American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Ruth • NYY 8.1
2. Foxx • PHA 7.9
3. Simmons • PHA 7.9
4. Lazzeri • NYY 7.8
5. Gehrig • NYY 7.5
6. Grove • PHA 7.4
7. Hudlin • CLE 7.3
8. Marberry • WSH 7.2
9. Ferrell • CLE 6.6
10. Walberg • PHA 6.4
WAR Position Players
1. Ruth • NYY 8.1
2. Foxx • PHA 7.9
3. Simmons • PHA 7.9
4. Lazzeri • NYY 7.8
5. Gehrig • NYY 7.5
6. Gehringer • DET 5.9
7. Fonseca • CLE 5.6
8. Alexander • DET 5.2
9. Combs • NYY 5.0
10. Blue • SLB 4.7
Offensive WAR
1. Ruth • NYY 7.9
2. Foxx • PHA 7.5
3. Lazzeri • NYY 7.5
4. Gehrig • NYY 7.2
5. Gehringer • DET 6.9
6. Simmons • PHA 6.3
7. Alexander • DET 5.8
8. Fonseca • CLE 5.5
9. Combs • NYY 5.2
10. Averill • CLE 5.1
Defensive WAR
1. Melillo • SLB 1.9
2. Kerr • CHW 1.4
3. Sewell • CLE 1.3
4. Durocher • NYY 1.2
5. Kress • SLB 1.1
6. Hayes • WSH 0.9
7. Simmons • PHA 0.9
8. Tavener • CLE 0.8
9. Cronin • WSH 0.8
10. Berg • CHW 0.8
Batting Average
1. Fonseca • CLE .369
2. Simmons • PHA .365
3. Manush • SLB .355
4. Lazzeri • NYY .354
5. Foxx • PHA .354
6. Fothergill • DET .354
7. Combs • NYY .345
8. Ruth • NYY .345
9. Heilmann • DET .344
10. Alexander • DET .343
On-Base%
1. Foxx • PHA .463
2. Gehrig • NYY .431
3. Ruth • NYY .430
4. Lazzeri • NYY .429
5. Fonseca • CLE .427
6. Blue • SLB .422
7. Combs • NYY .414
8. Cochrane • PHA .412
9. Heilmann • DET .412
10. Dykes • PHA .412
Slugging %
1. Ruth • NYY .697
2. Simmons • PHA .642
3. Foxx • PHA .625
4. Gehrig • NYY .584
5. Alexander • DET .580
6. Fothergill • DET .570
7. Heilmann • DET .565
8. Lazzeri • NYY .561
9. Dykes • PHA .539
10. Averill • CLE .538
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ruth • NYY 1.128
2. Foxx • PHA 1.088
3. Simmons • PHA 1.040
4. Gehrig • NYY 1.015
5. Lazzeri • NYY .991
6. Alexander • DET .977
7. Heilmann • DET .977
8. Fonseca • CLE .959
9. Dykes • PHA .950
10. Fothergill • DET .949
Games Played
1. Alexander • DET 155
Gehringer • DET 155
3. McManus • DET 154
Gehrig • NYY 154
O'Rourke • SLB 154
6. Todt • BOS 153
7. Cissell • CHW 152
Averill • CLE 152
Sewell • CLE 152
10. Scarritt • BOS 151
Blue • SLB 151
At Bats
1. Johnson • DET 640
2. Gehringer • DET 634
3. Alexander • DET 626
4. Cissell • CHW 618
5. Rice • WSH 616
6. McManus • DET 599
7. Averill • CLE 597
8. Combs • NYY 586
9. O'Rourke • SLB 585
10. Simmons • PHA 581
Plate Appearances
1. Gehringer • DET 717
2. Johnson • DET 715
3. Blue • SLB 714
4. Alexander • DET 701
5. Gehrig • NYY 694
Rice • WSH 694
7. Averill • CLE 680
8. Sewell • CLE 672
McManus • DET 672
10. Cissell • CHW 666
Combs • NYY 666
Runs Scored
1. Gehringer • DET 131
2. Johnson • DET 128
3. Gehrig • NYY 127
4. Foxx • PHA 123
5. Ruth • NYY 121
6. Combs • NYY 119
Rice • WSH 119
8. Haas • PHA 115
9. Simmons • PHA 114
10. Cochrane • PHA 113
Hits
1. Alexander • DET 215
Gehringer • DET 215
3. Simmons • PHA 212
4. Fonseca • CLE 209
5. Manush • SLB 204
6. Combs • NYY 202
7. Johnson • DET 201
8. Rice • WSH 199
9. Averill • CLE 198
10. Lazzeri • NYY 193
Total Bases
1. Simmons • PHA 373
2. Alexander • DET 363
3. Ruth • NYY 348
4. Gehringer • DET 337
5. Gehrig • NYY 323
Foxx • PHA 323
7. Averill • CLE 321
8. Lazzeri • NYY 306
9. Johnson • DET 304
10. Fonseca • CLE 301
Doubles
1. Gehringer • DET 45
Johnson • DET 45
Manush • SLB 45
4. Fonseca • CLE 44
5. Averill • CLE 43
Alexander • DET 43
7. Heilmann • DET 41
Haas • PHA 41
Simmons • PHA 41
10. Blue • SLB 40
Triples
1. Gehringer • DET 19
2. Scarritt • BOS 17
3. Miller • PHA 16
4. Fonseca • CLE 15
Alexander • DET 15
Combs • NYY 15
7. Johnson • DET 14
8. Metzler • CHW 13
Averill • CLE 13
10. Cissell • CHW 12
Reynolds • CHW 12
Home Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 46
2. Gehrig • NYY 35
3. Simmons • PHA 34
4. Foxx • PHA 33
5. Alexander • DET 25
6. Averill • CLE 18
McManus • DET 18
Lazzeri • NYY 18
Goslin • WSH 18
10. Haas • PHA 16
Runs Batted In
1. Simmons • PHA 157
2. Ruth • NYY 154
3. Alexander • DET 137
4. Gehrig • NYY 125
5. Heilmann • DET 120
6. Foxx • PHA 118
7. Kress • SLB 107
8. Gehringer • DET 106
Lazzeri • NYY 106
10. Fonseca • CLE 103
Bases on Balls
1. Bishop • PHA 128
2. Blue • SLB 126
3. Gehrig • NYY 122
4. Foxx • PHA 103
5. Cronin • WSH 85
6. Metzler • CHW 80
7. Kamm • CHW 75
8. Schang • SLB 74
9. Judge • WSH 73
10. Ruth • NYY 72
Strikeouts
1. Foxx • PHA 70
2. Gehrig • NYY 68
3. Alexander • DET 63
4. Johnson • DET 60
Ruth • NYY 60
6. Reeves • BOS 57
7. Kress • SLB 54
8. Cissell • CHW 53
Averill • CLE 53
10. McManus • DET 52
Stolen Bases
1. Gehringer • DET 27
2. Cissell • CHW 25
3. Rothrock • BOS 24
Miller • PHA 24
5. Johnson • DET 20
6. Reynolds • CHW 19
Fonseca • CLE 19
Myer • WSH 19
9. McManus • DET 16
Rice • WSH 16
Singles
1. Combs • NYY 151
2. Rice • WSH 149
3. Fonseca • CLE 144
4. Manush • SLB 143
5. Gehringer • DET 138
6. Sewell • CLE 134
7. Alexander • DET 132
Johnson • DET 132
9. Cissell • CHW 129
10. Miller • PHA 128
Simmons • PHA 128
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ruth • NYY 193
2. Foxx • PHA 173
3. Gehrig • NYY 166
4. Lazzeri • NYY 160
5. Simmons • PHA 159
6. Heilmann • DET 149
7. Alexander • DET 148
8. Fonseca • CLE 142
9. Fothergill • DET 141
10. Gehringer • DET 139
Runs Created
1. Ruth • NYY 148
Foxx • PHA 148
3. Simmons • PHA 147
4. Alexander • DET 141
5. Gehrig • NYY 137
6. Gehringer • DET 136
7. Lazzeri • NYY 127
8. Fonseca • CLE 125
9. Averill • CLE 123
10. Combs • NYY 113
Manush • SLB 113
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 67
2. Foxx • PHA 61
3. Gehrig • NYY 59
4. Lazzeri • NYY 50
5. Simmons • PHA 47
6. Alexander • DET 43
7. Fonseca • CLE 37
8. Gehringer • DET 37
9. Heilmann • DET 34
10. Averill • CLE 32
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Ruth • NYY 6.2
2. Foxx • PHA 5.6
3. Gehrig • NYY 5.5
4. Lazzeri • NYY 4.7
5. Simmons • PHA 4.4
6. Alexander • DET 4.0
7. Fonseca • CLE 3.5
8. Gehringer • DET 3.5
9. Heilmann • DET 3.2
10. Averill • CLE 3.0
Extra Base Hits
1. Simmons • PHA 84
2. Alexander • DET 83
3. Ruth • NYY 78
4. Gehringer • DET 77
Gehrig • NYY 77
6. Averill • CLE 74
7. Johnson • DET 69
8. Lazzeri • NYY 66
Haas • PHA 66
10. Fonseca • CLE 65
Foxx • PHA 65
Times On Base
1. Blue • SLB 296
2. Gehrig • NYY 293
3. Foxx • PHA 288
4. Gehringer • DET 285
5. Alexander • DET 271
Combs • NYY 271
7. Johnson • DET 268
8. Fonseca • CLE 266
9. Lazzeri • NYY 265
10. Averill • CLE 264
Offensive Win %
1. Ruth • NYY .824
2. Foxx • PHA .814
3. Simmons • PHA .787
4. Gehrig • NYY .753
5. Lazzeri • NYY .746
6. Heilmann • DET .737
7. Fothergill • DET .736
8. Fonseca • CLE .734
9. Alexander • DET .733
10. Gehringer • DET .719
Hit By Pitch
1. Dykes • PHA 7
Reeves • BOS 7
Schang • SLB 7
Fonseca • CLE 7
5. Gehringer • DET 6
6. Sewell • CLE 5
Gehrig • NYY 5
O'Rourke • SLB 5
9. Reynolds • CHW 4
Rice • DET 4
Lazzeri • NYY 4
Miller • PHA 4
Haas • PHA 4
Rhyne • BOS 4
Rice • WSH 4
Sacrifice Hits
1. Sewell • CLE 41
2. Haas • PHA 40
3. O'Rourke • SLB 28
4. Kerr • CHW 26
5. Todt • BOS 25
6. Hale • PHA 23
7. Sewell • CLE 22
West • WSH 22
9. Cochrane • PHA 21
McGowan • SLB 21
Cronin • WSH 21
Judge • WSH 21
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Gehrig • NYY 9
2. Schang • SLB 8
Simmons • PHA 8
4. Manush • SLB 5
Ruth • NYY 5
Foxx • PHA 5
7. Ruel • WSH 4
Dickey • NYY 4
Metzler • CHW 4
10. Gehringer • DET 3
Hargrave • DET 3
Fonseca • CLE 3
Koenig • NYY 3
Reynolds • CHW 3
Boley • PHA 3
Berg • CHW 3
Todt • BOS 3
Caught Stealing
1. Cissell • CHW 17
2. Johnson • DET 16
3. Averill • CLE 14
4. Rothrock • BOS 13
Gardner • CLE 13
Jamieson • CLE 13
7. Scarritt • BOS 11
Fonseca • CLE 11
McManus • DET 11
Rice • DET 11
Power-Speed #
1. Gehringer • DET 17.6
2. McManus • DET 16.9
3. Averill • CLE 15.1
4. Foxx • PHA 14.1
5. Reynolds • CHW 13.9
6. Goslin • WSH 13.7
7. Johnson • DET 13.3
8. Lazzeri • NYY 12.0
Miller • PHA 12.0
10. Dykes • PHA 9.9
AB per SO
1. Sewell • CLE 144.5
2. Rice • WSH 68.4
3. Cochrane • PHA 64.3
4. Gehringer • DET 33.4
5. Falk • CLE 30.4
6. Jamieson • CLE 30.3
7. Dickey • NYY 27.9
8. Fothergill • DET 25.2
9. Rhyne • BOS 24.7
10. Fonseca • CLE 24.6
AB per HR
1. Ruth • NYY 10.8
2. Foxx • PHA 15.7
3. Gehrig • NYY 15.8
4. Simmons • PHA 17.1
5. Alexander • DET 25.0
6. Heilmann • DET 30.2
7. Lazzeri • NYY 30.3
8. Goslin • WSH 30.7
9. Dykes • PHA 30.8
10. Falk • CLE 32.8
Outs Made
1. Cissell • CHW 481
2. O'Rourke • SLB 473
3. Johnson • DET 461
4. McManus • DET 454
5. Rice • WSH 444
6. Sewell • CLE 443
7. Haas • PHA 441
8. Gehringer • DET 440
9. Alexander • DET 438
10. Averill • CLE 430
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Ruth • NYY 82.51
2. Foxx • PHA 63.20
3. Simmons • PHA 62.40
4. Gehrig • NYY 61.34
5. Heilmann • DET 47.47
6. Miller • PHA 42.71
7. Fonseca • CLE 42.30
8. Combs • NYY 41.59
9. Alexander • DET 40.86
10. Gehringer • DET 40.17
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 9.4
2. Simmons • PHA 5.7
3. Foxx • PHA 5.0
4. Miller • PHA 4.2
5. Gehrig • NYY 4.0
6. Fonseca • CLE 3.8
7. Combs • NYY 3.6
8. Heilmann • DET 3.5
9. Averill • CLE 3.1
10. Gehringer • DET 3.0
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Ruth • NYY 6.6
2. Foxx • PHA 5.8
3. Simmons • PHA 5.7
4. Gehrig • NYY 5.4
5. Fonseca • CLE 3.8
6. Combs • NYY 3.6
7. Alexander • DET 3.5
8. Averill • CLE 3.4
9. Dykes • PHA 3.3
10. Lazzeri • NYY 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 9.2
2. Foxx • PHA 8.8
3. Simmons • PHA 8.3
4. Miller • PHA 6.4
5. Gehrig • NYY 5.8
6. Haas • PHA 4.5
7. Cochrane • PHA 4.1
8. Combs • NYY 3.2
9. Manush • SLB 3.1
10. Schulte • SLB 2.3
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Ruth • NYY 7.8
2. Gehrig • NYY 5.9
3. Foxx • PHA 5.8
4. Simmons • PHA 5.7
5. Heilmann • DET 4.4
6. Combs • NYY 4.0
7. Miller • PHA 3.9
8. Fonseca • CLE 3.9
9. Alexander • DET 3.8
10. Lazzeri • NYY 3.8
rOBA
1. Ruth • NYY .487
2. Foxx • PHA .478
3. Simmons • PHA .456
4. Gehrig • NYY .446
5. Lazzeri • NYY .440
6. Fonseca • CLE .436
7. Heilmann • DET .434
8. Dykes • PHA .431
9. Alexander • DET .429
10. Gehringer • DET .426
Rbat+
1. Ruth • NYY 193
2. Foxx • PHA 177
3. Gehrig • NYY 166
4. Lazzeri • NYY 165
5. Simmons • PHA 162
6. Heilmann • DET 152
7. Alexander • DET 150
8. Fonseca • CLE 149
9. Dykes • PHA 144
10. Fothergill • DET 144

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