Nap Lajoie
2B · 16 seasons · 1901 – 1916 · B/T: R/R
Nap Lajoie ranks 1st of 0 hitters by career roto value, one of the highest totals the site records. 1901 was his year outright: no hitter finished higher, at +20.8 and 154th all-time. He finished as the best hitter in the game twice (1901 and 1904). His profile is all upside: batting average (+60.3), RBI (+39.9) and runs (+28.8), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
20.81
1901 · #154 all-time
Career Z
169.9
summed
Avg / Season
10.62
longevity-neutral
Seasons
16
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901★ | PHA | 131 | 20.81 | #1 | #154 |
| 1902 | CLE | 87 | 11.50 | #9 | #3,400 |
| 1903 | CLE | 125 | 13.31 | #6 | #2,070 |
| 1904 | CLE | 140 | 17.16 | #1 | #605 |
| 1905 | CLE | 65 | 4.34 | #76 | #15,346 |
| 1906 | CLE | 152 | 13.86 | #10 | #1,729 |
| 1907 | CLE | 137 | 9.82 | #19 | #5,168 |
| 1908 | CLE | 157 | 10.91 | #15 | #3,959 |
| 1909 | CLE | 128 | 8.97 | #36 | #6,229 |
| 1910 | CLE | 159 | 19.36 | #4 | #267 |
| 1911 | CLE | 90 | 7.03 | #58 | #9,388 |
| 1912 | CLE | 117 | 10.95 | #27 | #3,921 |
| 1913 | CLE | 137 | 10.23 | #37 | #4,662 |
| 1914 | CLE | 121 | 2.79 | #159 | #19,584 |
| 1915 | PHA | 129 | 5.06 | #110 | #13,493 |
| 1916 | PHA | 113 | 3.83 | #94 | #16,645 |
★ Best season by Z