1897 MLB Leaders, NL
Who led the NL in 1897, in every category MLB records. Final.
Batting
Batting Average
AVG- 1 Willie Keeler .424
- 2 Fred Clarke .390
- 3 Jesse Burkett .383
- 4 Ed Delahanty .377
- 5 Joe Kelley .362
Home Runs
HR- 1 Hugh Duffy 11
- 2 George Davis 10
- 3 Nap Lajoie 9
- 4 Jake Beckley 8
- 4 Mike Grady 8
Runs Batted In
RBI- 1 George Davis 135
- 2 Jimmy Collins 132
- 3 Hugh Duffy 129
- 4 Nap Lajoie 127
- 5 Joe Kelley 118
Hits
H- 1 Willie Keeler 239
- 2 Fred Clarke 205
- 3 Ed Delahanty 200
- 4 Jesse Burkett 198
- 5 Nap Lajoie 197
Runs
R- 1 Billy Hamilton 152
- 2 Willie Keeler 145
- 3 Mike Griffin 136
- 4 Fielder Jones 134
- 5 Hughie Jennings 133
Stolen Bases
SB- 1 Bill Lange 73
- 2 Jake Stenzel 69
- 3 Billy Hamilton 66
- 4 George Davis 65
- 5 Willie Keeler 64
- 1 Willie Keeler 1.003
- 2 Fred Clarke .992
- 3 Ed Delahanty .981
- 4 Nap Lajoie .960
- 5 Jesse Burkett .944
Pitching
- 1 Amos Rusie 2.54
- 2 Kid Nichols 2.64
- 3 Jerry Nops 2.81
- 4 Joe Corbett 3.11
- 5 Jack Powell 3.16
Wins
W- 1 Kid Nichols 31
- 2 Amos Rusie 28
- 3 Fred Klobedanz 26
- 4 Joe Corbett 24
- 5 Theodore Breitenstein 23
Strikeouts
SO- 1 James McJames 156
- 1 Cy Seymour 156
- 3 Joe Corbett 149
- 4 Amos Rusie 135
- 5 Kid Nichols 127
Saves
SV- 1 Win Mercer 3
- 1 Kid Nichols 3
- 3 James McJames 2
- 3 Jack Taylor 2
- 3 Red Ehret 2
Walks + Hits / IP
WHIP- 1 Kid Nichols 1.17
- 2 Amos Rusie 1.24
- 3 George Cuppy 1.28
- 4 Jerry Nops 1.30
- 5 Cy Young 1.31
- 1 Kid Nichols 368.0
- 2 Red Donahue 348.0
- 3 Clark Griffith 343.2
- 4 Brickyard Kennedy 343.1
- 5 Win Mercer 342.0
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.