Who has lead the league in the MOST STATS in one season?

fandango

DIdnt Lou Gehrig lead the League in AVG HR RBI RUNS SLG OBA in his Triple crown year?

maybe Rogers Hornsby in the 20's (who won 2 triple crowns-- Ruth never one any)

Should there be a Quadruple Crown? Quintuple Crown?

anyone know?

gemint

There are three eras of baseball...the pre and post deadball eras and the PED era. The first two are legitimate.

fandango

did you post that in the wrong thread?

not sure i get what your saying

gemint

No. I'm saying almost every power hitter in this era has been tied to PEDs. So I discard the stats from the past 15 years when looking at achievements in MLB.

TomGshotput

Using only those stats on baseballreference standard batting and throwing out ones that are so strongly correlated, Hornsby led the NL in eight categories in 1921, a year he did not win the triple crown. Musial had eight a few times also. Ted Williams is ahead of both of them with nine in 1949, again not a triple crown year

Ruth's best was seven, Gehrig six

TomGshotput

<< <i>No. I'm saying almost every power hitter in this era has been tied to PEDs. So I discard the stats from the past 15 years when looking at achievements in MLB. >>



I discard stats from the NHL because I don't follow that sport. Doesn't really mean anything. . .

Nathaniel1960

WHy limit it to hitting? I would imagine Koufax in the mid 60's Gooden in the mid 80's and Maddux in the mid 90's led the league in a large number of categories. Another thing to consider is setting the parameters for the question, as officially kept stats come and go. Remember the GWRBI?

MBMiller25

Didnt Johan Santana lead every major pitching category a few years ago when he went like 13-1 after the break on his way to winning the AL Cy Young?

samspop

Hi Matt!!

lsutigers1973

Who leads this forum with the most meaningless threads?

If you count all the alts, fandango. However, Mintacular is doing his best to claim the title from the champ.

digicat

<< <i>DIdnt Lou Gehrig lead the League in AVG HR RBI RUNS SLG OBA in his Triple crown year? >>



Not Runs. And guess what, he finished 5th in the MVP voting!

calaban7

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Lets discuss

estang

PITCHING CATEGORY WINNERS (excluding ERA+ & according to Baseball Reference):

14. Christy Matthewson, 1908, led league in: Wins, ERA, Ks, Games Pitched, Games Started, CG, Shutouts, Saves, IP, Hits, BF, WHIP, BB 9/inn, K/BB Ratio
12. Pete Alexander, 1915, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Winning %, CGs, Shutouts, Innings, Batters Faced, WHIP, Hits 9/inn, K 9/inn, K/BB Ratio
11. Greg Maddux, 1995, led league in: Wins, ERA, Winning %, CG, Shutouts, Innings, WHIP, HR per 9inn, BB per 9inn, K/BB ratio
10. Sandy Koufax, 1965, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Winning %, Innings, Batters Faced, WHIP, Hits per 9inn, Ks per 9inn, K/BB ratio
10. Pete Alexander, 1916, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Games Started, CGs, Shutouts, Innings, Hits allowed, Batters Faced, WHIP
9. Sandy Koufax, 1966, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Games Started, CG, Shutouts, Innings, Batters Faced, K/BB ratio
9. Greg Maddux, 1994, led league in: Wins, ERA, CG, Shutouts, Innings, Batters Faced, WHIP, HRs per 9inn, BB per 9 innings
9. Steve Carlton, 1972, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Games Started, Complete Games, Hits Allowed, Batters Faced, K/BB ratio
8. Pedro Martinez, 199, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Winning %, WHIP, Hits per 9 innings, Ks per 9 innings, K/BB ratio
8. Randy Johnson, 2002, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Winning %, Complete Games, Innings Pitched, Batters Faced, Ks per 9inn
8. Denny McLain, 1968, led league in: Wins, Winning %, Innings, Games Started, Complete Games, Batters Faced, K/BB ratio
8. Steve Carlton, 1982, led league in: Wins, Strikeouts, Games Started, Complete Games, Shutouts, Innings, Hits Allowed, Batters Faced
7. Johan Santana, 2006, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Innings Pitched, WHIP, Hits per 9 Innings, Ks per 9 innings
7. Pete Alexander, 1920, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Games Started, CG, Innings, Hits Allowed, Batters Faced
7. Tom Seaver, 1973, led league in: ERA, Strikeouts, Complete Games, WHIP, Hits per 9innings, Ks per 9 innings, K/BB ratio
7. Sandy Koufax, 1964, led league in: Wins, ERA, Winning %, Shutouts, WHIP, Hits per 9 innings, Ks per 9innings
7. Sandy Koufax, 1963, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Shutouts, WHIP, Hits per 9innings, K/BB ratio
7. Roger Clemens, 1997, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Complete Games, Shutouts, WHIP
7. Roger Clemens, 1998, led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Hits per 9inn, HR per 9inn, Ks per 9 innings
7. Randy Jones, 1976, led league in: Wins, Games Started, Innings, Complete Games, Innings, Hits Allowed, Batters Faced, WHIP
7. Steve Carlton, 1980, led league in: Wins, Strikeouts, Games Started, Innings, Wild Pitches, Batters Faced, K/BB Ratio
7. Steve Carlton, 1973, led league in: Losses, Games Started, Complete Games, Innings, Hits Allowed, Earned Runs, Batters Faced
6. Juan Marichal, 1968, led league in: Wins, Complete Games, Innings, Hits Allowed, Batters Faced, K/BB ratio
6. Ron Guidry, 1978, led league in: Wins, ERA, Winning Percentage, Shutouts, WHIP, Hits per 9 innings
6. Gaylord Perry, 1970, led league in: Wins, Games Started, Shutouts, Innings, Hits Allowed, Batters Faced
6. Roger Clemens, 1986, led league in: Wins, Winning %, ERA, WHIP, Hits per 9 innings
6. Roger Clemens, 1991, led league in: ERA, Strikeouts, Games Started, Shutouts, Innings, Batters Faced
6. Cliff Lee, 2008, led league in: Wins, ERA, Winning Percentage, Shutouts, Home Runs per 9 innings, Walks per 9 innings
6. JR Richard, 1979, led league in: ERA, Strikeouts, Wild Pitches, Hits per 9 innings, Ks per 9 innings, K/BB ratio
5. Bob Gibson, 1968, led league in: ERA, Strikeouts, Shutouts, WHIP, Hits per 9 innings
5. Dwight Gooden, 1985 led league in: Wins, ERA, Strikeouts, Complete Games, Innings,

Edited to Add: Taking a break for now

Interesting Notes:

Christy Matthewson only person I've seen thus far to lead in Wins, Ks, ERA and Saves

Steve Carlton went from winning Triple Crown in 1972 to leading league in Losses, Hits Allowed & Earned Runs the next year

Nolan Ryan doesn't make this list

TomGshotput

IP and batters faces are highly correlated. H/9 is a component of WHIP and K/9 is a component of BB/K Ratio. Other than that, very good work

estang

Some of these pitching categories are not extremely relevant, IMHO. Nonetheless, the question was posed and here's what I've found thus far. I felt ERA Plus, while it may be the best stat, is a bit to Sabremetric for my taste. Most that led in ERA also led in ERA Plus anyway.

I'm also putting a new criteria for posting that one has to lead the league in at least two of the major three categories (W, K, ERA)

JackWESQ

In 1948, Stan Musial had ...

135 Runs
230 Hits
46 Doubles
18 Triples
131 RBIs
.376 BA
.450 OBP
.702 SLG

All these led the league. Musial also had 39 home runs. Kiner and Mize led the league with 40. Musial did hit his 40th home run that season, but it was wiped-out by a rain shortened game.

In 1921, Rogers Hornsby had ...

131 Runs
235 Hits
44 Doubles
18 Triples
126 RBIs
.397 BA
.458 OBP
.639 SLG

and in 1922 had ...

141 Runs
250 Hits
46 Doubles
42 Triples
152 RBIs
.401 BA
.459 OBP
.722 SLG

All these led the league. And finally, really, really old school.

In 1887, Tip O'Neil of St. Louis in the American Association had ...

167 Runs
225 Hits
52 Doubles
19 Triples
14 Home Runs
123 RBIs
.435 BA
.490 OBP
.691 SLG ... all in 124 games!

All these led the league.

/s/ JackWESQ

fandango

Jack thanks for a great Post!


LSU Blow it out your arse..i cant make a post without your trolling it and saying its worthless....

lsutigers1973

Use one of your ALT's you loser.

StanTheManMusial

<< <i>Use one of your ALT's you loser. >>



He's a loser for posting about a baseball related topic, yet, you are the one who posts pictures of some woman that looks like a cheap tramp with her breast hanging out? What is more appropriate for this SPORTS forum?

CSUrunandstun

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<< <i>Use one of your ALT's you loser. >>



He's a loser for posting about a baseball related topic, yet, you are the one who posts pictures of some woman that looks like a cheap tramp with her breast hanging out? What is more appropriate for this SPORTS forum? >>



I agree...why is LSU Tigers ALWAYS looking to rip somebody? He seems like a very unhappy human being...

fandango

LSU STOP BEING A TROLL


you dont run this message board.....

if you dont like a post keep your mouth shut....DONT BE A TROLL

FavreFan1971

You guys are all wrong.

Dan Marino lead the league in nearly every passing category in 1984. Tom Brady took it up one more notch in 2007. I think both of those seasons are tops in my book.

brianwintersfan

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<< <i>Use one of your ALT's you loser. >>



He's a loser for posting about a baseball related topic, yet, you are the one who posts pictures of some woman that looks like a cheap tramp with her breast hanging out? What is more appropriate for this SPORTS forum? >>



I agree...why is LSU Tigers ALWAYS looking to rip somebody? He seems like a very unhappy human being... >>



I far more enjoyed the breast pic, but that's just me!