1943 Season Leaders

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

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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
Stan Musial STL 157 617 108 220 48 20 13 81 9 72 18 0.357 0.425 0.562
Bill Dickey NYY 85 242 29 85 18 2 4 33 2 41 12 0.351 0.445 0.492
Billy Herman BRO 153 585 76 193 41 2 2 100 4 66 26 0.330 0.398 0.417
Luke Appling CHW 155 585 63 192 33 2 3 80 27 90 29 0.328 0.419 0.407
Ival Goodman CHC 80 225 31 72 10 5 3 45 4 24 20 0.320 0.390 0.449
Walker Cooper STL 122 449 52 143 30 4 9 81 1 19 19 0.318 0.349 0.463
Dick Wakefield DET 155 633 91 200 38 8 7 79 4 62 60 0.316 0.377 0.434
Bob Elliott PIT 156 581 82 183 30 12 7 101 4 56 24 0.315 0.376 0.444
Ralph Hodgin CHW 117 407 52 128 22 8 1 50 3 20 24 0.314 0.356 0.415
Mickey Witek NY1 153 622 68 195 17 0 6 55 1 41 23 0.314 0.356 0.370
Paul Waner BRO 82 225 29 70 16 0 1 26 0 35 9 0.311 0.406 0.396
Tommy O'Brien PIT 89 232 35 72 12 7 2 26 0 15 24 0.310 0.352 0.448
Bill Nicholson CHC 154 608 95 188 30 9 29 128 4 71 86 0.309 0.386 0.531
Ernie Lombardi NY1 104 295 19 90 7 0 10 51 1 16 11 0.305 0.347 0.431
Arky Vaughan BRO 149 610 112 186 39 6 5 66 20 60 13 0.305 0.370 0.413
Johnny McCarthy BSN 78 313 32 95 24 6 2 33 1 10 19 0.304 0.327 0.438
Frank McCormick CIN 126 472 56 143 28 0 8 56 2 29 15 0.303 0.345 0.413
Luis Olmo BRO 57 238 39 72 6 4 4 37 3 8 20 0.303 0.325 0.412
Frenchy Bordagaray BRO 89 268 47 81 18 2 0 19 6 30 15 0.302 0.379 0.384
Dixie Walker BRO 138 540 83 163 32 6 5 71 3 49 24 0.302 0.363 0.411
Doc Cramer DET 140 606 79 182 18 4 1 43 4 31 13 0.300 0.335 0.348
Harry Walker STL 148 564 76 166 28 6 2 53 5 40 24 0.294 0.341 0.376
George Case WSN 141 613 102 180 36 5 1 52 61 41 27 0.294 0.341 0.374
Peanuts Lowrey CHC 130 480 59 140 25 12 1 63 13 35 24 0.292 0.340 0.400
Guy Curtright CHW 138 488 67 142 20 7 3 48 13 69 60 0.291 0.382 0.379
Phil Cavarretta CHC 143 530 93 154 27 9 8 73 3 75 42 0.291 0.382 0.421
Frankie Gustine PIT 112 414 40 120 21 3 0 43 12 32 36 0.290 0.341 0.355
Vern Stephens SLA 137 512 75 148 27 3 22 91 3 54 73 0.289 0.357 0.482
Roy Cullenbine CLE 138 488 66 141 24 4 8 56 3 96 58 0.289 0.407 0.404
Stan Hack CHC 144 533 78 154 24 4 3 35 5 82 27 0.289 0.384 0.366
Pete Fox BOS 127 489 54 141 24 4 2 44 22 34 40 0.288 0.337 0.366
Maurice Van Robays PIT 69 236 32 68 17 7 1 35 0 18 19 0.288 0.344 0.432
Eric Tipton CIN 140 493 82 142 26 7 9 49 1 85 36 0.288 0.395 0.424
Babe Dahlgren PHI 136 508 55 146 19 2 5 56 2 50 39 0.287 0.354 0.362
Whitey Kurowski STL 139 522 69 150 24 8 13 70 3 31 54 0.287 0.330 0.439
Lou Klein STL 154 627 91 180 28 14 7 62 9 50 70 0.287 0.342 0.410
Augie Galan BRO 139 495 83 142 26 3 9 67 6 103 39 0.287 0.412 0.406
Lou Boudreau CLE 152 539 69 154 32 7 3 67 4 90 31 0.286 0.388 0.388
Elbie Fletcher PIT 154 544 91 154 24 5 9 70 1 95 49 0.283 0.395 0.395
Buddy Rosar CLE 115 382 53 108 17 1 1 41 0 33 12 0.283 0.340 0.340
Merrill May PHI 137 415 31 117 19 2 1 48 2 56 21 0.282 0.369 0.345
Roy Partee BOS 96 299 30 84 14 2 0 31 0 39 33 0.281 0.368 0.341
Joe Medwick NY1 78 324 41 91 20 3 5 45 0 9 14 0.281 0.300 0.407
Ken O'Dea STL 71 203 15 57 11 2 3 25 0 19 25 0.281 0.345 0.399
Billy Johnson NYY 155 592 70 166 24 6 5 94 3 53 30 0.280 0.344 0.367
Ray Sanders STL 144 478 69 134 21 5 11 73 1 77 33 0.280 0.381 0.414
Marty Marion STL 129 418 38 117 15 3 1 52 1 32 37 0.280 0.334 0.337
Milt Byrnes SLA 129 429 58 120 28 7 4 50 1 53 49 0.280 0.362 0.406
Danny Litwhiler STL 80 258 40 72 14 3 7 31 1 19 31 0.279 0.333 0.438
Lou Novikoff CHC 78 233 22 65 7 3 0 28 0 18 15 0.279 0.333 0.335
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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
Johnny Niggeling WSN 4 2 6 6 5 3 0 51.0 27 5 17 24 0.88 0.86
Al Brazle STL 8 2 13 9 8 1 0 88.0 74 15 29 26 1.53 1.17
Spud Chandler NYY 20 4 30 30 20 5 0 253.0 197 46 54 134 1.64 0.99
Howie Pollet STL 8 4 16 14 12 5 0 118.3 83 23 32 61 1.75 0.97
Max Lanier STL 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 STL 9 6 29 13 8 1 4 135.3 98 34 39 68 2.26 1.01
Tiny Bonham NYY 15 8 28 26 17 4 1 225.6 197 57 52 71 2.27 1.10
Mickey Haefner WSN 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 STL 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
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
Vern Kennedy CLE 10 7 28 17 8 1 0 146.6 130 40 59 63 2.45 1.29
Gordon Maltzberger CHW 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 WSN 11 7 28 21 8 3 1 166.0 144 46 65 67 2.49 1.26
Johnny Murphy NYY 12 4 37 0 0 0 8 68.0 44 19 30 31 2.51 1.09
Charles Wensloff NYY 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 CHC 4 3 29 5 0 0 1 60.0 67 17 14 27 2.55 1.35
Ed Hanyzewski CHC 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 CHC 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
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 CHW 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
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 CHW 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 NYY 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 WSN 4 4 24 6 2 0 3 86.0 93 27 46 43 2.83 1.62
Harry Gumbert STL 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
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 0 155.3 131 50 69 53 2.90 1.29
Howie Krist STL 11 5 34 17 9 2 3 164.3 141 53 62 57 2.90 1.24
Claude Passeau CHC 15 12 35 31 18 1 1 257.0 245 83 66 93 2.91 1.21
Early Wynn WSN 18 12 37 33 12 3 0 256.6 232 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
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