Leaders & Trailers

Leaders and Trailers
1940 American League
(only includes games for which Retrosheet has released play-by-play data)

Leaders and Trailers for a Specific League/Season (1916 to 2019)

Multiple Seasons (Players):
Leaders and Trailers over Full Retrosheet Era (1916 to 2019)

Players: Single-Season, Career; Teams: Single-Season

Statistics to Show for Leaders and Trailers

Regular Season Only
Total Wins (Wins, Losses, WOPA, WORL):    pWins    eWins
Batting    Baserunning    Offense    Pitching    Fielding (all positions)    Defense
By Position:    P    C    1B    2B    3B    SS    LF    CF    RF    DH    PH    PR    P Off.    SP    RP
By Component :    1    2    3    4    3&4    5    6    7    8    9    8&9
Fielding, by Position:    P    C    1B    2B    3B    SS    LF    CF    RF

Postseason (Players only):    Total, All Series    World Series    League Championship Series    Division Series    Wild Card Round
Total Wins (Regular Season plus Postseason):    pWins    eWins

Missing games extrapolated

Components 8 & 9

Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Baserunning Wins
Top 10 Players           Fielding Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Gee Walker 0.7 0.8
-0.1
1 George Case 1.0 1.1
-0.1
1 Buddy Lewis 2.5 2.1
0.4
2 Doc Cramer 0.7 0.9
-0.2
2 Taffy Wright 0.9 0.6
0.2
2 Ted Williams 2.4 2.1
0.3
3 Luke Appling 0.7 0.4
0.2
3 Buddy Lewis 0.9 0.8
0.1
3 Gee Walker 2.2 2.1
0.1
4 Ted Williams 0.6 0.5
0.2
4 Luke Appling 0.8 0.6
0.2
4 Indian Bob Johnson 2.2 1.9
0.3
5 Rudy York 0.6 0.5
0.2
5 Barney McCosky 0.8 0.4
0.3
5 Roy Weatherly 2.1 1.9
0.2
6 Charlie Keller 0.6 0.3
0.2
6 Ted Williams 0.7 0.4
0.3
6 George Case 2.1 2.5
-0.4
7 Hank Greenberg 0.6 0.5
0.1
7 Ben Chapman 0.7 0.5
0.3
7 Sam Chapman 2.1 2.0
0.1
8 Taffy Wright 0.6 0.5
0.1
8 Hank Greenberg 0.7 0.6
0.1
8 Doc Cramer 2.0 2.3
-0.3
9 Mike Tresh 0.6 0.5
0.1
9 Lou Boudreau 0.7 0.6
0.1
9 Mike Kreevich 2.0 1.7
0.3
10 Pinky Higgins 0.6 0.7
-0.1
10 Gee Walker 0.7 0.8
-0.1
10 Rip Radcliff 2.0 2.2
-0.3

Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Baserunning Losses
Top 10 Players           Fielding Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Doc Cramer 0.7 0.9
-0.2
1 Bobby Doerr 0.6 1.1
-0.5
1 George Case 2.1 2.5
-0.4
2 Lou Finney 0.5 0.8
-0.3
2 George Case 1.0 1.1
-0.1
2 Doc Cramer 2.0 2.3
-0.3
3 Bob Kennedy 0.4 0.8
-0.4
3 George Selkirk 0.3 1.1
-0.8
3 Rip Radcliff 2.0 2.2
-0.3
4 Buddy Lewis 0.4 0.8
-0.3
4 Jimmy Pofahl 0.3 0.9
-0.6
4 Buddy Lewis 2.5 2.1
0.4
5 Gee Walker 0.7 0.8
-0.1
5 Gee Walker 0.7 0.8
-0.1
5 Wally Judnich 1.9 2.1
-0.2
6 Charlie Gehringer 0.5 0.7
-0.2
6 Buddy Lewis 0.9 0.8
0.1
6 Gee Walker 2.2 2.1
0.1
7 Barney McCosky 0.4 0.7
-0.3
7 Charlie Gehringer 0.6 0.7
-0.1
7 Ted Williams 2.4 2.1
0.3
8 Pinky Higgins 0.6 0.7
-0.1
8 Rudy York 0.7 0.7
-0.1
8 Sam Chapman 2.1 2.0
0.1
9 Bobby Doerr 0.5 0.7
-0.2
9 Ken Keltner 0.5 0.7
-0.2
9 Hank Greenberg 1.7 2.0
-0.3
10 Ben Chapman 0.4 0.6
-0.2
10 Larry Rosenthal 0.4 0.7
-0.3
10 Wally Moses 1.6 2.0
-0.3

Net Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Net Baserunning Wins
Top 10 Players           Net Fielding Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Don Heffner 0.6 0.3 0.3
1 Ted Williams 0.7 0.4 0.3
1 Dom DiMaggio 1.9 1.3 0.6
2 Charlie Keller 0.6 0.3 0.2
2 Barney McCosky 0.8 0.4 0.3
2 Harlond Clift 1.3 0.6 0.6
3 Luke Appling 0.7 0.4 0.2
3 Johnny Berardino 0.5 0.2 0.3
3 Jeff Heath 1.6 1.1 0.5
4 Zeke Bonura 0.5 0.2 0.2
4 Bob Kennedy 0.7 0.4 0.3
4 Myril Hoag 1.1 0.7 0.4
5 Bill Dickey 0.4 0.2 0.2
5 Ben Chapman 0.7 0.5 0.3
5 Buddy Lewis 2.5 2.1 0.4
6 Ted Williams 0.6 0.5 0.2
6 Red Rolfe 0.6 0.4 0.3
6 Ted Williams 2.4 2.1 0.3
7 Rudy York 0.6 0.5 0.2
7 Taffy Wright 0.9 0.6 0.2
7 Lou Boudreau 1.0 0.7 0.3
8 Bruce Campbell 0.3 0.1 0.1
8 Pete Fox 0.4 0.2 0.2
8 Indian Bob Johnson 2.2 1.9 0.3
9 Dick Bartell 0.4 0.3 0.1
9 Jim Tabor 0.4 0.2 0.2
9 Pete Appleton 0.3 0.0 0.3
10 Hank Greenberg 0.6 0.5 0.1
10 Wally Judnich 0.6 0.3 0.2
10 Mike Kreevich 2.0 1.7 0.3

Net Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Net Baserunning Losses
Top 10 Players           Net Fielding Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Bob Kennedy 0.4 0.8 -0.4
1 George Selkirk 0.3 1.1 -0.8
1 George Case 2.1 2.5 -0.4
2 Buddy Lewis 0.4 0.8 -0.3
2 Jimmy Pofahl 0.3 0.9 -0.6
2 Taffy Wright 1.4 1.8 -0.3
3 Barney McCosky 0.4 0.7 -0.3
3 Bobby Doerr 0.6 1.1 -0.5
3 Hank Greenberg 1.7 2.0 -0.3
4 Lou Finney 0.5 0.8 -0.3
4 Sam West 0.1 0.6 -0.5
4 Joe Cronin 0.7 1.0 -0.3
5 Doc Cramer 0.7 0.9 -0.2
5 Jim Bagby Jr. 0.0 0.5 -0.5
5 Wally Moses 1.6 2.0 -0.3
6 Walt Masterson 0.0 0.2 -0.2
6 Larry Rosenthal 0.4 0.7 -0.3
6 Doc Cramer 2.0 2.3 -0.3
7 Rollie Hemsley 0.3 0.5 -0.2
7 Dee Miles 0.2 0.5 -0.3
7 Rip Radcliff 2.0 2.2 -0.3
8 Ben Chapman 0.4 0.6 -0.2
8 Billy Sullivan Jr. 0.3 0.5 -0.2
8 Wally Judnich 1.9 2.1 -0.2
9 Charlie Gehringer 0.5 0.7 -0.2
9 Ken Keltner 0.5 0.7 -0.2
9 George Selkirk 1.3 1.5 -0.2
10 Roy Weatherly 0.4 0.6 -0.2
10 Zeke Bonura 0.3 0.5 -0.2
10 Don Heffner 0.5 0.7 -0.2

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		Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Baserunning Wins Top 10 Players					Fielding Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Gee Walker	0.7	0.8	-0.1	1	George Case	1.0	1.1	-0.1	1	Buddy Lewis	2.5	2.1	0.4
2	Doc Cramer	0.7	0.9	-0.2	2	Taffy Wright	0.9	0.6	0.2	2	Ted Williams	2.4	2.1	0.3
3	Luke Appling	0.7	0.4	0.2	3	Buddy Lewis	0.9	0.8	0.1	3	Gee Walker	2.2	2.1	0.1
4	Ted Williams	0.6	0.5	0.2	4	Luke Appling	0.8	0.6	0.2	4	Indian Bob Johnson	2.2	1.9	0.3
5	Rudy York	0.6	0.5	0.2	5	Barney McCosky	0.8	0.4	0.3	5	Roy Weatherly	2.1	1.9	0.2
6	Charlie Keller	0.6	0.3	0.2	6	Ted Williams	0.7	0.4	0.3	6	George Case	2.1	2.5	-0.4
7	Hank Greenberg	0.6	0.5	0.1	7	Ben Chapman	0.7	0.5	0.3	7	Sam Chapman	2.1	2.0	0.1
8	Taffy Wright	0.6	0.5	0.1	8	Hank Greenberg	0.7	0.6	0.1	8	Doc Cramer	2.0	2.3	-0.3
9	Mike Tresh	0.6	0.5	0.1	9	Lou Boudreau	0.7	0.6	0.1	9	Mike Kreevich	2.0	1.7	0.3
10	Pinky Higgins	0.6	0.7	-0.1	10	Gee Walker	0.7	0.8	-0.1	10	Rip Radcliff	2.0	2.2	-0.3

		Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Baserunning Losses Top 10 Players					Fielding Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Doc Cramer	0.7	0.9	-0.2	1	Bobby Doerr	0.6	1.1	-0.5	1	George Case	2.1	2.5	-0.4
2	Lou Finney	0.5	0.8	-0.3	2	George Case	1.0	1.1	-0.1	2	Doc Cramer	2.0	2.3	-0.3
3	Bob Kennedy	0.4	0.8	-0.4	3	George Selkirk	0.3	1.1	-0.8	3	Rip Radcliff	2.0	2.2	-0.3
4	Buddy Lewis	0.4	0.8	-0.3	4	Jimmy Pofahl	0.3	0.9	-0.6	4	Buddy Lewis	2.5	2.1	0.4
5	Gee Walker	0.7	0.8	-0.1	5	Gee Walker	0.7	0.8	-0.1	5	Wally Judnich	1.9	2.1	-0.2
6	Charlie Gehringer	0.5	0.7	-0.2	6	Buddy Lewis	0.9	0.8	0.1	6	Gee Walker	2.2	2.1	0.1
7	Barney McCosky	0.4	0.7	-0.3	7	Charlie Gehringer	0.6	0.7	-0.1	7	Ted Williams	2.4	2.1	0.3
8	Pinky Higgins	0.6	0.7	-0.1	8	Rudy York	0.7	0.7	-0.1	8	Sam Chapman	2.1	2.0	0.1
9	Bobby Doerr	0.5	0.7	-0.2	9	Ken Keltner	0.5	0.7	-0.2	9	Hank Greenberg	1.7	2.0	-0.3
10	Ben Chapman	0.4	0.6	-0.2	10	Larry Rosenthal	0.4	0.7	-0.3	10	Wally Moses	1.6	2.0	-0.3

		Net Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Net Baserunning Wins Top 10 Players					Net Fielding Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Don Heffner	0.6	0.3	0.3	1	Ted Williams	0.7	0.4	0.3	1	Dom DiMaggio	1.9	1.3	0.6
2	Charlie Keller	0.6	0.3	0.2	2	Barney McCosky	0.8	0.4	0.3	2	Harlond Clift	1.3	0.6	0.6
3	Luke Appling	0.7	0.4	0.2	3	Johnny Berardino	0.5	0.2	0.3	3	Jeff Heath	1.6	1.1	0.5
4	Zeke Bonura	0.5	0.2	0.2	4	Bob Kennedy	0.7	0.4	0.3	4	Myril Hoag	1.1	0.7	0.4
5	Bill Dickey	0.4	0.2	0.2	5	Ben Chapman	0.7	0.5	0.3	5	Buddy Lewis	2.5	2.1	0.4
6	Ted Williams	0.6	0.5	0.2	6	Red Rolfe	0.6	0.4	0.3	6	Ted Williams	2.4	2.1	0.3
7	Rudy York	0.6	0.5	0.2	7	Taffy Wright	0.9	0.6	0.2	7	Lou Boudreau	1.0	0.7	0.3
8	Bruce Campbell	0.3	0.1	0.1	8	Pete Fox	0.4	0.2	0.2	8	Indian Bob Johnson	2.2	1.9	0.3
9	Dick Bartell	0.4	0.3	0.1	9	Jim Tabor	0.4	0.2	0.2	9	Pete Appleton	0.3	0.0	0.3
10	Hank Greenberg	0.6	0.5	0.1	10	Wally Judnich	0.6	0.3	0.2	10	Mike Kreevich	2.0	1.7	0.3

		Net Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Net Baserunning Losses Top 10 Players					Net Fielding Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Bob Kennedy	0.4	0.8	-0.4	1	George Selkirk	0.3	1.1	-0.8	1	George Case	2.1	2.5	-0.4
2	Buddy Lewis	0.4	0.8	-0.3	2	Jimmy Pofahl	0.3	0.9	-0.6	2	Taffy Wright	1.4	1.8	-0.3
3	Barney McCosky	0.4	0.7	-0.3	3	Bobby Doerr	0.6	1.1	-0.5	3	Hank Greenberg	1.7	2.0	-0.3
4	Lou Finney	0.5	0.8	-0.3	4	Sam West	0.1	0.6	-0.5	4	Joe Cronin	0.7	1.0	-0.3
5	Doc Cramer	0.7	0.9	-0.2	5	Jim Bagby Jr.	0.0	0.5	-0.5	5	Wally Moses	1.6	2.0	-0.3
6	Walt Masterson	0.0	0.2	-0.2	6	Larry Rosenthal	0.4	0.7	-0.3	6	Doc Cramer	2.0	2.3	-0.3
7	Rollie Hemsley	0.3	0.5	-0.2	7	Dee Miles	0.2	0.5	-0.3	7	Rip Radcliff	2.0	2.2	-0.3
8	Ben Chapman	0.4	0.6	-0.2	8	Billy Sullivan Jr.	0.3	0.5	-0.2	8	Wally Judnich	1.9	2.1	-0.2
9	Charlie Gehringer	0.5	0.7	-0.2	9	Ken Keltner	0.5	0.7	-0.2	9	George Selkirk	1.3	1.5	-0.2
10	Roy Weatherly	0.4	0.6	-0.2	10	Zeke Bonura	0.3	0.5	-0.2	10	Don Heffner	0.5	0.7	-0.2