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 average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 474 plate appearances at 153 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (153 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 — 474 plate appearances at 153 team games. 89 of the 184 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

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 PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Stan Musial SLN 157 701 617 108 220 48 20 13 81 9 72 18 .357 .425 .562 .988
Billy Herman BRO 153 663 585 76 193 41 2 2 100 4 66 26 .330 .398 .417 .815
Luke Appling CHA 155 677 585 63 192 33 2 3 80 27 90 29 .328 .419 .407 .825
Walker Cooper SLN 122 476 449 52 143 30 4 9 81 1 19 19 .318 .349 .463 .812
Dick Wakefield DET 155 697 633 91 200 38 8 7 79 4 62 60 .316 .377 .434 .811
Bob Elliott PIT 156 643 581 82 183 30 12 7 101 4 56 24 .315 .376 .444 .820
Mickey Witek NY1 153 672 622 68 195 17 0 6 55 1 41 23 .314 .356 .370 .726
Bill Nicholson CHN 154 684 608 95 188 30 9 29 128 4 71 86 .309 .386 .531 .917
Arky Vaughan BRO 149 685 610 112 186 39 6 5 66 20 60 13 .305 .370 .413 .783
Frank McCormick CIN 126 506 472 56 143 28 0 8 56 2 29 15 .303 .345 .413 .758
Dixie Walker BRO 138 596 540 83 163 32 6 5 71 3 49 24 .302 .363 .411 .774
Doc Cramer DET 140 651 606 79 182 18 4 1 43 4 31 13 .300 .335 .348 .684
Harry Walker SLN 148 640 564 76 166 28 6 2 53 5 40 24 .294 .341 .376 .717
George Case WS1 141 660 613 102 180 36 5 1 52 61 41 27 .294 .341 .374 .715
Peanuts Lowrey CHN 130 526 480 59 140 25 12 1 63 13 35 24 .292 .340 .400 .740
Guy Curtright CHA 138 572 488 67 142 20 7 3 48 13 69 60 .291 .382 .379 .761
Phil Cavarretta CHN 143 620 530 93 154 27 9 8 73 3 75 42 .291 .382 .421 .802
Vern Stephens SLA 137 571 512 75 148 27 3 22 91 3 54 73 .289 .357 .482 .839
Roy Cullenbine CLE 138 598 488 66 141 24 4 8 56 3 96 58 .289 .407 .404 .811
Stan Hack CHN 144 630 533 78 154 24 4 3 35 5 82 27 .289 .384 .366 .750
Pete Fox BOS 127 543 489 54 141 24 4 2 44 22 34 40 .288 .337 .366 .703
Eric Tipton CIN 140 585 493 82 142 26 7 9 49 1 85 36 .288 .395 .424 .819
Babe Dahlgren PHI 136 565 508 55 146 19 2 5 56 2 50 39 .287 .354 .362 .716
Whitey Kurowski SLN 139 565 522 69 150 24 8 13 70 3 31 54 .287 .330 .439 .768
Lou Klein SLN 154 694 627 91 180 28 14 7 62 9 50 70 .287 .342 .410 .752
Augie Galan BRO 139 604 495 83 142 26 3 9 67 6 103 39 .287 .412 .406 .818
Lou Boudreau CLE 152 649 539 69 154 32 7 3 67 4 90 31 .286 .388 .388 .776
Elbie Fletcher PIT 154 647 544 91 154 24 5 9 70 1 95 49 .283 .395 .395 .791
Merrill May PHI 137 481 415 31 117 19 2 1 48 2 56 21 .282 .369 .345 .713
Billy Johnson NYA 155 655 592 70 166 24 6 5 94 3 53 30 .280 .344 .367 .710
Ray Sanders SLN 144 571 478 69 134 21 5 11 73 1 77 33 .280 .381 .414 .796
Milt Byrnes SLA 129 492 429 58 120 28 7 4 50 1 53 49 .280 .362 .406 .767
Ron Northey PHI 147 644 586 72 163 31 5 16 68 2 51 52 .278 .339 .430 .769
Joe Medwick 2 teams 126 520 497 54 138 30 3 5 70 1 19 22 .278 .306 .380 .686
Pinky Higgins DET 138 592 523 62 145 20 1 10 84 2 57 31 .277 .349 .377 .726
Oris Hockett CLE 141 657 601 70 166 33 4 2 51 13 45 45 .276 .331 .354 .685
Jeff Heath CLE 118 488 424 58 116 22 6 18 79 5 63 58 .274 .369 .481 .850
Johnny Rucker NY1 132 537 505 56 138 19 4 2 46 4 22 44 .273 .304 .339 .642
Don Gutteridge SLA 132 592 538 77 147 35 6 1 36 10 50 46 .273 .335 .366 .701
Danny Murtaugh PHI 113 520 451 65 123 17 4 1 35 4 57 23 .273 .357 .335 .692
Steve Mesner CIN 137 548 504 53 137 26 1 0 52 6 26 20 .272 .309 .327 .636
Charlie Keller NYA 141 620 512 97 139 15 11 31 86 7 106 60 .271 .396 .525 .922
Rudy York DET 155 661 571 90 155 22 11 34 118 5 84 88 .271 .366 .527 .893
Jerry Priddy WS1 149 635 560 68 152 31 3 4 62 5 67 76 .271 .350 .359 .709
Nick Etten NYA 154 665 583 78 158 35 5 14 107 3 76 31 .271 .355 .420 .775
Tommy Holmes BSN 152 697 629 75 170 33 10 5 41 7 58 20 .270 .334 .378 .712
Bobby Doerr BOS 155 676 604 78 163 32 3 16 75 8 62 59 .270 .339 .412 .751
Mickey Vernon WS1 145 638 553 89 148 29 8 7 70 24 67 55 .268 .357 .387 .744
Stan Spence WS1 149 663 570 72 152 23 10 12 88 8 84 39 .267 .366 .405 .771
Skeeter Newsome BOS 114 480 449 48 119 21 2 1 22 5 21 21 .265 .301 .327 .628
Bob Johnson WS1 117 505 438 65 116 22 8 7 63 11 64 50 .265 .362 .400 .762
Lonny Frey CIN 144 667 586 78 154 20 8 2 43 7 76 56 .263 .347 .334 .682
Jimmy Wasdell 2 teams 145 578 524 54 137 19 6 4 68 6 48 22 .261 .326 .344 .669
Ray Mueller CIN 141 496 427 50 111 19 4 8 52 1 56 42 .260 .347 .379 .726
Jim Russell PIT 146 614 533 79 138 19 11 4 44 12 77 67 .259 .354 .358 .712
Jake Early WS1 126 484 423 37 109 23 3 5 60 5 53 43 .258 .346 .362 .708
Irv Hall PHA 151 582 544 37 139 15 4 0 54 10 22 42 .256 .292 .298 .590
Tony Lupien BOS 154 672 608 65 155 21 9 4 47 16 54 23 .255 .317 .339 .656
Lennie Merullo CHN 129 487 453 37 115 18 3 1 25 7 26 42 .254 .297 .313 .611
Buster Adams 2 teams 119 484 429 49 108 15 7 4 39 2 43 71 .252 .320 .347 .667
Sid Gordon NY1 131 528 474 50 119 9 11 9 63 2 43 32 .251 .315 .373 .688
Dick Siebert PHA 146 594 558 50 140 26 7 1 72 6 33 21 .251 .295 .328 .623
Chet Laabs SLA 151 665 580 83 145 27 7 17 85 5 73 105 .250 .338 .409 .747
Chuck Workman BSN 153 679 615 71 153 17 1 10 67 12 53 72 .249 .311 .328 .640
Joe Gordon NYA 152 650 543 82 135 28 5 17 69 4 98 75 .249 .365 .413 .778
Vince DiMaggio PIT 157 651 580 64 144 41 2 15 88 11 70 126 .248 .329 .403 .733
Jo-Jo White PHA 139 577 500 69 124 17 7 1 30 12 61 51 .248 .335 .316 .651
Wally Moses CHA 150 656 599 82 147 22 12 3 48 56 55 47 .245 .310 .337 .647
Eddie Stanky CHN 142 616 510 92 125 15 1 0 47 4 92 42 .245 .363 .278 .641
Johnny Lindell NYA 122 500 441 53 108 17 12 4 51 2 51 55 .245 .329 .365 .694
Joe Hoover DET 144 640 575 78 140 15 8 4 38 6 36 101 .243 .289 .318 .607
George McQuinn SLA 125 516 449 53 109 19 2 12 74 4 56 65 .243 .327 .374 .701
Pete Coscarart PIT 133 546 491 57 119 19 6 0 48 4 46 48 .242 .307 .305 .613
Jim Tabor BOS 137 586 537 57 130 26 3 13 85 7 43 54 .242 .299 .374 .674
Jimmy Bloodworth DET 129 519 474 41 114 23 4 6 52 4 29 59 .241 .289 .344 .632
Harlond Clift 2 teams 113 477 409 47 97 11 3 3 29 5 59 40 .237 .336 .301 .637
Max Marshall CIN 132 555 508 55 120 11 8 4 39 8 34 52 .236 .287 .313 .600
Thurman Tucker CHA 139 616 528 81 124 15 6 3 39 29 79 72 .235 .336 .303 .639
Mel Ott NY1 125 482 380 65 89 12 2 18 47 7 95 48 .234 .391 .418 .810
Billy Jurges NY1 136 544 481 46 110 8 2 4 29 2 53 38 .229 .310 .279 .589
Eddie Miller CIN 154 632 576 49 129 26 4 2 71 8 33 43 .224 .271 .293 .564
Pete Suder PHA 131 496 475 30 105 14 5 3 41 1 14 40 .221 .243 .291 .534
Ray Mack CLE 153 608 545 56 120 25 2 7 62 8 47 61 .220 .285 .312 .596
Eddie Mayo PHA 128 533 471 49 103 10 1 0 28 2 34 32 .219 .278 .244 .523
Whitey Wietelmann BSN 153 591 534 33 115 14 1 0 39 9 46 40 .215 .281 .245 .527
Joe Kuhel CHA 153 617 531 55 113 21 1 5 46 14 76 45 .213 .319 .284 .604
Connie Ryan BSN 132 531 457 52 97 10 2 1 24 7 58 56 .212 .301 .249 .550
John Sullivan WS1 134 525 456 49 95 12 2 1 55 6 57 59 .208 .298 .250 .548
Eddie Joost BSN 124 496 421 34 78 16 3 2 20 5 68 80 .185 .299 .252 .550
Josh Gibson UNQ HG 70 305 249 93 116 23 9 20 112 4 55 1 .466 .564 .871 1.435
Jerry Benjamin UNQ HG 71 331 294 83 110 17 4 2 38 12 25 0 .374 .425 .480 .905
Bill Dickey UNQ NYA 85 284 242 29 85 18 2 4 33 2 41 12 .351 .445 .492 .937
Cool Papa Bell UNQ HG 65 307 263 63 92 12 5 0 29 12 39 1 .350 .434 .433 .867
Howard Easterling UNQ HG 64 273 250 47 87 11 10 1 52 8 19 0 .348 .394 .484 .878
Gene Benson UNQ PS 46 206 190 27 64 7 5 0 38 2 14 1 .337 .382 .426 .809
Willard Brown UNQ KCM 54 221 204 33 68 13 2 7 33 4 16 0 .333 .382 .520 .901
Buck Leonard UNQ HG 68 310 255 71 84 18 8 4 61 2 49 1 .329 .443 .510 .953
Ival Goodman UNQ CHN 80 252 225 31 72 10 5 3 45 4 24 20 .320 .390 .449 .839
Jim West UNQ PS 49 216 184 37 58 5 7 2 44 2 29 1 .315 .417 .451 .868
Ralph Hodgin UNQ CHA 117 435 407 52 128 22 8 1 50 3 20 24 .314 .356 .415 .771
Paul Waner UNQ BRO 82 267 225 29 70 16 0 1 26 0 35 9 .311 .406 .396 .802
Tommy O'Brien UNQ PIT 89 252 232 35 72 12 7 2 26 0 15 24 .310 .352 .448 .801
Ernie Lombardi UNQ NY1 104 315 295 19 90 7 0 10 51 1 16 11 .305 .347 .431 .778
Jud Wilson UNQ HG 64 252 217 30 66 12 6 0 57 0 32 0 .304 .394 .415 .808
Johnny McCarthy UNQ BSN 78 327 313 32 95 24 6 2 33 1 10 19 .304 .327 .438 .765
Luis Olmo UNQ BRO 57 247 238 39 72 6 4 4 37 3 8 20 .303 .325 .412 .737
Frenchy Bordagaray UNQ BRO 89 302 268 47 81 18 2 0 19 6 30 15 .302 .379 .384 .763
Bonnie Serrell UNQ KCM 54 215 200 31 59 16 5 1 25 3 12 0 .295 .338 .440 .778
Frankie Gustine UNQ PIT 112 454 414 40 120 21 3 0 43 12 32 36 .290 .341 .355 .696
Goose Curry UNQ 2 teams 48 211 166 48 48 7 4 2 23 5 43 1 .289 .435 .416 .851
Maurice Van Robays UNQ PIT 69 261 236 32 68 17 7 1 35 0 18 19 .288 .344 .432 .776
Henry Spearman UNQ PS 48 213 190 35 54 13 5 0 30 2 20 1 .284 .352 .405 .758
Buddy Rosar UNQ CLE 115 419 382 53 108 17 1 1 41 0 33 12 .283 .340 .340 .680
Roy Partee UNQ BOS 96 345 299 30 84 14 2 0 31 0 39 33 .281 .368 .341 .709
Ken O'Dea UNQ SLN 71 227 203 15 57 11 2 3 25 0 19 25 .281 .345 .399 .744
Marty Marion UNQ SLN 129 463 418 38 117 15 3 1 52 1 32 37 .280 .334 .337 .671
Lou Novikoff UNQ CHN 78 254 233 22 65 7 3 0 28 0 18 15 .279 .333 .335 .668
Ken Sears UNQ NYA 60 201 187 22 52 7 0 2 22 1 11 18 .278 .328 .348 .676
Hank Edwards UNQ CLE 92 329 297 38 82 18 6 3 28 4 30 34 .276 .343 .407 .750
Estel Crabtree UNQ CIN 95 285 254 25 70 12 0 2 26 1 25 17 .276 .345 .346 .692
Phil Masi UNQ BSN 80 268 238 27 65 9 1 2 28 7 27 20 .273 .347 .345 .692
Leon Culberson UNQ BOS 80 346 312 36 85 16 6 3 34 13 30 35 .272 .336 .391 .727
Danny Litwhiler UNQ 2 teams 116 433 397 63 108 20 3 12 48 2 30 45 .272 .326 .428 .755
Henry Kimbro UNQ BEG 46 207 184 33 50 7 5 0 12 7 23 0 .272 .353 .364 .717
Mark Christman UNQ SLA 98 364 336 31 91 11 5 2 35 0 19 19 .271 .318 .351 .669
Dick Bartell UNQ NY1 99 396 337 48 91 14 0 5 28 5 47 27 .270 .371 .356 .727
Kerby Farrell UNQ BSN 85 303 280 11 75 14 1 0 21 1 16 15 .268 .307 .325 .632
Gene Moore UNQ WS1 92 278 254 41 68 14 3 2 39 0 19 29 .268 .321 .370 .691
Don Ross UNQ DET 89 270 247 19 66 13 0 0 18 2 20 3 .267 .325 .320 .644
Roy Weatherly UNQ NYA 77 307 280 37 74 8 3 7 28 4 18 9 .264 .311 .389 .700
Bobby Bragan UNQ BRO 74 242 220 17 58 7 2 2 24 0 15 16 .264 .311 .341 .652
Al Lopez UNQ PIT 118 428 372 40 98 9 4 1 39 2 44 25 .263 .341 .317 .659
Bert Haas UNQ CIN 101 356 332 39 87 17 6 4 44 6 22 26 .262 .308 .386 .693
Bud Metheny UNQ NYA 103 408 360 51 94 18 2 9 36 2 39 34 .261 .333 .397 .731
Sam Bankhead UNQ HG 72 307 265 53 69 5 2 1 42 17 32 0 .260 .347 .306 .652
Mickey Owen UNQ BRO 106 395 365 31 95 11 2 0 54 4 25 15 .260 .309 .301 .611
Ellis Clary UNQ 2 teams 96 384 323 51 84 21 1 0 24 9 55 37 .260 .371 .331 .702
Ken Keltner UNQ CLE 110 469 427 47 111 31 3 4 39 2 36 20 .260 .317 .375 .692
Tuck Stainback UNQ NYA 71 243 231 31 60 11 2 0 10 3 7 16 .260 .285 .325 .609
Coaker Triplett UNQ 2 teams 114 415 385 46 100 16 4 15 56 2 29 34 .260 .312 .439 .751
Bobby Estalella UNQ PHA 117 424 367 43 95 14 4 11 63 1 52 44 .259 .352 .409 .761
Debs Garms UNQ SLN 90 268 249 26 64 10 2 0 22 1 13 8 .257 .299 .313 .612
Mike Chartak UNQ SLA 108 387 344 38 88 16 2 10 37 1 39 55 .256 .333 .401 .734
Al Zarilla UNQ SLA 70 251 228 27 58 7 1 2 17 1 17 20 .254 .309 .320 .629
Ned Harris UNQ DET 114 411 354 43 90 14 3 6 32 6 47 29 .254 .343 .362 .705
Mickey Livingston UNQ 2 teams 120 411 376 36 95 14 3 7 34 2 31 26 .253 .313 .362 .675
Frank Russell UNQ BEG 50 205 183 24 46 4 3 0 17 6 18 0 .251 .322 .306 .628
Butch Nieman UNQ BSN 101 375 335 39 84 15 8 7 46 4 39 39 .251 .331 .406 .737
Herb Souell UNQ KCM 54 229 208 31 52 7 2 0 14 7 16 0 .250 .307 .303 .610
Jimmy Grant UNQ 2 teams 73 243 219 26 54 11 2 4 23 4 22 41 .247 .315 .370 .685
Dolph Camilli UNQ BRO 95 420 353 56 87 15 6 6 43 2 65 48 .246 .365 .374 .739
Clyde Kluttz UNQ BSN 66 227 207 13 51 7 0 0 20 0 15 9 .246 .297 .280 .577
George Metkovich UNQ BOS 78 352 321 34 79 14 4 5 27 1 19 38 .246 .294 .361 .656
Dee Moore UNQ 2 teams 74 221 192 21 47 7 1 1 20 1 26 16 .245 .335 .307 .642
Gee Walker UNQ CIN 114 445 429 48 105 23 2 3 54 6 12 38 .245 .270 .329 .599
Johnny Welaj UNQ PHA 93 299 281 45 68 16 1 0 15 12 15 17 .242 .280 .306 .586
Mickey Rocco UNQ CLE 108 469 405 43 97 14 4 5 46 1 51 40 .240 .328 .331 .658
Rick Ferrell UNQ SLA 74 246 209 12 50 7 0 0 20 0 34 14 .239 .348 .273 .621
Hal Wagner UNQ PHA 111 330 289 22 69 17 1 1 26 3 36 17 .239 .327 .315 .642
Clyde McCullough UNQ CHN 87 294 266 20 63 5 2 2 23 6 24 33 .237 .302 .293 .596
Skeeter Webb UNQ CHA 58 223 213 15 50 5 2 0 22 5 6 19 .235 .256 .277 .533
Frankie Crosetti UNQ NYA 95 395 348 36 81 8 1 2 20 4 36 47 .233 .317 .279 .596
Johnny Barrett UNQ PIT 130 329 290 41 67 12 3 1 32 5 32 23 .231 .316 .303 .619
Johnny Lazor UNQ BOS 84 233 208 21 47 10 2 0 13 6 22 25 .226 .300 .293 .593
Johnny Hopp UNQ SLN 91 272 241 33 54 10 2 2 25 8 24 22 .224 .297 .307 .604
Dom Dallessandro UNQ CHN 87 218 176 13 39 8 3 1 31 1 40 14 .222 .369 .318 .687
Elmer Valo UNQ PHA 77 287 249 31 55 6 2 3 18 2 35 13 .221 .319 .297 .616
Paul Richards UNQ DET 100 355 313 32 69 7 1 5 33 1 38 35 .220 .307 .297 .604
Snuffy Stirnweiss UNQ NYA 83 325 274 34 60 8 4 1 25 11 47 37 .219 .333 .288 .622
Rusty Peters UNQ CLE 79 241 215 22 47 6 2 1 19 1 18 29 .219 .282 .279 .561
Chet Ross UNQ BSN 94 313 285 27 62 12 2 7 32 1 26 67 .218 .285 .347 .633
Joe Orengo UNQ 2 teams 90 327 281 29 61 10 2 6 30 1 40 48 .217 .315 .331 .646
Don Kolloway UNQ CHA 85 360 348 29 75 14 4 1 33 11 9 30 .216 .235 .287 .523
Mike Tresh UNQ CHA 86 321 279 20 60 3 0 0 20 2 37 20 .215 .307 .226 .533
Alex Kampouris UNQ 2 teams 70 244 189 33 40 8 1 2 17 7 47 31 .212 .384 .296 .681
Glen Stewart UNQ PHI 110 381 336 23 71 10 1 2 24 1 32 41 .211 .284 .265 .549
Buster Maynard UNQ NY1 121 424 393 43 81 8 2 9 32 3 24 27 .206 .252 .305 .557
Eddie Lake UNQ BOS 75 269 216 26 43 10 0 3 16 3 47 35 .199 .345 .287 .632
Gus Mancuso UNQ NY1 94 290 252 11 50 5 0 2 20 0 28 16 .198 .284 .242 .526
Don Heffner UNQ 2 teams 70 235 211 19 41 7 0 0 10 3 20 14 .194 .267 .227 .495
Bob Swift UNQ PHA 77 262 224 16 43 5 1 1 11 0 35 16 .192 .301 .237 .538
Frankie Hayes UNQ SLA 88 290 250 16 47 7 0 5 30 1 37 36 .188 .295 .276 .571
Babe Barna UNQ 2 teams 70 257 225 30 42 9 2 3 22 5 31 33 .187 .285 .284 .570
Al Glossop UNQ BRO 87 250 217 28 37 9 0 3 21 0 28 27 .171 .268 .253 .522
Showing 1-50 of 184 batters listed (89 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 153 innings at 153 team games. 69 of the 175 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1943 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Spud Chandler NYA 20 4 30 30 20 5 0 253.0 197 46 54 134 1.64 0.99
Max Lanier SLN 15 7 32 25 14 2 3 213.1 195 45 75 123 1.90 1.27
Tiny Bonham NYA 15 8 28 26 17 4 1 225.2 197 57 52 71 2.27 1.10
Mickey Haefner WS1 11 5 36 13 8 1 6 165.1 126 42 60 65 2.29 1.12
Mort Cooper SLN 21 8 37 32 24 6 3 274.0 228 70 79 141 2.30 1.12
Tommy Bridges DET 12 7 25 22 11 3 0 191.2 159 51 61 124 2.39 1.15
Dizzy Trout DET 20 12 44 30 18 5 6 246.2 204 68 101 111 2.48 1.24
Whit Wyatt BRO 14 5 26 26 13 3 0 180.2 139 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 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 1 223.1 179 63 70 105 2.54 1.11
Rip Sewell PIT 21 9 35 31 25 2 3 265.1 267 75 75 65 2.54 1.29
Al Smith CLE 17 7 29 27 14 3 1 208.1 186 59 72 72 2.55 1.24
Nate Andrews BSN 14 20 36 34 23 3 0 283.2 253 81 75 80 2.57 1.16
Johnny Niggeling 2 teams 10 10 26 26 12 3 0 201.1 149 58 74 97 2.59 1.11
Hiram Bithorn CHN 18 12 39 30 19 7 2 249.2 227 72 65 86 2.60 1.17
Max Butcher PIT 10 8 33 21 10 2 1 193.2 191 56 57 45 2.60 1.28
Elmer Riddle CIN 21 11 36 33 19 5 3 260.1 235 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
Jim Tobin BSN 14 14 33 30 24 1 0 250.0 241 74 69 52 2.66 1.24
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 2 216.1 192 66 72 76 2.75 1.22
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 1 168.1 146 52 54 80 2.78 1.19
Bill Dietrich CHA 12 10 26 26 12 2 0 186.2 180 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 0 217.1 195 68 72 113 2.82 1.23
Virgil Trucks DET 16 10 33 25 10 2 2 202.2 170 64 52 118 2.84 1.10
Johnny Vander Meer CIN 15 16 36 36 21 3 0 289.0 228 92 162 174 2.87 1.35
Oscar Judd BOS 11 6 23 20 8 1 0 155.1 131 50 69 53 2.90 1.29
Dick Barrett 2 teams 10 13 38 24 10 2 1 214.1 189 69 79 85 2.90 1.25
Howie Krist SLN 11 5 34 17 9 2 3 164.1 141 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 0 256.2 232 83 83 89 2.91 1.23
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
Wally Hebert PIT 10 11 34 23 12 1 0 184.0 197 61 45 41 2.98 1.32
Allie Reynolds CLE 11 12 34 21 11 3 3 198.2 140 66 109 151 2.99 1.25
Hal Newhouser DET 8 17 37 25 10 1 1 195.2 163 66 111 144 3.04 1.40
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 0 231.1 208 80 70 113 3.11 1.20
Joe Dobson BOS 7 11 25 20 9 3 0 164.1 144 57 57 63 3.12 1.22
Jack Kraus PHI 9 15 34 25 10 1 2 199.2 197 70 78 48 3.16 1.38
Red Barrett BSN 12 18 38 31 14 3 0 255.0 240 90 63 64 3.18 1.19
Cliff Melton NY1 9 13 34 28 6 2 0 186.1 184 66 69 55 3.19 1.36
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
Dutch Leonard WS1 11 13 31 30 15 2 1 219.2 218 80 46 51 3.28 1.20
Johnny Humphries CHA 11 11 28 27 8 2 0 188.1 198 69 54 51 3.30 1.34
Hal White DET 7 12 32 24 7 2 2 177.2 150 67 71 58 3.39 1.24
Yank Terry BOS 7 9 30 22 7 0 1 163.2 147 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 0 246.1 244 97 109 80 3.54 1.43
Paul Derringer CHN 10 14 32 22 10 2 3 174.0 184 69 39 75 3.57 1.28
Al Gerheauser PHI 10 19 38 31 11 2 0 215.0 222 86 70 92 3.60 1.36
Ray Starr CIN 11 10 36 33 9 2 1 217.1 201 88 91 42 3.64 1.34
Ed Head BRO 9 10 47 18 7 3 6 169.2 166 69 66 83 3.66 1.37
Eddie Smith CHA 11 11 25 25 14 2 0 187.2 197 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
Curt Davis BRO 10 13 31 21 8 2 3 164.1 182 69 39 47 3.78 1.34
Van Mungo NY1 3 7 45 13 2 2 2 154.1 140 67 79 83 3.91 1.42
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 1 216.1 241 101 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
Orie Arntzen PHA 4 13 32 20 9 0 0 164.1 172 77 69 66 4.22 1.47
Bobo Newsom 2 teams 13 13 38 27 8 1 1 217.1 220 102 113 123 4.22 1.53
Johnnie Wittig NY1 5 15 40 22 4 1 4 164.0 172 77 76 56 4.23 1.51
Dick Newsome BOS 8 13 25 22 8 2 0 154.1 166 77 68 40 4.49 1.52
Ken Chase 2 teams 4 16 28 25 4 1 0 156.2 176 80 104 95 4.60 1.79
Al Brazle UNQ SLN 8 2 13 9 8 1 0 88.0 74 15 29 26 1.53 1.17
Howie Pollet UNQ SLN 8 4 16 14 12 5 0 118.1 83 23 32 61 1.75 0.97
Mace Brown UNQ BOS 6 6 49 0 0 0 9 93.1 71 22 51 40 2.12 1.31
George Caster UNQ SLA 6 8 35 0 0 0 8 76.1 69 18 41 43 2.12 1.44
Harry Brecheen UNQ SLN 9 6 29 13 8 1 4 135.1 98 34 39 68 2.26 1.01
Mike Naymick UNQ CLE 4 4 29 4 0 0 2 62.2 32 16 47 41 2.30 1.26
Joe Beggs UNQ CIN 7 6 39 4 4 2 6 115.1 121 30 25 28 2.34 1.27
Roosevelt Davis UNQ CC 5 2 9 6 6 1 2 61.1 45 16 10 37 2.35 0.90
Booker McDaniel UNQ KCM 9 2 14 5 5 1 1 78.0 63 21 23 63 2.42 1.10
Vern Kennedy UNQ CLE 10 7 28 17 8 1 0 146.2 130 40 59 63 2.45 1.29
Gordon Maltzberger UNQ CHA 7 4 37 0 0 0 14 98.2 86 27 24 48 2.46 1.11
Johnny Murphy UNQ NYA 12 4 37 0 0 0 8 68.0 44 19 30 31 2.51 1.09
Ray Prim UNQ CHN 4 3 29 5 0 0 1 60.0 67 17 14 27 2.55 1.35
Hilton Smith UNQ KCM 3 2 10 6 3 1 0 60.0 49 17 10 29 2.55 0.98
Ed Hanyzewski UNQ CHN 8 7 33 16 3 0 0 130.0 120 37 45 55 2.56 1.27
Alfred Saylor UNQ BBB 3 2 10 5 5 0 0 61.0 63 18 15 31 2.66 1.28
Leroy Sutton UNQ CAG 5 2 10 6 5 1 0 67.0 63 20 15 18 2.69 1.16
Joe Heving UNQ CLE 1 1 30 1 0 0 9 72.0 58 22 34 34 2.75 1.28
Theolic Smith UNQ CBE 5 5 12 11 9 2 0 98.0 90 30 24 43 2.76 1.16
Satchel Paige UNQ 2 teams 9 8 27 23 3 0 1 119.1 105 37 32 98 2.79 1.15
Ace Adams UNQ NY1 11 7 70 3 1 0 9 140.1 121 44 55 46 2.82 1.25
Ray Scarborough UNQ WS1 4 4 24 6 2 0 3 86.0 93 27 46 43 2.83 1.62
Harry Gumbert UNQ SLN 10 5 21 19 7 3 0 133.0 115 42 32 40 2.84 1.11
Dave Barnhill UNQ NYC 10 4 17 15 11 4 0 125.2 101 40 38 88 2.86 1.11
Bill Byrd UNQ 2 teams 10 5 19 13 12 2 0 134.1 134 44 38 94 2.95 1.28
Joe Haynes UNQ CHA 7 2 35 2 1 0 3 109.1 114 36 32 37 2.96 1.34
Xavier Rescigno UNQ PIT 6 9 37 14 5 1 2 132.2 125 44 45 41 2.98 1.28
Jake Wade UNQ CHA 3 7 21 9 3 1 0 83.2 66 28 54 41 3.01 1.43
Porter Moss UNQ MRS 4 4 13 7 4 1 0 68.0 66 23 19 28 3.04 1.25
Mel Harder UNQ CLE 8 7 19 18 6 1 0 135.1 126 46 61 40 3.06 1.38
Clyde Shoun UNQ CIN 14 5 45 5 2 0 7 147.0 131 50 46 61 3.06 1.20
Bill Brandt UNQ PIT 4 1 29 3 0 0 0 57.1 57 20 19 17 3.14 1.33
Verdell Mathis UNQ 2 teams 6 4 14 10 7 1 0 88.1 92 31 21 43 3.16 1.28
Lon Warneke UNQ CHN 4 5 21 10 4 0 0 88.1 82 31 18 30 3.16 1.13
Gentry Jessup UNQ 2 teams 7 6 15 11 9 0 1 102.1 102 36 30 50 3.17 1.29
Stubby Overmire UNQ DET 7 6 29 18 8 3 1 147.0 135 52 38 48 3.18 1.18
Buck Ross UNQ CHA 11 7 21 21 7 1 0 149.1 140 53 56 41 3.19 1.31
Mike Ryba UNQ BOS 7 5 40 8 4 1 2 143.2 142 52 57 50 3.26 1.39
Si Johnson UNQ PHI 8 3 21 14 9 1 2 113.0 110 41 25 46 3.27 1.19
Jack Salveson UNQ CLE 5 3 23 11 4 3 3 86.0 87 32 26 24 3.35 1.31
Johnny Gorsica UNQ DET 4 5 35 4 1 0 5 96.1 88 36 40 45 3.36 1.33
Gready McKinnis UNQ 2 teams 4 6 16 10 6 0 1 90.0 81 34 28 51 3.40 1.21
Russ Christopher UNQ PHA 5 8 24 15 5 0 2 133.0 120 51 58 56 3.45 1.34
Ed Heusser UNQ CIN 4 3 26 10 2 1 0 91.0 97 35 23 28 3.46 1.32
Manny Salvo UNQ 2 teams 5 7 22 14 5 1 0 99.0 101 39 32 26 3.55 1.34
Charlie Shields UNQ 2 teams 4 0 8 6 2 0 0 53.0 48 21 32 28 3.57 1.51
John Huber UNQ BBB 4 3 9 5 4 1 0 50.1 47 20 16 33 3.58 1.25
Murry Dickson UNQ SLN 8 2 31 7 2 0 0 115.2 119 46 49 44 3.58 1.45
Edsall Walker UNQ HG 9 4 21 12 9 0 2 111.2 91 45 52 50 3.63 1.28
Johnny Allen UNQ 2 teams 6 4 32 1 0 0 3 79.0 79 32 39 39 3.65 1.49
Alvin Gipson UNQ BBB 2 7 12 10 7 0 0 73.2 70 30 18 62 3.67 1.19
Alex Carrasquel UNQ WS1 11 7 39 13 4 1 5 144.1 160 59 54 48 3.68 1.48
Marius Russo UNQ NYA 5 10 24 14 5 1 1 101.2 89 42 45 42 3.72 1.32
Spoon Carter UNQ HG 14 2 21 12 8 1 0 119.1 127 50 36 45 3.77 1.37
Ernie White UNQ SLN 5 5 14 10 5 1 0 78.2 78 33 33 28 3.78 1.41
Roy Henshaw UNQ DET 0 2 26 3 0 0 2 71.1 75 30 33 33 3.79 1.51
Les Webber UNQ BRO 2 2 54 0 0 0 10 115.2 112 49 69 24 3.81 1.56
Newt Kimball UNQ 2 teams 2 7 39 6 2 0 3 100.2 94 43 47 35 3.84 1.40
Bill Zuber UNQ NYA 8 4 20 13 7 0 1 118.0 100 51 74 57 3.89 1.47
Lou Lucier UNQ BOS 3 4 16 9 3 0 0 74.0 94 32 33 23 3.89 1.72
Willie Cornelius UNQ CAG 4 4 10 10 6 0 0 62.0 65 27 22 11 3.92 1.40
Rube Melton UNQ BRO 5 8 30 17 4 2 0 119.1 106 52 79 63 3.92 1.55
Red Munger UNQ SLN 9 5 32 9 5 0 2 93.1 101 41 42 45 3.95 1.53
Hank Gornicki UNQ PIT 9 13 42 19 4 1 4 147.0 165 65 47 63 3.98 1.44
Bill Anderson UNQ 2 teams 7 2 13 10 7 1 0 85.1 88 38 34 26 4.01 1.43
Bill Lee UNQ 2 teams 4 12 26 19 6 0 3 139.0 153 62 48 35 4.01 1.45
Ewald Pyle UNQ WS1 4 8 18 11 2 1 1 72.2 70 33 45 25 4.09 1.58
Ray Brown UNQ HG 6 1 15 9 6 2 1 77.0 78 35 26 30 4.09 1.35
Fritz Ostermueller UNQ 2 teams 1 3 18 4 0 0 0 56.0 57 26 25 19 4.18 1.46
Thornton Lee UNQ CHA 5 9 19 19 7 1 0 127.0 129 59 50 35 4.18 1.41
Bill Swift UNQ CHA 0 2 18 1 0 0 0 51.1 48 24 27 28 4.21 1.46
Charlie Fuchs UNQ 2 teams 2 7 30 9 4 1 1 113.1 118 53 45 21 4.21 1.44
Leon Day UNQ NE 4 2 10 6 2 0 0 52.2 50 25 20 39 4.27 1.33
Johnny Gee UNQ PIT 4 4 15 10 2 0 0 82.0 89 39 27 18 4.28 1.41
Harry Feldman UNQ NY1 4 5 31 10 1 0 0 104.2 114 50 58 49 4.30 1.64
Leniel Hooker UNQ 2 teams 7 4 17 7 3 1 0 84.1 92 41 33 43 4.38 1.48
Johnny Podgajny UNQ 2 teams 4 8 28 10 3 0 0 98.1 114 48 29 20 4.39 1.45
Willie Jefferson UNQ CBE 3 6 9 8 7 0 0 65.1 80 32 18 35 4.41 1.50
Chubby Dean UNQ CLE 5 5 17 9 3 0 0 76.0 83 38 34 29 4.50 1.54
Jack Matchett UNQ KCM 4 6 17 10 5 1 0 92.0 109 46 34 39 4.50 1.55
Emmett O'Neill UNQ BOS 1 4 11 5 1 0 0 57.2 56 29 46 20 4.53 1.77
Neck Stanley UNQ NBY 2 5 9 8 4 0 0 55.2 58 28 17 32 4.53 1.35
Barney Brown UNQ PS 5 8 17 15 11 0 0 128.1 146 65 54 50 4.56 1.56
Bill Harvey UNQ BEG 2 11 14 13 10 1 0 94.2 112 48 29 34 4.56 1.49
Atley Donald UNQ NYA 6 4 22 15 2 0 0 119.1 134 61 38 57 4.60 1.44
Rube Fischer UNQ NY1 5 10 22 17 4 0 1 130.2 140 67 59 47 4.61 1.52
Robert Keys UNQ 2 teams 3 4 8 7 5 0 0 58.1 67 30 20 29 4.63 1.49
Jim Mertz UNQ WS1 5 7 33 10 2 0 3 116.2 109 60 58 53 4.63 1.43
Bill Lohrman UNQ 2 teams 5 8 23 14 5 0 1 108.0 139 57 35 21 4.75 1.61
Eugene Bremer UNQ CBE 4 3 10 8 7 1 0 62.1 76 34 10 20 4.91 1.38
Carl Hubbell UNQ NY1 4 4 12 11 3 0 0 66.0 87 36 24 31 4.91 1.68
Pinky Woods UNQ BOS 5 6 23 12 2 0 1 100.2 109 55 55 32 4.92 1.63
Ches Buchanan UNQ PS 6 4 13 9 5 0 0 77.1 92 43 26 20 5.00 1.53
Carrenza Howard UNQ NYC 2 4 11 6 2 0 1 54.1 56 31 31 29 5.13 1.60
Tom Glover UNQ BEG 3 5 19 11 3 0 1 85.1 109 49 31 61 5.17 1.64
Dave Odom UNQ BSN 0 3 22 3 1 0 2 54.2 54 32 30 17 5.27 1.54
Bill Sayles UNQ 2 teams 1 3 23 3 1 0 0 64.2 73 38 33 43 5.29 1.64
Andy Karl UNQ 2 teams 2 3 20 2 0 0 1 52.2 75 31 24 10 5.30 1.88
Jimmy Hill UNQ NE 3 5 13 8 4 0 0 59.0 61 35 47 37 5.34 1.83
Bob Griffith UNQ NBY 0 4 11 4 2 0 0 58.1 68 36 21 18 5.55 1.53
Willie Hutchinson UNQ MRS 4 7 14 11 6 0 0 72.2 95 48 17 44 5.94 1.54
Max Macon UNQ BRO 7 5 25 9 0 0 0 77.0 91 51 32 21 5.96 1.60
Dick Conger UNQ PHI 2 7 13 10 2 0 0 54.2 72 37 24 18 6.09 1.76
Percy Forrest UNQ NBY 1 7 11 8 5 0 0 58.1 67 42 27 18 6.48 1.61
Bob Evans UNQ 2 teams 1 4 15 5 2 0 0 64.2 86 48 38 32 6.68 1.92
Al Milnar UNQ 2 teams 2 5 19 8 1 0 0 53.2 74 44 44 19 7.38 2.20
Showing 1-50 of 175 pitchers listed (69 qualified)

Reading the 1943 leader tables

Of the 184 batting lines shown for 1943, 89 are qualified. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Stan Musial at .357, with Billy Herman next at .330. Josh Gibson hit .466 in 305 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. Sorting by home runs brings Rudy York (34) to the top, while Bill Nicholson leads the RBI column with 128. 69 pitchers qualify out of the 175 in the 1943 table. The qualified ERA race is led by Spud Chandler at 1.64.

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 batting average in 1943?
Stan Musial led at .357 in 1943, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1943?
Mort Cooper, Rip Sewell, and Elmer Riddle tied for the lead with 21 wins in 1943.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1943?
Johnny Vander Meer led with 174 strikeouts in 1943.