Who led MLB in home runs in 1909?

Ty Cobb led the majors with 9 in 1909 (AL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1909?

Ty Cobb hit ..377, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1909 (AL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1909?

George Mullin led the majors with 29 wins in 1909 (AL).

1909 MLB League Leaders

Source Lahman databaseSeason 19092 major leagues12 boards per league

Ty Cobb led the majors with 9 in 1909. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1909 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, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	.377
2	Eddie Collins	PHA	AL	.347
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	.339
4	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	.324
5	Harry Lord	BOS	AL	.315
6	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	.314
7	Mike Mitchell	CIN	NL	.310
8	Tris Speaker	BOS	AL	.309
9	Dick Hoblitzell	CIN	NL	.308
10	Home Run Baker	PHA	AL	.305

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	9
2	Red Murray	NY1	NL	7
2	Tris Speaker	BOS	AL	7
4	Beals Becker	BSN	NL	6
4	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	6
4	Larry Doyle	NY1	NL	6
4	Tommy Leach	PIT	NL	6
4	Jake Stahl	BOS	AL	6
9	Danny Murphy	PHA	AL	5
9	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	5

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	107
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	100
3	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	97
4	Red Murray	NY1	NL	91
5	Dots Miller	PIT	NL	87
6	Mike Mitchell	CIN	NL	86
7	Home Run Baker	PHA	AL	85
8	Ed Konetchy	SLN	NL	80
9	Tris Speaker	BOS	AL	77
10	Harry Davis	PHA	AL	75

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Tommy Leach	PIT	NL	126
2	Donie Bush	DET	AL	115
2	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	115
4	Eddie Collins	PHA	AL	104
5	Fred Clarke	PIT	NL	97
6	Bobby Byrne	SLN/PIT	NL	92
6	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	92
8	Harry Lord	BOS	AL	89
9	Johnny Evers	CHN	NL	88
9	Ed Konetchy	SLN	NL	88

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	216
2	Eddie Collins	PHA	AL	198
3	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	185
4	Larry Doyle	NY1	NL	172
5	Eddie Grant	PHI	NL	170
6	Harry Lord	BOS	AL	168
6	Tris Speaker	BOS	AL	168
6	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	168
9	Home Run Baker	PHA	AL	165
9	Ed Konetchy	SLN	NL	165

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	76
2	Eddie Collins	PHA	AL	63
3	Bob Bescher	CIN	NL	54
4	Donie Bush	DET	AL	53
5	Red Murray	NY1	NL	48
6	Dick Egan	CIN	NL	39
7	Al Burch	BRO	NL	38
7	Sherry Magee	PHI	NL	38
9	Johnny Bates	BSN/PHI	NL	37
9	Mike Mitchell	CIN	NL	37

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	209
2	Honus Wagner	PIT	NL	191
3	Eddie Collins	PHA	AL	183
4	Sam Crawford	DET	AL	167
5	Jake Stahl	BOS	AL	165
6	Nap Lajoie	CLE	AL	164
7	Tris Speaker	BOS	AL	163
8	Mike Mitchell	CIN	NL	159
9	Home Run Baker	PHA	AL	158
10	Dick Hoblitzell	CIN	NL	151

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	George Mullin	DET	AL	29
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	27
3	Howie Camnitz	PIT	NL	25
3	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	25
3	Frank Smith	CHA	AL	25
6	Vic Willis	PIT	NL	22
7	Ed Willett	DET	AL	21
8	Orval Overall	CHN	NL	20
8	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	NL	20
10	Art Fromme	CIN	NL	19

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	1.14
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	1.31
3	Harry Krause	PHA	AL	1.39
4	Ed Walsh	CHA	AL	1.41
5	Orval Overall	CHN	NL	1.42
6	Howie Camnitz	PIT	NL	1.62
7	Charles Bender	PHA	AL	1.66
8	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	1.71
8	Ed Killian	DET	AL	1.71
10	Doc White	CHA	AL	1.72

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Orval Overall	CHN	NL	205
2	Nap Rucker	BRO	NL	201
3	Frank Smith	CHA	AL	177
4	Earl Moore	PHI	NL	173
5	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	172
6	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	164
7	Heinie Berger	CLE	AL	162
8	Charles Bender	PHA	AL	161
9	Red Ames	NY1	NL	156
10	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	149

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Frank Arellanes	BOS	AL	8
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	7
3	Doc Crandall	NY1	NL	6
4	Howie Camnitz	PIT	NL	3
4	Al Mattern	BSN	NL	3
4	Steve Melter	SLN	NL	3
4	Orval Overall	CHN	NL	3
4	Jack Powell	SLA	AL	3
4	Lew Richie	PHI/BSN	NL	3
4	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	NL	3

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1909, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	NL	226
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	NL	197
3	Orval Overall	CHN	NL	182
4	Harry Krause	PHA	AL	177
5	Ed Walsh	CHA	AL	176
6	Howie Camnitz	PIT	NL	160
7	Charles Bender	PHA	AL	149
8	Addie Joss	CLE	AL	145
8	Ed Reulbach	CHN	NL	145
10	Ed Killian	DET	AL	144

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Ty Cobb	DET	.377
2	Eddie Collins	PHA	.347
3	Nap Lajoie	CLE	.324
4	Harry Lord	BOS	.315
5	Sam Crawford	DET	.314
6	Tris Speaker	BOS	.309
7	Home Run Baker	PHA	.305
8	Jake Stahl	BOS	.294
9	Patsy Dougherty	CHA	.285
10	Doc Gessler	BOS/WS1	.284

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Ty Cobb	DET	9
2	Tris Speaker	BOS	7
3	Sam Crawford	DET	6
3	Jake Stahl	BOS	6
5	Danny Murphy	PHA	5
6	Home Run Baker	PHA	4
6	Hal Chase	NYA	4
6	Harry Davis	PHA	4
6	Ray Demmitt	NYA	4
6	Hobe Ferris	SLA	4

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	DET	107
2	Sam Crawford	DET	97
3	Home Run Baker	PHA	85
4	Tris Speaker	BOS	77
5	Harry Davis	PHA	75
6	Clyde Engle	NYA	71
7	Danny Murphy	PHA	69
8	Hal Chase	NYA	63
9	Jake Stahl	BOS	60
10	Hobe Ferris	SLA	58

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Donie Bush	DET	115
1	Ty Cobb	DET	115
3	Eddie Collins	PHA	104
4	Harry Lord	BOS	89
5	Sam Crawford	DET	83
6	Home Run Baker	PHA	73
6	Harry Davis	PHA	73
6	Tris Speaker	BOS	73
9	Patsy Dougherty	CHA	71
10	Ray Demmitt	NYA	68

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Ty Cobb	DET	216
2	Eddie Collins	PHA	198
3	Sam Crawford	DET	185
4	Harry Lord	BOS	168
4	Tris Speaker	BOS	168
6	Home Run Baker	PHA	165
7	Roy Hartzell	SLA	161
8	Nap Lajoie	CLE	152
8	Danny Murphy	PHA	152
10	Donie Bush	DET	145

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Ty Cobb	DET	76
2	Eddie Collins	PHA	63
3	Donie Bush	DET	53
4	Patsy Dougherty	CHA	36
4	Harry Lord	BOS	36
6	Tris Speaker	BOS	35
7	George Moriarty	DET	34
8	Freddy Parent	CHA	32
9	Jimmy Austin	NYA	30
9	Sam Crawford	DET	30

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Ty Cobb	DET	209
2	Eddie Collins	PHA	183
3	Sam Crawford	DET	167
4	Jake Stahl	BOS	165
5	Nap Lajoie	CLE	164
6	Tris Speaker	BOS	163
7	Home Run Baker	PHA	158
8	Patsy Dougherty	CHA	145
9	Danny Murphy	PHA	143
10	Harry Davis	PHA	133

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	George Mullin	DET	29
2	Frank Smith	CHA	25
3	Ed Willett	DET	21
4	Eddie Plank	PHA	19
4	Ed Summers	DET	19
4	Cy Young	CLE	19
7	Charles Bender	PHA	18
7	Harry Krause	PHA	18
7	Cy Morgan	BOS/PHA	18
10	Frank Arellanes	BOS	16

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Harry Krause	PHA	1.39
2	Ed Walsh	CHA	1.41
3	Charles Bender	PHA	1.66
4	Addie Joss	CLE	1.71
4	Ed Killian	DET	1.71
6	Doc White	CHA	1.72
7	Eddie Plank	PHA	1.76
8	Frank Smith	CHA	1.80
9	Cy Morgan	BOS/PHA	1.81
10	Joe Lake	NYA	1.88

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Frank Smith	CHA	177
2	Walter Johnson	WS1	164
3	Heinie Berger	CLE	162
4	Charles Bender	PHA	161
5	Rube Waddell	SLA	141
6	Harry Krause	PHA	139
7	Jim Scott	CHA	135
8	Eddie Plank	PHA	132
9	Bob Groom	WS1	131
10	Ed Walsh	CHA	127

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Frank Arellanes	BOS	8
2	Jack Powell	SLA	3
3	Bill Donovan	DET	2
3	Tom Hughes	NYA	2
3	Larry Pape	BOS	2
3	Ed Walsh	CHA	2
3	Jack Warhop	NYA	2
3	Ralph Works	DET	2
9	Charles Bender	PHA	1
9	Heinie Berger	CLE	1

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1909, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Harry Krause	PHA	177
2	Ed Walsh	CHA	176
3	Charles Bender	PHA	149
4	Addie Joss	CLE	145
5	Ed Killian	DET	144
6	Doc White	CHA	143
7	Eddie Plank	PHA	140
8	Frank Smith	CHA	137
9	Cy Morgan	BOS/PHA	136
10	Joe Lake	NYA	131

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	.339
2	Mike Mitchell	CIN	.310
3	Dick Hoblitzell	CIN	.308
4	Larry Doyle	NY1	.302
5	Al Bridwell	NY1	.294
6	Kitty Bransfield	PHI	.292
7	Johnny Bates	BSN/PHI	.291
8	Fred Clarke	PIT	.287
9	Ed Konetchy	SLN	.286
10	Solly Hofman	CHN	.285

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Red Murray	NY1	7
2	Beals Becker	BSN	6
2	Larry Doyle	NY1	6
2	Tommy Leach	PIT	6
5	Honus Wagner	PIT	5
6	Dick Hoblitzell	CIN	4
6	John Hummel	BRO	4
6	Ed Konetchy	SLN	4
6	Hans Lobert	CIN	4
6	Mike Mitchell	CIN	4

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	100
2	Red Murray	NY1	91
3	Dots Miller	PIT	87
4	Mike Mitchell	CIN	86
5	Ed Konetchy	SLN	80
6	Bill Abstein	PIT	70
7	Fred Clarke	PIT	68
8	Dick Hoblitzell	CIN	67
9	Sherry Magee	PHI	66
10	Frank Schulte	CHN	60

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Tommy Leach	PIT	126
2	Fred Clarke	PIT	97
3	Bobby Byrne	SLN/PIT	92
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	92
5	Johnny Evers	CHN	88
5	Ed Konetchy	SLN	88
7	Larry Doyle	NY1	86
8	William Barbeau	PIT/SLN	83
8	Mike Mitchell	CIN	83
10	Jimmy Sheckard	CHN	81

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Larry Doyle	NY1	172
2	Eddie Grant	PHI	170
3	Honus Wagner	PIT	168
4	Ed Konetchy	SLN	165
5	Al Burch	BRO	163
6	Mike Mitchell	CIN	162
7	Dick Hoblitzell	CIN	159
8	Fred Clarke	PIT	158
9	Dots Miller	PIT	156
10	Owen Wilson	PIT	155

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Bob Bescher	CIN	54
2	Red Murray	NY1	48
3	Dick Egan	CIN	39
4	Al Burch	BRO	38
4	Sherry Magee	PHI	38
6	Johnny Bates	BSN/PHI	37
6	Mike Mitchell	CIN	37
8	Honus Wagner	PIT	35
9	William Barbeau	PIT/SLN	33
10	Al Bridwell	NY1	32

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Honus Wagner	PIT	191
2	Mike Mitchell	CIN	159
3	Dick Hoblitzell	CIN	151
4	Larry Doyle	NY1	150
5	Ed Konetchy	SLN	144
6	Fred Clarke	PIT	143
7	Sherry Magee	PHI	136
8	Johnny Bates	BSN/PHI	134
9	Dots Miller	PIT	133
10	Al Bridwell	NY1	132

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Mordecai Brown	CHN	27
2	Howie Camnitz	PIT	25
2	Christy Mathewson	NY1	25
4	Vic Willis	PIT	22
5	Orval Overall	CHN	20
5	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	20
7	Art Fromme	CIN	19
7	Harry Gaspar	CIN	19
7	Lefty Leifield	PIT	19
7	Ed Reulbach	CHN	19

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	1.14
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	1.31
3	Orval Overall	CHN	1.42
4	Howie Camnitz	PIT	1.62
5	Ed Reulbach	CHN	1.78
6	Art Fromme	CIN	1.90
7	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	2.00
8	Harry Gaspar	CIN	2.01
9	Earl Moore	PHI	2.10
10	Frank Corridon	PHI	2.11

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Orval Overall	CHN	205
2	Nap Rucker	BRO	201
3	Earl Moore	PHI	173
4	Mordecai Brown	CHN	172
5	Red Ames	NY1	156
6	Christy Mathewson	NY1	149
7	Howie Camnitz	PIT	133
8	Art Fromme	CIN	126
9	Bugs Raymond	NY1	121
10	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	119

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Mordecai Brown	CHN	7
2	Doc Crandall	NY1	6
3	Howie Camnitz	PIT	3
3	Al Mattern	BSN	3
3	Steve Melter	SLN	3
3	Orval Overall	CHN	3
3	Lew Richie	PHI/BSN	3
3	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	3
9	Babe Adams	PIT	2
9	Billy Campbell	CIN	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1909, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Christy Mathewson	NY1	226
2	Mordecai Brown	CHN	197
3	Orval Overall	CHN	182
4	Howie Camnitz	PIT	160
5	Ed Reulbach	CHN	145
6	Art Fromme	CIN	136
7	Harry Gaspar	CIN	129
7	Hooks Wiltse	NY1	129
9	Frank Corridon	PHI	123
9	Earl Moore	PHI	123

How the 1909 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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