Who led MLB in home runs in 1930?

Hack Wilson led the majors with 56 in 1930 (NL).

Who had the highest batting average in 1930?

Bill Terry hit ..401, the best average among qualifying hitters in 1930 (NL).

Who led MLB in wins in 1930?

Lefty Grove led the majors with 28 wins in 1930 (AL).

1930 MLB League Leaders

Source Lahman databaseSeason 19302 major leagues12 boards per league

Hack Wilson led the majors with 56 in 1930. The American League and National League leaderboards below rank every qualifying hitter and pitcher of the 1930 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, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	AVG
1	Bill Terry	NY1	NL	.401
2	Babe Herman	BRO	NL	.393
3	Chuck Klein	PHI	NL	.386
4	Lefty O'Doul	PHI	NL	.383
5	Al Simmons	PHA	AL	.381
6	Lou Gehrig	NYA	AL	.379
6	Freddie Lindstrom	NY1	NL	.379
8	Paul Waner	PIT	NL	.368
9	Pie Traynor	PIT	NL	.366
10	Carl Reynolds	CHA	AL	.359

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	HR
1	Hack Wilson	CHN	NL	56
2	Babe Ruth	NYA	AL	49
3	Lou Gehrig	NYA	AL	41
4	Chuck Klein	PHI	NL	40
5	Wally Berger	BSN	NL	38
6	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	AL	37
6	Goose Goslin	WS1/SLA	AL	37
6	Gabby Hartnett	CHN	NL	37
9	Al Simmons	PHA	AL	36
10	Babe Herman	BRO	NL	35

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	CHN	NL	191
2	Lou Gehrig	NYA	AL	174
3	Chuck Klein	PHI	NL	170
4	Al Simmons	PHA	AL	165
5	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	AL	156
6	Babe Ruth	NYA	AL	153
7	Goose Goslin	WS1/SLA	AL	138
8	Ed Morgan	CLE	AL	136
9	Dale Alexander	DET	AL	135
10	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	NL	134

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	R
1	Chuck Klein	PHI	NL	158
2	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	NL	155
3	Woody English	CHN	NL	152
3	Al Simmons	PHA	AL	152
5	Babe Ruth	NYA	AL	150
6	Hack Wilson	CHN	NL	146
7	Charlie Gehringer	DET	AL	144
8	Lou Gehrig	NYA	AL	143
8	Babe Herman	BRO	NL	143
10	Bill Terry	NY1	NL	139

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	H
1	Bill Terry	NY1	NL	254
2	Chuck Klein	PHI	NL	250
3	Babe Herman	BRO	NL	241
4	Freddie Lindstrom	NY1	NL	231
5	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	NL	228
6	Johnny Hodapp	CLE	AL	225
7	Lou Gehrig	NYA	AL	220
8	Paul Waner	PIT	NL	217
9	Woody English	CHN	NL	214
10	Al Simmons	PHA	AL	211

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	NL	37
2	Marty McManus	DET	AL	23
3	Charlie Gehringer	DET	AL	19
4	Babe Herman	BRO	NL	18
4	Paul Waner	PIT	NL	18
6	Joe Cronin	WS1	AL	17
6	Goose Goslin	WS1/SLA	AL	17
6	Roy Johnson	DET	AL	17
9	Bill Cissell	CHA	AL	16
9	Earle Combs	NYA	AL	16

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	OPS+
1	Babe Ruth	NYA	AL	214
2	Lou Gehrig	NYA	AL	206
3	Al Simmons	PHA	AL	189
4	Hack Wilson	CHN	NL	187
5	Babe Herman	BRO	NL	177
6	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	AL	174
6	Chuck Klein	PHI	NL	174
8	Bill Terry	NY1	NL	164
9	Lefty O'Doul	PHI	NL	161
10	Ed Morgan	CLE	AL	160

Pitching leaders, all major leagues

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	W
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	AL	28
2	Wes Ferrell	CLE	AL	25
3	George Earnshaw	PHA	AL	22
3	Ted Lyons	CHA	AL	22
5	Ray Kremer	PIT	NL	20
5	Pat Malone	CHN	NL	20
5	Lefty Stewart	SLA	AL	20
8	Freddie Fitzsimmons	NY1	NL	19
9	General Crowder	SLA/WS1	AL	18
10	Erv Brame	PIT	NL	17

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	AL	2.54
2	Dazzy Vance	BRO	NL	2.61
3	Wes Ferrell	CLE	AL	3.31
4	Lefty Stewart	SLA	AL	3.45
5	George Uhle	DET	AL	3.65
6	Bump Hadley	WS1	AL	3.73
7	Ted Lyons	CHA	AL	3.78
8	Pat Caraway	CHA	AL	3.86
8	Vic Sorrell	DET	AL	3.86
10	Carl Hubbell	NY1	NL	3.87

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SO
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	AL	209
2	George Earnshaw	PHA	AL	193
3	Bill Hallahan	SLN	NL	177
4	Dazzy Vance	BRO	NL	173
5	Bump Hadley	WS1	AL	162
6	Wes Ferrell	CLE	AL	143
7	Pat Malone	CHN	NL	142
8	Red Ruffing	BOS/NYA	AL	131
9	Charlie Root	CHN	NL	124
10	Carl Hubbell	NY1	NL	117

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	SV
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	AL	9
2	Herman Bell	SLN	NL	8
3	Garland Braxton	WS1/CHA	AL	6
3	Watson Clark	BRO	NL	6
3	Joe Heving	NY1	NL	6
3	Jack Quinn	PHA	AL	6
7	Jim Lindsey	SLN	NL	5
7	Hal McKain	CHA	AL	5
7	Bob Smith	BSN	NL	5
7	Charlie Sullivan	DET	AL	5

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1930, all major leagues
#	Player	Team	Lg	ERA+
1	Dazzy Vance	BRO	NL	190
2	Lefty Grove	PHA	AL	183
3	Wes Ferrell	CLE	AL	140
4	Lefty Stewart	SLA	AL	134
5	Carl Hubbell	NY1	NL	128
6	George Uhle	DET	AL	127
6	Bill Walker	NY1	NL	127
8	Jumbo Elliott	BRO	NL	126
8	Pat Malone	CHN	NL	126
10	Bump Hadley	WS1	AL	124

Batting leaders, American League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Al Simmons	PHA	.381
2	Lou Gehrig	NYA	.379
3	Carl Reynolds	CHA	.359
3	Babe Ruth	NYA	.359
5	Mickey Cochrane	PHA	.357
6	Johnny Hodapp	CLE	.354
7	Heinie Manush	SLA/WS1	.350
7	Dick Porter	CLE	.350
9	Ed Morgan	CLE	.349
9	Sam Rice	WS1	.349

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Babe Ruth	NYA	49
2	Lou Gehrig	NYA	41
3	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	37
3	Goose Goslin	WS1/SLA	37
5	Al Simmons	PHA	36
6	Ed Morgan	CLE	26
7	Carl Reynolds	CHA	22
8	Dale Alexander	DET	20
9	Earl Averill	CLE	19
10	Charlie Gehringer	DET	16

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	NYA	174
2	Al Simmons	PHA	165
3	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	156
4	Babe Ruth	NYA	153
5	Goose Goslin	WS1/SLA	138
6	Ed Morgan	CLE	136
7	Dale Alexander	DET	135
8	Joe Cronin	WS1	126
9	Johnny Hodapp	CLE	121
9	Tony Lazzeri	NYA	121

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Al Simmons	PHA	152
2	Babe Ruth	NYA	150
3	Charlie Gehringer	DET	144
4	Lou Gehrig	NYA	143
5	Earle Combs	NYA	129
6	Joe Cronin	WS1	127
6	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	127
8	Ed Morgan	CLE	122
9	Sam Rice	WS1	121
10	Max Bishop	PHA	117

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Johnny Hodapp	CLE	225
2	Lou Gehrig	NYA	220
3	Al Simmons	PHA	211
4	Sam Rice	WS1	207
5	Ed Morgan	CLE	204
6	Joe Cronin	WS1	203
7	Carl Reynolds	CHA	202
8	Charlie Gehringer	DET	201
9	Dale Alexander	DET	196
10	Heinie Manush	SLA/WS1	194

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Marty McManus	DET	23
2	Charlie Gehringer	DET	19
3	Joe Cronin	WS1	17
3	Goose Goslin	WS1/SLA	17
3	Roy Johnson	DET	17
6	Bill Cissell	CHA	16
6	Earle Combs	NYA	16
6	Carl Reynolds	CHA	16
9	Ossie Bluege	WS1	15
9	Oscar Melillo	SLA	15

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Babe Ruth	NYA	214
2	Lou Gehrig	NYA	206
3	Al Simmons	PHA	189
4	Jimmie Foxx	PHA	174
5	Ed Morgan	CLE	160
6	Goose Goslin	WS1/SLA	152
7	Carl Reynolds	CHA	149
8	Mickey Cochrane	PHA	146
9	Earle Combs	NYA	145
10	Earl Averill	CLE	143

Pitching leaders, American League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	28
2	Wes Ferrell	CLE	25
3	George Earnshaw	PHA	22
3	Ted Lyons	CHA	22
5	Lefty Stewart	SLA	20
6	General Crowder	SLA/WS1	18
7	Earl Whitehill	DET	17
8	Lloyd Brown	WS1	16
8	Vic Sorrell	DET	16
10	Bump Hadley	WS1	15

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	2.54
2	Wes Ferrell	CLE	3.31
3	Lefty Stewart	SLA	3.45
4	George Uhle	DET	3.65
5	Bump Hadley	WS1	3.73
6	Ted Lyons	CHA	3.78
7	Pat Caraway	CHA	3.86
7	Vic Sorrell	DET	3.86
9	General Crowder	SLA/WS1	3.89
10	Milt Gaston	BOS	3.92

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	209
2	George Earnshaw	PHA	193
3	Bump Hadley	WS1	162
4	Wes Ferrell	CLE	143
5	Red Ruffing	BOS/NYA	131
6	George Uhle	DET	117
7	Hank Johnson	NYA	115
8	George Pipgras	NYA	111
9	Earl Whitehill	DET	109
10	General Crowder	SLA/WS1	107

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	9
2	Garland Braxton	WS1/CHA	6
2	Jack Quinn	PHA	6
4	Hal McKain	CHA	5
4	Charlie Sullivan	DET	5
6	George Blaeholder	SLA	4
6	Waite Hoyt	NYA/DET	4
6	George Pipgras	NYA	4
6	Roy Sherid	NYA	4
10	Bobby Burke	WS1	3

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1930, American League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Lefty Grove	PHA	183
2	Wes Ferrell	CLE	140
3	Lefty Stewart	SLA	134
4	George Uhle	DET	127
5	Bump Hadley	WS1	124
6	Ted Lyons	CHA	123
7	Pat Caraway	CHA	120
7	Vic Sorrell	DET	120
9	General Crowder	SLA/WS1	119
10	Milt Gaston	BOS	118

Batting leaders, National League

AVG leaders

Batting Average leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	AVG
1	Bill Terry	NY1	.401
2	Babe Herman	BRO	.393
3	Chuck Klein	PHI	.386
4	Lefty O'Doul	PHI	.383
5	Freddie Lindstrom	NY1	.379
6	Paul Waner	PIT	.368
7	Pie Traynor	PIT	.366
8	Hack Wilson	CHN	.356
9	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	.355
10	Mel Ott	NY1	.349

HR leaders

Home Runs leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	HR
1	Hack Wilson	CHN	56
2	Chuck Klein	PHI	40
3	Wally Berger	BSN	38
4	Gabby Hartnett	CHN	37
5	Babe Herman	BRO	35
6	Chick Hafey	SLN	26
7	Mel Ott	NY1	25
8	Bill Terry	NY1	23
9	Freddie Lindstrom	NY1	22
9	Lefty O'Doul	PHI	22

RBI leaders

Runs Batted In leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	CHN	191
2	Chuck Klein	PHI	170
3	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	134
4	Babe Herman	BRO	130
5	Bill Terry	NY1	129
6	Glenn Wright	BRO	126
7	Gabby Hartnett	CHN	122
8	Wally Berger	BSN	119
8	Adam Comorosky	PIT	119
8	Mel Ott	NY1	119

R leaders

Runs Scored leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	R
1	Chuck Klein	PHI	158
2	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	155
3	Woody English	CHN	152
4	Hack Wilson	CHN	146
5	Babe Herman	BRO	143
6	Bill Terry	NY1	139
7	Freddie Lindstrom	NY1	127
8	Lefty O'Doul	PHI	122
8	Mel Ott	NY1	122
10	Frankie Frisch	SLN	121

H leaders

Hits leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	H
1	Bill Terry	NY1	254
2	Chuck Klein	PHI	250
3	Babe Herman	BRO	241
4	Freddie Lindstrom	NY1	231
5	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	228
6	Paul Waner	PIT	217
7	Woody English	CHN	214
8	Hack Wilson	CHN	208
9	Pinky Whitney	PHI	207
10	Johnny Frederick	BRO	206

SB leaders

Stolen Bases leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	CHN	37
2	Babe Herman	BRO	18
2	Paul Waner	PIT	18
4	Frankie Frisch	SLN	15
4	Freddie Lindstrom	NY1	15
4	Joe Stripp	CIN	15
7	Adam Comorosky	PIT	14
8	Lance Richbourg	BSN	13
9	Chick Hafey	SLN	12
10	Gus Suhr	PIT	11

OPS+ leaders

OPS+ leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	OPS+
1	Hack Wilson	CHN	187
2	Babe Herman	BRO	177
3	Chuck Klein	PHI	174
4	Bill Terry	NY1	164
5	Lefty O'Doul	PHI	161
6	Chick Hafey	SLN	159
7	Mel Ott	NY1	156
8	Gabby Hartnett	CHN	153
9	Freddie Lindstrom	NY1	146
10	Harry Heilmann	CIN	144

Pitching leaders, National League

W leaders

Wins leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	W
1	Ray Kremer	PIT	20
1	Pat Malone	CHN	20
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	NY1	19
4	Erv Brame	PIT	17
4	Larry French	PIT	17
4	Carl Hubbell	NY1	17
4	Dazzy Vance	BRO	17
4	Bill Walker	NY1	17
9	Phil Collins	PHI	16
9	Burleigh Grimes	BSN/SLN	16

ERA leaders

Earned Run Average leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	BRO	2.61
2	Carl Hubbell	NY1	3.87
3	Bill Walker	NY1	3.93
4	Pat Malone	CHN	3.94
5	Jumbo Elliott	BRO	3.95
6	Burleigh Grimes	BSN/SLN	4.07
7	Ray Phelps	BRO	4.11
8	Socks Seibold	BSN	4.12
9	Watson Clark	BRO	4.18
10	Ray Kolp	CIN	4.22

SO leaders

Strikeouts leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	SLN	177
2	Dazzy Vance	BRO	173
3	Pat Malone	CHN	142
4	Charlie Root	CHN	124
5	Carl Hubbell	NY1	117
6	Bill Walker	NY1	105
7	Syl Johnson	SLN	92
8	Larry French	PIT	90
9	Phil Collins	PHI	87
10	Bob Smith	BSN	84

SV leaders

Saves leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	SV
1	Herman Bell	SLN	8
2	Watson Clark	BRO	6
2	Joe Heving	NY1	6
4	Jim Lindsey	SLN	5
4	Bob Smith	BSN	5
4	Steve Swetonic	PIT	5
7	Archie Campbell	CIN	4
7	Pat Malone	CHN	4
7	Glenn Spencer	PIT	4
10	Guy Bush	CHN	3

ERA+ leaders

ERA+ leaders, 1930, National League
#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Dazzy Vance	BRO	190
2	Carl Hubbell	NY1	128
3	Bill Walker	NY1	127
4	Jumbo Elliott	BRO	126
4	Pat Malone	CHN	126
6	Burleigh Grimes	BSN/SLN	122
7	Ray Phelps	BRO	121
7	Socks Seibold	BSN	121
9	Watson Clark	BRO	119
10	Ray Kolp	CIN	118

How the 1930 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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