1939 National League Batting Leaders

1938 Season 1940 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 616 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season

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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB
1	Don Padgett*	27	SLN	Maj	STL	92	257	233	38	93	15	3	5	53	1	0	18	11	.399	.444	.554	.998	129	11	1	5	5
2	Johnny Mize*	26	SLN	Maj	STL	153	670	564	104	197	44	14	28	108	0	2	92	49	.349	.444	.626	1.070	353	9	4	10	18
3	Willard Hershberger	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	63	195	174	23	60	9	2	0	32	1	0	9	4	.345	.384	.420	.803	73	6	2	10	0
4	Frank McCormick	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	156	688	630	99	209	41	4	18	128	1	0	40	16	.332	.374	.495	.869	312	23	2	16	8
5	Joe Medwick	27	SLN	Maj	STL	150	667	606	98	201	48	8	14	117	6	1	45	44	.332	.380	.507	.886	307	15	2	14	11
6	Paul Waner*	36	PIT	Maj	PIT	125	506	461	62	151	30	6	3	45	0	3	35	18	.328	.375	.438	.813	202	12	0	10	5
7	Morrie Arnovich	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	134	560	491	68	159	25	2	5	67	7	8	58	28	.324	.397	.413	.811	203	10	2	9	8
8	Ival Goodman*	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	124	553	470	85	152	37	16	7	84	2	3	54	32	.323	.401	.515	.916	242	6	7	22	9
9	Zeke Bonura	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	123	517	455	75	146	26	6	11	85	1	3	46	22	.321	.388	.477	.865	217	22	4	12	8
10	Enos Slaughter*	23	SLN	Maj	STL	149	664	604	95	193	52	5	12	86	2	0	44	53	.320	.371	.482	.852	291	11	5	11	2
11	Harry Danning	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	135	563	520	79	163	28	5	16	74	4	2	35	42	.313	.359	.479	.838	249	12	2	6	5
12	Hank Leiber	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	112	431	365	65	113	16	1	24	88	1	3	59	42	.310	.411	.556	.967	203	14	4	3	7
13	Buddy Hassett*	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	147	638	590	72	182	15	3	2	60	13	6	29	14	.308	.342	.354	.696	209	10	1	18	3
14	Mel Ott*	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	125	508	396	85	122	23	2	27	80	2	3	100	50	.308	.449	.581	1.030	230	5	1	11	5
15	Virgil Davis	34	PHI	Maj	PHI	87	234	202	10	62	8	1	0	23	0	1	24	20	.307	.383	.356	.740	72	5	1	7	3
16	Billy Herman	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	156	713	623	111	191	34	18	7	70	9	6	66	31	.307	.378	.453	.830	282	24	5	19	1
17	Tony Cuccinello	31	BSN	Maj	BSN	81	342	310	42	95	17	1	2	40	5	3	26	26	.306	.360	.387	.747	120	9	0	6	5
18	Pepper Martin	35	SLN	Maj	STL	88	316	281	48	86	17	7	3	37	6	0	30	35	.306	.375	.448	.823	126	7	1	4	2
19	Arky Vaughan*	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	152	693	595	94	182	30	11	6	62	12	5	70	20	.306	.385	.424	.808	252	5	6	22	11
20	Frank Demaree	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	150	643	560	68	170	27	2	11	79	2	5	66	40	.304	.381	.418	.799	234	20	4	13	3
21	Augie Galan#	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	148	641	549	104	167	36	8	6	71	8	4	75	26	.304	.392	.432	.823	237	10	4	13	5
22	Gus Suhr*	33	PIT,PHI	Maj	PIT-PHI	123	470	402	44	122	22	4	4	55	5	4	59	37	.303	.394	.408	.802	164	1	1	8	2
23	Cookie Lavagetto	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	153	678	587	93	176	28	5	10	87	14	7	78	30	.300	.387	.416	.802	244	19	5	8	0
24	Jimmy Brown#	29	SLN	Maj	STL	147	695	645	88	192	31	8	3	51	4	6	32	18	.298	.335	.384	.719	248	10	4	14	2
25	Debs Garms*	32	BSN	Maj	BSN	132	566	513	68	153	24	9	2	37	2	4	39	20	.298	.350	.392	.742	201	4	2	12	4
26	Stan Hack*	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	156	723	641	112	191	28	6	8	56	17	18	65	35	.298	.364	.398	.762	255	7	2	15	6
27	Terry Moore	27	SLN	Maj	STL	130	479	417	65	123	25	2	17	77	6	4	43	38	.295	.362	.487	.849	203	11	1	18	2
28	Bill Nicholson*	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	58	243	220	37	65	12	5	5	38	0	3	20	29	.295	.354	.464	.818	102	1	0	3	5
29	Lonny Frey*	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	125	585	484	95	141	27	9	11	55	5	2	72	46	.291	.388	.452	.840	219	6	4	25	4
30	Dolph Camilli*	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	157	684	565	105	164	30	12	26	104	1	1	110	107	.290	.409	.524	.933	296	12	4	5	5
31	Elbie Fletcher*	23	PIT,BSN	Maj	PIT-BSN	137	555	476	63	138	25	4	12	77	4	1	67	33	.290	.381	.435	.816	207	12	3	9	5
32	Jack Bolling*	22	PHI	Maj	PHI	69	222	211	27	61	11	0	3	13	6	3	11	10	.289	.324	.384	.708	81	5	0	0	0
33	Gibby Brack	31	PHI	Maj	PHI	91	300	270	40	78	21	4	6	41	1	5	26	49	.289	.351	.463	.814	125	4	0	4	0
34	Billy Werber	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	147	707	599	115	173	35	5	5	57	15	8	91	46	.289	.388	.389	.777	233	12	6	11	2
35	Ernie Lombardi	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	130	494	450	43	129	26	2	20	85	0	0	35	19	.287	.342	.487	.829	219	24	3	6	19
36	Bobby Mattick	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	51	189	178	16	51	12	1	0	23	1	3	6	19	.287	.314	.365	.679	65	4	1	4	3
37	Merrill May	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	135	531	464	49	133	27	3	2	62	4	8	41	20	.287	.346	.371	.717	172	16	1	25	2
38	Fern Bell	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	83	309	262	44	75	5	8	2	34	2	4	42	18	.286	.385	.389	.774	102	4	0	5	4
39	Lee Handley	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	101	421	376	43	107	14	5	1	42	17	10	32	20	.285	.341	.356	.697	134	12	0	13	3
40	Billy Jurges	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	138	611	543	84	155	21	11	6	63	3	6	47	34	.285	.349	.398	.747	216	26	6	15	1
41	Babe Phelps*	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	98	356	323	33	92	21	2	6	42	0	0	24	24	.285	.336	.418	.754	135	12	1	8	10
42	Lloyd Waner*	33	PIT	Maj	PIT	112	410	379	49	108	15	3	0	24	0	2	17	13	.285	.321	.340	.661	129	5	3	11	3
43	Max West*	22	BSN	Maj	BSN	130	513	449	67	128	26	6	19	82	1	5	51	55	.285	.364	.497	.861	223	9	5	8	4
44	Chuck Klein*	34	PIT,PHI	Maj	PIT-PHI	110	361	317	45	90	18	5	12	56	2	3	36	21	.284	.357	.486	.843	154	4	0	8	3
45	Hersh Martin#	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	111	442	393	59	111	28	5	1	22	4	6	42	27	.282	.355	.387	.741	152	5	2	5	2
46	Billy Myers	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	151	602	509	79	143	18	6	9	56	4	5	71	90	.281	.369	.393	.762	200	3	0	22	8
47	LeGrant Scott*	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	76	260	232	31	65	15	1	1	26	5	6	22	14	.280	.343	.366	.709	85	6	0	6	0
48	Dixie Walker*	28	BRO	Maj	BRO	61	252	225	27	63	6	4	2	38	1	2	20	10	.280	.339	.369	.708	83	6	0	7	0
49	Emmett Mueller#	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	115	380	341	46	95	19	4	9	43	4	4	33	34	.279	.342	.437	.779	149	12	0	6	0
50	Gabby Hartnett	38	CHN	Maj	CHC	97	351	306	36	85	18	2	12	59	0	0	37	32	.278	.358	.467	.825	143	11	1	7	12
51	Ernie Koy	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	125	470	425	57	118	37	5	8	67	11	5	39	64	.278	.338	.445	.783	189	10	0	6	3
52	Al Todd	37	BRO	Maj	BRO	86	265	245	28	68	10	0	5	32	1	2	13	16	.278	.317	.380	.696	93	8	1	6	4
53	Pete Coscarart	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	115	476	419	59	116	22	2	4	43	10	8	46	56	.277	.354	.368	.721	154	5	4	7	0
54	Leo Durocher	33	BRO	Maj	BRO	116	421	390	42	108	21	6	1	34	2	0	27	24	.277	.325	.369	.695	144	9	1	3	6
55	Pep Young	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	84	327	293	34	81	14	3	3	29	1	2	23	29	.276	.333	.375	.709	110	7	2	9	4
56	Jimmy Ripple*	29	NY1,BRO	Maj	NYG-BRO	94	256	229	28	63	12	4	1	34	0	1	19	15	.275	.339	.376	.714	86	9	3	5	2
57	Johnny Cooney	38	BSN	Maj	BSN	118	402	368	39	101	8	1	2	27	2	0	21	8	.274	.317	.318	.635	117	9	2	11	0
58	Al Simmons	37	BSN,CIN	Maj	BSN-CIN	102	381	351	39	96	17	5	7	44	0	2	24	43	.274	.324	.410	.734	144	13	2	4	5
59	Rip Russell	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	143	594	542	55	148	24	5	9	79	2	0	36	56	.273	.318	.386	.704	209	12	0	16	2
60	Hank Majeski	22	BSN	Maj	BSN	106	394	367	35	100	16	1	7	54	2	4	18	30	.272	.310	.379	.689	139	10	2	7	2
61	Art Parks*	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	71	272	239	27	65	13	2	1	19	2	1	28	14	.272	.348	.356	.704	85	7	0	5	0
62	Don Gutteridge	27	SLN	Maj	STL	148	572	524	71	141	27	4	7	54	5	2	27	70	.269	.309	.376	.685	197	7	3	18	2
63	Jo-Jo Moore*	30	NY1	Maj	NYG	138	612	562	80	151	23	2	10	47	5	4	45	17	.269	.324	.370	.694	208	7	1	4	5
64	Tuck Stainback	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	68	209	201	22	54	7	0	3	19	0	3	4	23	.269	.290	.348	.638	70	0	2	2	1
65	Stu Martin*	26	SLN	Maj	STL	120	472	425	60	114	26	7	3	30	4	3	33	40	.268	.325	.384	.709	163	7	3	11	4
66	Lee Gamble*	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	72	236	221	24	59	7	2	0	14	5	1	9	14	.267	.296	.317	.612	70	1	0	6	2
67	Eddie Miller	22	BSN	Maj	BSN	77	324	296	32	79	12	2	4	31	4	7	16	21	.267	.315	.361	.677	107	8	5	7	2
68	Bob Seeds	32	NY1	Maj	NYG	63	198	173	33	46	5	1	5	26	1	0	22	31	.266	.352	.393	.745	68	3	1	2	1
69	Del Young#	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	77	229	217	22	57	9	2	3	20	1	0	8	24	.263	.289	.364	.653	79	5	0	4	0
70	Johnny Rizzo	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	94	384	330	49	86	23	3	6	55	0	2	42	27	.261	.349	.403	.752	133	14	3	9	2
71	Mickey Owen	23	SLN	Maj	STL	131	402	344	32	89	18	2	3	35	6	2	43	28	.259	.344	.349	.693	120	11	2	13	6
72	Wally Berger	33	CIN	Maj	CIN	97	374	329	36	85	15	1	14	44	1	2	36	63	.258	.341	.438	.778	144	6	5	4	2
73	Nino Bongiovanni*	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	66	171	159	17	41	6	0	0	16	0	1	9	8	.258	.298	.296	.593	47	1	0	3	1
74	Harry Craft	24	CIN	Maj	CIN	134	537	502	58	129	20	7	13	67	5	2	27	54	.257	.299	.402	.701	202	6	3	5	0
75	Johnny Hudson	27	BRO	Maj	BRO	109	379	343	46	87	17	3	2	32	5	3	30	36	.254	.317	.338	.656	116	10	2	4	1
76	Al Lopez	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	131	463	412	32	104	22	1	8	49	1	2	40	45	.252	.319	.369	.688	152	10	0	11	13
77	Goody Rosen*	26	BRO	Maj	BRO	54	208	183	22	46	6	4	1	12	4	4	23	21	.251	.335	.344	.679	63	1	0	2	2
78	Alex Kampouris	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	74	238	201	23	50	12	2	5	29	0	1	30	41	.249	.349	.403	.752	81	7	1	6	1
79	Carl Reynolds	36	CHN	Maj	CHC	88	313	281	33	69	10	6	4	44	5	2	16	38	.246	.298	.367	.665	103	8	5	11	0
80	Rabbit Warstler	35	BSN	Maj	BSN	114	370	342	34	83	11	3	0	24	2	2	24	31	.243	.292	.292	.585	100	7	0	4	2
81	Tom Hafey	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	70	268	256	37	62	10	1	6	26	1	1	10	44	.242	.271	.359	.630	92	6	0	2	0
82	Burgess Whitehead	29	NY1	Maj	NYG	95	370	335	31	80	6	3	2	24	1	6	24	19	.239	.299	.293	.592	98	15	5	6	1
83	Dick Bartell	31	CHN	Maj	CHC	105	395	336	37	80	24	2	3	34	6	2	42	25	.238	.335	.348	.683	117	10	7	10	9
84	George Scharein	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	118	425	399	35	95	17	1	1	33	4	5	13	40	.238	.262	.293	.555	117	6	0	13	0
85	Wally Millies	32	PHI	Maj	PHI	84	219	205	12	48	3	0	0	12	0	0	9	5	.234	.270	.249	.519	51	7	1	4	0
86	Ray Mueller	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	86	204	180	14	42	8	1	2	18	0	0	14	22	.233	.289	.322	.611	58	2	0	10	6
87	Bill Brubaker	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	100	380	345	41	80	23	1	7	43	3	1	29	51	.232	.297	.365	.662	126	10	3	3	2
88	Gus Mancuso	33	CHN	Maj	CHC	80	281	251	17	58	10	0	2	17	0	3	24	19	.231	.298	.295	.593	74	4	0	6	2
89	Ray Berres	31	PIT	Maj	PIT	81	251	231	22	53	6	1	0	16	1	0	11	25	.229	.267	.264	.532	61	9	1	8	0
90	Joe Marty	25	PHI,CHN	Maj	PHI-CHC	114	408	375	38	86	13	6	11	54	3	2	28	40	.229	.283	.384	.667	144	13	0	5	2
91	Roy Hughes	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	65	266	237	22	54	5	1	1	16	4	4	21	18	.228	.291	.270	.561	64	9	0	8	1
92	Sibby Sisti	18	BSN	Maj	BSN	63	232	215	19	49	7	1	1	11	4	2	12	38	.228	.269	.284	.552	61	5	0	5	0
93	Gene Moore*	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	107	350	306	45	69	13	6	3	39	4	5	40	50	.225	.315	.337	.652	103	4	0	4	4
94	Jim Gleeson#	27	CHN	Maj	CHC	111	383	332	43	74	19	6	4	45	7	2	39	46	.223	.308	.352	.661	117	5	2	10	3