Leaders & Trailers

Leaders and Trailers
1927 Major Leagues
(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 14.7 5.0
9.6
1 Charley Root 11.2 11.2
-0.0
2 Lou Gehrig 11.9 5.2
6.7
2 Lee Meadows 10.6 10.2
0.4
3 Hack Wilson 8.3 4.6
3.7
3 Ted Lyons 10.4 8.1
2.3
4 Rogers Hornsby 8.3 4.0
4.3
4 Carmen Hill 10.0 9.3
0.7
5 Paul Waner 7.9 4.5
3.4
5 Lefty Grove 9.9 7.6
2.3
6 Jim Bottomley 7.4 4.8
2.6
6 Jesse Haines 9.7 8.3
1.4
7 Cy Williams 7.2 3.9
3.3
7 Rube Walberg 9.7 9.2
0.5
8 Tony Lazzeri 6.8 5.4
1.4
8 Tommy Thomas 9.6 9.5
0.1
9 Bill Terry 6.4 4.5
1.9
9 Dazzy Vance 9.5 7.1
2.4
10 George W. Harper 6.4 3.6
2.7
10 Willis Hudlin 9.3 8.9
0.4

Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Pitching Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Tony Lazzeri 6.8 5.4
1.4
1 Charley Root 11.2 11.2
-0.0
2 Homer Summa 4.9 5.3
-0.4
2 Lee Meadows 10.6 10.2
0.4
3 Lou Gehrig 11.9 5.2
6.7
3 Vic Aldridge 8.6 9.9
-1.3
4 Earle Combs 5.8 5.1
0.6
4 Milt Gaston 9.0 9.8
-0.8
5 Sparky Adams 4.0 5.1
-1.1
5 Tommy Thomas 9.6 9.5
0.1
6 Glenn Wright 5.6 5.1
0.6
6 Carmen Hill 10.0 9.3
0.7
7 Babe Ruth 14.7 5.0
9.6
7 Rube Walberg 9.7 9.2
0.5
8 George Grantham 6.3 5.0
1.3
8 Willis Hudlin 9.3 8.9
0.4
9 George Sisler 4.6 4.9
-0.3
9 Ted Blankenship 7.9 8.8
-0.9
10 Whispering Bill Barrett 4.6 4.9
-0.2
10 Elam Vangilder 6.4 8.4
-2.0

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 14.7 5.0 9.6
1 Wilcy Moore 7.7 4.9 2.9
2 Lou Gehrig 11.9 5.2 6.7
2 Jesse Petty 8.5 5.9 2.5
3 Rogers Hornsby 8.3 4.0 4.3
3 Waite Hoyt 9.0 6.6 2.4
4 Hack Wilson 8.3 4.6 3.7
4 Dazzy Vance 9.5 7.1 2.4
5 Paul Waner 7.9 4.5 3.4
5 Lefty Grove 9.9 7.6 2.3
6 Cy Williams 7.2 3.9 3.3
6 Ted Lyons 10.4 8.1 2.3
7 George W. Harper 6.4 3.6 2.7
7 Red Lucas 7.9 5.8 2.0
8 Jim Bottomley 7.4 4.8 2.6
8 Pete Alexander 8.7 6.7 1.9
9 Chick Hafey 5.2 2.8 2.4
9 Jumbo Elliott 7.1 5.2 1.9
10 Ty Cobb 5.8 3.5 2.3
10 George Pipgras 6.3 4.8 1.5

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

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Fresco Thompson 3.3 4.8 -1.5
1 Elam Vangilder 6.4 8.4 -2.0
2 Luke Sewell 3.1 4.5 -1.5
2 Tony Kaufmann 2.7 4.2 -1.5
3 Jigger Statz 2.6 4.1 -1.4
3 Hugh McQuillan 4.0 5.4 -1.4
4 Bobby Reeves 1.8 3.1 -1.4
4 Percy Jones 3.6 5.0 -1.4
5 Bill Regan 2.5 3.9 -1.3
5 Del Lundgren 3.1 4.5 -1.4
6 Gus Felix 2.6 3.8 -1.2
6 Claude Willoughby 3.2 4.5 -1.3
7 Wally Gerber 2.8 3.9 -1.2
7 Vic Aldridge 8.6 9.9 -1.3
8 Jack Rothrock 1.8 2.9 -1.2
8 Les Sweetland 3.3 4.6 -1.3
9 Randy Reese 2.0 3.2 -1.2
9 Don Songer 1.5 2.6 -1.1
10 Johnny Butler 3.1 4.3 -1.1
10 Jumbo Brown 0.6 1.7 -1.1

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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	14.7	5.0	9.6	1	Charley Root	11.2	11.2	-0.0
2	Lou Gehrig	11.9	5.2	6.7	2	Lee Meadows	10.6	10.2	0.4
3	Hack Wilson	8.3	4.6	3.7	3	Ted Lyons	10.4	8.1	2.3
4	Rogers Hornsby	8.3	4.0	4.3	4	Carmen Hill	10.0	9.3	0.7
5	Paul Waner	7.9	4.5	3.4	5	Lefty Grove	9.9	7.6	2.3
6	Jim Bottomley	7.4	4.8	2.6	6	Jesse Haines	9.7	8.3	1.4
7	Cy Williams	7.2	3.9	3.3	7	Rube Walberg	9.7	9.2	0.5
8	Tony Lazzeri	6.8	5.4	1.4	8	Tommy Thomas	9.6	9.5	0.1
9	Bill Terry	6.4	4.5	1.9	9	Dazzy Vance	9.5	7.1	2.4
10	George W. Harper	6.4	3.6	2.7	10	Willis Hudlin	9.3	8.9	0.4

		Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Pitching Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Tony Lazzeri	6.8	5.4	1.4	1	Charley Root	11.2	11.2	-0.0
2	Homer Summa	4.9	5.3	-0.4	2	Lee Meadows	10.6	10.2	0.4
3	Lou Gehrig	11.9	5.2	6.7	3	Vic Aldridge	8.6	9.9	-1.3
4	Earle Combs	5.8	5.1	0.6	4	Milt Gaston	9.0	9.8	-0.8
5	Sparky Adams	4.0	5.1	-1.1	5	Tommy Thomas	9.6	9.5	0.1
6	Glenn Wright	5.6	5.1	0.6	6	Carmen Hill	10.0	9.3	0.7
7	Babe Ruth	14.7	5.0	9.6	7	Rube Walberg	9.7	9.2	0.5
8	George Grantham	6.3	5.0	1.3	8	Willis Hudlin	9.3	8.9	0.4
9	George Sisler	4.6	4.9	-0.3	9	Ted Blankenship	7.9	8.8	-0.9
10	Whispering Bill Barrett	4.6	4.9	-0.2	10	Elam Vangilder	6.4	8.4	-2.0

		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	14.7	5.0	9.6	1	Wilcy Moore	7.7	4.9	2.9
2	Lou Gehrig	11.9	5.2	6.7	2	Jesse Petty	8.5	5.9	2.5
3	Rogers Hornsby	8.3	4.0	4.3	3	Waite Hoyt	9.0	6.6	2.4
4	Hack Wilson	8.3	4.6	3.7	4	Dazzy Vance	9.5	7.1	2.4
5	Paul Waner	7.9	4.5	3.4	5	Lefty Grove	9.9	7.6	2.3
6	Cy Williams	7.2	3.9	3.3	6	Ted Lyons	10.4	8.1	2.3
7	George W. Harper	6.4	3.6	2.7	7	Red Lucas	7.9	5.8	2.0
8	Jim Bottomley	7.4	4.8	2.6	8	Pete Alexander	8.7	6.7	1.9
9	Chick Hafey	5.2	2.8	2.4	9	Jumbo Elliott	7.1	5.2	1.9
10	Ty Cobb	5.8	3.5	2.3	10	George Pipgras	6.3	4.8	1.5

		Net Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Net Pitching Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Fresco Thompson	3.3	4.8	-1.5	1	Elam Vangilder	6.4	8.4	-2.0
2	Luke Sewell	3.1	4.5	-1.5	2	Tony Kaufmann	2.7	4.2	-1.5
3	Jigger Statz	2.6	4.1	-1.4	3	Hugh McQuillan	4.0	5.4	-1.4
4	Bobby Reeves	1.8	3.1	-1.4	4	Percy Jones	3.6	5.0	-1.4
5	Bill Regan	2.5	3.9	-1.3	5	Del Lundgren	3.1	4.5	-1.4
6	Gus Felix	2.6	3.8	-1.2	6	Claude Willoughby	3.2	4.5	-1.3
7	Wally Gerber	2.8	3.9	-1.2	7	Vic Aldridge	8.6	9.9	-1.3
8	Jack Rothrock	1.8	2.9	-1.2	8	Les Sweetland	3.3	4.6	-1.3
9	Randy Reese	2.0	3.2	-1.2	9	Don Songer	1.5	2.6	-1.1
10	Johnny Butler	3.1	4.3	-1.1	10	Jumbo Brown	0.6	1.7	-1.1