League Leaders Who Led?
Ross Barnes

Ross Barnes

1871–1881  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'8", 145 lb  ·  b. 1850 Mount Morris, NY

Career 499 G · 860 H · 6 HR · 346 RBI · .360 AVG · 20.25 ERA · 1.1 IP

Seasons leading his league
32
32 best in baseball
57 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
11 Categories led
1873 Best season

Spanning 1871–1876, peaking at 11 titles in 1873.

Led in Total Bases for 3 straight seasons (1871–1873) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 21st League titles 32
  • 5th Best in baseball 32
  • 74th Top-5 finishes 57

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

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Total Bases 4 1st 3 yrs (1871–1873) 1871 91 1872 134 1873 197 1876 190 1875 #3
Runs 4 1st 2 yrs (1875–1876) 1871 66 1873 125 1875 115 1876 126
Hits 4 1st 2 yrs (1872–1873) 1872 99 1873 138 1875 143 1876 138 1871 #3
Doubles 3 1st 2 yrs (1872–1873) 1872 28 1873 31 1876 21 1871 #2
Slugging Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1872–1873) 1872 .583 1873 .616 1876 .590
On-Base Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1875–1876) 1873 .465 1875 .375 1876 .462 1871 #2 1872 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 3 1st 2 yrs (1872–1873) 1872 1.035 1873 1.080 1876 1.052 1871 #3
Batting Average 3 1st 2 yrs (1872–1873) 1872 .430 1873 .431 1876 .429 1871 #3 1875 #2
Walks 2 1st — 1873 20 1876 20 1871 #2 1874 #2
Triples 2 1st — 1873 11 1876 14 1871 #2
Stolen Bases 1 1st — 1873 43 1875 #2
Runs Batted In — #2 — 1873 #3 1876 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1876 10 AVG .429 H 138 R 126 OPS 1.052 OBP .462 SLG .590 2B 21 3B 14 TB 190 BB 20
1875 3 H 143 R 115 OBP .375
1873 11 AVG .431 H 138 R 125 SB 43 OPS 1.080 OBP .465 SLG .616 2B 31 3B 11 TB 197 BB 20
1872 6 AVG .430 H 99 OPS 1.035 SLG .583 2B 28 TB 134
1871 2 R 66 TB 91

Batting

9 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1871 BS1 NA 31 157 66 63 10 9 0 34 13 1 11 .401 .447 .580 1.027
1872 BS1 NA 45 230 81 99 28 2 1 44 9 4 12 .430 .452 .583 1.035
1873 BS1 NA 60 320 125 138 31 11 2 60 20 2 43 .431 .465 .616 1.080
1874 BS1 NA 51 259 72 88 12 4 0 39 8 2 8 .340 .360 .417 .777
1875 BS1 NA 78 393 115 143 20 4 1 58 7 3 29 .364 .375 .443 .818
1876 CHN NL 66 322 126 138 21 14 1 59 20 8 0 .429 .462 .590 1.052
1877 CHN NL 22 92 16 25 1 0 0 5 7 4 0 .272 .323 .283 .606
1879 CN1 NL 77 323 55 86 9 2 1 30 16 25 0 .266 .301 .316 .617
1881 BSN NL 69 295 42 80 14 1 0 17 16 16 0 .271 .309 .325 .634
Career — — 499 2,391 698 860 146 47 6 346 116 65 103 .360 .389 .468 .857

Pitching

1 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1876 CHN NL 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 7 3 0 0 0 5.25
Career — — 0 0 20.25 1 0 0 1.1 7 3 0 0 0 5.25

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
2B 346 1,039 1,143 310 167 .876
SS 141 230 490 126 34 .851
3B 13 31 29 19 5 .759
OF 4 5 0 4 0 .556
P 1 0 0 0 0 —