Leaders & Trailers

Leaders and Trailers
1956 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

Component 9

Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Baserunning Wins
Top 10 Players           Fielding Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Al Kaline 0.6 0.4
0.2
1 Mickey Mantle 0.6 0.3
0.3
1 Harry Simpson 2.2 1.2
1.0
2 Larry Doby 0.5 0.4
0.2
2 Minnie Minoso 0.6 0.4
0.2
2 Minnie Minoso 2.0 1.6
0.4
3 Harry Simpson 0.5 0.1
0.4
3 Nellie Fox 0.5 1.8
-1.3
3 Jim Piersall 1.9 1.4
0.5
4 Sherm Lollar 0.5 0.3
0.2
4 Al Kaline 0.5 0.3
0.2
4 Charlie Maxwell 1.8 1.1
0.7
5 Gus Triandos 0.5 0.3
0.1
5 Eddie Yost 0.5 0.4
0.1
5 Al Kaline 1.5 1.3
0.2
6 Jim Piersall 0.5 0.5
0.0
6 Al E. Smith 0.5 0.3
0.2
6 Mickey Mantle 1.5 1.1
0.4
7 Yogi Berra 0.5 0.3
0.2
7 Jackie Jensen 0.5 0.4
0.1
7 Bill Tuttle 1.5 1.3
0.2
8 Roy Sievers 0.5 0.3
0.2
8 Hector Lopez 0.5 0.4
0.1
8 Hank Bauer 1.4 1.1
0.3
9 Bill Skowron 0.5 0.4
0.0
9 Jim Piersall 0.5 0.3
0.2
9 Jackie Jensen 1.4 1.4
0.1
10 Dave Philley 0.4 0.5
-0.0
10 Billy Martin 0.5 0.2
0.2
10 Larry Doby 1.4 1.5
-0.1

Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Baserunning Losses
Top 10 Players           Fielding Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Nellie Fox 0.3 0.6
-0.3
1 Nellie Fox 0.5 1.8
-1.3
1 Minnie Minoso 2.0 1.6
0.4
2 Jackie Jensen 0.4 0.5
-0.1
2 Bob Boyd 0.3 1.3
-1.1
2 Jim Lemon 1.1 1.6
-0.4
3 Billy Gardner 0.3 0.5
-0.2
3 Jim Lemon 0.4 0.8
-0.5
3 Larry Doby 1.4 1.5
-0.1
4 Charlie Maxwell 0.4 0.5
-0.1
4 Billy Klaus 0.4 0.5
-0.1
4 Al E. Smith 1.1 1.4
-0.3
5 Luis Aparicio 0.3 0.5
-0.2
5 Ray Boone 0.3 0.5
-0.2
5 Jim Piersall 1.9 1.4
0.5
6 Dave Philley 0.4 0.5
-0.0
6 Harvey Kuenn 0.4 0.4
0.0
6 Bob Nieman 1.1 1.4
-0.2
7 Jim Piersall 0.5 0.5
0.0
7 Jackie Jensen 0.5 0.4
0.1
7 Jackie Jensen 1.4 1.4
0.1
8 Chico Carrasquel 0.2 0.5
-0.2
8 Minnie Minoso 0.6 0.4
0.2
8 Al Kaline 1.5 1.3
0.2
9 Mickey Vernon 0.4 0.4
-0.1
9 Hector Lopez 0.5 0.4
0.1
9 Bill Tuttle 1.5 1.3
0.2
10 Ray Boone 0.3 0.4
-0.1
10 Bob Nieman 0.4 0.4
0.0
10 Harry Simpson 2.2 1.2
1.0

Net Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Net Baserunning Wins
Top 10 Players           Net Fielding Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Harry Simpson 0.5 0.1 0.4
1 Mickey Mantle 0.6 0.3 0.3
1 Harry Simpson 2.2 1.2 1.0
2 Al Kaline 0.6 0.4 0.2
2 Dick Williams 0.4 0.2 0.2
2 Charlie Maxwell 1.8 1.1 0.7
3 Walt Dropo 0.4 0.2 0.2
3 Billy Martin 0.5 0.2 0.2
3 Jim Piersall 1.9 1.4 0.5
4 Sherm Lollar 0.5 0.3 0.2
4 Al E. Smith 0.5 0.3 0.2
4 Minnie Minoso 2.0 1.6 0.4
5 Jim Lemon 0.3 0.2 0.2
5 Hank Bauer 0.4 0.2 0.2
5 Joe DeMaestri 0.6 0.2 0.4
6 Yogi Berra 0.5 0.3 0.2
6 George Kell 0.4 0.2 0.2
6 Mickey Mantle 1.5 1.1 0.4
7 Larry Doby 0.5 0.4 0.2
7 Al Kaline 0.5 0.3 0.2
7 Hank Bauer 1.4 1.1 0.3
8 Roy Sievers 0.5 0.3 0.2
8 Jim Rivera 0.4 0.2 0.2
8 Al Kaline 1.5 1.3 0.2
9 Billy Goodman 0.3 0.1 0.1
9 Bill Skowron 0.5 0.3 0.2
9 Bill Tuttle 1.5 1.3 0.2
10 Gus Triandos 0.5 0.3 0.1
10 Minnie Minoso 0.6 0.4 0.2
10 Bob Boyd 0.3 0.1 0.2

Net Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Net Baserunning Losses
Top 10 Players           Net Fielding Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Nellie Fox 0.3 0.6 -0.3
1 Nellie Fox 0.5 1.8 -1.3
1 Jim Lemon 1.1 1.6 -0.4
2 Karl Olson 0.2 0.4 -0.2
2 Bob Boyd 0.3 1.3 -1.1
2 Al E. Smith 1.1 1.4 -0.3
3 Chico Carrasquel 0.2 0.5 -0.2
3 Jim Lemon 0.4 0.8 -0.5
3 Lou Skizas 0.5 0.8 -0.3
4 Luis Aparicio 0.3 0.5 -0.2
4 Ray Boone 0.3 0.5 -0.2
4 Bubba Phillips 0.0 0.3 -0.3
5 Billy Gardner 0.3 0.5 -0.2
5 Ed Fitz Gerald 0.1 0.2 -0.2
5 Johnny Groth 0.4 0.6 -0.3
6 Don Buddin 0.2 0.3 -0.1
6 Sammy White 0.1 0.3 -0.1
6 Bob Nieman 1.1 1.4 -0.2
7 Ray Boone 0.3 0.4 -0.1
7 Billy Klaus 0.4 0.5 -0.1
7 Jim Pyburn 0.3 0.6 -0.2
8 Frank Bolling 0.3 0.4 -0.1
8 Early Wynn 0.0 0.1 -0.1
8 Bob Cerv 0.2 0.4 -0.2
9 Charlie Maxwell 0.4 0.5 -0.1
9 Joe DeMaestri 0.2 0.3 -0.1
9 Jim Rivera 0.8 1.0 -0.2
10 Jim F. Busby 0.2 0.3 -0.1
10 Jim A. Wilson 0.0 0.1 -0.1
10 Dave Philley 0.5 0.7 -0.2

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		Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Baserunning Wins Top 10 Players					Fielding Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Al Kaline	0.6	0.4	0.2	1	Mickey Mantle	0.6	0.3	0.3	1	Harry Simpson	2.2	1.2	1.0
2	Larry Doby	0.5	0.4	0.2	2	Minnie Minoso	0.6	0.4	0.2	2	Minnie Minoso	2.0	1.6	0.4
3	Harry Simpson	0.5	0.1	0.4	3	Nellie Fox	0.5	1.8	-1.3	3	Jim Piersall	1.9	1.4	0.5
4	Sherm Lollar	0.5	0.3	0.2	4	Al Kaline	0.5	0.3	0.2	4	Charlie Maxwell	1.8	1.1	0.7
5	Gus Triandos	0.5	0.3	0.1	5	Eddie Yost	0.5	0.4	0.1	5	Al Kaline	1.5	1.3	0.2
6	Jim Piersall	0.5	0.5	0.0	6	Al E. Smith	0.5	0.3	0.2	6	Mickey Mantle	1.5	1.1	0.4
7	Yogi Berra	0.5	0.3	0.2	7	Jackie Jensen	0.5	0.4	0.1	7	Bill Tuttle	1.5	1.3	0.2
8	Roy Sievers	0.5	0.3	0.2	8	Hector Lopez	0.5	0.4	0.1	8	Hank Bauer	1.4	1.1	0.3
9	Bill Skowron	0.5	0.4	0.0	9	Jim Piersall	0.5	0.3	0.2	9	Jackie Jensen	1.4	1.4	0.1
10	Dave Philley	0.4	0.5	-0.0	10	Billy Martin	0.5	0.2	0.2	10	Larry Doby	1.4	1.5	-0.1

		Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Baserunning Losses Top 10 Players					Fielding Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Nellie Fox	0.3	0.6	-0.3	1	Nellie Fox	0.5	1.8	-1.3	1	Minnie Minoso	2.0	1.6	0.4
2	Jackie Jensen	0.4	0.5	-0.1	2	Bob Boyd	0.3	1.3	-1.1	2	Jim Lemon	1.1	1.6	-0.4
3	Billy Gardner	0.3	0.5	-0.2	3	Jim Lemon	0.4	0.8	-0.5	3	Larry Doby	1.4	1.5	-0.1
4	Charlie Maxwell	0.4	0.5	-0.1	4	Billy Klaus	0.4	0.5	-0.1	4	Al E. Smith	1.1	1.4	-0.3
5	Luis Aparicio	0.3	0.5	-0.2	5	Ray Boone	0.3	0.5	-0.2	5	Jim Piersall	1.9	1.4	0.5
6	Dave Philley	0.4	0.5	-0.0	6	Harvey Kuenn	0.4	0.4	0.0	6	Bob Nieman	1.1	1.4	-0.2
7	Jim Piersall	0.5	0.5	0.0	7	Jackie Jensen	0.5	0.4	0.1	7	Jackie Jensen	1.4	1.4	0.1
8	Chico Carrasquel	0.2	0.5	-0.2	8	Minnie Minoso	0.6	0.4	0.2	8	Al Kaline	1.5	1.3	0.2
9	Mickey Vernon	0.4	0.4	-0.1	9	Hector Lopez	0.5	0.4	0.1	9	Bill Tuttle	1.5	1.3	0.2
10	Ray Boone	0.3	0.4	-0.1	10	Bob Nieman	0.4	0.4	0.0	10	Harry Simpson	2.2	1.2	1.0

		Net Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Net Baserunning Wins Top 10 Players					Net Fielding Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Harry Simpson	0.5	0.1	0.4	1	Mickey Mantle	0.6	0.3	0.3	1	Harry Simpson	2.2	1.2	1.0
2	Al Kaline	0.6	0.4	0.2	2	Dick Williams	0.4	0.2	0.2	2	Charlie Maxwell	1.8	1.1	0.7
3	Walt Dropo	0.4	0.2	0.2	3	Billy Martin	0.5	0.2	0.2	3	Jim Piersall	1.9	1.4	0.5
4	Sherm Lollar	0.5	0.3	0.2	4	Al E. Smith	0.5	0.3	0.2	4	Minnie Minoso	2.0	1.6	0.4
5	Jim Lemon	0.3	0.2	0.2	5	Hank Bauer	0.4	0.2	0.2	5	Joe DeMaestri	0.6	0.2	0.4
6	Yogi Berra	0.5	0.3	0.2	6	George Kell	0.4	0.2	0.2	6	Mickey Mantle	1.5	1.1	0.4
7	Larry Doby	0.5	0.4	0.2	7	Al Kaline	0.5	0.3	0.2	7	Hank Bauer	1.4	1.1	0.3
8	Roy Sievers	0.5	0.3	0.2	8	Jim Rivera	0.4	0.2	0.2	8	Al Kaline	1.5	1.3	0.2
9	Billy Goodman	0.3	0.1	0.1	9	Bill Skowron	0.5	0.3	0.2	9	Bill Tuttle	1.5	1.3	0.2
10	Gus Triandos	0.5	0.3	0.1	10	Minnie Minoso	0.6	0.4	0.2	10	Bob Boyd	0.3	0.1	0.2

		Net Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Net Baserunning Losses Top 10 Players					Net Fielding Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Nellie Fox	0.3	0.6	-0.3	1	Nellie Fox	0.5	1.8	-1.3	1	Jim Lemon	1.1	1.6	-0.4
2	Karl Olson	0.2	0.4	-0.2	2	Bob Boyd	0.3	1.3	-1.1	2	Al E. Smith	1.1	1.4	-0.3
3	Chico Carrasquel	0.2	0.5	-0.2	3	Jim Lemon	0.4	0.8	-0.5	3	Lou Skizas	0.5	0.8	-0.3
4	Luis Aparicio	0.3	0.5	-0.2	4	Ray Boone	0.3	0.5	-0.2	4	Bubba Phillips	0.0	0.3	-0.3
5	Billy Gardner	0.3	0.5	-0.2	5	Ed Fitz Gerald	0.1	0.2	-0.2	5	Johnny Groth	0.4	0.6	-0.3
6	Don Buddin	0.2	0.3	-0.1	6	Sammy White	0.1	0.3	-0.1	6	Bob Nieman	1.1	1.4	-0.2
7	Ray Boone	0.3	0.4	-0.1	7	Billy Klaus	0.4	0.5	-0.1	7	Jim Pyburn	0.3	0.6	-0.2
8	Frank Bolling	0.3	0.4	-0.1	8	Early Wynn	0.0	0.1	-0.1	8	Bob Cerv	0.2	0.4	-0.2
9	Charlie Maxwell	0.4	0.5	-0.1	9	Joe DeMaestri	0.2	0.3	-0.1	9	Jim Rivera	0.8	1.0	-0.2
10	Jim F. Busby	0.2	0.3	-0.1	10	Jim A. Wilson	0.0	0.1	-0.1	10	Dave Philley	0.5	0.7	-0.2