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1917 National League Batting Leaders
1916 NL
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1918 NL
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1917 AL
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1917 MLB
Batting Leaders
NL Batting Leaders
Glossary
Batting Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Roush
(CIN)
.341
2.
Hornsby
(STL)
.327
3.
Wheat
(BRO)
.312
4.
Kauff
(NYG)
.308
5.
Groh
(CIN)
.304
6.
Burns
(NYG)
.302
7.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
.297
8.
Smith
(STL)
.297
9.
Carey
(PIT)
.296
10.
Smith
(BSN)
.295
On-Base%
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Groh
(CIN)
.385
2.
Hornsby
(STL)
.385
3.
Burns
(NYG)
.380
4.
Roush
(CIN)
.379
5.
Kauff
(NYG)
.379
6.
Rariden
(NYG)
.372
7.
Cravath
(PHI)
.369
8.
Carey
(PIT)
.369
9.
Smith
(BSN)
.369
10.
Fischer
(PIT)
.359
Slugging %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
.484
2.
Cravath
(PHI)
.473
3.
Roush
(CIN)
.454
4.
Wheat
(BRO)
.423
5.
Burns
(NYG)
.412
6.
Groh
(CIN)
.411
7.
Neale
(CIN)
.400
8.
Cruise
(STL)
.399
9.
Smith
(STL)
.398
10.
Chase
(CIN)
.394
On-Base Plus Slugging
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
.868
2.
Cravath
(PHI)
.843
3.
Roush
(CIN)
.833
4.
Groh
(CIN)
.796
5.
Burns
(NYG)
.792
6.
Wheat
(BRO)
.774
7.
Kauff
(NYG)
.767
8.
Smith
(BSN)
.761
9.
Smith
(STL)
.750
10.
Carey
(PIT)
.746
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Groh
(CIN)
156
2.
Carey
(PIT)
155
3.
Luderus
(PHI)
154
4.
Holke
(NYG)
153
Cruise
(STL)
153
Kauff
(NYG)
153
7.
Burns
(NYG)
152
Chase
(CIN)
152
9.
Fletcher
(NYG)
151
10.
Stengel
(BRO)
150
Zimmerman
(NYG)
150
Stock
(PHI)
150
At Bats
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Chase
(CIN)
602
2.
Groh
(CIN)
599
3.
Burns
(NYG)
597
4.
Carey
(PIT)
588
5.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
585
6.
Olson
(BRO)
580
7.
Kopf
(CIN)
573
8.
Stock
(PHI)
564
9.
Maranville
(BSN)
561
10.
Kauff
(NYG)
559
Plate Appearances
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Groh
(CIN)
685
2.
Burns
(NYG)
678
3.
Carey
(PIT)
668
4.
Kauff
(NYG)
644
Stock
(PHI)
644
6.
Kopf
(CIN)
630
7.
Chase
(CIN)
628
8.
Stengel
(BRO)
622
9.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
620
Paskert
(PHI)
620
Runs Scored
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Burns
(NYG)
103
2.
Groh
(CIN)
91
3.
Kauff
(NYG)
89
4.
Hornsby
(STL)
86
5.
Carey
(PIT)
82
Roush
(CIN)
82
7.
Kopf
(CIN)
81
8.
Paskert
(PHI)
78
9.
Stock
(PHI)
76
10.
Chase
(CIN)
71
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Groh
(CIN)
182
2.
Burns
(NYG)
180
3.
Roush
(CIN)
178
4.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
174
Carey
(PIT)
174
6.
Kauff
(NYG)
172
7.
Hornsby
(STL)
171
8.
Chase
(CIN)
167
9.
Olson
(BRO)
156
Cruise
(STL)
156
Total Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
253
2.
Burns
(NYG)
246
Groh
(CIN)
246
4.
Cravath
(PHI)
238
5.
Chase
(CIN)
237
Roush
(CIN)
237
7.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
229
8.
Carey
(PIT)
222
9.
Kauff
(NYG)
217
10.
Cruise
(STL)
211
Doubles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Groh
(CIN)
39
2.
Merkle
(TOT)
31
Smith
(BSN)
31
4.
Cravath
(PHI)
29
5.
Chase
(CIN)
28
6.
Paskert
(PHI)
27
Stock
(PHI)
27
8.
Burns
(NYG)
25
Baird
(TOT)
25
10.
Fletcher
(NYG)
24
Hornsby
(STL)
24
Whitted
(PHI)
24
Luderus
(PHI)
24
Triples
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
17
2.
Cravath
(PHI)
16
3.
Chase
(CIN)
15
4.
Long
(STL)
14
Roush
(CIN)
14
6.
Konetchy
(BSN)
13
Burns
(NYG)
13
Maranville
(BSN)
13
Baird
(TOT)
13
10.
Stengel
(BRO)
12
Carey
(PIT)
12
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Robertson
(NYG)
12
Cravath
(PHI)
12
3.
Hornsby
(STL)
8
4.
Stengel
(BRO)
6
Hickman
(BRO)
6
Doyle
(CHC)
6
7.
Luderus
(PHI)
5
Burns
(NYG)
5
Kauff
(NYG)
5
Cruise
(STL)
5
Zimmerman
(NYG)
5
Williams
(CHC)
5
Runs Batted In
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
102
2.
Chase
(CIN)
86
3.
Cravath
(PHI)
83
4.
Stengel
(BRO)
73
5.
Luderus
(PHI)
72
6.
Whitted
(PHI)
70
7.
Kauff
(NYG)
68
8.
Roush
(CIN)
67
9.
Hornsby
(STL)
66
10.
Smith
(BSN)
62
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Burns
(NYG)
75
2.
Groh
(CIN)
71
3.
Cravath
(PHI)
70
4.
Luderus
(PHI)
65
5.
Paskert
(PHI)
62
6.
Stengel
(BRO)
60
7.
Kauff
(NYG)
59
8.
Carey
(PIT)
58
9.
Smith
(BSN)
53
10.
Daubert
(BRO)
51
Flack
(CHC)
51
Stock
(PHI)
51
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Williams
(CHC)
78
2.
Cruise
(STL)
73
3.
Baird
(TOT)
71
4.
Hickman
(BRO)
66
5.
Smith
(STL)
65
6.
Paskert
(PHI)
63
7.
Stengel
(BRO)
62
8.
Smith
(BSN)
61
Merkle
(TOT)
61
10.
King
(PIT)
58
Stolen Bases
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Carey
(PIT)
46
2.
Burns
(NYG)
40
3.
Kauff
(NYG)
30
4.
Maranville
(BSN)
27
5.
Baird
(TOT)
26
6.
Neale
(CIN)
25
Stock
(PHI)
25
Smith
(STL)
25
9.
Cutshaw
(BRO)
22
10.
Roush
(CIN)
21
Kelly
(BSN)
21
Long
(STL)
21
Chase
(CIN)
21
Singles
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Roush
(CIN)
141
Kauff
(NYG)
141
3.
Carey
(PIT)
140
4.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
138
5.
Burns
(NYG)
137
6.
Olson
(BRO)
131
Groh
(CIN)
131
8.
Holke
(NYG)
125
9.
Hornsby
(STL)
122
10.
Cruise
(STL)
121
Adjusted OPS+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
169
2.
Roush
(CIN)
159
3.
Cravath
(PHI)
153
4.
Groh
(CIN)
148
5.
Burns
(NYG)
146
6.
Smith
(BSN)
140
7.
Kauff
(NYG)
138
8.
Wheat
(BRO)
134
9.
Smith
(STL)
133
10.
Neale
(CIN)
131
Runs Created
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
96
2.
Groh
(CIN)
93
Burns
(NYG)
93
4.
Roush
(CIN)
88
Cravath
(PHI)
88
6.
Kauff
(NYG)
81
7.
Carey
(PIT)
80
8.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
72
Cruise
(STL)
72
Smith
(BSN)
72
Adj. Batting Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
41
2.
Groh
(CIN)
38
3.
Burns
(NYG)
35
4.
Roush
(CIN)
34
5.
Cravath
(PHI)
33
6.
Kauff
(NYG)
28
7.
Smith
(BSN)
26
8.
Carey
(PIT)
20
9.
Cruise
(STL)
18
10.
Smith
(STL)
17
Adj. Batting Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
4.7
2.
Groh
(CIN)
4.3
3.
Burns
(NYG)
4.0
4.
Roush
(CIN)
3.9
5.
Cravath
(PHI)
3.8
6.
Kauff
(NYG)
3.2
7.
Smith
(BSN)
3.0
8.
Carey
(PIT)
2.4
9.
Cruise
(STL)
2.1
10.
Smith
(STL)
2.0
Extra Base Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cravath
(PHI)
57
2.
Groh
(CIN)
51
3.
Hornsby
(STL)
49
4.
Chase
(CIN)
47
5.
Merkle
(TOT)
43
Burns
(NYG)
43
7.
Paskert
(PHI)
42
8.
Stengel
(BRO)
41
9.
Smith
(BSN)
39
10.
Baird
(TOT)
38
Times On Base
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Groh
(CIN)
261
2.
Burns
(NYG)
256
3.
Carey
(PIT)
242
4.
Kauff
(NYG)
236
5.
Hornsby
(STL)
220
6.
Cravath
(PHI)
212
7.
Roush
(CIN)
210
8.
Smith
(BSN)
208
9.
Luderus
(PHI)
207
10.
Stengel
(BRO)
206
Offensive Win %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hornsby
(STL)
.796
2.
Roush
(CIN)
.779
3.
Cravath
(PHI)
.761
4.
Burns
(NYG)
.742
5.
Groh
(CIN)
.740
6.
Wheat
(BRO)
.725
7.
Kauff
(NYG)
.703
8.
Smith
(BSN)
.689
9.
Smith
(STL)
.684
10.
Carey
(PIT)
.682
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Fletcher
(NYG)
19
2.
Herzog
(NYG)
13
3.
Carey
(PIT)
10
4.
Groh
(CIN)
8
Ward
(PIT)
8
6.
Williams
(CHC)
7
Rawlings
(BSN)
7
8.
Kopf
(CIN)
6
Daubert
(BRO)
6
Luderus
(PHI)
6
Smith
(BSN)
6
Sacrifice Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Deal
(CHC)
29
2.
Whitted
(PHI)
28
Stock
(PHI)
28
4.
Doyle
(CHC)
26
Williams
(CHC)
26
6.
Daubert
(BRO)
25
7.
Baird
(TOT)
24
8.
Kopf
(CIN)
23
9.
Kauff
(NYG)
21
Smith
(BSN)
21
Cruise
(STL)
21
Power-Speed #
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Robertson
(NYG)
14.1
2.
Hornsby
(STL)
10.9
3.
Stengel
(BRO)
9.0
4.
Burns
(NYG)
8.9
5.
Kauff
(NYG)
8.6
6.
Hickman
(BRO)
8.4
7.
Cravath
(PHI)
8.0
8.
Cruise
(STL)
7.6
9.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
7.2
10.
Cutshaw
(BRO)
6.8
AB per SO
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Wingo
(CIN)
30.7
2.
Bigbee
(PIT)
29.3
3.
Deal
(CHC)
24.9
4.
Roush
(CIN)
21.8
5.
Paulette
(STL)
20.8
6.
Wheat
(BRO)
20.1
7.
Groh
(CIN)
20.0
8.
Fletcher
(NYG)
19.9
9.
Killefer
(PHI)
19.5
10.
Myers
(BRO)
18.8
AB per HR
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cravath
(PHI)
41.9
2.
Robertson
(NYG)
44.3
3.
Hickman
(BRO)
61.7
4.
Hornsby
(STL)
65.4
5.
Thorpe
(TOT)
77.0
6.
Doyle
(CHC)
79.3
7.
Fischer
(PIT)
81.7
8.
Stengel
(BRO)
91.5
9.
Williams
(CHC)
93.6
10.
Luderus
(PHI)
104.4
Outs Made
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kopf
(CIN)
450
2.
Chase
(CIN)
445
3.
Stock
(PHI)
443
4.
Olson
(BRO)
439
5.
Zimmerman
(NYG)
429
6.
Miller
(STL)
427
7.
Carey
(PIT)
426
Whitted
(PHI)
426
9.
Maranville
(BSN)
425
10.
Groh
(CIN)
424
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