Who led MLB in home runs in 1908?

Tim Jordan led the majors with 12 in 1908 (NL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1908?

Honus Wagner hit ..354, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1908 (NL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1908?

Ed Walsh led the majors with 40 wins in 1908 (AL).

1908 MLB League Leaders

Source Lahman databaseSeason 19082 major leagues12 boards per league

Tim Jordan led the majors with 12 in 1908. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1908 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, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	.354
2	Mike Donlin	NY1	NL	.334
3	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	.324
4	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	.311
5	Doc Gessler	BOS	AL	.308
6	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	NL	.304
7	Johnny Evers	CHN	NL	.300
8	Charlie Hemphill	NYA	AL	.297
9	Matty McIntyre	DET	AL	.295
10	Claude Rossman	DET	AL	.294

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Tim Jordan	BRO	NL	12
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	10
3	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	7
3	Red Murray	SLN	NL	7
5	Mike Donlin	NY1	NL	6
5	Bill Hinchman	CLE	AL	6
5	Joe Tinker	CHN	NL	6
8	Harry Davis	PHA	AL	5
8	Ed Konetchy	SLN	NL	5
8	Tommy Leach	PIT	NL	5

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	109
2	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	108
3	Mike Donlin	NY1	NL	106
4	Cy Seymour	NY1	NL	92
5	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	80
6	Hobe Ferris	SLA	AL	74
6	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	74
8	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	NL	71
8	Claude Rossman	DET	AL	71
10	Joe Tinker	CHN	NL	68

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Matty McIntyre	DET	AL	105
2	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	102
3	Fred Tenney	NY1	NL	101
4	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	100
5	Germany Schaefer	DET	AL	96
6	Tommy Leach	PIT	NL	93
7	Fielder Jones	CHA	AL	92
8	George Stone	SLA	AL	89
9	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	88
10	Fred Clarke	PIT	NL	83

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	201
2	Mike Donlin	NY1	NL	198
3	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	188
4	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	184
5	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	168
5	Matty McIntyre	DET	AL	168
7	Hans Lobert	CIN	NL	167
7	Red Murray	SLN	NL	167
9	George Stone	SLA	AL	165
10	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	NL	160

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	53
2	Red Murray	SLN	NL	48
3	Patsy Dougherty	CHA	AL	47
3	Hans Lobert	CIN	NL	47
5	Charlie Hemphill	NYA	AL	42
6	Sherry Magee	PHI	NL	40
6	Germany Schaefer	DET	AL	40
8	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	39
9	Josh Clarke	CLE	AL	37
10	Johnny Evers	CHN	NL	36

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	216
2	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	182
3	Doc Gessler	BOS	AL	173
4	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	171
5	Mike Donlin	NY1	NL	169
6	Matty McIntyre	DET	AL	159
7	Johnny Evers	CHN	NL	157
8	Sherry Magee	PHI	NL	156
9	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	NL	151
10	Claude Rossman	DET	AL	150

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Ed Walsh	CHA	AL	40
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	37
3	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	29
4	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	24
4	Ed Reulbach	CHN	NL	24
4	Ed Summers	DET	AL	24
7	Nick Maddox	PIT	NL	23
7	George McQuillan	PHI	NL	23
7	Vic Willis	PIT	NL	23
7	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	NL	23

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	1.16
2	Cy Young	BOS	AL	1.26
3	Ed Walsh	CHA	AL	1.42
4	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	1.43
5	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	1.47
6	George McQuillan	PHI	NL	1.53
7	Howie Camnitz	PIT	NL	1.56
8	Ed Summers	DET	AL	1.64
9	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	1.65
10	Bill Burns	WS1	AL	1.70

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Ed Walsh	CHA	AL	269
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	259
3	Rube Waddell	SLA	AL	232
4	Nap Rucker	BRO	NL	199
5	Orval Overall	CHN	NL	167
6	Tom Hughes	WS1	AL	165
7	Jimmy Dygert	PHA	AL	164
8	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	160
9	Rube Vickers	PHA	AL	156
10	Cy Young	BOS	AL	150

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Ed Walsh	CHA	AL	6
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	5
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	5
2	Joe McGinnity	NY1	NL	5
5	Tom Hughes	WS1	AL	4
5	Orval Overall	CHN	NL	4
7	Bob Ewing	CIN	NL	3
7	Rube Waddell	SLA	AL	3
9	Nick Altrock	CHA	AL	2
9	Howie Camnitz	PIT	NL	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1908, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	205
2	Cy Young	BOS	AL	189
3	Ed Walsh	CHA	AL	169
4	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	164
5	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	160
6	George McQuillan	PHI	NL	154
7	Howie Camnitz	PIT	NL	150
8	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	145
8	Ed Summers	DET	AL	145
10	Bill Burns	WS1	AL	140

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Ty Cobb	DET	.324
2	Sam Crawford	DET	.311
3	Doc Gessler	BOS	.308
4	Charlie Hemphill	NYA	.297
5	Matty McIntyre	DET	.295
6	Claude Rossman	DET	.294
7	George Stovall	CLE	.292
8	Nap Lajoie	CLE	.289
9	Bob Unglaub	BOS/WS1	.286
10	George Stone	SLA	.281

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Sam Crawford	DET	7
2	Bill Hinchman	CLE	6
3	Harry Davis	PHA	5
3	George Stone	SLA	5
5	Ty Cobb	DET	4
5	Topsy Hartsel	PHA	4
5	Danny Murphy	PHA	4
5	Simon Nicholls	PHA	4
5	Jimmy Williams	SLA	4
10	Doc Gessler	BOS	3

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	DET	108
2	Sam Crawford	DET	80
3	Hobe Ferris	SLA	74
3	Nap Lajoie	CLE	74
5	Claude Rossman	DET	71
6	Danny Murphy	PHA	66
7	Jake Stahl	NYA/BOS	65
8	Doc Gessler	BOS	63
9	Harry Davis	PHA	62
10	Bobby Wallace	SLA	60

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Matty McIntyre	DET	105
2	Sam Crawford	DET	102
3	Germany Schaefer	DET	96
4	Fielder Jones	CHA	92
5	George Stone	SLA	89
6	Ty Cobb	DET	88
7	Nap Lajoie	CLE	77
7	Amby McConnell	BOS	77
9	Topsy Hartsel	PHA	73
10	George Stovall	CLE	71

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Ty Cobb	DET	188
2	Sam Crawford	DET	184
3	Nap Lajoie	CLE	168
3	Matty McIntyre	DET	168
5	George Stone	SLA	165
6	George Stovall	CLE	156
7	Bob Unglaub	BOS/WS1	155
8	Claude Rossman	DET	154
9	Germany Schaefer	DET	151
10	Hobe Ferris	SLA	150

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	CHA	47
2	Charlie Hemphill	NYA	42
3	Germany Schaefer	DET	40
4	Ty Cobb	DET	39
5	Josh Clarke	CLE	37
6	Amby McConnell	BOS	31
7	Bob Ganley	WS1	30
7	Jake Stahl	NYA/BOS	30
9	Clyde Milan	WS1	29
10	Fielder Jones	CHA	26

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Ty Cobb	DET	182
2	Doc Gessler	BOS	173
3	Sam Crawford	DET	171
4	Matty McIntyre	DET	159
5	Claude Rossman	DET	150
6	Charlie Hemphill	NYA	144
7	Nap Lajoie	CLE	143
8	George Stone	SLA	139
9	Topsy Hartsel	PHA	135
10	George Stovall	CLE	133

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Ed Walsh	CHA	40
2	Addie Joss	CLE	24
2	Ed Summers	DET	24
4	Cy Young	BOS	21
5	Rube Waddell	SLA	19
6	Bill Donovan	DET	18
6	Harry Howell	SLA	18
6	Tom Hughes	WS1	18
6	Bob Rhoads	CLE	18
6	Rube Vickers	PHA	18

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Addie Joss	CLE	1.16
2	Cy Young	BOS	1.26
3	Ed Walsh	CHA	1.42
4	Ed Summers	DET	1.64
5	Walter Johnson	WS1	1.65
6	Bill Burns	WS1	1.70
7	Charlie Chech	CLE	1.74
8	Bob Rhoads	CLE	1.77
9	Harry Howell	SLA	1.89
9	Rube Waddell	SLA	1.89

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Ed Walsh	CHA	269
2	Rube Waddell	SLA	232
3	Tom Hughes	WS1	165
4	Jimmy Dygert	PHA	164
5	Walter Johnson	WS1	160
6	Rube Vickers	PHA	156
7	Cy Young	BOS	150
8	Glenn Liebhardt	CLE	146
9	Bill Donovan	DET	141
10	Eddie Plank	PHA	135

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Ed Walsh	CHA	6
2	Tom Hughes	WS1	4
3	Rube Waddell	SLA	3
4	Nick Altrock	CHA	2
4	Eddie Cicotte	BOS	2
4	Addie Joss	CLE	2
4	Tex Pruiett	BOS	2
4	Cy Young	BOS	2
9	Charles Bender	PHA	1
9	Jack Chesbro	NYA	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1908, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Addie Joss	CLE	205
2	Cy Young	BOS	189
3	Ed Walsh	CHA	169
4	Walter Johnson	WS1	145
4	Ed Summers	DET	145
6	Bill Burns	WS1	140
7	Charlie Chech	CLE	137
8	Bob Rhoads	CLE	135
9	Harry Howell	SLA	126
9	Rube Waddell	SLA	126

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	.354
2	Mike Donlin	NY1	.334
3	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	.304
4	Johnny Evers	CHN	.300
5	Hans Lobert	CIN	.293
6	John Titus	PHI	.286
7	Al Bridwell	NY1	.285
8	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	.283
8	Sherry Magee	PHI	.283
10	Red Murray	SLN	.282

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Tim Jordan	BRO	12
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	10
3	Red Murray	SLN	7
4	Mike Donlin	NY1	6
4	Joe Tinker	CHN	6
6	Ed Konetchy	SLN	5
6	Tommy Leach	PIT	5
6	Cy Seymour	NY1	5
9	John Hummel	BRO	4
9	Hans Lobert	CIN	4

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	109
2	Mike Donlin	NY1	106
3	Cy Seymour	NY1	92
4	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	71
5	Joe Tinker	CHN	68
6	Hans Lobert	CIN	63
7	Red Murray	SLN	62
7	Harry Steinfeldt	CHN	62
9	Ed Abbaticchio	PIT	61
10	Tim Jordan	BRO	60

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Fred Tenney	NY1	101
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	100
3	Tommy Leach	PIT	93
4	Fred Clarke	PIT	83
4	Johnny Evers	CHN	83
6	Sherry Magee	PHI	79
7	John Titus	PHI	75
8	Mike Donlin	NY1	71
8	Hans Lobert	CIN	71
10	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	70

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	201
2	Mike Donlin	NY1	198
3	Hans Lobert	CIN	167
3	Red Murray	SLN	167
5	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	160
6	Cy Seymour	NY1	157
7	John Titus	PHI	154
8	Tommy Leach	PIT	151
9	Fred Tenney	NY1	149
10	Fred Osborn	PHI	148

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	53
2	Red Murray	SLN	48
3	Hans Lobert	CIN	47
4	Sherry Magee	PHI	40
5	Johnny Evers	CHN	36
6	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	30
6	Mike Donlin	NY1	30
6	Miller Huggins	CIN	30
6	John Kane	CIN	30
6	Joe Tinker	CHN	30

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	216
2	Mike Donlin	NY1	169
3	Johnny Evers	CHN	157
4	Sherry Magee	PHI	156
5	Roger Bresnahan	NY1	151
6	Hans Lobert	CIN	149
7	Red Murray	SLN	142
8	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	141
9	John Titus	PHI	139
10	Fred Clarke	PIT	135

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	37
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	29
3	Ed Reulbach	CHN	24
4	Nick Maddox	PIT	23
4	George McQuillan	PHI	23
4	Vic Willis	PIT	23
4	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	23
8	Bob Ewing	CIN	17
8	Nap Rucker	BRO	17
8	Bob Spade	CIN	17

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	1.43
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	1.47
3	George McQuillan	PHI	1.53
4	Howie Camnitz	PIT	1.56
5	Andy Coakley	CIN/CHN	1.78
6	Kaiser Wilhelm	BRO	1.87
7	Orval Overall	CHN	1.92
8	Jack Pfiester	CHN	2.00
9	Bugs Raymond	SLN	2.03
9	Ed Reulbach	CHN	2.03

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	259
2	Nap Rucker	BRO	199
3	Orval Overall	CHN	167
4	Bugs Raymond	SLN	145
5	Ed Reulbach	CHN	133
6	Mordecai Brown	CHN	123
7	Howie Camnitz	PIT	118
7	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	118
9	Jack Pfiester	CHN	117
10	George McQuillan	PHI	114

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Mordecai Brown	CHN	5
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	5
1	Joe McGinnity	NY1	5
4	Orval Overall	CHN	4
5	Bob Ewing	CIN	3
6	Howie Camnitz	PIT	2
6	Billy Campbell	CIN	2
6	Andy Coakley	CIN/CHN	2
6	Chick Fraser	CHN	2
6	Sam Leever	PIT	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1908, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	164
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	160
3	George McQuillan	PHI	154
4	Howie Camnitz	PIT	150
5	Andy Coakley	CIN/CHN	132
6	Kaiser Wilhelm	BRO	125
7	Orval Overall	CHN	122
8	Jack Pfiester	CHN	117
9	Bugs Raymond	SLN	116
9	Ed Reulbach	CHN	116

How the 1908 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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