At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced.[1] Leading either the American League or the National League in a particular category is referred to as a title. The following lists describe which players hold the most titles in a career for a particular category. Listed are players with four or more titles in a category. Active players are highlighted.
12 Ty Cobb (1907–1915, 1917–1919)*
8 Honus Wagner (1900, 1903–1904, 1906–1909, 1911)
8 Tony Gwynn (1984, 1987–1989, 1994–1997)
7 Rogers Hornsby (1920–1925, 1928)
7 Stan Musial (1943, 1946, 1948, 1950–1952, 1957)
7 Rod Carew (1969, 1972–1975, 1977–1978)
6 Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1947–1948, 1957–1958)
5 Dan Brouthers (1882–1883, 1889, 1891–1892)
5 Wade Boggs (1983, 1985–1988)
4 Nap Lajoie (1901, 1903–1904, 1910)*
4 Harry Heilmann (1921, 1923, 1925, 1927)
4 Roberto Clemente (1961, 1964–1965, 1967)
4 Bill Madlock (1975–1976, 1981, 1983)
* The 1910 American League batting title is disputed, with different sources giving the title to Ty Cobb or to Nap Lajoie or to both. See 1910 Chalmers Award.
12 Ted Williams (1940–1942, 1946–1949, 1951, 1954, 1956–1958)
10 Babe Ruth (1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1927, 1930–1932)
9 Rogers Hornsby (1920–1925, 1927–1928, 1931)
7 Barry Bonds (1992, 2001–2004, 2006–2007)
7 Ty Cobb (1909–1910, 1913–1915, 1917–1918)
7 Joey Votto (2010−2013, 2016–2018)
6 Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1948–1949, 1953, 1957)
6 Wade Boggs (1983, 1985–1989)
5 Dan Brouthers (1882–1883, 1887, 1890–1891)
5 Billy Hamilton (1891, 1893–1894, 1896, 1898)
5 Lou Gehrig (1928, 1934–1937)
5 Carl Yastrzemski (1963, 1965, 1967–1968, 1970)
4 Honus Wagner (1904, 1907–1909)
4 Richie Ashburn (1954–1955, 1958, 1960)
4 Joe Morgan (1972, 1974–1976)
4 Rod Carew (1974–1975, 1977–1978)
4 Frank Thomas (1991–1992, 1994, 1997)
4 Mike Trout (2016−2019)
13 Babe Ruth (1919–1924, 1926–1932)
9 Rogers Hornsby (1917, 1920–1925, 1928–1929)
9 Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1946–1949, 1951, 1954, 1957)
8 Ty Cobb (1907–1912, 1914, 1917)
7 Dan Brouthers (1881–1886, 1891)
6 Honus Wagner (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907–1909)
6 Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952)
6 Barry Bonds (1992-1993, 2001-2004)[2]
5 Ed Delahanty (1892–1893, 1896, 1899, 1902)
5 Jimmie Foxx (1932–1933, 1935, 1938–1939)
5 Willie Mays (1954, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965)
5 Mike Schmidt (1974, 1980–1982, 1986)
4 Nap Lajoie (1897, 1901, 1903–1904)
4 Johnny Mize (1938–1940, 1942)
4 Mickey Mantle (1955–1956, 1961–1962)
4 Hank Aaron (1959, 1963, 1967, 1971)
4 Frank Robinson (1960–1962, 1966)
4 Alex Rodriguez (2003, 2005, 2007–2008)
13 Babe Ruth (1918–1924, 1926–1931)
11 Rogers Hornsby (1917, 1920–1925, 1927–1929, 1931)
10 Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1946–1949, 1951, 1954, 1957–1958)
9 Ty Cobb (1907–1912, 1914–1915, 1917)
8 Dan Brouthers (1882–1887, 1891, 1892)
7 Honus Wagner (1902, 1904, 1906–1909, 1911)
7 Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1957)
6 Barry Bonds (1992-1993, 2001-2004)
5 Ed Delahanty (1895–1896, 1899, 1901–1902)
5 Jimmie Foxx (1932–1933, 1935, 1938–1939)
5 Willie Mays (1954–1955, 1958, 1964–1965)
5 Mickey Mantle (1955–1956, 1960, 1962, 1964)
5 Mike Schmidt (1980–1982, 1984, 1986)
4 Frank Robinson (1960–1962, 1966)
4 Carl Yastrzemski (1965, 1967–1968, 1970)
4 Frank Thomas (1991–1992, 1994, 1997)
8 Ichiro Suzuki (2001, 2004–2008, 2010–2011)
7 Doc Cramer (1933–1935, 1938, 1940–1942)
5 Nellie Fox (1952, 1955–1956, 1959–1960)
4 Abner Dalrymple (1880, 1882, 1884–1885)
4 Eddie Foster (1912, 1914–1915, 1918)
4 Pete Rose (1965, 1972–1973, 1977)
4 Jimmy Rollins, (2001–2002, 2007, 2009)
7 Pete Rose (1965, 1972–1974, 1976–1978)
5 Donie Bush (1909, 1913–1915, 1918)
5 Nellie Fox (1956–1960)
5 Craig Biggio (1992, 1995, 1997–1999)
4 Derek Jeter (1997, 1999, 2005, 2010, 2012)
4 George Burns (1915–1916, 1920, 1923)
4 Richie Ashburn (1952, 1956–1958)
4 Ichiro Suzuki (2001, 2004, 2006, 2008)
8 Babe Ruth (1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1928)
6 Ted Williams (1940–1942, 1946–1947, 1949)
6 Mickey Mantle (1954, 1956–1958, 1960–1961)
5 George J. Burns (1914, 1916–1917, 1919–1920)
5 Ty Cobb (1909–1911, 1915–1916)
5 Rickey Henderson (1981, 1985–1986, 1989–1990)
5 Rogers Hornsby (1921–1922, 1924, 1927, 1929)
5 Stan Musial (1946, 1948, 1951–1952, 1954)
5 Alex Rodriguez (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
5 Albert Pujols (2003–2005, 2009–2010)
4 Billy Hamilton (1891, 1894–1895, 1897)
4 Lou Gehrig (1931, 1933, 1935–1936)
4 Pete Rose (1969, 1974–1976)
4 Mike Trout (2012−2014, 2016)
8 Ty Cobb (1907–1909, 1911–1912, 1915, 1917, 1919)
7 Tony Gwynn (1984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1994–1995, 1997)
7 Pete Rose (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972–1973, 1976, 1981)
7 Ichiro Suzuki (2001, 2004, 2006–2010)
6 Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1946, 1948–1949, 1952)
5 Tony Oliva (1964–1966, 1969–1970)
4 Ginger Beaumont (1902–1904, 1906)
4 Nap Lajoie (1901, 1904, 1906, 1910)
4 Rogers Hornsby (1920–1922, 1924)
4 Nellie Fox (1952, 1954, 1957–1958)
4 Harvey Kuenn (1953–1954, 1956, 1959)
4 Kirby Puckett (1987–1989, 1992)
4 Jose Altuve (2014–2017)[3]
8 Hank Aaron (1956–1957, 1959–1961, 1963, 1967, 1969)
7 Rogers Hornsby (1917, 1920–1922, 1924–1925, 1929)
6 Honus Wagner (1900, 1904, 1906–1909)
6 Ty Cobb (1907–1909, 1911, 1915, 1917)
6 Babe Ruth (1919, 1921, 1923–1924, 1926, 1928)
6 Ted Williams (1939, 1942, 1946–1947, 1949, 1951)
6 Stan Musial (1943, 1946, 1948–1949, 1951–1952)
4 Dan Brouthers (1882–1883, 1886, 1892)
4 Nap Lajoie (1897, 1901, 1904, 1910)
4 Chuck Klein (1930–1933)
4 Lou Gehrig (1927, 1930–1931, 1934)
4 Jim Rice (1977–1979, 1983)
4 Alex Rodriguez (1996, 2001–2002, 2007)
4 Albert Pujols, (2003–2004, 2008–2009)
8 Tris Speaker (1912, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1920–1923)
8 Stan Musial (1943–1944, 1946, 1948–1949, 1952–1954)
7 Honus Wagner (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906–1909)
5 Ed Delahanty (1895–1896, 1899, 1901–1902)
5 Nap Lajoie (1898, 1901, 1904, 1906, 1910)
5 Pete Rose (1974–1976, 1978, 1980)
4 Rogers Hornsby (1920–1922, 1924)
4 Hank Aaron (1955–1956, 1961, 1965)
4 Tony Oliva (1964, 1967, 1969–1970)
5 Stan Musial (1943, 1946, 1948–1949, 1951)
5 Lance Johnson (1991–1994, 1996)
5 Willie Wilson (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–1988)
4 Ty Cobb (1908, 1911, 1917–1918)
4 Brett Butler (1983, 1986, 1994–1995)
4 Jimmy Rollins (2001–2002, 2004, 2007)
4 Carl Crawford (2004–2006, 2010)
4 José Reyes (2005–2006, 2008, 2011)
12 Babe Ruth (1918–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1931)
8 Mike Schmidt (1974–1976, 1980–1981, 1983–1984, 1986)
7 Ralph Kiner (1946–1952)
6 Gavvy Cravath (1913–1915, 1917–1919)
6 Mel Ott (1932, 1934, 1936–1938, 1942)
6 Harmon Killebrew (1959, 1962–1964, 1967, 1969)
5 Mark McGwire (1987, 1996-1999)
5 Harry Stovey (1880, 1883, 1885, 1889, 1891)
5 Alex Rodriguez (2001–2003, 2005, 2007)
4 Harry Davis (1904–1907)
4 Frank Baker (1911–1914)
4 Cy Williams (1916, 1920, 1923, 1927)
4 Hack Wilson (1926–1928, 1930)
4 Chuck Klein (1929, 1931–1933)
4 Jimmie Foxx (1932–1933, 1935, 1939)
4 Hank Greenberg (1935, 1938, 1940, 1946)
4 Johnny Mize (1939–1940, 1947–1948)
4 Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1947, 1949)
4 Mickey Mantle (1955–1956, 1958, 1960)
4 Willie Mays (1955, 1962, 1964–1965)
4 Hank Aaron (1957, 1963, 1966–1967)
4 Ken Griffey Jr. (1994,1997–1999)
4 Reggie Jackson (1973, 1975, 1980, 1982)
8 Cap Anson (1880–1882, 1884–1886, 1888, 1891)
6 Babe Ruth (1919–1921, 1923, 1926, 1928)
5 Honus Wagner (1901–1902, 1908–1909, 1912)
5 Lou Gehrig (1927–1928, 1930–1931, 1934)
4 Ty Cobb (1907–1909, 1911)
4 Sherry Magee (1907, 1910, 1914, 1918)
4 Rogers Hornsby (1920–1922, 1925)
4 Hank Greenberg (1935, 1937, 1940, 1946)
4 Ted Williams (1939, 1942, 1947, 1949)
4 Hank Aaron (1957, 1960, 1963, 1966)
4 Mike Schmidt (1980–1981, 1984, 1986)
11 Babe Ruth (1920–1921, 1923–1924, 1926–1928, 1930–1933)
8 Ted Williams (1941–1942, 1946–1949, 1951, 1954)
8 Barry Bonds (1992, 1996-1997, 2001-2004, 2007)
7 Roy Thomas (1900–1904, 1906–1907)
6 Mel Ott (1929, 1931–1933, 1937, 1942)
6 Eddie Yost (1950, 1952–1953, 1956, 1959–1960)
5 Billy Hamilton (1891, 1894–1897)
5 Topsy Hartsel (1902, 1905–1908)
5 Donie Bush (1909–1912, 1914)
5 George Burns (1917, 1919–1921, 1923)
5 Mickey Mantle (1955, 1957–1958, 1961–1962)
4 Miller Huggins (1905, 1907, 1910, 1914)
4 Eddie Mathews (1955, 1961–1963)
4 Ron Santo (1964, 1966–1968)
4 Harmon Killebrew (1966–1967, 1969, 1971)
4 Mike Schmidt (1979, 1981–1983)
4 Rickey Henderson (1982–1983, 1989, 1998)
4 Frank Thomas (1991–1992, 1994–1995)
4 Joey Votto (2011−2013, 2016)
7 Jimmie Foxx (1929–1931, 1933, 1935–1936, 1941)
6 Vince DiMaggio (1937–1938, 1942–1945)
5 Babe Ruth (1918, 1923–1924, 1927–1928)
5 Hack Wilson (1927–1930, 1932)
5 Mickey Mantle (1952, 1954, 1958–1960)
5 Reggie Jackson (1968–1971, 1982)
4 Pud Galvin (1879–1881, 1883)
4 Tom Brown (1891–1892, 1894–1895)
4 Dolph Camilli (1934–1935, 1939, 1941)
4 Pat Seerey (1944–1946, 1948)
4 Mike Schmidt (1974–1976, 1983)
4 Rob Deer (1987–1988, 1991, 1993)
4 Juan Samuel (1984–1987)
4 Andrés Galarraga (1988–1990, 1995)
4 Mark Reynolds (2008–2011)
12 Rickey Henderson (1980–1986, 1988–1991, 1998)
10 Max Carey (1913, 1915–1918, 1920, 1922–1925)
9 Luis Aparicio (1956–1964)
8 Lou Brock (1966–1969, 1971–1974)
6 Ty Cobb (1907, 1909, 1911, 1915–1917)
6 George Case (1939–1943, 1946)
6 Bert Campaneris (1965–1968, 1970, 1972)
6 Maury Wills (1960–1965)
6 Vince Coleman (1985–1990)
5 Honus Wagner (1901–1902, 1904, 1907–1908)
5 Kenny Lofton (1992–1996)
4 Billy Hamilton (1890–1891, 1894–1895)
4 Bob Bescher (1909–1912)
4 Eddie Collins (1910, 1919, 1923–1924)
4 George Sisler (1918, 1921–1922, 1927)
4 Kiki Cuyler (1926, 1928–1930)
4 Ben Chapman (1931–1933, 1937)
4 Willie Mays (1956–1959)
4 Tim Raines (1981–1984)
4 Carl Crawford (2003–2004, 2006–2007)
5 Mule Haas (1930–1934)
4 Otto Knabe (1907–1908, 1910, 1913)
4 Phil Rizzuto (1949–1952)
9 Lefty Grove (1926, 1929–1932, 1935–1936, 1938–1939)
7 Roger Clemens (1986, 1990–1992, 1997–1998, 2005)
5 Christy Mathewson (1905, 1908–1909, 1911, 1913)
5 Grover Cleveland Alexander (1915–1917, 1919–1920)
5 Walter Johnson (1912–1913, 1918–1919, 1924)
5 Sandy Koufax (1962–1966)
5 Pedro Martínez (1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003)
5 Clayton Kershaw (2011–2014, 2017)
4 Greg Maddux (1993–1995, 1998)
4 Randy Johnson (1995, 1999, 2001–2002)
8 Warren Spahn (1949–1950, 1953, 1957–1961)
6 Grover Cleveland Alexander (1911, 1914–1917, 1920)
6 Walter Johnson (1913–1916, 1918, 1924)
6 Bob Feller (1939–1941, 1946–1947, 1951)
5 Cy Young (1892, 1895, 1901–1903)
5 Joe McGinnity (1899–1900, 1903–1904, 1906)
5 Tom Glavine (1991–1993, 1998, 2000)
4 Christy Mathewson (1905, 1907–1908, 1910)
4 Lefty Grove (1928, 1930–1931, 1933)
4 Hal Newhouser (1944–1946, 1948)
4 Robin Roberts (1952–1955)
4 Steve Carlton (1972, 1977, 1980, 1982)
4 Roger Clemens (1986–1987, 1997–1998)
4 Justin Verlander (2009, 2011, 2019, 2022)
7 Cy Young (1892, 1895, 1899, 1901, 1904–1905, 1907)
6 Walter Johnson (1912–1913, 1915, 1918–1919, 1924)
6 Carl Hubbell (1931–1934, 1936, 1938)
6 Pedro Martínez (1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2005)
5 Babe Adams (1911, 1914, 1919–1921)
5 Pete Alexander (1915–1916, 1923, 1926–1927)
5 Lefty Grove (1930–1932, 1935–1936)
5 Justin Verlander (2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022)
4 Tim Keefe (1880, 1883, 1887–1888)
4 Christy Mathewson (1905, 1908–1909, 1913)
4 Warren Spahn (1947, 1953, 1958, 1961)
4 Sandy Koufax (1962–1965)
4 Don Sutton (1972, 1975, 1980–1981)
4 Greg Maddux (1993–1995, 1998)
4 Johan Santana (2004–2007)
4 Clayton Kershaw (2011–2014)
6 Firpo Marberry (1924–1926, 1928–1929, 1932)
6 Joe McGinnity (1901, 1903–1907)
5 Ed Walsh (1907–1908, 1910–1912)
4 Mike Marshall (1972–1974, 1979)
4 Kent Tekulve (1978–1979, 1982, 1987)
4 Paul Quantrill (2001–2004)
5 Ed Walsh (1907–1908, 1910–1912)
5 Firpo Marberry (1924–1926, 1929, 1932)
5 Dan Quisenberry (1980, 1982–1985)
5 Bruce Sutter (1979–1982, 1984)
4 Kid Nichols (1891, 1895, 1897–1898)
4 Mordecai Brown (1908–1911)
4 Johnny Murphy (1938–1939, 1941–1942)
4 Lee Smith (1983, 1991–1992, 1994)
4 Craig Kimbrel (2011–2014)
7 Grover Cleveland Alexander (1911–1912, 1914–1917, 1920)
5 Walter Johnson (1910, 1913–1916)
5 Bob Feller (1939–1941, 1946–1947)
5 Robin Roberts (1951–1955)
5 Steve Carlton (1972–1973, 1980, 1982–1983)
5 Greg Maddux (1991–1995)
4 John Clarkson (1885, 1887–1889)
4 Joe McGinnity (1900–1901, 1903–1904)
4 Bob Lemon (1948, 1950, 1952–1953)
4 Warren Spahn (1947, 1949, 1958–1959)
4 Wilbur Wood (1972–1975)
4 Jim Palmer (1970, 1976–1978)
4 Phil Niekro (1974, 1977–1979)
4 Roy Halladay (2002-2003, 2008, 2010)
4 Justin Verlander (2009, 2011, 2012, 2019)
12 Walter Johnson (1910, 1912–1919, 1921, 1923–1924)
11 Nolan Ryan (1972–1974, 1976–1979, 1987–1990)
9 Randy Johnson (1992–1995, 1999–2002, 2004)§
7 Dazzy Vance (1922–1928)
7 Lefty Grove (1925–1931)
7 Bob Feller (1938–1941, 1946–1948)
6 Rube Waddell (1902–1907)
6 Grover Cleveland Alexander (1912, 1914–1917, 1920)
5 Amos Rusie (1890–1891, 1893–1895)
5 Christy Mathewson (1903–1905, 1907–1908)
5 Sam McDowell (1965–1966, 1968–1970)
5 Tom Seaver (1970–1971, 1973, 1975–1976)
5 Steve Carlton (1972, 1974, 1980, 1982–1983)
5 Roger Clemens (1988, 1991, 1996–1998)
5 Justin Verlander (2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018)
4 Dizzy Dean (1932–1935)
4 Warren Spahn (1949–1952)
4 Sandy Koufax (1961, 1963, 1965–1966) § In 1998, because of a mid-season trade, Randy Johnson led Major League Baseball in strikeouts, but neither the AL nor the NL.
7 Greg Maddux (1990–1993, 2000, 2003, 2005)
6 Robin Roberts (1950–1955)
6 Tom Glavine (1993, 1996, 1999–2002)
5 Bob Feller (1940–1941, 1946–1948)
5 Early Wynn (1943, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1959)
4 Walter Johnson (1910, 1914–1915, 1924)
4 Bobo Newsom (1936–1939)
4 Don Drysdale (1962–1965)
4 Phil Niekro (1977–1980)
4 Tom Browning (1986, 1988–1990)
4 Dave Stewart (1988–1991)
4 Barry Zito (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006)
9 Warren Spahn (1949, 1951, 1957–1963)
7 Roy Halladay (2003, 2005, 2007–2011)
6 Walter Johnson (1910–1911, 1913–1916)
6 Pete Alexander (1911, 1914–1917, 1920)
5 Bob Lemon (1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956)
5 Robin Roberts (1952–1956)
4 Burleigh Grimes (1921, 1923–1924, 1928)
4 Wes Ferrell (1931, 1935–1937)
4 Ferguson Jenkins (1967, 1970–1971, 1974)
4 Phil Niekro (1974, 1977–1979)
4 Randy Johnson (1994, 1999–2000, 2002)
4 Curt Schilling (1996, 1998, 2000–2001)
7 Cy Young (1892, 1895–1896, 1900–1901, 1903–1904)
7 Walter Johnson (1911, 1913–1915, 1918–1919, 1924)
7 Pete Alexander (1911, 1913, 1915–1917, 1919, 1921)
6 Roger Clemens (1987–1988, 1990–1992, 1997)
5 Greg Maddux (1994–1995, 1998, 2000–2001)
4 Amos Rusie (1891, 1893–1895)
4 Christy Mathewson (1902, 1905, 1907–1908)
4 Dazzy Vance (1922, 1925, 1928, 1930)
4 Bob Feller (1940–1941, 1946–1947)
4 Warren Spahn (1947, 1951, 1959, 1961)
4 Bob Gibson (1962, 1966, 1968, 1971)
4 Roy Halladay (2003, 2008–2010)
4 Bobo Newsom (1934–1935, 1941, 1945)
4 Pedro Ramos (1958–1961)
4 Phil Niekro (1977–1980)
6 Nolan Ryan (1972, 1977–1978, 1981, 1986, 1989)
6 Larry Cheney (1912–1914, 1916–1918)
6 Jack Morris (1983–1985, 1987, 1991, 1994)
5 Jimmy Ring (1921–1923, 1925–1926)
4 Will White (1878–1880, 1882)
4 Joe Niekro (1979, 1982–1983, 1985)
6 Howard Ehmke (1920–1923, 1925, 1927)
5 Tommy Byrne (1948–1952)
5 Don Drysdale (1958–1961, 1965)
5 Dave Stieb (1981, 1983–1984, 1986, 1989)
4 Roy Parmelee (1933, 1935–1937)
4 Frank Lary (1956–1958, 1960)
4 Jim Bunning (1964–1967)