1892 Season Leaders
Top performers from the 1892 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.
These are the 1892 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Bug Holliday led with 13 home runs, Dan Brouthers led with 124 RBI, and Dan Brouthers led with 197 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 471 plate appearances at 152 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (152 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
Batting Leaders
Qualified: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 471 plate appearances at 152 team games. 71 of the 131 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.
Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Brouthers | BRO | 152 | 688 | 588 | 121 | 197 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 124 | 31 | 84 | 30 | .335 | .432 | .480 | .911 |
| Billy Hamilton | PHI | 139 | 643 | 554 | 132 | 183 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 57 | 81 | 29 | .330 | .423 | .410 | .833 |
| Cupid Childs | CL4 | 145 | 684 | 558 | 136 | 177 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 53 | 26 | 117 | 20 | .317 | .443 | .398 | .841 |
| Thomas Burns | BRO | 141 | 613 | 542 | 88 | 171 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 96 | 33 | 65 | 42 | .315 | .395 | .454 | .849 |
| Ed Delahanty | PHI | 123 | 517 | 477 | 79 | 146 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 91 | 29 | 31 | 32 | .306 | .360 | .495 | .855 |
| Sam Thompson | PHI | 153 | 679 | 609 | 109 | 186 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 104 | 28 | 59 | 19 | .305 | .377 | .432 | .809 |
| Jim O'Rourke | NY1 | 115 | 483 | 448 | 62 | 136 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 30 | 30 | .304 | .354 | .388 | .742 |
| Hugh Duffy | BSN | 147 | 673 | 612 | 125 | 184 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 81 | 51 | 60 | 37 | .301 | .364 | .410 | .774 |
| Jack Doyle | 2 teams | 114 | 481 | 454 | 78 | 135 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 47 | 24 | 40 | .297 | .337 | .403 | .740 |
| Roger Connor | PHI | 155 | 686 | 564 | 123 | 166 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 22 | 116 | 39 | .294 | .420 | .463 | .883 |
| Bug Holliday | CIN | 152 | 660 | 602 | 114 | 177 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 91 | 43 | 57 | 39 | .294 | .356 | .450 | .806 |
| Jimmy Ryan | CHN | 128 | 571 | 505 | 105 | 148 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 27 | 61 | 41 | .293 | .375 | .438 | .812 |
| George Van Haltren | 2 teams | 148 | 689 | 611 | 115 | 179 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 62 | 55 | 76 | 34 | .293 | .373 | .409 | .782 |
| Bill Dahlen | CHN | 143 | 631 | 581 | 114 | 170 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 58 | 60 | 45 | 56 | .293 | .349 | .423 | .772 |
| Bill Hallman | PHI | 138 | 624 | 586 | 106 | 171 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 84 | 19 | 32 | 52 | .292 | .335 | .382 | .717 |
| Mike Tiernan | NY1 | 116 | 509 | 450 | 79 | 130 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 20 | 57 | 46 | .289 | .371 | .402 | .774 |
| Sam Dungan | CHN | 113 | 474 | 433 | 46 | 123 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 35 | 19 | .284 | .346 | .360 | .706 |
| Tommy Tucker | BSN | 149 | 613 | 542 | 85 | 153 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 22 | 45 | 35 | .282 | .365 | .341 | .707 |
| Jake Virtue | CL4 | 147 | 645 | 557 | 98 | 157 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 89 | 14 | 84 | 68 | .282 | .380 | .391 | .771 |
| Billy Hoy | WAS | 152 | 683 | 593 | 108 | 167 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 60 | 86 | 23 | .282 | .376 | .356 | .732 |
| Herman Long | BSN | 151 | 698 | 646 | 115 | 181 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 57 | 44 | 36 | .280 | .334 | .378 | .712 |
| Henry Larkin | WAS | 119 | 511 | 464 | 76 | 130 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 96 | 21 | 39 | 21 | .280 | .346 | .390 | .736 |
| Patsy Donovan | 2 teams | 130 | 587 | 551 | 106 | 153 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 56 | 31 | 29 | .278 | .322 | .343 | .665 |
| Bob Caruthers | SLN | 143 | 604 | 513 | 76 | 142 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 24 | 86 | 29 | .277 | .386 | .357 | .742 |
| Mike Griffin | BRO | 129 | 524 | 452 | 103 | 125 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 66 | 49 | 68 | 36 | .277 | .376 | .383 | .759 |
| Lave Cross | PHI | 140 | 583 | 541 | 84 | 149 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 69 | 18 | 39 | 16 | .275 | .328 | .362 | .690 |
| Jesse Burkett | CL4 | 145 | 676 | 608 | 119 | 167 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 66 | 36 | 67 | 59 | .275 | .348 | .375 | .723 |
| Bid McPhee | CIN | 144 | 664 | 573 | 111 | 157 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 60 | 44 | 84 | 48 | .274 | .373 | .370 | .743 |
| Elmer Smith | PIT | 138 | 594 | 511 | 86 | 140 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 63 | 22 | 82 | 43 | .274 | .375 | .384 | .759 |
| Cap Anson | CHN | 146 | 630 | 559 | 62 | 152 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 74 | 13 | 67 | 30 | .272 | .354 | .354 | .708 |
| Frank Shugart | PIT | 137 | 605 | 554 | 94 | 148 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 28 | 47 | 48 | .267 | .329 | .352 | .681 |
| Jack Glasscock | SLN | 139 | 617 | 566 | 83 | 151 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 26 | 44 | 19 | .267 | .327 | .348 | .675 |
| John Ward | BRO | 148 | 699 | 614 | 109 | 163 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 88 | 82 | 19 | .265 | .355 | .301 | .656 |
| Ed McKean | CL4 | 129 | 581 | 531 | 76 | 139 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 93 | 19 | 49 | 29 | .262 | .325 | .326 | .651 |
| Billy Nash | BSN | 135 | 588 | 526 | 94 | 137 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 95 | 31 | 59 | 42 | .260 | .338 | .350 | .688 |
| Harry Taylor | LS3 | 125 | 555 | 493 | 66 | 128 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 23 | .260 | .342 | .278 | .620 |
| Perry Werden | SLN | 149 | 661 | 598 | 73 | 154 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 84 | 20 | 59 | 52 | .258 | .328 | .355 | .683 |
| Fred Pfeffer | LS3 | 124 | 539 | 470 | 78 | 121 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 76 | 27 | 67 | 36 | .257 | .353 | .338 | .691 |
| Tom Daly | BRO | 124 | 515 | 446 | 76 | 114 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 34 | 64 | 62 | .256 | .355 | .343 | .698 |
| Paul Radford | WAS | 137 | 599 | 510 | 93 | 130 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 86 | 47 | .255 | .366 | .314 | .679 |
| Steve Brodie | SLN | 154 | 658 | 602 | 85 | 153 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 60 | 28 | 52 | 31 | .254 | .318 | .321 | .638 |
| Farmer Weaver | LS3 | 138 | 600 | 551 | 58 | 140 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 30 | 40 | 17 | .254 | .315 | .296 | .611 |
| George Miller | PIT | 149 | 699 | 623 | 103 | 158 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 59 | 28 | 69 | 14 | .254 | .335 | .326 | .661 |
| Billy Shindle | BLN | 143 | 662 | 619 | 100 | 156 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 35 | 34 | .252 | .301 | .357 | .658 |
| Tip O'Neill | CIN | 109 | 475 | 419 | 63 | 105 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 53 | 25 | .251 | .339 | .327 | .666 |
| Jack O'Connor | CL4 | 140 | 599 | 572 | 71 | 142 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 25 | 48 | .248 | .282 | .309 | .592 |
| Charlie Duffee | WAS | 132 | 530 | 492 | 64 | 122 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 36 | 33 | .248 | .302 | .354 | .656 |
| Tommy Dowd | WAS | 144 | 619 | 584 | 94 | 142 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 49 | .243 | .286 | .298 | .584 |
| Germany Smith | CIN | 139 | 548 | 506 | 58 | 123 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 19 | 42 | 52 | .243 | .301 | .340 | .641 |
| Darby O'Brien | BRO | 122 | 522 | 490 | 72 | 119 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 57 | 29 | 52 | .243 | .289 | .298 | .587 |
| Tommy McCarthy | BSN | 152 | 700 | 603 | 119 | 146 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 53 | 93 | 29 | .242 | .347 | .310 | .657 |
| Bobby Lowe | BSN | 124 | 520 | 475 | 79 | 115 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 36 | 37 | 47 | .242 | .308 | .324 | .632 |
| George Davis | CL4 | 144 | 658 | 597 | 95 | 144 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 82 | 36 | 58 | 51 | .241 | .312 | .352 | .663 |
| Danny Richardson | WAS | 142 | 577 | 551 | 48 | 132 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 25 | 25 | 45 | .240 | .274 | .294 | .568 |
| Jimmy McAleer | CL4 | 149 | 638 | 571 | 92 | 136 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 40 | 63 | 54 | .238 | .318 | .329 | .647 |
| Arlie Latham | CIN | 152 | 687 | 622 | 111 | 148 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 66 | 60 | 55 | .238 | .310 | .283 | .593 |
| Tommy Corcoran | BRO | 151 | 651 | 613 | 77 | 145 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 39 | 34 | 51 | .237 | .281 | .279 | .560 |
| Jake Beckley | PIT | 151 | 659 | 614 | 102 | 145 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 96 | 30 | 31 | 44 | .236 | .288 | .381 | .669 |
| Lou Bierbauer | PIT | 152 | 674 | 649 | 81 | 153 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 11 | 25 | 29 | .236 | .264 | .331 | .595 |
| Harry Stovey | 2 teams | 112 | 487 | 429 | 79 | 101 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 67 | 40 | 54 | 51 | .235 | .326 | .371 | .697 |
| Lew Whistler | 2 teams | 132 | 547 | 494 | 74 | 114 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 26 | 48 | 67 | .231 | .305 | .346 | .651 |
| Shorty Fuller | NY1 | 141 | 560 | 508 | 74 | 116 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 37 | 52 | 24 | .228 | .300 | .272 | .572 |
| Bob Allen | PHI | 152 | 625 | 563 | 77 | 128 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 64 | 15 | 61 | 60 | .227 | .304 | .323 | .627 |
| Tom Brown | LS3 | 153 | 712 | 660 | 105 | 150 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 78 | 47 | 94 | .227 | .284 | .285 | .569 |
| Charlie Comiskey | CIN | 141 | 587 | 551 | 61 | 125 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 30 | 32 | 16 | .227 | .274 | .290 | .565 |
| Hughie Jennings | LS3 | 152 | 633 | 594 | 65 | 133 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 28 | 30 | 30 | .224 | .272 | .274 | .546 |
| Joe Quinn | BSN | 143 | 574 | 532 | 63 | 116 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 17 | 35 | 40 | .218 | .275 | .254 | .529 |
| Duke Farrell | PIT | 152 | 656 | 605 | 96 | 130 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 77 | 20 | 46 | 53 | .215 | .276 | .314 | .590 |
| Jack Crooks | SLN | 128 | 583 | 445 | 82 | 95 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 136 | 52 | .213 | .400 | .294 | .694 |
| Jack Boyle | NY1 | 120 | 476 | 436 | 52 | 80 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 36 | 41 | .183 | .252 | .239 | .491 |
| Jim Canavan | CHN | 118 | 487 | 439 | 48 | 73 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 33 | 48 | 48 | .166 | .248 | .239 | .488 |
| Buck Ewing UNQ | NY1 | 105 | 431 | 393 | 58 | 122 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 76 | 42 | 38 | 26 | .310 | .371 | .473 | .845 |
| Tim O'Rourke UNQ | BLN | 63 | 263 | 239 | 40 | 74 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 24 | 19 | .310 | .373 | .377 | .749 |
| Tom Kinslow UNQ | BRO | 66 | 260 | 246 | 37 | 75 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 17 | .305 | .342 | .443 | .785 |
| Jack Stivetts UNQ | BSN | 71 | 268 | 240 | 40 | 71 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 28 | .296 | .369 | .408 | .778 |
| Pete Browning UNQ | 2 teams | 104 | 436 | 384 | 57 | 112 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 13 | 52 | 33 | .292 | .376 | .383 | .759 |
| Piggy Ward UNQ | BLN | 56 | 221 | 186 | 28 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 31 | 18 | .290 | .403 | .392 | .795 |
| Elmer Sutcliffe UNQ | BLN | 66 | 291 | 276 | 41 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 15 | .279 | .316 | .377 | .693 |
| Jocko Halligan UNQ | 2 teams | 72 | 323 | 279 | 52 | 77 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 11 | 42 | 33 | .276 | .375 | .398 | .772 |
| George Shoch UNQ | BLN | 76 | 338 | 308 | 42 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 24 | 19 | .276 | .340 | .354 | .694 |
| John Milligan UNQ | WAS | 88 | 352 | 323 | 40 | 89 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 26 | 24 | .276 | .335 | .430 | .766 |
| Cliff Carroll UNQ | SLN | 101 | 465 | 407 | 82 | 111 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 47 | 22 | .273 | .363 | .376 | .739 |
| Ben Sanders UNQ | LS3 | 54 | 215 | 198 | 30 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 17 | .273 | .330 | .399 | .729 |
| John McGraw UNQ | BLN | 79 | 324 | 286 | 41 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 32 | 21 | .269 | .355 | .339 | .694 |
| Charlie Ganzel UNQ | BSN | 54 | 217 | 198 | 25 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 12 | .268 | .332 | .343 | .675 |
| Wilbert Robinson UNQ | BLN | 90 | 347 | 330 | 36 | 88 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 15 | 35 | .267 | .303 | .352 | .654 |
| Charles Zimmer UNQ | CL4 | 111 | 452 | 413 | 63 | 109 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 64 | 18 | 32 | 47 | .264 | .327 | .404 | .732 |
| Jack Clements UNQ | PHI | 109 | 448 | 402 | 50 | 106 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 7 | 43 | 40 | .264 | .339 | .415 | .755 |
| Denny Lyons UNQ | NY1 | 108 | 451 | 389 | 71 | 100 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 11 | 59 | 37 | .257 | .359 | .396 | .755 |
| Scott Stratton UNQ | LS3 | 63 | 239 | 219 | 22 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 21 | .256 | .318 | .347 | .665 |
| Farmer Vaughn UNQ | CIN | 91 | 366 | 346 | 45 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 16 | 13 | .254 | .295 | .329 | .625 |
| Cub Stricker UNQ | 2 teams | 103 | 413 | 367 | 57 | 91 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 42 | 25 | .248 | .332 | .316 | .648 |
| Eddie Burke UNQ | 2 teams | 104 | 464 | 404 | 87 | 100 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 44 | 55 | 41 | .248 | .345 | .344 | .689 |
| Bill Joyce UNQ | BRO | 97 | 462 | 372 | 89 | 91 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 82 | 55 | .245 | .392 | .398 | .790 |
| Patsy Tebeau UNQ | CL4 | 86 | 371 | 340 | 47 | 83 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 34 | .244 | .307 | .318 | .625 |
| John Grim UNQ | LS3 | 97 | 389 | 370 | 40 | 90 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 24 | .243 | .280 | .316 | .596 |
| Connie Mack UNQ | PIT | 97 | 373 | 346 | 39 | 84 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 21 | 22 | .243 | .298 | .301 | .598 |
| George Gore UNQ | 2 teams | 73 | 336 | 266 | 56 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 67 | 22 | .241 | .399 | .305 | .703 |
| Harry Lyons UNQ | NY1 | 96 | 445 | 411 | 67 | 98 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 25 | 33 | 29 | .238 | .297 | .260 | .557 |
| Joe Kelley UNQ | 2 teams | 66 | 260 | 238 | 29 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 21 | 28 | .235 | .300 | .324 | .624 |
| Con Daily UNQ | BRO | 80 | 317 | 278 | 38 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 38 | 21 | .234 | .328 | .277 | .605 |
| Deacon McGuire UNQ | WAS | 97 | 378 | 315 | 46 | 73 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 7 | 61 | 49 | .232 | .360 | .340 | .699 |
| Dick Buckley UNQ | SLN | 121 | 437 | 410 | 43 | 93 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 7 | 22 | 34 | .227 | .275 | .324 | .599 |
| George Decker UNQ | CHN | 78 | 311 | 291 | 32 | 66 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 49 | .227 | .277 | .306 | .582 |
| Curt Welch UNQ | 2 teams | 88 | 391 | 331 | 56 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 43 | 17 | .227 | .345 | .278 | .623 |
| Pop Schriver UNQ | CHN | 92 | 360 | 326 | 40 | 73 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 27 | 25 | .224 | .297 | .301 | .598 |
| Larry Twitchell UNQ | WAS | 51 | 207 | 192 | 20 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 31 | .219 | .275 | .318 | .593 |
| Bill Hutchison UNQ | CHN | 77 | 273 | 263 | 23 | 57 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 60 | .217 | .245 | .304 | .550 |
| Walt Wilmot UNQ | CHN | 92 | 424 | 380 | 47 | 82 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 40 | 20 | .216 | .297 | .287 | .584 |
| Amos Rusie UNQ | NY1 | 70 | 259 | 256 | 19 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 29 | .215 | .224 | .285 | .509 |
| Kid Gleason UNQ | SLN | 66 | 267 | 233 | 35 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 34 | 23 | .215 | .315 | .288 | .602 |
| Joe Gunson UNQ | BLN | 89 | 337 | 314 | 35 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 17 | .213 | .267 | .277 | .544 |
| Charley Bassett UNQ | 2 teams | 114 | 466 | 443 | 45 | 94 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 21 | 30 | .212 | .251 | .278 | .529 |
| George Wood UNQ | 2 teams | 51 | 206 | 183 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 25 | .208 | .296 | .279 | .575 |
| Kid Nichols UNQ | BSN | 57 | 213 | 197 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 52 | .203 | .263 | .284 | .547 |
| Jiggs Parrott UNQ | CHN | 78 | 342 | 333 | 38 | 67 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 30 | .201 | .222 | .273 | .495 |
| Hardy Richardson UNQ | 2 teams | 74 | 312 | 285 | 38 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 26 | 29 | .200 | .269 | .295 | .564 |
| Frank Killen UNQ | WAS | 65 | 216 | 186 | 27 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 61 | .199 | .310 | .328 | .638 |
| Morgan Murphy UNQ | CIN | 74 | 260 | 234 | 29 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 57 | .197 | .277 | .274 | .550 |
| Charlie Reilly UNQ | PHI | 91 | 351 | 331 | 42 | 65 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 43 | .196 | .242 | .245 | .487 |
| King Kelly UNQ | BSN | 78 | 320 | 281 | 40 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 39 | 32 | .189 | .287 | .235 | .522 |
| Dave Foutz UNQ | BRO | 61 | 234 | 220 | 33 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 14 | .186 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
| John Corkhill UNQ | PIT | 68 | 271 | 256 | 23 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 19 | .184 | .229 | .219 | .448 |
| Malachi Kittridge UNQ | CHN | 69 | 240 | 229 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 27 | .179 | .217 | .201 | .418 |
| William Robinson UNQ | WAS | 67 | 256 | 218 | 26 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 38 | 29 | .179 | .301 | .225 | .526 |
| George Pinkney UNQ | SLN | 78 | 328 | 290 | 31 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 36 | 26 | .172 | .268 | .197 | .465 |
| Jimmy Cooney UNQ | 2 teams | 71 | 291 | 263 | 23 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 8 | .171 | .251 | .183 | .433 |
| Bill Kuehne UNQ | 2 teams | 89 | 354 | 339 | 26 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 14 | 45 | .168 | .203 | .224 | .428 |
| Tom Dowse UNQ | 2 teams | 65 | 238 | 230 | 18 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 22 | .165 | .193 | .178 | .372 |
| Cy Young UNQ | CL4 | 53 | 204 | 196 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 35 | .158 | .191 | .199 | .390 |
| Gus Weyhing UNQ | PHI | 66 | 225 | 214 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 67 | .136 | .178 | .159 | .337 |
Pitching Leaders
Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 152 innings at 152 team games. 45 of the 56 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | CL4 | 36 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 453.0 | 363 | 97 | 118 | 168 | 1.93 | 1.06 |
| Tim Keefe | PHI | 19 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 313.1 | 279 | 82 | 98 | 136 | 2.36 | 1.20 |
| John Clarkson | 2 teams | 25 | 16 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 389.0 | 350 | 107 | 132 | 139 | 2.48 | 1.24 |
| George Cuppy | CL4 | 28 | 13 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 376.0 | 333 | 105 | 121 | 103 | 2.51 | 1.21 |
| Adonis Terry | 2 teams | 18 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 249.0 | 192 | 71 | 113 | 98 | 2.57 | 1.22 |
| George Davies | CL4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 215.2 | 201 | 62 | 69 | 95 | 2.59 | 1.25 |
| Tony Mullane | CIN | 21 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 295.0 | 222 | 85 | 127 | 109 | 2.59 | 1.18 |
| Red Ehret | PIT | 16 | 20 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 316.0 | 290 | 93 | 83 | 101 | 2.65 | 1.18 |
| Gus Weyhing | PHI | 32 | 21 | 59 | 49 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 469.2 | 411 | 139 | 168 | 202 | 2.66 | 1.23 |
| Bill Hutchison | CHN | 36 | 36 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 622.0 | 571 | 191 | 190 | 314 | 2.76 | 1.22 |
| Jesse Duryea | 2 teams | 5 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 195.0 | 157 | 61 | 71 | 69 | 2.82 | 1.17 |
| Ed Stein | BRO | 27 | 16 | 48 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 377.1 | 310 | 119 | 150 | 190 | 2.84 | 1.22 |
| Kid Nichols | BSN | 35 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 453.0 | 404 | 143 | 121 | 192 | 2.84 | 1.16 |
| Amos Rusie | NY1 | 32 | 31 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 541.0 | 410 | 171 | 270 | 304 | 2.84 | 1.26 |
| Scott Stratton | LS3 | 21 | 19 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 351.2 | 342 | 114 | 70 | 93 | 2.92 | 1.17 |
| Pud Galvin | 2 teams | 10 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 188.0 | 206 | 61 | 54 | 56 | 2.92 | 1.38 |
| Frank Dwyer | 2 teams | 22 | 18 | 44 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 332.1 | 352 | 109 | 73 | 63 | 2.95 | 1.28 |
| Jack Stivetts | BSN | 35 | 16 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 415.2 | 346 | 140 | 171 | 180 | 3.03 | 1.24 |
| Harry Staley | BSN | 22 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 299.2 | 273 | 101 | 97 | 93 | 3.03 | 1.23 |
| Fritz Clausen | LS3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 200.0 | 181 | 68 | 87 | 94 | 3.06 | 1.34 |
| Pat Luby | CHN | 11 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 252.1 | 248 | 86 | 103 | 66 | 3.07 | 1.39 |
| Mike Sullivan | CIN | 12 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 166.1 | 179 | 57 | 74 | 56 | 3.08 | 1.52 |
| Kid Carsey | PHI | 19 | 16 | 43 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 317.2 | 317 | 110 | 104 | 76 | 3.12 | 1.33 |
| George Haddock | BRO | 29 | 13 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 381.1 | 340 | 133 | 163 | 153 | 3.14 | 1.32 |
| Pink Hawley | SLN | 6 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 166.1 | 160 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 3.19 | 1.34 |
| Ben Sanders | LS3 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 268.1 | 281 | 96 | 62 | 77 | 3.22 | 1.28 |
| Sadie McMahon | BLN | 19 | 25 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 397.0 | 430 | 143 | 145 | 118 | 3.24 | 1.45 |
| Bill Hart | BRO | 9 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 195.0 | 188 | 71 | 96 | 65 | 3.28 | 1.46 |
| Silver King | NY1 | 22 | 24 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 410.1 | 392 | 150 | 171 | 170 | 3.29 | 1.37 |
| Frank Killen | WAS | 29 | 26 | 60 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 459.2 | 448 | 169 | 182 | 147 | 3.31 | 1.37 |
| Kid Gleason | SLN | 20 | 24 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 400.0 | 389 | 148 | 151 | 133 | 3.33 | 1.35 |
| Ice Box Chamberlain | CIN | 19 | 23 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 406.1 | 391 | 153 | 170 | 169 | 3.39 | 1.38 |
| Ad Gumbert | CHN | 22 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 382.2 | 399 | 145 | 107 | 118 | 3.41 | 1.32 |
| Dave Foutz | BRO | 13 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 203.0 | 210 | 77 | 63 | 56 | 3.41 | 1.34 |
| Alex Jones | 2 teams | 5 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 173.2 | 163 | 66 | 70 | 51 | 3.42 | 1.34 |
| Bert Abbey | WAS | 5 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 195.2 | 207 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 3.45 | 1.45 |
| Mark Baldwin | PIT | 26 | 27 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 440.1 | 447 | 170 | 194 | 157 | 3.47 | 1.46 |
| Tom Vickery | BLN | 8 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 176.0 | 189 | 69 | 87 | 49 | 3.53 | 1.57 |
| Duke Esper | 2 teams | 13 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 178.2 | 189 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 3.63 | 1.46 |
| Phil Knell | 2 teams | 14 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 250.0 | 243 | 105 | 111 | 117 | 3.78 | 1.42 |
| Jouett Meekin | 2 teams | 10 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 268.1 | 280 | 113 | 126 | 125 | 3.79 | 1.51 |
| Ed Crane | NY1 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 42 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 364.1 | 350 | 154 | 189 | 174 | 3.80 | 1.48 |
| Brickyard Kennedy | BRO | 13 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 191.0 | 189 | 82 | 95 | 108 | 3.86 | 1.49 |
| Theodore Breitenstein | SLN | 9 | 19 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 282.1 | 280 | 147 | 148 | 126 | 4.69 | 1.52 |
| George Cobb | BLN | 10 | 37 | 53 | 47 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 394.1 | 495 | 213 | 140 | 159 | 4.86 | 1.61 |
| Elmer Smith UNQ | PIT | 6 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 134.0 | 140 | 54 | 58 | 51 | 3.63 | 1.48 |
| Bill Hawke UNQ | SLN | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 97.1 | 108 | 40 | 45 | 55 | 3.70 | 1.57 |
| Lee Viau UNQ | 2 teams | 5 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 140.2 | 166 | 62 | 61 | 37 | 3.97 | 1.61 |
| Egyptian Healy UNQ | 2 teams | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 86.2 | 97 | 40 | 26 | 28 | 4.15 | 1.42 |
| Bert Inks UNQ | 2 teams | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 79.0 | 77 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 4.22 | 1.52 |
| Frank Foreman UNQ | 2 teams | 2 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 | 93 | 41 | 48 | 21 | 4.34 | 1.66 |
| Charlie Buffinton UNQ | BLN | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 130 | 53 | 46 | 30 | 4.92 | 1.81 |
| Hank Gastright UNQ | WAS | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 94 | 45 | 38 | 32 | 5.08 | 1.66 |
| Billy Rhines UNQ | CIN | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | 102 | 45 | 36 | 10 | 5.42 | 1.85 |
| Pretzels Getzien UNQ | SLN | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 159 | 68 | 31 | 32 | 5.67 | 1.76 |
| Bob Caruthers UNQ | SLN | 2 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 101.2 | 131 | 66 | 27 | 21 | 5.84 | 1.55 |
Reading the 1892 leader tables
The 1892 batting table lists 131 hitters, of whom 71 qualify for the rate columns. The first qualified row belongs to Dan Brouthers, a .335 hitter, ahead of Billy Hamilton (.330). Sorting by home runs brings Bug Holliday (13) to the top, while Dan Brouthers leads the RBI column with 124. John Ward's 88 steals are the most listed. The 1892 pitching table lists 56 pitchers, 45 of them qualified. The qualified ERA race is led by Cy Young at 1.93. The counting columns are topped by Cy Young in wins (36) and Bill Hutchison in strikeouts (314).
1892 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who led MLB in home runs in 1892?
- Bug Holliday led with 13 home runs in 1892.
- Who led MLB in RBI in 1892?
- Dan Brouthers led with 124 RBI in 1892.
- Who led MLB in hits in 1892?
- Dan Brouthers led with 197 hits in 1892.
- Who led MLB in batting average in 1892?
- Dan Brouthers led at .335 in 1892, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
- Who led MLB in wins in 1892?
- Cy Young and Bill Hutchison tied for the lead with 36 wins in 1892.
- Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1892?
- Bill Hutchison led with 314 strikeouts in 1892.