1936 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1936 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1936 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Lou Gehrig led with 49 home runs, Hal Trosky led with 162 RBI, and Earl Averill led with 232 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (154 innings). Lines below those thresholds are shown and marked unqualified.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.

Data updated

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Batting Leaders

Qualified: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. 94 of the 173 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1936 OPS Distribution

Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.

Complete Statistics

1936 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Luke Appling CHA 138 618 526 111 204 31 7 6 128 10 85 25 .388 .474 .508 .981
Earl Averill CLE 152 682 614 136 232 39 15 28 126 3 65 35 .378 .438 .627 1.065
Paul Waner PIT 148 666 585 107 218 53 9 5 94 7 74 29 .373 .446 .520 .965
Charlie Gehringer DET 154 731 641 144 227 60 12 15 116 4 83 13 .354 .431 .555 .987
Lou Gehrig NYA 155 719 579 167 205 37 7 49 152 3 130 46 .354 .478 .696 1.174
Gee Walker DET 134 589 550 105 194 55 5 12 93 17 23 30 .353 .387 .536 .924
Joe Medwick SLN 155 677 636 115 223 64 13 18 138 3 34 33 .351 .387 .577 .964
Frank Demaree CHN 154 672 605 93 212 34 3 16 96 4 49 30 .350 .400 .496 .896
Wally Moses PHA 146 655 585 98 202 35 11 7 66 12 62 32 .345 .410 .479 .888
Beau Bell SLA 155 683 616 100 212 40 12 11 123 4 60 55 .344 .403 .502 .905
Hal Trosky CLE 151 671 629 124 216 45 9 42 162 6 36 58 .343 .382 .644 1.026
John Stone WS1 123 500 437 95 149 22 11 15 90 8 60 26 .341 .421 .545 .965
Jimmie Foxx BOS 155 693 585 130 198 32 8 41 143 13 105 119 .338 .440 .631 1.071
Rip Radcliff CHA 138 665 618 120 207 31 7 8 82 6 44 12 .335 .381 .447 .828
Arky Vaughan PIT 156 701 568 122 190 30 11 9 78 6 118 21 .335 .453 .474 .927
Billy Herman CHN 153 709 632 101 211 57 7 5 93 5 59 30 .334 .392 .470 .862
Zeke Bonura CHA 148 687 587 120 194 39 7 12 138 4 94 29 .330 .426 .482 .908
Johnny Moore PHI 124 505 472 85 155 24 3 16 68 1 26 22 .328 .365 .494 .858
Mel Ott NY1 150 660 534 120 175 28 6 33 135 6 111 41 .328 .448 .588 1.036
Al Simmons DET 143 620 568 96 186 38 6 13 112 6 49 35 .327 .383 .484 .867
Kiki Cuyler CIN 144 623 567 96 185 29 11 7 74 16 47 67 .326 .380 .453 .833
Joe DiMaggio NYA 138 668 637 132 206 44 15 29 125 4 24 39 .323 .352 .576 .928
Buck Jordan BSN 138 610 555 81 179 27 5 3 66 2 45 22 .323 .375 .405 .781
Joe Kuhel WS1 149 659 588 107 189 42 8 16 118 15 64 30 .321 .392 .502 .893
Red Rolfe NYA 135 646 568 116 181 39 15 10 70 3 68 38 .319 .392 .493 .884
Cecil Travis WS1 138 561 517 77 164 34 10 2 92 4 39 21 .317 .366 .433 .800
Odell Hale CLE 153 693 620 126 196 50 13 14 87 8 64 43 .316 .380 .506 .887
Jo-Jo Moore NY1 152 695 649 110 205 29 9 7 63 2 37 27 .316 .358 .421 .779
Dolph Camilli PHI 151 651 530 106 167 29 13 28 102 5 116 84 .315 .441 .577 1.018
Ben Chapman 2 teams 133 628 540 110 170 50 10 5 81 20 84 38 .315 .408 .472 .880
Goose Goslin DET 147 660 572 122 180 33 8 24 125 14 85 50 .315 .403 .526 .930
Les Scarsella CIN 115 502 485 63 152 21 9 3 65 6 14 36 .313 .335 .412 .748
Rick Ferrell BOS 121 480 410 59 128 27 5 8 55 0 65 17 .312 .406 .461 .867
Gus Suhr PIT 156 685 583 111 182 33 12 11 118 8 95 34 .312 .410 .467 .877
Buddy Hassett BRO 156 683 635 79 197 29 11 3 82 5 35 17 .310 .350 .405 .755
Pepper Martin SLN 143 634 572 121 177 36 11 11 76 23 58 66 .309 .373 .469 .842
George Selkirk NYA 137 592 493 93 152 28 9 18 107 13 94 60 .308 .420 .511 .931
Tony Cuccinello BSN 150 641 565 68 174 26 3 7 86 1 58 49 .308 .374 .402 .776
Mike Kreevich CHA 137 628 550 99 169 32 11 5 69 10 61 46 .307 .378 .433 .811
Chuck Klein 2 teams 146 656 601 102 184 35 7 25 104 6 49 59 .306 .358 .512 .871
Harlond Clift SLA 152 701 576 145 174 40 11 20 73 12 115 68 .302 .424 .514 .938
Lou Finney PHA 151 703 653 100 197 26 10 1 41 7 47 22 .302 .351 .377 .728
Gus Mancuso NY1 139 564 519 55 156 21 3 9 63 0 39 28 .301 .351 .405 .755
Jake Powell 2 teams 140 595 538 102 161 24 8 8 78 26 51 51 .299 .362 .418 .780
Dick Bartell NY1 145 573 510 71 152 31 3 8 42 6 40 36 .298 .355 .418 .773
Jim Bottomley SLA 140 596 544 72 162 39 11 12 95 0 44 55 .298 .354 .476 .830
Stan Hack CHN 149 666 561 102 167 27 4 6 78 17 89 39 .298 .396 .392 .788
Lou Chiozza PHI 144 620 572 83 170 32 6 1 48 17 37 39 .297 .346 .379 .726
Ethan Allen 2 teams 121 531 498 68 147 21 7 4 48 16 17 38 .295 .321 .390 .711
Marv Owen DET 154 655 583 72 172 20 4 9 105 9 53 41 .295 .361 .389 .750
Roy Hughes CLE 152 708 638 112 188 35 9 0 63 20 57 40 .295 .356 .378 .734
Bill Knickerbocker CLE 155 686 618 81 182 35 3 8 73 5 56 30 .294 .354 .400 .754
Doc Cramer BOS 154 713 643 99 188 31 7 0 41 4 49 20 .292 .347 .362 .710
Bob Johnson PHA 153 657 566 91 165 29 14 25 121 6 88 71 .292 .389 .525 .913
Moose Solters SLA 152 676 628 100 183 45 7 17 134 3 41 76 .291 .336 .467 .802
Buddy Lewis WS1 143 657 601 100 175 21 13 6 67 6 47 46 .291 .347 .399 .746
Gene Moore BSN 151 691 637 91 185 38 12 13 67 6 40 80 .290 .335 .449 .784
Lyn Lary SLA 155 745 619 112 179 30 6 2 52 37 117 54 .289 .404 .367 .771
Pinky Higgins PHA 146 620 550 89 159 32 2 12 80 7 67 61 .289 .366 .420 .786
Bill Brubaker PIT 145 620 554 77 160 27 4 6 102 5 50 96 .289 .352 .384 .736
Wally Berger BSN 138 595 534 88 154 23 3 25 91 1 53 84 .288 .361 .483 .844
Frankie Crosetti NYA 151 740 632 137 182 35 7 15 78 18 90 83 .288 .387 .437 .824
Tony Lazzeri NYA 150 638 537 82 154 29 6 14 109 8 97 65 .287 .397 .441 .838
Joe Vosmik CLE 138 591 506 76 145 29 7 7 94 5 79 21 .287 .383 .413 .796
Leo Durocher SLN 136 549 510 57 146 22 3 1 58 3 29 47 .286 .327 .347 .674
Eric McNair BOS 128 536 494 68 141 36 2 4 74 3 27 34 .285 .329 .391 .720
Mule Haas CHA 119 496 408 75 116 26 2 0 46 1 64 29 .284 .383 .358 .741
Ival Goodman CIN 136 545 489 81 139 15 14 17 71 6 38 53 .284 .347 .476 .823
Pinky Whitney 2 teams 124 507 451 45 128 17 3 6 64 2 39 37 .284 .343 .375 .718
Woody Jensen PIT 153 731 696 98 197 34 10 10 58 2 16 19 .283 .305 .404 .709
Johnny Cooney BRO 130 541 507 71 143 17 5 0 30 3 24 15 .282 .315 .335 .650
Jack Burns 2 teams 147 665 572 98 161 37 3 4 64 4 82 46 .281 .374 .378 .752
Lonny Frey BRO 148 607 524 63 146 29 4 4 60 7 71 56 .279 .369 .372 .741
Burgess Whitehead NY1 154 685 632 99 176 31 3 4 47 14 29 32 .278 .317 .356 .673
George Puccinelli PHA 135 524 457 83 127 30 3 11 78 2 65 70 .278 .369 .429 .798
Sam West SLA 152 637 533 78 148 26 4 7 70 2 94 70 .278 .386 .381 .767
Billy Werber BOS 145 639 535 89 147 29 6 10 67 23 89 37 .275 .382 .407 .790
Billy Rogell DET 146 667 585 85 160 27 5 6 68 14 73 41 .274 .357 .368 .725
Phil Cavarretta CHN 124 486 458 55 125 18 1 9 56 8 17 36 .273 .306 .376 .682
Tom Carey SLA 134 521 488 58 133 27 6 1 57 2 27 25 .273 .315 .359 .673
Frankie Hayes PHA 144 555 505 59 137 25 2 10 67 3 46 58 .271 .335 .388 .723
Jimmy Dykes CHA 127 511 435 62 116 16 3 7 60 1 61 36 .267 .362 .366 .728
Leo Norris PHI 154 644 581 64 154 27 4 11 76 4 39 79 .265 .315 .382 .697
Terry Moore SLN 143 630 590 85 156 39 4 5 47 9 37 52 .264 .309 .369 .678
Augie Galan CHN 145 649 575 74 152 26 4 8 81 16 67 50 .264 .344 .365 .709
Billy Urbanski BSN 122 536 494 55 129 17 5 0 26 2 31 42 .261 .310 .316 .626
Lew Riggs CIN 141 588 538 69 138 20 12 6 57 5 38 33 .257 .314 .372 .686
George Watkins 2 teams 124 482 434 61 110 28 6 6 48 7 43 47 .253 .328 .387 .715
Hal Lee BSN 152 626 565 46 143 24 7 3 64 4 52 50 .253 .318 .336 .655
Luke Sewell CHA 128 509 451 59 113 20 5 5 73 11 54 16 .251 .332 .350 .682
Pep Young PIT 125 514 475 47 118 23 10 6 77 3 29 52 .248 .293 .377 .670
Travis Jackson NY1 126 496 465 41 107 8 1 7 53 0 18 56 .230 .260 .297 .557
Rabbit Warstler 2 teams 140 620 540 54 123 14 6 1 41 2 58 49 .228 .306 .281 .588
Skeeter Newsome PHA 127 508 471 41 106 15 2 0 46 13 25 27 .225 .266 .265 .531
Josh Gibson UNQ PC 50 208 175 51 68 7 4 18 66 6 30 0 .389 .478 .783 1.261
Babe Phelps UNQ BRO 115 349 319 36 117 23 2 5 57 1 27 18 .367 .421 .498 .920
Bill Dickey UNQ NYA 112 472 423 99 153 26 8 22 107 0 46 16 .362 .428 .617 1.045
Turkey Stearnes UNQ PS 52 234 210 45 74 8 5 10 43 1 19 2 .352 .411 .581 .992
Billy Sullivan UNQ CLE 93 339 319 39 112 32 6 2 48 5 16 9 .351 .382 .508 .890
Roy Weatherly UNQ CLE 84 366 349 64 117 28 6 8 53 3 16 29 .335 .364 .519 .883
Sam Bankhead UNQ PC 63 263 231 37 77 16 4 1 39 6 20 0 .333 .386 .450 .837
Ernie Lombardi UNQ CIN 121 413 387 42 129 23 2 12 68 1 19 16 .333 .375 .496 .871
Jud Wilson UNQ 2 teams 49 205 180 35 60 3 4 8 40 1 22 0 .333 .412 .528 .940
Johnny Mize UNQ SLN 126 469 414 76 136 30 8 19 93 1 50 32 .329 .402 .577 .979
Frankie Pytlak UNQ CLE 75 255 224 35 72 15 4 0 31 5 24 11 .321 .394 .424 .819
Lloyd Waner UNQ PIT 106 446 414 67 133 13 8 1 31 1 31 5 .321 .369 .399 .767
Joe Stripp UNQ BRO 110 476 439 51 139 31 1 1 60 2 22 12 .317 .351 .399 .749
Frenchy Bordagaray UNQ BRO 125 401 372 63 117 21 3 4 31 12 17 42 .315 .346 .419 .766
Jackie Hayes UNQ CHA 108 461 417 53 130 34 3 5 84 4 35 25 .312 .366 .444 .810
Wally Millies UNQ WS1 74 229 215 26 67 10 2 0 25 1 11 8 .312 .345 .377 .722
Bill Terry UNQ NY1 79 253 229 36 71 10 5 2 39 0 19 19 .310 .363 .424 .786
Jimmie Crutchfield UNQ PC 61 263 231 49 71 7 2 1 26 9 24 0 .307 .373 .368 .741
Ken O'Dea UNQ CHN 80 230 189 36 58 10 3 2 38 0 38 18 .307 .423 .423 .846
Gabby Hartnett UNQ CHN 121 468 424 49 130 25 6 7 64 0 30 36 .307 .361 .443 .804
Jimmy Ripple UNQ NY1 96 345 311 42 95 17 2 7 47 1 28 15 .305 .365 .441 .805
Jesse Hill UNQ WS1 85 265 233 50 71 19 5 0 34 11 29 23 .305 .384 .429 .813
Pete Fox UNQ DET 73 267 220 46 67 12 1 4 26 1 34 23 .305 .405 .423 .827
Bill Atwood UNQ PHI 71 209 192 21 58 9 2 2 29 0 11 15 .302 .346 .401 .747
Dewey Creacy UNQ PS 52 203 173 20 52 7 0 1 29 1 18 3 .301 .370 .358 .728
Goose Curry UNQ WEG 45 207 170 40 51 5 2 2 26 2 32 1 .300 .411 .388 .799
Stu Martin UNQ SLN 92 366 332 63 99 21 4 6 41 17 29 27 .298 .356 .440 .796
Sam Leslie UNQ NY1 117 448 417 49 123 19 5 6 54 0 23 16 .295 .335 .408 .743
Ripper Collins UNQ SLN 103 327 277 48 81 15 3 13 48 1 48 30 .292 .399 .509 .908
John Kroner UNQ BOS 84 328 298 40 87 17 8 4 62 2 26 24 .292 .349 .443 .792
Heinie Manush UNQ BOS 82 334 313 43 91 15 5 0 45 1 17 11 .291 .329 .371 .700
Cliff Bolton UNQ WS1 86 315 289 41 84 18 4 2 51 1 25 12 .291 .349 .401 .751
Ossie Bluege UNQ WS1 90 368 319 43 92 12 1 1 55 5 38 16 .288 .375 .342 .716
Jake Dunn UNQ PS 50 206 181 37 52 6 1 2 22 2 19 0 .287 .355 .365 .720
Ernie Sulik UNQ PHI 122 453 404 69 116 14 4 6 36 4 40 22 .287 .353 .386 .739
Chubby Dean UNQ PHA 111 375 342 41 98 21 3 1 48 3 24 24 .287 .337 .374 .711
Tommy Thompson UNQ BSN 106 304 266 37 76 9 0 4 36 3 31 12 .286 .362 .365 .727
Red Kress UNQ WS1 109 434 391 51 111 20 6 8 51 6 39 25 .284 .349 .427 .776
Joe Cronin UNQ BOS 81 334 295 36 83 22 4 2 43 1 32 21 .281 .354 .403 .757
Larry Rosenthal UNQ CHA 85 381 317 71 89 15 8 3 46 2 59 37 .281 .394 .407 .801
Billy Jurges UNQ CHN 118 459 429 51 120 25 1 1 42 4 23 25 .280 .321 .350 .671
Babe Herman UNQ CIN 119 421 380 59 106 25 2 13 71 4 39 36 .279 .348 .458 .806
Hank Leiber UNQ NY1 101 384 337 44 94 19 7 9 67 1 37 41 .279 .352 .457 .809
Jimmie Wilson UNQ PHI 85 245 230 25 64 12 0 1 27 5 12 21 .278 .314 .343 .658
Carl Reynolds UNQ WS1 89 318 293 41 81 18 2 4 41 8 21 22 .276 .329 .392 .722
Art Garibaldi UNQ SLN 71 254 232 30 64 12 0 1 20 3 16 30 .276 .323 .341 .663
Hub Walker UNQ CIN 92 296 258 49 71 18 1 4 23 8 35 32 .275 .366 .399 .765
Frankie Frisch UNQ SLN 93 348 303 40 83 10 0 1 26 2 36 10 .274 .353 .317 .670
Al Todd UNQ PIT 76 280 267 28 73 10 5 2 28 4 11 24 .273 .307 .371 .678
Dusty Cooke UNQ BOS 111 414 341 58 93 20 3 6 47 4 72 48 .273 .401 .402 .803
Virgil Davis UNQ SLN 112 402 363 24 99 26 2 4 59 0 35 34 .273 .342 .388 .730
Tony Piet UNQ CHA 109 432 352 69 96 15 2 7 42 15 66 48 .273 .400 .386 .787
Billy Myers UNQ CIN 98 359 323 45 87 9 6 6 27 6 28 56 .269 .328 .390 .718
Buddy Myer UNQ WS1 51 201 156 31 42 5 2 0 15 7 42 11 .269 .427 .327 .754
Gilly Campbell UNQ CIN 89 279 235 28 63 13 1 1 40 2 43 14 .268 .384 .345 .728
Rollie Hemsley UNQ SLA 116 427 377 43 99 24 2 2 39 2 46 30 .263 .343 .353 .696
Fred Schulte UNQ PIT 74 259 238 28 62 7 3 1 17 1 20 20 .261 .320 .328 .648
Mel Almada UNQ BOS 96 347 320 40 81 16 4 1 21 2 24 15 .253 .305 .338 .643
Jim Bucher UNQ BRO 110 403 370 49 93 12 8 2 41 5 29 27 .251 .306 .343 .649
Tom Padden UNQ PIT 88 311 281 22 70 9 2 1 31 0 22 41 .249 .304 .306 .610
Earl Grace UNQ PHI 86 257 221 24 55 11 0 4 32 0 34 20 .249 .352 .353 .705
Woody English UNQ CHN 64 232 182 33 45 9 0 0 20 1 40 28 .247 .394 .297 .691
Calvin Chapman UNQ CIN 96 238 219 35 54 7 3 1 22 5 16 19 .247 .301 .320 .620
Joe Coscarart UNQ BSN 104 400 367 28 90 11 2 2 44 0 19 37 .245 .292 .302 .594
Cookie Lavagetto UNQ PIT 60 213 197 21 48 15 2 2 26 0 15 13 .244 .300 .371 .671
Al Lopez UNQ BSN 128 470 426 46 103 12 5 7 50 1 41 41 .242 .311 .343 .654
Ray Hayworth UNQ DET 81 297 250 31 60 10 0 1 30 0 39 18 .240 .347 .292 .639
Ray Berres UNQ BRO 105 283 267 16 64 10 1 1 13 1 14 35 .240 .280 .296 .576
Alex Kampouris UNQ CIN 122 388 355 43 85 10 4 5 46 3 24 46 .239 .289 .332 .622
Dick Seay UNQ 2 teams 56 213 185 21 44 5 1 0 23 1 18 0 .238 .309 .276 .584
Jimmy Jordan UNQ BRO 115 419 398 26 93 15 1 2 28 1 15 21 .234 .262 .291 .553
Tommy Thevenow UNQ CIN 106 338 321 25 75 7 2 0 36 2 15 23 .234 .268 .268 .536
Chile Gomez UNQ PHI 108 360 332 24 77 4 1 0 28 0 14 32 .232 .265 .250 .515
Charlie Gelbert UNQ SLN 93 307 280 33 64 15 2 3 27 2 25 26 .229 .292 .329 .620
Judy Johnson UNQ 2 teams 54 222 193 26 44 10 1 0 20 5 20 1 .228 .304 .290 .594
Bruce Ogrodowski UNQ SLN 94 249 237 28 54 15 1 1 20 0 10 20 .228 .259 .312 .571
Oscar Melillo UNQ BOS 98 367 327 39 74 12 4 0 32 0 28 16 .226 .287 .287 .575
Tony Giuliani UNQ SLA 71 211 198 17 43 3 0 0 13 0 11 13 .217 .258 .232 .491
Al Niemiec UNQ PHA 69 235 203 22 40 3 2 1 20 2 26 16 .197 .291 .246 .538
Showing 1-50 of 173 batters listed (94 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. 65 of the 157 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1936 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Carl Hubbell NY1 26 6 42 34 25 3 3 304.0 265 78 57 123 2.31 1.06
Lefty Grove BOS 17 12 35 30 22 6 2 253.1 237 79 65 130 2.81 1.19
Danny MacFayden BSN 17 13 37 31 21 2 0 266.2 268 85 66 86 2.87 1.25
Frank Gabler NY1 9 8 43 14 5 0 6 161.2 170 56 34 46 3.12 1.26
Dizzy Dean SLN 24 13 51 34 28 2 11 315.0 310 111 53 195 3.17 1.15
Red Lucas PIT 15 4 27 22 12 0 0 175.2 178 62 26 53 3.18 1.16
Bill Lee CHN 18 11 43 33 20 4 1 258.2 238 95 93 102 3.31 1.28
Van Mungo BRO 18 19 45 37 22 2 3 311.2 275 116 118 238 3.35 1.26
Larry French CHN 18 9 43 28 16 4 3 252.1 262 95 54 104 3.39 1.25
Johnny Allen CLE 20 10 36 31 19 4 1 243.0 234 93 97 165 3.44 1.36
Lon Warneke CHN 16 13 40 29 13 4 1 240.1 246 92 76 113 3.45 1.34
Curt Davis 2 teams 13 13 34 28 13 0 1 213.1 217 82 50 70 3.46 1.25
Hal Schumacher NY1 11 13 35 30 9 3 1 215.1 234 83 69 75 3.47 1.41
Claude Passeau PHI 11 15 49 21 8 2 3 217.1 247 84 55 85 3.48 1.39
Ed Brandt BRO 11 13 38 29 12 1 2 234.0 246 91 65 104 3.50 1.33
Cy Blanton PIT 13 15 44 32 15 4 3 235.2 235 92 55 127 3.51 1.23
Pete Appleton WS1 14 9 38 20 12 1 3 201.2 199 79 77 77 3.53 1.37
Tommy Bridges DET 23 11 39 38 26 5 0 294.2 289 118 115 175 3.60 1.37
Tex Carleton CHN 14 10 35 26 12 4 1 197.1 204 80 67 88 3.65 1.37
Fred Frankhouse BRO 13 10 41 31 9 1 2 234.1 236 95 89 84 3.65 1.39
Monte Pearson NYA 19 7 33 31 15 1 1 223.0 191 92 135 118 3.71 1.46
Al Smith NY1 14 13 43 30 9 4 2 209.1 217 88 69 89 3.78 1.37
Jim Winford SLN 11 10 39 23 10 1 3 192.0 203 81 68 72 3.80 1.41
Gene Schott CIN 11 11 31 22 8 0 1 180.0 184 76 73 65 3.80 1.43
Red Ruffing NYA 20 12 33 33 25 3 0 271.0 274 116 90 102 3.85 1.34
Harry Kelley PHA 15 12 35 27 20 1 3 235.1 250 101 75 82 3.86 1.38
Mace Brown PIT 10 11 47 10 3 0 3 165.0 178 71 55 56 3.87 1.41
Bill Swift PIT 16 16 45 31 17 0 2 262.1 275 117 63 92 4.01 1.29
Paul Derringer CIN 19 19 51 37 13 2 5 282.1 331 126 42 121 4.02 1.32
Tiny Chaplin BSN 10 15 40 31 14 0 2 231.2 273 106 62 86 4.12 1.45
Al Hollingsworth CIN 9 10 29 25 9 0 0 184.0 204 85 66 76 4.16 1.47
Wes Ferrell BOS 20 15 39 38 28 3 0 301.0 330 140 119 106 4.19 1.49
Johnny Broaca NYA 12 7 37 27 12 1 3 206.0 235 97 66 84 4.24 1.46
Bucky Walters PHI 11 21 40 33 15 4 0 258.0 284 122 115 66 4.26 1.55
Jim Weaver PIT 14 8 38 31 11 1 0 225.2 239 108 74 108 4.31 1.39
Bobo Newsom WS1 17 15 43 38 24 4 2 285.2 294 137 146 156 4.32 1.54
Bump Hadley NYA 14 4 31 17 8 1 1 173.2 194 84 89 74 4.35 1.63
Lefty Gomez NYA 13 7 31 30 10 0 0 188.2 184 92 122 105 4.39 1.62
Joe Cascarella 2 teams 9 10 32 17 7 1 1 160.0 174 79 63 41 4.44 1.48
Schoolboy Rowe DET 19 10 41 35 19 4 3 245.1 266 123 64 115 4.51 1.35
Roy Parmelee SLN 11 11 37 28 9 0 2 221.0 226 112 107 79 4.56 1.51
Vern Kennedy CHA 21 9 35 34 20 1 0 274.1 282 141 147 99 4.63 1.56
Jimmie DeShong WS1 18 10 34 31 16 2 2 223.2 255 115 96 59 4.63 1.57
John Whitehead CHA 13 13 34 32 15 1 1 230.2 254 119 98 70 4.64 1.53
Bill Hallahan 2 teams 7 11 32 25 6 2 0 172.0 208 91 74 48 4.76 1.64
Orville Jorgens PHI 8 8 39 21 4 0 0 167.1 196 89 69 58 4.79 1.58
Johnny Marcum BOS 8 13 31 23 9 1 1 174.0 194 93 52 57 4.81 1.41
Ivy Andrews SLA 7 12 36 25 11 0 1 191.1 221 103 50 33 4.84 1.42
Earl Whitehill WS1 14 11 28 28 14 0 0 212.1 252 115 89 63 4.87 1.61
Fritz Ostermueller BOS 10 16 43 23 7 1 2 180.2 210 98 84 90 4.88 1.63
Sugar Cain 2 teams 15 11 34 29 15 1 0 211.2 248 115 84 50 4.89 1.57
Elden Auker DET 13 16 35 31 14 2 0 215.1 263 117 83 66 4.89 1.61
Oral Hildebrand CLE 10 11 36 21 9 0 4 174.2 197 95 83 65 4.90 1.60
Joe Bowman PHI 9 20 40 28 12 0 1 203.2 243 114 53 80 5.04 1.45
Ted Lyons CHA 10 13 26 24 15 1 0 182.0 227 104 45 48 5.14 1.49
Mel Harder CLE 15 15 36 30 13 0 1 224.2 294 129 71 84 5.17 1.62
Tommy Thomas SLA 11 9 36 21 8 1 0 179.2 219 105 72 40 5.26 1.62
Herman Fink PHA 8 16 34 24 9 0 3 188.2 222 113 78 53 5.39 1.59
Ray Benge 2 teams 8 13 36 25 2 0 1 160.2 231 98 57 45 5.49 1.79
Elon Hogsett 2 teams 13 16 42 29 10 0 1 219.1 286 136 91 68 5.58 1.72
Gordon Rhodes PHA 9 20 35 28 13 1 1 216.1 266 138 102 61 5.74 1.70
Bill Dietrich 2 teams 8 11 40 15 6 1 3 162.2 197 104 82 77 5.75 1.72
Buck Ross PHA 9 14 30 27 12 1 0 200.2 253 130 83 47 5.83 1.67
Earl Caldwell SLA 7 16 41 25 10 2 2 189.0 252 126 83 59 6.00 1.77
Jack Knott SLA 9 17 47 23 9 0 6 192.2 272 156 93 60 7.29 1.89
Waite Hoyt UNQ PIT 7 5 22 9 6 0 1 116.2 115 35 20 37 2.70 1.16
Bill Weir UNQ BSN 4 3 12 7 3 2 0 57.1 53 18 24 29 2.83 1.34
Ben Cantwell UNQ BSN 9 9 34 12 4 0 2 133.1 127 45 35 42 3.04 1.21
Jim Willis UNQ WEG 5 5 12 7 5 0 1 69.2 69 24 16 26 3.10 1.22
Bill Holland UNQ NBY 6 5 12 8 7 0 0 79.1 91 29 15 35 3.29 1.34
Clay Bryant UNQ CHN 1 2 26 0 0 0 0 57.1 57 21 24 35 3.30 1.41
Freddie Fitzsimmons UNQ NY1 10 7 28 17 7 0 2 141.0 147 52 39 35 3.32 1.32
Bob Feller UNQ CLE 5 3 14 8 5 0 1 62.0 52 23 47 76 3.34 1.60
Johnny Murphy UNQ NYA 9 3 27 5 2 0 5 88.0 90 33 36 34 3.38 1.43
Henry McHenry UNQ NBY 5 2 10 6 6 0 0 70.1 79 27 28 37 3.45 1.52
Peaches Davis UNQ CIN 8 8 26 15 5 0 5 125.2 139 50 36 32 3.58 1.39
Johnny Lanning UNQ BSN 7 11 28 20 3 1 0 153.0 154 62 55 33 3.65 1.37
Bill Byrd UNQ WEG 9 4 16 10 5 2 1 96.0 102 39 23 41 3.66 1.30
Satchel Paige UNQ PC 8 2 11 10 7 2 1 71.2 67 30 28 72 3.77 1.33
Bob Smith UNQ BSN 6 7 35 11 5 2 8 136.0 142 57 35 36 3.77 1.30
Pat Malone UNQ NYA 12 4 35 9 5 0 9 134.2 144 57 60 72 3.81 1.51
Neck Stanley UNQ NYC 5 6 14 11 4 1 0 89.2 83 38 31 62 3.81 1.27
Dick Coffman UNQ NY1 7 5 42 2 0 0 7 101.2 119 44 23 26 3.90 1.40
Bob Griffith UNQ WEG 6 3 14 11 4 0 2 67.0 61 29 32 36 3.90 1.39
Jesse Haines UNQ SLN 7 5 25 9 4 0 1 99.1 110 43 21 19 3.90 1.32
Harry Gumbert UNQ NY1 11 3 39 15 3 0 0 140.2 157 61 54 52 3.90 1.50
Ray Brown UNQ HG 6 3 13 9 7 0 1 86.2 77 38 26 39 3.95 1.19
Leroy Matlock UNQ PC 10 3 17 15 7 0 0 114.0 124 50 27 44 3.95 1.32
Max Butcher UNQ BRO 6 6 38 15 5 0 2 147.2 154 65 59 55 3.96 1.44
Roy Henshaw UNQ CHN 6 5 39 14 6 2 1 129.1 152 57 56 69 3.97 1.61
Leon Day UNQ NE 5 5 12 11 6 1 0 76.1 69 34 39 54 4.01 1.41
Martín Dihigo UNQ NYC 6 2 10 8 6 0 0 75.2 73 34 17 56 4.04 1.19
Guy Bush UNQ 2 teams 5 8 31 11 5 0 2 125.0 147 57 31 38 4.10 1.42
Charlie Root UNQ CHN 3 6 33 4 0 0 1 73.2 81 34 20 32 4.15 1.37
Lloyd Brown UNQ CLE 8 10 24 16 12 1 1 140.1 166 65 45 34 4.17 1.50
Benny Frey UNQ CIN 10 8 31 12 5 0 0 131.1 164 62 30 20 4.25 1.48
Syl Johnson UNQ PHI 5 7 39 8 1 0 7 111.0 129 53 29 48 4.30 1.42
Monte Weaver UNQ WS1 6 4 26 5 3 0 1 91.0 92 44 38 15 4.35 1.43
Don Brennan UNQ CIN 5 2 41 4 0 0 9 94.1 117 46 35 40 4.39 1.61
Rube Walberg UNQ BOS 5 4 24 9 5 0 0 100.1 98 49 36 49 4.40 1.34
Jack Wilson UNQ BOS 6 8 43 9 2 0 3 136.1 152 67 86 74 4.42 1.75
Watson Clark UNQ BRO 7 11 33 16 1 1 2 120.0 162 59 28 28 4.42 1.58
Roosevelt Davis UNQ NBY 2 4 14 9 4 1 1 66.2 76 33 22 27 4.46 1.47
Chet Brewer UNQ NYC 5 7 16 12 9 0 0 105.0 108 52 36 54 4.46 1.37
Bobby Reis UNQ BSN 6 5 35 5 3 0 0 138.2 152 69 74 25 4.48 1.63
George Jeffcoat UNQ BRO 5 6 40 5 3 0 3 95.2 84 48 63 46 4.52 1.54
Pete Sivess UNQ PHI 3 4 17 6 2 0 0 65.0 84 33 36 22 4.57 1.85
Paul Dean UNQ SLN 5 5 17 14 5 0 1 92.0 113 47 20 28 4.60 1.45
Jim Henry UNQ BOS 5 1 21 8 2 0 0 76.1 75 39 40 36 4.60 1.51
Roy Welmaker UNQ HG 3 3 9 6 3 0 1 54.0 62 28 25 23 4.67 1.61
Ralph Birkofer UNQ PIT 7 5 34 13 2 0 0 109.1 130 57 41 44 4.69 1.56
Tom Baker UNQ BRO 1 8 35 8 2 0 2 87.2 98 46 48 35 4.72 1.67
Randy Gumpert UNQ PHA 1 2 22 3 2 0 2 62.1 74 33 32 9 4.76 1.70
Laymon Yokely UNQ PS 5 5 16 10 4 0 0 77.0 82 41 30 38 4.79 1.45
Bob Evans UNQ NE 3 4 10 7 4 1 1 50.2 55 27 23 29 4.80 1.54
William Bell UNQ NE 4 4 10 5 5 0 0 58.0 67 31 14 13 4.81 1.40
Chad Kimsey UNQ DET 2 3 22 0 0 0 3 52.0 58 28 29 11 4.85 1.67
Denny Galehouse UNQ CLE 8 7 36 15 5 0 1 148.1 161 80 68 71 4.85 1.54
Thornton Lee UNQ CLE 3 5 43 8 2 0 3 127.0 138 69 67 49 4.89 1.61
Johnny Taylor UNQ NYC 3 4 11 8 4 1 1 60.1 55 33 44 59 4.92 1.64
Si Johnson UNQ 2 teams 5 3 14 9 3 1 0 65.2 89 36 11 23 4.93 1.52
Italo Chelini UNQ CHA 4 3 18 6 5 0 0 83.2 100 46 30 16 4.95 1.55
Bert Hunter UNQ 2 teams 5 5 18 10 6 0 1 97.2 101 54 34 60 4.98 1.38
Clint Brown UNQ CHA 6 2 38 2 0 0 5 83.0 106 46 24 19 4.99 1.57
Lee Stine UNQ CIN 3 8 40 13 5 1 2 121.2 157 68 41 26 5.03 1.63
George Blaeholder UNQ CLE 8 4 35 16 6 1 0 134.1 158 76 47 30 5.09 1.53
Johnny Welch UNQ 2 teams 2 1 18 4 1 0 1 54.2 65 31 14 14 5.10 1.45
Sam Thompson UNQ PS 4 3 12 7 4 0 0 57.1 64 33 23 23 5.18 1.52
Monty Stratton UNQ CHA 5 7 16 14 3 0 0 95.0 117 55 46 37 5.21 1.72
Vic Sorrell UNQ DET 6 7 30 14 5 1 3 131.1 153 77 64 37 5.28 1.65
Jake Wade UNQ DET 4 5 13 11 4 1 0 78.1 93 46 52 30 5.29 1.85
Webster McDonald UNQ PS 5 5 19 11 3 0 1 108.1 128 65 42 35 5.40 1.57
Ed Heusser UNQ SLN 7 3 42 3 0 0 3 104.1 130 63 38 26 5.43 1.61
Roxie Lawson UNQ DET 8 6 41 8 3 0 3 128.0 139 78 71 34 5.48 1.64
Willie Cornelius UNQ CAG 3 3 8 7 4 1 0 52.2 63 33 18 36 5.64 1.54
Slick Castleman UNQ NY1 4 7 29 12 2 1 1 111.2 148 70 56 54 5.64 1.83
George Earnshaw UNQ 2 teams 6 10 39 19 5 1 2 150.2 193 96 50 68 5.73 1.61
Tom Parker UNQ HG 4 5 10 10 5 0 0 62.0 56 40 37 30 5.81 1.50
Fabian Kowalik UNQ 2 teams 1 8 29 9 3 0 1 102.0 142 66 40 20 5.82 1.78
Bill Walker UNQ SLN 5 6 21 13 4 1 1 79.2 106 52 27 22 5.87 1.67
Jumbo Brown UNQ NYA 1 4 20 3 0 0 1 64.0 93 42 29 19 5.91 1.91
Jack Russell UNQ 2 teams 3 5 41 7 1 0 3 89.2 123 60 41 15 6.02 1.83
Ray Phelps UNQ CHA 4 6 15 4 2 0 0 68.2 91 46 42 17 6.03 1.94
Bill Harvey UNQ PC 3 4 14 6 5 0 0 76.0 89 51 40 37 6.04 1.70
Horace Lisenbee UNQ PHA 1 7 19 7 4 0 0 85.2 115 59 24 17 6.20 1.62
Rocky Ellis UNQ PS 2 5 15 8 3 0 0 57.1 70 40 14 30 6.28 1.47
Andy Porter UNQ WEG 3 3 18 9 2 0 1 77.0 104 54 29 38 6.31 1.73
Red Phillips UNQ DET 2 4 22 6 3 0 0 87.1 124 63 22 15 6.49 1.67
Russ Van Atta UNQ SLA 4 7 52 9 2 0 2 122.2 164 90 68 59 6.60 1.89
Joe Sullivan UNQ DET 2 5 26 4 1 0 1 79.2 111 60 40 32 6.78 1.90
Theolic Smith UNQ PC 3 5 17 10 4 2 2 80.2 98 61 40 28 6.81 1.71
Euel Moore UNQ PHI 2 3 20 5 1 0 1 54.1 76 42 12 19 6.96 1.62
Ed Linke UNQ WS1 1 5 13 6 1 0 0 52.0 73 41 14 11 7.10 1.67
Les Tietje UNQ 2 teams 3 5 16 7 2 0 0 52.2 71 44 35 19 7.52 2.01
Roy Mahaffey UNQ SLA 2 6 21 9 1 0 1 60.0 82 54 40 13 8.10 2.03
Glenn Liebhardt UNQ SLA 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 55.1 98 54 27 20 8.78 2.26
Willis Hudlin UNQ CLE 1 5 27 7 1 0 0 64.0 112 64 31 20 9.00 2.23
Showing 1-50 of 157 pitchers listed (65 qualified)

Reading the 1936 leader tables

Of the 173 batting lines shown for 1936, 94 are qualified. The first qualified row belongs to Luke Appling, a .388 hitter, ahead of Earl Averill (.378). The UNQ tag explains why Josh Gibson's .389 (208 plate appearances) does not head the average column. Lou Gehrig has the most home runs in the table, 49; for runs batted in, Hal Trosky is first with 162. 65 pitchers qualify out of the 157 in the 1936 table. Carl Hubbell has the lowest qualified ERA, 2.31.

1936 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1936?
Lou Gehrig led with 49 home runs in 1936.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1936?
Hal Trosky led with 162 RBI in 1936.
Who led MLB in hits in 1936?
Earl Averill led with 232 hits in 1936.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1936?
Luke Appling led at .388 in 1936, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1936?
Carl Hubbell led with 26 wins in 1936.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1936?
Van Mungo led with 238 strikeouts in 1936.