League Leaders Who Led?

Ben Taylor

1920–1929  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'11", 175 lb  ·  b. 1888 Anderson, SC

Career 590 G · 727 H · 25 HR · 415 RBI · .334 AVG · 2–1 · 2.54 ERA · 8 SO · 28.1 IP

Seasons leading his league
3
0 best in baseball 3 league only
21 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1921 Best season

Spanning 1921–1922, peaking at 2 titles in 1921.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 635th League titles 3
  • 492nd Top-5 finishes 21

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
Doubles 2 1st 2 yrs (1921–1922) 1921 NNL 20 1922 NNL 29
Hits 1 1st — 1921 NNL 131 1922 #3
Walks — #3 — 1924 #3
Total Bases — #3 — 1921 #3
On-Base Percentage — #3 — 1921 #3
Runs Batted In — #3 — 1920 #3
Batting Average — #3 — 1921 #3 1922 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1922 1 2B 29
1921 2 H 131 2B 20

Batting

10 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1920 ABC NNL 75 275 41 83 13 4 3 46 28 1 13 .302 .371 .411 .781
1921 ABC NNL 88 334 72 131 20 7 2 73 32 1 9 .392 .448 .512 .960
1922 ABC NNL 81 321 65 123 29 6 2 59 28 0 3 .383 .434 .530 .964
1923 BBS ECL 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1924 WP ECL 60 237 38 72 11 2 4 50 29 0 6 .304 .380 .418 .797
1925 HBG ECL 70 268 40 87 14 4 5 65 26 0 0 .325 .384 .463 .847
1926 BBS ECL 53 167 16 50 7 3 1 23 28 4 4 .299 .403 .395 .798
1927 BBS ECL 65 236 35 79 9 5 2 43 26 0 1 .335 .401 .441 .842
1928 BBS ECL 57 220 26 70 14 3 2 38 12 1 2 .318 .356 .436 .793
1929 ACB ANL 39 115 12 31 6 0 4 17 14 0 1 .270 .354 .426 .780
Career — — 590 2,179 345 727 123 34 25 415 223 7 39 .334 .398 .456 .853

Pitching

4 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1920 ABC NNL 1 1 2.82 8 1 1 22.1 18 7 1 3 7 0.94
1921 ABC NNL 1 0 2.45 3 0 0 3.2 5 1 0 2 1 1.91
1922 ABC NNL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.50
1926 BBS ECL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 6.00
Career — — 2 1 2.54 13 1 1 28.1 25 8 1 6 8 1.09

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
1B 575 4,971 246 84 240 .984
P 13 3 12 0 3 1.000
OF 3 1 0 1 0 .500