Leaders & Trailers

Leaders and Trailers
1928 American League
(only includes games for which Retrosheet has released play-by-play data)

Leaders and Trailers for a Specific League/Season (1916 to 2019)

Multiple Seasons (Players):
Leaders and Trailers over Full Retrosheet Era (1916 to 2019)

Players: Single-Season, Career; Teams: Single-Season

Statistics to Show for Leaders and Trailers

Regular Season Only
Total Wins (Wins, Losses, WOPA, WORL):    pWins    eWins
Batting    Baserunning    Offense    Pitching    Fielding (all positions)    Defense
By Position:    P    C    1B    2B    3B    SS    LF    CF    RF    DH    PH    PR    P Off.    SP    RP
By Component :    1    2    3    4    3&4    5    6    7    8    9    8&9
Fielding, by Position:    P    C    1B    2B    3B    SS    LF    CF    RF

Postseason (Players only):    Total, All Series    World Series    League Championship Series    Division Series    Wild Card Round
Total Wins (Regular Season plus Postseason):    pWins    eWins

Missing games extrapolated

Components 3 & 4

Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Pitching Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Babe Ruth 14.1 5.0
9.1
1 Tommy Thomas 11.3 10.1
1.2
2 Lou Gehrig 10.1 4.9
5.1
2 George Pipgras 11.0 9.5
1.5
3 Lu Blue 8.5 5.0
3.5
3 Red Ruffing 11.0 9.8
1.2
4 Earle Combs 6.9 5.1
1.8
4 Lefty Grove 10.8 7.4
3.4
5 Max Bishop 6.8 4.3
2.5
5 Sad Sam Gray 9.8 8.5
1.3
6 Harry Heilmann 6.7 5.0
1.7
6 Big Ed Morris 9.7 8.3
1.4
7 Heinie Manush 6.6 5.0
1.6
7 Waite Hoyt 9.5 8.9
0.6
8 Charlie Gehringer 6.6 5.3
1.3
8 Rube Walberg 9.3 8.5
0.7
9 Mickey Cochrane 6.3 4.4
2.0
9 Joe Shaute 9.1 8.9
0.2
10 Willie Kamm 6.3 4.9
1.4
10 Alvin Crowder 9.1 9.1
0.0

Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Pitching Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Carl Lind 4.7 6.1
-1.4
1 Jack Ogden 8.7 10.4
-1.7
2 Phil Todt 4.9 5.5
-0.6
2 Tommy Thomas 11.3 10.1
1.2
3 Red Kress 4.7 5.5
-0.8
3 Red Ruffing 11.0 9.8
1.2
4 Fred Schulte 5.6 5.3
0.3
4 Hank Johnson 7.4 9.8
-2.4
5 Charlie Gehringer 6.6 5.3
1.3
5 George Pipgras 11.0 9.5
1.5
6 Sam Rice 5.1 5.2
-0.2
6 Grady Adkins 8.1 9.4
-1.3
7 Earle Combs 6.9 5.1
1.8
7 Alvin Crowder 9.1 9.1
0.0
8 Bill Regan 3.9 5.0
-1.1
8 Joe Shaute 9.1 8.9
0.2
9 Babe Ruth 14.1 5.0
9.1
9 Waite Hoyt 9.5 8.9
0.6
10 Heinie Manush 6.6 5.0
1.6
10 Ted Lyons 8.6 8.7
-0.1

Net Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Net Pitching Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Babe Ruth 14.1 5.0 9.1
1 Lefty Grove 10.8 7.4 3.4
2 Lou Gehrig 10.1 4.9 5.1
2 Garland Braxton 8.2 5.5 2.7
3 Lu Blue 8.5 5.0 3.5
3 Herb Pennock 7.2 4.9 2.3
4 Max Bishop 6.8 4.3 2.5
4 Sad Sam Jones 8.3 6.3 1.9
5 Goose Goslin 6.2 3.9 2.4
5 Jack Quinn 7.7 5.9 1.8
6 Jimmie Foxx 6.0 3.7 2.2
6 Firpo Marberry 6.1 4.5 1.5
7 Mickey Cochrane 6.3 4.4 2.0
7 George Pipgras 11.0 9.5 1.5
8 Joe Hauser 5.1 3.2 1.9
8 Big Ed Morris 9.7 8.3 1.4
9 Alex Metzler 6.0 4.1 1.8
9 Sad Sam Gray 9.8 8.5 1.3
10 Al Simmons 5.8 4.0 1.8
10 Tommy Thomas 11.3 10.1 1.2

Net Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Net Pitching Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Bucky Harris 2.2 4.0 -1.8
1 Hank Johnson 7.4 9.8 -2.4
2 Carl Lind 4.7 6.1 -1.4
2 Ted Blankenship 5.8 7.6 -1.8
3 Bill Cissell 3.2 4.5 -1.3
3 Jack Ogden 8.7 10.4 -1.7
4 Earl McNeely 3.5 4.8 -1.3
4 Lil Stoner 4.6 6.0 -1.4
5 Billy Rogell 2.1 3.3 -1.2
5 Grady Adkins 8.1 9.4 -1.3
6 Joe Boley 2.9 4.1 -1.1
6 Dick Coffman 2.9 4.1 -1.2
7 Bill Regan 3.9 5.0 -1.1
7 Vic Sorrell 6.3 7.4 -1.1
8 Bill Sweeney (1928) 1.9 3.0 -1.1
8 Sam Gibson 4.3 5.3 -1.1
9 Jackie Tavener 3.8 4.8 -1.1
9 Danny MacFayden 7.1 8.1 -1.0
10 Leo Durocher 1.9 3.0 -1.1
10 Mel Harder 1.7 2.6 -0.9

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		Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Pitching Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Babe Ruth	14.1	5.0	9.1	1	Tommy Thomas	11.3	10.1	1.2
2	Lou Gehrig	10.1	4.9	5.1	2	George Pipgras	11.0	9.5	1.5
3	Lu Blue	8.5	5.0	3.5	3	Red Ruffing	11.0	9.8	1.2
4	Earle Combs	6.9	5.1	1.8	4	Lefty Grove	10.8	7.4	3.4
5	Max Bishop	6.8	4.3	2.5	5	Sad Sam Gray	9.8	8.5	1.3
6	Harry Heilmann	6.7	5.0	1.7	6	Big Ed Morris	9.7	8.3	1.4
7	Heinie Manush	6.6	5.0	1.6	7	Waite Hoyt	9.5	8.9	0.6
8	Charlie Gehringer	6.6	5.3	1.3	8	Rube Walberg	9.3	8.5	0.7
9	Mickey Cochrane	6.3	4.4	2.0	9	Joe Shaute	9.1	8.9	0.2
10	Willie Kamm	6.3	4.9	1.4	10	Alvin Crowder	9.1	9.1	0.0

		Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Pitching Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Carl Lind	4.7	6.1	-1.4	1	Jack Ogden	8.7	10.4	-1.7
2	Phil Todt	4.9	5.5	-0.6	2	Tommy Thomas	11.3	10.1	1.2
3	Red Kress	4.7	5.5	-0.8	3	Red Ruffing	11.0	9.8	1.2
4	Fred Schulte	5.6	5.3	0.3	4	Hank Johnson	7.4	9.8	-2.4
5	Charlie Gehringer	6.6	5.3	1.3	5	George Pipgras	11.0	9.5	1.5
6	Sam Rice	5.1	5.2	-0.2	6	Grady Adkins	8.1	9.4	-1.3
7	Earle Combs	6.9	5.1	1.8	7	Alvin Crowder	9.1	9.1	0.0
8	Bill Regan	3.9	5.0	-1.1	8	Joe Shaute	9.1	8.9	0.2
9	Babe Ruth	14.1	5.0	9.1	9	Waite Hoyt	9.5	8.9	0.6
10	Heinie Manush	6.6	5.0	1.6	10	Ted Lyons	8.6	8.7	-0.1

		Net Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Net Pitching Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Babe Ruth	14.1	5.0	9.1	1	Lefty Grove	10.8	7.4	3.4
2	Lou Gehrig	10.1	4.9	5.1	2	Garland Braxton	8.2	5.5	2.7
3	Lu Blue	8.5	5.0	3.5	3	Herb Pennock	7.2	4.9	2.3
4	Max Bishop	6.8	4.3	2.5	4	Sad Sam Jones	8.3	6.3	1.9
5	Goose Goslin	6.2	3.9	2.4	5	Jack Quinn	7.7	5.9	1.8
6	Jimmie Foxx	6.0	3.7	2.2	6	Firpo Marberry	6.1	4.5	1.5
7	Mickey Cochrane	6.3	4.4	2.0	7	George Pipgras	11.0	9.5	1.5
8	Joe Hauser	5.1	3.2	1.9	8	Big Ed Morris	9.7	8.3	1.4
9	Alex Metzler	6.0	4.1	1.8	9	Sad Sam Gray	9.8	8.5	1.3
10	Al Simmons	5.8	4.0	1.8	10	Tommy Thomas	11.3	10.1	1.2

		Net Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Net Pitching Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Bucky Harris	2.2	4.0	-1.8	1	Hank Johnson	7.4	9.8	-2.4
2	Carl Lind	4.7	6.1	-1.4	2	Ted Blankenship	5.8	7.6	-1.8
3	Bill Cissell	3.2	4.5	-1.3	3	Jack Ogden	8.7	10.4	-1.7
4	Earl McNeely	3.5	4.8	-1.3	4	Lil Stoner	4.6	6.0	-1.4
5	Billy Rogell	2.1	3.3	-1.2	5	Grady Adkins	8.1	9.4	-1.3
6	Joe Boley	2.9	4.1	-1.1	6	Dick Coffman	2.9	4.1	-1.2
7	Bill Regan	3.9	5.0	-1.1	7	Vic Sorrell	6.3	7.4	-1.1
8	Bill Sweeney (1928)	1.9	3.0	-1.1	8	Sam Gibson	4.3	5.3	-1.1
9	Jackie Tavener	3.8	4.8	-1.1	9	Danny MacFayden	7.1	8.1	-1.0
10	Leo Durocher	1.9	3.0	-1.1	10	Mel Harder	1.7	2.6	-0.9