League Leaders Who Led?

Jerry Benjamin

1932–1948  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws R  ·  5'9", 165 lb  ·  b. 1909 Montgomery, AL

Career 752 G · 891 H · 28 HR · 358 RBI · .298 AVG

Seasons leading his league
14
0 best in baseball 14 league only
48 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1936 Best season

Spanning 1936–1944, peaking at 5 titles in 1936.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 107th League titles 14
  • 109th Top-5 finishes 48

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Stolen Bases 5 1st 2 yrs (1936–1937) 1936 NN2 10 1937 NN2 13 1939 NN2 6 1940 NN2 16 1942 NN2 15 1933 #2 1938 #3 1943 #2
Walks 2 1st — 1937 NN2 30 1939 NN2 20
Triples 2 1st — 1936 NN2 5 1938 NN2 5
Hits 2 1st — 1942 NN2 73 1944 NN2 74 1937 #3 1943 #2
Slugging Percentage 1 1st — 1936 NN2 .593
On-Base Percentage 1 1st — 1936 NN2 .442
On-Base Plus Slug. 1 1st — 1936 NN2 1.035
Total Bases — #2 — 1943 #2
Doubles — #2 — 1937 #2 1943 #3
Runs — #2 — 1937 #2 1942 #2 1943 #2 1945 #3
Batting Average — #2 — 1936 #2 1943 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1944 1 H 74
1942 2 H 73 SB 15
1940 1 SB 16
1939 2 SB 6 BB 20
1938 1 3B 5
1937 2 SB 13 BB 30
1936 5 SB 10 OPS 1.035 OBP .442 SLG .593 3B 5

Batting

16 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 MRS NSL 41 143 25 41 2 5 0 19 10 0 11 .287 .333 .371 .704
1933 ID NN2 35 124 27 38 4 3 0 13 17 0 13 .307 .394 .387 .782
1935 HG NN2 44 180 38 57 12 3 3 31 10 1 6 .317 .359 .467 .826
1936 HG NN2 39 150 43 54 10 5 5 23 21 0 10 .360 .442 .593 1.035
1937 HG NN2 52 219 59 65 15 1 4 35 30 0 13 .297 .387 .429 .816
1938 HG NN2 42 165 42 51 3 5 6 26 24 1 4 .309 .397 .497 .894
1939 HG +2 NN2 30 114 23 25 1 1 0 10 20 1 6 .219 .341 .246 .586
1940 HG NN2 44 170 38 54 3 2 1 27 17 1 16 .318 .390 .377 .766
1941 HG NN2 57 224 33 61 5 3 2 27 23 2 8 .272 .340 .348 .688
1942 HG NN2 67 267 53 73 7 1 2 28 33 2 15 .273 .358 .330 .687
1943 HG NN2 71 294 83 110 17 4 2 38 25 0 12 .374 .425 .480 .905
1944 HG NN2 53 228 43 74 10 2 2 31 19 0 4 .325 .379 .412 .791
1945 HG +1 NN2 51 210 42 69 9 2 0 17 17 2 4 .329 .377 .391 .768
1946 HG NN2 59 245 38 61 2 3 1 21 22 0 7 .249 .311 .294 .605
1947 HG NN2 52 204 38 47 5 1 0 9 15 0 3 .230 .290 .265 .554
1948 NYC NN2 15 56 9 11 3 0 0 3 9 0 2 .196 .308 .250 .558
Career — — 752 2,993 634 891 108 41 28 358 312 10 134 .298 .367 .389 .756

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 713 1,494 71 43 13 .973
2B 65 117 123 21 15 .920
3B 5 2 4 1 0 .857
SS 1 1 1 0 0 1.000