1994 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

2 leagues · 114 team games · 46 ranking tables · 42 awards

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Cy Young Award

Rookie of the Year

Gold Glove

Silver Slugger

American League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1Frank Thomas106
2Kenny Lofton105
3Ken Griffey94
4Tony Phillips91
5Albert Belle90
6Jose Canseco88
7Paul Molitor86
8Chuck Knoblauch85
9Rafael Palmeiro82
10Carlos Baerga81

HitsH

1Kenny Lofton160
2Paul Molitor155
3Albert Belle147
4Frank Thomas141
5Ken Griffey140
5Cal Ripken140
7Carlos Baerga139
7Chuck Knoblauch139
7Rafael Palmeiro139
7Kirby Puckett139

Doubles2B

1Chuck Knoblauch45
2Albert Belle35
3Travis Fryman34
3Frank Thomas34
5Carlos Baerga32
5Kenny Lofton32
5Rafael Palmeiro32
5Kirby Puckett32
9Paul Molitor30
10John Olerud29
10Bernie Williams29

Triples3B

1Lance Johnson14
2Vince Coleman12
3Kenny Lofton9
4Alex Diaz7
5Brian McRae6
5Luis Polonia6
5Devon White6
8Brady Anderson5
8Alex Cole5
8Travis Fryman5
8Ozzie Guillen5
8Tim Raines5
8Juan Samuel5

Home RunsHR

1Ken Griffey40
2Frank Thomas38
3Albert Belle36
4Jose Canseco31
5Cecil Fielder28
6Joe Carter27
7Chili Davis26
7Mo Vaughn26
9Bob Hamelin24
10Kirk Gibson23
10Rafael Palmeiro23
10Tim Salmon23
10Ruben Sierra23

Runs Batted InRBI

1Kirby Puckett112
2Joe Carter103
3Albert Belle101
3Frank Thomas101
5Julio Franco98
6Ruben Sierra92
7Jose Canseco90
7Cecil Fielder90
7Ken Griffey90
10Travis Fryman85
10Juan Gonzalez85

WalksBB

1Frank Thomas109
2Mickey Tettleton97
3Tony Phillips95
4Rickey Henderson72
4Paul O'Neill72
6Will Clark71
7Jose Canseco69
7Chili Davis69
9Jay Buhner66
9Danny Tartabull66

Stolen BasesSB

1Kenny Lofton60
2Vince Coleman50
3Otis Nixon42
4Chuck Knoblauch35
5Brady Anderson31
6Alex Cole29
7Brian McRae28
8Lance Johnson26
9Chad Curtis25
10Stan Javier24

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Frank Thomas7.4
2Albert Belle6.4
3Ken Griffey6.1
4Kenny Lofton5.8
5Paul O'Neill5.2
6Paul Molitor4.7
7Wade Boggs4.5
8Chili Davis4.4
9Jose Canseco4.3
10Tony Phillips4.3

Batting Averagemin 353 PA

1Paul O'Neill.359
2Albert Belle.357
3Frank Thomas.353
4Kenny Lofton.349
5Wade Boggs.342
6Paul Molitor.341
7Will Clark.329
8Ken Griffey.323
9Julio Franco.319
9Rafael Palmeiro.319

On-Base Percentagemin 353 PA

1Frank Thomas.487
2Paul O'Neill.460
3Albert Belle.438
4Wade Boggs.433
5Will Clark.431
6Mickey Tettleton.419
7Kenny Lofton.412
8Rickey Henderson.411
9Chili Davis.410
9Paul Molitor.410

Slugging Percentagemin 353 PA

1Frank Thomas.729
2Albert Belle.714
3Ken Griffey.674
4Paul O'Neill.603
5Bob Hamelin.599
6Mo Vaughn.576
7Chili Davis.561
8Jose Canseco.552
9Rafael Palmeiro.550
10Kirk Gibson.548

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 353 PA

1Frank Thomas1.217
2Albert Belle1.152
3Ken Griffey1.076
4Paul O'Neill1.064
5Bob Hamelin.987
6Mo Vaughn.984
7Chili Davis.971
8Kenny Lofton.948
9Rafael Palmeiro.942
10Jose Canseco.939

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1Jimmy Key17
2David Cone16
2Mike Mussina16
4Ben McDonald14
5Pat Hentgen13
5Randy Johnson13
7Wilson Alvarez12
7Jason Bere12
7Juan Guzman12
10Mark Clark11
10Cal Eldred11
10Alex Fernandez11
10Tom Gordon11
10Dennis Martinez11
10Mike Moore11
10Kenny Rogers11
10Kevin Tapani11

SavesSV

1Lee Smith33
2Jeff Montgomery27
3Rick Aguilera23
4Dennis Eckersley19
5Bobby Ayala18
6Mike Fetters17
6Darren Hall17
6Jeff Russell17
9Tom Henke15
9Steve Howe15

StrikeoutsSO

1Randy Johnson204
2Roger Clemens168
3Chuck Finley148
4Pat Hentgen147
5Kevin Appier145
6David Cone132
7Jason Bere127
7Jack McDowell127
9Tom Gordon126
10Juan Guzman124

Innings PitchedIP

1Chuck Finley183.3
2Jack McDowell181.0
3Cal Eldred179.0
4Dennis Martinez176.7
5Mike Mussina176.3
6Pat Hentgen174.7
7Randy Johnson172.0
8David Cone171.7
9Ricky Bones170.7
9Roger Clemens170.7

Complete GamesCG

1Randy Johnson9
2Chuck Finley7
2Dennis Martinez7
4Cal Eldred6
4Pat Hentgen6
4Jack McDowell6
4Kenny Rogers6
8Ben McDonald5
8David Wells5
8Bobby Witt5

ShutoutsSHO

1Randy Johnson4
2David Cone3
2Alex Fernandez3
2Pat Hentgen3
2Dennis Martinez3
2Bobby Witt3
7Chuck Finley2
7Jack McDowell2
7Arthur Rhodes2
7Kenny Rogers2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Randy Johnson4.1
2Jack McDowell3.8
3Roger Clemens3.4
4Kevin Appier3.3
5David Cone3.1
6Jimmy Key2.8
7Kevin Tapani2.6
8Dennis Martinez2.5
9Mike Mussina2.5
10Charles Nagy2.5

Earned Run Averagemin 114 IP

1Steve Ontiveros2.65
2Roger Clemens2.85
3David Cone2.94
4Mike Mussina3.06
5Randy Johnson3.19
6Jimmy Key3.27
7Pat Hentgen3.40
8Ricky Bones3.43
9Wilson Alvarez3.45
10Charles Nagy3.46

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 114 IP

1Steve Ontiveros1.03
2David Cone1.07
3Roger Clemens1.14
4Mike Mussina1.16
5Randy Johnson1.19
6Dennis Martinez1.19
7Ricky Bones1.24
8Pat Hentgen1.24
9Alex Fernandez1.25
10Jack McDowell1.26

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 114 IP

1Randy Johnson3.18
2Jack McDowell3.37
3Kevin Appier3.48
4Roger Clemens3.62
5Jimmy Key3.73
6Steve Ontiveros3.78
7David Cone3.79
8Kevin Tapani3.88
9Mark Gubicza3.92
10Charles Nagy3.95

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1Jeff Bagwell104
2Marquis Grissom96
3Barry Bonds89
3Ray Lankford89
5Craig Biggio88
6Moises Alou81
6Fred McGriff81
8Brett Butler79
8Tony Gwynn79
10Barry Larkin78

HitsH

1Tony Gwynn165
2Jeff Bagwell147
2Dante Bichette147
4Hal Morris146
5Jeff Conine144
6Moises Alou143
7Craig Biggio139
8Marquis Grissom137
9Derek Bell135
9Fred McGriff135

Doubles2B

1Craig Biggio44
1Larry Walker44
3Jay Bell35
3Tony Gwynn35
5Dante Bichette33
6Jeff Bagwell32
7Moises Alou31
8Wil Cordero30
8Hal Morris30
10Luis Gonzalez29

Triples3B

1Brett Butler9
1Darren Lewis9
3Mike Kingery8
3Raul Mondesi8
3Reggie Sanders8
6Royce Clayton6
6Jeff Conine6
6Tony Fernandez6
6Sammy Sosa6
10Luis Alicea5
10Moises Alou5
10Craig Biggio5
10Lenny Dykstra5
10Steve Finley5
10Jeff Kent5
10Ray Lankford5
10Barry Larkin5
10Nelson Liriano5
10Mickey Morandini5
10Bip Roberts5
10Ryne Sandberg5

Home RunsHR

1Matt Williams43
2Jeff Bagwell39
3Barry Bonds37
4Fred McGriff34
5Andres Galarraga31
6Kevin Mitchell30
7Dante Bichette27
7Gary Sheffield27
9Sammy Sosa25
10Mike Piazza24

Runs Batted InRBI

1Jeff Bagwell116
2Matt Williams96
3Dante Bichette95
4Fred McGriff94
5Mike Piazza92
6Larry Walker86
7Andres Galarraga85
8Jeff Conine82
9Barry Bonds81
10Moises Alou78
10Hal Morris78
10Gary Sheffield78
10Tim Wallach78

WalksBB

1Barry Bonds74
2David Justice69
3Brett Butler68
3Lenny Dykstra68
5Jeff Bagwell65
6Barry Larkin64
7Craig Biggio62
8Kevin Mitchell59
9Ray Lankford58
10Walt Weiss56

Stolen BasesSB

1Craig Biggio39
2Deion Sanders38
3Marquis Grissom36
4Chuck Carr32
5Darren Lewis30
6Barry Bonds29
7Brett Butler27
7Delino DeShields27
9Barry Larkin26
10Derek Bell24
10James Mouton24

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Jeff Bagwell8.0
2Barry Bonds5.1
3Craig Biggio4.9
4Matt Williams4.6
5Tony Gwynn4.5
6Kevin Mitchell4.0
7Fred McGriff4.0
8Mike Piazza3.9
9Brett Butler3.9
10Larry Walker3.8

Batting Averagemin 353 PA

1Tony Gwynn.394
2Jeff Bagwell.368
3Moises Alou.339
4Hal Morris.335
5Kevin Mitchell.326
6Gregg Jefferies.325
7Larry Walker.322
8Bret Boone.320
8Bip Roberts.320
10Jeff Conine.319
10Andres Galarraga.319
10Mike Piazza.319

On-Base Percentagemin 353 PA

1Tony Gwynn.454
2Jeff Bagwell.451
3Kevin Mitchell.429
4David Justice.427
5Barry Bonds.426
6Craig Biggio.411
6Brett Butler.411
8Lenny Dykstra.404
9Moises Alou.397
10Larry Walker.394

Slugging Percentagemin 353 PA

1Jeff Bagwell.750
2Kevin Mitchell.681
3Barry Bonds.647
4Fred McGriff.623
5Matt Williams.607
6Moises Alou.592
6Andres Galarraga.592
8Larry Walker.587
9Gary Sheffield.584
10Tony Gwynn.568

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 353 PA

1Jeff Bagwell1.201
2Kevin Mitchell1.110
3Barry Bonds1.073
4Tony Gwynn1.022
5Fred McGriff1.012
6Moises Alou.989
7Larry Walker.981
8Gary Sheffield.964
9David Justice.958
10Andres Galarraga.949

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1Ken Hill16
1Greg Maddux16
3Danny Jackson14
3Bret Saberhagen14
5Tom Glavine13
6Doug Drabek12
6Bobby Jones12
6Ramon Martinez12
6Bob Tewksbury12
10Pedro Martinez11
10John Smiley11

SavesSV

1John Franco30
2Rod Beck28
3Doug Jones27
4John Wetteland25
5Greg McMichael21
5Randy Myers21
7Trevor Hoffman20
8John Hudek16
8Mel Rojas16
8Bruce Ruffin16

StrikeoutsSO

1Andy Benes189
2Jose Rijo171
3Greg Maddux156
4Bret Saberhagen143
5Pedro Martinez142
6Tom Glavine140
7Danny Jackson129
8Kevin Gross124
9Steve Avery122
9Denny Neagle122

Innings PitchedIP

1Greg Maddux202.0
2Danny Jackson179.3
3Bret Saberhagen177.3
4Andy Benes172.3
4Jose Rijo172.3
6Ramon Martinez170.0
7Tom Glavine165.3
8Doug Drabek164.7
9Andy Ashby164.3
10Bobby Jones160.0

Complete GamesCG

1Greg Maddux10
2Doug Drabek6
3Tom Candiotti5
4Andy Ashby4
4Danny Jackson4
4Ramon Martinez4
4Bret Saberhagen4
4Bob Tewksbury4
9Pedro Astacio3
10Andy Benes2
10Tom Browning2
10Steve Cooke2
10Tom Glavine2
10Ken Hill2
10Kent Mercker2
10Denny Neagle2
10David Nied2
10Pat Rapp2
10Jose Rijo2
10Zane Smith2

ShutoutsSHO

1Greg Maddux3
1Ramon Martinez3
3Andy Benes2
3Doug Drabek2
5Rene Arocha1
5Pedro Astacio1
5Willie Banks1
5Tom Browning1
5Joey Hamilton1
5Chris Hammond1
5Ken Hill1
5Charlie Hough1
5Danny Jackson1
5Jason Jacome1
5Bobby Jones1
5Pedro Martinez1
5Kent Mercker1
5David Nied1
5Vicente Palacios1
5Pat Rapp1
5Shane Reynolds1
5John Smiley1
5Zane Smith1
5Bob Tewksbury1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Greg Maddux6.5
2Bret Saberhagen5.0
3Danny Jackson3.8
4Jose Rijo3.8
5Andy Benes3.7
6Tom Glavine3.3
7Kevin Gross3.2
8Pedro Martinez3.2
9Doug Drabek2.9
10Erik Hanson2.8

Earned Run Averagemin 114 IP

1Greg Maddux1.56
2Bret Saberhagen2.74
3Doug Drabek2.84
4Jeff Fassero2.99
5Shane Reynolds3.05
6Jose Rijo3.08
7Bobby Jones3.15
8Steve Trachsel3.21
9Danny Jackson3.26
10Zane Smith3.27

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 114 IP

1Greg Maddux0.90
2Bret Saberhagen1.03
3Doug Drabek1.07
4Pedro Martinez1.11
5Andy Ashby1.14
6Jeff Fassero1.15
7Andy Benes1.20
8Steve Avery1.20
9Shane Reynolds1.20
10Ken Hill1.22

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 114 IP

1Greg Maddux2.39
2Bret Saberhagen2.76
3Shane Reynolds3.06
4Erik Hanson3.18
5Pedro Martinez3.32
6Kevin Gross3.32
7Jose Rijo3.33
8Andy Benes3.35
9Danny Jackson3.44
10Tom Glavine3.51

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1994 is 353 plate appearances and 114 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 114 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. 1994 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, 24 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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