| | | | | | | | | | 1938 American League | | Statistics & Leaders | | AL | NL: Stats & Leaders - Batting Register - Pitching Register - Fielding Register - Positional Leaderboards | | Rookies - Drafted Players - Transactions Log - Injury Log | | | Post-Season Results | | League Championship | Chicago (A) over Boston (A), 4-3 | | League Championship | Cincinnati over Brooklyn, 4-0 | | World Series | Chicago (A) over Cincinnati, 4-1 |
| | | | League Miscellaneous Stats | | Team | ExpW | ExpL | Diff | AS | aAS | BAW | PAW | RAW | FAW | Attendance | Payroll | Balance | | Detroit Tigers | 86 | 68 | -2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1,367,717 | $358,570 | $-14,562 | | Chicago (A) White Sox | 88 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1,421,369 | $691,438 | $279,583 | | New York (A) Yankees | 75 | 79 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2,596,742 | $1,108,732 | $-244,571 | | Washington Senators | 76 | 78 | -2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 477,676 | $661,738 | $163,017 | | Philadelphia (A) Athletics | 75 | 79 | -1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 680,899 | $549,696 | $-97,197 | | St. Louis (A) Browns | 64 | 90 | -2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 811,700 | $239,892 | $106,771 | | Cleveland Indians | 66 | 88 | -4 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,167,139 | $1,051,892 | $-776,547 | | Boston (A) Red Sox | 87 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2,983,801 | $481,568 | $257,351 |
| | League Award Winners | | Most Valuable Player Award | Ted Williams | PHA | .391/.517/.650, 33 HR, 130 RBI, 119.8 VORP | | | Cy Young Award | Ted Lyons | CHA | 26-9, 3.45 ERA, 316.0 IP, 90 K, 64.5 VORP | | | Rookie of the Year Award | Frank Skaff | NYY | .322/.359/.417, 5 HR, 58 RBI, 25.7 VORP | | | Gold Glove Award | Pitcher Curt Davis | CLE | .990 PCT., 25 PO, 71 A, 2.92 RANGE | | | | Catcher Spud Davis | SLA | .981 PCT., 607 PO, 73 A, 45.9 CS % | | | | First Base Jimmie Foxx | CHA | .995 PCT., 1786 PO, 126 A, 12.88 RANGE | | | | Second Base Les Mallon | CHA | .985 PCT., 386 PO, 625 A, 6.72 RANGE | | | | Third Base Lonny Frey | DET | .961 PCT., 84 PO, 282 A, 3.29 RANGE | | | | Shortstop Jimmy Adair | CHA | .971 PCT., 184 PO, 391 A, 6.03 RANGE | | | | Left Field Sam Chapman | NYY | .993 PCT., 280 PO, 9 A, 2.78 RANGE | | | | Center Field Joe DiMaggio | NYY | .989 PCT., 507 PO, 18 A, 3.66 RANGE | | | | Right Field Jack Rothrock | DET | .974 PCT., 178 PO, 11 A, 2.03 RANGE | |
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