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1909 American League Batting Leaders
1908 AL
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1910 AL
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1909 NL
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1909 MLB
Batting Leaders
AL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
.377
2.
Collins
(PHA)
.347
3.
Lajoie
(CLE)
.324
4.
Crawford
(DET)
.314
5.
Lord
(BOS)
.311
6.
Speaker
(BOS)
.309
7.
Baker
(PHA)
.305
8.
Carrigan
(BOS)
.296
9.
Stahl
(BOS)
.294
10.
Birmingham
(CLE)
.289
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
.431
2.
Collins
(PHA)
.416
3.
Bush
(DET)
.380
4.
Lajoie
(CLE)
.378
5.
Stahl
(BOS)
.377
6.
Crawford
(DET)
.366
7.
Speaker
(BOS)
.362
8.
Gessler
(TOT)
.361
9.
Dougherty
(CHW)
.359
10.
Hoffman
(SLB)
.349
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
.517
2.
Crawford
(DET)
.452
3.
Collins
(PHA)
.450
4.
Baker
(PHA)
.447
5.
Speaker
(BOS)
.443
6.
Stahl
(BOS)
.434
7.
Lajoie
(CLE)
.431
8.
Murphy
(PHA)
.412
9.
Dougherty
(CHW)
.391
10.
Easterly
(CLE)
.390
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
.947
2.
Collins
(PHA)
.866
3.
Crawford
(DET)
.817
4.
Stahl
(BOS)
.812
5.
Lajoie
(CLE)
.809
6.
Speaker
(BOS)
.805
7.
Baker
(PHA)
.790
8.
Dougherty
(CHW)
.751
9.
Murphy
(PHA)
.744
10.
Gessler
(TOT)
.712
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bush
(DET)
157
2.
Crawford
(DET)
156
Cobb
(DET)
156
McBride
(WSH)
156
5.
Tannehill
(CHW)
155
6.
Collins
(PHA)
153
7.
Hartzell
(SLB)
152
8.
Davis
(PHA)
149
Murphy
(PHA)
149
10.
Ferris
(SLB)
148
Baker
(PHA)
148
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hartzell
(SLB)
595
2.
Crawford
(DET)
589
3.
Cobb
(DET)
573
4.
Collins
(PHA)
571
5.
Stovall
(CLE)
565
6.
Ferris
(SLB)
556
7.
Niles
(BOS)
546
8.
Speaker
(BOS)
544
9.
Murphy
(PHA)
541
Baker
(PHA)
541
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bush
(DET)
676
2.
Crawford
(DET)
662
3.
Collins
(PHA)
660
4.
Cobb
(DET)
651
5.
Hartzell
(SLB)
647
6.
Niles
(BOS)
616
Murphy
(PHA)
616
8.
Speaker
(BOS)
606
Baker
(PHA)
606
10.
Davis
(PHA)
603
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
116
2.
Bush
(DET)
114
3.
Collins
(PHA)
104
4.
Lord
(BOS)
86
5.
Crawford
(DET)
83
6.
Speaker
(BOS)
73
Davis
(PHA)
73
Baker
(PHA)
73
9.
Dougherty
(CHW)
71
10.
Demmitt
(NYY)
68
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
216
2.
Collins
(PHA)
198
3.
Crawford
(DET)
185
4.
Speaker
(BOS)
168
5.
Lord
(BOS)
166
6.
Baker
(PHA)
165
7.
Hartzell
(SLB)
161
8.
Lajoie
(CLE)
152
Murphy
(PHA)
152
10.
Bush
(DET)
145
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
296
2.
Crawford
(DET)
266
3.
Collins
(PHA)
257
4.
Baker
(PHA)
242
5.
Speaker
(BOS)
241
6.
Murphy
(PHA)
223
7.
Lajoie
(CLE)
202
8.
Davis
(PHA)
198
9.
Lord
(BOS)
192
Dougherty
(CHW)
192
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Crawford
(DET)
35
2.
Cobb
(DET)
33
Lajoie
(CLE)
33
4.
Collins
(PHA)
30
5.
Murphy
(PHA)
28
6.
Baker
(PHA)
27
7.
Speaker
(BOS)
26
Gessler
(TOT)
26
9.
Dougherty
(CHW)
23
Delahanty
(TOT)
23
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Baker
(PHA)
19
2.
Crawford
(DET)
14
Murphy
(PHA)
14
4.
Hinchman
(CLE)
13
Speaker
(BOS)
13
Dougherty
(CHW)
13
7.
Stahl
(BOS)
12
Demmitt
(NYY)
12
9.
Davis
(PHA)
11
10.
Collins
(PHA)
10
Cobb
(DET)
10
Stovall
(CLE)
10
Easterly
(CLE)
10
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
9
2.
Speaker
(BOS)
7
3.
Crawford
(DET)
6
Stahl
(BOS)
6
5.
Murphy
(PHA)
5
6.
Demmitt
(NYY)
4
Chase
(NYY)
4
Ferris
(SLB)
4
Davis
(PHA)
4
Baker
(PHA)
4
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
107
2.
Crawford
(DET)
97
3.
Baker
(PHA)
85
4.
Speaker
(BOS)
77
5.
Davis
(PHA)
75
6.
Engle
(NYY)
71
7.
Murphy
(PHA)
69
8.
Chase
(NYY)
63
9.
Stahl
(BOS)
60
10.
Ferris
(SLB)
58
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bush
(DET)
88
2.
Collins
(PHA)
62
3.
Demmitt
(NYY)
55
4.
McIntyre
(DET)
54
5.
Dougherty
(CHW)
51
Davis
(PHA)
51
7.
Hartsel
(PHA)
48
Cobb
(DET)
48
9.
Crawford
(DET)
47
Engle
(NYY)
47
Stolen Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
76
2.
Collins
(PHA)
67
3.
Bush
(DET)
53
4.
Lord
(BOS)
36
Dougherty
(CHW)
36
6.
Speaker
(BOS)
35
7.
Moriarty
(DET)
34
8.
Parent
(CHW)
32
9.
Crawford
(DET)
30
Austin
(NYY)
30
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
164
2.
Collins
(PHA)
155
3.
Lord
(BOS)
147
4.
Hartzell
(SLB)
144
5.
Crawford
(DET)
130
6.
Bush
(DET)
125
7.
Speaker
(BOS)
122
8.
Niles
(BOS)
116
9.
Baker
(PHA)
115
10.
Lajoie
(CLE)
111
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
194
2.
Collins
(PHA)
171
3.
Stahl
(BOS)
154
4.
Crawford
(DET)
153
5.
Speaker
(BOS)
152
6.
Lajoie
(CLE)
151
7.
Baker
(PHA)
147
8.
Dougherty
(CHW)
141
9.
Murphy
(PHA)
133
10.
Gessler
(TOT)
124
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
126
2.
Collins
(PHA)
106
3.
Crawford
(DET)
97
4.
Speaker
(BOS)
85
5.
Baker
(PHA)
82
6.
Lajoie
(CLE)
75
7.
Murphy
(PHA)
72
8.
Dougherty
(CHW)
68
Stahl
(BOS)
68
10.
Davis
(PHA)
66
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
62
2.
Collins
(PHA)
49
3.
Crawford
(DET)
35
4.
Speaker
(BOS)
31
5.
Lajoie
(CLE)
28
6.
Stahl
(BOS)
28
7.
Baker
(PHA)
26
8.
Dougherty
(CHW)
24
9.
Murphy
(PHA)
18
10.
Bush
(DET)
16
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
7.3
2.
Collins
(PHA)
5.8
3.
Crawford
(DET)
4.2
4.
Speaker
(BOS)
3.6
5.
Lajoie
(CLE)
3.4
6.
Stahl
(BOS)
3.3
7.
Baker
(PHA)
3.0
8.
Dougherty
(CHW)
2.8
9.
Murphy
(PHA)
2.2
10.
Bush
(DET)
1.9
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Crawford
(DET)
55
2.
Cobb
(DET)
52
3.
Baker
(PHA)
50
4.
Murphy
(PHA)
47
5.
Speaker
(BOS)
46
6.
Collins
(PHA)
43
7.
Lajoie
(CLE)
41
8.
Dougherty
(CHW)
37
Davis
(PHA)
37
Stahl
(BOS)
37
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
270
2.
Collins
(PHA)
266
3.
Bush
(DET)
237
4.
Crawford
(DET)
233
5.
Speaker
(BOS)
213
6.
Davis
(PHA)
198
7.
Dougherty
(CHW)
197
Hartzell
(SLB)
197
9.
Baker
(PHA)
196
10.
Lord
(BOS)
194
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
.874
2.
Collins
(PHA)
.826
3.
Lajoie
(CLE)
.779
4.
Crawford
(DET)
.776
5.
Speaker
(BOS)
.761
6.
Stahl
(BOS)
.757
7.
Baker
(PHA)
.735
8.
Dougherty
(CHW)
.701
9.
Murphy
(PHA)
.673
10.
Carrigan
(BOS)
.665
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Altizer
(CHW)
16
2.
Delahanty
(TOT)
15
Stahl
(BOS)
15
4.
Elberfeld
(NYY)
14
5.
Niles
(BOS)
13
6.
Gessler
(TOT)
11
7.
Keeler
(NYY)
10
Barry
(PHA)
10
9.
Jones
(TOT)
9
McAleese
(SLB)
9
Hinchman
(CLE)
9
Good
(CLE)
9
Cree
(NYY)
9
Sacrifice Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bush
(DET)
52
2.
Ganley
(TOT)
41
3.
Murphy
(PHA)
34
Baker
(PHA)
34
5.
Keeler
(NYY)
33
6.
Jones
(TOT)
30
Austin
(NYY)
30
Lord
(BOS)
30
9.
Tannehill
(CHW)
29
10.
Barry
(PHA)
28
Purtell
(CHW)
28
Power-Speed #
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
16.1
2.
Speaker
(BOS)
11.7
3.
Crawford
(DET)
10.0
4.
Stahl
(BOS)
8.7
5.
Murphy
(PHA)
7.9
6.
Chase
(NYY)
6.9
7.
Davis
(PHA)
6.7
Baker
(PHA)
6.7
9.
Demmitt
(NYY)
6.4
10.
Ferris
(SLB)
5.9
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cobb
(DET)
63.667
2.
Stahl
(BOS)
72.500
3.
Speaker
(BOS)
77.714
4.
Crawford
(DET)
98.167
5.
Demmitt
(NYY)
106.750
6.
Murphy
(PHA)
108.200
7.
Chase
(NYY)
118.500
8.
Davis
(PHA)
132.500
9.
Baker
(PHA)
135.250
10.
Ferris
(SLB)
139.000
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ferris
(SLB)
451
2.
Hartzell
(SLB)
450
3.
Stovall
(CLE)
446
4.
Tannehill
(CHW)
442
5.
Bush
(DET)
439
6.
Niles
(BOS)
430
7.
Crawford
(DET)
429
8.
Murphy
(PHA)
423
9.
McBride
(WSH)
413
10.
Baker
(PHA)
410
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