1944 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1944 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1944 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Bill Nicholson led with 33 home runs, Bill Nicholson led with 122 RBI, and Snuffy Stirnweiss led with 205 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (154 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 — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. 88 of the 178 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1944 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1944 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Dixie Walker BRO 147 611 535 77 191 37 8 13 91 6 72 27 .357 .434 .529 .963
Stan Musial SLN 146 667 568 112 197 51 14 12 94 7 90 28 .347 .440 .549 .990
Joe Medwick NY1 128 535 490 64 165 24 3 7 85 2 38 24 .337 .386 .441 .826
Johnny Hopp SLN 139 591 527 106 177 35 9 11 72 15 58 47 .336 .404 .499 .903
Lou Boudreau CLE 150 681 584 91 191 45 5 3 67 11 73 39 .327 .406 .437 .843
Bobby Doerr BOS 125 536 468 95 152 30 10 15 81 5 58 31 .325 .399 .528 .927
Bob Johnson BOS 144 626 525 106 170 40 8 17 106 2 95 67 .324 .431 .528 .959
Phil Cavarretta CHN 152 692 614 106 197 35 15 5 82 4 67 42 .321 .390 .451 .841
Snuffy Stirnweiss NYA 154 723 643 125 205 35 16 8 43 55 73 87 .319 .389 .460 .849
Augie Galan BRO 151 654 547 96 174 43 9 12 93 4 101 23 .318 .426 .495 .922
Stan Spence WS1 153 669 592 83 187 31 8 18 100 3 69 28 .316 .391 .486 .877
Pete Fox BOS 121 535 496 70 156 37 6 1 64 10 27 34 .315 .354 .419 .773
Jim Russell PIT 152 664 580 109 181 34 14 8 66 6 79 63 .312 .399 .460 .859
Tommy Holmes BSN 155 705 631 93 195 42 6 13 73 4 61 11 .309 .372 .456 .828
Dick Siebert PHA 132 535 468 52 143 27 5 6 52 2 62 17 .306 .387 .423 .810
Frank McCormick CIN 153 645 581 85 177 37 3 20 102 7 57 17 .305 .371 .482 .853
Eric Tipton CIN 140 547 479 62 144 28 3 3 36 5 59 32 .301 .380 .390 .770
Johnny Lindell NYA 149 646 594 91 178 33 16 18 103 5 44 56 .300 .351 .500 .851
Bobby Estalella PHA 140 574 506 54 151 17 9 7 60 3 59 60 .298 .374 .409 .783
Bob Elliott PIT 143 617 538 85 160 28 16 10 108 9 75 42 .297 .383 .465 .848
Pinky Higgins DET 148 640 543 79 161 32 4 7 76 4 81 34 .297 .392 .409 .801
Ken Keltner CLE 149 632 573 74 169 41 9 13 91 4 53 29 .295 .355 .466 .821
Milt Byrnes SLA 128 487 407 63 120 20 4 4 45 1 68 50 .295 .396 .393 .789
Ralph Hodgin CHA 121 497 465 56 137 25 7 1 51 3 21 14 .295 .333 .385 .718
Ray Sanders SLN 154 683 601 87 177 34 9 12 102 2 71 50 .295 .371 .441 .812
Vern Stephens SLA 145 628 559 91 164 32 1 20 109 2 62 54 .293 .365 .462 .826
Nick Etten NYA 154 680 573 88 168 25 4 22 91 4 97 29 .293 .399 .466 .865
Doc Cramer DET 143 626 578 69 169 20 9 2 42 6 37 21 .292 .337 .369 .706
Oris Hockett CLE 124 497 457 47 132 29 5 1 50 8 35 27 .289 .339 .381 .720
Babe Dahlgren PIT 158 659 599 67 173 28 7 12 101 2 47 56 .289 .347 .419 .766
Mel Ott NY1 120 494 399 91 115 16 4 26 82 2 90 47 .288 .423 .544 .967
Ron Northey PHI 152 645 570 72 164 35 9 22 104 1 67 51 .288 .367 .496 .863
Thurman Tucker CHA 124 504 446 59 128 15 6 2 46 13 57 40 .287 .368 .361 .729
Bill Nicholson CHN 156 686 582 116 167 35 8 33 122 3 93 71 .287 .391 .545 .935
Roy Hughes CHN 126 531 478 86 137 16 6 1 28 16 35 30 .287 .337 .351 .688
Ray Mueller CIN 155 618 555 54 159 24 4 10 73 4 53 47 .286 .353 .398 .751
Jim Tabor BOS 116 482 438 58 125 25 3 13 72 4 31 38 .285 .334 .445 .779
George Myatt WS1 140 620 538 86 153 19 6 0 40 26 54 44 .284 .357 .342 .699
Roy Cullenbine CLE 154 666 571 98 162 34 5 16 80 4 87 49 .284 .380 .445 .825
Tony Lupien PHI 153 667 597 82 169 23 9 5 52 18 56 29 .283 .347 .377 .723
Buster Adams PHI 151 682 584 86 165 35 3 17 64 2 74 74 .283 .370 .440 .810
Frenchy Bordagaray BRO 130 548 501 85 141 26 4 6 51 3 36 22 .281 .331 .385 .716
Wally Moses CHA 136 588 535 82 150 26 9 3 34 21 52 22 .280 .345 .379 .725
Gee Walker CIN 121 511 478 56 133 21 3 5 62 7 23 48 .278 .318 .366 .684
Joe Kuhel WS1 139 597 518 90 144 26 7 4 51 11 68 40 .278 .364 .378 .742
Don Johnson CHN 154 644 608 50 169 37 1 2 71 8 28 48 .278 .311 .352 .663
Jimmy Wasdell PHI 133 509 451 47 125 20 3 3 40 0 45 17 .277 .344 .355 .699
George Metkovich BOS 134 587 549 94 152 28 8 9 59 13 31 57 .277 .319 .406 .725
Rudy York DET 151 652 583 77 161 27 7 18 98 5 68 73 .276 .353 .439 .792
Eddie Carnett CHA 126 492 457 51 126 18 8 1 60 5 26 35 .276 .322 .357 .678
Mickey Owen BRO 130 503 461 43 126 20 3 1 42 4 36 17 .273 .326 .336 .662
Jimmy Outlaw DET 139 584 535 69 146 20 6 3 57 7 41 40 .273 .327 .350 .677
Ed Busch PHA 140 523 484 41 131 11 3 0 40 5 29 17 .271 .313 .306 .619
Mark Christman SLA 148 607 547 56 148 25 1 6 83 5 47 37 .271 .332 .353 .684
Whitey Kurowski SLN 149 625 555 95 150 25 7 20 87 2 58 40 .270 .341 .449 .790
Johnny Barrett PIT 149 661 568 99 153 24 19 7 83 28 86 56 .269 .366 .415 .782
Andy Pafko CHN 128 512 469 47 126 16 2 6 62 2 28 23 .269 .315 .350 .665
George Kell PHA 139 556 514 51 138 15 3 0 44 5 22 23 .268 .300 .309 .609
Irv Hall PHA 143 600 559 60 150 20 8 0 45 2 31 46 .268 .309 .333 .642
Ford Mullen PHI 118 502 464 51 124 9 4 0 31 4 28 32 .267 .315 .304 .618
Gil Torres WS1 134 558 524 42 140 20 6 0 58 10 21 24 .267 .297 .328 .625
Ford Garrison 2 teams 134 547 498 63 133 16 2 4 39 10 28 44 .267 .309 .331 .640
Marty Marion SLN 144 565 506 50 135 26 2 6 63 1 43 50 .267 .324 .362 .686
Mickey Rocco CLE 155 721 653 87 174 29 7 13 70 4 56 51 .266 .325 .392 .717
Buddy Kerr NY1 150 598 548 68 146 31 4 9 63 14 37 32 .266 .316 .387 .703
George Hausmann NY1 131 533 466 70 124 20 4 1 30 3 40 25 .266 .324 .333 .657
Butch Nieman BSN 134 517 468 65 124 16 6 16 65 5 47 47 .265 .332 .427 .759
Danny Litwhiler SLN 140 551 492 53 130 25 5 15 82 2 37 56 .264 .328 .427 .755
Pete Coscarart PIT 139 608 554 89 146 30 4 4 42 10 41 57 .264 .315 .354 .669
Luis Olmo BRO 136 547 520 65 134 20 5 9 85 10 17 37 .258 .284 .367 .651
Dee Phillips BSN 140 531 489 35 126 30 1 1 53 1 28 34 .258 .301 .329 .630
Emil Verban SLN 146 538 498 51 128 14 2 0 43 0 19 14 .257 .287 .293 .580
Howie Schultz BRO 138 556 526 59 134 32 3 11 83 6 24 67 .255 .290 .390 .680
John Sullivan WS1 138 533 471 49 118 12 1 0 30 3 52 43 .251 .325 .280 .605
George Case WS1 119 521 464 63 116 14 2 2 32 49 49 22 .250 .326 .302 .627
George McQuinn SLA 146 623 516 83 129 26 3 11 72 4 85 74 .250 .357 .376 .733
Eddie Mayo DET 154 696 607 76 151 18 3 5 63 9 57 23 .249 .317 .313 .630
Frankie Hayes PHA 155 647 581 62 144 18 6 13 78 2 57 59 .248 .315 .367 .682
Don Gutteridge SLA 148 660 603 89 148 27 11 3 36 20 51 63 .245 .304 .342 .646
Johnny Rucker NY1 144 622 587 79 143 14 8 6 39 8 24 48 .244 .275 .325 .600
Skeeter Newsome BOS 136 524 472 41 114 26 3 0 41 4 33 21 .242 .291 .309 .600
Hal Trosky CHA 135 560 497 55 120 32 2 10 70 3 62 30 .241 .327 .374 .701
Woody Williams CIN 155 707 653 73 157 23 3 1 35 7 44 24 .240 .290 .289 .580
Bud Metheny NYA 137 590 518 72 124 16 1 14 67 5 56 57 .239 .316 .355 .671
Joe Hoover DET 120 494 441 67 104 20 2 0 29 7 35 66 .236 .301 .290 .591
Roy Schalk CHA 146 654 587 47 129 14 4 1 44 5 45 52 .220 .276 .262 .539
Skeeter Webb CHA 139 540 513 44 108 19 6 0 30 7 20 39 .211 .242 .271 .513
Eddie Miller CIN 155 594 536 48 112 21 5 4 55 9 41 41 .209 .269 .289 .558
Jim West UNQ PS 50 219 198 34 72 14 2 1 33 2 16 1 .364 .417 .470 .886
Marvin Williams UNQ PS 51 222 203 35 73 17 4 3 50 3 16 2 .360 .406 .527 .933
Dick Wakefield UNQ DET 78 332 276 53 98 15 5 12 53 2 55 29 .355 .464 .576 1.040
Ed Stone UNQ PS 49 218 196 41 68 9 6 0 31 0 19 4 .347 .405 .454 .859
Buck Leonard UNQ HG 50 226 184 49 63 16 7 7 40 1 31 0 .342 .448 .620 1.068
Frank Austin UNQ PS 47 224 192 47 64 11 5 0 24 5 28 0 .333 .418 .443 .861
Josh Gibson UNQ HG 50 203 180 40 60 8 6 10 50 3 23 0 .333 .409 .611 1.020
Dave Hoskins UNQ HG 52 200 189 32 63 10 4 4 43 2 5 2 .333 .357 .492 .849
Hal Wagner UNQ 2 teams 71 262 227 21 75 13 4 1 38 1 29 14 .330 .415 .436 .852
Jerry Benjamin UNQ HG 53 251 228 43 74 10 2 2 31 4 19 0 .325 .379 .412 .791
Bonnie Serrell UNQ KCM 50 205 187 39 60 10 5 4 24 6 15 0 .321 .373 .492 .865
Walker Cooper UNQ SLN 112 426 397 56 126 25 5 13 72 4 20 19 .317 .352 .504 .855
Phil Weintraub UNQ NY1 104 423 361 55 114 18 9 13 77 0 59 59 .316 .412 .524 .935
Gene Benson UNQ PS 52 243 225 39 70 9 3 1 30 3 13 0 .311 .349 .391 .740
Cool Papa Bell UNQ HG 52 250 213 43 66 9 3 1 27 4 30 0 .310 .398 .394 .792
Dom Dallessandro UNQ CHN 117 444 381 53 116 19 4 8 74 1 61 29 .304 .400 .438 .839
Hersh Martin UNQ NYA 85 368 328 49 99 12 4 9 47 5 34 26 .302 .371 .445 .816
Mike Kreevich UNQ SLA 105 441 402 55 121 15 6 5 44 3 27 24 .301 .348 .405 .754
Al Zarilla UNQ SLA 100 330 288 43 86 13 6 6 45 1 29 33 .299 .375 .448 .823
Chuck Hostetler UNQ DET 90 292 265 42 79 9 2 0 20 4 21 31 .298 .350 .347 .697
Connie Ryan UNQ BSN 88 381 332 56 98 18 5 4 25 13 36 40 .295 .364 .416 .780
Bill McGhee UNQ PHA 77 308 287 27 83 12 0 1 19 2 21 20 .289 .338 .341 .679
Nap Reyes UNQ NY1 116 397 374 38 108 16 5 8 53 2 15 24 .289 .325 .422 .747
Lou Finney UNQ BOS 68 277 251 37 72 11 2 0 32 1 23 7 .287 .347 .347 .693
Augie Bergamo UNQ SLN 80 231 192 35 55 6 3 2 19 0 35 23 .286 .399 .380 .779
Herb Souell UNQ KCM 53 219 200 33 57 5 2 2 17 4 18 0 .285 .344 .360 .704
Stan Hack UNQ CHN 98 440 383 65 108 16 1 3 32 5 53 21 .282 .369 .352 .722
Mike Guerra UNQ WS1 75 226 210 29 59 7 2 1 29 8 13 14 .281 .323 .348 .670
Clyde Kluttz UNQ BSN 81 247 229 20 64 12 2 2 19 0 13 14 .279 .318 .376 .694
Oscar Grimes UNQ NYA 116 456 387 44 108 17 8 5 46 6 59 57 .279 .377 .403 .780
Rick Ferrell UNQ WS1 99 387 339 14 94 11 1 0 25 2 46 13 .277 .364 .316 .679
Myril Hoag UNQ 2 teams 84 367 325 38 90 10 3 1 31 7 35 24 .277 .349 .335 .684
Phil Masi UNQ BSN 89 286 251 33 69 13 5 3 23 4 31 20 .275 .355 .402 .757
Jim Bucher UNQ BOS 80 302 277 39 76 9 2 4 31 3 19 13 .274 .326 .365 .690
Max Macon UNQ BSN 106 380 366 38 100 15 3 3 36 7 12 23 .273 .296 .355 .651
Eddie Stanky UNQ 2 teams 102 343 286 36 78 9 3 0 16 4 46 15 .273 .375 .325 .701
Frank Colman UNQ PIT 99 252 226 30 61 9 5 6 53 0 25 27 .270 .345 .434 .779
Rollie Hemsley UNQ NYA 81 299 284 23 76 12 5 2 26 0 9 13 .268 .290 .366 .656
Bobby Bragan UNQ BRO 94 288 266 26 71 8 4 0 17 2 13 14 .267 .304 .327 .631
Don Savage UNQ NYA 71 262 239 31 63 7 5 4 24 1 20 41 .264 .323 .385 .708
Buddy Rosar UNQ CLE 99 375 331 29 87 9 3 0 30 1 34 17 .263 .339 .308 .647
Goody Rosen UNQ BRO 89 293 264 38 69 8 3 0 23 0 26 27 .261 .330 .314 .644
Mike Garbark UNQ NYA 89 327 299 23 78 9 4 1 33 0 25 27 .261 .320 .328 .648
Mike Tresh UNQ CHA 93 352 312 22 81 8 1 0 25 0 37 15 .260 .342 .292 .634
Ab Wright UNQ BSN 71 216 195 20 50 9 0 7 35 0 18 31 .256 .326 .410 .736
Bob Swift UNQ DET 80 283 247 15 63 11 1 1 19 2 27 27 .255 .331 .320 .651
Ernie Lombardi UNQ NY1 117 408 373 37 95 13 0 10 58 0 33 25 .255 .317 .370 .687
Hal Luby UNQ NY1 111 386 323 30 82 10 2 2 35 2 52 15 .254 .364 .316 .680
Sam Bankhead UNQ HG 56 256 217 46 55 9 5 1 28 8 29 1 .253 .345 .355 .700
Roberto Ortiz UNQ WS1 85 348 316 36 80 11 4 5 35 4 19 47 .253 .312 .361 .673
Guy Curtright UNQ CHA 72 221 198 22 50 8 2 2 23 4 23 21 .253 .330 .343 .674
Gus Mancuso UNQ NY1 78 231 195 15 49 4 1 1 25 0 30 20 .251 .351 .297 .649
Dain Clay UNQ CIN 110 391 356 51 89 15 0 0 17 8 17 18 .250 .290 .292 .582
Bob Finley UNQ PHI 94 306 281 18 70 11 1 1 21 1 12 25 .249 .292 .306 .598
Ken O'Dea UNQ SLN 85 310 265 35 66 11 2 6 37 1 37 29 .249 .343 .374 .717
Mike Milosevich UNQ NYA 94 345 312 27 77 11 4 0 32 1 30 37 .247 .313 .308 .621
Ted Cieslak UNQ PHI 85 244 220 18 54 10 0 2 11 1 21 17 .245 .314 .318 .632
Tom McBride UNQ BOS 71 230 216 29 53 7 3 0 24 4 8 13 .245 .276 .306 .581
Al Rubeling UNQ PIT 92 207 184 22 45 7 2 4 30 4 19 19 .245 .322 .370 .692
Max Marshall UNQ CIN 66 252 229 36 56 13 2 4 23 3 21 10 .245 .308 .371 .679
Hal Epps UNQ 2 teams 89 329 291 42 71 9 9 0 16 2 32 32 .244 .321 .337 .658
Roy Partee UNQ BOS 89 323 280 18 68 12 0 2 41 0 37 29 .243 .333 .307 .640
Steve Mesner UNQ CIN 121 454 414 31 100 17 4 1 47 1 34 20 .242 .301 .309 .610
Joe Cronin UNQ BOS 76 231 191 24 46 7 0 5 28 1 34 19 .241 .358 .356 .714
Dewey Williams UNQ CHN 79 288 262 23 63 7 2 0 27 2 23 18 .240 .302 .282 .584
Whitey Wietelmann UNQ BSN 125 463 417 46 100 18 1 2 32 0 33 25 .240 .300 .302 .602
Jake Powell UNQ WS1 96 392 367 29 88 9 1 1 37 7 16 26 .240 .272 .278 .549
Vince DiMaggio UNQ PIT 109 379 342 41 82 20 4 9 50 6 33 83 .240 .307 .401 .707
Frankie Crosetti UNQ NYA 55 220 197 20 47 4 2 5 30 3 11 21 .239 .299 .355 .654
Gene Moore UNQ SLA 110 418 390 56 93 13 6 6 58 0 24 37 .238 .284 .349 .633
Leon Culberson UNQ BOS 75 303 282 41 67 11 5 2 21 6 20 20 .238 .288 .333 .621
Charlie Letchas UNQ PHI 116 436 396 29 94 8 0 0 33 0 32 27 .237 .298 .258 .555
Paul Richards UNQ DET 95 343 300 24 71 13 0 3 37 8 35 30 .237 .318 .310 .628
Pat Seerey UNQ CLE 101 365 342 39 80 16 0 15 39 0 19 99 .234 .276 .412 .689
Chet Laabs UNQ SLA 66 235 201 28 47 10 2 5 23 3 29 33 .234 .330 .378 .709
Coaker Triplett UNQ PHI 84 203 184 15 43 5 1 1 25 1 19 10 .234 .305 .288 .593
Ray Mack UNQ CLE 83 319 284 24 66 15 3 0 29 4 28 45 .232 .301 .306 .608
Frankie Gustine UNQ PIT 127 446 405 42 93 18 3 2 42 8 33 41 .230 .288 .304 .591
Al Lopez UNQ PIT 115 371 331 27 76 12 1 1 34 4 34 24 .230 .303 .281 .584
Jo-Jo White UNQ 2 teams 109 407 352 39 79 6 2 1 26 5 50 34 .224 .326 .261 .587
Rusty Peters UNQ CLE 88 310 282 23 63 13 3 1 24 2 15 35 .223 .268 .301 .569
Red Hayworth UNQ SLA 90 282 270 20 60 11 1 1 25 0 10 13 .222 .253 .281 .534
Johnny Peacock UNQ 2 teams 87 288 257 21 57 9 3 0 21 1 31 15 .222 .306 .280 .586
Glen Stewart UNQ PHI 118 414 377 32 83 11 5 0 29 0 28 40 .220 .274 .276 .550
Buck Etchison UNQ BSN 109 348 308 30 66 16 0 8 33 1 33 50 .214 .292 .344 .637
Lennie Merullo UNQ CHN 66 217 193 20 41 8 1 1 16 3 16 18 .212 .276 .280 .556
Billy Jurges UNQ NY1 85 281 246 28 52 2 1 1 23 4 23 20 .211 .279 .240 .519
Chuck Workman UNQ BSN 140 473 418 46 87 18 3 11 53 1 42 41 .208 .287 .344 .631
Ray Hamrick UNQ PHI 74 321 292 22 60 10 1 1 23 1 23 34 .205 .268 .257 .525
Frank Mancuso UNQ SLA 88 269 244 19 50 11 0 1 24 1 20 32 .205 .271 .262 .533
Showing 1-50 of 178 batters listed (88 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. 71 of the 155 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1944 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Dizzy Trout DET 27 14 49 40 33 7 0 352.1 314 83 83 144 2.12 1.13
Hal Newhouser DET 29 9 47 34 25 6 2 312.1 264 77 102 187 2.22 1.17
Tex Hughson BOS 18 5 28 23 19 2 5 203.1 172 51 41 112 2.26 1.05
Johnny Niggeling WS1 10 8 24 24 14 2 0 206.0 164 53 88 121 2.32 1.22
Ed Heusser CIN 13 11 30 23 17 4 2 192.2 165 51 42 42 2.38 1.07
Bucky Walters CIN 23 8 34 32 27 6 1 285.0 233 76 87 77 2.40 1.12
Mort Cooper SLN 22 7 34 33 22 7 1 252.1 227 69 60 97 2.46 1.14
Jack Kramer SLA 17 13 33 31 18 1 0 257.0 233 71 75 124 2.49 1.20
Steve Gromek CLE 10 9 35 21 12 2 1 203.2 160 58 70 115 2.56 1.13
Joe Haynes CHA 5 6 33 12 8 0 2 154.1 148 44 43 44 2.57 1.24
Hank Borowy NYA 17 12 35 30 19 3 2 252.2 224 74 88 107 2.64 1.23
Ted Wilks SLN 17 4 36 21 16 4 0 207.2 173 61 49 70 2.64 1.07
Max Lanier SLN 17 12 33 30 16 5 0 224.1 192 66 71 141 2.65 1.17
Fritz Ostermueller 2 teams 13 8 38 28 17 1 2 246.1 247 77 77 97 2.81 1.32
Bobo Newsom PHA 13 15 37 33 18 2 1 265.0 243 83 82 142 2.82 1.23
Nels Potter SLA 19 7 32 29 16 3 0 232.0 211 73 70 91 2.83 1.21
Harry Brecheen SLN 16 5 30 22 13 3 0 189.1 174 60 46 88 2.85 1.16
Claude Passeau CHN 15 9 34 27 18 2 3 227.0 234 73 50 89 2.89 1.25
Russ Christopher PHA 14 14 35 24 13 1 1 215.1 200 71 63 84 2.97 1.22
Tiny Bonham NYA 12 9 26 25 17 1 0 213.2 228 71 41 54 2.99 1.26
Jim Tobin BSN 18 19 43 36 28 5 3 299.1 271 100 97 83 3.01 1.23
Clyde Shoun CIN 13 10 38 21 12 1 2 202.2 193 68 42 55 3.02 1.16
Bill Voiselle NY1 21 16 43 41 25 1 0 312.2 276 105 118 161 3.02 1.26
Mickey Haefner WS1 12 15 31 28 18 3 1 228.0 221 77 71 86 3.04 1.28
Dutch Leonard WS1 14 14 32 31 17 3 0 229.1 222 78 37 62 3.06 1.13
Ken Raffensberger PHI 13 20 37 31 18 3 0 258.2 257 88 45 136 3.06 1.17
Stubby Overmire DET 11 11 32 28 11 3 1 199.2 214 68 41 57 3.07 1.28
Harry Gumbert 2 teams 14 10 34 26 14 2 3 216.2 217 74 59 56 3.07 1.27
Bob Muncrief SLA 13 8 33 27 12 3 1 219.1 216 75 50 88 3.08 1.21
Nick Strincevich PIT 14 7 40 26 11 0 2 190.0 190 65 37 47 3.08 1.19
Preacher Roe PIT 13 11 39 25 7 1 1 185.1 182 64 59 88 3.11 1.30
Max Butcher PIT 13 11 35 27 13 5 1 199.0 216 69 46 43 3.12 1.32
Bill Fleming CHN 9 10 39 18 9 1 0 158.1 163 55 62 42 3.13 1.42
Hank Wyse CHN 16 15 41 34 14 3 1 257.1 277 90 57 86 3.15 1.30
Bill Lee PHI 10 11 31 28 11 3 1 208.1 199 73 57 50 3.15 1.23
Rip Sewell PIT 21 12 38 33 24 3 2 286.0 263 101 99 87 3.18 1.27
Nate Andrews BSN 16 15 37 34 16 2 2 257.1 263 92 74 76 3.22 1.31
Tommy de la Cruz CIN 9 9 34 20 9 0 1 191.1 170 69 45 65 3.25 1.12
Eddie Lopat CHA 11 10 27 25 13 1 0 210.0 217 76 59 75 3.26 1.31
Pinky Woods BOS 4 8 38 20 5 1 0 170.2 171 62 88 56 3.27 1.52
Allie Reynolds CLE 11 8 28 21 5 1 1 158.0 141 58 91 84 3.30 1.47
Lum Harris PHA 10 9 23 22 12 2 0 174.1 193 64 26 33 3.30 1.26
Charley Schanz PHI 13 16 40 30 13 1 3 241.1 231 89 103 84 3.32 1.38
Atley Donald NYA 13 10 30 19 9 0 0 159.0 173 59 59 48 3.34 1.46
Curt Davis BRO 10 11 31 23 12 1 4 194.0 207 72 39 49 3.34 1.27
Monk Dubiel NYA 13 13 30 28 19 3 0 232.0 217 87 86 79 3.38 1.31
Early Wynn WS1 8 17 33 25 19 2 2 207.2 221 78 67 65 3.38 1.39
Ed Klieman CLE 11 13 47 19 5 1 5 178.1 185 67 70 44 3.38 1.43
Jesse Flores PHA 9 11 27 25 11 2 0 185.2 172 70 49 65 3.39 1.19
Al Smith CLE 7 13 28 26 7 1 0 181.2 197 69 69 44 3.42 1.46
Rube Melton BRO 9 13 37 23 6 1 0 187.1 178 72 96 91 3.46 1.46
Al Javery BSN 10 19 40 33 11 3 3 254.0 248 100 118 137 3.54 1.44
Sig Jakucki SLA 13 9 35 24 12 4 3 198.0 211 78 54 67 3.55 1.34
Bill Dietrich CHA 16 17 36 36 15 2 0 246.0 269 99 68 70 3.62 1.37
Bob Chipman 2 teams 12 10 37 24 9 1 2 165.1 185 67 64 61 3.65 1.51
Johnny Humphries CHA 8 10 30 20 8 0 1 169.0 170 69 57 42 3.67 1.34
Mel Harder CLE 12 10 30 27 12 2 0 196.1 211 81 69 64 3.71 1.43
Orval Grove CHA 14 15 34 33 11 2 0 234.2 237 97 71 105 3.72 1.31
Luke Hamlin PHA 6 12 29 23 9 2 0 190.0 204 79 38 58 3.74 1.27
Dick Barrett PHI 12 18 37 27 11 1 0 221.1 223 95 88 74 3.86 1.41
Don Black PHA 10 12 29 27 8 0 0 177.1 177 80 75 78 4.06 1.42
Red Barrett BSN 9 16 42 30 11 1 2 230.1 257 104 63 54 4.06 1.39
Johnny Gorsica DET 6 14 34 19 8 1 4 162.0 192 74 32 47 4.11 1.38
Paul Derringer CHN 7 13 42 16 7 0 3 180.0 205 83 39 69 4.15 1.36
Harry Feldman NY1 11 13 40 27 8 1 2 205.1 214 95 91 70 4.16 1.49
Rufe Gentry DET 12 14 37 30 10 3 0 203.2 211 96 108 68 4.24 1.57
Ewald Pyle NY1 7 10 31 21 3 0 0 164.0 152 79 68 79 4.34 1.34
Al Gerheauser PHI 8 16 30 29 10 2 0 182.2 210 93 65 66 4.58 1.51
Joe Bowman BOS 12 8 26 24 10 1 0 168.1 175 90 64 53 4.81 1.42
Roger Wolff WS1 4 15 33 21 5 0 2 155.0 186 86 60 73 4.99 1.59
Hal Gregg BRO 9 16 39 31 6 0 2 197.2 201 120 137 92 5.46 1.71
Satchel Paige UNQ KCM 6 4 16 16 6 3 0 98.1 62 11 27 105 1.01 0.91
Red Munger UNQ SLN 11 3 21 12 7 2 2 121.0 92 18 41 55 1.34 1.10
Booker McDaniel UNQ KCM 6 4 15 6 5 1 2 75.2 52 13 28 73 1.55 1.06
Donald Troy UNQ BEG 5 2 7 7 5 1 0 55.1 40 10 20 28 1.63 1.08
George Jefferson UNQ CBE 2 3 9 5 4 0 0 60.2 52 12 11 23 1.78 1.04
Joe Berry UNQ PHA 10 8 53 0 0 0 12 111.1 78 24 23 44 1.94 0.91
Joe Heving UNQ CLE 8 3 63 1 0 0 10 119.2 106 26 41 46 1.96 1.23
Blix Donnelly UNQ SLN 2 1 27 4 2 1 2 76.1 61 18 34 45 2.12 1.24
Barney Morris UNQ NYC 6 2 11 7 3 0 1 58.1 52 14 26 26 2.16 1.34
Andy Karl UNQ PHI 3 2 38 0 0 0 2 89.0 76 23 21 26 2.33 1.09
Roosevelt Davis UNQ CIC 6 2 8 8 5 1 0 60.0 59 16 16 42 2.40 1.25
George Caster UNQ SLA 6 6 42 0 0 0 12 81.0 91 22 33 46 2.44 1.53
Arnold Carter UNQ CIN 11 7 33 18 9 3 3 148.2 143 43 40 33 2.60 1.23
Ed Head UNQ BRO 4 3 9 8 5 1 0 63.1 54 19 19 17 2.70 1.15
Gentry Jessup UNQ CAG 5 6 11 11 10 0 0 93.1 89 28 21 48 2.70 1.18
Henry Miller UNQ PS 6 2 10 8 7 1 1 68.2 70 21 19 36 2.75 1.30
Bill Byrd UNQ 2 teams 6 5 12 9 7 2 0 78.0 76 24 17 58 2.77 1.19
Jim Konstanty UNQ CIN 6 4 20 12 5 1 0 112.2 113 35 33 19 2.80 1.30
Bill Ricks UNQ PS 10 7 21 17 10 0 0 148.0 149 47 51 92 2.86 1.35
Gordon Maltzberger UNQ CHA 10 5 46 0 0 0 12 91.1 81 30 19 49 2.96 1.09
Verdell Mathis UNQ MRS 8 2 12 10 9 1 0 88.0 84 29 28 61 2.97 1.27
Thornton Lee UNQ CHA 3 9 15 14 6 0 0 113.1 105 38 25 39 3.02 1.15
Denny Galehouse UNQ SLA 9 10 24 19 6 2 0 153.0 162 53 44 80 3.12 1.35
Freddy Schmidt UNQ SLN 7 3 37 9 3 2 5 114.1 94 40 58 58 3.15 1.33
Ray Brown UNQ HG 10 1 17 14 12 3 1 127.1 130 46 23 50 3.25 1.20
Antonio Ruiz UNQ CIC 3 4 12 8 5 0 1 63.1 77 23 13 25 3.27 1.42
Mel Queen UNQ NYA 6 3 10 10 4 1 0 81.2 68 30 34 30 3.31 1.25
Mike Ryba UNQ BOS 12 7 42 7 2 0 2 138.0 119 51 39 50 3.33 1.14
Al Jurisich UNQ SLN 7 9 30 14 5 2 1 130.0 102 49 65 53 3.39 1.28
Ben Chapman UNQ BRO 5 3 11 9 6 0 0 79.1 75 30 33 37 3.40 1.36
Art Herring UNQ BRO 3 4 12 6 3 1 1 55.1 59 21 17 19 3.42 1.37
Clem Hausmann UNQ BOS 4 7 32 12 3 0 2 137.0 139 52 69 43 3.42 1.52
Alex Carrasquel UNQ WS1 8 7 43 7 3 0 2 134.0 143 51 50 35 3.43 1.44
Paul Erickson UNQ CHN 5 9 33 15 5 3 1 124.1 113 49 67 82 3.55 1.45
Hy Vandenberg UNQ CHN 7 4 35 9 2 0 2 126.1 123 51 51 54 3.63 1.38
Frank Barrett UNQ BOS 8 7 38 2 0 0 8 90.1 93 37 42 40 3.69 1.49
Dave Hoskins UNQ HG 5 2 8 6 5 1 0 50.1 57 21 12 15 3.75 1.37
Alfred Saylor UNQ BBB 5 6 15 11 8 0 0 102.2 115 43 13 32 3.77 1.25
Alvin Gipson UNQ BBB 2 6 11 8 5 1 1 61.2 57 26 19 34 3.79 1.23
Steve Roser UNQ NYA 4 3 16 6 1 0 1 84.0 80 36 34 34 3.86 1.36
Boom-Boom Beck UNQ DET 1 2 28 2 0 0 1 74.0 67 32 27 25 3.89 1.27
Ben Cardoni UNQ BSN 0 6 22 5 1 0 0 75.2 83 33 37 24 3.93 1.59
Johnny Hutchings UNQ BSN 1 4 14 7 1 0 1 56.2 55 25 26 26 3.97 1.43
Leniel Hooker UNQ NE 6 6 12 12 8 0 0 92.1 89 41 34 29 4.00 1.33
Carrenza Howard UNQ NYC 4 2 13 7 3 0 0 71.2 68 32 24 29 4.02 1.28
Red Lynn UNQ CHN 5 4 22 7 4 1 1 84.1 80 38 37 35 4.06 1.39
Cliff Melton UNQ NY1 2 2 13 10 1 0 0 64.1 78 29 19 15 4.06 1.51
Arthur Cuccurullo UNQ PIT 2 1 32 4 0 0 4 106.1 110 48 44 31 4.06 1.45
Johnny Allen UNQ NY1 4 7 18 13 2 1 0 84.0 88 38 24 33 4.07 1.33
Milo Candini UNQ WS1 6 7 28 10 4 2 1 103.0 110 47 49 31 4.11 1.54
Willie Jefferson UNQ CBE 4 5 10 8 6 0 0 65.1 74 30 17 30 4.13 1.39
Tex Shirley UNQ SLA 5 4 23 11 2 1 0 80.1 59 37 64 35 4.15 1.53
Bill Zuber UNQ NYA 5 7 22 13 2 1 0 107.0 101 50 54 59 4.21 1.45
Yank Terry UNQ BOS 6 10 27 17 3 0 0 132.2 142 62 65 30 4.21 1.56
Ira Hutchinson UNQ BSN 9 7 40 8 1 1 1 119.2 136 56 53 22 4.21 1.58
Ace Adams UNQ NY1 8 11 65 4 1 0 13 137.2 149 65 58 32 4.25 1.50
Jack Matchett UNQ KCM 3 4 11 8 6 0 1 73.0 77 35 22 33 4.32 1.36
Jim Bagby UNQ CLE 4 5 13 10 2 0 0 79.0 101 38 34 12 4.33 1.71
Xavier Rescigno UNQ PIT 10 8 48 6 2 0 5 124.0 146 60 34 45 4.35 1.45
Al Hollingsworth UNQ SLA 5 7 26 10 3 2 1 92.2 108 46 37 22 4.47 1.56
Ed Hanyzewski UNQ CHN 2 5 14 7 3 0 0 58.1 61 29 20 19 4.47 1.39
Bill LeFebvre UNQ WS1 2 4 24 4 2 0 3 69.2 86 35 21 18 4.52 1.54
Terris McDuffie UNQ 2 teams 3 8 14 11 7 0 1 91.0 98 46 25 46 4.55 1.35
Paul Calvert UNQ CLE 1 3 35 4 0 0 0 77.0 89 39 38 31 4.56 1.65
Joe Page UNQ NYA 5 7 19 16 4 0 0 102.2 100 52 52 63 4.56 1.48
Emmett O'Neill UNQ BOS 6 11 28 22 8 1 0 151.2 154 78 89 68 4.63 1.60
Vern Kennedy UNQ 2 teams 3 10 24 17 5 0 0 114.1 126 59 57 40 4.64 1.60
Spoon Carter UNQ HG 6 3 12 10 6 0 0 78.0 103 41 24 25 4.73 1.63
Jake Wade UNQ CHA 2 4 19 5 1 0 2 74.2 75 40 41 35 4.82 1.55
Johnny Johnson UNQ HG 1 6 13 6 3 0 2 63.1 57 34 28 29 4.83 1.34
Barney Brown UNQ PS 7 4 15 11 7 0 1 85.2 105 47 20 42 4.94 1.46
Les Webber UNQ BRO 7 8 48 9 1 0 3 140.1 157 77 64 42 4.94 1.57
Tommy Warren UNQ BRO 1 4 22 4 2 0 0 68.2 74 38 40 18 4.98 1.66
Ray Starr UNQ PIT 6 5 27 12 5 0 3 89.2 116 50 36 25 5.02 1.70
Ray Poat UNQ CLE 4 8 36 6 1 0 1 80.2 82 46 37 40 5.13 1.48
Rex Cecil UNQ BOS 4 5 11 9 4 0 0 61.0 72 35 33 33 5.16 1.72
Rube Fischer UNQ NY1 6 14 38 18 2 1 2 128.2 128 74 87 39 5.18 1.67
Buck Ross UNQ CHA 2 7 20 9 2 0 0 90.1 97 52 35 20 5.18 1.46
Frank Seward UNQ NY1 3 2 25 7 2 0 0 78.1 98 47 32 16 5.40 1.66
Edsall Walker UNQ HG 5 4 11 4 2 0 0 64.1 76 39 19 32 5.46 1.48
Jack Brewer UNQ NY1 1 4 14 7 2 0 0 55.0 66 34 16 21 5.56 1.49
Andy Hansen UNQ NY1 3 3 23 4 0 0 1 52.2 63 38 32 15 6.49 1.80
Cal McLish UNQ BRO 3 10 23 13 3 0 0 84.0 110 73 48 24 7.82 1.88
Percy Forrest UNQ 2 teams 1 5 9 7 2 0 0 53.0 79 47 27 13 7.98 2.00
Showing 1-50 of 155 pitchers listed (71 qualified)

Reading the 1944 leader tables

Of the 178 batting lines shown for 1944, 88 are qualified. The first qualified row belongs to Dixie Walker, a .357 hitter, ahead of Stan Musial (.347). Stan Musial has the highest qualified OPS, .990. The UNQ tag explains why Jim West's .364 (219 plate appearances) does not head the average column. The HR column peaks with Bill Nicholson's 33. 71 pitchers qualify out of the 155 in the 1944 table. Dizzy Trout has the lowest qualified ERA, 2.12, and Tex Hughson has the best WHIP, 1.05. The counting columns are topped by Hal Newhouser in wins (29) and Ace Adams in saves (13).

1944 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1944?
Bill Nicholson led with 33 home runs in 1944.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1944?
Bill Nicholson led with 122 RBI in 1944.
Who led MLB in hits in 1944?
Snuffy Stirnweiss led with 205 hits in 1944.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1944?
Dixie Walker led at .357 in 1944, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1944?
Hal Newhouser led with 29 wins in 1944.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1944?
Hal Newhouser led with 187 strikeouts in 1944.