Who led MLB in home runs in 1903?

Buck Freeman led the majors with 13 in 1903 (AL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1903?

Honus Wagner hit ..355, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1903 (NL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1903?

Joe McGinnity led the majors with 31 wins in 1903 (NL).

1903 MLB League Leaders

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Buck Freeman led the majors with 13 in 1903. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1903 season, from the SABR/Lahman baseball database.

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League

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Batting leaders, all major leagues

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	.355
2	Fred Clarke	PIT	NL	.351
2	Mike Donlin	CIN	NL	.351
4	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	NL	.350
5	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	.344
6	Cy Seymour	CIN	NL	.342
7	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	NL	.341
8	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	.335
9	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	NL	.332
10	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	AL	.331

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Buck Freeman	BOS	AL	13
2	Charlie Hickman	CLE	AL	12
3	Hobe Ferris	BOS	AL	9
3	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	NL	9
5	Socks Seybold	PHA	AL	8
6	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	NL	7
6	Mike Donlin	CIN	NL	7
6	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	7
6	Tommy Leach	PIT	NL	7
6	Sam Mertes	NY1	NL	7

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	BOS	AL	104
1	Sam Mertes	NY1	NL	104
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	101
4	Charlie Hickman	CLE	AL	97
5	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	93
6	Jack Doyle	BRO	NL	91
7	Lave Cross	PHA	AL	90
8	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	89
9	Tommy Leach	PIT	NL	87
10	Socks Seybold	PHA	AL	84

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	NL	137
2	Mike Donlin	CIN	NL	110
3	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	AL	107
4	George Browne	NY1	NL	105
5	Jimmy Slagle	CHN	NL	104
6	Bill Bradley	CLE	AL	101
6	Sammy Strang	BRO	NL	101
8	Sam Mertes	NY1	NL	100
9	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	NL	99
10	Tommy Leach	PIT	NL	97

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	NL	209
2	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	AL	195
3	Cy Seymour	CIN	NL	191
4	George Browne	NY1	NL	185
5	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	184
6	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	182
7	Mike Donlin	CIN	NL	174
8	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	NL	171
9	Freddy Parent	BOS	AL	170
10	Harry Bay	CLE	AL	169

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	67
1	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	NL	67
3	Sammy Strang	BRO	NL	46
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	46
5	Harry Bay	CLE	AL	45
5	Sam Mertes	NY1	NL	45
7	Ollie Pickering	PHA	AL	40
8	Billy Gilbert	NY1	NL	37
9	Dan McGann	NY1	NL	36
10	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	AL	35

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Fred Clarke	PIT	NL	178
2	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	NL	175
2	Mike Donlin	CIN	NL	175
2	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	175
5	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	174
6	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	NL	164
7	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	163
8	Bill Bradley	CLE	AL	159
8	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	159
10	Harry Steinfeldt	CIN	NL	155

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	31
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	30
3	Cy Young	BOS	AL	28
4	Sam Leever	PIT	NL	25
4	Deacon Phillippe	PIT	NL	25
6	Eddie Plank	PHA	AL	23
7	Noodles Hahn	CIN	NL	22
7	Henry Schmidt	BRO	NL	22
9	Jack Chesbro	NYA	AL	21
9	Bill Dinneen	BOS	AL	21

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Earl Moore	CLE	AL	1.74
2	Sam Leever	PIT	NL	2.06
3	Cy Young	BOS	AL	2.08
4	Bill Bernhard	CLE	AL	2.12
5	Doc White	CHA	AL	2.13
6	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	2.19
7	George Mullin	DET	AL	2.25
8	Bill Dinneen	BOS	AL	2.26
8	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	2.26
10	Willie Sudhoff	SLA	AL	2.27

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Rube Waddell	PHA	AL	302
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	267
3	Bill Donovan	DET	AL	187
4	Eddie Plank	PHA	AL	176
4	Cy Young	BOS	AL	176
6	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	171
7	George Mullin	DET	AL	170
8	Jack Powell	SLA	AL	169
9	Ned Garvin	BRO	NL	154
10	Bill Dinneen	BOS	AL	148

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Carl Lundgren	CHN	NL	3
1	Roscoe Miller	NY1	NL	3
3	Clarence Currie	SLN/CHN	NL	2
3	Bill Dinneen	BOS	AL	2
3	Ed Doheny	PIT	NL	2
3	Bill Duggleby	PHI	NL	2
3	Ned Garvin	BRO	NL	2
3	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	2
3	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	2
3	George Mullin	DET	AL	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1903, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Earl Moore	CLE	AL	170
2	Sam Leever	PIT	NL	158
3	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	144
4	Jake Weimer	CHN	NL	142
4	Cy Young	BOS	AL	142
6	Bill Bernhard	CLE	AL	140
7	Doc White	CHA	AL	139
8	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	135
9	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	134
9	Deacon Phillippe	PIT	NL	134

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	.344
2	Sam Crawford	DET	.335
3	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	.331
4	Jimmy Barrett	DET	.315
5	Bill Bradley	CLE	.313
5	Willie Keeler	NYA	.313
7	Danny Green	CHA	.309
8	Freddy Parent	BOS	.304
9	Kid Elberfeld	DET/NYA	.301
10	Socks Seybold	PHA	.299

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Buck Freeman	BOS	13
2	Charlie Hickman	CLE	12
3	Hobe Ferris	BOS	9
4	Socks Seybold	PHA	8
5	Nap Lajoie	CLE	7
5	Jimmy Ryan	WS1	7
7	Bill Bradley	CLE	6
7	Harry Davis	PHA	6
7	Danny Green	CHA	6
10	Jimmy Collins	BOS	5

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Buck Freeman	BOS	104
2	Charlie Hickman	CLE	97
3	Nap Lajoie	CLE	93
4	Lave Cross	PHA	90
5	Sam Crawford	DET	89
6	Socks Seybold	PHA	84
7	Jimmy Williams	NYA	82
8	Freddy Parent	BOS	80
9	Charlie Carr	DET	79
10	John Anderson	SLA	78

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	107
2	Bill Bradley	CLE	101
3	Jimmy Barrett	DET	95
3	Willie Keeler	NYA	95
5	Harry Bay	CLE	94
6	Ollie Pickering	PHA	93
7	Nap Lajoie	CLE	90
8	Jimmy Collins	BOS	88
8	Sam Crawford	DET	88
10	Freddy Parent	BOS	83

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	195
2	Sam Crawford	DET	184
3	Freddy Parent	BOS	170
4	Harry Bay	CLE	169
5	Bill Bradley	CLE	168
6	Nap Lajoie	CLE	167
7	Jimmy Barrett	DET	163
7	Lave Cross	PHA	163
7	Buck Freeman	BOS	163
10	Jimmy Collins	BOS	160

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Harry Bay	CLE	45
2	Ollie Pickering	PHA	40
3	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	35
3	Ducky Holmes	WS1/CHA	35
5	Wid Conroy	NYA	33
6	Monte Cross	PHA	31
7	Bill Coughlin	WS1	30
8	Danny Green	CHA	29
9	Jimmy Barrett	DET	27
10	Frank Isbell	CHA	26

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	175
2	Sam Crawford	DET	163
3	Bill Bradley	CLE	159
4	Buck Freeman	BOS	152
5	Socks Seybold	PHA	151
6	Jimmy Barrett	DET	148
7	Danny Green	CHA	147
8	Patsy Dougherty	BOS	146
9	Charlie Hickman	CLE	142
10	Harry Davis	PHA	141

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Cy Young	BOS	28
2	Eddie Plank	PHA	23
3	Jack Chesbro	NYA	21
3	Bill Dinneen	BOS	21
3	Willie Sudhoff	SLA	21
3	Rube Waddell	PHA	21
7	Tom Hughes	BOS	20
7	Earl Moore	CLE	20
9	George Mullin	DET	19
10	Addie Joss	CLE	18

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Earl Moore	CLE	1.74
2	Cy Young	BOS	2.08
3	Bill Bernhard	CLE	2.12
4	Doc White	CHA	2.13
5	Addie Joss	CLE	2.19
6	George Mullin	DET	2.25
7	Bill Dinneen	BOS	2.26
8	Willie Sudhoff	SLA	2.27
9	Bill Donovan	DET	2.29
10	Eddie Plank	PHA	2.38

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Rube Waddell	PHA	302
2	Bill Donovan	DET	187
3	Eddie Plank	PHA	176
3	Cy Young	BOS	176
5	George Mullin	DET	170
6	Jack Powell	SLA	169
7	Bill Dinneen	BOS	148
7	Earl Moore	CLE	148
9	Jack Chesbro	NYA	147
10	Casey Patten	WS1	133

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Bill Dinneen	BOS	2
1	George Mullin	DET	2
1	Al Orth	WS1	2
1	Jack Powell	SLA	2
1	Cy Young	BOS	2
6	Davy Dunkle	CHA/WS1	1
6	Patsy Flaherty	CHA	1
6	Frank Owen	CHA	1
6	Casey Patten	WS1	1
6	Roy Patterson	CHA	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1903, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Earl Moore	CLE	170
2	Cy Young	BOS	142
3	Bill Bernhard	CLE	140
4	Doc White	CHA	139
5	Addie Joss	CLE	135
6	George Mullin	DET	132
7	Bill Dinneen	BOS	131
7	Willie Sudhoff	SLA	131
9	Bill Donovan	DET	130
10	Eddie Plank	PHA	124

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	.355
2	Fred Clarke	PIT	.351
2	Mike Donlin	CIN	.351
4	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	.350
5	Cy Seymour	CIN	.342
6	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	.341
7	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	.332
8	Jake Beckley	CIN	.327
8	Frank Chance	CHN	.327
8	Patsy Donovan	SLN	.327

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	9
2	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	7
2	Mike Donlin	CIN	7
2	Tommy Leach	PIT	7
2	Sam Mertes	NY1	7
2	Cy Seymour	CIN	7
7	Harry Steinfeldt	CIN	6
8	Fred Clarke	PIT	5
8	Ed Gremminger	BSN	5
8	Honus Wagner	PIT	5

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Sam Mertes	NY1	104
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	101
3	Jack Doyle	BRO	91
4	Tommy Leach	PIT	87
5	Harry Steinfeldt	CIN	83
6	Jake Beckley	CIN	81
6	Frank Chance	CHN	81
8	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	75
9	Tommy Corcoran	CIN	73
10	Cy Seymour	CIN	72

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	137
2	Mike Donlin	CIN	110
3	George Browne	NY1	105
4	Jimmy Slagle	CHN	104
5	Sammy Strang	BRO	101
6	Sam Mertes	NY1	100
7	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	99
8	Tommy Leach	PIT	97
8	Honus Wagner	PIT	97
10	Fred Clarke	PIT	88

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	209
2	Cy Seymour	CIN	191
3	George Browne	NY1	185
4	Honus Wagner	PIT	182
5	Mike Donlin	CIN	174
6	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	171
7	Jack Doyle	BRO	164
8	Jimmy Slagle	CHN	162
9	Duff Cooley	BSN	160
10	Roy Thomas	PHI	156

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Frank Chance	CHN	67
1	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	67
3	Sammy Strang	BRO	46
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	46
5	Sam Mertes	NY1	45
6	Billy Gilbert	NY1	37
7	Dan McGann	NY1	36
8	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	34
8	Bill Dahlen	BRO	34
8	Jack Doyle	BRO	34

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Fred Clarke	PIT	178
2	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	175
2	Mike Donlin	CIN	175
4	Honus Wagner	PIT	174
5	Jimmy Sheckard	BRO	164
6	Frank Chance	CHN	159
7	Harry Steinfeldt	CIN	155
8	Cy Seymour	CIN	153
9	Ginger Beaumont	PIT	145
10	Jake Beckley	CIN	144

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	31
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	30
3	Sam Leever	PIT	25
3	Deacon Phillippe	PIT	25
5	Noodles Hahn	CIN	22
5	Henry Schmidt	BRO	22
7	Jack Taylor	CHN	21
8	Jake Weimer	CHN	20
8	Bob Wicker	SLN/CHN	20
10	Oscar Jones	BRO	19

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Sam Leever	PIT	2.06
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	2.26
3	Jake Weimer	CHN	2.30
4	Joe McGinnity	NY1	2.43
4	Deacon Phillippe	PIT	2.43
6	Jack Taylor	CHN	2.45
7	Noodles Hahn	CIN	2.52
8	Mordecai Brown	SLN	2.60
9	Tully Sparks	PHI	2.72
10	Bob Ewing	CIN	2.77

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	267
2	Joe McGinnity	NY1	171
3	Ned Garvin	BRO	154
4	Togie Pittinger	BSN	140
5	Jake Weimer	CHN	128
6	Noodles Hahn	CIN	127
7	Vic Willis	BSN	125
8	Deacon Phillippe	PIT	123
9	Bob Wicker	SLN/CHN	113
10	Bob Ewing	CIN	104

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Carl Lundgren	CHN	3
1	Roscoe Miller	NY1	3
3	Clarence Currie	SLN/CHN	2
3	Ed Doheny	PIT	2
3	Bill Duggleby	PHI	2
3	Ned Garvin	BRO	2
3	Christy Mathewson	NY1	2
3	Joe McGinnity	NY1	2
3	Deacon Phillippe	PIT	2
3	Henry Schmidt	BRO	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1903, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Sam Leever	PIT	158
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	144
3	Jake Weimer	CHN	142
4	Joe McGinnity	NY1	134
4	Deacon Phillippe	PIT	134
6	Jack Taylor	CHN	133
7	Noodles Hahn	CIN	129
8	Mordecai Brown	SLN	126
9	Tully Sparks	PHI	120
10	Bob Ewing	CIN	118

How the 1903 leaderboards are built

Batters qualify at PA >= 3.1 x their league's scheduled games that season (the batting-title rule shape, applied era-consistently; 3.1 x 162 = 502 in the modern schedule). Pitchers qualify on the W, ERA, SO and ERA+ boards at IP >= their league's scheduled games that season (1 inning per scheduled team game; 162 in the modern schedule). The saves board uses the reliever bar: IP >= one-third of scheduled games.

Adjusted stats use same-league-season normalization only: OPS+ = 100 x (OBP/lgOBP + SLG/lgSLG - 1) and ERA+ = 100 x league ERA / player ERA, computed within each player's own league that season. They are not park-adjusted and are not the full Baseball-Reference formulas. In the combined all-leagues view, adjusted values keep their own-league normalization. Unrecorded early-era stats are never invented; a board simply does not appear for a stat the source did not record that season.

Season records come from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Full credits live on our sources page.

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