
(CIN)
663
7.
Ott
(NYG)
647
8.
Fletcher
(PIT)
641
9.
Ross
(BSN)
632
Young
(NYG)
632
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Vaughan
(PIT)
113
2.
Mize
(STL)
111
3.
Werber
(CIN)
105
4.
Frey
(CIN)
102
5.
Hack
(CHC)
101
6.
Slaughter
(STL)
96
7.
Fletcher
(PIT)
94
8.
McCormick
(CIN)
93
9.
Moore
(STL)
92
Camilli
(BRO)
92
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hack
(CHC)
191
McCormick
(CIN)
191
3.
Mize
(STL)
182
4.
Vaughan
(PIT)
178
5.
Medwick
(TOT)
175
6.
Walker
(BRO)
171
7.
Moore
(STL)
163
Herman
(CHC)
163
9.
Werber
(CIN)
162
10.
Elliott
(PIT)
161
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
368
2.
McCormick
(CIN)
298
3.
Medwick
(TOT)
280
4.
Camilli
(BRO)
271
5.
Vaughan
(PIT)
269
6.
Hack
(CHC)
265
7.
Ross
(BSN)
262
Nicholson
(CHC)
262
9.
Slaughter
(STL)
260
10.
Moore
(STL)
255
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McCormick
(CIN)
44
2.
Vaughan
(PIT)
40
3.
Gleeson
(CHC)
39
4.
Hack
(CHC)
38
5.
Walker
(BRO)
37
6.
Werber
(CIN)
35
7.
Elliott
(PIT)
34
Danning
(NYG)
34
9.
Moore
(STL)
33
Miller
(BSN)
33
Moore
(NYG)
33
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Vaughan
(PIT)
15
2.
Ross
(BSN)
14
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
13
Mize
(STL)
13
Slaughter
(STL)
13
6.
Medwick
(TOT)
12
7.
Gleeson
(CHC)
11
Elliott
(PIT)
11
9.
Marty
(PHI)
8
Rowell
(BSN)
8
Walker
(BRO)
8
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
43
2.
Nicholson
(CHC)
25
3.
Rizzo
(TOT)
24
4.
Camilli
(BRO)
23
5.
McCormick
(CIN)
19
Ott
(NYG)
19
DiMaggio
(TOT)
19
8.
Medwick
(TOT)
17
Slaughter
(STL)
17
Moore
(STL)
17
Leiber
(CHC)
17
Ross
(BSN)
17
Young
(NYG)
17
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
137
2.
McCormick
(CIN)
127
3.
Van Robays
(PIT)
116
4.
Fletcher
(PIT)
104
5.
Young
(NYG)
101
6.
Nicholson
(CHC)
98
7.
Camilli
(BRO)
96
8.
Vaughan
(PIT)
95
9.
Danning
(NYG)
91
10.
Ross
(BSN)
89
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fletcher
(PIT)
119
2.
Ott
(NYG)
100
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
89
4.
Vaughan
(PIT)
88
5.
Mize
(STL)
82
6.
Frey
(CIN)
80
7.
Hack
(CHC)
75
8.
Lavagetto
(BRO)
70
9.
Young
(NYG)
69
10.
Werber
(CIN)
68
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ross
(BSN)
127
2.
Orengo
(STL)
90
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
83
DiMaggio
(TOT)
83
5.
Leiber
(CHC)
68
6.
Nicholson
(CHC)
67
7.
Sisti
(BSN)
64
8.
Koy
(TOT)
62
9.
Coscarart
(BRO)
59
10.
Van Robays
(PIT)
58
Stolen Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Frey
(CIN)
22
2.
Hack
(CHC)
21
3.
Moore
(STL)
18
4.
Werber
(CIN)
16
5.
Reese
(BRO)
15
6.
Elliott
(PIT)
13
Koy
(TOT)
13
8.
Rowell
(BSN)
12
Vaughan
(PIT)
12
10.
DiMaggio
(TOT)
11
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Whitehead
(NYG)
141
2.
Hack
(CHC)
139
3.
Herman
(CHC)
130
4.
McCormick
(CIN)
125
5.
May
(PHI)
120
Walker
(BRO)
120
7.
Rowell
(BSN)
118
8.
Medwick
(TOT)
116
Vaughan
(PIT)
116
10.
Frey
(CIN)
113
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
176
2.
Nicholson
(CHC)
147
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
147
4.
Garms
(PIT)
146
5.
DiMaggio
(TOT)
142
6.
Gleeson
(CHC)
138
7.
Lombardi
(CIN)
138
8.
Fletcher
(PIT)
137
9.
Ott
(NYG)
137
10.
Leiber
(CHC)
135
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
147
2.
McCormick
(CIN)
108
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
106
4.
Vaughan
(PIT)
105
5.
Hack
(CHC)
104
6.
Ott
(NYG)
98
7.
Slaughter
(STL)
96
8.
Medwick
(TOT)
95
Nicholson
(CHC)
95
10.
Fletcher
(PIT)
91
Ross
(BSN)
91
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
60
2.
Camilli
(BRO)
35
3.
Fletcher
(PIT)
34
4.
Ott
(NYG)
32
5.
Vaughan
(PIT)
31
6.
Nicholson
(CHC)
30
7.
Hack
(CHC)
29
8.
McCormick
(CIN)
27
9.
Gleeson
(CHC)
27
10.
Slaughter
(STL)
22
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
6.0
2.
Camilli
(BRO)
3.5
3.
Fletcher
(PIT)
3.4
4.
Ott
(NYG)
3.2
5.
Vaughan
(PIT)
3.1
6.
Nicholson
(CHC)
3.0
7.
Hack
(CHC)
3.0
8.
McCormick
(CIN)
2.7
9.
Gleeson
(CHC)
2.7
10.
Slaughter
(STL)
2.2
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
87
2.
McCormick
(CIN)
66
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
65
4.
Vaughan
(PIT)
62
5.
Nicholson
(CHC)
59
Medwick
(TOT)
59
7.
Slaughter
(STL)
55
Gleeson
(CHC)
55
9.
Ross
(BSN)
54
Moore
(STL)
54
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hack
(CHC)
269
Mize
(STL)
269
Vaughan
(PIT)
269
4.
Fletcher
(PIT)
267
5.
Ott
(NYG)
261
6.
McCormick
(CIN)
248
7.
Camilli
(BRO)
240
8.
Werber
(CIN)
238
9.
Frey
(CIN)
233
10.
Young
(NYG)
230
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
.813
2.
Garms
(PIT)
.750
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
.737
4.
Nicholson
(CHC)
.717
5.
Slaughter
(STL)
.710
6.
Gleeson
(CHC)
.690
7.
DiMaggio
(TOT)
.686
Ott
(NYG)
.686
Lombardi
(CIN)
.686
10.
Hack
(CHC)
.685
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fletcher
(PIT)
9
2.
Werber
(CIN)
8
3.
Moore
(NYG)
7
Lombardi
(CIN)
7
5.
Gleeson
(CHC)
6
Jurges
(NYG)
6
Ott
(NYG)
6
8.
McCormick
(CIN)
5
DiMaggio
(TOT)
5
Danning
(NYG)
5
Whitehead
(NYG)
5
Mize
(STL)
5
Miller
(BSN)
5
Sacrifice Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McCormick
(CIN)
20
Schulte
(PHI)
20
3.
Frey
(CIN)
17
4.
Demaree
(NYG)
16
Orengo
(STL)
16
6.
Goodman
(CIN)
15
7.
Elliott
(PIT)
13
Cooney
(BSN)
13
9.
Marion
(STL)
12
Moore
(NYG)
12
Double Plays Grounded Into
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McCormick
(CIN)
23
2.
Medwick
(TOT)
19
3.
Lombardi
(CIN)
18
Danning
(NYG)
18
5.
Whitehead
(NYG)
16
Phelps
(BRO)
16
Herman
(CHC)
16
Van Robays
(PIT)
16
Miller
(BSN)
16
10.
Marty
(PHI)
15
Davis
(PIT)
15
Power-Speed #
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Moore
(STL)
17.5
2.
DiMaggio
(TOT)
13.9
3.
Werber
(CIN)
13.7
4.
Camilli
(BRO)
12.9
5.
Mize
(STL)
12.0
6.
Frey
(CIN)
11.7
7.
Hack
(CHC)
11.6
8.
Slaughter
(STL)
10.9
9.
Koy
(TOT)
10.6
10.
Goodman
(CIN)
10.3
AB per SO
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Garms
(PIT)
59.7
2.
Cooney
(BSN)
40.6
3.
Whitehead
(NYG)
33.4
4.
Brown
(STL)
30.3
5.
Hassett
(BSN)
28.6
6.
Lombardi
(CIN)
26.9
7.
Walker
(BRO)
26.5
8.
Witek
(NYG)
25.5
9.
Hack
(CHC)
25.1
10.
McCormick
(CIN)
23.8
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(STL)
13.5
2.
DiMaggio
(TOT)
18.9
3.
Nicholson
(CHC)
19.6
4.
Rizzo
(TOT)
21.0
5.
Camilli
(BRO)
22.3
6.
Warren
(PHI)
24.1
7.
Leiber
(CHC)
25.9
8.
Lombardi
(CIN)
26.9
9.
Ott
(NYG)
28.2
10.
Phelps
(BRO)
28.5
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McCormick
(CIN)
451
2.
Frey
(CIN)
436
3.
Van Robays
(PIT)
433
4.
Werber
(CIN)
432
5.
Whitehead
(NYG)
431
6.
Miller
(BSN)
430
7.
Mahan
(PHI)
427
8.
Medwick
(TOT)
425
Vaughan
(PIT)
425
10.
Herman
(CHC)
422
1939 NL
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1941 NL
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1940 AL
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1940 MLB
Batting Leaders