Who led the league?
Not another wall of statistics. League Leaders answers one question across every season since 1871, in 4 leagues: who finished first, in what, and how often.
- Titles recorded
- 13,335
- Players who led
- 3,610
- Seasons covered
- 1871–2025
The leagues
Every one of them the same way: seasons led, not seasons played.
Major League Baseball
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Every batting and pitching leader since 1871. 1871–2025, 8,502 titles recorded.
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1
Babe Ruth
1914–1935
81
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2
Ty Cobb
1905–1928
71
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3
Ted Williams
1939–1960
68
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4
Rogers Hornsby
1915–1937
66
- 5 Willard Brown 1947–1949 62
National Football League
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Passing, rushing and receiving leaders since 1999. 1999–2025, 1,796 titles recorded.
- 1 Drew Brees 2001–2020 59
- 2 Peyton Manning 1999–2015 52
- 3 Tom Brady 2000–2022 45
- 4 Derrick Henry 2016–2025 20
- 5 Philip Rivers 2004–2025 19
National Basketball Association
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Scoring, rebounding and assist leaders since 1951. 1951–2025, 1,409 titles recorded.
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain 1959–1972 64
- 2 Michael Jordan 1984–2002 39
- 3 James Harden 2009–2025 26
- 4 John Stockton 1984–2002 25
- 5 Moses Malone 1976–1994 24
National Hockey League
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Goals, assists and goaltending leaders since 1917. 1917–2025, 1,628 titles recorded.
- 1 Wayne Gretzky 1979–1998 59
- 2 Phil Esposito 1963–1980 33
- 3 Alex Ovechkin 2005–2025 33
- 4 Gordie Howe 1946–1979 31
- 5 Mario Lemieux 1984–2005 26