1926 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

3 leagues · 146 team games · 65 ranking tables · 2 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

George BurnsAmerican League
Bob O'FarrellNational 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	139
2	Lou Gehrig	135
3	Johnny Mostil	120
4	Earle Combs	113
5	Goose Goslin	105
6	Marty McManus	102
7	Freddy Spurgeon	101
8	Sam Rice	98
9	George Burns	97
10	Tris Speaker	96

HitsH

1	George Burns	216
1	Sam Rice	216
3	Goose Goslin	201
4	Al Simmons	199
5	Johnny Mostil	197
6	Bibb Falk	195
7	Heinie Manush	188
8	Joe Sewell	187
9	Harry Heilmann	184
9	Babe Ruth	184

Doubles2B

1	George Burns	64
2	Al Simmons	53
3	Tris Speaker	52
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	51
5	Lou Gehrig	47
6	Bibb Falk	43
7	Harry Heilmann	41
7	Johnny Mostil	41
7	Joe Sewell	41
10	Earl Sheely	40

Triples3B

1	Lou Gehrig	20
2	Charlie Gehringer	17
3	Goose Goslin	15
3	Johnny Mostil	15
5	Lu Blue	14
5	Tony Lazzeri	14
5	Sam Rice	14
5	Jackie Tavener	14
9	Earle Combs	12
9	Earl McNeely	12
9	George Sisler	12
9	Phil Todt	12

Home RunsHR

1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Al Simmons	19
3	Tony Lazzeri	18
4	Goose Goslin	17
4	Ken Williams	17
6	Lou Gehrig	16
7	Heinie Manush	14
8	Bob Meusel	12
9	Harry Heilmann	9
9	Marty McManus	9
9	Harry Rice	9

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Babe Ruth	150
2	George Burns	114
2	Tony Lazzeri	114
4	Lou Gehrig	112
5	Al Simmons	109
6	Bibb Falk	108
6	Goose Goslin	108
8	Harry Heilmann	103
9	Joe Judge	92
10	Baby Doll Jacobson	90

WalksBB

1	Babe Ruth	144
2	Max Bishop	116
3	Topper Rigney	108
4	Lou Gehrig	105
5	Tris Speaker	94
6	Lu Blue	90
7	Johnny Mostil	79
8	Willie Kamm	77
9	Earl Sheely	75
10	Fred Haney	74

Stolen BasesSB

1	Johnny Mostil	35
2	Bill Hunnefield	24
2	Sam Rice	24
4	Earl McNeely	18
5	Joe Sewell	17
6	Bucky Harris	16
6	Tony Lazzeri	16
6	Bob Meusel	16
9	Homer Summa	15
10	Lu Blue	13
10	George Burns	13
10	Eddie Collins	13
10	Fred Haney	13

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Babe Ruth	12.1
2	Goose Goslin	8.1
3	Johnny Mostil	7.8
4	Heinie Manush	6.6
5	Tris Speaker	6.6
6	Al Simmons	6.5
7	Lou Gehrig	5.8
8	Joe Sewell	5.6
9	Bibb Falk	5.4
10	Harry Heilmann	5.4

Batting Averagemin 453 PA

1	Heinie Manush	.378
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Harry Heilmann	.367
4	George Burns	.358
5	Goose Goslin	.354
6	Bibb Falk	.345
7	Eddie Collins	.344
8	Al Simmons	.341
9	Sam Rice	.337
10	Johnny Mostil	.328

On-Base Percentagemin 453 PA

1	Babe Ruth	.516
2	Harry Heilmann	.445
3	Eddie Collins	.441
4	Max Bishop	.431
5	Goose Goslin	.425
6	Heinie Manush	.421
7	Lou Gehrig	.420
8	Bibb Falk	.415
8	Johnny Mostil	.415
10	Lu Blue	.413

Slugging Percentagemin 453 PA

1	Babe Ruth	.737
2	Heinie Manush	.564
2	Al Simmons	.564
4	Lou Gehrig	.549
5	Goose Goslin	.542
6	Harry Heilmann	.534
7	George Burns	.494
8	Bibb Falk	.477
9	Bob Meusel	.470
10	Tris Speaker	.469

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 453 PA

1	Babe Ruth	1.253
2	Heinie Manush	.985
3	Harry Heilmann	.979
4	Lou Gehrig	.969
5	Goose Goslin	.967
6	Al Simmons	.957
7	Eddie Collins	.900
8	Bibb Falk	.892
9	George Burns	.889
10	Johnny Mostil	.882

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	George Uhle	27
2	Herb Pennock	23
3	Urban Shocker	19
4	Ted Lyons	18
5	Waite Hoyt	16
5	Emil Levsen	16
5	Earl Whitehill	16
8	Howard Ehmke	15
8	Red Faber	15
8	Walter Johnson	15
8	Tommy Thomas	15

SavesSV

1	Firpo Marberry	22
2	Hooks Dauss	9
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Joe Pate	6
5	Sad Sam Jones	5
6	Waite Hoyt	4
7	Sarge Connally	3
7	Bob Shawkey	3
7	Hollis Thurston	3
7	Ernie Wingard	3
7	Ted Wingfield	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Lefty Grove	194
2	George Uhle	159
3	Tommy Thomas	127
4	Walter Johnson	125
5	Earl Whitehill	109
6	Howard Ehmke	93
7	Sam Gray	82
8	Waite Hoyt	79
9	Herb Pennock	78
10	Rube Walberg	72

Innings PitchedIP

1	George Uhle	318.3
2	Ted Lyons	283.7
3	Herb Pennock	266.3
4	Walter Johnson	260.7
5	Urban Shocker	258.3
6	Lefty Grove	258.0
7	Earl Whitehill	252.3
8	Tommy Thomas	249.0
9	Tom Zachary	247.3
10	Stan Coveleski	245.3

Complete GamesCG

1	George Uhle	32
2	Ted Lyons	24
3	Walter Johnson	22
4	Lefty Grove	20
5	Herb Pennock	19
6	Emil Levsen	18
6	Urban Shocker	18
6	Tom Zachary	18
9	Howard Ehmke	17
10	Sam Gibson	16
10	Sherry Smith	16

ShutoutsSHO

1	Ed Wells	4
2	Rip Collins	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	James Edwards	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
2	Jake Miller	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
2	Eddie Rommel	3
2	George Uhle	3
2	Tom Zachary	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	George Uhle	5.9
2	Lefty Grove	5.8
3	Earl Whitehill	4.7
4	Herb Pennock	4.6
5	Walter Johnson	4.6
6	Howard Ehmke	4.2
7	Stan Coveleski	4.1
8	Waite Hoyt	3.7
9	Tommy Thomas	3.6
10	Red Faber	3.4

Earned Run Averagemin 146 IP

1	Lefty Grove	2.51
2	Rube Walberg	2.80
3	George Uhle	2.83
4	Ted Lyons	3.01
5	Eddie Rommel	3.08
6	Garland Buckeye	3.10
7	Stan Coveleski	3.12
8	Urban Shocker	3.38
9	Jack Quinn	3.41
10	Emil Levsen	3.41

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 146 IP

1	Herb Pennock	1.26
2	Lefty Grove	1.27
3	Walter Johnson	1.27
3	Eddie Rommel	1.27
5	Sherry Smith	1.30
6	George Uhle	1.31
7	Waite Hoyt	1.31
8	Ted Lyons	1.32
9	Urban Shocker	1.33
10	Tommy Thomas	1.34

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 146 IP

1	Lefty Grove	3.11
2	Jack Quinn	3.41
3	Waite Hoyt	3.46
4	Slim Harriss	3.52
5	Red Faber	3.53
6	Herb Pennock	3.55
7	George Uhle	3.59
8	Earl Whitehill	3.60
9	Walter Johnson	3.65
10	Stan Coveleski	3.70

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Kiki Cuyler	113
2	Paul Waner	101
3	Heinie Sand	99
3	Billy Southworth	99
5	Jim Bottomley	98
5	Cliff Heathcote	98
7	Hack Wilson	97
8	Hughie Critz	96
8	Taylor Douthit	96
8	Rogers Hornsby	96

HitsH

1	Eddie Brown	201
2	Kiki Cuyler	197
3	Sparky Adams	193
4	Les Bell	189
5	Edd Roush	182
5	Pie Traynor	182
7	Jim Bottomley	180
7	Paul Waner	180
9	Curt Walker	175
10	Frankie Frisch	171

Doubles2B

1	Jim Bottomley	40
2	Edd Roush	37
3	Hack Wilson	36
4	Sparky Adams	35
4	Babe Herman	35
4	Paul Waner	35
7	Rogers Hornsby	34
8	Les Bell	33
8	Cliff Heathcote	33
10	Eddie Brown	31
10	Kiki Cuyler	31
10	Zack Wheat	31

Triples3B

1	Paul Waner	22
2	Curt Walker	20
3	Pie Traynor	17
4	Kiki Cuyler	15
4	Wally Pipp	15
4	Glenn Wright	15
7	Les Bell	14
7	Jim Bottomley	14
7	Hughie Critz	14
10	George Grantham	13

Home RunsHR

1	Hack Wilson	21
2	Jim Bottomley	19
3	Cy Williams	18
4	Les Bell	17
5	Billy Southworth	16
6	George Kelly	13
7	Jack Fournier	11
7	Babe Herman	11
7	Rogers Hornsby	11
7	Freddy Leach	11

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Jim Bottomley	120
2	Hack Wilson	109
3	Les Bell	100
4	Wally Pipp	99
4	Billy Southworth	99
6	Rogers Hornsby	93
7	Kiki Cuyler	92
7	Pie Traynor	92
9	Eddie Brown	84
10	Charlie Grimm	82

WalksBB

1	Hack Wilson	69
2	Heinie Sand	66
2	Paul Waner	66
4	Dave Bancroft	64
5	Ray Blades	62
6	Rogers Hornsby	61
6	Bob O'Farrell	61
8	George Grantham	60
8	Curt Walker	60
10	Jim Bottomley	58
10	Cliff Heathcote	58

Stolen BasesSB

1	Kiki Cuyler	35
2	Sparky Adams	27
3	Taylor Douthit	23
3	Frankie Frisch	23
5	Ross Youngs	21
6	Cliff Heathcote	18
7	Doc Gautreau	17
8	Heinie Mueller	15
9	Billy Southworth	14
10	William Marriott	12

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Hack Wilson	6.9
2	Paul Waner	6.2
3	Kiki Cuyler	6.1
4	Dave Bancroft	5.6
5	Les Bell	5.2
6	Travis Jackson	4.8
7	Taylor Douthit	4.6
8	Sparky Adams	4.6
9	Frankie Frisch	4.2
10	Bob O'Farrell	4.2
10	Billy Southworth	4.2

Batting Averagemin 453 PA

1	Paul Waner	.336
2	Freddy Leach	.329
3	Eddie Brown	.328
4	Les Bell	.325
5	Edd Roush	.323
6	Kiki Cuyler	.321
6	Hack Wilson	.321
8	Billy Southworth	.320
9	Babe Herman	.319
10	George Grantham	.318

On-Base Percentagemin 453 PA

1	Paul Waner	.413
2	Ray Blades	.409
3	Hack Wilson	.406
4	George Grantham	.400
5	Dave Bancroft	.399
6	Rogers Hornsby	.388
7	Les Bell	.383
8	Kiki Cuyler	.380
9	Dick Cox	.375
9	Taylor Douthit	.375
9	Babe Herman	.375

Slugging Percentagemin 453 PA

1	Hack Wilson	.539
2	Paul Waner	.528
3	Les Bell	.518
4	Jim Bottomley	.506
5	Babe Herman	.500
6	Billy Southworth	.497
7	George Grantham	.490
8	Freddy Leach	.484
9	Rogers Hornsby	.463
10	Ray Blades	.462
10	Edd Roush	.462

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 453 PA

1	Hack Wilson	.944
2	Paul Waner	.941
3	Les Bell	.901
4	George Grantham	.890
5	Babe Herman	.875
6	Ray Blades	.871
7	Jim Bottomley	.870
8	Billy Southworth	.862
9	Rogers Hornsby	.851
10	Kiki Cuyler	.840

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Pete Donohue	20
1	Ray Kremer	20
1	Lee Meadows	20
1	Flint Rhem	20
5	Carl Mays	19
6	Charlie Root	18
7	Hal Carlson	17
7	Jesse Petty	17
9	Bill Sherdel	16
10	Larry Benton	14
10	Freddie Fitzsimmons	14
10	Eppa Rixey	14

SavesSV

1	Chick Davies	6
2	Ray Kremer	5
2	Jack Scott	5
4	Rube Ehrhardt	4
5	Babe Adams	3
5	Bullet Joe Bush	3
5	Jakie May	3
5	George Mogridge	3
9	Pete Alexander	2
9	Herman Bell	2
9	Guy Bush	2
9	Pete Donohue	2
9	Joe Genewich	2
9	Bunny Hearn	2
9	Walt Huntzinger	2
9	Percy Jones	2
9	Tony Kaufmann	2
9	Jack Knight	2
9	Red Lucas	2
9	George Milstead	2
9	Johnny Morrison	2
9	Red Oldham	2
9	Jimmy Ring	2
9	Charlie Root	2
9	Don Songer	2

StrikeoutsSO

1	Dazzy Vance	140
2	Charlie Root	127
3	Larry Benton	103
3	Jakie May	103
5	Jesse Petty	101
6	Doug McWeeny	96
7	Sheriff Blake	95
8	Dolf Luque	83
9	Jack Scott	82
10	Percy Jones	80

Innings PitchedIP

1	Pete Donohue	285.7
2	Carl Mays	281.0
3	Jesse Petty	275.7
4	Charlie Root	271.3
5	Hal Carlson	267.3
6	Flint Rhem	258.0
7	Bill Sherdel	234.7
8	Dolf Luque	233.7
9	Eppa Rixey	233.0
10	Larry Benton	231.7

Complete GamesCG

1	Carl Mays	24
2	Jesse Petty	23
3	Charlie Root	21
4	Hal Carlson	20
4	Flint Rhem	20
6	Burleigh Grimes	18
6	Ray Kremer	18
8	Pete Donohue	17
8	Bill Sherdel	17
10	Dolf Luque	16

ShutoutsSHO

1	Pete Donohue	5
2	Sheriff Blake	4
2	Bob Smith	4
4	Hal Carlson	3
4	Jesse Haines	3
4	Ray Kremer	3
4	Carl Mays	3
4	Eppa Rixey	3
4	Bill Sherdel	3
10	Pete Alexander	2
10	Virgil Barnes	2
10	Guy Bush	2
10	Bullet Joe Bush	2
10	Wilbur Cooper	2
10	Joe Genewich	2
10	Percy Jones	2
10	Johnny Morrison	2
10	Charlie Root	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Pete Donohue	5.6
2	Hal Carlson	5.5
3	Carl Mays	5.4
4	Charlie Root	5.3
5	Jesse Petty	4.8
6	Dazzy Vance	4.2
7	Flint Rhem	4.0
8	Ray Kremer	3.8
9	Dolf Luque	3.6
10	Pete Alexander	3.5

Earned Run Averagemin 146 IP

1	Ray Kremer	2.61
2	Charlie Root	2.82
3	Jesse Petty	2.84
4	Guy Bush	2.86
5	Virgil Barnes	2.87
6	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.88
7	Tony Kaufmann	3.02
8	Doug McWeeny	3.04
9	Pete Alexander	3.06
10	Percy Jones	3.09

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 146 IP

1	Pete Alexander	1.11
2	Ray Kremer	1.18
3	Jesse Petty	1.18
4	Pete Donohue	1.18
5	Carl Mays	1.21
6	Charlie Root	1.21
7	Guy Bush	1.21
8	Flint Rhem	1.23
9	Red Lucas	1.24
9	Eppa Rixey	1.24

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 146 IP

1	Dazzy Vance	3.00
2	Jakie May	3.06
3	Pete Donohue	3.33
4	Charlie Root	3.36
5	Carl Mays	3.40
6	Pete Alexander	3.61
7	Hal Carlson	3.64
8	Ray Kremer	3.65
9	Jesse Petty	3.65
10	Johnny Werts	3.70

Negro Leagues in 1926

19 more ranking tables from 1926. 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	Cool Papa Bell	107
2	Dewey Creacy	95
3	Turkey Stearnes	94
4	Mule Suttles	90
5	Bill Riggins	80
6	John Henry Russell	76
7	Frank Warfield	75
8	Branch Russell	73
9	Otto Briggs	67
10	Willie Wells	66

HitsH

1	Mule Suttles	152
2	Dewey Creacy	133
3	Turkey Stearnes	131
4	Cool Papa Bell	129
5	Judy Johnson	109
6	Stack Martin	104
6	John Henry Russell	104
6	Willie Wells	104
9	Halley Harding	102
9	Biz Mackey	102
9	Clint Thomas	102

Doubles2B

1	Turkey Stearnes	33
2	Mule Suttles	28
3	Cool Papa Bell	27
3	Dewey Creacy	27
5	Biz Mackey	25
6	Stack Martin	22
7	George Carr	19
7	Judy Johnson	19
9	Bill Riggins	18
9	Branch Russell	18
9	Clint Thomas	18

Triples3B

1	Mule Suttles	19
2	Branch Russell	10
3	Dewey Creacy	9
3	Johnny Jones	9
3	Turkey Stearnes	9
6	John Henry Russell	8
6	Clint Thomas	8
8	Cool Papa Bell	7
8	Stack Martin	7
8	Pythias Russ	7

Home RunsHR

1	Mule Suttles	32
2	Dewey Creacy	23
3	Turkey Stearnes	21
4	Edgar Wesley	16
5	Martín Dihigo	14
6	Willie Wells	13
7	Cool Papa Bell	12
8	Mitchell Murray	11
9	Oscar Charleston	10
9	Biz Mackey	10

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Mule Suttles	130
2	Dewey Creacy	107
3	Turkey Stearnes	103
4	Clint Thomas	78
5	Biz Mackey	76
6	Stack Martin	65
6	Cristóbal Torriente	65
8	Willie Wells	64
8	Edgar Wesley	64
10	Judy Johnson	63

WalksBB

1	Branch Russell	53
2	Willie Wells	50
3	Cool Papa Bell	48
4	Charlie Blackwell	47
4	Otto Briggs	47
6	George Carr	43
7	Turkey Stearnes	41
8	Dave Malarcher	40
9	Edgar Wesley	39
10	Harry Jeffries	38
10	Hurley McNair	38
10	Frank Warfield	38

Stolen BasesSB

1	Cool Papa Bell	36
2	Bill Riggins	25
2	John Henry Russell	25
4	Oscar Charleston	24
4	Bingo DeMoss	24
4	Clint Thomas	24
4	Jud Wilson	24
8	Turkey Stearnes	21
9	Newt Allen	20
9	Otto Briggs	20
9	George Carr	20

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Mule Suttles	8.3
2	Turkey Stearnes	7.8
3	Willie Wells	6.3
4	Cool Papa Bell	5.7
5	Dewey Creacy	5.4
6	Mitchell Murray	4.3
7	Biz Mackey	3.9
8	Martín Dihigo	3.9
9	Bill Riggins	3.9
10	Clint Thomas	3.7

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Eggie Hensley	18
2	Nip Winters	17
3	William Bell	15
4	Andy Cooper	13
4	Willie Foster	13
4	Claude Grier	13
7	Chet Brewer	12
7	Rats Henderson	12
7	Bullet Rogan	12
10	Lucius Hampton	11
10	George Harney	11

SavesSV

1	George Harney	4
1	William Ross	4
3	Buck Alexander	3
3	Andy Cooper	3
3	Roosevelt Davis	3
3	Ping Gardner	3
3	Eggie Hensley	3
3	José Méndez	3
9	Nelson Dean	2
9	Henry Gillespie	2
9	Lucius Hampton	2
9	Oscar Levis	2

StrikeoutsSO

1	Claude Grier	141
2	Eggie Hensley	122
3	Willie Foster	111
4	Rats Henderson	100
5	Rube Chambers	88
6	Bill McCall	83
7	Heliodoro Díaz	81
8	Chet Brewer	78
9	Webster McDonald	77
10	George Harney	72
10	Nip Winters	72

Innings PitchedIP

1	Eggie Hensley	230.7
2	Andy Cooper	182.0
3	Rats Henderson	178.0
4	William Bell	177.0
5	Nip Winters	175.7
6	Willie Foster	174.7
7	Claude Grier	174.3
8	Red Ryan	163.0
9	Lucius Hampton	158.0
10	Heliodoro Díaz	156.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Claude Grier	19
2	William Bell	16
2	Rats Henderson	16
4	Basilio Rosell	15
4	Red Ryan	15
4	Nip Winters	15
7	Phil Cockrell	13
7	Lucius Hampton	13
9	Andy Cooper	12
9	Bill Drake	12
9	Willie Foster	12
9	Ping Gardner	12
9	Eggie Hensley	12
9	Bill McCall	12

ShutoutsSHO

1	Willie Foster	5
2	Red Ryan	3
3	Fred Bell	2
3	Chet Brewer	2
3	Rube Curry	2
3	Claude Grier	2
3	Script Lee	2
3	Bill McCall	2
3	Bob McClure	2
3	Ed Rile	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Rats Henderson	4.0
2	Claude Grier	3.7
3	Willie Foster	3.6
4	William Bell	3.5
5	Andy Cooper	3.1
6	Rube Curry	2.6
7	Bullet Rogan	2.6
8	Red Ryan	2.5
9	George Harney	2.5
10	Nip Winters	2.5

Earned Run Averagemin 146 IP

1	Willie Foster	1.80
2	William Bell	2.39
3	George Harney	2.46
4	Rats Henderson	2.58
5	Nip Winters	3.02
6	Claude Grier	3.41
7	Red Ryan	3.64
8	Bill McCall	3.77
9	Andy Cooper	4.15
10	Eggie Hensley	4.29

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 146 IP

1	Willie Foster	0.98
2	William Bell	1.05
3	George Harney	1.14
4	Rats Henderson	1.15
5	Nip Winters	1.17
6	Bill McCall	1.23
7	Red Ryan	1.25
8	Claude Grier	1.25
9	Andy Cooper	1.27
10	Lucius Hampton	1.32

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 146 IP

1	Rats Henderson	3.13
2	Willie Foster	3.18
3	Claude Grier	3.25
4	George Harney	3.34
5	William Bell	3.37
6	Andy Cooper	3.49
7	Red Ryan	3.71
8	Bill McCall	3.80
9	Nip Winters	3.90
10	Rube Chambers	3.99

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1926 is 453 plate appearances and 146 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 146 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. 1926 is counted as 3 separate leagues — American League, National League and Negro 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 65 ranking tables here, 25 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 1926 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.