1931 Season Leaders

Top performers from the 1931 baseball season. Click column headers to sort.

These are the 1931 Major League Baseball season leaders in batting and pitching. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig tied for the lead with 46 home runs, Lou Gehrig led with 184 RBI, and Lloyd Waner led with 214 hits. Batting average, OBP, SLG and OPS list qualified hitters only — 3.1 plate appearances per team game, which is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games; ERA and WHIP require one inning per team game (154 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 — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. 81 of the 183 hitters listed qualify; the rest cleared 200+ plate appearances and are marked UNQ. Rate columns (AVG/OBP/SLG/OPS) rank qualified hitters first.

1931 OPS Distribution

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

Complete Statistics

1931 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
Al Simmons PHA 128 563 513 105 200 37 13 22 128 3 47 45 .390 .444 .641 1.085
Babe Ruth NYA 145 663 534 149 199 31 3 46 163 5 128 51 .373 .495 .700 1.195
Ed Morgan CLE 131 552 462 87 162 33 4 11 86 4 83 46 .351 .451 .511 .961
Chick Hafey SLN 122 494 450 94 157 35 8 16 95 11 39 43 .349 .404 .569 .973
Bill Terry NY1 153 662 611 121 213 43 20 9 112 8 47 36 .349 .397 .529 .926
Mickey Cochrane PHA 122 521 459 87 160 31 6 17 89 2 56 21 .349 .423 .553 .976
Lou Gehrig NYA 155 738 619 163 211 31 15 46 184 17 117 56 .341 .446 .662 1.108
Chuck Klein PHI 148 656 594 121 200 34 10 31 121 7 59 49 .337 .398 .584 .982
Lefty O'Doul BRO 134 564 512 85 172 32 11 7 75 5 48 16 .336 .396 .482 .879
Earl Averill CLE 155 701 627 140 209 36 10 32 143 9 68 38 .333 .404 .576 .979
Earl Webb BOS 151 660 589 96 196 67 3 14 103 2 70 51 .333 .404 .528 .932
Sam West WS1 132 559 526 77 175 43 13 3 91 6 30 37 .333 .369 .481 .850
Charlie Grimm CHN 146 596 531 65 176 33 11 4 66 1 53 29 .331 .393 .458 .851
Kiki Cuyler CHN 154 710 613 110 202 37 12 9 88 13 72 54 .330 .404 .473 .877
Goose Goslin SLA 151 675 591 114 194 42 10 24 105 9 80 41 .328 .412 .555 .967
John Stone DET 147 647 584 86 191 28 11 10 76 13 56 48 .327 .388 .464 .852
Bill Dickey NYA 130 523 477 65 156 17 10 6 78 2 39 20 .327 .378 .442 .820
Dale Alexander DET 135 583 517 75 168 47 3 3 87 5 64 35 .325 .401 .445 .846
Mule Haas PHA 102 489 440 82 142 29 7 8 56 0 30 29 .323 .366 .475 .841
Wally Berger BSN 156 678 617 94 199 44 8 19 84 13 55 70 .323 .380 .512 .892
Paul Waner PIT 150 646 559 88 180 35 10 6 70 6 73 21 .322 .404 .453 .857
Joe Vosmik CLE 149 640 591 80 189 36 14 7 117 7 38 30 .320 .363 .464 .827
Woody English CHN 156 727 634 117 202 38 8 2 53 12 68 80 .319 .391 .413 .804
Earle Combs NYA 138 636 563 120 179 31 13 5 58 11 68 34 .318 .394 .446 .840
Ben Chapman NYA 149 686 600 120 189 28 11 17 122 61 75 77 .315 .396 .483 .879
Tony Cuccinello CIN 154 639 575 67 181 39 11 2 93 1 54 28 .315 .374 .431 .805
Harvey Hendrick 2 teams 138 594 531 74 167 32 9 1 75 3 53 40 .315 .379 .414 .793
Lloyd Waner PIT 154 726 681 90 214 25 13 4 57 7 39 16 .314 .352 .407 .759
Babe Herman BRO 151 661 610 93 191 43 16 18 97 17 50 65 .313 .365 .525 .890
Lew Fonseca 2 teams 147 628 573 86 179 35 6 3 85 7 40 29 .312 .361 .410 .772
Dick Porter CLE 114 478 414 82 129 24 3 1 38 6 56 36 .312 .395 .391 .786
Frankie Frisch SLN 131 570 518 96 161 24 4 4 82 28 45 13 .311 .368 .396 .764
Red Kress SLA 150 655 605 87 188 46 8 16 114 3 46 48 .311 .360 .493 .853
Travis Jackson NY1 145 594 555 65 172 26 10 5 71 13 36 23 .310 .353 .420 .773
Freddy Leach NY1 129 552 515 75 159 30 5 6 61 4 29 9 .309 .348 .421 .769
Heinie Manush WS1 146 666 616 110 189 41 11 6 70 3 36 27 .307 .351 .438 .789
Oscar Melillo SLA 151 661 617 88 189 34 11 2 75 7 37 29 .306 .346 .407 .752
Joe Cronin WS1 156 700 611 103 187 44 13 12 126 10 81 52 .306 .391 .480 .870
George Grantham PIT 127 555 465 91 142 26 6 10 46 5 71 50 .305 .400 .452 .851
Don Hurst PHI 137 567 489 63 149 37 5 11 91 8 64 28 .305 .386 .468 .855
Lu Blue CHA 155 725 589 119 179 23 15 1 62 13 127 60 .304 .430 .399 .829
Fred Schulte SLA 134 613 553 100 168 32 7 9 65 6 56 49 .304 .369 .436 .805
Joe Sewell NYA 130 571 484 102 146 22 1 6 64 1 61 8 .302 .390 .388 .778
Pie Traynor PIT 155 677 615 81 183 37 15 2 103 6 54 28 .298 .354 .416 .771
Bill Sweeney BOS 131 528 498 48 147 30 3 1 58 5 20 30 .295 .322 .373 .696
Johnny Hodapp CLE 122 502 468 71 138 19 4 2 56 1 27 23 .295 .336 .365 .701
Max Bishop PHA 130 614 497 115 146 30 4 5 37 3 112 51 .294 .426 .400 .826
Sparky Adams SLN 143 658 608 97 178 46 5 1 40 16 42 24 .293 .340 .390 .730
Buddy Myer WS1 139 662 591 114 173 33 11 4 56 11 58 42 .293 .360 .406 .766
Mel Ott NY1 138 580 497 104 145 23 8 29 115 10 80 44 .292 .392 .545 .937
Jimmie Foxx PHA 139 593 515 93 150 32 10 30 120 4 73 84 .291 .380 .567 .947
Red Worthington BSN 128 524 491 47 143 25 10 4 44 1 26 38 .291 .328 .407 .736
Carl Reynolds CHA 118 495 462 71 134 24 14 6 77 17 24 26 .290 .333 .442 .775
Willie Kamm 2 teams 132 553 469 77 136 35 5 0 75 14 71 19 .290 .384 .386 .770
Del Bissonette BRO 152 649 587 90 170 19 14 12 87 4 59 53 .290 .354 .431 .785
Dick Bartell PHI 135 614 554 88 160 43 7 0 34 6 27 38 .289 .325 .392 .717
Charlie Gelbert SLN 131 505 447 61 129 29 5 1 62 7 54 31 .289 .365 .383 .748
George Watkins SLN 131 541 503 93 145 30 13 13 51 15 31 66 .288 .336 .477 .813
Pinky Whitney PHI 130 541 501 64 144 36 5 9 74 6 30 38 .287 .331 .433 .765
Bing Miller PHA 137 585 534 75 150 43 5 8 77 5 36 16 .281 .338 .425 .763
Lyn Lary NYA 155 712 610 100 171 35 9 10 107 13 88 54 .280 .376 .416 .793
Taylor Douthit 2 teams 131 572 507 63 142 20 3 1 45 5 53 33 .280 .352 .337 .689
Roy Johnson DET 151 697 621 107 173 37 19 8 55 33 72 51 .279 .355 .438 .793
Jack Rothrock BOS 133 524 475 81 132 32 3 4 42 13 47 48 .278 .343 .383 .726
Johnny Vergez NY1 152 606 565 67 157 24 2 13 81 11 29 65 .278 .320 .396 .716
Tom Oliver BOS 148 618 586 52 162 35 5 0 70 4 25 17 .276 .307 .353 .660
Roy Spencer WS1 145 528 483 48 133 16 3 1 60 0 35 21 .275 .327 .327 .654
Marty McManus 2 teams 124 485 424 47 116 21 3 4 62 8 57 23 .274 .362 .366 .728
Earl Sheely BSN 147 586 538 30 147 15 2 1 77 0 34 21 .273 .319 .314 .633
Hal Rhyne BOS 147 629 565 75 154 34 3 0 51 3 57 41 .273 .341 .343 .685
Ossie Bluege WS1 152 634 570 82 155 25 7 8 98 16 50 39 .272 .336 .382 .718
Johnny Frederick BRO 146 649 611 81 165 34 8 17 71 2 31 46 .270 .312 .435 .747
Joe Kuhel WS1 139 578 524 70 141 34 8 8 85 7 47 45 .269 .335 .410 .745
John Kerr CHA 128 491 444 51 119 17 2 2 50 9 35 22 .268 .324 .329 .653
Tony Lazzeri NYA 135 568 484 67 129 27 7 8 83 18 79 80 .267 .371 .401 .771
Wally Gilbert BRO 145 608 552 60 147 25 6 0 46 3 39 38 .266 .322 .333 .655
Rabbit Maranville BSN 145 636 562 69 146 22 5 0 33 9 56 34 .260 .329 .317 .646
Jack Burns SLA 144 631 580 75 148 27 7 4 70 19 42 58 .255 .307 .347 .653
Fred Brickell PHI 130 563 514 77 130 14 5 1 31 5 42 39 .253 .316 .305 .621
Freddie Maguire BSN 148 544 492 36 112 18 2 0 26 3 16 26 .228 .259 .272 .532
Jim Levey SLA 139 540 498 53 104 19 2 5 38 13 35 83 .209 .264 .285 .549
Jim Bottomley UNQ SLN 108 419 382 73 133 34 5 9 75 3 34 24 .348 .403 .534 .937
Oscar Charleston UNQ HG 48 215 190 36 63 14 6 3 33 1 18 0 .332 .392 .516 .908
Rogers Hornsby UNQ CHN 100 418 357 64 118 37 1 16 90 1 56 23 .331 .421 .574 .996
Ethan Allen UNQ NY1 94 321 298 58 98 18 2 5 43 6 15 15 .329 .363 .453 .816
Chick Fullis UNQ NY1 89 332 302 61 99 15 2 3 28 13 23 13 .328 .383 .421 .804
Virgil Davis UNQ PHI 120 433 393 30 128 32 1 4 51 0 36 28 .326 .382 .443 .825
Joe Stripp UNQ CIN 105 455 426 71 138 26 2 3 42 5 21 31 .324 .359 .415 .774
Wally Roettger UNQ 2 teams 89 367 336 41 108 23 6 1 37 1 16 23 .321 .360 .435 .794
Riggs Stephenson UNQ CHN 80 302 263 34 84 14 4 1 52 1 37 14 .319 .405 .414 .820
Buzz Arlett UNQ PHI 121 469 418 65 131 26 7 18 72 3 45 39 .313 .387 .538 .925
Dave Harris UNQ WS1 77 283 231 49 72 14 8 5 50 7 49 38 .312 .434 .506 .941
Josh Gibson UNQ HG 48 201 183 39 57 14 4 8 42 0 13 3 .311 .360 .563 .923
Charlie Gehringer UNQ DET 101 414 383 67 119 24 5 4 53 13 29 15 .311 .359 .431 .790
Sam Rice UNQ WS1 120 460 413 81 128 21 8 0 42 6 35 11 .310 .365 .400 .765
Les Mallon UNQ PHI 122 414 375 41 116 19 2 1 45 0 29 40 .309 .359 .379 .738
Wes Schulmerich UNQ BSN 95 359 327 36 101 17 7 2 43 0 28 30 .309 .363 .422 .785
Eggie Dallard UNQ HIL 49 216 185 44 57 5 2 1 24 5 22 4 .308 .388 .373 .761
Rick Ferrell UNQ SLA 117 445 386 47 118 30 4 3 57 2 56 12 .306 .394 .427 .821
Billy Rogell UNQ DET 48 211 185 21 56 12 3 2 24 8 24 17 .303 .383 .432 .815
Wade Johnston UNQ DS 45 200 162 37 49 8 1 1 11 7 35 0 .302 .432 .383 .815
Ripper Collins UNQ SLN 89 301 279 34 84 20 10 4 59 1 18 24 .301 .350 .487 .837
Shanty Hogan UNQ NY1 123 430 396 42 119 17 1 12 65 1 29 29 .301 .354 .439 .794
Freddie Lindstrom UNQ NY1 78 329 303 38 91 12 6 5 36 5 26 12 .300 .356 .429 .785
Pepper Martin UNQ SLN 123 449 413 68 124 32 8 7 75 16 30 40 .300 .351 .467 .818
Turkey Stearnes UNQ 2 teams 54 216 190 35 57 12 2 8 40 8 22 4 .300 .381 .511 .892
Danny Taylor UNQ CHN 88 303 270 48 81 13 6 5 41 4 31 46 .300 .372 .448 .820
Johnny Burnett UNQ CLE 111 470 427 85 128 25 5 1 52 5 39 25 .300 .360 .389 .749
Gee Walker UNQ DET 59 204 189 20 56 17 2 1 28 10 14 21 .296 .345 .423 .768
Chaney White UNQ HIL 49 206 180 32 53 7 3 3 37 2 21 1 .294 .368 .417 .785
Hughie Critz UNQ NY1 66 249 238 33 69 7 2 4 17 4 8 17 .290 .313 .387 .700
Rollie Hemsley UNQ 2 teams 76 262 239 31 69 20 4 3 32 4 20 33 .289 .344 .444 .787
Ted Page UNQ HG 47 217 191 38 55 8 4 0 17 1 21 2 .288 .358 .372 .730
Lance Richbourg UNQ BSN 97 311 286 32 82 11 6 2 29 9 19 14 .287 .331 .388 .719
Hub Walker UNQ DET 90 283 252 27 72 13 1 0 16 10 23 25 .286 .355 .345 .700
Ed Montague UNQ CLE 64 225 193 27 55 8 3 1 26 3 21 22 .285 .358 .373 .731
Glenn Wright UNQ BRO 77 286 268 36 76 9 4 9 32 1 14 35 .284 .324 .448 .772
Johnny Watwood UNQ CHA 128 434 367 51 104 16 6 1 47 9 56 30 .283 .380 .368 .748
Charlie Berry UNQ BOS 111 387 357 41 101 16 2 6 49 4 29 38 .283 .337 .389 .726
Bob Fothergill UNQ CHA 108 333 312 25 88 9 4 3 56 2 17 17 .282 .323 .365 .689
Les Bell UNQ CHN 75 272 252 30 71 17 1 4 32 0 19 22 .282 .332 .405 .737
Gabby Hartnett UNQ CHN 116 438 380 53 107 32 1 8 70 3 52 48 .282 .370 .434 .804
Frank Doljack UNQ DET 63 205 187 20 52 13 3 4 20 3 15 17 .278 .335 .444 .779
Billy Sullivan UNQ CHA 92 392 363 48 100 16 5 2 33 4 20 14 .275 .315 .364 .679
Mel Simons UNQ CHA 68 208 189 24 52 9 0 0 12 1 12 17 .275 .318 .323 .641
Al Van Camp UNQ BOS 101 348 324 34 89 15 4 0 33 3 20 24 .275 .319 .346 .665
Luke Sewell UNQ CLE 108 422 375 45 103 30 4 1 53 1 36 17 .275 .341 .384 .725
Jimmie Wilson UNQ SLN 115 419 383 45 105 20 2 0 51 5 28 15 .274 .332 .337 .669
Neal Finn UNQ BRO 118 450 413 46 113 22 2 0 45 2 21 42 .274 .314 .337 .650
Jimmy Dykes UNQ PHA 101 414 355 48 97 28 2 3 46 1 49 47 .273 .371 .389 .759
Otis Miller UNQ BOS 107 413 389 38 106 12 1 0 43 1 15 20 .272 .301 .308 .610
Eric McNair UNQ PHA 79 299 280 41 76 10 1 5 33 1 11 19 .271 .306 .368 .674
Edd Roush UNQ CIN 101 400 376 46 102 12 5 1 41 2 17 5 .271 .308 .338 .646
Samuel Byrd UNQ NYA 115 281 248 51 67 18 2 3 32 5 29 26 .270 .349 .395 .744
Al Lopez UNQ BRO 111 392 360 38 97 13 4 0 40 1 28 33 .269 .324 .328 .652
Dib Williams UNQ PHA 86 315 294 41 79 12 2 6 40 2 19 21 .269 .313 .384 .697
Estel Crabtree UNQ CIN 117 476 443 70 119 12 12 4 37 3 23 33 .269 .309 .377 .686
Bennie Tate UNQ CHA 89 305 273 27 73 12 3 0 22 1 26 10 .267 .331 .333 .664
Dick Lundy UNQ BBS 54 212 196 23 52 6 3 2 23 6 13 1 .265 .311 .357 .668
Tom Jenkins UNQ SLA 81 248 230 20 61 7 2 3 25 1 17 25 .265 .316 .352 .668
Fresco Thompson UNQ BRO 74 208 181 26 48 6 1 1 21 5 23 16 .265 .351 .326 .677
Bill Hunnefield UNQ 2 teams 96 311 288 38 76 9 1 1 22 6 18 22 .264 .307 .312 .620
Nick Cullop UNQ CIN 104 359 334 29 88 23 7 8 48 1 21 86 .263 .309 .446 .755
Gus Mancuso UNQ SLN 67 208 187 13 49 16 1 1 23 2 18 13 .262 .327 .374 .701
Hack Wilson UNQ CHN 112 458 395 66 103 22 4 13 61 1 63 69 .261 .362 .435 .798
Bernie Friberg UNQ PHI 103 392 353 33 92 19 5 1 26 1 33 25 .261 .324 .351 .675
Randy Moore UNQ BSN 83 209 192 19 50 8 1 3 34 1 13 3 .260 .311 .359 .670
Doc Cramer UNQ PHA 65 242 223 37 58 8 2 2 20 2 11 15 .260 .301 .341 .642
Clarence Blair UNQ CHN 86 258 240 31 62 19 4 3 29 1 14 26 .258 .302 .408 .710
Cliff Heathcote UNQ CIN 90 286 252 24 65 15 6 0 28 3 32 16 .258 .342 .365 .707
Larry Bettencourt UNQ SLA 74 239 206 27 53 9 2 3 26 4 31 35 .257 .357 .364 .721
Ray Hayworth UNQ DET 88 295 273 28 70 10 3 0 25 0 19 27 .256 .307 .315 .622
Clyde Sukeforth UNQ CIN 112 395 351 22 90 15 4 0 25 0 38 13 .256 .334 .322 .656
Crush Holloway UNQ BBS 54 228 208 30 53 12 2 0 15 7 15 4 .255 .311 .332 .643
Mark Koenig UNQ DET 106 381 364 33 92 24 4 1 39 8 14 12 .253 .282 .349 .631
Urbane Pickering UNQ BOS 103 376 341 48 86 13 4 9 52 3 33 53 .252 .318 .393 .711
Pete Washington UNQ BBS 54 208 187 26 47 8 3 0 19 1 15 3 .251 .310 .326 .637
Glenn Myatt UNQ CLE 65 217 195 21 48 14 2 1 29 2 21 13 .246 .319 .354 .673
Phil Todt UNQ PHA 62 207 197 23 48 14 2 5 44 1 8 22 .244 .273 .411 .684
Woody Jensen UNQ PIT 73 295 267 43 65 5 4 3 17 4 10 18 .243 .276 .326 .602
Rabbit Warstler UNQ BOS 66 201 181 20 44 5 3 0 10 2 15 27 .243 .308 .304 .612
Adam Comorosky UNQ PIT 99 393 350 37 85 12 1 1 48 11 34 28 .243 .310 .291 .601
Rap Dixon UNQ 2 teams 50 211 174 35 42 9 7 2 29 6 26 1 .241 .350 .408 .758
Jimmie Reese UNQ NYA 65 265 245 41 59 10 2 3 26 2 17 10 .241 .293 .335 .627
Al Spohrer UNQ BSN 114 373 350 23 84 17 5 0 27 2 22 27 .240 .285 .317 .602
Gordon Slade UNQ BRO 85 305 272 27 65 13 2 1 29 2 23 28 .239 .310 .312 .623
Vince Barton UNQ CHN 66 270 239 45 57 10 1 13 50 1 21 40 .238 .323 .452 .775
Billy Urbanski UNQ BSN 82 333 303 22 72 13 4 0 17 3 10 32 .238 .274 .307 .581
Luke Appling UNQ CHA 96 330 297 36 69 13 4 1 28 9 29 27 .232 .303 .313 .616
Eddie Phillips UNQ PIT 106 401 353 30 82 18 3 7 44 1 41 49 .232 .317 .360 .677
Joe Boley UNQ PHA 67 244 224 26 51 9 3 0 20 1 15 13 .228 .282 .295 .577
Leo Durocher UNQ CIN 121 385 361 26 82 11 5 1 29 0 18 32 .227 .264 .294 .557
Irv Jeffries UNQ CHA 79 243 223 29 50 10 0 2 16 3 14 9 .224 .270 .296 .566
Marv Owen UNQ DET 105 420 377 35 84 11 6 3 39 2 29 38 .223 .282 .308 .590
Bill Dreesen UNQ BSN 48 204 180 38 40 10 4 1 10 1 23 23 .222 .310 .339 .649
Bill Cissell UNQ CHA 109 433 409 42 90 13 5 1 46 18 16 26 .220 .256 .284 .540
Lin Storti UNQ SLA 86 293 273 32 60 15 4 3 26 0 15 50 .220 .263 .337 .600
Frank Grube UNQ CHA 88 290 265 29 58 13 2 1 24 2 22 22 .219 .284 .294 .578
Tommy Thevenow UNQ PIT 120 441 404 35 86 12 1 0 38 0 28 22 .213 .266 .248 .513
Gus Suhr UNQ PIT 87 312 270 26 57 13 4 4 32 4 38 25 .211 .308 .333 .642
Dave Thomas UNQ BBS 53 203 183 21 37 4 2 2 19 0 16 4 .202 .274 .279 .552
Billy Jurges UNQ CHN 88 335 293 34 59 15 5 0 23 2 25 41 .201 .264 .287 .551
Doc Marshall UNQ NY1 68 209 194 15 39 6 2 0 10 1 8 8 .201 .233 .253 .485
Showing 1-50 of 183 batters listed (81 qualified)

Pitching Leaders

Qualified: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. 67 of the 159 pitchers listed qualify; the rest cleared 50+ innings and are marked UNQ. ERA and WHIP rank qualified pitchers first.

Complete Statistics

1931 Season Leaders — Complete Statistics
Player Team W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
Lefty Grove PHA 31 4 41 30 27 4 5 288.2 249 66 62 175 2.06 1.08
Bill Walker NY1 16 9 37 28 19 6 3 239.1 212 60 64 121 2.26 1.15
Carl Hubbell NY1 14 12 36 30 21 4 3 248.0 211 73 67 155 2.65 1.12
Lefty Gomez NYA 21 9 40 26 17 1 3 243.0 206 72 85 150 2.67 1.20
Ed Brandt BSN 18 11 33 29 23 3 2 250.0 228 81 77 112 2.92 1.22
Heinie Meine PIT 19 13 36 35 22 3 0 284.0 278 94 87 58 2.98 1.29
Syl Johnson SLN 11 9 32 24 12 2 2 186.0 186 62 29 82 3.00 1.16
Freddie Fitzsimmons NY1 18 11 35 33 19 4 0 253.2 242 86 62 78 3.05 1.20
Bump Hadley WS1 11 10 55 11 2 1 8 179.2 145 61 92 124 3.06 1.32
Tom Zachary BSN 11 15 33 28 16 3 2 229.0 243 79 53 64 3.10 1.29
Ray Benge PHI 14 18 38 31 16 2 2 247.0 251 87 61 117 3.17 1.26
Lloyd Brown WS1 15 14 42 32 15 1 0 258.2 256 92 79 79 3.20 1.30
Watson Clark BRO 14 10 34 28 16 3 1 233.1 243 83 52 96 3.20 1.26
Bob Smith CHN 15 12 36 29 18 2 2 240.1 239 86 62 63 3.22 1.25
Larry French PIT 15 13 39 33 20 1 1 275.2 301 100 70 73 3.26 1.35
Bill Hallahan SLN 19 9 37 30 16 3 4 248.2 242 91 112 159 3.29 1.42
Ray Kremer PIT 11 15 30 30 15 1 0 230.0 246 85 65 58 3.33 1.35
Larry Benton CIN 10 15 38 23 12 2 2 204.1 240 76 53 35 3.35 1.43
Paul Derringer SLN 18 8 35 23 15 4 2 211.2 225 79 65 134 3.36 1.37
Dazzy Vance BRO 11 13 30 29 12 2 0 218.2 221 82 53 150 3.38 1.25
Glenn Spencer PIT 11 12 38 18 11 1 3 186.2 180 71 65 51 3.42 1.31
Firpo Marberry WS1 16 4 45 25 11 1 7 219.0 211 84 63 88 3.45 1.25
Charlie Root CHN 17 14 39 31 19 3 2 251.0 240 97 71 131 3.48 1.24
George Uhle DET 11 12 29 18 15 2 2 193.0 190 75 49 63 3.50 1.24
Clise Dudley PHI 8 14 30 24 8 0 0 179.0 206 70 56 50 3.52 1.46
Flint Rhem SLN 11 10 33 26 10 2 1 207.1 214 82 60 72 3.56 1.32
Red Lucas CIN 14 13 29 29 24 3 0 238.0 261 95 39 56 3.59 1.26
Ben Cantwell BSN 7 9 33 16 9 2 2 156.1 160 63 34 32 3.63 1.24
Burleigh Grimes SLN 17 9 29 28 17 3 0 212.1 240 86 59 67 3.65 1.41
George Earnshaw PHA 21 7 43 30 23 3 6 281.2 255 115 75 152 3.67 1.17
Rube Walberg PHA 20 12 44 35 19 1 3 291.0 298 121 109 106 3.74 1.40
Wes Ferrell CLE 22 12 40 35 27 2 3 276.1 276 115 130 123 3.75 1.47
Si Johnson CIN 11 19 42 33 14 0 0 262.1 273 110 74 95 3.77 1.32
Red Faber CHA 10 14 44 19 5 1 1 184.0 210 78 57 49 3.82 1.45
Phil Collins PHI 12 16 42 27 16 2 4 240.1 268 103 83 73 3.86 1.46
General Crowder WS1 18 11 44 26 13 1 2 234.1 255 101 72 85 3.88 1.40
Dick Coffman SLA 9 13 32 17 11 2 1 169.1 159 73 51 39 3.88 1.24
Wilcy Moore BOS 11 13 53 15 8 1 10 185.1 195 80 55 37 3.88 1.35
Pat Malone CHN 16 9 36 30 12 2 0 228.1 229 99 88 112 3.90 1.39
Danny MacFayden BOS 16 12 35 32 17 2 0 230.2 263 103 79 74 4.02 1.48
Clarence Mitchell NY1 13 11 27 25 13 0 0 190.1 221 86 52 39 4.07 1.43
Earl Whitehill DET 13 16 34 34 22 0 0 271.1 287 123 118 81 4.08 1.49
Vic Sorrell DET 13 14 35 32 19 1 1 245.0 267 113 114 99 4.15 1.56
Erv Brame PIT 9 13 26 21 15 2 0 179.2 211 84 45 33 4.21 1.42
Roy Mahaffey PHA 15 4 30 20 8 0 2 162.1 161 76 82 59 4.21 1.50
Ed Durham BOS 8 10 38 15 7 2 0 165.1 175 78 50 53 4.25 1.36
Jumbo Elliott PHI 19 14 52 30 12 2 5 249.0 288 118 83 99 4.27 1.49
Herb Pennock NYA 11 6 25 25 12 1 0 189.1 247 90 30 65 4.28 1.46
Art Herring DET 7 13 35 16 9 0 1 165.0 186 79 67 64 4.31 1.53
Mel Harder CLE 13 14 40 24 9 0 1 194.0 229 94 72 63 4.36 1.55
Carl Fischer WS1 13 9 46 23 7 0 3 191.0 207 93 80 96 4.38 1.50
Lefty Stewart SLA 14 17 36 33 20 1 0 258.0 287 126 85 89 4.40 1.44
Red Ruffing NYA 16 14 37 30 19 1 2 237.0 240 116 87 132 4.41 1.38
Vic Frazier CHA 13 15 46 29 13 2 4 254.0 258 126 127 87 4.46 1.52
Guy Bush CHN 16 8 39 24 14 1 2 180.1 190 90 66 54 4.49 1.42
George Blaeholder SLA 11 15 35 32 13 1 0 226.1 280 114 56 79 4.53 1.48
Willis Hudlin CLE 15 14 44 34 15 1 4 254.1 313 130 88 83 4.60 1.58
Socks Seibold BSN 10 18 33 29 10 3 0 206.1 226 107 65 50 4.67 1.41
Clint Brown CLE 11 15 39 33 12 2 0 233.1 284 122 55 50 4.71 1.45
Hank Johnson NYA 13 8 40 23 8 0 4 196.1 176 103 102 106 4.72 1.42
Tommy Thomas CHA 10 14 43 36 11 2 2 245.1 298 129 69 72 4.73 1.50
Waite Hoyt 2 teams 13 13 32 26 14 2 0 203.0 254 112 69 40 4.97 1.59
Tommy Bridges DET 8 16 35 23 8 2 0 173.0 182 96 108 105 4.99 1.68
Sam Gray SLA 11 24 43 37 13 0 2 258.0 323 146 54 88 5.09 1.46
Jack Russell BOS 10 18 36 31 13 0 0 232.0 298 133 65 45 5.16 1.56
Horace Lisenbee BOS 5 12 41 17 6 0 0 164.2 190 95 49 42 5.19 1.45
Pat Caraway CHA 10 24 51 32 11 1 2 220.0 268 152 101 55 6.22 1.68
Eggie Hensley UNQ SLS 4 2 10 6 6 2 0 66.1 67 12 16 24 1.63 1.25
Jim Mooney UNQ NY1 7 1 10 8 6 2 0 71.2 71 16 16 38 2.01 1.21
Nelson Dean UNQ DS 7 3 11 10 9 1 0 91.2 102 21 17 36 2.06 1.30
Luther McDonald UNQ 2 teams 6 4 13 9 9 2 0 95.1 106 24 19 44 2.27 1.31
Willie Foster UNQ 2 teams 10 2 13 12 11 2 0 103.0 79 26 34 88 2.27 1.10
George Mitchell UNQ AB2 8 2 14 3 3 0 0 72.0 49 19 21 29 2.38 0.97
Joe Williams UNQ HG 6 2 11 11 7 0 0 78.1 59 21 25 54 2.41 1.07
George Britt UNQ HG 5 2 9 6 5 0 1 61.1 48 17 14 33 2.49 1.01
Ray Brown UNQ 2 teams 7 5 18 13 11 1 0 114.0 90 32 33 70 2.53 1.08
Jack Quinn UNQ BRO 5 4 39 1 0 0 15 64.1 65 19 24 25 2.66 1.38
Jim Lindsey UNQ SLN 6 4 35 2 1 1 7 74.2 77 23 45 32 2.77 1.63
Porter Charleston UNQ HIL 8 2 11 10 9 3 0 90.0 84 28 17 48 2.80 1.12
Paul Carter UNQ HIL 5 2 8 7 6 1 0 57.1 50 18 16 23 2.83 1.15
Jack Ogden UNQ CIN 4 8 22 9 3 1 1 89.0 79 29 32 24 2.93 1.25
Eddie Rommel UNQ PHA 7 5 25 10 8 1 0 118.0 136 39 27 18 2.97 1.38
Jesse Haines UNQ SLN 12 3 19 17 8 2 0 122.1 134 41 28 27 3.02 1.32
Joe Strong UNQ SLS 4 3 11 8 4 0 1 60.1 52 21 22 38 3.13 1.23
Lon Warneke UNQ CHN 2 4 20 7 3 0 0 64.1 67 23 37 27 3.22 1.62
Ted Trent UNQ SLS 4 3 14 7 3 1 1 66.2 46 24 24 52 3.24 1.05
Script Lee UNQ BBS 6 7 17 13 9 2 0 111.1 103 41 46 38 3.31 1.34
Alto Lane UNQ 2 teams 4 4 13 11 5 2 0 76.2 82 29 29 41 3.40 1.45
Gordon Rhodes UNQ NYA 6 3 18 11 4 0 0 87.0 82 33 52 36 3.41 1.54
Fred Heimach UNQ BRO 9 7 31 10 7 1 1 135.1 145 52 23 43 3.46 1.24
Roy Parmelee UNQ NY1 2 2 13 5 4 0 0 58.2 47 24 33 30 3.68 1.36
Bert Hunter UNQ SLS 5 2 8 6 4 0 0 56.0 51 23 21 34 3.70 1.29
Hank McDonald UNQ PHA 2 4 19 10 1 1 0 70.1 62 29 41 23 3.71 1.46
Ed Baecht UNQ CHN 2 4 22 6 2 0 0 67.0 64 28 32 34 3.76 1.43
Rip Collins UNQ SLA 5 5 17 14 2 0 0 107.0 130 45 38 34 3.79 1.57
George Pipgras UNQ NYA 7 6 36 14 6 1 3 137.2 134 58 58 59 3.79 1.39
Cy Moore UNQ BRO 1 2 23 1 1 0 0 61.2 62 26 13 35 3.79 1.22
Lefty Williams UNQ HG 5 3 11 8 7 1 0 68.2 69 29 15 22 3.80 1.22
Connie Rector UNQ HAR 1 5 6 6 5 0 0 52.0 56 22 12 21 3.81 1.31
Lefty Capers UNQ LOW 6 4 10 10 10 0 0 84.0 77 36 29 19 3.86 1.26
Jakie May UNQ CHN 5 5 31 4 1 0 2 79.0 81 34 43 38 3.87 1.57
Jack Berly UNQ NY1 7 8 27 11 4 1 0 111.1 114 48 51 45 3.88 1.48
Eppa Rixey UNQ CIN 4 7 22 17 4 0 0 126.2 143 55 30 22 3.91 1.37
Hollis Thurston UNQ BRO 9 9 24 17 11 0 0 143.0 175 63 39 23 3.97 1.50
Neck Stanley UNQ BBS 7 6 23 13 9 0 0 124.0 125 55 38 47 3.99 1.31
Ted Lyons UNQ CHA 4 6 22 12 7 0 0 101.0 117 45 33 16 4.01 1.49
Fred Frankhouse UNQ BSN 8 8 26 15 6 0 1 127.1 125 57 43 50 4.03 1.32
Bill McCall UNQ DS 2 6 9 7 4 0 0 54.0 60 25 23 23 4.17 1.54
Sarge Connally UNQ CLE 5 5 17 9 5 0 1 85.2 87 40 50 37 4.20 1.60
Allyn Stout UNQ SLN 6 0 30 3 1 0 3 72.2 87 34 34 40 4.21 1.67
Bill Sherdel UNQ BSN 6 10 27 16 8 0 0 137.2 163 65 35 34 4.25 1.44
Bobby Burke UNQ WS1 8 3 30 13 3 1 2 128.2 124 61 50 38 4.27 1.35
Oscar Levis UNQ HIL 6 6 13 12 10 0 0 96.1 87 46 28 31 4.30 1.19
Sad Sam Jones UNQ WS1 9 10 25 24 8 1 1 148.0 185 71 47 58 4.32 1.57
Ed Wells UNQ NYA 9 5 27 10 6 0 2 116.2 130 56 37 34 4.32 1.43
Bill Morrell UNQ NY1 5 3 20 7 2 0 1 66.0 83 32 27 16 4.36 1.67
Chad Kimsey UNQ SLA 4 6 42 1 0 0 7 94.1 121 46 27 27 4.39 1.57
Bob Kline UNQ BOS 5 5 28 10 3 0 0 98.0 110 48 35 25 4.41 1.48
Milt Gaston UNQ BOS 2 13 23 18 4 0 0 119.0 137 59 41 33 4.46 1.50
Roosevelt Davis UNQ 2 teams 2 4 7 4 3 0 0 50.1 60 25 23 27 4.47 1.65
Bruce Cunningham UNQ BSN 3 12 33 16 6 1 1 136.2 157 68 54 32 4.48 1.54
Hal Haid UNQ BSN 0 2 27 0 0 0 1 56.0 59 28 16 20 4.50 1.34
Pea Ridge Day UNQ BRO 2 2 22 2 1 0 1 57.1 75 29 13 30 4.55 1.53
Dolf Luque UNQ BRO 7 6 19 15 5 0 0 102.2 122 52 27 25 4.56 1.45
Pete Appleton UNQ CLE 4 4 29 4 3 0 0 79.2 100 41 29 25 4.63 1.62
Ed Morris UNQ BOS 5 7 37 14 3 0 0 130.2 131 69 74 46 4.75 1.57
Henry McHenry UNQ 2 teams 5 2 12 6 2 0 1 53.0 53 28 15 25 4.75 1.28
Joe Shaute UNQ BRO 11 8 25 19 6 0 0 128.2 162 69 32 50 4.83 1.51
Frank Watt UNQ PHI 5 5 38 12 5 0 2 122.2 147 66 49 25 4.84 1.60
Willie Powell UNQ DS 5 9 16 14 11 2 0 92.0 102 50 38 56 4.89 1.52
Benny Frey UNQ CIN 8 12 34 17 7 1 2 133.2 166 73 36 19 4.92 1.51
Charlie Sullivan UNQ DET 3 2 31 4 2 0 0 95.0 109 52 46 28 4.93 1.63
Jim Moore UNQ CHA 0 2 33 4 0 0 0 83.2 93 46 27 15 4.95 1.43
Ray Kolp UNQ CIN 4 9 30 10 2 0 1 107.0 144 59 39 24 4.96 1.71
Leroy Matlock UNQ SLS 4 1 8 8 2 0 0 50.2 56 28 25 33 4.97 1.60
Ray Phelps UNQ BRO 7 9 28 26 3 1 0 149.1 184 83 44 50 5.00 1.53
Bob Osborn UNQ PIT 6 1 27 2 0 0 0 64.2 85 36 20 9 5.01 1.62
Les Sweetland UNQ CHN 8 7 26 14 9 0 0 130.1 156 73 61 32 5.04 1.66
Clarence White UNQ LOW 2 4 8 6 5 0 1 55.1 69 31 9 25 5.04 1.41
Wally Hebert UNQ SLA 6 7 23 13 5 0 0 103.0 128 58 43 26 5.07 1.66
Jim Willis UNQ CCU 5 4 12 8 6 0 0 69.0 86 39 18 40 5.09 1.51
Bob Weiland UNQ CHA 2 7 15 8 3 0 0 75.0 75 43 46 38 5.16 1.61
Cliff Bell UNQ CCU 3 5 12 8 3 0 0 66.1 73 39 27 40 5.29 1.51
Jim Weaver UNQ NYA 2 1 17 5 2 0 0 57.2 66 34 29 28 5.31 1.65
Willis Flournoy UNQ BBS 1 6 8 6 6 0 0 58.1 61 35 12 18 5.40 1.25
Sheriff Blake UNQ 2 teams 4 9 30 14 1 0 1 121.0 154 73 61 60 5.43 1.78
Laymon Yokely UNQ BBS 2 8 14 10 5 0 1 68.2 88 42 20 34 5.50 1.57
Darltie Cooper UNQ BBS 3 5 12 10 6 1 0 65.1 84 40 35 30 5.51 1.82
Ownie Carroll UNQ CIN 3 9 29 12 4 0 0 107.1 135 66 51 24 5.53 1.73
Roy Sherid UNQ NYA 5 5 17 8 3 0 2 74.1 94 47 24 39 5.69 1.59
Hal McKain UNQ CHA 6 9 27 8 3 0 0 112.0 134 71 57 39 5.71 1.71
Bud Teachout UNQ CHN 1 2 27 3 1 0 0 61.1 79 39 28 14 5.72 1.74
Elon Hogsett UNQ DET 3 9 22 12 5 0 2 112.1 150 74 33 47 5.93 1.63
Spades Wood UNQ PIT 2 6 15 10 2 0 0 64.0 69 43 46 33 6.05 1.80
Stew Bolen UNQ PHI 3 12 28 16 2 0 0 98.2 117 70 63 55 6.39 1.82
Ted Radcliffe UNQ 2 teams 4 5 11 9 6 0 0 67.2 80 49 26 36 6.52 1.57
Rollie Stiles UNQ SLA 3 1 34 2 0 0 0 81.0 112 65 60 32 7.22 2.12
Roxie Lawson UNQ CLE 0 2 17 3 0 0 0 55.2 72 47 36 20 7.60 1.94
Garland Braxton UNQ 2 teams 0 3 28 4 0 0 1 65.1 98 57 33 35 7.85 2.01
Showing 1-50 of 159 pitchers listed (67 qualified)

Reading the 1931 leader tables

Of the 183 batting lines shown for 1931, 81 are qualified. Sorted by average, the qualified race is headed by Al Simmons at .390, with Babe Ruth next at .373. Babe Ruth has the highest qualified OPS, 1.195. Babe Ruth has the most home runs in the table, 46, while Lou Gehrig leads the RBI column with 184. Ben Chapman's 61 steals are the most listed. The 1931 pitching table lists 159 pitchers, 67 of them qualified. First among qualified pitchers by ERA is Lefty Grove, 2.06. The counting columns are topped by Lefty Grove in wins (31) and Jack Quinn in saves (15).

1931 Season Leaders: Frequently Asked Questions

Who led MLB in home runs in 1931?
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig tied for the lead with 46 home runs in 1931.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1931?
Lou Gehrig led with 184 RBI in 1931.
Who led MLB in hits in 1931?
Lloyd Waner led with 214 hits in 1931.
Who led MLB in batting average in 1931?
Al Simmons led at .390 in 1931, among qualified hitters (3.1 plate appearances per team game).
Who led MLB in wins in 1931?
Lefty Grove led with 31 wins in 1931.
Who led MLB in strikeouts in 1931?
Lefty Grove led with 175 strikeouts in 1931.