1901 Season Leaders
Top performers from the 1901 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.
These are the 1901 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Sam Crawford led with 16 home runs, Honus Wagner led with 126 RBI, and Nap Lajoie led with 232 hits. Batting leaders require at least 200 at bats and pitching leaders at least 50 innings pitched, which is why a part-season line does not appear here.
- 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
Minimum 200 at-bats required
Every qualified batter that season, plotted as a histogram. The highlighted bin contains the league leader.
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nap Lajoie | PHA | 131 | 544 | 145 | 232 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 125 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 0.426 | 0.463 | 0.643 | 1.106 |
| Jesse Burkett | SLN | 142 | 601 | 142 | 226 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 27 | 59 | 70 | 0.376 | 0.440 | 0.509 | 0.949 |
| Ed Delahanty | PHI | 139 | 542 | 106 | 192 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 108 | 29 | 65 | 60 | 0.354 | 0.427 | 0.528 | 0.955 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | BRO | 133 | 554 | 116 | 196 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 104 | 35 | 47 | 52 | 0.354 | 0.409 | 0.534 | 0.944 |
| Honus Wagner | PIT | 140 | 549 | 101 | 194 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 126 | 49 | 53 | 39 | 0.353 | 0.417 | 0.494 | 0.911 |
| John McGraw | BLA | 73 | 232 | 71 | 81 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 61 | 6 | 0.349 | 0.508 | 0.487 | 0.995 |
| Mike Donlin | BLA | 121 | 476 | 107 | 162 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 33 | 53 | 31 | 0.340 | 0.409 | 0.475 | 0.883 |
| Willie Keeler | BRO | 136 | 595 | 123 | 202 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 0.339 | 0.369 | 0.420 | 0.789 |
| Buck Freeman | BOS | 129 | 490 | 88 | 166 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 114 | 17 | 44 | 30 | 0.339 | 0.400 | 0.520 | 0.920 |
| Emmet Heidrick | SLN | 118 | 502 | 94 | 170 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 32 | 21 | 33 | 0.339 | 0.366 | 0.470 | 0.837 |
| George Van Haltren | NY1 | 135 | 543 | 82 | 182 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 24 | 51 | 40 | 0.335 | 0.396 | 0.405 | 0.801 |
| Topsy Hartsel | CHN | 140 | 558 | 111 | 187 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 54 | 41 | 74 | 48 | 0.335 | 0.414 | 0.475 | 0.889 |
| Socks Seybold | PHA | 114 | 449 | 74 | 150 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 15 | 40 | 44 | 0.334 | 0.397 | 0.503 | 0.901 |
| Elmer Flick | PHI | 138 | 540 | 112 | 180 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 88 | 30 | 52 | 56 | 0.333 | 0.399 | 0.500 | 0.899 |
| Jimmy Collins | BOS | 138 | 564 | 108 | 187 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 94 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 0.332 | 0.375 | 0.495 | 0.869 |
| Ginger Beaumont | PIT | 133 | 558 | 120 | 185 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 36 | 44 | 39 | 0.332 | 0.382 | 0.418 | 0.800 |
| Sam Crawford | CIN | 131 | 515 | 91 | 170 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 104 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 0.330 | 0.378 | 0.524 | 0.903 |
| John Anderson | MLA | 138 | 576 | 90 | 190 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 35 | 24 | 21 | 0.330 | 0.360 | 0.476 | 0.836 |
| Bill Keister | BLA | 115 | 442 | 78 | 145 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 93 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 0.328 | 0.365 | 0.482 | 0.847 |
| Lave Cross | PHA | 100 | 424 | 82 | 139 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 73 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 0.328 | 0.358 | 0.465 | 0.823 |
| Fred Clarke | PIT | 129 | 527 | 118 | 171 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 23 | 51 | 44 | 0.324 | 0.395 | 0.461 | 0.856 |
| Bobby Wallace | SLN | 134 | 550 | 69 | 178 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 91 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 0.324 | 0.351 | 0.451 | 0.802 |
| Irv Waldron | WS1 | 79 | 332 | 54 | 107 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 0.322 | 0.368 | 0.383 | 0.751 |
| Jack McCarthy | CLE | 86 | 343 | 60 | 110 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 0.321 | 0.382 | 0.402 | 0.784 |
| Sam Dungan | WS1 | 138 | 559 | 70 | 179 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 73 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 0.320 | 0.368 | 0.415 | 0.783 |
| Jimmy Williams | BLA | 130 | 501 | 113 | 159 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 96 | 21 | 56 | 36 | 0.317 | 0.388 | 0.495 | 0.883 |
| Tom Daly | BRO | 133 | 520 | 88 | 164 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 90 | 31 | 42 | 58 | 0.315 | 0.371 | 0.444 | 0.815 |
| Lefty Davis | PIT | 87 | 335 | 87 | 105 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 56 | 26 | 0.313 | 0.415 | 0.421 | 0.836 |
| Danny Green | CHN | 133 | 537 | 82 | 168 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 61 | 31 | 40 | 60 | 0.313 | 0.364 | 0.421 | 0.785 |
| Fielder Jones | CHA | 133 | 521 | 120 | 162 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 38 | 84 | 24 | 0.311 | 0.412 | 0.365 | 0.777 |
| Jimmy Hart | BLA | 58 | 206 | 33 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 0.311 | 0.383 | 0.374 | 0.756 |
| Steve Brodie | BLA | 83 | 306 | 41 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 0.310 | 0.378 | 0.389 | 0.766 |
| Roy Thomas | PHI | 129 | 479 | 102 | 148 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 100 | 56 | 0.309 | 0.437 | 0.334 | 0.771 |
| Ollie Pickering | CLE | 137 | 547 | 102 | 169 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 58 | 32 | 0.309 | 0.383 | 0.377 | 0.760 |
| Harry Wolverton | PHI | 93 | 379 | 42 | 117 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 0.309 | 0.356 | 0.369 | 0.726 |
| Fred Hartman | CHA | 120 | 473 | 77 | 146 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 89 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 0.309 | 0.355 | 0.431 | 0.786 |
| Kid Elberfeld | DET | 121 | 432 | 76 | 133 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 76 | 23 | 57 | 18 | 0.308 | 0.397 | 0.428 | 0.825 |
| Joe Kelley | BRO | 120 | 492 | 77 | 151 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 65 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 0.307 | 0.363 | 0.425 | 0.787 |
| Jake Beckley | CIN | 140 | 580 | 78 | 178 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 79 | 4 | 28 | 37 | 0.307 | 0.346 | 0.429 | 0.776 |
| Harry Davis | PHA | 117 | 496 | 92 | 152 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 0.306 | 0.340 | 0.452 | 0.791 |
| Freddy Parent | BOS | 138 | 517 | 87 | 158 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 16 | 41 | 18 | 0.306 | 0.367 | 0.408 | 0.775 |
| Heinie Peitz | CIN | 82 | 269 | 24 | 82 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 0.305 | 0.364 | 0.401 | 0.765 |
| Tommy Leach | PIT | 98 | 374 | 64 | 114 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 0.305 | 0.347 | 0.422 | 0.769 |
| Ossee Schrecongost | BOS | 86 | 280 | 37 | 85 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 0.304 | 0.356 | 0.386 | 0.742 |
| Cy Seymour | BLA | 134 | 547 | 84 | 166 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 77 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 0.303 | 0.337 | 0.373 | 0.710 |
| Patsy Donovan | SLN | 130 | 531 | 92 | 161 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 0.303 | 0.344 | 0.371 | 0.715 |
| George LaChance | CLE | 133 | 548 | 81 | 166 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 0.303 | 0.314 | 0.381 | 0.696 |
| Chick Stahl | BOS | 131 | 515 | 105 | 156 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 72 | 29 | 54 | 16 | 0.303 | 0.377 | 0.439 | 0.816 |
| Hugh Duffy | MLA | 79 | 285 | 40 | 86 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 0.302 | 0.341 | 0.439 | 0.780 |
| George Davis | NY1 | 130 | 491 | 69 | 148 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 0.301 | 0.356 | 0.426 | 0.782 |
| Wilbert Robinson | BLA | 68 | 239 | 32 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 0.301 | 0.335 | 0.377 | 0.711 |
| Sport McAllister | DET | 90 | 306 | 45 | 92 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 0.301 | 0.344 | 0.386 | 0.729 |
| Gene DeMontreville | BSN | 140 | 577 | 83 | 173 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 25 | 17 | 38 | 0.300 | 0.321 | 0.364 | 0.685 |
| Irv Waldron | MLA | 62 | 266 | 48 | 79 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0.297 | 0.342 | 0.372 | 0.714 |
| Claude Ritchey | PIT | 140 | 540 | 66 | 160 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 15 | 47 | 29 | 0.296 | 0.358 | 0.354 | 0.712 |
| Duke Farrell | BRO | 80 | 284 | 38 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0.296 | 0.320 | 0.384 | 0.704 |
| Deacon McGuire | BRO | 85 | 301 | 28 | 89 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 0.296 | 0.342 | 0.375 | 0.717 |
| Kitty Bransfield | PIT | 139 | 566 | 92 | 167 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 91 | 23 | 29 | 60 | 0.295 | 0.335 | 0.398 | 0.733 |
| Ducky Holmes | DET | 131 | 537 | 90 | 158 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 35 | 37 | 27 | 0.294 | 0.347 | 0.406 | 0.753 |
| Billy Hoy | CHA | 132 | 527 | 112 | 155 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 60 | 27 | 86 | 23 | 0.294 | 0.407 | 0.400 | 0.807 |
| Jimmy Barrett | DET | 135 | 542 | 110 | 159 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 65 | 26 | 76 | 64 | 0.293 | 0.385 | 0.378 | 0.763 |
| Billy Maloney | MLA | 86 | 290 | 42 | 85 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 0.293 | 0.328 | 0.331 | 0.659 |
| Bill Bradley | CLE | 133 | 516 | 95 | 151 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 55 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 0.293 | 0.336 | 0.403 | 0.739 |
| Dave Fultz | PHA | 132 | 561 | 95 | 164 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 0.292 | 0.334 | 0.355 | 0.689 |
| Bob Wood | CLE | 98 | 346 | 45 | 101 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0.292 | 0.327 | 0.384 | 0.711 |
| Tom McCreery | BRO | 91 | 335 | 47 | 97 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 53 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 0.290 | 0.355 | 0.433 | 0.788 |
| Erve Beck | CLE | 135 | 539 | 78 | 156 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 0.289 | 0.320 | 0.401 | 0.720 |
| Kip Selbach | NY1 | 125 | 502 | 89 | 145 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 0.289 | 0.350 | 0.376 | 0.726 |
| Frank Dillon | DET | 74 | 281 | 40 | 81 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0.288 | 0.324 | 0.391 | 0.716 |
| Billy Hamilton | BSN | 102 | 348 | 71 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 64 | 31 | 0.287 | 0.404 | 0.356 | 0.760 |
| Mike Grady | WS1 | 94 | 347 | 57 | 99 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 0.285 | 0.351 | 0.470 | 0.821 |
| Ed McFarland | PHI | 74 | 295 | 33 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 0.285 | 0.326 | 0.356 | 0.682 |
| James Casey | DET | 128 | 540 | 105 | 153 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 0.283 | 0.335 | 0.357 | 0.692 |
| Jack O'Brien | CLE | 92 | 375 | 54 | 106 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 0.283 | 0.329 | 0.347 | 0.676 |
| Sammy Strang | NY1 | 135 | 493 | 55 | 139 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 59 | 77 | 0.282 | 0.364 | 0.341 | 0.705 |
| Fred Tenney | BSN | 115 | 451 | 66 | 127 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 0.282 | 0.340 | 0.322 | 0.662 |
| Algie McBride | NY1 | 68 | 264 | 27 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 0.280 | 0.317 | 0.345 | 0.661 |
| William Nance | DET | 132 | 461 | 72 | 129 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 9 | 51 | 31 | 0.280 | 0.355 | 0.373 | 0.728 |
| William Clarke | WS1 | 110 | 422 | 58 | 118 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 0.280 | 0.335 | 0.360 | 0.695 |
| Charlie Hickman | NY1 | 112 | 406 | 44 | 113 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 0.278 | 0.315 | 0.387 | 0.702 |
| Clarence Foster | WS1 | 103 | 392 | 65 | 109 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 0.278 | 0.352 | 0.411 | 0.763 |
| Frank Chance | CHN | 69 | 241 | 38 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 0.278 | 0.376 | 0.361 | 0.737 |
| Sam Mertes | CHA | 137 | 545 | 94 | 151 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 98 | 46 | 52 | 34 | 0.277 | 0.347 | 0.396 | 0.743 |
| Matty McIntyre | PHA | 82 | 308 | 38 | 85 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0.276 | 0.346 | 0.341 | 0.687 |
| Otto Krueger | SLN | 142 | 520 | 77 | 143 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 79 | 19 | 50 | 49 | 0.275 | 0.353 | 0.363 | 0.717 |
| Herm McFarland | CHA | 132 | 473 | 83 | 130 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 33 | 75 | 50 | 0.275 | 0.384 | 0.383 | 0.767 |
| Bill Coughlin | WS1 | 137 | 506 | 75 | 139 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 68 | 16 | 25 | 43 | 0.275 | 0.317 | 0.395 | 0.712 |
| Kid Gleason | DET | 135 | 547 | 82 | 150 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 75 | 32 | 41 | 25 | 0.274 | 0.327 | 0.364 | 0.691 |
| John Dobbs | CIN | 109 | 435 | 71 | 119 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 36 | 28 | 0.274 | 0.338 | 0.345 | 0.682 |
| Johnny Kling | CHN | 74 | 256 | 26 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 0.273 | 0.301 | 0.320 | 0.621 |
| Dick Harley | CIN | 133 | 535 | 69 | 146 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 37 | 31 | 55 | 0.273 | 0.323 | 0.327 | 0.651 |
| John Farrell | WS1 | 135 | 555 | 100 | 151 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 63 | 25 | 52 | 32 | 0.272 | 0.336 | 0.386 | 0.721 |
| Dan McGann | SLN | 103 | 423 | 73 | 115 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 56 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 0.272 | 0.333 | 0.392 | 0.726 |
| Jimmy Slagle | BSN | 66 | 255 | 35 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 0.271 | 0.359 | 0.298 | 0.657 |
| Billy Gilbert | MLA | 127 | 492 | 77 | 133 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 19 | 31 | 40 | 0.270 | 0.320 | 0.327 | 0.647 |
| Roger Bresnahan | BLA | 86 | 295 | 40 | 79 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0.268 | 0.323 | 0.369 | 0.692 |
| Tommy Dowd | BOS | 138 | 594 | 104 | 159 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 33 | 38 | 22 | 0.268 | 0.315 | 0.337 | 0.652 |
| Charlie Dexter | CHN | 116 | 460 | 46 | 123 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 0.267 | 0.302 | 0.315 | 0.617 |
| Bill Dahlen | BRO | 131 | 511 | 69 | 136 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 82 | 23 | 30 | 43 | 0.266 | 0.313 | 0.358 | 0.671 |
| Bill Friel | MLA | 106 | 376 | 51 | 100 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 0.266 | 0.310 | 0.370 | 0.680 |
| Jack Hayden | PHA | 51 | 211 | 35 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 0.332 | 0.655 |
| Hughie Jennings | PHI | 82 | 302 | 38 | 79 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 0.262 | 0.342 | 0.354 | 0.696 |
| Cozy Dolan | BRO | 66 | 253 | 33 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 0.261 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.625 |
| Charlie Hemphill | BOS | 136 | 545 | 71 | 142 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 11 | 39 | 26 | 0.261 | 0.312 | 0.332 | 0.644 |
| Cupid Childs | CHN | 63 | 236 | 24 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 0.258 | 0.359 | 0.297 | 0.656 |
| Duff Cooley | BSN | 63 | 240 | 27 | 62 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0.258 | 0.302 | 0.338 | 0.639 |
| Frank Isbell | CHA | 137 | 556 | 93 | 143 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 70 | 52 | 36 | 37 | 0.257 | 0.311 | 0.329 | 0.640 |
| Wid Conroy | MLA | 131 | 503 | 74 | 129 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 21 | 36 | 42 | 0.256 | 0.316 | 0.350 | 0.666 |
| Dick Padden | SLN | 123 | 489 | 71 | 125 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 0.331 | 0.646 |
| Bobby Lowe | BSN | 129 | 491 | 47 | 125 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 17 | 29 | 0.255 | 0.284 | 0.299 | 0.583 |
| George Magoon | CIN | 127 | 460 | 47 | 116 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 15 | 52 | 45 | 0.252 | 0.331 | 0.324 | 0.655 |
| Malachi Kittridge | BSN | 114 | 381 | 24 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 0.252 | 0.312 | 0.304 | 0.616 |
| Joe Quinn | WS1 | 66 | 266 | 33 | 67 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.252 | 0.287 | 0.331 | 0.618 |
| Frank Shugart | CHA | 107 | 415 | 62 | 104 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 0.251 | 0.301 | 0.345 | 0.646 |
| Doc Powers | PHA | 116 | 431 | 53 | 108 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 0.251 | 0.292 | 0.341 | 0.633 |
| Hobe Ferris | BOS | 138 | 523 | 68 | 131 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 63 | 13 | 23 | 50 | 0.250 | 0.290 | 0.350 | 0.640 |
| Jim Jackson | BLA | 99 | 364 | 42 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 0.250 | 0.291 | 0.330 | 0.621 |
| Harry Steinfeldt | CIN | 105 | 382 | 40 | 95 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 10 | 28 | 55 | 0.249 | 0.303 | 0.380 | 0.683 |
| Jack Dunn | BLA | 96 | 362 | 41 | 90 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 0.249 | 0.301 | 0.296 | 0.596 |
| John Barry | PHI | 67 | 252 | 35 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 0.246 | 0.294 | 0.298 | 0.591 |
| Bill Hallman | MLA | 139 | 549 | 70 | 135 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 41 | 55 | 0.246 | 0.301 | 0.328 | 0.629 |
| Billy Sullivan | CHA | 98 | 367 | 54 | 90 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 0.245 | 0.271 | 0.351 | 0.623 |
| Art Nichols | SLN | 93 | 308 | 50 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 35 | 0.244 | 0.290 | 0.308 | 0.598 |
| Billy Clingman | WS1 | 137 | 480 | 66 | 116 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 0.242 | 0.308 | 0.304 | 0.612 |
| Jack Warner | NY1 | 87 | 291 | 19 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0.241 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.536 |
| Fred Crolius | BSN | 49 | 200 | 22 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 0.240 | 0.306 | 0.285 | 0.591 |
| Charlie Irwin | CIN | 67 | 260 | 25 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 0.238 | 0.285 | 0.300 | 0.585 |
| George Hogreiver | MLA | 54 | 221 | 25 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 0.235 | 0.329 | 0.299 | 0.628 |
| Barry McCormick | CHN | 115 | 427 | 45 | 100 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 31 | 56 | 0.234 | 0.288 | 0.304 | 0.592 |
| Fred Raymer | CHN | 120 | 463 | 41 | 108 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 51 | 0.233 | 0.257 | 0.272 | 0.529 |
| Phil Geier | PHA | 50 | 211 | 42 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 0.232 | 0.314 | 0.275 | 0.588 |
| Jack Doyle | CHN | 75 | 285 | 21 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 0.232 | 0.263 | 0.277 | 0.540 |
| Lou Criger | BOS | 76 | 268 | 26 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0.231 | 0.270 | 0.276 | 0.546 |
| Pete Childs | CHN | 60 | 210 | 23 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0.229 | 0.319 | 0.262 | 0.581 |
| Fritz Buelow | DET | 70 | 231 | 28 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 0.225 | 0.269 | 0.316 | 0.585 |
| Mike Kahoe | CHN | 67 | 237 | 21 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0.224 | 0.249 | 0.304 | 0.553 |
| Charles Zimmer | PIT | 69 | 236 | 17 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 0.220 | 0.292 | 0.275 | 0.568 |
| Herman Long | BSN | 138 | 518 | 54 | 112 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 68 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 0.216 | 0.254 | 0.284 | 0.537 |
| Joe Dolan | PHA | 98 | 338 | 50 | 73 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 0.216 | 0.282 | 0.299 | 0.581 |
| Charlie Irwin | BRO | 65 | 242 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0.215 | 0.269 | 0.285 | 0.554 |
| John Ganzel | NY1 | 138 | 526 | 42 | 113 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 0.215 | 0.256 | 0.262 | 0.518 |
| Frank Scheibeck | CLE | 93 | 329 | 33 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 0.213 | 0.258 | 0.264 | 0.522 |
| Bones Ely | PIT | 65 | 240 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 0.208 | 0.234 | 0.258 | 0.492 |
| Jimmy Burke | MLA | 64 | 233 | 24 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 0.206 | 0.266 | 0.240 | 0.506 |
| Monte Cross | PHI | 139 | 483 | 49 | 95 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 24 | 52 | 91 | 0.197 | 0.281 | 0.236 | 0.518 |
| Jack Ryan | SLN | 83 | 300 | 27 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0.197 | 0.218 | 0.250 | 0.468 |
| Jack O'Connor | PIT | 61 | 202 | 16 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 0.193 | 0.238 | 0.257 | 0.496 |
| Bill Hallman | PHI | 123 | 445 | 46 | 82 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 0.184 | 0.236 | 0.236 | 0.472 |
| Bill Bergen | CIN | 87 | 308 | 15 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 0.179 | 0.199 | 0.234 | 0.433 |
Showing 1-50 of 149 qualified batters
Pitching Leaders
Minimum 50 innings pitched required
Complete Statistics
| Player | Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Young | BOS | 33 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 371.3 | 324 | 67 | 37 | 158 | 1.62 | 0.97 |
| Ed Doheny | PIT | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 76.6 | 68 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 2.00 | 1.17 |
| Jesse Tannehill | PIT | 18 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 252.3 | 240 | 61 | 36 | 118 | 2.18 | 1.09 |
| Deacon Phillippe | PIT | 22 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 296.0 | 274 | 73 | 38 | 103 | 2.22 | 1.05 |
| Al Orth | PHI | 20 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 281.6 | 250 | 71 | 32 | 92 | 2.27 | 1.00 |
| Vic Willis | BSN | 20 | 17 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 305.3 | 262 | 80 | 78 | 133 | 2.36 | 1.11 |
| Jack Chesbro | PIT | 21 | 10 | 36 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 287.6 | 261 | 76 | 52 | 129 | 2.38 | 1.09 |
| Christy Mathewson | NY1 | 20 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 336.0 | 288 | 90 | 97 | 221 | 2.41 | 1.15 |
| Jimmy Callahan | CHA | 15 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 215.3 | 195 | 58 | 50 | 70 | 2.42 | 1.14 |
| Red Donahue | PHI | 20 | 13 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 295.3 | 299 | 85 | 59 | 88 | 2.59 | 1.21 |
| Joe Yeager | DET | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 199.6 | 209 | 58 | 46 | 38 | 2.61 | 1.28 |
| Clark Griffith | CHA | 24 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 266.6 | 275 | 79 | 50 | 67 | 2.67 | 1.22 |
| Noodles Hahn | CIN | 22 | 19 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 375.3 | 370 | 113 | 69 | 239 | 2.71 | 1.17 |
| Bill Donovan | BRO | 25 | 15 | 45 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 351.0 | 324 | 108 | 152 | 226 | 2.77 | 1.36 |
| Wiley Piatt | CHA | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51.6 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 2.79 | 1.08 |
| George Winter | BOS | 16 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 241.0 | 234 | 75 | 66 | 63 | 2.80 | 1.24 |
| Rube Waddell | CHN | 14 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 243.6 | 239 | 76 | 66 | 168 | 2.81 | 1.25 |
| Jack Katoll | CHA | 11 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 208.0 | 231 | 65 | 53 | 59 | 2.81 | 1.37 |
| Doc Newton | BRO | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 | 110 | 33 | 30 | 45 | 2.83 | 1.33 |
| Sam Leever | PIT | 14 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 176.0 | 182 | 56 | 39 | 82 | 2.86 | 1.26 |
| Bill Duggleby | PHI | 20 | 12 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 284.6 | 302 | 91 | 41 | 95 | 2.88 | 1.20 |
| Earl Moore | CLE | 16 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 251.3 | 234 | 81 | 107 | 99 | 2.90 | 1.36 |
| Bill Dinneen | BSN | 15 | 18 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 309.3 | 295 | 101 | 77 | 141 | 2.94 | 1.20 |
| Roscoe Miller | DET | 23 | 13 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 332.0 | 339 | 109 | 98 | 79 | 2.95 | 1.32 |
| Frank Kitson | BRO | 19 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 280.6 | 312 | 93 | 67 | 127 | 2.98 | 1.35 |
| Togie Pittinger | BSN | 13 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 281.3 | 288 | 94 | 76 | 129 | 3.01 | 1.29 |
| Brickyard Kennedy | BRO | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 85.3 | 80 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 3.06 | 1.22 |
| John Skopec | CHA | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 68.3 | 62 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 3.16 | 1.57 |
| Luther Taylor | NY1 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 353.3 | 377 | 125 | 112 | 136 | 3.18 | 1.38 |
| Doc White | PHI | 14 | 13 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 236.6 | 241 | 84 | 56 | 132 | 3.19 | 1.25 |
| Kid Nichols | BSN | 19 | 16 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 321.0 | 306 | 115 | 90 | 143 | 3.22 | 1.23 |
| Tom Hughes | CHN | 10 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 308.3 | 309 | 111 | 115 | 225 | 3.24 | 1.38 |
| Ed Siever | DET | 18 | 14 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 288.6 | 334 | 104 | 65 | 85 | 3.24 | 1.38 |
| Jay Hughes | BRO | 17 | 12 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 250.6 | 265 | 91 | 102 | 96 | 3.27 | 1.46 |
| Eddie Plank | PHA | 17 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 260.6 | 254 | 96 | 68 | 90 | 3.31 | 1.24 |
| Roger Denzer | NY1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61.6 | 69 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 3.36 | 1.20 |
| Jack Taylor | CHN | 13 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 275.6 | 341 | 103 | 44 | 68 | 3.36 | 1.40 |
| Roy Patterson | CHA | 20 | 15 | 41 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 312.3 | 345 | 117 | 62 | 127 | 3.37 | 1.30 |
| Happy Townsend | PHI | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 143.6 | 118 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 3.45 | 1.27 |
| Ned Garvin | MLA | 8 | 20 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 257.3 | 258 | 99 | 90 | 122 | 3.46 | 1.35 |
| Tully Sparks | MLA | 7 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 210.0 | 228 | 82 | 93 | 62 | 3.51 | 1.53 |
| Willie Sudhoff | SLN | 17 | 11 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 276.3 | 281 | 108 | 92 | 78 | 3.52 | 1.35 |
| Ted Lewis | BOS | 16 | 17 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 316.3 | 299 | 124 | 91 | 103 | 3.53 | 1.23 |
| Jack Powell | SLN | 19 | 19 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 338.3 | 351 | 133 | 50 | 133 | 3.54 | 1.19 |
| Joe McGinnity | BLA | 26 | 20 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 382.0 | 412 | 151 | 96 | 75 | 3.56 | 1.33 |
| Lewis Wiltse | PHA | 13 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 166.0 | 185 | 66 | 35 | 40 | 3.58 | 1.33 |
| Mal Eason | CHN | 8 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 220.6 | 246 | 88 | 60 | 68 | 3.59 | 1.39 |
| Ed Poole | PIT | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 78 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 3.60 | 1.35 |
| Jack Harper | SLN | 23 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 308.6 | 294 | 124 | 99 | 128 | 3.62 | 1.27 |
| Zaza Harvey | CHA | 3 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 92.0 | 91 | 37 | 34 | 27 | 3.62 | 1.36 |
| Jack Dunn | BLA | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 59.6 | 74 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 3.62 | 1.59 |
| Harry Howell | BLA | 14 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 294.6 | 333 | 120 | 79 | 93 | 3.67 | 1.40 |
| Frank Foreman | BLA | 12 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 191.3 | 225 | 78 | 58 | 41 | 3.67 | 1.48 |
| Bill Carrick | WS1 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 324.0 | 367 | 135 | 93 | 70 | 3.75 | 1.42 |
| Bill Hart | CLE | 7 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 157.6 | 180 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 3.77 | 1.50 |
| John Menefee | CHN | 8 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 182.3 | 201 | 77 | 34 | 55 | 3.80 | 1.29 |
| Chick Fraser | PHA | 22 | 16 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 331.0 | 344 | 140 | 132 | 110 | 3.81 | 1.44 |
| Fred Mitchell | BOS | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 108.6 | 115 | 46 | 51 | 34 | 3.81 | 1.53 |
| Pete Dowling | CLE | 11 | 22 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 256.3 | 269 | 110 | 104 | 99 | 3.86 | 1.46 |
| Jack Cronin | DET | 13 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 219.6 | 261 | 95 | 42 | 62 | 3.89 | 1.38 |
| Casey Patten | WS1 | 18 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 254.3 | 285 | 111 | 74 | 109 | 3.93 | 1.41 |
| Dale Gear | WS1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 163.0 | 199 | 73 | 22 | 35 | 4.03 | 1.36 |
| Jerry Nops | BLA | 12 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 176.6 | 192 | 80 | 59 | 43 | 4.08 | 1.42 |
| Archie Stimmel | CIN | 4 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 153.3 | 170 | 70 | 44 | 55 | 4.11 | 1.40 |
| Doc Newton | CIN | 4 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 168.3 | 190 | 77 | 59 | 65 | 4.12 | 1.48 |
| George Cuppy | BOS | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93.3 | 111 | 43 | 14 | 22 | 4.15 | 1.34 |
| Ed Murphy | SLN | 10 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 165.0 | 201 | 77 | 32 | 42 | 4.20 | 1.41 |
| Bill Reidy | MLA | 16 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 301.3 | 364 | 141 | 62 | 50 | 4.21 | 1.41 |
| Bert Husting | MLA | 9 | 15 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 217.3 | 234 | 103 | 95 | 67 | 4.27 | 1.51 |
| Bill Phyle | NY1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 168.6 | 208 | 80 | 54 | 62 | 4.27 | 1.55 |
| Emil Frisk | DET | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74.6 | 94 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 4.34 | 1.61 |
| Frank Owen | DET | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 70 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 4.34 | 1.79 |
| Wyatt Lee | WS1 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 262.0 | 328 | 128 | 45 | 63 | 4.40 | 1.42 |
| Ed Scott | CLE | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 124.6 | 149 | 61 | 38 | 23 | 4.40 | 1.50 |
| Harry McNeal | CLE | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 85.3 | 120 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 4.43 | 1.76 |
| Cowboy Jones | SLN | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76.3 | 97 | 38 | 22 | 25 | 4.48 | 1.56 |
| Ed Doheny | NY1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 88 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 4.50 | 1.42 |
| Bill Bernhard | PHA | 17 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 257.0 | 328 | 129 | 50 | 58 | 4.52 | 1.47 |
| Bill Hoffer | CLE | 3 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 99.0 | 113 | 50 | 35 | 19 | 4.55 | 1.49 |
| Win Mercer | WS1 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 179.6 | 217 | 91 | 50 | 31 | 4.56 | 1.49 |
| Charlie Hickman | NY1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 76 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 4.57 | 1.57 |
| Pink Hawley | MLA | 7 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 182.3 | 228 | 93 | 41 | 50 | 4.59 | 1.48 |
| Wiley Piatt | PHA | 5 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 140.0 | 176 | 72 | 60 | 45 | 4.63 | 1.69 |
| Bill Phillips | CIN | 14 | 18 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 281.3 | 364 | 145 | 67 | 109 | 4.64 | 1.53 |
| James McJames | BRO | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 104 | 48 | 40 | 42 | 4.75 | 1.58 |
| Jack Sutthoff | CIN | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70.3 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 12 | 5.50 | 1.72 |
| Jack Bracken | CLE | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 137 | 69 | 31 | 18 | 6.21 | 1.68 |
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1901 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who led MLB in home runs in 1901?
- Sam Crawford led with 16 home runs in 1901.
- Who led MLB in RBI in 1901?
- Honus Wagner led with 126 RBI in 1901.
- Who led MLB in hits in 1901?
- Nap Lajoie led with 232 hits in 1901.
- Who led MLB in wins in 1901?
- Cy Young led with 33 wins in 1901.
- Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1901?
- Noodles Hahn led with 239 strikeouts in 1901.
- Who had the lowest ERA in 1901?
- Cy Young at 1.62, among pitchers with at least 50 innings.