American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Johnson • WSH 11.0
2. Ruth • BOS 9.9
3. Cicotte • CHW 9.8
4. Coveleski • CLE 7.4
5. Veach • DET 6.7
6. Shaw • WSH 6.3
7. Peckinpaugh • NYY 6.3
8. Sisler • SLB 6.1
9. Sothoron • SLB 5.9
10. Jackson • CHW 5.8
WAR Position Players
1. Ruth • BOS 9.1
2. Veach • DET 6.7
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 6.3
4. Sisler • SLB 6.1
5. Jackson • CHW 5.8
6. Cobb • DET 5.5
7. Pratt • NYY 5.4
8. Speaker • CLE 5.2
9. Collins • CHW 5.1
10. Schang • BOS 4.4
Offensive WAR
1. Ruth • BOS 8.3
2. Cobb • DET 6.1
3. Jackson • CHW 6.0
4. Veach • DET 5.7
5. Sisler • SLB 5.5
6. Collins • CHW 4.7
7. Peckinpaugh • NYY 4.5
8. Heilmann • DET 4.4
9. Schang • BOS 4.1
10. Speaker • CLE 4.0
Defensive WAR
1. Pratt • NYY 2.7
2. Peckinpaugh • NYY 2.7
3. Scott • BOS 1.6
4. Vitt • BOS 1.5
5. Perkins • PHA 1.4
6. Schalk • CHW 1.3
7. Baker • NYY 1.2
8. Foster • WSH 1.1
O'Neill • CLE 1.1
10. Schang • BOS 1.0
Weaver • CHW 1.0
Batting Average
1. Cobb • DET .384
2. Veach • DET .355
3. Sisler • SLB .352
4. Jackson • CHW .351
5. Flagstead • DET .331
6. Tobin • SLB .327
7. Jacobson • SLB .323
8. Ruth • BOS .322
9. Rice • WSH .321
10. Heilmann • DET .320
On-Base%
1. Ruth • BOS .456
2. Schang • BOS .436
3. Cobb • DET .428
4. Jackson • CHW .422
5. Flagstead • DET .416
6. Leibold • CHW .404
7. Collins • CHW .400
8. Veach • DET .398
9. Speaker • CLE .395
10. Sisler • SLB .390
Slugging %
1. Ruth • BOS .657
2. Sisler • SLB .530
3. Veach • DET .519
4. Cobb • DET .514
5. Jackson • CHW .506
6. Flagstead • DET .481
7. Heilmann • DET .477
8. Jacobson • SLB .453
9. Walker • PHA .450
10. Burns • PHA .447
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ruth • BOS 1.114
2. Cobb • DET .942
3. Jackson • CHW .928
4. Sisler • SLB .921
5. Veach • DET .916
6. Flagstead • DET .897
7. Heilmann • DET .843
8. Speaker • CLE .828
9. Jacobson • SLB .815
10. Tobin • SLB .814
Games Played
1. Baker • NYY 141
Lewis • NYY 141
Rice • WSH 141
4. Collins • CHW 140
Weaver • CHW 140
Heilmann • DET 140
Pratt • NYY 140
Gerber • SLB 140
9. Jackson • CHW 139
Gardner • CLE 139
Wambsganss • CLE 139
Veach • DET 139
At Bats
1. Weaver • CHW 571
2. Baker • NYY 567
3. Lewis • NYY 559
4. Rice • WSH 557
5. Veach • DET 538
6. Heilmann • DET 537
7. Pratt • NYY 527
8. Wambsganss • CLE 526
9. Gardner • CLE 524
10. Pipp • NYY 523
Plate Appearances
1. Collins • CHW 628
2. Baker • NYY 623
3. Weaver • CHW 622
4. Rice • WSH 614
5. Judge • WSH 611
6. Bush • DET 602
Lewis • NYY 602
8. Veach • DET 601
9. Jackson • CHW 599
10. Gardner • CLE 597
Pipp • NYY 597
Runs Scored
1. Ruth • BOS 103
2. Sisler • SLB 96
3. Cobb • DET 92
4. Weaver • CHW 89
Peckinpaugh • NYY 89
6. Collins • CHW 87
Veach • DET 87
8. Speaker • CLE 83
Judge • WSH 83
10. Bush • DET 82
Hits
1. Cobb • DET 191
Veach • DET 191
3. Jackson • CHW 181
4. Sisler • SLB 180
5. Rice • WSH 179
6. Heilmann • DET 172
7. Weaver • CHW 169
8. Baker • NYY 166
9. Collins • CHW 165
10. Tobin • SLB 159
Total Bases
1. Ruth • BOS 284
2. Veach • DET 279
3. Sisler • SLB 271
4. Jackson • CHW 261
5. Cobb • DET 256
Heilmann • DET 256
7. Weaver • CHW 229
Rice • WSH 229
9. Baker • NYY 220
10. Felsch • CHW 215
Doubles
1. Veach • DET 45
2. Speaker • CLE 38
3. Cobb • DET 36
4. O'Neill • CLE 35
5. Ruth • BOS 34
Felsch • CHW 34
7. Weaver • CHW 33
Judge • WSH 33
9. Jackson • CHW 31
Jacobson • SLB 31
Sisler • SLB 31
Triples
1. Veach • DET 17
2. Heilmann • DET 15
Sisler • SLB 15
4. Jackson • CHW 14
5. Cobb • DET 13
6. Ruth • BOS 12
Speaker • CLE 12
Ainsmith • DET 12
Roth • 2TM 12
Judge • WSH 12
Home Runs
1. Ruth • BOS 29
2. Baker • NYY 10
Walker • PHA 10
Sisler • SLB 10
5. Smith • CLE 9
6. Heilmann • DET 8
Burns • PHA 8
8. Lewis • NYY 7
Felsch • CHW 7
Jackson • CHW 7
Peckinpaugh • NYY 7
Pipp • NYY 7
Runs Batted In
1. Ruth • BOS 113
2. Veach • DET 97
3. Jackson • CHW 96
4. Heilmann • DET 92
5. Lewis • NYY 89
6. Felsch • CHW 86
7. Baker • NYY 83
Sisler • SLB 83
9. Collins • CHW 80
10. Gardner • CLE 79
Bases on Balls
1. Graney • CLE 105
2. Ruth • BOS 101
3. Judge • WSH 81
4. Hooper • BOS 79
5. Bush • DET 75
6. Speaker • CLE 73
7. Leibold • CHW 72
8. Schang • BOS 71
9. Collins • CHW 68
10. Jackson • CHW 60
Strikeouts
1. Shannon • 2TM 70
2. Ruth • BOS 58
3. Vick • NYY 55
4. Roth • 2TM 53
5. Thomas • PHA 52
6. Shanks • WSH 48
7. Jacobson • SLB 47
8. Bodie • NYY 46
Menosky • WSH 46
10. Kopp • PHA 43
Picinich • WSH 43
Stolen Bases
1. Collins • CHW 33
2. Cobb • DET 28
Sisler • SLB 28
4. Rice • WSH 26
5. Hooper • BOS 23
Judge • WSH 23
7. Weaver • CHW 22
Bush • DET 22
Pratt • NYY 22
10. Johnston • CLE 21
Singles
1. Rice • WSH 144
2. Cobb • DET 141
3. Collins • CHW 135
4. Baker • NYY 133
5. Jackson • CHW 129
6. Veach • DET 126
7. Weaver • CHW 124
Sisler • SLB 124
Tobin • SLB 124
10. Scott • BOS 122
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ruth • BOS 217
2. Cobb • DET 166
3. Jackson • CHW 159
4. Veach • DET 158
5. Sisler • SLB 156
6. Flagstead • DET 153
7. Heilmann • DET 137
8. Schang • BOS 133
9. Tobin • SLB 127
10. Jacobson • SLB 127
Runs Created
1. Ruth • BOS 128
2. Jackson • CHW 109
Cobb • DET 109
Veach • DET 109
5. Sisler • SLB 104
6. Heilmann • DET 93
7. Rice • WSH 84
8. Collins • CHW 83
Speaker • CLE 83
10. Judge • WSH 82
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Ruth • BOS 72
2. Cobb • DET 43
3. Jackson • CHW 42
4. Veach • DET 40
5. Sisler • SLB 35
6. Heilmann • DET 24
7. Flagstead • DET 22
8. Schang • BOS 21
9. Speaker • CLE 21
10. Collins • CHW 20
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Ruth • BOS 7.3
2. Cobb • DET 4.4
3. Jackson • CHW 4.3
4. Veach • DET 4.1
5. Sisler • SLB 3.6
6. Heilmann • DET 2.5
7. Flagstead • DET 2.3
8. Schang • BOS 2.2
9. Speaker • CLE 2.2
10. Judge • WSH 2.1
Collins • CHW 2.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Ruth • BOS 75
2. Veach • DET 65
3. Sisler • SLB 56
4. Heilmann • DET 53
5. Felsch • CHW 52
Jackson • CHW 52
Speaker • CLE 52
8. Cobb • DET 50
9. Judge • WSH 47
10. Burns • PHA 46
Walker • PHA 46
Times On Base
1. Ruth • BOS 246
2. Jackson • CHW 245
3. Collins • CHW 235
4. Judge • WSH 233
5. Cobb • DET 230
6. Veach • DET 229
7. Rice • WSH 228
8. Speaker • CLE 227
9. Graney • CLE 216
10. Hooper • BOS 215
Offensive Win %
1. Ruth • BOS .872
2. Cobb • DET .819
3. Jackson • CHW .788
4. Sisler • SLB .776
5. Veach • DET .773
6. Flagstead • DET .747
7. Heilmann • DET .704
8. Jacobson • SLB .689
9. Tobin • SLB .684
10. Speaker • CLE .675
Hit By Pitch
1. Burns • PHA 12
2. Speaker • CLE 8
Shannon • 2TM 8
4. Flagstead • DET 7
Gedeon • SLB 7
Menosky • WSH 7
Rice • WSH 7
Fewster • NYY 7
9. Ruth • BOS 6
Roth • 2TM 6
Felsch • CHW 6
Sacrifice Hits
1. Chapman • CLE 50
2. Vitt • BOS 47
3. Young • DET 46
4. Collins • CHW 40
Gedeon • SLB 40
6. Weaver • CHW 33
7. Shanks • WSH 32
8. Gardner • CLE 31
9. Pipp • NYY 30
10. Gerber • SLB 28
Power-Speed #
1. Sisler • SLB 14.7
2. Baker • NYY 11.3
3. Ruth • BOS 11.3
4. Smith • CLE 11.3
5. Burns • PHA 10.4
6. Felsch • CHW 10.2
7. Walker • PHA 8.9
8. Bodie • NYY 8.6
9. Peckinpaugh • NYY 8.2
10. Menosky • WSH 8.2
AB per SO
1. Jackson • CHW 51.6
2. Vitt • BOS 42.6
3. Speaker • CLE 41.2
4. McInnis • BOS 40.0
5. Baker • NYY 31.5
6. Weaver • CHW 27.2
7. Severeid • SLB 27.0
8. Burns • PHA 26.1
9. Sisler • SLB 25.6
10. Foster • WSH 22.8
AB per HR
1. Ruth • BOS 14.9
2. Smith • CLE 43.9
3. Walker • PHA 45.6
4. Sisler • SLB 51.1
5. Baker • NYY 56.7
6. Menosky • WSH 57.0
7. Flagstead • DET 57.4
8. Burns • PHA 58.8
9. Peckinpaugh • NYY 64.7
10. Heilmann • DET 67.1
Outs Made
1. Weaver • CHW 435
2. Lewis • NYY 433
3. Baker • NYY 410
4. Pipp • NYY 409
5. Wambsganss • CLE 406
Young • DET 406
7. Vitt • BOS 402
8. Bush • DET 401
Shanks • WSH 401
10. Gardner • CLE 398
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Ruth • BOS 82.44
2. Veach • DET 53.25
3. Sisler • SLB 48.65
4. Jackson • CHW 45.78
5. Cobb • DET 44.71
6. Speaker • CLE 31.75
7. Collins • CHW 31.42
8. Baker • NYY 30.37
9. Harris • CLE 28.17
10. Heilmann • DET 24.35
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruth • BOS 9.0
2. Veach • DET 5.9
3. Cobb • DET 5.9
4. Sisler • SLB 4.8
5. Baker • NYY 4.6
6. Jackson • CHW 4.4
7. Speaker • CLE 2.9
8. Harris • CLE 2.8
9. Walker • PHA 2.4
10. Weaver • CHW 2.4
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Ruth • BOS 6.4
2. Veach • DET 5.2
3. Jackson • CHW 4.6
4. Cobb • DET 4.2
5. Sisler • SLB 3.6
6. Flagstead • DET 2.1
7. Speaker • CLE 2.0
8. Heilmann • DET 2.0
9. Collins • CHW 1.9
10. Judge • WSH 1.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Jackson • CHW 13.8
2. Weaver • CHW 9.8
3. Baker • NYY 7.5
4. Cobb • DET 5.4
5. Lewis • NYY 5.2
6. Veach • DET 5.2
7. Collins • CHW 4.6
8. Peckinpaugh • NYY 4.5
9. Speaker • CLE 4.0
10. Felsch • CHW 3.8
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Ruth • BOS 8.5
2. Veach • DET 5.5
3. Sisler • SLB 5.0
4. Jackson • CHW 4.7
5. Cobb • DET 4.6
6. Collins • CHW 3.2
7. Speaker • CLE 3.2
8. Baker • NYY 3.1
9. Harris • CLE 2.8
10. Heilmann • DET 2.6
rOBA
1. Ruth • BOS .509
2. Cobb • DET .445
3. Jackson • CHW .440
4. Sisler • SLB .435
5. Veach • DET .429
6. Flagstead • DET .423
7. Speaker • CLE .398
8. Heilmann • DET .398
9. Schang • BOS .394
10. Collins • CHW .389
Rbat+
1. Ruth • BOS 217
2. Cobb • DET 172
3. Jackson • CHW 167
4. Veach • DET 163
5. Sisler • SLB 162
6. Flagstead • DET 159
7. Schang • BOS 142
8. Heilmann • DET 140
9. Speaker • CLE 133
10. Collins • CHW 132

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements