Who led MLB in home runs in 1916?

Wally Pipp led the majors with 12 in 1916 (AL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1916?

Tris Speaker hit ..386, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1916 (AL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1916?

Pete Alexander led the majors with 33 wins in 1916 (NL).

1916 MLB League Leaders

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Wally Pipp led the majors with 12 in 1916. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1916 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, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Tris Speaker	CLE	AL	.386
2	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	.371
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	.341
4	Hal Chase	CIN	NL	.339
5	Jake Daubert	BRO	NL	.316
5	Amos Strunk	PHA	AL	.316
7	Bill Hinchman	PIT	NL	.315
8	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	NL	.313
9	Zack Wheat	BRO	NL	.312
10	Eddie Collins	CHA	AL	.308

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Wally Pipp	NYA	AL	12
1	Dave Robertson	NY1	NL	12
3	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	NL	11
4	Benny Kauff	NY1	NL	9
4	Zack Wheat	BRO	NL	9
6	Dode Paskert	PHI	NL	8
6	Casey Stengel	BRO	NL	8
8	Max Carey	PIT	NL	7
8	Happy Felsch	CHA	AL	7
8	Fred Merkle	NY1/BRO	NL	7

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Del Pratt	SLA	AL	103
2	Wally Pipp	NYA	AL	93
3	Bobby Veach	DET	AL	91
4	Heinie Zimmerman	CHN/NY1	NL	83
5	Hal Chase	CIN	NL	82
6	Tris Speaker	CLE	AL	79
7	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	78
8	Bill Hinchman	PIT	NL	76
8	George Sisler	SLA	AL	76
10	Benny Kauff	NY1	NL	74

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	113
2	Jack Graney	CLE	AL	106
3	George Burns	NY1	NL	105
4	Tris Speaker	CLE	AL	102
5	Burt Shotton	SLA	AL	97
6	Bobby Veach	DET	AL	92
7	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	91
8	Max Carey	PIT	NL	90
9	Dave Robertson	NY1	NL	88
9	Ossie Vitt	DET	AL	88

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Tris Speaker	CLE	AL	211
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	202
3	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	201
4	Hal Chase	CIN	NL	184
5	Dave Robertson	NY1	NL	180
6	George Sisler	SLA	AL	177
6	Zack Wheat	BRO	NL	177
8	Bill Hinchman	PIT	NL	175
9	George Burns	NY1	NL	174
9	Burt Shotton	SLA	AL	174

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	68
2	Max Carey	PIT	NL	63
3	Armando Marsans	SLA	AL	46
4	Burt Shotton	SLA	AL	41
5	Eddie Collins	CHA	AL	40
5	Benny Kauff	NY1	NL	40
7	Bob Bescher	SLN	NL	39
8	George Burns	NY1	NL	37
9	Tris Speaker	CLE	AL	35
10	Buck Herzog	CIN/NY1	NL	34

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Tris Speaker	CLE	AL	201
2	Ty Cobb	DET	AL	193
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	AL	175
4	Zack Wheat	BRO	NL	161
5	Hal Chase	CIN	NL	160
6	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	NL	159
7	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	NL	157
8	Bill Hinchman	PIT	NL	155
9	Amos Strunk	PHA	AL	152
10	Eddie Collins	CHA	AL	149

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Pete Alexander	PHI	NL	33
2	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	25
2	Jeff Pfeffer	BRO	NL	25
4	Bob Shawkey	NYA	AL	24
5	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	23
6	Eppa Rixey	PHI	NL	22
7	Harry Coveleski	DET	AL	21
7	Al Mamaux	PIT	NL	21
9	Hooks Dauss	DET	AL	19
9	Al Demaree	PHI	NL	19

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	PHI	NL	1.55
2	Rube Marquard	BRO	NL	1.58
3	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	1.75
4	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	AL	1.78
5	Eppa Rixey	PHI	NL	1.85
6	Wilbur Cooper	PIT	NL	1.87
7	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	1.90
8	Larry Cheney	BRO	NL	1.92
8	Jeff Pfeffer	BRO	NL	1.92
10	Harry Coveleski	DET	AL	1.97

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	228
2	Elmer Myers	PHA	AL	182
3	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	170
4	Pete Alexander	PHI	NL	167
5	Larry Cheney	BRO	NL	166
6	Al Mamaux	PIT	NL	163
7	Bullet Joe Bush	PHA	AL	157
8	Harry Harper	WS1	AL	149
9	Fred Toney	CIN	NL	146
10	Dutch Leonard	BOS	AL	144

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Red Ames	SLN	NL	8
1	Bob Shawkey	NYA	AL	8
3	Dutch Leonard	BOS	AL	6
3	Allen Russell	NYA	AL	6
5	Jim Bagby	CLE	AL	5
5	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	AL	5
5	Tom Hughes	BSN	NL	5
5	Rube Marquard	BRO	NL	5
5	Gene Packard	CHN	NL	5
10	Hooks Dauss	DET	AL	4

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1916, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Pete Alexander	PHI	NL	169
2	Rube Marquard	BRO	NL	165
3	Babe Ruth	BOS	AL	161
4	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	AL	159
5	Walter Johnson	WS1	AL	149
6	Harry Coveleski	DET	AL	143
7	Eppa Rixey	PHI	NL	141
8	Wilbur Cooper	PIT	NL	140
8	Red Faber	CHA	AL	140
10	Nick Cullop	NYA	AL	138

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Tris Speaker	CLE	.386
2	Ty Cobb	DET	.371
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	.341
4	Amos Strunk	PHA	.316
5	Eddie Collins	CHA	.308
5	Larry Gardner	BOS	.308
7	Bobby Veach	DET	.306
8	George Sisler	SLA	.305
9	Happy Felsch	CHA	.300
10	Stuffy McInnis	PHA	.295

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Wally Pipp	NYA	12
2	Happy Felsch	CHA	7
3	Ty Cobb	DET	5
3	Jack Graney	CLE	5
3	Del Pratt	SLA	5
6	George Burns	DET	4
6	Roger Peckinpaugh	NYA	4
6	George Sisler	SLA	4
9	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	3
9	Lee Magee	NYA	3

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Del Pratt	SLA	103
2	Wally Pipp	NYA	93
3	Bobby Veach	DET	91
4	Tris Speaker	CLE	79
5	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	78
6	George Sisler	SLA	76
7	George Burns	DET	73
7	Harry Heilmann	DET	73
9	Chick Gandil	CLE	72
10	Happy Felsch	CHA	70

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Ty Cobb	DET	113
2	Jack Graney	CLE	106
3	Tris Speaker	CLE	102
4	Burt Shotton	SLA	97
5	Bobby Veach	DET	92
6	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	91
7	Ossie Vitt	DET	88
8	Eddie Collins	CHA	87
9	George Sisler	SLA	83
10	Buck Weaver	CHA	78

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Tris Speaker	CLE	211
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	202
3	Ty Cobb	DET	201
4	George Sisler	SLA	177
5	Burt Shotton	SLA	174
6	Bobby Veach	DET	173
7	Amos Strunk	PHA	172
8	Eddie Collins	CHA	168
9	Happy Felsch	CHA	164
10	Del Pratt	SLA	159

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Ty Cobb	DET	68
2	Armando Marsans	SLA	46
3	Burt Shotton	SLA	41
4	Eddie Collins	CHA	40
5	Tris Speaker	CLE	35
6	Clyde Milan	WS1	34
6	George Sisler	SLA	34
8	Lee Magee	NYA	29
9	Harry Hooper	BOS	27
10	Del Pratt	SLA	26

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Tris Speaker	CLE	201
2	Ty Cobb	DET	193
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	CHA	175
4	Amos Strunk	PHA	152
5	Eddie Collins	CHA	149
6	Bobby Veach	DET	148
7	Happy Felsch	CHA	138
8	Larry Gardner	BOS	135
8	Harry Heilmann	DET	135
10	George Sisler	SLA	134

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	25
2	Bob Shawkey	NYA	24
3	Babe Ruth	BOS	23
4	Harry Coveleski	DET	21
5	Hooks Dauss	DET	19
6	Dutch Leonard	BOS	18
6	Carl Mays	BOS	18
6	Reb Russell	CHA	18
9	Red Faber	CHA	17
9	Bert Gallia	WS1	17

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	1.75
2	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	1.78
3	Walter Johnson	WS1	1.90
4	Harry Coveleski	DET	1.97
5	Red Faber	CHA	2.02
6	Nick Cullop	NYA	2.05
7	Carl Weilman	SLA	2.15
8	Bob Shawkey	NYA	2.21
9	George Mogridge	NYA	2.31
10	Eddie Plank	SLA	2.33

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Walter Johnson	WS1	228
2	Elmer Myers	PHA	182
3	Babe Ruth	BOS	170
4	Bullet Joe Bush	PHA	157
5	Harry Harper	WS1	149
6	Dutch Leonard	BOS	144
7	Lefty Williams	CHA	138
8	Dave Davenport	SLA	129
9	Bob Shawkey	NYA	122
10	Bert Gallia	WS1	120

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Bob Shawkey	NYA	8
2	Dutch Leonard	BOS	6
2	Allen Russell	NYA	6
4	Jim Bagby	CLE	5
4	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	5
6	Hooks Dauss	DET	4
6	Bob Groom	SLA	4
8	Bernie Boland	DET	3
8	Stan Coveleski	CLE	3
8	Carl Mays	BOS	3

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1916, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Babe Ruth	BOS	161
2	Eddie Cicotte	CHA	159
3	Walter Johnson	WS1	149
4	Harry Coveleski	DET	143
5	Red Faber	CHA	140
6	Nick Cullop	NYA	138
7	Carl Weilman	SLA	131
8	Bob Shawkey	NYA	128
9	George Mogridge	NYA	122
10	Eddie Plank	SLA	121

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Hal Chase	CIN	.339
2	Jake Daubert	BRO	.316
3	Bill Hinchman	PIT	.315
4	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	.313
5	Zack Wheat	BRO	.312
6	Dave Robertson	NY1	.307
7	Art Fletcher	NY1	.286
7	Heinie Zimmerman	CHN/NY1	.286
9	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	.283
10	Fred Luderus	PHI	.281

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Dave Robertson	NY1	12
2	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	11
3	Benny Kauff	NY1	9
3	Zack Wheat	BRO	9
5	Dode Paskert	PHI	8
5	Casey Stengel	BRO	8
7	Max Carey	PIT	7
7	Fred Merkle	NY1/BRO	7
7	Vic Saier	CHN	7
10	Bob Bescher	SLN	6

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	CHN/NY1	83
2	Hal Chase	CIN	82
3	Bill Hinchman	PIT	76
4	Benny Kauff	NY1	74
5	Zack Wheat	BRO	73
6	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	70
6	Ed Konetchy	BSN	70
8	Dave Robertson	NY1	69
9	George Whitted	PHI	68
10	Art Fletcher	NY1	66

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	George Burns	NY1	105
2	Max Carey	PIT	90
3	Dave Robertson	NY1	88
4	Heinie Groh	CIN	85
5	Dode Paskert	PHI	82
6	Rabbit Maranville	BSN	79
7	Bob Bescher	SLN	78
8	Ed Konetchy	BSN	76
8	Zack Wheat	BRO	76
8	Heinie Zimmerman	CHN/NY1	76

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Hal Chase	CIN	184
2	Dave Robertson	NY1	180
3	Zack Wheat	BRO	177
4	Bill Hinchman	PIT	175
5	George Burns	NY1	174
6	Max Carey	PIT	158
6	Tommy Griffith	CIN	158
8	Heinie Zimmerman	CHN/NY1	157
9	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	155
9	Dode Paskert	PHI	155

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Max Carey	PIT	63
2	Benny Kauff	NY1	40
3	Bob Bescher	SLN	39
4	George Burns	NY1	37
5	Buck Herzog	CIN/NY1	34
6	Rabbit Maranville	BSN	32
7	George Whitted	PHI	29
8	George Cutshaw	BRO	27
9	Max Flack	CHN	24
9	Heinie Zimmerman	CHN/NY1	24

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Zack Wheat	BRO	161
2	Hal Chase	CIN	160
3	Gavvy Cravath	PHI	159
4	Rogers Hornsby	SLN	157
5	Bill Hinchman	PIT	155
6	Jake Daubert	BRO	143
7	Benny Kauff	NY1	139
8	Casey Stengel	BRO	138
9	Dode Paskert	PHI	137
9	Dave Robertson	NY1	137

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Pete Alexander	PHI	33
2	Jeff Pfeffer	BRO	25
3	Eppa Rixey	PHI	22
4	Al Mamaux	PIT	21
5	Al Demaree	PHI	19
5	Dick Rudolph	BSN	19
7	Larry Cheney	BRO	18
7	Pol Perritt	NY1	18
9	Lefty Tyler	BSN	17
9	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	17

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	PHI	1.55
2	Rube Marquard	BRO	1.58
3	Eppa Rixey	PHI	1.85
4	Wilbur Cooper	PIT	1.87
5	Larry Cheney	BRO	1.92
5	Jeff Pfeffer	BRO	1.92
7	Lefty Tyler	BSN	2.02
8	Pat Ragan	BSN	2.08
9	Dick Rudolph	BSN	2.16
10	Slim Sallee	SLN/NY1	2.18

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Pete Alexander	PHI	167
2	Larry Cheney	BRO	166
3	Al Mamaux	PIT	163
4	Fred Toney	CIN	146
5	Hippo Vaughn	CHN	144
6	Eppa Rixey	PHI	134
7	Dick Rudolph	BSN	133
8	Al Demaree	PHI	130
9	Jeff Pfeffer	BRO	128
10	Lee Meadows	SLN	120

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Red Ames	SLN	8
2	Tom Hughes	BSN	5
2	Rube Marquard	BRO	5
2	Gene Packard	CHN	5
5	Pete Alexander	PHI	3
5	Charles Bender	PHI	3
5	Dick Rudolph	BSN	3
8	Fred Anderson	NY1	2
8	Rube Benton	NY1	2
8	Wilbur Cooper	PIT	2

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1916, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Pete Alexander	PHI	169
2	Rube Marquard	BRO	165
3	Eppa Rixey	PHI	141
4	Wilbur Cooper	PIT	140
5	Larry Cheney	BRO	136
5	Jeff Pfeffer	BRO	136
7	Lefty Tyler	BSN	129
8	Pat Ragan	BSN	126
9	Dick Rudolph	BSN	121
10	Slim Sallee	SLN/NY1	120

How the 1916 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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