League Leaders

Willard Brown

1937–1948  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'11", 200 lb  ·  b. 1915 Shreveport, LA

Career 449 G · 609 H · 57 HR · 409 RBI · .353 AVG

Seasons leading his league
62
1 best in baseball 61 league only
92 Top-5 finishes
9 Title seasons
12 Categories led
1941 Best season

Spanning 1937–1948, peaking at 11 titles in 1941.

1937 Batting Triple Crown
Led the NAL in .379 AVG, 10 HR, 60 RBI
1941 Batting Triple Crown
Led the NAL in .340 AVG, 6 HR, 34 RBI
1943 Batting Triple Crown
Led the NAL in .333 AVG, 7 HR, 33 RBI
Led in Total Bases for 3 straight seasons (1937–1939) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 5th League titles 62
  • 607th Best in baseball 1
  • 21st Top-5 finishes 92

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
Total Bases 9 1st 3 yrs (1937–1939) 1937 NAL 142 1938 NAL 107 1939 NAL 105 1941 NAL 89 1942 NAL 103 1943 NAL 106 1946 NAL 80 1947 NAL 147 1948 NAL 119
Hits 9 1st 3 yrs (1937–1939) 1937 NAL 81 1938 NAL 62 1939 NAL 64 1941 NAL 54 1942 NAL 69 1943 NAL 68 1946 NAL 48 1947 NAL 87 1948 NAL 71
Runs Batted In 8 1st 3 yrs (1937–1939) 1937 NAL 60 1938 NAL 48 1939 NAL 44 1941 NAL 34 1943 NAL 33 1946 NAL 27 1947 NAL 70 1948 NAL 54 1942 #2
Doubles 6 1st 3 yrs (1946–1948) 1938 NAL 16 1939 NAL 15 1941 NAL 9 1946 NAL 11 1947 NAL 25 1948 NAL 23 1942 #3 1943 #3
Home Runs 6 1st 2 yrs (1937–1938) 1937 NAL 10 1938 NAL 7 1941 NAL 6 1943 NAL 7 1946 NAL 3 1948 NAL 7 1939 #2 1942 #2 1947 #2
Slugging Percentage 5 1st 3 yrs (1941–1943) 1937 NAL .664 1939 NAL .587 1941 NAL .560 1942 NAL .566 1943 NAL .520
Batting Average 5 1st 3 yrs (1941–1943) 1942 .379 1937 NAL .379 1939 NAL .358 1941 NAL .340 1943 NAL .333
Triples 4 1st 2 yrs (1946–1947) 1937 NAL 10 1939 NAL 7 1946 NAL 6 1947 NAL 7 1941 #2
On-Base Percentage 3 1st — 1937 NAL .432 1941 NAL .403 1943 NAL .382 1942 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 3 1st — 1937 NAL 1.095 1941 NAL .963 1943 NAL .901 1939 #2 1942 #2
Runs 3 1st — 1941 NAL 35 1943 NAL 33 1946 NAL 30 1937 #2 1938 #2 1939 #2 1942 #2 1948 #2
Stolen Bases 1 1st — 1941 NAL 14 1938 #2 1942 #3 1947 #3 1948 #2
Walks — #2 — 1941 #3 1948 #2

Title Seasons

9 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1948 5 HR 7 RBI 54 H 71 2B 23 TB 119
1947 5 RBI 70 H 87 2B 25 3B 7 TB 147
1946 7 HR 3 RBI 27 H 48 R 30 2B 11 3B 6 TB 80
1943 9 AVG .333 HR 7 RBI 33 H 68 R 33 OPS .901 OBP .382 SLG .520 TB 106
1942 4 AVG .379 H 69 SLG .566 TB 103
1941 11 AVG .340 HR 6 RBI 34 H 54 R 35 SB 14 OPS .963 OBP .403 SLG .560 2B 9 TB 89
1939 7 AVG .358 RBI 44 H 64 SLG .587 2B 15 3B 7 TB 105
1938 5 HR 7 RBI 48 H 62 2B 16 TB 107
1937 9 AVG .379 HR 10 RBI 60 H 81 OPS 1.095 OBP .432 SLG .664 3B 10 TB 142

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1937 KCM NAL 56 214 51 81 11 10 10 60 19 0 10 .379 .432 .664 1.095
1938 KCM NAL 47 180 36 62 16 4 7 48 11 0 20 .344 .382 .594 .977
1939 KCM NAL 45 179 36 64 15 7 4 44 8 0 9 .358 .383 .587 .970
1940 KCM NAL 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
1941 KCM NAL 42 159 35 54 9 4 6 34 16 1 14 .340 .403 .560 .963
1942 KCM NAL 46 182 36 69 12 2 6 38 16 1 7 .379 .429 .566 .995
1943 KCM NAL 54 204 33 68 13 2 7 33 16 0 4 .333 .382 .520 .901
1944 KCM NAL 3 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .400 .333 .733
1946 KCM NAL 38 145 30 48 11 6 3 27 7 2 3 .331 .362 .552 .914
1947 KCM +1 NAL 69 267 46 87 25 7 7 70 15 7 14 .326 .364 .551 .915
1948 KCM NAL 46 174 43 71 23 2 7 54 22 3 8 .408 .477 .684 1.161
Career — — 449 1,724 349 609 135 44 57 409 131 14 90 .353 .400 .582 .982

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 404 740 35 32 10 .960
SS 28 42 59 6 7 .944
2B 12 30 34 6 3 .914
3B 9 7 15 3 2 .880
1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000