1945 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1945 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1945 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Tommy Holmes led with 28 home runs, Dixie Walker led with 124 RBI, and Tommy Holmes led with 224 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 471 plate appearances at 152 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (152 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

← Back to 1945 Season Overview

Batting Leaders

Qualified: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 471 plate appearances at 152 team games. 82 of the 188 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1945 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1945 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Phil Cavarretta CHN 132 586 498 94 177 34 10 6 97 5 81 34 .355 .449 .500 .949
Tommy Holmes BSN 154 713 636 125 224 47 6 28 117 15 70 9 .352 .420 .577 .997
Goody Rosen BRO 145 673 606 126 197 24 11 12 75 4 50 36 .325 .379 .460 .840
Stan Hack CHN 150 702 597 110 193 29 7 2 43 12 99 30 .323 .420 .405 .826
Whitey Kurowski SLN 133 573 511 84 165 27 3 21 102 1 45 45 .323 .383 .511 .894
Luis Olmo BRO 141 595 556 62 174 27 13 10 110 15 36 33 .313 .356 .462 .818
Snuffy Stirnweiss NYA 152 717 632 107 195 32 22 10 64 33 78 62 .309 .385 .476 .862
Mel Ott NY1 135 532 451 73 139 23 0 21 79 1 71 41 .308 .411 .499 .910
Augie Galan BRO 152 696 576 114 177 36 7 9 92 13 114 27 .307 .423 .441 .864
Johnny Dickshot CHA 130 542 486 74 147 19 10 4 58 18 48 41 .302 .366 .407 .774
Don Johnson CHN 138 614 557 94 168 23 2 2 58 9 32 34 .302 .343 .361 .704
Jimmy Wasdell PHI 134 540 500 65 150 19 8 7 60 7 32 11 .300 .346 .412 .758
Dixie Walker BRO 154 688 607 102 182 42 9 8 124 6 75 16 .300 .381 .438 .820
Bobby Estalella PHA 126 527 451 45 135 25 6 8 52 1 74 46 .299 .399 .435 .834
Andy Pafko CHN 144 608 534 64 159 24 12 12 110 5 45 36 .298 .361 .455 .816
George Myatt WS1 133 575 490 81 145 17 7 1 39 30 63 43 .296 .378 .365 .744
Wally Moses CHA 140 641 569 79 168 35 15 2 50 11 69 33 .295 .373 .420 .793
George Case WS1 123 561 504 72 148 19 5 1 31 30 49 27 .294 .360 .357 .717
Dutch Meyer CLE 130 567 524 71 153 29 8 7 48 2 40 32 .292 .342 .418 .760
Bob Elliott PIT 144 608 541 80 157 36 6 8 108 5 64 38 .290 .366 .423 .790
Skeeter Newsome BOS 125 476 438 45 127 30 1 1 48 6 20 15 .290 .322 .370 .692
Johnny Hopp SLN 124 505 446 67 129 22 8 3 44 14 49 24 .289 .363 .395 .758
Vern Stephens SLA 149 632 571 90 165 27 3 24 89 2 55 70 .289 .352 .473 .825
Carden Gillenwater BSN 144 600 517 74 149 20 2 7 72 13 73 70 .288 .379 .375 .755
Nap Reyes NY1 122 472 431 39 124 15 4 5 44 1 25 26 .288 .338 .376 .714
Buster Adams 2 teams 154 707 634 104 182 29 1 22 109 3 62 80 .287 .353 .440 .793
Eddie Mayo DET 134 561 501 71 143 24 3 10 54 7 47 29 .285 .347 .405 .752
Joe Kuhel WS1 142 615 533 73 152 29 13 2 75 10 79 31 .285 .378 .400 .778
Nick Etten NYA 152 663 565 77 161 24 4 18 111 2 90 23 .285 .387 .437 .824
Jim Russell PIT 146 589 510 88 145 24 8 12 77 15 71 40 .284 .377 .433 .810
Al Gionfriddo PIT 122 476 409 74 116 18 9 2 42 12 60 22 .284 .377 .386 .763
Peanuts Lowrey CHN 143 592 523 72 148 22 7 7 89 11 48 27 .283 .343 .392 .735
Al Libke CIN 130 489 449 41 127 23 5 4 53 6 34 62 .283 .336 .383 .719
Dain Clay CIN 153 700 656 81 184 29 2 1 50 19 37 58 .280 .321 .335 .656
Frankie Gustine PIT 128 523 478 67 134 27 5 2 66 8 37 33 .280 .335 .370 .705
Bob Johnson BOS 143 593 529 71 148 27 7 12 74 5 63 56 .280 .358 .425 .783
George Hausmann NY1 154 714 623 98 174 15 8 2 45 7 73 46 .279 .356 .339 .694
Eddie Lake BOS 133 586 473 81 132 27 1 11 51 9 106 37 .279 .412 .410 .822
George Binks WS1 145 594 550 62 153 32 6 6 81 11 34 52 .278 .324 .391 .715
Emil Verban SLN 155 635 597 59 166 22 8 0 72 4 19 15 .278 .304 .342 .645
Red Schoendienst SLN 137 597 565 89 157 22 6 1 47 26 21 17 .278 .305 .343 .648
George McQuinn SLA 139 561 483 69 134 31 3 7 61 1 65 51 .277 .364 .398 .762
Marty Marion SLN 123 477 430 63 119 27 5 1 59 2 39 39 .277 .340 .370 .709
Hal Peck PHA 112 493 449 51 124 22 9 5 39 5 37 28 .276 .331 .399 .730
Frank McCormick CIN 152 644 580 68 160 33 0 10 81 6 56 22 .276 .345 .384 .729
Ray Sanders SLN 143 631 537 85 148 29 3 8 78 3 83 55 .276 .375 .385 .760
Doc Cramer DET 141 595 541 62 149 22 8 6 58 2 36 21 .275 .324 .379 .703
Chuck Workman BSN 139 580 514 77 141 16 2 25 87 9 51 58 .274 .347 .459 .806
Roy Cullenbine 2 teams 154 657 536 83 146 28 5 18 93 2 113 36 .272 .402 .444 .846
Danny Gardella NY1 121 484 430 54 117 10 1 18 71 2 46 55 .272 .349 .426 .775
George Kell PHA 147 602 567 50 154 30 3 4 56 2 27 15 .272 .306 .356 .662
Jimmy Outlaw DET 132 494 446 56 121 16 5 0 34 6 45 33 .271 .338 .330 .668
Whitey Wietelmann BSN 123 471 428 53 116 15 3 4 33 4 39 27 .271 .335 .348 .683
Hersh Martin NYA 117 479 408 53 109 18 6 7 53 4 65 31 .267 .368 .392 .760
Dick Siebert PHA 147 633 573 62 153 29 1 7 51 2 50 33 .267 .328 .358 .686
Oscar Grimes NYA 142 595 480 64 127 19 7 4 45 7 97 73 .265 .395 .358 .753
Rudy York DET 155 655 595 71 157 25 5 18 87 6 60 85 .264 .331 .413 .745
Mickey Rocco CLE 143 628 565 81 149 28 6 10 56 0 52 40 .264 .326 .388 .713
Bob Maier DET 132 529 486 58 128 25 7 1 34 7 38 32 .263 .317 .350 .667
Dick Culler BSN 136 587 527 87 138 12 1 2 30 7 50 35 .262 .328 .300 .628
Irv Hall PHA 151 668 616 62 161 17 5 0 50 3 35 42 .261 .307 .305 .613
George Metkovich BOS 138 598 539 65 140 26 3 5 62 19 51 70 .260 .331 .347 .677
Eddie Stanky BRO 153 726 555 128 143 29 5 1 39 6 148 42 .258 .417 .333 .751
Vince DiMaggio PHI 127 497 452 64 116 25 3 19 84 12 43 91 .257 .321 .451 .773
Johnny Barrett PIT 142 594 507 97 130 29 4 15 67 25 79 68 .256 .357 .418 .775
John Antonelli 2 teams 127 539 507 50 129 27 2 1 28 1 24 25 .254 .291 .321 .612
Steve Mesner CIN 150 611 540 52 137 19 1 1 52 4 52 18 .254 .322 .298 .620
Mike Kreevich 2 teams 129 520 453 56 114 19 3 3 44 11 58 36 .252 .337 .327 .663
Babe Dahlgren PIT 144 591 531 57 133 24 8 5 75 1 51 51 .250 .318 .354 .673
Buddy Kerr NY1 149 605 546 53 136 20 3 4 40 5 41 34 .249 .304 .319 .623
Mike Tresh CHA 150 532 458 50 114 12 0 0 47 6 65 37 .249 .342 .275 .617
Milt Byrnes SLA 133 540 442 53 110 29 4 8 59 1 78 84 .249 .363 .387 .750
Roy Schalk CHA 133 570 513 50 127 23 1 1 65 3 32 41 .248 .293 .302 .595
Bud Metheny NYA 133 579 509 64 126 18 2 8 53 5 54 31 .248 .325 .338 .662
Cass Michaels CHA 129 499 445 47 109 8 5 2 54 8 37 28 .245 .307 .299 .606
Bill Nicholson CHN 151 660 559 82 136 28 4 13 88 4 92 73 .243 .356 .377 .734
Frankie Crosetti NYA 130 524 441 57 105 12 0 4 48 7 59 65 .238 .341 .293 .634
Don Gutteridge SLA 143 595 543 72 129 24 3 2 49 9 43 46 .238 .295 .304 .599
Pat Seerey CLE 126 485 414 56 98 22 2 14 56 1 66 97 .237 .342 .401 .743
Gil Torres WS1 147 598 562 39 133 12 5 0 48 7 21 29 .237 .264 .276 .540
Woody Williams CIN 133 534 482 46 114 14 0 0 27 6 39 24 .237 .296 .266 .562
Frankie Hayes 2 teams 151 579 495 51 116 17 7 9 57 2 71 66 .234 .335 .352 .687
Frank Austin UNQ PS 50 232 216 41 81 16 3 2 34 10 12 2 .375 .410 .505 .915
Roy Campanella UNQ BEG 57 239 207 51 77 18 5 5 48 3 31 0 .372 .456 .580 1.036
Wild Bill Wright UNQ BEG 55 234 217 46 78 17 4 5 40 6 14 0 .359 .401 .544 .945
Gene Benson UNQ PS 47 215 198 30 67 10 3 1 33 0 13 0 .338 .379 .434 .813
Buddy Lewis UNQ WS1 69 306 258 42 86 14 7 2 37 1 37 15 .333 .423 .465 .888
Jerry Benjamin UNQ 2 teams 51 233 210 42 69 9 2 0 17 4 17 2 .329 .377 .390 .768
Billy Jurges UNQ NY1 61 201 176 22 57 3 1 3 24 2 24 11 .324 .405 .403 .808
Herb Souell UNQ KCM 47 205 186 39 59 8 5 1 33 4 10 0 .317 .358 .430 .788
Augie Bergamo UNQ SLN 94 358 304 51 96 17 2 3 44 0 43 21 .316 .401 .414 .815
Bill Hoskins UNQ BEG 50 205 185 32 58 7 7 5 44 3 16 1 .314 .374 .508 .882
Walter Thomas UNQ KCM 50 205 186 30 58 5 4 1 23 5 12 0 .312 .363 .398 .761
Hank Greenberg UNQ DET 78 312 270 47 84 20 2 13 60 3 42 40 .311 .404 .544 .948
Bill Salkeld UNQ PIT 95 317 267 45 83 16 1 15 52 2 50 16 .311 .420 .547 .966
Johnny Lazor UNQ BOS 101 355 335 35 104 19 2 5 45 3 18 17 .310 .346 .424 .769
Tony Cuccinello UNQ CHA 118 450 402 50 124 25 3 2 49 6 45 19 .308 .379 .400 .780
Lou Boudreau UNQ CLE 97 402 345 50 106 24 1 3 48 0 35 20 .307 .374 .409 .783
Ernie Lombardi UNQ NY1 115 417 368 46 113 7 1 19 70 0 43 11 .307 .387 .486 .873
Jeff Heath UNQ CLE 102 429 370 60 113 16 7 15 61 3 56 39 .305 .398 .508 .906
Tom McBride UNQ BOS 100 374 344 38 105 11 7 1 47 2 26 17 .305 .354 .387 .741
Rene Monteagudo UNQ PHI 114 225 193 26 58 6 0 0 15 2 28 7 .301 .389 .332 .721
Lee Handley UNQ PIT 98 340 312 39 93 16 2 1 32 7 20 16 .298 .340 .372 .712
Jesse Williams UNQ KCM 50 224 196 50 58 10 2 2 15 11 22 0 .296 .373 .398 .771
Oris Hockett UNQ CHA 106 449 417 46 122 23 4 2 55 10 27 30 .293 .340 .381 .721
Glenn Crawford UNQ 2 teams 86 349 305 41 89 13 2 2 24 5 37 15 .292 .370 .367 .737
Joe Medwick UNQ 2 teams 92 328 310 31 90 17 0 3 37 5 14 14 .290 .323 .374 .697
Vance Dinges UNQ PHI 109 440 397 46 114 15 4 1 36 5 35 17 .287 .346 .353 .699
Clyde Kluttz UNQ 2 teams 98 326 303 34 86 18 1 4 31 1 17 16 .284 .326 .389 .716
Dave Hoskins UNQ HG 46 203 184 32 52 8 4 0 26 0 15 2 .283 .337 .370 .706
Mike Sandlock UNQ BRO 80 218 195 21 55 14 2 2 17 2 18 19 .282 .346 .405 .751
Guy Curtright UNQ CHA 98 367 324 51 91 15 7 4 32 3 39 29 .281 .358 .407 .766
Cool Papa Bell UNQ HG 48 217 179 38 50 6 1 1 20 10 35 1 .279 .400 .341 .741
Mark Christman UNQ SLA 78 311 289 32 80 7 4 4 34 1 19 19 .277 .328 .370 .698
Leon Culberson UNQ BOS 97 355 331 26 91 21 6 6 45 4 20 37 .275 .316 .429 .745
Lou Finney UNQ 2 teams 59 242 215 24 59 8 4 2 22 0 21 7 .274 .342 .377 .719
Ed Stevens UNQ BRO 55 237 201 29 55 14 3 4 29 0 32 20 .274 .376 .433 .809
Felix Mackiewicz UNQ CLE 120 411 359 42 98 14 7 2 37 5 44 41 .273 .356 .368 .723
Johnny Rucker UNQ NY1 105 452 429 58 117 19 11 7 51 7 20 36 .273 .305 .417 .722
Phil Masi UNQ BSN 114 420 371 55 101 25 4 7 46 9 42 32 .272 .348 .418 .766
Phil Weintraub UNQ NY1 82 341 283 45 77 9 1 10 42 2 54 29 .272 .389 .417 .806
Don Ross UNQ 2 teams 114 451 392 29 106 19 1 2 47 2 47 16 .270 .350 .339 .689
Vic Barnhart UNQ PIT 71 215 201 21 54 7 0 0 19 2 9 11 .269 .300 .303 .603
Vince Shupe UNQ BSN 78 305 283 22 76 8 0 0 15 3 17 16 .269 .312 .297 .609
Frank Mancuso UNQ SLA 119 417 365 39 98 13 3 1 38 0 46 44 .268 .354 .329 .682
Jimmie Foxx UNQ PHI 89 248 224 30 60 11 1 7 38 0 23 39 .268 .336 .420 .756
Jim West UNQ PS 51 227 210 26 56 5 3 2 36 0 13 0 .267 .307 .348 .654
Rick Ferrell UNQ WS1 91 335 286 33 76 12 1 1 38 2 43 13 .266 .366 .325 .691
Al Unser UNQ CIN 67 221 204 23 54 10 3 3 21 0 14 24 .265 .318 .387 .705
Tommy Butts UNQ BEG 48 206 182 31 48 6 3 0 19 3 10 0 .264 .309 .330 .639
Henry Kimbro UNQ BEG 54 254 229 42 60 11 9 2 17 5 24 0 .262 .332 .415 .747
Eddie Basinski UNQ BRO 108 362 336 30 88 9 4 0 33 0 11 33 .262 .293 .312 .606
Bob Garbark UNQ BOS 68 225 199 21 52 6 0 0 17 0 18 10 .261 .329 .291 .620
Roy Hughes UNQ CHN 69 246 222 34 58 8 1 0 8 6 16 18 .261 .311 .306 .617
Del Rice UNQ SLN 83 277 253 27 66 17 3 1 28 0 16 33 .261 .312 .364 .676
Gene Moore UNQ SLA 110 400 354 48 92 16 2 5 50 1 40 26 .260 .337 .359 .695
Kerby Farrell UNQ CHA 103 426 396 44 102 11 3 0 34 4 24 18 .258 .300 .301 .601
Tuck Stainback UNQ NYA 95 349 327 40 84 12 2 5 32 0 13 20 .257 .289 .352 .641
Joe Hoover UNQ DET 74 250 222 33 57 10 5 1 17 6 21 35 .257 .324 .360 .684
Ben Steiner UNQ BOS 78 344 304 39 78 8 3 3 20 10 31 29 .257 .327 .332 .660
Frenchy Bordagaray UNQ BRO 113 305 273 32 70 9 6 2 49 7 29 15 .256 .328 .355 .683
Paul Richards UNQ DET 83 256 234 26 60 12 1 3 32 4 19 31 .256 .315 .355 .670
Al Lakeman UNQ CIN 76 277 258 22 66 9 4 8 31 0 17 45 .256 .304 .415 .719
Mickey Livingston UNQ CHN 71 253 224 19 57 4 2 2 23 2 19 6 .254 .324 .317 .641
Ken O'Dea UNQ SLN 100 362 307 36 78 18 2 4 43 0 50 31 .254 .359 .365 .723
Gee Walker UNQ CIN 106 334 316 28 80 11 2 2 21 8 16 38 .253 .289 .320 .609
Bill McGhee UNQ PHA 93 275 250 24 63 6 1 0 19 3 24 16 .252 .320 .284 .604
Jackie Tobin UNQ BOS 84 311 278 25 70 6 2 0 21 2 26 24 .252 .320 .288 .608
Floyd Baker UNQ CHA 82 234 208 22 52 8 0 0 19 3 23 12 .250 .325 .288 .613
Ed Busch UNQ PHA 126 458 416 37 104 10 3 0 35 2 32 9 .250 .305 .288 .594
Ty LaForest UNQ BOS 52 220 204 25 51 7 4 2 16 4 10 35 .250 .285 .353 .638
Butch Nieman UNQ BSN 97 291 247 43 61 15 0 14 56 11 43 33 .247 .361 .478 .839
Len Schulte UNQ SLA 119 465 430 37 106 16 1 0 36 0 24 35 .247 .286 .288 .575
Pete Fox UNQ BOS 66 227 208 21 51 4 1 0 20 2 11 18 .245 .296 .274 .570
Tommy Brown UNQ BRO 57 204 196 13 48 3 4 2 19 3 6 16 .245 .267 .332 .599
Johnie Scott UNQ KCM 51 215 202 30 49 6 4 1 32 6 12 0 .243 .285 .327 .612
Pete Coscarart UNQ PIT 123 455 392 59 95 17 2 8 38 2 55 55 .242 .341 .357 .699
Eric Tipton UNQ CIN 108 382 331 32 80 17 1 5 34 11 40 37 .242 .327 .344 .671
Red Treadway UNQ NY1 88 249 224 31 54 4 2 4 23 3 20 13 .241 .303 .330 .634
Wally Flager UNQ 2 teams 70 247 220 26 53 5 1 2 21 1 25 20 .241 .321 .300 .621
Coaker Triplett UNQ PHI 120 403 363 36 87 11 1 7 46 6 40 27 .240 .315 .333 .648
Andy Seminick UNQ PHI 80 209 188 18 45 7 2 6 26 3 18 38 .239 .312 .394 .706
Lennie Merullo UNQ CHN 121 433 394 40 94 18 0 2 37 7 31 30 .239 .297 .299 .597
Harry Williams UNQ BEG 57 243 218 30 52 5 2 2 25 2 22 0 .239 .311 .307 .619
Eddie Miller UNQ CIN 115 451 421 46 100 27 2 13 49 4 18 38 .238 .275 .404 .679
Paul O'Dea UNQ CLE 87 250 221 21 52 2 2 1 21 3 20 26 .235 .299 .276 .575
Fred Vaughn UNQ WS1 80 297 268 28 63 7 4 1 25 0 23 48 .235 .298 .302 .600
Johnny Peacock UNQ 2 teams 81 214 184 17 43 11 1 0 20 3 30 10 .234 .341 .304 .645
Bob Swift UNQ DET 95 310 279 19 65 5 0 0 24 1 26 22 .233 .298 .251 .549
Joe Mack UNQ BSN 66 303 260 30 60 13 1 3 44 1 34 39 .231 .320 .323 .643
Russ Derry UNQ NYA 78 286 253 37 57 6 2 13 45 1 31 49 .225 .312 .419 .731
Bitsy Mott UNQ PHI 90 322 289 21 64 8 0 0 22 2 27 25 .221 .290 .249 .539
Al Lopez UNQ PIT 91 280 243 22 53 8 0 0 18 1 35 12 .218 .317 .251 .568
Pete Gray UNQ SLA 77 253 234 26 51 6 2 0 13 5 13 11 .218 .259 .261 .520
Jake Powell UNQ 2 teams 79 289 271 17 59 7 0 1 17 2 16 21 .218 .261 .255 .516
Mike Garbark UNQ NYA 60 201 176 23 38 5 3 1 26 0 23 12 .216 .310 .295 .605
Dolph Camilli UNQ BOS 63 234 198 24 42 5 2 2 19 2 35 38 .212 .330 .288 .618
Al Cihocki UNQ CLE 92 307 283 21 60 9 3 0 24 2 11 48 .212 .241 .265 .507
Mayo Smith UNQ PHA 73 244 203 18 43 5 0 0 11 0 36 13 .212 .333 .236 .570
Harlond Clift UNQ WS1 119 456 375 49 79 12 0 8 53 2 76 58 .211 .349 .307 .656
Charlie Metro UNQ PHA 65 227 200 18 42 10 1 3 15 1 23 33 .210 .291 .315 .606
Buddy Rosar UNQ PHA 92 325 300 23 63 12 1 1 25 2 20 16 .210 .262 .267 .528
Bill Nagel UNQ CHA 67 241 220 21 46 10 3 3 27 3 15 41 .209 .263 .323 .585
Kermit Wahl UNQ CIN 71 223 194 18 39 8 2 0 10 2 23 22 .201 .286 .263 .549
Tony Daniels UNQ PHI 76 250 230 15 46 3 2 0 10 1 12 22 .200 .249 .230 .479
Babe Martin UNQ SLA 54 203 185 13 37 5 2 2 16 0 11 24 .200 .245 .281 .526
Skeeter Webb UNQ DET 118 449 407 43 81 12 2 0 21 8 30 35 .199 .254 .238 .492
Gus Mancuso UNQ PHI 70 206 176 11 35 5 0 0 16 2 28 10 .199 .309 .227 .536
Showing 1-50 of 188 batters listed (82 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 152 innings at 152 team games. 59 of the 166 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1945 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Hal Newhouser DET 25 9 40 36 29 8 2 313.1 239 63 110 212 1.81 1.11
Al Benton DET 13 8 31 27 12 5 3 191.2 175 43 63 76 2.02 1.24
Roger Wolff WS1 20 10 33 29 21 4 2 250.0 200 59 53 108 2.12 1.01
Dutch Leonard WS1 17 7 31 29 12 4 1 216.0 208 51 35 96 2.12 1.12
Ray Prim CHN 13 8 34 19 9 2 2 165.1 142 44 23 88 2.40 1.00
Thornton Lee CHA 15 12 29 28 19 1 0 228.1 208 62 76 108 2.44 1.24
Claude Passeau CHN 17 9 34 27 19 5 1 227.0 205 62 59 98 2.46 1.16
Nels Potter SLA 15 11 32 32 21 3 0 255.1 212 70 68 129 2.47 1.10
Harry Brecheen SLN 15 4 24 18 13 3 2 157.1 136 44 44 63 2.52 1.14
Steve Gromek CLE 19 9 33 30 21 3 1 251.0 229 71 66 101 2.55 1.18
Hank Borowy 2 teams 21 7 33 32 18 2 1 254.2 212 75 105 82 2.65 1.24
Bucky Walters CIN 10 10 22 22 12 3 0 168.0 166 50 51 45 2.68 1.29
Hank Wyse CHN 22 10 38 34 23 2 0 278.1 272 83 55 77 2.68 1.17
Al Hollingsworth SLA 12 9 26 22 15 1 1 173.1 164 52 68 64 2.70 1.34
Preacher Roe PIT 14 13 33 31 15 3 1 235.0 228 75 46 148 2.87 1.17
Ken Burkhart SLN 18 8 42 22 12 4 2 217.1 206 70 66 67 2.90 1.25
Dave Ferriss BOS 21 10 35 31 26 5 2 264.2 263 87 85 94 2.96 1.31
Andy Karl PHI 8 8 67 2 1 0 15 180.2 175 60 50 51 2.99 1.25
Red Barrett 2 teams 23 12 45 34 24 3 2 284.2 287 95 54 76 3.00 1.20
Max Butcher PIT 10 8 28 20 12 2 0 169.1 184 57 46 37 3.03 1.36
Dizzy Trout DET 18 15 41 31 18 4 2 246.1 252 86 79 97 3.14 1.34
Johnny Niggeling WS1 7 12 26 25 8 2 0 176.2 161 62 73 90 3.16 1.32
Russ Christopher PHA 13 13 33 27 17 2 2 227.1 213 80 75 100 3.17 1.27
Bob Logan BSN 7 11 34 25 5 1 1 187.0 213 66 53 53 3.18 1.42
Booker McDaniel KCM 9 5 28 16 13 2 6 152.2 145 54 35 117 3.18 1.18
Van Mungo NY1 14 7 26 26 7 2 0 183.0 161 65 71 101 3.20 1.27
Allie Reynolds CLE 18 12 44 30 16 2 4 247.1 227 88 130 112 3.20 1.44
Harry Feldman NY1 12 13 35 30 10 3 1 217.2 213 79 69 74 3.27 1.30
Bobo Newsom PHA 8 20 36 34 16 3 0 257.1 255 94 103 127 3.29 1.39
Tiny Bonham NYA 8 11 23 23 12 0 0 180.2 186 66 22 42 3.29 1.15
Nick Strincevich PIT 16 10 36 29 18 1 2 228.1 235 84 49 74 3.31 1.24
Vic Lombardi BRO 10 11 38 24 9 0 4 203.2 195 75 86 64 3.31 1.38
Marino Pieretti WS1 14 13 44 27 14 3 2 233.1 235 86 91 66 3.32 1.40
Jack Kramer SLA 10 15 29 25 15 3 2 193.0 190 72 73 99 3.36 1.36
Jesse Flores PHA 7 10 29 24 9 4 1 191.1 180 73 63 52 3.43 1.27
Orval Grove CHA 14 12 33 30 16 4 1 217.0 233 83 68 54 3.44 1.39
Paul Derringer CHN 16 11 35 30 15 1 4 213.2 223 82 51 86 3.45 1.28
Hal Gregg BRO 18 13 42 34 13 2 2 254.1 221 98 120 139 3.47 1.34
Mickey Haefner WS1 16 14 37 28 19 1 3 238.1 226 92 69 83 3.47 1.24
Sig Jakucki SLA 12 10 30 24 15 1 2 192.1 188 75 65 55 3.51 1.32
Blix Donnelly SLN 8 10 31 23 9 4 2 166.1 157 65 87 76 3.52 1.47
Bill Lee 2 teams 9 9 29 26 8 1 0 183.2 219 73 66 25 3.58 1.55
Tex Shirley SLA 8 12 32 24 10 2 0 183.2 191 74 93 77 3.63 1.55
Bill Bevens NYA 13 9 29 25 14 2 0 184.0 174 75 68 76 3.67 1.32
Ed Heusser CIN 11 16 31 30 18 4 1 223.0 248 92 60 56 3.71 1.38
Jim Bagby CLE 8 11 25 19 11 3 1 159.1 171 66 59 38 3.73 1.44
Johnny Hutchings BSN 7 6 57 12 3 2 3 185.0 173 77 75 99 3.75 1.34
Jim Tobin 2 teams 13 19 41 31 18 0 1 255.0 281 107 84 52 3.78 1.43
Jack Brewer NY1 8 6 28 21 8 0 0 159.2 162 68 58 49 3.83 1.38
Stubby Overmire DET 9 9 31 22 9 0 4 162.1 189 70 42 36 3.88 1.42
Al Gettel NYA 9 8 27 17 9 0 3 154.2 141 67 53 67 3.90 1.25
Joe Bowman 2 teams 11 15 28 27 15 1 0 197.1 216 86 77 71 3.92 1.48
Rip Sewell PIT 11 9 33 24 9 1 1 188.0 212 85 91 60 4.07 1.61
Eddie Lopat CHA 10 13 26 24 17 1 1 199.1 226 91 56 74 4.11 1.41
Johnny Humphries CHA 6 14 22 21 10 1 1 153.0 172 72 48 33 4.24 1.44
Vern Kennedy 2 teams 5 15 36 23 11 1 1 193.2 213 92 83 51 4.28 1.53
Bill Voiselle NY1 14 14 41 35 14 4 0 232.1 249 116 97 115 4.49 1.49
Howie Fox CIN 8 13 45 15 7 0 0 164.1 169 90 77 54 4.93 1.50
Dick Barrett PHI 8 20 36 30 8 0 1 190.2 217 114 92 72 5.38 1.62
Ken Holcombe UNQ NYA 3 3 23 2 0 0 0 55.1 43 11 27 20 1.79 1.27
Red Embree UNQ CLE 4 4 8 8 5 1 0 70.0 56 15 26 42 1.93 1.17
Joe Berry UNQ PHA 8 7 52 0 0 0 5 130.1 114 34 38 51 2.35 1.17
Sal Maglie UNQ NY1 5 4 13 10 7 3 0 84.1 72 22 22 32 2.35 1.11
Eugene Bremer UNQ CBE 7 1 9 9 6 1 0 68.0 63 18 15 24 2.38 1.15
Mike Ryba UNQ BOS 7 6 34 9 4 1 2 123.0 122 34 33 44 2.49 1.26
Bob Feller UNQ CLE 5 3 9 9 7 1 0 72.0 50 20 35 59 2.50 1.18
Ed Wright UNQ BSN 8 3 15 12 7 1 0 111.1 104 31 33 24 2.51 1.23
Roy Welmaker UNQ HG 12 2 15 15 13 1 0 135.2 124 39 38 80 2.59 1.19
Bill Ricks UNQ PS 4 2 15 7 4 1 1 72.2 66 21 21 48 2.60 1.20
Don Newcombe UNQ NE 3 3 7 6 6 0 0 55.1 43 16 16 33 2.60 1.07
Frank Barrett UNQ BOS 4 3 37 0 0 0 3 86.0 77 25 29 35 2.62 1.23
Roy Partlow UNQ PS 8 4 18 13 9 0 0 113.0 94 33 36 80 2.63 1.15
Boom-Boom Beck UNQ 2 teams 8 5 25 10 6 0 1 110.2 96 33 26 29 2.68 1.10
Alex Carrasquel UNQ WS1 7 5 35 7 5 2 1 122.2 105 37 40 38 2.71 1.18
Bob Muncrief UNQ SLA 13 4 27 15 10 0 1 145.2 132 44 44 54 2.72 1.21
Joe Page UNQ NYA 6 3 20 9 4 0 0 102.0 95 32 46 50 2.82 1.38
Red Ruffing UNQ NYA 7 3 11 11 8 1 0 87.1 85 28 20 24 2.89 1.20
Mort Cooper UNQ 2 teams 9 4 24 14 5 1 1 101.2 97 33 34 59 2.92 1.29
Ted Wilks UNQ SLN 4 7 18 16 4 1 0 98.1 103 32 29 28 2.93 1.34
Andy Porter UNQ BEG 8 2 13 11 6 1 0 95.0 96 31 22 53 2.94 1.24
Atley Donald UNQ NYA 5 4 9 9 6 2 0 63.2 62 21 25 19 2.97 1.37
Ralph Branca UNQ BRO 5 6 16 15 7 0 1 109.2 73 37 79 69 3.04 1.39
Otey Clark UNQ BOS 4 4 12 9 4 1 0 82.0 86 28 19 20 3.07 1.28
Dick Mauney UNQ PHI 6 10 20 16 6 2 1 122.2 127 42 27 35 3.08 1.26
Bill Byrd UNQ BEG 11 5 18 15 13 1 1 130.2 133 45 28 91 3.10 1.23
Leniel Hooker UNQ NE 2 6 8 7 7 0 0 60.0 69 21 10 29 3.15 1.32
Jim LaMarque UNQ KCM 7 2 12 10 4 1 0 91.0 81 32 23 71 3.16 1.14
Bill Zuber UNQ NYA 5 11 21 14 7 0 1 127.0 121 45 56 50 3.19 1.39
Gentry Jessup UNQ CAG 6 4 10 10 7 1 0 79.0 65 28 24 43 3.19 1.13
George Dockins UNQ SLN 8 6 31 12 5 2 0 126.1 132 45 38 33 3.21 1.35
Curt Davis UNQ BRO 10 10 24 18 10 0 0 149.2 171 54 21 39 3.25 1.28
Hilton Smith UNQ KCM 6 4 11 8 6 0 0 77.0 76 28 19 42 3.27 1.23
Glenn Gardner UNQ SLN 3 1 17 4 2 1 1 54.2 50 20 27 20 3.29 1.41
Cy Buker UNQ BRO 7 2 42 4 0 0 5 87.1 90 32 45 48 3.30 1.55
Jim Wilson UNQ BOS 6 8 23 21 8 2 0 144.1 121 53 88 50 3.30 1.45
Paul Erickson UNQ CHN 7 4 28 9 3 0 3 108.1 94 40 48 53 3.32 1.31
Neck Stanley UNQ NBY 5 7 14 10 7 1 1 91.1 104 34 16 49 3.35 1.31
Sam Zoldak UNQ SLA 3 2 26 1 1 0 0 69.2 74 26 18 19 3.36 1.32
Ace Adams UNQ NY1 11 9 65 0 0 0 15 113.0 109 43 44 39 3.42 1.35
Art Herring UNQ BRO 7 4 22 15 7 2 2 124.0 103 48 43 34 3.48 1.18
Hy Vandenberg UNQ CHN 7 3 30 7 3 1 2 95.1 91 37 33 35 3.49 1.30
Bob Chipman UNQ CHN 4 5 25 10 3 1 0 72.0 63 28 34 29 3.50 1.35
Joe Haynes UNQ CHA 5 5 14 13 8 1 1 104.0 92 41 29 34 3.55 1.16
Les Webber UNQ BRO 7 3 17 7 5 0 0 75.1 69 30 25 30 3.58 1.25
Earl Caldwell UNQ CHA 6 7 27 11 5 1 4 105.1 108 42 37 45 3.59 1.38
Earl Harrist UNQ CIN 2 4 14 5 1 0 0 62.1 60 25 27 15 3.61 1.40
Steve Gerkin UNQ PHA 0 12 21 12 3 0 0 102.0 112 41 27 25 3.62 1.36
Weldon West UNQ SLA 3 4 24 8 1 0 0 74.1 71 30 31 38 3.63 1.37
Jim Turner UNQ NYA 3 4 30 0 0 0 10 54.1 45 22 31 22 3.64 1.40
Frank Dasso UNQ CIN 4 5 16 12 6 0 0 95.2 89 39 53 39 3.67 1.48
Mel Harder UNQ CLE 3 7 11 11 2 0 0 76.0 93 31 23 16 3.67 1.53
Les Mueller UNQ DET 6 8 26 18 6 2 1 134.2 117 55 58 42 3.68 1.30
Frank Papish UNQ CHA 4 4 19 5 3 0 1 84.1 75 35 40 45 3.74 1.36
Charlie Gassaway UNQ PHA 4 7 24 11 4 0 0 118.0 114 49 55 50 3.74 1.43
Al Smith UNQ CLE 5 12 21 19 8 3 1 133.2 141 57 48 34 3.84 1.41
Ed Klieman UNQ CLE 5 8 38 12 4 1 4 126.1 123 54 49 33 3.85 1.36
R. T. Walker UNQ HG 4 3 12 9 4 1 1 72.1 78 31 29 27 3.86 1.48
Al Gerheauser UNQ PIT 5 10 32 14 5 0 1 140.1 170 61 54 55 3.91 1.60
Pete Center UNQ CLE 6 3 31 8 2 0 1 85.2 89 38 28 34 3.99 1.37
Walter McCoy UNQ CAG 5 2 12 6 4 0 0 65.1 55 29 30 59 3.99 1.30
Jimmie Newberry UNQ BBB 3 4 11 7 5 1 0 65.1 63 29 19 33 3.99 1.26
Vic Johnson UNQ BOS 6 4 26 9 4 1 2 85.1 90 38 46 21 4.01 1.59
Zeb Eaton UNQ DET 4 2 17 3 0 0 0 53.1 48 24 40 15 4.05 1.65
Satchel Paige UNQ KCM 4 4 10 8 2 1 0 53.1 48 24 15 48 4.05 1.18
Randy Heflin UNQ BOS 4 10 20 14 6 2 0 102.0 102 46 61 39 4.06 1.60
Clyde King UNQ BRO 5 5 42 2 0 0 3 112.1 131 51 48 29 4.09 1.59
Yank Terry UNQ BOS 0 4 12 4 1 0 0 56.2 68 26 14 28 4.13 1.45
Jack Creel UNQ SLN 5 4 26 8 2 0 2 87.0 78 40 45 34 4.14 1.41
Oscar Judd UNQ 2 teams 5 5 25 10 3 1 2 89.0 90 41 43 41 4.15 1.49
Ken Gables UNQ PIT 11 7 29 16 6 0 1 138.2 139 64 46 49 4.15 1.33
Pinky Woods UNQ BOS 4 7 24 12 3 0 2 107.1 108 50 63 36 4.19 1.59
Bill Dietrich UNQ CHA 7 10 18 16 6 3 0 122.1 136 57 36 43 4.19 1.41
Lou Knerr UNQ PHA 5 11 27 17 5 0 0 130.0 142 61 74 41 4.22 1.66
Johnny Johnson UNQ CHA 3 0 29 0 0 0 4 69.2 85 33 35 38 4.26 1.72
Charley Schanz UNQ PHI 4 15 35 21 5 1 5 144.2 165 70 87 56 4.35 1.74
Tom Seats UNQ BRO 10 7 31 18 6 2 0 121.2 127 59 37 44 4.36 1.35
Sandy Ullrich UNQ WS1 3 3 28 6 0 0 1 81.1 91 41 34 26 4.54 1.54
George Caster UNQ 2 teams 6 3 32 0 0 0 3 67.0 67 34 34 32 4.57 1.51
Fritz Ostermueller UNQ PIT 5 4 14 11 4 1 0 80.2 74 41 37 29 4.57 1.38
Nate Andrews UNQ BSN 7 12 21 19 8 0 0 137.2 160 70 52 26 4.58 1.54
Walter Wilson UNQ DET 1 3 25 4 1 0 0 70.1 76 36 35 28 4.61 1.58
Monk Dubiel UNQ NYA 10 9 26 20 9 1 0 151.1 157 78 62 45 4.64 1.45
Andy Hansen UNQ NY1 4 3 23 13 4 0 3 92.2 98 48 28 37 4.66 1.36
Bud Byerly UNQ SLN 4 5 33 8 2 0 0 95.0 111 50 41 39 4.74 1.60
William Emmerich UNQ NY1 4 4 31 7 1 0 0 100.0 111 54 33 27 4.86 1.44
Don Hendrickson UNQ BSN 4 8 37 2 1 0 5 73.1 74 40 39 14 4.91 1.54
Clem Hausmann UNQ BOS 5 7 31 13 4 2 2 125.0 131 70 60 30 5.04 1.53
Emmett O'Neill UNQ BOS 8 11 24 22 10 1 0 141.2 134 81 117 55 5.15 1.77
Al Jurisich UNQ SLN 3 3 27 6 1 0 0 71.2 61 41 41 42 5.15 1.42
Don Black UNQ PHA 5 11 26 18 8 0 0 125.1 154 72 69 47 5.17 1.78
Lee Pfund UNQ BRO 3 2 15 10 2 0 0 62.1 69 36 35 27 5.20 1.67
Arthur Cuccurullo UNQ PIT 1 3 29 4 0 0 1 56.2 68 33 34 17 5.24 1.80
Whit Wyatt UNQ PHI 0 7 10 10 2 0 0 51.1 72 30 14 10 5.26 1.68
Lázaro Medina UNQ CIC 1 6 8 7 2 0 0 56.0 61 33 16 34 5.30 1.38
Jack Kraus UNQ PHI 4 9 19 13 0 0 0 81.2 96 49 40 28 5.40 1.67
Horace Lisenbee UNQ CIN 1 3 31 3 0 0 1 80.1 97 49 16 14 5.49 1.41
Johnny Williams UNQ CIC 1 4 11 6 4 0 0 54.2 69 34 15 29 5.60 1.54
Tom Glover UNQ BEG 4 4 11 8 6 0 0 65.2 76 41 22 42 5.62 1.49
Rube Fischer UNQ NY1 3 8 31 4 0 0 1 76.2 90 48 49 27 5.63 1.81
Xavier Rescigno UNQ PIT 3 5 44 1 0 0 9 78.2 95 50 34 29 5.72 1.64
Ben Chapman UNQ 2 teams 3 3 13 7 2 0 0 60.2 71 39 38 27 5.79 1.80
Charlie Sproull UNQ PHI 4 10 34 19 2 0 1 130.1 158 86 80 47 5.94 1.83
Wilmer Harris UNQ PS 2 8 14 9 3 1 1 68.1 81 46 35 40 6.06 1.70
Al Javery UNQ BSN 2 7 17 14 2 1 0 77.1 92 54 51 18 6.28 1.85
George Mack UNQ NBY 3 5 12 6 2 0 0 51.1 62 41 35 24 7.19 1.89
Willie Cornelius UNQ CAG 3 2 10 7 3 0 0 50.2 71 44 13 17 7.82 1.66
Showing 1-50 of 166 pitchers listed (59 qualified)

Reading the 1945 leader tables

Of the 188 batting lines shown for 1945, 82 are qualified. The first qualified row belongs to Phil Cavarretta, a .355 hitter, ahead of Tommy Holmes (.352). Frank Austin hit .375 in 232 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. The HR column peaks with Tommy Holmes's 28, and Dixie Walker's 124 runs batted in top that column. Of 166 pitchers shown for 1945, the ERA and WHIP races include 59. The qualified ERA race is led by Hal Newhouser at 1.81, and Ray Prim has the best WHIP, 1.00.

1945 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1945?
Tommy Holmes led with 28 home runs in 1945.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1945?
Dixie Walker led with 124 RBI in 1945.
Who led MLB in hits in 1945?
Tommy Holmes led with 224 hits in 1945.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1945?
Phil Cavarretta led at .355 in 1945, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1945?
Hal Newhouser led with 25 wins in 1945.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1945?
Hal Newhouser led with 212 strikeouts in 1945.