Who led MLB in home runs in 1906?

Harry Davis led the majors with 12 in 1906 (AL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1906?

George Stone hit ..358, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1906 (AL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1906?

Joe McGinnity led the majors with 27 wins in 1906 (NL).

1906 MLB League Leaders

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Harry Davis led the majors with 12 in 1906. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1906 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, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	George Stone	SLA	AL	.358
2	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	.355
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	.339
4	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	NL	.327
5	Harry Lumley	BRO	NL	.324
6	Hal Chase	NYA	AL	.323
7	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	.319
8	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	.311
9	Willie Keeler	NYA	AL	.304
10	Art Devlin	NY1	NL	.299

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Harry Davis	PHA	AL	12
1	Tim Jordan	BRO	NL	12
3	Harry Lumley	BRO	NL	9
4	Cy Seymour	CIN/NY1	NL	8
5	Frank Schulte	CHN	NL	7
6	Johnny Bates	BSN	NL	6
6	Sherry Magee	PHI	NL	6
6	George Stone	SLA	AL	6
9	Dave Brain	BSN	NL	5
10	Wid Conroy	NYA	AL	4

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Harry Davis	PHA	AL	96
2	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	91
3	Joe Nealon	PIT	NL	83
3	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	NL	83
5	George Davis	CHA	AL	80
5	Cy Seymour	CIN/NY1	NL	80
7	Tim Jordan	BRO	NL	78
8	Jimmy Williams	NYA	AL	77
9	Hal Chase	NYA	AL	76
10	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	71

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	103
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	103
3	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	98
4	Topsy Hartsel	PHA	AL	96
4	Willie Keeler	NYA	AL	96
6	Harry Davis	PHA	AL	94
7	George Stone	SLA	AL	91
8	Charlie Hemphill	SLA	AL	90
8	Jimmy Sheckard	CHN	NL	90
10	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	88

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	214
2	George Stone	SLA	AL	208
3	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	194
4	Hal Chase	NYA	AL	193
5	Willie Keeler	NYA	AL	180
6	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	NL	176
7	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	175
8	Chick Stahl	BOS	AL	170
8	Terry Turner	CLE	AL	170
10	Charlie Hemphill	SLA	AL	169

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	57
2	Sherry Magee	PHI	NL	55
3	Art Devlin	NY1	NL	54
4	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	53
5	Johnny Evers	CHN	NL	49
6	Miller Huggins	CIN	NL	41
7	John Anderson	WS1	AL	39
7	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	39
9	Billy Maloney	BRO	NL	38
10	Dave Altizer	WS1	AL	37

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	George Stone	SLA	AL	195
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	182
3	Harry Lumley	BRO	NL	179
4	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	175
5	Frank Chance	CHN	NL	174
6	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	NL	166
7	Harry Davis	PHA	AL	162
8	Elmer Flick	CLE	AL	161
9	Art Devlin	NY1	NL	154
10	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	NL	150

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	27
1	Al Orth	NYA	AL	27
3	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	26
4	Jack Chesbro	NYA	AL	23
4	Vic Willis	PIT	NL	23
6	Sam Leever	PIT	NL	22
6	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	22
6	Frank Owen	CHA	AL	22
6	Bob Rhoads	CLE	AL	22
10	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	21

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	1.04
2	Jack Pfiester	CHN	NL	1.51
3	Doc White	CHA	AL	1.52
4	Barney Pelty	SLA	AL	1.59
5	Ed Reulbach	CHN	NL	1.65
6	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	1.72
7	Vic Willis	PIT	NL	1.73
8	Jack Powell	SLA	AL	1.77
9	Bob Rhoads	CLE	AL	1.80
10	Otto Hess	CLE	AL	1.83

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Rube Waddell	PHA	AL	196
2	Cy Falkenberg	WS1	AL	178
3	Fred Beebe	CHN/SLN	NL	171
3	Ed Walsh	CHA	AL	171
5	Otto Hess	CLE	AL	167
6	Charles Bender	PHA	AL	159
7	Big Jeff Pfeffer	BSN	NL	158
8	Red Ames	NY1	NL	156
9	Jack Pfiester	CHN	NL	153
10	Jack Chesbro	NYA	AL	152

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Cecil Ferguson	NY1	NL	7
2	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	NL	6
3	Elmer Stricklett	BRO	NL	5
4	Charles Bender	PHA	AL	3
4	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	3
4	Charlie Chech	CIN	NL	3
4	Otto Hess	CLE	AL	3
4	Harry McIntire	BRO	NL	3
4	Ed Reulbach	CHN	NL	3
4	Tully Sparks	PHI	NL	3

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1906, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	253
2	Doc White	CHA	AL	177
3	Jack Pfiester	CHN	NL	174
4	Barney Pelty	SLA	AL	169
5	Ed Reulbach	CHN	NL	159
6	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	156
7	Jack Powell	SLA	AL	152
8	Vic Willis	PIT	NL	151
9	Bob Rhoads	CLE	AL	149
10	Otto Hess	CLE	AL	147

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	George Stone	SLA	.358
2	Nap Lajoie	CLE	.355
3	Hal Chase	NYA	.323
4	Elmer Flick	CLE	.311
5	Willie Keeler	NYA	.304
6	Sam Crawford	DET	.295
7	Harry Davis	PHA	.292
8	Terry Turner	CLE	.291
9	Charlie Hemphill	SLA	.289
10	Chick Stahl	BOS	.286

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Harry Davis	PHA	12
2	George Stone	SLA	6
3	Wid Conroy	NYA	4
3	Charlie Hemphill	SLA	4
3	Chick Stahl	BOS	4
6	John Anderson	WS1	3
6	Charlie Jones	WS1	3
6	Jimmy Williams	NYA	3
9	Bill Coughlin	DET	2
9	Sam Crawford	DET	2

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Harry Davis	PHA	96
2	Nap Lajoie	CLE	91
3	George Davis	CHA	80
4	Jimmy Williams	NYA	77
5	Hal Chase	NYA	76
6	George Stone	SLA	71
7	John Anderson	WS1	70
8	Bobby Wallace	SLA	67
9	Sam Crawford	DET	66
10	Elmer Flick	CLE	62

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Elmer Flick	CLE	98
2	Topsy Hartsel	PHA	96
2	Willie Keeler	NYA	96
4	Harry Davis	PHA	94
5	George Stone	SLA	91
6	Charlie Hemphill	SLA	90
7	Nap Lajoie	CLE	88
8	Terry Turner	CLE	85
9	Hal Chase	NYA	84
10	Ed Hahn	NYA/CHA	82

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Nap Lajoie	CLE	214
2	George Stone	SLA	208
3	Elmer Flick	CLE	194
4	Hal Chase	NYA	193
5	Willie Keeler	NYA	180
6	Chick Stahl	BOS	170
6	Terry Turner	CLE	170
8	Charlie Hemphill	SLA	169
9	Sam Crawford	DET	166
10	Harry Davis	PHA	161

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	John Anderson	WS1	39
1	Elmer Flick	CLE	39
3	Dave Altizer	WS1	37
3	Frank Isbell	CHA	37
5	Jiggs Donahue	CHA	36
6	George Stone	SLA	35
7	Charlie Jones	WS1	34
8	Charlie Hemphill	SLA	33
9	Wid Conroy	NYA	32
10	Bill Coughlin	DET	31

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	George Stone	SLA	195
2	Nap Lajoie	CLE	175
3	Harry Davis	PHA	162
4	Elmer Flick	CLE	161
5	Sam Crawford	DET	140
6	Hal Chase	NYA	137
7	Charlie Hemphill	SLA	132
8	Jimmy Williams	NYA	130
9	Chick Stahl	BOS	129
10	Terry Turner	CLE	128

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Al Orth	NYA	27
2	Jack Chesbro	NYA	23
3	Frank Owen	CHA	22
3	Bob Rhoads	CLE	22
5	Addie Joss	CLE	21
5	George Mullin	DET	21
7	Nick Altrock	CHA	20
7	Otto Hess	CLE	20
9	Casey Patten	WS1	19
9	Eddie Plank	PHA	19

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Doc White	CHA	1.52
2	Barney Pelty	SLA	1.59
3	Addie Joss	CLE	1.72
4	Jack Powell	SLA	1.77
5	Bob Rhoads	CLE	1.80
6	Otto Hess	CLE	1.83
7	Ed Walsh	CHA	1.88
8	Nick Altrock	CHA	2.06
9	Harry Howell	SLA	2.11
10	Casey Patten	WS1	2.17

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Rube Waddell	PHA	196
2	Cy Falkenberg	WS1	178
3	Ed Walsh	CHA	171
4	Otto Hess	CLE	167
5	Charles Bender	PHA	159
6	Jack Chesbro	NYA	152
7	Harry Howell	SLA	140
7	Cy Young	BOS	140
9	Al Orth	NYA	133
10	Jack Powell	SLA	132

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Charles Bender	PHA	3
1	Otto Hess	CLE	3
3	John Eubank	DET	2
3	Clark Griffith	NYA	2
3	Joe Harris	BOS	2
3	Ed Killian	DET	2
3	Barney Pelty	SLA	2
3	Ed Walsh	CHA	2
3	George Winter	BOS	2
3	Cy Young	BOS	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1906, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Doc White	CHA	177
2	Barney Pelty	SLA	169
3	Addie Joss	CLE	156
4	Jack Powell	SLA	152
5	Bob Rhoads	CLE	149
6	Otto Hess	CLE	147
7	Ed Walsh	CHA	143
8	Nick Altrock	CHA	130
9	Harry Howell	SLA	127
10	Casey Patten	WS1	124

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	.339
2	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	.327
3	Harry Lumley	BRO	.324
4	Frank Chance	CHN	.319
5	Art Devlin	NY1	.299
6	Miller Huggins	CIN	.292
7	Tommy Leach	PIT	.286
7	Cy Seymour	CIN/NY1	.286
9	Fred Tenney	BSN	.283
10	Sherry Magee	PHI	.282

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Tim Jordan	BRO	12
2	Harry Lumley	BRO	9
3	Cy Seymour	CIN/NY1	8
4	Frank Schulte	CHN	7
5	Johnny Bates	BSN	6
5	Sherry Magee	PHI	6
7	Dave Brain	BSN	5
8	Whitey Alpermann	BRO	3
8	Frank Chance	CHN	3
8	Joe Nealon	PIT	3

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	PIT	83
1	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	83
3	Cy Seymour	CIN/NY1	80
4	Tim Jordan	BRO	78
5	Frank Chance	CHN	71
5	Honus Wagner	PIT	71
7	Sherry Magee	PHI	67
8	Art Devlin	NY1	65
9	Joe Tinker	CHN	64
10	Claude Ritchey	PIT	62

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Frank Chance	CHN	103
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	103
3	Jimmy Sheckard	CHN	90
4	Joe Nealon	PIT	82
5	Miller Huggins	CIN	81
5	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	81
5	Roy Thomas	PHI	81
8	Spike Shannon	SLN/NY1	78
9	Sherry Magee	PHI	77
9	Frank Schulte	CHN	77

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	176
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	175
3	Cy Seymour	CIN/NY1	165
4	Miller Huggins	CIN	159
4	Sherry Magee	PHI	159
6	Frank Schulte	CHN	158
7	Harry Lumley	BRO	157
8	Pug Bennett	SLN	156
9	Fred Tenney	BSN	154
10	Frank Chance	CHN	151

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Frank Chance	CHN	57
2	Sherry Magee	PHI	55
3	Art Devlin	NY1	54
4	Honus Wagner	PIT	53
5	Johnny Evers	CHN	49
6	Miller Huggins	CIN	41
7	Billy Maloney	BRO	38
8	Harry Lumley	BRO	35
9	Spike Shannon	SLN/NY1	33
10	George Browne	NY1	32

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	182
2	Harry Lumley	BRO	179
3	Frank Chance	CHN	174
4	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	166
5	Art Devlin	NY1	154
6	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	150
6	Tim Jordan	BRO	150
8	Sherry Magee	PHI	144
9	Frank Schulte	CHN	132
9	Cy Seymour	CIN/NY1	132

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	27
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	26
3	Vic Willis	PIT	23
4	Sam Leever	PIT	22
4	Christy Mathewson	NY1	22
6	Jack Pfiester	CHN	20
6	Jack Taylor	SLN/CHN	20
6	Jake Weimer	CIN	20
9	Ed Reulbach	CHN	19
9	Tully Sparks	PHI	19

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	CHN	1.04
2	Jack Pfiester	CHN	1.51
3	Ed Reulbach	CHN	1.65
4	Vic Willis	PIT	1.73
5	Lefty Leifield	PIT	1.87
6	Jack Taylor	SLN/CHN	1.99
7	Tully Sparks	PHI	2.16
8	Luther Taylor	NY1	2.20
9	Carl Lundgren	CHN	2.21
10	Jake Weimer	CIN	2.22

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Fred Beebe	CHN/SLN	171
2	Big Jeff Pfeffer	BSN	158
3	Red Ames	NY1	156
4	Jack Pfiester	CHN	153
5	Johnny Lush	PHI	151
5	Irv Young	BSN	151
7	Bob Ewing	CIN	145
8	Mordecai Brown	CHN	144
9	Jake Weimer	CIN	141
10	Christy Mathewson	NY1	128

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Cecil Ferguson	NY1	7
2	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	6
3	Elmer Stricklett	BRO	5
4	Mordecai Brown	CHN	3
4	Charlie Chech	CIN	3
4	Harry McIntire	BRO	3
4	Ed Reulbach	CHN	3
4	Tully Sparks	PHI	3
9	Bill Duggleby	PHI	2
9	Carl Lundgren	CHN	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1906, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Mordecai Brown	CHN	253
2	Jack Pfiester	CHN	174
3	Ed Reulbach	CHN	159
4	Vic Willis	PIT	151
5	Lefty Leifield	PIT	141
6	Jack Taylor	SLN/CHN	132
7	Tully Sparks	PHI	122
8	Carl Lundgren	CHN	119
8	Luther Taylor	NY1	119
10	Jake Weimer	CIN	118

How the 1906 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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