Leaders & Trailers

Leaders and Trailers
1917 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 7

Batting Wins
Top 10 Players           Baserunning Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Ray Chapman 0.2 0.1
0.1
1 Whitey Witt 0.1 0.0
0.0
2 Happy Felsch 0.2 0.1
0.1
2 Chick Gandil 0.1 0.1
-0.1
3 Tris Speaker 0.2 0.1
0.0
3 Ray Chapman 0.1 0.0
0.0
4 Bill Wambsganss 0.2 0.2
-0.0
4 Stuffy McInnis 0.1 0.0
0.0
5 Charlie Jamieson 0.1 0.0
0.1
5 Joe Jackson 0.1 0.0
0.0
6 Whitey Witt 0.1 0.0
0.1
6 Buck Weaver 0.1 0.0
0.0
7 Eddie Collins Sr. 0.1 0.1
0.0
7 Eddie Collins Sr. 0.1 0.0
0.0
8 Sam Rice 0.1 0.1
0.1
8 Bill Wambsganss 0.1 0.0
0.0
9 Amos Strunk 0.1 0.1
0.0
9 Joe 'Moon' Harris 0.1 0.0
0.0
10 Buck Weaver 0.1 0.0
0.1
10 Clyde Milan 0.0 0.0
0.0

Batting Losses
Top 10 Players           Baserunning Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Swede Risberg 0.1 0.4
-0.3
1 Chick Gandil 0.1 0.1
-0.1
2 Harry Hooper 0.0 0.3
-0.2
2 Ping Bodie 0.0 0.1
-0.0
3 Ray Bates 0.1 0.3
-0.2
3 Braggo Roth 0.0 0.1
-0.0
4 Jack Graney 0.1 0.2
-0.2
4 Bobby Veach 0.0 0.1
-0.1
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 0.1 0.2
-0.2
5 Hank Severeid 0.0 0.1
-0.1
6 Tioga George Burns 0.1 0.2
-0.2
6 George 'Rube' Foster 0.0 0.1
-0.1
7 Bill Wambsganss 0.2 0.2
-0.0
7 Jack Graney 0.0 0.1
-0.0
8 Bobby Veach 0.1 0.2
-0.1
8 Stan Coveleski 0.0 0.1
-0.0
9 Chick Gandil 0.1 0.2
-0.1
9 Sam Rice 0.0 0.1
-0.0
10 Del Pratt 0.1 0.1
-0.1
10 Ty Cobb 0.0 0.1
-0.0

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

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Whitey Witt 0.1 0.0 0.1
1 Whitey Witt 0.1 0.0 0.0
2 Charlie Jamieson 0.1 0.0 0.1
2 Joe 'Moon' Harris 0.1 0.0 0.0
3 Happy Felsch 0.2 0.1 0.1
3 Eddie Foster 0.0 0.0 0.0
4 George Sisler 0.1 0.0 0.1
4 Clyde Milan 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 Frank 'Home Run' Baker 0.1 0.0 0.1
5 Donie Bush 0.0 -0.0 0.0
6 Sam Rice 0.1 0.1 0.1
6 Mike Menosky 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Jimmy Austin 0.1 0.0 0.1
7 Eddie Collins Sr. 0.1 0.0 0.0
8 Buck Weaver 0.1 0.0 0.1
8 Stuffy McInnis 0.1 0.0 0.0
9 Ray Chapman 0.2 0.1 0.1
9 Eddie Palmer 0.0 -0.0 0.0
10 Tod Sloan 0.1 0.0 0.1
10 Ray Chapman 0.1 0.0 0.0

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

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Swede Risberg 0.1 0.4 -0.3
1 George 'Rube' Foster 0.0 0.1 -0.1
2 Harry Hooper 0.0 0.3 -0.2
2 Bobby Veach 0.0 0.1 -0.1
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 0.1 0.2 -0.2
3 Chick Gandil 0.1 0.1 -0.1
4 Jack Graney 0.1 0.2 -0.2
4 Hank Severeid 0.0 0.1 -0.1
5 Tioga George Burns 0.1 0.2 -0.2
5 Stan Coveleski 0.0 0.1 -0.0
6 Ray Bates 0.1 0.3 -0.2
6 Braggo Roth 0.0 0.1 -0.0
7 Braggo Roth 0.0 0.1 -0.1
7 Ping Bodie 0.0 0.1 -0.0
8 Walter Johnson 0.0 0.1 -0.1
8 Eddie Ainsmith 0.0 0.0 -0.0
9 Del Pratt 0.1 0.1 -0.1
9 Swede Risberg 0.0 0.0 -0.0
10 Bobby Veach 0.1 0.2 -0.1
10 Jack Graney 0.0 0.1 -0.0

Pitching Wins
Top 10 Players           Fielding Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Stan Coveleski 0.4 0.1
0.3
1 Bill Wambsganss 0.8 0.7
0.2
2 Dave Davenport 0.2 0.0
0.2
2 Roy Grover 0.5 0.4
0.0
3 Carl Mays 0.2 0.0
0.2
3 Eddie Collins Sr. 0.5 0.4
0.0
4 Harry Harper 0.2 0.0
0.2
4 Ray Chapman 0.4 0.7
-0.2
5 Ray Caldwell 0.2 0.0
0.2
5 Del Pratt 0.4 0.2
0.2
6 Cy Falkenberg 0.2 0.0
0.1
6 Swede Risberg 0.4 0.5
-0.1
7 Guy Morton Sr. 0.1 0.0
0.1
7 Everett Scott 0.3 0.2
0.1
8 Claude 'Lefty' Williams 0.1 0.0
0.1
8 Buck Weaver 0.3 0.0
0.2
9 George Dumont 0.1 0.0
0.0
9 Whitey Witt 0.2 0.3
-0.0
10 Otis Lambeth 0.1 0.0
0.1
10 Ralph Young 0.2 0.2
0.0

Pitching Losses
Top 10 Players           Fielding Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Jim Bagby Sr. 0.0 0.1
-0.1
1 Bill Wambsganss 0.8 0.7
0.2
2 Red Faber 0.0 0.1
-0.1
2 Ray Chapman 0.4 0.7
-0.2
3 Hooks Dauss 0.0 0.1
-0.1
3 Swede Risberg 0.4 0.5
-0.1
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.0 0.1
-0.1
4 Roy Grover 0.5 0.4
0.0
5 Jing Johnson 0.0 0.1
-0.1
5 Eddie Collins Sr. 0.5 0.4
0.0
6 Death Valley Jim Scott 0.0 0.1
-0.1
6 Whitey Witt 0.2 0.3
-0.0
7 Stan Coveleski 0.4 0.1
0.3
7 Roger Peckinpaugh 0.2 0.3
-0.0
8 Joe Bush 0.0 0.1
-0.1
8 Everett Scott 0.3 0.2
0.1
9 Rube Schauer 0.0 0.0
-0.0
9 Del Pratt 0.4 0.2
0.2
10 Al Gould 0.0 0.0
-0.0
10 Howie Shanks 0.2 0.2
-0.0

Net Pitching Wins
Top 10 Players           Net Fielding Wins
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Stan Coveleski 0.4 0.1 0.3
1 Buck Weaver 0.3 0.0 0.2
2 Dave Davenport 0.2 0.0 0.2
2 Del Pratt 0.4 0.2 0.2
3 Harry Harper 0.2 0.0 0.2
3 Bill Wambsganss 0.8 0.7 0.2
4 Carl Mays 0.2 0.0 0.2
4 Everett Scott 0.3 0.2 0.1
5 Ray Caldwell 0.2 0.0 0.2
5 Doc Lavan 0.2 0.1 0.1
6 Cy Falkenberg 0.2 0.0 0.1
6 Ray Morgan 0.2 0.2 0.1
7 Guy Morton Sr. 0.1 0.0 0.1
7 George McBride 0.1 0.0 0.1
8 Otis Lambeth 0.1 0.0 0.1
8 Del Gainer 0.1 0.0 0.1
9 Claude 'Lefty' Williams 0.1 0.0 0.1
9 Hal Janvrin 0.1 0.0 0.1
10 Pop-Boy Smith 0.1 0.0 0.1
10 Joe Judge 0.1 0.0 0.1

Net Pitching Losses
Top 10 Players           Net Fielding Losses
Top 10 Players

Player Wins Losses
Net Wins
          Player Wins Losses
Net Wins

1 Red Faber 0.0 0.1 -0.1
1 Ray Chapman 0.4 0.7 -0.2
2 Jim Bagby Sr. 0.0 0.1 -0.1
2 Terry Turner 0.0 0.2 -0.1
3 Hooks Dauss 0.0 0.1 -0.1
3 Otis Lawry 0.0 0.2 -0.1
4 Eddie Cicotte 0.0 0.1 -0.1
4 Swede Risberg 0.4 0.5 -0.1
5 Jing Johnson 0.0 0.1 -0.1
5 Eddie Foster 0.0 0.1 -0.1
6 Death Valley Jim Scott 0.0 0.1 -0.1
6 Chick Gandil 0.0 0.1 -0.1
7 Joe Bush 0.0 0.1 -0.1
7 Donie Bush 0.1 0.1 -0.1
8 Al Gould 0.0 0.0 -0.0
8 Frank 'Home Run' Baker 0.0 0.1 -0.1
9 Walter Johnson 0.0 0.0 -0.0
9 Dick Hoblitzel 0.0 0.1 -0.1
10 Big Bill James 0.0 0.0 -0.0
10 Bob 'Ducky' Jones 0.0 0.1 -0.1

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		Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Baserunning Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Ray Chapman	0.2	0.1	0.1	1	Whitey Witt	0.1	0.0	0.0
2	Happy Felsch	0.2	0.1	0.1	2	Chick Gandil	0.1	0.1	-0.1
3	Tris Speaker	0.2	0.1	0.0	3	Ray Chapman	0.1	0.0	0.0
4	Bill Wambsganss	0.2	0.2	-0.0	4	Stuffy McInnis	0.1	0.0	0.0
5	Charlie Jamieson	0.1	0.0	0.1	5	Joe Jackson	0.1	0.0	0.0
6	Whitey Witt	0.1	0.0	0.1	6	Buck Weaver	0.1	0.0	0.0
7	Eddie Collins Sr.	0.1	0.1	0.0	7	Eddie Collins Sr.	0.1	0.0	0.0
8	Sam Rice	0.1	0.1	0.1	8	Bill Wambsganss	0.1	0.0	0.0
9	Amos Strunk	0.1	0.1	0.0	9	Joe 'Moon' Harris	0.1	0.0	0.0
10	Buck Weaver	0.1	0.0	0.1	10	Clyde Milan	0.0	0.0	0.0

		Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Baserunning Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Swede Risberg	0.1	0.4	-0.3	1	Chick Gandil	0.1	0.1	-0.1
2	Harry Hooper	0.0	0.3	-0.2	2	Ping Bodie	0.0	0.1	-0.0
3	Ray Bates	0.1	0.3	-0.2	3	Braggo Roth	0.0	0.1	-0.0
4	Jack Graney	0.1	0.2	-0.2	4	Bobby Veach	0.0	0.1	-0.1
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	0.1	0.2	-0.2	5	Hank Severeid	0.0	0.1	-0.1
6	Tioga George Burns	0.1	0.2	-0.2	6	George 'Rube' Foster	0.0	0.1	-0.1
7	Bill Wambsganss	0.2	0.2	-0.0	7	Jack Graney	0.0	0.1	-0.0
8	Bobby Veach	0.1	0.2	-0.1	8	Stan Coveleski	0.0	0.1	-0.0
9	Chick Gandil	0.1	0.2	-0.1	9	Sam Rice	0.0	0.1	-0.0
10	Del Pratt	0.1	0.1	-0.1	10	Ty Cobb	0.0	0.1	-0.0

		Net Batting Wins Top 10 Players					Net Baserunning Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Whitey Witt	0.1	0.0	0.1	1	Whitey Witt	0.1	0.0	0.0
2	Charlie Jamieson	0.1	0.0	0.1	2	Joe 'Moon' Harris	0.1	0.0	0.0
3	Happy Felsch	0.2	0.1	0.1	3	Eddie Foster	0.0	0.0	0.0
4	George Sisler	0.1	0.0	0.1	4	Clyde Milan	0.0	0.0	0.0
5	Frank 'Home Run' Baker	0.1	0.0	0.1	5	Donie Bush	0.0	-0.0	0.0
6	Sam Rice	0.1	0.1	0.1	6	Mike Menosky	0.0	0.0	0.0
7	Jimmy Austin	0.1	0.0	0.1	7	Eddie Collins Sr.	0.1	0.0	0.0
8	Buck Weaver	0.1	0.0	0.1	8	Stuffy McInnis	0.1	0.0	0.0
9	Ray Chapman	0.2	0.1	0.1	9	Eddie Palmer	0.0	-0.0	0.0
10	Tod Sloan	0.1	0.0	0.1	10	Ray Chapman	0.1	0.0	0.0

		Net Batting Losses Top 10 Players					Net Baserunning Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Swede Risberg	0.1	0.4	-0.3	1	George 'Rube' Foster	0.0	0.1	-0.1
2	Harry Hooper	0.0	0.3	-0.2	2	Bobby Veach	0.0	0.1	-0.1
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	0.1	0.2	-0.2	3	Chick Gandil	0.1	0.1	-0.1
4	Jack Graney	0.1	0.2	-0.2	4	Hank Severeid	0.0	0.1	-0.1
5	Tioga George Burns	0.1	0.2	-0.2	5	Stan Coveleski	0.0	0.1	-0.0
6	Ray Bates	0.1	0.3	-0.2	6	Braggo Roth	0.0	0.1	-0.0
7	Braggo Roth	0.0	0.1	-0.1	7	Ping Bodie	0.0	0.1	-0.0
8	Walter Johnson	0.0	0.1	-0.1	8	Eddie Ainsmith	0.0	0.0	-0.0
9	Del Pratt	0.1	0.1	-0.1	9	Swede Risberg	0.0	0.0	-0.0
10	Bobby Veach	0.1	0.2	-0.1	10	Jack Graney	0.0	0.1	-0.0

		Pitching Wins Top 10 Players					Fielding Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Stan Coveleski	0.4	0.1	0.3	1	Bill Wambsganss	0.8	0.7	0.2
2	Dave Davenport	0.2	0.0	0.2	2	Roy Grover	0.5	0.4	0.0
3	Carl Mays	0.2	0.0	0.2	3	Eddie Collins Sr.	0.5	0.4	0.0
4	Harry Harper	0.2	0.0	0.2	4	Ray Chapman	0.4	0.7	-0.2
5	Ray Caldwell	0.2	0.0	0.2	5	Del Pratt	0.4	0.2	0.2
6	Cy Falkenberg	0.2	0.0	0.1	6	Swede Risberg	0.4	0.5	-0.1
7	Guy Morton Sr.	0.1	0.0	0.1	7	Everett Scott	0.3	0.2	0.1
8	Claude 'Lefty' Williams	0.1	0.0	0.1	8	Buck Weaver	0.3	0.0	0.2
9	George Dumont	0.1	0.0	0.0	9	Whitey Witt	0.2	0.3	-0.0
10	Otis Lambeth	0.1	0.0	0.1	10	Ralph Young	0.2	0.2	0.0

		Pitching Losses Top 10 Players					Fielding Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Jim Bagby Sr.	0.0	0.1	-0.1	1	Bill Wambsganss	0.8	0.7	0.2
2	Red Faber	0.0	0.1	-0.1	2	Ray Chapman	0.4	0.7	-0.2
3	Hooks Dauss	0.0	0.1	-0.1	3	Swede Risberg	0.4	0.5	-0.1
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.0	0.1	-0.1	4	Roy Grover	0.5	0.4	0.0
5	Jing Johnson	0.0	0.1	-0.1	5	Eddie Collins Sr.	0.5	0.4	0.0
6	Death Valley Jim Scott	0.0	0.1	-0.1	6	Whitey Witt	0.2	0.3	-0.0
7	Stan Coveleski	0.4	0.1	0.3	7	Roger Peckinpaugh	0.2	0.3	-0.0
8	Joe Bush	0.0	0.1	-0.1	8	Everett Scott	0.3	0.2	0.1
9	Rube Schauer	0.0	0.0	-0.0	9	Del Pratt	0.4	0.2	0.2
10	Al Gould	0.0	0.0	-0.0	10	Howie Shanks	0.2	0.2	-0.0

		Net Pitching Wins Top 10 Players					Net Fielding Wins Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Stan Coveleski	0.4	0.1	0.3	1	Buck Weaver	0.3	0.0	0.2
2	Dave Davenport	0.2	0.0	0.2	2	Del Pratt	0.4	0.2	0.2
3	Harry Harper	0.2	0.0	0.2	3	Bill Wambsganss	0.8	0.7	0.2
4	Carl Mays	0.2	0.0	0.2	4	Everett Scott	0.3	0.2	0.1
5	Ray Caldwell	0.2	0.0	0.2	5	Doc Lavan	0.2	0.1	0.1
6	Cy Falkenberg	0.2	0.0	0.1	6	Ray Morgan	0.2	0.2	0.1
7	Guy Morton Sr.	0.1	0.0	0.1	7	George McBride	0.1	0.0	0.1
8	Otis Lambeth	0.1	0.0	0.1	8	Del Gainer	0.1	0.0	0.1
9	Claude 'Lefty' Williams	0.1	0.0	0.1	9	Hal Janvrin	0.1	0.0	0.1
10	Pop-Boy Smith	0.1	0.0	0.1	10	Joe Judge	0.1	0.0	0.1

		Net Pitching Losses Top 10 Players					Net Fielding Losses Top 10 Players
	Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins		Player	Wins	Losses	Net Wins
1	Red Faber	0.0	0.1	-0.1	1	Ray Chapman	0.4	0.7	-0.2
2	Jim Bagby Sr.	0.0	0.1	-0.1	2	Terry Turner	0.0	0.2	-0.1
3	Hooks Dauss	0.0	0.1	-0.1	3	Otis Lawry	0.0	0.2	-0.1
4	Eddie Cicotte	0.0	0.1	-0.1	4	Swede Risberg	0.4	0.5	-0.1
5	Jing Johnson	0.0	0.1	-0.1	5	Eddie Foster	0.0	0.1	-0.1
6	Death Valley Jim Scott	0.0	0.1	-0.1	6	Chick Gandil	0.0	0.1	-0.1
7	Joe Bush	0.0	0.1	-0.1	7	Donie Bush	0.1	0.1	-0.1
8	Al Gould	0.0	0.0	-0.0	8	Frank 'Home Run' Baker	0.0	0.1	-0.1
9	Walter Johnson	0.0	0.0	-0.0	9	Dick Hoblitzel	0.0	0.1	-0.1
10	Big Bill James	0.0	0.0	-0.0	10	Bob 'Ducky' Jones	0.0	0.1	-0.1