1891 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1891 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1891 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Mike Tiernan and Harry Stovey tied for the lead with 16 home runs, Cap Anson led with 120 RBI, and Tom Brown led with 189 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 427 plate appearances at 138 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (138 innings). Lines below those thresholds are shown and marked unqualified.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.

Data updated

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Batting Leaders

Qualified: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 427 plate appearances at 138 team games. 100 of the 163 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1891 OPS Distribution

Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.

Complete Statistics

1891 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Dan Brouthers BS2 130 597 486 117 170 26 19 5 109 31 87 20 .350 .471 .512 .983
Billy Hamilton PHI 133 636 527 141 179 23 7 2 60 111 102 28 .340 .453 .421 .874
Hugh Duffy BS2 127 601 536 134 180 20 8 9 110 85 61 29 .336 .408 .453 .861
Tip O'Neill SL4 127 584 514 111 166 28 4 10 95 25 61 33 .323 .404 .451 .855
Tom Brown BS2 137 663 589 177 189 30 21 5 72 106 70 96 .321 .397 .469 .865
Bug Holliday CIN 111 482 442 74 141 21 10 9 84 30 37 28 .319 .376 .473 .848
George Van Haltren BL3 139 641 566 136 180 14 15 9 83 75 71 46 .318 .398 .443 .841
Pete Browning 2 teams 105 473 419 64 133 24 4 4 61 16 51 54 .317 .395 .422 .818
Denny Lyons SL4 120 557 451 124 142 24 3 11 84 9 88 58 .315 .445 .455 .900
Jack Clements PHI 107 471 423 58 131 29 4 4 75 3 43 19 .310 .380 .426 .806
Tommy McCarthy SL4 134 629 570 124 176 20 6 8 92 37 49 19 .309 .374 .407 .781
George Wood PH4 132 607 528 105 163 18 14 3 61 22 72 52 .309 .399 .413 .812
Mike Tiernan NY1 134 614 542 111 166 30 12 16 73 53 69 32 .306 .388 .494 .882
Patsy Donovan 2 teams 122 551 509 82 155 11 3 2 56 28 34 23 .305 .358 .350 .707
John Milligan PH4 118 526 455 75 138 35 12 11 106 2 56 51 .303 .397 .505 .903
Deacon McGuire WS9 114 466 413 55 125 22 10 3 66 10 43 34 .303 .382 .426 .808
Duke Farrell BS2 122 536 473 108 143 19 13 12 110 21 59 48 .302 .384 .474 .858
Lave Cross PH4 110 443 402 66 121 20 14 5 52 14 38 23 .301 .366 .458 .823
Charlie Duffee CL6 137 597 552 86 166 28 4 10 90 41 42 36 .301 .353 .420 .774
Jim O'Rourke NY1 136 587 555 92 164 28 7 5 95 19 26 29 .295 .334 .398 .732
Sam Thompson PHI 133 614 554 108 163 23 10 7 90 29 52 20 .294 .363 .410 .773
Jake Beckley PIT 133 606 554 94 162 20 19 4 73 13 44 46 .292 .353 .419 .772
Billy Hoy SL4 139 688 559 134 163 13 5 5 64 59 117 25 .292 .424 .360 .784
Cap Anson CHN 136 616 540 81 157 24 8 8 120 17 75 29 .291 .378 .409 .788
Roger Connor NY1 129 566 479 112 139 29 13 7 94 27 83 39 .290 .399 .449 .848
Perry Werden BL3 139 615 552 102 160 20 18 6 104 46 52 59 .290 .363 .424 .787
George Davis CL4 136 627 570 115 165 35 12 3 89 42 53 29 .289 .354 .409 .763
Thomas Burns BRO 123 523 470 75 134 24 13 4 83 21 53 30 .285 .358 .417 .775
Emmett Seery CN3 97 461 372 77 106 15 10 4 36 19 81 52 .285 .423 .411 .834
George Miller PIT 135 610 548 80 156 19 6 4 57 35 59 26 .285 .357 .363 .721
George Gore NY1 130 609 528 103 150 22 7 2 48 19 74 34 .284 .379 .364 .743
Jack Carney 2 teams 130 531 477 69 135 15 10 6 66 20 48 26 .283 .356 .394 .750
Bill Hallman PH4 141 630 587 112 166 21 13 6 69 18 38 56 .283 .332 .394 .725
Herman Long BSN 139 665 577 129 163 21 12 9 75 60 80 51 .282 .377 .407 .785
Farmer Weaver LS2 133 600 556 74 157 25 7 1 53 30 33 23 .282 .335 .358 .693
Ed McKean CL4 141 668 603 115 170 13 12 6 69 14 64 19 .282 .352 .373 .725
Cupid Childs CL4 141 655 551 120 155 21 12 2 83 39 97 32 .281 .395 .374 .769
Jack Boyle SL4 121 490 434 76 122 18 8 5 79 18 44 35 .281 .363 .394 .757
Henry Larkin PH4 133 607 526 94 147 27 14 10 93 2 66 56 .279 .376 .441 .817
Harry Stovey BSN 134 625 544 118 152 31 20 16 95 57 79 69 .279 .373 .498 .871
Irv Ray BL3 103 476 418 72 116 17 5 0 58 28 54 18 .278 .366 .342 .708
Jimmy Ryan CHN 118 566 505 110 140 22 15 9 66 27 53 38 .277 .355 .434 .789
John Ward BRO 105 480 441 85 122 13 5 0 39 57 36 10 .277 .335 .329 .664
Hub Collins BRO 107 496 435 82 120 16 5 3 31 32 59 63 .276 .365 .356 .721
Billy Nash BSN 140 616 537 92 148 24 9 5 95 28 74 50 .276 .369 .382 .750
Walt Wilmot CHN 121 558 498 102 137 14 10 11 71 42 55 21 .275 .353 .410 .763
George Pinkney BRO 135 575 501 80 137 19 6 2 71 44 67 32 .273 .367 .347 .714
Arlie Latham CIN 135 618 533 119 145 20 10 7 53 87 74 35 .272 .372 .386 .759
Lefty Johnson BL3 129 573 480 101 130 13 14 2 79 32 89 55 .271 .389 .369 .758
Tommy Tucker BSN 140 614 548 103 148 16 5 2 69 26 37 30 .270 .349 .328 .677
Danny Richardson NY1 123 549 516 85 139 18 5 4 51 28 33 27 .269 .313 .347 .660
Curt Welch BL3 132 627 514 122 138 22 10 3 55 50 77 42 .268 .400 .368 .768
Mike Griffin BRO 134 579 521 106 139 36 9 3 65 65 57 31 .267 .340 .388 .728
Ned Hanlon PIT 119 507 455 87 121 12 8 0 60 54 48 30 .266 .341 .327 .669
Larry Murphy WS9 101 468 400 73 106 15 3 1 35 29 63 27 .265 .372 .325 .697
Jake Virtue CL4 139 600 517 82 135 19 14 2 72 15 75 40 .261 .363 .364 .727
Bill Dahlen CHN 135 623 549 114 143 18 13 9 76 21 67 60 .260 .348 .390 .738
Steve Brodie BSN 133 596 523 84 136 13 6 2 78 25 63 39 .260 .351 .319 .670
Bobby Lowe BSN 125 559 497 92 129 19 5 6 74 43 53 54 .260 .342 .354 .696
Charley Bassett NY1 130 564 524 60 136 19 8 4 68 16 36 29 .260 .312 .349 .661
Paul Radford BS2 133 557 456 102 118 11 5 0 65 55 96 36 .259 .393 .305 .698
Charlie Comiskey SL4 139 612 572 84 148 16 2 2 88 38 33 25 .259 .307 .304 .611
Dave Foutz BRO 130 563 521 87 134 26 8 2 73 48 40 25 .257 .313 .349 .662
John Sneed CL6 99 429 366 66 94 9 6 1 61 24 55 29 .257 .366 .322 .688
Cliff Carroll CHN 130 580 515 87 132 20 8 7 80 31 50 42 .256 .340 .367 .707
Bid McPhee CIN 138 638 562 107 144 14 16 6 38 33 74 35 .256 .345 .370 .715
Gil Hatfield WS9 134 559 500 83 128 11 8 1 48 43 50 39 .256 .335 .316 .651
Chicken Wolf LS2 136 578 528 67 135 16 8 1 81 13 42 36 .256 .320 .322 .642
Tommy Dowd 2 teams 116 496 475 67 121 9 10 1 44 39 19 45 .255 .286 .322 .608
Charles Zimmer CL4 116 477 440 55 112 21 4 3 69 15 33 49 .255 .312 .341 .653
Tommy Corcoran PH4 133 550 511 84 130 11 15 7 71 30 29 56 .254 .307 .376 .683
Joe Mulvey PH4 113 474 453 62 115 9 13 5 66 11 17 32 .254 .287 .364 .651
Tom Cahill LS2 119 477 430 68 109 17 7 3 44 38 41 51 .253 .327 .347 .674
Darby O'Brien BRO 103 441 395 79 100 18 6 5 57 31 39 53 .253 .331 .367 .698
Sam Wise BL3 103 459 388 70 96 14 5 1 48 33 62 52 .247 .364 .317 .681
Fred Pfeffer CHN 137 580 498 93 123 12 9 7 77 40 79 60 .247 .353 .349 .703
Jimmy Cooney CHN 118 515 465 84 114 15 3 0 42 21 48 17 .245 .318 .290 .609
Jack Crooks CL6 138 631 519 110 127 19 13 0 46 50 103 47 .245 .379 .331 .710
Ed Delahanty PHI 128 584 543 92 132 19 9 5 86 25 33 50 .243 .296 .339 .635
William Brown PHI 115 479 441 62 107 20 4 0 50 7 34 35 .243 .303 .306 .609
John Reilly CIN 135 565 546 60 132 20 13 4 64 22 9 42 .242 .267 .348 .615
Joe Quinn BSN 124 542 508 70 122 8 10 3 63 24 28 28 .240 .288 .313 .601
Jim McTamany 2 teams 139 630 522 116 125 23 12 6 56 33 101 92 .239 .370 .364 .734
Jimmy McAleer CL4 136 619 565 97 135 16 11 1 61 51 49 47 .239 .305 .312 .617
Jim Canavan 2 teams 136 616 568 107 135 15 18 10 87 28 43 54 .238 .297 .380 .677
Bill Kuehne 2 teams 107 431 413 57 97 12 1 3 39 30 17 35 .235 .267 .291 .557
Pete Gilbert BL3 139 578 513 81 118 15 7 3 72 31 37 77 .230 .317 .304 .621
Al Myers PHI 135 592 514 67 118 27 2 2 69 8 69 46 .230 .331 .302 .633
Bobby Wheelock CL6 136 578 498 82 114 15 1 0 39 52 78 55 .229 .336 .263 .599
Bob Allen PHI 118 481 438 46 97 7 4 1 51 12 43 44 .221 .291 .263 .554
Tim Shinnick LS2 126 495 436 77 96 9 11 1 52 36 54 46 .220 .313 .298 .611
Charlie Reilly PIT 114 448 415 43 91 8 5 3 44 20 29 58 .219 .277 .284 .561
Morgan Murphy BS2 106 443 402 60 87 11 4 4 54 17 36 58 .216 .289 .294 .582
Cub Stricker BS2 139 583 514 96 111 15 4 0 46 54 63 34 .216 .309 .261 .569
Mike Lehane CL6 137 548 511 59 110 12 7 1 52 16 34 77 .215 .268 .272 .540
John Corkhill 2 teams 125 534 498 66 106 8 8 3 51 19 33 26 .213 .266 .279 .545
Shorty Fuller SL4 135 647 576 105 122 14 7 2 61 42 67 28 .212 .298 .271 .569
Billy Shindle PHI 103 454 415 68 87 13 1 0 38 17 33 39 .210 .278 .246 .523
Lou Bierbauer PIT 121 531 500 60 103 13 6 1 47 12 28 19 .206 .252 .262 .514
Germany Smith CIN 138 551 512 50 103 11 5 3 53 16 38 32 .201 .258 .260 .517
Elmer Sutcliffe UNQ WS9 53 220 201 29 71 8 3 2 33 8 17 17 .353 .409 .453 .862
Con Daily UNQ BRO 60 225 206 25 66 10 1 0 30 7 15 13 .320 .378 .379 .756
Jocko Halligan UNQ CIN 61 272 247 43 77 13 6 3 44 5 24 25 .312 .375 .449 .824
Bill Joyce UNQ BS2 65 311 243 76 75 9 15 3 51 36 63 27 .309 .460 .506 .966
Jack Stivetts UNQ SL4 85 314 302 45 92 10 2 7 54 4 10 32 .305 .331 .421 .752
Harry Taylor UNQ LS2 91 407 348 80 103 7 3 2 35 15 55 30 .296 .398 .351 .749
Hughie Jennings UNQ LS2 88 377 351 51 103 10 8 1 58 12 17 35 .293 .342 .376 .718
King Kelly UNQ 2 teams 102 410 350 65 100 16 7 2 62 29 57 40 .286 .390 .389 .779
Farmer Vaughn UNQ 2 teams 76 293 274 34 78 14 1 1 23 8 18 20 .285 .331 .354 .685
Paul Hines UNQ WS9 54 237 206 25 58 7 5 0 31 6 21 16 .282 .376 .364 .740
Al McCauley UNQ WS9 59 238 206 36 58 5 8 1 31 9 30 13 .282 .378 .398 .776
Larry Twitchell UNQ CL6 57 246 224 32 62 9 4 2 35 10 20 28 .277 .341 .379 .721
Jack Doyle UNQ CL4 69 279 250 43 69 14 4 0 43 24 26 44 .276 .351 .364 .715
Frank Shugart UNQ PIT 75 343 320 57 88 19 8 3 33 21 20 26 .275 .324 .412 .736
Jack O'Connor UNQ CL6 56 240 229 28 61 12 3 0 37 10 11 14 .266 .300 .345 .645
Patsy Tebeau UNQ CL4 61 268 249 38 65 8 3 1 41 12 16 13 .261 .313 .329 .643
Jim Curtiss UNQ 2 teams 56 236 211 28 55 6 5 1 25 5 22 35 .261 .339 .351 .690
Charlie Ganzel UNQ BSN 70 280 263 33 68 18 5 1 29 7 12 13 .259 .304 .376 .680
Spud Johnson UNQ CL4 80 357 327 49 84 8 3 1 46 16 22 23 .257 .319 .309 .628
Hardy Richardson UNQ BS2 74 319 278 45 71 9 4 7 52 16 40 26 .255 .351 .392 .743
Tom Daly UNQ BRO 58 223 200 29 50 11 5 2 27 7 21 34 .250 .327 .385 .712
Lefty Marr UNQ 2 teams 86 377 343 41 85 10 7 0 36 18 32 19 .248 .316 .318 .633
Kid Gleason UNQ PHI 65 236 214 31 53 5 2 0 17 6 20 17 .248 .318 .290 .608
Jerry Denny UNQ 2 teams 59 244 227 22 56 7 1 0 33 6 16 32 .247 .299 .286 .586
Amos Rusie UNQ NY1 62 223 220 30 54 5 2 0 15 2 3 25 .245 .256 .286 .542
Lew Whistler UNQ NY1 72 292 265 39 65 8 7 3 38 4 24 45 .245 .315 .362 .677
George Haddock UNQ BS2 58 207 185 30 45 4 1 3 23 3 21 46 .243 .324 .324 .648
Billy Alvord UNQ 2 teams 94 383 371 35 90 10 5 1 37 3 11 45 .243 .266 .305 .571
Mox McQuery UNQ WS9 68 285 261 40 63 9 4 2 37 3 18 19 .241 .305 .330 .635
Ollie Beard UNQ LS2 68 291 257 35 62 4 5 0 24 7 33 9 .241 .330 .296 .626
Jack Glasscock UNQ NY1 97 410 369 46 89 12 6 0 55 29 36 11 .241 .317 .306 .623
Jack McGeachey UNQ 2 teams 91 399 379 50 91 6 4 3 34 20 18 20 .240 .278 .301 .579
Tom Kinslow UNQ BRO 61 237 228 22 54 6 0 0 33 3 9 22 .237 .266 .263 .529
Ed Beecher UNQ 2 teams 74 341 306 44 72 13 7 2 35 24 30 13 .235 .314 .343 .657
John Munyan UNQ SL4 60 221 176 41 41 4 3 0 19 13 41 39 .233 .389 .290 .679
Mike Slattery UNQ 2 teams 56 235 218 32 50 4 2 1 21 7 14 15 .229 .285 .280 .565
Jerry Harrington UNQ CIN 92 353 333 25 76 10 5 2 41 4 19 34 .228 .272 .306 .578
Tom Burns UNQ CHN 59 264 243 36 55 8 1 1 17 18 21 21 .226 .288 .280 .568
Jack Ryan UNQ LS2 75 269 253 24 57 5 4 2 25 3 15 40 .225 .271 .300 .572
John Clarkson UNQ BSN 55 205 187 28 42 7 4 0 26 2 18 50 .225 .293 .305 .597
Tom Dowse UNQ CL6 55 216 201 24 45 7 0 0 22 2 13 22 .224 .278 .259 .536
Dick Johnston UNQ CN3 99 419 376 59 83 11 2 6 51 12 38 44 .221 .301 .309 .609
Bill Eagan UNQ SL4 82 344 297 49 65 11 4 4 43 21 44 53 .219 .326 .323 .649
Fred Carroll UNQ PIT 91 403 353 55 77 13 4 4 48 22 48 36 .218 .315 .312 .627
Jim Donahue UNQ CL6 77 312 280 27 61 4 3 0 35 2 31 18 .218 .298 .254 .552
Dick Buckley UNQ NY1 75 267 253 23 55 9 1 4 31 3 11 30 .217 .258 .308 .567
Wilbert Robinson UNQ BL3 93 350 334 25 72 8 5 2 46 18 16 37 .216 .251 .287 .539
Charlie Bennett UNQ BSN 75 301 256 35 55 9 3 5 39 3 42 61 .215 .332 .332 .664
Connie Mack UNQ PIT 75 308 280 43 60 10 0 0 29 4 19 11 .214 .286 .250 .536
Ed Andrews UNQ CN3 83 390 356 47 75 7 4 0 26 22 33 35 .211 .279 .253 .532
Malachi Kittridge UNQ CHN 79 313 296 26 62 8 5 2 27 4 17 28 .209 .252 .291 .543
Sadie McMahon UNQ BL3 61 218 210 31 43 2 4 1 15 6 7 36 .205 .234 .267 .501
Jim Keenan UNQ CIN 75 288 252 30 51 7 5 4 33 2 33 39 .202 .302 .317 .620
Art Whitney UNQ 2 teams 96 393 358 42 69 6 1 3 33 8 32 22 .193 .265 .240 .505
George Townsend UNQ BL3 61 229 204 29 39 5 4 0 18 3 20 21 .191 .279 .255 .534
Charlie Buffinton UNQ BS2 58 201 181 16 34 2 1 1 16 0 19 15 .188 .269 .227 .495
Ed Mayer UNQ PHI 68 286 268 24 50 2 4 0 31 7 14 29 .187 .238 .224 .462
Bill Hutchison UNQ CHN 67 260 243 27 45 4 2 2 25 5 17 62 .185 .238 .243 .481
William Robinson UNQ 2 teams 98 421 345 48 61 9 4 1 37 23 68 51 .177 .325 .235 .560
Phil Knell UNQ CL6 66 223 215 25 34 2 3 0 19 4 8 34 .158 .188 .195 .384
Kid Carsey UNQ WS9 61 208 187 25 28 5 2 0 15 2 19 38 .150 .236 .198 .433
Tony Mullane UNQ CIN 64 231 209 16 31 1 2 0 10 4 18 33 .148 .229 .172 .402
Gus Weyhing UNQ PH4 54 206 198 11 22 5 1 0 11 2 7 65 .111 .146 .146 .292
Showing 1-50 of 163 batters listed (100 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 138 innings at 138 team games. 52 of the 74 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1891 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
John Ewing NY1 21 8 33 30 28 5 0 269.1 237 68 105 138 2.27 1.27
Kid Nichols BSN 30 17 52 48 45 5 3 425.1 413 113 103 240 2.39 1.21
George Haddock BS2 34 11 51 47 37 5 1 379.2 330 105 137 169 2.49 1.23
Charlie Buffinton BS2 29 9 48 43 33 2 1 363.2 303 103 120 158 2.55 1.16
Amos Rusie NY1 33 20 61 57 52 6 1 500.1 391 142 262 337 2.55 1.31
Harry Staley 2 teams 24 13 40 37 32 1 0 324.0 313 93 80 139 2.58 1.21
Mark Baldwin PIT 21 28 53 51 48 2 1 437.2 385 134 227 197 2.76 1.40
John Clarkson BSN 33 19 55 51 47 3 3 460.2 435 143 154 141 2.79 1.28
Bill Hutchison CHN 44 19 66 58 56 4 1 561.0 508 175 178 261 2.81 1.22
Sadie McMahon BL3 35 24 61 58 53 5 1 503.0 493 157 149 219 2.81 1.28
Cy Young CL4 27 22 55 46 43 0 2 423.2 431 134 140 147 2.85 1.35
Jack Stivetts SL4 33 22 64 56 40 3 1 440.0 357 140 232 259 2.86 1.34
Billy Rhines CIN 17 24 48 43 40 1 1 372.2 364 119 124 138 2.87 1.31
Pud Galvin PIT 15 14 33 30 23 2 0 246.2 256 79 62 46 2.88 1.29
Phil Knell CL6 28 27 58 52 47 5 0 462.0 363 150 226 228 2.92 1.27
Ed Crane 2 teams 18 22 47 44 36 2 0 366.2 350 121 203 173 2.97 1.51
Lee Viau CL4 18 17 45 38 31 0 0 343.2 367 115 138 130 3.01 1.47
Willard Mains 2 teams 12 14 32 25 20 0 0 214.0 210 73 117 78 3.07 1.53
Silver King PIT 14 29 48 44 40 3 1 384.1 382 133 144 160 3.11 1.37
Bob Caruthers BRO 18 14 38 32 29 2 1 297.0 323 103 107 69 3.12 1.45
Gus Weyhing PH4 31 20 52 51 51 3 0 450.0 428 159 161 219 3.18 1.31
Willie McGill 2 teams 20 14 41 37 26 1 1 298.0 276 106 163 165 3.20 1.47
Tony Mullane CIN 23 26 51 47 42 1 0 426.1 390 153 187 124 3.23 1.35
Warren Fitzgerald LS2 14 17 32 31 28 3 0 267.0 265 99 89 110 3.34 1.33
Red Ehret LS2 13 13 26 24 23 2 0 220.2 225 85 70 76 3.47 1.34
Kid Gleason PHI 24 22 53 44 40 1 1 418.0 431 163 165 100 3.51 1.43
Duke Esper PHI 20 15 39 36 25 1 1 296.0 302 117 121 108 3.56 1.43
Ad Gumbert CHN 17 11 32 31 24 1 0 256.1 282 102 90 73 3.58 1.45
Cinders O'Brien BS2 18 13 40 30 22 0 2 268.2 300 109 127 87 3.65 1.59
John Thornton PHI 15 16 37 32 23 1 2 269.0 268 110 115 52 3.68 1.42
Tom Lovett BRO 23 19 44 43 39 3 0 365.2 361 150 129 129 3.69 1.34
Frank Foreman WS9 18 20 43 41 39 1 1 345.1 381 143 142 170 3.73 1.51
Clark Griffith 2 teams 14 9 34 21 15 0 2 226.1 242 94 73 88 3.74 1.39
Egyptian Healy BL3 8 10 23 22 19 0 0 170.1 179 71 57 54 3.75 1.39
Hank Gastright CL6 12 19 35 33 28 1 0 283.2 280 119 136 109 3.78 1.47
Ben Sanders PH4 11 5 19 18 15 0 0 145.0 157 61 37 40 3.79 1.34
Scott Stratton 2 teams 6 15 22 22 22 1 0 190.1 220 83 39 57 3.92 1.36
Frank Dwyer 2 teams 19 23 45 41 39 1 0 375.0 424 166 145 128 3.98 1.52
Bert Cunningham BL3 11 14 30 25 21 0 0 237.2 241 106 138 59 4.01 1.59
Henry Gruber CL4 17 22 44 40 35 1 0 348.2 407 160 119 79 4.13 1.51
John Dolan CL6 12 11 27 24 19 0 0 203.1 216 94 84 68 4.16 1.48
Kid Madden 2 teams 13 13 33 28 21 1 1 232.0 249 108 94 62 4.19 1.48
Ice Box Chamberlain PH4 22 23 49 46 44 0 0 405.2 397 190 206 204 4.22 1.49
Adonis Terry BRO 6 16 25 22 18 1 1 194.0 207 91 80 65 4.22 1.48
Jersey Bakley 2 teams 6 12 21 18 16 0 0 163.1 175 77 90 45 4.24 1.62
Old Hoss Radbourn CIN 11 13 26 24 23 2 0 218.0 236 103 62 54 4.25 1.37
Mickey Welch NY1 5 9 22 15 14 0 1 160.0 177 76 97 46 4.28 1.71
Jouett Meekin LS2 9 16 28 25 24 2 0 221.0 223 105 106 141 4.28 1.49
Jack Easton 2 teams 8 14 27 24 19 0 0 198.0 208 101 86 87 4.59 1.48
Pat Luby CHN 8 11 30 24 18 0 1 206.0 221 109 94 52 4.76 1.53
George Hemming BRO 8 15 27 22 19 1 1 199.2 231 110 84 83 4.96 1.58
Kid Carsey WS9 14 37 54 53 46 1 0 415.0 513 230 161 174 4.99 1.62
Frank Killen UNQ ML3 7 4 11 11 11 2 0 96.2 73 18 51 38 1.68 1.28
Jack Sharrott UNQ NY1 5 5 10 9 6 0 0 69.1 47 20 35 41 2.60 1.18
George Davies UNQ ML3 7 5 12 12 12 1 0 102.0 94 30 35 61 2.65 1.26
Bill Daley UNQ BS2 8 6 19 11 10 0 2 126.2 119 42 81 68 2.98 1.58
Dave Foutz UNQ BRO 3 2 6 5 5 0 0 52.0 51 19 16 14 3.29 1.29
George Rettger UNQ SL4 7 3 14 12 10 1 1 92.2 85 35 51 49 3.40 1.47
Sumner Bowman UNQ PH4 2 5 8 8 8 0 0 68.0 73 26 37 22 3.44 1.62
Ed Stein UNQ CHN 7 6 14 10 9 1 0 101.0 99 42 57 38 3.74 1.54
Roscoe Coughlin UNQ NY1 3 4 8 7 6 0 0 61.0 74 26 23 22 3.84 1.59
Bert Inks UNQ BRO 3 10 13 13 11 1 0 96.1 99 43 43 47 4.02 1.47
Tom Vickery UNQ CHN 6 5 14 12 7 0 0 79.2 72 36 44 39 4.07 1.46
Charlie Bell UNQ 2 teams 3 6 11 10 9 0 0 86.0 95 40 23 17 4.19 1.37
Pretzels Getzien UNQ 2 teams 4 6 12 10 8 0 0 98.0 124 46 27 33 4.22 1.54
Joe Neale UNQ SL4 6 4 15 11 9 1 3 110.1 109 52 36 24 4.24 1.31
Bill Kling UNQ PHI 4 2 12 7 4 0 0 75.0 91 36 32 26 4.32 1.64
Ed Cassian UNQ 2 teams 3 7 13 9 8 0 0 91.0 113 45 51 24 4.45 1.80
Tim Keefe UNQ 2 teams 5 11 19 17 13 0 1 133.1 152 66 57 64 4.46 1.57
Jesse Duryea UNQ 2 teams 2 10 13 13 10 0 0 101.0 120 55 35 36 4.90 1.53
John Doran UNQ LS2 5 10 15 14 12 1 0 126.0 160 76 75 55 5.43 1.87
Ed Daily UNQ LS2 4 8 15 14 11 0 0 111.1 149 71 48 27 5.74 1.77
Ed Eiteljorge UNQ WS9 1 5 8 7 6 0 0 61.1 79 42 41 23 6.16 1.96
Will Calihan UNQ PH4 6 6 13 11 11 0 0 112.0 151 80 47 28 6.43 1.77
Showing 1-50 of 74 pitchers listed (52 qualified)

Reading the 1891 leader tables

The 1891 batting table lists 163 hitters, of whom 100 qualify for the rate columns. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Dan Brouthers at .350, with Billy Hamilton next at .340. Elmer Sutcliffe hit .353 in 220 plate appearances, higher than any qualified hitter, but that line is marked UNQ and sits below the qualified rows. Mike Tiernan has the most home runs in the table, 16, and Cap Anson's 120 runs batted in top that column. The qualified ERA race is led by John Ewing at 2.27, and Charlie Buffinton has the best WHIP, 1.16.

1891 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1891?
Mike Tiernan and Harry Stovey tied for the lead with 16 home runs in 1891.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1891?
Cap Anson led with 120 RBI in 1891.
Who led MLB in hits in 1891?
Tom Brown led with 189 hits in 1891.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1891?
Dan Brouthers led at .350 in 1891, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1891?
Bill Hutchison led with 44 wins in 1891.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1891?
Amos Rusie led with 337 strikeouts in 1891.