League Leaders Who Led?
Bobby Veach

Bobby Veach

1912–1925  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  5'11", 160 lb  ·  b. 1888 St. Charles, KY

Career 1,821 G · 2,063 H · 64 HR · 1,166 RBI · .310 AVG · 4.50 ERA · 2.0 IP

Seasons leading his league
7
6 best in baseball 1 league only
37 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1919 Best season

Spanning 1915–1919, peaking at 3 titles in 1919.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 263rd League titles 7
  • 130th Best in baseball 6
  • 197th Top-5 finishes 37

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
Runs Batted In 3 1st 2 yrs (1917–1918) 1917 103 1918 78 1915 AL 112 1916 #3 1919 #2 1922 #2
Doubles 2 1st — 1915 40 1919 45 1917 #3 1921 #3
Triples 1 1st — 1919 17 1916 #3 1918 #2
Hits 1 1st — 1919 191 1915 #3
Total Bases — #2 — 1915 #3 1917 #2 1919 #2
Slugging Percentage — #3 — 1917 #3 1919 #3
On-Base Percentage — #3 — 1917 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. — #3 — 1917 #3
Home Runs — #2 — 1917 #2
Batting Average — #2 — 1919 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1919 3 H 191 2B 45 3B 17
1918 1 RBI 78
1917 1 RBI 103
1915 2 RBI 112 2B 40

Batting

14 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1912 DET AL 23 79 8 27 5 1 0 15 5 3 2 .342 .388 .430 .819
1913 DET AL 137 491 54 132 22 10 0 64 53 31 22 .269 .346 .354 .701
1914 DET AL 149 531 56 146 19 14 1 72 50 29 20 .275 .341 .369 .710
1915 DET AL 152 569 81 178 40 10 3 112 68 43 16 .313 .390 .434 .824
1916 DET AL 150 566 92 173 33 15 3 91 52 41 24 .306 .367 .433 .800
1917 DET AL 154 571 79 182 31 12 8 103 61 44 21 .319 .393 .457 .850
1918 DET AL 127 499 59 139 21 13 3 78 35 23 21 .279 .331 .391 .722
1919 DET AL 139 538 87 191 45 17 3 101 33 33 19 .355 .398 .519 .916
1920 DET AL 154 612 92 188 39 15 11 113 36 22 11 .307 .353 .474 .827
1921 DET AL 150 612 110 207 43 13 16 128 48 31 14 .338 .387 .529 .917
1922 DET AL 155 618 96 202 34 13 9 126 42 27 9 .327 .377 .468 .845
1923 DET AL 114 293 45 94 13 3 2 39 29 21 10 .321 .388 .406 .794
1924 BOS AL 142 519 77 153 35 9 5 99 47 18 5 .295 .359 .426 .785
1925 NYA +2 AL 75 158 17 51 13 2 0 25 12 4 1 .323 .374 .430 .805
Career — — 1,821 6,656 953 2,063 393 147 64 1,166 571 370 195 .310 .370 .442 .812

Pitching

1 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1918 DET AL 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 2.0 2 1 0 2 0 2.00
Career — — 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 2.0 2 1 0 2 0 2.00

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 1,740 3,754 207 150 42 .964
P 1 0 0 0 0 —