League Leaders Who Led?

Most MLB Runs Titles

Every player who has led his league in runs, ranked by how many times. Seasons 1871–2025.

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Babe Ruth has led MLB in runs 8 times, more than anyone else. His titles run from 1919 to 1928.

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# Player Titles Span Best
1 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 8 1919–1928 177
2 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle 6 1954–1961 132
3 Ted Williams Ted Williams 6 1940–1949 150
4 Josh Gibson 6 1934–1943 93
5 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston 6 1920–1933 97
6 Albert Pujols Albert Pujols 5 2003–2010 137
7 Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez 5 1996–2007 143
8 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 5 1981–1990 146
9 Stan Musial Stan Musial 5 1946–1954 135
10 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby 5 1921–1929 156
11 George Burns George Burns 5 1914–1920 115
12 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 5 1909–1916 147
13 Mike Trout Mike Trout 4 2012–2016 129
14 Pete Rose Pete Rose 4 1969–1976 130
15 Henry Kimbro 4 1940–1948 70
16 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig 4 1931–1936 167
17 Cool Papa Bell Cool Papa Bell 4 1925–1935 107
18 Willie Wells 4 1927–1930 113
19 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton 4 1891–1897 198
20 Harry Stovey Harry Stovey 4 1883–1889 152
21 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 4 1871–1876 126
22 Aaron Judge Aaron Judge 3 2017–2025 137
23 Freddie Freeman Freddie Freeman 3 2020–2022 120
24 Mookie Betts Mookie Betts 3 2018–2022 135
25 Sammy Sosa Sammy Sosa 3 1998–2002 146
26 Jeff Bagwell Jeff Bagwell 3 1994–2000 152
27 Paul Molitor Paul Molitor 3 1982–1991 136
28 Ryne Sandberg Ryne Sandberg 3 1984–1990 116
29 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski 3 1967–1974 125
30 Hank Aaron Hank Aaron 3 1957–1967 121
31 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson 3 1956–1966 134
32 Duke Snider Duke Snider 3 1953–1955 132
33 Willard Brown 3 1941–1946 35
34 Arky Vaughan Arky Vaughan 3 1936–1943 122
35 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein 3 1930–1932 158
36 Eddie Collins Eddie Collins 3 1912–1914 137
37 King Kelly King Kelly 3 1884–1886 155
38 Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani 2 2024–2025 146
39 Ronald Acuña Ronald Acuña 2 2019–2023 149
40 Charlie Blackmon Charlie Blackmon 2 2017–2018 137
41 Dustin Pedroia Dustin Pedroia 2 2008–2009 118
42 Craig Biggio Craig Biggio 2 1995–1997 146
43 Brett Butler Brett Butler 2 1988–1991 112
44 Wade Boggs Wade Boggs 2 1988–1989 128
45 Tim Raines Tim Raines 2 1983–1987 133
46 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez 2 1979–1980 116
47 Bobby Bonds Bobby Bonds 2 1969–1973 131
48 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson 2 1969–1973 123
49 Lou Brock Lou Brock 2 1967–1971 126
50 Willie Mays Willie Mays 2 1958–1961 129
51 Dom DiMaggio Dom DiMaggio 2 1950–1951 131
52 Hank Thompson Hank Thompson 2 1947–1948 61
53 Ted Strong 2 1942–1946 42
54 Snuffy Stirnweiss Snuffy Stirnweiss 2 1944–1945 125
55 Buck Leonard 2 1941–1944 60
56 Mel Ott Mel Ott 2 1938–1942 118
57 Henry Milton 2 1937–1938 63
58 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer 2 1929–1934 134
59 Paul Waner Paul Waner 2 1928–1934 142
60 Chaney White 2 1927–1928 79
61 Kiki Cuyler Kiki Cuyler 2 1925–1926 144
62 Donie Bush Donie Bush 2 1909–1917 115
63 Tommy Leach Tommy Leach 2 1909–1913 126
64 Honus Wagner Honus Wagner 2 1902–1906 105
65 Patsy Dougherty Patsy Dougherty 2 1903–1904 113
66 Jesse Burkett Jesse Burkett 2 1896–1901 160
67 John McGraw John McGraw 2 1898–1899 143
68 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers 2 1887–1888 153
69 George Gore George Gore 2 1881–1882 99
70 Juan Soto Juan Soto 1 2024–2024 128
71 Marcus Semien Marcus Semien 1 2023–2023 122
72 Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Guerrero 1 2021–2021 123
73 Jose Ramirez Jose Ramirez 1 2020–2020 45
74 Tim Anderson Tim Anderson 1 2020–2020 45
75 Francisco Lindor Francisco Lindor 1 2018–2018 129
76 Kris Bryant Kris Bryant 1 2016–2016 121
77 Bryce Harper Bryce Harper 1 2015–2015 118
78 Josh Donaldson Josh Donaldson 1 2015–2015 122
79 Anthony Rendon Anthony Rendon 1 2014–2014 111
80 Matt Carpenter Matt Carpenter 1 2013–2013 126
81 Ryan Braun Ryan Braun 1 2012–2012 108
82 Curtis Granderson Curtis Granderson 1 2011–2011 136
83 Matt Kemp Matt Kemp 1 2011–2011 115
84 Mark Teixeira Mark Teixeira 1 2010–2010 113
85 Hanley Ramirez Hanley Ramirez 1 2008–2008 125
86 Jimmy Rollins Jimmy Rollins 1 2007–2007 139
87 Chase Utley Chase Utley 1 2006–2006 131
88 Grady Sizemore Grady Sizemore 1 2006–2006 134
89 Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Guerrero 1 2004–2004 124
90 Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Soriano 1 2002–2002 128
91 Johnny Damon Johnny Damon 1 2000–2000 136
92 Roberto Alomar Roberto Alomar 1 1999–1999 138
93 Derek Jeter 1 1998–1998 127
94 Ken Griffey Ken Griffey 1 1997–1997 125
95 Ellis Burks Ellis Burks 1 1996–1996 142
96 Albert Belle Albert Belle 1 1995–1995 121
97 Edgar Martinez Edgar Martinez 1 1995–1995 121
98 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 1 1994–1994 106
99 Lenny Dykstra Lenny Dykstra 1 1993–1993 143
100 Rafael Palmeiro Rafael Palmeiro 1 1993–1993 124