1912 MLB Leaders and Award Winners
3 leagues · 150 team games · 61 ranking tables · 2 awards
Awards
Most Valuable Player
- Larry DoyleNational League
- Tris SpeakerAmerican 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 | Eddie Collins | 137 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tris Speaker | 136 |
| 3 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 121 |
| 4 | Ty Cobb | 120 |
| 5 | Home Run Baker | 116 |
| 6 | Donie Bush | 107 |
| 7 | Clyde Milan | 105 |
| 8 | Morrie Rath | 104 |
| 9 | Eddie Foster | 98 |
| 9 | Harry Hooper | 98 |
HitsH
| 1 | Ty Cobb | 226 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 226 |
| 3 | Tris Speaker | 222 |
| 4 | Home Run Baker | 200 |
| 5 | Eddie Collins | 189 |
| 5 | Sam Crawford | 189 |
| 7 | Stuffy McInnis | 186 |
| 8 | Clyde Milan | 184 |
| 9 | Eddie Foster | 176 |
| 10 | Del Pratt | 172 |
Doubles2B
| 1 | Tris Speaker | 53 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 44 |
| 3 | Home Run Baker | 40 |
| 4 | Duffy Lewis | 36 |
| 5 | Shano Collins | 34 |
| 5 | Eddie Foster | 34 |
| 5 | Nap Lajoie | 34 |
| 8 | Ty Cobb | 30 |
| 8 | Sam Crawford | 30 |
| 10 | Danny Moeller | 26 |
| 10 | Del Pratt | 26 |
Triples3B
| 1 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 26 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ty Cobb | 23 |
| 3 | Home Run Baker | 21 |
| 3 | Sam Crawford | 21 |
| 5 | Larry Gardner | 18 |
| 6 | Chick Gandil | 15 |
| 6 | Del Pratt | 15 |
| 8 | Stuffy McInnis | 13 |
| 9 | Harry Hooper | 12 |
| 9 | Harry Lord | 12 |
| 9 | Tris Speaker | 12 |
| 9 | Amos Strunk | 12 |
Home RunsHR
| 1 | Home Run Baker | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tris Speaker | 10 |
| 3 | Ty Cobb | 7 |
| 4 | Duffy Lewis | 6 |
| 4 | Danny Moeller | 6 |
| 4 | Guy Zinn | 6 |
| 7 | Ping Bodie | 5 |
| 7 | Harry Lord | 5 |
| 7 | Del Pratt | 5 |
| 10 | Hal Chase | 4 |
| 10 | Sam Crawford | 4 |
Runs Batted InRBI
| 1 | Home Run Baker | 130 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sam Crawford | 109 |
| 2 | Duffy Lewis | 109 |
| 4 | Stuffy McInnis | 101 |
| 5 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 90 |
| 5 | Nap Lajoie | 90 |
| 5 | Tris Speaker | 90 |
| 8 | Larry Gardner | 86 |
| 9 | Ty Cobb | 83 |
| 10 | Shano Collins | 81 |
| 10 | Chick Gandil | 81 |
WalksBB
| 1 | Donie Bush | 117 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eddie Collins | 101 |
| 3 | Morrie Rath | 95 |
| 4 | Burt Shotton | 86 |
| 5 | Tris Speaker | 82 |
| 6 | Harry Hooper | 66 |
| 7 | Roy Hartzell | 64 |
| 8 | Clyde Milan | 63 |
| 9 | Heinie Wagner | 62 |
| 10 | William Louden | 58 |
Stolen BasesSB
| 1 | Clyde Milan | 88 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eddie Collins | 63 |
| 3 | Ty Cobb | 61 |
| 4 | Tris Speaker | 52 |
| 5 | Rollie Zeider | 47 |
| 6 | Sam Crawford | 41 |
| 7 | Home Run Baker | 40 |
| 8 | Bert Daniels | 37 |
| 9 | Donie Bush | 35 |
| 9 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 35 |
| 9 | Burt Shotton | 35 |
Wins Above ReplacementWAR
| 1 | Tris Speaker | 11.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ty Cobb | 10.0 |
| 3 | Home Run Baker | 9.1 |
| 4 | Eddie Collins | 9.0 |
| 5 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 9.0 |
| 6 | Donie Bush | 5.7 |
| 7 | Nap Lajoie | 5.2 |
| 8 | Burt Shotton | 4.8 |
| 9 | Larry Gardner | 4.6 |
| 10 | Clyde Milan | 4.5 |
Batting Averagemin 465 PA
| 1 | Ty Cobb | .409 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .395 |
| 3 | Tris Speaker | .383 |
| 4 | Nap Lajoie | .368 |
| 5 | Eddie Collins | .348 |
| 6 | Home Run Baker | .347 |
| 7 | Stuffy McInnis | .327 |
| 8 | Sam Crawford | .325 |
| 9 | Larry Gardner | .315 |
| 10 | Clyde Milan | .306 |
On-Base Percentagemin 465 PA
| 1 | Tris Speaker | .464 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .458 |
| 3 | Ty Cobb | .456 |
| 4 | Eddie Collins | .450 |
| 5 | Nap Lajoie | .414 |
| 6 | Home Run Baker | .404 |
| 7 | Burt Shotton | .390 |
| 8 | Stuffy McInnis | .384 |
| 9 | Larry Gardner | .383 |
| 10 | Morrie Rath | .380 |
Slugging Percentagemin 465 PA
| 1 | Ty Cobb | .584 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | .579 |
| 3 | Tris Speaker | .567 |
| 4 | Home Run Baker | .541 |
| 5 | Sam Crawford | .470 |
| 6 | Nap Lajoie | .462 |
| 7 | Larry Gardner | .449 |
| 8 | Eddie Collins | .435 |
| 9 | Stuffy McInnis | .433 |
| 10 | Chick Gandil | .431 |
On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 465 PA
| 1 | Ty Cobb | 1.040 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 1.036 |
| 3 | Tris Speaker | 1.031 |
| 4 | Home Run Baker | .945 |
| 5 | Eddie Collins | .885 |
| 6 | Nap Lajoie | .876 |
| 7 | Sam Crawford | .843 |
| 8 | Larry Gardner | .832 |
| 9 | Stuffy McInnis | .817 |
| 10 | Chick Gandil | .781 |
Pitching10 categories
WinsW
| 1 | Smoky Joe Wood | 34 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Walter Johnson | 33 |
| 3 | Ed Walsh | 27 |
| 4 | Eddie Plank | 26 |
| 5 | Bob Groom | 24 |
| 6 | Jack Coombs | 21 |
| 7 | Hugh Bedient | 20 |
| 7 | Vean Gregg | 20 |
| 7 | Buck O'Brien | 20 |
| 10 | Fred Blanding | 18 |
SavesSV
StrikeoutsSO
| 1 | Walter Johnson | 303 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Smoky Joe Wood | 258 |
| 3 | Ed Walsh | 254 |
| 4 | Vean Gregg | 184 |
| 5 | Bob Groom | 179 |
| 6 | Earl Hamilton | 139 |
| 7 | Hugh Bedient | 122 |
| 8 | Jack Coombs | 120 |
| 9 | Buck O'Brien | 115 |
| 10 | Joe Lake | 114 |
Innings PitchedIP
| 1 | Ed Walsh | 393.0 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Walter Johnson | 369.0 |
| 3 | Smoky Joe Wood | 344.0 |
| 4 | Bob Groom | 316.0 |
| 5 | Russ Ford | 291.7 |
| 6 | Ed Willett | 284.3 |
| 7 | Buck O'Brien | 275.7 |
| 8 | Vean Gregg | 271.3 |
| 9 | Jack Coombs | 262.3 |
| 10 | Fred Blanding | 262.0 |
Complete GamesCG
| 1 | Smoky Joe Wood | 35 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Walter Johnson | 34 |
| 3 | Ed Walsh | 32 |
| 4 | Russ Ford | 30 |
| 5 | Bob Groom | 28 |
| 5 | Ed Willett | 28 |
| 7 | Vean Gregg | 26 |
| 8 | Buck O'Brien | 25 |
| 9 | Fred Blanding | 23 |
| 9 | Jack Coombs | 23 |
| 9 | Jean Dubuc | 23 |
| 9 | Eddie Plank | 23 |
ShutoutsSHO
Wins Above ReplacementWAR
| 1 | Walter Johnson | 11.3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Smoky Joe Wood | 10.1 |
| 3 | Ed Walsh | 9.5 |
| 4 | Bob Groom | 7.4 |
| 5 | Vean Gregg | 6.4 |
| 6 | Russ Ford | 5.3 |
| 7 | Buck O'Brien | 5.1 |
| 8 | Jack Warhop | 5.0 |
| 9 | Hugh Bedient | 4.8 |
| 10 | Earl Hamilton | 4.7 |
Earned Run Averagemin 150 IP
| 1 | Walter Johnson | 1.39 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Smoky Joe Wood | 1.91 |
| 3 | Ed Walsh | 2.15 |
| 4 | Eddie Plank | 2.22 |
| 5 | Ray Collins | 2.53 |
| 6 | Buck O'Brien | 2.58 |
| 7 | Vean Gregg | 2.59 |
| 8 | Bob Groom | 2.62 |
| 9 | Charles Bender | 2.74 |
| 10 | George McConnell | 2.75 |
Walks and Hits per Inningmin 150 IP
| 1 | Walter Johnson | 0.91 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Smoky Joe Wood | 1.01 |
| 3 | Ed Walsh | 1.08 |
| 4 | Hugh Bedient | 1.13 |
| 5 | Ray Collins | 1.17 |
| 6 | Charles Bender | 1.18 |
| 7 | Buck O'Brien | 1.19 |
| 8 | Bob Groom | 1.21 |
| 9 | Eddie Plank | 1.22 |
| 9 | Jack Warhop | 1.22 |
Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 150 IP
| 1 | Walter Johnson | 2.04 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Smoky Joe Wood | 2.26 |
| 3 | Charles Bender | 2.49 |
| 4 | Ed Walsh | 2.50 |
| 5 | Bob Groom | 2.80 |
| 6 | Vean Gregg | 2.81 |
| 7 | Joe Lake | 2.81 |
| 8 | Willie Mitchell | 2.87 |
| 9 | Hugh Bedient | 2.90 |
| 10 | Eddie Cicotte | 2.96 |
National League
Led the National League — the first row of every table below.
Batting13 categories
RunsR
| 1 | Bob Bescher | 120 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Max Carey | 114 |
| 3 | Vin Campbell | 102 |
| 3 | Dode Paskert | 102 |
| 5 | Bobby Byrne | 99 |
| 5 | John Titus | 99 |
| 7 | Larry Doyle | 98 |
| 8 | Heinie Zimmerman | 95 |
| 9 | Fred Snodgrass | 91 |
| 9 | Honus Wagner | 91 |
HitsH
| 1 | Heinie Zimmerman | 207 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bill Sweeney | 204 |
| 3 | Vin Campbell | 185 |
| 4 | Larry Doyle | 184 |
| 5 | Honus Wagner | 181 |
| 6 | Max Carey | 177 |
| 7 | Owen Wilson | 175 |
| 8 | Jake Daubert | 172 |
| 9 | Dode Paskert | 170 |
| 10 | Ed Konetchy | 169 |
Doubles2B
| 1 | Heinie Zimmerman | 41 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dode Paskert | 37 |
| 3 | Honus Wagner | 35 |
| 4 | Larry Doyle | 33 |
| 4 | Dots Miller | 33 |
| 6 | Vin Campbell | 32 |
| 6 | Dick Hoblitzell | 32 |
| 6 | John Titus | 32 |
| 9 | Bobby Byrne | 31 |
| 9 | Fred Luderus | 31 |
| 9 | Bill Sweeney | 31 |
Triples3B
| 1 | Owen Wilson | 36 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Red Murray | 20 |
| 2 | Honus Wagner | 20 |
| 4 | Jake Daubert | 16 |
| 5 | Vic Saier | 14 |
| 5 | Heinie Zimmerman | 14 |
| 7 | Ed Konetchy | 13 |
| 7 | Mike Mitchell | 13 |
| 7 | Bill Sweeney | 13 |
| 10 | Dick Hoblitzell | 12 |
| 10 | Dots Miller | 12 |
Home RunsHR
| 1 | Heinie Zimmerman | 14 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frank Schulte | 12 |
| 3 | Gavvy Cravath | 11 |
| 3 | Fred Merkle | 11 |
| 3 | Owen Wilson | 11 |
| 6 | Larry Doyle | 10 |
| 6 | Fred Luderus | 10 |
| 8 | Ben Houser | 8 |
| 8 | Ed Konetchy | 8 |
| 8 | Zack Wheat | 8 |
Runs Batted InRBI
| 1 | Honus Wagner | 102 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bill Sweeney | 100 |
| 3 | Heinie Zimmerman | 99 |
| 4 | Owen Wilson | 95 |
| 5 | Red Murray | 92 |
| 6 | Larry Doyle | 90 |
| 7 | Dots Miller | 87 |
| 8 | Dick Hoblitzell | 85 |
| 9 | Fred Merkle | 84 |
| 10 | Ed Konetchy | 82 |
WalksBB
| 1 | Jimmy Sheckard | 122 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dode Paskert | 91 |
| 3 | Miller Huggins | 87 |
| 4 | Bob Bescher | 83 |
| 5 | John Titus | 82 |
| 6 | Johnny Evers | 74 |
| 7 | Ed McDonald | 70 |
| 7 | Fred Snodgrass | 70 |
| 9 | Herbie Moran | 69 |
| 10 | Bill Sweeney | 68 |
Stolen BasesSB
| 1 | Bob Bescher | 67 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Max Carey | 45 |
| 3 | Fred Snodgrass | 43 |
| 4 | Red Murray | 38 |
| 5 | Buck Herzog | 37 |
| 5 | Fred Merkle | 37 |
| 7 | Larry Doyle | 36 |
| 7 | Dode Paskert | 36 |
| 9 | Miller Huggins | 35 |
| 9 | Armando Marsans | 35 |
Wins Above ReplacementWAR
| 1 | Bill Sweeney | 9.8 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Honus Wagner | 9.4 |
| 3 | Heinie Zimmerman | 8.8 |
| 4 | Johnny Evers | 7.2 |
| 5 | Dode Paskert | 6.9 |
| 6 | Bob Bescher | 6.5 |
| 7 | Larry Doyle | 6.3 |
| 8 | Max Carey | 6.0 |
| 9 | Miller Huggins | 5.7 |
| 10 | Owen Wilson | 5.6 |
Batting Averagemin 465 PA
| 1 | Heinie Zimmerman | .372 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bill Sweeney | .344 |
| 3 | Johnny Evers | .341 |
| 4 | Larry Doyle | .330 |
| 5 | Honus Wagner | .324 |
| 6 | Dode Paskert | .315 |
| 7 | Ed Konetchy | .314 |
| 8 | Fred Merkle | .309 |
| 8 | John Titus | .309 |
| 10 | Jake Daubert | .308 |
On-Base Percentagemin 465 PA
| 1 | Johnny Evers | .431 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miller Huggins | .422 |
| 3 | Dode Paskert | .420 |
| 4 | Heinie Zimmerman | .418 |
| 5 | Bill Sweeney | .416 |
| 5 | John Titus | .416 |
| 7 | Honus Wagner | .395 |
| 8 | Larry Doyle | .393 |
| 9 | Jimmy Sheckard | .392 |
| 10 | Ed Konetchy | .389 |
Slugging Percentagemin 465 PA
| 1 | Heinie Zimmerman | .571 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Owen Wilson | .513 |
| 3 | Honus Wagner | .496 |
| 4 | Larry Doyle | .471 |
| 5 | Gavvy Cravath | .470 |
| 6 | Ed Konetchy | .455 |
| 7 | Zack Wheat | .450 |
| 8 | Fred Merkle | .449 |
| 9 | John Titus | .446 |
| 10 | Bill Sweeney | .445 |
On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 465 PA
| 1 | Heinie Zimmerman | .989 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Honus Wagner | .891 |
| 3 | Johnny Evers | .873 |
| 4 | Larry Doyle | .864 |
| 5 | John Titus | .862 |
| 6 | Bill Sweeney | .861 |
| 7 | Owen Wilson | .855 |
| 8 | Ed Konetchy | .844 |
| 9 | Dode Paskert | .833 |
| 10 | Gavvy Cravath | .828 |
Pitching10 categories
WinsW
| 1 | Larry Cheney | 26 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rube Marquard | 26 |
| 3 | Claude Hendrix | 24 |
| 4 | Christy Mathewson | 23 |
| 5 | Howie Camnitz | 22 |
| 6 | Pete Alexander | 19 |
| 6 | George Suggs | 19 |
| 8 | Rube Benton | 18 |
| 8 | Bob Harmon | 18 |
| 8 | Nap Rucker | 18 |
SavesSV
StrikeoutsSO
| 1 | Pete Alexander | 195 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Claude Hendrix | 176 |
| 3 | Rube Marquard | 175 |
| 4 | Rube Benton | 162 |
| 5 | Nap Rucker | 151 |
| 6 | Marty O'Toole | 150 |
| 7 | Lefty Tyler | 144 |
| 8 | Larry Cheney | 140 |
| 9 | Christy Mathewson | 134 |
| 10 | Howie Camnitz | 121 |
Innings PitchedIP
| 1 | Pete Alexander | 310.3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Christy Mathewson | 310.0 |
| 3 | Larry Cheney | 303.3 |
| 4 | George Suggs | 303.0 |
| 5 | Rube Benton | 302.0 |
| 6 | Nap Rucker | 297.7 |
| 7 | Art Fromme | 296.0 |
| 8 | Rube Marquard | 294.7 |
| 9 | Slim Sallee | 294.0 |
| 10 | Claude Hendrix | 288.7 |
Complete GamesCG
| 1 | Larry Cheney | 28 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Christy Mathewson | 27 |
| 3 | Pete Alexander | 25 |
| 3 | Claude Hendrix | 25 |
| 3 | George Suggs | 25 |
| 6 | Art Fromme | 23 |
| 6 | Nap Rucker | 23 |
| 8 | Rube Benton | 22 |
| 8 | Howie Camnitz | 22 |
| 8 | Rube Marquard | 22 |
ShutoutsSHO
| 1 | Nap Rucker | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Marty O'Toole | 5 |
| 2 | George Suggs | 5 |
| 4 | Larry Cheney | 4 |
| 4 | Claude Hendrix | 4 |
| 4 | Lew Richie | 4 |
| 7 | Pete Alexander | 3 |
| 7 | Art Fromme | 3 |
| 7 | Bob Harmon | 3 |
| 7 | Jimmy Lavender | 3 |
| 7 | Eppa Rixey | 3 |
| 7 | Slim Sallee | 3 |
| 7 | Jeff Tesreau | 3 |
Wins Above ReplacementWAR
| 1 | Christy Mathewson | 7.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rube Marquard | 6.4 |
| 3 | Nap Rucker | 6.2 |
| 4 | Pete Alexander | 5.9 |
| 5 | George Suggs | 5.8 |
| 6 | Claude Hendrix | 5.3 |
| 7 | Rube Benton | 5.2 |
| 8 | Slim Sallee | 5.0 |
| 9 | Larry Cheney | 5.0 |
| 10 | Art Fromme | 4.8 |
Earned Run Averagemin 150 IP
| 1 | Jeff Tesreau | 1.96 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Christy Mathewson | 2.12 |
| 3 | Nap Rucker | 2.21 |
| 4 | Hank Robinson | 2.26 |
| 5 | Red Ames | 2.46 |
| 6 | Eppa Rixey | 2.50 |
| 7 | Rube Marquard | 2.57 |
| 8 | Claude Hendrix | 2.59 |
| 9 | Slim Sallee | 2.60 |
| 10 | Marty O'Toole | 2.71 |
Walks and Hits per Inningmin 150 IP
| 1 | Hank Robinson | 1.01 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Christy Mathewson | 1.11 |
| 3 | Nap Rucker | 1.16 |
| 4 | Jeff Tesreau | 1.17 |
| 5 | Babe Adams | 1.20 |
| 6 | Howie Camnitz | 1.22 |
| 7 | Slim Sallee | 1.23 |
| 8 | Larry Cheney | 1.23 |
| 9 | Eppa Rixey | 1.24 |
| 9 | George Suggs | 1.24 |
Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 150 IP
| 1 | Christy Mathewson | 2.60 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Red Ames | 2.81 |
| 3 | Nap Rucker | 2.87 |
| 4 | Hank Robinson | 2.87 |
| 5 | Rube Marquard | 2.92 |
| 6 | George Suggs | 3.10 |
| 7 | Babe Adams | 3.10 |
| 7 | Claude Hendrix | 3.10 |
| 9 | Pete Alexander | 3.14 |
| 10 | Ad Brennan | 3.17 |
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 1912 is 465 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 150-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 | Pete Hill | 41 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jesse Barber | 39 |
| 2 | Frank Duncan | 39 |
| 4 | Bill Pierce | 34 |
| 5 | Joe Hewitt | 25 |
| 6 | Wesley Pryor | 23 |
| 7 | Andrew Payne | 21 |
| 7 | Bruce Petway | 21 |
| 9 | Jules Thomas | 20 |
| 10 | Sam Bennett | 17 |
| 10 | Dick Wallace | 17 |
HitsH
| 1 | Jesse Barber | 66 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Duncan | 66 |
| 3 | Pete Hill | 63 |
| 4 | Bill Pierce | 52 |
| 4 | Wesley Pryor | 52 |
| 6 | Sam Bennett | 47 |
| 7 | Andrew Payne | 46 |
| 8 | Jules Thomas | 40 |
| 9 | Joe Hewitt | 37 |
| 10 | Bill Monroe | 36 |
Doubles2B
| 1 | Sam Bennett | 13 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jesse Barber | 12 |
| 3 | Frank Duncan | 11 |
| 3 | Bill Pierce | 11 |
| 5 | Pete Hill | 10 |
| 6 | Bruce Petway | 6 |
| 6 | Wesley Pryor | 6 |
| 6 | Jules Thomas | 6 |
| 9 | Bill Handy | 5 |
| 9 | José Magriñat | 5 |
| 9 | Andrew Payne | 5 |
| 9 | Dick Wallace | 5 |
Triples3B
| 1 | Bill Pierce | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jesse Barber | 4 |
| 2 | Pete Hill | 4 |
| 2 | Wesley Pryor | 4 |
| 5 | Frank Duncan | 3 |
| 5 | Sam Mongin | 3 |
| 7 | Sam Bennett | 2 |
| 7 | Ashby Dunbar | 2 |
| 7 | Joe Hewitt | 2 |
| 7 | Andrew Payne | 2 |
| 7 | Jules Thomas | 2 |
| 7 | Jess Turner | 2 |
Home RunsHR
Runs Batted InRBI
| 1 | Pete Hill | 34 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bill Pierce | 31 |
| 3 | Frank Duncan | 26 |
| 4 | Jesse Barber | 25 |
| 5 | Wesley Pryor | 23 |
| 6 | Andrew Payne | 21 |
| 7 | Sam Bennett | 19 |
| 7 | Jules Thomas | 19 |
| 9 | Bill Monroe | 16 |
| 10 | José Magriñat | 15 |
| 10 | Bruce Petway | 15 |
| 10 | Candy Jim Taylor | 15 |
WalksBB
| 1 | Jesse Barber | 17 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frank Duncan | 14 |
| 2 | Pete Hill | 14 |
| 4 | Bruce Petway | 12 |
| 4 | Bill Pierce | 12 |
| 6 | Joe Hewitt | 11 |
| 6 | Bill Monroe | 11 |
| 8 | Carlos Morán | 10 |
| 8 | Andrew Payne | 10 |
| 8 | Jules Thomas | 10 |
Stolen BasesSB
| 1 | Joe Hewitt | 15 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jimmie Lyons | 9 |
| 3 | Eugene Moore | 7 |
| 4 | John Henry Lloyd | 6 |
| 5 | Sam Bennett | 5 |
| 5 | Brown | 5 |
| 5 | Spottswood Poles | 5 |
| 5 | Wesley Pryor | 5 |
| 9 | Jesse Bragg | 4 |
| 9 | Bill Francis | 4 |
| 9 | Sam Mongin | 4 |
| 9 | Pearl Webster | 4 |
Wins Above ReplacementWAR
| 1 | Pete Hill | 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jesse Barber | 2.5 |
| 3 | Wesley Pryor | 1.8 |
| 4 | Sam Bennett | 1.4 |
| 5 | Frank Duncan | 1.3 |
| 6 | Bill Pierce | 1.3 |
| 7 | Jules Thomas | 1.3 |
| 8 | Joe Hewitt | 1.1 |
| 9 | John Henry Lloyd | 1.0 |
| 10 | Bill Handy | 0.7 |
Pitching6 categories
WinsW
| 1 | Joe Williams | 7 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Walter Ball | 6 |
| 2 | Rube Foster | 6 |
| 2 | Bill Gatewood | 6 |
| 2 | Bill Lindsay | 6 |
| 2 | Frank Wickware | 6 |
| 7 | Dizzy Dismukes | 5 |
| 7 | Dick Redding | 5 |
| 9 | Pop Andrews | 4 |
| 9 | Charles Dougherty | 4 |
| 9 | José Méndez | 4 |
| 9 | Lee Wade | 4 |
StrikeoutsSO
| 1 | Dick Redding | 73 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frank Wickware | 66 |
| 3 | Joe Williams | 61 |
| 4 | Lee Wade | 55 |
| 5 | Walter Ball | 52 |
| 6 | Eustaquio Pedroso | 40 |
| 7 | Bill Lindsay | 38 |
| 8 | Charles Dougherty | 37 |
| 9 | Bill Gatewood | 36 |
| 10 | Rube Foster | 31 |
Innings PitchedIP
| 1 | Frank Wickware | 101.0 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lee Wade | 97.3 |
| 3 | Walter Ball | 87.0 |
| 4 | Joe Williams | 86.7 |
| 5 | Dick Redding | 82.0 |
| 6 | Bill Lindsay | 77.3 |
| 7 | Rube Foster | 74.3 |
| 8 | Bill Gatewood | 74.0 |
| 9 | Charles Dougherty | 73.0 |
| 10 | Eustaquio Pedroso | 64.7 |
Complete GamesCG
| 1 | Frank Wickware | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dick Redding | 9 |
| 2 | Lee Wade | 9 |
| 2 | Joe Williams | 9 |
| 5 | Walter Ball | 8 |
| 6 | Dizzy Dismukes | 7 |
| 6 | Rube Foster | 7 |
| 8 | Pop Andrews | 6 |
| 8 | Bill Gatewood | 6 |
| 8 | Bill Lindsay | 6 |
| 8 | Eustaquio Pedroso | 6 |
ShutoutsSHO
| 1 | Eustaquio Pedroso | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Wickware | 2 |
| 3 | Dizzy Dismukes | 1 |
| 3 | Dicta Johnson | 1 |
| 3 | José Junco | 1 |
| 3 | Dick Redding | 1 |
Wins Above ReplacementWAR
| 1 | Joe Williams | 2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frank Wickware | 2.5 |
| 3 | Dick Redding | 2.4 |
| 4 | Walter Ball | 1.9 |
| 5 | Bill Gatewood | 1.8 |
| 6 | Rube Foster | 1.7 |
| 7 | Eustaquio Pedroso | 1.7 |
| 8 | Charles Dougherty | 1.6 |
| 9 | Bill Lindsay | 1.6 |
| 10 | Lee Wade | 1.6 |
How this page is built
The qualifying line for 1912 is 465 plate appearances and 150 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 150 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.
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. 1912 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.
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 1912 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.