1942 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1942 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1942 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Ted Williams led with 36 home runs, Ted Williams led with 137 RBI, and Johnny Pesky led with 205 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 468 plate appearances at 151 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (151 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 — 468 plate appearances at 151 team games. 85 of the 194 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1942 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1942 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Ted Williams BOS 150 671 522 141 186 34 5 36 137 3 145 51 .356 .499 .648 1.147
Johnny Pesky BOS 147 686 620 105 205 29 9 2 51 12 42 36 .331 .375 .416 .791
Stan Spence WS1 149 696 629 94 203 27 15 4 79 5 62 16 .323 .384 .432 .817
Joe Gordon NYA 147 625 538 88 173 29 4 18 103 12 79 95 .322 .409 .491 .900
George Case WS1 125 563 513 101 164 26 2 5 43 44 44 30 .320 .377 .407 .784
Enos Slaughter SLN 152 687 591 100 188 31 17 13 98 9 88 30 .318 .412 .494 .906
Stan Musial SLN 140 536 467 87 147 32 10 10 72 6 62 25 .315 .397 .490 .888
Wally Judnich SLA 132 544 457 78 143 22 6 17 82 3 74 41 .313 .413 .499 .912
Pete Reiser BRO 125 537 480 89 149 33 5 10 64 20 48 45 .310 .375 .463 .838
Johnny Mize NY1 142 607 541 97 165 25 7 26 110 3 60 39 .305 .380 .521 .901
Joe DiMaggio NYA 154 680 610 123 186 29 13 21 114 4 68 36 .305 .376 .498 .875
Lou Novikoff CHN 128 514 483 48 145 25 5 7 64 3 24 28 .300 .337 .416 .753
Stan Hack CHN 140 657 553 91 166 36 3 6 39 9 94 40 .300 .402 .409 .811
Joe Medwick BRO 142 587 553 69 166 37 4 4 96 2 32 25 .300 .338 .403 .742
Bob Elliott PIT 143 621 560 75 166 26 7 9 89 2 52 35 .296 .358 .416 .774
Mel Ott NY1 152 664 549 118 162 21 0 30 93 6 109 61 .295 .415 .497 .912
Bill Nicholson CHN 152 673 588 83 173 22 11 21 78 8 76 80 .294 .382 .476 .859
Vern Stephens SLA 145 619 575 84 169 26 6 14 92 1 41 53 .294 .341 .433 .774
Barney McCosky DET 154 680 600 75 176 28 11 7 50 11 68 37 .293 .365 .412 .777
Charlie Keller NYA 152 661 544 106 159 24 9 26 108 14 114 61 .292 .417 .513 .930
Les Fleming CLE 156 662 548 71 160 27 4 14 82 6 106 57 .292 .412 .432 .845
Bob Johnson PHA 149 634 550 78 160 35 7 13 80 3 82 61 .291 .384 .451 .835
Bobby Doerr BOS 144 625 545 71 158 35 5 15 102 4 67 55 .290 .369 .455 .824
Elbie Fletcher PIT 145 623 506 86 146 22 5 7 57 0 105 60 .289 .417 .393 .810
Terry Moore SLN 130 559 489 80 141 26 3 6 49 10 56 26 .288 .364 .391 .754
Ken Keltner CLE 152 663 624 72 179 34 4 6 78 4 20 36 .287 .312 .383 .695
Dom DiMaggio BOS 151 702 622 110 178 36 8 14 48 16 70 52 .286 .364 .437 .801
Buddy Hassett NYA 132 581 538 80 153 16 6 5 48 5 32 16 .284 .325 .364 .689
Phil Rizzuto NYA 144 613 553 79 157 24 7 4 68 22 44 40 .284 .343 .374 .718
Lou Boudreau CLE 147 604 506 57 143 18 10 2 58 7 75 39 .283 .379 .370 .749
Walker Cooper SLN 125 474 438 58 123 32 7 7 65 4 29 29 .281 .327 .434 .761
Tony Lupien BOS 128 525 463 63 130 25 7 3 70 10 50 20 .281 .351 .384 .735
Buddy Blair PHA 137 523 484 48 135 26 8 5 66 1 30 30 .279 .325 .397 .722
Jeff Heath CLE 147 634 568 82 158 37 13 10 76 9 62 66 .278 .350 .442 .792
Tommy Holmes BSN 141 633 558 56 155 24 4 4 41 2 64 10 .278 .353 .357 .710
Bobby Estalella WS1 133 517 429 68 119 24 5 8 65 5 85 42 .277 .400 .413 .813
Arky Vaughan BRO 128 558 495 82 137 18 4 2 49 8 51 17 .277 .348 .341 .689
Frank McCormick CIN 145 616 564 58 156 24 0 13 89 1 45 18 .277 .332 .388 .721
Roy Cullenbine 2 teams 123 524 427 61 118 33 1 6 66 1 92 40 .276 .405 .400 .805
Marty Marion SLN 147 554 485 66 134 38 5 0 54 8 48 50 .276 .343 .375 .718
Chet Laabs SLA 144 614 520 90 143 21 7 27 99 0 88 88 .275 .380 .498 .878
Harlond Clift SLA 143 656 541 108 148 39 4 7 55 6 106 48 .274 .394 .399 .794
Don Kolloway CHA 147 644 601 72 164 40 4 3 60 16 30 39 .273 .311 .368 .678
Danny Litwhiler PHI 151 627 591 59 160 25 9 9 56 2 27 42 .271 .310 .389 .700
Mickey Vernon WS1 151 685 621 76 168 34 6 9 86 25 59 63 .271 .337 .388 .725
Wally Moses CHA 146 652 577 73 156 28 4 7 49 16 74 27 .270 .353 .369 .722
Phil Cavarretta CHN 136 566 482 59 130 28 4 3 54 7 71 42 .270 .365 .363 .728
Tommy Henrich NYA 127 555 483 77 129 30 5 13 67 4 58 42 .267 .352 .431 .782
Pinky Higgins DET 143 579 499 65 133 34 2 11 79 3 72 21 .267 .362 .409 .771
Lonny Frey CIN 141 620 523 66 139 23 6 2 39 9 87 38 .266 .373 .344 .717
Nick Etten PHI 139 531 459 37 121 21 3 8 41 3 67 26 .264 .357 .375 .732
Doc Cramer DET 151 682 630 71 166 26 4 0 43 4 43 18 .263 .314 .317 .631
George McQuinn SLA 145 631 554 86 145 32 5 12 78 1 60 77 .262 .335 .403 .737
Luke Appling CHA 142 613 543 78 142 26 4 3 53 17 63 23 .262 .342 .341 .682
Mickey Witek NY1 148 603 553 72 144 19 6 5 48 2 36 20 .260 .306 .344 .649
Rudy York DET 153 653 577 81 150 26 4 21 90 3 73 71 .260 .343 .428 .771
Dick Siebert PHA 153 642 612 57 159 25 7 2 74 4 24 17 .260 .291 .333 .624
Mickey Owen BRO 133 484 421 53 109 16 3 0 44 10 44 17 .259 .330 .311 .642
Roy Weatherly CLE 128 514 473 61 122 23 7 5 39 8 35 25 .258 .310 .368 .678
Billy Jurges NY1 127 520 464 45 119 7 1 2 30 1 43 42 .256 .324 .289 .612
Lennie Merullo CHN 143 577 515 53 132 23 3 2 37 14 35 45 .256 .310 .324 .634
Pete Suder PHA 128 511 476 46 122 20 4 4 54 4 24 39 .256 .293 .340 .634
Jimmy Brown SLN 145 668 606 75 155 28 4 1 71 4 52 11 .256 .315 .320 .635
Billy Herman BRO 155 647 571 76 146 34 2 2 65 6 72 52 .256 .339 .333 .672
Pee Wee Reese BRO 151 655 564 87 144 24 5 3 53 15 82 55 .255 .350 .332 .681
Don Gutteridge SLA 147 689 616 90 157 27 11 1 50 16 59 54 .255 .320 .339 .659
Nanny Fernandez BSN 145 620 577 63 147 29 3 6 55 15 38 61 .255 .303 .347 .650
Max Marshall CIN 131 577 530 49 135 17 6 7 43 4 34 38 .255 .301 .349 .650
Mike Kreevich PHA 116 494 444 57 113 19 1 1 30 7 47 31 .255 .326 .309 .634
Max West BSN 134 525 452 54 115 22 0 16 56 4 68 59 .254 .354 .409 .764
Jim Tabor BOS 139 554 508 56 128 18 2 12 75 6 37 47 .252 .303 .366 .669
Dolph Camilli BRO 150 625 524 89 132 23 7 26 109 10 97 85 .252 .372 .471 .843
Elmer Valo PHA 133 542 459 64 115 13 10 2 40 13 70 21 .251 .355 .336 .690
Oris Hockett CLE 148 654 601 85 150 22 7 7 48 12 45 45 .250 .305 .344 .650
Joe Kuhel CHA 115 482 413 60 103 14 4 4 52 22 60 22 .249 .347 .332 .679
Eddie Miller BSN 142 570 534 47 130 28 2 6 47 11 22 42 .243 .279 .337 .616
Jimmy Bloodworth DET 137 578 533 62 129 23 1 13 57 2 35 63 .242 .295 .362 .657
Danny Murtaugh PHI 144 578 506 48 122 16 4 0 27 13 49 39 .241 .311 .289 .599
Bert Haas CIN 154 652 585 59 140 21 6 6 54 6 59 54 .239 .310 .326 .637
Vince DiMaggio PIT 143 560 496 57 118 22 3 15 75 10 52 87 .238 .311 .385 .697
Pete Coscarart PIT 133 536 487 57 111 12 4 3 29 2 38 56 .228 .288 .287 .575
Al Glossop PHI 121 490 454 33 102 15 1 4 40 3 29 35 .225 .273 .289 .561
Ray Mack CLE 143 531 481 43 108 14 6 2 45 9 41 51 .225 .288 .291 .579
Eddie Joost CIN 142 633 562 65 126 30 3 6 41 9 62 57 .224 .307 .320 .627
Sibby Sisti BSN 129 469 407 50 86 11 4 4 35 5 45 55 .211 .296 .287 .584
Willie Wells UNQ NE 51 218 199 50 68 12 1 6 32 3 16 0 .342 .399 .503 .902
Josh Gibson UNQ HG 62 266 212 57 72 9 4 14 66 4 51 1 .340 .472 .618 1.090
Lennie Pearson UNQ 2 teams 56 232 209 45 70 21 0 11 56 3 22 1 .335 .398 .593 .992
Taffy Wright UNQ CHA 85 353 300 43 100 13 5 0 47 1 48 9 .333 .432 .410 .842
Ernie Lombardi UNQ BSN 105 347 309 32 102 14 0 11 46 1 37 12 .330 .403 .482 .886
Harry Walker UNQ SLN 74 209 191 38 60 12 2 0 16 2 11 14 .314 .355 .398 .753
Bus Clarkson UNQ 2 teams 62 261 224 52 70 21 5 8 44 7 36 5 .312 .408 .558 .966
David Whatley UNQ HG 51 213 189 39 59 9 2 1 14 3 19 0 .312 .384 .397 .781
Wild Bill Wright UNQ BEG 53 225 200 27 62 13 5 1 35 5 22 4 .310 .379 .440 .819
Roy Parnell UNQ PS 55 226 197 42 59 10 3 1 27 2 23 2 .299 .381 .396 .777
Goose Curry UNQ PS 54 217 181 47 54 9 2 0 19 2 34 1 .298 .409 .370 .779
Henry Spearman UNQ 2 teams 60 231 212 29 63 12 0 6 42 0 16 5 .297 .349 .439 .788
Bill Hoskins UNQ BEG 51 200 183 23 54 8 5 3 27 5 13 6 .295 .343 .443 .786
Bill Dickey UNQ NYA 82 295 268 28 79 13 1 2 37 2 26 11 .295 .359 .373 .732
Sammy Hughes UNQ BEG 54 239 211 47 62 13 1 3 30 2 18 4 .294 .349 .408 .757
Dixie Walker UNQ BRO 118 451 393 57 114 28 1 6 54 1 47 15 .290 .367 .412 .780
Jim West UNQ PS 56 231 202 29 58 10 4 3 42 1 28 0 .287 .374 .421 .795
Lou Finney UNQ BOS 113 431 397 58 113 16 7 3 61 3 29 11 .285 .335 .383 .718
Babe Phelps UNQ PIT 95 281 257 21 73 11 1 9 41 2 20 24 .284 .345 .440 .785
Glenn McQuillen UNQ SLA 100 352 339 40 96 15 12 3 47 1 10 17 .283 .306 .425 .730
Sam Bankhead UNQ HG 58 250 219 35 62 5 4 3 48 9 30 2 .283 .372 .384 .756
Clyde McCullough UNQ CHN 109 372 337 39 95 22 1 5 31 7 25 47 .282 .331 .398 .729
Jerry Priddy UNQ NYA 59 222 189 23 53 9 2 2 28 0 31 27 .280 .385 .381 .766
Harry Danning UNQ NY1 119 445 408 45 114 20 3 1 34 3 34 29 .279 .335 .350 .685
Babe Young UNQ NY1 101 328 287 37 80 17 1 11 59 1 34 22 .279 .365 .460 .825
Bruce Campbell UNQ WS1 122 416 378 41 105 17 5 5 63 0 37 34 .278 .344 .389 .733
Buster Mills UNQ CLE 80 220 195 19 54 4 2 1 26 5 23 18 .277 .353 .333 .687
Ellis Clary UNQ WS1 76 291 240 34 66 9 0 0 16 2 45 25 .275 .394 .312 .706
Don Ross UNQ DET 87 265 226 29 62 10 2 3 30 2 36 16 .274 .379 .376 .755
Jerry Benjamin UNQ HG 67 306 267 53 73 7 1 2 28 15 33 2 .273 .358 .330 .687
Dee Miles UNQ PHA 99 362 346 41 94 12 5 0 22 5 12 10 .272 .300 .335 .635
Ned Harris UNQ DET 121 450 398 53 108 16 10 9 45 5 49 35 .271 .351 .430 .781
Buck O'Neil UNQ KCM 48 201 188 28 51 7 1 1 21 7 12 0 .271 .315 .335 .650
Matt Carlisle UNQ HG 55 201 170 33 46 6 4 0 18 13 24 4 .271 .360 .353 .713
Clyde Kluttz UNQ BSN 72 220 210 21 56 10 1 1 31 0 7 13 .267 .294 .338 .632
Ed Stone UNQ 2 teams 56 241 210 36 56 11 4 6 38 1 30 2 .267 .358 .443 .801
Johnny Peacock UNQ BOS 88 309 286 17 76 7 3 0 25 1 21 11 .266 .316 .311 .627
Ray Lamanno UNQ CIN 111 404 371 40 98 12 2 12 43 0 31 54 .264 .324 .404 .729
Augie Galan UNQ BRO 69 234 209 24 55 16 0 0 22 2 24 12 .263 .339 .340 .679
Vic Harris UNQ HG 52 206 183 26 48 2 3 2 35 3 17 0 .262 .333 .339 .672
Pete Fox UNQ BOS 77 286 256 42 67 15 5 3 42 8 20 28 .262 .323 .395 .717
Dom Dallessandro UNQ CHN 96 302 264 30 69 12 4 4 43 4 36 18 .261 .350 .383 .733
Lloyd Waner UNQ PHI 101 305 287 23 75 7 3 0 10 1 16 6 .261 .300 .307 .607
Howard Easterling UNQ HG 67 290 258 51 67 12 4 7 36 2 27 6 .260 .337 .419 .755
Jimmy Wasdell UNQ PIT 122 463 409 44 106 11 2 3 38 1 47 22 .259 .337 .318 .655
Henry Kimbro UNQ BEG 54 251 224 38 58 8 5 2 27 4 24 3 .259 .336 .366 .702
Paul Waner UNQ BSN 114 404 333 43 86 17 1 1 39 2 62 20 .258 .376 .324 .701
Johnny Hopp UNQ SLN 95 354 314 41 81 16 7 3 37 14 36 40 .258 .334 .382 .716
Willard Marshall UNQ NY1 116 434 401 41 103 9 2 11 59 1 26 20 .257 .307 .372 .679
Babe Barna UNQ NY1 104 370 331 39 85 8 7 6 58 3 38 48 .257 .333 .378 .711
Al Lopez UNQ PIT 103 331 289 17 74 8 2 1 26 0 34 17 .256 .338 .308 .646
Whitey Kurowski UNQ SLN 115 418 366 51 93 17 3 9 42 7 33 60 .254 .326 .391 .717
Bill Knickerbocker UNQ PHA 87 328 289 25 73 12 0 1 19 1 29 30 .253 .323 .304 .627
Ray Sanders UNQ SLN 95 328 282 37 71 17 2 5 39 2 42 31 .252 .351 .379 .730
Ron Northey UNQ PHI 127 433 402 31 101 13 2 5 31 2 28 33 .251 .300 .331 .631
Frankie Hayes UNQ 2 teams 77 262 222 22 55 10 0 2 22 1 37 47 .248 .355 .320 .675
Buster Maynard UNQ NY1 89 213 190 17 47 4 1 4 32 3 19 19 .247 .319 .342 .661
Johnny Barrett UNQ PIT 111 390 332 56 82 11 6 0 26 10 48 42 .247 .347 .316 .664
Birdie Tebbetts UNQ DET 99 352 308 24 76 11 0 1 27 4 39 17 .247 .335 .292 .627
Dick Bartell UNQ NY1 90 373 316 53 77 10 3 5 24 4 44 34 .244 .351 .342 .692
Ival Goodman UNQ CIN 87 257 226 21 55 18 1 0 15 0 24 32 .243 .319 .332 .651
Frank Crespi UNQ SLN 93 334 292 33 71 4 2 0 35 4 27 29 .243 .309 .271 .580
Ernie Koy UNQ 2 teams 94 276 260 21 63 9 3 4 26 0 14 52 .242 .281 .346 .627
Frankie Crosetti UNQ NYA 74 328 285 50 69 5 5 4 23 1 31 31 .242 .335 .337 .672
Tom Turner UNQ CHA 56 206 182 18 44 9 1 3 21 0 19 15 .242 .313 .352 .665
Rip Russell UNQ CHN 102 325 302 32 73 9 0 8 41 0 17 21 .242 .282 .351 .633
Myril Hoag UNQ CHA 113 457 412 47 99 18 2 2 37 17 36 21 .240 .301 .308 .610
Bob Repass UNQ WS1 81 294 259 30 62 11 1 2 23 6 33 30 .239 .328 .313 .640
Tommy Butts UNQ BEG 59 245 218 28 52 1 2 0 16 8 19 7 .239 .311 .261 .573
Merrill May UNQ PHI 115 408 345 25 82 15 0 0 18 3 51 17 .238 .338 .281 .619
Mike Chartak UNQ 2 teams 102 391 334 48 79 15 4 10 51 3 54 43 .237 .346 .395 .741
Lou Stringer UNQ CHN 121 448 406 45 96 10 5 9 41 3 31 55 .236 .292 .352 .644
Hal Wagner UNQ PHA 104 320 288 26 68 17 1 1 30 1 24 29 .236 .304 .312 .616
John Sullivan UNQ WS1 94 389 357 38 84 16 1 0 42 2 25 30 .235 .285 .286 .571
Ken O'Dea UNQ SLN 58 211 192 22 45 7 1 5 32 0 17 23 .234 .297 .359 .656
Mike Tresh UNQ CHA 72 266 233 21 54 8 1 0 15 2 28 24 .232 .314 .275 .589
Maurice Van Robays UNQ PIT 100 362 328 29 76 13 5 1 46 0 30 24 .232 .298 .311 .609
Bob Kennedy UNQ CHA 113 442 412 37 95 18 5 0 38 11 22 41 .231 .270 .299 .568
Johnny Rizzo UNQ BRO 78 244 217 31 50 8 0 4 27 2 24 25 .230 .307 .323 .630
Gee Walker UNQ CIN 119 460 422 40 97 20 2 5 50 11 31 44 .230 .290 .322 .613
Buddy Rosar UNQ NYA 69 226 209 18 48 10 0 2 34 1 17 20 .230 .288 .306 .594
Frankie Gustine UNQ PIT 115 422 388 34 89 11 4 2 35 5 29 27 .229 .286 .294 .580
Al Evans UNQ WS1 74 251 223 22 51 4 1 0 10 3 25 36 .229 .309 .256 .565
Chester Williams UNQ HG 56 214 197 21 45 8 1 0 20 5 14 0 .228 .283 .279 .562
Jimmie Foxx UNQ 2 teams 100 347 305 43 69 12 0 8 33 1 40 70 .226 .320 .344 .664
Frank Demaree UNQ BSN 64 208 187 18 42 5 0 3 24 2 17 10 .225 .289 .299 .589
Crash Davis UNQ PHA 86 301 272 31 61 8 1 2 26 1 21 30 .224 .282 .283 .565
Stan Benjamin UNQ PHI 78 226 210 24 47 8 3 2 8 5 10 27 .224 .262 .319 .581
Rick Ferrell UNQ SLA 99 312 273 20 61 6 1 0 26 0 33 13 .223 .307 .253 .560
Eric Tipton UNQ CIN 63 240 207 22 46 5 5 4 18 1 25 14 .222 .309 .353 .662
Bob Swift UNQ 2 teams 89 287 268 12 59 7 0 1 23 1 16 22 .220 .264 .257 .522
Red Rolfe UNQ NYA 69 291 265 42 58 8 2 8 25 1 23 18 .219 .281 .355 .636
Bud Stewart UNQ PIT 82 208 183 21 40 8 4 0 20 2 22 16 .219 .302 .306 .608
Willie Simms UNQ KCM 48 220 206 35 45 6 5 0 12 3 13 4 .218 .265 .296 .561
Bobby Bragan UNQ PHI 109 363 335 17 73 12 2 2 15 0 20 21 .218 .264 .284 .548
Buddy Gremp UNQ BSN 72 222 207 12 45 11 0 3 19 1 13 21 .217 .267 .314 .581
Billy Hitchcock UNQ DET 85 310 280 27 59 8 1 0 29 2 26 21 .211 .280 .246 .527
Otto Denning UNQ CLE 92 234 214 15 45 14 0 1 19 0 18 14 .210 .275 .290 .564
Bennie Warren UNQ PHI 90 250 225 19 47 6 3 7 20 0 24 36 .209 .288 .356 .644
Jimmy Pofahl UNQ WS1 84 315 283 22 59 7 2 0 28 4 29 30 .208 .282 .247 .529
Johnny Cooney UNQ BSN 74 226 198 23 41 6 0 0 7 2 23 5 .207 .290 .237 .527
Billy Werber UNQ NY1 98 429 370 51 76 9 2 1 13 9 51 22 .205 .308 .249 .557
Mickey Livingston UNQ PHI 89 268 239 20 49 6 1 2 22 0 25 20 .205 .283 .264 .547
Jake Early UNQ WS1 104 394 353 31 72 14 2 3 46 0 37 37 .204 .281 .280 .562
Bill Conroy UNQ BOS 83 298 250 22 50 4 2 4 20 2 40 47 .200 .315 .280 .595
Dixie Parsons UNQ DET 63 202 188 8 37 4 0 2 11 1 13 22 .197 .249 .250 .499
Chet Ross UNQ BSN 76 237 220 20 43 7 2 5 19 0 16 37 .195 .250 .314 .564
Rollie Hemsley UNQ 2 teams 67 211 200 19 38 4 3 0 22 1 9 20 .190 .225 .240 .465
Charlie Gilbert UNQ CHN 74 206 179 18 33 6 3 0 7 1 25 24 .184 .284 .251 .536
Showing 1-50 of 194 batters listed (85 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 151 innings at 151 team games. 65 of the 183 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1942 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Mort Cooper SLN 22 7 37 35 22 10 0 278.2 207 55 68 152 1.78 0.99
Ted Lyons CHA 14 6 20 20 20 1 0 180.1 167 42 26 50 2.10 1.07
Johnny Beazley SLN 21 6 43 23 13 3 3 215.1 181 51 73 91 2.13 1.18
Tiny Bonham NYA 21 5 28 27 22 6 0 226.0 199 57 24 71 2.27 0.99
Curt Davis BRO 15 6 32 26 13 5 2 206.0 179 54 51 60 2.36 1.12
Spud Chandler NYA 16 5 24 24 17 3 0 200.2 176 53 74 74 2.38 1.25
Johnny Vander Meer CIN 18 12 33 33 21 4 0 244.0 188 66 102 186 2.43 1.19
Hal Newhouser DET 8 14 38 23 11 1 5 183.2 137 50 114 103 2.45 1.37
Bill Lohrman 2 teams 14 5 31 19 12 2 0 170.2 154 47 35 47 2.48 1.11
Hank Borowy NYA 15 4 25 21 13 4 1 178.1 157 50 66 85 2.52 1.25
Tex Hughson BOS 22 6 38 30 22 4 4 281.0 258 81 75 113 2.59 1.19
Johnny Niggeling SLA 15 11 28 27 16 3 0 206.1 173 61 93 107 2.66 1.29
Bucky Walters CIN 15 14 34 32 21 2 0 253.2 223 75 73 109 2.66 1.17
Ray Starr CIN 15 13 37 33 17 4 0 276.2 228 82 106 83 2.67 1.21
Johnny Humphries CHA 12 12 28 28 17 2 0 228.1 227 68 59 71 2.68 1.25
Claude Passeau CHN 19 14 35 34 24 3 0 278.1 284 83 74 89 2.68 1.29
Whit Wyatt BRO 19 7 31 30 16 0 0 217.1 185 66 63 104 2.73 1.14
Lon Warneke 2 teams 11 11 27 24 13 1 2 181.0 173 55 36 59 2.73 1.15
Virgil Trucks DET 14 8 28 20 8 2 0 167.2 147 51 74 91 2.74 1.32
Tommy Bridges DET 9 7 23 22 11 2 1 174.0 164 53 61 97 2.74 1.29
Al Benton DET 7 13 35 30 9 1 2 226.2 210 73 84 110 2.90 1.30
Hal White DET 12 12 34 25 12 4 1 216.2 212 70 82 93 2.91 1.36
Barney Brown PS 8 10 22 16 13 1 1 154.2 148 50 45 76 2.91 1.25
Jim Bagby CLE 17 9 38 35 16 4 1 270.2 267 89 64 54 2.96 1.22
Al Hollingsworth SLA 10 6 33 18 7 1 4 161.0 173 53 52 60 2.96 1.40
Max Lanier SLN 13 8 34 20 8 2 2 161.0 137 53 60 93 2.96 1.22
Al Javery BSN 12 16 42 37 19 5 0 261.0 251 88 78 85 3.03 1.26
Hal Schumacher NY1 12 13 29 29 12 3 0 216.0 208 73 82 49 3.04 1.34
Tommy Hughes PHI 12 18 40 31 19 0 1 253.0 224 86 99 77 3.06 1.28
Paul Derringer CIN 10 11 29 27 13 1 0 208.2 203 71 49 68 3.06 1.21
Marv Breuer NYA 8 9 27 19 6 0 1 164.1 157 56 37 72 3.07 1.18
Bob Carpenter NY1 11 10 28 25 12 2 0 185.2 192 65 51 53 3.15 1.31
Red Ruffing NYA 14 7 24 24 16 4 0 193.2 183 69 41 80 3.21 1.16
Bob Klinger PIT 8 11 37 19 8 1 1 152.2 151 55 45 58 3.24 1.28
Kirby Higbe BRO 16 11 38 32 13 2 0 221.2 180 80 106 115 3.25 1.29
Harry Gumbert SLN 9 5 38 19 5 0 5 163.0 156 59 59 52 3.26 1.32
Charlie Wagner BOS 14 11 29 26 17 2 0 205.1 184 75 95 52 3.29 1.36
Joe Dobson BOS 11 9 30 23 10 3 0 182.2 155 67 68 72 3.30 1.22
Roger Wolff PHA 12 15 32 25 15 2 3 214.1 206 79 69 94 3.32 1.28
Rip Sewell PIT 17 15 40 33 18 5 2 248.0 259 94 72 69 3.41 1.33
Alex Carrasquel WS1 7 7 35 15 7 1 4 152.1 161 58 53 40 3.43 1.40
Dizzy Trout DET 12 18 35 29 13 1 0 223.0 214 85 89 91 3.43 1.36
Mel Harder CLE 13 14 29 29 13 4 0 198.2 179 76 82 74 3.44 1.31
Denny Galehouse SLA 12 12 32 28 12 3 1 192.1 193 77 79 75 3.60 1.41
Hiram Bithorn CHN 9 14 38 16 9 0 2 171.1 191 70 81 65 3.68 1.59
Si Johnson PHI 8 19 39 26 10 1 0 195.1 198 80 72 78 3.69 1.38
Elmer Riddle CIN 7 11 29 19 7 1 0 158.1 157 65 79 78 3.69 1.49
Rube Melton PHI 9 20 42 29 10 1 4 209.1 180 86 114 107 3.70 1.40
Lum Harris PHA 11 15 26 20 10 1 0 166.0 146 69 70 60 3.74 1.30
Chubby Dean CLE 8 11 27 22 8 0 1 172.2 170 73 66 46 3.81 1.37
Russ Christopher PHA 4 13 30 18 10 0 1 165.0 154 70 99 58 3.82 1.53
Bill Lee CHN 13 13 32 30 18 1 0 219.2 221 94 67 75 3.85 1.31
Johnny Podgajny PHI 6 14 43 23 6 0 0 186.2 191 81 63 40 3.91 1.36
Carl Hubbell NY1 11 8 24 20 11 0 0 157.1 158 69 34 61 3.95 1.22
Al Smith CLE 10 15 30 24 7 1 0 168.1 163 74 71 66 3.96 1.39
Jim Tobin BSN 12 21 37 33 28 1 0 287.2 283 127 96 71 3.97 1.32
Eddie Smith CHA 7 20 29 28 18 2 1 215.0 223 95 86 78 3.98 1.44
Elden Auker SLA 14 13 35 34 17 2 0 249.0 273 113 86 62 4.08 1.44
Al Milnar CLE 6 8 28 19 8 2 0 157.0 146 72 85 35 4.13 1.47
Phil Marchildon PHA 17 14 38 31 18 1 1 244.0 215 114 140 110 4.20 1.45
Sid Hudson WS1 10 17 35 31 19 1 2 239.1 266 116 70 72 4.36 1.40
Bobo Newsom 2 teams 13 19 36 34 17 3 0 245.2 264 129 106 134 4.73 1.51
Bill Dietrich CHA 6 11 26 23 6 0 0 160.0 173 87 70 39 4.89 1.52
Dick Newsome BOS 8 10 24 23 11 0 0 158.0 174 88 67 40 5.01 1.53
Early Wynn WS1 10 16 30 28 10 1 0 190.0 246 108 73 58 5.12 1.68
Jonas Gaines UNQ BEG 5 3 10 9 8 1 0 84.2 57 15 32 58 1.59 1.05
Leon Day UNQ 2 teams 9 2 12 10 10 2 0 94.0 58 18 31 87 1.72 0.95
Jack Matchett UNQ KCM 6 1 14 10 5 1 2 70.0 60 14 29 41 1.80 1.27
Larry French UNQ BRO 15 4 38 14 8 4 0 147.2 127 30 36 62 1.83 1.10
Ace Adams UNQ NY1 7 4 61 0 0 0 11 88.0 69 18 31 33 1.84 1.14
Max Macon UNQ BRO 5 3 14 8 4 1 1 84.0 67 18 33 27 1.93 1.19
Tom Ferrick UNQ CLE 3 2 31 2 2 0 3 81.1 56 18 32 28 1.99 1.08
Joe Beggs UNQ CIN 6 5 38 0 0 0 8 88.2 65 21 33 24 2.13 1.11
Clyde Shoun UNQ 2 teams 1 3 36 0 0 0 0 74.1 56 18 24 32 2.18 1.08
Satchel Paige UNQ KCM 5 5 13 12 5 0 1 76.1 65 19 17 61 2.24 1.07
Hugh Casey UNQ BRO 6 3 50 2 0 0 13 112.0 91 28 44 54 2.25 1.21
Johnny Markham UNQ BBB 2 2 13 5 4 1 2 60.0 47 15 8 33 2.25 0.92
Roy Partlow UNQ HG 9 2 15 12 9 1 1 106.2 83 27 33 60 2.28 1.09
Connie Johnson UNQ KCM 10 0 12 5 2 0 2 56.2 51 15 32 52 2.38 1.46
Eugene Bremer UNQ CCB 7 1 9 6 6 1 0 64.2 56 18 16 35 2.51 1.11
Bill Butland UNQ BOS 7 1 23 10 6 2 1 111.1 85 31 33 46 2.51 1.06
Howie Krist UNQ SLN 13 3 34 8 3 0 1 118.1 103 33 43 47 2.51 1.23
Ernie White UNQ SLN 7 5 26 19 7 1 2 128.1 113 36 41 67 2.52 1.20
Hank Gornicki UNQ PIT 5 6 25 14 7 2 2 112.0 89 32 40 48 2.57 1.15
Joe Haynes UNQ CHA 8 5 40 1 1 0 6 103.0 88 30 47 35 2.62 1.31
Cliff Melton UNQ NY1 11 5 23 17 12 2 1 143.2 122 42 33 61 2.63 1.08
Alonzo Boone UNQ CCB 4 2 12 8 4 0 0 79.1 74 24 28 53 2.72 1.29
Max Manning UNQ NE 7 5 15 12 9 1 0 104.0 79 32 29 52 2.77 1.04
George Caster UNQ SLA 8 2 39 0 0 0 5 80.0 62 25 39 34 2.81 1.26
Howie Pollet UNQ SLN 7 5 27 13 5 2 0 109.1 102 35 39 42 2.88 1.29
Murry Dickson UNQ SLN 6 3 36 7 2 0 2 120.2 91 39 61 66 2.91 1.26
Booker McDaniel UNQ KCM 5 2 11 5 2 0 2 64.2 63 21 14 33 2.92 1.19
Max Butcher UNQ PIT 5 8 24 18 9 0 1 150.2 144 49 44 49 2.93 1.25
Bill McGee UNQ NY1 6 3 31 8 2 1 1 104.0 95 34 46 40 2.94 1.36
Les Webber UNQ BRO 3 2 19 3 1 0 1 51.2 46 17 22 23 2.96 1.32
Bill Fleming UNQ CHN 5 6 33 14 4 2 2 134.1 117 45 63 59 3.01 1.34
Manny Salvo UNQ BSN 7 8 25 14 6 1 0 130.2 129 44 41 25 3.03 1.30
Atley Donald UNQ NYA 11 3 20 19 10 1 0 147.2 133 51 45 53 3.11 1.21
Smoky Owens UNQ CCB 2 4 11 5 5 0 2 57.1 49 20 20 19 3.14 1.20
Harry Feldman UNQ NY1 7 1 31 6 2 1 0 114.0 100 40 73 49 3.16 1.52
Diamond Pipkins UNQ BBB 7 2 11 8 2 0 0 62.0 62 22 16 16 3.19 1.26
Johnny Allen UNQ BRO 10 6 27 15 5 1 3 118.0 106 42 39 50 3.20 1.23
Johnny Rigney UNQ CHA 3 3 7 7 6 0 0 59.0 40 21 16 34 3.20 0.95
Porter Moss UNQ MRS 3 4 9 8 5 0 0 61.2 57 22 17 34 3.21 1.20
Thornton Lee UNQ CHA 2 6 11 8 6 1 0 76.0 82 28 31 25 3.32 1.49
Johnny Lanning UNQ PIT 6 8 34 8 2 1 1 119.1 125 44 26 31 3.32 1.27
Walt Masterson UNQ WS1 5 9 25 15 8 4 2 142.2 138 53 54 63 3.34 1.35
Gene Thompson UNQ CIN 4 7 29 10 1 0 0 101.2 86 38 53 35 3.36 1.37
Terris McDuffie UNQ PS 7 3 15 10 5 0 0 79.1 82 30 30 41 3.40 1.41
Johnny Murphy UNQ NYA 4 10 31 0 0 0 11 58.0 66 22 23 24 3.41 1.53
Verdell Mathis UNQ MRS 5 6 13 10 8 0 1 79.0 83 30 16 41 3.42 1.25
Bill Donovan UNQ BSN 3 6 31 10 2 0 0 89.1 97 34 32 23 3.43 1.44
Johnny Schmitz UNQ CHN 3 7 23 10 1 0 2 86.2 70 33 45 51 3.43 1.33
Mace Brown UNQ BOS 9 3 34 0 0 0 6 60.1 56 23 28 20 3.43 1.39
Bill Byrd UNQ BEG 8 3 17 11 7 1 2 96.1 91 37 26 48 3.46 1.21
Johnny Wright UNQ HG 4 2 17 7 4 0 3 78.0 75 30 22 43 3.46 1.24
Ray Brown UNQ HG 13 6 20 16 13 0 0 141.2 141 55 49 60 3.49 1.34
Tom Glover UNQ BEG 6 5 16 10 4 0 0 92.2 89 36 23 52 3.50 1.21
Willie Jefferson UNQ 2 teams 8 4 15 14 9 1 0 99.1 104 39 20 49 3.53 1.25
Lou Tost UNQ BSN 10 10 35 22 5 1 0 147.2 146 58 52 43 3.53 1.34
Ed Head UNQ BRO 10 6 36 15 5 1 4 136.2 118 54 47 78 3.56 1.21
Eugene Smith UNQ NBY 6 7 15 12 10 1 1 97.0 73 39 56 73 3.62 1.33
Bob Harris UNQ 2 teams 2 10 22 14 2 1 0 111.2 114 46 41 35 3.71 1.39
Leniel Hooker UNQ NE 7 1 17 10 7 0 0 96.0 85 40 42 56 3.75 1.32
Johnny Lindell UNQ NYA 2 1 23 2 0 0 1 52.2 52 22 22 28 3.76 1.41
Stan Ferens UNQ SLA 3 4 19 3 1 0 0 69.0 76 29 21 23 3.78 1.41
Ken Chase UNQ BOS 5 1 13 10 4 0 0 80.1 82 34 41 34 3.81 1.53
Hilton Smith UNQ KCM 5 4 14 7 5 0 2 85.0 91 36 19 53 3.81 1.29
Gready McKinnis UNQ 2 teams 3 6 12 11 4 0 0 63.1 53 27 21 37 3.84 1.17
Bill Zuber UNQ WS1 9 9 37 7 3 1 1 126.2 115 54 82 64 3.84 1.56
Red Embree UNQ CLE 3 4 19 6 2 0 0 63.0 58 27 31 44 3.86 1.41
Bob Muncrief UNQ SLA 6 8 24 18 7 1 0 134.1 149 58 31 39 3.89 1.34
Oscar Judd UNQ BOS 8 10 31 19 11 0 2 150.1 135 65 90 70 3.89 1.50
Johnny Sain UNQ BSN 4 7 40 3 0 0 6 97.0 79 42 63 68 3.90 1.46
Yank Terry UNQ BOS 6 5 20 11 3 0 1 85.0 82 37 43 37 3.92 1.47
Luke Hamlin UNQ PIT 4 4 23 14 6 1 0 112.0 128 49 19 38 3.94 1.31
Lloyd Dietz UNQ PIT 6 9 40 13 3 0 3 134.1 139 59 57 35 3.95 1.46
Emery Adams UNQ BEG 2 3 14 6 0 0 0 51.0 42 23 30 21 4.06 1.41
Dave Barnhill UNQ NYC 3 7 13 10 8 0 2 82.0 82 37 22 50 4.06 1.27
Joe Fillmore UNQ PS 6 4 18 12 9 0 1 108.0 100 49 34 62 4.08 1.24
Vern Kennedy UNQ CLE 4 8 28 12 4 0 1 108.0 99 49 50 37 4.08 1.38
Roy Henshaw UNQ DET 2 4 23 2 0 0 1 61.2 63 28 27 24 4.09 1.46
Jake Wade UNQ CHA 5 5 15 10 3 0 0 85.2 84 39 56 32 4.10 1.63
Willie Hutchinson UNQ MRS 4 4 13 7 4 1 0 59.0 66 27 20 33 4.12 1.46
Ray Scarborough UNQ WS1 2 1 17 5 1 1 0 63.1 68 29 32 16 4.12 1.58
Aldon Wilkie UNQ PIT 6 7 35 6 3 0 1 107.1 112 50 37 18 4.19 1.39
Roy Welmaker UNQ HG 9 6 18 16 10 0 0 119.2 130 56 27 61 4.21 1.31
Steve Sundra UNQ 2 teams 9 6 26 17 8 0 0 144.1 165 68 44 31 4.24 1.45
Bill Harvey UNQ BEG 5 3 17 7 3 2 1 57.0 51 27 15 31 4.26 1.16
Lefty Gomez UNQ NYA 6 4 13 13 2 0 0 80.0 67 38 65 41 4.28 1.65
Johnny Hutchings UNQ BSN 1 0 20 3 0 0 0 65.2 66 32 34 27 4.39 1.52
Ches Buchanan UNQ PS 4 3 10 6 4 0 0 53.1 56 26 15 11 4.39 1.33
Vern Olsen UNQ CHN 6 9 32 17 4 1 1 140.1 161 70 55 46 4.49 1.54
Ike Pearson UNQ PHI 1 6 35 7 0 0 0 85.1 87 43 50 21 4.54 1.61
Ken Heintzelman UNQ PIT 8 11 27 18 5 3 0 130.0 143 66 63 39 4.57 1.58
Sam Thompson UNQ CAG 0 7 9 6 3 0 0 52.1 69 27 15 20 4.64 1.61
Jake Mooty UNQ CHN 2 5 19 10 1 0 1 84.1 89 44 44 28 4.70 1.58
Tom Earley UNQ BSN 6 11 27 18 6 0 1 112.2 120 59 55 28 4.71 1.55
Dick Errickson UNQ 2 teams 3 6 34 4 0 0 1 83.1 115 44 28 24 4.75 1.72
Boom-Boom Beck UNQ PHI 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 53.0 69 28 17 10 4.75 1.62
Johnny Gorsica UNQ DET 3 2 28 0 0 0 4 53.0 63 28 26 19 4.75 1.68
Tom Sunkel UNQ NY1 3 6 19 11 3 0 0 63.2 65 34 41 29 4.81 1.66
Charlie Shields UNQ 2 teams 2 4 9 6 3 0 0 50.0 58 27 31 37 4.86 1.78
Fred Hobgood UNQ NE 4 4 11 8 4 0 0 64.2 68 35 33 30 4.87 1.56
Bill Barnes UNQ BEG 3 3 14 8 3 0 1 67.2 66 37 36 32 4.92 1.51
Sam Nahem UNQ PHI 1 3 35 2 0 0 0 74.2 72 41 40 38 4.94 1.50
Dick Fowler UNQ PHA 6 11 31 17 4 0 1 140.0 159 77 45 38 4.95 1.46
Buck Ross UNQ CHA 5 7 22 14 4 2 1 113.1 118 63 39 37 5.00 1.39
Dave Koslo UNQ NY1 3 6 19 11 3 1 0 78.0 79 44 32 42 5.08 1.42
Willie Ferrell UNQ CAG 2 6 11 9 3 0 0 60.0 79 34 24 18 5.10 1.72
Orval Grove UNQ CHA 4 6 12 8 4 0 0 66.1 77 38 33 21 5.16 1.66
Lefty Hoerst UNQ PHI 4 16 33 22 5 0 1 150.2 162 87 78 52 5.20 1.59
Jimmy Hill UNQ NE 3 10 18 13 4 0 2 86.2 83 51 64 60 5.30 1.70
Bob Evans UNQ 2 teams 1 5 13 4 4 0 1 54.0 50 32 22 9 5.33 1.33
Barney Morris UNQ NYC 4 4 11 6 4 0 0 55.2 61 33 14 31 5.34 1.35
Paul Erickson UNQ CHN 1 6 18 7 1 0 0 63.0 70 38 41 26 5.43 1.76
Jack Knott UNQ PHA 2 10 20 14 4 0 0 95.1 127 59 36 31 5.57 1.71
Bob Griffith UNQ NBY 1 2 11 6 0 0 0 51.0 73 32 19 27 5.65 1.80
Ollie West UNQ CAG 0 8 13 7 2 0 0 61.1 73 39 20 16 5.72 1.52
Spoon Carter UNQ HG 2 4 12 7 3 0 0 62.0 79 42 16 23 6.10 1.53
Earl Naylor UNQ PHI 0 5 20 4 1 0 0 60.1 68 41 29 19 6.12 1.61
Herman Besse UNQ PHA 2 9 30 14 4 0 1 133.0 163 91 69 78 6.16 1.74
Jack Wilson UNQ 2 teams 1 4 21 6 1 0 0 55.0 77 38 28 25 6.22 1.91
Showing 1-50 of 183 pitchers listed (65 qualified)

Reading the 1942 leader tables

The 1942 batting table lists 194 hitters, of whom 85 qualify for the rate columns. Ted Williams tops the qualified hitters in batting average (.356); Johnny Pesky is second at .331. Sorting by home runs brings Ted Williams (36) to the top. George Case's 44 steals are the most listed. Of 183 pitchers shown for 1942, the ERA and WHIP races include 65. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Mort Cooper, 1.78, and Tiny Bonham has the best WHIP, 0.99. The counting columns are topped by Mort Cooper in wins (22), Johnny Vander Meer in strikeouts (186), and Hugh Casey in saves (13).

1942 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1942?
Ted Williams led with 36 home runs in 1942.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1942?
Ted Williams led with 137 RBI in 1942.
Who led MLB in hits in 1942?
Johnny Pesky led with 205 hits in 1942.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1942?
Ted Williams led at .356 in 1942, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1942?
Mort Cooper and Tex Hughson tied for the lead with 22 wins in 1942.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1942?
Johnny Vander Meer led with 186 strikeouts in 1942.