American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Ruth • NYY 12.6
2. Gehrig • NYY 11.9
3. Lyons • CHW 7.9
4. Thomas • CHW 7.9
5. Combs • NYY 7.1
6. Heilmann • DET 7.1
7. Lazzeri • NYY 6.4
8. Hoyt • NYY 6.1
9. Simmons • PHA 5.9
10. Moore • NYY 5.7
WAR Position Players
1. Ruth • NYY 12.6
2. Gehrig • NYY 11.9
3. Combs • NYY 7.1
4. Heilmann • DET 7.1
5. Lazzeri • NYY 6.4
6. Simmons • PHA 5.9
7. Goslin • WSH 5.1
8. Falk • CHW 4.8
9. Metzler • CHW 4.5
10. Cobb • PHA 4.4
Offensive WAR
1. Ruth • NYY 11.4
2. Gehrig • NYY 11.4
3. Heilmann • DET 7.6
4. Combs • NYY 6.3
5. Simmons • PHA 5.7
6. Lazzeri • NYY 5.0
7. Goslin • WSH 4.7
8. Cobb • PHA 4.4
9. Cochrane • PHA 4.2
10. Fothergill • DET 4.2
Defensive WAR
1. Lazzeri • NYY 2.0
2. Bluege • WSH 1.8
3. Koenig • NYY 1.5
4. Sewell • CLE 1.2
5. Crouse • CHW 1.0
6. Schang • SLB 0.9
7. Ruel • WSH 0.9
8. Gehringer • DET 0.9
9. Boley • PHA 0.9
10. O'Neill • SLB 0.8
Batting Average
1. Heilmann • DET .398
2. Simmons • PHA .392
3. Gehrig • NYY .373
4. Fothergill • DET .359
5. Cobb • PHA .357
6. Combs • NYY .356
7. Ruth • NYY .356
8. Cochrane • PHA .338
9. Meusel • NYY .337
10. Goslin • WSH .334
On-Base%
1. Ruth • NYY .486
2. Heilmann • DET .475
3. Gehrig • NYY .474
4. Bishop • PHA .442
5. Cobb • PHA .440
6. Simmons • PHA .436
7. Combs • NYY .414
8. Fothergill • DET .413
9. Cochrane • PHA .409
10. Williams • SLB .403
Slugging %
1. Ruth • NYY .772
2. Gehrig • NYY .765
3. Simmons • PHA .645
4. Heilmann • DET .616
5. Williams • SLB .525
6. Goslin • WSH .516
7. Fothergill • DET .516
8. Combs • NYY .511
9. Meusel • NYY .510
10. Cochrane • PHA .495
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ruth • NYY 1.258
2. Gehrig • NYY 1.240
3. Heilmann • DET 1.091
4. Simmons • PHA 1.081
5. Fothergill • DET .929
6. Williams • SLB .928
7. Combs • NYY .925
8. Cobb • PHA .921
9. Goslin • WSH .908
10. Cochrane • PHA .904
Games Played
1. Gehrig • NYY 155
2. Sewell • CLE 153
Lazzeri • NYY 153
4. Combs • NYY 152
5. Manush • DET 151
Ruth • NYY 151
7. Sisler • SLB 149
8. Kamm • CHW 148
Myer • 2TM 148
Goslin • WSH 148
At Bats
1. Combs • NYY 648
2. Sisler • SLB 614
3. Rice • WSH 603
4. Manush • DET 593
5. Gehrig • NYY 584
6. Goslin • WSH 581
7. Summa • CLE 574
8. Lazzeri • NYY 570
9. Sewell • CLE 569
10. Warner • DET 559
Plate Appearances
1. Combs • NYY 726
2. Gehrig • NYY 717
3. Ruth • NYY 691
4. Sisler • SLB 662
5. Lazzeri • NYY 660
6. Manush • DET 659
Goslin • WSH 659
8. Sewell • CLE 652
9. Rice • WSH 651
10. Summa • CLE 640
Runs Scored
1. Ruth • NYY 158
2. Gehrig • NYY 149
3. Combs • NYY 137
4. Gehringer • DET 110
5. Heilmann • DET 106
6. Cobb • PHA 104
7. Manush • DET 101
8. Koenig • NYY 99
9. Harris • WSH 98
Rice • WSH 98
Hits
1. Combs • NYY 231
2. Gehrig • NYY 218
3. Heilmann • DET 201
Sisler • SLB 201
5. Goslin • WSH 194
6. Ruth • NYY 192
7. Fothergill • DET 189
8. Sewell • CLE 180
9. Rice • WSH 179
10. Manush • DET 177
Total Bases
1. Gehrig • NYY 447
2. Ruth • NYY 417
3. Combs • NYY 331
4. Heilmann • DET 311
5. Goslin • WSH 300
6. Lazzeri • NYY 275
7. Fothergill • DET 272
8. Sisler • SLB 264
9. Meusel • NYY 263
10. Manush • DET 262
Simmons • PHA 262
Doubles
1. Gehrig • NYY 52
2. Burns • CLE 51
3. Heilmann • DET 50
4. Sewell • CLE 48
5. Meusel • NYY 47
6. Speaker • WSH 43
7. Summa • CLE 41
8. Fothergill • DET 38
9. Regan • BOS 37
Goslin • WSH 37
Triples
1. Combs • NYY 23
2. Manush • DET 18
Gehrig • NYY 18
4. Goslin • WSH 15
5. Rice • WSH 14
6. Kamm • CHW 13
7. Metzler • CHW 11
Gehringer • DET 11
Koenig • NYY 11
Simmons • PHA 11
Myer • 2TM 11
Judge • WSH 11
Home Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 60
2. Gehrig • NYY 47
3. Lazzeri • NYY 18
4. Williams • SLB 17
5. Simmons • PHA 15
6. Heilmann • DET 14
7. Goslin • WSH 13
8. Cochrane • PHA 12
9. Falk • CHW 9
Fothergill • DET 9
McManus • DET 9
Runs Batted In
1. Gehrig • NYY 173
2. Ruth • NYY 165
3. Heilmann • DET 120
Goslin • WSH 120
5. Fothergill • DET 114
6. Simmons • PHA 108
7. Meusel • NYY 103
8. Lazzeri • NYY 102
9. Sisler • SLB 97
10. Cobb • PHA 93
Bases on Balls
1. Ruth • NYY 137
2. Gehrig • NYY 109
3. Bishop • PHA 105
4. Heilmann • DET 72
5. Blue • DET 71
6. Kamm • CHW 70
7. Lazzeri • NYY 69
8. Cobb • PHA 67
9. Harris • WSH 66
10. Jamieson • CLE 64
O'Rourke • SLB 64
Strikeouts
1. Ruth • NYY 89
2. Gehrig • NYY 84
3. Lazzeri • NYY 82
4. Meusel • NYY 58
5. Ward • CHW 56
6. Reeves • WSH 53
7. Regan • BOS 51
8. Bluege • WSH 47
9. Rothrock • BOS 46
Barrett • CHW 46
Stolen Bases
1. Sisler • SLB 27
2. Meusel • NYY 24
3. Neun • DET 22
Lazzeri • NYY 22
Cobb • PHA 22
6. Goslin • WSH 21
7. Barrett • CHW 20
8. Tavener • DET 19
Rice • WSH 19
10. O'Rourke • SLB 18
Harris • WSH 18
Singles
1. Combs • NYY 166
2. Sisler • SLB 156
3. Fothergill • DET 133
4. Cobb • PHA 131
5. Metzler • CHW 130
Rice • WSH 130
7. Goslin • WSH 129
8. Heilmann • DET 128
9. Sewell • CLE 126
10. Falk • CHW 125
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ruth • NYY 225
2. Gehrig • NYY 220
3. Heilmann • DET 180
4. Simmons • PHA 172
5. Combs • NYY 141
6. Fothergill • DET 139
7. Williams • SLB 136
8. Goslin • WSH 136
9. Meusel • NYY 135
10. Cobb • PHA 134
Runs Created
1. Gehrig • NYY 207
2. Ruth • NYY 201
3. Heilmann • DET 144
4. Combs • NYY 138
5. Goslin • WSH 115
6. Simmons • PHA 114
7. Fothergill • DET 106
8. Lazzeri • NYY 104
9. Meusel • NYY 101
10. Cobb • PHA 99
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Gehrig • NYY 105
2. Ruth • NYY 104
3. Heilmann • DET 64
4. Simmons • PHA 42
5. Combs • NYY 38
6. Fothergill • DET 30
7. Goslin • WSH 29
8. Cobb • PHA 29
9. Meusel • NYY 26
10. Williams • SLB 23
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Gehrig • NYY 9.7
2. Ruth • NYY 9.7
3. Heilmann • DET 6.0
4. Simmons • PHA 4.0
5. Combs • NYY 3.6
6. Fothergill • DET 2.9
7. Goslin • WSH 2.8
8. Cobb • PHA 2.7
9. Meusel • NYY 2.5
10. Williams • SLB 2.2
Extra Base Hits
1. Gehrig • NYY 117
2. Ruth • NYY 97
3. Heilmann • DET 73
4. Combs • NYY 65
Goslin • WSH 65
6. Meusel • NYY 64
7. Simmons • PHA 62
8. Burns • CLE 56
Fothergill • DET 56
10. Manush • DET 55
Lazzeri • NYY 55
Times On Base
1. Gehrig • NYY 330
2. Ruth • NYY 329
3. Combs • NYY 295
4. Heilmann • DET 275
5. Goslin • WSH 249
6. Cobb • PHA 247
7. Lazzeri • NYY 245
8. Metzler • CHW 243
9. Sewell • CLE 240
10. Fothergill • DET 238
Offensive Win %
1. Ruth • NYY .884
2. Gehrig • NYY .875
3. Heilmann • DET .833
4. Simmons • PHA .826
5. Combs • NYY .738
6. Cobb • PHA .699
7. Fothergill • DET .698
8. Williams • SLB .690
9. Goslin • WSH .681
10. Cochrane • PHA .674
Hit By Pitch
1. O'Rourke • SLB 12
2. Flagstead • BOS 9
Metzler • CHW 9
Sewell • CLE 9
Miller • SLB 9
6. Burns • CLE 7
Summa • CLE 7
8. Warner • DET 6
9. Jamieson • CLE 5
Bishop • PHA 5
Cobb • PHA 5
Bluege • WSH 5
Goslin • WSH 5
Harris • WSH 5
Ruel • WSH 5
Sacrifice Hits
1. Harris • WSH 30
2. Hale • PHA 28
3. Summa • CLE 27
4. Barrett • CHW 26
5. Kamm • CHW 25
6. Todt • BOS 24
Clancy • CHW 24
8. Flagstead • BOS 23
Ward • CHW 23
Lutzke • CLE 23
Sewell • CLE 23
Spurgeon • CLE 23
Cochrane • PHA 23
Gerber • SLB 23
Goslin • WSH 23
Judge • WSH 23
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Gehrig • NYY 9
2. Goslin • WSH 8
3. Sewell • CLE 6
4. Collins • NYY 5
Cochrane • PHA 5
6. Woodall • DET 4
Heilmann • DET 4
Fothergill • DET 4
Bassler • DET 4
Burns • CLE 4
Caught Stealing
1. Cobb • PHA 19
2. Sewell • CLE 18
3. Fothergill • DET 17
4. Myer • 2TM 15
5. Manush • DET 14
Lazzeri • NYY 14
Meusel • NYY 14
8. Hunnefield • CHW 13
Burns • CLE 13
Blue • DET 13
Tavener • DET 13
Bishop • PHA 13
Power-Speed #
1. Lazzeri • NYY 19.8
2. Gehrig • NYY 16.5
3. Goslin • WSH 16.1
4. Ruth • NYY 12.5
5. Heilmann • DET 12.3
6. Simmons • PHA 12.0
Meusel • NYY 12.0
8. Williams • SLB 11.8
9. Cochrane • PHA 10.3
10. Fothergill • DET 9.0
AB per SO
1. Sewell • CLE 81.3
2. Speaker • WSH 65.4
3. Cochrane • PHA 61.7
4. Rice • WSH 54.8
5. Tobin • BOS 41.6
6. Sisler • SLB 40.9
7. Cobb • PHA 40.8
8. Jamieson • CLE 34.9
9. Summa • CLE 31.9
10. Heilmann • DET 31.6
AB per HR
1. Ruth • NYY 9.0
2. Gehrig • NYY 12.4
3. Williams • SLB 24.9
4. Simmons • PHA 27.1
5. Lazzeri • NYY 31.7
6. Cochrane • PHA 36.0
7. Heilmann • DET 36.1
8. McManus • DET 41.0
9. Goslin • WSH 44.7
10. Fothergill • DET 58.6
Outs Made
1. Rice • WSH 446
2. Manush • DET 445
3. Summa • CLE 444
4. Sisler • SLB 440
5. Barrett • CHW 435
6. Warner • DET 434
Combs • NYY 434
8. Sewell • CLE 430
9. Lazzeri • NYY 429
10. Kamm • CHW 428
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Gehrig • NYY 112.95
2. Ruth • NYY 111.44
3. Heilmann • DET 70.79
4. Simmons • PHA 51.22
5. Combs • NYY 50.01
6. Cobb • PHA 46.95
7. Williams • SLB 32.99
8. Fothergill • DET 32.68
9. Goslin • WSH 30.23
10. Cochrane • PHA 25.50
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Gehrig • NYY 8.9
2. Ruth • NYY 8.6
3. Heilmann • DET 5.8
4. Combs • NYY 4.4
5. Simmons • PHA 4.0
6. Cochrane • PHA 3.9
7. Cobb • PHA 3.4
8. Fothergill • DET 3.1
9. Williams • SLB 2.9
10. Manush • DET 2.3
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Ruth • NYY 10.3
2. Gehrig • NYY 9.6
3. Heilmann • DET 5.9
4. Simmons • PHA 4.7
5. Combs • NYY 4.2
6. Cobb • PHA 3.5
7. Williams • SLB 2.8
8. Goslin • WSH 2.5
9. Cochrane • PHA 2.3
10. Fothergill • DET 2.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Gehrig • NYY 13.8
2. Ruth • NYY 11.7
3. Combs • NYY 5.7
4. Simmons • PHA 4.1
5. Cochrane • PHA 2.9
6. Meusel • NYY 2.4
7. Falk • CHW 2.2
8. Lazzeri • NYY 2.2
9. Fothergill • DET 2.1
10. Manush • DET 1.8
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Gehrig • NYY 10.6
2. Ruth • NYY 10.4
3. Heilmann • DET 6.6
4. Combs • NYY 4.8
5. Simmons • PHA 4.7
6. Cobb • PHA 4.3
7. Fothergill • DET 3.1
8. Williams • SLB 3.1
9. Goslin • WSH 2.9
10. Cochrane • PHA 2.4
rOBA
1. Ruth • NYY .542
2. Gehrig • NYY .533
3. Heilmann • DET .493
4. Simmons • PHA .488
5. Combs • NYY .430
6. Cobb • PHA .427
7. Williams • SLB .420
8. Fothergill • DET .416
9. Cochrane • PHA .415
10. Goslin • WSH .413
Rbat+
1. Ruth • NYY 221
2. Gehrig • NYY 219
3. Heilmann • DET 189
4. Simmons • PHA 178
5. Combs • NYY 145
6. Fothergill • DET 142
7. Cobb • PHA 142
8. Williams • SLB 139
9. Goslin • WSH 137
10. Meusel • NYY 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