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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1939) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Paul Waner .328
2. Arky Vaughan .306
3. Elbie Fletcher .303
4. Chuck Klein .300
5. Gus Suhr .289
6. Fern Bell .286
7. Lloyd Waner .285
7. Lee Handley .285
9. Pep Young .276
10. Johnny Rizzo .261
Home Runs
1. Elbie Fletcher 12
2. Chuck Klein 11
3. Bill Brubaker 7
4. Arky Vaughan 6
4. Johnny Rizzo 6
6. Paul Waner 3
6. Bob Elliott 3
6. Pep Young 3
9. Jim Tobin 2
9. Fern Bell 2
Runs Batted In
1. Elbie Fletcher 71
2. Arky Vaughan 62
3. Johnny Rizzo 55
4. Chuck Klein 47
5. Paul Waner 45
6. Bill Brubaker 43
7. Lee Handley 42
8. Fern Bell 34
9. Gus Suhr 31
10. Pep Young 29
On-Base Average
1. Elbie Fletcher .386
2. Arky Vaughan .385
2. Fern Bell .385
4. Paul Waner .375
5. Gus Suhr .367
6. Chuck Klein .361
7. Johnny Rizzo .349
8. Lee Handley .341
9. Pep Young .333
10. Lloyd Waner .321
Slugging Percentage
1. Chuck Klein .511
2. Elbie Fletcher .484
3. Paul Waner .438
4. Arky Vaughan .424
5. Johnny Rizzo .403
6. Fern Bell .389
7. Pep Young .375
8. Gus Suhr .373
9. Bill Brubaker .365
10. Lee Handley .356
Runs Scored
1. Arky Vaughan 94
2. Paul Waner 62
3. Lloyd Waner 49
3. Elbie Fletcher 49
3. Johnny Rizzo 49
6. Fern Bell 44
7. Lee Handley 43
8. Bill Brubaker 41
9. Chuck Klein 37
10. Pep Young 34
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Chuck Klein .872
2. Elbie Fletcher .870
3. Paul Waner .813
4. Arky Vaughan .809
5. Fern Bell .774
6. Johnny Rizzo .752
7. Gus Suhr .740
8. Pep Young .708
9. Lee Handley .697
10. Bill Brubaker .662
Isolated Power
1. Chuck Klein .211
2. Elbie Fletcher .181
3. Johnny Rizzo .142
4. Bill Brubaker .133
5. Arky Vaughan .118
6. Paul Waner .110
7. Fern Bell .103
8. Pep Young .099
9. Ray Mueller .089
10. Gus Suhr .084
Steals
1. Lee Handley 17
2. Arky Vaughan 12
3. Gus Suhr 4
4. Bill Brubaker 3
4. Elbie Fletcher 3
6. Fern Bell 2
7. Chuck Klein 1
7. Ray Berres 1
7. Pep Young 1
Hits
1. Arky Vaughan 182
2. Paul Waner 151
3. Elbie Fletcher 112
4. Lloyd Waner 108
5. Lee Handley 107
6. Johnny Rizzo 86
7. Chuck Klein 81
7. Pep Young 81
9. Bill Brubaker 80
10. Fern Bell 75
Doubles
1. Arky Vaughan 30
1. Paul Waner 30
3. Bill Brubaker 23
3. Elbie Fletcher 23
3. Johnny Rizzo 23
6. Chuck Klein 16
7. Lloyd Waner 15
8. Lee Handley 14
8. Pep Young 14
10. Bob Elliott 10
Triples
1. Arky Vaughan 11
2. Fern Bell 8
3. Paul Waner 6
4. Lee Handley 5
5. Chuck Klein 4
5. Elbie Fletcher 4
7. Lloyd Waner 3
7. Bob Elliott 3
7. Johnny Rizzo 3
7. Pep Young 3
Walks
1. Arky Vaughan 70
2. Elbie Fletcher 48
3. Fern Bell 42
3. Johnny Rizzo 42
5. Paul Waner 35
6. Lee Handley 32
7. Bill Brubaker 29
8. Chuck Klein 26
9. Gus Suhr 25
10. Pep Young 23
Sacrifice Hits
1. Arky Vaughan 22
2. Lee Handley 13
3. Lloyd Waner 11
4. Paul Waner 10
4. Ray Mueller 10
6. Elbie Fletcher 9
6. Johnny Rizzo 9
6. Pep Young 9
9. Ray Berres 8
10. Gus Suhr 7
Total Bases
1. Arky Vaughan 252
2. Paul Waner 202
3. Elbie Fletcher 179
4. Chuck Klein 138
5. Lee Handley 134
6. Johnny Rizzo 133
7. Lloyd Waner 129
8. Bill Brubaker 126
9. Pep Young 110
10. Fern Bell 102
Games Played
1. Arky Vaughan 152
2. Paul Waner 125
3. Lloyd Waner 112
4. Elbie Fletcher 102
5. Lee Handley 101
6. Bill Brubaker 100
7. Johnny Rizzo 94
8. Ray Mueller 86
9. Chuck Klein 85
10. Pep Young 84
At Bats
1. Arky Vaughan 595
2. Paul Waner 461
3. Lloyd Waner 379
4. Lee Handley 376
5. Elbie Fletcher 370
6. Bill Brubaker 345
7. Johnny Rizzo 330
8. Pep Young 293
9. Chuck Klein 270
10. Fern Bell 262
Plate Appearances
1. Arky Vaughan 671
2. Paul Waner 496
3. Elbie Fletcher 420
4. Lee Handley 408
5. Lloyd Waner 399
6. Bill Brubaker 377
7. Johnny Rizzo 375
8. Pep Young 318
9. Fern Bell 304
10. Chuck Klein 296
Strikeouts
1. Bill Brubaker 51
2. Pep Young 29
3. Elbie Fletcher 28
4. Johnny Rizzo 27
5. Ray Berres 25
6. Gus Suhr 23
7. Ray Mueller 22
8. Arky Vaughan 20
8. Lee Handley 20
10. Paul Waner 18
Strikeout Percent
1. Arky Vaughan 3.4%
1. Lloyd Waner 3.4%
3. Paul Waner 3.9%
4. Lee Handley 5.3%
5. Chuck Klein 6.3%
6. Fern Bell 6.9%
7. Elbie Fletcher 7.6%
8. Johnny Rizzo 8.2%
9. Pep Young 9.9%
10. Ray Berres 10.8%
Steal Success
1. Lee Handley 68.0%
2. Arky Vaughan 66.7%
Secondary Average
1. Elbie Fletcher .319
2. Chuck Klein .311
3. Fern Bell .271
4. Johnny Rizzo .270
5. Arky Vaughan .255
6. Bill Brubaker .226
7. Gus Suhr .225
8. Lee Handley .202
9. Paul Waner .187
10. Pep Young .181
Hit By Pitch
1. Arky Vaughan 6
2. Lloyd Waner 3
2. Bill Brubaker 3
2. Johnny Rizzo 3
5. Elbie Fletcher 2
5. Pep Young 2
7. Joe Bowman 1
7. Ray Berres 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Arky Vaughan 47
2. Paul Waner 39
2. Elbie Fletcher 39
4. Johnny Rizzo 32
5. Chuck Klein 31
5. Bill Brubaker 31
7. Lee Handley 20
7. Pep Young 20
9. Lloyd Waner 18
10. Bob Elliott 16
Runs Created
1. Arky Vaughan 101
2. Paul Waner 72
3. Elbie Fletcher 66
4. Chuck Klein 48
5. Johnny Rizzo 45
6. Lee Handley 44
7. Lloyd Waner 42
8. Fern Bell 41
9. Pep Young 36
10. Bill Brubaker 35
Runs Created / 27
1. Chuck Klein 6.48
2. Elbie Fletcher 6.36
3. Arky Vaughan 6.11
4. Paul Waner 5.86
5. Fern Bell 5.62
6. Gus Suhr 5.26
7. Johnny Rizzo 4.55
8. Pep Young 4.24
9. Lloyd Waner 3.95
10. Lee Handley 3.93
Home Run Percent
1. Chuck Klein 4.1%
2. Elbie Fletcher 3.2%
3. Bill Brubaker 2.0%
4. Johnny Rizzo 1.8%
5. Ray Mueller 1.1%
6. Arky Vaughan 1.0%
6. Pep Young 1.0%
8. Fern Bell 0.8%
9. Paul Waner 0.7%
10. Gus Suhr 0.5%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Johnny Rizzo 14
2. Paul Waner 12
2. Lee Handley 12
4. Elbie Fletcher 11
5. Bill Brubaker 10
6. Ray Berres 9
7. Pep Young 7
8. George Susce 6
9. Arky Vaughan 5
9. Lloyd Waner 5

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1939) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Bob Klinger 14
2. Joe Bowman 10
2. Rip Sewell 10
4. Mace Brown 9
4. Jim Tobin 9
6. Bill Swift 5
7. Max Butcher 4
8. Russ Bauers 2
8. Cy Blanton 2
10. Johnny Gee 1
Earned Run Average
1. Mace Brown 3.37
2. Max Butcher 3.43
3. Bill Swift 3.89
4. Rip Sewell 4.08
5. Bob Klinger 4.36
6. Joe Bowman 4.48
7. Jim Tobin 4.52
Strikeouts
1. Mace Brown 71
2. Rip Sewell 69
3. Bob Klinger 64
4. Joe Bowman 58
5. Bill Swift 56
6. Jim Tobin 43
7. Max Butcher 21
8. Ken Heintzelman 18
9. Johnny Gee 16
10. Bill Clemensen 13
Saves
1. Mace Brown 7
2. Bill Swift 4
3. Rip Sewell 2
4. Russ Bauers 1
4. Joe Bowman 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Bill Swift 12.35
2. Joe Bowman 12.67
3. Mace Brown 12.76
3. Rip Sewell 12.76
5. Max Butcher 13.19
6. Bob Klinger 13.28
7. Jim Tobin 14.06
Winning Percentage
1. Rip Sewell .526
2. Max Butcher .500
2. Jim Tobin .500
4. Bob Klinger .452
5. Joe Bowman .417
5. Bill Swift .417
7. Mace Brown .409
Save Success
1. Mace Brown 100.0%
1. Rip Sewell 100.0%
1. Bill Swift 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Joe Bowman 10
1. Bob Klinger 10
3. Mace Brown 8
3. Jim Tobin 8
5. Max Butcher 5
5. Rip Sewell 5
7. Bill Swift 2
8. Russ Bauers 1
8. Cy Blanton 1
8. Johnny Gee 1
Shutouts
1. Max Butcher 2
1. Bob Klinger 2
3. Joe Bowman 1
3. Mace Brown 1
3. Ken Heintzelman 1
3. Rip Sewell 1
3. Bill Swift 1
3. Oad Swigart 1
Starts
1. Bob Klinger 33
2. Joe Bowman 27
3. Mace Brown 19
3. Jim Tobin 19
5. Max Butcher 12
5. Rip Sewell 12
7. Russ Bauers 8
7. Bill Swift 8
9. Cy Blanton 6
10. Johnny Gee 3
Appearances
1. Rip Sewell 52
2. Mace Brown 47
3. Joe Bowman 37
3. Bob Klinger 37
5. Bill Swift 36
6. Jim Tobin 25
7. Ken Heintzelman 17
8. Russ Bauers 15
9. Max Butcher 14
10. Bill Clemensen 12
Innings Pitched
1. Bob Klinger 225.0
2. Mace Brown 200.1
3. Joe Bowman 184.2
4. Rip Sewell 176.1
5. Jim Tobin 145.1
6. Bill Swift 129.2
7. Max Butcher 86.2
8. Russ Bauers 53.2
9. Cy Blanton 42.0
10. Ken Heintzelman 35.2
Opp. OPS
1. Max Butcher .644
2. Rip Sewell .650
3. Mace Brown .656
4. Bill Swift .659
5. Bob Klinger .672
6. Joe Bowman .700
7. Jim Tobin .713
Defense Independent ERA
1. Bill Swift 3.46
2. Max Butcher 3.61
3. Mace Brown 3.62
4. Jim Tobin 3.76
5. Bob Klinger 4.19
6. Rip Sewell 4.21
7. Joe Bowman 4.24
Innings / Game
1. Max Butcher 6.19
2. Bob Klinger 6.08
3. Jim Tobin 5.81
4. Joe Bowman 4.99
5. Mace Brown 4.26
6. Bill Swift 3.60
7. Rip Sewell 3.39
Opp. Batting Average
1. Rip Sewell .257
2. Bob Klinger .277
3. Joe Bowman .284
3. Mace Brown .284
3. Bill Swift .284
6. Max Butcher .290
7. Jim Tobin .313
Opp. Slugging
1. Max Butcher .312
2. Rip Sewell .321
3. Mace Brown .328
4. Bob Klinger .333
5. Bill Swift .335
6. Jim Tobin .363
7. Joe Bowman .372
Opp. On-Base
1. Bill Swift .324
2. Joe Bowman .328
2. Mace Brown .328
4. Rip Sewell .329
5. Max Butcher .332
6. Bob Klinger .339
7. Jim Tobin .350
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Bill Swift 3.89
2. Rip Sewell 3.52
3. Mace Brown 3.19
4. Joe Bowman 2.83
5. Jim Tobin 2.66
6. Bob Klinger 2.56
7. Max Butcher 2.18
Hits / 9 IP
1. Rip Sewell 9.03
2. Bob Klinger 10.04
3. Bill Swift 10.41
4. Mace Brown 10.42
5. Joe Bowman 10.58
6. Max Butcher 10.80
7. Jim Tobin 12.01
Walks / 9 IP
1. Bill Swift 1.94
2. Jim Tobin 2.04
3. Joe Bowman 2.10
4. Mace Brown 2.34
5. Max Butcher 2.39
6. Bob Klinger 3.24
7. Rip Sewell 3.73
Hit Batters
1. Joe Bowman 7
2. Bill Clemensen 3
2. Bob Klinger 3
2. Bill Swift 3
5. Mace Brown 2
5. Jim Tobin 2
7. Russ Bauers 1
7. Rip Sewell 1
Homers Allowed
1. Joe Bowman 15
2. Bob Klinger 11
3. Rip Sewell 10
4. Mace Brown 8
5. Jim Tobin 7
6. Bill Swift 6
7. Russ Bauers 4
7. Cy Blanton 4
9. Max Butcher 2
9. Ken Heintzelman 2

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1939) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Joe Bowman 1.000
1. Bill Swift 1.000
3. Ray Berres .993
3. Elbie Fletcher .993
3. Gus Suhr .993
6. Lloyd Waner .992
7. George Susce .984
8. Rip Sewell .982
9. Mace Brown .980
10. Paul Waner .978
Outfield Assists
1. Paul Waner 12
2. Lloyd Waner 9
3. Fern Bell 6
4. Chuck Klein 4
5. Johnny Rizzo 2
6. Bob Elliott 1
6. Woody Jensen 1
6. Maurice Van Robays 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Russ Bauers 1.000
1. Joe Bowman 1.000
1. Max Butcher 1.000
1. Ken Heintzelman 1.000
1. Bill Swift 1.000
1. Jim Tobin 1.000
7. Rip Sewell .982
8. Mace Brown .980
9. Bob Klinger .958
10. Bill Clemensen .933
Fielding Average (C)
1. Ray Berres .993
2. George Susce .984
3. Ray Mueller .971
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Elbie Fletcher .993
1. Gus Suhr .993
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Pep Young .967
2. Bill Brubaker .950
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Bill Brubaker .938
2. Lee Handley .936
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Arky Vaughan .962
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Johnny Rizzo .974
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Lloyd Waner .992
2. Bob Elliott .978
3. Fern Bell .975
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Paul Waner .978
2. Chuck Klein .951
Range Factor (P)
1. Max Butcher 2.07
2. Bob Klinger 1.95
3. Bill Clemensen 1.25
4. Joe Bowman 1.22
5. Jim Tobin 1.12
6. Cy Blanton 1.10
6. Rip Sewell 1.10
8. Mace Brown 1.09
9. Russ Bauers 1.07
10. Bill Swift 0.44
Range Factor (C)
1. George Susce 4.17
2. Ray Berres 3.91
3. Ray Mueller 3.05
Range Factor (1B)
1. Elbie Fletcher 10.84
2. Gus Suhr 10.75
Range Factor (2B)
1. Bill Brubaker 6.01
2. Pep Young 5.92
Range Factor (3B)
1. Bill Brubaker 3.57
2. Lee Handley 2.86
Range Factor (SS)
1. Arky Vaughan 6.00
Range Factor (LF)
1. Johnny Rizzo 2.29
Range Factor (CF)
1. Bob Elliott 3.09
2. Lloyd Waner 2.62
3. Fern Bell 2.46
Range Factor (RF)
1. Chuck Klein 2.22
2. Paul Waner 2.14