League Leaders Who Led?
Chuck Klein

Chuck Klein

1928–1944  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 185 lb  ·  b. 1904 Indianapolis, IN

Career 1,753 G · 2,076 H · 300 HR · 1,201 RBI · .320 AVG

Seasons leading his league
26
6 best in baseball 20 league only
54 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
11 Categories led
1933 Best season

Spanning 1929–1933, peaking at 9 titles in 1933.

1933 Batting Triple Crown
Led the NL in .368 AVG, 28 HR, 120 RBI
Led in Total Bases for 4 straight seasons (1930–1933) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 39th League titles 26
  • 130th Best in baseball 6
  • 88th Top-5 finishes 54

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
Total Bases 4 1st 4 yrs (1930–1933) 1930 445 1931 NL 347 1932 NL 420 1933 NL 365 1929 #2 1936 #3
Home Runs 4 1st 3 yrs (1931–1933) 1929 NL 43 1931 NL 31 1932 NL 38 1933 NL 28 1930 #2 1936 #3
Slugging Percentage 3 1st 3 yrs (1931–1933) 1931 NL .584 1932 NL .646 1933 NL .602 1929 #2 1930 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 3 1st 3 yrs (1931–1933) 1931 NL .982 1932 NL 1.050 1933 NL 1.025 1930 #3
Runs 3 1st 3 yrs (1930–1932) 1930 158 1932 152 1931 NL 121 1933 #2
Doubles 2 1st — 1930 59 1933 NL 44 1932 #2
Hits 2 1st 2 yrs (1932–1933) 1932 226 1933 223 1930 #2
Runs Batted In 2 1st — 1931 NL 121 1933 NL 120 1930 #2 1932 #2
On-Base Percentage 1 1st — 1933 NL .422
Stolen Bases 1 1st — 1932 NL 20
Batting Average 1 1st — 1933 NL .368 1930 #3 1931 #3 1932 #3
Triples — #3 — 1932 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1933 9 AVG .368 HR 28 RBI 120 H 223 OPS 1.025 OBP .422 SLG .602 2B 44 TB 365
1932 7 HR 38 H 226 R 152 SB 20 OPS 1.050 SLG .646 TB 420
1931 6 HR 31 RBI 121 R 121 OPS .982 SLG .584 TB 347
1930 3 R 158 2B 59 TB 445
1929 1 HR 43

Batting

17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1928 PHI NL 64 253 41 91 14 4 11 34 14 22 0 .360 .396 .577 .973
1929 PHI NL 149 616 126 219 45 6 43 145 54 61 5 .356 .408 .658 1.065
1930 PHI NL 156 648 158 250 59 8 40 170 54 50 4 .386 .436 .687 1.123
1931 PHI NL 148 594 121 200 34 10 31 121 59 49 7 .337 .398 .584 .982
1932 PHI NL 154 650 152 226 50 15 38 137 60 49 20 .348 .404 .646 1.050
1933 PHI NL 152 606 101 223 44 7 28 120 56 36 15 .368 .422 .602 1.025
1934 CHN NL 115 435 78 131 27 2 20 80 47 38 3 .301 .372 .510 .882
1935 CHN NL 119 434 71 127 14 4 21 73 41 42 4 .293 .355 .489 .844
1936 PHI +1 NL 146 601 102 184 35 7 25 104 49 59 6 .306 .359 .513 .871
1937 PHI NL 115 406 74 132 20 2 15 57 39 21 3 .325 .386 .495 .881
1938 PHI NL 129 458 53 113 22 2 8 61 38 30 7 .247 .304 .356 .660
1939 PIT +1 NL 110 317 45 90 18 5 12 56 36 21 2 .284 .357 .486 .843
1940 PHI NL 116 354 39 77 16 2 7 37 44 30 2 .218 .304 .333 .637
1941 PHI NL 50 73 6 9 0 0 1 3 10 6 0 .123 .229 .164 .393
1942 PHI NL 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
1943 PHI NL 12 20 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 .100 .100 .100 .200
1944 PHI NL 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Career — — 1,753 6,486 1,168 2,076 398 74 300 1,201 601 521 79 .320 .379 .543 .922

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 1,600 3,250 194 135 39 .962
1B 1 0 0 0 0 —