1895 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1895 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1895 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Sam Thompson led with 18 home runs, Sam Thompson led with 165 RBI, and Jesse Burkett led with 225 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 412 plate appearances at 133 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (133 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 — 412 plate appearances at 133 team games. 75 of the 115 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1895 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1895 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jesse Burkett CL4 132 644 555 153 225 22 13 5 83 41 74 32 .405 .482 .519 1.001
Ed Delahanty PHI 116 578 480 149 194 49 10 11 106 46 86 31 .404 .500 .617 1.117
Sam Thompson PHI 119 576 538 131 211 45 21 18 165 27 31 11 .392 .430 .654 1.085
Bill Lange CHN 123 546 478 120 186 27 16 10 98 67 55 24 .389 .456 .575 1.032
Billy Hamilton PHI 123 629 517 166 201 22 6 7 74 97 96 30 .389 .490 .495 .985
Hughie Jennings BLN 131 613 529 159 204 41 7 4 125 53 24 17 .386 .444 .512 .957
Willie Keeler BLN 131 637 565 162 213 24 15 4 78 47 37 12 .377 .429 .494 .922
Jake Stenzel PIT 130 592 518 114 192 38 13 7 97 53 57 25 .371 .444 .535 .978
John McGraw BLN 96 459 388 110 143 13 6 2 48 61 60 9 .369 .459 .448 .908
Joe Kelley BLN 131 617 518 148 189 26 19 10 134 54 77 29 .365 .456 .546 1.003
Bill Everitt CHN 133 596 550 129 197 16 10 3 88 47 33 42 .358 .399 .440 .839
Hugh Duffy BSN 131 618 533 112 188 30 6 9 100 42 65 17 .353 .427 .482 .909
Steve Brodie BLN 131 577 528 85 184 27 10 2 134 35 26 15 .348 .394 .449 .843
Fred Clarke LS3 132 597 550 96 191 21 5 4 82 40 34 24 .347 .396 .425 .821
Jimmy Bannon BSN 124 564 493 101 171 35 5 6 74 28 54 31 .347 .417 .475 .891
Mike Tiernan NY1 120 548 476 127 165 23 21 7 70 36 66 19 .347 .427 .527 .955
Duff Cooley SLN 133 609 567 108 194 9 20 7 75 27 37 29 .342 .386 .466 .851
Ed McKean CL4 132 633 569 131 194 32 17 8 119 13 46 26 .341 .397 .499 .896
George Van Haltren NY1 131 587 521 113 177 23 19 8 103 32 57 29 .340 .408 .503 .911
George Davis NY1 110 490 430 108 146 36 9 5 101 48 55 12 .340 .417 .500 .917
Joe Sullivan PHI 94 418 373 75 126 7 3 2 50 15 24 20 .338 .395 .389 .783
Deacon McGuire WAS 133 588 538 89 181 30 8 10 97 17 40 18 .336 .388 .478 .865
Cap Anson CHN 122 545 474 87 159 23 6 2 91 12 55 23 .335 .408 .422 .830
Dusty Miller CIN 132 573 529 103 177 31 16 10 112 43 33 34 .335 .378 .510 .888
Mike Griffin BRO 132 637 524 140 174 38 7 4 65 27 93 30 .332 .442 .454 .896
Ed Cartwright WAS 122 531 472 95 156 34 17 3 90 50 54 41 .331 .400 .494 .894
Jake Beckley PIT 130 594 534 104 175 31 19 5 111 20 24 20 .328 .380 .485 .865
Roger Connor SLN 104 468 401 78 131 29 9 8 78 9 63 10 .327 .421 .504 .924
Kip Selbach WAS 130 597 519 116 168 22 22 6 55 31 71 28 .324 .406 .486 .892
Tommy Dowd SLN 130 546 508 95 164 19 17 7 74 32 31 31 .323 .365 .469 .834
Buck Ewing CIN 105 467 434 90 138 24 13 5 94 34 30 22 .318 .363 .468 .831
Jimmy Ryan CHN 108 496 438 83 139 22 8 6 49 18 48 22 .317 .392 .445 .837
Herman Long BSN 125 595 540 109 170 23 10 9 75 36 31 13 .315 .355 .444 .800
Joe Quinn SLN 135 602 547 86 172 19 9 3 76 22 37 7 .314 .360 .399 .759
George LaChance BRO 128 581 541 102 170 23 9 8 111 37 29 48 .314 .358 .434 .793
Bill Hallman PHI 124 592 539 94 169 26 5 1 91 16 34 20 .314 .359 .386 .745
Bill Joyce WAS 127 596 479 110 149 26 13 17 97 29 96 56 .311 .440 .526 .966
Arlie Latham CIN 112 514 460 93 143 14 6 2 69 48 42 25 .311 .375 .380 .755
Patsy Donovan PIT 126 584 522 115 162 18 6 1 59 36 48 19 .310 .377 .374 .751
Kid Gleason BLN 112 465 421 90 130 14 12 0 74 19 33 18 .309 .366 .399 .765
Elmer Smith PIT 125 548 484 89 146 15 12 1 81 34 55 25 .302 .380 .388 .768
Germany Smith CIN 127 540 503 75 151 23 6 4 74 13 34 24 .300 .345 .394 .738
Bid McPhee CIN 115 520 432 107 129 24 12 1 75 30 73 30 .299 .409 .417 .826
Bobby Lowe BSN 100 481 417 102 124 12 7 7 62 24 40 16 .297 .370 .410 .780
George Miller SLN 122 526 494 81 144 15 4 5 74 18 25 12 .291 .333 .368 .702
Billy Nash BSN 133 601 513 97 149 24 6 10 110 18 74 19 .290 .383 .419 .802
Tommy McCarthy BSN 117 542 452 90 131 13 2 2 73 18 72 12 .290 .391 .341 .732
John Anderson BRO 103 441 423 77 122 11 14 10 89 24 12 29 .288 .316 .452 .767
Cupid Childs CL4 120 554 466 96 134 15 4 4 90 20 74 24 .288 .392 .363 .755
Jack Crooks WAS 118 506 412 81 117 19 8 6 58 36 70 39 .284 .398 .413 .811
Walt Wilmot CHN 108 506 466 86 132 16 6 8 72 28 30 19 .283 .327 .395 .721
Billy Shindle BRO 117 545 481 92 135 21 2 3 70 17 47 28 .281 .358 .351 .709
Tom Daly BRO 121 525 460 90 129 17 8 2 68 28 52 52 .280 .357 .365 .722
James Stafford NY1 124 510 463 79 129 12 5 3 73 42 40 32 .279 .344 .346 .689
Billy Hoy CIN 107 490 429 93 119 21 12 3 55 50 52 8 .277 .363 .403 .767
Charlie Abbey WAS 133 571 516 102 142 14 10 8 84 28 43 43 .275 .339 .388 .727
Jimmy Collins 2 teams 107 462 411 75 112 20 5 7 57 12 37 20 .273 .347 .397 .744
Lave Cross PHI 125 589 535 95 145 26 9 2 101 21 35 8 .271 .319 .364 .684
Jimmy McAleer CL4 132 584 532 85 144 17 3 0 68 32 38 37 .271 .326 .314 .640
Chippy McGarr CL4 113 472 422 86 114 14 2 2 59 19 35 33 .270 .328 .327 .655
Tommy Corcoran BRO 128 583 540 83 145 17 10 2 69 17 23 11 .269 .302 .348 .650
Frank Shugart LS3 113 511 473 61 125 14 13 4 70 14 31 25 .264 .315 .374 .689
Bill Hassamaer 2 teams 109 496 459 49 121 20 6 1 74 8 29 17 .264 .307 .340 .647
Eddie Burke 2 teams 95 435 395 90 104 14 8 2 40 33 29 23 .263 .325 .354 .679
George Carey BLN 123 532 490 59 128 21 6 1 75 2 27 32 .261 .305 .335 .640
Lou Bierbauer PIT 118 504 470 54 122 13 11 1 71 18 19 8 .260 .291 .340 .632
Bones Ely SLN 118 503 471 68 122 16 2 1 47 29 19 18 .259 .288 .308 .596
Billy Clingman PIT 107 439 386 69 99 16 4 0 45 19 41 43 .256 .331 .319 .650
John O'Brien LS3 128 612 539 82 138 10 4 1 50 15 45 20 .256 .325 .295 .620
Monte Cross PIT 109 444 397 67 101 14 13 3 54 39 38 38 .254 .324 .378 .702
Bill Dahlen CHN 129 592 516 106 131 19 10 7 62 38 61 51 .254 .344 .370 .714
Jack Boyle PHI 133 625 565 90 143 17 4 0 67 13 35 23 .253 .302 .297 .600
Tommy Tucker BSN 126 558 465 87 115 19 6 3 73 15 63 29 .247 .360 .333 .693
Tom Brown 2 teams 118 560 489 98 110 19 7 3 47 42 66 60 .225 .320 .311 .630
Shorty Fuller NY1 126 531 458 82 103 11 3 0 32 15 64 34 .225 .323 .262 .585
Jack Clements UNQ PHI 88 355 322 64 127 27 2 13 75 3 22 7 .394 .446 .612 1.058
Tuck Turner UNQ PHI 59 239 210 51 81 8 6 2 43 14 25 11 .386 .453 .510 .963
Tom Parrott UNQ CIN 64 218 201 35 69 13 7 3 41 10 11 8 .343 .377 .522 .900
Charles Zimmer UNQ CL4 88 357 315 60 107 21 2 5 56 14 33 30 .340 .417 .467 .884
George Tebeau UNQ CL4 92 392 341 58 111 16 6 0 68 12 50 29 .326 .413 .408 .821
Patsy Tebeau UNQ CL4 63 282 264 50 84 13 2 2 52 8 16 18 .318 .362 .405 .767
Timothy Sheehan UNQ SLN 52 207 180 24 57 3 6 1 18 7 20 6 .317 .394 .417 .811
Jack Doyle UNQ NY1 82 345 319 52 100 21 3 1 66 35 24 12 .313 .365 .408 .773
Farmer Vaughn UNQ CIN 92 355 334 60 102 23 5 1 48 15 17 10 .305 .339 .413 .752
Henry Reitz UNQ BLN 71 275 245 45 72 15 5 0 29 15 18 11 .294 .350 .396 .746
Jack O'Connor UNQ CL4 90 389 343 52 100 14 10 0 58 11 31 22 .292 .355 .391 .746
Jack Ryan UNQ BSN 49 203 189 22 55 7 0 0 18 3 6 6 .291 .313 .328 .641
William Clarke UNQ BLN 67 267 241 38 70 15 3 0 35 8 13 18 .290 .350 .378 .727
Duke Farrell UNQ NY1 90 357 312 38 90 16 9 1 58 11 38 18 .288 .371 .407 .778
Heinie Peitz UNQ SLN 90 367 334 44 95 14 12 2 65 9 29 20 .284 .345 .416 .761
John Grim UNQ BRO 94 358 333 55 93 17 5 0 45 10 13 9 .279 .320 .360 .680
Walt Preston UNQ LS3 50 225 197 42 55 6 4 1 24 11 17 17 .279 .366 .365 .732
Harry Blake UNQ CL4 85 362 318 50 88 10 1 3 45 11 31 33 .277 .343 .343 .686
Joe Wright UNQ LS3 60 243 228 30 63 10 4 1 30 7 12 28 .276 .315 .368 .684
George Decker UNQ CHN 73 321 297 51 82 9 7 2 41 11 17 22 .276 .324 .374 .698
George Hogreiver UNQ CIN 69 282 239 61 65 8 7 2 34 41 36 17 .272 .374 .389 .763
Fred Tenney UNQ BSN 49 200 173 35 47 9 1 1 21 6 24 5 .272 .360 .353 .713
Tim Donahue UNQ CHN 63 245 219 29 59 9 1 2 36 5 20 25 .269 .339 .347 .686
Tom Gettinger UNQ LS3 63 275 260 28 70 11 5 2 32 6 8 15 .269 .296 .373 .669
Charlie Reilly UNQ PHI 49 208 179 28 48 6 1 0 25 7 13 12 .268 .335 .313 .648
Jack Warner UNQ 2 teams 70 262 239 22 63 4 2 1 21 10 12 16 .264 .320 .310 .630
Wilbert Robinson UNQ BLN 77 301 282 38 74 19 1 0 48 11 12 19 .262 .295 .337 .632
Harry Spies UNQ 2 teams 86 348 326 44 85 14 8 2 40 4 14 21 .261 .305 .371 .677
Charlie Ganzel UNQ BSN 81 311 280 38 73 2 5 1 52 1 25 6 .261 .324 .314 .638
George Treadway UNQ BRO 87 380 343 56 89 14 3 8 57 9 33 22 .259 .328 .388 .716
George Shoch UNQ BRO 61 255 216 49 56 9 7 0 29 7 32 6 .259 .368 .366 .733
Thomas Burns UNQ 2 teams 53 215 190 28 49 5 4 1 32 10 22 8 .258 .341 .342 .683
Bill Merritt UNQ 2 teams 89 351 318 41 82 7 1 0 39 4 24 21 .258 .314 .286 .600
Win Mercer UNQ WAS 64 221 201 26 51 9 1 1 26 7 12 33 .254 .306 .323 .629
Frank Genins UNQ PIT 73 299 252 43 63 8 0 2 24 19 22 14 .250 .315 .306 .621
Ace Stewart UNQ CHN 97 408 365 52 88 8 10 8 76 14 39 40 .241 .314 .384 .698
Parke Wilson UNQ NY1 67 255 238 32 56 9 0 0 30 11 14 16 .235 .281 .273 .554
Malachi Kittridge UNQ CHN 60 235 212 30 48 6 3 3 29 6 16 9 .226 .284 .325 .609
Yale Murphy UNQ NY1 51 213 184 35 37 6 2 0 16 7 27 13 .201 .303 .255 .559
Theodore Breitenstein UNQ SLN 73 253 221 25 42 2 0 0 18 5 29 22 .190 .287 .199 .486
Showing 1-50 of 115 batters listed (75 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 133 innings at 133 team games. 46 of the 62 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1895 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Al Maul WAS 10 5 16 16 14 0 0 135.2 136 37 37 34 2.45 1.28
Pink Hawley PIT 31 22 56 50 44 4 1 444.1 449 157 122 142 3.18 1.29
Bill Hoffer BLN 31 6 41 38 32 4 0 314.0 296 112 124 80 3.21 1.34
John Foreman PIT 8 6 19 16 12 0 2 139.2 131 50 64 54 3.22 1.40
Cy Young CL4 35 10 47 40 36 4 0 369.2 363 134 75 121 3.26 1.18
Dad Clarke NY1 18 15 37 30 27 1 1 281.2 336 106 60 67 3.39 1.41
Kid Nichols BSN 27 16 48 43 43 1 2 390.2 434 148 90 148 3.41 1.34
George Cuppy CL4 26 14 47 40 36 1 2 353.0 384 139 95 91 3.54 1.36
Amos Rusie NY1 23 23 49 47 42 4 0 393.1 384 163 159 201 3.73 1.38
Duke Esper BLN 10 12 34 25 16 1 1 218.1 248 95 79 39 3.92 1.50
Clark Griffith CHN 26 14 42 41 39 0 0 353.0 434 154 91 79 3.93 1.49
George Hemming BLN 20 13 34 31 26 1 0 262.1 288 118 96 43 4.05 1.46
Bobby Wallace CL4 12 14 30 28 22 1 1 228.2 271 104 87 63 4.09 1.57
Frank Foreman CIN 11 14 32 27 19 0 1 219.0 253 100 92 55 4.11 1.58
Frank Dwyer CIN 18 15 37 31 23 2 0 280.1 355 132 74 46 4.24 1.53
Cozy Dolan BSN 10 7 25 21 18 3 1 198.1 215 94 67 47 4.27 1.42
Dan Daub BRO 10 10 25 21 16 0 0 184.2 212 88 51 36 4.29 1.42
Theodore Breitenstein SLN 19 30 55 51 47 1 1 438.2 468 213 182 131 4.37 1.48
Win Mercer WAS 13 23 44 38 32 0 2 313.1 432 154 96 85 4.42 1.69
Jack Taylor PHI 26 14 41 37 33 1 1 335.0 403 167 83 93 4.49 1.45
Jack Stivetts BSN 17 17 38 34 30 0 0 291.0 341 150 89 111 4.64 1.48
Ed Stein BRO 15 13 32 27 24 1 1 255.1 282 134 93 55 4.72 1.47
Bill Hutchison CHN 13 21 38 35 30 2 0 291.0 371 153 129 85 4.73 1.72
Jim Sullivan BSN 11 9 21 19 16 0 0 178.1 231 94 58 45 4.74 1.62
Bill Hart PIT 14 17 36 29 24 0 1 261.2 293 138 135 85 4.75 1.64
Bert Cunningham LS3 11 16 31 28 24 1 0 231.0 299 122 104 49 4.75 1.74
Adonis Terry CHN 21 14 38 34 31 0 0 311.1 346 166 131 88 4.80 1.53
Billy Rhines CIN 19 10 38 33 25 0 0 267.2 322 143 76 72 4.81 1.49
Kid Carsey PHI 24 16 44 40 35 0 1 342.1 460 187 118 64 4.92 1.69
Dad Clarkson 2 teams 13 9 27 21 17 0 0 203.0 260 111 90 32 4.92 1.72
Brickyard Kennedy BRO 19 12 40 34 27 2 1 288.2 341 162 95 41 5.05 1.51
Ad Gumbert BRO 11 16 33 26 20 0 1 234.0 288 132 69 45 5.08 1.53
Harry Staley SLN 6 13 23 16 13 0 0 158.2 223 92 39 28 5.22 1.65
Jouett Meekin NY1 16 11 29 29 24 1 0 225.2 296 133 73 76 5.30 1.64
Tom Parrott CIN 11 18 41 31 23 0 3 263.1 382 160 76 57 5.47 1.74
Willie McGill PHI 10 8 20 20 13 0 0 146.0 177 90 81 70 5.55 1.77
Con Lucid 2 teams 16 10 31 29 19 3 0 206.2 244 130 107 43 5.66 1.70
Phil Knell 2 teams 7 11 30 19 12 0 0 173.1 224 111 74 49 5.76 1.72
Gus Weyhing 2 teams 8 21 31 28 23 1 0 231.0 318 149 84 61 5.81 1.74
Varney Anderson WAS 9 16 29 25 18 0 0 204.2 288 134 97 35 5.89 1.88
Les German NY1 7 11 25 18 16 0 0 178.1 243 118 78 36 5.96 1.80
Mike McDermott LS3 4 19 33 26 18 0 0 207.1 258 138 103 42 5.99 1.74
Red Ehret SLN 6 19 37 32 18 0 0 231.2 360 155 88 55 6.02 1.93
Otis Stocksdale 2 teams 8 13 24 21 12 0 1 159.0 230 107 60 25 6.06 1.82
Bert Inks LS3 7 20 28 27 21 0 0 205.1 294 146 78 42 6.40 1.81
Bill Kissinger 2 teams 5 12 26 16 10 0 0 152.0 240 110 53 34 6.51 1.93
Jim Gardner UNQ PIT 8 2 11 10 8 0 0 85.1 99 25 27 31 2.64 1.48
Sadie McMahon UNQ BLN 10 4 15 15 15 4 0 122.1 110 40 32 37 2.94 1.16
Harley Parker UNQ CHN 4 2 7 6 5 1 0 51.1 65 21 9 9 3.68 1.44
Al Orth UNQ PHI 8 1 11 10 9 0 1 88.0 103 38 22 25 3.89 1.42
Bert Abbey UNQ 2 teams 5 3 9 7 6 0 0 60.0 76 29 11 17 4.35 1.45
Zeke Wilson UNQ 2 teams 5 5 15 14 8 0 0 97.2 129 51 51 25 4.70 1.84
Frank Killen UNQ PIT 5 5 13 11 6 0 0 95.0 113 58 57 25 5.49 1.79
Andy Boswell UNQ 2 teams 3 4 11 7 6 0 0 64.0 85 42 41 30 5.91 1.97
John Malarkey UNQ WAS 0 8 22 8 5 0 2 100.2 135 67 60 32 5.99 1.94
Bill Phillips UNQ CIN 6 7 18 9 6 0 2 109.0 126 73 44 15 6.03 1.56
Jake Boyd UNQ WAS 2 11 15 13 8 0 0 92.2 132 70 40 18 6.80 1.86
Pat Luby UNQ LS3 1 5 11 6 5 0 0 71.1 115 54 19 12 6.81 1.88
Tom Smith UNQ PHI 2 3 11 7 4 0 0 68.0 76 52 53 21 6.88 1.90
Kid Gleason UNQ BLN 2 4 9 5 3 0 1 50.1 77 39 21 6 6.97 1.95
Sam Moran UNQ PIT 2 4 10 6 6 0 0 62.2 78 52 51 19 7.47 2.06
Dewey McDougal UNQ SLN 3 10 18 14 10 0 0 114.2 187 106 46 23 8.32 2.03
Showing 1-50 of 62 pitchers listed (46 qualified)

Reading the 1895 leader tables

75 of the 115 hitters in the 1895 table reach the qualification line. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Jesse Burkett at .405, with Ed Delahanty next at .404. By OPS the best qualified line is Ed Delahanty's 1.117. Sorting by home runs brings Sam Thompson (18) to the top. 46 pitchers qualify out of the 62 in the 1895 table. The qualified ERA race is led by Al Maul at 2.45, and Cy Young has the best WHIP, 1.18. Sorted by the counting stats, the leaders are Cy Young in wins (35) and Amos Rusie in strikeouts (201).

1895 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1895?
Sam Thompson led with 18 home runs in 1895.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1895?
Sam Thompson led with 165 RBI in 1895.
Who led MLB in hits in 1895?
Jesse Burkett led with 225 hits in 1895.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1895?
Jesse Burkett led at .405 in 1895, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1895?
Cy Young led with 35 wins in 1895.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1895?
Amos Rusie led with 201 strikeouts in 1895.