League Leaders Who Led?
Luis Aparicio

Luis Aparicio

1956–1973  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'9", 160 lb  ·  b. 1934 Maracaibo, Zulia

Career 2,601 G · 2,677 H · 83 HR · 791 RBI · .262 AVG

Seasons leading his league
33
14 best in baseball 19 league only
86 Top-5 finishes
12 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1959 Best season

Spanning 1956–1968, peaking at 5 titles in 1959.

Clubs 500 Stolen Base Club
Team records #1 Orioles 1964 SB #2 White Sox career SB #4 White Sox 1959 SB #7 White Sox career R #8 White Sox career H #9 Orioles career SB
Led in Stolen Bases for 9 straight seasons (1956–1964) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 50th League titles 33
  • 85th Best in baseball 14
  • 83rd Top-5 finishes 86

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Stolen Bases 9 1st 9 yrs (1956–1964) 1959 56 1960 51 1961 53 1963 40 1964 57 1956 AL 21 1957 AL 28 1958 AL 29 1962 AL 31
Shortstop Fielding Percentage 8 1st 8 yrs (1959–1966) 1960 .979 1962 .973 1963 .983 1964 .979 1959 AL .970 1961 AL .962 1965 AL .971 1966 AL .978 1957 #3 1958 #3 1968 #3 1969 #2 1970 #3
Shortstop Assists 7 1st 6 yrs (1956–1961) 1957 449 1960 551 1956 AL 474 1958 AL 463 1959 AL 460 1961 AL 487 1968 AL 535 1962 #3 1966 #3 1969 #2 1970 #3
Shortstop Putouts 4 1st 2 yrs (1958–1959) 1966 303 1956 AL 250 1958 AL 289 1959 AL 282 1957 #3 1960 #2 1961 #2 1962 #3 1963 #2 1968 #3
Shortstop Range Factor 3 1st 2 yrs (1959–1960) 1960 5.60 1959 AL 4.88 1968 AL 5.15 1956 #2 1958 #3 1961 #2 1962 #3 1964 #2 1965 #3 1966 #2 1969 #2 1970 #3
Shortstop Double Plays 2 1st — 1960 117 1968 AL 92 1956 #3 1959 #2 1962 #3 1964 #3 1966 #2 1969 #3 1970 #2
Triples — #2 — 1958 #2 1960 #3 1965 #3
Hits — #2 — 1966 #2 1968 #3

Title Seasons

12 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1968 3 SS A 535 SS DP 92 SS RF 5.15
1966 2 SS PO 303 SS FPCT .978
1965 1 SS FPCT .971
1964 2 SS FPCT .979 SB 57
1963 2 SS FPCT .983 SB 40
1962 2 SS FPCT .973 SB 31
1961 3 SS A 487 SS FPCT .962 SB 53
1960 5 SS A 551 SS DP 117 SS FPCT .979 SS RF 5.60 SB 51
1959 5 SS A 460 SS PO 282 SS FPCT .970 SS RF 4.88 SB 56
1958 3 SS A 463 SS PO 289 SB 29
1957 2 SS A 449 SB 28
1956 3 SS A 474 SS PO 250 SB 21

Batting

  led the league   18 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1956 CHA AL 152 533 69 142 19 6 3 56 34 63 21 .266 .311 .342 .653
1957 CHA AL 143 575 82 148 22 6 3 41 52 55 28 .257 .317 .332 .649
1958 CHA AL 145 557 76 148 20 9 2 40 35 38 29 .266 .309 .345 .653
1959 CHA AL 152 612 98 157 18 5 6 51 53 40 56 .257 .316 .332 .647
1960 CHA AL 153 600 86 166 20 7 2 61 43 39 51 .277 .323 .343 .666
1961 CHA AL 156 625 90 170 24 4 6 45 38 33 53 .272 .313 .352 .665
1962 CHA AL 153 581 72 140 23 5 7 40 32 36 31 .241 .280 .334 .614
1963 BAL AL 146 601 73 150 18 8 5 45 36 35 40 .250 .292 .331 .623
1964 BAL AL 146 578 93 154 20 3 10 37 49 51 57 .266 .324 .363 .688
1965 BAL AL 144 564 67 127 20 10 8 40 46 56 26 .225 .286 .339 .625
1966 BAL AL 151 659 97 182 25 8 6 41 33 42 25 .276 .311 .366 .677
1967 BAL AL 134 546 55 127 22 5 4 31 29 44 18 .233 .270 .313 .583
1968 CHA AL 157 622 55 164 24 4 4 36 33 43 17 .264 .302 .334 .636
1969 CHA AL 156 599 77 168 24 5 5 51 66 29 24 .281 .352 .362 .714
1970 CHA AL 146 552 86 173 29 3 5 43 53 34 8 .313 .372 .404 .776
1971 BOS AL 125 491 56 114 23 0 4 45 35 43 6 .232 .284 .304 .587
1972 BOS AL 110 436 47 112 26 3 3 39 26 28 3 .257 .299 .351 .649
1973 BOS AL 132 499 56 135 17 1 0 49 43 33 13 .271 .324 .309 .633
Career — — 2,601 10,230 1,335 2,677 394 92 83 791 736 742 506 .262 .311 .343 .653

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1956 CHA AL SS 152 151 1299.2 250 474 35 91 759 .954 4.76
1957 CHA AL SS 142 139 1246.0 246 449 20 85 715 .972 4.89
1958 CHA AL SS 145 145 1266.0 289 463 21 90 773 .973 5.19
1959 CHA AL SS 152 150 1338.2 282 460 23 87 765 .970 4.88
1960 CHA AL SS 153 152 1345.0 305 551 18 117 874 .979 5.60
1961 CHA AL SS 156 151 1331.0 264 487 30 86 781 .962 4.81
1962 CHA AL SS 152 141 1280.2 280 452 20 102 752 .973 4.82
1963 BAL AL SS 145 145 1274.1 275 403 12 76 690 .983 4.68
1964 BAL AL SS 145 144 1271.2 260 437 15 98 712 .979 4.81
1965 BAL AL SS 141 139 1269.2 238 439 20 87 697 .971 4.80
1966 BAL AL SS 151 151 1366.0 303 441 17 104 761 .978 4.93
1967 BAL AL SS 131 128 1146.2 221 333 25 67 579 .957 4.23
1968 CHA AL SS 156 151 1356.1 269 535 19 92 823 .977 5.15
1969 CHA AL SS 154 153 1321.2 248 563 20 94 831 .976 5.27
1970 CHA AL SS 146 140 1196.0 251 483 18 99 752 .976 5.03
1971 BOS AL SS 121 121 1057.0 194 338 16 56 548 .971 4.40
1972 BOS AL SS 109 109 936.0 183 304 16 54 503 .968 4.47
1973 BOS AL SS 132 129 1104.2 190 404 21 68 615 .966 4.50
Career — — SS 2,583 2,539 22407.0 4,548 8,016 366 1,553 12,930 .972 4.86