1943 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1943 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1943 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Rudy York led with 34 home runs, Bill Nicholson led with 128 RBI, and Stan Musial led with 220 hits. Batting leaders require at least 200 at bats and pitching leaders at least 50 innings pitched, which is why a part-season line does not appear here.

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

Minimum 200 at-bats required

1943 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1943 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Josh Gibson HG 70 249 93 116 23 9 20 112 4 55 1 0.466 0.564 0.871 1.435
Jerry Benjamin HG 71 294 83 110 17 4 2 38 12 25 0 0.374 0.425 0.480 0.905
Stan Musial SLN 157 617 108 220 48 20 13 81 9 72 18 0.357 0.425 0.562 0.988
Bill Dickey NYA 85 242 29 85 18 2 4 33 2 41 12 0.351 0.445 0.492 0.937
Cool Papa Bell HG 65 263 63 92 12 5 0 29 12 39 1 0.350 0.434 0.433 0.867
Howard Easterling HG 64 250 47 87 11 10 1 52 8 19 0 0.348 0.394 0.484 0.878
Willard Brown KCM 54 204 33 68 13 2 7 33 4 16 0 0.333 0.382 0.520 0.901
Billy Herman BRO 153 585 76 193 41 2 2 100 4 66 26 0.330 0.398 0.417 0.815
Buck Leonard HG 68 255 71 84 18 8 4 61 2 49 1 0.329 0.443 0.510 0.953
Luke Appling CHA 155 585 63 192 33 2 3 80 27 90 29 0.328 0.419 0.407 0.825
Ival Goodman CHN 80 225 31 72 10 5 3 45 4 24 20 0.320 0.390 0.449 0.839
Walker Cooper SLN 122 449 52 143 30 4 9 81 1 19 19 0.318 0.349 0.463 0.812
Dick Wakefield DET 155 633 91 200 38 8 7 79 4 62 60 0.316 0.377 0.434 0.811
Bob Elliott PIT 156 581 82 183 30 12 7 101 4 56 24 0.315 0.376 0.444 0.820
Ralph Hodgin CHA 117 407 52 128 22 8 1 50 3 20 24 0.314 0.356 0.415 0.771
Mickey Witek NY1 153 622 68 195 17 0 6 55 1 41 23 0.314 0.356 0.370 0.726
Paul Waner BRO 82 225 29 70 16 0 1 26 0 35 9 0.311 0.406 0.396 0.802
Tommy O'Brien PIT 89 232 35 72 12 7 2 26 0 15 24 0.310 0.352 0.448 0.801
Bill Nicholson CHN 154 608 95 188 30 9 29 128 4 71 86 0.309 0.386 0.531 0.917
Ernie Lombardi NY1 104 295 19 90 7 0 10 51 1 16 11 0.305 0.347 0.431 0.778
Arky Vaughan BRO 149 610 112 186 39 6 5 66 20 60 13 0.305 0.370 0.413 0.783
Jud Wilson HG 64 217 30 66 12 6 0 57 0 32 0 0.304 0.394 0.415 0.808
Johnny McCarthy BSN 78 313 32 95 24 6 2 33 1 10 19 0.304 0.327 0.438 0.765
Frank McCormick CIN 126 472 56 143 28 0 8 56 2 29 15 0.303 0.345 0.413 0.758
Luis Olmo BRO 57 238 39 72 6 4 4 37 3 8 20 0.303 0.325 0.412 0.737
Frenchy Bordagaray BRO 89 268 47 81 18 2 0 19 6 30 15 0.302 0.379 0.384 0.763
Dixie Walker BRO 138 540 83 163 32 6 5 71 3 49 24 0.302 0.363 0.411 0.774
Doc Cramer DET 140 606 79 182 18 4 1 43 4 31 13 0.300 0.335 0.348 0.684
Bonnie Serrell KCM 54 200 31 59 16 5 1 25 3 12 0 0.295 0.338 0.440 0.778
Harry Walker SLN 148 564 76 166 28 6 2 53 5 40 24 0.294 0.341 0.376 0.717
George Case WS1 141 613 102 180 36 5 1 52 61 41 27 0.294 0.341 0.374 0.715
Peanuts Lowrey CHN 130 480 59 140 25 12 1 63 13 35 24 0.292 0.340 0.400 0.740
Guy Curtright CHA 138 488 67 142 20 7 3 48 13 69 60 0.291 0.382 0.379 0.761
Phil Cavarretta CHN 143 530 93 154 27 9 8 73 3 75 42 0.291 0.382 0.421 0.802
Frankie Gustine PIT 112 414 40 120 21 3 0 43 12 32 36 0.290 0.341 0.355 0.696
Vern Stephens SLA 137 512 75 148 27 3 22 91 3 54 73 0.289 0.357 0.482 0.839
Roy Cullenbine CLE 138 488 66 141 24 4 8 56 3 96 58 0.289 0.407 0.404 0.811
Stan Hack CHN 144 533 78 154 24 4 3 35 5 82 27 0.289 0.384 0.366 0.750
Pete Fox BOS 127 489 54 141 24 4 2 44 22 34 40 0.288 0.337 0.366 0.703
Maurice Van Robays PIT 69 236 32 68 17 7 1 35 0 18 19 0.288 0.344 0.432 0.776
Eric Tipton CIN 140 493 82 142 26 7 9 49 1 85 36 0.288 0.395 0.424 0.819
Babe Dahlgren PHI 136 508 55 146 19 2 5 56 2 50 39 0.287 0.354 0.362 0.716
Whitey Kurowski SLN 139 522 69 150 24 8 13 70 3 31 54 0.287 0.330 0.439 0.768
Lou Klein SLN 154 627 91 180 28 14 7 62 9 50 70 0.287 0.342 0.410 0.752
Augie Galan BRO 139 495 83 142 26 3 9 67 6 103 39 0.287 0.412 0.406 0.818
Lou Boudreau CLE 152 539 69 154 32 7 3 67 4 90 31 0.286 0.388 0.388 0.776
Elbie Fletcher PIT 154 544 91 154 24 5 9 70 1 95 49 0.283 0.395 0.395 0.791
Buddy Rosar CLE 115 382 53 108 17 1 1 41 0 33 12 0.283 0.340 0.340 0.680
Merrill May PHI 137 415 31 117 19 2 1 48 2 56 21 0.282 0.369 0.345 0.713
Roy Partee BOS 96 299 30 84 14 2 0 31 0 39 33 0.281 0.368 0.341 0.709
Joe Medwick NY1 78 324 41 91 20 3 5 45 0 9 14 0.281 0.300 0.407 0.708
Ken O'Dea SLN 71 203 15 57 11 2 3 25 0 19 25 0.281 0.345 0.399 0.744
Billy Johnson NYA 155 592 70 166 24 6 5 94 3 53 30 0.280 0.344 0.367 0.710
Ray Sanders SLN 144 478 69 134 21 5 11 73 1 77 33 0.280 0.381 0.414 0.796
Marty Marion SLN 129 418 38 117 15 3 1 52 1 32 37 0.280 0.334 0.337 0.671
Milt Byrnes SLA 129 429 58 120 28 7 4 50 1 53 49 0.280 0.362 0.406 0.767
Danny Litwhiler SLN 80 258 40 72 14 3 7 31 1 19 31 0.279 0.333 0.438 0.771
Lou Novikoff CHN 78 233 22 65 7 3 0 28 0 18 15 0.279 0.333 0.335 0.668
Ron Northey PHI 147 586 72 163 31 5 16 68 2 51 52 0.278 0.339 0.430 0.769
Pinky Higgins DET 138 523 62 145 20 1 10 84 2 57 31 0.277 0.349 0.377 0.726
Oris Hockett CLE 141 601 70 166 33 4 2 51 13 45 45 0.276 0.331 0.354 0.685
Hank Edwards CLE 92 297 38 82 18 6 3 28 4 30 34 0.276 0.343 0.407 0.750
Estel Crabtree CIN 95 254 25 70 12 0 2 26 1 25 17 0.276 0.345 0.346 0.692
Jeff Heath CLE 118 424 58 116 22 6 18 79 5 63 58 0.274 0.369 0.481 0.850
Johnny Rucker NY1 132 505 56 138 19 4 2 46 4 22 44 0.273 0.304 0.339 0.642
Don Gutteridge SLA 132 538 77 147 35 6 1 36 10 50 46 0.273 0.335 0.366 0.701
Phil Masi BSN 80 238 27 65 9 1 2 28 7 27 20 0.273 0.347 0.345 0.692
Danny Murtaugh PHI 113 451 65 123 17 4 1 35 4 57 23 0.273 0.357 0.335 0.692
Leon Culberson BOS 80 312 36 85 16 6 3 34 13 30 35 0.272 0.336 0.391 0.727
Coaker Triplett PHI 105 360 45 98 16 4 14 52 2 28 28 0.272 0.325 0.456 0.780
Steve Mesner CIN 137 504 53 137 26 1 0 52 6 26 20 0.272 0.309 0.327 0.636
Charlie Keller NYA 141 512 97 139 15 11 31 86 7 106 60 0.271 0.396 0.525 0.922
Rudy York DET 155 571 90 155 22 11 34 118 5 84 88 0.271 0.366 0.527 0.893
Jerry Priddy WS1 149 560 68 152 31 3 4 62 5 67 76 0.271 0.350 0.359 0.709
Nick Etten NYA 154 583 78 158 35 5 14 107 3 76 31 0.271 0.355 0.420 0.775
Mark Christman SLA 98 336 31 91 11 5 2 35 0 19 19 0.271 0.318 0.351 0.669
Tommy Holmes BSN 152 629 75 170 33 10 5 41 7 58 20 0.270 0.334 0.378 0.712
Dick Bartell NY1 99 337 48 91 14 0 5 28 5 47 27 0.270 0.371 0.356 0.727
Bobby Doerr BOS 155 604 78 163 32 3 16 75 8 62 59 0.270 0.339 0.412 0.751
Kerby Farrell BSN 85 280 11 75 14 1 0 21 1 16 15 0.268 0.307 0.325 0.632
Gene Moore WS1 92 254 41 68 14 3 2 39 0 19 29 0.268 0.321 0.370 0.691
Mickey Vernon WS1 145 553 89 148 29 8 7 70 24 67 55 0.268 0.357 0.387 0.744
Don Ross DET 89 247 19 66 13 0 0 18 2 20 3 0.267 0.325 0.320 0.644
Stan Spence WS1 149 570 72 152 23 10 12 88 8 84 39 0.267 0.366 0.405 0.771
Skeeter Newsome BOS 114 449 48 119 21 2 1 22 5 21 21 0.265 0.301 0.327 0.628
Bob Johnson WS1 117 438 65 116 22 8 7 63 11 64 50 0.265 0.362 0.400 0.762
Roy Weatherly NYA 77 280 37 74 8 3 7 28 4 18 9 0.264 0.311 0.389 0.700
Bobby Bragan BRO 74 220 17 58 7 2 2 24 0 15 16 0.264 0.311 0.341 0.652
Al Lopez PIT 118 372 40 98 9 4 1 39 2 44 25 0.263 0.341 0.317 0.659
Lonny Frey CIN 144 586 78 154 20 8 2 43 7 76 56 0.263 0.347 0.334 0.682
Bert Haas CIN 101 332 39 87 17 6 4 44 6 22 26 0.262 0.308 0.386 0.693
Bud Metheny NYA 103 360 51 94 18 2 9 36 2 39 34 0.261 0.333 0.397 0.731
Jimmy Wasdell PHI 141 522 54 136 19 6 4 67 6 46 22 0.261 0.323 0.343 0.666
Sam Bankhead HG 72 265 53 69 5 2 1 42 17 32 0 0.260 0.347 0.306 0.652
Mickey Owen BRO 106 365 31 95 11 2 0 54 4 25 15 0.260 0.309 0.301 0.611
Ken Keltner CLE 110 427 47 111 31 3 4 39 2 36 20 0.260 0.317 0.375 0.692
Ray Mueller CIN 141 427 50 111 19 4 8 52 1 56 42 0.260 0.347 0.379 0.726
Tuck Stainback NYA 71 231 31 60 11 2 0 10 3 7 16 0.260 0.285 0.325 0.609
Jim Russell PIT 146 533 79 138 19 11 4 44 12 77 67 0.259 0.354 0.358 0.712
Bobby Estalella PHA 117 367 43 95 14 4 11 63 1 52 44 0.259 0.352 0.409 0.761
Jake Early WS1 126 423 37 109 23 3 5 60 5 53 43 0.258 0.346 0.362 0.708
Debs Garms SLN 90 249 26 64 10 2 0 22 1 13 8 0.257 0.299 0.313 0.612
Buster Adams PHI 111 418 48 107 14 7 4 38 2 39 67 0.256 0.319 0.352 0.671
Ellis Clary WS1 73 254 36 65 19 1 0 19 8 44 31 0.256 0.370 0.339 0.709
Mike Chartak SLA 108 344 38 88 16 2 10 37 1 39 55 0.256 0.333 0.401 0.734
Irv Hall PHA 151 544 37 139 15 4 0 54 10 22 42 0.256 0.292 0.298 0.590
Tony Lupien BOS 154 608 65 155 21 9 4 47 16 54 23 0.255 0.317 0.339 0.656
Al Zarilla SLA 70 228 27 58 7 1 2 17 1 17 20 0.254 0.309 0.320 0.629
Ned Harris DET 114 354 43 90 14 3 6 32 6 47 29 0.254 0.343 0.362 0.705
Lennie Merullo CHN 129 453 37 115 18 3 1 25 7 26 42 0.254 0.297 0.313 0.611
Sid Gordon NY1 131 474 50 119 9 11 9 63 2 43 32 0.251 0.315 0.373 0.688
Dick Siebert PHA 146 558 50 140 26 7 1 72 6 33 21 0.251 0.295 0.328 0.623
Butch Nieman BSN 101 335 39 84 15 8 7 46 4 39 39 0.251 0.331 0.406 0.737
Chet Laabs SLA 151 580 83 145 27 7 17 85 5 73 105 0.250 0.338 0.409 0.747
Herb Souell KCM 54 208 31 52 7 2 0 14 7 16 0 0.250 0.307 0.303 0.610
Mickey Livingston PHI 84 265 25 66 9 2 3 18 1 19 18 0.249 0.304 0.332 0.636
Chuck Workman BSN 153 615 71 153 17 1 10 67 12 53 72 0.249 0.311 0.328 0.640
Joe Gordon NYA 152 543 82 135 28 5 17 69 4 98 75 0.249 0.365 0.413 0.778
Vince DiMaggio PIT 157 580 64 144 41 2 15 88 11 70 126 0.248 0.329 0.403 0.733
Jo-Jo White PHA 139 500 69 124 17 7 1 30 12 61 51 0.248 0.335 0.316 0.651
Dolph Camilli BRO 95 353 56 87 15 6 6 43 2 65 48 0.246 0.365 0.374 0.739
Clyde Kluttz BSN 66 207 13 51 7 0 0 20 0 15 9 0.246 0.297 0.280 0.577
George Metkovich BOS 78 321 34 79 14 4 5 27 1 19 38 0.246 0.294 0.361 0.656
Wally Moses CHA 150 599 82 147 22 12 3 48 56 55 47 0.245 0.310 0.337 0.647
Eddie Stanky CHN 142 510 92 125 15 1 0 47 4 92 42 0.245 0.363 0.278 0.641
Johnny Lindell NYA 122 441 53 108 17 12 4 51 2 51 55 0.245 0.329 0.365 0.694
Gee Walker CIN 114 429 48 105 23 2 3 54 6 12 38 0.245 0.270 0.329 0.599
Joe Hoover DET 144 575 78 140 15 8 4 38 6 36 101 0.243 0.289 0.318 0.607
George McQuinn SLA 125 449 53 109 19 2 12 74 4 56 65 0.243 0.327 0.374 0.701
Pete Coscarart PIT 133 491 57 119 19 6 0 48 4 46 48 0.242 0.307 0.305 0.613
Jim Tabor BOS 137 537 57 130 26 3 13 85 7 43 54 0.242 0.299 0.374 0.674
Johnny Welaj PHA 93 281 45 68 16 1 0 15 12 15 17 0.242 0.280 0.306 0.586
Jimmy Bloodworth DET 129 474 41 114 23 4 6 52 4 29 59 0.241 0.289 0.344 0.632
Mickey Rocco CLE 108 405 43 97 14 4 5 46 1 51 40 0.240 0.328 0.331 0.658
Rick Ferrell SLA 74 209 12 50 7 0 0 20 0 34 14 0.239 0.348 0.273 0.621
Hal Wagner PHA 111 289 22 69 17 1 1 26 3 36 17 0.239 0.327 0.315 0.642
Clyde McCullough CHN 87 266 20 63 5 2 2 23 6 24 33 0.237 0.302 0.293 0.596
Max Marshall CIN 132 508 55 120 11 8 4 39 8 34 52 0.236 0.287 0.313 0.600
Thurman Tucker CHA 139 528 81 124 15 6 3 39 29 79 72 0.235 0.336 0.303 0.639
Skeeter Webb CHA 58 213 15 50 5 2 0 22 5 6 19 0.235 0.256 0.277 0.533
Mel Ott NY1 125 380 65 89 12 2 18 47 7 95 48 0.234 0.391 0.418 0.810
Frankie Crosetti NYA 95 348 36 81 8 1 2 20 4 36 47 0.233 0.317 0.279 0.596
Harlond Clift SLA 105 379 43 88 11 3 3 25 5 54 37 0.232 0.329 0.301 0.630
Johnny Barrett PIT 130 290 41 67 12 3 1 32 5 32 23 0.231 0.316 0.303 0.619
Billy Jurges NY1 136 481 46 110 8 2 4 29 2 53 38 0.229 0.310 0.279 0.589
Johnny Lazor BOS 84 208 21 47 10 2 0 13 6 22 25 0.226 0.300 0.293 0.593
Johnny Hopp SLN 91 241 33 54 10 2 2 25 8 24 22 0.224 0.297 0.307 0.604
Eddie Miller CIN 154 576 49 129 26 4 2 71 8 33 43 0.224 0.271 0.293 0.564
Pete Suder PHA 131 475 30 105 14 5 3 41 1 14 40 0.221 0.243 0.291 0.534
Elmer Valo PHA 77 249 31 55 6 2 3 18 2 35 13 0.221 0.319 0.297 0.616
Paul Richards DET 100 313 32 69 7 1 5 33 1 38 35 0.220 0.307 0.297 0.604
Ray Mack CLE 153 545 56 120 25 2 7 62 8 47 61 0.220 0.285 0.312 0.596
Snuffy Stirnweiss NYA 83 274 34 60 8 4 1 25 11 47 37 0.219 0.333 0.288 0.622
Eddie Mayo PHA 128 471 49 103 10 1 0 28 2 34 32 0.219 0.278 0.244 0.523
Rusty Peters CLE 79 215 22 47 6 2 1 19 1 18 29 0.219 0.282 0.279 0.561
Joe Orengo NY1 83 266 28 58 8 2 6 29 1 36 46 0.218 0.311 0.331 0.642
Chet Ross BSN 94 285 27 62 12 2 7 32 1 26 67 0.218 0.285 0.347 0.633
Don Kolloway CHA 85 348 29 75 14 4 1 33 11 9 30 0.216 0.235 0.287 0.523
Whitey Wietelmann BSN 153 534 33 115 14 1 0 39 9 46 40 0.215 0.281 0.245 0.527
Mike Tresh CHA 86 279 20 60 3 0 0 20 2 37 20 0.215 0.307 0.226 0.533
Joe Kuhel CHA 153 531 55 113 21 1 5 46 14 76 45 0.213 0.319 0.284 0.604
Connie Ryan BSN 132 457 52 97 10 2 1 24 7 58 56 0.212 0.301 0.249 0.550
Glen Stewart PHI 110 336 23 71 10 1 2 24 1 32 41 0.211 0.284 0.265 0.549
John Sullivan WS1 134 456 49 95 12 2 1 55 6 57 59 0.208 0.298 0.250 0.548
Buster Maynard NY1 121 393 43 81 8 2 9 32 3 24 27 0.206 0.252 0.305 0.557
Eddie Lake BOS 75 216 26 43 10 0 3 16 3 47 35 0.199 0.345 0.287 0.632
Gus Mancuso NY1 94 252 11 50 5 0 2 20 0 28 16 0.198 0.284 0.242 0.526
Bob Swift PHA 77 224 16 43 5 1 1 11 0 35 16 0.192 0.301 0.237 0.538
Frankie Hayes SLA 88 250 16 47 7 0 5 30 1 37 36 0.188 0.295 0.276 0.571
Eddie Joost BSN 124 421 34 78 16 3 2 20 5 68 80 0.185 0.299 0.252 0.550
Al Glossop BRO 87 217 28 37 9 0 3 21 0 28 27 0.171 0.268 0.253 0.522
Showing 1-50 of 171 qualified batters

Pitching Leaders

Minimum 50 innings pitched required

Complete Statistics

1943 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Johnny Niggeling WS1 4 2 6 6 5 3 0 51.0 27 5 17 24 0.88 0.86
Al Brazle SLN 8 2 13 9 8 1 0 88.0 74 15 29 26 1.53 1.17
Spud Chandler NYA 20 4 30 30 20 5 0 253.0 197 46 54 134 1.64 0.99
Howie Pollet SLN 8 4 16 14 12 5 0 118.3 83 23 32 61 1.75 0.97
Max Lanier SLN 15 7 32 25 14 2 3 213.3 195 45 75 123 1.90 1.27
Mace Brown BOS 6 6 49 0 0 0 9 93.3 71 22 51 40 2.12 1.31
George Caster SLA 6 8 35 0 0 0 8 76.3 69 18 41 43 2.12 1.44
Harry Brecheen SLN 9 6 29 13 8 1 4 135.3 98 34 39 68 2.26 1.01
Tiny Bonham NYA 15 8 28 26 17 4 1 225.6 197 57 52 71 2.27 1.10
Mickey Haefner WS1 11 5 36 13 8 1 6 165.3 126 42 60 65 2.29 1.12
Mike Naymick CLE 4 4 29 4 0 0 2 62.6 32 16 47 41 2.30 1.26
Mort Cooper SLN 21 8 37 32 24 6 3 274.0 228 70 79 141 2.30 1.12
Joe Beggs CIN 7 6 39 4 4 2 6 115.3 121 30 25 28 2.34 1.27
Roosevelt Davis CC 5 2 9 6 6 1 2 61.3 45 16 10 37 2.35 0.90
Dick Barrett PHI 10 9 23 20 10 2 1 169.3 137 45 51 65 2.39 1.11
Tommy Bridges DET 12 7 25 22 11 3 0 191.6 159 51 61 124 2.39 1.15
Booker McDaniel KCM 9 2 14 5 5 1 1 78.0 63 21 23 63 2.42 1.10
Vern Kennedy CLE 10 7 28 17 8 1 0 146.6 130 40 59 63 2.45 1.29
Gordon Maltzberger CHA 7 4 37 0 0 0 14 98.6 86 27 24 48 2.46 1.11
Dizzy Trout DET 20 12 44 30 18 5 6 246.6 204 68 101 111 2.48 1.24
Whit Wyatt BRO 14 5 26 26 13 3 0 180.6 139 50 43 80 2.49 1.01
Milo Candini WS1 11 7 28 21 8 3 1 166.0 144 46 65 67 2.49 1.26
Johnny Murphy NYA 12 4 37 0 0 0 8 68.0 44 19 30 31 2.51 1.09
Johnny Wright HG 18 3 31 23 15 3 1 189.0 169 53 43 99 2.52 1.12
Charles Wensloff NYA 13 11 29 27 18 1 1 223.3 179 63 70 105 2.54 1.11
Rip Sewell PIT 21 9 35 31 25 2 3 265.3 267 75 75 65 2.54 1.29
Al Smith CLE 17 7 29 27 14 3 1 208.3 186 59 72 72 2.55 1.24
Ray Prim CHN 4 3 29 5 0 0 1 60.0 67 17 14 27 2.55 1.35
Hilton Smith KCM 3 2 10 6 3 1 0 60.0 49 17 10 29 2.55 0.98
Ed Hanyzewski CHN 8 7 33 16 3 0 0 130.0 120 37 45 55 2.56 1.27
Nate Andrews BSN 14 20 36 34 23 3 0 283.6 253 81 75 80 2.57 1.16
Hiram Bithorn CHN 18 12 39 30 19 7 2 249.6 227 72 65 86 2.60 1.17
Max Butcher PIT 10 8 33 21 10 2 1 193.6 191 56 57 45 2.60 1.28
Elmer Riddle CIN 21 11 36 33 19 5 3 260.3 235 76 107 69 2.63 1.31
Tex Hughson BOS 12 15 35 32 20 4 2 266.0 242 78 73 114 2.64 1.18
Alfred Saylor BBB 3 2 10 5 5 0 0 61.0 63 18 15 31 2.66 1.28
Jim Tobin BSN 14 14 33 30 24 1 0 250.0 241 74 69 52 2.66 1.24
Leroy Sutton CAG 5 2 10 6 5 1 0 67.0 63 20 15 18 2.69 1.16
Bob Klinger PIT 11 8 33 25 14 3 0 195.0 185 59 58 65 2.72 1.25
Orval Grove CHA 15 9 32 25 18 3 2 216.3 192 66 72 76 2.75 1.22
Joe Heving CLE 1 1 30 1 0 0 9 72.0 58 22 34 34 2.75 1.28
Theolic Smith CBE 5 5 12 11 9 2 0 98.0 90 30 24 43 2.76 1.16
Denny Galehouse SLA 11 11 31 28 14 2 1 224.0 217 69 74 114 2.77 1.30
Nels Potter SLA 10 5 33 13 8 0 1 168.3 146 52 54 80 2.78 1.19
Bill Dietrich CHA 12 10 26 26 12 2 0 186.6 180 58 53 52 2.80 1.25
Bob Muncrief SLA 13 12 35 27 12 3 1 205.0 211 64 48 80 2.81 1.26
Hank Borowy NYA 14 9 29 27 14 3 0 217.3 195 68 72 113 2.82 1.23
Ace Adams NY1 11 7 70 3 1 0 9 140.3 121 44 55 46 2.82 1.25
Ray Scarborough WS1 4 4 24 6 2 0 3 86.0 93 27 46 43 2.83 1.62
Harry Gumbert SLN 10 5 21 19 7 3 0 133.0 115 42 32 40 2.84 1.11
Virgil Trucks DET 16 10 33 25 10 2 2 202.6 170 64 52 118 2.84 1.10
Dave Barnhill NYC 10 4 17 15 11 4 0 125.6 101 40 38 88 2.86 1.11
Johnny Vander Meer CIN 15 16 36 36 21 3 0 289.0 228 92 162 174 2.87 1.35
Verdell Mathis MRS 4 2 10 6 5 1 0 62.6 68 20 14 28 2.87 1.31
Oscar Judd BOS 11 6 23 20 8 1 0 155.3 131 50 69 53 2.90 1.29
Howie Krist SLN 11 5 34 17 9 2 3 164.3 141 53 62 57 2.90 1.24
Claude Passeau CHN 15 12 35 31 18 1 1 257.0 245 83 66 93 2.91 1.21
Early Wynn WS1 18 12 37 33 12 3 0 256.6 232 83 83 89 2.91 1.23
Satchel Paige KCM 8 8 26 22 3 0 1 114.3 105 37 30 91 2.91 1.18
Schoolboy Rowe PHI 14 8 27 25 11 3 1 199.0 196 65 29 52 2.94 1.13
Hank Wyse CHN 9 7 38 15 8 2 5 156.0 159 51 34 45 2.94 1.24
Joe Haynes CHA 7 2 35 2 1 0 3 109.3 114 36 32 37 2.96 1.34
Wally Hebert PIT 10 11 34 23 12 1 0 184.0 197 61 45 41 2.98 1.32
Xavier Rescigno PIT 6 9 37 14 5 1 2 132.6 125 44 45 41 2.98 1.28
Allie Reynolds CLE 11 12 34 21 11 3 3 198.6 140 66 109 151 2.99 1.25
Bill Byrd BEG 10 5 17 13 12 2 0 129.0 132 43 37 91 3.00 1.31
Jake Wade CHA 3 7 21 9 3 1 0 83.6 66 28 54 41 3.01 1.43
Bobo Newsom BRO 9 4 22 12 6 1 1 125.0 113 42 57 75 3.02 1.36
Hal Newhouser DET 8 17 37 25 10 1 1 195.6 163 66 111 144 3.04 1.40
Porter Moss MRS 4 4 13 7 4 1 0 68.0 66 23 19 28 3.04 1.25
Mel Harder CLE 8 7 19 18 6 1 0 135.3 126 46 61 40 3.06 1.38
Clyde Shoun CIN 14 5 45 5 2 0 7 147.0 131 50 46 61 3.06 1.20
Jim Bagby CLE 17 14 36 33 16 3 1 273.0 248 94 80 70 3.10 1.20
Jesse Flores PHA 12 14 31 27 13 0 0 231.3 208 80 70 113 3.11 1.20
Joe Dobson BOS 7 11 25 20 9 3 0 164.3 144 57 57 63 3.12 1.22
Bill Brandt PIT 4 1 29 3 0 0 0 57.3 57 20 19 17 3.14 1.33
Jack Kraus PHI 9 15 34 25 10 1 2 199.6 197 70 78 48 3.16 1.38
Lon Warneke CHN 4 5 21 10 4 0 0 88.3 82 31 18 30 3.16 1.13
Johnny Niggeling SLA 6 8 20 20 7 0 0 150.3 122 53 57 73 3.17 1.19
Red Barrett BSN 12 18 38 31 14 3 0 255.0 240 90 63 64 3.18 1.19
Stubby Overmire DET 7 6 29 18 8 3 1 147.0 135 52 38 48 3.18 1.18
Cliff Melton NY1 9 13 34 28 6 2 0 186.3 184 66 69 55 3.19 1.36
Buck Ross CHA 11 7 21 21 7 1 0 149.3 140 53 56 41 3.19 1.31
Al Javery BSN 17 16 41 35 19 5 0 303.0 288 108 99 134 3.21 1.28
Steve Sundra SLA 15 11 32 29 13 3 0 208.0 212 75 66 44 3.25 1.34
Mike Ryba BOS 7 5 40 8 4 1 2 143.6 142 52 57 50 3.26 1.39
Si Johnson PHI 8 3 21 14 9 1 2 113.0 110 41 25 46 3.27 1.19
Manny Salvo BSN 5 6 20 13 5 1 0 93.6 94 34 25 25 3.27 1.27
Dutch Leonard WS1 11 13 31 30 15 2 1 219.6 218 80 46 51 3.28 1.20
Gentry Jessup CAG 6 6 14 10 8 0 1 93.3 95 34 26 47 3.28 1.30
Johnny Humphries CHA 11 11 28 27 8 2 0 188.3 198 69 54 51 3.30 1.34
Jack Salveson CLE 5 3 23 11 4 3 3 86.0 87 32 26 24 3.35 1.31
Johnny Gorsica DET 4 5 35 4 1 0 5 96.3 88 36 40 45 3.36 1.33
Hal White DET 7 12 32 24 7 2 2 177.6 150 67 71 58 3.39 1.24
Gready McKinnis BBB 4 6 14 9 6 0 0 82.0 72 31 25 43 3.40 1.18
Russ Christopher PHA 5 8 24 15 5 0 2 133.0 120 51 58 56 3.45 1.34
Ed Heusser CIN 4 3 26 10 2 1 0 91.0 97 35 23 28 3.46 1.32
Yank Terry BOS 7 9 30 22 7 0 1 163.6 147 64 63 63 3.52 1.28
Roger Wolff PHA 10 15 41 26 13 2 6 221.0 232 87 72 91 3.54 1.38
Bucky Walters CIN 15 15 34 34 21 5 0 246.3 244 97 109 80 3.54 1.43
Bill Lee CHN 3 7 13 12 4 0 0 78.3 83 31 27 18 3.56 1.40
Paul Derringer CHN 10 14 32 22 10 2 3 174.0 184 69 39 75 3.57 1.28
John Huber BBB 4 3 9 5 4 1 0 50.3 47 20 16 33 3.58 1.25
Murry Dickson SLN 8 2 31 7 2 0 0 115.6 119 46 49 44 3.58 1.45
Al Gerheauser PHI 10 19 38 31 11 2 0 215.0 222 86 70 92 3.60 1.36
Edsall Walker HG 9 4 21 12 9 0 2 111.6 91 45 52 50 3.63 1.28
Ray Starr CIN 11 10 36 33 9 2 1 217.3 201 88 91 42 3.64 1.34
Ed Head BRO 9 10 47 18 7 3 6 169.6 166 69 66 83 3.66 1.37
Alvin Gipson BBB 2 7 12 10 7 0 0 73.6 70 30 18 62 3.67 1.19
Alex Carrasquel WS1 11 7 39 13 4 1 5 144.3 160 59 54 48 3.68 1.48
Eddie Smith CHA 11 11 25 25 14 2 0 187.6 197 77 76 66 3.69 1.45
Kirby Higbe BRO 13 10 35 27 8 1 0 185.0 189 76 95 108 3.70 1.54
Marius Russo NYA 5 10 24 14 5 1 1 101.6 89 42 45 42 3.72 1.32
Spoon Carter HG 14 2 21 12 8 1 0 119.3 127 50 36 45 3.77 1.37
Ernie White SLN 5 5 14 10 5 1 0 78.6 78 33 33 28 3.78 1.41
Curt Davis BRO 10 13 31 21 8 2 3 164.3 182 69 39 47 3.78 1.34
Roy Henshaw DET 0 2 26 3 0 0 2 71.3 75 30 33 33 3.79 1.51
Bill Anderson NYC 7 2 12 9 7 1 0 83.0 81 35 34 26 3.80 1.39
Leniel Hooker NE 6 4 15 6 3 1 0 75.6 79 32 28 40 3.81 1.41
Les Webber BRO 2 2 54 0 0 0 10 115.6 112 49 69 24 3.81 1.56
Bill Zuber NYA 8 4 20 13 7 0 1 118.0 100 51 74 57 3.89 1.47
Lou Lucier BOS 3 4 16 9 3 0 0 74.0 94 32 33 23 3.89 1.72
Van Mungo NY1 3 7 45 13 2 2 2 154.3 140 67 79 83 3.91 1.42
Willie Cornelius CAG 4 4 10 10 6 0 0 62.0 65 27 22 11 3.92 1.40
Rube Melton BRO 5 8 30 17 4 2 0 119.3 106 52 79 63 3.92 1.55
Red Munger SLN 9 5 32 9 5 0 2 93.3 101 41 42 45 3.95 1.53
Hank Gornicki PIT 9 13 42 19 4 1 4 147.0 165 65 47 63 3.98 1.44
Ewald Pyle WS1 4 8 18 11 2 1 1 72.6 70 33 45 25 4.09 1.58
Ray Brown HG 6 1 15 9 6 2 1 77.0 78 35 26 30 4.09 1.35
Ken Chase NY1 4 12 21 20 4 1 0 129.3 140 59 74 86 4.11 1.65
Newt Kimball PHI 1 6 34 6 2 0 2 89.6 85 41 42 33 4.12 1.42
Thornton Lee CHA 5 9 19 19 7 1 0 127.0 129 59 50 35 4.18 1.41
Don Black PHA 6 16 33 26 12 1 1 208.0 193 97 110 65 4.20 1.46
Lum Harris PHA 7 21 32 27 15 1 1 216.3 241 101 63 55 4.20 1.41
Al Hollingsworth SLA 6 13 35 20 9 1 3 154.0 169 72 51 63 4.21 1.43
Bill Swift CHA 0 2 18 1 0 0 0 51.3 48 24 27 28 4.21 1.46
Orie Arntzen PHA 4 13 32 20 9 0 0 164.3 172 77 69 66 4.22 1.47
Johnny Podgajny PHI 4 4 13 5 3 0 0 64.0 77 30 16 13 4.22 1.45
Johnnie Wittig NY1 5 15 40 22 4 1 4 164.0 172 77 76 56 4.23 1.51
Leon Day NE 4 2 10 6 2 0 0 52.6 50 25 20 39 4.27 1.33
Johnny Gee PIT 4 4 15 10 2 0 0 82.0 89 39 27 18 4.28 1.41
Charlie Fuchs PHI 2 7 17 9 4 1 1 77.6 76 37 34 12 4.29 1.42
Harry Feldman NY1 4 5 31 10 1 0 0 104.6 114 50 58 49 4.30 1.64
Willie Jefferson CBE 3 6 9 8 7 0 0 65.3 80 32 18 35 4.41 1.50
Dick Newsome BOS 8 13 25 22 8 2 0 154.3 166 77 68 40 4.49 1.52
Chubby Dean CLE 5 5 17 9 3 0 0 76.0 83 38 34 29 4.50 1.54
Jack Matchett KCM 4 6 17 10 5 1 0 92.0 109 46 34 39 4.50 1.55
Emmett O'Neill BOS 1 4 11 5 1 0 0 57.6 56 29 46 20 4.53 1.77
Neck Stanley NBY 2 5 9 8 4 0 0 55.6 58 28 17 32 4.53 1.35
Barney Brown PS 5 8 17 15 11 0 0 128.3 146 65 54 50 4.56 1.56
Bill Harvey BEG 2 11 14 13 10 1 0 94.6 112 48 29 34 4.56 1.49
Bill Lee PHI 1 5 13 7 2 0 3 60.6 70 31 21 17 4.60 1.50
Atley Donald NYA 6 4 22 15 2 0 0 119.3 134 61 38 57 4.60 1.44
Rube Fischer NY1 5 10 22 17 4 0 1 130.6 140 67 59 47 4.61 1.52
Jim Mertz WS1 5 7 33 10 2 0 3 116.6 109 60 58 53 4.63 1.43
Bill Sayles NY1 1 3 18 3 1 0 0 53.0 60 28 23 38 4.75 1.57
Eugene Bremer CBE 4 3 10 8 7 1 0 62.3 76 34 10 20 4.91 1.38
Carl Hubbell NY1 4 4 12 11 3 0 0 66.0 87 36 24 31 4.91 1.68
Pinky Woods BOS 5 6 23 12 2 0 1 100.6 109 55 55 32 4.92 1.63
Ches Buchanan PS 6 4 13 9 5 0 0 77.3 92 43 26 20 5.00 1.53
Carrenza Howard NYC 2 4 11 6 2 0 1 54.3 56 31 31 29 5.13 1.60
Bill Lohrman NY1 5 6 17 12 3 0 1 80.3 110 46 25 16 5.15 1.68
Tom Glover BEG 3 5 19 11 3 0 1 85.3 109 49 31 61 5.17 1.64
Dave Odom BSN 0 3 22 3 1 0 2 54.6 54 32 30 17 5.27 1.54
Jimmy Hill NE 3 5 13 8 4 0 0 59.0 61 35 47 37 5.34 1.83
Bob Griffith NBY 0 4 11 4 2 0 0 58.3 68 36 21 18 5.55 1.53
Willie Hutchinson MRS 4 7 14 11 6 0 0 72.6 95 48 17 44 5.94 1.54
Max Macon BRO 7 5 25 9 0 0 0 77.0 91 51 32 21 5.96 1.60
Dick Conger PHI 2 7 13 10 2 0 0 54.6 72 37 24 18 6.09 1.76
Percy Forrest NBY 1 7 11 8 5 0 0 58.3 67 42 27 18 6.48 1.61
Bob Evans PS 0 3 12 4 1 0 0 51.0 66 39 30 25 6.88 1.88
Bobo Newsom SLA 1 6 10 9 0 0 0 52.3 69 43 35 37 7.39 1.99
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1943 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1943?
Rudy York led with 34 home runs in 1943.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1943?
Bill Nicholson led with 128 RBI in 1943.
Who led MLB in hits in 1943?
Stan Musial led with 220 hits in 1943.
Who led MLB in wins in 1943?
Mort Cooper led with 21 wins in 1943.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1943?
Johnny Vander Meer led with 174 strikeouts in 1943.
Who had the lowest ERA in 1943?
Johnny Niggeling at 0.88, among pitchers with at least 50 innings.