Archie Ware
Career 188 G · 200 H · 4 HR · 108 RBI · .287 AVG
Seasons leading his league
7
1 best in baseball
6 league only
23
Top-5 finishes
3
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1942
Best season
Spanning 1942–1948, peaking at 5 titles in 1942.
Team records
#1 Cleveland Buckeyes career RBI
#1 Cleveland Buckeyes 1942 RBI
#2 Cleveland Buckeyes career HR
#2 Cleveland Buckeyes career H
#2 Cleveland Buckeyes career R
#2 Cleveland Buckeyes 1942 HR
#3 Cleveland Buckeyes career SB
#4 Cleveland Buckeyes 1942 H
#5 Cleveland Buckeyes 1942 SB
#10 Cleveland Buckeyes 1947 R
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 808th League titles 7
- 1,845th Best in baseball 1
- 1,283rd Top-5 finishes 23
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
No top-500 all-time placing
His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked
category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection
on the season titles alongside.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Base Assists | 2 | 1st | — | 1942 NAL 27 1948 NAL 13 1943 #2 1946 #3 1947 #3 |
| First Base Putouts | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1942–1943) | 1942 NAL 468 1943 NAL 417 1945 #3 1946 #2 1947 #3 |
| First Base Range Factor | 1 | 1st | — | 1942 11.25 |
| First Base Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1942 NAL .984 |
| First Base Double Plays | 1 | 1st | — | 1942 NAL 24 1944 #3 1946 #2 1947 #3 |
| Runs Batted In | — | #3 | — | 1942 #3 |
Title Seasons
3 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1 | 1B A 13 |
| 1943 | 1 | 1B PO 417 |
| 1942 | 5 | 1B PO 468 1B A 27 1B DP 24 1B FPCT .984 1B RF 11.25 |
Batting
8 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CAG | NAL | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 |
| 1942 | CCB | NAL | 44 | 159 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .270 | .326 | .377 | .703 |
| 1943 | CBE | NAL | 38 | 134 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .297 | .366 | .663 |
| 1944 | CBE | NAL | 24 | 86 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .174 | .290 | .186 | .476 |
| 1945 | CBE | NAL | 19 | 75 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .317 | .347 | .663 |
| 1946 | CBE | NAL | 18 | 67 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .358 | .434 | .403 | .837 |
| 1947 | CBE | NAL | 21 | 81 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .370 | .452 | .543 | .995 |
| 1948 | CBE | NAL | 22 | 87 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .322 | .372 | .425 | .798 |
| Career | — | — | 188 | 696 | 96 | 200 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 108 | 52 | 2 | 14 | .287 | .347 | .375 | .722 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | CAG | NAL | 1B | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .933 | 7.00 |
| 1942 | CCB | NAL | 1B | 44 | 44 | 384.0 | 468 | 27 | 8 | 24 | 503 | .984 | 11.25 |
| 1943 | CBE | NAL | 1B | 38 | 38 | 318.1 | 417 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 446 | .980 | 11.50 |
| 1944 | CBE | NAL | 1B | 24 | 24 | 199.1 | 248 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 261 | .989 | 10.75 |
| 1945 | CBE | NAL | 1B | 19 | 19 | 162.0 | 196 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 202 | .990 | 10.53 |
| 1946 | CBE | NAL | 1B | 18 | 18 | 152.0 | 179 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 191 | .984 | 10.44 |
| 1947 | CBE | NAL | 1B | 21 | 21 | 176.0 | 198 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 215 | .981 | 10.05 |
| 1948 | CBE | NAL | 1B | 22 | 22 | 174.2 | 182 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 198 | .985 | 8.86 |
| Career | — | — | 1B | 188 | 188 | 1580.1 | 1,902 | 96 | 33 | 86 | 2,031 | .984 | 10.63 |