Leaders & Trailers

Leaders and Trailers
1928 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

Component 5

Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Pitching 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 Heinie Manush 6.7 4.9
1.8
1 Larry Benton 3.0 2.3
0.6
1 Travis Jackson 6.3 5.8
0.5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 6.4 5.2
1.2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.7 2.5
0.2
2 Hod Ford 5.7 4.8
0.9
3 Paul Waner 6.3 4.7
1.6
3 George Pipgras 2.6 2.6
0.0
3 Joe Sewell 5.7 5.4
0.3
4 Hughie Critz 5.9 5.7
0.2
4 Waite Hoyt 2.6 2.3
0.3
4 Dave Bancroft 5.6 5.4
0.2
5 Lance Richbourg 5.9 4.4
1.4
5 Tommy Thomas 2.6 2.3
0.3
5 Freddie Lindstrom 5.3 4.4
0.9
6 Lloyd Waner 5.8 5.3
0.5
6 Eppa Rixey 2.6 2.7
-0.1
6 Red Kress 4.9 4.9
-0.0
7 Charlie Gehringer 5.8 4.8
1.0
7 Red Ruffing 2.4 2.5
-0.1
7 Jackie Tavener 4.7 4.7
0.0
8 Fresco Thompson 5.7 5.3
0.5
8 Joe Genewich 2.3 1.9
0.5
8 Taylor Douthit 4.7 3.6
1.1
9 Earle Combs 5.7 5.6
0.0
9 Big Ed Morris 2.3 2.0
0.3
9 Charlie Gehringer 4.6 4.7
-0.1
10 Sam Rice 5.6 4.9
0.7
10 Ted Lyons 2.3 2.2
0.1
10 Doc Farrell 4.6 5.2
-0.6

Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Pitching 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 Hughie Critz 5.9 5.7
0.2
1 Eppa Rixey 2.6 2.7
-0.1
1 Travis Jackson 6.3 5.8
0.5
2 Earle Combs 5.7 5.6
0.0
2 George Pipgras 2.6 2.6
0.0
2 Joe Sewell 5.7 5.4
0.3
3 Lloyd Waner 5.8 5.3
0.5
3 Red Ruffing 2.4 2.5
-0.1
3 Dave Bancroft 5.6 5.4
0.2
4 Willie Kamm 4.8 5.3
-0.5
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.7 2.5
0.2
4 Doc Farrell 4.6 5.2
-0.6
5 Fresco Thompson 5.7 5.3
0.5
5 Joe Shaute 2.3 2.4
-0.1
5 Fresco Thompson 4.2 5.1
-0.9
6 Freddie Maguire 4.9 5.2
-0.4
6 Larry Benton 3.0 2.3
0.6
6 Mark Koenig 4.1 5.0
-0.9
7 Freddie Lindstrom 6.4 5.2
1.2
7 Tommy Thomas 2.6 2.3
0.3
7 Heinie Sand 4.4 4.9
-0.5
8 Joe Sewell 5.1 5.1
-0.1
8 Waite Hoyt 2.6 2.3
0.3
8 Red Kress 4.9 4.9
-0.0
9 Carl Lind 5.4 5.1
0.3
9 Bob Eldridge Smith 2.1 2.2
-0.1
9 Carl Lind 4.5 4.9
-0.3
10 Pie Traynor 5.5 5.1
0.4
10 Ted Lyons 2.3 2.2
0.1
10 Les Bell 4.5 4.8
-0.3

Net Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Net Pitching 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 Lou Gehrig 5.3 3.4 1.9
1 Larry Benton 3.0 2.3 0.6
1 Taylor Douthit 4.7 3.6 1.1
2 Rogers Hornsby 5.0 3.1 1.9
2 Joe Genewich 2.3 1.9 0.5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5.3 4.4 0.9
3 Heinie Manush 6.7 4.9 1.8
3 Alvin Crowder 2.3 1.9 0.4
3 Hod Ford 5.7 4.8 0.9
4 Goose Goslin 4.7 3.1 1.6
4 Grady Adkins 2.3 1.9 0.4
4 Curt Walker 3.7 3.0 0.7
5 Paul Waner 6.3 4.7 1.6
5 Jack Ogden 2.3 1.9 0.4
5 Ossie Bluege 4.5 3.9 0.6
6 Lance Richbourg 5.9 4.4 1.4
6 Ownie Carroll 2.1 1.8 0.4
6 Johnny Mostil 3.8 3.2 0.6
7 Babe Herman 4.7 3.4 1.3
7 Carmen Hill 2.1 1.7 0.3
7 Frankie Frisch 4.4 3.8 0.6
8 Del Bissonette 5.1 3.9 1.3
8 Garland Braxton 1.8 1.5 0.3
8 Joe Boley 4.3 3.7 0.6
9 Freddie Lindstrom 6.4 5.2 1.2
9 Waite Hoyt 2.6 2.3 0.3
9 Charlie Jamieson 3.5 2.9 0.6
10 Glenn Wright 3.7 2.5 1.1
10 Sheriff Blake 2.1 1.7 0.3
10 Rabbit Maranville 4.1 3.5 0.5

Net Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Net Pitching 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 Doc Farrell 2.9 4.7 -1.8
1 Earl Whitehill 1.6 1.9 -0.3
1 Mark Koenig 4.1 5.0 -0.9
2 Otis Brannan 3.1 4.3 -1.2
2 Milt Gaston 1.2 1.5 -0.3
2 Fresco Thompson 4.2 5.1 -0.9
3 George W. Harper 2.1 3.0 -0.9
3 Jakie May 0.6 0.9 -0.3
3 Eddie Brown 2.8 3.4 -0.7
4 Clyde Manion 1.5 2.4 -0.9
4 Dick Coffman 0.7 0.9 -0.2
4 Doc Farrell 4.6 5.2 -0.6
5 Wally Gerber 2.1 3.0 -0.9
5 Rube Ehrhardt 0.4 0.7 -0.2
5 Glenn Wright 3.3 3.9 -0.6
6 Johnny Mostil 3.9 4.6 -0.7
6 Al Shealy 0.8 1.1 -0.2
6 Chuck Klein 1.2 1.8 -0.6
7 Eddie Moore 1.5 2.2 -0.7
7 Tom Zachary 1.2 1.5 -0.2
7 Joe Stripp 0.8 1.3 -0.6
8 Jack Smith (1915) 1.7 2.4 -0.7
8 George Uhle 1.9 2.1 -0.2
8 Heinie Sand 4.4 4.9 -0.5
9 Eddie Brown 3.9 4.7 -0.7
9 Jake Miller (1924) 1.4 1.6 -0.2
9 Denny Sothern 3.2 3.7 -0.5
10 Curt Walker 3.6 4.3 -0.7
10 Merle Settlemire 0.7 1.0 -0.2
10 Red Barnes 2.3 2.7 -0.5

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		Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Pitching 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	Heinie Manush	6.7	4.9	1.8	1	Larry Benton	3.0	2.3	0.6	1	Travis Jackson	6.3	5.8	0.5
2	Freddie Lindstrom	6.4	5.2	1.2	2	Burleigh Grimes	2.7	2.5	0.2	2	Hod Ford	5.7	4.8	0.9
3	Paul Waner	6.3	4.7	1.6	3	George Pipgras	2.6	2.6	0.0	3	Joe Sewell	5.7	5.4	0.3
4	Hughie Critz	5.9	5.7	0.2	4	Waite Hoyt	2.6	2.3	0.3	4	Dave Bancroft	5.6	5.4	0.2
5	Lance Richbourg	5.9	4.4	1.4	5	Tommy Thomas	2.6	2.3	0.3	5	Freddie Lindstrom	5.3	4.4	0.9
6	Lloyd Waner	5.8	5.3	0.5	6	Eppa Rixey	2.6	2.7	-0.1	6	Red Kress	4.9	4.9	-0.0
7	Charlie Gehringer	5.8	4.8	1.0	7	Red Ruffing	2.4	2.5	-0.1	7	Jackie Tavener	4.7	4.7	0.0
8	Fresco Thompson	5.7	5.3	0.5	8	Joe Genewich	2.3	1.9	0.5	8	Taylor Douthit	4.7	3.6	1.1
9	Earle Combs	5.7	5.6	0.0	9	Big Ed Morris	2.3	2.0	0.3	9	Charlie Gehringer	4.6	4.7	-0.1
10	Sam Rice	5.6	4.9	0.7	10	Ted Lyons	2.3	2.2	0.1	10	Doc Farrell	4.6	5.2	-0.6

		Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Pitching 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	Hughie Critz	5.9	5.7	0.2	1	Eppa Rixey	2.6	2.7	-0.1	1	Travis Jackson	6.3	5.8	0.5
2	Earle Combs	5.7	5.6	0.0	2	George Pipgras	2.6	2.6	0.0	2	Joe Sewell	5.7	5.4	0.3
3	Lloyd Waner	5.8	5.3	0.5	3	Red Ruffing	2.4	2.5	-0.1	3	Dave Bancroft	5.6	5.4	0.2
4	Willie Kamm	4.8	5.3	-0.5	4	Burleigh Grimes	2.7	2.5	0.2	4	Doc Farrell	4.6	5.2	-0.6
5	Fresco Thompson	5.7	5.3	0.5	5	Joe Shaute	2.3	2.4	-0.1	5	Fresco Thompson	4.2	5.1	-0.9
6	Freddie Maguire	4.9	5.2	-0.4	6	Larry Benton	3.0	2.3	0.6	6	Mark Koenig	4.1	5.0	-0.9
7	Freddie Lindstrom	6.4	5.2	1.2	7	Tommy Thomas	2.6	2.3	0.3	7	Heinie Sand	4.4	4.9	-0.5
8	Joe Sewell	5.1	5.1	-0.1	8	Waite Hoyt	2.6	2.3	0.3	8	Red Kress	4.9	4.9	-0.0
9	Carl Lind	5.4	5.1	0.3	9	Bob Eldridge Smith	2.1	2.2	-0.1	9	Carl Lind	4.5	4.9	-0.3
10	Pie Traynor	5.5	5.1	0.4	10	Ted Lyons	2.3	2.2	0.1	10	Les Bell	4.5	4.8	-0.3

		Net Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Net Pitching 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	Lou Gehrig	5.3	3.4	1.9	1	Larry Benton	3.0	2.3	0.6	1	Taylor Douthit	4.7	3.6	1.1
2	Rogers Hornsby	5.0	3.1	1.9	2	Joe Genewich	2.3	1.9	0.5	2	Freddie Lindstrom	5.3	4.4	0.9
3	Heinie Manush	6.7	4.9	1.8	3	Alvin Crowder	2.3	1.9	0.4	3	Hod Ford	5.7	4.8	0.9
4	Goose Goslin	4.7	3.1	1.6	4	Grady Adkins	2.3	1.9	0.4	4	Curt Walker	3.7	3.0	0.7
5	Paul Waner	6.3	4.7	1.6	5	Jack Ogden	2.3	1.9	0.4	5	Ossie Bluege	4.5	3.9	0.6
6	Lance Richbourg	5.9	4.4	1.4	6	Ownie Carroll	2.1	1.8	0.4	6	Johnny Mostil	3.8	3.2	0.6
7	Babe Herman	4.7	3.4	1.3	7	Carmen Hill	2.1	1.7	0.3	7	Frankie Frisch	4.4	3.8	0.6
8	Del Bissonette	5.1	3.9	1.3	8	Garland Braxton	1.8	1.5	0.3	8	Joe Boley	4.3	3.7	0.6
9	Freddie Lindstrom	6.4	5.2	1.2	9	Waite Hoyt	2.6	2.3	0.3	9	Charlie Jamieson	3.5	2.9	0.6
10	Glenn Wright	3.7	2.5	1.1	10	Sheriff Blake	2.1	1.7	0.3	10	Rabbit Maranville	4.1	3.5	0.5

		Net Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Net Pitching 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	Doc Farrell	2.9	4.7	-1.8	1	Earl Whitehill	1.6	1.9	-0.3	1	Mark Koenig	4.1	5.0	-0.9
2	Otis Brannan	3.1	4.3	-1.2	2	Milt Gaston	1.2	1.5	-0.3	2	Fresco Thompson	4.2	5.1	-0.9
3	George W. Harper	2.1	3.0	-0.9	3	Jakie May	0.6	0.9	-0.3	3	Eddie Brown	2.8	3.4	-0.7
4	Clyde Manion	1.5	2.4	-0.9	4	Dick Coffman	0.7	0.9	-0.2	4	Doc Farrell	4.6	5.2	-0.6
5	Wally Gerber	2.1	3.0	-0.9	5	Rube Ehrhardt	0.4	0.7	-0.2	5	Glenn Wright	3.3	3.9	-0.6
6	Johnny Mostil	3.9	4.6	-0.7	6	Al Shealy	0.8	1.1	-0.2	6	Chuck Klein	1.2	1.8	-0.6
7	Eddie Moore	1.5	2.2	-0.7	7	Tom Zachary	1.2	1.5	-0.2	7	Joe Stripp	0.8	1.3	-0.6
8	Jack Smith (1915)	1.7	2.4	-0.7	8	George Uhle	1.9	2.1	-0.2	8	Heinie Sand	4.4	4.9	-0.5
9	Eddie Brown	3.9	4.7	-0.7	9	Jake Miller (1924)	1.4	1.6	-0.2	9	Denny Sothern	3.2	3.7	-0.5
10	Curt Walker	3.6	4.3	-0.7	10	Merle Settlemire	0.7	1.0	-0.2	10	Red Barnes	2.3	2.7	-0.5