1911 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

3 leagues · 152 team games · 62 ranking tables · 2 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Ty CobbAmerican League
Frank SchulteNational League

Not every award existed in this season. This database has Rookie of the Year (from 1947), Cy Young Award (from 1956), Gold Glove (from 1957), Silver Slugger (from 1980). Their absence here is not a statement about these players: those awards had not been invented yet.

American League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Ty Cobb	147
2	Donie Bush	126
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	126
4	Sam Crawford	109
4	Clyde Milan	109
6	Danny Murphy	104
7	Harry Lord	103
8	Matty McIntyre	102
9	Home Run Baker	96
10	Harry Hooper	93

HitsH

1	Ty Cobb	248
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	233
3	Sam Crawford	217
4	Home Run Baker	198
5	Clyde Milan	194
6	Jim Delahanty	184
6	Matty McIntyre	184
8	Birdie Cree	181
9	Eddie Collins	180
9	Harry Lord	180

Doubles2B

1	Ty Cobb	47
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	45
3	Home Run Baker	42
4	Frank LaPorte	37
4	Bris Lord	37
6	Sam Crawford	36
7	Tris Speaker	34
8	Hal Chase	32
8	Duffy Lewis	32
10	Birdie Cree	30
10	Jim Delahanty	30

Triples3B

1	Ty Cobb	24
2	Birdie Cree	22
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	19
4	Harry Lord	18
5	Harry Wolter	15
6	Home Run Baker	14
6	Sam Crawford	14
6	Jim Delahanty	14
6	Rube Oldring	14
10	Ping Bodie	13
10	Eddie Collins	13
10	Tris Speaker	13

Home RunsHR

1	Home Run Baker	11
2	Ty Cobb	8
2	Tris Speaker	8
4	Sam Crawford	7
4	Shoeless Joe Jackson	7
4	Duffy Lewis	7
7	Danny Murphy	6
8	Ping Bodie	4
8	Shano Collins	4
8	Birdie Cree	4
8	Larry Gardner	4
8	Doc Gessler	4
8	Harry Hooper	4
8	Harry Wolter	4

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Ty Cobb	127
2	Home Run Baker	115
2	Sam Crawford	115
4	Ping Bodie	97
5	Jim Delahanty	94
6	Roy Hartzell	91
7	Birdie Cree	88
8	Duffy Lewis	86
9	Shoeless Joe Jackson	83
10	Frank LaPorte	82

WalksBB

1	Donie Bush	98
2	Doc Gessler	74
2	Clyde Milan	74
4	Harry Hooper	73
5	Jimmy Austin	69
6	Jack Graney	66
7	Kid Elberfeld	65
8	Larry Gardner	64
8	Matty McIntyre	64
10	Roy Hartzell	63

Stolen BasesSB

1	Ty Cobb	83
2	Clyde Milan	58
3	Birdie Cree	48
4	Jimmy Callahan	45
5	Harry Lord	43
6	Shoeless Joe Jackson	41
7	Donie Bush	40
7	Bert Daniels	40
9	Home Run Baker	38
9	Eddie Collins	38
9	Harry Hooper	38

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ty Cobb	14.3
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	10.2
3	Eddie Collins	9.0
4	Home Run Baker	8.0
5	Tris Speaker	7.6
6	Clyde Milan	7.1
7	Birdie Cree	6.8
8	Sam Crawford	6.4
9	Jim Delahanty	6.2
10	Jimmy Austin	5.5

Batting Averagemin 471 PA

1	Ty Cobb	.420
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.408
3	Sam Crawford	.378
4	Eddie Collins	.365
5	Birdie Cree	.348
6	Jim Delahanty	.339
7	Home Run Baker	.334
7	Germany Schaefer	.334
7	Tris Speaker	.334
10	Danny Murphy	.329

On-Base Percentagemin 471 PA

1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.468
2	Ty Cobb	.467
3	Eddie Collins	.451
4	Sam Crawford	.438
5	Tris Speaker	.418
6	Birdie Cree	.415
7	Germany Schaefer	.412
8	Jim Delahanty	.411
9	Doc Gessler	.406
10	Kid Elberfeld	.405

Slugging Percentagemin 471 PA

1	Ty Cobb	.621
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.590
3	Sam Crawford	.526
4	Birdie Cree	.513
5	Home Run Baker	.508
6	Tris Speaker	.502
7	Eddie Collins	.481
8	Jim Delahanty	.463
9	Danny Murphy	.461
10	Frank LaPorte	.446

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 471 PA

1	Ty Cobb	1.088
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	1.058
3	Sam Crawford	.964
4	Eddie Collins	.932
5	Birdie Cree	.928
6	Tris Speaker	.920
7	Home Run Baker	.887
8	Jim Delahanty	.874
9	Danny Murphy	.858
10	Harry Wolter	.836

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Jack Coombs	28
2	Ed Walsh	27
3	Walter Johnson	25
4	Vean Gregg	23
4	Eddie Plank	23
4	Smoky Joe Wood	23
7	Russ Ford	22
8	George Mullin	18
9	Charles Bender	17
10	Cy Morgan	15

SavesSV

1	Charley Hall	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Charles Bender	3
4	Smoky Joe Wood	3
6	Fred Blanding	2
6	Jack Coombs	2
6	Bob Groom	2
6	Harry Krause	2
6	Fred Olmstead	2
6	Jack Quinn	2
6	Doc White	2
6	Irv Young	2

StrikeoutsSO

1	Ed Walsh	255
2	Smoky Joe Wood	231
3	Walter Johnson	207
4	Jack Coombs	185
5	Russ Ford	158
6	Eddie Plank	149
7	Ray Caldwell	145
8	Cy Morgan	136
9	Bob Groom	135
10	Gene Krapp	132

Innings PitchedIP

1	Ed Walsh	368.7
2	Jack Coombs	336.7
3	Walter Johnson	322.3
4	Russ Ford	281.3
5	Smoky Joe Wood	275.7
6	Eddie Plank	256.7
7	Ray Caldwell	255.0
8	Bob Groom	254.7
9	Cy Morgan	249.7
10	Vean Gregg	244.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Walter Johnson	36
2	Ed Walsh	33
3	Jack Coombs	26
3	Russ Ford	26
5	George Mullin	25
5	Smoky Joe Wood	25
7	Eddie Plank	24
8	Vean Gregg	22
9	Bob Groom	20
10	Ray Caldwell	19

ShutoutsSHO

1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Eddie Plank	6
3	Vean Gregg	5
3	Ed Walsh	5
3	Smoky Joe Wood	5
6	Doc White	4
7	Jim Scott	3
7	Ralph Works	3
9	Charles Bender	2
9	Ray Fisher	2
9	Bob Groom	2
9	Tom Hughes	2
9	Joe Lake	2
9	Cy Morgan	2
9	George Mullin	2
9	Buck O'Brien	2
9	Dixie Walker	2
9	Ed Willett	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ed Walsh	10.2
2	Walter Johnson	8.2
3	Smoky Joe Wood	8.0
4	Russ Ford	7.2
5	Jack Coombs	5.8
6	Eddie Plank	5.4
7	Bob Groom	4.9
8	Ray Caldwell	4.9
9	Charles Bender	4.8
10	Vean Gregg	4.8

Earned Run Averagemin 152 IP

1	Vean Gregg	1.80
2	Walter Johnson	1.90
3	Smoky Joe Wood	2.02
4	Eddie Plank	2.10
5	Charles Bender	2.16
6	Ed Walsh	2.22
7	Russ Ford	2.27
8	Jim Scott	2.39
9	Ray Collins	2.40
10	Larry Pape	2.45

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 152 IP

1	Vean Gregg	1.05
2	Ed Walsh	1.08
3	Smoky Joe Wood	1.10
4	Walter Johnson	1.12
5	Russ Ford	1.16
6	Ray Collins	1.17
7	Charles Bender	1.18
8	Doc White	1.19
9	Harry Krause	1.20
10	Eddie Plank	1.22

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 152 IP

1	Smoky Joe Wood	2.17
2	Ed Walsh	2.20
3	Walter Johnson	2.56
4	Russ Ford	2.67
5	Ray Collins	2.72
6	Charles Bender	2.73
7	Eddie Plank	2.81
8	Doc White	2.87
9	Jack Quinn	2.91
10	Ray Fisher	2.92

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Jimmy Sheckard	121
2	Bob Bescher	106
2	Miller Huggins	106
4	Frank Schulte	105
5	Larry Doyle	102
6	Otto Knabe	99
7	Bobby Byrne	96
7	Josh Devore	96
7	Dode Paskert	96
10	Hans Lobert	94

HitsH

1	Doc Miller	192
2	Dick Hoblitzell	180
3	Jake Daubert	176
4	Frank Schulte	173
5	Fred Luderus	166
6	Bob Bescher	165
6	Ed Konetchy	165
8	Bill Sweeney	164
8	Heinie Zimmerman	164
10	Larry Doyle	163
10	Owen Wilson	163

Doubles2B

1	Ed Konetchy	38
2	Doc Miller	36
3	Owen Wilson	34
4	Buck Herzog	33
4	Bill Sweeney	33
6	Bob Bescher	32
6	Sherry Magee	32
8	Frank Schulte	30
9	Mike Mowrey	29
10	Red Murray	27
10	Fred Snodgrass	27

Triples3B

1	Larry Doyle	25
2	Mike Mitchell	22
3	Frank Schulte	21
4	Bobby Byrne	17
4	Heinie Zimmerman	17
6	Honus Wagner	16
7	Red Murray	15
8	Johnny Bates	13
8	Fred Clarke	13
8	Steve Evans	13
8	Dick Hoblitzell	13
8	Ed Konetchy	13
8	Zack Wheat	13

Home RunsHR

1	Frank Schulte	21
2	Fred Luderus	16
3	Sherry Magee	15
4	Larry Doyle	13
5	Fred Merkle	12
5	Owen Wilson	12
7	Dick Hoblitzell	11
8	Hans Lobert	9
8	Honus Wagner	9
8	Heinie Zimmerman	9

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Frank Schulte	107
1	Owen Wilson	107
3	Fred Luderus	99
4	Sherry Magee	94
5	Dick Hoblitzell	91
5	Doc Miller	91
7	Honus Wagner	89
8	Ed Konetchy	88
9	Heinie Zimmerman	85
10	Fred Merkle	84
10	Mike Mitchell	84

WalksBB

1	Jimmy Sheckard	147
2	Johnny Bates	103
3	Bob Bescher	102
4	Miller Huggins	96
5	Otto Knabe	94
6	Josh Devore	81
6	Ed Konetchy	81
8	Bill Sweeney	77
9	Frank Schulte	76
10	Fred Snodgrass	72

Stolen BasesSB

1	Bob Bescher	81
2	Josh Devore	61
3	Fred Snodgrass	51
4	Fred Merkle	49
5	Buck Herzog	48
5	Red Murray	48
7	Hans Lobert	40
8	Larry Doyle	38
9	Dick Egan	37
9	Miller Huggins	37

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Bill Sweeney	7.7
2	Jimmy Sheckard	7.4
3	Honus Wagner	7.1
4	Johnny Bates	7.0
5	Frank Schulte	6.4
6	Buck Herzog	6.1
7	Larry Doyle	5.9
8	Fred Snodgrass	5.4
9	Joe Tinker	5.2
10	Bob Bescher	5.0

Batting Averagemin 471 PA

1	Honus Wagner	.334
2	Doc Miller	.333
3	Bill Sweeney	.314
4	Larry Doyle	.310
5	Jake Daubert	.307
5	Heinie Zimmerman	.307
7	Fred Luderus	.301
8	Frank Schulte	.300
8	Owen Wilson	.300
10	Steve Evans	.294
10	Fred Snodgrass	.294

On-Base Percentagemin 471 PA

1	Jimmy Sheckard	.434
2	Honus Wagner	.423
3	Johnny Bates	.415
4	Bill Sweeney	.404
5	Larry Doyle	.397
6	Fred Snodgrass	.393
7	Bob Bescher	.385
7	Miller Huggins	.385
9	Ed Konetchy	.384
9	Frank Schulte	.384

Slugging Percentagemin 471 PA

1	Frank Schulte	.534
2	Larry Doyle	.527
3	Honus Wagner	.507
4	Sherry Magee	.483
5	Fred Luderus	.472
5	Owen Wilson	.472
7	Heinie Zimmerman	.462
8	Doc Miller	.442
9	Ed Konetchy	.433
10	Fred Merkle	.431

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 471 PA

1	Honus Wagner	.930
2	Larry Doyle	.924
3	Frank Schulte	.918
4	Sherry Magee	.849
5	Owen Wilson	.826
6	Fred Luderus	.825
7	Jimmy Sheckard	.822
8	Doc Miller	.821
9	Bill Sweeney	.820
10	Ed Konetchy	.816

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Pete Alexander	28
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Rube Marquard	24
4	Bob Harmon	23
5	Babe Adams	22
5	Nap Rucker	22
7	Mordecai Brown	21
8	Howie Camnitz	20
9	King Cole	18
9	Bill Steele	18

SavesSV

1	Mordecai Brown	13
2	Doc Crandall	5
3	George Chalmers	4
3	Harry Gaspar	4
3	Bob Harmon	4
3	Nap Rucker	4
3	Bill Schardt	4
8	Pete Alexander	3
8	Jack Ferry	3
8	Bobby Keefe	3
8	Rube Marquard	3
8	Christy Mathewson	3
8	Slim Sallee	3
8	Bill Steele	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Rube Marquard	237
2	Pete Alexander	227
3	Nap Rucker	190
4	Earl Moore	174
5	Bob Harmon	144
6	Christy Mathewson	141
7	Howie Camnitz	139
8	Babe Adams	133
9	Mordecai Brown	129
10	Red Ames	118

Innings PitchedIP

1	Pete Alexander	367.0
2	Bob Harmon	348.0
3	Lefty Leifield	318.0
4	Nap Rucker	315.7
5	Earl Moore	308.3
6	Christy Mathewson	307.0
7	Babe Adams	293.3
8	Bill Steele	287.3
9	Rube Marquard	277.7
10	Mordecai Brown	270.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Christy Mathewson	29
3	Bob Harmon	28
4	Lefty Leifield	26
5	Babe Adams	24
6	Nap Rucker	23
6	Bill Steele	23
8	Rube Marquard	22
9	Cy Barger	21
9	Mordecai Brown	21
9	Earl Moore	21

ShutoutsSHO

1	Pete Alexander	7
2	Babe Adams	6
3	Rube Marquard	5
3	Christy Mathewson	5
3	Earl Moore	5
3	Nap Rucker	5
7	Lew Richie	4
7	Hooks Wiltse	4
9	Bill Burns	3
9	George Chalmers	3
9	Elmer Knetzer	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Christy Mathewson	8.0
2	Pete Alexander	7.9
3	Babe Adams	7.4
4	Rube Marquard	6.3
5	Lefty Leifield	5.5
6	Mordecai Brown	5.5
7	Nap Rucker	5.2
8	Red Ames	5.1
9	Howie Camnitz	5.1
10	George Suggs	4.3

Earned Run Averagemin 152 IP

1	Christy Mathewson	1.99
2	Lew Richie	2.31
3	Babe Adams	2.33
4	Rube Marquard	2.50
5	Pete Alexander	2.58
6	Earl Moore	2.63
7	Doc Crandall	2.63
8	Lefty Leifield	2.63
9	Elmer Steele	2.67
10	Red Ames	2.68

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 152 IP

1	Babe Adams	1.01
2	Red Ames	1.09
3	Christy Mathewson	1.11
4	Elmer Steele	1.13
5	Pete Alexander	1.13
6	Hooks Wiltse	1.15
7	Nap Rucker	1.16
8	Bobby Keefe	1.16
9	Rube Marquard	1.18
10	Mordecai Brown	1.19

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 152 IP

1	Christy Mathewson	2.48
2	Red Ames	2.50
3	Babe Adams	2.63
4	Rube Marquard	2.70
5	Mordecai Brown	2.76
6	Pete Alexander	2.86
7	Hooks Wiltse	2.96
8	Elmer Steele	3.13
9	Howie Camnitz	3.14
9	Frank Smith	3.14

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 1911 is 471 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 152-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	Frank Duncan	29
2	Pete Hill	25
3	Wesley Pryor	24
4	Andrew Payne	21
5	Louis Santop	20
6	Jesse Barber	17
6	Jimmie Lyons	17
6	Bill Pettus	17
9	Pelayo Chacón	16
9	Bill Handy	16
9	Joe Hewitt	16
9	Grant Johnson	16
9	Bill Monroe	16

HitsH

1	Andrew Payne	44
2	Frank Duncan	41
2	Pete Hill	41
4	Wesley Pryor	37
4	Louis Santop	37
6	Jesse Barber	36
7	Bill Monroe	32
8	Jimmie Lyons	30
9	Leroy Grant	29
10	Grant Johnson	27
10	Bill Pettus	27

Doubles2B

1	Pete Hill	9
2	Frank Duncan	7
3	William Parks	6
3	Andrew Payne	6
3	Wesley Pryor	6
6	Sam Bennett	5
6	Bill Francis	5
6	Gervasio González	5
6	Grant Johnson	5
6	Louis Santop	5

Triples3B

1	Pelayo Chacón	7
2	Jesse Barber	4
2	Frank Duncan	4
2	Bill Handy	4
5	Pop Andrews	3
5	Leroy Grant	3
5	Jimmie Lyons	3
8	Walter Ball	2
8	Morten Clark	2
8	Ricardo Hernández	2
8	Joe Hewitt	2
8	Heliodoro Hidalgo	2
8	John Henry Lloyd	2
8	Carlos Morán	2
8	Louis Santop	2
8	Rogelio Valdés	2

Home RunsHR

1	Louis Santop	4
2	Bill Pettus	3
3	Davis	2
3	Charles Earle	2
3	Bill Handy	2
3	Joe Hewitt	2
3	Guy Jackson	2
3	Al Robinson	2
3	Candy Jim Taylor	2
10	Regino García	1
10	Gervasio González	1
10	Leroy Grant	1
10	Willie Green	1
10	Heliodoro Hidalgo	1
10	Pete Hill	1
10	Bill Lindsay	1
10	John Henry Lloyd	1
10	Bennie Lyons	1
10	Tullie McAdoo	1
10	Bill Monroe	1
10	Eugene Moore	1
10	Luis Padrón	1
10	Dick Redding	1
10	Tom Stirman	1
10	Steel Arm Johnny Taylor	1
10	Jess Turner	1
10	Joe Williams	1
10	Bobby Winston	1
10	George Wright	1

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Louis Santop	25
2	Pete Hill	23
2	Andrew Payne	23
4	Frank Duncan	19
5	Bill Pettus	17
6	John Henry Lloyd	16
7	Heliodoro Hidalgo	15
7	Jimmie Lyons	15
9	Gervasio González	14
9	Leroy Grant	14
9	Bill Monroe	14

WalksBB

1	Bobby Winston	14
2	Luis Bustamante	13
3	Grant Johnson	12
3	Wesley Pryor	12
5	Julián Castillo	11
5	Heliodoro Hidalgo	11
5	Carlos Morán	11
8	Dick Wallace	10
9	Pelayo Chacón	9
9	Bill Francis	9
9	Bill Pettus	9

Stolen BasesSB

1	Heliodoro Hidalgo	11
2	Pelayo Chacón	10
2	Spottswood Poles	10
4	Gervasio González	7
4	Louis Santop	7
6	Sam Bennett	6
6	Phil Bradley	6
6	Charles Earle	6
6	Bill Kindle	6
10	Bill Francis	5
10	Judy Gans	5
10	Ricardo Hernández	5
10	Jimmie Lyons	5
10	Eugene Moore	5
10	Carlos Morán	5
10	Jules Thomas	5

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Louis Santop	1.3
2	Grant Johnson	1.3
3	Dick Wallace	1.3
4	Jesse Barber	1.2
5	Pete Hill	1.2
6	Andrew Payne	1.2
7	Bill Pettus	1.1
8	John Henry Lloyd	1.1
9	Heliodoro Hidalgo	0.9
10	Bill Monroe	0.9

Pitching7 categories

WinsW

1	José Méndez	9
2	Dick Redding	8
3	Ben Taylor	7
4	Charles Dougherty	6
4	Bill Lindsay	6
6	Walter Ball	4
6	Rube Foster	4
6	Frank Wickware	4
9	Pop Andrews	3
9	Bill Gatewood	3
9	Arthur Gilliard	3
9	Steel Arm Johnny Taylor	3
9	Joe Williams	3

SavesSV

1	Walter Ball	1
1	Charles Dougherty	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Dick Redding	89
2	José Méndez	77
3	Frank Wickware	66
4	Charles Dougherty	55
5	Joe Williams	52
6	Bill Lindsay	47
7	Eustaquio Pedroso	44
8	Sam Crawford	34
9	Rube Foster	33
10	Walter Ball	32

Innings PitchedIP

1	Dick Redding	125.7
2	José Méndez	87.0
3	Charles Dougherty	85.0
4	Frank Wickware	82.0
5	Sam Crawford	73.7
6	Joe Williams	68.0
7	Eustaquio Pedroso	67.0
8	Arthur Gilliard	64.0
9	Walter Ball	61.3
10	Rube Foster	56.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Dick Redding	13
2	José Méndez	9
3	Eustaquio Pedroso	8
3	Frank Wickware	8
5	Charles Dougherty	7
6	Walter Ball	6
6	Sam Crawford	6
6	Bill Lindsay	6
6	Joe Williams	6
10	Ben Taylor	5

ShutoutsSHO

1	José Méndez	3
2	Charles Dougherty	2
2	Joe Williams	2
4	Walter Ball	1
4	Bill Lindsay	1
4	Dick Redding	1
4	Steel Arm Johnny Taylor	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	José Méndez	3.0
2	Dick Redding	2.5
3	Charles Dougherty	2.2
4	Frank Wickware	2.1
5	Bill Lindsay	1.7
6	Walter Ball	1.6
7	Joe Williams	1.6
8	Bill Gatewood	1.5
9	Rube Foster	1.4
10	Sam Crawford	1.3

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1911 is 471 plate appearances and 152 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 152 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. 1911 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, 29 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.

Data for 1871 to 2025: Lahman Baseball Database 2025, compiled by SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) and licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported. Negro Leagues data licensed from Seamheads.com and included under SABR major-league recommendations (2021-02-11, 2024-06-03). This page ranks the 1911 season lines published on this site, league by league, with WAR worked out here. — the WAR columns are computed here — and they are published under the same CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported licence, as ShareAlike requires. That database is published once a season is complete, so the 2026 figures on this site come from a different place: the MLB Stats API, whose notice reads “Copyright 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Use of any content on this page acknowledges agreement to the terms posted here http://gdx.mlb.com/components/copyright.txt”. Those numbers are MLB Advanced Media, L.P.’s, not SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)’s, and they carry that notice rather than the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported licence above. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Major League Baseball or any of its clubs.