League Leaders

Barney McCosky

1939–1953  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 184 lb  ·  b. 1917 Coal Run, PA

Career 1,170 G · 1,301 H · 24 HR · 397 RBI · .312 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
12 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1940 Best season

Spanning 1940–1940, peaking at 2 titles in 1940.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 840th League titles 2
  • 392nd Best in baseball 2
  • 932nd Top-5 finishes 12

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
Triples 1 1st — 1940 19 1939 #2
Hits 1 1st — 1940 200
Runs — #3 — 1940 #3
Batting Average — #2 — 1947 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1940 2 H 200 3B 19

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1939 DET AL 147 611 120 190 33 14 4 58 70 45 20 .311 .384 .430 .814
1940 DET AL 143 589 123 200 39 19 4 57 67 41 13 .340 .408 .491 .899
1941 DET AL 127 494 80 160 25 8 3 55 61 33 8 .324 .401 .425 .827
1942 DET AL 154 600 75 176 28 11 7 50 68 37 11 .293 .365 .412 .777
1946 PHA +1 AL 117 399 44 127 22 4 2 45 60 22 2 .318 .407 .409 .816
1947 PHA AL 137 546 77 179 22 7 1 52 57 29 1 .328 .395 .399 .795
1948 PHA AL 135 515 95 168 21 5 0 46 68 22 1 .326 .405 .386 .791
1950 PHA AL 66 179 19 43 10 1 0 11 22 12 0 .240 .323 .307 .631
1951 CLE +2 AL 68 138 14 37 7 1 2 14 15 11 1 .268 .340 .377 .717
1952 CLE AL 54 80 14 17 4 1 1 6 8 5 1 .213 .284 .325 .609
1953 CLE AL 22 21 3 4 3 0 0 3 1 4 0 .191 .227 .333 .561
Career — — 1,170 4,172 664 1,301 214 71 24 397 497 261 58 .312 .386 .414 .801

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 1,036 2,490 48 41 12 .984