1923 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

4 leagues · 147 team games · 81 ranking tables · 1 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Babe RuthAmerican 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	Babe Ruth	151
2	Tris Speaker	133
3	Charlie Jamieson	130
4	Harry Heilmann	121
5	Sam Rice	117
6	Whitey Witt	113
7	Joe Dugan	111
8	Ken Williams	106
9	Ty Cobb	103
10	Lu Blue	100

HitsH

1	Charlie Jamieson	222
2	Tris Speaker	218
3	Harry Heilmann	211
4	Babe Ruth	205
5	Jack Tobin	202
6	Ken Williams	198
7	Joe Sewell	195
8	Ty Cobb	189
9	Sam Rice	188
10	Whitey Witt	187

Doubles2B

1	Tris Speaker	59
2	George Burns	47
3	Babe Ruth	45
4	Harry Heilmann	44
5	Joe Sewell	41
6	Ty Cobb	40
7	Willie Kamm	39
8	Johnny Mostil	37
8	Ken Williams	37
10	Charlie Jamieson	36

Triples3B

1	Goose Goslin	18
1	Sam Rice	18
3	Johnny Mostil	15
3	Jack Tobin	15
5	Bucky Harris	13
5	Babe Ruth	13
7	Charlie Jamieson	12
7	Ken Williams	12
9	Joe Harris	11
9	Harry Heilmann	11
9	Topper Rigney	11
9	Tris Speaker	11
9	Aaron Ward	11

Home RunsHR

1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Ken Williams	29
3	Harry Heilmann	18
4	Joe Hauser	17
4	Tris Speaker	17
6	Frank Brower	16
7	Marty McManus	15
8	Joe Harris	13
8	Jack Tobin	13
10	Bing Miller	12

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Babe Ruth	131
2	Tris Speaker	130
3	Harry Heilmann	115
4	Joe Sewell	109
5	Wally Pipp	108
6	Goose Goslin	99
7	Joe Hauser	94
7	Marty McManus	94
9	Bob Meusel	91
9	Ken Williams	91

WalksBB

1	Babe Ruth	170
2	Joe Sewell	98
3	Lu Blue	96
4	Tris Speaker	93
5	Eddie Collins	84
6	Charlie Jamieson	80
7	Earl Sheely	79
7	Ken Williams	79
9	Johnny Bassler	76
10	Harry Heilmann	74

Stolen BasesSB

1	Eddie Collins	48
2	Johnny Mostil	41
3	Bucky Harris	23
4	Sam Rice	20
5	Harry Hooper	18
5	Charlie Jamieson	18
5	Willie Kamm	18
5	Ken Williams	18
9	Babe Ruth	17
10	Roy Elsh	16
10	Wid Matthews	16

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Babe Ruth	15.0
2	Tris Speaker	10.7
3	Harry Heilmann	9.3
4	Ken Williams	8.7
5	Joe Sewell	7.7
6	Eddie Collins	6.3
7	Charlie Jamieson	6.1
8	Ty Cobb	6.1
9	Johnny Mostil	5.5
10	Joe Harris	5.0

Batting Averagemin 456 PA

1	Harry Heilmann	.403
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Tris Speaker	.380
4	Eddie Collins	.360
5	Ken Williams	.357
6	Joe Sewell	.353
7	Charlie Jamieson	.345
8	Ty Cobb	.340
9	Joe Harris	.335
10	George Burns	.328
10	Homer Summa	.328

On-Base Percentagemin 456 PA

1	Babe Ruth	.545
2	Harry Heilmann	.481
3	Tris Speaker	.469
4	Joe Sewell	.456
5	Eddie Collins	.455
6	Ken Williams	.439
7	Charlie Jamieson	.422
8	Johnny Bassler	.414
9	Ty Cobb	.413
10	Joe Harris	.406
10	Joe Judge	.406

Slugging Percentagemin 456 PA

1	Babe Ruth	.764
2	Harry Heilmann	.632
3	Ken Williams	.623
4	Tris Speaker	.610
5	Joe Harris	.520
6	Frank Brower	.509
7	Marty McManus	.481
8	Joe Sewell	.479
9	Joe Hauser	.478
9	Bob Meusel	.478

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 456 PA

1	Babe Ruth	1.309
2	Harry Heilmann	1.113
3	Tris Speaker	1.079
4	Ken Williams	1.062
5	Joe Sewell	.935
6	Joe Harris	.925
7	Eddie Collins	.909
8	Frank Brower	.901
9	Ty Cobb	.882
10	Joe Hauser	.878

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	George Uhle	26
2	Hooks Dauss	21
2	Sad Sam Jones	21
4	Howard Ehmke	20
4	Urban Shocker	20
6	Bullet Joe Bush	19
6	Herb Pennock	19
8	Eddie Rommel	18
9	Waite Hoyt	17
9	Walter Johnson	17

SavesSV

1	Allen Russell	9
2	Jack Quinn	7
3	Slim Harriss	6
4	Bert Cole	5
4	Eddie Rommel	5
4	Urban Shocker	5
4	George Uhle	5
8	Walter Johnson	4
8	Sad Sam Jones	4
8	Hollis Thurston	4

StrikeoutsSO

1	Walter Johnson	130
2	Bullet Joe Bush	125
2	Bob Shawkey	125
4	Howard Ehmke	121
5	Urban Shocker	109
5	George Uhle	109
7	Hooks Dauss	105
8	Dave Danforth	96
9	Syl Johnson	93
9	Herb Pennock	93

Innings PitchedIP

1	George Uhle	357.7
2	Howard Ehmke	316.7
3	Hooks Dauss	316.0
4	Eddie Rommel	297.7
5	Elam Vangilder	282.3
6	Urban Shocker	277.3
7	Bullet Joe Bush	275.7
8	Walter Johnson	261.3
9	Bob Shawkey	258.7
10	Charlie Robertson	255.0

Complete GamesCG

1	George Uhle	29
2	Howard Ehmke	28
3	Urban Shocker	24
4	Bullet Joe Bush	22
4	Hooks Dauss	22
6	Herb Pennock	21
7	Elam Vangilder	20
8	Waite Hoyt	19
8	Eddie Rommel	19
10	Walter Johnson	18
10	Sad Sam Jones	18
10	Charlie Robertson	18

ShutoutsSHO

1	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Elam Vangilder	4
4	Bullet Joe Bush	3
4	Walter Johnson	3
4	Sad Sam Jones	3
4	George Mogridge	3
4	Eddie Rommel	3
4	Urban Shocker	3
10	Howard Ehmke	2
10	Red Faber	2
10	Guy Morton	2
10	Rollie Naylor	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	George Uhle	6.2
2	Urban Shocker	5.9
3	Hooks Dauss	5.5
4	Red Faber	4.8
5	Walter Johnson	4.6
6	Howard Ehmke	4.6
7	Jack Quinn	4.5
8	Bullet Joe Bush	4.5
9	Stan Coveleski	4.4
10	Herb Pennock	3.9

Earned Run Averagemin 147 IP

1	Stan Coveleski	2.76
2	Waite Hoyt	3.02
3	Allen Russell	3.03
4	Elam Vangilder	3.06
5	George Mogridge	3.11
6	Hollis Thurston	3.13
7	Herb Pennock	3.13
8	Eddie Rommel	3.27
9	Urban Shocker	3.41
10	Red Faber	3.41

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 147 IP

1	Waite Hoyt	1.23
2	Urban Shocker	1.23
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.27
4	Red Faber	1.27
5	Herb Pennock	1.27
6	Stan Coveleski	1.28
7	Walter Johnson	1.29
8	Bob Shawkey	1.29
9	Syl Johnson	1.29
10	Hooks Dauss	1.29

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 147 IP

1	Urban Shocker	3.37
2	Red Faber	3.46
3	Jack Quinn	3.50
4	Walter Johnson	3.55
5	Joe Shaute	3.57
6	Hooks Dauss	3.58
7	Stan Coveleski	3.59
8	George Uhle	3.67
9	Syl Johnson	3.71
10	Dave Danforth	3.73

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Ross Youngs	121
2	Max Carey	120
3	Frankie Frisch	116
4	Jimmy Johnston	111
5	Arnold Statz	110
6	Pie Traynor	108
7	Irish Meusel	102
8	George Burns	99
9	Jack Smith	98
9	Cy Williams	98

HitsH

1	Frankie Frisch	223
2	Arnold Statz	209
3	Pie Traynor	208
4	Jimmy Johnston	203
5	Ross Youngs	200
6	Billy Southworth	195
7	Jim Bottomley	194
7	Charlie Grimm	194
9	Stuffy McInnis	191
10	Max Carey	188

Doubles2B

1	Edd Roush	41
2	George Grantham	36
2	Cotton Tierney	36
4	Jim Bottomley	34
5	Dave Bancroft	33
5	Arnold Statz	33
5	Milt Stock	33
5	Ross Youngs	33
9	Tony Boeckel	32
9	Max Carey	32
9	Frankie Frisch	32
9	Rogers Hornsby	32

Triples3B

1	Max Carey	19
1	Pie Traynor	19
3	Edd Roush	18
4	Billy Southworth	16
5	Jim Bottomley	14
5	Irish Meusel	14
7	Clyde Barnhart	13
7	George Burns	13
7	Jack Fournier	13
7	Charlie Grimm	13

Home RunsHR

1	Cy Williams	41
2	Jack Fournier	22
3	Hack Miller	20
4	Irish Meusel	19
5	Rogers Hornsby	17
6	George Kelly	16
7	Cotton Tierney	13
8	Bernie Friberg	12
8	Frankie Frisch	12
8	Bob O'Farrell	12
8	Pie Traynor	12

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Irish Meusel	125
2	Cy Williams	114
3	Frankie Frisch	111
4	George Kelly	103
5	Jack Fournier	102
6	Pie Traynor	101
7	Charlie Grimm	99
8	Milt Stock	96
9	Stuffy McInnis	95
10	Jim Bottomley	94

WalksBB

1	George Burns	101
2	Heinie Sand	82
3	Max Carey	73
3	Ross Youngs	73
5	George Grantham	71
6	Bob O'Farrell	67
7	Dave Bancroft	62
8	Billy Southworth	61
9	Heinie Groh	60
10	Cy Williams	59

Stolen BasesSB

1	Max Carey	51
2	George Grantham	43
3	Cliff Heathcote	32
3	Jack Smith	32
5	Frankie Frisch	29
5	Arnold Statz	29
7	Pie Traynor	28
8	Sparky Adams	20
9	Sam Bohne	16
9	Jimmy Johnston	16

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Max Carey	7.0
2	Frankie Frisch	6.6
3	Rogers Hornsby	6.4
4	Jimmy Johnston	6.2
5	Cy Williams	6.2
6	Edd Roush	6.0
7	Jack Fournier	5.9
8	Arnold Statz	5.6
9	Pie Traynor	5.5
10	Bob O'Farrell	5.4

Batting Averagemin 456 PA

1	Rogers Hornsby	.384
2	Jim Bottomley	.371
3	Jack Fournier	.351
3	Edd Roush	.351
5	Frankie Frisch	.348
6	Charlie Grimm	.345
7	Pie Traynor	.338
8	Ross Youngs	.336
9	Pat Duncan	.327
10	Jimmy Johnston	.325

On-Base Percentagemin 456 PA

1	Rogers Hornsby	.459
2	Jim Bottomley	.425
3	Ross Youngs	.412
4	Jack Fournier	.411
5	Bob O'Farrell	.408
6	Edd Roush	.406
7	Johnny Mokan	.401
8	Frankie Frisch	.395
9	Dave Bancroft	.391
10	Charlie Grimm	.389

Slugging Percentagemin 456 PA

1	Rogers Hornsby	.627
2	Jack Fournier	.588
3	Cy Williams	.576
4	Jim Bottomley	.535
5	Edd Roush	.531
6	Pie Traynor	.489
7	Frankie Frisch	.485
8	Hack Miller	.482
9	Charlie Grimm	.480
10	Irish Meusel	.477

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 456 PA

1	Rogers Hornsby	1.086
2	Jack Fournier	.999
3	Jim Bottomley	.960
4	Cy Williams	.947
5	Edd Roush	.938
6	Frankie Frisch	.880
7	Bob O'Farrell	.879
8	Charlie Grimm	.869
9	Pie Traynor	.866
10	Johnny Mokan	.861

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Dolf Luque	27
2	Johnny Morrison	25
3	Pete Alexander	22
4	Pete Donohue	21
4	Burleigh Grimes	21
6	Jesse Haines	20
6	Eppa Rixey	20
8	Jimmy Ring	18
8	Dazzy Vance	18
10	Wilbur Cooper	17
10	Lee Meadows	17

SavesSV

1	Claude Jonnard	5
2	Rosy Ryan	4
3	Jim Bagby	3
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Jack Bentley	3
3	Art Decatur	3
3	Pete Donohue	3
3	Fred Fussell	3
3	Tony Kaufmann	3
3	Johnny Stuart	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Dazzy Vance	197
2	Dolf Luque	151
3	Burleigh Grimes	119
4	Johnny Morrison	114
5	Jimmy Ring	112
6	Eppa Rixey	97
7	Dutch Ruether	87
8	Pete Donohue	84
9	Jack Bentley	80
10	Jack Scott	79

Innings PitchedIP

1	Burleigh Grimes	327.0
2	Dolf Luque	322.0
3	Eppa Rixey	309.0
4	Pete Alexander	305.0
5	Jimmy Ring	304.3
6	Johnny Morrison	301.7
7	Wilbur Cooper	294.7
8	Dazzy Vance	280.3
9	Dutch Ruether	275.0
10	Pete Donohue	274.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Burleigh Grimes	33
2	Dolf Luque	28
3	Johnny Morrison	27
4	Pete Alexander	26
4	Wilbur Cooper	26
6	Jesse Haines	23
6	Jimmy Ring	23
6	Eppa Rixey	23
9	Dazzy Vance	21
10	Dutch Ruether	20

ShutoutsSHO

1	Dolf Luque	6
2	Jesse Barnes	5
2	Hugh McQuillan	5
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	Whitey Glazner	3
4	Rube Marquard	3
4	Eppa Rixey	3
4	Jack Scott	3
4	Dazzy Vance	3
10	Vic Aldridge	2
10	Johnny Cooney	2
10	Bill Doak	2
10	Pete Donohue	2
10	Burleigh Grimes	2
10	Dutch Henry	2
10	Tony Kaufmann	2
10	Johnny Morrison	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Dolf Luque	7.8
2	Eppa Rixey	6.9
3	Dazzy Vance	6.2
4	Burleigh Grimes	5.9
5	Pete Alexander	5.9
6	Pete Donohue	5.4
7	Jimmy Ring	5.4
8	Johnny Morrison	5.4
9	Lee Meadows	5.2
10	Wilbur Cooper	5.0

Earned Run Averagemin 147 IP

1	Dolf Luque	1.93
2	Eppa Rixey	2.80
3	Vic Keen	3.00
4	Tony Kaufmann	3.10
5	Jesse Haines	3.11
6	Pete Alexander	3.19
7	Bill Doak	3.26
8	Jesse Barnes	3.31
9	Pete Donohue	3.38
10	Hugh McQuillan	3.41

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 147 IP

1	Pete Alexander	1.11
2	Dolf Luque	1.14
3	Rosy Ryan	1.25
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.26
5	Vic Aldridge	1.27
6	Vic Keen	1.28
7	Eppa Rixey	1.29
8	Dazzy Vance	1.29
9	Jack Scott	1.31
10	Johnny Morrison	1.32

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 147 IP

1	Dolf Luque	3.04
2	Eppa Rixey	3.20
3	Dazzy Vance	3.28
4	Lee Meadows	3.30
5	Pete Donohue	3.41
6	Pete Alexander	3.58
7	Johnny Morrison	3.68
8	Burleigh Grimes	3.68
9	Babe Adams	3.70
10	Jesse Haines	3.73

Negro Leagues and Independent Black clubs in 1923

35 more ranking tables from 1923. These clubs played a much shorter league schedule than the American and National Leagues did, so the counting statistics are not on the same scale as the ones above.

The Negro Leagues had none of these awards. There was no Most Valuable Player vote, no Cy Young Award, no Gold Glove and no Silver Slugger in Black baseball, so no player in those sections below could appear in the award list above however he played. A blank there says something about how the leagues were organised and nothing at all about the players.

Negro Leagues

Led the Negro Leagues — the first row of every table below.

Batting9 categories

RunsR

1	Heavy Johnson	91
2	Hurley McNair	82
3	Jelly Gardner	70
3	Dobie Moore	70
3	Turkey Stearnes	70
6	Cristóbal Torriente	69
7	Oscar Charleston	68
8	Branch Russell	64
9	Wade Johnston	61
10	Frank Duncan	60
10	George Shively	60

HitsH

1	Heavy Johnson	152
2	Dobie Moore	138
3	Hurley McNair	123
4	Oscar Charleston	112
5	Turkey Stearnes	101
5	Cristóbal Torriente	101
7	Lemuel Hawkins	98
8	Connie Day	94
9	Crush Holloway	93
10	Valentín Dreke	89
10	Frank Duncan	89
10	Wade Johnston	89
10	Branch Russell	89
10	George Shively	89

Doubles2B

1	Heavy Johnson	32
2	Oscar Charleston	25
3	Dobie Moore	22
3	Cristóbal Torriente	22
5	John Beckwith	21
6	Connie Day	18
6	Frank Duncan	18
6	Turkey Stearnes	18
9	Charlie Blackwell	16
9	Clint Thomas	16
9	Percy Wilson	16

Triples3B

1	Turkey Stearnes	14
2	Heavy Johnson	13
3	Newt Joseph	10
3	Hurley McNair	10
3	George Shively	10
6	John Beckwith	9
6	Wade Johnston	9
6	Dobie Moore	9
6	Branch Russell	9
6	George Scales	9

Home RunsHR

1	Heavy Johnson	20
1	Candy Jim Taylor	20
3	Turkey Stearnes	17
4	Edgar Wesley	16
5	George Scales	13
6	Oscar Charleston	11
7	John Beckwith	8
7	George Johnson	8
7	Hurley McNair	8
7	Estéban Montalvo	8
7	Dobie Moore	8

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Heavy Johnson	120
2	Oscar Charleston	94
3	Turkey Stearnes	85
4	Dobie Moore	79
5	John Beckwith	77
6	Candy Jim Taylor	76
7	Hurley McNair	65
8	Cristóbal Torriente	63
9	Estéban Montalvo	57
9	George Scales	57

WalksBB

1	Hurley McNair	49
2	Oscar Charleston	48
3	Cristóbal Torriente	44
4	Jelly Gardner	43
4	George Scales	43
6	Frank Duncan	38
6	Joe Hewitt	38
6	Heavy Johnson	38
9	Bill Francis	35
10	Charlie Blackwell	34
10	Felipe Sierra	34

Stolen BasesSB

1	Oscar Charleston	25
2	Hurley McNair	23
3	Jelly Gardner	21
4	Joe Hewitt	20
5	Heavy Johnson	17
6	Dave Malarcher	14
7	Otto Briggs	13
7	Frank Duncan	13
7	Crush Holloway	13
7	George Johnson	13
7	Julio Rojo	13
7	Clint Thomas	13

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Dobie Moore	6.9
2	Heavy Johnson	6.6
3	Oscar Charleston	5.3
4	George Scales	5.0
5	Cristóbal Torriente	4.8
6	Turkey Stearnes	4.5
7	Candy Jim Taylor	4.3
8	Hurley McNair	3.5
9	Bill Riggins	3.1
10	Mitchell Murray	2.9

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Rube Curry	16
2	Andy Cooper	15
2	Ed Rile	15
4	Darltie Cooper	14
4	Bullet Rogan	14
6	Charles Corbett	12
6	Bill Drake	12
6	José Méndez	12
6	Omer Newsome	12
10	Cool Papa Bell	11
10	Bill Force	11

SavesSV

1	Andy Cooper	6
2	Rube Curry	4
2	Bill Force	4
2	Bullet Rogan	4
5	Nip Winters	3
6	Dicta Johnson	2
6	Oscar Levis	2
6	José Méndez	2
6	Aubrey Owens	2
10	Alex Albritton	1
10	Fred Bell	1
10	Lucas Boada	1
10	George Boggs	1
10	Phil Cockrell	1
10	Archie Cole	1
10	Darltie Cooper	1
10	Charles Corbett	1
10	Steel Arm Davis	1
10	Bill Drake	1
10	Isidro Fabré	1
10	Luther Farrell	1
10	John Finner	1
10	Herman Gordon	1
10	Rats Henderson	1
10	Eggie Hensley	1
10	Bill Holland	1
10	Jack Marshall	1
10	Juanelo Mirabal	1
10	Omer Newsome	1
10	Connie Rector	1
10	Talmadge Richardson	1
10	Joe Strong	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Bullet Rogan	151
2	Rube Curry	119
3	Rats Henderson	99
4	Nip Winters	95
5	Bill Force	92
6	Juan Padrón	86
7	Archie Stewart	73
8	Bill Drake	69
8	Ed Rile	69
10	Andy Cooper	68
10	Joe Strong	68

Innings PitchedIP

1	Bullet Rogan	248.3
2	Rube Curry	213.7
3	Bill Force	195.0
4	Charles Corbett	190.0
5	Joe Strong	187.7
6	Bill Drake	185.0
7	Ed Rile	184.7
8	Andy Cooper	183.3
9	Dicta Johnson	175.3
10	Omer Newsome	175.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Bullet Rogan	20
2	Rube Curry	18
3	Charles Corbett	16
4	Bill Drake	14
4	Rats Henderson	14
4	Ed Rile	14
7	Darltie Cooper	13
7	Joe Strong	13
9	Andy Cooper	12
9	Omer Newsome	12
9	Nip Winters	12

ShutoutsSHO

1	Bullet Rogan	4
2	Juan Padrón	3
2	Ed Rile	3
4	Hubert Lockhart	2
4	Aubrey Owens	2
6	Fred Bell	1
6	William Bell	1
6	Wayne Carr	1
6	Phil Cockrell	1
6	Andy Cooper	1
6	Darltie Cooper	1
6	Rube Curry	1
6	Pedro Dibut	1
6	Willis Flournoy	1
6	Lucius Hampton	1
6	Rats Henderson	1
6	Dicta Johnson	1
6	Oscar Levis	1
6	José Méndez	1
6	Juanelo Mirabal	1
6	Otis Starks	1
6	Sam Streeter	1
6	Joe Strong	1
6	Cristóbal Torriente	1
6	Tom Williams	1
6	Nip Winters	1
6	Lewis Woolfolk	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Bullet Rogan	5.8
2	Rube Curry	4.3
3	Rats Henderson	3.8
4	Ed Rile	3.4
5	Bill Drake	3.2
6	Juan Padrón	2.9
7	José Méndez	2.8
8	Red Ryan	2.7
9	Nip Winters	2.6
10	Oscar Levis	2.6

Earned Run Averagemin 147 IP

1	Ed Rile	2.53
2	Bullet Rogan	2.97
3	Juan Padrón	3.23
4	Rube Curry	3.24
5	Rats Henderson	3.47
6	Andy Cooper	3.48
7	Charles Corbett	3.69
8	Bill Drake	3.84
9	Bill Force	3.88
10	Dicta Johnson	4.11

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 147 IP

1	Rats Henderson	1.11
2	Andy Cooper	1.16
3	Ed Rile	1.16
3	Bullet Rogan	1.16
5	Darltie Cooper	1.26
6	Juan Padrón	1.27
7	Bill Force	1.28
8	Rube Curry	1.32
9	Charles Corbett	1.36
9	Dicta Johnson	1.36

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 147 IP

1	Rats Henderson	2.95
2	Bullet Rogan	3.02
3	Rube Curry	3.31
4	Ed Rile	3.38
5	Juan Padrón	3.52
6	Bill Drake	3.72
7	Cool Papa Bell	3.73
8	Dicta Johnson	3.79
9	Bill Force	3.89
10	Andy Cooper	3.95

Independent Black clubs

Led the Independent Black clubs — 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 1923 is 456 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 147-game schedule. The Independent Black clubs 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	Charles Wesley	29
2	George McAllister	27
3	Mule Suttles	23
4	Geechie Meredith	21
5	Sanford Jackson	15
5	John Kemp	15
7	Bob Miller	14
8	Lewis Means	13
9	Jesse Edwards	12
10	Lee Hampton	10

HitsH

1	Geechie Meredith	49
2	George McAllister	46
3	Charles Wesley	44
4	Mule Suttles	40
5	John Kemp	37
6	Sanford Jackson	26
6	John Henry Russell	26
8	Bob Miller	25
9	Lee Hampton	20
9	Ruben Jones	20
9	Robert Mitchell	20

Doubles2B

1	Sanford Jackson	7
2	Mooney Ellis	6
2	Geechie Meredith	6
2	Mule Suttles	6
5	Ruben Jones	4
5	George McAllister	4
5	Bob Miller	4
5	Garnett Norman	4
5	Charles Wesley	4
10	Carl Glass	3
10	Lee Hampton	3

Triples3B

1	Geechie Meredith	4
1	John Henry Russell	4
1	Charles Wesley	4
4	Lee Hampton	3
4	Mule Suttles	3
6	Bob Miller	2
7	John Kemp	1
7	Square Moore	1
7	Willie Spearman	1

Home RunsHR

1	Carl Glass	1
1	Ruben Jones	1
1	George McAllister	1
1	Square Moore	1
1	Mule Suttles	1
1	Charles Wesley	1

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Geechie Meredith	21
2	Mule Suttles	16
3	George McAllister	15
4	John Henry Russell	14
4	Charles Wesley	14
6	Bob Miller	13
7	John Kemp	12
7	Robert Mitchell	12
9	Ruben Jones	10
9	Garnett Norman	10

WalksBB

1	George McAllister	14
2	Sanford Jackson	12
3	Bob Miller	9
4	John Kemp	8
4	Geechie Meredith	8
6	Jute Bell	7
7	Larry Brown	6
7	Ruben Jones	6
7	John Henry Russell	6
7	Mule Suttles	6

Stolen BasesSB

1	Sanford Jackson	10
2	Geechie Meredith	7
3	Mule Suttles	6
3	Charles Wesley	6
5	Lee Hampton	4
6	Clay Carpenter	3
6	Ruben Jones	3
6	George McAllister	3
6	John Henry Russell	3
10	John Kemp	2
10	Parker	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Charles Wesley	1.0
2	Mule Suttles	0.6
3	Ruben Jones	0.5
4	Sanford Jackson	0.4
5	John Henry Russell	0.3
6	Square Moore	0.3
7	Jute Bell	0.2
8	Howard	0.1
9	Curtis Green	0.1
10	Lee Hampton	0.1

Pitching7 categories

WinsW

1	Harry Salmon	8
2	Willie Foster	6
3	Fred Daniels	3
3	Carl Glass	3
3	Curtis Green	3
3	Square Moore	3
7	Johnny Juran	2
7	Willie Spearman	2
9	A. D. Young	1

SavesSV

1	Square Moore	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Willie Foster	50
2	Harry Salmon	43
3	Johnny Juran	28
4	Eli Juran	26
5	Fred Daniels	21
6	Square Moore	19
7	A. D. Young	16
8	Carl Glass	15
9	Willie Spearman	12
10	Curtis Green	10

Innings PitchedIP

1	Harry Salmon	94.7
2	Willie Foster	70.0
3	Johnny Juran	68.7
4	Curtis Green	52.0
5	Square Moore	46.7
6	Eli Juran	45.7
7	Fred Daniels	43.0
8	A. D. Young	36.0
9	Buck	33.3
10	Carl Glass	32.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Harry Salmon	9
2	Willie Foster	6
3	Curtis Green	5
3	Johnny Juran	5
5	Fred Daniels	4
5	Eli Juran	4
5	Square Moore	4
8	Carl Glass	3
9	Buck	2
9	Willie Spearman	2

ShutoutsSHO

1	Harry Salmon	4
2	Willie Foster	1
2	Johnny Juran	1
2	Square Moore	1
2	Willie Spearman	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Harry Salmon	2.4
2	Willie Foster	2.1
3	Johnny Juran	1.3
4	Square Moore	0.9
5	Curtis Green	0.9
6	Eli Juran	0.9
7	Carl Glass	0.7
8	A. D. Young	0.7
9	Willie Spearman	0.6
10	Buck	0.6

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1923 is 456 plate appearances and 147 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 147 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. 1923 is counted as 4 separate leagues — American League, National League, Negro Leagues and Independent Black clubs, 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 81 ranking tables here, 32 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 1923 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.