1946 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1946 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1946 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Hank Greenberg led with 44 home runs, Enos Slaughter led with 130 RBI, and Stan Musial led with 228 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 480 plate appearances at 155 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (155 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 — 480 plate appearances at 155 team games. 68 of the 206 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1946 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1946 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 156 702 624 124 228 50 20 16 103 7 73 31 .365 .434 .587 1.021
Mickey Vernon WS1 148 638 587 88 207 51 8 8 85 14 49 64 .353 .403 .508 .910
Ted Williams BOS 150 672 514 142 176 37 8 38 123 0 156 44 .342 .497 .667 1.164
Johnny Pesky BOS 153 703 621 115 208 43 4 2 55 9 65 29 .335 .401 .427 .827
Johnny Hopp BSN 129 492 445 71 148 23 8 3 48 21 34 34 .333 .386 .440 .827
George Kell 2 teams 131 577 521 70 168 25 10 4 52 3 40 20 .322 .372 .432 .804
Dixie Walker BRO 150 646 576 80 184 29 9 9 116 14 67 28 .319 .391 .448 .839
Dom DiMaggio BOS 142 610 534 85 169 24 7 7 73 10 66 58 .316 .393 .427 .820
Del Ennis PHI 141 583 540 70 169 30 6 17 73 5 39 65 .313 .364 .485 .849
Tommy Holmes BSN 149 642 568 80 176 35 6 6 79 7 58 14 .310 .377 .424 .801
Luke Appling CHA 149 659 582 59 180 27 5 1 55 6 71 41 .309 .384 .378 .762
Vern Stephens SLA 115 488 450 67 138 19 4 14 64 0 35 49 .307 .357 .460 .817
Hank Edwards CLE 124 502 458 62 138 33 16 10 54 1 43 48 .301 .361 .509 .870
Whitey Kurowski SLN 142 601 519 76 156 32 5 14 89 2 72 47 .301 .391 .462 .853
Enos Slaughter SLN 156 685 609 100 183 30 8 18 130 9 69 41 .300 .374 .465 .838
Billy Herman 2 teams 122 512 436 56 130 31 5 3 50 3 69 23 .298 .395 .413 .808
Phil Cavarretta CHN 139 602 510 89 150 28 10 8 78 2 88 54 .294 .401 .435 .836
Sid Gordon NY1 135 520 450 64 132 15 4 5 45 1 60 27 .293 .380 .378 .758
Lou Boudreau CLE 140 571 515 51 151 30 6 6 62 6 40 14 .293 .345 .410 .755
Stan Spence WS1 152 652 578 83 169 50 10 16 87 1 62 31 .292 .365 .497 .861
Buddy Lewis WS1 150 656 582 82 170 28 13 7 45 5 59 26 .292 .359 .421 .780
Joe DiMaggio NYA 132 567 503 81 146 20 8 25 95 1 59 24 .290 .367 .511 .878
Thurman Tucker CHA 121 497 438 62 126 20 3 1 36 9 54 45 .288 .367 .354 .721
Pee Wee Reese BRO 152 644 542 79 154 16 10 5 60 10 87 71 .284 .384 .378 .762
Frank McCormick PHI 135 543 504 46 143 20 2 11 66 2 36 21 .284 .333 .397 .730
Willard Marshall NY1 131 550 510 63 144 18 3 13 48 3 33 29 .282 .327 .406 .733
Pete Suder PHA 128 484 455 38 128 20 3 2 50 1 18 37 .281 .309 .352 .660
Johnny Wyrostek PHI 145 628 545 73 153 30 4 6 45 7 70 42 .281 .366 .383 .749
Red Schoendienst SLN 142 650 606 94 170 28 5 0 34 12 37 27 .281 .322 .343 .665
Don Kolloway CHA 123 500 482 45 135 23 4 3 53 14 9 29 .280 .293 .363 .656
Joe Grace 2 teams 125 535 482 60 134 24 6 3 44 2 40 39 .278 .341 .371 .712
Jeff Heath 2 teams 134 558 482 69 134 32 7 16 84 0 73 73 .278 .374 .473 .847
Hank Greenberg DET 142 604 523 91 145 29 5 44 127 5 80 88 .277 .373 .604 .977
Jim Russell PIT 146 591 516 68 143 29 6 8 50 11 67 54 .277 .362 .403 .765
Pete Reiser BRO 122 482 423 75 117 21 5 11 73 34 55 58 .277 .361 .428 .789
Rudy York BOS 154 669 579 78 160 30 6 17 119 3 86 93 .276 .371 .437 .808
Charlie Keller NYA 150 655 538 98 148 29 10 30 101 1 113 101 .275 .405 .533 .938
Emil Verban 2 teams 139 508 474 44 130 17 5 0 34 5 21 18 .274 .305 .331 .636
Eddie Stanky BRO 144 642 483 98 132 24 7 0 36 8 137 56 .273 .436 .352 .788
Bobby Doerr BOS 151 659 583 95 158 34 9 18 116 5 66 67 .271 .346 .453 .799
Grady Hatton CIN 116 507 436 56 118 18 3 14 69 6 66 53 .271 .369 .422 .791
Jim Tabor PHI 124 509 463 53 124 15 2 10 50 3 36 51 .268 .322 .374 .696
Johnny Berardino SLA 144 622 582 70 154 29 5 5 68 2 34 58 .265 .306 .357 .664
Bert Haas CIN 140 580 535 57 141 24 7 3 50 22 33 42 .264 .310 .351 .661
Bob Elliott PIT 140 559 486 50 128 25 3 5 68 6 64 44 .263 .351 .358 .709
Wally Judnich SLA 142 573 511 60 134 23 4 15 72 0 60 54 .262 .340 .411 .751
Sam Chapman PHA 146 601 545 77 142 22 5 20 67 1 54 66 .261 .327 .429 .757
Frankie Gustine PIT 131 548 495 60 128 23 6 8 52 2 40 52 .259 .318 .378 .696
Mark Christman SLA 128 486 458 40 118 22 2 1 41 0 22 29 .258 .295 .321 .616
Peanuts Lowrey CHN 144 614 540 75 139 24 5 4 54 10 56 22 .257 .328 .343 .671
Phil Rizzuto NYA 126 518 471 53 121 17 1 2 38 14 34 39 .257 .315 .310 .625
Elbie Fletcher PIT 148 651 532 72 136 25 8 4 66 4 111 37 .256 .384 .355 .739
Dick Culler BSN 134 553 482 70 123 15 3 0 33 7 62 18 .255 .342 .299 .641
Buddy Blattner NY1 126 488 420 63 107 18 6 11 49 12 56 52 .255 .351 .405 .755
Jerry Priddy WS1 138 577 511 54 130 22 8 6 58 9 57 73 .254 .332 .364 .696
Eddie Lake DET 155 703 587 105 149 24 1 8 31 15 103 69 .254 .369 .339 .708
Cecil Travis WS1 137 519 465 45 117 22 3 1 56 2 45 47 .252 .323 .318 .641
Tommy Henrich NYA 150 671 565 92 142 25 4 19 83 5 87 63 .251 .358 .411 .769
Snuffy Stirnweiss NYA 129 560 487 75 122 19 7 0 37 18 66 58 .251 .340 .318 .658
Buddy Kerr NY1 145 571 497 50 124 20 3 6 40 7 53 31 .249 .324 .338 .662
Ron Northey PHI 128 480 438 55 109 24 6 16 62 1 39 59 .249 .313 .441 .754
Chuck Stevens SLA 122 485 432 53 107 17 4 3 27 4 47 62 .248 .324 .326 .651
Ralph Kiner PIT 144 579 502 63 124 17 3 23 81 3 74 109 .247 .345 .430 .775
Connie Ryan BSN 143 568 502 55 121 28 8 1 48 7 55 63 .241 .317 .335 .652
Marty Marion SLN 146 575 498 51 116 29 4 3 46 1 59 53 .233 .318 .325 .643
Dain Clay CIN 121 502 435 52 99 17 0 2 22 11 53 40 .228 .318 .280 .599
George Case CLE 118 528 484 46 109 23 4 1 22 28 34 38 .225 .280 .295 .576
George McQuinn PHA 136 556 484 47 109 23 6 3 35 4 64 62 .225 .317 .316 .633
Monte Irvin UNQ NE 57 248 217 52 80 17 2 6 54 2 28 1 .369 .443 .548 .991
Larry Doby UNQ NE 59 265 234 59 85 12 10 7 52 6 29 0 .363 .436 .590 1.025
Henry Kimbro UNQ BEG 63 275 235 62 84 12 7 7 36 9 35 0 .357 .449 .557 1.006
Johnny Mize UNQ NY1 101 445 377 70 127 18 3 22 70 3 62 26 .337 .437 .576 1.013
Roy Cullenbine UNQ DET 113 419 328 63 110 21 0 15 56 3 88 39 .335 .477 .537 1.014
Buck Leonard UNQ HG 50 209 169 37 56 6 4 7 45 3 39 0 .331 .459 .538 .998
Johnny Davis UNQ NE 62 260 231 42 76 12 1 8 47 3 26 2 .329 .404 .494 .897
Frank Austin UNQ PS 63 276 237 47 77 9 1 0 32 1 27 0 .325 .394 .371 .765
Lennie Pearson UNQ NE 60 257 234 53 75 14 2 8 61 18 19 1 .321 .374 .500 .874
Gene Benson UNQ PS 61 269 244 40 78 12 4 0 39 2 23 0 .320 .378 .402 .780
Barney McCosky UNQ 2 teams 117 471 399 44 127 22 4 2 45 2 60 22 .318 .407 .409 .816
Tommy Butts UNQ BEG 64 278 238 43 75 10 7 1 31 7 25 0 .315 .387 .429 .816
Leon Culberson UNQ BOS 59 204 179 34 56 10 1 3 18 3 16 19 .313 .369 .430 .799
Augie Galan UNQ BRO 99 348 274 53 85 22 5 3 38 8 68 21 .310 .451 .460 .910
Doc Dennis UNQ PS 59 242 217 35 67 10 1 7 53 0 18 1 .309 .362 .461 .823
Elmer Valo UNQ PHA 108 411 348 59 107 21 6 1 31 9 60 18 .307 .411 .411 .822
Pat Patterson UNQ NE 48 219 192 49 59 15 6 2 30 4 21 1 .307 .376 .479 .855
Eddie Waitkus UNQ CHN 113 472 441 50 134 24 5 4 55 3 23 14 .304 .340 .408 .748
Aaron Robinson UNQ NYA 100 381 330 32 98 17 2 16 64 0 48 39 .297 .388 .506 .894
Bobby Sturgeon UNQ CHN 100 311 294 26 87 12 2 1 21 0 10 18 .296 .319 .361 .680
Doc Cramer UNQ DET 68 224 204 26 60 8 2 1 26 3 15 8 .294 .342 .368 .710
Bill Salkeld UNQ PIT 69 200 160 18 47 8 0 3 19 2 39 16 .294 .432 .400 .832
Willie Wells UNQ 2 teams 62 254 229 23 67 13 3 1 38 2 21 0 .293 .355 .389 .743
Ernie Lombardi UNQ NY1 88 262 238 19 69 4 1 12 39 0 18 24 .290 .347 .466 .814
Billy Cox UNQ PIT 121 448 411 32 119 22 6 2 36 4 26 15 .290 .333 .387 .720
Benny Zientara UNQ CIN 78 305 280 26 81 10 2 0 16 3 14 11 .289 .323 .339 .662
Bill Hoskins UNQ 2 teams 53 204 181 28 52 8 6 0 30 2 22 1 .287 .365 .398 .762
Clyde McCullough UNQ CHN 95 336 307 38 88 18 5 4 34 2 22 39 .287 .338 .417 .755
Danny Litwhiler UNQ 2 teams 85 281 252 29 72 12 2 8 38 1 20 24 .286 .343 .444 .788
Stan Hack UNQ CHN 92 409 323 55 92 13 4 0 26 3 83 32 .285 .431 .350 .781
Carl Furillo UNQ BRO 117 379 335 29 95 18 6 3 35 6 31 20 .284 .346 .400 .746
Buddy Rosar UNQ PHA 121 464 424 34 120 22 2 2 47 1 36 17 .283 .339 .358 .698
Johnny Washington UNQ BEG 63 250 237 38 67 6 3 2 34 11 11 0 .283 .315 .359 .673
Andy Pafko UNQ CHN 65 273 234 18 66 6 4 3 39 4 27 15 .282 .366 .380 .746
Goody Rosen UNQ 2 teams 103 365 313 39 88 11 4 5 30 2 48 33 .281 .377 .390 .767
Bill Cash UNQ PS 54 200 178 22 50 4 1 2 24 0 18 1 .281 .350 .348 .699
Bob Dillinger UNQ SLA 83 249 225 33 63 6 3 0 11 8 19 30 .280 .341 .333 .675
Bama Rowell UNQ BSN 95 329 293 37 82 12 6 3 31 5 29 15 .280 .345 .392 .737
Dan Wilson UNQ HG 54 232 208 38 58 12 2 1 25 7 19 0 .279 .345 .370 .715
Babe Young UNQ NY1 104 321 291 30 81 11 0 7 33 3 30 21 .278 .346 .388 .734
Les Fleming UNQ CLE 99 358 306 40 85 17 5 8 42 1 50 42 .278 .383 .444 .827
Taffy Wright UNQ CHA 115 467 422 46 116 19 4 7 52 10 42 17 .275 .342 .389 .731
Sam Bankhead UNQ HG 53 228 205 28 55 4 1 3 26 5 16 1 .268 .324 .341 .666
Walker Cooper UNQ NY1 87 300 280 29 75 10 1 8 46 0 17 12 .268 .310 .396 .706
Dick Wakefield UNQ DET 111 458 396 64 106 11 5 12 59 3 59 55 .268 .364 .412 .776
Bruce Edwards UNQ BRO 92 338 292 24 78 13 5 1 25 1 34 20 .267 .348 .356 .704
Phil Masi UNQ BSN 133 462 397 52 106 17 5 3 62 5 55 41 .267 .358 .358 .715
Hoot Evers UNQ DET 81 341 304 42 81 8 4 4 33 7 34 43 .266 .344 .359 .703
Murray Watkins UNQ 2 teams 53 235 203 36 54 6 0 0 15 3 25 1 .266 .352 .296 .648
Mickey Witek UNQ NY1 82 313 284 32 75 13 2 4 29 1 28 10 .264 .330 .366 .696
Johnny Rucker UNQ NY1 95 212 197 28 52 8 2 1 13 4 7 27 .264 .300 .340 .640
Joe Kuhel UNQ 2 teams 78 288 258 26 68 9 3 4 22 4 26 26 .264 .333 .368 .702
Andy Seminick UNQ PHI 124 449 406 55 107 15 5 12 52 2 39 86 .264 .334 .414 .748
Marv Rickert UNQ CHN 111 425 392 44 103 18 3 7 47 3 28 54 .263 .314 .378 .691
Terry Moore UNQ SLN 91 303 278 32 73 14 1 3 28 0 18 26 .263 .312 .353 .665
Pinky Higgins UNQ 2 teams 82 293 260 20 68 14 2 2 36 0 29 30 .262 .338 .354 .692
Chet Laabs UNQ SLA 80 285 264 40 69 13 0 16 52 3 20 50 .261 .316 .492 .808
Jimmy Outlaw UNQ DET 92 337 299 36 78 14 2 2 31 5 29 24 .261 .328 .341 .669
Dick Whitman UNQ BRO 104 291 265 39 69 15 3 2 31 5 22 19 .260 .317 .362 .679
Billy Johnson UNQ NYA 85 334 296 51 77 14 5 4 35 1 31 42 .260 .334 .382 .716
Felix Mackiewicz UNQ CLE 78 280 258 35 67 15 4 0 16 5 16 32 .260 .305 .349 .654
Dick Sisler UNQ SLN 83 260 235 17 61 11 2 3 42 0 14 28 .260 .307 .362 .668
Johnny Lindell UNQ NYA 102 369 332 41 86 10 5 10 40 4 32 47 .259 .328 .410 .738
Al Zarilla UNQ SLA 125 403 371 46 96 14 9 4 43 3 27 37 .259 .311 .377 .688
Bob Kennedy UNQ CHA 113 436 411 43 106 13 5 5 34 6 24 42 .258 .300 .350 .651
Cass Michaels UNQ CHA 91 330 291 37 75 8 0 1 22 9 29 36 .258 .333 .296 .629
Ferrell Anderson UNQ BRO 79 228 199 19 51 10 0 2 14 1 18 21 .256 .330 .337 .667
Mickey Livingston UNQ CHN 66 201 176 14 45 14 0 2 20 0 20 19 .256 .338 .369 .708
Nanny Fernandez UNQ BSN 115 413 372 37 95 15 2 2 42 1 30 44 .255 .313 .323 .635
Hal Trosky UNQ CHA 88 334 299 22 76 12 3 2 31 4 34 37 .254 .330 .334 .665
Gil Torres UNQ WS1 63 200 185 18 47 8 0 0 13 3 11 12 .254 .296 .297 .593
Ray Mueller UNQ CIN 114 419 378 35 96 18 4 8 48 0 27 37 .254 .309 .386 .695
Al Evans UNQ WS1 88 306 272 30 69 10 4 2 30 1 30 28 .254 .332 .342 .674
Howie Schultz UNQ BRO 90 272 249 27 63 14 1 3 27 2 16 34 .253 .298 .353 .652
Al Libke UNQ CIN 124 479 431 32 109 22 1 5 42 0 43 50 .253 .322 .343 .665
Eddie Mayo UNQ DET 51 220 202 21 51 9 2 0 22 6 14 12 .252 .301 .317 .618
Oscar Grimes UNQ 2 teams 73 271 230 29 58 6 0 1 24 2 28 36 .252 .336 .291 .627
Ralph Hodgin UNQ CHA 87 282 258 32 65 10 1 0 25 0 19 6 .252 .308 .298 .607
Jimmy Wilkes UNQ NE 57 255 223 38 56 5 2 2 28 2 25 0 .251 .327 .318 .645
Whitey Platt UNQ CHA 84 268 247 28 62 8 5 3 32 1 17 34 .251 .307 .360 .667
Gene Handley UNQ PHA 89 279 251 31 63 8 5 0 21 8 22 25 .251 .311 .323 .634
Eddie Lukon UNQ CIN 102 341 312 31 78 8 8 12 34 3 26 29 .250 .310 .442 .752
Jerry Benjamin UNQ HG 59 268 245 38 61 2 3 1 21 7 22 0 .249 .311 .294 .605
Irv Hall UNQ PHA 63 202 185 19 46 6 2 0 19 1 9 18 .249 .287 .303 .590
Claude Corbitt UNQ CIN 82 307 274 25 68 10 1 1 16 3 23 13 .248 .309 .303 .612
Mike McCormick UNQ 2 teams 82 264 238 33 59 8 2 1 21 0 19 11 .248 .304 .311 .614
Johnny Lucadello UNQ SLA 87 249 210 21 52 7 1 1 15 0 36 20 .248 .358 .305 .662
Pat Mullin UNQ DET 93 306 276 34 68 13 4 3 35 3 25 36 .246 .311 .355 .666
Lonny Frey UNQ CIN 111 400 333 46 82 10 3 3 24 5 63 31 .246 .368 .321 .689
George Metkovich UNQ BOS 86 320 281 42 69 15 2 4 25 8 36 39 .246 .333 .356 .689
Jimmy Bloodworth UNQ DET 76 271 249 25 61 8 1 5 36 3 12 26 .245 .285 .345 .631
Bobby Adams UNQ CIN 94 346 311 35 76 13 3 4 24 16 18 32 .244 .292 .344 .636
Lou Stringer UNQ CHN 80 243 209 26 51 3 1 3 19 0 26 34 .244 .328 .311 .639
Tuck Stainback UNQ PHA 91 300 291 35 71 10 2 0 20 3 7 20 .244 .264 .292 .556
Ray Sanders UNQ BSN 80 314 259 43 63 12 0 6 35 0 50 38 .243 .368 .359 .727
Birdie Tebbetts UNQ DET 87 312 280 20 68 11 2 1 34 1 28 23 .243 .312 .307 .619
Hank Majeski UNQ 2 teams 86 305 276 26 67 14 4 1 25 3 26 16 .243 .310 .333 .644
Ray Lamanno UNQ CIN 85 256 239 18 58 12 0 1 30 0 11 26 .243 .285 .305 .590
Don Johnson UNQ CHN 83 353 314 37 76 10 1 1 19 6 26 39 .242 .306 .290 .596
Ed Stevens UNQ BRO 103 339 310 34 75 13 7 10 60 2 27 44 .242 .303 .426 .728
Ken Keltner UNQ CLE 116 435 398 47 96 17 1 13 45 0 30 38 .241 .294 .387 .681
Jimmy Brown UNQ PIT 79 263 241 23 58 6 0 0 12 3 18 5 .241 .293 .266 .559
Frank Mancuso UNQ SLA 87 294 262 22 63 8 3 3 23 1 30 31 .240 .323 .328 .651
Erv Dusak UNQ SLN 100 313 275 38 66 9 1 9 42 7 33 63 .240 .321 .378 .700
Wally Moses UNQ 2 teams 104 378 343 43 82 20 4 6 33 4 31 35 .239 .306 .373 .679
Lee Handley UNQ PIT 116 456 416 43 99 8 7 1 28 4 29 20 .238 .289 .298 .587
Harry Walker UNQ SLN 112 385 346 53 82 14 6 3 27 12 30 29 .237 .300 .338 .638
Joe Garagiola UNQ SLN 74 235 211 21 50 4 1 3 22 0 23 25 .237 .312 .308 .620
Fernando Díaz UNQ NYC 48 211 190 29 45 8 1 1 19 8 14 0 .237 .296 .305 .601
Jim Hegan UNQ CLE 88 292 271 29 64 11 5 0 17 1 17 44 .236 .284 .314 .597
Bill Rigney UNQ NY1 110 402 360 38 85 9 1 3 31 9 36 29 .236 .307 .292 .599
Cookie Lavagetto UNQ BRO 88 286 242 36 57 9 1 3 27 3 38 17 .236 .339 .318 .657
Roy Hughes UNQ PHI 89 301 276 23 65 11 1 0 22 7 19 15 .236 .287 .283 .570
Charlie Gilbert UNQ 2 teams 103 307 273 36 64 5 2 1 18 3 26 22 .234 .306 .278 .584
Frankie Hayes UNQ 2 teams 104 392 335 26 78 18 0 5 34 2 50 59 .233 .332 .331 .664
Nick Etten UNQ NYA 108 364 323 37 75 14 1 9 49 0 38 35 .232 .315 .365 .680
Skeeter Newsome UNQ PHI 112 422 375 35 87 10 2 1 23 4 30 23 .232 .289 .277 .566
Dutch Meyer UNQ CLE 72 235 207 13 48 5 3 0 16 0 26 16 .232 .321 .285 .606
Hal Wagner UNQ BOS 117 445 370 39 85 12 2 6 52 3 69 32 .230 .354 .322 .675
Carden Gillenwater UNQ BSN 99 270 224 30 51 10 1 1 14 3 39 27 .228 .342 .295 .637
Mahlon Duckett UNQ PS 53 205 182 29 41 3 1 0 18 3 19 1 .225 .299 .253 .551
Pat Seerey UNQ CLE 117 476 404 57 91 17 2 26 62 2 65 101 .225 .334 .470 .804
Jack Conway UNQ CLE 68 282 258 24 58 6 2 0 18 2 20 36 .225 .281 .264 .544
Billy Jurges UNQ CHN 82 270 221 26 49 9 2 0 17 3 43 28 .222 .351 .281 .631
Bill Nicholson UNQ CHN 105 345 296 36 65 13 2 8 41 1 44 44 .220 .325 .358 .683
Jack Graham UNQ 2 teams 102 300 275 34 60 6 4 14 47 1 23 37 .218 .281 .422 .703
Mike Tresh UNQ CHA 80 261 217 28 47 5 2 0 21 0 36 24 .217 .336 .258 .594
Max West UNQ 2 teams 73 236 203 16 43 13 0 5 18 1 32 37 .212 .322 .350 .672
Joe Gordon UNQ NYA 112 431 376 35 79 15 0 11 47 2 49 72 .210 .308 .338 .645
Billy Hitchcock UNQ 2 teams 101 389 357 27 75 8 3 0 25 2 27 52 .210 .268 .249 .517
Rip Russell UNQ BOS 80 295 274 22 57 10 1 6 35 1 13 30 .208 .247 .318 .564
Chuck Workman UNQ 2 teams 83 214 193 16 40 6 1 4 23 2 14 30 .207 .268 .311 .579
Russ Derry UNQ PHA 69 214 184 17 38 8 5 0 14 0 27 54 .207 .311 .304 .616
Jake Early UNQ WS1 64 212 189 13 38 6 0 4 18 0 23 27 .201 .288 .296 .584
Sherry Robertson UNQ WS1 74 262 230 30 46 6 3 6 19 6 30 42 .200 .292 .330 .623
Jack Wallaesa UNQ PHA 63 210 194 16 38 4 2 5 11 1 14 47 .196 .250 .314 .564
Eddie Miller UNQ CIN 91 327 299 30 58 10 0 6 36 5 25 34 .194 .258 .288 .546
Buster Adams UNQ SLN 81 209 173 21 32 6 0 5 22 3 29 27 .185 .312 .306 .619
Showing 1-50 of 206 batters listed (68 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 155 innings at 155 team games. 51 of the 175 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1946 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Hal Newhouser DET 26 9 37 34 29 6 1 292.2 215 63 98 275 1.94 1.07
Howie Pollet SLN 21 10 40 32 22 4 5 266.0 228 62 86 107 2.10 1.18
Spud Chandler NYA 20 8 34 32 20 6 2 257.1 200 60 90 138 2.10 1.13
Bob Feller CLE 26 15 48 42 36 10 4 371.1 277 90 153 348 2.18 1.16
Johnny Sain BSN 20 14 37 34 24 3 2 265.0 225 65 87 129 2.21 1.18
Bill Bevens NYA 16 13 31 31 18 3 0 249.2 213 62 78 120 2.23 1.17
Joe Beggs CIN 12 10 28 22 14 2 1 190.0 175 49 39 38 2.32 1.13
Jesse Flores PHA 9 7 29 15 8 4 1 155.0 147 40 38 48 2.32 1.19
Dizzy Trout DET 17 13 38 32 23 5 3 276.1 244 72 97 151 2.34 1.23
Ewell Blackwell CIN 9 13 33 25 10 5 0 194.1 160 53 79 100 2.45 1.23
Harry Brecheen SLN 15 15 36 30 14 5 3 231.1 212 64 67 117 2.49 1.21
Johnny Schmitz CHN 11 11 41 31 14 2 2 224.1 184 65 94 135 2.61 1.24
Hank Wyse CHN 14 12 40 27 12 2 1 201.1 206 60 52 52 2.68 1.28
Eddie Lopat CHA 13 13 29 29 20 2 0 231.0 216 70 48 89 2.73 1.14
Tex Hughson BOS 20 11 39 35 21 6 3 278.0 252 85 51 172 2.75 1.09
Joe Hatten BRO 14 11 42 30 13 1 2 222.0 207 70 110 85 2.84 1.43
Fritz Ostermueller PIT 13 10 27 25 16 2 0 193.1 193 61 56 57 2.84 1.29
Mickey Haefner WS1 14 11 33 27 17 2 1 227.2 220 72 80 85 2.85 1.32
Murry Dickson SLN 15 6 47 19 12 2 1 184.1 160 59 56 82 2.88 1.17
Vic Lombardi BRO 13 10 41 25 13 2 3 193.0 170 62 84 60 2.89 1.32
Bobo Newsom 2 teams 14 13 34 31 17 3 1 236.2 224 77 90 114 2.93 1.33
Orval Grove CHA 8 13 33 26 10 1 0 205.1 213 69 78 60 3.02 1.42
Kirby Higbe BRO 17 8 42 29 11 3 1 210.2 178 71 107 134 3.03 1.35
Fred Hutchinson DET 14 11 28 26 16 3 2 207.0 184 71 66 138 3.09 1.21
Mort Cooper BSN 13 11 28 27 15 4 1 199.0 181 69 39 83 3.12 1.11
Johnny Vander Meer CIN 10 12 29 25 11 4 0 204.1 175 72 78 94 3.17 1.24
Jack Kramer SLA 13 11 31 28 13 3 0 194.2 190 69 68 69 3.19 1.33
Ed Heusser CIN 7 14 29 21 9 1 2 167.2 167 60 39 47 3.22 1.23
Virgil Trucks DET 14 9 32 29 15 2 0 236.2 217 85 75 161 3.23 1.23
Joe Dobson BOS 13 7 32 24 9 1 0 166.2 148 60 68 91 3.24 1.30
Dave Ferriss BOS 25 6 40 35 26 6 3 274.0 274 99 71 106 3.25 1.26
Dick Fowler PHA 9 16 32 28 14 1 0 205.2 213 75 75 89 3.28 1.40
Monty Kennedy NY1 9 10 38 27 10 1 1 186.2 153 71 116 71 3.42 1.44
Sam Zoldak SLA 9 11 35 21 9 2 2 170.1 166 65 57 51 3.43 1.31
Red Embree CLE 8 12 28 26 8 0 0 200.0 170 77 79 87 3.46 1.25
Phil Marchildon PHA 13 16 36 29 16 1 1 226.2 197 88 114 95 3.49 1.37
Ed Wright BSN 12 9 36 21 8 2 0 176.1 164 69 71 44 3.52 1.33
Oscar Judd PHI 11 12 30 24 12 1 2 173.1 169 68 90 65 3.53 1.49
Dutch Leonard WS1 10 10 26 23 7 2 0 161.2 182 64 36 62 3.56 1.35
Nick Strincevich PIT 10 15 32 22 11 3 1 176.0 185 70 44 49 3.58 1.30
Ken Raffensberger PHI 8 15 39 23 14 2 6 196.0 203 79 39 73 3.63 1.23
Dave Koslo NY1 14 19 40 35 17 3 1 265.1 251 107 101 121 3.63 1.33
Mickey Harris BOS 17 9 34 30 15 0 0 222.2 236 90 76 131 3.64 1.40
Denny Galehouse SLA 8 12 30 24 11 2 0 180.0 194 73 52 90 3.65 1.37
Bill Voiselle NY1 9 15 36 25 10 2 0 178.0 171 74 85 89 3.74 1.44
Joe Haynes CHA 7 9 32 23 9 0 2 177.1 203 74 60 60 3.76 1.48
Hank Borowy CHN 12 10 32 28 8 1 0 201.0 220 84 61 95 3.76 1.40
Ken Heintzelman PIT 8 12 32 24 6 2 1 157.2 165 66 86 57 3.77 1.59
Allie Reynolds CLE 11 15 31 28 9 3 0 183.1 180 79 108 107 3.88 1.57
Ray Scarborough WS1 7 11 32 20 6 1 1 155.2 176 70 74 46 4.05 1.61
Bob Savage PHA 3 15 40 19 7 1 2 164.0 164 74 93 78 4.06 1.57
Gene Thompson UNQ NY1 4 6 39 1 0 0 4 62.2 36 9 40 31 1.29 1.21
Hilton Smith UNQ KCM 4 2 8 6 3 0 1 51.2 40 8 10 16 1.39 0.97
Red Ruffing UNQ NYA 5 1 8 8 4 2 0 61.0 37 12 23 19 1.77 0.98
Max Lanier UNQ SLN 6 0 6 6 6 2 0 56.0 45 12 19 36 1.93 1.14
Rufus Lewis UNQ NE 8 2 14 13 7 1 0 91.1 76 20 22 60 1.97 1.07
Hugh Casey UNQ BRO 11 5 46 1 0 0 5 99.2 101 22 33 31 1.99 1.34
Rube Melton UNQ BRO 6 3 24 12 3 2 1 99.2 72 22 52 44 1.99 1.24
Earl Caldwell UNQ CHA 13 4 39 0 0 0 8 90.2 60 21 29 42 2.08 0.98
Gentry Jessup UNQ CAG 2 2 5 5 5 1 0 51.0 38 12 12 28 2.12 0.98
Schoolboy Rowe UNQ PHI 11 4 17 16 9 2 0 136.0 112 32 21 51 2.12 0.98
Randy Gumpert UNQ NYA 11 3 33 12 4 0 1 132.2 113 34 32 63 2.31 1.09
Bob Klinger UNQ BOS 3 2 28 1 0 0 9 57.0 49 15 25 16 2.37 1.30
Paul Erickson UNQ CHN 9 7 32 14 5 1 0 137.0 119 37 65 70 2.43 1.34
Leon Day UNQ NE 13 2 15 15 14 3 0 133.0 98 36 51 109 2.44 1.12
Bob Lemon UNQ CLE 4 5 32 5 1 0 1 94.0 77 26 68 39 2.49 1.54
Bucky Walters UNQ CIN 10 7 22 22 10 2 0 151.1 146 43 64 60 2.56 1.39
Roger Wolff UNQ WS1 5 8 21 17 6 0 0 122.0 115 35 30 50 2.58 1.19
Bill Dietrich UNQ CHA 3 3 11 9 3 0 1 62.0 63 18 24 20 2.61 1.40
Wilmer Fields UNQ HG 8 1 14 11 6 2 1 78.2 64 23 29 29 2.63 1.18
Ed Bahr UNQ PIT 8 6 27 14 7 0 0 136.2 128 40 52 44 2.63 1.32
Barney Brown UNQ PS 10 6 19 15 12 2 2 130.0 114 39 35 69 2.70 1.15
Dick Mauney UNQ PHI 6 4 24 7 3 1 2 90.0 98 27 18 31 2.70 1.29
Luis Tiant UNQ NYC 4 3 14 6 3 1 1 70.0 73 21 37 42 2.70 1.57
Frank Papish UNQ CHA 7 5 31 15 6 2 0 138.0 122 42 63 66 2.74 1.34
Bob Malloy UNQ CIN 2 5 27 3 1 0 2 72.0 71 22 26 24 2.75 1.35
Si Johnson UNQ 2 teams 6 5 29 12 5 1 1 130.0 141 40 35 43 2.77 1.35
Eddie Smith UNQ CHA 8 11 24 21 3 1 1 145.1 135 46 60 59 2.85 1.34
Ken Burkhart UNQ SLN 6 3 25 13 5 2 2 100.0 111 32 36 32 2.88 1.47
Hank Behrman UNQ BRO 11 5 47 11 2 0 4 150.2 138 49 69 78 2.93 1.37
Warren Spahn UNQ BSN 8 5 24 16 8 0 1 125.2 107 41 36 67 2.94 1.14
Al Gettel UNQ NYA 6 7 26 11 5 2 0 103.0 89 34 40 54 2.97 1.25
Hal Gregg UNQ BRO 6 4 26 16 4 1 2 117.1 103 39 44 54 2.99 1.25
Max Manning UNQ NE 11 2 19 12 11 0 2 120.1 115 40 24 67 2.99 1.16
Johnny Hetki UNQ CIN 6 6 32 11 4 0 1 126.1 121 42 31 41 2.99 1.20
Cliff Fannin UNQ SLA 5 2 27 7 4 1 2 86.2 76 29 42 52 3.01 1.36
Leniel Hooker UNQ NE 5 5 14 10 7 1 2 85.2 79 29 21 36 3.05 1.17
Emil Kush UNQ CHN 9 2 40 6 1 1 2 129.2 120 44 43 50 3.05 1.26
Johnny Lanning UNQ PIT 4 5 27 9 3 0 1 91.0 97 31 31 16 3.07 1.41
Blix Donnelly UNQ 2 teams 4 6 25 8 2 0 1 90.0 81 31 34 49 3.10 1.28
Early Wynn UNQ WS1 8 5 17 12 9 0 0 107.0 112 37 33 36 3.11 1.36
Bob Chipman UNQ CHN 6 5 34 10 5 3 2 109.1 103 38 54 42 3.13 1.44
Claude Passeau UNQ CHN 9 8 21 21 10 2 0 129.1 118 45 42 47 3.13 1.24
Mike Budnick UNQ NY1 2 3 35 7 1 1 3 88.1 75 31 48 36 3.16 1.39
Ed Head UNQ BRO 3 2 13 7 3 1 1 56.0 56 20 24 17 3.21 1.43
Joe Berry UNQ 2 teams 3 7 26 0 0 0 1 50.1 47 18 24 21 3.22 1.41
Harry Gumbert UNQ CIN 6 8 36 10 5 0 4 119.0 112 43 42 44 3.25 1.29
Al Brazle UNQ SLN 11 10 37 15 6 2 0 153.1 152 56 55 58 3.29 1.35
Jack Hallett UNQ PIT 5 7 35 9 3 1 0 115.0 107 42 39 64 3.29 1.27
Ellis Kinder UNQ SLA 3 3 33 7 1 0 1 86.2 78 32 36 59 3.32 1.32
Art Herring UNQ BRO 7 2 35 2 0 0 5 86.0 91 32 29 34 3.35 1.40
Ted Wilks UNQ SLN 8 0 40 4 0 0 1 95.0 88 36 38 40 3.41 1.33
Mel Harder UNQ CLE 5 4 13 12 4 1 0 92.1 85 35 31 21 3.41 1.26
Barney Morris UNQ NYC 3 4 10 8 3 0 0 62.1 49 24 20 35 3.47 1.11
Bill Zuber UNQ 2 teams 5 2 18 7 2 1 0 62.1 47 24 42 32 3.47 1.43
Jonas Gaines UNQ BEG 8 5 16 13 6 1 1 89.2 82 35 31 45 3.51 1.26
Johnny Niggeling UNQ 2 teams 5 7 16 14 6 0 0 96.0 93 38 42 34 3.56 1.41
Joe Page UNQ NYA 9 8 31 17 6 1 3 136.0 126 54 72 77 3.57 1.46
Tom Ferrick UNQ 2 teams 4 1 34 1 0 0 6 50.1 51 20 9 22 3.58 1.19
Connie Johnson UNQ KCM 5 4 12 8 6 1 1 67.2 50 27 31 63 3.59 1.20
Sid Hudson UNQ WS1 8 11 31 15 6 1 1 142.1 160 57 37 35 3.60 1.38
Bill Barnes UNQ BEG 3 2 9 4 4 0 0 52.1 46 21 13 15 3.61 1.13
Al Benton UNQ DET 11 7 28 15 6 1 1 140.2 132 57 58 60 3.65 1.35
Jim LaMarque UNQ KCM 4 5 11 9 6 0 1 76.0 80 31 23 37 3.67 1.36
Rip Sewell UNQ PIT 8 12 25 20 11 2 0 149.1 140 61 53 33 3.68 1.29
Al Jurisich UNQ PHI 4 3 13 10 2 1 1 68.1 71 28 31 34 3.69 1.49
Tiny Bonham UNQ NYA 5 8 18 14 6 2 3 104.2 97 43 23 30 3.70 1.15
Henry McHenry UNQ PS 10 6 24 15 8 1 1 140.2 141 58 48 90 3.71 1.34
Jim Bagby UNQ BOS 7 6 21 11 6 1 0 106.2 117 44 49 16 3.71 1.56
Earl Johnson UNQ BOS 5 4 29 5 0 0 3 80.0 78 33 39 40 3.71 1.46
Nels Potter UNQ SLA 8 9 23 19 10 0 0 145.0 152 60 59 72 3.72 1.46
Joe Black UNQ BEG 6 9 24 15 8 0 1 126.0 114 53 50 69 3.79 1.30
Enrique Figueroa UNQ BEG 4 2 13 7 3 1 0 59.1 55 25 40 29 3.79 1.60
Dave Barnhill UNQ NYC 3 4 13 11 6 1 0 66.1 67 28 29 32 3.80 1.45
Hiram Bithorn UNQ CHN 6 5 26 7 2 1 1 86.2 97 37 25 34 3.84 1.41
Ken Trinkle UNQ NY1 7 14 48 13 2 0 2 151.0 146 65 74 49 3.87 1.46
Ralph Branca UNQ BRO 3 1 24 10 2 2 3 67.1 62 29 41 42 3.88 1.53
Charlie Gassaway UNQ CLE 1 1 13 6 0 0 0 50.2 54 22 26 23 3.91 1.58
Hal Schumacher UNQ NY1 4 4 24 13 2 0 1 96.2 95 42 52 48 3.91 1.52
Alex Newkirk UNQ NBY 4 5 12 8 6 0 0 78.0 86 34 27 33 3.92 1.45
Al Gerheauser UNQ PIT 2 2 35 3 1 0 0 81.2 92 36 25 32 3.97 1.43
Johnny Rigney UNQ CHA 5 5 15 11 3 2 0 82.2 76 37 35 51 4.03 1.34
Red Barrett UNQ SLN 3 2 23 9 1 1 2 67.0 75 30 24 22 4.03 1.48
Clyde Shoun UNQ CIN 1 6 27 5 0 0 0 79.0 87 36 26 20 4.10 1.43
Bill Lee UNQ BSN 10 9 25 21 8 0 0 140.0 148 65 45 32 4.18 1.38
Lefty Wallace UNQ BSN 3 3 27 8 2 0 0 75.1 76 35 31 27 4.18 1.42
Dick Mulligan UNQ 2 teams 3 2 23 5 1 0 1 70.0 67 33 36 20 4.24 1.47
Clayton Lambert UNQ CIN 2 2 23 4 2 0 1 52.2 48 25 20 20 4.27 1.29
Russ Christopher UNQ PHA 5 7 30 13 1 0 0 119.1 119 57 44 79 4.30 1.37
Steve Gromek UNQ CLE 5 15 29 21 5 2 4 153.2 159 74 47 75 4.33 1.34
Andy Porter UNQ BEG 5 4 13 9 6 1 1 89.0 93 43 20 46 4.35 1.27
Tommy Hughes UNQ PHI 6 9 29 13 3 2 1 111.0 123 54 44 34 4.38 1.50
Nate Andrews UNQ 2 teams 3 4 10 9 3 0 0 55.1 67 27 12 18 4.39 1.43
Ralph Hamner UNQ CHA 2 7 25 7 1 0 1 71.1 80 35 39 29 4.42 1.67
Hugh Mulcahy UNQ PHI 2 4 16 5 1 0 0 62.2 69 31 33 12 4.45 1.63
Johnny Beazley UNQ SLN 7 5 19 18 5 0 0 103.0 109 51 55 36 4.46 1.59
Charley Stanceu UNQ 2 teams 2 4 17 11 1 0 0 74.1 77 37 44 26 4.48 1.63
Bill Byrd UNQ BEG 4 7 15 11 6 0 2 80.1 91 40 11 39 4.48 1.27
Stan Ferens UNQ SLA 2 9 34 6 1 0 0 88.0 100 44 38 28 4.50 1.57
Lefty Hoerst UNQ PHI 1 6 18 7 2 0 0 68.1 77 35 36 17 4.61 1.65
Stubby Overmire UNQ DET 5 7 24 13 3 0 1 97.1 106 50 29 34 4.62 1.39
Eugene Smith UNQ HG 7 7 18 17 8 1 0 118.1 120 62 63 70 4.72 1.55
Bill Ricks UNQ PS 1 5 15 7 1 0 1 64.2 63 34 26 25 4.73 1.38
Patricio Scantlebury UNQ NYC 7 4 17 9 5 0 2 78.2 90 42 33 38 4.81 1.56
Al Hollingsworth UNQ 2 teams 3 2 26 2 0 0 1 66.0 86 36 26 25 4.91 1.70
Joe Fillmore UNQ PS 5 4 13 9 5 1 0 58.1 64 32 27 40 4.94 1.56
Andy Karl UNQ PHI 3 7 39 0 0 0 5 65.1 84 36 22 15 4.96 1.62
Tex Shirley UNQ SLA 6 12 27 18 7 0 0 139.2 148 77 105 45 4.96 1.81
Bob Muncrief UNQ SLA 3 12 29 14 4 1 0 115.1 149 64 31 49 4.99 1.56
Steve Wylie UNQ KCM 5 2 10 6 4 0 0 56.1 55 32 37 26 5.11 1.63
Preacher Roe UNQ PIT 3 8 21 10 1 0 2 70.0 83 40 25 28 5.14 1.54
Neck Stanley UNQ NBY 4 7 12 10 3 0 0 72.2 95 42 18 32 5.20 1.56
Lum Harris UNQ PHA 3 14 34 12 4 0 0 125.1 153 73 48 33 5.24 1.60
Ken Gables UNQ PIT 2 4 32 7 0 0 1 100.2 113 59 52 39 5.27 1.64
Cuddles Marshall UNQ NYA 3 4 23 11 1 0 0 81.0 96 48 56 32 5.33 1.88
Bob Joyce UNQ NY1 3 4 14 7 2 0 0 60.2 79 36 20 24 5.34 1.63
Lou Knerr UNQ PHA 3 16 30 22 6 0 0 148.1 171 89 67 58 5.40 1.60
Charley Schanz UNQ PHI 6 6 32 15 4 0 4 116.1 130 75 71 47 5.80 1.73
Rex Barney UNQ BRO 2 5 16 9 1 0 0 53.2 46 35 51 36 5.87 1.81
Harold Hairston UNQ HG 2 4 12 5 3 0 1 53.0 49 35 20 25 5.94 1.30
Marino Pieretti UNQ WS1 2 2 30 2 1 0 0 62.0 70 41 40 20 5.95 1.77
Martin Crue UNQ NYC 3 3 15 6 1 1 2 51.1 59 34 29 31 5.96 1.71
Walt Masterson UNQ WS1 5 6 29 9 2 0 1 91.1 105 61 67 61 6.01 1.88
Wilmer Harris UNQ PS 1 5 22 10 3 0 0 75.0 85 51 41 54 6.12 1.68
Johnny Johnson UNQ NBY 0 5 15 7 1 0 0 55.2 86 50 23 15 8.08 1.96
Showing 1-50 of 175 pitchers listed (51 qualified)

Reading the 1946 leader tables

The 1946 batting table lists 206 hitters, of whom 68 qualify for the rate columns. The first qualified row belongs to Stan Musial, a .365 hitter, ahead of Mickey Vernon (.353). Monte Irvin hit .369 in 248 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. Hank Greenberg has the most home runs in the table, 44, and Enos Slaughter's 130 runs batted in top that column. On the 1946 pitching side, 51 of 175 listed pitchers qualify. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Hal Newhouser, 1.94.

1946 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1946?
Hank Greenberg led with 44 home runs in 1946.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1946?
Enos Slaughter led with 130 RBI in 1946.
Who led MLB in hits in 1946?
Stan Musial led with 228 hits in 1946.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1946?
Stan Musial led at .365 in 1946, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1946?
Hal Newhouser and Bob Feller tied for the lead with 26 wins in 1946.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1946?
Bob Feller led with 348 strikeouts in 1946.