1903 Season Leaders
Top performers from the 1903 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.
These are the 1903 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Buck Freeman led with 13 home runs, Buck Freeman led with 104 RBI, and Ginger Beaumont led with 209 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honus Wagner | PIT | 129 | 512 | 97 | 182 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 101 | 46 | 44 | 17 | 0.355 | 0.414 | 0.518 | 0.931 |
| Fred Clarke | PIT | 104 | 427 | 88 | 150 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 70 | 21 | 41 | 27 | 0.351 | 0.414 | 0.532 | 0.946 |
| Mike Donlin | CIN | 126 | 496 | 110 | 174 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 67 | 26 | 56 | 40 | 0.351 | 0.420 | 0.516 | 0.936 |
| Roger Bresnahan | NY1 | 113 | 406 | 87 | 142 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 34 | 61 | 45 | 0.350 | 0.443 | 0.493 | 0.936 |
| Nap Lajoie | CLE | 125 | 485 | 90 | 167 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 93 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 0.344 | 0.379 | 0.518 | 0.896 |
| Cy Seymour | CIN | 135 | 558 | 85 | 191 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 72 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 0.342 | 0.382 | 0.478 | 0.861 |
| Ginger Beaumont | PIT | 141 | 613 | 137 | 209 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 23 | 44 | 18 | 0.341 | 0.390 | 0.444 | 0.833 |
| Sam Crawford | DET | 137 | 550 | 88 | 184 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 89 | 18 | 25 | 46 | 0.335 | 0.366 | 0.489 | 0.855 |
| Jimmy Sheckard | BRO | 139 | 515 | 99 | 171 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 75 | 67 | 75 | 48 | 0.332 | 0.423 | 0.476 | 0.899 |
| Patsy Dougherty | BOS | 139 | 590 | 107 | 195 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 35 | 33 | 62 | 0.331 | 0.372 | 0.424 | 0.796 |
| Roy Thomas | PHI | 130 | 477 | 88 | 156 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 107 | 46 | 0.327 | 0.453 | 0.365 | 0.818 |
| Patsy Donovan | SLN | 105 | 410 | 63 | 134 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 0.327 | 0.370 | 0.378 | 0.748 |
| Jake Beckley | CIN | 120 | 459 | 85 | 150 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 81 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 0.327 | 0.384 | 0.447 | 0.831 |
| Frank Chance | CHN | 125 | 441 | 83 | 144 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 81 | 67 | 78 | 41 | 0.327 | 0.439 | 0.440 | 0.878 |
| Judge McCredie | BRO | 56 | 213 | 40 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 0.324 | 0.397 | 0.347 | 0.745 |
| Bill Keister | PHI | 100 | 400 | 53 | 128 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 0.320 | 0.352 | 0.445 | 0.797 |
| Joe Kelley | CIN | 105 | 383 | 85 | 121 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 51 | 24 | 0.316 | 0.402 | 0.418 | 0.820 |
| Jimmy Barrett | DET | 136 | 517 | 95 | 163 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 74 | 67 | 0.315 | 0.407 | 0.391 | 0.798 |
| Bill Bradley | CLE | 136 | 536 | 101 | 168 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 68 | 21 | 25 | 69 | 0.313 | 0.348 | 0.496 | 0.844 |
| Fred Tenney | BSN | 122 | 447 | 79 | 140 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 70 | 30 | 0.313 | 0.415 | 0.396 | 0.811 |
| George Browne | NY1 | 141 | 591 | 105 | 185 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 27 | 43 | 58 | 0.313 | 0.364 | 0.372 | 0.736 |
| Jack Doyle | BRO | 139 | 524 | 84 | 164 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 34 | 54 | 23 | 0.313 | 0.383 | 0.387 | 0.770 |
| Willie Keeler | NYA | 132 | 512 | 95 | 160 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 0.312 | 0.368 | 0.367 | 0.735 |
| Harry Steinfeldt | CIN | 118 | 439 | 71 | 137 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 83 | 13 | 47 | 37 | 0.312 | 0.386 | 0.481 | 0.867 |
| Topsy Hartsel | PHA | 98 | 373 | 65 | 116 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 49 | 39 | 0.311 | 0.391 | 0.477 | 0.868 |
| Danny Green | CHA | 135 | 499 | 75 | 154 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 29 | 47 | 58 | 0.309 | 0.375 | 0.425 | 0.800 |
| Harry Wolverton | PHI | 123 | 494 | 72 | 152 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 53 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 0.308 | 0.342 | 0.383 | 0.725 |
| Freddy Parent | BOS | 139 | 560 | 83 | 170 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 80 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 0.304 | 0.326 | 0.441 | 0.767 |
| Socks Seybold | PHA | 137 | 522 | 76 | 156 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 0.299 | 0.353 | 0.462 | 0.815 |
| Jimmy Slagle | CHN | 139 | 543 | 104 | 162 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 33 | 81 | 36 | 0.298 | 0.393 | 0.357 | 0.751 |
| Tommy Leach | PIT | 127 | 507 | 97 | 151 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 87 | 22 | 40 | 32 | 0.298 | 0.352 | 0.438 | 0.789 |
| Harry Davis | PHA | 106 | 420 | 77 | 125 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 0.298 | 0.343 | 0.440 | 0.783 |
| Johnny Kling | CHN | 132 | 491 | 67 | 146 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 68 | 23 | 22 | 38 | 0.297 | 0.330 | 0.428 | 0.758 |
| Elmer Flick | CLE | 140 | 523 | 81 | 155 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 51 | 60 | 0.296 | 0.368 | 0.413 | 0.781 |
| Jimmy Collins | BOS | 130 | 540 | 88 | 160 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 72 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 0.296 | 0.329 | 0.448 | 0.777 |
| Homer Smoot | SLN | 129 | 500 | 67 | 148 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 32 | 50 | 0.296 | 0.342 | 0.396 | 0.738 |
| Charlie Hickman | CLE | 131 | 522 | 64 | 154 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 97 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 0.295 | 0.325 | 0.466 | 0.790 |
| Jesse Burkett | SLA | 132 | 515 | 73 | 151 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 52 | 47 | 0.293 | 0.361 | 0.377 | 0.738 |
| Tom Daly | CIN | 80 | 307 | 42 | 90 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.293 | 0.332 | 0.407 | 0.739 |
| Johnny Evers | CHN | 124 | 464 | 70 | 136 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 0.293 | 0.325 | 0.381 | 0.707 |
| Harry Bay | CLE | 140 | 579 | 94 | 169 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 45 | 29 | 44 | 0.292 | 0.329 | 0.364 | 0.693 |
| Lave Cross | PHA | 137 | 559 | 60 | 163 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 0.292 | 0.304 | 0.356 | 0.660 |
| Jimmy Callahan | CHA | 118 | 439 | 47 | 128 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 24 | 20 | 36 | 0.292 | 0.324 | 0.387 | 0.711 |
| Joe Tinker | CHN | 124 | 460 | 67 | 134 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 27 | 37 | 57 | 0.291 | 0.345 | 0.380 | 0.726 |
| James Casey | CHN | 112 | 435 | 56 | 126 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 0.290 | 0.324 | 0.329 | 0.653 |
| Duff Cooley | BSN | 138 | 553 | 76 | 160 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 44 | 33 | 0.289 | 0.342 | 0.378 | 0.720 |
| Cozy Dolan | CIN | 93 | 385 | 64 | 111 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 0.288 | 0.340 | 0.356 | 0.696 |
| Buck Freeman | BOS | 141 | 567 | 74 | 163 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 104 | 5 | 30 | 73 | 0.287 | 0.328 | 0.496 | 0.823 |
| Fielder Jones | CHA | 136 | 530 | 71 | 152 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 47 | 45 | 0.287 | 0.348 | 0.340 | 0.688 |
| Claude Ritchey | PIT | 138 | 506 | 66 | 145 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 55 | 29 | 0.287 | 0.360 | 0.381 | 0.741 |
| Kid Elberfeld | NYA | 90 | 349 | 49 | 100 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 0.287 | 0.346 | 0.367 | 0.713 |
| John Titus | PHI | 72 | 280 | 38 | 80 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 0.286 | 0.340 | 0.404 | 0.744 |
| Jimmy Burke | SLN | 115 | 431 | 55 | 123 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 0.285 | 0.326 | 0.329 | 0.656 |
| Jack Warner | NY1 | 89 | 285 | 38 | 81 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 0.284 | 0.322 | 0.347 | 0.670 |
| Kid Gleason | PHI | 106 | 412 | 65 | 117 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 0.284 | 0.326 | 0.367 | 0.693 |
| John Anderson | SLA | 138 | 550 | 65 | 156 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 78 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 0.284 | 0.312 | 0.385 | 0.698 |
| Ed Phelps | PIT | 81 | 273 | 32 | 77 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 0.282 | 0.338 | 0.352 | 0.689 |
| Davy Jones | CHN | 130 | 497 | 64 | 140 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 15 | 53 | 44 | 0.282 | 0.352 | 0.336 | 0.688 |
| Ollie Pickering | PHA | 137 | 512 | 93 | 144 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 53 | 75 | 0.281 | 0.353 | 0.346 | 0.699 |
| Charlie Carr | DET | 135 | 548 | 59 | 154 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 79 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 0.281 | 0.296 | 0.374 | 0.671 |
| Billy Lauder | NY1 | 108 | 395 | 52 | 111 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 19 | 14 | 34 | 0.281 | 0.307 | 0.314 | 0.621 |
| Sam Mertes | NY1 | 138 | 517 | 100 | 145 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 104 | 45 | 61 | 45 | 0.280 | 0.360 | 0.437 | 0.797 |
| Emmet Heidrick | SLA | 120 | 461 | 55 | 129 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 52 | 0.280 | 0.310 | 0.395 | 0.705 |
| Ducky Holmes | CHA | 86 | 344 | 53 | 96 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 0.279 | 0.335 | 0.328 | 0.664 |
| John Ganzel | NYA | 129 | 476 | 62 | 132 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 0.277 | 0.336 | 0.378 | 0.714 |
| Jimmy Sebring | PIT | 124 | 506 | 71 | 140 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 64 | 20 | 32 | 45 | 0.277 | 0.325 | 0.383 | 0.708 |
| John Barry | PHI | 138 | 550 | 75 | 152 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 0.276 | 0.321 | 0.344 | 0.664 |
| Frank Bowerman | NY1 | 64 | 210 | 22 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0.276 | 0.306 | 0.338 | 0.644 |
| Chick Stahl | BOS | 77 | 299 | 60 | 82 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0.274 | 0.338 | 0.375 | 0.713 |
| Billy Lush | DET | 119 | 423 | 71 | 116 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 70 | 53 | 0.274 | 0.379 | 0.390 | 0.769 |
| Danny Murphy | PHA | 133 | 513 | 66 | 140 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 60 | 17 | 13 | 34 | 0.273 | 0.295 | 0.382 | 0.677 |
| Frank Roth | PHI | 68 | 220 | 27 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 0.273 | 0.304 | 0.359 | 0.663 |
| Wid Conroy | NYA | 126 | 503 | 74 | 137 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 0.272 | 0.322 | 0.372 | 0.694 |
| John Farrell | SLN | 130 | 519 | 83 | 141 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 48 | 33 | 0.272 | 0.336 | 0.356 | 0.692 |
| Sammy Strang | BRO | 135 | 508 | 101 | 138 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 75 | 49 | 0.272 | 0.376 | 0.333 | 0.709 |
| Dan McGann | NY1 | 129 | 482 | 75 | 130 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 0.270 | 0.331 | 0.357 | 0.688 |
| Jimmy Williams | NYA | 132 | 502 | 60 | 134 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 82 | 9 | 39 | 54 | 0.267 | 0.326 | 0.392 | 0.718 |
| Bobby Wallace | SLA | 135 | 511 | 63 | 136 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 0.266 | 0.309 | 0.341 | 0.650 |
| Kitty Bransfield | PIT | 127 | 505 | 69 | 134 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 33 | 42 | 0.265 | 0.314 | 0.350 | 0.665 |
| Jack McCarthy | CLE | 108 | 415 | 47 | 110 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 0.265 | 0.299 | 0.352 | 0.651 |
| Ed Gremminger | BSN | 140 | 511 | 57 | 135 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 12 | 31 | 56 | 0.264 | 0.313 | 0.376 | 0.688 |
| Pat Moran | BSN | 109 | 389 | 40 | 102 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 8 | 29 | 52 | 0.262 | 0.331 | 0.406 | 0.737 |
| Bill Dahlen | BRO | 138 | 474 | 71 | 124 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 34 | 82 | 50 | 0.262 | 0.373 | 0.342 | 0.715 |
| Harry Bemis | CLE | 92 | 314 | 31 | 82 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 0.261 | 0.295 | 0.354 | 0.648 |
| Sport McAllister | DET | 78 | 265 | 31 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0.260 | 0.297 | 0.306 | 0.603 |
| Heinie Peitz | CIN | 105 | 358 | 45 | 93 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 0.260 | 0.331 | 0.318 | 0.649 |
| George Van Haltren | NY1 | 84 | 280 | 42 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 0.257 | 0.327 | 0.286 | 0.613 |
| George LaChance | BOS | 141 | 522 | 60 | 134 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 28 | 56 | 0.257 | 0.303 | 0.328 | 0.631 |
| Joe Yeager | DET | 109 | 402 | 36 | 103 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 0.256 | 0.303 | 0.323 | 0.626 |
| Ossee Schrecongost | PHA | 92 | 306 | 26 | 78 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 0.255 | 0.285 | 0.353 | 0.638 |
| Klondike Douglass | PHI | 105 | 377 | 43 | 96 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 0.255 | 0.308 | 0.297 | 0.605 |
| Billy Gilbert | NY1 | 128 | 413 | 62 | 104 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 37 | 41 | 28 | 0.252 | 0.348 | 0.281 | 0.629 |
| Hobe Ferris | BOS | 141 | 525 | 69 | 132 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 11 | 25 | 59 | 0.251 | 0.287 | 0.366 | 0.652 |
| Kip Selbach | WS1 | 140 | 533 | 68 | 134 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 41 | 38 | 0.251 | 0.305 | 0.356 | 0.661 |
| Deacon McGuire | DET | 72 | 248 | 15 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 0.250 | 0.306 | 0.306 | 0.612 |
| Joe Stanley | BSN | 86 | 308 | 40 | 77 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 0.250 | 0.306 | 0.331 | 0.637 |
| Jimmy Ryan | WS1 | 114 | 437 | 42 | 109 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 0.249 | 0.290 | 0.373 | 0.663 |
| Tim Flood | BRO | 89 | 309 | 27 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 0.249 | 0.291 | 0.311 | 0.601 |
| George Barclay | SLN | 108 | 419 | 37 | 104 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 0.248 | 0.278 | 0.310 | 0.588 |
| Charlie Babb | NY1 | 121 | 424 | 68 | 105 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 45 | 64 | 0.248 | 0.350 | 0.321 | 0.671 |
| Monte Cross | PHA | 137 | 470 | 44 | 116 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 31 | 49 | 56 | 0.247 | 0.326 | 0.319 | 0.645 |
| Rudy Hulswitt | PHI | 138 | 519 | 56 | 128 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 0.247 | 0.288 | 0.329 | 0.617 |
| Tommy Corcoran | CIN | 115 | 459 | 61 | 113 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 73 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 0.246 | 0.267 | 0.329 | 0.596 |
| Otto Krueger | PIT | 80 | 256 | 42 | 63 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0.246 | 0.323 | 0.344 | 0.667 |
| Danny Hoffman | PHA | 74 | 248 | 29 | 61 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 0.246 | 0.267 | 0.347 | 0.613 |
| Charlie Hemphill | SLA | 105 | 383 | 36 | 94 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 0.245 | 0.292 | 0.300 | 0.592 |
| Bill Coughlin | WS1 | 125 | 473 | 56 | 116 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 58 | 0.245 | 0.267 | 0.302 | 0.569 |
| Herm McFarland | NYA | 103 | 362 | 41 | 88 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 13 | 46 | 52 | 0.243 | 0.333 | 0.378 | 0.712 |
| Hunter Hill | SLA | 86 | 317 | 30 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 0.243 | 0.264 | 0.297 | 0.560 |
| Frank Isbell | CHA | 138 | 546 | 52 | 132 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 12 | 65 | 0.242 | 0.266 | 0.332 | 0.597 |
| Jack Dunn | NY1 | 78 | 257 | 35 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 0.241 | 0.291 | 0.307 | 0.598 |
| Pat Carney | BSN | 110 | 392 | 37 | 94 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 0.240 | 0.297 | 0.298 | 0.596 |
| William Clarke | WS1 | 126 | 465 | 35 | 111 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 0.239 | 0.273 | 0.308 | 0.581 |
| Jack Ryan | SLN | 67 | 227 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0.238 | 0.273 | 0.282 | 0.555 |
| John Dobbs | BRO | 111 | 414 | 61 | 98 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 59 | 23 | 48 | 34 | 0.237 | 0.323 | 0.321 | 0.645 |
| Lefty Davis | NYA | 104 | 372 | 54 | 88 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 31 | 0.237 | 0.319 | 0.263 | 0.582 |
| Dutch Jordan | BRO | 78 | 267 | 27 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 0.236 | 0.289 | 0.285 | 0.574 |
| Jack O'Neill | SLN | 75 | 246 | 23 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 0.236 | 0.288 | 0.280 | 0.568 |
| Lew Ritter | BRO | 78 | 259 | 26 | 61 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 0.236 | 0.290 | 0.317 | 0.607 |
| Fred Abbott | CLE | 77 | 255 | 25 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 0.235 | 0.270 | 0.314 | 0.583 |
| Dave Brain | SLN | 119 | 464 | 44 | 107 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 60 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 0.231 | 0.270 | 0.319 | 0.589 |
| Dick Harley | CHN | 104 | 386 | 72 | 89 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 45 | 49 | 0.231 | 0.328 | 0.259 | 0.587 |
| Bill Friel | SLA | 97 | 351 | 46 | 80 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 43 | 0.228 | 0.279 | 0.305 | 0.584 |
| Jim Hackett | SLN | 99 | 351 | 24 | 80 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 19 | 56 | 0.228 | 0.272 | 0.311 | 0.582 |
| George Magoon | CHA | 94 | 334 | 32 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 30 | 43 | 0.228 | 0.303 | 0.278 | 0.581 |
| Bill Bergen | CIN | 58 | 207 | 21 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 0.227 | 0.252 | 0.266 | 0.518 |
| Ed Abbaticchio | BSN | 136 | 489 | 61 | 111 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 23 | 52 | 36 | 0.227 | 0.306 | 0.290 | 0.597 |
| Doc Powers | PHA | 75 | 247 | 19 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 0.227 | 0.242 | 0.279 | 0.521 |
| Charles Moran | WS1 | 98 | 373 | 41 | 84 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 0.225 | 0.297 | 0.298 | 0.594 |
| Lee Tannehill | CHA | 138 | 503 | 48 | 113 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 25 | 52 | 0.225 | 0.263 | 0.276 | 0.539 |
| Dave Fultz | NYA | 79 | 295 | 39 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 0.224 | 0.295 | 0.271 | 0.567 |
| George Smith | DET | 93 | 336 | 36 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 0.223 | 0.271 | 0.283 | 0.554 |
| Charlie Dexter | BSN | 123 | 457 | 82 | 102 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 32 | 61 | 37 | 0.223 | 0.323 | 0.280 | 0.603 |
| Herman Long | DET | 69 | 239 | 21 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 0.222 | 0.256 | 0.272 | 0.528 |
| Jack Slattery | CHA | 63 | 211 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0.218 | 0.233 | 0.251 | 0.484 |
| Barry McCormick | SLA | 61 | 207 | 13 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 0.217 | 0.283 | 0.271 | 0.554 |
| Barry McCormick | WS1 | 63 | 219 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 0.215 | 0.255 | 0.279 | 0.534 |
| Harry Aubrey | BSN | 96 | 325 | 26 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 0.212 | 0.264 | 0.249 | 0.514 |
| Rabbit Robinson | WS1 | 103 | 373 | 41 | 79 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 0.212 | 0.279 | 0.290 | 0.569 |
| Joe Sugden | SLA | 79 | 241 | 18 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 0.212 | 0.288 | 0.228 | 0.517 |
| Jack O'Brien | BOS | 96 | 338 | 44 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 0.210 | 0.262 | 0.302 | 0.564 |
| Ed McFarland | CHA | 61 | 201 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 0.209 | 0.264 | 0.279 | 0.542 |
| Wyatt Lee | WS1 | 75 | 231 | 17 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 0.208 | 0.265 | 0.277 | 0.542 |
| Bill Hallman | CHA | 63 | 207 | 29 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 25 | 0.208 | 0.320 | 0.280 | 0.600 |
| Jack O'Connor | NYA | 64 | 212 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 0.203 | 0.235 | 0.231 | 0.466 |
| Monte Beville | NYA | 82 | 258 | 23 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 0.194 | 0.252 | 0.256 | 0.508 |
| Lou Criger | BOS | 96 | 317 | 41 | 61 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 0.192 | 0.256 | 0.306 | 0.562 |
| Mike Kahoe | SLA | 77 | 244 | 26 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0.189 | 0.227 | 0.258 | 0.485 |
| John Gochnaur | CLE | 134 | 438 | 48 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 48 | 53 | 0.185 | 0.265 | 0.240 | 0.505 |
| Harry Smith | PIT | 61 | 212 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 0.175 | 0.222 | 0.208 | 0.430 |
Showing 1-50 of 150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Moore | CLE | 20 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 247.6 | 196 | 48 | 62 | 148 | 1.74 | 1.04 |
| Jesse Stovall | CLE | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 57.0 | 44 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2.05 | 1.14 |
| Sam Leever | PIT | 25 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 284.3 | 255 | 65 | 60 | 90 | 2.06 | 1.11 |
| Cy Young | BOS | 28 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 341.6 | 294 | 79 | 37 | 176 | 2.08 | 0.97 |
| Bill Bernhard | CLE | 14 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 165.6 | 151 | 39 | 21 | 60 | 2.12 | 1.04 |
| Doc White | CHA | 17 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 300.0 | 258 | 71 | 69 | 114 | 2.13 | 1.09 |
| Nick Altrock | CHA | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71.0 | 59 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 2.15 | 1.10 |
| Addie Joss | CLE | 18 | 13 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 283.6 | 232 | 69 | 37 | 120 | 2.19 | 0.95 |
| George Mullin | DET | 19 | 15 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 320.6 | 284 | 80 | 106 | 170 | 2.25 | 1.22 |
| Bill Dinneen | BOS | 21 | 13 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 299.0 | 255 | 75 | 66 | 148 | 2.26 | 1.07 |
| Christy Mathewson | NY1 | 30 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 366.3 | 321 | 92 | 100 | 267 | 2.26 | 1.15 |
| Willie Sudhoff | SLA | 21 | 15 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 293.6 | 262 | 74 | 56 | 104 | 2.27 | 1.08 |
| Bill Donovan | DET | 17 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 307.0 | 247 | 78 | 95 | 187 | 2.29 | 1.11 |
| Jake Weimer | CHN | 20 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 282.0 | 241 | 72 | 104 | 128 | 2.30 | 1.22 |
| Eddie Plank | PHA | 23 | 16 | 43 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 336.0 | 317 | 89 | 65 | 176 | 2.38 | 1.14 |
| Joe McGinnity | NY1 | 31 | 20 | 55 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 434.0 | 391 | 117 | 109 | 171 | 2.43 | 1.15 |
| Deacon Phillippe | PIT | 25 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 289.3 | 269 | 78 | 29 | 123 | 2.43 | 1.03 |
| Red Donahue | CLE | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 136.6 | 142 | 37 | 12 | 45 | 2.44 | 1.13 |
| Rube Waddell | PHA | 21 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 324.0 | 274 | 88 | 85 | 302 | 2.44 | 1.11 |
| Jack Taylor | CHN | 21 | 14 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 312.3 | 277 | 85 | 57 | 83 | 2.45 | 1.07 |
| Ed Siever | SLA | 13 | 14 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 254.0 | 245 | 70 | 39 | 90 | 2.48 | 1.12 |
| Ed Killian | CLE | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 61.6 | 61 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 2.48 | 1.20 |
| Noodles Hahn | CIN | 22 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 296.0 | 297 | 83 | 47 | 127 | 2.52 | 1.16 |
| Tom Hughes | BOS | 20 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 244.6 | 232 | 70 | 60 | 112 | 2.57 | 1.19 |
| Frank Kitson | DET | 15 | 16 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 257.6 | 277 | 74 | 38 | 102 | 2.58 | 1.22 |
| Mordecai Brown | SLN | 9 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 201.0 | 231 | 58 | 59 | 83 | 2.60 | 1.44 |
| Roy Patterson | CHA | 15 | 15 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 293.0 | 275 | 88 | 69 | 89 | 2.70 | 1.17 |
| Clark Griffith | NYA | 14 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 213.0 | 201 | 64 | 33 | 69 | 2.70 | 1.10 |
| Tully Sparks | PHI | 11 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 248.0 | 248 | 75 | 56 | 88 | 2.72 | 1.23 |
| Red Donahue | SLA | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131.0 | 145 | 40 | 22 | 51 | 2.75 | 1.27 |
| Jack Chesbro | NYA | 21 | 15 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 324.6 | 300 | 100 | 74 | 147 | 2.77 | 1.15 |
| Bob Ewing | CIN | 14 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 246.6 | 254 | 76 | 64 | 104 | 2.77 | 1.29 |
| Jack Sutthoff | CIN | 16 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 224.6 | 207 | 70 | 79 | 76 | 2.80 | 1.27 |
| Jack Powell | SLA | 15 | 19 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 306.3 | 294 | 99 | 58 | 169 | 2.91 | 1.15 |
| Carl Lundgren | CHN | 11 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 193.0 | 191 | 63 | 60 | 67 | 2.94 | 1.30 |
| Oscar Jones | BRO | 19 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 324.3 | 320 | 106 | 77 | 95 | 2.94 | 1.22 |
| Rube Kisinger | DET | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 118.6 | 118 | 39 | 27 | 33 | 2.96 | 1.22 |
| Barney Wolfe | NYA | 6 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 148.3 | 143 | 49 | 26 | 48 | 2.97 | 1.14 |
| Vic Willis | BSN | 12 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 278.0 | 256 | 92 | 88 | 125 | 2.98 | 1.24 |
| John Menefee | CHN | 8 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 147.0 | 157 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 3.00 | 1.33 |
| Bob Wicker | CHN | 20 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 247.0 | 236 | 83 | 74 | 110 | 3.02 | 1.26 |
| Chappie McFarland | SLN | 9 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 229.0 | 253 | 78 | 48 | 76 | 3.07 | 1.31 |
| Charles Bender | PHA | 17 | 14 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 270.0 | 239 | 92 | 65 | 127 | 3.07 | 1.13 |
| Wyatt Lee | WS1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 166.6 | 169 | 57 | 40 | 70 | 3.08 | 1.25 |
| George Winter | BOS | 9 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 178.3 | 182 | 61 | 37 | 64 | 3.08 | 1.23 |
| Ned Garvin | BRO | 15 | 18 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 298.0 | 277 | 102 | 84 | 154 | 3.08 | 1.21 |
| John Malarkey | BSN | 11 | 16 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 253.0 | 266 | 87 | 96 | 98 | 3.09 | 1.43 |
| Wiley Piatt | BSN | 9 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 181.0 | 198 | 64 | 61 | 100 | 3.18 | 1.43 |
| Norwood Gibson | BOS | 13 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 183.3 | 166 | 65 | 65 | 76 | 3.19 | 1.26 |
| Ed Doheny | PIT | 16 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 222.6 | 209 | 79 | 89 | 75 | 3.19 | 1.34 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | PIT | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 86.0 | 88 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 3.24 | 1.31 |
| Jesse Tannehill | NYA | 15 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 239.6 | 258 | 87 | 34 | 106 | 3.27 | 1.22 |
| Roy Evans | BRO | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 110.0 | 121 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 3.27 | 1.47 |
| Ed Poole | CIN | 7 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 184.0 | 188 | 67 | 77 | 73 | 3.28 | 1.44 |
| Howard Wilson | WS1 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 242.3 | 269 | 89 | 43 | 56 | 3.31 | 1.29 |
| Ed Murphy | SLN | 4 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 | 108 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 3.31 | 1.38 |
| Bill Phillips | CIN | 7 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.3 | 134 | 44 | 30 | 46 | 3.35 | 1.39 |
| Mal Eason | DET | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 56.3 | 60 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 3.36 | 1.40 |
| Brickyard Kennedy | PIT | 9 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 125.3 | 130 | 48 | 57 | 39 | 3.45 | 1.49 |
| Bill Reidy | BRO | 6 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104.0 | 130 | 40 | 14 | 21 | 3.46 | 1.38 |
| Togie Pittinger | BSN | 18 | 22 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 351.6 | 396 | 136 | 143 | 140 | 3.48 | 1.53 |
| Frank Owen | CHA | 8 | 12 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 167.3 | 167 | 65 | 44 | 66 | 3.50 | 1.26 |
| Harry Howell | NYA | 9 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 155.6 | 140 | 61 | 44 | 62 | 3.53 | 1.18 |
| Casey Patten | WS1 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 300.0 | 313 | 120 | 80 | 133 | 3.60 | 1.31 |
| Gene Wright | SLA | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 61.0 | 73 | 25 | 16 | 37 | 3.69 | 1.46 |
| Patsy Flaherty | CHA | 11 | 25 | 40 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 293.6 | 338 | 122 | 50 | 65 | 3.74 | 1.32 |
| Bill Duggleby | PHI | 13 | 16 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 264.3 | 318 | 110 | 79 | 57 | 3.75 | 1.50 |
| John Deering | NYA | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 59 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 3.75 | 1.28 |
| Mike O'Neill | SLN | 4 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 145.0 | 184 | 61 | 43 | 39 | 3.79 | 1.57 |
| Jack Cronin | NY1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 115.6 | 130 | 49 | 37 | 50 | 3.81 | 1.44 |
| Bucky Veil | PIT | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70.6 | 70 | 30 | 36 | 20 | 3.82 | 1.50 |
| Henry Schmidt | BRO | 22 | 13 | 40 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 301.0 | 321 | 128 | 120 | 96 | 3.83 | 1.47 |
| John Deering | DET | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.6 | 77 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 3.86 | 1.66 |
| Cy Falkenberg | PIT | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 65 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 3.86 | 1.73 |
| Weldon Henley | PHA | 12 | 10 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 186.3 | 186 | 81 | 67 | 86 | 3.91 | 1.36 |
| Clarence Currie | SLN | 4 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 148.0 | 155 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 4.01 | 1.45 |
| Pat Carney | BSN | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 93 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 4.04 | 1.59 |
| Jack Dunleavy | SLN | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 101 | 46 | 57 | 51 | 4.06 | 1.55 |
| Davy Dunkle | CHA | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 82.0 | 96 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 4.06 | 1.55 |
| Pop Williams | BSN | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83.0 | 97 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 4.12 | 1.61 |
| Roscoe Miller | NY1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 85.0 | 101 | 39 | 24 | 30 | 4.13 | 1.47 |
| Roy Evans | SLA | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 66 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 4.17 | 1.48 |
| Luther Taylor | NY1 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 244.6 | 306 | 115 | 89 | 94 | 4.23 | 1.61 |
| Davy Dunkle | WS1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 | 111 | 51 | 33 | 51 | 4.24 | 1.33 |
| Jack Harper | CIN | 8 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 135.0 | 143 | 65 | 70 | 45 | 4.33 | 1.58 |
| Al Orth | WS1 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 279.6 | 326 | 135 | 62 | 88 | 4.34 | 1.39 |
| Fred Mitchell | PHI | 11 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 227.0 | 250 | 113 | 102 | 69 | 4.48 | 1.55 |
| Chick Fraser | PHI | 12 | 17 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 250.0 | 260 | 125 | 97 | 104 | 4.50 | 1.43 |
| Gus Dorner | CLE | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 73.6 | 83 | 37 | 24 | 28 | 4.52 | 1.45 |
| Bob Rhoads | SLN | 5 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 129.0 | 154 | 66 | 47 | 52 | 4.60 | 1.56 |
| Happy Townsend | WS1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 126.6 | 145 | 67 | 48 | 54 | 4.76 | 1.52 |
| Jack McFetridge | PHI | 1 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 | 120 | 56 | 49 | 31 | 4.89 | 1.64 |
| Gene Wright | CLE | 3 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 101.6 | 122 | 65 | 58 | 42 | 5.75 | 1.77 |
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1903 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who led MLB in home runs in 1903?
- Buck Freeman led with 13 home runs in 1903.
- Who led MLB in RBI in 1903?
- Buck Freeman led with 104 RBI in 1903.
- Who led MLB in hits in 1903?
- Ginger Beaumont led with 209 hits in 1903.
- Who led MLB in wins in 1903?
- Joe McGinnity led with 31 wins in 1903.
- Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1903?
- Rube Waddell led with 302 strikeouts in 1903.
- Who had the lowest ERA in 1903?
- Earl Moore at 1.74, among pitchers with at least 50 innings.