Here are the 46 instances of a hitter leading his league in all three slash stats (batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage), a concept I dubbed the “Slash-Stat Triple Crown” in a post for SI.com’s Fungoes blog in September 2007. Italics indicate the hitter led the majors in that category.
Update: Add Christian Yelich in 2019 (.329/.429/.671), and Juan Soto in the abbreviated 2020 season (.351/.490/.695 in just 196 PA), both in the NL. So there have now been 48 instances.
Year |
Player |
POS |
Team |
Lg. |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
2013 |
Miguel Cabrera |
3B |
Tigers |
AL |
.348 |
.442 |
.636 |
2009 |
Joe Mauer |
C |
Twins |
AL |
.365 |
.444 |
.587 |
2004 |
Barry Bonds |
LF |
Giants |
NL |
.362 |
.609 |
.812 |
2002 |
Barry Bonds |
LF |
Giants |
NL |
.370 |
.582 |
.799 |
2000 |
Todd Helton |
1B |
Rockies |
NL |
.372 |
.463 |
.698 |
1999 |
Larry Walker |
RF |
Rockies |
NL |
.379 |
.458 |
.710 |
1980 |
George Brett |
3B |
Royals |
AL |
.390 |
.454 |
.664 |
1979 |
Fred Lynn |
CF |
Red Sox |
AL |
.333 |
.423 |
.637 |
1967 |
Carl Yastrzemski |
LF |
Red Sox |
AL |
.326 |
.418 |
.622 |
1966 |
Frank Robinson |
RF |
Orioles |
AL |
.316 |
.410 |
.637 |
1957 |
Ted Williams |
LF |
Red Sox |
AL |
.388 |
.526 |
.731 |
1948 |
Stan Musial |
RF |
Cardinals |
NL |
.376 |
.450 |
.702 |
1948 |
Ted Williams |
LF |
Red Sox |
AL |
.369 |
.497 |
.615 |
1947 |
Ted Williams |
LF |
Red Sox |
AL |
.343 |
.499 |
.634 |
1943 |
Stan Musial |
RF |
Cardinals |
NL |
.357 |
.425 |
.562 |
1942 |
Ted Williams |
LF |
Red Sox |
AL |
.356 |
.499 |
.648 |
1941 |
Ted Williams |
LF |
Red Sox |
AL |
.406 |
.553 |
.735 |
1938 |
Jimmie Foxx |
1B |
Red Sox |
AL |
.349 |
.462 |
.704 |
1935 |
Arky Vaughan |
SS |
Pirates |
NL |
.385 |
.491 |
.607 |
1934 |
Lou Gehrig |
1B |
Yankees |
AL |
.363 |
.465 |
.706 |
1933 |
Chuck Klein |
RF |
Phillies |
NL |
.368 |
.422 |
.602 |
1928 |
Rogers Hornsby |
2B |
Cardinals |
NL |
.387 |
.498 |
.632 |
1925 |
Rogers Hornsby |
2B |
Cardinals |
NL |
.403 |
.489 |
.756 |
1924 |
Babe Ruth |
RF |
Yankees |
AL |
.378 |
.513 |
.739 |
1924 |
Rogers Hornsby |
2B |
Cardinals |
NL |
.424 |
.507 |
.696 |
1923 |
Rogers Hornsby |
2B |
Cardinals |
NL |
.384 |
.459 |
.627 |
1922 |
Rogers Hornsby |
2B |
Cardinals |
NL |
.401 |
.459 |
.722 |
1921 |
Rogers Hornsby |
2B |
Cardinals |
NL |
.397 |
.458 |
.639 |
1920 |
Rogers Hornsby |
2B |
Cardinals |
NL |
.370 |
.431 |
.559 |
1917 |
Ty Cobb |
CF |
Tigers |
AL |
.383 |
.444 |
.570 |
1916 |
Tris Speaker |
CF |
Red Sox |
AL |
.386 |
.470 |
.502 |
1914 |
Ty Cobb |
CF |
Tigers |
AL |
.368 |
.466 |
.513 |
1910 |
Sherry Magee |
LF |
Phillies |
NL |
.331 |
.445 |
.507 |
1909 |
Ty Cobb |
CF |
Tigers |
AL |
.377 |
.431 |
.517 |
1909 |
Honus Wagner |
SS |
Pirates |
NL |
.339 |
.420 |
.489 |
1908 |
Honus Wagner |
SS |
Pirates |
NL |
.354 |
.415 |
.542 |
1907 |
Honus Wagner |
SS |
Pirates |
NL |
.350 |
.408 |
.513 |
1906 |
George Stone |
LF |
Browns |
AL |
.358 |
.417 |
.501 |
1904 |
Honus Wagner |
SS |
Pirates |
NL |
.349 |
.423 |
.520 |
1904 |
Nap Lajoie |
2B |
Cleveland Naps |
AL |
.376 |
.413 |
.546 |
1901 |
Nap Lajoie |
2B |
Athletics |
AL |
.426 |
.463 |
.643 |
1891 |
Dan Brouthers |
1B |
Boston Reds |
AA |
.350 |
.471 |
.512 |
1882 |
Tip O’Neill |
LF |
St. Louis Browns |
AA |
.435 |
.490 |
.691 |
1883 |
Dan Brouthers |
1B |
Buffalo Bisons |
NL |
.374 |
.397 |
.572 |
1882 |
Dan Brouthers |
1B |
Buffalo Bisons |
NL |
.368 |
.403 |
.547 |
1882 |
Pete Browning |
2B |
Louisville Eclipse |
AA |
.378 |
.430 |
.510 |
1880 |
Piano Legs Gore |
CF |
White Stockings |
NL |
.360 |
.399 |
.463 |
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