League Leaders Who Led?

Paul Blair

1964–1980  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 168 lb  ·  b. 1944 Cushing, OK

Career 1,947 G · 1,513 H · 134 HR · 620 RBI · .250 AVG

Seasons leading his league
7
5 best in baseball 2 league only
28 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1967 Best season

Spanning 1967–1973, peaking at 3 titles in 1967.

Team records #8 Orioles career SB

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 808th League titles 7
  • 505th Best in baseball 5
  • 1,018th Top-5 finishes 28

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
Outfield Range Factor 3 1st 2 yrs (1969–1970) 1967 2.62 1969 2.81 1970 2.95 1974 #3
Outfield Putouts 2 1st — 1967 369 1969 407 1974 #2
Outfield Assists 1 1st — 1973 AL 14 1969 #2
Triples 1 1st — 1967 AL 12 1971 #3 1972 #3
Outfield Fielding Percentage — #2 — 1965 #2 1975 #2
Hits — #3 — 1969 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1973 1 OF A 14
1970 1 OF RF 2.95
1969 2 OF PO 407 OF RF 2.81
1967 3 3B 12 OF PO 369 OF RF 2.62

Batting

  led the league   17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1964 BAL AL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 BAL AL 119 364 49 85 19 2 5 25 32 52 8 .234 .302 .338 .640
1966 BAL AL 133 303 35 84 20 2 6 33 15 36 5 .277 .309 .416 .725
1967 BAL AL 151 552 72 162 27 12 11 64 50 68 8 .294 .353 .446 .799
1968 BAL AL 141 421 48 89 22 1 7 38 37 60 4 .211 .277 .318 .595
1969 BAL AL 150 625 102 178 32 5 26 76 40 72 20 .285 .327 .477 .804
1970 BAL AL 133 480 79 128 24 2 18 65 56 93 24 .267 .344 .438 .782
1971 BAL AL 141 516 75 135 24 8 10 44 32 94 14 .262 .306 .397 .703
1972 BAL AL 142 477 47 111 20 8 8 49 25 78 7 .233 .267 .359 .626
1973 BAL AL 146 500 73 140 25 3 10 64 43 72 18 .280 .334 .402 .736
1974 BAL AL 151 552 77 144 27 4 17 62 43 59 27 .261 .313 .417 .730
1975 BAL AL 140 440 51 96 13 4 5 31 25 82 17 .218 .257 .300 .557
1976 BAL AL 145 375 29 74 16 0 3 16 22 49 15 .197 .245 .264 .509
1977 NYA AL 83 164 20 43 4 3 4 25 9 16 3 .262 .303 .396 .700
1978 NYA AL 75 125 10 22 5 0 2 13 9 17 1 .176 .231 .264 .495
1979 CIN +1 NL 77 145 7 22 4 1 2 15 11 28 0 .152 .209 .235 .443
1980 NYA AL 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 1,947 6,042 776 1,513 282 55 134 620 449 877 171 .250 .302 .382 .684

Fielding

5 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1964 BAL AL OF 6 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 0.33
1965 BAL AL OF 116 97 908.1 241 5 2 0 248 .992 2.12
1966 BAL AL OF 127 79 787.2 204 4 2 2 210 .991 1.64
1967 BAL AL OF 146 139 1269.1 369 13 6 3 388 .985 2.62
1968 BAL AL OF 132 100 977.0 271 10 2 2 283 .993 2.13
3B 1 0 8.0 1 1 1 1 3 .667 2.00
1969 BAL AL OF 150 149 1339.0 407 14 5 5 426 .988 2.81
1970 BAL AL OF 128 117 1086.0 368 10 4 3 382 .990 2.95
3B 1 0 5.0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0.00
1971 BAL AL OF 138 121 1115.0 331 4 3 1 338 .991 2.43
1972 BAL AL OF 139 113 1084.0 337 10 3 1 350 .991 2.50
1973 BAL AL OF 144 123 1154.1 369 14 4 4 387 .990 2.66
1974 BAL AL OF 151 136 1285.0 447 7 7 2 461 .985 3.01
1975 BAL AL OF 138 103 1033.0 327 8 3 1 338 .991 2.43
1B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1976 BAL AL OF 139 89 956.2 327 6 7 1 340 .979 2.40
1977 NYA AL OF 79 37 434.1 125 1 4 0 130 .969 1.60
1978 NYA AL OF 64 20 307.2 87 2 1 1 90 .989 1.39
2B 5 0 6.2 2 3 1 0 6 .833 1.00
SS 4 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 0.25
3B 3 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1979 CIN NL OF 69 38 379.1 123 3 1 0 127 .992 1.83
1980 NYA AL OF 12 0 22.0 8 0 0 0 8 1.000 0.67
Career — — OF 1,878 1,461 14147.2 4,343 111 54 26 4,508 .988 2.37
— — 2B 5 0 6.2 2 3 1 0 6 .833 1.00
— — 3B 5 0 16.2 1 1 2 1 4 .500 0.40
— — SS 4 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 0.25
— — 1B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00