American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Ruth • NYY 11.4
2. Ehmke • BOS 8.2
3. Pennock • NYY 7.9
4. Johnson • WSH 7.5
5. Shaute • CLE 6.7
6. Goslin • WSH 6.5
7. Heilmann • DET 6.4
8. Bush • NYY 5.8
9. Smith • CLE 5.7
10. Cobb • DET 5.5
WAR Position Players
1. Ruth • NYY 11.4
2. Goslin • WSH 6.5
3. Heilmann • DET 6.4
4. Cobb • DET 5.5
5. Collins • CHW 5.1
6. Hooper • CHW 4.8
7. Speaker • CLE 4.6
8. Jacobson • SLB 4.6
9. Rigney • DET 4.5
10. Rice • WSH 4.5
Offensive WAR
1. Ruth • NYY 10.5
2. Collins • CHW 6.4
3. Heilmann • DET 6.1
4. Goslin • WSH 5.5
5. Cobb • DET 5.0
6. Speaker • CLE 5.0
7. Rigney • DET 4.5
8. Sewell • CLE 4.4
9. Sheely • CHW 4.1
10. Hooper • CHW 4.0
Defensive WAR
1. Peckinpaugh • WSH 3.1
2. Severeid • SLB 1.2
3. Ruel • WSH 1.0
Scott • NYY 1.0
5. Rigney • DET 1.0
6. Kamm • CHW 0.9
7. Clark • BOS 0.7
8. Bishop • PHA 0.7
9. Ezzell • BOS 0.7
10. Jacobson • SLB 0.7
Batting Average
1. Ruth • NYY .378
2. Jamieson • CLE .359
3. Falk • CHW .352
4. Collins • CHW .349
5. Bassler • DET .346
6. Heilmann • DET .346
7. Goslin • WSH .344
8. Speaker • CLE .344
9. Myatt • CLE .342
10. Miller • PHA .342
On-Base%
1. Ruth • NYY .513
2. Bassler • DET .441
3. Collins • CHW .441
4. Speaker • CLE .432
5. Heilmann • DET .428
6. Sheely • CHW .426
7. Williams • SLB .425
8. Goslin • WSH .421
9. Cobb • DET .418
10. Hooper • CHW .413
Slugging %
1. Ruth • NYY .739
2. Heilmann • DET .533
3. Williams • SLB .533
4. Jacobson • SLB .528
5. Myatt • CLE .518
6. Goslin • WSH .516
7. Hauser • PHA .516
8. Speaker • CLE .510
9. Boone • BOS .497
10. Meusel • NYY .494
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ruth • NYY 1.252
2. Heilmann • DET .961
3. Williams • SLB .958
4. Speaker • CLE .943
5. Goslin • WSH .937
6. Myatt • CLE .919
7. Boone • BOS .901
8. Collins • CHW .896
9. Hooper • CHW .894
10. Falk • CHW .893
Games Played
1. Wambsganss • BOS 156
2. Cobb • DET 155
Peckinpaugh • WSH 155
4. Goslin • WSH 154
Rice • WSH 154
6. Sewell • CLE 153
Heilmann • DET 153
Pipp • NYY 153
Ruth • NYY 153
Scott • NYY 153
At Bats
1. Rice • WSH 646
2. Wambsganss • BOS 636
Sisler • SLB 636
4. Cobb • DET 625
5. Dugan • NYY 610
6. Witt • NYY 600
7. Jamieson • CLE 594
Sewell • CLE 594
Simmons • PHA 594
10. Pipp • NYY 589
Plate Appearances
1. Wambsganss • BOS 732
2. Cobb • DET 727
3. Rice • WSH 712
4. Sewell • CLE 686
5. Sisler • SLB 685
6. Heilmann • DET 682
7. Ruth • NYY 681
8. Collins • CHW 678
9. Goslin • WSH 674
10. Dugan • NYY 671
Runs Scored
1. Ruth • NYY 143
2. Cobb • DET 114
3. Collins • CHW 108
4. Hooper • CHW 107
Heilmann • DET 107
6. Flagstead • BOS 106
Rice • WSH 106
8. Dugan • NYY 105
9. Jacobson • SLB 103
10. Goslin • WSH 100
Hits
1. Rice • WSH 216
2. Jamieson • CLE 213
3. Cobb • DET 211
4. Ruth • NYY 200
5. Goslin • WSH 199
6. Heilmann • DET 197
7. Collins • CHW 194
Sisler • SLB 194
9. Sewell • CLE 188
Meusel • NYY 188
Total Bases
1. Ruth • NYY 391
2. Jacobson • SLB 306
3. Heilmann • DET 304
4. Goslin • WSH 299
5. Hauser • PHA 290
6. Meusel • NYY 286
Rice • WSH 286
8. Cobb • DET 281
9. Jamieson • CLE 272
10. Pipp • NYY 269
Doubles
1. Sewell • CLE 45
Heilmann • DET 45
3. Wambsganss • BOS 41
Jacobson • SLB 41
5. Meusel • NYY 40
6. Ruth • NYY 39
Rice • WSH 39
8. Cobb • DET 38
Judge • WSH 38
10. Falk • CHW 37
Burns • CLE 37
Triples
1. Pipp • NYY 19
2. Goslin • WSH 17
3. Heilmann • DET 16
4. Rice • WSH 14
5. Jacobson • SLB 12
6. Meusel • NYY 11
7. Cobb • DET 10
Ward • NYY 10
Sisler • SLB 10
10. Harris • BOS 9
Veach • BOS 9
Speaker • CLE 9
Rigney • DET 9
Simmons • PHA 9
Harris • WSH 9
Judge • WSH 9
Home Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 46
2. Hauser • PHA 27
3. Jacobson • SLB 19
4. Williams • SLB 18
5. Boone • BOS 13
6. Meusel • NYY 12
Goslin • WSH 12
8. Heilmann • DET 10
Hooper • CHW 10
10. Manush • DET 9
Sisler • SLB 9
Speaker • CLE 9
Pipp • NYY 9
Runs Batted In
1. Goslin • WSH 129
2. Meusel • NYY 124
Ruth • NYY 124
4. Hauser • PHA 115
5. Heilmann • DET 114
6. Pipp • NYY 110
7. Sewell • CLE 106
8. Sheely • CHW 103
9. Simmons • PHA 102
10. Veach • BOS 99
Falk • CHW 99
Bases on Balls
1. Ruth • NYY 142
2. Rigney • DET 102
3. Sheely • CHW 95
4. Collins • CHW 89
5. Cobb • DET 85
6. Harris • BOS 81
7. Heilmann • DET 78
8. Flagstead • BOS 77
9. Speaker • CLE 72
Peckinpaugh • WSH 72
Strikeouts
1. Ruth • NYY 81
2. Dykes • PHA 60
Simmons • PHA 60
4. Kamm • CHW 59
5. Hauser • PHA 52
6. Lutzke • CLE 46
7. Ward • NYY 45
Jacobson • SLB 45
Peckinpaugh • WSH 45
10. Meusel • NYY 43
Schang • NYY 43
Riconda • PHA 43
Stolen Bases
1. Collins • CHW 42
2. Meusel • NYY 26
3. Rice • WSH 24
4. Cobb • DET 23
5. Jamieson • CLE 21
6. Williams • SLB 20
Harris • WSH 20
8. Sisler • SLB 19
9. Hooper • CHW 16
Simmons • PHA 16
Singles
1. Jamieson • CLE 168
2. Rice • WSH 162
3. Cobb • DET 159
4. Collins • CHW 154
5. Sisler • SLB 148
6. Witt • NYY 146
7. Dugan • NYY 143
8. Goslin • WSH 140
9. Simmons • PHA 135
10. Falk • CHW 134
Sewell • CLE 134
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ruth • NYY 220
2. Heilmann • DET 149
3. Goslin • WSH 143
4. Speaker • CLE 141
5. Williams • SLB 140
6. Collins • CHW 134
7. Myatt • CLE 134
8. Hooper • CHW 133
9. Boone • BOS 132
10. Falk • CHW 132
Runs Created
1. Ruth • NYY 194
2. Heilmann • DET 130
3. Goslin • WSH 120
4. Cobb • DET 117
5. Collins • CHW 114
6. Jamieson • CLE 110
7. Rice • WSH 108
8. Jacobson • SLB 106
9. Speaker • CLE 104
10. Falk • CHW 102
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 104
2. Heilmann • DET 43
3. Goslin • WSH 37
4. Collins • CHW 34
5. Speaker • CLE 32
6. Cobb • DET 27
7. Falk • CHW 25
8. Williams • SLB 25
9. Hooper • CHW 25
10. Boone • BOS 24
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Ruth • NYY 9.6
2. Heilmann • DET 4.1
3. Goslin • WSH 3.5
4. Collins • CHW 3.2
5. Speaker • CLE 3.0
6. Cobb • DET 2.6
7. Falk • CHW 2.4
8. Williams • SLB 2.4
9. Hooper • CHW 2.4
10. Boone • BOS 2.3
Extra Base Hits
1. Ruth • NYY 92
2. Jacobson • SLB 72
3. Heilmann • DET 71
4. Hauser • PHA 66
5. Meusel • NYY 63
6. Goslin • WSH 59
7. Pipp • NYY 58
8. Sewell • CLE 54
Speaker • CLE 54
Rice • WSH 54
Times On Base
1. Ruth • NYY 346
2. Cobb • DET 297
3. Collins • CHW 286
4. Heilmann • DET 279
5. Goslin • WSH 276
6. Sheely • CHW 270
7. Rice • WSH 266
8. Jamieson • CLE 262
9. Flagstead • BOS 260
10. Sewell • CLE 257
Offensive Win %
1. Ruth • NYY .885
2. Heilmann • DET .737
3. Myatt • CLE .721
4. Speaker • CLE .720
5. Williams • SLB .719
6. Boone • BOS .707
7. Goslin • WSH .702
8. Collins • CHW .685
9. Falk • CHW .683
10. Jamieson • CLE .668
Bassler • DET .668
Hit By Pitch
1. Manush • DET 16
2. Burns • CLE 15
3. Flagstead • BOS 11
4. Miller • PHA 10
5. Gerber • SLB 9
Bluege • WSH 9
Goslin • WSH 9
8. Harris • WSH 7
Ruel • WSH 7
10. Judge • WSH 6
Sacrifice Hits
1. Harris • WSH 46
2. Wambsganss • BOS 37
3. Kamm • CHW 32
4. Rigney • DET 31
Severeid • SLB 31
6. Ruel • WSH 29
7. Veach • BOS 28
Collins • CHW 28
Sheely • CHW 28
10. Heilmann • DET 26
Pratt • DET 26
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Ruth • NYY 28
2. Collins • CHW 10
3. Bassler • DET 9
Falk • CHW 9
5. Williams • SLB 7
Heilmann • DET 7
7. Sewell • CLE 4
Severeid • SLB 4
Rigney • DET 4
10. Gerber • SLB 3
Pratt • DET 3
Burns • CLE 3
Meusel • NYY 3
Caught Stealing
1. Collins • CHW 17
Sisler • SLB 17
3. Simmons • PHA 15
4. Cobb • DET 14
Meusel • NYY 14
Goslin • WSH 14
7. Flagstead • BOS 13
Hooper • CHW 13
Ruth • NYY 13
Rice • WSH 13
Power-Speed #
1. Williams • SLB 18.9
2. Meusel • NYY 16.4
3. Ruth • NYY 15.1
4. Goslin • WSH 13.3
5. Hooper • CHW 12.3
6. Sisler • SLB 12.2
7. Heilmann • DET 11.3
8. Hauser • PHA 11.1
9. Manush • DET 11.0
10. Simmons • PHA 10.7
AB per SO
1. Tobin • SLB 47.4
2. Sewell • CLE 45.7
3. Pratt • DET 42.9
4. Jamieson • CLE 39.6
5. Speaker • CLE 37.4
6. Scott • NYY 36.5
7. Collins • CHW 34.8
8. Cobb • DET 34.7
9. Bassler • DET 34.5
10. Robertson • SLB 31.4
AB per HR
1. Ruth • NYY 11.5
2. Hauser • PHA 20.8
3. Williams • SLB 22.1
4. Jacobson • SLB 30.5
5. Boone • BOS 37.5
6. Myatt • CLE 42.8
7. Manush • DET 46.9
8. Hooper • CHW 47.6
9. Meusel • NYY 48.3
Goslin • WSH 48.3
Outs Made
1. Wambsganss • BOS 507
2. Sisler • SLB 473
3. Rice • WSH 459
4. Harris • WSH 454
5. Dugan • NYY 453
6. Witt • NYY 444
Simmons • PHA 444
8. Cobb • DET 443
Pipp • NYY 443
10. Scott • NYY 436
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Ruth • NYY 109.53
2. Collins • CHW 44.24
3. Goslin • WSH 43.12
4. Heilmann • DET 40.77
5. Meusel • NYY 38.04
6. Falk • CHW 33.40
7. Speaker • CLE 33.38
8. Myatt • CLE 32.00
9. Cobb • DET 31.05
10. Sheely • CHW 30.66
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 8.1
2. Collins • CHW 4.6
3. Speaker • CLE 4.2
4. Goslin • WSH 4.0
5. Sheely • CHW 4.0
6. Williams • SLB 3.7
7. Cobb • DET 3.4
8. Meusel • NYY 3.4
9. Myatt • CLE 3.1
10. Heilmann • DET 3.1
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Ruth • NYY 10.2
2. Heilmann • DET 4.0
3. Collins • CHW 3.4
4. Goslin • WSH 3.3
5. Speaker • CLE 3.2
6. Meusel • NYY 2.7
7. Cobb • DET 2.7
8. Williams • SLB 2.6
9. Jacobson • SLB 2.5
10. Sheely • CHW 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 31.1
2. Goslin • WSH 21.2
3. Meusel • NYY 18.4
4. Judge • WSH 9.9
5. Rigney • DET 9.0
6. Cobb • DET 7.9
7. Lefler • WSH 6.9
8. Pipp • NYY 6.2
9. Blue • DET 6.1
10. Bassler • DET 6.1
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Ruth • NYY 10.1
2. Collins • CHW 4.2
3. Goslin • WSH 4.1
4. Heilmann • DET 3.9
5. Meusel • NYY 3.6
6. Falk • CHW 3.2
7. Speaker • CLE 3.1
8. Myatt • CLE 3.0
9. Cobb • DET 3.0
10. Sheely • CHW 2.9
rOBA
1. Ruth • NYY .535
2. Heilmann • DET .443
3. Williams • SLB .439
4. Speaker • CLE .439
5. Goslin • WSH .432
6. Myatt • CLE .428
7. Collins • CHW .427
8. Boone • BOS .420
9. Hooper • CHW .416
10. Bassler • DET .414
Rbat+
1. Ruth • NYY 218
2. Heilmann • DET 153
3. Speaker • CLE 148
4. Goslin • WSH 148
5. Williams • SLB 143
6. Collins • CHW 142
7. Hooper • CHW 138
8. Myatt • CLE 137
9. Boone • BOS 136
10. Falk • CHW 135

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