1908 American League

Stat Leaderboards
Top 10s for main batting and pitching categories
Batting Leaders

Batting Average
.324   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
.311   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
.308   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
.297   Charlie Hemphill ... New York Highlanders
.295   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
.294   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
.292   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps
.289   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
.286   Bob Unglaub ... Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators I
.281   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns

On Base Percentage
.394   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
.392   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
.374   Charlie Hemphill ... New York Highlanders
.371   Topsy Hartsel ... Philadelphia Athletics
.367   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
.367   Patsy Dougherty ... Chicago White Sox
.366   Fielder Jones ... Chicago White Sox
.355   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
.352   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
.348   Josh Clarke ... Cleveland Naps

Slugging Percentage
.475   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
.457   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
.423   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
.418   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
.383   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
.380   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps
.375   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
.371   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
.369   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
.368   Danny Murphy ... Philadelphia Athletics

On Base Plus Slugging
.842   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
.817   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
.812   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
.775   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
.748   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
.730   Charlie Hemphill ... New York Highlanders
.727   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
.714   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
.701   Topsy Hartsel ... Philadelphia Athletics
.697   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps

Games Played
157   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
155   Tom Jones ... St. Louis Browns
155   George McBride ... Washington Senators I
154   Jerry Freeman ... Washington Senators I
153   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
153   Heinie Wagner ... Boston Red Sox
153   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
152   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
151   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
150   Simon Nicholls ... Philadelphia Athletics

Plate Appearances
672   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
667   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
665   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
659   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
654   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
651   Fielder Jones ... Chicago White Sox
650   Bill Bradley ... Cleveland Naps
648   Bob Ganley ... Washington Senators I
635   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
626   Harry Lord ... Boston Red Sox

At Bats
591   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
588   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
584   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
581   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
581   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
569   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
560   Harry Lord ... Boston Red Sox
555   Hobe Ferris ... St. Louis Browns
550   Simon Nicholls ... Philadelphia Athletics
549   Tom Jones ... St. Louis Browns

Runs
105   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
102   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
96   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
92   Fielder Jones ... Chicago White Sox
89   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
88   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
77   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
77   Amby McConnell ... Boston Red Sox
73   Topsy Hartsel ... Philadelphia Athletics
71   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps

Hits
188   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
184   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
168   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
168   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
165   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
156   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps
155   Bob Unglaub ... Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators I
154   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
151   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
150   Hobe Ferris ... St. Louis Browns

Total Bases
276   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
270   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
219   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
218   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
218   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
217   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
203   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps
200   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
199   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
196   Hobe Ferris ... St. Louis Browns

Doubles
36   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
33   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
33   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
32   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
29   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps
28   Danny Murphy ... Philadelphia Athletics
27   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
26   Hobe Ferris ... St. Louis Browns
24   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
24   Bobby Wallace ... St. Louis Browns

Triples
20   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
16   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
16   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
14   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
13   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
13   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
12   Clyde Milan ... Washington Senators I
11   Gavvy Cravath ... Boston Red Sox
10   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
9   Bob Ganley ... Washington Senators I

Home Runs
7   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
6   Bill Hinchman ... Cleveland Naps
5   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
5   Harry Niles ... New York Highlanders, Boston Red Sox
5   Harry Davis ... Philadelphia Athletics
4   Danny Murphy ... Philadelphia Athletics
4   Simon Nicholls ... Philadelphia Athletics
4   Topsy Hartsel ... Philadelphia Athletics
4   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
4   Jimmy Williams ... St. Louis Browns

Runs Batted In
108   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
80   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
74   Hobe Ferris ... St. Louis Browns
74   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
71   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
66   Danny Murphy ... Philadelphia Athletics
65   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
63   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
62   Harry Davis ... Philadelphia Athletics
60   Bobby Wallace ... St. Louis Browns

Stolen Bases
47   Patsy Dougherty ... Chicago White Sox
42   Charlie Hemphill ... New York Highlanders
40   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
39   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
37   Josh Clarke ... Cleveland Naps
32   Neal Ball ... New York Highlanders
31   Amby McConnell ... Boston Red Sox
30   Bob Ganley ... Washington Senators I
30   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
29   Clyde Milan ... Washington Senators I

Walks
93   Topsy Hartsel ... Philadelphia Athletics
86   Fielder Jones ... Chicago White Sox
83   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
76   Josh Clarke ... Cleveland Naps
61   Harry Davis ... Philadelphia Athletics
59   Charlie Hemphill ... New York Highlanders
58   Patsy Dougherty ... Chicago White Sox
55   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
55   Jimmy Williams ... St. Louis Browns
52   Bobby Wallace ... St. Louis Browns

Hit By Pitch
23   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
13   Bill Bradley ... Cleveland Naps
13   Ed Hahn ... Chicago White Sox
11   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
11   Amby McConnell ... Boston Red Sox
10   Patsy Dougherty ... Chicago White Sox
9   Rube Oldring ... Philadelphia Athletics
9   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
9   Bill Hinchman ... Cleveland Naps
8   Fielder Jones ... Chicago White Sox

Sacrifice Hits
60   Bill Bradley ... Cleveland Naps
52   Bob Ganley ... Washington Senators I
43   Germany Schaefer ... Detroit Tigers
36   Harry Lord ... Boston Red Sox
34   Tom Jones ... St. Louis Browns
31   Simon Nicholls ... Philadelphia Athletics
31   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps
30   George Davis ... Chicago White Sox
30   Hobe Ferris ... St. Louis Browns
30   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps

Extra Base Hits
60   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
56   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
48   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
45   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
40   Nap Lajoie ... Cleveland Naps
39   Danny Murphy ... Philadelphia Athletics
37   George Stovall ... Cleveland Naps
37   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
37   Bill Hinchman ... Cleveland Naps
37   Harry Davis ... Philadelphia Athletics

Isolated Power
.151   Ty Cobb ... Detroit Tigers
.146   Sam Crawford ... Detroit Tigers
.124   Claude Rossman ... Detroit Tigers
.123   Bill Hinchman ... Cleveland Naps
.121   Jake Stahl ... Boston Red Sox, New York Highlanders
.115   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
.109   Harry Davis ... Philadelphia Athletics
.103   Danny Murphy ... Philadelphia Athletics
.088   George Stone ... St. Louis Browns
.088   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers

Walks Percentage
16.58   Topsy Hartsel ... Philadelphia Athletics
13.21   Fielder Jones ... Chicago White Sox
13.08   Josh Clarke ... Cleveland Naps
12.35   Matty McIntyre ... Detroit Tigers
10.19   Patsy Dougherty ... Chicago White Sox
10.18   Harry Davis ... Philadelphia Athletics
10.15   Charlie Hemphill ... New York Highlanders
10.06   Doc Gessler ... Boston Red Sox
9.29   Bobby Wallace ... St. Louis Browns
8.89   Jimmy Williams ... St. Louis Browns
Pitching Leaders

Earned Run Average
1.16   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
1.26   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
1.42   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
1.64   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
1.65   Walter Johnson ... Washington Senators I
1.69   Bill Burns ... Washington Senators I
1.74   Charlie Chech ... Cleveland Naps
1.77   Bob Rhoads ... Cleveland Naps
1.89   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
1.89   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns

W+H Per Inning Pitched
0.81   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
0.86   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
0.89   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
0.93   Bill Burns ... Washington Senators I
0.96   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
0.96   Walter Johnson ... Washington Senators I
1.00   Jack Powell ... St. Louis Browns
1.01   Eddie Plank ... Philadelphia Athletics
1.03   Charlie Chech ... Cleveland Naps
1.06   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics

Wins
40   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
24   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
24   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
21   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
19   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
18   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
18   Bob Rhoads ... Cleveland Naps
18   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I
18   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
18   Bill Donovan ... Detroit Tigers
18   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox

Losses
22   Joe Lake ... New York Highlanders
20   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders
19   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
19   George Winter ... Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers
18   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
17   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
16   Bill Hogg ... New York Highlanders
16   Glenn Liebhardt ... Cleveland Naps
16   Rube Manning ... New York Highlanders
16   Eddie Plank ... Philadelphia Athletics

Games Pitched
66   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
53   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
45   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders
43   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I
43   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
42   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
41   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
41   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
41   Rube Manning ... New York Highlanders
41   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
41   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox

Games Started
49   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
37   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox
36   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
35   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
35   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
34   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
33   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
32   Jack Powell ... St. Louis Browns
32   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
32   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns

Complete Games
42   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
30   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
29   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
27   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
26   George Mullin ... Detroit Tigers
25   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
25   Bill Donovan ... Detroit Tigers
24   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox
24   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
24   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I

Shutouts
11   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
9   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
6   Bill Donovan ... Detroit Tigers
6   Walter Johnson ... Washington Senators I
6   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
5   Jack Powell ... St. Louis Browns
5   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox
5   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
5   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
5   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns

Games Finished
17   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
15   Rube Manning ... New York Highlanders
15   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
13   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders
13   Eddie Cicotte ... Boston Red Sox
12   Burt Keeley ... Washington Senators I
11   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I
11   Glenn Liebhardt ... Cleveland Naps
10   Bill Dinneen ... St. Louis Browns
10   Joe Lake ... New York Highlanders
10   Frank Owen ... Chicago White Sox

Saves
6   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
4   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I
3   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
2   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
2   Nick Altrock ... Chicago White Sox
2   Eddie Cicotte ... Boston Red Sox
2   Ed Foster ... Cleveland Naps
2   Tex Pruiett ... Boston Red Sox
2   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
1   Charlie Smith ... Washington Senators I
1   Burt Keeley ... Washington Senators I
1   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
1   Ed Killian ... Detroit Tigers
1   George Suggs ... Detroit Tigers
1   Chief Bender ... Philadelphia Athletics
1   Rube Manning ... New York Highlanders
1   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
1   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders
1   Moxie Manuel ... Chicago White Sox
1   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
1   Cy Morgan ... Boston Red Sox
1   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
1   Doc Newton ... New York Highlanders
1   Eddie Plank ... Philadelphia Athletics
1   Ed Willett ... Detroit Tigers
1   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
1   Jack Powell ... St. Louis Browns
1   George Winter ... Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers
1   Walter Johnson ... Washington Senators I
1   Jack Ryan ... Cleveland Naps

Innings PItched
464.0   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
325.0   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
324.1   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
317.0   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
301.0   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
299.0   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
297.2   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
296.0   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox
290.2   George Mullin ... Detroit Tigers
288.2   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders

Hits Allowed
343   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
301   George Mullin ... Detroit Tigers
279   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
271   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
271   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders
267   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox
264   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
252   Joe Lake ... New York Highlanders
232   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
230   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox

Runs Allowed
157   Joe Lake ... New York Highlanders
142   George Mullin ... Detroit Tigers
133   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders
114   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
114   Rube Manning ... New York Highlanders
112   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
112   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
103   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
96   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
95   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox
95   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics

Earned Runs Allowed
100   George Mullin ... Detroit Tigers
95   Joe Lake ... New York Highlanders
94   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders
84   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox
80   Rube Manning ... New York Highlanders
78   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
76   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
73   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
68   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
68   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I

Home Runs Allowed
7   Cy Morgan ... Boston Red Sox
6   Jack Chesbro ... New York Highlanders
6   Joe Lake ... New York Highlanders
4   Rube Manning ... New York Highlanders
4   Bill Hogg ... New York Highlanders
4   Al Orth ... New York Highlanders
3   Eli Cates ... Washington Senators I
3   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I
3   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
3   Burt Keeley ... Washington Senators I
3   Jake Thielman ... Cleveland Naps, Boston Red Sox
3   Ed Killian ... Detroit Tigers
3   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
3   Doc White ... Chicago White Sox
3   Bill Burns ... Washington Senators I
3   Cy Falkenberg ... Washington Senators I, Cleveland Naps
3   Jack Ryan ... Cleveland Naps
3   George Winter ... Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers

Walks Allowed
97   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
90   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
90   Cy Morgan ... Boston Red Sox
86   Rube Manning ... New York Highlanders
81   Glenn Liebhardt ... Cleveland Naps
77   Joe Lake ... New York Highlanders
77   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I
73   Bob Rhoads ... Cleveland Naps
73   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
71   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
71   George Mullin ... Detroit Tigers

Strikeouts
269   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
232   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
165   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I
164   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
160   Walter Johnson ... Washington Senators I
156   Rube Vickers ... Philadelphia Athletics
150   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
146   Glenn Liebhardt ... Cleveland Naps
141   Bill Donovan ... Detroit Tigers
135   Eddie Plank ... Philadelphia Athletics

Hits per 9 Innings
6.42   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
6.44   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
6.65   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
6.81   Walter Johnson ... Washington Senators I
6.86   Heinie Berger ... Cleveland Naps
6.92   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
6.94   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
7.03   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
7.17   Bill Dinneen ... St. Louis Browns
7.29   Cy Morgan ... Boston Red Sox

Home Runs per 9 Innings
0.03   Harry Howell ... St. Louis Browns
0.03   George Mullin ... Detroit Tigers
0.03   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
0.04   Eddie Plank ... Philadelphia Athletics
0.04   Jack Powell ... St. Louis Browns
0.04   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
0.05   Heinie Berger ... Cleveland Naps
0.06   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
0.06   Frank Smith ... Chicago White Sox
0.07   Bill Donovan ... Detroit Tigers
0.07   Glenn Liebhardt ... Cleveland Naps
0.07   Bob Rhoads ... Cleveland Naps

Walks per 9 Innings
0.83   Addie Joss ... Cleveland Naps
0.98   Bill Burns ... Washington Senators I
1.09   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
1.11   Cy Young ... Boston Red Sox
1.64   Ed Summers ... Detroit Tigers
1.65   Jack Powell ... St. Louis Browns
1.69   Eddie Plank ... Philadelphia Athletics
1.81   George Winter ... Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers
1.85   Charlie Chech ... Cleveland Naps
1.86   Walter Johnson ... Washington Senators I

Strikeouts per 9 Innings
7.31   Rube Waddell ... St. Louis Browns
6.18   Jimmy Dygert ... Philadelphia Athletics
5.62   Walter Johnson ... Washington Senators I
5.37   Tom Hughes ... Washington Senators I
5.23   Bill Donovan ... Detroit Tigers
5.22   Ed Walsh ... Chicago White Sox
5.02   Glenn Liebhardt ... Cleveland Naps
4.97   Eddie Plank ... Philadelphia Athletics
4.71   Fred Burchell ... Boston Red Sox
4.56   Heinie Berger ... Cleveland Naps