1928 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1928 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

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Batting Leaders

Minimum 200 at-bats required

Complete Statistics

Player Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG
Rogers Hornsby BSN 140 486 99 188 42 7 21 94 5 107 41 0.387 0.498 0.632
Goose Goslin WSN 135 456 80 173 36 10 17 102 16 48 19 0.379 0.442 0.614
Heinie Manush SLA 154 638 104 241 47 20 13 108 17 39 14 0.378 0.414 0.575
Lou Gehrig NYY 154 562 139 210 47 13 27 142 4 95 69 0.374 0.467 0.648
Paul Waner PIT 152 602 142 223 50 19 6 86 6 77 16 0.370 0.446 0.547
Chuck Klein PHI 64 253 41 91 14 4 11 34 0 14 22 0.360 0.396 0.577
Freddie Lindstrom NY1 153 646 99 231 39 9 14 107 15 25 21 0.358 0.383 0.511
Al Simmons PHA 119 464 78 163 33 9 15 107 1 31 30 0.351 0.396 0.558
Wally Roettger STL 68 261 27 89 17 4 6 44 2 10 22 0.341 0.372 0.506
George Sisler BSN 118 491 71 167 26 4 4 68 11 30 15 0.340 0.380 0.434
Babe Herman BRO 134 486 64 165 37 6 12 91 1 38 36 0.340 0.390 0.514
Pie Traynor PIT 144 569 91 192 38 12 3 124 12 28 10 0.337 0.370 0.462
Lance Richbourg BSN 148 612 105 206 26 12 2 52 11 62 39 0.337 0.399 0.428
Chick Hafey STL 138 520 101 175 46 6 27 111 8 40 53 0.337 0.386 0.604
Lloyd Waner PIT 152 659 121 221 22 14 5 61 8 40 13 0.335 0.377 0.434
Shanty Hogan NY1 131 411 48 137 25 2 10 71 0 42 25 0.333 0.406 0.477
Tony Lazzeri NYY 116 404 62 134 30 11 10 82 15 43 50 0.332 0.397 0.535
Bing Miller PHA 139 510 76 168 34 7 8 85 10 27 24 0.329 0.372 0.471
Harry Heilmann DET 151 558 83 183 38 10 14 107 7 57 45 0.328 0.390 0.507
Sam Rice WSN 148 616 95 202 32 15 2 55 16 49 15 0.328 0.379 0.438
Jimmie Foxx PHA 118 400 85 131 29 10 13 79 3 60 43 0.328 0.416 0.547
Lew Fonseca CLE 75 263 38 86 19 4 3 36 4 13 17 0.327 0.361 0.464
Bill Terry NY1 149 568 100 185 36 11 17 101 7 64 36 0.326 0.394 0.518
Jim Bottomley STL 149 576 123 187 42 20 31 136 10 71 54 0.325 0.402 0.628
Riggs Stephenson CHC 137 512 75 166 36 9 8 90 8 68 29 0.324 0.407 0.477
Joe Sewell CLE 155 588 79 190 40 2 4 70 7 58 9 0.323 0.391 0.418
Carl Reynolds CHW 84 291 51 94 21 11 2 36 15 17 13 0.323 0.371 0.491
Ty Cobb PHA 95 353 54 114 27 4 1 40 5 34 16 0.323 0.389 0.431
Johnny Hodapp CLE 116 449 51 145 31 6 2 73 2 20 20 0.323 0.352 0.432
Babe Ruth NYY 154 536 163 173 29 8 54 142 4 137 87 0.323 0.463 0.709
George Grantham PIT 124 440 93 142 24 9 10 85 9 59 37 0.323 0.408 0.486
Mel Ott NY1 124 435 69 140 26 4 18 77 3 52 36 0.322 0.397 0.524
Fred Brickell PIT 81 202 34 65 4 4 3 41 5 20 18 0.322 0.383 0.426
Del Bissonette BRO 155 587 90 188 30 13 25 106 5 70 75 0.320 0.396 0.543
Charlie Gehringer DET 154 603 108 193 29 16 6 74 15 69 22 0.320 0.395 0.451
Lefty O'Doul NY1 114 354 67 113 19 4 8 46 9 30 8 0.319 0.372 0.463
Mark Koenig NYY 132 533 89 170 19 10 4 63 3 32 19 0.319 0.360 0.415
Harvey Hendrick BRO 126 425 83 135 15 10 11 59 16 54 34 0.318 0.397 0.478
Bob Fothergill DET 111 347 49 110 28 10 3 63 8 24 19 0.317 0.366 0.481
Max Bishop PHA 126 472 104 149 27 5 6 50 9 97 36 0.316 0.435 0.432
Hack Wilson CHC 145 520 89 163 32 9 31 120 4 77 94 0.313 0.404 0.588
Buddy Myer BOS 147 536 78 168 26 6 1 44 30 53 28 0.313 0.379 0.390
Ed Morgan CLE 76 265 42 83 24 6 4 54 5 21 17 0.313 0.366 0.494
Earle Combs NYY 149 626 118 194 33 21 7 56 10 77 33 0.310 0.387 0.463
Glenn Wright PIT 108 407 63 126 20 8 8 66 3 21 53 0.310 0.343 0.457
Pid Purdy CIN 70 223 32 69 11 1 0 25 1 23 13 0.309 0.377 0.368
Sammy Hale PHA 88 314 38 97 20 9 4 58 2 9 21 0.309 0.334 0.468
Willie Kamm CHW 155 552 70 170 30 12 1 84 17 73 22 0.308 0.391 0.411
Andy Reese NY1 109 406 61 125 18 4 6 44 7 13 24 0.308 0.331 0.416
Charlie Jamieson CLE 112 433 63 133 18 4 1 37 3 56 20 0.307 0.388 0.374
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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
Dazzy Vance BRO 22 10 38 32 24 4 2 280.3 226 65 72 200 2.09 1.06
Sheriff Blake CHC 17 11 34 29 16 4 1 240.6 209 66 101 78 2.47 1.29
Garland Braxton WSN 13 11 38 24 15 2 6 218.3 177 61 44 94 2.51 1.01
Herb Pennock NYY 17 6 28 24 18 5 3 211.0 215 60 40 53 2.56 1.21
Lefty Grove PHA 24 8 39 31 24 4 4 261.6 228 75 64 183 2.58 1.12
Art Nehf CHC 13 7 31 21 10 2 0 176.6 190 52 52 40 2.65 1.37
Johnny Miljus CLE 1 4 11 4 1 0 1 50.6 46 15 20 19 2.66 1.30
Watson Clark BRO 12 9 40 19 10 2 3 194.6 193 58 50 85 2.68 1.25
Larry Benton NY1 25 9 42 35 28 2 4 310.3 299 94 71 90 2.73 1.19
Carl Hubbell NY1 10 6 20 14 8 1 1 124.0 117 39 21 37 2.83 1.11
Pat Malone CHC 18 13 42 25 16 2 2 250.6 218 79 99 155 2.84 1.26
Sad Sam Jones WSN 17 7 30 27 19 4 0 224.6 209 71 78 63 2.84 1.28
Bill Sherdel STL 21 10 38 27 20 0 5 248.6 251 79 56 72 2.86 1.23
Art Reinhart STL 4 6 23 9 3 1 2 75.3 80 24 27 12 2.87 1.42
Jack Quinn PHA 18 7 31 28 18 4 1 211.3 239 68 34 43 2.90 1.29
Burleigh Grimes PIT 25 14 48 37 28 4 3 330.6 311 110 77 97 2.99 1.17
Eddie Rommel PHA 13 5 43 11 6 0 4 173.6 177 59 26 37 3.06 1.17
Tommy Thomas CHW 17 16 36 32 24 3 2 283.0 277 97 76 129 3.08 1.25
Doug McWeeny BRO 14 14 42 32 12 4 1 244.0 218 86 114 79 3.17 1.36
Jesse Haines STL 20 8 33 28 20 1 0 240.3 238 85 72 77 3.18 1.29
Joe Genewich NY1 11 4 26 18 10 2 3 158.3 136 56 54 37 3.18 1.20
Sam Gray SLA 20 12 35 31 21 2 3 262.6 256 93 86 102 3.19 1.30
Ray Kolp CIN 13 10 44 24 12 1 3 209.0 219 74 55 61 3.19 1.31
Bill Doak BRO 3 8 28 12 4 1 3 99.3 104 36 35 12 3.26 1.40
Ownie Carroll DET 16 12 34 28 19 2 2 231.0 219 84 87 51 3.27 1.32
Joe Dawson PIT 7 7 31 7 1 0 3 128.6 116 47 56 36 3.29 1.34
Clarence Mitchell STL 8 9 19 18 9 1 0 150.0 149 55 38 31 3.30 1.25
Fred Heimach NYY 2 3 13 9 5 0 0 68.0 66 25 16 25 3.31 1.21
Pete Alexander STL 16 9 34 31 18 1 2 243.6 262 91 37 59 3.36 1.23
Waite Hoyt NYY 23 7 42 31 19 3 8 273.0 279 102 60 67 3.36 1.24
George Pipgras NYY 24 13 46 38 22 4 3 300.6 314 113 103 139 3.38 1.39
Red Lucas CIN 13 9 27 19 13 4 1 167.3 164 63 42 35 3.39 1.23
Eppa Rixey CIN 19 18 43 37 17 3 2 291.3 317 111 67 58 3.43 1.32
Ed Morris BOS 19 15 47 29 20 0 5 257.6 255 101 80 104 3.53 1.30
Jim Faulkner NY1 9 8 38 8 3 0 2 117.3 131 46 41 32 3.53 1.47
Carmen Hill PIT 16 10 36 31 16 1 2 237.0 229 93 81 73 3.53 1.31
Bump Hadley WSN 12 13 33 31 16 3 0 231.6 236 91 100 80 3.54 1.45
Rube Walberg PHA 17 12 38 30 15 3 1 235.6 236 93 64 112 3.55 1.27
Charlie Root CHC 14 18 40 30 13 1 2 237.0 214 94 73 122 3.57 1.21
Dolf Luque CIN 11 10 33 29 11 1 1 234.3 254 93 84 72 3.57 1.44
Jack Scott NY1 4 1 16 3 3 0 1 50.3 59 20 11 17 3.58 1.39
Fred Fussell PIT 8 9 28 20 9 2 1 159.6 183 64 41 43 3.61 1.40
Howard Ehmke PHA 9 8 23 18 5 1 0 139.3 135 56 44 34 3.62 1.28
Freddie Fitzsimmons NY1 20 9 40 32 16 1 1 261.3 264 107 65 67 3.68 1.26
General Crowder SLA 21 5 41 31 19 1 2 244.0 238 100 91 99 3.69 1.35
Grady Adkins CHW 10 16 36 27 14 0 1 224.6 235 93 89 54 3.73 1.44
Red Faber CHW 13 9 27 27 16 2 0 201.3 223 84 68 43 3.75 1.45
Art Delaney BSN 9 17 39 22 8 0 2 192.3 197 81 56 45 3.79 1.32
Dutch Henry NY1 3 6 17 8 4 0 1 64.0 82 27 25 23 3.80 1.67
George Earnshaw PHA 7 7 26 22 7 3 1 158.3 143 67 100 117 3.81 1.53
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