League Leaders Who Led?

Sam Thompson

1932–1942  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 158 lb  ·  b. 1908 Sulligent, AL

Career 24–31 · 4.41 ERA · 213 SO · 465.1 IP · 88 G · 34 H · 1 HR · 12 RBI · .193 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
0 best in baseball 2 league only
10 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1935 Best season

Spanning 1935–1937, peaking at 1 titles in 1935.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 840th League titles 2
  • 1,109th Top-5 finishes 10

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
Shutouts 1 1st — 1937 NN2 1 1935 #3
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1935 NN2 1.25
Complete Games — #2 — 1932 #2
Saves — #2 — 1932 #3 1939 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1937 1 SHO 1
1935 1 WHIP 1.25

Pitching

8 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1932 AB2 NSL 7 5 2.58 15 11 1 104.2 94 30 3 24 52 1.13
1935 CEG NN2 3 3 4.66 10 9 0 65.2 68 34 2 14 30 1.25
1936 PS NN2 4 3 5.18 12 7 0 57.1 64 33 5 23 23 1.52
1937 PS NN2 5 4 4.18 10 8 0 66.2 71 31 9 13 27 1.26
1938 PS NN2 0 1 7.88 1 1 0 8.0 12 7 2 1 2 1.63
1939 PS NN2 3 3 5.61 14 6 1 51.1 60 32 4 23 28 1.62
1940 PS NN2 2 5 5.16 12 7 0 59.1 74 34 5 21 31 1.60
1942 CAG NAL 0 7 4.64 9 6 0 52.1 69 27 3 15 20 1.61
Career — — 24 31 4.41 83 55 2 465.1 512 228 33 134 213 1.39

Batting

8 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 AB2 NSL 16 39 5 7 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 .180 .256 .231 .487
1935 CEG NN2 10 22 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
1936 PS NN2 13 21 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .191 .227 .238 .465
1937 PS NN2 10 23 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .174 .208 .217 .426
1938 PS NN2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
1939 PS NN2 14 22 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
1940 PS NN2 15 26 3 6 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .231 .259 .385 .644
1942 CAG NAL 9 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .150 .150 .300
Career — — 88 176 18 34 5 0 1 12 8 1 1 .193 .237 .239 .475

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 83 15 141 9 3 .945
OF 1 0 0 0 0 —