Cleveland Buckeyes Top 10 Single-Season Batting Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	1.3
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	1.3
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	1.2
4.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	1.0
	Sam Jethroe • 1947	1.0
	Parnell Woods • 1942	1.0
7.	Billy Horne • 1942	0.9
	Archie Ware • 1947	0.9
	Parnell Woods • 1944	0.9
10.	Willie Grace • 1947	0.8
	Sam Jethroe • 1942	0.8

Offensive WAR †
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	1.1
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	1.1
3.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	1.0
4.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	0.9
	Sam Jethroe • 1947	0.9
	Archie Ware • 1947	0.9
	Parnell Woods • 1942	0.9
	Parnell Woods • 1944	0.9
9.	Billy Horne • 1942	0.8
10.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	0.7
	Leon Kellman • 1946	0.7
	Al Smith • 1947	0.7

Defensive WAR †
1.	Marshall Riddle • 1943	0.6
2.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	0.4
	Billy Horne • 1943	0.4
4.	Buddy Armour • 1945	0.3
	Bill Reynolds • 1948	0.3
6.	Johnnie Cowan • 1946	0.2
	Willie Grace • 1947	0.2
	Tice James • 1942	0.2
	Sam Jethroe • 1944	0.2
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	0.2
	Quincy Trouppe • 1947	0.2
	Archie Ware • 1943	0.2

Batting Average
1.	Parnell Woods • 1944	.377
2.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	.375
3.	Archie Ware • 1947	.370
4.	Archie Ware • 1946	.358
5.	Willie Grace • 1946	.356
6.	Willie Grace • 1947	.343
7.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	.341
8.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	.337
9.	Buddy Armour • 1946	.333
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	.333

On-Base%
1.	Leon Kellman • 1946	.455
2.	Archie Ware • 1947	.452
3.	Willie Grace • 1947	.450
4.	Archie Ware • 1946	.434
5.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	.419
6.	Leon Kellman • 1948	.413
7.	Duke Cleveland • 1942	.412
8.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	.409
9.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	.408
10.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	.407

Slugging %
1.	Al Smith • 1947	.609
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	.590
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	.556
4.	Archie Ware • 1947	.543
5.	Parnell Woods • 1944	.506
6.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	.500
7.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	.472
8.	Buddy Armour • 1946	.450
9.	Willie Grace • 1947	.448
10.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	.443

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	.999
2.	Archie Ware • 1947	.995
3.	Al Smith • 1947	.990
4.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	.962
5.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	.919
6.	Parnell Woods • 1944	.906
7.	Willie Grace • 1947	.898
8.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	.851
9.	Leon Kellman • 1946	.842
10.	Archie Ware • 1946	.837

Games Played
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	36
	Archie Ware • 1943	36
3.	Billy Horne • 1943	33
4.	Billy Horne • 1942	32
	Archie Ware • 1942	32
6.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	31
7.	Johnny Hundley • 1943	30
8.	Marshall Riddle • 1943	29
9.	Tice James • 1942	28
10.	Duke Cleveland • 1942	25
	Parnell Woods • 1942	25
	Parnell Woods • 1943	25

At Bats
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	142
2.	Archie Ware • 1943	128
3.	Billy Horne • 1942	120
4.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	118
5.	Billy Horne • 1943	113
6.	Archie Ware • 1942	109
7.	Marshall Riddle • 1943	100
8.	Johnny Hundley • 1943	96
9.	Parnell Woods • 1943	93
10.	Parnell Woods • 1942	90

Plate Appearances
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	148
2.	Billy Horne • 1942	134
3.	Billy Horne • 1943	132
4.	Archie Ware • 1943	131
5.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	126
6.	Archie Ware • 1942	118
7.	Marshall Riddle • 1943	110
8.	Johnny Hundley • 1943	109
9.	Duke Cleveland • 1942	104
10.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	99

Runs Scored
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	28
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	26
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1946	20
4.	Billy Horne • 1942	19
	Sam Jethroe • 1942	19
	Sam Jethroe • 1944	19
7.	Duke Cleveland • 1942	17
	Archie Ware • 1947	17
9.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	16
10.	Archie Ware • 1946	15
	Parnell Woods • 1945	15

Hits
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	44
2.	Billy Horne • 1942	36
	Sam Jethroe • 1942	36
4.	Archie Ware • 1943	35
5.	Parnell Woods • 1942	31
6.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	30
	Sam Jethroe • 1944	30
	Archie Ware • 1947	30
	Parnell Woods • 1943	30
10.	Parnell Woods • 1944	29

Total Bases
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	67
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	51
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	49
4.	Billy Horne • 1942	45
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	45
	Archie Ware • 1943	45
7.	Archie Ware • 1947	44
	Parnell Woods • 1942	44
9.	Al Smith • 1947	42
10.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	40

Doubles
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	12
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	10
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	9
4.	Archie Ware • 1947	8
	Parnell Woods • 1942	8
6.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	7
7.	Archie Ware • 1943	6
8.	Buddy Armour • 1946	5
	Rainey Bibbs • 1944	5
	Willie Grace • 1947	5
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	5
	Archie Ware • 1948	5

Triples
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	5
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	4
	Al Smith • 1947	4
4.	Billy Horne • 1942	3
	Sam Jethroe • 1947	3
	Parnell Woods • 1944	3
7.	Buddy Armour • 1945	2
	Joe Atkins • 1947	2
	Eugene Bremer • 1945	2
	Thad Christopher • 1943	2
	Willie Grace • 1948	2
	Sam Jethroe • 1948	2
	George Minor • 1948	2
	Chico Renfroe • 1948	2
	Marshall Riddle • 1943	2
	Archie Ware • 1943	2
	Archie Ware • 1945	2
	Archie Ware • 1948	2
	Ralph Wyatt • 1946	2

Home Runs
1.	Al Smith • 1947	3
2.	Joe Greene • 1948	2
	Tommy Harris • 1948	2
	Sam Jethroe • 1944	2
	Sam Jethroe • 1947	2
	Archie Ware • 1947	2
7.	Joe Atkins • 1947	1
	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	1
	Thad Christopher • 1943	1
	Duke Cleveland • 1942	1
	Duke Cleveland • 1943	1
	Johnnie Cowan • 1944	1
	Johnnie Cowan • 1947	1
	Tommy Harris • 1946	1
	Sam Jethroe • 1942	1
	Sam Jethroe • 1943	1
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	1
	Sam Jethroe • 1946	1
	Sam Jethroe • 1948	1
	Leon Kellman • 1947	1
	Clyde Nelson • 1948	1
	Al Smith • 1948	1
	Quincy Trouppe • 1945	1
	Quincy Trouppe • 1946	1
	Archie Ware • 1942	1
	Jesse Williams • 1947	1
	Emmett Wilson • 1942	1
	Parnell Woods • 1942	1

Runs Batted In
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	20
2.	Archie Ware • 1942	19
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	18
	Archie Ware • 1943	18
5.	Archie Ware • 1947	17
6.	Parnell Woods • 1942	16
7.	Buddy Armour • 1944	14
	Sam Jethroe • 1943	14
9.	Buddy Armour • 1946	13
	Johnnie Cowan • 1947	13
	Billy Horne • 1942	13
	Sam Jethroe • 1944	13
	Al Smith • 1947	13
	Parnell Woods • 1944	13

Bases on Balls
1.	Duke Cleveland • 1942	14
2.	Willie Grace • 1947	13
	Archie Ware • 1944	13
4.	Billy Horne • 1942	11
	Leon Kellman • 1946	11
	Leon Kellman • 1948	11
7.	Buddy Armour • 1944	10
	Sam Jethroe • 1947	10
	Theolic Smith • 1943	10
	Quincy Trouppe • 1946	10
	Quincy Trouppe • 1947	10

Stolen Bases
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	10
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	7
3.	Billy Horne • 1942	5
	Sam Jethroe • 1943	5
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	5
	Sam Jethroe • 1948	5
	Parnell Woods • 1943	5
	Parnell Woods • 1945	5
9.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	4
	Duke Cleveland • 1943	4
	Sam Jethroe • 1946	4
	Chico Renfroe • 1948	4
	Marshall Riddle • 1943	4
	Parnell Woods • 1942	4
	Parnell Woods • 1944	4

Singles
1.	Billy Horne • 1942	30
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	27
	Archie Ware • 1943	27
	Parnell Woods • 1943	27
5.	Duke Cleveland • 1942	26
6.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	25
7.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	24
8.	Johnny Hundley • 1943	23
9.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	22
	Parnell Woods • 1944	22

Adjusted OPS+
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	180
2.	Parnell Woods • 1944	178
3.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	168
4.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	166
	Archie Ware • 1947	166
6.	Al Smith • 1947	163
7.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	162
8.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	148
	Leon Kellman • 1946	148
10.	Archie Ware • 1946	146

Runs Created
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	22
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	20
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	19
	Archie Ware • 1947	19
5.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	18
6.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	17
	Parnell Woods • 1942	17
8.	Billy Horne • 1942	16
	Sam Jethroe • 1944	16
	Al Smith • 1947	16
	Parnell Woods • 1944	16

Adj. Batting Runs
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	8
	Sam Jethroe • 1947	8
	Archie Ware • 1947	8
4.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	7
	Sam Jethroe • 1943	7
	Sam Jethroe • 1944	7
	Parnell Woods • 1942	7
	Parnell Woods • 1944	7
9.	Rainey Bibbs • 1944	5
	Duke Cleveland • 1942	5
	Willie Grace • 1947	5
	Sam Jethroe • 1942	5
	Leon Kellman • 1946	5
	Al Smith • 1947	5
	Archie Ware • 1946	5

Adj. Batting Wins
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	0.8
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	0.8
	Archie Ware • 1947	0.8
4.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	0.7
	Sam Jethroe • 1944	0.7
	Sam Jethroe • 1947	0.7
	Parnell Woods • 1942	0.7
	Parnell Woods • 1944	0.7
9.	Leon Kellman • 1946	0.6
10.	Rainey Bibbs • 1944	0.5
	Duke Cleveland • 1942	0.5
	Willie Grace • 1947	0.5
	Sam Jethroe • 1942	0.5
	Al Smith • 1947	0.5
	Archie Ware • 1946	0.5

Extra Base Hits
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	17
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	14
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	12
4.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	11
5.	Al Smith • 1947	10
	Archie Ware • 1947	10
	Parnell Woods • 1942	10
8.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	8
	Archie Ware • 1943	8
10.	Sam Jethroe • 1948	7
	Archie Ware • 1948	7
	Parnell Woods • 1944	7

Times On Base
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	49
2.	Billy Horne • 1942	47
3.	Duke Cleveland • 1942	42
	Sam Jethroe • 1942	42
	Archie Ware • 1947	42
6.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	40
7.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	38
	Archie Ware • 1943	38
9.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	37
10.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	36
	Willie Grace • 1947	36
	Johnny Hundley • 1943	36
	Parnell Woods • 1942	36

Offensive Win %
1.	Parnell Woods • 1944	.820
2.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	.816
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	.816
4.	Archie Ware • 1947	.773
5.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	.770
6.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	.761
7.	Al Smith • 1947	.756
8.	Archie Ware • 1946	.723
9.	Willie Grace • 1947	.717
10.	Buddy Armour • 1946	.716

Hit By Pitch
1.	Archie Ware • 1947	5
2.	Leon Kellman • 1946	4
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1948	3
	Leon Kellman • 1948	3
5.	Joe Atkins • 1947	2
	Tommy Harris • 1948	2
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	2
	Clyde Nelson • 1947	2
	Quincy Trouppe • 1946	2
	Parnell Woods • 1945	2

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Billy Horne • 1943	10
2.	Billy Horne • 1944	4
	Chico Renfroe • 1948	4
	Archie Ware • 1946	4
5.	Willie Grace • 1944	3
	Billy Horne • 1942	3
	Johnny Hundley • 1943	3
	Willie Jefferson • 1943	3
	Sam Jethroe • 1947	3
	Marshall Riddle • 1943	3
	Parnell Woods • 1942	3
	Parnell Woods • 1945	3

Intentional Bases on Balls
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	1

Power-Speed #
1.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	3.3
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	2.0
	Archie Ware • 1947	2.0
4.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	1.8
5.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	1.7
	Sam Jethroe • 1945	1.7
	Sam Jethroe • 1948	1.7
8.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	1.6
	Duke Cleveland • 1943	1.6
	Sam Jethroe • 1946	1.6
	Parnell Woods • 1942	1.6

AB per HR
1.	Al Smith • 1947	23.0
2.	Archie Ware • 1947	40.5
3.	Sam Jethroe • 1947	41.5
4.	Sam Jethroe • 1944	44.0
5.	Quincy Trouppe • 1946	49.0
6.	Al Smith • 1948	61.0
7.	Johnnie Cowan • 1947	71.0
8.	Sam Jethroe • 1946	78.0
9.	Avelino Cañizares • 1945	80.0
10.	Sam Jethroe • 1945	81.0

Outs Made
1.	Billy Horne • 1943	105
2.	Sam Jethroe • 1943	99
3.	Archie Ware • 1943	93
4.	Billy Horne • 1942	87
5.	Sam Jethroe • 1942	84
	Archie Ware • 1942	84
7.	Marshall Riddle • 1943	81
8.	Johnny Hundley • 1943	73
9.	Tice James • 1942	68
10.	Archie Ware • 1944	67

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