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Most Runs Batted In of the 1940s (MLB)

Every MLB season from 1940 to 1949, added up. Runs driven in

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Bob Elliott recorded more runs batted in than any other MLB player in the 1940s, with 903, 10 clear of Ted Williams (893). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 113 in 1947. The top ten runs from 903 down to 710.

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Negro League seasons over these years ran roughly 25 to 70 games against 154 or more in the American and National Leagues. This is a raw ten-year total, so it counts opportunity as well as performance.

Bob Elliott MLB leader, 1940s Bob Elliott 1940–1949 · 10 seasons
903 Runs Batted In 10 clear of Ted Williams
# Player Seasons RBI Best year
1 Bob Elliott Bob Elliott 1940–1949 (10) 903 113 (1947)
2 Ted Williams Ted Williams 1940–1949 (7) 893 159 (1949)
3 Bobby Doerr Bobby Doerr 1940–1949 (9) 887 116 (1946)
4 Rudy York Rudy York 1940–1948 (9) 854 134 (1940)
5 Bill Nicholson 1940–1949 (10) 835 128 (1943)
6 Vern Stephens Vern Stephens 1941–1949 (9) 824 159 (1949)
7 Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio 1940–1949 (7) 786 155 (1948)
8 Dixie Walker Dixie Walker 1940–1949 (10) 759 124 (1945)
9 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize 1940–1949 (7) 744 138 (1947)
10 Joe Gordon Joe Gordon 1940–1949 (8) 710 124 (1948)
11 Stan Musial Stan Musial 1941–1949 (8) 706 131 (1948)
12 Frank McCormick Frank McCormick 1940–1948 (9) 703 127 (1940)
13 Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau 1940–1949 (10) 692 106 (1948)
14 Jeff Heath Jeff Heath 1940–1949 (10) 690 123 (1941)
15 Enos Slaughter Enos Slaughter 1940–1949 (7) 649 130 (1946)
16 Charlie Keller Charlie Keller 1940–1949 (9) 640 122 (1941)
17 Ken Keltner Ken Keltner 1940–1949 (9) 639 119 (1948)
18 George McQuinn George McQuinn 1940–1948 (9) 605 84 (1940)
19 Phil Cavarretta Phil Cavarretta 1940–1949 (10) 598 97 (1945)
20 Eddie Miller Eddie Miller 1940–1949 (10) 582 87 (1947)
21 Stan Spence Stan Spence 1940–1949 (9) 575 100 (1944)
22 Tommy Henrich Tommy Henrich 1940–1949 (7) 571 100 (1948)
23 Roy Cullenbine Roy Cullenbine 1940–1947 (8) 567 98 (1941)
24 Marty Marion Marty Marion 1940–1949 (10) 565 74 (1947)
25 Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon 1940–1949 (8) 550 93 (1941)
26 Walker Cooper Walker Cooper 1940–1949 (10) 546 122 (1947)
27 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson 1940–1945 (6) 533 107 (1941)
28 Whitey Kurowski Whitey Kurowski 1941–1949 (9) 529 104 (1947)
29 Tommy Holmes Tommy Holmes 1942–1949 (8) 524 117 (1945)
30 Sam Chapman Sam Chapman 1940–1949 (7) 510 108 (1949)
31 Joe Medwick Joe Medwick 1940–1948 (9) 510 96 (1942)
32 Jim Tabor Jim Tabor 1940–1947 (7) 495 101 (1941)
33 Luke Appling Luke Appling 1940–1949 (9) 488 80 (1943)
34 Nick Etten Nick Etten 1941–1947 (7) 486 111 (1945)
35 Frankie Gustine Frankie Gustine 1940–1949 (10) 475 67 (1947)
36 Mel Ott Mel Ott 1940–1947 (8) 474 93 (1942)
37 Ralph Kiner Ralph Kiner 1946–1949 (4) 458 127 (1947)
38 Andy Pafko Andy Pafko 1943–1949 (7) 457 110 (1945)
39 Vince DiMaggio Vince DiMaggio 1940–1946 (7) 452 100 (1941)
40 Ron Northey Ron Northey 1942–1949 (7) 445 104 (1944)
41 Elbie Fletcher Elbie Fletcher 1940–1949 (7) 444 104 (1940)
42 Dom DiMaggio Dom DiMaggio 1940–1949 (7) 443 87 (1948)
43 Danny Litwhiler Danny Litwhiler 1940–1949 (9) 436 82 (1944)
44 Augie Galan Augie Galan 1940–1949 (10) 430 93 (1944)
45 Pinky Higgins Pinky Higgins 1940–1946 (6) 424 84 (1943)
46 Taffy Wright Taffy Wright 1940–1949 (7) 424 97 (1941)
47 Hank Greenberg Hank Greenberg 1940–1947 (5) 423 150 (1940)
48 Wally Judnich Wally Judnich 1940–1949 (7) 420 89 (1940)
49 Ernie Lombardi Ernie Lombardi 1940–1947 (8) 419 74 (1940)
50 Babe Dahlgren Babe Dahlgren 1940–1946 (7) 409 101 (1944)
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