League Leaders
Sam Thompson

Sam Thompson

1885–1906  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 207 lb  ·  b. 1860 Danville, IN

Career 1,410 G · 1,988 H · 126 HR · 1,308 RBI · .331 AVG

Seasons leading his league
17
12 best in baseball 5 league only
51 Top-5 finishes
6 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1887 Best season

Spanning 1887–1895, peaking at 6 titles in 1887.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 80th League titles 17
  • 54th Best in baseball 12
  • 98th Top-5 finishes 51

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
Slugging Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1894–1895) 1894 .696 1895 .654 1887 NL .565 1893 #3
Hits 3 1st — 1893 222 1887 NL 203 1890 NL 172 1892 #2 1895 #3
Runs Batted In 3 1st 2 yrs (1894–1895) 1887 166 1894 149 1895 165 1886 #3 1890 #3 1892 #2 1893 #3
Total Bases 2 1st — 1895 352 1887 NL 308 1889 #3 1890 #3 1892 #3 1893 #2 1894 #3
Doubles 2 1st — 1890 41 1893 37 1889 #3 1895 #2
Home Runs 2 1st — 1889 20 1895 18 1885 #3 1896 #3
Triples 1 1st — 1887 23 1894 #2 1895 #2
Batting Average 1 1st — 1887 NL .373 1893 #2 1894 #2 1895 #3
On-Base Percentage — #3 — 1887 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. — #2 — 1887 #2 1894 #2 1895 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1895 4 HR 18 RBI 165 SLG .654 TB 352
1894 2 RBI 149 SLG .696
1893 2 H 222 2B 37
1890 2 H 172 2B 41
1889 1 HR 20
1887 6 AVG .373 RBI 166 H 203 SLG .565 3B 23 TB 308

Batting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1885 DTN NL 63 254 58 77 11 9 7 44 16 22 0 .303 .344 .500 .844
1886 DTN NL 122 503 101 156 18 13 8 89 35 31 13 .310 .355 .445 .800
1887 DTN NL 127 545 118 203 29 23 10 166 32 19 22 .373 .416 .565 .982
1888 DTN NL 56 238 51 67 10 8 6 40 23 10 5 .282 .352 .466 .819
1889 PHI NL 128 533 103 158 36 4 20 111 36 22 24 .296 .348 .492 .839
1890 PHI NL 132 549 116 172 41 9 4 102 42 29 25 .313 .371 .443 .813
1891 PHI NL 133 554 108 163 23 10 7 90 52 20 29 .294 .363 .410 .773
1892 PHI NL 153 609 109 186 28 11 9 104 59 19 28 .305 .377 .432 .809
1893 PHI NL 131 600 130 222 37 13 11 126 50 17 18 .370 .424 .530 .954
1894 PHI NL 102 451 114 187 32 28 13 149 42 13 27 .415 .466 .696 1.162
1895 PHI NL 119 538 131 211 45 21 18 165 31 11 27 .392 .430 .654 1.085
1896 PHI NL 119 517 103 154 28 7 12 100 28 13 12 .298 .341 .449 .790
1897 PHI NL 3 13 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 .231 .286 .385 .670
1898 PHI NL 14 63 14 22 5 3 1 15 4 1 2 .349 .388 .571 .960
1906 DET AL 8 31 3 7 0 1 0 4 1 5 0 .226 .250 .290 .540
Career — — 1,410 5,998 1,261 1,988 343 161 126 1,308 452 234 232 .331 .384 .505 .890

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 1,409 2,167 283 172 61 .934
1B 1 7 0 1 0 .875