1939 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1939 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1939 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Jimmie Foxx led with 35 home runs, Ted Williams led with 145 RBI, and Red Rolfe led with 213 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 471 plate appearances at 152 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (152 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 — 471 plate appearances at 152 team games. 78 of the 184 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1939 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1939 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Joe DiMaggio NYA 120 524 462 108 176 32 6 30 126 3 52 20 .381 .448 .671 1.119
Jimmie Foxx BOS 124 563 467 130 168 31 10 35 105 4 89 72 .360 .464 .694 1.158
Johnny Mize SLN 153 670 564 104 197 44 14 28 108 0 92 49 .349 .444 .626 1.070
Bob Johnson PHA 150 653 544 115 184 30 9 23 114 15 99 59 .338 .440 .553 .993
Hal Trosky CLE 122 511 448 89 150 31 4 25 104 2 52 28 .335 .405 .589 .994
Charlie Keller NYA 111 490 398 87 133 21 6 11 83 6 81 49 .334 .447 .500 .947
Frank McCormick CIN 156 688 630 99 209 41 4 18 128 1 40 16 .332 .374 .495 .869
Joe Medwick SLN 150 667 606 98 201 48 8 14 117 6 45 44 .332 .380 .507 .886
Red Rolfe NYA 152 731 648 139 213 46 10 14 80 7 81 41 .329 .404 .495 .899
Paul Waner PIT 125 506 461 62 151 30 6 3 45 0 35 18 .328 .375 .438 .813
Ted Williams BOS 149 677 565 131 185 44 11 31 145 2 107 64 .327 .436 .609 1.045
Ken Keltner CLE 154 648 587 84 191 35 11 13 97 6 51 41 .325 .379 .489 .868
Charlie Gehringer DET 118 486 406 86 132 29 6 16 86 4 68 16 .325 .423 .544 .967
Morrie Arnovich PHI 134 560 491 68 159 25 2 5 67 7 58 28 .324 .397 .413 .811
Eric McNair CHA 129 528 479 62 155 18 5 7 82 17 38 41 .324 .375 .426 .800
Mike Kreevich CHA 145 622 541 85 175 30 8 5 77 23 59 40 .323 .390 .436 .826
Ival Goodman CIN 124 553 470 85 152 37 16 7 84 2 54 32 .323 .401 .515 .916
Zeke Bonura NY1 123 517 455 75 146 26 6 11 85 1 46 22 .321 .388 .477 .865
Enos Slaughter SLN 149 664 604 95 193 52 5 12 86 2 44 53 .320 .371 .482 .852
Buddy Lewis WS1 140 629 536 87 171 23 16 10 75 10 72 27 .319 .402 .478 .879
Bobby Doerr BOS 127 574 525 75 167 28 2 12 73 1 38 32 .318 .365 .448 .813
George McQuinn SLA 154 702 617 101 195 37 13 20 94 6 65 42 .316 .383 .515 .898
Luke Appling CHA 148 630 516 82 162 16 6 0 56 16 105 37 .314 .430 .368 .798
Harry Danning NY1 135 563 520 79 163 28 5 16 74 4 35 42 .313 .359 .479 .838
Hank Greenberg DET 138 604 500 112 156 42 7 33 112 8 91 95 .312 .420 .622 1.042
Barney McCosky DET 147 692 611 120 190 33 14 4 58 20 70 45 .311 .384 .430 .814
Doc Cramer BOS 137 642 589 110 183 30 6 0 56 3 36 17 .311 .352 .382 .734
Taffy Wright WS1 129 547 499 77 154 29 11 4 93 1 38 19 .309 .359 .435 .794
Buddy Hassett BSN 147 638 590 72 182 15 3 2 60 13 29 14 .308 .342 .354 .696
Mel Ott NY1 125 508 396 85 122 23 2 27 80 2 100 50 .308 .449 .581 1.030
Joe Cronin BOS 143 627 520 97 160 33 3 19 107 6 87 48 .308 .407 .492 .899
Wally Moses PHA 115 486 437 68 134 28 7 3 33 7 44 23 .307 .370 .423 .793
Billy Herman CHN 156 713 623 111 191 34 18 7 70 9 66 31 .307 .378 .453 .830
George Selkirk NYA 128 537 418 103 128 17 4 21 101 12 103 49 .306 .452 .517 .969
Arky Vaughan PIT 152 693 595 94 182 30 11 6 62 12 70 20 .306 .385 .424 .808
Augie Galan CHN 148 641 549 104 167 36 8 6 71 8 75 26 .304 .392 .432 .823
Frank Demaree NY1 150 643 560 68 170 27 2 11 79 2 66 40 .304 .381 .418 .799
Bill Dickey NYA 128 565 480 98 145 23 3 24 105 5 77 37 .302 .403 .512 .915
George Case WS1 128 593 530 103 160 20 7 2 35 51 56 36 .302 .369 .377 .746
Joe Kuhel CHA 139 623 546 107 164 24 9 15 56 18 64 51 .300 .376 .460 .836
Cookie Lavagetto BRO 153 678 587 93 176 28 5 10 87 14 78 30 .300 .387 .416 .802
Debs Garms BSN 132 566 513 68 153 24 9 2 37 2 39 20 .298 .350 .392 .742
Stan Hack CHN 156 723 641 112 191 28 6 8 56 17 65 35 .298 .364 .398 .762
Jimmy Brown SLN 147 695 645 88 192 31 8 3 51 4 32 18 .298 .335 .384 .719
Terry Moore SLN 130 479 417 65 123 25 2 17 77 6 43 38 .295 .362 .487 .849
Pete Fox DET 141 561 519 69 153 24 6 7 66 23 35 41 .295 .342 .405 .746
Myril Hoag SLA 129 515 482 58 142 23 4 10 75 9 24 35 .295 .329 .421 .751
Jeff Heath CLE 121 472 431 64 126 31 7 14 69 8 41 64 .292 .354 .494 .848
Cecil Travis WS1 130 522 476 55 139 20 9 5 63 0 34 25 .292 .342 .403 .745
Lonny Frey CIN 125 585 484 95 141 27 9 11 55 5 72 46 .291 .388 .452 .840
Gee Walker CHA 149 645 598 95 174 30 11 13 111 17 28 43 .291 .330 .443 .773
Dolph Camilli BRO 157 684 565 105 164 30 12 26 104 1 110 107 .290 .409 .524 .933
Elbie Fletcher 2 teams 137 555 476 63 138 25 4 12 77 4 67 33 .290 .381 .435 .816
Ben Chapman CLE 149 654 545 101 158 31 9 6 82 18 87 30 .290 .390 .413 .802
Jim Tabor BOS 149 626 577 76 167 33 8 14 95 16 40 54 .289 .337 .447 .784
Billy Werber CIN 147 707 599 115 173 35 5 5 57 15 91 46 .289 .388 .389 .777
Bruce Campbell CLE 130 527 450 84 129 23 13 8 72 7 67 48 .287 .383 .449 .832
Ernie Lombardi CIN 130 494 450 43 129 26 2 20 85 0 35 19 .287 .342 .487 .829
Merrill May PHI 135 531 464 49 133 27 3 2 62 4 41 20 .287 .346 .371 .717
Billy Jurges NY1 138 611 543 84 155 21 11 6 63 3 47 34 .285 .349 .398 .747
Max West BSN 130 513 449 67 128 26 6 19 82 1 51 55 .285 .364 .497 .861
Joe Gordon NYA 151 648 567 92 161 32 5 28 111 11 75 57 .284 .370 .506 .876
Frankie Hayes PHA 124 486 431 66 122 28 5 20 83 4 40 55 .283 .348 .510 .859
Sam West WS1 115 471 390 52 110 20 8 3 52 1 67 29 .282 .387 .397 .785
Billy Myers CIN 151 602 509 79 143 18 6 9 56 4 71 90 .281 .369 .393 .762
Pete Coscarart BRO 115 476 419 59 116 22 2 4 43 10 46 56 .277 .354 .368 .721
Joe Vosmik BOS 145 640 554 89 153 29 6 7 84 4 66 33 .276 .356 .388 .744
Pinky Higgins DET 132 561 489 57 135 23 2 8 76 7 56 41 .276 .353 .380 .733
Rip Russell CHN 143 594 542 55 148 24 5 9 79 2 36 56 .273 .318 .386 .704
Harlond Clift SLA 151 653 526 90 142 25 2 15 84 4 111 55 .270 .402 .411 .813
Don Gutteridge SLN 148 572 524 71 141 27 4 7 54 5 27 70 .269 .309 .376 .685
Sam Chapman PHA 140 554 498 74 134 24 6 15 64 11 51 62 .269 .338 .432 .770
Jo-Jo Moore NY1 138 612 562 80 151 23 2 10 47 5 45 17 .269 .324 .370 .694
Stu Martin SLN 120 472 425 60 114 26 7 3 30 4 33 40 .268 .325 .384 .709
Harry Craft CIN 134 537 502 58 129 20 7 13 67 5 27 54 .257 .299 .402 .701
Johnny Berardino SLA 126 515 468 42 120 24 5 5 58 6 37 36 .256 .314 .361 .675
Babe Dahlgren NYA 144 603 531 71 125 18 6 15 89 2 57 54 .235 .312 .377 .689
Frankie Crosetti NYA 152 743 656 109 153 25 5 10 56 11 65 81 .233 .315 .332 .647
Don Padgett UNQ SLN 92 257 233 38 93 15 3 5 53 1 18 11 .399 .444 .554 .998
Turkey Stearnes UNQ KCM 51 215 193 44 63 11 2 7 39 11 19 0 .326 .387 .513 .900
Odell Hale UNQ CLE 108 286 253 36 79 16 2 4 48 4 25 18 .312 .374 .439 .813
Lou Finney UNQ 2 teams 104 302 271 44 84 18 3 1 47 2 26 11 .310 .370 .410 .780
Roy Weatherly UNQ CLE 95 344 323 43 100 16 6 1 32 7 19 23 .310 .348 .406 .754
Hank Leiber UNQ CHN 112 431 365 65 113 16 1 24 88 1 59 42 .310 .411 .556 .967
Rudy York UNQ DET 102 376 329 66 101 16 1 20 68 5 41 50 .307 .387 .544 .931
Virgil Davis UNQ PHI 87 234 202 10 62 8 1 0 23 0 24 20 .307 .383 .356 .740
Tony Cuccinello UNQ BSN 81 342 310 42 95 17 1 2 40 5 26 26 .306 .360 .387 .747
Pepper Martin UNQ SLN 88 316 281 48 86 17 7 3 37 6 30 35 .306 .375 .448 .823
Joe Grace UNQ SLA 74 229 207 35 63 11 2 3 22 3 19 24 .304 .363 .420 .783
Gus Suhr UNQ 2 teams 123 470 402 44 122 22 4 4 55 5 59 37 .303 .394 .408 .802
Buddy Myer UNQ WS1 83 300 258 33 78 10 3 1 32 4 40 18 .302 .396 .376 .772
Benny McCoy UNQ DET 55 227 192 38 58 13 6 1 33 3 29 26 .302 .394 .448 .842
Chet Laabs UNQ 2 teams 100 374 333 53 100 21 6 10 64 4 35 62 .300 .369 .489 .858
Dee Miles UNQ PHA 106 343 320 49 96 17 6 1 37 3 15 17 .300 .331 .400 .731
Bill Nicholson UNQ CHN 58 243 220 37 65 12 5 5 38 0 20 29 .295 .354 .464 .818
Dick Siebert UNQ PHA 101 433 402 58 118 28 3 6 47 4 21 22 .294 .329 .423 .751
Dixie Walker UNQ 2 teams 104 429 379 57 110 10 9 6 57 5 35 18 .290 .350 .412 .762
Joe Gantenbein UNQ PHA 111 387 348 47 101 14 4 4 36 1 32 22 .290 .353 .388 .741
Jimmy Bloodworth UNQ WS1 83 334 318 34 92 24 1 4 40 3 10 26 .289 .313 .409 .722
Billy Sullivan UNQ SLA 118 374 332 53 96 17 5 5 50 3 34 18 .289 .362 .416 .778
Jack Bolling UNQ PHI 69 222 211 27 61 11 0 3 13 6 11 10 .289 .324 .384 .708
Gibby Brack UNQ PHI 91 300 270 40 78 21 4 6 41 1 26 49 .289 .351 .463 .814
Fern Bell UNQ PIT 83 309 262 44 75 5 8 2 34 2 42 18 .286 .385 .389 .774
Lloyd Waner UNQ PIT 112 410 379 49 108 15 3 0 24 0 17 13 .285 .321 .340 .661
Babe Phelps UNQ BRO 98 356 323 33 92 21 2 6 42 0 24 24 .285 .336 .418 .754
Lee Handley UNQ PIT 101 421 376 43 107 14 5 1 42 17 32 20 .285 .341 .356 .697
Chuck Klein UNQ 2 teams 110 361 317 45 90 18 5 12 56 2 36 21 .284 .357 .486 .843
Hersh Martin UNQ PHI 111 442 393 59 111 28 5 1 22 4 42 27 .282 .355 .387 .741
Rick Ferrell UNQ WS1 87 323 274 32 77 13 1 0 31 1 41 12 .281 .377 .336 .712
LeGrant Scott UNQ PHI 76 260 232 31 65 15 1 1 26 5 22 14 .280 .343 .366 .709
Emmett Mueller UNQ PHI 115 380 341 46 95 19 4 9 43 4 33 34 .279 .342 .437 .779
Gabby Hartnett UNQ CHN 97 351 306 36 85 18 2 12 59 0 37 32 .278 .358 .467 .825
Ernie Koy UNQ BRO 125 470 425 57 118 37 5 8 67 11 39 64 .278 .338 .445 .783
Al Todd UNQ BRO 86 265 245 28 68 10 0 5 32 1 13 16 .278 .317 .380 .696
Johnny Peacock UNQ BOS 92 312 274 33 76 11 4 0 36 1 29 11 .277 .347 .347 .693
Leo Durocher UNQ BRO 116 421 390 42 108 21 6 1 34 2 27 24 .277 .325 .369 .695
Joe Gallagher UNQ 2 teams 85 337 307 49 85 17 3 11 49 1 20 50 .277 .325 .459 .785
Tommy Henrich UNQ NYA 99 406 347 64 96 18 4 9 57 7 51 23 .277 .371 .429 .800
Pep Young UNQ PIT 84 327 293 34 81 14 3 3 29 1 23 29 .276 .333 .375 .709
Jimmy Ripple UNQ 2 teams 94 256 229 28 63 12 4 1 34 0 19 15 .275 .339 .376 .714
Bobby Estalella UNQ WS1 82 324 280 51 77 18 6 8 41 2 40 27 .275 .368 .468 .835
Johnny Cooney UNQ BSN 118 402 368 39 101 8 1 2 27 2 21 8 .274 .317 .318 .635
Johnny Welaj UNQ WS1 63 219 201 23 55 11 2 1 33 13 13 20 .274 .318 .363 .681
Al Simmons UNQ 2 teams 102 381 351 39 96 17 5 7 44 0 24 43 .274 .324 .410 .734
Joe Glenn UNQ SLA 88 320 286 29 78 13 1 4 29 4 31 40 .273 .344 .367 .711
Hank Majeski UNQ BSN 106 394 367 35 100 16 1 7 54 2 18 30 .272 .310 .379 .689
Art Parks UNQ BRO 71 272 239 27 65 13 2 1 19 2 28 14 .272 .348 .356 .704
Oscar Grimes UNQ CLE 119 432 364 51 98 20 5 4 56 8 56 61 .269 .368 .385 .753
Tuck Stainback UNQ BRO 68 209 201 22 54 7 0 3 19 0 4 23 .269 .290 .348 .638
Frank Croucher UNQ DET 97 351 324 38 87 15 0 5 40 2 16 42 .269 .303 .361 .664
Frankie Pytlak UNQ CLE 63 210 183 20 49 2 5 0 14 4 20 5 .268 .343 .333 .676
Lee Gamble UNQ CIN 72 236 221 24 59 7 2 0 14 5 9 14 .267 .296 .317 .612
Eddie Miller UNQ BSN 77 324 296 32 79 12 2 4 31 4 16 21 .267 .315 .361 .677
Don Heffner UNQ SLA 110 434 375 45 100 10 2 1 35 1 48 39 .267 .350 .312 .662
Larry Rosenthal UNQ CHA 107 387 324 50 86 21 5 10 51 6 53 46 .265 .369 .454 .822
Rip Radcliff UNQ CHA 113 435 397 49 105 25 2 2 53 6 26 21 .264 .313 .353 .666
Skeeter Webb UNQ CLE 81 292 269 28 71 14 1 2 26 1 15 24 .264 .305 .346 .651
Earl Averill UNQ 2 teams 111 425 364 66 96 28 6 11 65 4 49 42 .264 .353 .464 .817
Rollie Hemsley UNQ CLE 107 432 395 58 104 17 4 2 36 2 26 26 .263 .309 .342 .651
Del Young UNQ PHI 77 229 217 22 57 9 2 3 20 1 8 24 .263 .289 .364 .653
Birdie Tebbetts UNQ DET 106 376 341 37 89 22 2 4 53 2 25 20 .261 .315 .372 .688
Johnny Rizzo UNQ PIT 94 384 330 49 86 23 3 6 55 0 42 27 .261 .349 .403 .752
Dario Lodigiani UNQ PHA 121 446 393 46 102 22 4 6 44 2 42 18 .260 .337 .382 .719
Mickey Owen UNQ SLN 131 402 344 32 89 18 2 3 35 6 43 28 .259 .344 .349 .693
Mike Tresh UNQ CHA 119 430 352 49 91 5 2 0 38 3 64 30 .259 .377 .284 .661
Wally Berger UNQ CIN 97 374 329 36 85 15 1 14 44 1 36 63 .258 .341 .438 .778
Lou Boudreau UNQ CLE 53 256 225 42 58 15 4 0 19 2 28 24 .258 .340 .360 .700
Mickey Vernon UNQ WS1 76 309 276 23 71 15 4 1 30 1 24 28 .257 .317 .351 .668
Charlie Gelbert UNQ WS1 68 222 188 36 48 7 5 3 29 2 30 11 .255 .361 .394 .754
Henry Milton UNQ KCM 48 216 192 34 49 6 4 2 15 11 16 0 .255 .322 .359 .682
Johnny Hudson UNQ BRO 109 379 343 46 87 17 3 2 32 5 30 36 .254 .317 .338 .656
Al Lopez UNQ BSN 131 463 412 32 104 22 1 8 49 1 40 45 .252 .319 .369 .688
Bill Nagel UNQ PHA 105 374 341 39 86 19 4 12 39 2 25 86 .252 .307 .437 .744
Goody Rosen UNQ BRO 54 208 183 22 46 6 4 1 12 4 23 21 .251 .335 .344 .679
Ollie Bejma UNQ CHA 90 354 307 52 77 9 3 8 44 1 36 27 .251 .331 .378 .709
Red Kress UNQ 2 teams 64 228 200 24 50 8 0 1 30 3 23 18 .250 .327 .305 .632
Jackie Hayes UNQ CHA 72 305 269 34 67 12 3 0 23 0 27 10 .249 .320 .316 .636
Alex Kampouris UNQ NY1 74 238 201 23 50 12 2 5 29 0 30 41 .249 .349 .403 .752
Carl Reynolds UNQ CHN 88 313 281 33 69 10 6 4 44 5 16 38 .246 .298 .367 .665
Gene Desautels UNQ BOS 76 269 226 26 55 14 0 0 21 3 33 13 .243 .340 .305 .645
Rabbit Warstler UNQ BSN 114 370 342 34 83 11 3 0 24 2 24 31 .243 .292 .292 .585
Tom Hafey UNQ NY1 70 268 256 37 62 10 1 6 26 1 10 44 .242 .271 .359 .630
Roy Cullenbine UNQ DET 75 214 179 31 43 9 2 6 23 0 34 29 .240 .362 .413 .775
Burgess Whitehead UNQ NY1 95 370 335 31 80 6 3 2 24 1 24 19 .239 .299 .293 .592
Dick Bartell UNQ CHN 105 395 336 37 80 24 2 3 34 6 42 25 .238 .335 .348 .683
George Scharein UNQ PHI 118 425 399 35 95 17 1 1 33 4 13 40 .238 .262 .293 .555
Marv Owen UNQ CHA 58 218 194 22 46 9 0 0 15 4 16 15 .237 .302 .284 .585
Moose Solters UNQ 2 teams 81 252 233 33 55 13 3 2 33 3 19 35 .236 .294 .343 .637
Beau Bell UNQ 2 teams 65 205 166 18 39 5 2 1 29 0 28 19 .235 .352 .307 .659
Wally Millies UNQ PHI 84 219 205 12 48 3 0 0 12 0 9 5 .234 .270 .249 .519
Ray Mueller UNQ PIT 86 204 180 14 42 8 1 2 18 0 14 22 .233 .289 .322 .611
Bill Brubaker UNQ PIT 100 380 345 41 80 23 1 7 43 3 29 51 .232 .297 .365 .662
Gus Mancuso UNQ CHN 80 281 251 17 58 10 0 2 17 0 24 19 .231 .298 .295 .593
Billy Rogell UNQ DET 74 206 174 24 40 6 3 2 23 3 26 14 .230 .330 .333 .663
Ray Berres UNQ PIT 81 251 231 22 53 6 1 0 16 1 11 25 .229 .267 .264 .532
Joe Marty UNQ 2 teams 114 408 375 38 86 13 6 11 54 3 28 40 .229 .283 .384 .667
Sibby Sisti UNQ BSN 63 232 215 19 49 7 1 1 11 4 12 38 .228 .269 .284 .552
Mel Almada UNQ 2 teams 81 267 246 28 56 6 1 1 10 3 19 25 .228 .283 .272 .555
Gene Moore UNQ BRO 107 350 306 45 69 13 6 3 39 4 40 50 .225 .315 .337 .652
Jim Gleeson UNQ CHN 111 383 332 43 74 19 6 4 45 7 39 46 .223 .308 .352 .661
Skeeter Newsome UNQ PHA 99 282 248 22 55 9 1 0 17 5 19 12 .222 .277 .266 .543
Mark Christman UNQ 2 teams 85 264 238 27 52 8 3 0 20 2 20 12 .218 .279 .277 .556
Roy Hughes UNQ 2 teams 82 294 260 28 56 5 1 1 17 4 25 22 .215 .284 .254 .538
Wayne Ambler UNQ PHA 95 263 227 15 48 13 0 0 24 1 22 25 .211 .281 .269 .550
Showing 1-50 of 184 batters listed (78 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 152 innings at 152 team games. 67 of the 159 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1939 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Bucky Walters CIN 27 11 39 36 31 2 0 319.0 250 81 109 137 2.29 1.13
Gene Thompson CIN 13 5 42 11 5 3 2 152.1 130 43 55 87 2.54 1.21
Lefty Grove BOS 15 4 23 23 17 2 0 191.0 180 54 58 81 2.54 1.25
Bob Bowman SLN 13 5 51 15 4 2 9 169.1 141 49 60 78 2.60 1.19
Carl Hubbell NY1 11 9 29 18 10 0 2 154.0 150 47 24 62 2.75 1.13
Ted Lyons CHA 14 6 21 21 16 0 0 172.2 162 53 26 65 2.76 1.09
Bob Feller CLE 24 9 39 35 24 4 1 296.2 227 94 142 246 2.85 1.24
Hugh Casey BRO 15 10 40 25 15 0 1 227.1 228 74 54 79 2.93 1.24
Paul Derringer CIN 25 7 38 35 28 5 0 301.0 321 98 35 128 2.93 1.18
Red Ruffing NYA 21 7 28 28 22 5 0 233.1 211 76 75 95 2.93 1.23
Bump Hadley NYA 12 6 26 18 7 1 2 154.0 132 51 85 65 2.98 1.41
Milt Shoffner 2 teams 6 8 35 14 7 0 1 170.0 176 60 53 57 3.18 1.35
Mort Cooper SLN 12 6 45 26 7 2 4 210.2 208 76 97 130 3.25 1.45
Claude Passeau 2 teams 15 13 42 35 17 2 3 274.1 269 100 73 137 3.28 1.25
Larry French CHN 15 8 36 21 10 2 1 194.0 205 71 50 98 3.29 1.31
Mace Brown PIT 9 13 47 19 8 1 7 200.1 232 75 52 71 3.37 1.42
Lefty Gomez NYA 12 8 26 26 14 2 0 198.0 173 75 84 102 3.41 1.30
Bill Lee CHN 19 15 37 36 20 1 0 282.1 295 108 85 105 3.44 1.35
Whitey Moore CIN 13 12 42 24 9 2 3 187.2 177 72 95 81 3.45 1.45
Tommy Bridges DET 17 7 29 26 16 2 2 198.0 186 77 61 129 3.50 1.25
Mel Harder CLE 15 9 29 26 12 1 1 208.0 213 81 64 67 3.50 1.33
Dutch Leonard WS1 20 8 34 34 21 2 0 269.1 273 106 59 88 3.54 1.23
Cliff Melton NY1 12 15 41 23 9 2 5 207.1 214 82 65 95 3.56 1.35
Bobo Newsom 2 teams 20 11 41 37 24 3 2 291.2 272 116 126 192 3.58 1.36
Dizzy Trout DET 9 10 33 22 6 0 2 162.0 168 65 74 72 3.61 1.49
Curt Davis SLN 22 16 49 31 13 3 7 248.0 279 100 48 70 3.63 1.32
Luke Hamlin BRO 20 13 40 36 19 2 0 269.2 255 109 54 88 3.64 1.15
Johnny Rigney CHA 15 8 35 29 11 2 0 218.2 208 90 84 119 3.70 1.34
Atley Donald NYA 13 3 24 20 11 2 1 153.0 144 63 60 55 3.71 1.33
Lon Warneke SLN 13 7 34 21 6 2 2 162.0 160 68 49 59 3.78 1.29
Al Milnar CLE 14 12 37 26 12 2 3 209.0 212 88 99 76 3.79 1.49
Eddie Smith 2 teams 10 11 32 22 7 1 0 180.1 168 76 92 70 3.79 1.44
Ken Chase WS1 10 19 32 31 15 1 0 232.0 215 98 114 118 3.80 1.42
Bill McGee SLN 12 5 43 17 5 4 0 156.0 155 66 59 56 3.81 1.37
Danny MacFayden BSN 8 14 33 28 8 0 2 191.2 221 83 59 46 3.90 1.46
Bill Posedel BSN 15 13 33 29 18 5 0 220.2 221 96 78 73 3.92 1.35
Tot Pressnell BRO 9 7 31 18 10 2 2 156.2 171 70 33 43 4.02 1.30
Charlie Root CHN 8 8 35 16 8 0 4 167.1 189 75 34 65 4.03 1.33
Bill Lohrman NY1 12 13 38 24 9 1 1 185.2 200 84 45 70 4.07 1.32
Rip Sewell PIT 10 9 52 12 5 1 2 176.1 177 80 73 69 4.08 1.42
Lee Grissom CIN 9 7 33 21 3 0 0 153.2 145 70 56 53 4.10 1.31
Thornton Lee CHA 15 11 33 29 15 2 3 235.0 260 110 70 81 4.21 1.40
Fritz Ostermueller BOS 11 7 34 20 8 0 4 159.1 173 75 58 61 4.24 1.45
Jim Turner BSN 4 11 25 22 9 0 0 157.2 181 75 51 50 4.28 1.47
Harry Gumbert NY1 18 11 36 34 14 2 0 243.2 257 117 81 81 4.32 1.39
Bob Klinger PIT 14 17 37 33 10 2 0 225.0 251 109 81 64 4.36 1.48
Vito Tamulis BRO 9 8 39 17 8 1 4 158.2 177 77 45 83 4.37 1.40
Joe Bowman PIT 10 14 37 27 10 1 1 184.2 217 92 43 58 4.48 1.41
Johnny Allen CLE 9 7 28 26 9 2 0 175.0 199 89 56 79 4.58 1.46
Joe Krakauskas WS1 11 17 39 29 12 0 1 217.1 230 111 114 110 4.60 1.58
Max Butcher 2 teams 6 17 33 28 8 2 0 191.0 235 98 74 48 4.62 1.62
Jack Wilson BOS 11 11 36 22 6 0 2 177.1 198 92 75 80 4.67 1.54
Kirby Higbe 2 teams 12 15 43 28 14 1 2 210.0 220 109 123 95 4.67 1.63
Alex Carrasquel WS1 5 9 40 17 7 0 2 159.1 165 83 68 41 4.69 1.46
Boom-Boom Beck PHI 7 14 34 16 12 0 3 182.2 203 96 64 77 4.73 1.46
Lynn Nelson PHA 10 13 35 24 12 2 1 197.2 233 105 64 75 4.78 1.50
Hal Schumacher NY1 13 10 29 27 8 0 0 181.2 199 97 89 58 4.81 1.59
Hugh Mulcahy PHI 9 16 38 31 14 1 4 225.2 246 125 93 59 4.99 1.50
Schoolboy Rowe DET 10 12 28 24 8 1 0 164.0 192 91 61 51 4.99 1.54
Roxie Lawson 2 teams 4 8 38 15 5 0 0 162.0 188 95 90 47 5.28 1.72
Bill Trotter SLA 6 13 41 13 4 0 0 156.2 205 93 54 61 5.34 1.65
Joe Haynes WS1 8 12 27 20 10 1 0 173.0 186 103 78 64 5.36 1.53
Bill Beckmann PHA 7 11 27 19 7 2 0 155.1 198 93 41 20 5.39 1.54
Vern Kennedy 2 teams 9 20 37 31 13 1 0 212.2 254 137 124 64 5.80 1.78
Jack Kramer SLA 9 16 40 31 10 2 0 211.2 269 137 127 68 5.83 1.87
Buck Ross PHA 6 14 29 28 6 1 0 174.0 216 116 95 43 6.00 1.79
Nels Potter PHA 8 12 41 25 9 0 2 196.1 258 144 88 60 6.60 1.76
Smoky Owens UNQ CBR 8 1 10 8 7 1 0 66.1 54 14 17 20 1.90 1.07
Willie Hubert UNQ 2 teams 5 2 9 6 5 0 1 56.0 44 13 25 25 2.09 1.23
George Walker UNQ KCM 9 1 21 8 5 0 2 89.2 76 21 20 62 2.11 1.07
Whit Wyatt UNQ BRO 8 3 16 14 6 2 0 109.0 88 28 39 52 2.31 1.17
Marius Russo UNQ NYA 8 3 21 11 9 2 2 116.0 86 31 41 55 2.41 1.09
Hilton Smith UNQ KCM 6 4 21 12 6 1 4 105.1 82 31 19 84 2.65 0.96
Steve Sundra UNQ NYA 11 1 24 11 8 1 0 120.2 110 37 56 27 2.76 1.38
Roy Partlow UNQ HG 4 2 10 6 5 2 1 55.2 39 18 22 34 2.91 1.10
Lefty Calhoun UNQ SL3 2 4 11 6 5 0 2 67.0 55 22 24 27 2.96 1.18
Lou Fette UNQ BSN 10 10 27 26 11 6 0 146.0 123 48 61 35 2.96 1.26
Preacher Henry UNQ CBR 6 2 15 13 7 1 0 108.0 84 36 59 54 3.00 1.32
Oral Hildebrand UNQ NYA 10 4 21 15 7 1 2 126.2 102 43 41 50 3.06 1.13
Jimmy Johnson UNQ 2 teams 3 4 8 8 6 0 0 58.2 49 20 21 39 3.07 1.19
Frank Bradley UNQ KCM 7 4 16 8 2 0 0 88.2 80 32 25 65 3.25 1.18
Van Mungo UNQ BRO 4 5 14 10 1 0 0 77.1 70 28 33 34 3.26 1.33
Jimmy Hill UNQ NE 6 1 10 8 6 1 1 73.2 62 27 36 50 3.30 1.33
Russ Bauers UNQ PIT 2 4 15 8 1 0 1 53.2 46 20 25 12 3.35 1.32
Dizzy Dean UNQ CHN 6 4 19 13 7 2 0 96.1 98 36 17 27 3.36 1.19
Theolic Smith UNQ SL3 3 7 10 9 7 1 0 69.0 73 26 22 37 3.39 1.38
Johnny Lanning UNQ BSN 5 6 37 6 3 0 4 129.0 120 49 53 45 3.42 1.34
Tommy Johnson UNQ CAG 3 3 16 6 1 1 1 55.0 62 21 22 20 3.44 1.53
Frank McAllister UNQ SL3 4 2 8 7 5 0 0 53.1 55 21 21 29 3.54 1.43
Bob Weiland UNQ SLN 10 12 32 23 6 3 1 146.1 146 58 50 63 3.57 1.34
Joe Sullivan UNQ BSN 6 9 31 11 7 0 2 113.2 114 46 50 46 3.64 1.44
Jack Russell UNQ CHN 4 3 39 0 0 0 3 68.2 78 28 24 32 3.67 1.49
Archie McKain UNQ DET 5 6 32 11 4 1 4 129.2 120 53 54 49 3.68 1.34
Joe Heving UNQ BOS 11 3 46 5 1 0 7 107.0 124 44 34 43 3.70 1.48
Jesse Houston UNQ CAG 5 5 13 10 7 0 0 77.1 79 32 37 36 3.72 1.50
Clyde Shoun UNQ SLN 3 1 53 2 0 0 9 103.0 98 43 42 50 3.76 1.36
Ted Radcliffe UNQ MRS 7 4 14 6 6 0 0 80.2 76 34 11 62 3.79 1.08
Syl Johnson UNQ PHI 8 8 22 14 6 0 2 111.0 112 47 15 37 3.81 1.14
Bill Byrd UNQ BEG 8 3 12 9 9 0 1 88.2 93 38 13 40 3.86 1.20
Freddie Fitzsimmons UNQ BRO 7 9 27 20 5 0 3 151.1 178 65 28 44 3.87 1.36
Edsall Walker UNQ HG 5 3 11 9 7 0 0 72.0 69 31 25 40 3.88 1.31
Vance Page UNQ CHN 7 7 27 17 8 1 1 139.1 169 60 37 43 3.88 1.48
Clint Brown UNQ CHA 11 10 61 0 0 0 18 118.1 127 51 27 41 3.88 1.30
Red Lynn UNQ 2 teams 1 1 30 0 0 0 1 58.0 55 25 24 25 3.88 1.36
Bill Swift UNQ PIT 5 7 36 8 2 1 4 129.2 150 56 28 56 3.89 1.37
Silvino Ruíz UNQ NYC 5 5 10 10 7 0 0 78.1 81 34 28 32 3.91 1.39
Dick Errickson UNQ BSN 6 9 28 11 3 0 1 128.1 143 57 54 33 4.00 1.54
Harry Eisenstat UNQ 2 teams 8 9 36 13 5 1 2 133.1 148 61 32 44 4.12 1.35
Jack Knott UNQ CHA 11 6 25 23 8 0 0 149.2 157 69 41 56 4.15 1.32
Jumbo Brown UNQ NY1 4 0 31 0 0 0 7 56.1 69 26 25 24 4.15 1.67
Terris McDuffie UNQ NBY 4 3 11 8 5 1 1 64.0 67 30 18 34 4.22 1.33
Tom Sunkel UNQ SLN 4 4 20 11 2 1 0 85.1 79 40 56 54 4.22 1.58
Leon Day UNQ NE 9 6 18 13 9 2 0 105.2 101 50 44 61 4.26 1.37
Ira Hutchinson UNQ BRO 5 2 41 1 0 0 1 105.2 103 51 51 46 4.34 1.46
Eddie Dixon UNQ IAB 3 5 10 6 5 0 0 61.1 70 30 21 29 4.40 1.48
Johnny Murphy UNQ NYA 3 6 38 0 0 0 19 61.1 57 30 28 30 4.40 1.39
Henry McHenry UNQ PS 10 4 18 8 7 0 1 101.2 100 50 37 39 4.43 1.35
Emerson Dickman UNQ BOS 8 3 48 1 0 0 5 113.2 126 56 43 46 4.43 1.49
Monte Pearson UNQ NYA 12 5 22 20 8 0 0 146.1 151 73 70 76 4.49 1.51
Jim Tobin UNQ PIT 9 9 25 19 8 0 0 145.1 194 73 33 43 4.52 1.56
Willie Cornelius UNQ CAG 3 8 15 10 4 0 0 99.1 95 50 28 47 4.53 1.24
Denny Galehouse UNQ BOS 9 10 30 18 6 1 0 146.2 160 74 52 68 4.54 1.45
Ray Brown UNQ HG 6 1 7 7 6 0 0 59.1 69 30 16 14 4.55 1.43
Pete Appleton UNQ WS1 5 10 40 4 2 0 6 102.2 104 52 48 50 4.56 1.48
Al Benton UNQ DET 6 8 37 16 3 0 5 150.0 182 76 58 67 4.56 1.60
Neck Stanley UNQ NBY 4 3 12 10 3 1 0 75.0 89 38 24 46 4.56 1.51
Manny Salvo UNQ NY1 4 10 32 18 4 0 1 136.0 150 70 75 69 4.63 1.65
Johnny Vander Meer UNQ CIN 5 9 30 21 8 0 0 129.0 128 67 95 102 4.67 1.73
Harry Kelley UNQ WS1 4 3 15 3 2 0 1 53.2 69 28 14 20 4.70 1.55
George Caster UNQ PHA 9 9 28 17 7 1 0 136.0 144 74 45 59 4.90 1.39
Willis Hudlin UNQ CLE 9 10 27 20 7 0 3 143.0 175 78 42 28 4.91 1.52
Woody Rich UNQ BOS 4 3 21 12 3 0 1 77.0 78 42 35 24 4.91 1.47
Earl Whitehill UNQ CHN 4 7 24 11 2 1 1 89.1 102 51 50 42 5.14 1.70
Red Evans UNQ BRO 1 8 24 6 0 0 1 64.1 74 37 26 28 5.18 1.55
Fred Hutchinson UNQ DET 3 6 13 12 3 0 0 84.2 95 49 51 22 5.21 1.72
Bill Holland UNQ NBY 2 5 10 6 5 0 2 57.0 76 33 12 19 5.21 1.54
Bill Dietrich UNQ CHA 7 8 25 19 2 0 0 127.2 134 74 56 43 5.22 1.49
Bud Thomas UNQ 2 teams 7 1 33 2 0 0 1 60.1 64 35 23 14 5.22 1.44
Chubby Dean UNQ PHA 5 8 54 1 0 0 7 116.2 132 68 80 39 5.25 1.82
Elden Auker UNQ BOS 9 10 31 25 6 1 0 151.0 183 90 61 43 5.36 1.62
Bob Harris UNQ 2 teams 4 13 33 17 6 0 0 144.0 180 88 79 57 5.50 1.80
Walt Masterson UNQ WS1 2 2 24 5 1 0 0 58.1 66 36 48 12 5.55 1.95
Jim Missouri UNQ PS 1 3 14 9 2 1 0 66.0 66 41 28 31 5.59 1.42
Sam Thompson UNQ PS 3 3 14 6 1 0 1 51.1 60 32 23 28 5.61 1.62
Al Hollingsworth UNQ 2 teams 2 11 23 15 4 0 0 87.1 111 55 38 35 5.67 1.71
Ike Pearson UNQ PHI 2 13 26 13 4 0 0 125.0 144 80 56 29 5.76 1.60
Ray Harrell UNQ 2 teams 3 9 26 12 4 0 0 112.0 130 73 62 40 5.87 1.71
Joe Dobson UNQ CLE 2 3 35 3 0 0 1 78.0 87 51 51 27 5.88 1.77
Cotton Pippen UNQ 2 teams 4 12 28 19 5 0 1 132.2 187 90 46 38 6.11 1.76
Gene Lillard UNQ CHN 3 5 20 7 2 0 0 55.0 68 40 36 31 6.55 1.89
Howard Mills UNQ SLA 4 11 34 14 4 0 2 144.1 147 105 113 103 6.55 1.80
Johnny Marcum UNQ 2 teams 5 8 31 12 4 0 0 137.2 191 101 29 46 6.60 1.60
John Whitehead UNQ 2 teams 1 6 33 8 0 0 1 98.0 148 72 22 18 6.61 1.73
Roy Welmaker UNQ 2 teams 3 4 12 7 3 0 0 55.2 74 41 25 33 6.63 1.78
Bob Joyce UNQ PHA 3 5 30 6 1 0 0 107.2 156 80 37 25 6.69 1.79
Jim Bagby UNQ BOS 5 5 21 11 3 0 0 80.0 119 63 36 35 7.09 1.94
Bill Kirksieck UNQ PHI 0 2 23 2 1 0 0 62.2 81 50 32 13 7.18 1.80
George Gill UNQ 2 teams 1 13 30 12 5 0 0 103.2 153 83 37 25 7.21 1.83
Jake Wade UNQ 2 teams 1 6 24 8 2 0 0 64.0 94 53 56 30 7.45 2.34
Showing 1-50 of 159 pitchers listed (67 qualified)

Reading the 1939 leader tables

Of the 184 batting lines shown for 1939, 78 are qualified. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Joe DiMaggio at .381, with Jimmie Foxx next at .360. The UNQ tag explains why Don Padgett's .399 (257 plate appearances) does not head the average column. Jimmie Foxx has the most home runs in the table, 35, while Ted Williams leads the RBI column with 145. Of 159 pitchers shown for 1939, the ERA and WHIP races include 67. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Bucky Walters, 2.29, and Ted Lyons has the best WHIP, 1.09.

1939 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1939?
Jimmie Foxx led with 35 home runs in 1939.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1939?
Ted Williams led with 145 RBI in 1939.
Who led MLB in hits in 1939?
Red Rolfe led with 213 hits in 1939.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1939?
Joe DiMaggio led at .381 in 1939, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1939?
Bucky Walters led with 27 wins in 1939.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1939?
Bob Feller led with 246 strikeouts in 1939.