League Leaders Who Led?

Booker McDaniel

1941–1945  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 195 lb  ·  b. 1913 Kenwood, AR

Career 30–13 · 2.64 ERA · 298 SO · 385.0 IP · 77 G · 36 H · 1 HR · 17 RBI · .234 AVG

Seasons leading his league
10
0 best in baseball 10 league only
26 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1945 Best season

Spanning 1942–1945, peaking at 6 titles in 1945.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 162nd League titles 10
  • 358th Top-5 finishes 26

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
Saves 3 1st 2 yrs (1944–1945) 1942 NAL 2 1944 NAL 2 1945 NAL 6 1943 #2
Wins 2 1st — 1943 NAL 9 1945 NAL 9 1944 #2
Complete Games 1 1st — 1945 NAL 13
Shutouts 1 1st — 1945 NAL 2 1943 #2 1944 #2
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1945 NAL 152.2
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1945 NAL 117 1943 #2 1944 #2
Earned Run Average 1 1st — 1943 NAL 2.42 1944 #2 1945 #3
Strikeouts / 9 — #2 — 1943 #3 1944 #2 1945 #2
Walks + Hits / IP — #2 — 1943 #2 1944 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1945 6 W 9 SO 117 SV 6 IP 152.2 SHO 2 CG 13
1944 1 SV 2
1943 2 ERA 2.42 W 9
1942 1 SV 2

Pitching

5 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1941 KCM NAL 1 0 2.57 3 1 0 14.0 12 4 0 4 12 1.14
1942 KCM NAL 5 2 2.92 11 5 2 64.2 63 21 1 14 33 1.19
1943 KCM NAL 9 2 2.42 14 5 1 78.0 63 21 0 23 63 1.10
1944 KCM NAL 6 4 1.55 15 6 2 75.2 52 13 0 28 73 1.06
1945 KCM NAL 9 5 3.18 28 16 6 152.2 145 54 4 35 117 1.18
Career — — 30 13 2.64 71 33 11 385.0 335 113 5 104 298 1.14

Batting

5 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1941 KCM NAL 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
1942 KCM NAL 12 26 2 6 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 .231 .286 .385 .670
1943 KCM NAL 14 30 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 .133 .133 .267 .400
1944 KCM NAL 19 33 4 12 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 .364 .382 .424 .807
1945 KCM NAL 29 60 5 14 5 1 0 8 1 0 0 .233 .246 .350 .596
Career — — 77 154 14 36 10 2 1 17 5 1 1 .234 .258 .344 .602

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 72 12 87 5 1 .952