League Leaders Who Led?

Bobby Mitchell

1877–1882  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'5", 135 lb  ·  b. 1856 Cincinnati, OH

Career 20–23 · 3.18 ERA · 184 SO · 381.2 IP · 57 G · 38 H · 19 RBI · .180 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
6 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1877 Best season

Spanning 1877–1878, peaking at 1 titles in 1877.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 840th League titles 2
  • 392nd Best in baseball 2
  • 1,627th Top-5 finishes 6

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

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Strikeouts / 9 2 1st 2 yrs (1877–1878) 1877 3.69 1878 5.74 1879 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1878 1 K/9 5.74
1877 1 K/9 3.69

Pitching

4 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1877 CN1 NL 6 5 3.51 12 12 0 100.0 123 39 0 11 41 1.34
1878 CN1 NL 7 2 2.14 9 9 0 80.0 69 19 1 18 51 1.09
1879 CL2 NL 7 15 3.28 23 22 0 194.2 236 71 1 42 90 1.43
1882 SL4 AA 0 1 7.71 1 1 0 7.0 12 6 0 2 2 2.00
Career — — 20 23 3.18 45 44 0 381.2 440 135 2 73 184 1.34

Batting

4 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1877 CN1 NL 13 49 5 10 3 0 0 5 1 2 0 .204 .220 .265 .485
1878 CN1 NL 13 49 4 12 0 0 0 8 1 4 0 .245 .260 .245 .505
1879 CL2 NL 30 109 11 16 2 2 0 6 0 14 0 .147 .147 .202 .349
1882 SL4 AA 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 57 211 20 38 5 2 0 19 2 20 0 .180 .188 .223 .411

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 45 23 54 18 1 .811
OF 13 14 2 7 0 .696
SS 2 0 6 2 0 .750