1942 Season Leaders
Top performers from the 1942 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.
Batting Leaders
Minimum 200 at-bats required
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Williams | BOS | 150 | 522 | 141 | 186 | 34 | 5 | 36 | 137 | 3 | 145 | 51 | 0.356 | 0.499 | 0.648 |
| Taffy Wright | CHW | 85 | 300 | 43 | 100 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 0.333 | 0.432 | 0.410 |
| Johnny Pesky | BOS | 147 | 620 | 105 | 205 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 42 | 36 | 0.331 | 0.375 | 0.416 |
| Ernie Lombardi | BSN | 105 | 309 | 32 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 0.330 | 0.403 | 0.482 |
| Stan Spence | WSN | 149 | 629 | 94 | 203 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 79 | 5 | 62 | 16 | 0.323 | 0.384 | 0.432 |
| Joe Gordon | NYY | 147 | 538 | 88 | 173 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 103 | 12 | 79 | 95 | 0.322 | 0.409 | 0.491 |
| George Case | WSN | 125 | 513 | 101 | 164 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 0.320 | 0.377 | 0.407 |
| Enos Slaughter | STL | 152 | 591 | 100 | 188 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 98 | 9 | 88 | 30 | 0.318 | 0.412 | 0.494 |
| Stan Musial | STL | 140 | 467 | 87 | 147 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 6 | 62 | 25 | 0.315 | 0.397 | 0.490 |
| Wally Judnich | SLA | 132 | 457 | 78 | 143 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 3 | 74 | 41 | 0.313 | 0.413 | 0.499 |
| Pete Reiser | BRO | 125 | 480 | 89 | 149 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 20 | 48 | 45 | 0.310 | 0.375 | 0.463 |
| Johnny Mize | NY1 | 142 | 541 | 97 | 165 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 110 | 3 | 60 | 39 | 0.305 | 0.380 | 0.521 |
| Joe DiMaggio | NYY | 154 | 610 | 123 | 186 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 114 | 4 | 68 | 36 | 0.305 | 0.376 | 0.498 |
| Lou Novikoff | CHC | 128 | 483 | 48 | 145 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 0.300 | 0.337 | 0.416 |
| Stan Hack | CHC | 140 | 553 | 91 | 166 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 94 | 40 | 0.300 | 0.402 | 0.409 |
| Joe Medwick | BRO | 142 | 553 | 69 | 166 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 0.300 | 0.338 | 0.403 |
| Bob Elliott | PIT | 143 | 560 | 75 | 166 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 89 | 2 | 52 | 35 | 0.296 | 0.358 | 0.416 |
| Mel Ott | NY1 | 152 | 549 | 118 | 162 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 93 | 6 | 109 | 61 | 0.295 | 0.415 | 0.497 |
| Bill Dickey | NYY | 82 | 268 | 28 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 0.295 | 0.359 | 0.373 |
| Bill Nicholson | CHC | 152 | 588 | 83 | 173 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 78 | 8 | 76 | 80 | 0.294 | 0.382 | 0.476 |
| Vern Stephens | SLA | 145 | 575 | 84 | 169 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 92 | 1 | 41 | 53 | 0.294 | 0.341 | 0.433 |
| Barney McCosky | DET | 154 | 600 | 75 | 176 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 11 | 68 | 37 | 0.293 | 0.365 | 0.412 |
| Charlie Keller | NYY | 152 | 544 | 106 | 159 | 24 | 9 | 26 | 108 | 14 | 114 | 61 | 0.292 | 0.417 | 0.513 |
| Les Fleming | CLE | 156 | 548 | 71 | 160 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 82 | 6 | 106 | 57 | 0.292 | 0.412 | 0.432 |
| Bob Johnson | PHA | 149 | 550 | 78 | 160 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 80 | 3 | 82 | 61 | 0.291 | 0.384 | 0.451 |
| Dixie Walker | BRO | 118 | 393 | 57 | 114 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 47 | 15 | 0.290 | 0.367 | 0.412 |
| Bobby Doerr | BOS | 144 | 545 | 71 | 158 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 102 | 4 | 67 | 55 | 0.290 | 0.369 | 0.455 |
| Elbie Fletcher | PIT | 145 | 506 | 86 | 146 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 105 | 60 | 0.289 | 0.417 | 0.393 |
| Terry Moore | STL | 130 | 489 | 80 | 141 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 10 | 56 | 26 | 0.288 | 0.364 | 0.391 |
| Ken Keltner | CLE | 152 | 624 | 72 | 179 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 4 | 20 | 36 | 0.287 | 0.312 | 0.383 |
| Roy Cullenbine | WSN | 64 | 241 | 30 | 69 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 0.286 | 0.396 | 0.390 |
| Dom DiMaggio | BOS | 151 | 622 | 110 | 178 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 16 | 70 | 52 | 0.286 | 0.364 | 0.437 |
| Lou Finney | BOS | 113 | 397 | 58 | 113 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 0.285 | 0.335 | 0.383 |
| Buddy Hassett | NYY | 132 | 538 | 80 | 153 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 0.284 | 0.325 | 0.364 |
| Babe Phelps | PIT | 95 | 257 | 21 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 0.284 | 0.345 | 0.440 |
| Phil Rizzuto | NYY | 144 | 553 | 79 | 157 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 22 | 44 | 40 | 0.284 | 0.343 | 0.374 |
| Glenn McQuillen | SLA | 100 | 339 | 40 | 96 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 0.283 | 0.306 | 0.425 |
| Lou Boudreau | CLE | 147 | 506 | 57 | 143 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 75 | 39 | 0.283 | 0.379 | 0.370 |
| Clyde McCullough | CHC | 109 | 337 | 39 | 95 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 7 | 25 | 47 | 0.282 | 0.331 | 0.398 |
| Walker Cooper | STL | 125 | 438 | 58 | 123 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 0.281 | 0.327 | 0.434 |
| Tony Lupien | BOS | 128 | 463 | 63 | 130 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 0.281 | 0.351 | 0.384 |
| Harry Danning | NY1 | 119 | 408 | 45 | 114 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 34 | 29 | 0.279 | 0.335 | 0.350 |
| Buddy Blair | PHA | 137 | 484 | 48 | 135 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0.279 | 0.325 | 0.397 |
| Babe Young | NY1 | 101 | 287 | 37 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 0.279 | 0.365 | 0.460 |
| Jeff Heath | CLE | 147 | 568 | 82 | 158 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 76 | 9 | 62 | 66 | 0.278 | 0.350 | 0.442 |
| Bruce Campbell | WSN | 122 | 378 | 41 | 105 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 0.278 | 0.344 | 0.389 |
| Tommy Holmes | BSN | 141 | 558 | 56 | 155 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 64 | 10 | 0.278 | 0.353 | 0.357 |
| Bobby Estalella | WSN | 133 | 429 | 68 | 119 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 5 | 85 | 42 | 0.277 | 0.400 | 0.413 |
| Arky Vaughan | BRO | 128 | 495 | 82 | 137 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 51 | 17 | 0.277 | 0.348 | 0.341 |
| Frank McCormick | CIN | 145 | 564 | 58 | 156 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 89 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 0.277 | 0.332 | 0.388 |
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Pitching Leaders
Minimum 50 innings pitched required
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mort Cooper | STL | 22 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 278.6 | 207 | 55 | 68 | 152 | 1.78 | 0.99 |
| Larry French | BRO | 15 | 4 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 147.6 | 127 | 30 | 36 | 62 | 1.83 | 1.10 |
| Ace Adams | NY1 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 88.0 | 69 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 1.84 | 1.14 |
| Max Macon | BRO | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 84.0 | 67 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 1.93 | 1.19 |
| Tom Ferrick | CLE | 3 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 81.3 | 56 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 1.99 | 1.08 |
| Ted Lyons | CHW | 14 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 180.3 | 167 | 42 | 26 | 50 | 2.10 | 1.07 |
| Johnny Beazley | STL | 21 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 215.3 | 181 | 51 | 73 | 91 | 2.13 | 1.18 |
| Joe Beggs | CIN | 6 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 88.6 | 65 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 2.13 | 1.11 |
| Clyde Shoun | CIN | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.6 | 55 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 2.23 | 1.09 |
| Hugh Casey | BRO | 6 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 112.0 | 91 | 28 | 44 | 54 | 2.25 | 1.21 |
| Tiny Bonham | NYY | 21 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 226.0 | 199 | 57 | 24 | 71 | 2.27 | 0.99 |
| Lon Warneke | CHC | 5 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 99.0 | 97 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 2.27 | 1.19 |
| Curt Davis | BRO | 15 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 206.0 | 179 | 54 | 51 | 60 | 2.36 | 1.12 |
| Spud Chandler | NYY | 16 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 200.6 | 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 | 183.6 | 137 | 50 | 114 | 103 | 2.45 | 1.37 |
| Bill Butland | BOS | 7 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 111.3 | 85 | 31 | 33 | 46 | 2.51 | 1.06 |
| Howie Krist | STL | 13 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 118.3 | 103 | 33 | 43 | 47 | 2.51 | 1.23 |
| Hank Borowy | NYY | 15 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 178.3 | 157 | 50 | 66 | 85 | 2.52 | 1.25 |
| Ernie White | STL | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 128.3 | 113 | 36 | 41 | 67 | 2.52 | 1.20 |
| Bill Lohrman | NY1 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 158.0 | 143 | 45 | 33 | 41 | 2.56 | 1.11 |
| Hank Gornicki | PIT | 5 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 112.0 | 89 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 2.57 | 1.15 |
| Tex Hughson | BOS | 22 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 281.0 | 258 | 81 | 75 | 113 | 2.59 | 1.19 |
| Joe Haynes | CHW | 8 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 103.0 | 88 | 30 | 47 | 35 | 2.62 | 1.31 |
| Cliff Melton | NY1 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 143.6 | 122 | 42 | 33 | 61 | 2.63 | 1.08 |
| Johnny Niggeling | SLA | 15 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 206.3 | 173 | 61 | 93 | 107 | 2.66 | 1.29 |
| Bucky Walters | CIN | 15 | 14 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 253.6 | 223 | 75 | 73 | 109 | 2.66 | 1.17 |
| Ray Starr | CIN | 15 | 13 | 37 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 276.6 | 228 | 82 | 106 | 83 | 2.67 | 1.21 |
| Johnny Humphries | CHW | 12 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 228.3 | 227 | 68 | 59 | 71 | 2.68 | 1.25 |
| Claude Passeau | CHC | 19 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 278.3 | 284 | 83 | 74 | 89 | 2.68 | 1.29 |
| Whit Wyatt | BRO | 19 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 217.3 | 185 | 66 | 63 | 104 | 2.73 | 1.14 |
| Virgil Trucks | DET | 14 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 167.6 | 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 |
| George Caster | SLA | 8 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80.0 | 62 | 25 | 39 | 34 | 2.81 | 1.26 |
| Howie Pollet | STL | 7 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 109.3 | 102 | 35 | 39 | 42 | 2.88 | 1.29 |
| Bob Harris | PHA | 1 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78.0 | 77 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 2.88 | 1.29 |
| Al Benton | DET | 7 | 13 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 226.6 | 210 | 73 | 84 | 110 | 2.90 | 1.30 |
| Hal White | DET | 12 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 216.6 | 212 | 70 | 82 | 93 | 2.91 | 1.36 |
| Murry Dickson | STL | 6 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120.6 | 91 | 39 | 61 | 66 | 2.91 | 1.26 |
| Max Butcher | PIT | 5 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 150.6 | 144 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 2.93 | 1.25 |
| Bill McGee | NY1 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 104.0 | 95 | 34 | 46 | 40 | 2.94 | 1.36 |
| Jim Bagby | CLE | 17 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 270.6 | 267 | 89 | 64 | 54 | 2.96 | 1.22 |
| Les Webber | BRO | 3 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51.6 | 46 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 2.96 | 1.32 |
| Al Hollingsworth | SLA | 10 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 161.0 | 173 | 53 | 52 | 60 | 2.96 | 1.40 |
| Max Lanier | STL | 13 | 8 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 161.0 | 137 | 53 | 60 | 93 | 2.96 | 1.22 |
| Bill Fleming | CHC | 5 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 134.3 | 117 | 45 | 63 | 59 | 3.01 | 1.34 |
| Manny Salvo | BSN | 7 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 130.6 | 129 | 44 | 41 | 25 | 3.03 | 1.30 |
| 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 |
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