1921 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1921 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1921 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Babe Ruth led with 59 home runs, Babe Ruth led with 171 RBI, and Harry Heilmann led with 237 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 474 plate appearances at 153 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (153 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 — 474 plate appearances at 153 team games. 89 of the 222 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1921 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1921 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Rogers Hornsby SLN 154 674 592 131 235 44 18 21 126 13 60 48 .397 .458 .639 1.097
Harry Heilmann DET 149 672 602 114 237 43 14 19 139 2 53 37 .394 .444 .606 1.051
Ty Cobb DET 128 581 507 124 197 37 16 12 101 22 56 19 .389 .452 .596 1.048
Babe Ruth NYA 152 693 540 177 204 44 16 59 171 17 145 81 .378 .512 .846 1.359
George Sisler SLA 138 635 582 125 216 38 18 12 104 35 34 27 .371 .411 .560 .971
Tris Speaker CLE 132 588 506 107 183 52 14 3 75 2 68 12 .362 .439 .538 .977
Baby Doll Jacobson SLA 151 663 599 90 211 38 14 5 92 8 42 30 .352 .398 .487 .885
Jack Tobin SLA 150 731 671 132 236 31 18 8 59 7 45 22 .352 .395 .487 .882
Austin McHenry SLN 152 628 574 92 201 37 8 17 102 10 38 48 .350 .393 .531 .924
Ken Williams SLA 146 646 547 115 190 31 7 24 117 20 74 42 .347 .429 .561 .990
Jack Fournier SLN 149 661 574 103 197 27 9 16 86 20 56 48 .343 .409 .505 .914
Irish Meusel 2 teams 146 629 586 96 201 33 13 14 87 13 33 29 .343 .380 .515 .895
Frankie Frisch NY1 153 687 618 121 211 31 17 8 100 49 42 28 .341 .384 .485 .870
Bobby Veach DET 150 688 612 110 207 43 13 16 128 14 48 31 .338 .387 .529 .917
Eddie Collins CHA 139 607 526 79 177 20 10 2 58 12 66 11 .337 .412 .424 .836
Sam Rice WS1 143 630 561 83 185 39 13 4 79 26 38 10 .330 .382 .467 .849
Ross Youngs NY1 141 594 504 90 165 24 16 3 102 21 71 47 .327 .411 .456 .868
Harry Hooper CHA 108 487 419 74 137 26 5 8 58 13 55 21 .327 .406 .470 .876
Jimmy Johnston BRO 152 689 624 104 203 41 14 5 56 28 45 26 .325 .372 .460 .832
Del Pratt BOS 135 574 521 80 169 36 10 5 104 8 44 10 .324 .378 .461 .839
Hank Severeid SLA 143 531 472 66 153 23 7 2 78 7 42 9 .324 .379 .415 .795
Carson Bigbee PIT 147 684 632 100 204 23 17 3 42 21 41 19 .323 .364 .427 .791
Ray Grimes CHN 147 622 530 91 170 38 6 6 79 5 70 55 .321 .406 .449 .855
Zack Wheat BRO 148 624 568 91 182 31 10 14 85 11 44 19 .320 .372 .484 .857
Cy Williams PHI 146 603 562 67 180 28 6 18 75 5 30 32 .320 .357 .488 .844
Larry Gardner CLE 153 686 586 101 187 32 14 3 120 3 65 16 .319 .391 .437 .828
Dave Bancroft NY1 153 698 606 121 193 26 15 6 67 17 66 23 .318 .389 .441 .830
Joe Sewell CLE 154 683 572 101 182 36 12 4 93 7 80 17 .318 .412 .444 .856
Bob Meusel NYA 149 646 598 104 190 40 16 24 136 17 34 88 .318 .356 .559 .915
Wally Schang NYA 134 513 424 77 134 30 5 6 55 7 78 35 .316 .428 .453 .881
Whitey Witt PHA 154 726 629 100 198 31 11 4 45 16 77 52 .315 .390 .418 .809
Turner Barber CHN 127 513 452 73 142 14 4 1 54 5 41 24 .314 .379 .369 .748
Tony Boeckel BSN 153 663 592 93 185 20 13 10 84 20 52 41 .312 .370 .441 .811
Tommy Griffith BRO 129 509 455 66 142 21 6 12 71 3 36 13 .312 .364 .464 .828
Charlie Jamieson CLE 140 608 536 94 166 33 10 1 46 8 67 27 .310 .387 .414 .802
Max Carey PIT 140 625 521 85 161 34 4 7 56 37 70 30 .309 .395 .430 .825
George Kelly NY1 149 647 587 95 181 42 9 23 122 4 40 73 .308 .356 .528 .884
Pat Duncan CIN 145 599 532 57 164 27 10 2 60 7 44 33 .308 .367 .408 .775
Lu Blue DET 153 709 585 103 180 33 11 5 75 13 103 47 .308 .416 .427 .843
Billy Southworth BSN 141 642 569 86 175 25 15 7 79 22 36 13 .308 .351 .441 .792
Milt Stock SLN 149 672 587 96 180 27 6 3 84 11 48 26 .307 .360 .388 .748
Stuffy McInnis BOS 152 644 584 72 179 31 10 0 76 2 21 9 .307 .335 .394 .729
Nemo Leibold BOS 123 525 467 88 143 26 6 0 31 13 41 27 .306 .363 .388 .751
Jake Daubert CIN 136 576 516 69 158 18 12 2 64 12 24 16 .306 .341 .399 .740
Ray Powell BSN 149 699 624 114 191 25 18 12 74 6 58 85 .306 .369 .462 .830
Aaron Ward NYA 153 635 556 77 170 30 10 5 75 6 42 68 .306 .363 .423 .786
Tillie Walker PHA 142 640 556 89 169 32 5 23 101 3 73 41 .304 .389 .504 .892
Earl Sheely CHA 154 647 563 68 171 25 6 11 95 4 57 34 .304 .375 .428 .803
Bob Jones DET 141 618 554 82 168 23 9 1 72 8 37 24 .303 .348 .383 .731
Howie Shanks WS1 154 646 562 81 170 24 18 7 69 11 57 38 .302 .370 .447 .816
Walter Barbare BSN 134 600 550 66 166 22 7 0 49 11 24 28 .302 .331 .367 .698
Max Flack CHN 133 615 572 80 172 31 4 6 37 17 32 15 .301 .342 .400 .742
Joe Judge WS1 153 715 622 87 187 26 11 7 72 21 68 35 .301 .372 .412 .784
Mike Menosky BOS 133 565 477 77 143 18 5 3 45 12 60 45 .300 .388 .377 .766
Ralph Young DET 107 486 401 70 120 8 3 0 29 11 69 23 .299 .406 .334 .740
George Burns NY1 149 698 605 111 181 28 9 4 61 19 80 24 .299 .386 .395 .781
Ed Konetchy 2 teams 127 519 465 63 139 23 9 11 82 6 40 38 .299 .361 .458 .819
Cotton Tierney PIT 117 486 442 49 132 22 8 3 52 4 24 31 .299 .338 .405 .743
Wally Pipp NYA 153 667 588 96 174 35 9 8 98 17 45 28 .296 .347 .427 .774
Ernie Johnson CHA 142 664 613 93 181 28 7 1 51 22 29 24 .295 .328 .369 .697
Joe Dugan PHA 119 507 461 54 136 22 6 10 58 5 28 45 .295 .342 .434 .776
Rabbit Maranville PIT 153 685 612 90 180 25 12 1 70 25 47 38 .294 .347 .379 .727
Elmer Smith CLE 129 505 431 98 125 28 9 16 85 0 56 46 .290 .374 .508 .882
Bucky Harris WS1 154 683 584 82 169 22 8 0 54 29 54 39 .289 .367 .354 .722
Charlie Hollocher CHN 140 629 558 71 161 28 8 3 37 5 43 13 .289 .342 .384 .725
Cy Perkins PHA 141 581 538 58 155 31 4 12 73 5 32 32 .288 .329 .428 .757
Hi Myers BRO 144 595 549 51 158 14 4 4 68 8 22 51 .288 .318 .350 .667
Roger Peckinpaugh NYA 149 696 577 128 166 25 7 8 71 2 84 44 .288 .380 .397 .777
Frank Ellerbe 2 teams 115 495 440 66 126 20 13 2 50 1 22 44 .286 .325 .405 .729
Shano Collins BOS 141 584 542 63 155 29 12 4 69 15 18 38 .286 .314 .406 .720
Sam Bohne CIN 153 691 613 98 175 28 16 3 44 26 54 38 .285 .347 .398 .745
Bibb Falk CHA 152 648 585 62 167 31 11 5 82 4 37 69 .285 .330 .402 .732
Bill Wambsganss CLE 107 500 410 80 117 28 5 2 47 13 44 27 .285 .359 .393 .752
Eddie Foster BOS 120 485 412 51 117 18 6 0 35 13 57 15 .284 .371 .357 .728
Horace Ford BSN 152 614 555 50 155 29 5 2 61 2 36 49 .279 .328 .360 .688
Johnny Rawlings 2 teams 146 611 561 60 156 22 3 2 46 8 26 31 .278 .317 .339 .656
Wally Gerber SLA 114 495 436 55 121 12 9 2 48 4 34 19 .278 .337 .360 .697
Zeb Terry CHN 123 553 488 59 134 18 1 2 45 1 27 19 .275 .318 .328 .646
Jimmy Dykes PHA 155 701 613 88 168 32 13 16 77 6 60 75 .274 .353 .447 .800
Charlie Grimm PIT 151 611 562 62 154 21 17 7 71 6 31 38 .274 .314 .409 .724
Donie Bush 2 teams 127 585 486 87 131 7 5 0 29 10 57 27 .270 .347 .305 .652
Ivy Olson BRO 151 695 652 88 174 22 10 3 35 4 28 26 .267 .301 .345 .646
Chick Galloway PHA 131 508 465 42 123 28 5 3 47 12 29 43 .265 .310 .366 .676
Everett Scott BOS 154 620 576 65 151 21 9 1 62 5 27 21 .262 .295 .335 .630
Walter Holke BSN 150 621 579 60 151 15 10 3 63 8 17 41 .261 .284 .337 .621
Doc Lavan SLN 150 607 560 58 145 23 11 2 82 7 23 30 .259 .291 .350 .641
Clyde Barnhart PIT 124 505 449 66 116 15 13 3 62 3 32 36 .258 .312 .370 .682
Eddie Mulligan CHA 151 679 609 82 153 21 12 1 45 13 32 53 .251 .293 .330 .623
Frank O'Rourke WS1 123 486 444 51 104 17 8 3 54 6 26 56 .234 .287 .329 .616
Oscar Charleston UNQ SLG 62 272 226 90 98 12 10 12 74 35 34 2 .434 .515 .735 1.250
Charlie Blackwell UNQ SLG 64 277 236 74 102 17 10 10 74 25 26 1 .432 .504 .716 1.220
Ben Taylor UNQ ABC 88 376 334 72 131 20 7 2 73 9 32 1 .392 .448 .512 .960
John Beckwith UNQ COG 46 201 184 32 72 14 5 4 39 8 15 1 .391 .437 .587 1.024
Smoky Joe Wood UNQ CLE 66 229 194 32 71 16 5 4 60 2 25 17 .366 .438 .562 1.000
George Burns UNQ CLE 84 265 244 52 88 21 4 0 49 3 13 19 .361 .398 .480 .877
Edd Roush UNQ CIN 112 463 418 68 147 27 12 4 71 19 31 8 .352 .403 .502 .905
John Henry Lloyd UNQ COB 86 386 349 61 121 20 8 0 52 26 22 1 .347 .385 .450 .835
Walton Cruise UNQ BSN 108 403 344 47 119 16 7 8 55 10 48 24 .346 .429 .503 .932
Hurley McNair UNQ KCM 99 419 384 77 131 20 11 9 76 11 20 0 .341 .383 .521 .904
George Cutshaw UNQ PIT 98 374 350 46 119 18 4 0 53 14 11 11 .340 .362 .414 .776
Oliver Marcell UNQ AC 64 270 236 47 80 10 5 1 38 9 20 4 .339 .393 .436 .829
Cristóbal Torriente UNQ CAG 73 292 248 64 84 7 11 9 61 18 31 7 .339 .420 .565 .985
Earl Smith UNQ NY1 89 261 229 35 77 8 4 10 51 4 27 8 .336 .409 .537 .946
Bernardo Baró UNQ CS 70 300 272 48 91 17 6 7 59 29 21 1 .335 .386 .518 .905
Amos Strunk UNQ CHA 121 453 401 68 133 19 10 3 69 7 38 27 .332 .391 .451 .842
Heinie Groh UNQ CIN 97 416 357 54 118 19 6 0 48 22 36 17 .331 .398 .417 .815
Riggs Stephenson UNQ CLE 65 240 206 45 68 17 2 2 34 4 23 15 .330 .408 .461 .869
Jack Smith UNQ SLN 116 439 411 86 135 22 9 7 33 11 21 24 .328 .361 .477 .838
Les Mann UNQ SLN 97 289 256 57 84 12 7 7 30 5 23 28 .328 .390 .512 .902
Fred Nicholson UNQ BSN 83 271 245 36 80 11 7 5 41 5 17 29 .327 .370 .490 .860
Dobie Moore UNQ KCM 63 257 239 44 78 20 7 8 56 8 11 0 .326 .359 .569 .928
George Carr UNQ KCM 99 435 380 85 124 19 7 14 72 22 38 2 .326 .398 .524 .921
John Sullivan UNQ 2 teams 81 274 245 28 79 14 4 4 41 3 19 26 .322 .374 .461 .835
Steve O'Neill UNQ CLE 106 405 335 39 108 22 1 1 50 0 57 22 .322 .424 .403 .827
Frank Snyder UNQ NY1 108 344 309 36 99 13 2 8 45 3 27 24 .320 .382 .453 .835
Verne Clemons UNQ SLN 117 381 341 29 109 16 2 2 48 0 33 17 .320 .380 .396 .776
Jimmie Lyons UNQ CAG 70 282 238 53 74 4 3 6 35 30 29 6 .311 .386 .429 .814
Doc Dudley UNQ SLG 57 239 206 51 64 11 5 3 42 19 14 4 .311 .377 .456 .834
Frank Bruggy UNQ PHI 96 308 277 28 86 11 2 5 28 6 23 37 .310 .370 .419 .788
George Maisel UNQ CHN 111 427 393 54 122 7 2 0 43 17 11 13 .310 .334 .338 .673
Patsy Gharrity UNQ WS1 121 452 387 62 120 19 8 7 57 4 45 44 .310 .386 .455 .841
Joe Schultz UNQ SLN 92 304 275 37 85 20 3 6 45 4 15 11 .309 .347 .469 .816
John Kelleher UNQ CHN 95 341 301 31 93 11 7 4 47 2 16 16 .309 .346 .432 .778
George Shively UNQ 2 teams 61 276 230 60 71 5 1 0 20 11 32 6 .309 .402 .339 .741
Dave Robertson UNQ 2 teams 82 290 266 36 82 21 3 6 62 4 13 19 .308 .345 .477 .823
Cliff Lee UNQ PHI 88 304 286 31 88 14 4 4 29 5 13 34 .308 .338 .427 .764
Johnny Bassler UNQ DET 119 463 388 37 119 18 5 0 56 2 58 16 .307 .401 .379 .780
Rube Bressler UNQ CIN 109 381 323 41 99 18 6 1 54 5 39 20 .307 .385 .409 .793
Ray Schmandt UNQ BRO 95 377 350 42 107 8 5 1 43 3 11 22 .306 .329 .366 .694
Crush Holloway UNQ ABC 85 348 318 39 97 10 4 2 45 4 18 2 .305 .344 .381 .725
Ira Flagstead UNQ DET 85 297 259 40 79 16 2 0 31 8 21 21 .305 .371 .382 .753
Otto Briggs UNQ HIL 45 209 174 39 53 9 5 1 21 5 25 0 .305 .398 .431 .829
Ralph Miller UNQ PHI 57 212 204 19 62 10 0 3 26 3 6 10 .304 .327 .397 .724
Bullet Rogan UNQ KCM 82 295 255 46 77 12 8 5 44 19 31 0 .302 .382 .471 .853
Curt Walker UNQ 2 teams 85 299 269 41 81 15 6 3 43 4 20 13 .301 .349 .435 .784
Johnny Mostil UNQ CHA 100 376 326 43 98 21 7 3 42 10 28 35 .301 .379 .436 .814
Biz Mackey UNQ ABC 76 311 283 43 85 13 9 9 54 4 15 2 .300 .347 .505 .852
Elmer Miller UNQ NYA 56 270 242 41 72 9 8 4 36 2 19 16 .298 .356 .450 .806
Valentín Dreke UNQ CS 72 316 296 46 88 13 5 2 36 12 13 0 .297 .331 .395 .726
Doc Johnston UNQ CLE 118 444 384 53 114 20 7 2 46 2 29 15 .297 .353 .401 .754
Dots Miller UNQ PHI 84 343 320 37 95 11 3 0 23 3 15 27 .297 .330 .350 .680
Bill Riggins UNQ DS 63 281 257 33 76 18 2 1 33 6 14 2 .296 .337 .393 .730
Russ Wrightstone UNQ PHI 109 398 372 59 110 13 4 9 51 4 18 20 .296 .332 .425 .756
Bevo LeBourveau UNQ PHI 93 319 281 42 83 12 5 6 35 4 29 51 .295 .361 .438 .799
Home Run Baker UNQ NYA 94 369 330 46 97 16 2 9 71 8 26 12 .294 .353 .436 .789
Robert Hudspeth UNQ 2 teams 86 367 334 40 98 20 4 6 52 5 24 0 .293 .344 .431 .776
José Méndez UNQ KCM 56 215 178 23 52 9 0 1 16 17 24 0 .292 .376 .360 .736
Charlie Deal UNQ CHN 115 454 422 52 122 19 8 3 66 3 13 9 .289 .310 .393 .704
Bubbles Hargrave UNQ CIN 93 284 263 28 76 17 8 1 38 4 12 15 .289 .327 .426 .753
Clyde Milan UNQ WS1 113 455 406 55 117 19 11 1 40 4 37 13 .288 .351 .397 .747
Bing Miller UNQ WS1 114 466 420 57 121 28 8 9 73 3 25 50 .288 .334 .457 .791
Pete Kilduff UNQ BRO 107 420 372 45 107 15 10 3 45 6 31 36 .288 .344 .406 .750
Thurman Jennings UNQ COG 46 205 185 29 53 6 3 0 19 5 12 0 .286 .330 .351 .681
Frank Welch UNQ PHA 115 455 403 48 115 18 6 7 45 6 34 43 .285 .347 .412 .759
George Whitted UNQ PIT 108 456 403 60 114 23 7 7 63 5 26 21 .283 .328 .427 .755
Walter Schmidt UNQ PIT 114 417 393 30 111 9 3 0 38 10 12 13 .282 .307 .321 .628
John Donaldson UNQ KCM 99 423 380 63 107 11 5 0 48 14 23 0 .282 .324 .337 .661
Chick Fewster UNQ NYA 66 248 207 44 58 19 0 1 19 4 28 43 .280 .382 .386 .768
Bill Handy UNQ AC 54 211 175 24 49 8 4 3 22 2 21 3 .280 .376 .423 .799
Jesse Barber UNQ AC 61 279 261 53 73 11 4 0 26 11 16 2 .280 .321 .352 .674
Clint Thomas UNQ COB 86 373 338 52 94 10 15 5 51 16 15 0 .278 .315 .441 .755
Bill Pettus UNQ AC 65 279 242 41 67 10 5 5 43 5 28 3 .277 .361 .421 .783
Muddy Ruel UNQ BOS 113 412 358 41 99 21 1 1 45 2 41 15 .277 .352 .349 .702
Lew Fonseca UNQ CIN 82 319 297 38 82 10 3 1 41 2 8 13 .276 .304 .340 .644
Country Brown UNQ AC 64 268 236 40 65 12 4 3 44 8 22 1 .275 .340 .398 .738
Harry Jeffries UNQ COG 51 217 189 31 52 4 2 0 19 3 15 0 .275 .332 .317 .649
Chick Shorten UNQ DET 92 243 217 33 59 11 3 0 23 2 20 11 .272 .333 .350 .684
Johnson Hill UNQ DS 55 222 206 26 56 7 5 4 27 1 8 3 .272 .302 .413 .715
Frank Brazill UNQ PHA 66 206 177 17 48 3 1 0 19 2 23 21 .271 .361 .299 .661
Harry Kenyon UNQ ABC 72 287 241 41 65 10 6 1 28 5 27 1 .270 .362 .373 .736
Ivey Wingo UNQ CIN 97 325 295 20 79 7 6 3 38 3 21 14 .268 .319 .363 .681
Lemuel Hawkins UNQ 2 teams 50 220 199 32 53 6 1 0 18 6 11 0 .266 .318 .307 .624
Bob Fagan UNQ KCM 76 305 275 32 73 12 1 0 32 10 16 0 .265 .313 .316 .629
Bingo DeMoss UNQ CAG 73 309 272 58 72 11 1 1 20 16 30 7 .265 .342 .324 .666
Bartolo Portuondo UNQ KCM 74 328 291 51 77 10 5 0 23 13 26 0 .265 .327 .333 .660
Frank Brower UNQ WS1 83 230 203 31 53 12 3 1 35 1 18 7 .261 .330 .365 .695
Mike McNally UNQ NYA 71 240 215 36 56 4 2 1 24 5 14 15 .260 .306 .312 .617
Marty McManus UNQ SLA 121 466 412 49 107 19 8 3 67 5 27 30 .260 .308 .367 .675
Willie Woods UNQ 2 teams 89 367 329 38 85 4 1 0 26 17 15 0 .258 .305 .277 .581
Marcelino Guerra UNQ CS 60 224 194 29 50 4 8 0 22 17 23 6 .258 .336 .361 .697
Johnny Walker UNQ PHA 113 443 423 41 109 14 5 2 46 5 9 29 .258 .278 .329 .607
Frank Warfield UNQ DS 63 292 245 48 63 8 5 2 24 12 30 2 .257 .343 .355 .698
Bernie Neis UNQ BRO 102 265 230 34 59 5 4 4 34 9 25 41 .257 .332 .365 .697
Lee King UNQ 2 teams 103 339 310 42 79 23 6 4 39 1 21 43 .255 .306 .406 .713
Julio Rojo UNQ AC 56 208 181 32 46 5 6 3 33 10 16 0 .254 .332 .398 .729
Isaac Lane UNQ COB 63 231 205 35 52 2 2 1 17 13 20 1 .254 .326 .298 .624
Frank Parkinson UNQ PHI 108 415 391 36 99 20 2 5 32 3 13 81 .253 .277 .353 .630
Joe Sargent UNQ DET 66 211 178 21 45 8 5 2 22 2 24 26 .253 .342 .388 .729
Ray Schalk UNQ CHA 128 472 416 32 105 24 4 0 47 3 40 36 .252 .328 .329 .658
Earl Smith UNQ 2 teams 84 279 258 27 65 9 4 4 27 1 13 23 .252 .296 .364 .660
Willie Green UNQ COG 50 220 188 22 47 4 2 0 24 6 25 1 .250 .344 .293 .637
Bob O'Farrell UNQ CHN 96 281 260 32 65 12 7 4 32 2 18 14 .250 .299 .396 .695
Mickey O'Neil UNQ BSN 98 313 277 26 69 9 4 2 29 2 23 21 .249 .307 .332 .639
Frank Duncan UNQ 2 teams 81 276 249 26 62 7 0 0 22 5 10 1 .249 .292 .277 .569
Goldie Rapp UNQ 2 teams 110 424 383 49 95 16 2 1 25 9 29 21 .248 .301 .308 .609
Connie Day UNQ 2 teams 77 287 255 31 63 8 7 1 27 6 22 2 .247 .314 .345 .659
Morten Clark UNQ 2 teams 67 301 252 52 62 8 5 2 23 12 38 1 .246 .352 .341 .693
Leroy Grant UNQ CAG 68 241 222 25 54 9 2 2 27 2 10 5 .243 .291 .329 .620
Paíto Herrera UNQ CS 73 333 294 48 71 8 4 1 15 6 24 0 .241 .307 .306 .614
Koke Alexander UNQ 2 teams 61 248 221 30 53 7 4 1 19 4 20 1 .240 .311 .321 .633
Joe Hewitt UNQ SLG 63 296 239 42 57 5 2 1 17 32 42 0 .238 .377 .289 .665
George Brown UNQ 2 teams 59 261 220 34 52 5 2 0 17 15 30 1 .236 .339 .277 .616
Matías Ríos UNQ CS 73 304 268 28 63 7 6 1 23 10 18 0 .235 .286 .317 .603
Greasy Neale UNQ 2 teams 85 341 298 46 70 11 5 0 13 12 36 25 .235 .319 .305 .625
Otto Miller UNQ BRO 91 315 286 22 67 8 6 1 27 2 9 26 .234 .260 .315 .575
Sam Crane UNQ CIN 73 242 215 20 50 10 2 0 16 2 14 14 .233 .292 .298 .590
Jelly Gardner UNQ CAG 62 229 194 16 45 1 0 0 23 15 26 8 .232 .329 .237 .566
Jimmy Smith UNQ PHI 67 270 247 31 57 8 1 4 22 2 11 28 .231 .266 .320 .586
Namon Washington UNQ ABC 79 322 275 44 63 3 1 0 18 15 24 3 .229 .298 .247 .545
Sam Mongin UNQ 2 teams 53 218 162 37 37 7 1 0 16 6 26 1 .228 .372 .284 .656
Eufemio Abreu UNQ CS 70 262 238 18 52 4 2 1 20 3 11 1 .218 .265 .265 .530
Larry Kopf UNQ CIN 107 427 367 36 80 8 3 1 25 3 43 20 .218 .310 .264 .574
Tullie McAdoo UNQ SLG 57 243 198 30 43 11 6 0 22 8 24 6 .217 .335 .333 .668
Mack Eggleston UNQ COB 58 212 185 20 38 9 3 1 21 4 17 0 .205 .279 .303 .582
Manuel Parrado UNQ CS 70 260 239 16 48 11 1 2 17 4 14 2 .201 .257 .280 .537
Dave Malarcher UNQ CAG 72 299 256 40 51 5 2 0 23 15 32 12 .199 .298 .234 .532
Bobby Williams UNQ CAG 73 280 240 33 47 6 6 0 18 14 23 5 .196 .274 .271 .545
Frank Blattner UNQ KCM 64 220 196 17 38 6 1 1 14 6 12 0 .194 .251 .250 .501
Ossie Vitt UNQ BOS 78 290 232 29 44 11 1 0 13 1 45 13 .190 .321 .246 .567
Hervey McClellan UNQ CHA 63 215 196 20 35 4 1 1 14 2 14 18 .179 .237 .224 .461
Eddie Holtz UNQ SLG 64 241 215 20 38 1 2 0 16 0 15 5 .177 .237 .200 .437
Dud Lee UNQ SLA 72 201 180 18 30 4 2 0 11 1 14 34 .167 .235 .211 .446
Showing 1-50 of 222 batters listed (89 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 153 innings at 153 team games. 80 of the 160 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1921 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Bullet Rogan KCM 16 8 25 23 22 3 0 202.2 167 41 71 122 1.82 1.17
Red Faber CHA 25 15 43 39 32 4 1 330.2 293 91 87 124 2.48 1.15
Bill Doak SLN 15 6 32 28 13 1 1 208.2 224 60 37 83 2.59 1.25
Babe Adams PIT 14 5 25 20 11 2 0 160.0 155 47 18 55 2.64 1.08
José Leblanc CS 15 10 30 23 20 1 1 217.0 186 66 55 103 2.74 1.11
Whitey Glazner PIT 14 5 36 25 15 0 1 234.0 214 72 58 88 2.77 1.16
Eppa Rixey CIN 19 18 40 36 21 2 1 301.0 324 93 66 76 2.78 1.30
Burleigh Grimes BRO 22 13 37 35 30 2 0 302.1 313 95 76 136 2.83 1.29
Clarence Mitchell BRO 11 9 37 18 13 3 2 190.0 206 61 46 39 2.89 1.33
Bill Drake SLG 16 9 28 22 19 2 1 195.1 170 63 68 117 2.90 1.22
George Mogridge WS1 18 14 38 36 21 4 0 288.0 301 96 66 101 3.00 1.27
Carl Mays NYA 27 9 49 38 30 1 7 336.2 332 114 76 70 3.05 1.21
Waite Hoyt NYA 19 13 43 32 21 1 3 282.1 301 97 81 102 3.09 1.35
Jesse Barnes NY1 15 9 42 31 15 1 6 258.2 298 89 44 56 3.10 1.32
Dick Redding AC 16 10 29 24 21 3 1 213.2 217 74 63 119 3.12 1.31
Sad Sam Jones BOS 23 16 40 38 25 5 1 298.2 318 107 78 98 3.22 1.33
Wilbur Cooper PIT 22 14 38 38 29 2 0 327.0 341 118 80 134 3.25 1.29
Bill Holland 2 teams 12 11 29 21 19 0 2 177.0 163 66 40 115 3.36 1.15
Earl Hamilton PIT 13 15 35 30 12 2 0 225.0 237 84 58 59 3.36 1.31
Bill Pertica SLN 14 10 38 31 15 2 2 208.1 212 78 70 67 3.37 1.35
Stan Coveleski CLE 23 13 43 40 28 2 2 315.0 341 118 84 99 3.37 1.35
Dolf Luque CIN 17 19 41 36 25 3 3 304.0 318 114 64 102 3.38 1.26
Rube Marquard CIN 17 14 39 35 18 2 0 265.2 291 100 50 88 3.39 1.28
Pete Alexander CHN 15 13 31 29 21 3 1 252.0 286 95 33 77 3.39 1.27
Rube Curry KCM 14 11 31 21 16 1 0 193.0 168 73 43 102 3.40 1.09
Jim Jeffries ABC 11 9 34 22 14 3 3 198.2 191 76 68 82 3.44 1.30
Dana Fillingim BSN 15 10 44 22 11 3 1 239.2 249 92 56 54 3.45 1.27
Jesse Haines SLN 18 12 37 29 13 3 0 244.1 261 95 56 84 3.50 1.30
Bullet Joe Bush BOS 16 9 37 32 21 3 1 254.1 244 99 93 96 3.50 1.33
Roy Roberts COB 11 15 34 25 22 0 1 236.1 200 92 96 121 3.50 1.25
Walter Johnson WS1 17 14 35 32 25 1 1 264.0 265 103 92 143 3.51 1.35
Joe Oeschger BSN 20 14 46 36 19 3 0 299.0 303 117 97 68 3.52 1.34
Urban Shocker SLA 27 12 47 38 30 4 4 326.2 345 129 86 132 3.55 1.32
Fred Toney NY1 18 11 42 32 16 1 3 249.1 274 100 65 63 3.61 1.36
Eric Erickson WS1 8 10 32 22 9 3 0 179.0 181 72 65 71 3.62 1.37
Art Nehf NY1 20 10 41 34 18 2 1 260.2 266 105 55 67 3.63 1.23
Jack Scott BSN 15 13 47 29 16 2 3 233.2 258 96 57 83 3.70 1.35
Dutch Leonard DET 11 13 36 32 16 1 1 245.0 273 102 63 120 3.75 1.37
Dicta Johnson ABC 10 9 22 20 11 2 0 155.2 148 66 30 60 3.82 1.14
Mule Watson BSN 14 13 44 31 15 1 2 259.1 269 111 57 48 3.85 1.26
Allen Sothoron 2 teams 13 8 29 22 11 2 0 178.1 194 77 71 72 3.89 1.49
Sherry Smith BRO 7 11 35 17 9 0 4 175.1 232 76 34 36 3.90 1.52
Duster Mails CLE 14 8 34 24 10 2 2 194.1 210 85 89 87 3.94 1.54
Elam Vangilder SLA 11 12 31 21 10 1 0 180.1 196 79 67 48 3.94 1.46
Eddie Rommel PHA 16 23 46 32 20 0 3 285.1 312 125 87 71 3.94 1.40
Tom Zachary WS1 18 16 39 31 17 2 1 250.0 314 110 59 53 3.96 1.49
Harry Kenyon ABC 7 10 22 17 13 1 0 167.0 174 74 51 66 3.99 1.35
Hugh McQuillan BSN 13 17 45 31 13 2 5 250.0 284 111 90 94 4.00 1.50
George Uhle CLE 16 13 41 28 13 2 2 238.0 288 106 63 63 4.01 1.47
Herb Pennock BOS 12 14 32 32 15 1 0 222.2 268 100 59 91 4.04 1.47
Bob Shawkey NYA 18 12 38 31 18 3 2 245.0 245 111 86 126 4.08 1.35
Allen Russell BOS 7 11 39 13 7 0 3 173.0 204 79 77 60 4.11 1.62
Buck Freeman CHN 9 10 38 20 6 0 3 177.1 189 81 70 42 4.11 1.46
Leon Cadore BRO 13 14 35 30 12 1 0 211.2 243 98 46 79 4.17 1.37
Roy Walker SLN 11 12 38 24 11 0 3 170.2 194 80 53 52 4.22 1.45
Phil Douglas NY1 15 10 40 27 13 3 2 221.2 266 104 55 55 4.22 1.45
Red Oldham DET 11 14 40 28 12 1 1 229.1 258 108 81 67 4.24 1.48
Jimmy Ring PHI 10 19 34 30 21 0 1 246.0 258 116 88 88 4.24 1.41
Dutch Ruether BRO 10 13 36 27 12 1 2 211.1 247 100 67 78 4.26 1.49
Slim Harriss PHA 11 16 39 28 14 0 2 227.2 258 108 73 92 4.27 1.45
Lee Meadows PHI 11 16 28 27 15 2 0 194.1 226 93 62 52 4.31 1.48
Hooks Dauss DET 10 15 32 28 16 0 1 233.0 275 112 81 68 4.33 1.53
Bill Hubbell PHI 9 16 36 30 15 1 2 220.1 269 106 38 43 4.33 1.39
Speed Martin CHN 11 15 37 28 13 1 1 217.1 245 105 68 86 4.35 1.44
Bill Force DS 8 8 25 17 11 0 0 157.0 156 77 41 86 4.41 1.25
Dixie Davis SLA 16 16 40 36 20 2 0 265.1 279 131 123 100 4.44 1.52
Roy Moore PHA 10 10 29 26 12 0 0 191.2 206 96 122 64 4.51 1.71
Sam Crawford KCM 9 11 30 23 15 0 2 187.2 203 94 63 91 4.51 1.42
Howard Ehmke DET 13 14 30 22 13 1 0 196.1 220 99 81 68 4.54 1.53
Virgil Cheeves CHN 11 12 37 22 9 1 0 163.0 192 84 47 39 4.64 1.47
Dave Keefe PHA 2 9 44 12 4 0 1 173.0 214 90 64 68 4.68 1.61
Jim Bagby CLE 14 12 40 26 13 0 4 191.2 238 100 44 37 4.70 1.47
Bill Bayne SLA 11 5 47 14 6 1 3 164.0 167 86 80 82 4.72 1.51
Dickey Kerr CHA 19 17 44 37 25 3 1 308.2 357 162 96 80 4.72 1.47
George Smith PHI 4 20 39 28 12 1 1 221.1 303 117 52 45 4.76 1.60
Rollie Naylor PHA 3 13 32 19 6 0 0 169.1 214 91 55 39 4.84 1.59
Elmer Myers BOS 8 12 30 20 11 0 0 172.0 217 93 53 40 4.87 1.57
Bob Hasty PHA 5 16 35 22 9 0 0 179.1 238 97 40 46 4.87 1.55
Ray Kolp SLA 8 7 37 18 5 1 0 166.2 208 92 51 43 4.97 1.55
Roy Wilkinson CHA 4 20 36 23 11 0 3 198.1 259 113 78 50 5.13 1.70
Dave Brown UNQ CAG 15 1 22 16 13 5 2 151.2 107 31 33 115 1.84 0.92
Red Ryan UNQ AC 8 4 14 11 9 2 0 99.2 90 25 29 43 2.26 1.19
Jack Marshall UNQ CAG 6 2 12 9 7 2 0 75.1 50 22 30 28 2.63 1.06
Dick Whitworth UNQ HIL 9 5 16 14 12 1 0 121.1 110 37 24 57 2.74 1.10
Red Causey UNQ 2 teams 4 4 14 8 4 0 0 65.1 71 20 17 9 2.76 1.35
Guy Morton UNQ CLE 8 3 30 7 3 2 0 107.2 98 33 32 45 2.76 1.21
Bill Gatewood UNQ DS 4 6 17 13 5 0 0 101.1 93 32 26 51 2.84 1.17
Rube Benton UNQ NY1 5 2 18 9 3 1 0 72.0 72 23 17 11 2.88 1.24
Johnny Morrison UNQ PIT 9 7 21 17 11 3 0 144.0 131 46 33 52 2.88 1.14
Bill Piercy UNQ NYA 5 4 14 10 5 1 0 81.2 82 27 28 35 2.98 1.35
Bill Sherdel UNQ SLN 9 8 38 8 5 1 1 144.1 137 51 38 57 3.18 1.21
Fritz Coumbe UNQ CIN 3 4 28 6 3 0 1 86.2 89 31 21 12 3.22 1.27
Lefty Tyler UNQ CHN 3 2 10 6 4 0 0 50.0 59 18 14 8 3.24 1.46
John Taylor UNQ COG 5 13 21 16 16 0 1 141.0 153 52 19 59 3.32 1.22
Pete Donohue UNQ CIN 7 6 21 11 7 0 1 118.1 117 44 26 44 3.35 1.21
Lucas Boada UNQ CS 7 8 21 17 12 1 1 141.1 134 53 34 50 3.37 1.19
Connie Rector UNQ HIL 5 1 14 5 4 0 1 66.1 63 25 15 30 3.39 1.18
Tom Williams UNQ CAG 13 7 27 15 11 2 0 137.2 129 52 34 66 3.40 1.18
Lou North UNQ SLN 4 4 40 0 0 0 7 86.1 81 34 32 28 3.54 1.31
Ed Rile UNQ 2 teams 6 1 9 6 4 2 0 58.0 53 23 20 21 3.57 1.26
Claudio Manela UNQ CS 4 8 19 15 9 0 0 129.2 139 52 38 59 3.61 1.37
Jesse Winters UNQ PHI 5 10 18 14 10 0 0 114.0 142 46 28 22 3.63 1.49
Slim Sallee UNQ NY1 6 4 37 0 0 0 2 96.1 115 39 14 23 3.64 1.34
Benn Karr UNQ BOS 8 7 26 7 5 0 0 117.2 123 48 38 37 3.67 1.37
Jimmy Zinn UNQ PIT 7 6 32 9 5 1 4 127.1 159 52 30 49 3.68 1.48
Rosy Ryan UNQ NY1 7 10 36 16 5 0 3 147.1 140 61 32 58 3.73 1.17
Phil Cockrell UNQ HIL 9 6 16 12 10 1 0 112.2 99 47 29 63 3.75 1.14
Harry Harper UNQ NYA 4 3 8 7 4 0 0 52.2 52 22 25 22 3.76 1.46
Cliff Markle UNQ CIN 2 6 10 6 5 0 0 67.0 75 28 20 23 3.76 1.42
Jack Quinn UNQ NYA 8 7 33 13 6 0 0 119.0 158 50 32 44 3.78 1.60
Lucius Hampton UNQ COB 6 4 12 9 7 0 0 83.1 90 36 30 24 3.89 1.44
Willis Flournoy UNQ HIL 4 5 12 12 3 0 0 84.0 75 37 37 62 3.96 1.33
Lynn Brenton UNQ CIN 1 8 17 9 2 0 1 60.0 80 27 17 19 4.05 1.62
Latimer UNQ ABC 4 2 11 5 2 0 0 57.2 65 26 17 23 4.06 1.42
John Finner UNQ SLG 8 7 24 15 11 2 3 134.2 144 61 38 61 4.08 1.35
Scott Perry UNQ PHA 3 6 12 8 5 0 1 70.0 77 32 24 19 4.11 1.44
Cliff Bell UNQ KCM 7 5 21 12 4 0 0 99.2 101 46 28 33 4.15 1.29
Elmer Ponder UNQ 2 teams 5 6 24 12 6 0 0 114.0 146 53 20 34 4.18 1.46
Jimmy Oldham UNQ SLG 7 2 14 10 7 1 0 90.0 88 42 30 61 4.20 1.31
Johnny Miljus UNQ BRO 6 3 28 9 3 0 1 93.2 115 44 27 37 4.23 1.52
Bill Bailey UNQ SLN 2 5 19 6 3 1 0 74.0 95 35 22 20 4.26 1.58
Hal Carlson UNQ PIT 4 8 31 10 3 0 4 109.2 121 52 23 37 4.27 1.31
Bert Cole UNQ DET 7 4 20 11 7 1 1 109.2 134 52 36 22 4.27 1.55
Willie Gisentaner UNQ 2 teams 3 3 14 11 5 1 0 79.2 64 38 44 44 4.29 1.36
Carl Holling UNQ DET 3 7 35 11 4 0 4 136.0 162 65 58 38 4.30 1.62
Jeff Pfeffer UNQ 2 teams 10 8 24 18 9 1 0 130.1 151 63 37 30 4.35 1.44
Otis Starks UNQ 2 teams 4 4 12 10 7 1 0 80.2 98 39 23 38 4.35 1.50
Jose Acosta UNQ WS1 5 4 33 7 2 0 3 115.2 148 56 36 30 4.36 1.59
Charley Wilson UNQ 2 teams 7 12 21 20 10 2 0 144.1 171 70 31 46 4.36 1.40
Ferdie Schupp UNQ 2 teams 5 4 29 11 2 0 3 98.1 117 48 48 48 4.39 1.68
Andy Cooper UNQ DS 4 8 19 11 5 1 0 102.1 116 50 23 33 4.40 1.36
Huck Betts UNQ PHI 3 7 32 2 1 0 4 100.2 141 50 14 28 4.47 1.54
Hank Thormahlen UNQ BOS 1 7 23 9 3 0 0 96.1 101 48 34 17 4.48 1.40
Zack Foreman UNQ KCM 7 4 17 10 4 0 1 89.1 102 45 27 16 4.53 1.44
Percy Jones UNQ CHN 3 5 32 3 1 0 0 98.2 116 50 39 46 4.56 1.57
José Suárez UNQ CS 6 12 22 16 12 0 0 149.0 167 76 29 54 4.59 1.32
James York UNQ CHN 5 9 40 10 4 1 1 139.0 170 73 63 57 4.73 1.68
Ray Caldwell UNQ CLE 6 6 37 12 4 1 4 147.0 159 80 49 76 4.90 1.41
Al Schacht UNQ WS1 6 6 29 5 2 0 1 82.2 110 45 27 15 4.90 1.66
Duke Sedgwick UNQ PHI 1 3 16 5 1 0 0 71.1 81 39 32 21 4.92 1.58
Harold Treadwell UNQ AC 5 3 13 8 5 0 0 84.0 87 46 36 37 4.93 1.46
Suds Sutherland UNQ DET 6 2 13 8 3 0 0 58.0 80 32 18 18 4.97 1.69
Emilio Palmero UNQ SLA 4 7 24 9 4 0 0 90.0 109 50 49 26 5.00 1.76
Jim Middleton UNQ DET 6 11 38 10 2 0 7 121.2 149 68 44 31 5.03 1.59
Tom Johnson UNQ CAG 7 8 21 14 8 1 0 118.1 123 67 40 41 5.10 1.38
Bill Burwell UNQ SLA 2 4 33 3 1 0 2 84.1 102 48 29 17 5.12 1.55
Rube Henderson UNQ COG 1 6 9 8 4 0 0 61.2 65 36 25 20 5.25 1.46
John Russell UNQ CHA 2 5 11 9 4 0 0 66.1 82 39 35 15 5.29 1.76
George Britt UNQ COB 7 10 22 15 12 0 1 133.0 143 79 42 81 5.35 1.39
Luther Farrell UNQ COG 4 7 19 13 9 0 0 120.1 145 72 44 34 5.39 1.57
Rip Collins UNQ NYA 11 5 28 16 7 2 0 137.1 158 83 78 64 5.44 1.72
Buddy Napier UNQ CIN 0 2 22 6 1 0 1 56.2 72 35 13 14 5.56 1.50
Harry Courtney UNQ WS1 6 9 30 15 3 0 1 132.2 159 83 71 26 5.63 1.73
String Bean Williams UNQ 2 teams 3 5 11 9 5 0 0 60.2 70 39 19 14 5.79 1.47
Alex Ferguson UNQ NYA 3 1 17 4 1 0 1 56.1 64 37 27 9 5.91 1.62
Hippo Vaughn UNQ CHN 3 11 17 14 7 0 0 109.1 153 73 31 30 6.01 1.68
Doug McWeeny UNQ CHA 3 6 27 8 3 0 2 97.2 127 66 45 46 6.08 1.76
Shovel Hodge UNQ CHA 6 8 36 10 5 0 2 142.2 191 104 54 25 6.56 1.72
Stan Baumgartner UNQ PHI 3 6 22 7 2 0 0 66.2 103 52 22 13 7.02 1.87
Dominic Mulrenan UNQ CHA 2 8 12 10 3 0 0 56.0 84 45 36 10 7.23 2.14
Showing 1-50 of 160 pitchers listed (80 qualified)

Reading the 1921 leader tables

Of the 222 batting lines shown for 1921, 89 are qualified. The first qualified row belongs to Rogers Hornsby, a .397 hitter, ahead of Harry Heilmann (.394). The UNQ tag explains why Oscar Charleston's .434 (272 plate appearances) does not head the average column. Sorting by home runs brings Babe Ruth (59) to the top. Of 160 pitchers shown for 1921, the ERA and WHIP races include 80. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Bullet Rogan, 1.82, and Babe Adams has the best WHIP, 1.08. The counting columns are topped by Carl Mays in wins (27) and Walter Johnson in strikeouts (143).

1921 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1921?
Babe Ruth led with 59 home runs in 1921.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1921?
Babe Ruth led with 171 RBI in 1921.
Who led MLB in hits in 1921?
Harry Heilmann led with 237 hits in 1921.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1921?
Rogers Hornsby led at .397 in 1921, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1921?
Carl Mays and Urban Shocker tied for the lead with 27 wins in 1921.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1921?
Walter Johnson led with 143 strikeouts in 1921.