Nap Lajoie

Nap Lajoie

1896–1916 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 195 lb · b. 1874 Woonsocket, RI

Career 2,480 G · 3,243 H · 82 HR · 1,599 RBI · .338 AVG

Seasons leading his league

31

25 best in baseball 6 league only

72 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

10 Categories led

1901 Best season

Spanning 1897–1910, peaking at 10 titles in 1901.

1901 Batting Triple Crown

Led the AL in .427 AVG, 14 HR, 125 RBI

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

24th League titles 31
12th Best in baseball 25
41st Top-5 finishes 72

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

Career leaderboards

8th Doubles 657
15th Hits 3,243
22nd Batting Average .338
33rd Triples 163
37th Runs Batted In 1,599
53rd Total Bases 4,472
74th Runs 1,504
89th Stolen Bases 380
177th On-Base Percentage .380
208th On-Base Plus Slug. .847
317th Slugging Percentage .466

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Doubles	5	1st	—	1898 43 1901 48 1904 49 1906 48 1910 51 1897 #2 1900 #2 1903 #2 1907 #3 1909 #2
Total Bases	4	1st	—	1897 310 1901 350 1904 302 1910 304 1898 #2 1906 #2
Slugging Percentage	4	1st	2 yrs (1903–1904)	1897 .569 1901 .643 1904 .546 1903 AL .518 1898 #3 1900 #3 1906 #2 1910 #2
Hits	4	1st	—	1901 232 1904 208 1906 214 1910 227 1908 #3
Batting Average	4	1st	2 yrs (1903–1904)	1901 .427 1904 .376 1910 .383 1903 AL .344 1906 #2 1909 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	3	1st	2 yrs (1903–1904)	1901 1.106 1904 .959 1903 AL .896 1906 #2 1910 #2
Runs Batted In	3	1st	—	1898 127 1904 102 1901 AL 125 1903 #3 1906 #2 1908 #3
On-Base Percentage	2	1st	—	1901 .463 1904 AL .413 1903 #3 1906 #2 1910 #2
Runs	1	1st	—	1901 145 1910 #2
Home Runs	1	1st	—	1901 AL 14 1897 #3
Triples	—	#2	—	1897 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1910	4	AVG .383 H 227 2B 51 TB 304
1906	2	H 214 2B 48
1904	8	AVG .376 RBI 102 H 208 OPS .959 OBP .413 SLG .546 2B 49 TB 302
1903	3	AVG .344 OPS .896 SLG .518
1901	10	AVG .427 HR 14 RBI 125 H 232 R 145 OPS 1.106 OBP .463 SLG .643 2B 48 TB 350
1898	2	RBI 127 2B 43
1897	2	SLG .569 TB 310

Batting

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1896	PHI	NL	39	175	36	57	12	7	4	42	1	11	7	.326	.330	.543	.872
1897	PHI	NL	127	545	107	197	40	23	9	127	15	25	20	.362	.392	.569	.960
1898	PHI	NL	147	608	113	197	43	11	6	127	21	23	25	.324	.354	.461	.814
1899	PHI	NL	77	312	70	118	19	9	6	70	12	7	13	.378	.419	.555	.974
1900	PHI	NL	102	451	95	152	33	12	7	92	10	8	22	.337	.363	.510	.873
1901	PHA	AL	131	544	145	232	48	14	14	125	24	9	27	.427	.463	.643	1.106
1902	CLE +1	AL	87	352	81	133	35	5	7	65	19	7	20	.378	.419	.565	.984
1903	CLE	AL	125	485	90	167	41	11	7	93	24	26	21	.344	.379	.518	.896
1904	CLE	AL	140	553	92	208	49	15	5	102	27	19	29	.376	.413	.546	.959
1905	CLE	AL	65	249	29	82	12	2	2	41	17	8	11	.329	.377	.418	.795
1906	CLE	AL	152	602	88	214	48	9	0	91	30	19	20	.356	.392	.465	.857
1907	CLE	AL	137	509	53	153	30	6	2	63	30	28	24	.301	.347	.395	.742
1908	CLE	AL	157	581	77	168	32	6	2	74	47	20	15	.289	.352	.375	.727
1909	CLE	AL	128	469	56	152	33	7	1	47	35	19	13	.324	.378	.431	.809
1910	CLE	AL	159	592	94	227	51	7	4	76	60	18	26	.383	.444	.514	.958
1911	CLE	AL	90	315	36	115	20	1	2	60	26	15	13	.365	.420	.454	.874
1912	CLE	AL	117	448	66	165	34	4	0	90	28	11	18	.368	.414	.462	.876
1913	CLE	AL	137	465	66	156	25	2	1	68	33	17	17	.336	.398	.404	.802
1914	CLE	AL	121	419	37	108	14	3	0	50	32	15	14	.258	.314	.306	.619
1915	PHA	AL	129	490	40	137	24	5	1	61	11	16	10	.280	.301	.355	.656
1916	PHA	AL	113	426	33	105	14	4	2	35	14	26	15	.247	.272	.312	.584
Career	—	—	2,480	9,590	1,504	3,243	657	163	82	1,599	516	347	380	.338	.380	.466	.847

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
2B	2,035	5,496	6,267	451	1,050	.963
1B	286	2,798	135	37	137	.988
SS	73	150	229	23	20	.943
OF	26	50	7	2	0	.966
3B	21	26	53	5	4	.940