Major league register
1940 leaders
Qualified leaders across the batting and pitching record.
Ranked by value
Batting leaders
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| Rk | Player | Club | G | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hank Greenberg | DET | 148 | 667 | .340 | .433 | .670 | 1.103 | 41 | 150 |
| 2 | Joe DiMaggio | NYY | 132 | 572 | .352 | .425 | .626 | 1.051 | 31 | 133 |
| 3 | Johnny Mize | STL | 155 | 666 | .314 | .404 | .636 | 1.040 | 43 | 137 |
| 4 | Ted Williams | BOS | 144 | 660 | .344 | .442 | .594 | 1.036 | 23 | 113 |
| 5 | Rudy York | DET | 155 | 681 | .316 | .410 | .583 | .993 | 33 | 134 |
| 6 | Jimmie Foxx | BOS | 144 | 616 | .297 | .412 | .581 | .993 | 36 | 119 |
| 7 | Dolph Camilli | BRO | 142 | 605 | .287 | .397 | .529 | .926 | 23 | 96 |
| 8 | Hal Trosky | CLE | 140 | 605 | .295 | .392 | .529 | .921 | 25 | 93 |
| 9 | Charlie Keller | NYY | 138 | 606 | .286 | .411 | .508 | .919 | 21 | 93 |
| 10 | Bill Nicholson | CHC | 135 | 544 | .297 | .366 | .534 | .900 | 25 | 98 |
| 11 | Barney McCosky | DET | 143 | 657 | .340 | .408 | .491 | .899 | 4 | 57 |
| 12 | Wally Judnich | SLA | 137 | 573 | .303 | .368 | .520 | .888 | 24 | 89 |
| 13 | Bob Johnson | PHA | 138 | 599 | .268 | .374 | .514 | .888 | 31 | 103 |
| 14 | Joe Cronin | BOS | 149 | 632 | .285 | .380 | .502 | .882 | 24 | 111 |
| 15 | Charlie Gehringer | DET | 139 | 619 | .313 | .428 | .447 | .875 | 10 | 81 |
| 16 | Enos Slaughter | STL | 140 | 568 | .306 | .370 | .504 | .874 | 17 | 73 |
| 17 | Frankie Hayes | PHA | 136 | 527 | .308 | .389 | .477 | .866 | 16 | 70 |
| 18 | Wally Moses | PHA | 142 | 614 | .309 | .396 | .469 | .865 | 9 | 50 |
| 19 | Mel Ott | NY1 | 151 | 642 | .289 | .407 | .457 | .864 | 19 | 79 |
| 20 | Joe Kuhel | CWS | 155 | 693 | .280 | .374 | .488 | .862 | 27 | 94 |
| 21 | Luke Appling | CWS | 150 | 636 | .348 | .420 | .442 | .862 | 0 | 79 |
| 22 | Harlond Clift | SLA | 150 | 629 | .273 | .396 | .463 | .859 | 20 | 87 |
| 23 | Jim Gleeson | CHC | 129 | 545 | .313 | .389 | .470 | .859 | 5 | 61 |
| 24 | Rip Radcliff | SLA | 150 | 632 | .342 | .392 | .466 | .858 | 7 | 81 |
| 25 | Elbie Fletcher | PIT | 147 | 638 | .273 | .418 | .437 | .855 | 16 | 104 |
Ranked by value
Pitching leaders
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| Rk | Pitcher | Club | W | L | ERA | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Brown | HG | 17 | 2 | 2.070 | 165.1 | 75 | 1.101 |
| 2 | Bucky Walters | CIN | 22 | 10 | 2.480 | 305.0 | 115 | 1.092 |
| 3 | Claude Passeau | CHC | 20 | 13 | 2.500 | 280.2 | 124 | 1.133 |
| 4 | Bob Feller | CLE | 27 | 11 | 2.610 | 320.1 | 261 | 1.133 |
| 5 | Rip Sewell | PIT | 16 | 5 | 2.800 | 189.2 | 60 | 1.244 |
| 6 | Bobo Newsom | DET | 21 | 5 | 2.830 | 264.0 | 164 | 1.269 |
| 7 | Jim Turner | CIN | 14 | 7 | 2.890 | 187.0 | 53 | 1.171 |
| 8 | Vern Olsen | CHC | 13 | 9 | 2.970 | 172.2 | 71 | 1.355 |
| 9 | Paul Derringer | CIN | 20 | 12 | 3.060 | 296.2 | 115 | 1.106 |
| 10 | Luke Hamlin | BRO | 9 | 8 | 3.060 | 182.1 | 91 | 1.190 |
| 11 | Manny Salvo | BSN | 10 | 9 | 3.080 | 160.2 | 60 | 1.207 |
| 12 | Johnny Rigney | CWS | 14 | 18 | 3.110 | 280.2 | 141 | 1.176 |
| 13 | Lon Warneke | STL | 16 | 10 | 3.140 | 232.0 | 85 | 1.216 |
| 14 | Dick Errickson | BSN | 12 | 13 | 3.160 | 236.1 | 34 | 1.401 |
| 15 | Eddie Smith | CWS | 14 | 9 | 3.210 | 207.1 | 119 | 1.322 |
| 16 | Ken Chase | WS1 | 15 | 17 | 3.230 | 261.2 | 129 | 1.540 |
| 17 | Ted Lyons | CWS | 12 | 8 | 3.240 | 186.1 | 72 | 1.208 |
| 18 | Hal Schumacher | NY1 | 13 | 13 | 3.250 | 227.0 | 123 | 1.383 |
| 19 | Al Milnar | CLE | 18 | 10 | 3.270 | 242.1 | 99 | 1.407 |
| 20 | Marius Russo | NYY | 14 | 8 | 3.280 | 189.1 | 87 | 1.246 |
| 21 | Larry French | CHC | 14 | 14 | 3.290 | 246.0 | 107 | 1.236 |
| 22 | Junior Thompson | CIN | 16 | 9 | 3.320 | 225.1 | 103 | 1.300 |
| 23 | Tommy Bridges | DET | 12 | 9 | 3.370 | 197.2 | 133 | 1.310 |
| 24 | Red Ruffing | NYY | 15 | 12 | 3.380 | 226.0 | 97 | 1.301 |
| 25 | Al Smith | CLE | 15 | 7 | 3.440 | 183.0 | 46 | 1.322 |