League Leaders Who Led?

Most MLB League-Leading Seasons, All-Time

Every player ranked by how many times he finished first in a tracked MLB category, in any discipline. Seasons 1871–2026.

Babe Ruth has led MLB in a tracked category 85 times, more than any other player. That is across 14 categories in 17 seasons.

SS ASS POSS DPSS FPCTSS RFSS GSS E2B A2B PO2B DP2B FPCT2B RF2B G2B E3B A3B PO3B DP3B FPCT3B RF3B G3B EC POC AC DPC FPCTC RFC GC E1B PO1B A1B DP1B FPCT1B RF1B G1B EOF POOF AOF FPCTOF RFOF GOF EP AP POP FPCTP RFP GP E
# Player Titles Best in baseball Categories Seasons
1 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 85 68 14 17
2 Josh Gibson 84 14 17 12
3 Ty Cobb Ty Cobb 75 56 16 14
4 Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby 75 16 17 10
5 Willard Brown 74 1 16 9
6 Honus Wagner Honus Wagner 72 33 15 16
7 Willie Wells 70 2 18 14
8 Ted Williams Ted Williams 69 43 10 14
9 Stan Musial Stan Musial 64 34 15 13
10 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 62 34 10 15
11 Greg Maddux Greg Maddux 61 45 10 17
12 Buck Leonard 61 14 16 12
13 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 57 27 12 16
14 Nap Lajoie Nap Lajoie 56 44 15 12
15 Cap Anson Cap Anson 54 42 18 18
16 Oscar Charleston Oscar Charleston 54 8 19 11
17 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt 51 21 12 13
18 Ross Barnes Ross Barnes 48 48 17 8
19 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers 48 34 15 12
20 Ray Brown 47 8 13 12
21 Barry Bonds Barry Bonds 45 31 10 15
22 Bid McPhee Bid McPhee 43 22 7 15
23 Albert Pujols Albert Pujols 42 36 15 9
24 Warren Spahn Warren Spahn 42 26 10 14
25 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker 41 24 12 14
26 Randy Johnson Randy Johnson 40 30 9 11
27 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig 39 24 16 11
28 Nellie Fox Nellie Fox 39 17 7 13
29 Lefty Grove Lefty Grove 39 13 9 13
30 Hilton Smith 39 11 13 9
31 Richie Ashburn Richie Ashburn 38 23 9 12
32 Eddie Collins Eddie Collins 38 20 10 15
33 Cool Papa Bell Cool Papa Bell 38 5 10 15
34 Turkey Stearnes 38 1 14 14
35 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx 37 21 13 10
36 Nolan Arenado Nolan Arenado 37 16 9 11
37 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski 37 13 13 12
38 Christy Mathewson Christy Mathewson 37 10 13 11
39 Cy Young Cy Young 36 25 11 13
40 Roger Clemens Roger Clemens 36 20 10 13
41 Herb Souell 36 0 13 6
42 Bill Mazeroski Bill Mazeroski 35 29 5 10
43 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle 35 23 12 11
44 Willie Mays Willie Mays 35 23 14 13
45 Max Carey Max Carey 35 20 7 13
46 Bob Feller Bob Feller 35 19 9 10
47 Ron Santo Ron Santo 35 14 8 10
48 Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan 34 27 8 13
49 Hank Aaron Hank Aaron 34 20 9 12
50 Cal Ripken Cal Ripken 33 24 10 14
51 Dazzy Vance Dazzy Vance 33 18 8 10
52 Luis Aparicio Luis Aparicio 33 14 6 12
53 Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gehringer 33 10 11 13
54 Ed Walsh Ed Walsh 32 25 12 7
55 Wade Boggs Wade Boggs 32 21 12 10
56 Buck O'Neil 32 0 8 7
57 Sandy Koufax Sandy Koufax 31 25 9 7
58 Willie Kamm Willie Kamm 31 19 6 12
59 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith 31 16 5 14
60 Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez 31 15 13 9
61 Mule Suttles 31 4 17 8
62 Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty 30 28 12 8
63 Todd Helton Todd Helton 30 20 13 12
64 Brooks Robinson Brooks Robinson 30 16 6 13
65 Roy Campanella Roy Campanella 30 13 10 14
66 Johnny Mize Johnny Mize 30 8 14 8
67 Jim LaMarque 30 2 12 4
68 Roger Connor Roger Connor 29 22 16 13
69 Pete Rose Pete Rose 29 20 11 13
70 Bob Lemon Bob Lemon 29 14 9 9
71 John Clarkson John Clarkson 29 14 12 7
72 Chuck Klein Chuck Klein 29 8 12 5
73 Jesse Williams 29 0 17 6
74 Paul Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt 28 17 10 9
75 Bill Terry Bill Terry 28 16 9 10
76 Fred Pfeffer Fred Pfeffer 28 14 7 9
77 Satchel Paige Satchel Paige 28 14 10 10
78 Ed Konetchy Ed Konetchy 28 12 7 12
79 Ed Williamson Ed Williamson 27 20 11 8
80 Aaron Judge Aaron Judge 27 19 10 4
81 Clayton Kershaw Clayton Kershaw 27 19 9 9
82 Steve Carlton Steve Carlton 27 19 8 12
83 Ernie Banks Ernie Banks 27 18 14 10
84 Yogi Berra Yogi Berra 27 14 5 10
85 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez 27 13 10 11
86 Henry Kimbro 27 1 16 7
87 Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton 26 21 9 9
88 Justin Verlander Justin Verlander 26 20 9 9
89 Gary Carter Gary Carter 26 17 6 12
90 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 26 16 8 12
91 Jack Glasscock Jack Glasscock 26 14 7 10
92 Eddie Yost Eddie Yost 26 12 9 10
93 Gabby Hartnett Gabby Hartnett 26 8 5 10
94 Bullet Rogan 26 7 14 8
95 Frank Duncan 26 7 6 11
96 Pedro Martinez Pedro Martinez 25 17 8 6
97 Miguel Cabrera Miguel Cabrera 25 16 12 10
98 Mike Trout Mike Trout 25 15 10 9
99 Fred Dunlap Fred Dunlap 25 14 14 8
100 Home Run Baker Home Run Baker 25 14 8 9