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Major League Baseball

Every batting and pitching leader since 1871. Every season from 1871: who finished first, in what, and how often.

Titles recorded: 8,502
Players who led: 2,064
Seasons covered: 1871–2025

Spotlight

Four league leaders, drawn at random from the whole of MLB history.

Gaylord Perry

8 seasons leading
his league

4 best in baseball

Mark McGwire

16 seasons leading
his league

14 best in baseball

Alex Rodriguez

24 seasons leading
his league

11 best in baseball

Ted Lyons

10 seasons leading
his league

4 best in baseball

Complete Games 2×

Season spotlight

A leaderboard from a random season.

1978 Innings Pitched

Full list

1 Phil Niekro ATL 334.1
2 Jim Palmer BAL 296.0
3 Dennis Leonard KCA 294.2
4 Mike Caldwell ML4 293.1
5 Mike Flanagan BAL 281.1

1947 Runs Batted In

Full list

1 Johnny Mize NY1 138
2 Ralph Kiner PIT 127
3 Walker Cooper NY1 122
4 Ted Williams BOS 114
5 Bob Elliott BSN 113

1912 Saves

Full list

1 Ed Walsh CHA 10
2 Slim Sallee SLN 6
3 Christy Mathewson NY1 4
3 Ed Reulbach CHN 4
3 Nap Rucker BRO 4

Most titles, ever

Seasons finishing first in a category, counted across a whole career.

1 Babe Ruth 1914–1935 64 best in baseball 12 categories 81
2 Ty Cobb 1905–1928 55 best in baseball 12 categories 71
3 Ted Williams 1939–1960 43 best in baseball 10 categories 68
4 Rogers Hornsby 1915–1937 13 best in baseball 12 categories 66
5 Willard Brown 1947–1949 1 best in baseball 12 categories 62
6 Josh Gibson –1946 13 best in baseball 12 categories 60
7 Stan Musial 1941–1963 31 best in baseball 11 categories 59
8 Honus Wagner 1897–1917 26 best in baseball 11 categories 56
9 Walter Johnson 1907–1927 28 best in baseball 8 categories 54
10 Dan Brouthers 1879–1904 34 best in baseball 11 categories 44

Longest reigns

Consecutive seasons on top

9 Luis Aparicio Stolen Bases, 1956–1964
8 Walter Johnson Strikeouts, 1912–1919
7 Rube Waddell Strikeouts / 9, 1902–1908
7 Dazzy Vance Strikeouts / 9, 1922–1928
7 Lefty Grove Strikeouts, 1925–1931
7 Josh Gibson Home Runs, 1933–1939

Triple Crown club

Led three headline categories at once

1889 John Clarkson NL pitching
2007 Jake Peavy NL pitching
1967 Carl Yastrzemski AL batting
1933 Josh Gibson NN2 batting
1946 Connie Johnson NAL pitching
1888 Tim Keefe NL pitching