Major League Baseball titles streaks

At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a title.

The following lists describe which players held, or at least shared, the title for a particular category three or more seasons in a row. Streaks of three years or more are shown for each league. Active streaks are highlighted.

Contents

1 Consecutive Home run titles 2 Consecutive Batting titles 3 Consecutive Slugging average titles 4 Consecutive Total base titles 5 Consecutive Hits titles 6 Consecutive Doubles titles 7 Consecutive Triples titles 8 Consecutive Runs batted in titles 9 Consecutive Runs titles 10 Consecutive Bases on balls titles 11 Consecutive On base percentage titles 12 Consecutive Stolen base titles 13 Consecutive At bats titles 14 Consecutive Strike out titles (batters)

Consecutive Home run titles

NA: Lip Pike, 3 (1871-1873)
NL: Ralph Kiner, 7 (1946-1952)
    Gavvy Cravath, 3 (1913-1915)
    Chuck Klein, 3 (1931-1933)
    Mel Ott, 3 (1936-1938)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1974-1976)
AL: Babe Ruth, 5 (1926-1930)
    Harry Davis, 4 (1904-1907)
    Frank Baker, 4 (1911-1914)
    Babe Ruth, 4 (1918-1921)
    Harmon Killebrew, 3 (1962-1964)
    Ken Griffey, Jr., 3 (1997-1999)
    Alex Rodriguez, 3 (2001-2003)
MLB: Ralph Kiner, 6 (1947-1952)
    Babe Ruth, 4 (1918-1921)
    Babe Ruth, 4 (1926-1929)
    Mark McGwire, 4 (1996-1999)
    Gavvy Cravath, 3 (1913-1915)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1974-1976)

Consecutive Batting titles

NL: Rogers Hornsby, 6 (1920-1925)
    Honus Wagner, 4 (1906-1909)
    Tony Gwynn, 4 (1994-1997)
    Stan Musial, 3 (1950-1952)
    Tony Gwynn, 3 (1987-1989)
AL: Ty Cobb, 5 (1911-1915)
    Nap Lajoie, 4 (1901-1904)
    Rod Carew, 4 (1972-1975)
    Wade Boggs, 4 (1985-1988)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1907-1909)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1917-1919)
MLB: Ty Cobb, 3 (1911-1913)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1917-1919)
    Rod Carew, 3 (1973-1975)

Consecutive Slugging average titles

NL: Dan Brouthers, 6 (1881-1886)
    Rogers Hornsby, 6 (1920-1925)
    Barry Bonds, 4 (2001-present)
    Honus Wagner, 3 (1907-1909)
    Chuck Klein, 3 (1931-1933)
    Johnny Mize, 3 (1938-1940)
    Frank Robinson, 3 (1960-1962)
    Willie McCovey, 3 (1968-1970)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1980-1982)
AL: Babe Ruth, 7 (1918-1924)
    Ty Cobb, 6 (1907-1912)
    Babe Ruth, 6 (1926-1931)
    Ted Williams, 4 (1946-1949)

Consecutive Total base titles

NA: Ross Barnes, 3 (1871-1873)
NL: Honus Wagner, 4 (1906-1909)
    Chuck Klein, 4 (1930-1933)
    Rogers Hornsby, 3 (1920-1922)
    Joe Medwick, 3 (1935-1937)
    Johnny Mize, 3 (1938-1940)
    Hank Aaron, 3 (1959-1961)
AL: Ty Cobb, 3 (1907-1909)
    Jim Rice, 3 (1977-1979)

Consecutive Hits titles

NL: Ginger Beaumont, 3 (1902-1904)
    Rogers Hornsby, 3 (1920-1922)
    Frank McCormick, 3 (1938-1940)
AL: Ty Cobb, 3 (1907-1909)
    Tony Oliva, 3 (1964-1966)
    Kirby Puckett, 3 (1987-1989)

Consecutive Doubles titles

NL: Honus Wagner, 4 (1906-1909)
    Dan Brouthers, 3 (1886-1888)
    Rogers Hornsby, 3 (1920-1922)
    Joe Medwick, 3 (1936-1938)
    Stan Musial, 3 (1952-1954)
    Pete Rose, 3 (1974-1976)
AL: Tris Speaker, 4 (1920-1923)
    Don Mattingly, 3 (1984-1986)

Consecutive Triples titles

NL: Garry Templeton, 3 (1977-1979)
AL: Elmer Flick, 3 (1905-1907)
    Sam Crawford, 3 (1913-1915)
    Zoilo Versalles, 3 (1963-1965)
    Lance Johnson, 3 (1992-1994)

Consecutive Runs batted in titles

NL: Cap Anson, 3 (1880-1882)
    Cap Anson, 3 (1884-1886)
    Rogers Hornsby, 3 (1920-1922)
    Joe Medwick, 3 (1936-1938)
    George Foster, 3 (1975-1977)
AL: Ty Cobb, 3 (1907-1909)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1919-1921)
    Cecil Fielder, 3 (1990-1992)

Consecutive Runs titles

AA: Harry Stovey, 3 (1883-1885)
NL: King Kelly, 3 (1884-1886)
    Chuck Klein, 3 (1930-1932)
    Duke Snider, 3 (1953-1955)
    Pete Rose, 3 (1974-1976)
AL: Ty Cobb, 3 (1909-1911)
    Eddie Collins, 3 (1912-1914)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1919-1921)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1926-1928)
    Ted Williams, 3 (1940-1942)
    Mickey Mantle, 3 (1956-1958)

Consecutive Bases on balls titles

NL: Roy Thomas, 5 (1900-1904)
    Barry Bonds, 5 (2000-present)
    Billy Hamilton, 4 (1894-1897)
    Barry Bonds, 4 (1994-1997)
    George Burns, 3 (1919-1921)
    Mel Ott, 3 (1930-1932)
    Arky Vaughan, 3 (1934-1936)
    Eddie Mathews, 3 (1961-1963)
    Ron Santo, 3 (1966-1968)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1981-1983)
AL: Topsy Hartzell, 4 (1905-1908)
    Donie Bush, 4 (1909-1912)
    Babe Ruth, 4 (1930-1933)
    Ted Williams, 4 (1946-1949)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1926-1928)
    Lou Gehrig, 3 (1935-1937)

Consecutive On base percentage titles

NL: Rogers Hornsby, 6 (1920-1925)
    Barry Bonds, 4 (2001-present)
    Honus Wagner, 3 (1907-1909)
    Arky Vaughan, 3 (1934-1936)
    Elbie Fletcher, 3 (1940-1942)
    Joe Morgan, 3 (1974-1976)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1981-1983)
    Barry Bonds, 3 (1991-1993)
AL: Wade Boggs, 5 (1985-1989)
    Lou Gehrig, 4 (1934-1937)
    Ted Williams, 4 (1946-1949)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1913-1915)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1919-1921)
    Babe Ruth, 3 (1930-1932)
    Ted Williams, 3 (1940-1942)
    Ted Williams, 3 (1956-1958)

Consecutive Stolen base titles

NL: Maury Wills, 6 (1960-1965)
    Vince Coleman, 6 (1985-1990)
    Bob Bescher, 4 (1909-1912)
    Max Carey, 4 (1915-1918)
    Max Carey, 4 (1922-1925)
    Willie Mays, 4 (1956-1959)
    Lou Brock, 4 (1966-1969)
    Lou Brock, 4 (1971-1974)
    Tim Raines, 4 (1981-1984)
    Kiki Cuyler, 3 (1928-1930)
    Mike Bruton, 3 (1953-1955)
    Tony Womack, 3 (1997-1999)
AL: Luis Aparicio, 9 (1956-1964)
    Rickey Henderson, 7 (1980-1986)
    George Case, 5 (1939-1943)
    Bert Campaneris, 4 (1965-1968)
    Rickey Henderson, 4 (1988-1991)
    Kenny Lofton, 4 (1992-1995)
    Ty Cobb, 3 (1915-1917)
    Ben Chapman, 3 (1931-1933)
    Bob Dillinger, 3 (1947-1949)
    Minnie Miñoso, 3 (1951-1953)

Consecutive At bats titles

NL: Sparky Adams, 3 (1925-1927)
    Dave Cash, 3 (1974-1976)
AL: Doc Cramer, 3 (1933-1935)
    Doc Cramer, 3 (1940-1942)
    Bobby Richardson, 3 (1962-1964)

Consecutive Strike out titles (batters)

NL: Hack Wilson, 4 (1927-1930)
    Vince DiMaggio, 4 (1942-1945)
    Juan Samuel, 4 (1984-1987)
    Pud Galvin, 3 (1879-1881)
    Mike Schmidt, 3 (1974-1976)
    Andrés Galarraga, 3 (1988-1990)
    Sammy Sosa, 3 (1997-1999)
AL: Reggie Jackson, 4 (1968-1971)
    Jimmie Foxx, 3 (1929-1931)
    Pat Seerey, 3 (1944-1946)
    Jim Lemon, 3 (1956-1958)
    Mickey Mantle, 3 (1958-1960)
    Bobby Darwin, 3 (1972-1974)