The era of Teddy Ballgame. Williams leads in Total Base Value in every season besides the three he didn’t play due to WWII. It’s possible, if not likely, that Williams could have lead all of baseball in bases per PA in ten straight seasons. While it’s arguable that Case, Stirnweiss, and Holmes are the unlikeliest TBv leaders perhaps ever, Snuffy Stirnweiss is unquestionably the greatest name to lead the league in anything.
1940 –Ted Williams, 1.056
1941 – Ted Williams, 1.224
1942 – Ted Williams, 1.134
1943 – George Case, .895
1944 – Snuffy Stirnweiss, .981
1945 – Tommy Holmes, .965
1946 – Ted Williams, 1.131
1947 – Ted Williams, 1.039
1948 –Ted Williams, 1.086
1949 – Ted Williams, 1.108
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