League Leaders Who Led?

Doc Gessler

1903–1911  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'10", 180 lb  ·  b. 1880 Greensburg, PA

Career 880 G · 831 H · 14 HR · 363 RBI · .280 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball 1 league only
7 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1908 Best season

Spanning 1908–1908, peaking at 1 titles in 1908.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,195th League titles 1
  • 1,479th Top-5 finishes 7

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 1 1st — 1908 AL .394
Walks — #2 — 1911 #2
Slugging Percentage — #3 — 1908 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. — #2 — 1908 #2
Batting Average — #3 — 1908 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1908 1 OBP .394

Batting

8 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1903 BRO +1 NL 78 259 29 63 13 7 0 30 20 57 10 .243 .331 .348 .679
1904 BRO NL 104 341 41 99 18 4 2 28 30 44 13 .290 .355 .384 .739
1905 BRO NL 126 431 44 125 17 4 3 46 38 56 26 .290 .367 .369 .735
1906 CHN +1 NL 43 116 11 29 4 2 0 14 15 14 7 .250 .346 .319 .665
1908 BOS AL 128 435 55 134 13 14 3 63 51 47 19 .308 .394 .423 .817
1909 BOS +1 AL 128 450 67 128 26 2 0 54 43 55 20 .284 .361 .351 .712
1910 WS1 AL 145 487 58 126 17 12 2 50 62 54 18 .259 .361 .355 .716
1911 WS1 AL 128 450 65 127 19 5 4 78 74 40 29 .282 .406 .373 .780
Career — — 880 2,969 370 831 127 50 14 363 333 367 142 .280 .370 .371 .741

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 713 915 95 59 15 .945
1B 120 1,107 89 36 58 .971
2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000