1940 MLB Leaders, NL
Who led the NL in 1940, in every category MLB records. Final.
Batting
Batting Average
AVG- 1 Stan Hack .317
- 2 Johnny Mize .314
- 3 Jim Gleeson .313
- 4 Frank McCormick .309
- 5 Dixie Walker .308
Home Runs
HR- 1 Johnny Mize 43
- 2 Bill Nicholson 25
- 3 Johnny Rizzo 24
- 4 Dolph Camilli 23
- 5 Frank McCormick 19
Runs Batted In
RBI- 1 Johnny Mize 137
- 2 Frank McCormick 127
- 3 Maurice Van Robays 116
- 4 Elbie Fletcher 104
- 5 Babe Young 101
Hits
H- 1 Frank McCormick 191
- 1 Stan Hack 191
- 3 Johnny Mize 182
- 4 Arky Vaughan 178
- 5 Joe Medwick 175
Runs
R- 1 Arky Vaughan 113
- 2 Johnny Mize 111
- 3 Billy Werber 105
- 4 Lonny Frey 102
- 5 Stan Hack 101
Stolen Bases
SB- 1 Lonny Frey 22
- 2 Stan Hack 21
- 3 Terry Moore 18
- 4 Billy Werber 16
- 5 Pee Wee Reese 15
- 1 Johnny Mize 1.040
- 2 Dolph Camilli .926
- 3 Bill Nicholson .899
- 4 Enos Slaughter .874
- 5 Mel Ott .864
Pitching
- 1 Bucky Walters 2.48
- 2 Claude Passeau 2.50
- 3 Rip Sewell 2.80
- 4 Jim Turner 2.89
- 5 Vern Olsen 2.97
Wins
W- 1 Bucky Walters 22
- 2 Claude Passeau 20
- 2 Paul Derringer 20
- 4 Bill McGee 16
- 4 Rip Sewell 16
Strikeouts
SO- 1 Kirby Higbe 137
- 2 Claude Passeau 124
- 2 Whit Wyatt 124
- 4 Hal Schumacher 123
- 5 Paul Derringer 115
Saves
SV- 1 Mace Brown 7
- 1 Jumbo Brown 7
- 1 Joe Beggs 7
- 4 Clyde Shoun 5
- 4 Claude Passeau 5
Walks + Hits / IP
WHIP- 1 Bucky Walters 1.09
- 2 Paul Derringer 1.11
- 3 Claude Passeau 1.13
- 4 Jim Turner 1.17
- 5 Luke Hamlin 1.19
- 1 Bucky Walters 305.0
- 2 Paul Derringer 296.2
- 3 Kirby Higbe 283.0
- 4 Claude Passeau 280.2
- 5 Hugh Mulcahy 280.0
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.