League Leaders Who Led?

Buck Leonard

1935–1948  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'10", 185 lb  ·  b. 1907 Rocky Mount, NC

Career 621 G · 764 H · 97 HR · 561 RBI · .344 AVG

Seasons leading his league
29
10 best in baseball 19 league only
90 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
11 Categories led
1941 Best season

Spanning 1935–1946, peaking at 7 titles in 1941.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 30th League titles 29
  • 69th Best in baseball 10
  • 24th Top-5 finishes 90

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
On-Base Percentage 5 1st 2 yrs (1940–1941) 1938 .500 1940 .491 1944 .448 1941 NN2 .462 1946 NN2 .459 1937 #2 1943 #3 1945 #3
Slugging Percentage 4 1st 2 yrs (1940–1941) 1938 .739 1944 .620 1940 NN2 .638 1941 NN2 .679 1937 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 4 1st 2 yrs (1940–1941) 1938 1.239 1940 1.129 1944 1.068 1941 NN2 1.141 1937 #2 1945 #3
Walks 3 1st — 1941 NN2 40 1944 NN2 31 1946 NN2 39 1936 #3 1937 #2 1940 #2 1943 #2
Total Bases 3 1st 2 yrs (1940–1941) 1940 NN2 118 1941 NN2 133 1944 NN2 114 1937 #2 1938 #2 1939 #2 1943 #3
Triples 2 1st — 1938 NN2 5 1944 NN2 7 1941 #2 1943 #3
Runs 2 1st — 1941 NN2 60 1944 NN2 49 1940 #3 1943 #3
Home Runs 2 1st — 1939 NN2 11 1941 NN2 13 1937 #2 1938 #2 1940 #2 1943 #2 1944 #2 1945 #2
Batting Average 2 1st — 1938 .418 1940 .378 1937 #2
Doubles 1 1st — 1935 NN2 18 1937 #2 1938 #2 1939 #2 1943 #2 1944 #2
Runs Batted In 1 1st — 1939 NN2 48 1937 #2 1938 #2 1940 #2 1941 #2 1943 #2
Hits — #2 — 1938 #3 1940 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1946 2 OBP .459 BB 39
1944 7 R 49 OPS 1.068 OBP .448 SLG .620 3B 7 TB 114 BB 31
1941 7 HR 13 R 60 OPS 1.141 OBP .462 SLG .679 TB 133 BB 40
1940 5 AVG .378 OPS 1.129 OBP .491 SLG .638 TB 118
1939 2 HR 11 RBI 48
1938 5 AVG .418 OPS 1.239 OBP .500 SLG .739 3B 5
1935 1 2B 18

Batting

14 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1935 HG NN2 40 157 30 61 18 3 4 36 17 3 5 .389 .451 .618 1.069
1936 HG NN2 35 124 35 43 3 4 6 34 29 0 2 .347 .471 .581 1.051
1937 HG NN2 42 170 54 64 15 3 13 55 25 1 2 .377 .462 .729 1.191
1938 HG NN2 43 153 42 64 12 5 9 53 25 0 1 .418 .500 .739 1.239
1939 HG NN2 32 118 35 44 11 1 11 48 19 1 2 .373 .457 .763 1.219
1940 HG NN2 54 185 49 70 14 5 8 42 39 3 1 .378 .491 .638 1.129
1941 HG NN2 57 196 60 68 12 7 13 50 40 2 5 .347 .462 .679 1.141
1942 HG NN2 38 125 19 27 6 1 0 21 24 0 3 .216 .342 .280 .622
1943 HG NN2 68 255 71 84 18 8 4 61 49 1 2 .329 .443 .510 .953
1944 HG NN2 50 184 49 63 16 7 7 40 31 0 1 .342 .448 .620 1.068
1945 HG NN2 40 155 31 53 6 3 5 34 22 3 0 .342 .430 .516 .946
1946 HG NN2 50 169 37 56 6 4 7 45 39 0 3 .331 .459 .539 .998
1947 HG NN2 35 109 20 33 5 1 6 24 28 0 4 .303 .449 .532 .981
1948 HG NN2 37 122 23 34 8 0 4 18 26 0 1 .279 .413 .443 .856
Career — — 621 2,222 555 764 150 52 97 561 413 14 32 .344 .451 .589 1.040

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
1B 619 6,173 278 75 346 .989