1931 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

4 leagues · 153 team games · 78 ranking tables · 2 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Frankie FrischNational League
Lefty GroveAmerican 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	Lou Gehrig	163
2	Babe Ruth	149
3	Earl Averill	140
4	Ben Chapman	120
4	Earle Combs	120
6	Lu Blue	119
7	Max Bishop	115
8	Goose Goslin	114
8	Buddy Myer	114
10	Heinie Manush	110

HitsH

1	Lou Gehrig	211
2	Earl Averill	209
3	Al Simmons	200
4	Babe Ruth	199
5	Earl Webb	196
6	Goose Goslin	194
7	John Stone	191
8	Ben Chapman	189
8	Heinie Manush	189
8	Oscar Melillo	189
8	Joe Vosmik	189

Doubles2B

1	Earl Webb	67
2	Dale Alexander	47
3	Red Kress	46
4	Joe Cronin	44
5	Bing Miller	43
5	Sam West	43
7	Goose Goslin	42
8	Heinie Manush	41
9	Roy Johnson	37
9	Al Simmons	37

Triples3B

1	Roy Johnson	19
2	Lu Blue	15
2	Lou Gehrig	15
4	Carl Reynolds	14
4	Joe Vosmik	14
6	Earle Combs	13
6	Joe Cronin	13
6	Al Simmons	13
6	Sam West	13
10	Ben Chapman	11
10	Heinie Manush	11
10	Oscar Melillo	11
10	Buddy Myer	11
10	John Stone	11

Home RunsHR

1	Lou Gehrig	46
1	Babe Ruth	46
3	Earl Averill	32
4	Jimmie Foxx	30
5	Goose Goslin	24
6	Al Simmons	22
7	Ben Chapman	17
7	Mickey Cochrane	17
9	Red Kress	16
10	Earl Webb	14

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Lou Gehrig	184
2	Babe Ruth	163
3	Earl Averill	143
4	Al Simmons	128
5	Joe Cronin	126
6	Ben Chapman	122
7	Jimmie Foxx	120
8	Joe Vosmik	117
9	Red Kress	114
10	Lyn Lary	107

WalksBB

1	Babe Ruth	128
2	Lu Blue	127
3	Lou Gehrig	117
4	Max Bishop	112
5	Lyn Lary	88
6	Ed Morgan	83
7	Joe Cronin	81
8	Goose Goslin	80
9	Tony Lazzeri	79
10	Ben Chapman	75

Stolen BasesSB

1	Ben Chapman	61
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Jack Burns	19
4	Bill Cissell	18
4	Tony Lazzeri	18
6	Lou Gehrig	17
6	Carl Reynolds	17
8	Ossie Bluege	16
9	Willie Kamm	14
10	Lu Blue	13
10	Charlie Gehringer	13
10	Lyn Lary	13
10	Jim Levey	13
10	Jack Rothrock	13
10	John Stone	13

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Babe Ruth	10.3
2	Lou Gehrig	9.7
3	Earl Averill	8.2
4	Al Simmons	7.9
5	Joe Cronin	7.0
6	Goose Goslin	6.6
7	Mickey Cochrane	6.5
8	Ben Chapman	5.8
9	Sam West	5.6
10	Lyn Lary	5.6

Batting Averagemin 474 PA

1	Al Simmons	.390
2	Babe Ruth	.373
3	Ed Morgan	.351
4	Mickey Cochrane	.349
5	Lou Gehrig	.341
6	Earl Averill	.333
6	Earl Webb	.333
6	Sam West	.333
9	Goose Goslin	.328
10	Bill Dickey	.327
10	John Stone	.327

On-Base Percentagemin 474 PA

1	Babe Ruth	.495
2	Ed Morgan	.451
3	Lou Gehrig	.446
4	Al Simmons	.444
5	Lu Blue	.430
6	Max Bishop	.426
7	Mickey Cochrane	.423
8	Goose Goslin	.412
9	Earl Averill	.404
9	Earl Webb	.404

Slugging Percentagemin 474 PA

1	Babe Ruth	.700
2	Lou Gehrig	.662
3	Al Simmons	.641
4	Earl Averill	.576
5	Jimmie Foxx	.567
6	Goose Goslin	.555
7	Mickey Cochrane	.553
8	Earl Webb	.528
9	Ed Morgan	.511
10	Red Kress	.493

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 474 PA

1	Babe Ruth	1.195
2	Lou Gehrig	1.108
3	Al Simmons	1.085
4	Earl Averill	.979
5	Mickey Cochrane	.976
6	Goose Goslin	.967
7	Ed Morgan	.961
8	Jimmie Foxx	.947
9	Earl Webb	.932
10	Ben Chapman	.879

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Lefty Grove	31
2	Wes Ferrell	22
3	George Earnshaw	21
3	Lefty Gomez	21
5	Rube Walberg	20
6	General Crowder	18
7	Danny MacFayden	16
7	Firpo Marberry	16
7	Red Ruffing	16
10	Lloyd Brown	15
10	Willis Hudlin	15
10	Roy Mahaffey	15

SavesSV

1	Wilcy Moore	10
2	Bump Hadley	8
3	Chad Kimsey	7
3	Firpo Marberry	7
5	George Earnshaw	6
6	Lefty Grove	5
7	Vic Frazier	4
7	Willis Hudlin	4
7	Hank Johnson	4
10	Wes Ferrell	3
10	Carl Fischer	3
10	Lefty Gomez	3
10	George Pipgras	3
10	Rube Walberg	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Lefty Grove	175
2	George Earnshaw	152
3	Lefty Gomez	150
4	Red Ruffing	132
5	Bump Hadley	124
6	Wes Ferrell	123
7	Hank Johnson	106
7	Rube Walberg	106
9	Tommy Bridges	105
10	Vic Sorrell	99

Innings PitchedIP

1	Rube Walberg	291.0
2	Lefty Grove	288.7
3	George Earnshaw	281.7
4	Wes Ferrell	276.3
5	Earl Whitehill	271.3
6	Lloyd Brown	258.7
7	Sam Gray	258.0
7	Lefty Stewart	258.0
9	Willis Hudlin	254.3
10	Vic Frazier	254.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Wes Ferrell	27
1	Lefty Grove	27
3	George Earnshaw	23
4	Earl Whitehill	22
5	Lefty Stewart	20
6	Red Ruffing	19
6	Vic Sorrell	19
6	Rube Walberg	19
9	Lefty Gomez	17
9	Danny MacFayden	17

ShutoutsSHO

1	Lefty Grove	4
2	George Earnshaw	3
3	Tommy Bridges	2
3	Clint Brown	2
3	Dick Coffman	2
3	Ed Durham	2
3	Wes Ferrell	2
3	Vic Frazier	2
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Danny MacFayden	2
3	Tommy Thomas	2
3	George Uhle	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Lefty Grove	6.5
2	George Earnshaw	4.5
3	Lefty Gomez	3.9
4	Wes Ferrell	3.5
5	Herb Pennock	3.5
6	Danny MacFayden	3.4
7	Clint Brown	3.2
8	Sam Gray	3.2
9	George Blaeholder	3.1
10	Vic Sorrell	3.0

Earned Run Averagemin 153 IP

1	Lefty Grove	2.06
2	Lefty Gomez	2.67
3	Bump Hadley	3.06
4	Lloyd Brown	3.20
5	Firpo Marberry	3.45
6	George Uhle	3.50
7	George Earnshaw	3.67
8	Rube Walberg	3.74
9	Wes Ferrell	3.75
10	Red Faber	3.81

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 153 IP

1	Lefty Grove	1.08
2	George Earnshaw	1.17
3	Lefty Gomez	1.20
4	George Uhle	1.24
5	Dick Coffman	1.24
6	Firpo Marberry	1.25
7	Lloyd Brown	1.29
8	Bump Hadley	1.32
9	Wilcy Moore	1.35
10	Ed Durham	1.36

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 153 IP

1	Lefty Grove	3.03
2	Lefty Gomez	3.38
3	Herb Pennock	3.42
4	Bump Hadley	3.60
5	George Earnshaw	3.63
6	Red Ruffing	3.81
7	Danny MacFayden	3.84
8	George Uhle	3.98
9	Clint Brown	3.99
10	Jack Russell	4.01

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Chuck Klein	121
1	Bill Terry	121
3	Woody English	117
4	Kiki Cuyler	110
5	Mel Ott	104
6	Sparky Adams	97
7	Frankie Frisch	96
8	Wally Berger	94
8	Chick Hafey	94
10	Babe Herman	93
10	George Watkins	93

HitsH

1	Lloyd Waner	214
2	Bill Terry	213
3	Kiki Cuyler	202
3	Woody English	202
5	Chuck Klein	200
6	Wally Berger	199
7	Babe Herman	191
8	Pie Traynor	183
9	Tony Cuccinello	181
10	Paul Waner	180

Doubles2B

1	Sparky Adams	46
2	Wally Berger	44
3	Dick Bartell	43
3	Babe Herman	43
3	Bill Terry	43
6	Tony Cuccinello	39
7	Woody English	38
8	Kiki Cuyler	37
8	Rogers Hornsby	37
8	Don Hurst	37
8	Pie Traynor	37

Triples3B

1	Bill Terry	20
2	Babe Herman	16
3	Pie Traynor	15
4	Del Bissonette	14
5	Lloyd Waner	13
5	George Watkins	13
7	Estel Crabtree	12
7	Kiki Cuyler	12
9	Tony Cuccinello	11
9	Charlie Grimm	11
9	Lefty O'Doul	11

Home RunsHR

1	Chuck Klein	31
2	Mel Ott	29
3	Wally Berger	19
4	Buzz Arlett	18
4	Babe Herman	18
6	Johnny Frederick	17
7	Chick Hafey	16
7	Rogers Hornsby	16
9	Vince Barton	13
9	Johnny Vergez	13
9	George Watkins	13
9	Hack Wilson	13

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Chuck Klein	121
2	Mel Ott	115
3	Bill Terry	112
4	Pie Traynor	103
5	Babe Herman	97
6	Chick Hafey	95
7	Tony Cuccinello	93
8	Don Hurst	91
9	Rogers Hornsby	90
10	Kiki Cuyler	88

WalksBB

1	Mel Ott	80
2	Paul Waner	73
3	Kiki Cuyler	72
4	George Grantham	71
5	Woody English	68
6	Don Hurst	64
7	Hack Wilson	63
8	Del Bissonette	59
8	Chuck Klein	59
10	Rogers Hornsby	56
10	Rabbit Maranville	56

Stolen BasesSB

1	Frankie Frisch	28
2	Babe Herman	17
3	Sparky Adams	16
3	Pepper Martin	16
5	George Watkins	15
6	Wally Berger	13
6	Kiki Cuyler	13
6	Chick Fullis	13
6	Travis Jackson	13
10	Woody English	12

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Wally Berger	7.9
2	Woody English	6.9
3	Mel Ott	6.4
4	Chuck Klein	6.2
5	Bill Terry	5.8
6	Kiki Cuyler	5.8
7	Paul Waner	5.7
8	Travis Jackson	5.3
9	Tony Cuccinello	5.3
10	Lloyd Waner	5.0

Batting Averagemin 474 PA

1	Chick Hafey	.349
1	Bill Terry	.349
3	Chuck Klein	.337
4	Lefty O'Doul	.336
5	Charlie Grimm	.331
6	Kiki Cuyler	.330
7	Wally Berger	.323
8	Paul Waner	.322
9	Woody English	.319
10	Tony Cuccinello	.315
10	Harvey Hendrick	.315

On-Base Percentagemin 474 PA

1	Kiki Cuyler	.404
1	Chick Hafey	.404
1	Paul Waner	.404
4	George Grantham	.400
5	Chuck Klein	.398
6	Bill Terry	.397
7	Lefty O'Doul	.396
8	Charlie Grimm	.393
9	Mel Ott	.392
10	Woody English	.391

Slugging Percentagemin 474 PA

1	Chuck Klein	.584
2	Chick Hafey	.569
3	Mel Ott	.545
4	Bill Terry	.529
5	Babe Herman	.525
6	Wally Berger	.512
7	Lefty O'Doul	.482
8	George Watkins	.477
9	Kiki Cuyler	.473
10	Don Hurst	.468

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 474 PA

1	Chuck Klein	.982
2	Chick Hafey	.973
3	Mel Ott	.937
4	Bill Terry	.926
5	Wally Berger	.892
6	Babe Herman	.890
7	Lefty O'Doul	.879
8	Kiki Cuyler	.877
9	Paul Waner	.857
10	Don Hurst	.855

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Jumbo Elliott	19
1	Bill Hallahan	19
1	Heinie Meine	19
4	Ed Brandt	18
4	Paul Derringer	18
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	18
7	Burleigh Grimes	17
7	Charlie Root	17
9	Guy Bush	16
9	Pat Malone	16
9	Bill Walker	16

SavesSV

1	Jack Quinn	15
2	Jim Lindsey	7
3	Jumbo Elliott	5
4	Phil Collins	4
4	Bill Hallahan	4
6	Joe Heving	3
6	Carl Hubbell	3
6	Glenn Spencer	3
6	Allyn Stout	3
6	Bill Walker	3

StrikeoutsSO

1	Bill Hallahan	159
2	Carl Hubbell	155
3	Dazzy Vance	150
4	Paul Derringer	134
5	Charlie Root	131
6	Bill Walker	121
7	Ray Benge	117
8	Ed Brandt	112
8	Pat Malone	112
10	Jumbo Elliott	99

Innings PitchedIP

1	Heinie Meine	284.0
2	Larry French	275.7
3	Si Johnson	262.3
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	253.7
5	Charlie Root	251.0
6	Ed Brandt	250.0
7	Jumbo Elliott	249.0
8	Bill Hallahan	248.7
9	Carl Hubbell	248.0
10	Ray Benge	247.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Red Lucas	24
2	Ed Brandt	23
3	Heinie Meine	22
4	Carl Hubbell	21
5	Larry French	20
6	Freddie Fitzsimmons	19
6	Charlie Root	19
6	Bill Walker	19
9	Bob Smith	18
10	Burleigh Grimes	17

ShutoutsSHO

1	Bill Walker	6
2	Paul Derringer	4
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
2	Carl Hubbell	4
5	Ed Brandt	3
5	Watson Clark	3
5	Burleigh Grimes	3
5	Bill Hallahan	3
5	Red Lucas	3
5	Heinie Meine	3
5	Charlie Root	3
5	Socks Seibold	3
5	Tom Zachary	3

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Watson Clark	4.8
2	Dazzy Vance	4.8
3	Charlie Root	4.7
4	Ray Benge	4.5
5	Bill Walker	4.5
6	Carl Hubbell	4.3
7	Si Johnson	4.2
8	Larry French	4.0
9	Bill Hallahan	3.9
10	Red Lucas	3.9

Earned Run Averagemin 153 IP

1	Bill Walker	2.26
2	Carl Hubbell	2.65
3	Ed Brandt	2.92
4	Heinie Meine	2.98
5	Syl Johnson	3.00
6	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.05
7	Tom Zachary	3.10
8	Ray Benge	3.17
9	Watson Clark	3.20
10	Bob Smith	3.22

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 153 IP

1	Carl Hubbell	1.12
2	Bill Walker	1.15
3	Syl Johnson	1.16
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.20
5	Ed Brandt	1.22
6	Charlie Root	1.24
7	Ben Cantwell	1.24
8	Bob Smith	1.25
9	Dazzy Vance	1.25
10	Red Lucas	1.26

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 153 IP

1	Dazzy Vance	3.21
2	Watson Clark	3.22
3	Bill Walker	3.29
4	Syl Johnson	3.39
5	Charlie Root	3.39
6	Paul Derringer	3.40
7	Carl Hubbell	3.48
8	Si Johnson	3.58
9	Ray Benge	3.63
10	Red Lucas	3.71

Negro Leagues and Independent Black clubs in 1931

32 more ranking tables from 1931. 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.

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 1931 is 474 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 153-game schedule. The Negro 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	Cool Papa Bell	46
2	Newt Allen	40
3	Wade Johnston	37
4	Turkey Stearnes	35
4	Mule Suttles	35
4	Willie Wells	35
7	Jimmie Crutchfield	33
8	Jim Williams	31
9	Bobby Robinson	29
10	George Giles	28
10	John Henry Russell	28

HitsH

1	Turkey Stearnes	57
1	Jim Williams	57
3	Newt Allen	54
4	Jimmie Crutchfield	52
5	Jabbo Andrews	51
6	Clarence Palm	50
7	Wade Johnston	49
8	Nat Rogers	48
9	Jimmy Binder	46
10	Bobby Robinson	45
10	John Henry Russell	45

Doubles2B

1	Turkey Stearnes	12
1	Willie Wells	12
3	Newt Allen	11
3	Mule Suttles	11
5	Sammy Hughes	9
5	Clarence Palm	9
5	John Henry Russell	9
8	Lou Dials	8
8	Wade Johnston	8
8	Nat Rogers	8
8	Hoss Walker	8

Triples3B

1	Newt Allen	6
2	Jimmy Binder	4
2	Jimmie Crutchfield	4
2	Lou Dials	4
2	Mule Suttles	4
2	Jim Williams	4
7	Jabbo Andrews	3
7	George Mitchell	3
7	Willie Wells	3
10	Cool Papa Bell	2
10	Dewey Creacy	2
10	George Giles	2
10	Milt Laurent	2
10	Jack Marshall	2
10	Mitchell Murray	2
10	Tom Parker	2
10	Jack Ridley	2
10	Nat Rogers	2
10	Turkey Stearnes	2
10	Quincy Trouppe	2
10	Charley Williams	2

Home RunsHR

1	Turkey Stearnes	8
2	Mule Suttles	7
3	George Mitchell	3
3	Clarence Palm	3
3	Hoss Walker	3
3	Willie Wells	3
7	Newt Allen	2
7	Jabbo Andrews	2
7	Lou Dials	2
7	Willie Gisentaner	2
7	Wilson Redus	2
7	Nat Rogers	2
7	Poindexter Williams	2

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Turkey Stearnes	40
2	Mule Suttles	36
3	Newt Allen	32
3	Clarence Palm	32
5	Nat Rogers	29
5	Jim Williams	29
7	Willie Wells	27
8	Jabbo Andrews	23
8	Branch Russell	23
10	Tom Young	22

WalksBB

1	Wade Johnston	35
2	Cool Papa Bell	24
2	Willie Wells	24
4	Mule Suttles	23
5	Turkey Stearnes	22
6	Newt Allen	21
7	Jack Ridley	20
8	Dewey Creacy	18
8	John Henry Russell	18
10	George Giles	17
10	Branch Russell	17

Stolen BasesSB

1	Cool Papa Bell	16
2	Willie Wells	9
3	Turkey Stearnes	8
3	Jim Williams	8
5	Wade Johnston	7
6	Jelly Gardner	6
6	Chester Williams	6
6	Tom Young	6
9	George Giles	5
9	Milt Laurent	5
9	Branch Russell	5

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Newt Allen	2.4
2	Willie Wells	2.3
3	Turkey Stearnes	2.2
4	Wade Johnston	1.7
5	Mule Suttles	1.6
6	Clarence Palm	1.5
7	Jim Williams	1.3
8	John Henry Russell	1.1
9	Sammy Hughes	1.0
10	Cool Papa Bell	1.0

Pitching7 categories

WinsW

1	George Mitchell	8
2	Ray Brown	7
2	Nelson Dean	7
4	Lefty Capers	6
4	Luther McDonald	6
6	Bert Hunter	5
6	Willie Powell	5
6	Jim Willis	5
9	Eggie Hensley	4
9	Alto Lane	4
9	Leroy Matlock	4
9	Joe Strong	4
9	Ted Trent	4

SavesSV

1	Joe Strong	1
1	Ted Trent	1
1	Clarence White	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Ray Brown	70
2	Willie Powell	56
3	Ted Trent	52
4	Luther McDonald	44
5	Alto Lane	41
6	Cliff Bell	40
6	Jim Willis	40
8	Joe Strong	38
9	Nelson Dean	36
10	Elbert Williams	35

Innings PitchedIP

1	Ray Brown	114.0
2	Luther McDonald	95.3
3	Willie Powell	92.0
4	Nelson Dean	91.7
5	Lefty Capers	84.0
6	Alto Lane	76.7
7	George Mitchell	72.0
8	Jim Willis	69.0
9	Ted Trent	66.7
10	Cliff Bell	66.3
10	Eggie Hensley	66.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Ray Brown	11
1	Willie Powell	11
3	Lefty Capers	10
4	Nelson Dean	9
4	Luther McDonald	9
6	Eggie Hensley	6
6	Jim Willis	6
8	Alto Lane	5
8	Clarence White	5
10	Willie Gisentaner	4
10	Bert Hunter	4
10	Bill McCall	4
10	Joe Strong	4
10	Elbert Williams	4

ShutoutsSHO

1	Eggie Hensley	2
1	Alto Lane	2
1	Luther McDonald	2
1	Willie Powell	2
5	Ray Brown	1
5	Nelson Dean	1
5	Satchel Paige	1
5	Diamond Pipkins	1
5	Ted Trent	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Ray Brown	2.5
2	Luther McDonald	2.0
3	Nelson Dean	1.8
4	Eggie Hensley	1.3
5	Alto Lane	1.3
6	Willie Powell	1.2
7	Joe Strong	1.1
7	Ted Trent	1.1
9	Lefty Capers	1.1
10	Leroy Matlock	1.1

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 1931 is 474 plate appearances — three point one per team game across a 153-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	Jud Wilson	52
2	Eggie Dallard	44
3	Martín Dihigo	39
3	Josh Gibson	39
5	Ted Page	38
6	George Scales	37
7	Oscar Charleston	36
8	Rap Dixon	35
9	Chaney White	32
10	Walter Cannady	30
10	Crush Holloway	30

HitsH

1	Jud Wilson	68
2	Oscar Charleston	63
3	Eggie Dallard	57
3	Josh Gibson	57
5	Martín Dihigo	56
6	Biz Mackey	55
6	Ted Page	55
6	George Scales	55
9	Crush Holloway	53
9	Chaney White	53

Doubles2B

1	Oscar Charleston	14
1	Josh Gibson	14
3	Walter Cannady	12
3	Crush Holloway	12
5	George Scales	11
6	Jud Wilson	10
7	Rap Dixon	9
8	Martín Dihigo	8
8	Ted Page	8
8	Pete Washington	8

Triples3B

1	George Scales	9
2	Rap Dixon	7
3	Oscar Charleston	6
4	Martín Dihigo	5
5	Bill Evans	4
5	Josh Gibson	4
5	Judy Johnson	4
5	Ted Page	4
5	Jud Wilson	4
10	Dick Lundy	3
10	Pete Washington	3
10	Chaney White	3
10	Bill Yancey	3

Home RunsHR

1	John Beckwith	12
2	Jud Wilson	10
3	Josh Gibson	8
4	Martín Dihigo	7
5	George Scales	4
6	Oscar Charleston	3
6	Biz Mackey	3
6	Chaney White	3
9	Walter Cannady	2
9	Rap Dixon	2
9	Judy Johnson	2
9	Dick Lundy	2
9	Ambrose Reid	2
9	Dave Thomas	2
9	Bill Yancey	2

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Jud Wilson	44
2	Josh Gibson	42
3	George Scales	41
4	Chaney White	37
5	John Beckwith	35
5	Martín Dihigo	35
7	Oscar Charleston	33
7	Biz Mackey	33
9	Rap Dixon	29
10	Walter Cannady	28

WalksBB

1	Rap Dixon	26
2	Martín Dihigo	23
3	Eggie Dallard	22
4	Ted Page	21
4	Chaney White	21
6	Walter Cannady	19
6	George Scales	19
6	Jud Wilson	19
9	Oscar Charleston	18
10	Vic Harris	17
10	Biz Mackey	17

Stolen BasesSB

1	Crush Holloway	7
2	Rap Dixon	6
2	Dick Lundy	6
4	Walter Cannady	5
4	Eggie Dallard	5
4	Frank Duncan	5
4	Fats Jenkins	5
4	Judy Johnson	5
4	Clint Thomas	5
10	Frank Warfield	4

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Jud Wilson	3.8
2	Martín Dihigo	2.4
3	Josh Gibson	2.1
4	John Beckwith	1.8
5	George Scales	1.8
6	Biz Mackey	1.7
7	Oscar Charleston	1.7
8	Walter Cannady	1.6
9	Chaney White	1.3
10	Dick Lundy	1.1

Pitching7 categories

WinsW

1	Willie Foster	10
2	Porter Charleston	8
3	Neck Stanley	7
4	Script Lee	6
4	Oscar Levis	6
4	Joe Williams	6
7	George Britt	5
7	Paul Carter	5
7	Henry McHenry	5
7	Lefty Williams	5

SavesSV

1	Charlie Beverly	1
1	George Britt	1
1	Bill Holland	1
1	Henry McHenry	1
1	Roy S. Williams	1
1	Laymon Yokely	1

StrikeoutsSO

1	Willie Foster	88
2	Joe Williams	54
3	Porter Charleston	48
4	Neck Stanley	47
5	Script Lee	38
6	Ted Radcliffe	36
7	Laymon Yokely	34
8	George Britt	33
9	Oscar Levis	31
10	Darltie Cooper	30

Innings PitchedIP

1	Neck Stanley	124.0
2	Script Lee	111.3
3	Willie Foster	103.0
4	Oscar Levis	96.3
5	Porter Charleston	90.0
6	Joe Williams	78.3
7	Lefty Williams	68.7
7	Laymon Yokely	68.7
9	Ted Radcliffe	67.7
10	Darltie Cooper	65.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Willie Foster	11
2	Oscar Levis	10
3	Porter Charleston	9
3	Script Lee	9
3	Neck Stanley	9
6	Joe Williams	7
6	Lefty Williams	7
8	Paul Carter	6
8	Darltie Cooper	6
8	Willis Flournoy	6
8	Ted Radcliffe	6

ShutoutsSHO

1	Porter Charleston	3
2	Chet Brewer	2
2	Willie Foster	2
2	Script Lee	2
2	Webster McDonald	2
6	Paul Carter	1
6	Phil Cockrell	1
6	Darltie Cooper	1
6	Lefty Williams	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Willie Foster	2.9
2	Porter Charleston	2.1
3	Joe Williams	2.0
4	Neck Stanley	1.3
5	Lefty Williams	1.3
6	Script Lee	1.2
7	George Britt	1.2
8	Webster McDonald	1.0
9	Oscar Levis	1.0
10	Willis Flournoy	1.0

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1931 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. 1931 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 78 ranking tables here, 21 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 1931 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.