1905 MLB Season Leaders

3 leagues · 154 team games · 61 ranking tables

Awards

None of these awards existed yet. The earliest award in this database is from 1911, so a 1905 season has no award to show. That is a fact about the calendar, not about the players on this page.

American League

Led the American League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Harry Davis	93
2	Fielder Jones	91
3	Harry Bay	90
4	Topsy Hartsel	88
5	Willie Keeler	81
6	Jesse Burkett	78
7	George Stone	76
8	George Davis	74
9	Sam Crawford	73
10	Elmer Flick	72

HitsH

1	George Stone	187
2	Harry Davis	173
3	Sam Crawford	171
4	Willie Keeler	169
5	Harry Bay	166
6	Charlie Hickman	159
6	Bobby Wallace	159
8	Lave Cross	156
9	Terry Turner	155
10	Elmer Flick	154

Doubles2B

1	Harry Davis	47
2	Sam Crawford	38
3	Charlie Hickman	37
3	Socks Seybold	37
5	Bill Bradley	34
5	Danny Murphy	34
7	George Stovall	31
8	Lave Cross	29
8	George Davis	29
8	Elmer Flick	29

Triples3B

1	Elmer Flick	18
2	Hobe Ferris	16
3	Terry Turner	14
4	Jesse Burkett	13
4	George Stone	13
6	Charlie Hickman	12
6	Fielder Jones	12
6	Jake Stahl	12
9	Wid Conroy	11
9	Frank Isbell	11

Home RunsHR

1	Harry Davis	8
2	George Stone	7
3	Sam Crawford	6
3	Hobe Ferris	6
3	Danny Murphy	6
3	Socks Seybold	6
3	Jimmy Williams	6
8	Jake Stahl	5
9	Jesse Burkett	4
9	Jimmy Collins	4
9	Elmer Flick	4
9	Myron Grimshaw	4
9	Charlie Hickman	4
9	Willie Keeler	4
9	Kip Selbach	4
9	Terry Turner	4

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Harry Davis	83
2	Lave Cross	77
3	Jiggs Donahue	76
4	Sam Crawford	75
5	Terry Turner	72
6	Danny Murphy	71
7	Charlie Hickman	66
7	Jake Stahl	66
9	Jimmy Collins	65
10	Elmer Flick	64

WalksBB

1	Topsy Hartsel	121
2	Fielder Jones	73
3	Jesse Burkett	67
3	Kip Selbach	67
5	George Davis	60
6	Lou Criger	54
7	Elmer Flick	53
7	Danny Green	53
9	Sam Crawford	50
9	Chick Stahl	50
9	Jimmy Williams	50

Stolen BasesSB

1	Danny Hoffman	46
2	Dave Fultz	44
3	Jake Stahl	41
4	Topsy Hartsel	37
5	Harry Bay	36
5	Harry Davis	36
7	Elmer Flick	35
8	Jiggs Donahue	32
9	John Anderson	31
9	George Davis	31

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	George Davis	6.2
2	Topsy Hartsel	5.9
2	George Stone	5.9
4	Elmer Flick	5.7
5	Bobby Wallace	5.7
6	Harry Bay	5.6
7	Sam Crawford	5.3
8	Fielder Jones	5.1
9	Bill Bradley	4.6
10	Harry Davis	4.5

Batting Averagemin 477 PA

1	Elmer Flick	.308
2	Willie Keeler	.302
3	Harry Bay	.301
4	Sam Crawford	.297
5	George Stone	.296
6	Jiggs Donahue	.287
7	Harry Davis	.285
8	John Anderson	.279
9	George Davis	.278
10	Charlie Hickman	.277
10	Danny Murphy	.277

On-Base Percentagemin 477 PA

1	Topsy Hartsel	.409
2	Elmer Flick	.383
3	Sam Crawford	.357
3	Willie Keeler	.357
5	Kip Selbach	.355
6	George Davis	.353
7	Harry Bay	.349
8	George Stone	.347
9	Jiggs Donahue	.346
10	Emil Frisk	.342

Slugging Percentagemin 477 PA

1	Elmer Flick	.462
2	Sam Crawford	.430
3	Harry Davis	.422
4	George Stone	.410
5	Charlie Hickman	.405
6	Socks Seybold	.402
7	Danny Murphy	.389
8	Jake Stahl	.371
9	Harry Bay	.370
9	Jimmy Collins	.370

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 477 PA

1	Elmer Flick	.845
2	Sam Crawford	.786
3	Harry Davis	.756
3	George Stone	.756
5	Topsy Hartsel	.755
6	Socks Seybold	.744
7	Danny Murphy	.728
8	Harry Bay	.719
8	Willie Keeler	.719
10	Charlie Hickman	.716

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Rube Waddell	27
2	Eddie Plank	24
3	Nick Altrock	23
3	Ed Killian	23
5	Jesse Tannehill	22
6	George Mullin	21
6	Frank Owen	21
8	Addie Joss	20
9	Jack Chesbro	19
9	Frank Smith	19

SavesSV

1	Jim Buchanan	2
2	Bill Dinneen	1
2	Clark Griffith	1
2	Bill Hogg	1
2	Frank Kitson	1
2	Jack Powell	1
2	Ambrose Puttmann	1
2	Barney Wolfe	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Rube Waddell	287
2	Eddie Plank	210
2	Cy Young	210
4	Harry Howell	198
5	Frank Smith	171
6	George Mullin	168
7	Jack Chesbro	156
8	Tom Hughes	149
9	Andy Coakley	145
10	Charles Bender	142

Innings PitchedIP

1	George Mullin	347.7
2	Eddie Plank	346.7
3	Frank Owen	334.0
4	Rube Waddell	328.7
5	Harry Howell	323.0
6	Cy Young	320.7
7	Nick Altrock	315.7
8	Ed Killian	313.3
9	Casey Patten	309.7
10	Al Orth	305.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Harry Howell	35
1	George Mullin	35
1	Eddie Plank	35
4	Ed Killian	33
5	Frank Owen	32
6	Nick Altrock	31
6	Addie Joss	31
6	Cy Young	31
9	Casey Patten	29
10	Fred Glade	28
10	Earl Moore	28

ShutoutsSHO

1	Ed Killian	8
2	Rube Waddell	7
3	Tom Hughes	6
3	Al Orth	6
3	Jesse Tannehill	6
6	Bill Donovan	5
7	Charles Bender	4
7	Otto Hess	4
7	Harry Howell	4
7	Eddie Plank	4
7	Bob Rhoads	4
7	Frank Smith	4
7	Doc White	4
7	Cy Young	4

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Cy Young	9.6
2	Rube Waddell	8.8
3	Eddie Plank	7.9
4	Jack Chesbro	6.6
5	Harry Howell	6.6
6	Addie Joss	6.1
7	Frank Owen	5.8
8	Al Orth	5.6
9	Tom Hughes	5.6
10	Fred Glade	5.4

Earned Run Averagemin 154 IP

1	Rube Waddell	1.48
2	Doc White	1.76
3	Cy Young	1.82
4	Andy Coakley	1.83
5	Nick Altrock	1.88
6	Harry Howell	1.98
7	Addie Joss	2.01
8	Frank Owen	2.10
9	Frank Smith	2.13
10	Jack Chesbro	2.20

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 154 IP

1	Cy Young	0.87
2	Rube Waddell	0.98
3	Frank Owen	0.99
4	Doc White	1.01
5	Addie Joss	1.02
6	Eddie Plank	1.04
7	Nick Altrock	1.07
8	Tom Hughes	1.09
9	Harry Howell	1.09
9	Jesse Tannehill	1.09
9	Barney Wolfe	1.09

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 154 IP

1	Cy Young	1.69
2	Rube Waddell	1.89
3	Eddie Plank	2.28
4	Addie Joss	2.38
5	Andy Coakley	2.42
6	Harry Howell	2.43
7	Jack Chesbro	2.47
8	Doc White	2.48
9	Fred Glade	2.50
10	Frank Smith	2.54

National League

Led the National League — the first row of every table below.

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Mike Donlin	124
2	Roy Thomas	118
3	Miller Huggins	117
4	Honus Wagner	114
5	John Barry	100
5	Sherry Magee	100
7	John Titus	99
8	Jimmy Slagle	96
9	George Browne	95
9	Fred Clarke	95
9	Kid Gleason	95
9	Cy Seymour	95

HitsH

1	Cy Seymour	219
2	Mike Donlin	216
3	Honus Wagner	199
4	John Barry	182
5	Sherry Magee	180
6	Roy Thomas	178
7	Ed Abbaticchio	170
8	John Titus	169
9	Homer Smoot	166
10	Ernie Courtney	165

Doubles2B

1	Cy Seymour	40
2	John Titus	36
3	Honus Wagner	32
4	Mike Donlin	31
5	Claude Ritchey	29
6	Mickey Doolin	27
6	Sam Mertes	27
8	Ed Abbaticchio	25
9	Sherry Magee	24
10	Kitty Bransfield	23
10	Dan McGann	23

Triples3B

1	Cy Seymour	21
2	Sherry Magee	17
2	Sam Mertes	17
4	Mike Donlin	16
4	Homer Smoot	16
6	Fred Clarke	15
7	George Browne	14
7	Tommy Leach	14
7	Billy Maloney	14
7	Dan McGann	14
7	Frank Schulte	14
7	John Titus	14
7	Honus Wagner	14

Home RunsHR

1	Fred Odwell	9
2	Cy Seymour	8
3	Bill Dahlen	7
3	Mike Donlin	7
3	Harry Lumley	7
6	Honus Wagner	6
7	Emil Batch	5
7	Jim Delahanty	5
7	Sherry Magee	5
7	Dan McGann	5
7	Sam Mertes	5

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Cy Seymour	121
2	Sam Mertes	108
3	Honus Wagner	101
4	Sherry Magee	98
5	John Titus	89
6	Tommy Corcoran	85
7	Bill Dahlen	81
8	Mike Donlin	80
9	Ernie Courtney	77
10	Kitty Bransfield	76

WalksBB

1	Miller Huggins	103
2	Jimmy Slagle	97
3	Roy Thomas	93
4	Frank Chance	78
5	John Titus	69
6	Fred Tenney	67
7	Art Devlin	66
8	Bill Dahlen	62
9	Jimmy Sheckard	61
10	Sammy Strang	58

Stolen BasesSB

1	Art Devlin	59
1	Billy Maloney	59
3	Honus Wagner	57
4	Sam Mertes	52
5	Sherry Magee	48
6	Frank Chance	38
7	Bill Dahlen	37
8	Mike Donlin	33
9	Joe Tinker	31
10	Ed Abbaticchio	30

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Honus Wagner	13.6
2	Cy Seymour	12.7
3	Roy Thomas	9.6
4	Mike Donlin	9.5
5	Miller Huggins	8.7
6	Sherry Magee	8.0
7	John Titus	7.2
8	Homer Smoot	6.9
9	Frank Chance	6.9
10	Jimmy Sheckard	6.8

Batting Averagemin 477 PA

1	Cy Seymour	.377
2	Honus Wagner	.363
3	Mike Donlin	.356
4	Roy Thomas	.317
5	Frank Chance	.316
6	Homer Smoot	.311
7	John Titus	.308
8	John Barry	.304
9	Fred Clarke	.299
9	Sherry Magee	.299
9	Dan McGann	.299

On-Base Percentagemin 477 PA

1	Frank Chance	.450
2	Cy Seymour	.429
3	Honus Wagner	.427
4	Roy Thomas	.417
5	Mike Donlin	.413
6	John Titus	.397
7	Miller Huggins	.392
8	Dan McGann	.391
9	Jimmy Sheckard	.380
10	Jimmy Slagle	.379

Slugging Percentagemin 477 PA

1	Cy Seymour	.559
2	Honus Wagner	.505
3	Mike Donlin	.495
4	John Titus	.436
5	Frank Chance	.434
5	Dan McGann	.434
7	Homer Smoot	.433
8	Sherry Magee	.420
9	Sam Mertes	.417
10	Harry Lumley	.412

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 477 PA

1	Cy Seymour	.988
2	Honus Wagner	.932
3	Mike Donlin	.908
4	Frank Chance	.883
5	John Titus	.834
6	Dan McGann	.825
7	Homer Smoot	.791
8	Jimmy Sheckard	.777
9	Roy Thomas	.775
10	Sherry Magee	.774

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Christy Mathewson	31
2	Togie Pittinger	23
3	Red Ames	22
4	Joe McGinnity	21
5	Bob Ewing	20
5	Sam Leever	20
5	Deacon Phillippe	20
5	Irv Young	20
9	Mordecai Brown	18
9	Bill Duggleby	18
9	Orval Overall	18
9	Ed Reulbach	18
9	Jake Weimer	18

SavesSV

1	Claude Elliott	6
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Hooks Wiltse	3
5	Mike Lynch	2
5	Togie Pittinger	2
7	Ralph Caldwell	1
7	Charlie Case	1
7	Frank Corridon	1
7	Patsy Flaherty	1
7	Jack Harper	1
7	Homer Hillebrand	1
7	Ollie Johns	1
7	Oscar Jones	1
7	Sam Leever	1
7	Chappie McFarland	1
7	Harry McIntire	1
7	Ed Reulbach	1
7	Tully Sparks	1
7	Elmer Stricklett	1
7	Jack Taylor	1
7	Jake Weimer	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Christy Mathewson	206
2	Red Ames	198
3	Orval Overall	173
4	Bob Ewing	164
5	Irv Young	156
6	Ed Reulbach	152
7	Vic Willis	149
8	Togie Pittinger	136
9	Harry McIntire	135
9	Doc Scanlan	135

Innings PitchedIP

1	Irv Young	378.0
2	Vic Willis	342.0
3	Christy Mathewson	338.7
4	Togie Pittinger	337.3
5	Chick Fraser	334.3
6	Joe McGinnity	320.3
7	Orval Overall	318.0
8	Bob Ewing	311.7
9	Jack Taylor	309.0
10	Harry McIntire	308.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Irv Young	41
2	Vic Willis	36
3	Chick Fraser	35
4	Jack Taylor	34
5	Christy Mathewson	32
5	Orval Overall	32
7	Bob Ewing	30
8	Harry McIntire	29
8	Togie Pittinger	29
10	Ed Reulbach	28

ShutoutsSHO

1	Christy Mathewson	8
2	Irv Young	7
3	Buttons Briggs	5
3	Deacon Phillippe	5
3	Ed Reulbach	5
6	Mordecai Brown	4
6	Bob Ewing	4
6	Togie Pittinger	4
6	Luther Taylor	4
6	Bob Wicker	4
6	Vic Willis	4

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Christy Mathewson	8.5
2	Irv Young	7.6
3	Deacon Phillippe	6.5
4	Bob Ewing	6.4
5	Ed Reulbach	5.8
6	Red Ames	5.6
7	Vic Willis	5.1
8	Joe McGinnity	5.0
9	Mordecai Brown	4.8
10	Togie Pittinger	4.7

Earned Run Averagemin 154 IP

1	Christy Mathewson	1.28
2	Ed Reulbach	1.42
3	Bob Wicker	2.02
4	Buttons Briggs	2.14
5	Mordecai Brown	2.17
6	Tully Sparks	2.18
7	Deacon Phillippe	2.19
8	Carl Lundgren	2.23
9	Jake Weimer	2.27
10	Bill Duggleby	2.46

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 154 IP

1	Christy Mathewson	0.93
2	Ed Reulbach	0.96
3	Deacon Phillippe	1.01
4	Bob Wicker	1.04
5	Mordecai Brown	1.06
6	Irv Young	1.08
7	Carl Lundgren	1.09
8	Sam Leever	1.10
9	Hooks Wiltse	1.11
10	Tully Sparks	1.12

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 154 IP

1	Christy Mathewson	2.04
2	Deacon Phillippe	2.20
3	Red Ames	2.35
4	Ed Reulbach	2.46
5	Mordecai Brown	2.51
6	Irv Young	2.53
7	Bob Ewing	2.55
8	Bob Wicker	2.59
9	Hooks Wiltse	2.63
10	Kid Nichols	2.76

Other leagues

Led the Other leagues — the first row of every table below.

There is no batting average table in this section, and that is not a gap in the record. Rate statistics need a qualifying line, and the one this site uses for 1905 is 477 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 154-game schedule. The Other leagues played a far shorter league season than that, so no player in it reaches the line and no rate table can be built without comparing a handful of games to a full year. The counting tables above are unaffected: those are simply what the players did.

Batting9 categories

RunsR

1	Harry Moore	15
2	Charlie Grant	14
3	Pete Hill	12
4	Grant Johnson	11
5	Danny McClellan	6
5	Bill Monroe	6
5	Emilio Palomino	6
5	John Patterson	6
9	Pete Booker	5
9	James Robinson	5
9	Tom Washington	5

HitsH

1	Pete Hill	29
2	Charlie Grant	17
2	Grant Johnson	17
4	Rube Foster	15
4	Andrew Payne	15
6	Danny McClellan	14
7	Harry Moore	12
8	Al Robinson	11
8	George Wright	11
10	Mike Brown	10
10	Regino García	10

Doubles2B

1	Pete Hill	6
2	Grant Johnson	4
2	Bill Monroe	4
4	Sherman Barton	2
4	Regino García	2
4	Charlie Grant	2
4	Joe Green	2
4	Danny McClellan	2
4	Emilio Palomino	2
4	Andrew Payne	2
4	Danger Talbert	2
4	Ray Wilson	2

Triples3B

1	Pete Hill	2
1	Armando Marsans	2
1	Danny McClellan	2
4	Mike Brown	1
4	Alfredo Cabrera	1
4	Rube Foster	1
4	Charlie Grant	1
4	Knucks James	1
4	Harry Moore	1
4	John Patterson	1
4	Danger Talbert	1
4	Rogelio Valdés	1

Home RunsHR

1	Pete Hill	1
1	Grant Johnson	1
1	Al Robinson	1

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Pete Hill	17
2	Rube Foster	10
3	Grant Johnson	8
3	Danny McClellan	8
3	Harry Moore	8
6	Al Robinson	7
7	Regino García	6
7	Bill Monroe	6
9	Danger Talbert	5
10	Charlie Grant	4

WalksBB

1	Charlie Grant	4
1	Grant Johnson	4
3	Harry Moore	3
3	John Patterson	3
3	George Wright	3
6	Pop Andrews	2
6	Pete Booker	2
6	Emmett Bowman	2
6	Mike Brown	2
6	Heliodoro Hidalgo	2
6	Will Jackson	2
6	Danny McClellan	2
6	Andrew Payne	2
6	Ginney Robinson	2
6	Clarence Williams	2
6	Ray Wilson	2

Stolen BasesSB

1	Pete Hill	9
2	Luis Bustamante	5
2	Grant Johnson	5
4	Regino García	4
4	Charlie Grant	4
4	Heliodoro Hidalgo	4
4	Harry Moore	4
4	James Robinson	4
9	Rube Foster	3
9	Upton Johnson	3
9	Emilio Palomino	3
9	John Patterson	3
9	Rogelio Valdés	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Pete Hill	1.9
2	Grant Johnson	0.8
3	Charlie Grant	0.8
4	Andrew Payne	0.8
5	Bill Monroe	0.6
6	Regino García	0.5
7	John Patterson	0.5
8	Rogelio Valdés	0.4
9	Danny McClellan	0.4
10	Rube Foster	0.3

Pitching6 categories

WinsW

1	Emmett Bowman	4
1	Danny McClellan	4
3	Harry Buckner	2
3	Rube Foster	2
3	Inocencio Pérez	2
6	Johnny Davis	1
6	Angel D'Meza	1
6	Emilio Palomino	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Rube Foster	21
2	Emmett Bowman	19
3	Danny McClellan	15
4	Inocencio Pérez	13
5	Bill Merritt	11
6	Angel D'Meza	10
7	Harry Buckner	9
8	Walter Ball	8
9	José Muñoz	5
10	Pop Andrews	4

Innings PitchedIP

1	Pop Andrews	47.3
2	Emmett Bowman	36.0
2	Danny McClellan	36.0
4	Harry Buckner	35.0
5	Rube Foster	32.0
6	Bill Merritt	26.7
7	Angel D'Meza	25.0
8	Inocencio Pérez	19.0
9	José Muñoz	18.0
10	Walter Ball	16.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Pop Andrews	5
2	Emmett Bowman	4
2	Harry Buckner	4
2	Danny McClellan	4
5	Angel D'Meza	3
5	Rube Foster	3
5	Bill Merritt	3
8	Walter Ball	2
8	José Muñoz	2
8	Inocencio Pérez	2

ShutoutsSHO

1	Emmett Bowman	2
2	Emilio Palomino	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Danny McClellan	1.0
2	Harry Buckner	0.8
3	Pop Andrews	0.8
4	Emmett Bowman	0.8
5	Rube Foster	0.8
6	Inocencio Pérez	0.6
7	Angel D'Meza	0.5
8	José Muñoz	0.5
9	Walter Ball	0.4
10	Emilio Palomino	0.2

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1905 is 477 plate appearances and 154 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 154 games per team, measured from the season files themselves — at the official rate of 3.1 plate appearances and one inning per team game. Batting average, on-base, slugging, OPS, earned run average and WHIP all use it; a player who came to the plate twice and got two hits does not appear at the top of the batting average table, which is exactly what that line is for. Counting statistics such as home runs and strikeouts have no minimum, because none is needed.

How the rankings were made

Wins above replacement in these tables is ours rather than the source database's, so it will not match a published figure exactly. Also: why every ranking stops at one league, and why some categories are missing on purpose.

Every ranking on this page is worked out inside one league. 1905 is counted as 3 separate leagues — American League, National League and Other leagues, and a player is ranked only against the men in his own. Leading the American League and leading baseball are different claims, and the one we can make from these files is the first. There is no combined table anywhere on this page, because adding two leagues together would produce a number that no record book recognises.

There are 61 ranking tables here, 22 places deep. Players tied on a value share a place, so a table can run past ten rows when the tenth spot is shared, and a league with fewer than ten qualified players in a category is left out rather than shown as a top ten that is not one. A player who did none of the thing is not ranked in it either — a shutout table lists the pitchers who threw one, not the hundreds who threw none tied on zero. Some categories are missing on purpose: nobody leads a league in strikeouts at the plate, in losses, or in home runs allowed. A ranking is meant to mark an achievement, so only achievements are ranked.

Wins above replacement on this page is ours, not the source database's. The hitting and pitching files carry a WAR column that we compute here from the same season lines you see, using park factors and a run environment worked out per season. Published versions elsewhere use different methods and will not match ours exactly. Every other column is the record as the database supplies it.

Names on this page lead to that player's own record. Most of them open a full career page with every season he appeared in. Some open a summary screen instead — we pre-build pages for the players people look for, and everyone else is assembled on demand from the same files, so the numbers are identical either way even though the address looks different.

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