1881 MLB Leaders
Who led all of MLB in 1881, in every category MLB records. Final.
Batting
Batting Average
AVG- 1 Cap Anson .399
- 2 Joe Start .328
- 3 Fred Dunlap .325
- 4 Abner Dalrymple .323
- 5 King Kelly .323
Home Runs
HR- 1 Dan Brouthers 8
- 2 Charlie Bennett 7
- 3 Jack Farrell 5
- 4 Tom Burns 4
- 5 Fred Dunlap 3
Runs Batted In
RBI- 1 Cap Anson 82
- 2 Charlie Bennett 64
- 3 King Kelly 55
- 4 John Ward 53
- 4 Hardy Richardson 53
Hits
H- 1 Cap Anson 137
- 2 Abner Dalrymple 117
- 3 Buttercup Dickerson 116
- 4 King Kelly 114
- 4 Fred Dunlap 114
Runs
R- 1 George Gore 86
- 2 King Kelly 84
- 3 Abner Dalrymple 72
- 4 Jim O'Rourke 71
- 5 Jack Farrell 69
Stolen Bases
SB- 1 John Cassidy 0
- 1 Roger Connor 0
- 1 Jerry Denny 0
- 1 Bob Ferguson 0
- 1 Jack Glasscock 0
- 1 Cap Anson .952
- 2 Dan Brouthers .902
- 3 Charlie Bennett .819
- 4 Fred Dunlap .802
- 5 Tom York .790
Pitching
- 1 George Weidman 1.80
- 2 John Ward 2.13
- 3 George Derby 2.20
- 4 Larry Corcoran 2.31
- 5 Pud Galvin 2.37
Wins
W- 1 Jim Whitney 31
- 1 Larry Corcoran 31
- 3 George Derby 29
- 4 Pud Galvin 28
- 5 Jim McCormick 26
Strikeouts
SO- 1 George Derby 212
- 2 Jim McCormick 178
- 3 Jim Whitney 162
- 4 Lee Richmond 156
- 5 Larry Corcoran 150
Saves
SV- 1 Bobby Mathews 2
- 2 John Morrill 1
- 3 Jim Whitney 0
- 3 Jim McCormick 0
- 3 George Derby 0
Walks + Hits / IP
WHIP- 1 George Weidman 1.04
- 2 Jim McCormick 1.08
- 3 Fred Goldsmith 1.13
- 4 Old Hoss Radbourn 1.15
- 5 John Ward 1.15
- 1 Jim Whitney 552.1
- 2 Jim McCormick 526.0
- 3 George Derby 494.2
- 4 Pud Galvin 474.0
- 5 Lee Richmond 462.1
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.