A previous, 2-part post looked at players since 1901 who had the Cubs' highest batting average, hit the most home runs and drove in the most runs during the same season -- a team Triple Crown.

15 different players have done it a total of 27 times, including Cody Bellinger in 2023.

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A total of 106 different players have led at least once in 1 of the categories.

40 did so just once in any category.

67 different players were batting leaders.

59 led in home runs.

55 had the most RBI.

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MORE LEADERS THAN SEASONS

Because of ties for supremacy, during the 123 seasons, there have been 127 leaders in batting average and the same number in RBI.

There have been 136 in homers.

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6 of the ties involved Triple Crown winners:

1905: Frank Chance; tied in homers, 2, with Billy Maloney and Joe Tinker

1921: Ray Grimes; tied in homers, 6, with Max Flack

1931: Rogers Hornsby; tied in average, .331, with Charlie Grimm

1963: Ron Santo; tied in homers, 25, with Billy Williams

1981: Bill Buckner; tied in homers, 10, with Leon Durham

2023: Cody Bellinger; tied in homers, 26, with Christopher Morel

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OTHER TIES IN AVERAGE

1923: Bob O'Farrell and Jigger Statz, .319

1942: Stan Hack and Lou Novikoff, .300

2016: Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, .292

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OTHER TIES IN HOMERS

1902: Charlie Dexter and Joe Tinker, 2

1907: Johnny Evers and Frank Schulte, 2

1909: Frank Schulte and Joe Tinker, 4

1929: Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson, 39

1933: Gabby Hartnett and Babe Herman, 16

1983: Ron Cey and Jody Davis, 24

1986: Jody Davis and Gary Matthews Sr., 21

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OTHER TIES IN RBI

1915: Bob Fisher and Heinie Zimmerman, 64

1923: Bernie Friberg and Jigger Statz, 88

1968: Ron Santo and Billy Williams, 98

1990: Andre Dawson and Ryne Sandberg, 100

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Note that 1923 is the only season in which there were ties for the lead in multiple categories, average and RBI.

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CLOSE CALLS

8 players led in batting by 1 point:

1925: Howard Freigau, .307, over Charlie Grimm

1964: Ron Santo, .313, over Billy Williams

1977: Steve Ontiveros, .299, over Larry Biittner

1979: Scot Thompson, .289, over Dave Kingman

1990: Andre Dawson, .310, over Mark Grace

1998: Mark Grace, .309, over Sammy Sosa

2011: Starlin Castro, .307, over Aramis Ramirez

2017: Jon Jay, 296, over Kris Bryant

Those were the only team batting titles for Freigau, Ontiveros, Dawson and Jay.

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15 players led in home runs by 1, from Topsy Hartsel, in 1901, with 7, edging Danny Green, to Ian Happ, with 12, nipping Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber, in the 60-game 2020 season.

The last to lead by 1 homer in a full season was Aramis Ramirez, in 2010, 25-24 over Alfonso Soriano.

The most homers that led by just 1 were 34, by Billy Williams over Ron Santo, in 1965, when Williams won the Triple Crown.

The second most was 30, by Santo, over Williams, in 1966, when Santo won the Triple Crown.

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4 players led in RBI by 1:

1909: Frank Schulte, 60, over Harry Steinfeldt

1984: Ron Cey, 97, over Leon Durham

1988: Andre Dawson, 79, over Vance Law

2020: David Bote, 29, over Ian Happ

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BREAKDOWN OF LEADS BY AVERAGE

In 47 seasons, the leader in batting average was 9 or fewer points ahead.

He led by 10-19 points in 36 seasons; by 20-29, in 22; and by at least 30, in 18.

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Here are the 10 biggest leads in average, by number of points, with the leader and runnerup:

55: 1996, Mark Grace, .331, and Brian McRae, .276

42: 1904, Frank Chance, .310, and James Casey, .268

40: 1905, Frank Chance, .316, and Johnny Evers, .276

40: 1933, Riggs Stephenson, .339, and Babe Herman, .289

40: 1976, Bill Madlock, .339, and Jose Cardenal, .329

40: 1978, Bill Buckner, .323, and Bobby Murcer, .283

39: 1987, Jerry Mumphrey, .333, and Ryne Sandberg, .294

37: 1975, Bill Madlock, .354, and Jose Cardenal, .317

35: 1971, Billy Williams, .342, and Joe Pepitone, .307

32: 1934, Kiki Cuyler, .338, and Tuck Stainback, .306

32: 1945, Phil Cavarretta, .355, and Stan Hack, .323

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The average difference between the top 2 in batting average has been 15 points.

It was exactly 15 in 2 seasons.

In 1973, Jose Cardenal led Billy Williams, .303 to .288.

In 2018, Ben Zobrist led Javier Baez, .305 to .290.

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BREAKDOWN OF LEADS BY HOMERS

In 54 seasons, the leader in home runs was 4 or fewer ahead.

He led by 5-9 in 25 seasons; by 10-19, in 26; and by at least 20 in 17

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Here are the 10 biggest leads in homers, with the leader and runnerup:

47: 2001, Sammy Sosa, 64; Matt Stairs and Rondell White, 17

37: 1999, Sammy Sosa, 63, and Henry Rodriguez, 26

35: 1998, Sammy Sosa, 66, and Henry Rodriguez, 31

32: 2000, Sammy Sosa, 50, and Henry Rodriguez, 18

31: 1959, Ernie Banks, 45; Dale Long and Walt Moryn, 4

29: 1979, Dave Kingman, 48, and Jerry Martin, 19

25: 1944, Bill Nicholson, 33, and Dom Dallessandro, 8

23: 1955, Ernie Banks, 44, and Randy Jackson, 21

23: 1997, Sammy Sosa, 36, and Mark Grace, 13

22: 1952, Hank Sauer, 37, and Bill Serena, 15

22: 1957, Ernie Banks, 43, and Dale Long, 21

22: 1987, Andre Dawson, 49; Leon Durham and Keith Moreland, 27

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The average difference between the top 2 in homers has been 9.

That has happened in 3 seasons:

In 1949, Hank Sauer led Andy Pafko, 27-18.

In 1943, Ralph Kiner led Randy Jackson and Hank Sauer, 28-19.

In 1989, Ryne Sandberg led Andre Dawson, 30-21.

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BREAKDOWN OF LEADS BY RBI

In 32 seasons, the leader in home runs was 4 or fewer ahead.

He led by 5-9 in 22 seasons; by 10-19, in 31; by 20-29, in 12; by 30-39, in 7; by 40-49, in 10; and by at least 50 in 9.

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Here are the 10 biggest leads in homers, with the leader and runnerup:

94: 2001, Sammy Sosa, 160, and Ricky Gutierrez, 66

91: 1959, Ernie Banks, 143, and Bobby Thomson, 52

69: 1998, Sammy Sosa, 158, and Mark Grace, 89

57: 1930, Hack Wilson, 191, and Kiki Cuyler, 134

56: 2000, Sammy Sosa, 138, and Mark Grace, 82

55: 1943, Bill Nicholson, 128, and Phil Cavarretta, 73

54: 1952, Hank Sauer, 121, and Dee Fondy, 67

53: 1960, Ernie Banks, 117, and Frank Thomas, 64

50: 1999, Sammy Sosa, 141, and Mark Grace, 91

49: 1987, Andre Dawson, 137, and Keith Moreland, 88

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5 more led by at least 46:

48: 1972, Billy Williams, 122, and Ron Santo, 74

47: 1927, Hack Wilson, 129, and Riggs Stephenson, 82

47: 1955, Ernie Banks, 117, and Randy Jackson, 70

47: 1958, Ernie Banks, 129, and Bobby Thomson, 82

46: 2009, Derrek Lee, 111, and Aramis Ramirez 65

The next-biggest lead was 42.

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The average difference between the top 2 in RBI has been 18.

The only player to lead by 18 was Ernie Banks, 85-67 over Walt Moryn, in 1956, when Banks won his second straight team Triple Crown.

Banks won 2 more, in 1958-59. His total of 4 later was tied by Billy Williams (1965, 1970-72) and Sammy Sosa (1994, 2000-02).

Ron Santo won 3 (1963, 1966-67) and Ray Grimes, 2 (1921-22).