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List of Major League Baseball titles leaders

Batting titles[edit]

12Ty Cobb (1907–1915, 1917–1919)*

8Honus Wagner (1900, 1903–1904, 1906–1909, 1911)

8Tony Gwynn (1984, 1987–1989, 1994–1997)

7Rogers Hornsby (1920–1925, 1928)

7Stan Musial (1943, 1946, 1948, 1950–1952, 1957)

7Rod Carew (1969, 1972–1975, 1977–1978)

6Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1947–1948, 1957–1958)

5Dan Brouthers (1882–1883, 1889, 1891–1892)

5Wade Boggs (1983, 1985–1988)

4Nap Lajoie (1901, 1903–1904, 1910)*

4Harry Heilmann (1921, 1923, 1925, 1927)

4Roberto Clemente (1961, 1964–1965, 1967)

4Bill Madlock (1975–1976, 1981, 1983)

* The 1910 American League batting title is disputed, with different sources giving the title to Ty Cobb or to Nap Lajoie or to both. See 1910 Chalmers Award.

On-base percentage[edit]

12Ted Williams (1940–1942, 1946–1949, 1951, 1954, 1956–1958)

10Babe Ruth (1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1927, 1930–1932)

9Rogers Hornsby (1920–1925, 1927–1928, 1931)

7Barry Bonds (1992, 2001–2004, 2006–2007)

7Ty Cobb (1909–1910, 1913–1915, 1917–1918)

7Joey Votto (2010−2013, 2016–2018)

6Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1948–1949, 1953, 1957)

6Wade Boggs (1983, 1985–1989)

5Dan Brouthers (1882–1883, 1887, 1890–1891)

5Billy Hamilton (1891, 1893–1894, 1896, 1898)

5Lou Gehrig (1928, 1934–1937)

5Carl Yastrzemski (1963, 1965, 1967–1968, 1970)

4Honus Wagner (1904, 1907–1909)

4Richie Ashburn (1954–1955, 1958, 1960)

4Joe Morgan (1972, 1974–1976)

4Rod Carew (1974–1975, 1977–1978)

4Frank Thomas (1991–1992, 1994, 1997)

4Mike Trout (2016−2019)

Slugging percentage[edit]

13Babe Ruth (1919–1924, 1926–1932)

9Rogers Hornsby (1917, 1920–1925, 1928–1929)

9Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1946–1949, 1951, 1954, 1957)

8Ty Cobb (1907–1912, 1914, 1917)

7Dan Brouthers (1881–1886, 1891)

6Honus Wagner (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907–1909)

6Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952)

6Barry Bonds (1992-1993, 2001-2004)^[2]

5Ed Delahanty (1892–1893, 1896, 1899, 1902)

5Jimmie Foxx (1932–1933, 1935, 1938–1939)

5Willie Mays (1954, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965)

5Mike Schmidt (1974, 1980–1982, 1986)

4Nap Lajoie (1897, 1901, 1903–1904)

4Johnny Mize (1938–1940, 1942)

4Mickey Mantle (1955–1956, 1961–1962)

4Hank Aaron (1959, 1963, 1967, 1971)

4Frank Robinson (1960–1962, 1966)

4Alex Rodriguez (2003, 2005, 2007–2008)

On-base plus slugging[edit]

13Babe Ruth (1918–1924, 1926–1931)

11Rogers Hornsby (1917, 1920–1925, 1927–1929, 1931)

10Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1946–1949, 1951, 1954, 1957–1958)

9Ty Cobb (1907–1912, 1914–1915, 1917)

8Dan Brouthers (1882–1887, 1891, 1892)

7Honus Wagner (1902, 1904, 1906–1909, 1911)

7Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1957)

6Barry Bonds (1992-1993, 2001-2004)

5Ed Delahanty (1895–1896, 1899, 1901–1902)

5Jimmie Foxx (1932–1933, 1935, 1938–1939)

5Willie Mays (1954–1955, 1958, 1964–1965)

5Mickey Mantle (1955–1956, 1960, 1962, 1964)

5Mike Schmidt (1980–1982, 1984, 1986)

4Frank Robinson (1960–1962, 1966)

4Carl Yastrzemski (1965, 1967–1968, 1970)

4Frank Thomas (1991–1992, 1994, 1997)

At bats[edit]

8Ichiro Suzuki (2001, 2004–2008, 2010–2011)

7Doc Cramer (1933–1935, 1938, 1940–1942)

5Nellie Fox (1952, 1955–1956, 1959–1960)

4Abner Dalrymple (1880, 1882, 1884–1885)

4Eddie Foster (1912, 1914–1915, 1918)

4Pete Rose (1965, 1972–1973, 1977)

4Jimmy Rollins, (2001–2002, 2007, 2009)

Plate appearances[edit]

7Pete Rose (1965, 1972–1974, 1976–1978)

5Donie Bush (1909, 1913–1915, 1918)

5Nellie Fox (1956–1960)

5Craig Biggio (1992, 1995, 1997–1999)

4Derek Jeter (1997, 1999, 2005, 2010, 2012)

4George Burns (1915–1916, 1920, 1923)

4Richie Ashburn (1952, 1956–1958)

4Ichiro Suzuki (2001, 2004, 2006, 2008)

Runs titles[edit]

8Babe Ruth (1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1928)

6Ted Williams (1940–1942, 1946–1947, 1949)

6Mickey Mantle (1954, 1956–1958, 1960–1961)

5George J. Burns (1914, 1916–1917, 1919–1920)

5Ty Cobb (1909–1911, 1915–1916)

5Rickey Henderson (1981, 1985–1986, 1989–1990)

5Rogers Hornsby (1921–1922, 1924, 1927, 1929)

5Stan Musial (1946, 1948, 1951–1952, 1954)

5Alex Rodriguez (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)

5Albert Pujols (2003–2005, 2009–2010)

4Billy Hamilton (1891, 1894–1895, 1897)

4Lou Gehrig (1931, 1933, 1935–1936)

4Pete Rose (1969, 1974–1976)

4Mike Trout (2012−2014, 2016)

Hits titles[edit]

8Ty Cobb (1907–1909, 1911–1912, 1915, 1917, 1919)

7Tony Gwynn (1984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1994–1995, 1997)

7Pete Rose (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972–1973, 1976, 1981)

7Ichiro Suzuki (2001, 2004, 2006–2010)

6Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1946, 1948–1949, 1952)

5Tony Oliva (1964–1966, 1969–1970)

4Ginger Beaumont (1902–1904, 1906)

4Nap Lajoie (1901, 1904, 1906, 1910)

4Rogers Hornsby (1920–1922, 1924)

4Nellie Fox (1952, 1954, 1957–1958)

4Harvey Kuenn (1953–1954, 1956, 1959)

4Kirby Puckett (1987–1989, 1992)

4José Altuve (2014–2017)^[3]

Total bases titles[edit]

8Hank Aaron (1956–1957, 1959–1961, 1963, 1967, 1969)

7Rogers Hornsby (1917, 1920–1922, 1924–1925, 1929)

6Honus Wagner (1900, 1904, 1906–1909)

6Ty Cobb (1907–1909, 1911, 1915, 1917)

6Babe Ruth (1919, 1921, 1923–1924, 1926, 1928)

6Ted Williams (1939, 1942, 1946–1947, 1949, 1951)

6Stan Musial (1943, 1946, 1948–1949, 1951–1952)

4Dan Brouthers (1882–1883, 1886, 1892)

4Nap Lajoie (1897, 1901, 1904, 1910)

4Chuck Klein (1930–1933)

4Lou Gehrig (1927, 1930–1931, 1934)

4Jim Rice (1977–1979, 1983)

4Alex Rodriguez (1996, 2001–2002, 2007)

4Albert Pujols, (2003–2004, 2008–2009)

Doubles[edit]

8Tris Speaker (1912, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1920–1923)

8Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1946, 1948–1949, 1952–1954)

7Honus Wagner (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906–1909)

5Ed Delahanty (1895–1896, 1899, 1901–1902)

5Nap Lajoie (1898, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1910)

5Pete Rose (1974–1976, 1978, 1980)

4Rogers Hornsby (1920–1922, 1924)

4Hank Aaron (1955–1956, 1961, 1965)

4Tony Oliva (1964, 1967, 1969–1970)

Triples[edit]

5Stan Musial (1943, 1946, 1948–1949, 1951)

5Lance Johnson (1991–1994, 1996)

5Willie Wilson (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–1988)

4Ty Cobb (1908, 1911, 1917–1918)

4Brett Butler (1983, 1986, 1994–1995)

4Jimmy Rollins (2001–2002, 2004, 2007)

4Carl Crawford (2004–2006, 2010)

4José Reyes (2005–2006, 2008, 2011)

Home run titles[edit]

12Babe Ruth (1918–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1931)

8Mike Schmidt (1974–1976, 1980–1981, 1983–1984, 1986)

7Ralph Kiner (1946–1952)

6Gavvy Cravath (1913–1915, 1917–1919)

6Mel Ott (1932, 1934, 1936–1938, 1942)

6Harmon Killebrew (1959, 1962–1964, 1967, 1969)

5Mark McGwire (1987, 1996-1999)

5Harry Stovey (1880, 1883, 1885, 1889, 1891)

5Alex Rodriguez (2001–2003, 2005, 2007)

4Harry Davis (1904–1907)

4Frank Baker (1911–1914)

4Cy Williams (1916, 1920, 1923, 1927)

4Hack Wilson (1926–1928, 1930)

4Chuck Klein (1929, 1931–1933)

4Jimmie Foxx (1932–1933, 1935, 1939)

4Hank Greenberg (1935, 1938, 1940, 1946)

4Johnny Mize (1939–1940, 1947–1948)

4Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1947, 1949)

4Mickey Mantle (1955–1956, 1958, 1960)

4Willie Mays (1955, 1962, 1964–1965)

4Hank Aaron (1957, 1963, 1966–1967)

4Ken Griffey Jr. (1994,1997–1999)

4Reggie Jackson (1973, 1975, 1980, 1982)

RBI titles[edit]

8Cap Anson (1880–1882, 1884–1886, 1888, 1891)

6Babe Ruth (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)

5Honus Wagner (1901–1902, 1908–1909, 1912)

5Lou Gehrig (1927–1928, 1930–1931, 1934)

4Ty Cobb (1907–1909, 1911)

4Sherry Magee (1907, 1910, 1914, 1918)

4Rogers Hornsby (1920–1922, 1925)

4Hank Greenberg (1935, 1937, 1940, 1946)

4Ted Williams (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949)

4Hank Aaron (1957, 1960, 1963, 1966)

4Mike Schmidt (1980–1981, 1984, 1986)

Base on Balls[edit]

11Babe Ruth (1920–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1928, 1930–1933)

8Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1946–1949, 1951, 1954)

8Barry Bonds (1992, 1996-1997, 2001-2004, 2007)

7Roy Thomas (1900–1904, 1906–1907)

6Mel Ott (1929, 1931–1933, 1937, 1942)

6Eddie Yost (1950, 1952–1953, 1956, 1959–1960)

5Billy Hamilton (1891, 1894–1897)

5Topsy Hartsel (1902, 1905–1908)

5Donie Bush (1909–1912, 1914)

5George Burns (1917, 1919–1921, 1923)

5Mickey Mantle (1955, 1957–1958, 1961–1962)

4Miller Huggins (1905, 1907, 1910, 1914)

4Eddie Mathews (1955, 1961–1963)

4Ron Santo (1964, 1966–1968)

4Harmon Killebrew (1966–1967, 1969, 1971)

4Mike Schmidt (1979, 1981–1983)

4Rickey Henderson (1982–1983, 1989, 1998)

4Frank Thomas (1991–1992, 1994–1995)

4Joey Votto (2011−2013, 2016)

Strikeouts (batters)[edit]

7Jimmie Foxx (1929–1931, 1933, 1935–1936, 1941)

6Vince DiMaggio (1937–1938, 1942–1945)

5Babe Ruth (1918, 1923–1924, 1927–1928)

5Hack Wilson (1927–1930, 1932)

5Mickey Mantle (1952, 1954, 1958–1960)

5Reggie Jackson (1968–1971, 1982)

4Pud Galvin (1879–1881, 1883)

4Tom Brown (1891–1892, 1894–1895)

4Dolph Camilli (1934–1935, 1939, 1941)

4Pat Seerey (1944–1946, 1948)

4Mike Schmidt (1974–1976, 1983)

4Rob Deer (1987–1988, 1991, 1993)

4Juan Samuel (1984–1987)

4Andrés Galarraga (1988–1990, 1995)

4Mark Reynolds (2008–2011)

Stolen base titles[edit]

12Rickey Henderson (1980–1986, 1988–1991, 1998)

10Max Carey (1913, 1915–1918, 1920, 1922–1925)

9Luis Aparicio (1956–1964)

8Lou Brock (1966–1969, 1971–1974)

6Ty Cobb (1907, 1909, 1911, 1915–1917)

6George Case (1939–1943, 1946)

6Bert Campaneris (1965–1968, 1970, 1972)

6Maury Wills (1960–1965)

6Vince Coleman (1985–1990)

5Honus Wagner (1901–1902, 1904, 1907–1908)

5Kenny Lofton (1992–1996)

4Billy Hamilton (1890–1891, 1894–1895)

4Bob Bescher (1909–1912)

4Eddie Collins (1910, 1919, 1923–1924)

4George Sisler (1918, 1921–1922, 1927)

4Kiki Cuyler (1926, 1928–1930)

4Ben Chapman (1931–1933, 1937)

4Willie Mays (1956–1959)

4Tim Raines (1981–1984)

4Carl Crawford (2003–2004, 2006–2007)

Sacrifice bunts[edit]

5Mule Haas (1930–1934)

4Otto Knabe (1907–1908, 1910, 1913)

4Phil Rizzuto (1949–1952)

ERA titles[edit]

9Lefty Grove (1926, 1929–1932, 1935–1936, 1938–1939)

7Roger Clemens (1986, 1990–1992, 1997–1998, 2005)

5Christy Mathewson (1905, 1908–1909, 1911, 1913)

5Grover Cleveland Alexander (1915–1917, 1919–1920)

5Walter Johnson (1912–1913, 1918–1919, 1924)

5Sandy Koufax (1962–1966)

5Pedro Martínez (1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003)

5Clayton Kershaw (2011–2014, 2017)

4Greg Maddux (1993–1995, 1998)

4Randy Johnson (1995, 1999, 2001–2002)

Wins titles[edit]

8Warren Spahn (1949–1950, 1953, 1957–1961)

6Grover Cleveland Alexander (1911, 1914–1917, 1920)

6Walter Johnson (1913–1916, 1918, 1924)

6Bob Feller (1939–1941, 1946–1947, 1951)

5Cy Young (1892, 1895, 1901–1903)

5Joe McGinnity (1899–1900, 1903–1904, 1906)

5Tom Glavine (1991–1993, 1998, 2000)

4Christy Mathewson (1905, 1907–1908, 1910)

4Lefty Grove (1928, 1930–1931, 1933)

4Hal Newhouser (1944–1946, 1948)

4Robin Roberts (1952–1955)

4Steve Carlton (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982)

4Roger Clemens (1986–1987, 1997–1998)

4Justin Verlander (2009, 2011, 2019, 2022)

WHIP[edit]

7Cy Young (1892, 1895, 1899, 1901, 1904–1905, 1907)

6Walter Johnson (1912–1913, 1915, 1918–1919, 1924)

6Carl Hubbell (1931–1934, 1936, 1938)

6Pedro Martínez (1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2005)

5Babe Adams (1911, 1914, 1919–1921)

5Pete Alexander (1915–1916, 1923, 1926–1927)

5Lefty Grove (1930–1932, 1935–1936)

5Justin Verlander (2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022)

4Tim Keefe (1880, 1883, 1887–1888)

4Christy Mathewson (1905, 1908–1909, 1913)

4Warren Spahn (1947, 1953, 1958, 1961)

4Sandy Koufax (1962–1965)

4Don Sutton (1972, 1975, 1980–1981)

4Greg Maddux (1993–1995, 1998)

4Johan Santana (2004–2007)

4Clayton Kershaw (2011–2014)

Games pitched[edit]

6Firpo Marberry (1924–1926, 1928–1929, 1932)

6Joe McGinnity (1901, 1903–1907)

5Ed Walsh (1907–1908, 1910–1912)

4Mike Marshall (1972–1974, 1979)

4Kent Tekulve (1978–1979, 1982, 1987)

4Paul Quantrill (2001–2004)

Saves titles[edit]

5Ed Walsh (1907–1908, 1910–1912)

5Firpo Marberry (1924–1926, 1929, 1932)

5Dan Quisenberry (1980, 1982–1985)

5Bruce Sutter (1979–1982, 1984)

4Kid Nichols (1891, 1895, 1897–1898)

4Mordecai Brown (1908–1911)

4Johnny Murphy (1938–1939, 1941–1942)

4Lee Smith (1983, 1991–1992, 1994)

4Craig Kimbrel (2011–2014)

Innings pitched titles[edit]

7Grover Cleveland Alexander (1911–1912, 1914–1917, 1920)

5Walter Johnson (1910, 1913–1916)

5Bob Feller (1939–1941, 1946–1947)

5Robin Roberts (1951–1955)

5Steve Carlton (1972–1973, 1980, 1982–1983)

5Greg Maddux (1991–1995)

4John Clarkson (1885, 1887–1889)

4Joe McGinnity (1900–1901, 1903–1904)

4Bob Lemon (1948, 1950, 1952–1953)

4Warren Spahn (1947, 1949, 1958–1959)

4Wilbur Wood (1972–1975)

4Jim Palmer (1970, 1976–1978)

4Phil Niekro (1974, 1977–1979)

4Roy Halladay (2002-2003, 2008, 2010)

4Justin Verlander (2009, 2011, 2012, 2019)

Strikeout titles (pitchers)[edit]

12Walter Johnson (1910, 1912–1919, 1921, 1923–1924)

11Nolan Ryan (1972–1974, 1976–1979, 1987–1990)

9Randy Johnson (1992–1995, 1999–2002, 2004)§

7Dazzy Vance (1922–1928)

7Lefty Grove (1925–1931)

7Bob Feller (1938–1941, 1946–1948)

6Rube Waddell (1902–1907)

6Grover Cleveland Alexander (1912, 1914–1917, 1920)

5Amos Rusie (1890–1891, 1893–1895)

5Christy Mathewson (1903–1905, 1907–1908)

5Sam McDowell (1965–1966, 1968–1970)

5Tom Seaver (1970–1971, 1973, 1975–1976)

5Steve Carlton (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982–1983)

5Roger Clemens (1988, 1991, 1996–1998)

5Justin Verlander (2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018)

4Dizzy Dean (1932–1935)

4Warren Spahn (1949–1952)

4Sandy Koufax (1961, 1963, 1965–1966)

§ In 1998, because of a mid-season trade, Randy Johnson led Major League Baseball in strikeouts, but neither the AL nor the NL.

Games started titles[edit]

7Greg Maddux (1990–1993, 2000, 2003, 2005)

6Robin Roberts (1950–1955)

6Tom Glavine (1993, 1996, 1999–2002)

5Bob Feller (1940–1941, 1946–1948)

5Early Wynn (1943, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1959)

4Walter Johnson (1910, 1914–1915, 1924)

4Bobo Newsom (1936–1939)

4Don Drysdale (1962–1965)

4Phil Niekro (1977–1980)

4Tom Browning (1986, 1988–1990)

4Dave Stewart (1988–1991)

4Barry Zito (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006)

Complete games[edit]

9Warren Spahn (1949, 1951, 1957–1963)

7Roy Halladay (2003, 2005, 2007–2011)

6Walter Johnson (1910–1911, 1913–1916)

6Pete Alexander (1911, 1914–1917, 1920)

5Bob Lemon (1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956)

5Robin Roberts (1952–1956)

4Burleigh Grimes (1921, 1923–1924, 1928)

4Wes Ferrell (1931, 1935–1937)

4Ferguson Jenkins (1967, 1970–1971, 1974)

4Phil Niekro (1974, 1977–1979)

4Randy Johnson (1994, 1999–2000, 2002)

4Curt Schilling (1996, 1998, 2000–2001)

Shutouts[edit]

7Cy Young (1892, 1895–1896, 1900–1901, 1903–1904)

7Walter Johnson (1911, 1913–1915, 1918–1919, 1924)

7Pete Alexander (1911, 1913, 1915–1917, 1919, 1921)

6Roger Clemens (1987–1988, 1990–1992, 1997)

5Greg Maddux (1994–1995, 1998, 2000–2001)

4Amos Rusie (1891, 1893–1895)

4Christy Mathewson (1902, 1905, 1907–1908)

4Dazzy Vance (1922, 1925, 1928, 1930)

4Bob Feller (1940–1941, 1946–1947)

4Warren Spahn (1947, 1951, 1959, 1961)

4Bob Gibson (1962, 1966, 1968, 1971)

4Roy Halladay (2003, 2008–2010)

Losses[edit]

4Bobo Newsom (1934–1935, 1941, 1945)

4Pedro Ramos (1958–1961)

4Phil Niekro (1977–1980)

Wild pitches[edit]

6Nolan Ryan (1972, 1977–1978, 1981, 1986, 1989)

6Larry Cheney (1912–1914, 1916–1918)

6Jack Morris (1983–1985, 1987, 1991, 1994)

5Jimmy Ring (1921–1923, 1925–1926)

4Will White (1878–1880, 1882)

4Joe Niekro (1979, 1982–1983, 1985)

Hit batsmen[edit]

6Howard Ehmke (1920–1923, 1925, 1927)

5Tommy Byrne (1948–1952)

5Don Drysdale (1958–1961, 1965)

5Dave Stieb (1981, 1983–1984, 1986, 1989)

4Roy Parmelee (1933, 1935–1937)

4Frank Lary (1956–1958, 1960)

4Jim Bunning (1964–1967)

References[edit]