League Leaders Who Led?

Jesse Williams

1939–1945  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'11", 160 lb  ·  b. 1913 Henderson, TX

Career 288 G · 270 H · 5 HR · 101 RBI · .267 AVG

Seasons leading his league
6
0 best in baseball 6 league only
32 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1945 Best season

Spanning 1940–1945, peaking at 4 titles in 1945.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 326th League titles 6
  • 263rd Top-5 finishes 32

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
Walks 1 1st — 1945 NAL 22 1944 #3
Total Bases 1 1st — 1940 NAL 65 1945 #2
On-Base Percentage 1 1st — 1945 NAL .373 1943 #3
Stolen Bases 1 1st — 1945 NAL 11
Runs 1 1st — 1945 NAL 50
Hits 1 1st — 1940 NAL 50 1945 #3
Triples — #3 — 1940 #3 1941 #3
Doubles — #2 — 1945 #2
Slugging Percentage — #2 — 1945 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. — #2 — 1945 #2
Runs Batted In — #2 — 1940 #2
Batting Average — #3 — 1945 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1945 4 R 50 SB 11 OBP .373 BB 22
1940 2 H 50 TB 65

Batting

7 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1939 KCM NAL 26 70 8 15 3 0 0 5 4 1 3 .214 .253 .257 .510
1940 KCM NAL 40 136 24 50 6 3 1 28 11 1 5 .368 .423 .478 .901
1941 KCM +1 NAL 41 138 21 35 4 3 0 20 13 0 4 .254 .331 .326 .657
1942 KCM NAL 46 159 21 37 9 3 2 14 19 0 1 .233 .315 .365 .679
1943 KCM NAL 42 156 24 39 2 3 0 9 17 0 5 .250 .331 .301 .633
1944 KCM NAL 43 157 21 36 6 4 0 10 14 0 3 .229 .301 .319 .619
1945 KCM NAL 50 196 50 58 10 2 2 15 22 0 11 .296 .373 .398 .771
Career — — 288 1,012 169 270 40 18 5 101 100 2 32 .267 .339 .357 .696

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
SS 227 402 671 70 80 .939
2B 33 83 96 10 17 .947
3B 21 15 28 6 2 .878
OF 8 7 0 0 0 1.000
1B 2 12 0 0 2 1.000