1906 MLB Season Leaders

3 leagues · 151 team games · 62 ranking tables

Awards

None of these awards existed yet. The earliest award in this database is from 1911, so a 1906 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

1Elmer Flick98
2Topsy Hartsel96
2Willie Keeler96
4Harry Davis94
5George Stone91
6Charlie Hemphill90
7Nap Lajoie88
8Terry Turner85
9Hal Chase84
10Ed Hahn82

HitsH

1Nap Lajoie214
2George Stone208
3Elmer Flick194
4Hal Chase193
5Willie Keeler180
6Chick Stahl170
6Terry Turner170
8Charlie Hemphill169
9Sam Crawford166
10Harry Davis161

Doubles2B

1Nap Lajoie48
2Harry Davis42
3Elmer Flick34
4Danny Murphy28
5Terry Turner27
6George Davis26
7John Anderson25
7Sam Crawford25
7Hobe Ferris25
7Charlie Hickman25
7George Stone25
7Jimmy Williams25

Triples3B

1Elmer Flick22
2George Stone20
3Sam Crawford16
4Hobe Ferris13
5Myron Grimshaw12
5Charlie Hemphill12
7Frank Isbell11
7Charlie Jones11
7Matty McIntyre11
10Hal Chase10
10Wid Conroy10
10Freddy Parent10

Home RunsHR

1Harry Davis12
2Charlie Hickman9
3George Stone6
4Socks Seybold5
5Wid Conroy4
5Charlie Hemphill4
5Chick Stahl4
8John Anderson3
8Charles Bender3
8Bunk Congalton3
8Charlie Jones3
8John Knight3
8Branch Rickey3
8Jimmy Williams3

Runs Batted InRBI

1Harry Davis96
2Nap Lajoie91
3George Davis80
4Jimmy Williams77
5Hal Chase76
6George Stone71
7John Anderson70
8Bobby Wallace67
9Sam Crawford66
10Elmer Flick62
10Charlie Hemphill62
10Terry Turner62

WalksBB

1Topsy Hartsel88
2Fielder Jones83
3Ed Hahn72
4Bobby Wallace58
5Matty McIntyre56
6Elmer Flick54
7George Stone52
8Monte Cross50
8Larry Schlafly50
10Harry Davis49

Stolen BasesSB

1John Anderson39
1Elmer Flick39
3Dave Altizer37
3Frank Isbell37
5Jiggs Donahue36
6George Stone35
7Charlie Jones34
8Charlie Hemphill33
8Danny Hoffman33
10Wid Conroy32

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Nap Lajoie11.7
2George Stone11.0
3Elmer Flick7.6
4Terry Turner7.0
5Chick Stahl6.3
6Larry Schlafly6.0
7Harry Davis5.9
8Charlie Hemphill5.8
9Bobby Wallace5.7
10George Davis5.6

Batting Averagemin 468 PA

1George Stone.358
2Nap Lajoie.355
3Hal Chase.323
4Bunk Congalton.320
5Elmer Flick.311
6Willie Keeler.304
7Danny Murphy.301
8Sam Crawford.295
9Harry Davis.292
10Terry Turner.291

On-Base Percentagemin 468 PA

1George Stone.417
2Nap Lajoie.392
3Elmer Flick.372
4Topsy Hartsel.363
5Bunk Congalton.361
6Harry Davis.355
7Willie Keeler.353
8Fielder Jones.346
8Chick Stahl.346
10Larry Schlafly.345

Slugging Percentagemin 468 PA

1George Stone.501
2Nap Lajoie.465
3Harry Davis.459
4Elmer Flick.441
5Charlie Hickman.421
6Sam Crawford.407
7Danny Murphy.404
8Bunk Congalton.396
9Hal Chase.395
10Charlie Hemphill.383

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 468 PA

1George Stone.918
2Nap Lajoie.857
3Harry Davis.815
4Elmer Flick.813
5Bunk Congalton.757
6Sam Crawford.747
7Danny Murphy.745
8Hal Chase.736
9Charlie Hickman.733
10Charlie Hemphill.720

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1Al Orth27
2Jack Chesbro23
3Frank Owen22
3Bob Rhoads22
5Addie Joss21
5George Mullin21
7Nick Altrock20
7Otto Hess20
9Casey Patten19
9Eddie Plank19

SavesSV

1Charles Bender3
1Otto Hess3
3John Eubank2
3Clark Griffith2
3Joe Harris2
3Ed Killian2
3Barney Pelty2
3Ed Walsh2
3George Winter2
3Cy Young2

StrikeoutsSO

1Rube Waddell196
2Cy Falkenberg178
3Ed Walsh171
4Otto Hess167
5Charles Bender159
6Jack Chesbro152
7Harry Howell140
7Cy Young140
9Al Orth133
10Jack Powell132

Innings PitchedIP

1Al Orth338.7
2Otto Hess333.7
3George Mullin330.0
4Jack Chesbro325.0
5Bob Rhoads315.0
6Cy Falkenberg298.7
7Frank Owen293.0
8Nick Altrock287.7
8Cy Young287.7
10Casey Patten282.7

Complete GamesCG

1Al Orth36
2George Mullin35
3Otto Hess33
4Bob Rhoads31
5Cy Falkenberg30
5Harry Howell30
7Fred Glade28
7Addie Joss28
7Casey Patten28
7Cy Young28

ShutoutsSHO

1Ed Walsh10
2Addie Joss9
3Rube Waddell8
4Otto Hess7
4Frank Owen7
4Casey Patten7
4Bob Rhoads7
4Doc White7
9Harry Howell6
10Eddie Plank5

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Al Orth7.4
2Cy Young7.4
3Jack Chesbro6.9
4Ed Walsh6.7
5Rube Waddell6.1
6Nick Altrock6.0
7Harry Howell5.9
8Addie Joss5.8
9Otto Hess5.6
10Charles Bender5.6

Earned Run Averagemin 151 IP

1Doc White1.52
2Barney Pelty1.59
3Addie Joss1.72
4Jack Powell1.77
5Bob Rhoads1.80
6Otto Hess1.83
7Ed Walsh1.88
8Nick Altrock2.06
9Harry Howell2.11
10Casey Patten2.17

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 151 IP

1Doc White0.90
2Addie Joss0.93
3Barney Pelty0.95
4Ed Walsh0.98
5Fred Glade1.03
6Jack Powell1.03
7Eddie Plank1.06
8Harry Howell1.06
9Charles Bender1.07
10Otto Hess1.08

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 151 IP

1Cy Young1.88
2Ed Walsh1.89
3Charles Bender2.02
4Rube Waddell2.11
5Nick Altrock2.16
6Jack Powell2.17
7Harry Howell2.18
8Doc White2.22
9Addie Joss2.25
10Al Orth2.26

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1Frank Chance103
1Honus Wagner103
3Jimmy Sheckard90
4Joe Nealon82
5Miller Huggins81
5Harry Steinfeldt81
5Roy Thomas81
8Spike Shannon78
9Sherry Magee77
9Frank Schulte77

HitsH

1Harry Steinfeldt176
2Honus Wagner175
3Cy Seymour165
4Miller Huggins159
4Sherry Magee159
6Frank Schulte158
7Harry Lumley157
8Pug Bennett156
9Fred Tenney154
10Frank Chance151
10Spike Shannon151

Doubles2B

1Honus Wagner38
2Sherry Magee36
3Kitty Bransfield28
4Jimmy Sheckard27
4Harry Steinfeldt27
6Frank Chance24
7Art Devlin23
7Harry Lumley23
9Roger Bresnahan22
9John Titus22

Triples3B

1Fred Clarke13
1Frank Schulte13
3Harry Lumley12
3Joe Nealon12
5Joe Kelley11
5Homer Smoot11
7Frank Chance10
7Sam Mertes10
7Jimmy Sheckard10
7Harry Steinfeldt10

Home RunsHR

1Tim Jordan12
2Harry Lumley9
3Cy Seymour8
4Frank Schulte7
5Johnny Bates6
5Sherry Magee6
7Dave Brain5
8Admiral Schlei4
8Sammy Strang4
10Whitey Alpermann3
10Frank Chance3
10Joe Nealon3
10Harry Steinfeldt3

Runs Batted InRBI

1Joe Nealon83
1Harry Steinfeldt83
3Cy Seymour80
4Tim Jordan78
5Frank Chance71
5Honus Wagner71
7Sherry Magee67
8Art Devlin65
9Joe Tinker64
10Claude Ritchey62

WalksBB

1Roy Thomas107
2Roger Bresnahan81
3John Titus78
4Bill Dahlen76
5Art Devlin74
6Miller Huggins71
7Frank Chance70
7Spike Shannon70
9Claude Ritchey68
10Jimmy Sheckard67

Stolen BasesSB

1Frank Chance57
2Sherry Magee55
3Art Devlin54
4Honus Wagner53
5Johnny Evers49
6Miller Huggins41
7Billy Maloney38
8Harry Lumley35
9Spike Shannon33
10George Browne32

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Honus Wagner11.6
2Art Devlin9.0
3Harry Lumley8.0
4Miller Huggins7.4
5Frank Chance7.4
6Sherry Magee7.4
7Roger Bresnahan7.3
8Roy Thomas7.1
9Harry Steinfeldt6.5
10Cy Seymour6.1

Batting Averagemin 468 PA

1Honus Wagner.339
2Harry Steinfeldt.327
3Harry Lumley.324
4Frank Chance.319
5Fred Clarke.309
6Art Devlin.299
7Miller Huggins.292
8Tommy Leach.286
8Cy Seymour.286
10Fred Tenney.283

On-Base Percentagemin 468 PA

1Roger Bresnahan.419
1Frank Chance.419
3Honus Wagner.416
4Art Devlin.396
5Harry Steinfeldt.395
6Roy Thomas.393
7Harry Lumley.386
8John Titus.378
9Miller Huggins.376
10Fred Clarke.371

Slugging Percentagemin 468 PA

1Harry Lumley.477
2Honus Wagner.459
3Frank Chance.430
3Harry Steinfeldt.430
5Tim Jordan.422
6Fred Clarke.412
7Sherry Magee.407
8Frank Schulte.396
9Art Devlin.390
10Cy Seymour.378

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 468 PA

1Honus Wagner.875
2Harry Lumley.864
3Frank Chance.849
4Harry Steinfeldt.825
5Art Devlin.786
6Fred Clarke.784
7Roger Bresnahan.775
8Tim Jordan.774
9Sherry Magee.755
10Frank Schulte.720

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1Joe McGinnity27
2Mordecai Brown26
3Vic Willis23
4Sam Leever22
4Christy Mathewson22
6Jack Pfiester20
6Jack Taylor20
6Jake Weimer20
9Ed Reulbach19
9Tully Sparks19

SavesSV

1Cecil Ferguson7
2Hooks Wiltse6
3Elmer Stricklett5
4Mordecai Brown3
4Charlie Chech3
4Harry McIntire3
4Ed Reulbach3
4Tully Sparks3
9Bill Duggleby2
9Carl Lundgren2
9Joe McGinnity2
9Doc Scanlan2

StrikeoutsSO

1Fred Beebe171
2Big Jeff Pfeffer158
3Red Ames156
4Jack Pfiester153
5Johnny Lush151
5Irv Young151
7Bob Ewing145
8Mordecai Brown144
9Jake Weimer141
10Christy Mathewson128

Innings PitchedIP

1Irv Young358.3
2Joe McGinnity339.7
3Vic Willis322.0
4Tully Sparks316.7
5Vive Lindaman307.3
6Jake Weimer304.7
7Big Jeff Pfeffer302.3
7Jack Taylor302.3
9Elmer Stricklett291.7
10Gus Dorner288.3

Complete GamesCG

1Irv Young37
2Big Jeff Pfeffer33
3Vive Lindaman32
3Joe McGinnity32
3Jack Taylor32
3Vic Willis32
7Jake Weimer31
8Gus Dorner30
9Tully Sparks29
10Doc Scanlan28
10Elmer Stricklett28

ShutoutsSHO

1Mordecai Brown9
2Lefty Leifield8
3Sam Leever6
3Christy Mathewson6
3Ed Reulbach6
3Doc Scanlan6
3Tully Sparks6
3Jake Weimer6
3Vic Willis6
10Bill Duggleby5
10Carl Lundgren5
10Johnny Lush5
10Elmer Stricklett5

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Bob Ewing6.4
2Mordecai Brown6.3
3Irv Young6.3
4Vic Willis6.3
5Joe McGinnity5.9
6Tully Sparks5.5
7Jake Weimer5.4
8Jack Pfiester5.3
9Hooks Wiltse4.9
10Deacon Phillippe4.8

Earned Run Averagemin 151 IP

1Mordecai Brown1.04
2Jack Pfiester1.51
3Ed Reulbach1.65
4Vic Willis1.73
5Lefty Leifield1.87
6Jack Taylor1.99
7Tully Sparks2.16
8Luther Taylor2.20
9Carl Lundgren2.21
10Jake Weimer2.22

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 151 IP

1Mordecai Brown0.93
2Jack Pfiester0.94
3Tully Sparks0.97
4Ed Reulbach1.01
5Bob Ewing1.07
6Sam Leever1.08
7Bill Duggleby1.09
8Lefty Leifield1.10
9Deacon Phillippe1.11
10Jack Taylor1.11

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 151 IP

1Mordecai Brown2.09
2Deacon Phillippe2.12
3Bob Ewing2.19
4Jack Pfiester2.22
5Hooks Wiltse2.26
6Red Ames2.32
7Vic Willis2.36
8Christy Mathewson2.46
9Ed Karger2.47
10Joe McGinnity2.48

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 1906 is 468 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 151-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

1Bobby Winston32
2Pete Hill25
3Emilio Palomino24
4Grant Johnson21
5Nate Harris18
5Johnny Hill18
5Harry Moore18
5Andrew Payne18
9Bill Monroe17
10Charlie Grant16
10Ray Wilson16

HitsH

1Pete Hill42
1Bobby Winston42
3Grant Johnson34
4Danny McClellan33
4Emilio Palomino33
6Bob Jordan32
6Andrew Payne32
8Bill Monroe29
8Harry Moore29
10Johnny Hill28

Doubles2B

1Grant Johnson10
2Bobby Winston9
3Harry Moore7
4Alfredo Cabrera6
4Regino García6
4Bob Jordan6
4Bill Monroe6
8Rube Foster5
8Carlos Morán5
8Emilio Palomino5
8Clarence Williams5

Triples3B

1Pete Hill5
2Rafael Almeida4
3Big Bill Smith3
4Sherman Barton2
4Harry Buckner2
4Rube Foster2
4Regino García2
4Nate Harris2
4Heliodoro Hidalgo2
4Grant Johnson2
4Rogelio Valdés2
4Ray Wilson2

Home RunsHR

1Emilio Palomino4
2Grant Johnson3
3Harry Moore2
3Ray Wilson2
5William Binga1
5Chappie Johnson1
5Lino Martínez1
5Miguel Prats1

Runs Batted InRBI

1Grant Johnson22
2Harry Moore21
3Emilio Palomino20
4Bobby Winston16
5Regino García14
5Nate Harris14
5Bob Jordan14
5Ray Wilson14
9Eugene Milliner13
10Pete Hill12
10Chappie Johnson12
10Bill Monroe12
10John Patterson12

WalksBB

1Emilio Palomino21
2Bobby Winston20
3Nate Harris14
3Danny McClellan14
5Pete Hill13
6Knucks James11
6Bill Monroe11
6Andrew Payne11
9John Patterson10
10Sherman Barton9
10Alfredo Cabrera9
10Chappie Johnson9
10Grant Johnson9

Stolen BasesSB

1Pete Hill11
2Bill Monroe10
2Bobby Winston10
4Nate Harris9
5Harry Buckner8
5Emilio Palomino8
7John Patterson7
7Andrew Payne7
9Emmett Bowman6
9Johnny Hill6
9Danny McClellan6
9Ray Wilson6

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Grant Johnson2.7
2Emilio Palomino2.5
3Pete Hill2.4
4Bobby Winston2.3
5Bill Monroe1.8
6Andrew Payne1.6
7Alfredo Cabrera1.5
8Carlos Morán1.2
9Harry Moore1.2
10Nate Harris1.1

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1906 is 468 plate appearances and 151 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 151 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. 1906 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 62 ranking tables here, 14 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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