1937 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1937 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1937 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Joe DiMaggio led with 46 home runs, Hank Greenberg led with 183 RBI, and Joe Medwick led with 237 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. 85 of the 176 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1937 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1937 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Joe Medwick SLN 156 677 633 111 237 56 10 31 154 4 41 50 .374 .414 .641 1.056
Charlie Gehringer DET 144 660 564 133 209 40 1 14 96 11 90 25 .371 .458 .520 .978
Johnny Mize SLN 145 621 560 103 204 40 7 25 113 2 56 57 .364 .427 .595 1.021
Paul Waner PIT 154 690 619 94 219 30 9 2 74 4 63 34 .354 .413 .441 .855
Lou Gehrig NYA 157 700 569 138 200 37 9 37 159 4 127 49 .351 .473 .643 1.116
Joe DiMaggio NYA 151 692 621 151 215 35 15 46 167 3 64 37 .346 .412 .673 1.085
Zeke Bonura CHA 116 502 447 79 154 41 2 19 100 5 49 24 .345 .412 .573 .984
Cecil Travis WS1 135 578 526 72 181 27 7 3 66 3 39 34 .344 .395 .439 .834
Pinky Whitney PHI 138 542 487 56 166 19 4 8 79 6 43 44 .341 .395 .446 .841
Beau Bell SLA 156 699 642 82 218 51 8 14 117 2 53 54 .340 .391 .509 .900
Dolph Camilli PHI 131 570 475 101 161 23 7 27 80 6 90 82 .339 .446 .587 1.034
Hank Greenberg DET 154 701 594 137 200 49 14 40 183 8 102 101 .337 .436 .668 1.105
Gee Walker DET 151 683 635 105 213 42 4 18 113 23 41 74 .335 .380 .499 .880
Billy Herman CHN 138 632 564 106 189 35 11 8 65 2 56 22 .335 .396 .479 .875
Heinie Manush BRO 132 516 466 57 155 25 7 4 73 6 40 24 .333 .389 .442 .831
Bill Dickey NYA 140 608 530 87 176 35 2 29 133 3 73 22 .332 .417 .570 .987
Pete Fox DET 148 679 628 116 208 39 8 12 82 12 41 43 .331 .372 .476 .848
John Stone WS1 139 609 542 84 179 33 15 6 88 6 66 36 .330 .403 .480 .883
Lloyd Waner PIT 129 582 537 80 177 23 4 1 45 3 34 12 .330 .370 .393 .762
Sam West SLA 122 506 457 68 150 37 4 7 58 1 46 28 .328 .390 .473 .862
Rip Radcliff CHA 144 643 584 105 190 38 10 4 79 6 53 25 .325 .383 .445 .829
Joe Vosmik SLA 144 655 594 81 193 47 9 4 93 2 49 38 .325 .377 .455 .832
Frank Demaree CHN 154 687 615 104 199 36 6 17 115 6 57 31 .324 .382 .485 .866
Moose Solters CLE 152 644 589 90 190 42 11 20 109 6 42 56 .323 .372 .533 .905
Arky Vaughan PIT 126 531 469 71 151 17 17 5 72 7 54 22 .322 .394 .463 .857
Wally Moses PHA 154 712 649 113 208 48 13 25 86 9 54 38 .320 .374 .550 .925
Luke Appling CHA 154 665 574 98 182 42 8 4 77 18 86 28 .317 .407 .439 .846
Buddy Lewis WS1 156 733 668 107 210 32 6 10 79 11 52 44 .314 .367 .425 .792
Don Padgett SLN 123 477 446 62 140 22 6 10 74 4 30 43 .314 .357 .457 .815
Jo-Jo Moore NY1 142 633 580 89 180 37 10 6 57 7 46 37 .310 .364 .440 .804
Al Todd PIT 133 534 514 51 158 18 10 8 86 2 16 36 .307 .330 .428 .758
Joe Cronin BOS 148 671 570 102 175 40 4 18 110 5 84 73 .307 .402 .486 .887
Harlond Clift SLA 155 679 571 103 175 36 7 29 118 8 98 80 .306 .413 .546 .960
Dick Bartell NY1 128 580 516 91 158 38 2 14 62 5 40 38 .306 .367 .469 .836
Bob Johnson PHA 138 576 477 91 146 32 6 25 108 9 98 65 .306 .425 .556 .981
Doc Cramer BOS 133 616 560 90 171 22 11 0 51 8 35 14 .305 .351 .384 .735
Buddy Hassett BRO 137 595 556 71 169 31 6 1 53 13 20 19 .304 .334 .387 .721
Mike Kreevich CHA 144 642 583 94 176 29 16 12 73 10 43 45 .302 .350 .468 .818
Dixie Walker CHA 154 688 593 105 179 28 16 9 95 1 78 26 .302 .383 .449 .832
Pinky Higgins BOS 153 654 570 88 172 33 5 9 106 2 76 51 .302 .385 .425 .809
Bruce Campbell CLE 134 519 448 82 135 42 11 4 61 4 67 49 .301 .392 .471 .863
Earl Averill CLE 156 702 609 121 182 33 11 21 92 5 88 65 .299 .387 .493 .880
Hal Trosky CLE 153 670 601 104 179 36 9 32 128 3 65 60 .298 .367 .547 .915
Billy Jurges CHN 129 506 450 53 134 18 10 1 65 2 42 41 .298 .365 .389 .754
Stan Hack CHN 154 678 582 106 173 27 6 2 63 16 83 42 .297 .388 .375 .762
Ben Chapman 2 teams 148 643 553 99 164 30 12 7 69 35 83 42 .297 .389 .432 .822
Buster Mills BOS 123 566 505 85 149 25 8 7 58 11 46 41 .295 .361 .418 .779
Mel Almada 2 teams 132 604 543 91 160 27 6 5 42 12 53 27 .295 .357 .394 .751
Mel Ott NY1 151 654 545 99 160 28 2 31 95 7 102 69 .294 .408 .523 .931
Buddy Myer WS1 125 519 430 54 126 16 10 1 65 2 78 41 .293 .407 .384 .791
Eric McNair BOS 126 493 455 60 133 29 4 12 76 10 30 33 .292 .340 .453 .793
Billy Werber PHA 128 576 493 85 144 31 4 7 70 35 74 39 .292 .386 .414 .799
Lyn Lary CLE 156 741 644 110 187 46 7 8 77 18 88 64 .290 .378 .421 .799
Burgess Whitehead NY1 152 613 574 64 164 15 6 5 52 7 28 20 .286 .323 .359 .682
Jimmie Foxx BOS 150 673 569 111 162 24 6 36 127 10 99 96 .285 .392 .538 .929
Gene Moore BSN 148 631 561 88 159 29 10 16 70 11 61 73 .283 .358 .456 .814
Joe Kuhel WS1 136 614 547 73 155 24 11 6 61 6 63 39 .283 .357 .400 .758
Hersh Martin PHI 141 654 579 102 164 35 7 8 49 11 69 66 .283 .362 .409 .771
Cookie Lavagetto BRO 149 587 503 64 142 26 6 8 70 13 74 41 .282 .375 .406 .781
Woody Jensen PIT 124 536 509 77 142 23 9 5 45 2 15 29 .279 .301 .389 .690
Gus Suhr PIT 151 667 575 69 160 28 14 5 97 2 83 42 .278 .369 .402 .771
Red Rolfe NYA 154 740 648 143 179 34 10 4 62 4 90 53 .276 .365 .378 .743
Jimmy Brown SLN 138 579 525 86 145 20 9 2 53 10 27 29 .276 .313 .360 .673
Billy Rogell DET 146 632 536 85 148 30 7 8 64 5 83 48 .276 .376 .403 .779
Harry Davis SLA 120 528 450 89 124 25 3 3 35 7 71 26 .276 .374 .364 .739
Tom Carey SLA 130 513 487 54 134 24 1 1 40 1 21 26 .275 .306 .335 .641
Ripper Collins CHN 115 503 456 77 125 16 5 16 71 2 32 46 .274 .329 .436 .765
Ival Goodman CIN 147 618 549 86 150 25 12 12 55 10 55 58 .273 .347 .428 .775
Tony Cuccinello BSN 152 647 575 77 156 36 4 11 80 2 61 40 .271 .341 .405 .746
Odell Hale CLE 154 626 561 74 150 32 4 6 82 9 56 41 .267 .335 .371 .706
Terry Moore SLN 115 500 461 76 123 17 3 5 43 13 32 41 .267 .317 .349 .666
Bill Knickerbocker SLA 121 530 491 53 128 29 5 4 61 3 30 32 .261 .303 .365 .668
Debs Garms BSN 125 521 478 60 124 15 8 2 37 2 37 33 .259 .317 .337 .653
Vince DiMaggio BSN 132 539 493 56 126 18 4 13 69 8 39 111 .256 .311 .387 .699
Skeeter Newsome PHA 122 489 438 53 111 22 1 1 30 11 37 22 .253 .312 .315 .627
Augie Galan CHN 147 695 611 104 154 24 10 18 78 23 79 48 .252 .339 .412 .751
Lee Handley PIT 127 522 480 59 120 21 12 3 37 5 37 40 .250 .305 .362 .668
Alex Kampouris CIN 146 526 458 62 114 21 4 17 71 2 60 65 .249 .342 .424 .766
Elbie Fletcher BSN 148 605 539 56 133 22 4 1 38 3 56 64 .247 .321 .308 .629
Tony Lazzeri NYA 126 518 446 56 109 21 3 14 70 7 71 76 .244 .348 .399 .747
George Scharein PHI 146 560 511 44 123 20 1 0 57 13 36 47 .241 .293 .284 .577
Frankie Crosetti NYA 149 721 611 127 143 29 5 11 49 13 86 105 .234 .340 .352 .692
Jackie Hayes CHA 143 631 573 63 131 27 4 2 79 1 41 37 .229 .282 .300 .583
Rabbit Warstler BSN 149 630 555 57 124 20 0 3 36 4 51 62 .223 .291 .276 .567
Leo Durocher SLN 135 520 477 46 97 11 3 1 47 6 38 36 .203 .262 .245 .507
Willard Brown UNQ KCM 56 235 214 51 81 11 10 10 60 10 19 0 .379 .432 .664 1.095
Jim Williams UNQ HG 46 208 187 30 67 12 1 1 41 6 10 0 .358 .394 .449 .843
Gabby Hartnett UNQ CHN 110 405 356 47 126 21 6 12 82 0 43 19 .354 .424 .548 .971
Ernie Lombardi UNQ CIN 120 384 368 41 123 22 1 9 59 1 14 17 .334 .362 .473 .835
Newt Allen UNQ 2 teams 57 247 221 43 73 8 4 2 50 13 21 1 .330 .396 .430 .826
George Selkirk UNQ NYA 78 293 256 49 84 13 5 18 68 8 34 24 .328 .411 .629 1.040
Vic Harris UNQ HG 48 229 202 59 66 17 6 5 48 0 24 0 .327 .398 .545 .943
Chuck Klein UNQ PHI 115 449 406 74 132 20 2 15 57 3 39 21 .325 .386 .495 .881
Tommy Henrich UNQ NYA 67 242 206 39 66 14 5 8 42 4 35 17 .320 .419 .553 .972
Johnny Moore UNQ PHI 96 330 307 46 98 16 2 9 59 2 18 18 .319 .357 .472 .829
Jimmy Ripple UNQ NY1 121 466 426 70 135 23 3 5 66 3 29 20 .317 .362 .420 .782
Ethan Allen UNQ SLA 103 349 320 39 101 18 1 0 31 3 21 17 .316 .360 .378 .738
Frankie Pytlak UNQ CLE 125 463 397 60 125 15 6 1 44 16 52 15 .315 .404 .390 .794
Babe Phelps UNQ BRO 121 442 409 42 128 37 3 7 58 2 25 28 .313 .357 .469 .826
Sam Leslie UNQ NY1 72 213 191 25 59 7 2 3 30 1 20 12 .309 .380 .414 .794
Rudy York UNQ DET 104 417 375 72 115 18 3 35 103 3 41 52 .307 .375 .651 1.026
Pepper Martin UNQ SLN 98 373 339 60 103 27 8 5 38 9 33 50 .304 .366 .475 .841
Ken O'Dea UNQ CHN 83 247 219 31 66 7 5 4 32 1 24 26 .301 .370 .434 .804
Myril Hoag UNQ NYA 106 404 362 48 109 19 8 3 46 4 33 33 .301 .364 .423 .787
Jerry Benjamin UNQ HG 52 259 219 59 65 15 1 4 35 13 30 0 .297 .386 .429 .816
Hank Leiber UNQ NY1 51 202 184 24 54 7 3 4 32 1 15 27 .293 .347 .429 .776
Frenchy Bordagaray UNQ SLN 96 321 300 43 88 11 4 1 37 11 15 25 .293 .331 .367 .698
Johnny Cooney UNQ BRO 120 458 430 61 126 18 5 0 37 5 22 10 .293 .327 .358 .686
Earl Browne UNQ PHI 105 360 332 42 97 19 3 6 52 4 21 41 .292 .342 .422 .763
Morrie Arnovich UNQ PHI 117 449 410 60 119 27 4 10 60 5 34 32 .290 .349 .449 .798
Joe Marty UNQ CHN 88 324 290 41 84 17 2 5 44 3 28 30 .290 .356 .414 .770
Fabian Gaffke UNQ BOS 54 204 184 32 53 10 4 6 34 1 15 25 .288 .342 .484 .825
Marv Owen UNQ DET 107 441 396 48 114 22 5 1 45 3 41 24 .288 .358 .376 .734
Harry Danning UNQ NY1 93 312 292 30 84 12 4 8 51 0 18 20 .288 .331 .438 .770
Phil Cavarretta UNQ CHN 106 366 329 43 94 18 7 5 56 7 32 35 .286 .349 .429 .778
Javier Pérez UNQ HG 49 233 203 37 58 5 3 2 30 1 22 0 .286 .356 .369 .725
Wally Berger UNQ 2 teams 89 347 312 54 89 20 3 17 65 3 29 63 .285 .354 .532 .886
Gil English UNQ 2 teams 97 367 334 31 95 6 2 3 43 4 29 31 .284 .345 .341 .687
Buck Jordan UNQ 2 teams 106 353 324 46 91 14 3 1 28 6 25 14 .281 .332 .352 .684
Roy Johnson UNQ 2 teams 97 353 311 29 87 11 3 3 28 6 41 31 .280 .364 .363 .727
Al Simmons UNQ WS1 103 453 419 60 117 21 10 8 84 3 27 35 .279 .329 .434 .763
Gus Mancuso UNQ NY1 86 307 287 30 80 17 1 4 39 1 17 20 .279 .319 .387 .706
Matt Carlisle UNQ HG 52 231 201 37 56 8 5 1 30 2 18 1 .279 .338 .383 .721
Johnny McCarthy UNQ NY1 114 455 420 53 117 19 3 10 65 2 24 37 .279 .322 .410 .732
Lonny Frey UNQ CHN 78 238 198 33 55 9 3 1 22 6 33 15 .278 .381 .369 .750
Roy Hughes UNQ CLE 104 395 346 57 96 12 6 1 40 11 40 22 .277 .352 .355 .708
Ed Mayweather UNQ KCM 53 205 192 31 53 7 6 3 33 3 12 2 .276 .319 .422 .741
Gibby Brack UNQ BRO 112 419 372 60 102 27 9 5 38 9 44 93 .274 .351 .435 .786
Phil Weintraub UNQ 2 teams 55 208 186 30 51 12 4 3 21 1 20 26 .274 .348 .430 .778
Jesse Hill UNQ 2 teams 103 382 334 56 91 14 4 2 41 18 44 36 .272 .357 .356 .713
Kiki Cuyler UNQ CIN 117 449 406 48 110 12 4 0 32 10 36 50 .271 .333 .320 .654
Don Gutteridge UNQ SLN 119 473 447 66 121 26 10 7 61 12 25 66 .271 .311 .421 .731
Luke Sewell UNQ CHA 122 459 412 51 111 21 6 1 61 4 46 18 .269 .343 .357 .700
Virgil Davis UNQ CIN 76 232 209 19 56 10 1 3 33 0 23 15 .268 .341 .368 .709
Henry Milton UNQ 2 teams 56 247 213 63 57 7 4 2 29 33 30 0 .268 .363 .366 .729
Jack Rothrock UNQ PHA 88 260 232 28 62 15 0 0 21 1 28 15 .267 .346 .332 .678
Jess Brooks UNQ KCM 56 222 197 36 52 14 6 2 30 0 23 2 .264 .341 .426 .767
Jake Powell UNQ NYA 97 400 365 54 96 22 3 3 45 7 25 36 .263 .314 .364 .678
Chubby Dean UNQ PHA 104 358 309 36 81 14 4 2 31 2 42 10 .262 .350 .353 .703
Chick Hafey UNQ CIN 89 284 257 39 67 11 5 9 41 2 23 42 .261 .324 .447 .771
Frankie Hayes UNQ PHA 60 217 188 24 49 11 1 10 38 0 29 34 .261 .359 .489 .849
Stu Martin UNQ SLN 90 260 223 34 58 6 1 1 17 3 32 18 .260 .353 .309 .662
Pep Young UNQ PIT 113 442 408 43 106 20 3 9 54 4 26 63 .260 .306 .390 .695
Rusty Peters UNQ PHA 116 385 339 39 88 17 6 3 43 4 41 59 .260 .339 .372 .711
Kiddo Davis UNQ 2 teams 96 244 212 39 55 16 0 1 14 2 26 13 .259 .346 .349 .695
Earle Brucker UNQ PHA 102 368 317 40 82 16 5 6 37 1 48 30 .259 .356 .397 .754
Leo Norris UNQ PHI 116 411 381 45 98 24 3 9 36 3 21 53 .257 .296 .407 .703
Bill Brubaker UNQ PIT 120 472 413 57 105 20 4 6 48 2 47 51 .254 .335 .366 .700
Johnny Dickshot UNQ PIT 82 297 264 42 67 8 4 3 33 0 26 36 .254 .323 .348 .672
Jim Bucher UNQ BRO 125 411 380 44 96 11 2 4 37 5 20 18 .253 .295 .324 .619
Ray Mueller UNQ BSN 64 210 187 21 47 9 2 2 26 1 18 36 .251 .317 .353 .670
Billy Myers UNQ CIN 124 388 335 35 84 13 3 7 43 0 44 57 .251 .339 .370 .710
Lou Finney UNQ PHA 92 404 379 53 95 14 9 1 20 2 20 16 .251 .288 .343 .631
Hub Walker UNQ CIN 78 258 221 33 55 9 4 1 19 7 34 24 .249 .349 .339 .688
Don Heffner UNQ NYA 60 221 201 23 50 6 5 0 21 1 19 19 .249 .314 .328 .642
Les Scarsella UNQ CIN 110 354 329 35 81 11 4 3 34 5 17 26 .246 .285 .331 .617
Jo-Jo White UNQ DET 94 358 305 50 75 5 7 0 21 12 50 40 .246 .354 .308 .662
Rick Ferrell UNQ 2 teams 104 412 344 39 84 8 0 2 36 1 65 22 .244 .366 .285 .651
Bill Atwood UNQ PHI 87 313 279 27 68 15 1 2 32 3 30 27 .244 .317 .326 .643
Joe Stripp UNQ BRO 90 331 300 37 73 10 2 1 26 1 20 18 .243 .291 .300 .591
Gene Desautels UNQ BOS 96 349 305 33 74 10 3 0 27 1 36 26 .243 .325 .295 .620
Lew Riggs UNQ CIN 122 411 384 43 93 17 5 6 45 4 24 17 .242 .289 .359 .648
Chet Laabs UNQ DET 72 267 242 31 58 13 5 8 37 6 24 66 .240 .308 .434 .742
Woody English UNQ BRO 129 446 378 45 90 16 2 1 42 4 65 55 .238 .350 .299 .649
Goose Goslin UNQ DET 79 219 181 30 43 11 1 4 35 0 35 18 .238 .367 .376 .743
Tom Winsett UNQ BRO 118 400 350 32 83 15 5 5 42 3 45 64 .237 .329 .351 .681
Fred Sington UNQ WS1 78 269 228 27 54 15 4 3 36 1 37 33 .237 .348 .377 .726
John Kroner UNQ CLE 86 315 283 29 67 14 1 2 26 1 22 25 .237 .292 .314 .606
Tony Piet UNQ CHA 100 374 332 34 78 15 1 4 38 14 32 36 .235 .314 .322 .636
Bruce Ogrodowski UNQ SLN 90 299 279 37 65 10 3 3 31 2 11 17 .233 .267 .323 .590
Lou Chiozza UNQ NY1 117 468 439 49 102 11 2 4 29 6 20 30 .232 .266 .294 .560
Mickey Owen UNQ SLN 80 253 234 17 54 4 2 0 20 1 15 13 .231 .277 .265 .542
Rollie Hemsley UNQ SLA 100 364 334 30 74 12 3 3 28 0 25 29 .222 .276 .302 .578
Earl Grace UNQ PHI 80 258 223 19 47 10 1 6 29 0 33 15 .211 .312 .345 .658
Al Lopez UNQ BSN 105 378 334 31 68 11 1 3 38 3 35 57 .204 .281 .269 .551
Del Young UNQ PHI 109 386 360 36 70 9 2 0 24 6 18 55 .194 .235 .231 .465
Showing 1-50 of 176 batters listed (85 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. 67 of the 165 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1937 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Lefty Gomez NYA 21 11 34 34 25 6 0 278.1 233 72 93 194 2.33 1.17
Jim Turner BSN 20 11 33 30 24 5 1 256.2 228 68 52 69 2.38 1.09
Monty Stratton CHA 15 5 22 21 14 5 0 164.2 142 44 37 69 2.40 1.09
Johnny Allen CLE 15 1 24 20 14 0 0 173.0 157 49 60 87 2.55 1.25
Cliff Melton NY1 20 9 46 27 14 2 7 248.0 216 72 55 142 2.61 1.09
Dizzy Dean SLN 13 10 27 25 17 4 1 197.1 200 59 33 120 2.69 1.18
Russ Bauers PIT 13 6 34 19 11 2 1 187.2 174 60 80 118 2.88 1.35
Lou Fette BSN 20 10 35 33 23 5 0 259.0 243 83 81 70 2.88 1.25
Van Mungo BRO 9 11 25 21 14 0 3 161.0 136 52 56 122 2.91 1.19
Danny MacFayden BSN 14 14 32 32 16 2 0 246.0 250 80 60 70 2.93 1.26
Gene Schott CIN 4 13 37 17 7 2 1 154.1 150 51 48 56 2.97 1.28
Red Ruffing NYA 20 7 31 31 22 4 0 256.1 242 85 68 131 2.98 1.21
Lefty Grove BOS 17 9 32 32 21 3 0 262.0 269 88 83 153 3.02 1.34
Ed Brandt PIT 11 10 33 25 7 2 2 176.1 177 61 67 74 3.11 1.38
Tex Carleton CHN 16 8 32 27 18 4 0 208.1 183 73 94 105 3.15 1.33
Carl Hubbell NY1 22 8 39 32 18 4 4 261.2 261 93 55 159 3.20 1.21
Lee Grissom CIN 12 17 50 30 14 5 6 223.2 193 81 93 149 3.26 1.28
Cy Blanton PIT 14 12 36 34 14 4 0 242.2 250 89 76 143 3.30 1.34
Slick Castleman NY1 11 6 23 23 10 2 0 160.1 148 59 33 78 3.31 1.13
Si Johnson SLN 12 12 38 21 12 1 1 192.1 222 71 43 64 3.32 1.38
Charlie Root CHN 13 5 43 15 5 0 5 178.2 173 67 32 74 3.38 1.15
Waite Hoyt 2 teams 8 9 38 19 10 1 2 195.0 211 74 36 65 3.42 1.27
Thornton Lee CHA 12 10 30 25 13 2 0 204.2 209 80 60 80 3.52 1.31
Bill Lee CHN 14 15 42 33 17 2 3 272.1 289 107 73 108 3.54 1.33
Guy Bush BSN 8 15 32 20 11 1 1 180.2 201 71 48 56 3.54 1.38
Bob Weiland SLN 15 14 41 34 21 2 0 264.1 283 104 94 105 3.54 1.43
Luke Hamlin BRO 11 13 39 25 11 1 1 185.2 183 74 48 93 3.59 1.24
Peaches Davis CIN 11 13 42 24 11 1 3 218.0 252 87 51 59 3.59 1.39
Hal Schumacher NY1 13 12 38 29 10 1 1 217.2 222 87 89 100 3.60 1.43
Harry Gumbert NY1 10 11 34 24 10 1 1 200.1 194 82 62 65 3.68 1.28
Jack Wilson BOS 16 10 51 21 14 1 7 221.1 209 91 119 137 3.70 1.48
Elden Auker DET 17 9 39 32 19 1 1 252.2 250 109 97 73 3.88 1.37
Al Hollingsworth CIN 9 15 43 24 11 1 5 202.1 224 88 73 74 3.91 1.47
Eddie Smith PHA 4 17 38 23 14 1 5 196.2 178 86 90 79 3.94 1.36
Bill Swift PIT 9 10 36 17 9 0 3 164.0 160 72 34 84 3.95 1.18
Larry French CHN 16 10 42 28 11 4 0 208.0 229 92 65 100 3.98 1.41
Paul Derringer CIN 10 14 43 26 12 1 1 222.2 240 100 55 94 4.04 1.32
Tommy Bridges DET 15 12 34 31 18 3 0 245.1 267 111 91 138 4.07 1.46
John Whitehead CHA 11 8 26 24 8 4 0 165.2 191 75 56 45 4.07 1.49
Willis Hudlin CLE 12 11 35 23 10 2 2 175.2 213 80 43 31 4.10 1.46
Ted Lyons CHA 12 7 22 22 11 0 0 169.1 182 78 45 45 4.15 1.34
Monte Weaver WS1 12 9 30 26 9 0 0 188.2 197 88 70 44 4.20 1.42
Fred Frankhouse BRO 10 13 33 26 9 1 0 179.1 214 85 78 64 4.27 1.63
Max Butcher BRO 11 15 39 24 8 1 0 191.2 203 91 75 57 4.27 1.45
Mel Harder CLE 15 12 38 30 13 0 2 233.2 269 111 86 95 4.28 1.52
Claude Passeau PHI 14 18 50 34 18 1 2 292.1 348 141 79 135 4.34 1.46
Pete Appleton WS1 8 15 35 18 7 4 2 168.0 167 82 72 62 4.39 1.42
George Caster PHA 12 19 34 33 19 3 0 231.2 227 114 107 100 4.43 1.44
Lon Warneke SLN 18 11 36 33 18 2 0 238.2 280 120 69 87 4.53 1.46
Denny Galehouse CLE 9 14 36 29 7 0 3 200.2 238 102 83 78 4.57 1.60
Bucky Walters PHI 14 15 37 34 15 3 0 246.1 292 130 86 87 4.75 1.53
Bobo Newsom 2 teams 16 14 41 37 17 1 0 275.1 269 147 167 166 4.81 1.58
Johnny Marcum BOS 13 11 37 23 9 1 3 183.2 230 99 47 59 4.85 1.51
Jack Knott SLA 8 18 38 22 8 0 2 191.1 220 104 91 74 4.89 1.63
Wes Ferrell 2 teams 14 19 37 35 26 0 0 281.0 325 153 122 123 4.90 1.59
Jimmie DeShong WS1 14 15 37 34 20 0 1 264.1 290 144 124 86 4.90 1.57
Bud Thomas PHA 8 15 35 26 6 1 0 169.2 208 94 52 54 4.99 1.53
Roy Henshaw BRO 5 12 42 16 5 0 2 156.1 176 88 69 98 5.07 1.57
Vern Kennedy CHA 14 13 32 30 15 1 0 221.0 238 125 124 114 5.09 1.64
Hugh Mulcahy PHI 8 18 56 25 9 1 3 215.2 256 123 97 54 5.13 1.64
Oral Hildebrand SLA 8 17 30 27 12 1 1 201.1 228 115 87 75 5.14 1.56
Roxie Lawson DET 18 7 37 29 15 0 1 217.1 236 127 115 68 5.26 1.62
Bump Hadley NYA 11 8 29 25 6 0 0 178.1 199 105 83 70 5.30 1.58
Wayne LaMaster PHI 15 19 50 30 10 1 4 220.1 255 130 82 135 5.31 1.53
Harry Kelley PHA 13 21 41 29 14 0 0 205.0 267 122 79 68 5.36 1.69
Jake Wade DET 7 10 33 25 7 1 0 165.1 160 99 107 69 5.39 1.61
Elon Hogsett SLA 6 19 37 26 8 1 2 177.1 245 124 75 68 6.29 1.80
Eugene Bremer UNQ CT 5 2 7 6 5 2 0 55.0 39 9 10 29 1.47 0.89
Hilton Smith UNQ 2 teams 11 4 21 16 9 3 1 130.1 85 24 27 99 1.66 0.86
Vet Barnes UNQ KCM 9 2 15 7 5 0 2 69.1 60 16 18 45 2.08 1.12
Jesse Houston UNQ CT 9 3 16 15 10 1 0 111.2 101 28 21 84 2.26 1.09
Henry McHenry UNQ KCM 1 6 15 10 4 1 3 67.1 58 17 19 42 2.27 1.14
Ted Trent UNQ CAG 5 6 15 8 5 3 2 73.0 75 21 15 41 2.59 1.23
Andy Cooper UNQ 2 teams 3 2 10 7 5 0 0 57.2 43 17 10 40 2.65 0.92
Lefty Wilson UNQ 2 teams 3 2 8 7 4 1 0 53.1 50 16 12 37 2.70 1.16
Spud Chandler UNQ NYA 7 4 12 10 6 2 0 82.1 79 26 20 31 2.84 1.20
Willie Cornelius UNQ CAG 5 4 17 12 6 1 1 103.0 82 33 35 66 2.88 1.14
Terris McDuffie UNQ 2 teams 6 3 10 9 8 1 0 76.0 67 25 25 41 2.96 1.21
Porter Moss UNQ 2 teams 3 4 14 8 6 0 0 81.1 77 27 12 57 2.99 1.09
Jim Tobin UNQ PIT 6 3 20 8 7 0 1 87.0 74 29 28 37 3.00 1.17
Tom Glover UNQ WEG 4 2 10 5 5 0 0 53.1 55 18 20 26 3.04 1.41
Dick Coffman UNQ NY1 8 3 42 1 0 0 3 80.0 93 27 31 30 3.04 1.55
Syd Cohen UNQ WS1 2 4 33 0 0 0 4 55.0 64 19 17 22 3.11 1.47
Monte Pearson UNQ NYA 9 3 22 20 7 1 1 144.2 145 51 64 71 3.17 1.44
Jim Weaver UNQ PIT 8 5 32 9 2 1 0 109.2 106 39 31 44 3.20 1.25
Ray Brown UNQ HG 11 3 21 12 12 0 4 126.0 109 45 37 74 3.21 1.16
Floyd Kranson UNQ 2 teams 4 5 15 7 3 0 0 80.2 84 29 31 50 3.24 1.43
Louis Dula UNQ HG 6 4 16 8 3 1 1 80.1 65 29 27 33 3.25 1.15
Bob Feller UNQ CLE 9 7 26 19 9 0 1 148.2 116 56 106 150 3.39 1.49
Clint Brown UNQ CHA 7 7 53 0 0 0 18 100.0 92 38 36 51 3.42 1.28
Roy K. Williams UNQ NBY 2 4 11 6 3 0 0 52.2 56 21 21 23 3.59 1.46
Ira Hutchinson UNQ BSN 4 6 31 8 1 0 0 91.2 99 38 35 29 3.73 1.46
Edsall Walker UNQ HG 7 1 16 9 5 0 2 74.1 59 31 35 34 3.75 1.26
Ivy Andrews UNQ 2 teams 6 6 31 9 4 2 1 108.2 125 46 26 33 3.81 1.39
Johnny Vander Meer UNQ CIN 3 5 19 9 4 0 0 84.1 63 36 69 52 3.84 1.57
Willie Foster UNQ CAG 4 5 16 8 3 2 0 80.2 77 35 30 46 3.90 1.33
Johnny Lanning UNQ BSN 5 7 32 11 4 1 2 116.2 107 51 40 37 3.93 1.26
Herman Fink UNQ PHA 2 1 28 3 1 0 1 80.0 82 36 35 18 4.05 1.46
Curt Davis UNQ CHN 10 5 28 14 8 0 1 123.2 138 56 30 32 4.08 1.36
Ken Chase UNQ WS1 4 3 14 9 4 0 0 76.1 74 35 60 43 4.13 1.76
Mike Ryba UNQ SLN 9 6 38 8 5 0 0 135.0 152 62 40 57 4.13 1.42
Johnny Murphy UNQ NYA 13 4 39 4 0 0 10 110.0 121 51 50 36 4.17 1.55
Mace Brown UNQ PIT 7 2 50 2 0 0 7 107.2 109 50 45 60 4.18 1.43
Sam Thompson UNQ PS 5 4 10 8 5 1 0 66.2 71 31 13 27 4.18 1.26
Al Smith UNQ NY1 5 4 33 9 2 0 0 85.2 91 40 30 41 4.20 1.41
Clay Bryant UNQ CHN 9 3 38 10 4 1 3 135.1 117 64 78 75 4.26 1.44
Red Lucas UNQ PIT 8 10 20 20 9 1 0 126.1 150 60 23 20 4.27 1.37
Freddie Fitzsimmons UNQ 2 teams 6 10 19 17 5 1 0 118.0 119 57 40 42 4.35 1.35
George Coffman UNQ DET 7 5 28 5 1 0 0 101.0 121 49 39 22 4.37 1.58
Kemp Wicker UNQ NYA 7 3 16 10 6 1 0 88.0 107 43 26 14 4.40 1.51
Orville Jorgens UNQ PHI 3 4 52 11 1 0 3 140.2 159 69 68 34 4.41 1.61
Whit Wyatt UNQ CLE 2 3 29 4 2 0 0 73.0 67 36 40 52 4.44 1.47
George Gill UNQ DET 11 4 31 10 4 1 1 127.2 146 64 42 40 4.51 1.47
Jesse Haines UNQ SLN 3 3 16 6 2 0 0 65.2 81 33 23 18 4.52 1.58
Barney Brown UNQ NBY 3 4 11 7 5 0 0 57.1 59 29 19 36 4.55 1.36
Joe Bowman UNQ PIT 8 8 30 19 7 0 1 128.0 161 65 35 38 4.57 1.53
Carl Fischer UNQ 2 teams 4 6 19 11 2 0 2 72.2 76 37 32 31 4.58 1.49
Jimmy Direaux UNQ WEG 3 3 9 8 4 0 0 62.1 70 32 29 22 4.62 1.59
Boots Poffenberger UNQ DET 10 5 29 16 5 0 3 137.1 147 71 79 35 4.65 1.65
Archie McKain UNQ BOS 8 8 36 18 3 0 2 137.0 152 71 64 66 4.66 1.58
Andy Porter UNQ WEG 1 6 10 8 5 0 0 59.2 65 31 17 37 4.68 1.37
Rocky Ellis UNQ PS 4 5 12 5 3 0 0 53.2 63 28 11 32 4.70 1.38
George Turbeville UNQ PHA 0 4 31 3 0 0 0 77.1 80 41 56 17 4.77 1.76
Joe Heving UNQ CLE 8 4 40 0 0 0 5 72.2 92 39 30 35 4.83 1.68
Barney Morris UNQ 2 teams 4 5 14 9 6 1 0 79.1 94 43 24 58 4.88 1.49
Buck Ross UNQ PHA 5 10 28 22 7 1 0 147.1 183 80 63 37 4.89 1.67
Bill Dietrich UNQ CHA 8 10 29 20 7 1 1 143.1 162 78 72 62 4.90 1.63
Johnny Rigney UNQ CHA 2 5 22 4 0 0 1 90.2 107 50 46 38 4.96 1.69
Frank Makosky UNQ NYA 5 2 26 1 1 0 3 58.0 64 32 24 27 4.97 1.52
Fritz Ostermueller UNQ BOS 3 7 25 7 2 0 1 86.2 101 48 44 29 4.98 1.67
Syl Johnson UNQ PHI 4 10 32 15 4 0 3 138.0 155 77 22 46 5.02 1.28
Roy Parmelee UNQ CHN 7 8 33 18 8 0 0 145.2 165 83 79 55 5.13 1.68
George Jeffcoat UNQ BRO 1 3 21 3 1 1 0 54.1 58 31 27 29 5.13 1.56
Bill Byrd UNQ WEG 4 3 9 7 4 0 0 53.2 61 32 16 28 5.37 1.43
Al Williams UNQ PHA 4 1 16 8 2 0 1 75.1 88 45 49 27 5.38 1.82
Bob Evans UNQ NE 5 4 12 12 7 0 0 83.2 100 50 28 36 5.38 1.53
Webster McDonald UNQ PS 3 3 11 11 4 0 0 63.1 72 38 13 24 5.40 1.34
Pat Malone UNQ NYA 4 4 28 9 3 0 6 92.0 109 56 35 49 5.48 1.57
Jack Bruton UNQ BBB 3 4 8 7 6 0 0 60.2 82 37 15 34 5.49 1.60
Sheriff Blake UNQ 2 teams 2 5 29 3 2 0 1 80.1 100 49 38 32 5.49 1.72
Cliff Blackmon UNQ CAG 3 4 11 6 4 1 0 54.0 71 33 26 27 5.50 1.80
Russ Van Atta UNQ SLA 1 2 16 6 1 0 0 58.2 74 36 32 34 5.52 1.81
Tom Parker UNQ HG 7 1 11 9 3 1 0 60.0 70 37 24 41 5.55 1.57
Bill Harvey UNQ PC 1 4 9 3 2 0 0 50.0 53 31 25 20 5.58 1.56
Rube Walberg UNQ BOS 5 7 32 11 3 0 1 104.2 143 65 46 46 5.59 1.81
Ed Linke UNQ WS1 6 1 36 7 0 0 3 128.2 158 80 59 61 5.60 1.69
Frank Gabler UNQ 2 teams 4 7 25 9 2 1 2 85.0 104 53 18 22 5.61 1.44
Clyde Shoun UNQ CHN 7 7 37 9 2 0 0 93.0 118 58 45 43 5.61 1.75
Joe Cascarella UNQ 2 teams 1 7 21 7 3 0 2 76.0 94 48 45 26 5.68 1.83
Bill Trotter UNQ SLA 2 9 34 12 3 0 1 122.1 150 79 50 37 5.81 1.63
Julio Bonetti UNQ SLA 4 11 28 16 7 0 1 143.1 190 93 60 43 5.84 1.74
Ray Harrell UNQ SLN 3 7 35 15 1 1 1 96.2 99 63 59 41 5.87 1.63
Lynn Nelson UNQ PHA 4 9 30 4 1 0 2 116.0 140 76 51 49 5.90 1.65
Willie Ferrell UNQ BBB 3 4 10 8 5 0 0 55.2 65 37 22 24 5.98 1.56
Bill Hallahan UNQ CIN 3 9 21 9 2 0 0 63.0 90 43 29 18 6.14 1.89
Sugar Cain UNQ CHA 4 2 18 6 1 0 0 68.2 88 47 51 17 6.16 2.02
Harry Kincannon UNQ NBY 2 3 11 4 2 0 0 59.2 71 41 27 25 6.18 1.64
Theolic Smith UNQ PC 5 5 12 10 5 0 0 63.2 83 44 26 29 6.22 1.71
Tommy Johnson UNQ SL2 2 9 13 11 7 0 0 90.1 132 65 38 31 6.48 1.88
Earl Whitehill UNQ CLE 8 8 33 22 6 1 2 147.0 189 106 80 53 6.49 1.83
Lloyd Brown UNQ CLE 2 6 31 5 2 0 0 77.0 107 56 27 32 6.55 1.74
Lou Koupal UNQ SLA 4 9 26 13 6 0 0 105.2 150 77 55 24 6.56 1.94
Percy Miller UNQ DTS 2 6 9 8 5 0 0 54.1 66 40 40 27 6.63 1.95
Hal Kelleher UNQ PHI 2 4 27 2 1 0 0 58.1 72 43 31 20 6.63 1.77
Jim Walkup UNQ SLA 9 12 27 18 6 0 0 150.1 218 123 83 46 7.36 2.00
Showing 1-50 of 165 pitchers listed (67 qualified)

Reading the 1937 leader tables

The 1937 batting table lists 176 hitters, of whom 85 qualify for the rate columns. The first qualified row belongs to Joe Medwick, a .374 hitter, ahead of Charlie Gehringer (.371). Willard Brown hit .379 in 235 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. Joe DiMaggio has the most home runs in the table, 46, while Hank Greenberg leads the RBI column with 183. The qualified ERA race is led by Lefty Gomez at 2.33, and Monty Stratton has the best WHIP, 1.09.

1937 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1937?
Joe DiMaggio led with 46 home runs in 1937.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1937?
Hank Greenberg led with 183 RBI in 1937.
Who led MLB in hits in 1937?
Joe Medwick led with 237 hits in 1937.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1937?
Joe Medwick led at .374 in 1937, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1937?
Carl Hubbell led with 22 wins in 1937.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1937?
Lefty Gomez led with 194 strikeouts in 1937.