Longest Streaks of Leading the League

Wayne Gretzky led the NHL in assists for 13 consecutive seasons, 1979 to 1991, the longest run in any league on this site. Every one of the 50 runs on this page lasted at least 6 seasons.

A title is a season finished first in a category, not an award, and a run ends the moment somebody else finishes first — a missed season through injury breaks it just as a rival's year does. Baseball ranks fielding by position, so several of the longest runs here are defensive.

#	Player	League	Category	Years	Span
1	Wayne Gretzky	NHL	Assists	13	1979–1991
2	Nellie Fox	MLB	Second Base Putouts	10	1952–1961
3	Bid McPhee	MLB	Second Base Double Plays	9	1882–1890
4	Luis Aparicio	MLB	Stolen Bases	9	1956–1964
5	Bill Mazeroski	MLB	Second Base Range Factor	9	1960–1968
6	Wayne Gretzky	NHL	Points per Game	9	1979–1987
7	John Stockton	NBA	Total Assists	9	1987–1995
8	John Stockton	NBA	Assists per Game	9	1987–1995
9	Nolan Arenado	MLB	Third Base Range Factor	9	2013–2021
10	Fred Pfeffer	MLB	Second Base Putouts	8	1884–1891
11	Walter Johnson	MLB	Strikeouts	8	1912–1919
12	Ray Schalk	MLB	Catcher Putouts	8	1913–1920
13	Everett Scott	MLB	Shortstop Fielding Percentage	8	1916–1923
14	Roy Campanella	MLB	Catcher Range Factor	8	1948–1955
15	Bob Cousy	NBA	Total Assists	8	1952–1959
16	Bob Cousy	NBA	Assists per Game	8	1952–1959
17	Luis Aparicio	MLB	Shortstop Fielding Percentage	8	1959–1966
18	Bill Mazeroski	MLB	Second Base Double Plays	8	1960–1967
19	Wayne Gretzky	NHL	Points	8	1979–1986
20	Greg Maddux	MLB	Pitcher Range Factor	8	1989–1996
21	Nolan Arenado	MLB	Third Base Double Plays	8	2015–2022
22	Fred Tenney	MLB	First Base Assists	7	1901–1907
23	Rube Waddell	MLB	Strikeouts / 9	7	1902–1908
24	Clint Benedict	NHL	Shutouts	7	1917–1923
25	Babe Ruth	MLB	Slugging Percentage	7	1918–1924
26	Dazzy Vance	MLB	Strikeouts / 9	7	1922–1928
27	Dazzy Vance	MLB	Strikeouts	7	1922–1928
28	Lefty Grove	MLB	Strikeouts	7	1925–1931
29	Josh Gibson	MLB	Home Runs	7	1933–1939
30	Ralph Kiner	MLB	Home Runs	7	1946–1952
31	Richie Ashburn	MLB	Outfield Range Factor	7	1948–1954
32	Warren Spahn	MLB	Complete Games	7	1957–1963
33	Wilt Chamberlain	NBA	Field Goals Made	7	1959–1965
34	Wilt Chamberlain	NBA	Points per Game	7	1959–1965
35	Wilt Chamberlain	NBA	Total Points	7	1959–1965
36	Ron Santo	MLB	Third Base Assists	7	1962–1968
37	Moses Malone	NBA	Offensive Rebounds	7	1976–1982
38	Rickey Henderson	MLB	Stolen Bases	7	1980–1986
39	Michael Jordan	NBA	Points per Game	7	1986–1992
40	Michael Jordan	NBA	Field Goals Made	7	1986–1992
41	Michael Jordan	NBA	Total Points	7	1986–1992
42	Drew Brees	NFL	Passing Yards	7	2010–2016
43	Brittney Griner	WNBA	Blocks per Game	7	2013–2019
44	Al Spalding	MLB	Wins	6	1871–1876
45	Dan Brouthers	MLB	Slugging Percentage	6	1881–1886
46	Dan Brouthers	MLB	On-Base Plus Slug.	6	1882–1887
47	John Reilly	MLB	First Base Double Plays	6	1883–1888
48	Fred Pfeffer	MLB	Second Base Double Plays	6	1884–1889
49	Monte Cross	MLB	Shortstop Putouts	6	1898–1903
50	Johnny Kling	MLB	Catcher Putouts	6	1902–1907