Topsy Hartsel

Topsy Hartsel

1898–1911 · Bats L · Throws L · 5'5", 155 lb · b. 1874 Polk, OH

Career 1,356 G · 1,336 H · 31 HR · 341 RBI · .276 AVG

Seasons leading his league

9

5 best in baseball 4 league only

26 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1902 Best season

Spanning 1902–1908, peaking at 3 titles in 1902.

Team records #6 Athletics career SB

Led in Walks for 4 straight seasons (1905–1908) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

597th League titles 9
505th Best in baseball 5
1,117th Top-5 finishes 26

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

Career leaderboards

156th On-Base Percentage .384
204th Triples 92
240th Walks 837
245th Stolen Bases 247
262nd Outfield Assists 108
431st Outfield Putouts 2,115
458th Outfield Fielding Percentage .956
485th Outfield Range Factor 1.69

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Walks	5	1st	4 yrs (1905–1908)	1905 121 1907 106 1908 93 1902 AL 87 1906 AL 88 1901 #2 1904 #3
On-Base Percentage	2	1st	—	1905 AL .409 1907 AL .405 1903 #2
Stolen Bases	1	1st	—	1902 47 1901 #2
Runs	1	1st	—	1902 109 1906 #2
Triples	—	#3	—	1901 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1903 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1908	1	BB 93
1907	2	OBP .405 BB 106
1906	1	BB 88
1905	2	OBP .409 BB 121
1902	3	R 109 SB 47 BB 87

Batting

led the league 14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1898	LS3	NL	22	71	11	23	0	0	0	9	11	9	2	.324	.422	.324	.746
1899	LS3	NL	30	75	8	18	1	1	1	7	11	17	1	.240	.345	.320	.665
1900	CIN	NL	18	64	10	21	2	1	2	5	8	9	7	.328	.403	.484	.887
1901	CHN	NL	140	558	111	187	25	16	7	54	74	48	41	.335	.414	.475	.889
1902	PHA	AL	137	545	109	154	20	12	5	58	87	26	47	.283	.383	.391	.774
1903	PHA	AL	98	373	65	116	19	14	5	26	49	39	13	.311	.391	.477	.868
1904	PHA	AL	147	534	79	135	17	12	2	25	75	83	19	.253	.347	.341	.688
1905	PHA	AL	150	538	88	148	22	8	0	28	121	65	37	.275	.409	.346	.755
1906	PHA	AL	144	533	96	136	21	9	1	30	88	55	31	.255	.363	.334	.697
1907	PHA	AL	143	507	93	142	23	6	3	29	106	66	20	.280	.405	.367	.772
1908	PHA	AL	129	460	73	112	16	6	4	29	93	55	15	.244	.371	.330	.701
1909	PHA	AL	83	267	30	72	4	4	1	18	48	26	3	.270	.381	.326	.707
1910	PHA	AL	90	285	45	63	10	3	0	22	58	45	11	.221	.353	.277	.630
1911	PHA	AL	25	38	8	9	2	0	0	1	8	8	0	.237	.396	.290	.685
Career	—	—	1,356	4,848	826	1,336	182	92	31	341	837	551	247	.276	.384	.370	.754

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1898	LS3	NL	OF	21	—	158.0	25	2	2	1	29	.931	1.29
1899	LS3	NL	OF	22	—	160.0	36	2	3	1	41	.927	1.73
1900	CIN	NL	OF	18	—	129.0	22	0	1	0	23	.957	1.22
1901	CHN	NL	OF	140	—	1270.0	273	16	15	3	304	.951	2.06
1902	PHA	AL	OF	137	—	1215.0	238	18	12	2	268	.955	1.87
1903	PHA	AL	OF	96	—	811.0	144	6	5	0	155	.968	1.56
1904	PHA	AL	OF	147	147	1277.0	216	15	10	2	241	.959	1.57
1905	PHA	AL	OF	149	149	1375.0	255	6	17	1	278	.939	1.75
1906	PHA	AL	OF	144	144	1263.0	238	15	8	5	261	.969	1.76
1907	PHA	AL	OF	143	141	1267.0	191	11	7	2	209	.967	1.41
1908	PHA	AL	OF	129	129	1144.0	211	6	9	2	226	.960	1.68
1909	PHA	AL	OF	74	71	640.0	140	0	5	0	145	.966	1.89
1910	PHA	AL	OF	83	78	696.0	113	8	7	2	128	.945	1.46
1911	PHA	AL	OF	9	—	—	13	3	1	0	17	.941	1.78
Career	—	—	OF	1,312	859	11405.0	2,115	108	102	21	2,325	.956	1.69