1921 American League Batting Leaders

1920 Season 1922 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 616 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season

Attendance: n/a

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

League Player Batting

Sort By:
Minimum 154 AB's to appear on leaderboard

League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
1	Harry Heilmann	26	DET	Maj	DET	149	672	602	114	237	43	14	19	139	2	6	53	37	.394	.444	.606	1.051	365	2	15
2	Ty Cobb	34	DET	Maj	DET	128	581	507	124	197	37	16	12	101	22	15	56	19	.389	.452	.596	1.048	302	3	15
3	Babe Ruth*	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	693	540	177	204	44	16	59	168	17	13	145	81	.378	.512	.846	1.359	457	4	4
4	George Sisler*	28	SLA	Maj	SLB	138	635	582	125	216	38	18	12	104	35	11	34	27	.371	.411	.560	.971	326	5	14
5	Smoky Joe Wood	31	CLE	Maj	CLE	66	229	194	32	71	16	5	4	60	2	0	25	17	.366	.438	.562	1.000	109	0	10
6	Tris Speaker*	33	CLE	Maj	CLE	132	588	506	107	183	52	14	3	75	2	4	68	12	.362	.439	.538	.977	272	2	12
7	George Burns	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	84	265	244	52	88	21	4	0	49	3	1	13	19	.361	.398	.480	.877	117	2	6
8	Baby Doll Jacobson	30	SLA	Maj	SLB	151	663	599	90	211	38	14	5	90	8	8	42	30	.352	.398	.488	.885	292	3	19
9	Jack Tobin*	29	SLA	Maj	SLB	150	731	671	132	236	31	18	8	59	7	12	45	22	.352	.395	.487	.882	327	3	12
10	Ken Williams	31	SLA	Maj	SLB	146	646	547	115	190	31	7	24	117	20	17	74	42	.347	.429	.561	.990	307	4	21
11	Bobby Veach	33	DET	Maj	DET	150	688	612	110	207	43	13	16	128	14	10	48	31	.338	.387	.529	.917	324	1	27
12	Eddie Collins	34	CHA	Maj	CHW	139	607	526	79	177	20	10	2	58	12	10	66	11	.337	.413	.424	.837	223	2	13
13	Amos Strunk*	32	CHA	Maj	CHW	121	453	401	68	133	19	10	3	69	7	10	38	27	.332	.391	.451	.842	181	1	13
14	Sam Rice	31	WS1	Maj	WSH	143	630	561	83	185	39	13	4	79	26	12	38	10	.330	.382	.467	.849	262	9	22
15	Riggs Stephenson	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	65	240	206	45	68	17	2	2	34	4	1	23	15	.330	.408	.461	.869	95	4	7
16	Harry Hooper	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	108	487	419	74	137	26	5	8	58	13	7	55	21	.327	.406	.470	.877	197	1	12
17	Del Pratt	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	135	574	521	80	169	36	10	5	102	8	10	44	10	.324	.378	.461	.839	240	1	8
18	Hank Severeid	30	SLA	Maj	SLB	143	531	472	66	153	23	7	2	78	7	2	42	9	.324	.379	.415	.795	196	0	17
19	Steve O'Neill	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	106	405	335	39	108	22	1	1	50	0	1	57	22	.322	.424	.403	.827	135	2	11
20	Larry Gardner	35	CLE	Maj	CLE	153	686	586	101	187	32	14	3	120	3	3	65	16	.319	.391	.437	.828	256	4	31
21	Bob Meusel	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	149	646	598	104	190	40	16	24	138	17	6	34	88	.318	.357	.559	.915	334	2	12
22	Joe Sewell	22	CLE	Maj	CLE	154	683	572	101	182	36	12	4	93	7	6	80	17	.318	.412	.444	.856	254	11	20
23	Wally Schang	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	134	513	424	77	134	30	5	6	53	7	4	78	35	.316	.428	.453	.881	192	5	6
24	Whitey Witt	25	PHA	Maj	PHA	154	726	629	100	198	31	11	4	45	16	15	77	52	.315	.390	.418	.809	263	1	19
25	Patsy Gharrity	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	121	452	387	62	120	19	8	7	55	4	3	45	44	.310	.386	.455	.841	176	3	17
26	Charlie Jamieson*	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	140	608	536	94	166	33	10	1	46	8	4	67	27	.310	.387	.414	.802	222	1	4
27	Lu Blue*	24	DET	Maj	DET	153	709	585	103	180	33	11	5	75	13	17	103	47	.308	.416	.427	.843	250	5	16
28	Johnny Bassler	26	DET	Maj	DET	119	463	388	37	119	18	5	0	56	2	1	58	16	.307	.401	.379	.780	147	3	14
29	Stuffy McInnis	30	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	644	584	72	179	31	10	0	76	2	4	21	9	.307	.335	.394	.729	230	4	35
30	Nemo Leibold	29	BOS	Maj	BOS	123	525	467	88	143	26	6	0	31	13	7	41	27	.306	.364	.388	.751	181	1	16
31	Aaron Ward	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	635	556	77	170	30	10	5	76	6	8	42	68	.306	.363	.423	.786	235	8	29
32	Ira Flagstead	27	DET	Maj	DET	85	297	259	40	79	16	2	0	31	8	4	21	21	.305	.371	.382	.753	99	6	11
33	Earl Sheely	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	154	647	563	68	171	25	6	11	95	4	9	57	34	.304	.375	.428	.803	241	7	20
34	Tillie Walker	33	PHA	Maj	PHA	142	640	556	89	169	32	5	23	101	3	5	73	41	.304	.389	.504	.892	280	4	7
35	Bob Jones	31	DET	Maj	DET	141	618	554	82	168	23	9	1	72	8	9	37	24	.303	.348	.383	.731	212	1	26
36	Howie Shanks	30	WS1	Maj	WSH	154	646	562	81	170	24	18	7	69	11	10	57	38	.303	.370	.447	.816	251	3	24
37	Joe Judge*	27	WS1	Maj	WSH	153	715	622	87	187	26	11	7	72	21	6	68	35	.301	.372	.412	.784	256	3	22
38	Johnny Mostil	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	100	376	326	43	98	21	7	3	42	10	12	28	35	.301	.379	.436	.814	142	13	9
39	Mike Menosky	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	133	565	477	77	143	18	5	3	45	12	6	60	45	.300	.388	.377	.766	180	9	19
40	Ralph Young	32	DET	Maj	DET	107	486	401	70	120	8	3	0	29	11	9	69	23	.299	.406	.334	.740	134	3	13
41	Elmer Miller	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	56	270	242	41	72	9	8	4	39	2	2	19	16	.298	.356	.450	.807	109	3	6
42	Doc Johnston*	33	CLE	Maj	CLE	118	444	384	53	114	20	7	2	46	2	9	29	15	.297	.353	.401	.754	154	4	27
43	Wally Pipp*	28	NYA	Maj	NYY	153	667	588	96	174	35	9	8	103	17	10	45	28	.296	.347	.427	.774	251	1	33
44	Joe Dugan	24	PHA	Maj	PHA	119	507	461	54	136	22	6	10	58	5	1	28	45	.295	.342	.434	.776	200	5	13
45	Ernie Johnson	33	CHA	Maj	CHW	142	664	613	93	181	28	7	1	51	22	13	29	24	.295	.328	.369	.697	226	1	21
46	Home Run Baker	35	NYA	Maj	NYY	94	369	330	46	97	16	2	9	74	8	5	26	12	.294	.353	.436	.789	144	4	9
47	Elmer Smith	28	CLE	Maj	CLE	129	505	431	98	125	28	9	16	85	0	2	56	46	.290	.374	.508	.882	219	2	16
48	Bucky Harris	24	WS1	Maj	WSH	154	683	584	82	169	22	8	0	54	29	9	54	39	.289	.367	.355	.722	207	18	27
49	Clyde Milan	34	WS1	Maj	WSH	113	455	406	55	117	19	11	1	40	4	5	37	13	.288	.351	.397	.747	161	2	10
50	Bing Miller	26	WS1	Maj	WSH	114	466	420	57	121	28	8	9	71	3	4	25	50	.288	.334	.457	.791	192	4	17
51	Roger Peckinpaugh	30	NYA	Maj	NYY	149	696	577	128	166	25	7	8	72	2	2	84	44	.288	.380	.397	.777	229	2	33
52	Cy Perkins	25	PHA	Maj	PHA	141	581	538	58	155	31	4	12	73	5	9	32	32	.288	.329	.428	.757	230	1	10
53	Shano Collins	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	141	584	542	63	155	29	12	4	69	15	8	18	38	.286	.314	.406	.720	220	4	20
54	Frank Ellerbe	25	SLA,WS1	Maj	SLB-WSH	115	495	440	66	126	20	13	2	50	1	6	22	44	.286	.325	.405	.729	178	3	30
55	Bibb Falk*	22	CHA	Maj	CHW	152	648	585	62	167	31	11	5	82	4	4	37	69	.286	.330	.402	.732	235	2	24
56	Bill Wambsganss	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	107	500	410	80	117	28	5	2	47	13	7	44	27	.285	.359	.393	.752	161	3	43
57	Frank Welch	23	PHA	Maj	PHA	115	455	403	48	115	18	6	7	45	6	0	34	43	.285	.347	.412	.759	166	4	14
58	Eddie Foster	34	BOS	Maj	BOS	120	485	412	51	117	18	6	0	35	13	7	57	15	.284	.371	.357	.728	147	0	16
59	Chick Fewster	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	66	248	207	44	58	19	0	1	19	4	4	28	43	.280	.382	.387	.768	80	6	7
60	Wally Gerber	29	SLA	Maj	SLB	114	495	436	55	121	12	9	2	48	4	7	34	19	.278	.337	.360	.697	157	5	20
61	Muddy Ruel	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	113	412	358	41	99	21	1	1	45	2	7	41	15	.277	.353	.349	.702	125	1	12
62	Jimmy Dykes	24	PHA	Maj	PHA	155	701	613	88	168	32	13	16	77	6	5	60	75	.274	.353	.447	.800	274	15	13
63	Chick Shorten*	29	DET	Maj	DET	92	243	217	33	59	11	3	0	23	2	3	20	11	.272	.333	.350	.684	76	0	6
64	Frank Brazill	21	PHA	Maj	PHA	66	206	177	17	48	3	1	0	19	2	4	23	21	.271	.361	.299	.661	53	2	4
65	Donie Bush	33	DET,WS1	Maj	DET-WSH	127	585	486	87	131	7	5	0	29	10	13	57	27	.270	.347	.305	.652	148	1	41
66	Chick Galloway	24	PHA	Maj	PHA	131	508	465	42	123	28	5	3	47	12	7	29	43	.265	.311	.366	.676	170	2	12
67	Everett Scott	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	154	620	576	65	151	21	9	1	62	5	9	27	21	.262	.295	.335	.630	193	0	17
68	Frank Brower	28	WS1	Maj	WSH	83	230	203	31	53	12	3	1	35	1	1	18	7	.261	.330	.365	.695	74	3	6
69	Mike McNally	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	71	240	215	36	56	4	2	1	23	5	6	14	15	.261	.306	.312	.617	67	0	11
70	Marty McManus	21	SLA	Maj	SLB	121	466	412	49	107	19	8	3	64	5	3	27	30	.260	.308	.367	.675	151	2	25
71	Johnny Walker	24	PHA	Maj	PHA	113	443	423	41	109	14	5	2	46	5	0	9	29	.258	.278	.329	.607	139	3	8
72	Joe Sargent	27	DET	Maj	DET	66	211	178	21	45	8	5	2	22	2	3	24	26	.253	.342	.388	.729	69	0	9
73	Ray Schalk	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	128	472	416	32	105	24	4	0	47	3	4	40	36	.252	.328	.329	.658	137	7	9
74	Earl Smith	30	WS1,SLA	Maj	WSH-SLB	84	279	258	27	65	9	4	4	26	1	0	13	23	.252	.296	.364	.660	94	3	5
75	Eddie Mulligan	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	151	679	609	82	153	21	12	1	45	13	18	32	53	.251	.293	.330	.623	201	4	34
76	Frank O'Rourke	29	WS1	Maj	WSH	123	486	444	51	104	17	8	3	54	6	7	26	56	.234	.287	.329	.616	146	7	9
77	Emmet McCann	19	PHA	Maj	PHA	52	165	157	15	35	5	0	0	15	2	1	4	6	.223	.242	.255	.497	40	0	4
78	Roxy Walters	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	54	186	169	17	34	4	1	0	14	3	0	10	11	.201	.254	.237	.491	40	2	5
79	Ossie Vitt	31	BOS	Maj	BOS	78	290	232	29	44	11	1	0	13	1	2	45	13	.190	.321	.246	.567	57	0	13
80	Hervey McClellan	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	63	215	196	20	35	4	1	1	14	2	3	14	18	.179	.237	.225	.462	44	1	4
81	Dud Lee	21	SLA	Maj	SLB	72	201	180	18	30	4	2	0	11	1	1	14	34	.167	.235	.211	.446	38	2	5