1940 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1940 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1940 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Johnny Mize led with 43 home runs, Hank Greenberg led with 150 RBI, and Rip Radcliff, Barney McCosky, and Doc Cramer tied for the lead with 200 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. 92 of the 179 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1940 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1940 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 132 572 508 93 179 28 9 31 133 1 61 30 .352 .425 .626 1.051
Luke Appling CHA 150 639 566 96 197 27 13 0 79 3 69 35 .348 .420 .442 .862
Ted Williams BOS 144 661 561 134 193 43 14 23 113 4 96 54 .344 .442 .594 1.036
Rip Radcliff SLA 150 636 584 83 200 33 9 7 81 6 47 20 .342 .392 .466 .858
Hank Greenberg DET 148 670 573 129 195 50 8 41 150 6 93 75 .340 .433 .670 1.103
Barney McCosky DET 143 660 589 123 200 39 19 4 57 13 67 41 .340 .408 .491 .899
Taffy Wright CHA 147 627 581 79 196 31 9 5 88 4 43 25 .337 .385 .448 .832
Cecil Travis WS1 136 584 528 60 170 37 11 2 76 0 48 23 .322 .381 .445 .826
Lou Finney BOS 130 574 534 73 171 31 15 5 73 5 33 13 .320 .360 .463 .822
Stan Hack CHN 149 686 603 101 191 38 6 8 40 21 75 24 .317 .395 .439 .834
Buddy Lewis WS1 148 679 600 101 190 38 10 6 63 15 74 36 .317 .393 .443 .836
Rudy York DET 155 685 588 105 186 46 6 33 134 3 89 88 .316 .410 .583 .993
Johnny Mize SLN 155 666 579 111 182 31 13 43 137 7 82 49 .314 .404 .636 1.039
Jim Gleeson CHN 129 551 485 76 152 39 11 5 61 4 54 52 .313 .389 .470 .859
Charlie Gehringer DET 139 629 515 108 161 33 3 10 81 10 101 17 .313 .428 .447 .875
Wally Moses PHA 142 619 537 91 166 41 9 9 50 6 75 44 .309 .396 .469 .865
Frank McCormick CIN 155 676 618 93 191 44 3 19 127 2 52 26 .309 .367 .482 .850
Dixie Walker BRO 143 605 556 75 171 37 8 6 66 3 42 21 .308 .357 .435 .793
Frankie Hayes PHA 136 529 465 73 143 23 4 16 70 9 61 59 .308 .389 .477 .866
Enos Slaughter SLN 140 569 516 96 158 25 13 17 73 8 50 35 .306 .370 .504 .874
Bama Rowell BSN 130 508 486 46 148 19 8 3 58 12 18 22 .305 .331 .395 .726
Terry Moore SLN 136 585 537 92 163 33 4 17 64 18 42 44 .304 .356 .475 .831
Roy Weatherly CLE 135 615 578 90 175 35 11 12 59 9 27 26 .303 .335 .464 .799
Doc Cramer BOS 150 712 661 94 200 27 12 1 51 3 36 29 .303 .340 .384 .724
Wally Judnich SLA 137 577 519 97 157 27 7 24 89 8 54 71 .303 .368 .520 .888
Hank Leiber CHN 117 491 440 68 133 24 2 17 86 1 45 68 .302 .371 .482 .853
Frank Demaree NY1 121 521 460 68 139 18 6 7 61 5 45 39 .302 .364 .413 .777
Joe Medwick 2 teams 143 616 581 83 175 30 12 17 86 2 32 36 .301 .341 .482 .823
Arky Vaughan PIT 156 689 594 113 178 40 15 7 95 12 88 25 .300 .393 .453 .846
Harry Danning NY1 140 566 524 65 157 34 4 13 91 3 35 31 .300 .349 .454 .803
Bill Nicholson CHN 135 545 491 78 146 27 7 25 98 2 50 67 .297 .366 .534 .899
Jimmie Foxx BOS 144 618 515 106 153 30 4 36 119 4 101 87 .297 .412 .581 .993
Lou Boudreau CLE 155 706 627 97 185 46 10 9 101 6 73 39 .295 .370 .443 .814
Hal Trosky CLE 140 608 522 85 154 39 4 25 93 1 79 45 .295 .392 .529 .920
Gee Walker WS1 140 622 595 87 175 29 7 13 96 21 24 58 .294 .325 .432 .757
Merrill May PHI 136 571 501 59 147 24 2 1 48 2 58 33 .293 .371 .355 .727
George Case WS1 154 720 656 109 192 29 5 5 56 35 52 39 .293 .349 .375 .724
Bob Elliott PIT 148 611 551 88 161 34 11 5 64 13 45 28 .292 .348 .421 .769
Billy Herman CHN 135 616 558 77 163 24 4 5 57 1 47 30 .292 .347 .376 .723
Bobby Doerr BOS 151 658 595 87 173 37 10 22 105 10 57 53 .291 .353 .497 .850
Mel Ott NY1 151 647 536 89 155 27 3 19 79 6 100 50 .289 .407 .457 .864
Dolph Camilli BRO 142 606 512 92 147 29 13 23 96 9 89 83 .287 .397 .529 .926
Joe Orengo SLN 129 496 415 58 119 23 4 7 56 9 65 90 .287 .383 .412 .795
Ben Chapman CLE 143 631 548 82 157 40 6 4 50 13 78 45 .286 .377 .403 .781
Charlie Keller NYA 138 609 500 102 143 18 15 21 93 8 106 65 .286 .411 .508 .919
Babe Young NY1 149 632 556 75 159 27 4 17 101 4 69 28 .286 .367 .441 .807
Dick Siebert PHA 154 637 595 69 170 31 6 5 77 8 33 34 .286 .325 .383 .709
Jim Tabor BOS 120 505 459 73 131 28 6 21 81 14 42 58 .285 .345 .510 .855
Joe Cronin BOS 149 645 548 104 156 35 6 24 111 7 83 65 .285 .380 .502 .882
Johnny Rizzo 2 teams 143 565 505 71 143 19 2 24 72 3 56 50 .283 .357 .471 .828
Ray Mack CLE 146 583 530 60 150 21 5 12 69 4 51 77 .283 .346 .409 .755
Burgess Whitehead NY1 133 606 568 68 160 9 6 4 36 9 26 17 .282 .319 .340 .659
Mike Tresh CHA 135 538 480 62 135 15 5 1 64 3 49 40 .281 .349 .340 .689
Chet Ross BSN 149 632 569 84 160 23 14 17 89 4 59 127 .281 .352 .460 .812
Joe Gordon NYA 155 677 616 112 173 32 10 30 103 18 52 57 .281 .340 .511 .851
Frankie Gustine PIT 133 565 524 59 147 32 7 1 55 7 35 39 .281 .328 .374 .702
Joe Kuhel CHA 155 703 603 111 169 28 8 27 94 12 87 59 .280 .374 .488 .861
Jimmy Brown SLN 107 484 454 56 127 17 4 0 30 9 24 15 .280 .317 .335 .652
George McQuinn SLA 151 659 594 78 166 39 10 16 84 3 57 58 .279 .343 .460 .802
Beau Bell CLE 120 482 444 55 124 22 2 4 58 2 34 41 .279 .332 .365 .697
Billy Werber CIN 143 663 584 105 162 35 5 12 48 16 68 40 .277 .361 .416 .777
Jo-Jo Moore NY1 138 605 543 83 150 33 4 6 46 7 43 30 .276 .337 .385 .722
Eddie Miller BSN 151 617 569 78 157 33 3 14 79 8 41 43 .276 .330 .418 .748
Sam Chapman PHA 134 562 508 88 140 26 3 23 75 2 46 96 .276 .337 .474 .811
Harlond Clift SLA 150 631 523 92 143 29 5 20 87 9 104 62 .273 .396 .463 .859
Maurice Van Robays PIT 145 609 572 82 156 27 7 11 116 2 33 58 .273 .316 .402 .718
Elbie Fletcher PIT 147 641 510 94 139 22 7 16 104 5 119 54 .273 .418 .437 .856
Pinky Higgins DET 131 551 480 70 130 24 3 13 76 4 61 31 .271 .357 .415 .771
Joe Marty PHI 123 482 455 52 123 21 8 13 50 2 17 50 .270 .298 .437 .735
Zeke Bonura 2 teams 128 545 493 61 133 30 3 7 65 3 50 17 .270 .338 .385 .724
Bob Johnson PHA 138 600 512 93 137 25 4 31 103 8 83 64 .268 .374 .514 .888
Lonny Frey CIN 150 663 563 102 150 23 6 8 54 22 80 48 .266 .361 .371 .732
Mike Kreevich CHA 144 637 582 86 154 27 10 8 55 15 34 49 .265 .305 .387 .692
Babe Dahlgren NYA 155 622 568 51 150 24 4 12 73 1 46 54 .264 .325 .384 .709
Max West BSN 139 590 524 72 137 27 5 7 72 2 65 54 .261 .344 .372 .716
Ival Goodman CIN 136 594 519 78 134 20 6 12 63 9 60 54 .258 .335 .389 .724
Johnny Berardino SLA 142 559 523 71 135 31 4 16 85 6 32 46 .258 .301 .424 .725
Benny McCoy PHA 134 560 490 56 126 26 5 7 62 2 65 44 .257 .345 .373 .719
Cookie Lavagetto BRO 118 523 448 56 115 21 3 4 43 4 70 32 .257 .361 .344 .705
Ken Keltner CLE 149 608 543 67 138 24 10 15 77 10 51 56 .254 .322 .418 .740
Bob Kennedy CHA 154 655 606 74 153 23 3 3 52 3 42 58 .252 .301 .315 .616
Sibby Sisti BSN 123 507 459 73 115 19 5 6 34 4 36 64 .251 .311 .353 .664
Red Rolfe NYA 139 647 588 102 147 26 6 10 53 4 50 48 .250 .311 .366 .677
Jimmy Bloodworth WS1 119 495 469 47 115 17 8 11 70 3 16 71 .245 .272 .386 .658
Art Mahan PHI 146 591 544 55 133 24 5 2 39 4 40 37 .244 .297 .318 .615
Pete Coscarart BRO 143 563 506 55 120 24 4 9 58 5 53 59 .237 .311 .354 .664
Ham Schulte PHI 120 488 436 44 103 18 2 1 21 3 32 30 .236 .288 .294 .582
Don Heffner SLA 126 530 487 52 115 23 2 3 53 5 39 37 .236 .295 .310 .606
Buddy Hassett BSN 124 485 458 59 107 19 4 0 27 4 25 16 .234 .273 .293 .566
Dick Bartell DET 139 620 528 76 123 24 3 7 53 12 76 53 .233 .335 .330 .665
Bobby Bragan PHI 132 504 474 36 105 14 1 7 44 2 28 34 .222 .265 .300 .565
Frankie Crosetti NYA 145 633 546 84 106 23 4 4 31 14 72 77 .194 .299 .273 .572
Buck Leonard UNQ HG 54 228 185 49 70 14 5 8 42 1 39 3 .378 .491 .638 1.129
Debs Garms UNQ PIT 103 385 358 76 127 23 7 5 57 3 23 6 .355 .395 .500 .895
Howard Easterling UNQ HG 54 228 203 42 68 10 9 3 45 3 21 0 .335 .400 .517 .917
Jim West UNQ 2 teams 63 248 223 29 73 15 4 0 31 1 21 5 .327 .388 .430 .818
Virgil Davis UNQ PIT 99 324 285 23 93 14 1 5 39 0 35 20 .326 .404 .435 .839
Felton Snow UNQ BEG 52 211 191 25 61 9 3 1 35 3 14 0 .319 .366 .414 .779
Ernie Lombardi UNQ CIN 109 414 376 50 120 22 0 14 74 0 31 14 .319 .382 .489 .871
Johnny Cooney UNQ BSN 108 404 365 40 116 14 3 0 21 4 25 9 .318 .363 .373 .736
Pepper Martin UNQ SLN 86 253 228 28 72 15 4 3 39 6 22 24 .316 .378 .456 .835
Gene Benson UNQ PS 61 242 212 45 66 7 4 5 30 5 28 2 .311 .394 .453 .847
Billy Sullivan UNQ DET 78 256 220 36 68 14 4 3 41 2 31 11 .309 .399 .450 .849
Roy Parnell UNQ PS 54 223 191 44 59 11 5 4 27 2 25 2 .309 .392 .482 .873
Moose Solters UNQ CHA 116 457 428 65 132 28 3 12 80 3 27 54 .308 .351 .472 .823
Tommy Henrich UNQ NYA 90 346 293 57 90 28 5 10 53 1 48 30 .307 .408 .539 .947
Dom DiMaggio UNQ BOS 108 466 418 81 126 32 6 8 46 7 41 46 .301 .367 .464 .831
Dee Miles UNQ PHA 88 246 236 26 71 9 6 1 23 1 8 18 .301 .327 .403 .729
Larry Rosenthal UNQ CHA 107 346 276 46 83 14 5 6 42 2 64 32 .301 .432 .453 .885
Ernie Koy UNQ 2 teams 117 434 396 53 119 21 6 9 60 13 31 62 .301 .357 .452 .809
Mike McCormick UNQ CIN 110 453 417 48 125 20 0 1 30 8 13 36 .300 .326 .355 .681
Buddy Rosar UNQ NYA 73 254 228 34 68 11 3 4 37 7 19 11 .298 .357 .425 .783
Johnny Rucker UNQ NY1 86 287 277 38 82 7 5 4 23 4 7 32 .296 .313 .401 .714
Birdie Tebbetts UNQ DET 111 417 379 46 112 24 4 4 46 4 35 14 .296 .357 .412 .768
David Whatley UNQ HG 53 241 217 42 64 7 4 2 21 9 22 3 .295 .360 .392 .752
Babe Phelps UNQ BRO 118 404 370 47 109 24 5 13 61 2 30 27 .295 .349 .492 .841
Pete Reiser UNQ BRO 58 241 225 34 66 11 4 3 20 2 15 33 .293 .338 .418 .755
Gene Moore UNQ 2 teams 113 419 389 49 113 26 1 5 41 2 26 35 .290 .335 .401 .736
Buddy Myer UNQ WS1 71 245 210 28 61 14 4 0 29 6 34 10 .290 .389 .395 .785
Matt Carlisle UNQ HG 56 225 200 28 58 11 6 3 39 10 20 2 .290 .360 .450 .810
Paul Waner UNQ PIT 89 261 238 32 69 16 1 1 32 0 23 14 .290 .352 .378 .731
Vince DiMaggio UNQ 2 teams 112 405 360 61 104 26 0 19 54 11 38 83 .289 .365 .519 .884
Pete Fox UNQ DET 93 374 350 49 101 17 4 5 48 7 21 30 .289 .329 .403 .732
Tommy Butts UNQ BEG 55 254 218 44 62 9 1 1 34 3 28 2 .284 .371 .349 .720
Sammy Hughes UNQ BEG 58 260 229 53 65 15 4 6 37 4 27 4 .284 .362 .463 .825
Bruce Campbell UNQ DET 103 348 297 56 84 15 5 8 44 2 45 28 .283 .381 .448 .829
Joe Vosmik UNQ BRO 116 431 404 45 114 14 6 1 42 0 22 21 .282 .321 .354 .675
Lee Handley UNQ PIT 98 335 302 50 85 7 4 1 19 7 27 16 .281 .340 .341 .681
Phil Cavarretta UNQ CHN 65 231 193 34 54 11 4 2 22 3 31 18 .280 .388 .409 .797
Marty Marion UNQ SLN 125 468 435 44 121 18 1 3 46 9 21 34 .278 .311 .345 .656
Vic Harris UNQ HG 47 208 183 37 50 8 6 1 18 1 19 1 .273 .345 .399 .744
Al Lopez UNQ 2 teams 95 317 293 35 80 9 3 3 41 6 19 21 .273 .317 .355 .672
Rick Ferrell UNQ WS1 103 375 326 35 89 18 2 0 28 1 47 15 .273 .365 .340 .705
Pee Wee Reese UNQ BRO 84 361 312 58 85 8 4 5 28 15 45 42 .272 .366 .372 .738
Chet Laabs UNQ SLA 105 253 218 32 59 11 5 10 40 3 34 59 .271 .372 .505 .876
George Selkirk UNQ NYA 118 470 379 68 102 17 5 19 71 3 84 43 .269 .406 .491 .896
Dom Dallessandro UNQ CHN 107 323 287 33 77 19 6 1 36 4 34 13 .268 .348 .387 .735
Rollie Hemsley UNQ CLE 119 443 416 46 111 20 5 4 42 1 22 25 .267 .304 .368 .671
Mickey Owen UNQ SLN 117 349 307 27 81 16 2 0 27 4 34 13 .264 .341 .329 .670
Henry Kimbro UNQ BEG 59 282 228 54 60 8 2 2 24 8 48 1 .263 .400 .342 .742
Myril Hoag UNQ SLA 76 207 191 20 50 11 0 3 26 2 13 30 .262 .309 .366 .675
Joe Grace UNQ SLA 80 257 229 45 59 14 2 5 25 2 26 23 .258 .336 .402 .738
Jake Early UNQ WS1 80 231 206 26 53 8 4 5 14 0 23 22 .257 .335 .408 .743
Mickey Witek UNQ NY1 119 461 433 34 111 7 0 3 31 2 24 17 .256 .295 .293 .589
Johnny Welaj UNQ WS1 88 239 215 31 55 9 0 3 21 8 19 20 .256 .322 .340 .662
Al Todd UNQ CHN 104 401 381 31 97 13 2 6 42 1 11 29 .255 .283 .346 .629
Jimmy Wasdell UNQ 2 teams 87 290 265 38 67 15 4 3 37 4 20 31 .253 .308 .374 .681
Billy Jurges UNQ NY1 63 248 214 23 54 3 3 2 36 2 25 14 .252 .347 .322 .669
Morrie Arnovich UNQ 2 teams 101 383 352 30 88 12 3 0 33 1 27 25 .250 .305 .301 .606
Bill Dickey UNQ NYA 106 424 372 45 92 11 1 9 54 0 48 32 .247 .336 .355 .691
Jake Dunn UNQ PS 56 201 178 28 44 8 3 0 28 1 18 5 .247 .320 .326 .646
Emmett Mueller UNQ PHI 97 305 263 24 65 13 2 3 28 2 37 23 .247 .344 .346 .690
Rip Russell UNQ CHN 68 227 215 15 53 7 2 5 33 1 8 23 .247 .277 .367 .644
Bennie Warren UNQ PHI 106 331 289 33 71 6 1 12 34 1 40 46 .246 .339 .398 .737
Al Rubeling UNQ PHA 108 429 376 49 92 16 6 4 38 4 48 58 .245 .330 .351 .681
Harry Craft UNQ CIN 115 452 422 47 103 18 5 6 48 2 17 46 .244 .277 .353 .630
Bob Swift UNQ SLA 130 433 398 37 97 20 1 0 39 1 28 39 .244 .295 .299 .594
Don Padgett UNQ SLN 93 268 240 24 58 15 1 6 41 1 26 14 .242 .321 .388 .708
Red Moore UNQ BEG 59 241 216 29 52 11 4 1 37 2 17 0 .241 .299 .343 .642
Joe Gantenbein UNQ PHA 75 210 197 21 47 6 2 4 23 1 11 21 .239 .282 .350 .633
Stu Martin UNQ SLN 112 407 369 45 88 12 6 4 32 4 33 35 .238 .301 .336 .637
Bill Lillard UNQ PHA 73 241 206 26 49 8 2 1 21 0 28 28 .238 .332 .311 .643
Skeeter Webb UNQ CHA 84 369 334 33 79 11 2 1 29 3 30 33 .237 .299 .290 .590
Jimmy Pofahl UNQ WS1 119 447 406 34 95 23 5 2 36 2 37 55 .234 .298 .330 .628
Augie Galan UNQ CHN 68 248 209 33 48 14 2 3 22 9 37 23 .230 .346 .359 .704
Eric McNair UNQ CHA 66 269 251 26 57 13 1 7 31 1 12 26 .227 .265 .371 .636
Tony Cuccinello UNQ 2 teams 122 459 433 40 98 18 2 5 55 2 24 51 .226 .269 .312 .580
Al Glossop UNQ 2 teams 87 267 239 33 54 5 1 7 22 2 27 38 .226 .307 .343 .650
Gene Desautels UNQ BOS 71 261 222 19 50 7 1 0 17 0 32 13 .225 .328 .266 .594
Rabbit Warstler UNQ 2 teams 78 236 216 25 48 4 1 1 22 1 18 24 .222 .282 .264 .546
Roy Cullenbine UNQ 2 teams 108 394 318 49 70 12 2 8 40 2 73 45 .220 .369 .346 .715
Jeff Heath UNQ CLE 100 396 356 55 78 16 3 14 50 5 40 62 .219 .298 .399 .697
Bobby Mattick UNQ CHN 128 464 441 30 96 15 0 0 33 5 19 33 .218 .250 .252 .502
Chuck Klein UNQ PHI 116 400 354 39 77 16 2 7 37 2 44 30 .218 .304 .333 .637
Eddie Joost UNQ CIN 88 323 278 24 60 7 2 1 24 4 32 40 .216 .301 .266 .567
Billy Myers UNQ CIN 90 323 282 33 57 14 2 5 30 0 30 56 .202 .283 .319 .603
Bill Atwood UNQ PHI 78 229 203 7 39 9 0 0 22 0 25 18 .192 .284 .236 .520
Ray Berres UNQ 2 teams 106 289 261 14 50 4 1 0 16 0 19 20 .192 .246 .215 .461
Al Brancato UNQ PHA 107 330 298 42 57 11 2 1 23 3 28 36 .191 .265 .252 .517
Showing 1-50 of 179 batters listed (92 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. 63 of the 172 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1940 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Ray Brown HG 17 2 21 18 18 4 0 165.1 137 38 45 75 2.07 1.10
Bucky Walters CIN 22 10 36 36 29 3 0 305.0 241 84 92 115 2.48 1.09
Claude Passeau CHN 20 13 46 31 20 4 5 280.2 259 78 59 124 2.50 1.13
Bob Feller CLE 27 11 43 37 31 4 4 320.1 245 93 118 261 2.61 1.13
Rip Sewell PIT 16 5 33 23 14 2 1 189.2 169 59 67 60 2.80 1.24
Bobo Newsom DET 21 5 36 34 20 3 0 264.0 235 83 100 164 2.83 1.27
Jim Turner CIN 14 7 24 23 11 0 0 187.0 187 60 32 53 2.89 1.17
Vern Olsen CHN 13 9 34 20 9 4 0 172.2 172 57 62 71 2.97 1.36
Luke Hamlin BRO 9 8 33 25 9 2 0 182.1 183 62 34 91 3.06 1.19
Paul Derringer CIN 20 12 37 37 26 3 0 296.2 280 101 48 115 3.06 1.11
Manny Salvo BSN 10 9 21 20 14 5 0 160.2 151 55 43 60 3.08 1.21
Vito Tamulis BRO 8 5 41 12 4 1 2 154.1 147 53 34 55 3.09 1.17
Johnny Rigney CHA 14 18 39 33 19 2 3 280.2 240 97 90 141 3.11 1.18
Lon Warneke SLN 16 10 33 31 17 1 0 232.0 235 81 47 85 3.14 1.22
Dick Errickson BSN 12 13 34 29 17 3 3 236.1 241 83 90 34 3.16 1.40
Eddie Smith CHA 14 9 32 28 12 0 0 207.1 179 74 95 119 3.21 1.32
Ken Chase WS1 15 17 35 34 20 1 0 261.2 260 94 143 129 3.23 1.54
Ted Lyons CHA 12 8 22 22 17 4 0 186.1 188 67 37 72 3.24 1.21
Hal Schumacher NY1 13 13 34 30 12 1 1 227.0 218 82 96 123 3.25 1.38
Al Milnar CLE 18 10 37 33 15 4 3 242.1 242 88 99 99 3.27 1.41
Marius Russo NYA 14 8 30 24 15 0 1 189.1 181 69 55 87 3.28 1.25
Larry French CHN 14 14 40 33 18 3 2 246.0 240 90 64 107 3.29 1.24
Gene Thompson CIN 16 9 33 31 17 3 0 225.1 197 83 96 103 3.32 1.30
Tommy Bridges DET 12 9 29 28 12 2 0 197.2 171 74 88 133 3.37 1.31
Red Ruffing NYA 15 12 30 30 20 3 0 226.0 218 85 76 97 3.38 1.30
Al Smith CLE 15 7 31 24 11 1 2 183.0 187 70 55 46 3.44 1.32
Whit Wyatt BRO 15 14 37 34 16 5 0 239.1 233 92 62 124 3.46 1.23
Schoolboy Rowe DET 16 3 27 23 11 1 0 169.0 170 65 43 61 3.46 1.26
Thornton Lee CHA 12 13 28 27 24 1 0 228.0 223 88 56 87 3.47 1.22
Mace Brown PIT 10 9 48 17 5 1 7 173.0 181 67 49 73 3.49 1.33
Dutch Leonard WS1 14 19 35 35 23 2 0 289.0 328 112 78 124 3.49 1.40
Joe Sullivan BSN 10 14 36 22 7 0 1 177.1 157 70 89 64 3.55 1.39
Hugh Mulcahy PHI 13 22 36 36 21 3 0 280.0 283 112 91 82 3.60 1.34
Hugh Casey BRO 11 8 44 10 5 2 2 154.0 136 62 51 53 3.62 1.21
Mort Cooper SLN 11 12 38 29 16 3 3 230.2 225 93 86 95 3.63 1.35
Carl Hubbell NY1 11 12 31 27 11 2 0 214.1 220 87 59 86 3.65 1.30
Kirby Higbe PHI 14 19 41 36 20 1 1 283.0 242 117 121 137 3.72 1.28
Johnny Babich PHA 14 13 31 30 16 1 0 229.1 222 95 80 94 3.73 1.32
Harry Gumbert NY1 12 14 35 30 14 2 2 237.0 230 99 81 77 3.76 1.31
Bill Lohrman NY1 10 15 31 28 11 4 1 195.0 200 82 43 73 3.78 1.25
Bill McGee SLN 16 10 38 31 11 3 0 218.0 222 92 96 78 3.80 1.46
Clyde Shoun SLN 13 11 54 19 13 1 5 197.1 193 86 46 82 3.92 1.21
Elden Auker SLA 16 11 38 35 20 2 0 263.2 299 116 96 78 3.96 1.50
Mel Harder CLE 12 11 31 25 5 0 0 186.1 200 84 59 76 4.06 1.39
Bill Posedel BSN 12 17 35 32 18 0 1 233.0 263 107 81 86 4.13 1.48
Curt Davis 2 teams 8 11 36 25 9 0 3 191.0 208 89 38 58 4.19 1.29
Johnny Gorsica DET 7 7 29 20 5 2 0 160.0 170 77 57 68 4.33 1.42
Buck Ross PHA 5 10 24 19 10 0 1 156.1 160 76 60 43 4.38 1.41
Nels Potter PHA 9 14 31 25 13 0 0 200.2 213 99 71 73 4.44 1.42
Joe Bowman PIT 9 10 32 24 10 0 2 187.2 209 93 66 57 4.46 1.47
Ken Heintzelman PIT 8 8 39 16 5 2 3 165.0 193 82 65 71 4.47 1.56
Marv Breuer NYA 8 9 27 22 10 0 0 164.0 175 83 61 71 4.55 1.44
Jack Knott CHA 11 9 25 23 4 2 0 158.0 166 80 52 44 4.56 1.38
Sid Hudson WS1 17 16 38 31 19 3 1 252.0 272 128 81 96 4.57 1.40
Spud Chandler NYA 8 7 27 24 6 1 0 172.0 184 88 60 56 4.60 1.42
Jim Bagby BOS 10 16 36 21 6 1 2 182.2 217 96 83 57 4.73 1.64
Cliff Melton NY1 10 11 37 21 4 1 2 166.2 185 91 68 91 4.91 1.52
Bob Harris SLA 11 15 35 28 8 1 1 193.2 225 106 85 49 4.93 1.60
Bill Lee CHN 9 17 37 30 9 1 0 211.1 246 118 70 70 5.03 1.50
Jack Wilson BOS 12 6 41 16 9 0 5 157.2 170 89 87 102 5.08 1.63
Vern Kennedy SLA 12 17 34 32 18 0 0 222.1 263 138 122 70 5.59 1.73
George Caster PHA 4 19 36 24 11 0 2 178.1 234 130 69 75 6.56 1.70
Chubby Dean PHA 6 13 30 19 8 1 1 159.1 220 117 63 38 6.61 1.78
George Walker UNQ KCM 5 1 9 4 3 3 0 52.0 31 7 7 40 1.21 0.73
Tiny Bonham UNQ NYA 9 3 12 12 10 3 0 99.1 83 21 13 37 1.90 0.97
Joe Beggs UNQ CIN 12 3 37 1 0 0 7 76.2 68 17 21 25 2.00 1.16
Jack Russell UNQ SLN 3 4 26 0 0 0 1 54.0 53 15 26 16 2.50 1.46
Johnny Wright UNQ TIC 1 6 7 7 6 0 0 52.2 41 15 10 29 2.56 0.97
Frank Bradley UNQ KCM 6 2 10 6 2 0 0 56.0 41 16 20 55 2.57 1.09
Lee Grissom UNQ 2 teams 2 5 19 10 3 1 0 78.1 63 23 36 57 2.64 1.26
Willie Hutchinson UNQ MRS 4 3 7 7 5 0 0 54.1 45 16 27 30 2.65 1.33
Freddie Fitzsimmons UNQ BRO 16 2 20 18 11 4 1 134.1 120 42 25 35 2.81 1.08
Archie McKain UNQ DET 5 0 27 0 0 0 3 51.0 48 16 25 24 2.82 1.43
Lefty Calhoun UNQ SNS 6 3 15 4 2 1 2 53.0 45 17 11 31 2.89 1.06
Jake Mooty UNQ CHN 6 6 20 12 6 0 1 114.0 101 37 49 42 2.92 1.32
Atley Donald UNQ NYA 8 3 24 11 6 1 0 118.2 113 40 59 60 3.03 1.45
Eugene Bremer UNQ MRS 3 6 13 8 8 2 1 82.0 81 28 22 44 3.07 1.26
Ira Hutchinson UNQ SLN 4 2 20 2 1 0 1 63.1 68 22 19 19 3.13 1.37
Harry Eisenstat UNQ CLE 1 4 27 3 0 0 4 71.2 78 25 12 27 3.14 1.26
Emery Adams UNQ BEG 12 5 25 15 9 2 1 136.1 122 48 50 71 3.17 1.26
Jack Matchett UNQ KCM 7 3 16 10 6 1 2 86.1 89 31 23 61 3.23 1.30
Eugene Smith UNQ SNS 5 4 15 11 7 1 0 88.1 74 32 44 60 3.26 1.34
Max Lanier UNQ SLN 9 6 35 11 4 2 3 105.0 113 39 38 49 3.34 1.44
Ken Raffensberger UNQ CHN 7 9 43 10 3 0 3 114.2 120 43 29 55 3.38 1.30
Roy Joiner UNQ NY1 3 2 30 2 0 0 1 53.0 66 20 17 25 3.40 1.57
Silvino Ruíz UNQ NYC 6 3 12 9 6 1 0 79.1 81 30 29 29 3.40 1.39
Jumbo Brown UNQ NY1 2 4 41 0 0 0 7 55.1 49 21 25 31 3.42 1.34
Johnny Allen UNQ CLE 9 8 32 17 5 3 5 138.2 126 53 48 62 3.44 1.25
Johnny Hutchings UNQ CIN 2 1 19 4 0 0 0 54.0 53 21 18 18 3.50 1.31
Danny MacFayden UNQ PIT 5 4 35 8 0 0 2 91.1 112 36 27 24 3.55 1.52
Whitey Moore UNQ CIN 8 8 25 15 5 1 1 116.2 100 47 56 60 3.63 1.34
Clint Brown UNQ CHA 4 6 37 0 0 0 10 66.0 75 27 16 23 3.68 1.38
Tot Pressnell UNQ BRO 6 5 24 4 1 1 2 68.1 58 28 17 21 3.69 1.10
Monte Pearson UNQ NYA 7 5 16 16 7 1 0 109.2 108 45 44 43 3.69 1.39
Johnny Murphy UNQ NYA 8 4 35 1 0 0 9 63.1 58 26 15 23 3.69 1.15
Jimmy Hill UNQ NE 8 2 13 9 5 1 0 82.2 65 34 49 58 3.70 1.38
Bill Trotter UNQ SLA 7 6 36 4 1 0 2 98.0 117 41 31 29 3.77 1.51
Hilton Smith UNQ KCM 4 4 16 7 4 0 3 64.1 53 27 15 64 3.78 1.06
Tex Carleton UNQ BRO 6 6 34 17 4 1 2 149.0 140 63 47 88 3.81 1.26
Jim Tobin UNQ BSN 7 3 15 11 9 0 0 96.1 102 41 24 29 3.83 1.31
Charlie Root UNQ CHN 2 4 36 8 1 0 1 112.0 118 48 33 50 3.86 1.35
Ches Buchanan UNQ PS 4 7 17 13 8 0 0 108.2 110 47 38 35 3.89 1.36
Paul Dean UNQ NY1 4 4 27 7 2 0 0 99.1 110 43 29 32 3.90 1.40
Red Howard UNQ BBB 3 6 16 5 2 0 4 55.0 50 24 20 27 3.93 1.27
Lefty Grove UNQ BOS 7 6 22 21 9 1 0 153.1 159 68 50 62 3.99 1.36
Joe Heving UNQ BOS 12 7 39 7 4 0 3 119.0 129 53 42 55 4.01 1.44
Bill Dietrich UNQ CHA 10 6 23 17 6 1 0 149.2 154 67 65 43 4.03 1.46
Johnny Lanning UNQ PIT 8 4 38 7 2 0 2 115.2 119 52 39 42 4.05 1.37
Earl Johnson UNQ BOS 6 2 17 10 2 0 0 70.1 69 32 39 26 4.09 1.54
Henry McHenry UNQ PS 11 7 23 17 11 0 2 148.2 152 68 39 86 4.12 1.28
Edsall Walker UNQ HG 13 4 21 18 12 1 1 136.2 127 63 64 81 4.15 1.40
Bill Beckmann UNQ PHA 8 4 34 9 6 2 1 127.1 132 59 35 47 4.17 1.31
Dick Lanahan UNQ PIT 6 8 40 8 4 0 2 108.0 121 51 42 45 4.25 1.51
Andy Sarvis UNQ CBR 5 2 11 7 6 0 0 69.2 81 33 11 42 4.26 1.32
Boom-Boom Beck UNQ PHI 4 9 29 15 4 0 0 129.1 147 62 41 38 4.31 1.45
Cy Blanton UNQ PHI 4 3 13 10 5 0 0 77.0 82 37 21 24 4.32 1.34
Bob Bowman UNQ SLN 7 5 28 17 7 0 0 114.1 118 55 43 43 4.33 1.41
Vance Page UNQ CHN 1 3 30 1 0 0 2 59.0 65 29 26 22 4.42 1.54
Al Benton UNQ DET 6 10 42 0 0 0 17 79.1 93 39 36 50 4.42 1.63
Johnny Niggeling UNQ SLA 7 11 28 20 10 0 0 153.2 148 76 69 82 4.45 1.41
Dizzy Trout UNQ DET 3 7 33 10 1 0 2 100.2 125 50 54 64 4.47 1.78
Max Manning UNQ NE 10 6 22 12 7 0 2 109.2 111 56 50 68 4.60 1.47
Charlie Frye UNQ PHI 0 6 15 5 1 0 0 50.1 58 26 26 18 4.65 1.67
Tom Seats UNQ DET 2 2 26 2 0 0 1 55.2 67 29 21 25 4.69 1.58
Blanch Moody UNQ BBB 4 3 12 8 2 0 0 51.1 67 27 11 20 4.73 1.52
Hal Newhouser UNQ DET 9 9 28 20 7 0 0 133.1 149 72 76 89 4.86 1.69
Si Johnson UNQ PHI 5 14 37 14 5 0 1 138.1 145 75 42 58 4.88 1.35
Walt Masterson UNQ WS1 3 13 31 19 3 0 2 130.1 128 71 88 68 4.90 1.66
Fritz Ostermueller UNQ BOS 5 9 31 16 5 0 0 143.2 166 79 70 80 4.95 1.64
Joe Dobson UNQ CLE 3 7 40 7 2 1 3 100.0 101 55 48 57 4.95 1.49
Herb Hash UNQ BOS 7 7 34 12 3 1 3 120.0 123 66 84 36 4.95 1.73
Ed Heusser UNQ PHA 6 13 41 6 2 0 5 110.0 144 61 42 39 4.99 1.69
Nate Moreland UNQ BEG 6 4 15 8 4 0 1 88.1 96 49 37 56 4.99 1.51
Mickey Harris UNQ BOS 4 2 13 9 3 0 0 68.1 83 38 26 36 5.00 1.60
Preacher Henry UNQ CBR 5 7 16 13 9 1 0 92.0 101 52 43 63 5.09 1.57
Johnny Taylor UNQ 2 teams 1 8 12 9 5 0 0 77.1 84 44 38 53 5.12 1.58
Roxie Lawson UNQ SLA 5 3 30 2 0 0 4 72.0 77 41 54 18 5.12 1.82
Sam Thompson UNQ PS 2 5 12 7 5 0 0 59.1 74 34 21 31 5.16 1.60
Dizzy Dean UNQ CHN 3 3 10 9 3 0 0 54.0 68 31 20 18 5.17 1.63
Denny Galehouse UNQ BOS 6 6 25 20 5 0 0 120.0 155 69 41 53 5.17 1.63
J. C. Hamilton UNQ HG 5 2 12 9 5 0 1 61.0 67 36 18 32 5.31 1.39
Porter Vaughan UNQ PHA 2 9 18 15 5 0 2 99.1 104 59 61 46 5.35 1.66
Clyde Smoll UNQ PHI 2 8 33 9 0 0 0 109.0 145 65 36 31 5.37 1.66
Bob Klinger UNQ PIT 8 13 39 22 3 0 3 142.0 196 85 53 48 5.39 1.75
Ike Pearson UNQ PHI 3 14 29 20 5 1 1 145.1 160 88 57 43 5.45 1.49
Al Javery UNQ BSN 2 4 29 4 1 0 1 83.1 99 51 36 42 5.51 1.62
Nick Strincevich UNQ BSN 4 8 32 14 5 0 1 128.2 142 79 63 54 5.53 1.59
Steve Sundra UNQ NYA 4 6 27 8 2 0 2 99.1 121 61 42 26 5.53 1.64
Willie Hubert UNQ BEG 8 3 23 15 4 0 1 121.2 143 75 61 67 5.55 1.68
Bud Barbee UNQ 2 teams 9 4 20 15 5 0 0 100.1 105 62 70 56 5.56 1.74
Emil Bildilli UNQ SLA 2 4 28 11 3 0 1 97.0 113 60 52 32 5.57 1.70
Pete Appleton UNQ CHA 4 0 25 0 0 0 5 57.2 54 36 28 21 5.62 1.42
Milt Shoffner UNQ CIN 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 54.1 56 34 18 17 5.63 1.36
Roy K. Williams UNQ NBY 3 5 9 7 4 0 0 52.1 58 33 28 30 5.68 1.64
Fred Hutchinson UNQ DET 3 7 17 10 1 0 0 76.0 85 48 26 32 5.68 1.46
Bump Hadley UNQ NYA 3 5 25 2 0 0 2 80.0 88 51 52 39 5.74 1.75
Al Piechota UNQ BSN 2 5 21 8 2 0 0 61.0 68 39 41 18 5.75 1.79
Leniel Hooker UNQ NE 4 5 19 12 2 0 2 81.2 89 53 32 47 5.84 1.48
Max Butcher UNQ PIT 8 9 35 24 6 2 2 136.1 161 91 46 40 6.01 1.52
Emerson Dickman UNQ BOS 8 6 35 9 2 0 3 100.0 121 67 38 40 6.03 1.59
José Figueroa UNQ NYC 1 6 9 6 4 0 0 50.1 62 34 20 20 6.08 1.63
Rene Monteagudo UNQ WS1 2 6 27 8 3 0 2 100.2 128 68 52 64 6.08 1.79
Jack Kramer UNQ SLA 3 7 16 9 1 0 0 64.2 86 45 26 12 6.26 1.73
George Coffman UNQ SLA 2 2 31 4 1 0 1 74.2 108 52 23 26 6.27 1.75
Jim Missouri UNQ PS 1 3 19 7 2 0 2 50.2 72 36 22 31 6.39 1.86
Joe Krakauskas UNQ WS1 1 6 32 10 2 0 2 109.0 137 78 73 68 6.44 1.93
Joe Haynes UNQ WS1 3 6 22 7 1 0 0 63.1 85 46 34 23 6.54 1.88
Willis Hudlin UNQ 2 teams 3 5 19 12 3 0 0 77.1 109 60 16 22 6.98 1.62
Carl Doyle UNQ 2 teams 3 3 24 5 1 0 1 86.2 117 70 47 48 7.27 1.89
Neck Stanley UNQ NBY 1 7 13 7 3 0 0 57.1 83 49 28 24 7.69 1.94
Howard Mills UNQ SLA 0 6 26 5 1 0 0 59.0 64 51 52 18 7.78 1.97
Herman Besse UNQ PHA 0 3 17 5 0 0 0 53.0 70 52 34 19 8.83 1.96
Showing 1-50 of 172 pitchers listed (63 qualified)

Reading the 1940 leader tables

92 of the 179 hitters in the 1940 table reach the qualification line. The first qualified row belongs to Joe DiMaggio, a .352 hitter, ahead of Luke Appling (.348). Buck Leonard hit .378 in 228 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. The HR column peaks with Johnny Mize's 43, and Hank Greenberg's 150 runs batted in top that column. Of 172 pitchers shown for 1940, the ERA and WHIP races include 63. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Ray Brown, 2.07, and Bucky Walters has the best WHIP, 1.09.

1940 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1940?
Johnny Mize led with 43 home runs in 1940.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1940?
Hank Greenberg led with 150 RBI in 1940.
Who led MLB in hits in 1940?
Rip Radcliff, Barney McCosky, and Doc Cramer tied for the lead with 200 hits in 1940.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1940?
Joe DiMaggio led at .352 in 1940, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1940?
Bob Feller led with 27 wins in 1940.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1940?
Bob Feller led with 261 strikeouts in 1940.