Who led MLB in home runs in 1946?

Hank Greenberg led the majors with 44 in 1946 (AL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1946?

Stan Musial hit ..365, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1946 (NL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1946?

Bob Feller led the majors with 26 wins in 1946 (AL).

1946 MLB League Leaders

Source Lahman databaseSeason 19462 major leagues12 boards per league

Hank Greenberg led the majors with 44 in 1946. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1946 season, from the SABR/Lahman baseball database.

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League

Showing all major leagues combined leader boards

Batting leaders, all major leagues

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Stan Musial	SLN	NL	.365
2	Mickey Vernon	WS1	AL	.353
3	Ted Williams	BOS	AL	.342
4	Johnny Pesky	BOS	AL	.335
5	Johnny Hopp	BSN	NL	.333
6	George Kell	PHA/DET	AL	.322
7	Dixie Walker	BRO	NL	.319
8	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	AL	.316
9	Del Ennis	PHI	NL	.313
10	Tommy Holmes	BSN	NL	.310

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	DET	AL	44
2	Ted Williams	BOS	AL	38
3	Charlie Keller	NYA	AL	30
4	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	AL	25
5	Ralph Kiner	PIT	NL	23
6	Sam Chapman	PHA	AL	20
7	Tommy Henrich	NYA	AL	19
8	Bobby Doerr	BOS	AL	18
8	Enos Slaughter	SLN	NL	18
10	Del Ennis	PHI	NL	17

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	SLN	NL	130
2	Hank Greenberg	DET	AL	127
3	Ted Williams	BOS	AL	123
4	Rudy York	BOS	AL	119
5	Bobby Doerr	BOS	AL	116
5	Dixie Walker	BRO	NL	116
7	Stan Musial	SLN	NL	103
8	Charlie Keller	NYA	AL	101
9	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	AL	95
10	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	NL	89

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Ted Williams	BOS	AL	142
2	Stan Musial	SLN	NL	124
3	Johnny Pesky	BOS	AL	115
4	Eddie Lake	DET	AL	105
5	Enos Slaughter	SLN	NL	100
6	Charlie Keller	NYA	AL	98
6	Eddie Stanky	BRO	NL	98
8	Bobby Doerr	BOS	AL	95
9	Red Schoendienst	SLN	NL	94
10	Tommy Henrich	NYA	AL	92

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Stan Musial	SLN	NL	228
2	Johnny Pesky	BOS	AL	208
3	Mickey Vernon	WS1	AL	207
4	Dixie Walker	BRO	NL	184
5	Enos Slaughter	SLN	NL	183
6	Luke Appling	CHA	AL	180
7	Tommy Holmes	BSN	NL	176
7	Ted Williams	BOS	AL	176
9	Buddy Lewis	WS1	AL	170
9	Red Schoendienst	SLN	NL	170

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	George Case	CLE	AL	28
2	Bert Haas	CIN	NL	22
3	Johnny Hopp	BSN	NL	21
4	Snuffy Stirnweiss	NYA	AL	18
5	Eddie Lake	DET	AL	15
6	Don Kolloway	CHA	AL	14
6	Phil Rizzuto	NYA	AL	14
6	Mickey Vernon	WS1	AL	14
6	Dixie Walker	BRO	NL	14
10	Buddy Blattner	NY1	NL	12

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Ted Williams	BOS	AL	235
2	Stan Musial	SLN	NL	197
3	Hank Greenberg	DET	AL	180
4	Charlie Keller	NYA	AL	170
5	Mickey Vernon	WS1	AL	162
6	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	AL	152
7	Hank Edwards	CLE	AL	150
8	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	NL	149
9	Stan Spence	WS1	AL	148
10	Del Ennis	PHI	NL	147

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Bob Feller	CLE	AL	26
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	AL	26
3	Dave Ferriss	BOS	AL	25
4	Howie Pollet	SLN	NL	21
5	Spud Chandler	NYA	AL	20
5	Tex Hughson	BOS	AL	20
5	Johnny Sain	BSN	NL	20
8	Mickey Harris	BOS	AL	17
8	Kirby Higbe	BRO	NL	17
8	Dizzy Trout	DET	AL	17

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	AL	1.94
2	Spud Chandler	NYA	AL	2.10
2	Howie Pollet	SLN	NL	2.10
4	Bob Feller	CLE	AL	2.18
5	Johnny Sain	BSN	NL	2.21
6	Bill Bevens	NYA	AL	2.23
7	Joe Beggs	CIN	NL	2.32
8	Dizzy Trout	DET	AL	2.34
9	Ewell Blackwell	CIN	NL	2.45
10	Harry Brecheen	SLN	NL	2.49

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Bob Feller	CLE	AL	348
2	Hal Newhouser	DET	AL	275
3	Tex Hughson	BOS	AL	172
4	Virgil Trucks	DET	AL	161
5	Dizzy Trout	DET	AL	151
6	Spud Chandler	NYA	AL	138
6	Fred Hutchinson	DET	AL	138
8	Johnny Schmitz	CHN	NL	135
9	Kirby Higbe	BRO	NL	134
10	Mickey Harris	BOS	AL	131

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Bob Klinger	BOS	AL	9
2	Earl Caldwell	CHA	AL	8
3	Ken Raffensberger	PHI	NL	6
4	Hugh Casey	BRO	NL	5
4	Art Herring	BRO	NL	5
4	Andy Karl	PHI	NL	5
4	Howie Pollet	SLN	NL	5
8	Hank Behrman	BRO	NL	4
8	Bob Feller	CLE	AL	4
8	Steve Gromek	CLE	AL	4

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1946, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	AL	181
2	Spud Chandler	NYA	AL	167
3	Howie Pollet	SLN	NL	163
4	Bob Feller	CLE	AL	161
5	Bill Bevens	NYA	AL	157
6	Johnny Sain	BSN	NL	155
7	Dizzy Trout	DET	AL	149
8	Joe Beggs	CIN	NL	147
9	Ewell Blackwell	CIN	NL	139
10	Harry Brecheen	SLN	NL	137

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Mickey Vernon	WS1	.353
2	Ted Williams	BOS	.342
3	Johnny Pesky	BOS	.335
4	George Kell	PHA/DET	.322
5	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	.316
6	Luke Appling	CHA	.309
7	Vern Stephens	SLA	.307
8	Hank Edwards	CLE	.301
9	Lou Boudreau	CLE	.293
10	Buddy Lewis	WS1	.292

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	DET	44
2	Ted Williams	BOS	38
3	Charlie Keller	NYA	30
4	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	25
5	Sam Chapman	PHA	20
6	Tommy Henrich	NYA	19
7	Bobby Doerr	BOS	18
8	Rudy York	BOS	17
9	Jeff Heath	WS1/SLA	16
9	Stan Spence	WS1	16

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Hank Greenberg	DET	127
2	Ted Williams	BOS	123
3	Rudy York	BOS	119
4	Bobby Doerr	BOS	116
5	Charlie Keller	NYA	101
6	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	95
7	Stan Spence	WS1	87
8	Mickey Vernon	WS1	85
9	Jeff Heath	WS1/SLA	84
10	Tommy Henrich	NYA	83

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Ted Williams	BOS	142
2	Johnny Pesky	BOS	115
3	Eddie Lake	DET	105
4	Charlie Keller	NYA	98
5	Bobby Doerr	BOS	95
6	Tommy Henrich	NYA	92
7	Hank Greenberg	DET	91
8	Mickey Vernon	WS1	88
9	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	85
10	Stan Spence	WS1	83

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Johnny Pesky	BOS	208
2	Mickey Vernon	WS1	207
3	Luke Appling	CHA	180
4	Ted Williams	BOS	176
5	Buddy Lewis	WS1	170
6	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	169
6	Stan Spence	WS1	169
8	George Kell	PHA/DET	168
9	Rudy York	BOS	160
10	Bobby Doerr	BOS	158

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	George Case	CLE	28
2	Snuffy Stirnweiss	NYA	18
3	Eddie Lake	DET	15
4	Don Kolloway	CHA	14
4	Phil Rizzuto	NYA	14
4	Mickey Vernon	WS1	14
7	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	10
8	Johnny Pesky	BOS	9
8	Jerry Priddy	WS1	9
8	Thurman Tucker	CHA	9

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Ted Williams	BOS	235
2	Hank Greenberg	DET	180
3	Charlie Keller	NYA	170
4	Mickey Vernon	WS1	162
5	Joe DiMaggio	NYA	152
6	Hank Edwards	CLE	150
7	Stan Spence	WS1	148
8	Jeff Heath	WS1/SLA	144
9	Johnny Pesky	BOS	139
10	Dom DiMaggio	BOS	137

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Bob Feller	CLE	26
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	26
3	Dave Ferriss	BOS	25
4	Spud Chandler	NYA	20
4	Tex Hughson	BOS	20
6	Mickey Harris	BOS	17
6	Dizzy Trout	DET	17
8	Bill Bevens	NYA	16
9	Mickey Haefner	WS1	14
9	Fred Hutchinson	DET	14

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	1.94
2	Spud Chandler	NYA	2.10
3	Bob Feller	CLE	2.18
4	Bill Bevens	NYA	2.23
5	Dizzy Trout	DET	2.34
6	Eddie Lopat	CHA	2.73
7	Tex Hughson	BOS	2.75
8	Mickey Haefner	WS1	2.85
9	Bobo Newsom	PHA/WS1	2.93
10	Orval Grove	CHA	3.02

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Bob Feller	CLE	348
2	Hal Newhouser	DET	275
3	Tex Hughson	BOS	172
4	Virgil Trucks	DET	161
5	Dizzy Trout	DET	151
6	Spud Chandler	NYA	138
6	Fred Hutchinson	DET	138
8	Mickey Harris	BOS	131
9	Bill Bevens	NYA	120
10	Bobo Newsom	PHA/WS1	114

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Bob Klinger	BOS	9
2	Earl Caldwell	CHA	8
3	Bob Feller	CLE	4
3	Steve Gromek	CLE	4
5	Tiny Bonham	NYA	3
5	Dave Ferriss	BOS	3
5	Tex Hughson	BOS	3
5	Earl Johnson	BOS	3
5	Joe Page	NYA	3
5	Dizzy Trout	DET	3

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1946, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Hal Newhouser	DET	181
2	Spud Chandler	NYA	167
3	Bob Feller	CLE	161
4	Bill Bevens	NYA	157
5	Dizzy Trout	DET	149
6	Eddie Lopat	CHA	128
7	Tex Hughson	BOS	127
8	Mickey Haefner	WS1	123
9	Bobo Newsom	PHA/WS1	120
10	Orval Grove	CHA	116

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Stan Musial	SLN	.365
2	Johnny Hopp	BSN	.333
3	Dixie Walker	BRO	.319
4	Del Ennis	PHI	.313
5	Tommy Holmes	BSN	.310
6	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	.301
7	Enos Slaughter	SLN	.300
8	Billy Herman	BRO/BSN	.298
9	Phil Cavarretta	CHN	.294
10	Sid Gordon	NY1	.293

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	PIT	23
2	Enos Slaughter	SLN	18
3	Del Ennis	PHI	17
4	Stan Musial	SLN	16
5	Grady Hatton	CIN	14
5	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	14
7	Willard Marshall	NY1	13
8	Buddy Blattner	NY1	11
8	Frank McCormick	PHI	11
10	Jim Tabor	PHI	10

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	SLN	130
2	Dixie Walker	BRO	116
3	Stan Musial	SLN	103
4	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	89
5	Ralph Kiner	PIT	81
6	Tommy Holmes	BSN	79
7	Phil Cavarretta	CHN	78
8	Del Ennis	PHI	73
9	Grady Hatton	CIN	69
10	Bob Elliott	PIT	68

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Stan Musial	SLN	124
2	Enos Slaughter	SLN	100
3	Eddie Stanky	BRO	98
4	Red Schoendienst	SLN	94
5	Phil Cavarretta	CHN	89
6	Tommy Holmes	BSN	80
6	Dixie Walker	BRO	80
8	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	79
9	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	76
10	Peanuts Lowrey	CHN	75

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Stan Musial	SLN	228
2	Dixie Walker	BRO	184
3	Enos Slaughter	SLN	183
4	Tommy Holmes	BSN	176
5	Red Schoendienst	SLN	170
6	Del Ennis	PHI	169
7	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	156
8	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	154
9	Johnny Wyrostek	PHI	153
10	Phil Cavarretta	CHN	150

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Bert Haas	CIN	22
2	Johnny Hopp	BSN	21
3	Dixie Walker	BRO	14
4	Buddy Blattner	NY1	12
4	Red Schoendienst	SLN	12
6	Dain Clay	CIN	11
6	Jim Russell	PIT	11
8	Peanuts Lowrey	CHN	10
8	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	10
10	Enos Slaughter	SLN	9

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Stan Musial	SLN	197
2	Whitey Kurowski	SLN	149
3	Del Ennis	PHI	147
4	Dixie Walker	BRO	145
5	Phil Cavarretta	CHN	144
5	Enos Slaughter	SLN	144
7	Johnny Hopp	BSN	141
8	Billy Herman	BRO/BSN	136
9	Tommy Holmes	BSN	134
10	Eddie Stanky	BRO	132

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Howie Pollet	SLN	21
2	Johnny Sain	BSN	20
3	Kirby Higbe	BRO	17
4	Harry Brecheen	SLN	15
4	Murry Dickson	SLN	15
6	Joe Hatten	BRO	14
6	Dave Koslo	NY1	14
6	Hank Wyse	CHN	14
9	Mort Cooper	BSN	13
9	Vic Lombardi	BRO	13

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Howie Pollet	SLN	2.10
2	Johnny Sain	BSN	2.21
3	Joe Beggs	CIN	2.32
4	Ewell Blackwell	CIN	2.45
5	Harry Brecheen	SLN	2.49
6	Johnny Schmitz	CHN	2.61
7	Hank Wyse	CHN	2.68
8	Joe Hatten	BRO	2.84
8	Fritz Ostermueller	PIT	2.84
10	Murry Dickson	SLN	2.88

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Johnny Schmitz	CHN	135
2	Kirby Higbe	BRO	134
3	Johnny Sain	BSN	129
4	Dave Koslo	NY1	121
5	Harry Brecheen	SLN	117
6	Howie Pollet	SLN	107
7	Ewell Blackwell	CIN	100
8	Hank Borowy	CHN	95
9	Johnny Vander Meer	CIN	94
10	Bill Voiselle	NY1	89

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Ken Raffensberger	PHI	6
2	Hugh Casey	BRO	5
2	Art Herring	BRO	5
2	Andy Karl	PHI	5
2	Howie Pollet	SLN	5
6	Hank Behrman	BRO	4
6	Harry Gumbert	CIN	4
6	Charley Schanz	PHI	4
6	Gene Thompson	NY1	4
10	Ralph Branca	BRO	3

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1946, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Howie Pollet	SLN	163
2	Johnny Sain	BSN	155
3	Joe Beggs	CIN	147
4	Ewell Blackwell	CIN	139
5	Harry Brecheen	SLN	137
6	Johnny Schmitz	CHN	131
7	Hank Wyse	CHN	127
8	Joe Hatten	BRO	120
8	Fritz Ostermueller	PIT	120
10	Murry Dickson	SLN	119

How the 1946 leaderboards are built

Batters qualify at PA >= 3.1 x their league's scheduled games that season (the batting-title rule shape, applied era-consistently; 3.1 x 162 = 502 in the modern schedule). Pitchers qualify on the W, ERA, SO and ERA+ boards at IP >= their league's scheduled games that season (1 inning per scheduled team game; 162 in the modern schedule). The saves board uses the reliever bar: IP >= one-third of scheduled games.

Adjusted stats use same-league-season normalization only: OPS+ = 100 x (OBP/lgOBP + SLG/lgSLG - 1) and ERA+ = 100 x league ERA / player ERA, computed within each player's own league that season. They are not park-adjusted and are not the full Baseball-Reference formulas. In the combined all-leagues view, adjusted values keep their own-league normalization. Unrecorded early-era stats are never invented; a board simply does not appear for a stat the source did not record that season.

Season records come from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Full credits live on our sources page.

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