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1942 National League Batting Leaders
1941 NL
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1943 NL
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1942 AL
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1942 MLB
Batting Leaders
NL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lombardi
(BSN)
.330
2.
Slaughter
(STL)
.318
3.
Musial
(STL)
.315
4.
Reiser
(BRO)
.310
5.
Mize
(NYG)
.305
6.
Novikoff
(CHC)
.300
7.
Medwick
(BRO)
.300
Hack
(CHC)
.300
9.
Elliott
(PIT)
.296
10.
Ott
(NYG)
.295
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fletcher
(PIT)
.417
2.
Ott
(NYG)
.415
3.
Slaughter
(STL)
.412
4.
Lombardi
(BSN)
.403
5.
Hack
(CHC)
.402
6.
Musial
(STL)
.397
7.
Nicholson
(CHC)
.382
8.
Mize
(NYG)
.380
9.
Waner
(BSN)
.376
10.
Reiser
(BRO)
.375
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(NYG)
.521
2.
Ott
(NYG)
.497
3.
Slaughter
(STL)
.494
4.
Musial
(STL)
.490
5.
Lombardi
(BSN)
.482
6.
Nicholson
(CHC)
.476
7.
Camilli
(BRO)
.471
8.
Reiser
(BRO)
.463
9.
Young
(NYG)
.460
10.
Cooper
(STL)
.434
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ott
(NYG)
.912
2.
Slaughter
(STL)
.906
3.
Mize
(NYG)
.901
4.
Musial
(STL)
.888
5.
Lombardi
(BSN)
.886
6.
Nicholson
(CHC)
.859
7.
Camilli
(BRO)
.843
8.
Reiser
(BRO)
.838
9.
Young
(NYG)
.825
10.
Hack
(CHC)
.811
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Herman
(BRO)
155
2.
Haas
(CIN)
154
3.
Nicholson
(CHC)
152
Ott
(NYG)
152
Slaughter
(STL)
152
6.
Reese
(BRO)
151
Litwhiler
(PHI)
151
8.
Camilli
(BRO)
150
9.
Witek
(NYG)
148
10.
Marion
(STL)
147
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Brown
(STL)
606
2.
Slaughter
(STL)
591
Litwhiler
(PHI)
591
4.
Nicholson
(CHC)
588
5.
Haas
(CIN)
585
6.
Fernandez
(BSN)
577
7.
Herman
(BRO)
571
8.
Reese
(BRO)
564
McCormick
(CIN)
564
10.
Joost
(CIN)
562
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
687
2.
Nicholson
(CHC)
673
3.
Brown
(STL)
668
4.
Ott
(NYG)
664
5.
Hack
(CHC)
657
6.
Reese
(BRO)
655
7.
Haas
(CIN)
652
8.
Herman
(BRO)
647
9.
Holmes
(BSN)
633
Joost
(CIN)
633
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ott
(NYG)
118
2.
Slaughter
(STL)
100
3.
Mize
(NYG)
97
4.
Hack
(CHC)
91
5.
Camilli
(BRO)
89
Reiser
(BRO)
89
7.
Reese
(BRO)
87
Musial
(STL)
87
9.
Fletcher
(PIT)
86
10.
Nicholson
(CHC)
83
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
188
2.
Nicholson
(CHC)
173
3.
Elliott
(PIT)
166
Hack
(CHC)
166
Medwick
(BRO)
166
6.
Mize
(NYG)
165
7.
Ott
(NYG)
162
8.
Litwhiler
(PHI)
160
9.
McCormick
(CIN)
156
10.
Holmes
(BSN)
155
Brown
(STL)
155
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
292
2.
Mize
(NYG)
282
3.
Nicholson
(CHC)
280
4.
Ott
(NYG)
273
5.
Camilli
(BRO)
247
6.
Elliott
(PIT)
233
7.
Litwhiler
(PHI)
230
8.
Musial
(STL)
229
9.
Hack
(CHC)
226
10.
Medwick
(BRO)
223
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Marion
(STL)
38
2.
Medwick
(BRO)
37
3.
Hack
(CHC)
36
4.
Herman
(BRO)
34
5.
Reiser
(BRO)
33
6.
Cooper
(STL)
32
Musial
(STL)
32
8.
Slaughter
(STL)
31
9.
Joost
(CIN)
30
10.
Fernandez
(BSN)
29
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
17
2.
Nicholson
(CHC)
11
3.
Musial
(STL)
10
4.
Litwhiler
(PHI)
9
5.
Elliott
(PIT)
7
Mize
(NYG)
7
Barna
(NYG)
7
Cooper
(STL)
7
Hopp
(STL)
7
Camilli
(BRO)
7
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ott
(NYG)
30
2.
Mize
(NYG)
26
Camilli
(BRO)
26
4.
Nicholson
(CHC)
21
5.
West
(BSN)
16
6.
DiMaggio
(PIT)
15
7.
Slaughter
(STL)
13
McCormick
(CIN)
13
9.
Lamanno
(CIN)
12
10.
Lombardi
(BSN)
11
Young
(NYG)
11
Marshall
(NYG)
11
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mize
(NYG)
110
2.
Camilli
(BRO)
109
3.
Slaughter
(STL)
98
4.
Medwick
(BRO)
96
5.
Ott
(NYG)
93
6.
Elliott
(PIT)
89
McCormick
(CIN)
89
8.
Nicholson
(CHC)
78
9.
DiMaggio
(PIT)
75
10.
Musial
(STL)
72
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ott
(NYG)
109
2.
Fletcher
(PIT)
105
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
97
4.
Hack
(CHC)
94
5.
Slaughter
(STL)
88
6.
Frey
(CIN)
87
7.
Reese
(BRO)
82
8.
Nicholson
(CHC)
76
9.
Herman
(BRO)
72
10.
Cavarretta
(CHC)
71
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
DiMaggio
(PIT)
87
2.
Camilli
(BRO)
85
3.
Nicholson
(CHC)
80
4.
Ott
(NYG)
61
Fernandez
(BSN)
61
6.
Kurowski
(STL)
60
Fletcher
(PIT)
60
8.
West
(BSN)
59
9.
Joost
(CIN)
57
10.
Coscarart
(PIT)
56
Stolen Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Reiser
(BRO)
20
2.
Reese
(BRO)
15
Fernandez
(BSN)
15
4.
Merullo
(CHC)
14
Hopp
(STL)
14
6.
Murtaugh
(PHI)
13
7.
Walker
(CIN)
11
Miller
(BSN)
11
9.
DiMaggio
(PIT)
10
Camilli
(BRO)
10
Moore
(STL)
10
Owen
(BRO)
10
Barrett
(PIT)
10
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
127
2.
Elliott
(PIT)
124
3.
Holmes
(BSN)
123
4.
Brown
(STL)
122
5.
Hack
(CHC)
121
Medwick
(BRO)
121
7.
McCormick
(CIN)
119
Nicholson
(CHC)
119
9.
Litwhiler
(PHI)
117
10.
Witek
(NYG)
114
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ott
(NYG)
165
2.
Mize
(NYG)
161
3.
Lombardi
(BSN)
161
4.
Slaughter
(STL)
156
5.
Nicholson
(CHC)
155
6.
Musial
(STL)
151
7.
Camilli
(BRO)
144
8.
Reiser
(BRO)
143
9.
Hack
(CHC)
142
10.
Young
(NYG)
140
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
119
2.
Ott
(NYG)
112
3.
Mize
(NYG)
106
4.
Nicholson
(CHC)
105
5.
Hack
(CHC)
91
Camilli
(BRO)
91
7.
Musial
(STL)
90
8.
Reiser
(BRO)
83
Elliott
(PIT)
83
10.
Fletcher
(PIT)
82
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ott
(NYG)
50
2.
Slaughter
(STL)
45
3.
Nicholson
(CHC)
41
4.
Mize
(NYG)
40
5.
Hack
(CHC)
35
6.
Musial
(STL)
32
7.
Camilli
(BRO)
31
8.
Fletcher
(PIT)
30
9.
Reiser
(BRO)
26
10.
Lombardi
(BSN)
24
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ott
(NYG)
5.3
2.
Slaughter
(STL)
4.8
3.
Mize
(NYG)
4.3
Nicholson
(CHC)
4.3
5.
Hack
(CHC)
3.7
6.
Musial
(STL)
3.4
7.
Camilli
(BRO)
3.3
8.
Fletcher
(PIT)
3.2
9.
Reiser
(BRO)
2.8
10.
Lombardi
(BSN)
2.6
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
61
2.
Mize
(NYG)
58
3.
Camilli
(BRO)
56
4.
Nicholson
(CHC)
54
5.
Musial
(STL)
52
6.
Ott
(NYG)
51
7.
Reiser
(BRO)
48
8.
Cooper
(STL)
46
9.
Medwick
(BRO)
45
Hack
(CHC)
45
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
282
2.
Ott
(NYG)
274
3.
Hack
(CHC)
260
4.
Fletcher
(PIT)
257
Nicholson
(CHC)
257
6.
Camilli
(BRO)
232
7.
Mize
(NYG)
230
8.
Frey
(CIN)
228
9.
Reese
(BRO)
226
10.
Elliott
(PIT)
220
Holmes
(BSN)
220
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Slaughter
(STL)
.788
2.
Ott
(NYG)
.779
3.
Mize
(NYG)
.772
4.
Musial
(STL)
.771
5.
Lombardi
(BSN)
.763
6.
Nicholson
(CHC)
.737
7.
Reiser
(BRO)
.733
8.
Hack
(CHC)
.706
9.
Camilli
(BRO)
.702
10.
Fletcher
(PIT)
.695
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Nicholson
(CHC)
8
Bartell
(NYG)
8
3.
Litwhiler
(PHI)
7
4.
Kurowski
(STL)
6
Slaughter
(STL)
6
Fletcher
(PIT)
6
7.
Mize
(NYG)
5
Young
(NYG)
5
Walker
(CIN)
5
Merullo
(CHC)
5
Joost
(CIN)
5
Sacrifice Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Merullo
(CHC)
22
2.
Murtaugh
(PHI)
21
3.
Marion
(STL)
20
4.
Owen
(BRO)
18
5.
Crespi
(STL)
14
Witek
(NYG)
14
7.
Kurowski
(STL)
13
Sisti
(BSN)
13
9.
Starr
(CIN)
12
Moore
(STL)
12
Marshall
(CIN)
12
Cavarretta
(CHC)
12
Double Plays Grounded Into
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Witek
(NYG)
23
2.
Jurges
(NYG)
20
3.
Cooper
(STL)
18
4.
Lombardi
(BSN)
17
5.
Owen
(BRO)
16
Litwhiler
(PHI)
16
Miller
(BSN)
16
Fernandez
(BSN)
16
9.
Danning
(NYG)
15
Medwick
(BRO)
15
Novikoff
(CHC)
15
Power-Speed #
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Camilli
(BRO)
14.4
2.
Reiser
(BRO)
13.3
3.
DiMaggio
(PIT)
12.0
4.
Nicholson
(CHC)
11.6
5.
Slaughter
(STL)
10.6
6.
Ott
(NYG)
10.0
7.
Fernandez
(BSN)
8.6
8.
Kurowski
(STL)
7.9
9.
Miller
(BSN)
7.8
10.
Musial
(STL)
7.5
Moore
(STL)
7.5
AB per SO
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Holmes
(BSN)
55.8
2.
Brown
(STL)
55.1
3.
Waner
(PHI)
47.8
4.
McCormick
(CIN)
31.3
5.
Vaughan
(BRO)
29.1
6.
Witek
(NYG)
27.7
7.
Walker
(BRO)
26.2
8.
Lombardi
(BSN)
25.8
9.
Owen
(BRO)
24.8
10.
Medwick
(BRO)
22.1
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ott
(NYG)
18.3
2.
Camilli
(BRO)
20.2
3.
Mize
(NYG)
20.8
4.
Young
(NYG)
26.1
5.
Nicholson
(CHC)
28.0
6.
Lombardi
(BSN)
28.1
7.
West
(BSN)
28.3
8.
Lamanno
(CIN)
30.9
9.
DiMaggio
(PIT)
33.1
10.
Marshall
(NYG)
36.5
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Brown
(STL)
470
2.
Haas
(CIN)
462
3.
Litwhiler
(PHI)
449
Fernandez
(BSN)
449
5.
Joost
(CIN)
447
6.
Witek
(NYG)
446
7.
Herman
(BRO)
438
8.
Reese
(BRO)
437
9.
Miller
(BSN)
430
10.
McCormick
(CIN)
427
1941 NL
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1943 NL
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1942 AL
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1942 MLB
Batting Leaders