Leaders & Trailers

Leaders and Trailers
1929 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 4

Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Pitching Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Babe Ruth 8.2 3.3
4.9
1 Willis Hudlin 9.5 5.7
3.8
2 Al Simmons 7.6 4.1
3.5
2 Sad Sam Gray 9.0 7.0
2.1
3 Jimmie Foxx 6.9 3.4
3.5
3 Tommy Thomas 8.6 7.2
1.5
4 Lou Gehrig 6.6 3.9
2.6
4 Ted Lyons 8.3 6.1
2.2
5 Dale Alexander 5.9 4.4
1.5
5 Alvin Crowder 8.1 7.0
1.1
6 Earl Averill Sr. 5.6 4.5
1.0
6 Rube Walberg 7.9 7.5
0.3
7 Tony Lazzeri 5.3 3.7
1.6
7 Lefty Grove 7.8 5.4
2.4
8 Marty McManus 4.7 4.5
0.2
8 George Uhle 7.4 5.4
2.1
9 Lew Fonseca 4.6 4.2
0.4
9 George Earnshaw 7.4 4.7
2.7
10 Goose Goslin 4.6 4.8
-0.2
10 Wes Ferrell 7.2 5.3
1.9

Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Pitching Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Joe Sewell 4.2 5.1
-0.9
1 Rube Walberg 7.9 7.5
0.3
2 Sam Rice 3.2 5.1
-1.9
2 Tommy Thomas 8.6 7.2
1.5
3 Frank O'Rourke 3.0 4.9
-1.9
3 Sad Sam Gray 9.0 7.0
2.1
4 Bill Cissell 3.5 4.9
-1.4
4 Alvin Crowder 8.1 7.0
1.1
5 Charlie Gehringer 4.6 4.8
-0.3
5 Vic Sorrell 6.8 6.3
0.5
6 Goose Goslin 4.6 4.8
-0.2
6 Red Ruffing 6.9 6.1
0.7
7 Roy C. Johnson 3.7 4.7
-1.0
7 Ted Lyons 8.3 6.1
2.2
8 Buddy Myer 2.9 4.7
-1.7
8 George Blaeholder 6.6 5.8
0.8
9 Mule Haas 4.5 4.6
-0.2
9 George Pipgras 6.0 5.8
0.2
10 Earl Averill Sr. 5.6 4.5
1.0
10 Willis Hudlin 9.5 5.7
3.8

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 8.2 3.3 4.9
1 Willis Hudlin 9.5 5.7 3.8
2 Al Simmons 7.6 4.1 3.5
2 George Earnshaw 7.4 4.7 2.7
3 Jimmie Foxx 6.9 3.4 3.5
3 Jake Miller (1924) 7.0 4.4 2.6
4 Lou Gehrig 6.6 3.9 2.6
4 Lefty Grove 7.8 5.4 2.4
5 Tony Lazzeri 5.3 3.7 1.6
5 Firpo Marberry 7.2 4.8 2.3
6 Dale Alexander 5.9 4.4 1.5
6 Ted Lyons 8.3 6.1 2.2
7 Harry Heilmann 4.4 3.1 1.2
7 Danny MacFayden 6.7 4.6 2.1
8 Earl Averill Sr. 5.6 4.5 1.0
8 George Uhle 7.4 5.4 2.1
9 Bibb Falk 4.3 3.5 0.8
9 Sad Sam Gray 9.0 7.0 2.1
10 Jimmie Dykes 3.6 3.1 0.5
10 Wes Ferrell 7.2 5.3 1.9

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

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Sam West 2.3 4.3 -2.0
1 Jimmy Zinn 3.1 3.8 -0.7
2 Sam Rice 3.2 5.1 -1.9
2 Ossie Orwoll 0.9 1.3 -0.4
3 Frank O'Rourke 3.0 4.9 -1.9
3 Dan Dugan 2.0 2.4 -0.4
4 Russ Scarritt 2.3 4.2 -1.9
4 Bill Bayne 2.4 2.8 -0.4
5 Bobby Reeves 1.9 3.6 -1.8
5 Ted Blankenship 0.5 0.8 -0.3
6 John Kerr 1.8 3.6 -1.8
6 George Grant 0.7 1.0 -0.2
7 Buddy Myer 2.9 4.7 -1.7
7 Elam Vangilder 0.4 0.5 -0.2
8 Phil Todt 2.8 4.5 -1.7
8 Archie Campbell 0.1 0.3 -0.1
9 Willie Kamm 2.8 4.5 -1.7
9 Herb Cobb 0.0 0.1 -0.1
10 Luke Sewell 2.1 3.7 -1.6
10 Milt Shoffner 1.2 1.4 -0.1

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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	8.2	3.3	4.9	1	Willis Hudlin	9.5	5.7	3.8
2	Al Simmons	7.6	4.1	3.5	2	Sad Sam Gray	9.0	7.0	2.1
3	Jimmie Foxx	6.9	3.4	3.5	3	Tommy Thomas	8.6	7.2	1.5
4	Lou Gehrig	6.6	3.9	2.6	4	Ted Lyons	8.3	6.1	2.2
5	Dale Alexander	5.9	4.4	1.5	5	Alvin Crowder	8.1	7.0	1.1
6	Earl Averill Sr.	5.6	4.5	1.0	6	Rube Walberg	7.9	7.5	0.3
7	Tony Lazzeri	5.3	3.7	1.6	7	Lefty Grove	7.8	5.4	2.4
8	Marty McManus	4.7	4.5	0.2	8	George Uhle	7.4	5.4	2.1
9	Lew Fonseca	4.6	4.2	0.4	9	George Earnshaw	7.4	4.7	2.7
10	Goose Goslin	4.6	4.8	-0.2	10	Wes Ferrell	7.2	5.3	1.9

		Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Pitching Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Joe Sewell	4.2	5.1	-0.9	1	Rube Walberg	7.9	7.5	0.3
2	Sam Rice	3.2	5.1	-1.9	2	Tommy Thomas	8.6	7.2	1.5
3	Frank O'Rourke	3.0	4.9	-1.9	3	Sad Sam Gray	9.0	7.0	2.1
4	Bill Cissell	3.5	4.9	-1.4	4	Alvin Crowder	8.1	7.0	1.1
5	Charlie Gehringer	4.6	4.8	-0.3	5	Vic Sorrell	6.8	6.3	0.5
6	Goose Goslin	4.6	4.8	-0.2	6	Red Ruffing	6.9	6.1	0.7
7	Roy C. Johnson	3.7	4.7	-1.0	7	Ted Lyons	8.3	6.1	2.2
8	Buddy Myer	2.9	4.7	-1.7	8	George Blaeholder	6.6	5.8	0.8
9	Mule Haas	4.5	4.6	-0.2	9	George Pipgras	6.0	5.8	0.2
10	Earl Averill Sr.	5.6	4.5	1.0	10	Willis Hudlin	9.5	5.7	3.8

		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	8.2	3.3	4.9	1	Willis Hudlin	9.5	5.7	3.8
2	Al Simmons	7.6	4.1	3.5	2	George Earnshaw	7.4	4.7	2.7
3	Jimmie Foxx	6.9	3.4	3.5	3	Jake Miller (1924)	7.0	4.4	2.6
4	Lou Gehrig	6.6	3.9	2.6	4	Lefty Grove	7.8	5.4	2.4
5	Tony Lazzeri	5.3	3.7	1.6	5	Firpo Marberry	7.2	4.8	2.3
6	Dale Alexander	5.9	4.4	1.5	6	Ted Lyons	8.3	6.1	2.2
7	Harry Heilmann	4.4	3.1	1.2	7	Danny MacFayden	6.7	4.6	2.1
8	Earl Averill Sr.	5.6	4.5	1.0	8	George Uhle	7.4	5.4	2.1
9	Bibb Falk	4.3	3.5	0.8	9	Sad Sam Gray	9.0	7.0	2.1
10	Jimmie Dykes	3.6	3.1	0.5	10	Wes Ferrell	7.2	5.3	1.9

		Net Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Net Pitching Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Sam West	2.3	4.3	-2.0	1	Jimmy Zinn	3.1	3.8	-0.7
2	Sam Rice	3.2	5.1	-1.9	2	Ossie Orwoll	0.9	1.3	-0.4
3	Frank O'Rourke	3.0	4.9	-1.9	3	Dan Dugan	2.0	2.4	-0.4
4	Russ Scarritt	2.3	4.2	-1.9	4	Bill Bayne	2.4	2.8	-0.4
5	Bobby Reeves	1.9	3.6	-1.8	5	Ted Blankenship	0.5	0.8	-0.3
6	John Kerr	1.8	3.6	-1.8	6	George Grant	0.7	1.0	-0.2
7	Buddy Myer	2.9	4.7	-1.7	7	Elam Vangilder	0.4	0.5	-0.2
8	Phil Todt	2.8	4.5	-1.7	8	Archie Campbell	0.1	0.3	-0.1
9	Willie Kamm	2.8	4.5	-1.7	9	Herb Cobb	0.0	0.1	-0.1
10	Luke Sewell	2.1	3.7	-1.6	10	Milt Shoffner	1.2	1.4	-0.1