1993 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

2 leagues · 162 team games · 46 ranking tables · 42 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Barry BondsNational League
Frank ThomasAmerican League

Cy Young Award

Greg MadduxNational League
Jack McDowellAmerican League

Rookie of the Year

Mike PiazzaNational League
Tim SalmonAmerican League

Gold Glove

Roberto AlomarAmerican League
Jay BellNational League
Barry BondsNational League
Mark GraceNational League
Ken GriffeyAmerican League
Marquis GrissomNational League
Mark LangstonAmerican League
Kenny LoftonAmerican League
Greg MadduxNational League
Kirt ManwaringNational League
Don MattinglyAmerican League
Ivan RodriguezAmerican League
Robby ThompsonNational League
Robin VenturaAmerican League
Omar VizquelAmerican League
Larry WalkerNational League
Devon WhiteAmerican League
Matt WilliamsNational League

Silver Slugger

Carlos BaergaAmerican League
Albert BelleAmerican League
Jay BellNational League
Wade BoggsAmerican League
Barry BondsNational League
Lenny DykstraNational League
Juan GonzalezAmerican League
Ken GriffeyAmerican League
Orel HershiserNational League
David JusticeNational League
Fred McGriffNational League
Paul MolitorAmerican League
Mike PiazzaNational League
Cal RipkenAmerican League
Mike StanleyAmerican League
Frank ThomasAmerican League
Robby ThompsonNational League
Matt WilliamsNational League

American League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Rafael Palmeiro	124
2	Paul Molitor	121
3	Kenny Lofton	116
3	Devon White	116
5	Rickey Henderson	114
6	Ken Griffey	113
6	Tony Phillips	113
8	Roberto Alomar	109
8	John Olerud	109
10	Frank Thomas	106

HitsH

1	Paul Molitor	211
2	Carlos Baerga	200
2	John Olerud	200
4	Roberto Alomar	192
5	Kenny Lofton	185
6	Kirby Puckett	184
7	Travis Fryman	182
8	Ken Griffey	180
9	Brian McRae	177
9	Tony Phillips	177

Doubles2B

1	John Olerud	54
2	Devon White	42
3	Rafael Palmeiro	40
3	John Valentin	40
5	Kirby Puckett	39
6	Mike Greenwell	38
6	Ken Griffey	38
6	B. J. Surhoff	38
9	Travis Fryman	37
9	Paul Molitor	37

Triples3B

1	Lance Johnson	14
2	Joey Cora	13
3	Tony Fernandez	11
4	David Hulse	10
5	Brian McRae	9
6	Brady Anderson	8
6	Kenny Lofton	8
8	Milt Cuyler	7
9	Roberto Alomar	6
9	Carlos Baerga	6
9	Kirk Gibson	6
9	Mike Greenwell	6
9	Luis Polonia	6
9	Devon White	6

Home RunsHR

1	Juan Gonzalez	46
2	Ken Griffey	45
3	Frank Thomas	41
4	Albert Belle	38
5	Rafael Palmeiro	37
6	Joe Carter	33
6	Dean Palmer	33
8	Mickey Tettleton	32
9	Tim Salmon	31
9	Danny Tartabull	31

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Albert Belle	129
2	Frank Thomas	128
3	Joe Carter	121
4	Juan Gonzalez	118
5	Cecil Fielder	117
6	Carlos Baerga	114
7	Chili Davis	112
8	Paul Molitor	111
9	Mickey Tettleton	110
10	Ken Griffey	109

WalksBB

1	Tony Phillips	132
2	Rickey Henderson	120
3	John Olerud	114
4	Frank Thomas	112
5	Mickey Tettleton	109
6	Robin Ventura	105
7	Jay Buhner	100
8	Ken Griffey	96
9	Danny Tartabull	92
10	Cecil Fielder	90

Stolen BasesSB

1	Kenny Lofton	70
2	Roberto Alomar	55
2	Luis Polonia	55
4	Rickey Henderson	53
5	Chad Curtis	48
6	Lance Johnson	35
7	Devon White	34
8	Felix Jose	31
9	David Hulse	29
9	Chuck Knoblauch	29

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	John Olerud	8.2
2	Ken Griffey	8.0
3	Chris Hoiles	7.1
4	Paul Molitor	6.8
5	Frank Thomas	6.8
6	Juan Gonzalez	6.4
7	Rickey Henderson	6.3
8	Kenny Lofton	6.3
9	Tony Phillips	6.0
10	Travis Fryman	5.9

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	John Olerud	.363
2	Paul Molitor	.332
3	Roberto Alomar	.326
4	Kenny Lofton	.325
5	Carlos Baerga	.321
6	Frank Thomas	.317
7	Mike Greenwell	.315
8	Tony Phillips	.313
9	Lance Johnson	.311
9	Paul O'Neill	.311

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	John Olerud	.473
2	Tony Phillips	.443
3	Rickey Henderson	.432
4	Frank Thomas	.426
5	Chris Hoiles	.416
6	Roberto Alomar	.408
6	Ken Griffey	.408
6	Kenny Lofton	.408
9	Paul Molitor	.402
10	Mo Vaughn	.390

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Juan Gonzalez	.632
2	Ken Griffey	.617
3	Frank Thomas	.607
4	John Olerud	.599
5	Chris Hoiles	.585
6	Rafael Palmeiro	.554
7	Albert Belle	.552
8	Tim Salmon	.536
9	Mo Vaughn	.525
10	Paul Molitor	.509

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	John Olerud	1.072
2	Frank Thomas	1.033
3	Ken Griffey	1.025
4	Chris Hoiles	1.001
5	Juan Gonzalez	1.000
6	Rafael Palmeiro	.926
7	Albert Belle	.922
8	Tim Salmon	.918
9	Mo Vaughn	.915
10	Paul Molitor	.911

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	Jack McDowell	22
2	Pat Hentgen	19
2	Randy Johnson	19
4	Kevin Appier	18
4	Alex Fernandez	18
4	Jimmy Key	18
7	Cal Eldred	16
7	Chuck Finley	16
7	Mark Langston	16
7	Kenny Rogers	16

SavesSV

1	Jeff Montgomery	45
1	Duane Ward	45
3	Tom Henke	40
4	Roberto Hernandez	38
5	Dennis Eckersley	36
6	Rick Aguilera	34
7	Jeff Russell	33
8	Gregg Olson	29
9	Steve Farr	25
10	Mike Henneman	24

StrikeoutsSO

1	Randy Johnson	308
2	Mark Langston	196
3	Juan Guzman	194
4	David Cone	191
5	Chuck Finley	187
6	Kevin Appier	186
7	Cal Eldred	180
8	Jimmy Key	173
9	Ben McDonald	171
10	Alex Fernandez	169

Innings PitchedIP

1	Cal Eldred	258.0
2	Jack McDowell	256.7
3	Mark Langston	256.3
4	Randy Johnson	255.3
5	David Cone	254.0
6	Chuck Finley	251.3
7	Alex Fernandez	247.3
8	Kevin Appier	238.7
9	Jimmy Key	236.7
10	Kevin Brown	233.0

Complete GamesCG

1	Chuck Finley	13
2	Kevin Brown	12
3	Randy Johnson	10
3	Jack McDowell	10
5	Cal Eldred	8
6	Erik Hanson	7
6	Mark Langston	7
6	Ben McDonald	7
9	David Cone	6
10	Kevin Appier	5
10	Jaime Navarro	5
10	Kenny Rogers	5
10	Fernando Valenzuela	5
10	Bill Wegman	5
10	Bobby Witt	5

ShutoutsSHO

1	Jack McDowell	4
2	Kevin Brown	3
2	Randy Johnson	3
2	Mike Moore	3
5	John Doherty	2
5	Chuck Finley	2
5	Jimmy Key	2
5	Mike Mussina	2
5	Fernando Valenzuela	2
10	Jim Abbott	1
10	Wilson Alvarez	1
10	Kevin Appier	1
10	Chris Bosio	1
10	Roger Clemens	1
10	David Cone	1
10	Danny Darwin	1
10	John Dopson	1
10	Cal Eldred	1
10	Alex Fernandez	1
10	Dave Fleming	1
10	Juan Guzman	1
10	Chris Haney	1
10	Al Leiter	1
10	Ben McDonald	1
10	Jack Morris	1
10	Jamie Moyer	1
10	Jeff Mutis	1
10	Jaime Navarro	1
10	Paul Quantrill	1
10	Scott Sanderson	1
10	Todd Stottlemyre	1
10	Kevin Tapani	1
10	Frank Viola	1
10	Bob Wickman	1
10	Bobby Witt	1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Kevin Appier	6.0
2	Randy Johnson	5.8
3	Mark Langston	4.4
4	Chuck Finley	4.1
5	Jack McDowell	4.0
6	Erik Hanson	4.0
7	Jimmy Key	3.9
8	Ben McDonald	3.5
9	David Cone	3.4
10	Kevin Tapani	3.4

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Kevin Appier	2.56
2	Wilson Alvarez	2.95
3	Jimmy Key	3.00
4	Alex Fernandez	3.13
5	Frank Viola	3.14
6	Chuck Finley	3.15
7	Mark Langston	3.19
8	Randy Johnson	3.24
9	Danny Darwin	3.26
10	David Cone	3.33

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Danny Darwin	1.07
2	Kevin Appier	1.11
3	Jimmy Key	1.11
4	Randy Johnson	1.11
5	Alex Fernandez	1.16
6	Mark Langston	1.19
7	Chris Bosio	1.20
8	David Wells	1.20
9	Ben McDonald	1.23
10	Mike Mussina	1.24

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Kevin Appier	2.90
2	Randy Johnson	3.05
3	Erik Hanson	3.41
4	Jimmy Key	3.51
5	Mark Langston	3.58
6	Jack McDowell	3.61
7	Ben McDonald	3.68
8	Chuck Finley	3.69
9	Roger Clemens	3.69
10	Kevin Brown	3.70

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1	Lenny Dykstra	143
2	Barry Bonds	129
3	Ron Gant	113
4	Fred McGriff	111
5	Jeff Blauser	110
6	Matt Williams	105
7	Marquis Grissom	104
7	Dave Hollins	104
9	Jay Bell	102
10	John Kruk	100

HitsH

1	Lenny Dykstra	194
2	Mark Grace	193
3	Marquis Grissom	188
4	Jay Bell	187
5	Gregg Jefferies	186
6	Jeff Blauser	182
7	Barry Bonds	181
7	Brett Butler	181
9	Jeff King	180
10	Craig Biggio	175
10	Tony Gwynn	175
10	Charlie Hayes	175

Doubles2B

1	Charlie Hayes	45
2	Lenny Dykstra	44
3	Dante Bichette	43
4	Craig Biggio	41
4	Tony Gwynn	41
6	Bernard Gilkey	40
7	Mark Grace	39
8	Barry Bonds	38
9	Jeff Bagwell	37
10	Todd Zeile	36

Triples3B

1	Steve Finley	13
2	Brett Butler	10
3	Jay Bell	9
3	Mickey Morandini	9
5	Vince Coleman	8
5	Al Martin	8
5	Eric Young	8
8	Vinny Castilla	7
8	Delino DeShields	7
8	Jeff Gardner	7
8	Darren Lewis	7

Home RunsHR

1	Barry Bonds	46
2	David Justice	40
3	Matt Williams	38
4	Fred McGriff	37
5	Ron Gant	36
6	Mike Piazza	35
7	Bobby Bonilla	34
7	Phil Plantier	34
9	Sammy Sosa	33
10	Rick Wilkins	30

Runs Batted InRBI

1	Barry Bonds	123
2	David Justice	120
3	Ron Gant	117
4	Mike Piazza	112
5	Matt Williams	110
6	Darren Daulton	105
7	Todd Zeile	103
8	Fred McGriff	101
9	Eddie Murray	100
9	Phil Plantier	100

WalksBB

1	Lenny Dykstra	129
2	Barry Bonds	126
3	Darren Daulton	117
4	John Kruk	111
5	Brett Butler	86
6	Jeff Blauser	85
6	Dave Hollins	85
8	Ray Lankford	81
9	Dave Magadan	80
9	Larry Walker	80

Stolen BasesSB

1	Chuck Carr	58
2	Marquis Grissom	53
3	Otis Nixon	47
4	Gregg Jefferies	46
4	Darren Lewis	46
6	Delino DeShields	43
7	Eric Young	42
8	Brett Butler	39
9	Vince Coleman	38
10	Lenny Dykstra	37

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Barry Bonds	9.1
2	Lenny Dykstra	8.8
3	Mike Piazza	7.5
4	Jay Bell	7.1
5	Rick Wilkins	6.4
6	Darren Daulton	6.1
7	Robby Thompson	5.4
8	Matt Williams	5.0
9	Charlie Hayes	4.9
10	Andres Galarraga	4.9

Batting Averagemin 502 PA

1	Andres Galarraga	.370
2	Tony Gwynn	.358
3	Gregg Jefferies	.342
4	Barry Bonds	.336
5	Mark Grace	.325
6	Jeff Bagwell	.320
7	Mike Piazza	.318
8	John Kruk	.316
9	Orlando Merced	.313
10	Robby Thompson	.312

On-Base Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Barry Bonds	.458
2	John Kruk	.430
3	Lenny Dykstra	.420
4	Orlando Merced	.414
5	Gregg Jefferies	.408
6	Andres Galarraga	.403
7	Jeff Blauser	.401
8	Tony Gwynn	.398
9	Mark Grace	.393
10	Jay Bell	.392
10	Darren Daulton	.392

Slugging Percentagemin 502 PA

1	Barry Bonds	.677
2	Andres Galarraga	.602
3	Mike Piazza	.561
3	Matt Williams	.561
5	Fred McGriff	.549
6	Dante Bichette	.526
7	Bobby Bonilla	.522
7	Charlie Hayes	.522
9	Jeff Bagwell	.516
10	David Justice	.515

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 502 PA

1	Barry Bonds	1.136
2	Andres Galarraga	1.005
3	Mike Piazza	.932
4	Fred McGriff	.924
5	John Kruk	.905
6	Jeff Bagwell	.903
7	Lenny Dykstra	.902
8	Tony Gwynn	.895
9	Gregg Jefferies	.894
10	Matt Williams	.886

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1	John Burkett	22
1	Tom Glavine	22
3	Bill Swift	21
4	Greg Maddux	20
5	Steve Avery	18
5	Mark Portugal	18
7	Bob Tewksbury	17
8	Tommy Greene	16
8	Pete Harnisch	16
8	Curt Schilling	16

SavesSV

1	Randy Myers	53
2	Rod Beck	48
3	Lee Smith	46
4	Bryan Harvey	45
5	John Wetteland	43
5	Mitch Williams	43
7	Mike Stanton	27
8	Doug Jones	26
9	Jim Gott	25
9	Darren Holmes	25

StrikeoutsSO

1	Jose Rijo	227
2	John Smoltz	208
3	Greg Maddux	197
4	Curt Schilling	186
5	Pete Harnisch	185
6	Andy Benes	179
7	Tommy Greene	167
8	Jose Guzman	163
9	Doug Drabek	157
9	Bill Swift	157

Innings PitchedIP

1	Greg Maddux	267.0
2	Jose Rijo	257.3
3	John Smoltz	243.7
4	Tom Glavine	239.3
5	Doug Drabek	237.7
6	Curt Schilling	235.3
7	Bill Swift	232.7
8	John Burkett	231.7
9	Andy Benes	230.7
10	Greg Harris	225.3

Complete GamesCG

1	Greg Maddux	8
2	Doug Drabek	7
2	Dwight Gooden	7
2	Tommy Greene	7
2	Terry Mulholland	7
2	Curt Schilling	7
7	Tim Belcher	5
7	Pete Harnisch	5
7	Orel Hershiser	5
10	Andy Benes	4
10	Tom Glavine	4
10	Greg Harris	4
10	Darryl Kile	4
10	Ramon Martinez	4
10	Armando Reynoso	4
10	Bret Saberhagen	4

ShutoutsSHO

1	Pete Harnisch	4
2	Tim Belcher	3
2	Ramon Martinez	3
4	Pedro Astacio	2
4	Andy Benes	2
4	Doug Drabek	2
4	Tom Glavine	2
4	Dwight Gooden	2
4	Tommy Greene	2
4	Darryl Kile	2
4	Terry Mulholland	2
4	Curt Schilling	2
4	Tim Wakefield	2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1	Greg Maddux	6.6
2	Jose Rijo	6.1
3	Steve Avery	4.5
4	Tommy Greene	4.3
5	Curt Schilling	4.1
6	John Burkett	4.1
7	Doug Drabek	4.1
8	Bill Swift	4.1
9	Bob Tewksbury	4.0
10	Tom Candiotti	3.8

Earned Run Averagemin 162 IP

1	Greg Maddux	2.36
2	Jose Rijo	2.48
3	Mark Portugal	2.77
4	Bill Swift	2.82
5	Steve Avery	2.94
6	Pete Harnisch	2.98
7	Tom Candiotti	3.12
8	Tom Glavine	3.20
9	Ken Hill	3.23
10	Terry Mulholland	3.25

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 162 IP

1	Greg Maddux	1.05
2	Bill Swift	1.07
3	Jose Rijo	1.09
4	Terry Mulholland	1.14
5	John Burkett	1.14
6	Pete Harnisch	1.15
7	Steve Avery	1.16
8	Tommy Greene	1.19
9	Dwight Gooden	1.19
10	Rene Arocha	1.21

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 162 IP

1	Greg Maddux	2.85
2	Jose Rijo	2.93
3	Tommy Greene	3.07
4	Steve Avery	3.26
5	Tom Candiotti	3.35
6	Bob Tewksbury	3.36
7	John Burkett	3.41
8	Bill Swift	3.43
9	Doug Drabek	3.45
10	Curt Schilling	3.46

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1993 is 502 plate appearances and 162 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 162 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. 1993 is counted as 2 separate leagues — American League and National League, 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 46 ranking tables here, 35 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.

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