League Leaders
Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig

1923–1939  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'0", 200 lb  ·  b. 1903 New York, NY

Career 2,164 G · 2,721 H · 493 HR · 1,995 RBI · .340 AVG

Seasons leading his league
34
22 best in baseball 12 league only
119 Top-5 finishes
10 Title seasons
12 Categories led
1934 Best season

Spanning 1926–1937, peaking at 7 titles in 1934.

1934 Batting Triple Crown
Led the AL in .363 AVG, 49 HR, 165 RBI
Led in On-Base Percentage for 4 straight seasons (1934–1937) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 17th League titles 34
  • 15th Best in baseball 22
  • 8th Top-5 finishes 119

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
On-Base Percentage 5 1st 4 yrs (1934–1937) 1936 .478 1928 AL .468 1934 AL .465 1935 AL .466 1937 AL .473 1927 #3 1929 #2 1930 #2 1931 #3 1932 #3
Runs Batted In 5 1st 2 yrs (1927–1928) 1927 175 1928 142 1931 184 1934 165 1930 AL 174 1932 #2 1933 #2 1935 #2 1936 #2 1937 #3
Total Bases 4 1st 2 yrs (1930–1931) 1927 447 1931 410 1934 409 1930 AL 419 1926 #3 1928 #3 1932 #2 1933 #2 1936 #2 1937 #3
Runs 4 1st 2 yrs (1935–1936) 1931 163 1933 138 1936 167 1935 AL 125 1926 #2 1927 #2 1928 #2 1929 #3 1934 #3 1937 #3
Walks 3 1st 3 yrs (1935–1937) 1935 132 1936 130 1937 127 1927 #2 1929 #3 1930 #3 1931 #3 1934 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 3 1st 2 yrs (1936–1937) 1934 1.172 1936 1.174 1937 AL 1.116 1927 #2 1928 #2 1930 #2 1931 #2 1932 #3 1933 #2 1935 #2
Home Runs 3 1st — 1931 46 1934 49 1936 49 1927 #2 1928 #2 1929 #2 1930 #2 1933 #3 1935 #3 1937 #3
Doubles 2 1st 2 yrs (1927–1928) 1927 52 1928 AL 47
Slugging Percentage 2 1st — 1934 .706 1936 .696 1927 #2 1928 #2 1930 #2 1931 #2 1932 #3 1933 #2 1935 #3 1937 #3
Triples 1 1st — 1926 AL 20 1927 #2 1930 #3 1931 #2
Hits 1 1st — 1931 AL 211 1927 #2 1928 #2 1930 #2 1934 #2
Batting Average 1 1st — 1934 AL .363 1927 #2 1928 #3 1930 #2 1932 #2 1933 #3 1936 #3 1937 #2

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1937 3 OPS 1.116 OBP .473 BB 127
1936 6 HR 49 R 167 OPS 1.174 OBP .478 SLG .696 BB 130
1935 3 R 125 OBP .466 BB 132
1934 7 AVG .363 HR 49 RBI 165 OPS 1.172 OBP .465 SLG .706 TB 409
1933 1 R 138
1931 5 HR 46 RBI 184 H 211 R 163 TB 410
1930 2 RBI 174 TB 419
1928 3 RBI 142 OBP .468 2B 47
1927 3 RBI 175 2B 52 TB 447
1926 1 3B 20

Batting

17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1923 NYA AL 13 26 6 11 4 1 1 9 2 5 0 .423 .464 .769 1.234
1924 NYA AL 10 12 2 6 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 .500 .539 .583 1.122
1925 NYA AL 126 437 73 129 23 10 20 68 46 49 6 .295 .365 .531 .896
1926 NYA AL 155 572 135 179 47 20 16 112 105 73 6 .313 .420 .549 .969
1927 NYA AL 155 584 149 218 52 18 47 175 109 84 10 .373 .474 .765 1.240
1928 NYA AL 154 562 139 210 47 13 27 142 95 69 4 .374 .468 .648 1.115
1929 NYA AL 154 553 127 166 32 10 35 126 122 68 4 .300 .431 .584 1.015
1930 NYA AL 154 581 143 220 42 17 41 174 101 63 12 .379 .473 .721 1.194
1931 NYA AL 155 619 163 211 31 15 46 184 117 56 17 .341 .446 .662 1.108
1932 NYA AL 156 596 138 208 42 9 34 151 108 38 4 .349 .451 .621 1.072
1933 NYA AL 152 593 138 198 41 12 32 139 92 42 9 .334 .424 .605 1.030
1934 NYA AL 154 579 128 210 40 6 49 165 109 31 9 .363 .465 .706 1.172
1935 NYA AL 149 535 125 176 26 10 30 119 132 38 8 .329 .466 .583 1.049
1936 NYA AL 155 579 167 205 37 7 49 152 130 46 3 .354 .478 .696 1.174
1937 NYA AL 157 569 138 200 37 9 37 159 127 49 4 .352 .473 .643 1.116
1938 NYA AL 157 576 115 170 32 6 29 114 107 75 6 .295 .410 .523 .933
1939 NYA AL 8 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 .143 .273 .143 .416
Career — — 2,164 8,001 1,888 2,721 534 163 493 1,995 1,508 790 102 .340 .447 .632 1.080

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
1B 2,137 19,510 1,087 193 1,575 .991
OF 9 15 0 3 0 .833
SS 1 0 0 0 0 —