1907 MLB Season Leaders

3 leagues · 153 team games · 61 ranking tables

Awards

None of these awards existed yet. The earliest award in this database is from 1911, so a 1907 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

1Sam Crawford102
2Davy Jones101
3Ty Cobb99
4Topsy Hartsel93
5Ed Hahn87
6Harry Davis84
7Danny Hoffman81
8Bill Coughlin80
8Elmer Flick80
10George Stone77

HitsH

1Ty Cobb212
2George Stone191
3Sam Crawford188
4Bob Ganley167
5Elmer Flick166
6Ollie Pickering159
7Jiggs Donahue158
7Claude Rossman158
9Charlie Hemphill156
10Harry Davis155

Doubles2B

1Harry Davis35
2Sam Crawford34
3Nap Lajoie30
4Jimmy Collins29
4Socks Seybold29
6Ty Cobb28
7Rube Oldring27
8Hobe Ferris25
9Hal Chase23
9Topsy Hartsel23
9Danny Murphy23

Triples3B

1Elmer Flick18
2Sam Crawford17
3Ty Cobb14
4Bob Unglaub13
5Wid Conroy11
5Frank LaPorte11
5George Stone11
5Jimmy Williams11
9Charlie Jones10
9Ollie Pickering10

Home RunsHR

1Harry Davis8
2Ty Cobb5
2Danny Hoffman5
2Socks Seybold5
5Sam Crawford4
5Hobe Ferris4
5George Stone4
8Jay Clarke3
8Wid Conroy3
8Elmer Flick3
8Topsy Hartsel3

Runs Batted InRBI

1Ty Cobb119
2Socks Seybold92
3Harry Davis87
4Sam Crawford81
5Bobby Wallace70
6Claude Rossman69
7Hal Chase68
7Jiggs Donahue68
9Nap Lajoie63
9Jimmy Williams63

WalksBB

1Topsy Hartsel106
2Ed Hahn84
3Fielder Jones67
4Elmer Flick64
5Davy Jones60
6George Stone59
7Bob Ganley54
7Bobby Wallace54
9Charlie Hemphill51
10George Davis47
10Bill Hinchman47

Stolen BasesSB

1Ty Cobb53
2Wid Conroy41
2Elmer Flick41
4Bob Ganley40
5Dave Altizer38
6Patsy Dougherty33
7Hal Chase32
8Danny Hoffman30
8Davy Jones30
10Rube Oldring29

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Sam Crawford8.8
2Ty Cobb8.6
3Nap Lajoie8.2
4George Stone7.3
5Elmer Flick6.9
6Bobby Wallace6.2
7Kid Elberfeld6.0
8Davy Jones5.5
9Jim Delahanty5.4
10Topsy Hartsel5.2

Batting Averagemin 474 PA

1Ty Cobb.350
2Sam Crawford.323
3George Stone.320
4Elmer Flick.302
4Simon Nicholls.302
6Nap Lajoie.301
7Harry Niles.289
8Hal Chase.287
9Bunk Congalton.282
10Topsy Hartsel.280

On-Base Percentagemin 474 PA

1Topsy Hartsel.405
2George Stone.387
3Elmer Flick.386
4Ty Cobb.380
5Sam Crawford.366
6Ed Hahn.359
7Davy Jones.357
8Jim Delahanty.350
9Nap Lajoie.347
10Fielder Jones.345

Slugging Percentagemin 474 PA

1Ty Cobb.468
2Sam Crawford.460
3Elmer Flick.412
4George Stone.399
5Harry Davis.395
5Nap Lajoie.395
7Topsy Hartsel.367
8Socks Seybold.363
9Jim Delahanty.361
10Frank LaPorte.360

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 474 PA

1Ty Cobb.848
2Sam Crawford.826
3Elmer Flick.798
4George Stone.787
5Topsy Hartsel.771
6Nap Lajoie.742
7Harry Davis.713
8Jim Delahanty.711
9Socks Seybold.687
10Kid Elberfeld.678
10Jimmy Williams.678

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1Addie Joss27
1Doc White27
3Bill Donovan25
3Ed Killian25
5Eddie Plank24
5Ed Walsh24
7Frank Smith23
8Jimmy Dygert21
8Cy Young21
10George Mullin20

SavesSV

1Bill Dinneen4
1Tom Hughes4
1Ed Walsh4
4Charles Bender3
4Harry Howell3
4Bobby Keefe3
4George Mullin3
4Tex Pruiett3
9Nick Altrock2
9Jack Coombs2
9Addie Joss2
9Cy Young2

StrikeoutsSO

1Rube Waddell232
2Ed Walsh206
3Eddie Plank183
4Jimmy Dygert151
5Cy Young147
6George Mullin146
7Doc White141
8Frank Smith139
9Addie Joss127
10Bill Donovan123

Innings PitchedIP

1Ed Walsh422.3
2George Mullin357.3
3Eddie Plank343.7
4Cy Young343.3
5Addie Joss338.7
6Harry Howell316.3
7Ed Killian314.0
8Frank Smith310.0
9Doc White291.0
10Rube Waddell284.7

Complete GamesCG

1Ed Walsh37
2George Mullin35
3Addie Joss34
4Eddie Plank33
4Cy Young33
6Ed Killian29
6Barney Pelty29
6Frank Smith29
9Bill Donovan27
9Glenn Liebhardt27
9Jack Powell27

ShutoutsSHO

1Eddie Plank8
2Rube Waddell7
3Addie Joss6
3Doc White6
3Cy Young6
6Jimmy Dygert5
6George Mullin5
6Barney Pelty5
6Bob Rhoads5
6Ed Walsh5

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Ed Walsh9.5
2Cy Young8.1
3Rube Waddell8.1
4Addie Joss7.4
5Eddie Plank7.2
6Doc White7.1
7George Mullin6.4
8Charlie Smith6.2
9Charles Bender5.7
10Ed Siever5.3

Earned Run Averagemin 153 IP

1Ed Walsh1.60
2Ed Killian1.78
3Addie Joss1.83
4Harry Howell1.94
5Cy Young1.99
6Charles Bender2.05
7Glenn Liebhardt2.06
8George Winter2.07
9Rube Waddell2.15
10Ed Siever2.16

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 153 IP

1Cy Young0.98
2Addie Joss0.98
3Charles Bender1.00
4George Winter1.01
5Ed Walsh1.01
6Doc White1.06
7Eddie Plank1.07
8Rube Waddell1.08
9Ralph Glaze1.09
10Jimmy Dygert1.09

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 153 IP

1Rube Waddell1.57
2Charles Bender1.72
3Doc White1.80
4Charlie Smith1.86
5Cy Young1.94
6Ed Walsh1.97
7Addie Joss2.08
8Tom Hughes2.11
9Jack Chesbro2.18
10Eddie Plank2.19

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1Spike Shannon104
2Tommy Leach102
3Honus Wagner98
4Fred Clarke97
5Fred Tenney83
6Jimmy Sheckard76
7Sherry Magee75
8Goat Anderson73
9John Titus72
10Jimmy Slagle71

HitsH

1Ginger Beaumont187
2Honus Wagner180
3Tommy Leach166
4Sherry Magee165
5Mike Mitchell163
6Spike Shannon155
7Fred Tenney151
8Fred Clarke145
9Harry Steinfeldt144
9John Titus144

Doubles2B

1Honus Wagner38
2Sherry Magee28
3Cy Seymour25
3Harry Steinfeldt25
5Dave Brain24
6Whitey Alpermann23
6Harry Lumley23
6Jimmy Sheckard23
6John Titus23
10Bill Dahlen20
10John Ganzel20
10Sammy Strang20

Triples3B

1Whitey Alpermann16
1John Ganzel16
3Ginger Beaumont14
3Honus Wagner14
5Fred Clarke13
6Johnny Bates12
6Tommy Leach12
6Hans Lobert12
6Sherry Magee12
6Mike Mitchell12
6John Titus12

Home RunsHR

1Dave Brain10
2Harry Lumley9
3Red Murray7
4Honus Wagner6
5George Browne5
6Ginger Beaumont4
6Roger Bresnahan4
6Tim Jordan4
6Tommy Leach4
6Sherry Magee4
6Sammy Strang4

Runs Batted InRBI

1Sherry Magee85
2Ed Abbaticchio82
2Honus Wagner82
4Cy Seymour75
5Harry Steinfeldt70
6Harry Lumley66
7John Ganzel64
8John Titus63
9Ginger Beaumont62
10Fred Clarke59

WalksBB

1Miller Huggins83
1Roy Thomas83
3Spike Shannon82
3Fred Tenney82
5Goat Anderson80
6Jimmy Sheckard76
6Jimmy Slagle76
8Tim Jordan74
9Fred Clarke68
10Ed Abbaticchio65

Stolen BasesSB

1Honus Wagner61
2Johnny Evers46
2Sherry Magee46
4Tommy Leach43
5Art Devlin38
6Fred Clarke37
7Ed Abbaticchio35
7Frank Chance35
9Spike Shannon33
10Jimmy Sheckard31

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Honus Wagner11.7
2Sherry Magee9.6
3Tommy Leach8.4
4Ginger Beaumont8.2
5Fred Clarke7.8
6Dave Brain7.7
7Cy Seymour6.4
8Art Devlin6.1
9Mike Mitchell5.5
10Roy Thomas5.2

Batting Averagemin 474 PA

1Honus Wagner.350
2Sherry Magee.328
3Ginger Beaumont.322
4Tommy Leach.303
5Cy Seymour.294
6Mike Mitchell.292
7Fred Clarke.289
8Dave Brain.279
9Art Devlin.277
10John Titus.275

On-Base Percentagemin 474 PA

1Honus Wagner.408
2Sherry Magee.396
3Fred Clarke.383
4Art Devlin.376
5Roy Thomas.374
6Jimmy Sheckard.373
7Tim Jordan.371
7Fred Tenney.371
9Ginger Beaumont.366
10Spike Shannon.363

Slugging Percentagemin 474 PA

1Honus Wagner.513
2Sherry Magee.455
3Harry Lumley.425
4Ginger Beaumont.424
5Dave Brain.420
6Tommy Leach.404
7Cy Seymour.400
8Fred Clarke.389
9Mike Mitchell.382
9John Titus.382

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 474 PA

1Honus Wagner.921
2Sherry Magee.852
3Ginger Beaumont.790
4Fred Clarke.772
5Tommy Leach.756
6Cy Seymour.750
7Dave Brain.745
8Harry Lumley.741
9Tim Jordan.734
10John Titus.728

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1Christy Mathewson24
2Orval Overall23
3Tully Sparks22
4Vic Willis21
5Mordecai Brown20
5Lefty Leifield20
7Frank Corridon18
7Carl Lundgren18
7Joe McGinnity18
10Andy Coakley17
10Bob Ewing17
10Ed Reulbach17

SavesSV

1Joe McGinnity4
2Mordecai Brown3
2Orval Overall3
4Frank Corridon2
4Christy Mathewson2
4Deacon Phillippe2
4Hooks Wiltse2
8Red Ames1
8George Bell1
8Howie Camnitz1
8Andy Coakley1
8Blaine Durbin1
8Cecil Ferguson1
8Chick Fraser1
8Ed Karger1
8Lefty Leifield1
8Vive Lindaman1
8Mike Lynch1
8Henry Mathewson1
8Stoney McGlynn1
8Lew Moren1
8Fred Smith1
8Tully Sparks1
8Luther Taylor1
8Vic Willis1
8Irv Young1

StrikeoutsSO

1Christy Mathewson178
2Bob Ewing147
3Red Ames146
4Fred Beebe141
4Orval Overall141
6Ed Karger137
7Frank Corridon131
7Nap Rucker131
9Joe McGinnity120
10Lefty Leifield112

Innings PitchedIP

1Stoney McGlynn352.3
2Bob Ewing332.7
3Christy Mathewson315.0
4Ed Karger314.0
5Joe McGinnity310.3
6Vic Willis292.7
7Lefty Leifield286.0
8Nap Rucker275.3
9Frank Corridon274.0
10Gus Dorner271.3

Complete GamesCG

1Stoney McGlynn33
2Bob Ewing32
3Christy Mathewson31
4Ed Karger29
5Vic Willis27
6Orval Overall26
6Nap Rucker26
8Elmer Stricklett25
9Fred Beebe24
9Gus Dorner24
9Lefty Leifield24
9Vive Lindaman24
9Tully Sparks24

ShutoutsSHO

1Christy Mathewson8
1Orval Overall8
3Carl Lundgren7
4Mordecai Brown6
4Ed Karger6
4Lefty Leifield6
4Vic Willis6
8Sam Leever5
8Johnny Lush5
10Fred Beebe4
10Buster Brown4
10Howie Camnitz4
10Jim Pastorius4
10Ed Reulbach4
10Nap Rucker4
10Elmer Stricklett4

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Christy Mathewson8.1
2Bob Ewing7.0
3Ed Karger6.7
4Orval Overall5.5
5Joe McGinnity5.4
6Mordecai Brown5.4
7Vic Willis5.2
8Tully Sparks5.2
9Frank Corridon5.1
10Nap Rucker4.8

Earned Run Averagemin 153 IP

1Jack Pfiester1.15
2Carl Lundgren1.17
3Mordecai Brown1.39
4Sam Leever1.66
5Orval Overall1.68
6Ed Reulbach1.69
7Bob Ewing1.73
8Christy Mathewson2.00
9Tully Sparks2.00
10Ed Karger2.04

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 153 IP

1Mordecai Brown0.94
2Christy Mathewson0.96
3Jack Pfiester0.98
4Orval Overall1.01
5Ed Karger1.02
6Tully Sparks1.03
7Vic Willis1.03
8Sam Leever1.05
9Carl Lundgren1.07
10Howie Camnitz1.08

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 153 IP

1Christy Mathewson1.78
2Mordecai Brown1.96
3Ed Karger2.10
4Jack Pfiester2.14
5Orval Overall2.17
6Bob Ewing2.20
7Tully Sparks2.25
8Howie Camnitz2.27
9Frank Corridon2.29
10Deacon Phillippe2.31

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 1907 is 474 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 153-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

1Bill Monroe12
1Bruce Petway12
3Grant Johnson11
4Luis Bustamante9
4John Henry Lloyd9
4Eugene Milliner9
7Pete Hill8
7Danny McClellan8
7Lem Williams8
10Emmett Bowman7
10Charles Earle7
10Bob Jordan7
10Bill Merritt7
10John Patterson7

HitsH

1Grant Johnson24
2Eugene Milliner22
3Harry Buckner21
4Luis Bustamante19
4Pete Hill19
4Bill Monroe19
7Emmett Bowman17
7Bruce Petway17
9Bob Jordan16
9John Patterson16

Doubles2B

1Harry Buckner6
2Danny McClellan4
2Big Bill Smith4
4Grant Johnson3
4John Patterson3
4Bruce Petway3
7Luis Bustamante2
7Gus James2
7Bob Jordan2
7Eugene Milliner2
7Bill Monroe2

Triples3B

1Grant Johnson3
2Eugene Milliner2
2Sam Mongin2
4Rafael Almeida1
4Emmett Bowman1
4Harry Buckner1
4Gus James1
4John Patterson1
4Lem Williams1

Home RunsHR

1Pete Hill2
2Charlie Grant1
2John Henry Lloyd1
2Eugene Milliner1
2Sam Mongin1
2Big Bill Smith1

Runs Batted InRBI

1Harry Buckner11
2Sam Mongin9
3Eugene Milliner8
3Bruce Petway8
5Pete Hill7
5John Patterson7
7Emmett Bowman6
7Dick Wallace6
9Charlie Grant5
9Grant Johnson5
9Bob Jordan5
9John Henry Lloyd5
9Big Bill Smith5
9Lem Williams5

WalksBB

1Bill Monroe11
2Lem Williams9
3John Patterson8
4Bruce Petway6
5Wallace Gordon5
5Charlie Grant5
5Grant Johnson5
5Eugene Milliner5
9Phil Bradley4
9Pete Hill4
9John Henry Lloyd4
9Al Robinson4

Stolen BasesSB

1Luis Bustamante4
1Bill Francis4
1Bill Monroe4
1Bruce Petway4
5Emmett Bowman3
5Pete Hill3
5Gus James3
8Charlie Grant2
8Bob Jordan2
8John Henry Lloyd2
8Danny McClellan2
8Bill Merritt2
8Eugene Milliner2
8John Patterson2
8Al Robinson2
8Big Bill Smith2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Grant Johnson1.4
2Bruce Petway1.2
3Bill Monroe1.1
4Sam Mongin0.9
5Pete Hill0.8
6Big Bill Smith0.8
7Eugene Milliner0.7
8Dick Wallace0.6
9John Henry Lloyd0.6
10Emmett Bowman0.5

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1907 is 474 plate appearances and 153 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 153 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. 1907 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, 26 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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