1995 MLB Leaders and Award Winners

2 leagues · 145 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

1Albert Belle121
1Edgar Martinez121
3Jim Edmonds120
4Tony Phillips119
5Tim Salmon111
6Brady Anderson108
6John Valentin108
8Chuck Knoblauch107
9Frank Thomas102
10Lance Johnson98
10Mo Vaughn98

HitsH

1Lance Johnson186
2Edgar Martinez182
3Chuck Knoblauch179
4Tim Salmon177
5Carlos Baerga175
6Otis Nixon174
7Albert Belle173
7Bernie Williams173
9Rafael Palmeiro172
10Kirby Puckett169

Doubles2B

1Albert Belle52
1Edgar Martinez52
3Kirby Puckett39
4John Valentin37
5Tino Martinez35
6Chuck Knoblauch34
6Tim Salmon34
8Brady Anderson33
8Cal Ripken33
8Kevin Seitzer33

Triples3B

1Kenny Lofton13
2Lance Johnson12
3Brady Anderson10
4Bernie Williams9
5Chuck Knoblauch8
6Roberto Alomar7
6Fernando Vina7
8Vince Coleman6
8Gary Disarcina6
8Ray Durham6
8Darryl Hamilton6
8David Hulse6
8Jon Nunnally6
8Troy O'Leary6

Home RunsHR

1Albert Belle50
2Jay Buhner40
2Frank Thomas40
4Mark McGwire39
4Rafael Palmeiro39
4Mo Vaughn39
7Gary Gaetti35
8Tim Salmon34
9Jim Edmonds33
10Mickey Tettleton32

Runs Batted InRBI

1Albert Belle126
1Mo Vaughn126
3Jay Buhner121
4Edgar Martinez113
5Tino Martinez111
5Frank Thomas111
7Jim Edmonds107
7Manny Ramirez107
9Tim Salmon105
10Rafael Palmeiro104

WalksBB

1Frank Thomas136
2Edgar Martinez116
3Tony Phillips113
4Mickey Tettleton107
5Jim Thome97
6Tim Salmon91
7Chili Davis89
8Mark McGwire88
9Brady Anderson87
10John Olerud84

Stolen BasesSB

1Kenny Lofton54
2Tom Goodwin50
2Otis Nixon50
4Chuck Knoblauch46
5Vince Coleman42
6Lance Johnson40
7Stan Javier36
8Rickey Henderson32
9Roberto Alomar30
10Omar Vizquel29

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Edgar Martinez8.9
2Albert Belle8.0
3Tim Salmon7.4
4John Valentin6.9
5Frank Thomas6.6
6Bernie Williams6.5
7Jim Edmonds6.0
8Mark McGwire5.6
9Chuck Knoblauch5.5
10Jim Thome5.4

Batting Averagemin 450 PA

1Edgar Martinez.356
2Chuck Knoblauch.333
3Tim Salmon.330
4Wade Boggs.324
5Eddie Murray.323
6B. J. Surhoff.320
7Chili Davis.318
8Albert Belle.317
9Carlos Baerga.314
9Kirby Puckett.314
9Jim Thome.314

On-Base Percentagemin 450 PA

1Edgar Martinez.479
2Frank Thomas.454
3Jim Thome.438
4Chili Davis.429
4Tim Salmon.429
6Chuck Knoblauch.424
7Tim Naehring.415
8Wade Boggs.412
9Rickey Henderson.407
10Harold Baines.403

Slugging Percentagemin 450 PA

1Albert Belle.690
2Edgar Martinez.628
3Frank Thomas.606
4Tim Salmon.594
5Rafael Palmeiro.583
6Mo Vaughn.575
7Jay Buhner.566
8Manny Ramirez.558
8Jim Thome.558
10Jose Canseco.556

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 450 PA

1Edgar Martinez1.107
2Albert Belle1.091
3Frank Thomas1.061
4Tim Salmon1.024
5Jim Thome.996
6Rafael Palmeiro.963
6Mo Vaughn.963
8Manny Ramirez.960
9Harold Baines.943
9Chili Davis.943

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1Mike Mussina19
2David Cone18
2Randy Johnson18
4Kenny Rogers17
5Orel Hershiser16
5Charles Nagy16
5Tim Wakefield16
5David Wells16
9Kevin Appier15
9Chuck Finley15
9Erik Hanson15
9Mark Langston15
9Jack McDowell15

SavesSV

1Jose Mesa46
2Lee Smith37
3Rick Aguilera32
3Roberto Hernandez32
5Jeff Montgomery31
5John Wetteland31
7Dennis Eckersley29
8Mike Henneman26
9Mike Fetters22
9Doug Jones22

StrikeoutsSO

1Randy Johnson294
2Todd Stottlemyre205
3Chuck Finley195
4David Cone191
5Kevin Appier185
6Alex Fernandez159
7Mike Mussina158
8Jack McDowell157
9Al Leiter153
10Roger Pavlik149

Innings PitchedIP

1David Cone229.3
2Mike Mussina221.7
3Jack McDowell217.7
4Randy Johnson214.3
5Mark Gubicza213.3
6Todd Stottlemyre209.7
7Kenny Rogers208.0
8Alex Fernandez203.7
9Chuck Finley203.0
9David Wells203.0

Complete GamesCG

1Jack McDowell8
2Scott Erickson7
2Mike Mussina7
4David Cone6
4Randy Johnson6
4Tim Wakefield6
4David Wells6
8Alex Fernandez5
9Jim Abbott4
9Kevin Appier4
9Kevin Gross4
9Sterling Hitchcock4
9Bob Tewksbury4

ShutoutsSHO

1Mike Mussina4
2Randy Johnson3
3David Cone2
3Scott Erickson2
3Alex Fernandez2
3Mark Gubicza2
3Dennis Martinez2
3Jack McDowell2
9Jim Abbott1
9Kevin Appier1
9Sean Bergman1
9Kevin Brown1
9Chuck Finley1
9Erik Hanson1
9Orel Hershiser1
9Sterling Hitchcock1
9Doug Johns1
9Mark Langston1
9Al Leiter1
9Charles Nagy1
9Steve Ontiveros1
9Roger Pavlik1
9Brad Radke1
9Kenny Rogers1
9Kevin Tapani1
9Bob Tewksbury1
9Tim Wakefield1

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Randy Johnson7.6
2Kevin Appier4.1
3Mike Mussina3.8
4Kevin Brown3.5
5Alex Fernandez3.4
6Erik Hanson3.3
7David Cone3.2
8Chuck Finley3.1
9David Wells2.8
10Mark Langston2.8

Earned Run Averagemin 145 IP

1Randy Johnson2.48
2Tim Wakefield2.95
3Dennis Martinez3.08
4David Wells3.24
5Mike Mussina3.29
6Kenny Rogers3.38
7David Cone3.57
8Kevin Brown3.60
9Al Leiter3.64
10Jim Abbott3.70

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 145 IP

1Randy Johnson1.04
2Mike Mussina1.07
3Dennis Martinez1.18
4Kevin Brown1.18
5Tim Wakefield1.18
6Kevin Appier1.21
6Orel Hershiser1.21
8David Wells1.22
9David Cone1.23
10Kenny Rogers1.29

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 145 IP

1Randy Johnson2.08
2Kevin Appier3.48
3Kevin Brown3.49
4Alex Fernandez3.71
5Erik Hanson3.76
6Mike Mussina3.77
7Chuck Finley3.94
8Todd Stottlemyre3.99
9Andy Pettitte4.01
10David Cone4.03

National League

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

Batting13 categories

RunsR

1Craig Biggio123
2Barry Bonds109
3Steve Finley104
4Dante Bichette102
5Barry Larkin98
6Mark Grace97
7Bobby Bonilla96
7Larry Walker96
9Brian McRae92
10Raul Mondesi91
10Reggie Sanders91

HitsH

1Dante Bichette197
1Tony Gwynn197
3Bobby Bonilla182
4Mark Grace180
5Craig Biggio167
5Steve Finley167
5Brian McRae167
8Eric Karros164
9Vinny Castilla163
10Ken Caminiti159

Doubles2B

1Mark Grace51
2Dante Bichette38
2Brian McRae38
4Bobby Bonilla37
5Reggie Sanders36
6Wil Cordero35
6Ray Lankford35
8Bret Boone34
8Vinny Castilla34
8Mickey Morandini34

Triples3B

1Brett Butler9
1Eric Young9
3Bobby Bonilla8
3Steve Finley8
3Luis Gonzalez8
3Deion Sanders8
7Kurt Abbott7
7Barry Bonds7
7Scott Bullett7
7Brian McRae7
7Mickey Morandini7
7Quilvio Veras7

Home RunsHR

1Dante Bichette40
2Sammy Sosa36
2Larry Walker36
4Barry Bonds33
5Vinny Castilla32
5Eric Karros32
5Mike Piazza32
8Andres Galarraga31
9Ron Gant29
10Bobby Bonilla28
10Reggie Sanders28

Runs Batted InRBI

1Dante Bichette128
2Sammy Sosa119
3Andres Galarraga106
4Jeff Conine105
4Eric Karros105
6Barry Bonds104
7Larry Walker101
8Bobby Bonilla99
8Reggie Sanders99
10Ken Caminiti94

WalksBB

1Barry Bonds120
2Walt Weiss98
3Craig Biggio80
3Quilvio Veras80
5Jeff Bagwell79
6Ron Gant74
7Chipper Jones73
7David Justice73
9Dave Magadan71
10Ken Caminiti69
10Jose Offerman69
10Reggie Sanders69

Stolen BasesSB

1Quilvio Veras56
2Barry Larkin51
3Delino DeShields39
4Steve Finley36
4Reggie Sanders36
6Eric Young35
7Sammy Sosa34
8Craig Biggio33
9Brett Butler32
9Darren Lewis32

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Mike Piazza6.4
2Barry Bonds6.3
3Craig Biggio5.9
4Reggie Sanders5.5
5Ken Caminiti5.4
6Barry Larkin5.2
7Bobby Bonilla4.9
8Matt Williams4.7
9Jeff Bagwell4.2
10Mark Grace4.1

Batting Averagemin 450 PA

1Tony Gwynn.368
2Mike Piazza.346
3Dante Bichette.340
4Derek Bell.334
5Bobby Bonilla.329
6Mark Grace.326
7Barry Larkin.319
8Vinny Castilla.309
8David Segui.309
10Gregg Jefferies.306
10Reggie Sanders.306
10Larry Walker.306

On-Base Percentagemin 450 PA

1Barry Bonds.431
2Craig Biggio.406
3Tony Gwynn.404
4Walt Weiss.403
5Mike Piazza.400
6Jeff Bagwell.399
7Reggie Sanders.397
8Mark Grace.395
9Barry Larkin.394
10Jose Offerman.389

Slugging Percentagemin 450 PA

1Dante Bichette.620
2Larry Walker.607
3Mike Piazza.606
4Reggie Sanders.579
5Barry Bonds.577
6Bobby Bonilla.576
7Vinny Castilla.564
8Ron Gant.554
9Eric Karros.535
10Jeff Conine.520

On-Base Plus Sluggingmin 450 PA

1Barry Bonds1.009
2Mike Piazza1.006
3Larry Walker.988
4Dante Bichette.984
5Reggie Sanders.975
6Bobby Bonilla.963
7Ron Gant.940
8Vinny Castilla.911
8Mark Grace.911
10Eric Karros.905

Pitching10 categories

WinsW

1Greg Maddux19
2Pete Schourek18
3Ramon Martinez17
4Tom Glavine16
5John Burkett14
5Pedro Martinez14
5Jaime Navarro14
5Pat Rapp14
9Jeff Fassero13
9Denny Neagle13
9Hideo Nomo13
9Ismael Valdez13

SavesSV

1Randy Myers38
2Tom Henke36
3Rod Beck33
4Heathcliff Slocumb32
4Todd Worrell32
6Trevor Hoffman31
7Mel Rojas30
8John Franco29
9Jeff Brantley28
10Mark Wohlers25

StrikeoutsSO

1Hideo Nomo236
2John Smoltz193
3Greg Maddux181
4Shane Reynolds175
5Pedro Martinez174
6Andy Benes171
7Jeff Fassero164
8Pete Schourek160
9Andy Ashby150
9Denny Neagle150
9Ismael Valdez150

Innings PitchedIP

1Greg Maddux209.7
1Denny Neagle209.7
3Ramon Martinez206.3
4Joey Hamilton204.3
5Jaime Navarro200.3
6Tom Glavine198.7
7Ismael Valdez197.7
8Bobby Jones195.7
8Mark Leiter195.7
10Pedro Martinez194.7

Complete GamesCG

1Greg Maddux10
2Mark Leiter7
3Ismael Valdez6
4Denny Neagle5
5John Burkett4
5Tyler Green4
5Ramon Martinez4
5Hideo Nomo4
9Steve Avery3
9Tom Glavine3
9Chris Hammond3
9Bobby Jones3
9Pat Rapp3
9Shane Reynolds3
9Bret Saberhagen3
9Paul Wagner3

ShutoutsSHO

1Greg Maddux3
1Hideo Nomo3
3Andy Ashby2
3Frank Castillo2
3Tyler Green2
3Joey Hamilton2
3Chris Hammond2
3Pedro Martinez2
3Ramon Martinez2
3Pat Rapp2
3Shane Reynolds2
3Ismael Valdez2

Wins Above ReplacementWAR

1Greg Maddux7.0
2Hideo Nomo4.8
3Shane Reynolds4.8
4John Smoltz4.3
5Denny Neagle4.1
6Tom Glavine4.1
7John Smiley3.9
8Pete Schourek3.9
9Jeff Fassero3.7
10Bobby Witt3.3

Earned Run Averagemin 145 IP

1Greg Maddux1.63
2Hideo Nomo2.54
3Andy Ashby2.94
4Ismael Valdez3.05
5Tom Glavine3.08
6Joey Hamilton3.08
7John Smoltz3.18
8Frank Castillo3.21
9Pete Schourek3.21
10Jaime Navarro3.28

Walks and Hits per Inningmin 145 IP

1Greg Maddux0.81
2Hideo Nomo1.06
3Pete Schourek1.07
4Ismael Valdez1.11
5Pedro Martinez1.15
6Joey Hamilton1.20
7John Smiley1.20
8Mark Leiter1.23
9Frank Castillo1.23
10Shane Reynolds1.23

Fielding Independent Pitchingmin 145 IP

1Greg Maddux2.26
2Hideo Nomo2.89
3Shane Reynolds2.90
4John Smiley3.24
5John Smoltz3.29
6Pete Schourek3.42
7Tom Glavine3.49
8Ismael Valdez3.49
9Denny Neagle3.60
10Jeff Fassero3.61

How this page is built

The qualifying line for 1995 is 450 plate appearances and 145 innings pitched. It comes from the length of the schedule — 145 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. 1995 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, 27 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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