League Leaders Who Led?

Herb Souell

1940–1948  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws R  ·  5'9", 150 lb  ·  b. 1913 West Monroe, LA

Career 371 G · 426 H · 6 HR · 159 RBI · .290 AVG

Seasons leading his league
12
0 best in baseball 12 league only
43 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
9 Categories led
1945 Best season

Spanning 1943–1947, peaking at 5 titles in 1945.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 126th League titles 12
  • 145th Top-5 finishes 43

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
Stolen Bases 3 1st 2 yrs (1946–1947) 1943 NAL 7 1946 NAL 7 1947 NAL 16 1940 #3
Batting Average 2 1st — 1945 NAL .317 1947 NAL .331
Walks 1 1st — 1944 NAL 18
Total Bases 1 1st — 1945 NAL 80 1944 #2 1947 #3 1948 #3
Triples 1 1st — 1947 NAL 7 1945 #2 1948 #2
Slugging Percentage 1 1st — 1945 NAL .430 1947 #2
On-Base Percentage 1 1st — 1947 NAL .379 1945 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. 1 1st — 1945 NAL .788 1947 #2
Runs Batted In 1 1st — 1945 NAL 33
Runs — #2 — 1943 #3 1944 #2 1945 #2 1947 #3 1948 #3
Hits — #2 — 1943 #3 1944 #2 1945 #2 1946 #2 1947 #2 1948 #3
Home Runs — #3 — 1944 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1947 4 AVG .331 SB 16 OBP .379 3B 7
1946 1 SB 7
1945 5 AVG .317 RBI 33 OPS .788 SLG .430 TB 80
1944 1 BB 18
1943 1 SB 7

Batting

9 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1940 KCM NAL 35 122 19 38 5 1 0 15 16 1 8 .312 .396 .369 .765
1941 KCM NAL 4 12 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
1942 KCM NAL 32 130 22 37 4 0 0 11 7 0 4 .285 .326 .315 .642
1943 KCM NAL 54 208 31 52 7 2 0 14 16 0 7 .250 .307 .303 .610
1944 KCM NAL 53 200 33 57 5 2 2 17 18 0 4 .285 .344 .360 .704
1945 KCM NAL 47 186 39 59 8 5 1 33 10 0 4 .317 .358 .430 .788
1946 KCM NAL 39 156 18 40 2 0 0 13 9 0 7 .256 .297 .269 .566
1947 KCM NAL 61 257 52 85 5 7 1 32 16 1 16 .331 .379 .416 .795
1948 KCM NAL 46 196 41 56 8 6 2 22 14 0 6 .286 .337 .418 .755
Career — — 371 1,467 257 426 45 23 6 159 106 2 56 .290 .342 .365 .707

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
3B 363 328 599 83 51 .918
OF 7 9 3 0 0 1.000
SS 2 2 6 0 0 1.000