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1940 MLB Pitcher Assists Leaders

Assists at pitcher

Dutch Leonard led the majors with 72 pitcher assists in 1940, 7 ahead of Hugh Mulcahy (65). It was one of 2 times Dutch Leonard led in pitcher assists.

Dutch Leonard Led all of MLB in 1940 Dutch Leonard Washington Senators
72 Pitcher Assists 7 clear of Hugh Mulcahy
Showing Pitcher Assists and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team P A G PO E FPCT
1 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard WS1 72 35 15 4 .956
2 Hugh Mulcahy Hugh Mulcahy PHI 65 36 22 1 .989
3 Harry Gumbert Harry Gumbert NY1 65 35 11 0 1.000
4 Larry French Larry French CHN 63 40 7 2 .972
5 Ray Brown Ray Brown HG 63 21 4 2 .971
6 Claude Passeau Claude Passeau CHN 62 46 17 7 .919
7 Hal Schumacher Hal Schumacher NY1 61 34 14 1 .987
8 Dick Errickson Dick Errickson BSN 58 34 9 2 .971
9 Bucky Walters Bucky Walters CIN 56 36 13 4 .945
10 Vern Olsen CHN 53 34 9 0 1.000
11 Johnny Gorsica Johnny Gorsica DET 53 29 15 4 .944
12 Carl Hubbell Carl Hubbell NY1 52 31 4 2 .966
13 Bill Lohrman Bill Lohrman NY1 52 31 4 1 .982
14 Elden Auker Elden Auker SLA 51 38 27 4 .951
15 Sid Hudson Sid Hudson WS1 50 38 14 4 .941
16 Vern Kennedy Vern Kennedy SLA 50 34 13 0 1.000
17 Lon Warneke Lon Warneke SLN 50 33 10 0 1.000
18 Spud Chandler Spud Chandler NYA 50 27 4 2 .964
19 Curt Davis Curt Davis BRO 48 36 18 2 .971
20 Marius Russo Marius Russo NYA 48 30 9 0 1.000
21 Kirby Higbe Kirby Higbe PHI 47 41 15 3 .954
22 Paul Derringer Paul Derringer CIN 47 37 8 3 .948
23 Johnny Rigney Johnny Rigney CHA 46 39 4 0 1.000
24 Rip Sewell Rip Sewell PIT 46 33 17 5 .926
25 Ken Heintzelman Ken Heintzelman PIT 45 39 4 1 .980
26 Ken Chase Ken Chase WS1 44 35 7 3 .944
27 Al Smith Al Smith CLE 44 31 6 0 1.000
28 Bill Lee Bill Lee CHN 42 37 10 6 .897
29 Bill Posedel Bill Posedel BSN 42 35 17 3 .952
30 Johnny Babich PHA 42 31 14 2 .966
31 Mace Brown Mace Brown PIT 40 48 10 2 .962
32 Hugh Casey Hugh Casey BRO 40 44 5 1 .978
33 Gene Thompson Gene Thompson CIN 40 33 12 4 .929
34 Mort Cooper Mort Cooper SLN 38 38 4 2 .955
35 Cliff Melton Cliff Melton NY1 38 37 6 0 1.000
36 Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan BSN 38 36 8 3 .939
37 Mel Harder Mel Harder CLE 38 31 9 2 .959
38 Whit Wyatt Whit Wyatt BRO 37 37 8 1 .978
39 Ike Pearson PHI 37 29 3 2 .952
40 Emery Adams BEG 37 25 4 3 .932
41 Clyde Shoun Clyde Shoun SLN 36 54 11 1 .979
42 Bob Harris SLA 36 35 10 1 .979
43 Joe Bowman Joe Bowman PIT 36 32 15 1 .981
44 Chubby Dean Chubby Dean PHA 36 30 4 1 .976
45 Jim Turner Jim Turner CIN 35 24 8 1 .977
46 Edsall Walker Edsall Walker HG 35 21 1 0 1.000
47 Bob Feller Bob Feller CLE 34 43 5 2 .951
48 Max Butcher Max Butcher PIT 34 35 5 2 .951
49 Lefty Grove Lefty Grove BOS 34 22 1 3 .921
50 Bob Klinger Bob Klinger PIT 33 39 6 0 1.000
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