American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Williams • BOS 9.5
2. Boudreau • CLE 7.3
3. Gordon • CLE 6.6
4. Newhouser • DET 6.3
5. Lopat • CHW 5.8
6. Feller • CLE 5.2
7. Hutchinson • DET 5.2
8. Henrich • NYY 5.1
9. Masterson • WSH 5.0
10. Appling • CHW 4.8
WAR Position Players
1. Williams • BOS 9.5
2. Boudreau • CLE 7.3
3. Gordon • CLE 6.6
4. Henrich • NYY 5.1
5. Appling • CHW 4.8
6. DiMaggio • NYY 4.7
7. Stephens • SLB 4.6
8. Rizzuto • NYY 4.6
9. Pesky • BOS 4.5
10. Cullenbine • DET 4.4
Offensive WAR
1. Williams • BOS 9.6
2. DiMaggio • NYY 5.6
3. Boudreau • CLE 5.2
4. Gordon • CLE 5.0
5. Appling • CHW 4.9
6. Pesky • BOS 4.7
7. Henrich • NYY 4.6
8. Stephens • SLB 4.2
9. Fain • PHA 3.7
10. Rizzuto • NYY 3.6
Defensive WAR
1. Boudreau • CLE 3.1
2. Gordon • CLE 2.4
3. Rizzuto • NYY 2.0
4. Rosar • PHA 1.9
5. Doerr • BOS 1.8
6. Stirnweiss • NYY 1.5
7. Stephens • SLB 1.5
8. Suder • PHA 1.5
9. Baker • CHW 1.2
10. Evans • WSH 1.1
Batting Average
1. Williams • BOS .343
2. McCosky • PHA .328
3. Pesky • BOS .324
4. Wright • CHW .324
5. Kell • DET .320
6. Mitchell • CLE .316
7. DiMaggio • NYY .315
8. Boudreau • CLE .307
9. Appling • CHW .306
10. McQuinn • NYY .304
On-Base%
1. Williams • BOS .499
2. Fain • PHA .414
3. Cullenbine • DET .401
4. Wright • CHW .398
5. McCosky • PHA .395
6. McQuinn • NYY .395
7. Pesky • BOS .393
8. DiMaggio • NYY .391
9. Boudreau • CLE .388
10. Kell • DET .387
Slugging %
1. Williams • BOS .634
2. DiMaggio • NYY .522
3. Gordon • CLE .496
4. Henrich • NYY .485
5. Heath • SLB .485
6. Mele • BOS .448
7. Spence • WSH .441
8. McQuinn • NYY .437
9. Evers • DET .435
10. Doerr • BOS .426
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Williams • BOS 1.133
2. DiMaggio • NYY .913
3. Henrich • NYY .857
4. Heath • SLB .850
5. Gordon • CLE .842
6. Fain • PHA .837
7. McQuinn • NYY .832
8. Cullenbine • DET .823
9. Spence • WSH .819
10. Boudreau • CLE .811
Games Played
1. Lake • DET 158
2. Williams • BOS 156
3. Pesky • BOS 155
Gordon • CLE 155
5. Jones • 2TM 154
Vernon • WSH 154
7. Rizzuto • NYY 153
8. Kell • DET 152
9. Keltner • CLE 151
Joost • PHA 151
At Bats
1. Pesky • BOS 638
2. Lake • DET 602
3. Vernon • WSH 600
4. Kell • DET 588
5. York • 2TM 584
6. Jones • 2TM 575
7. Stirnweiss • NYY 571
Dillinger • SLB 571
9. Gordon • CLE 562
Stephens • SLB 562
Plate Appearances
1. Lake • DET 732
2. Pesky • BOS 719
3. Williams • BOS 693
4. Joost • PHA 682
5. Stirnweiss • NYY 673
6. Kell • DET 662
7. Vernon • WSH 652
8. York • 2TM 644
9. Jones • 2TM 636
10. Dillinger • SLB 635
Runs Scored
1. Williams • BOS 125
2. Henrich • NYY 109
3. Pesky • BOS 106
4. Stirnweiss • NYY 102
5. DiMaggio • NYY 97
6. Lake • DET 96
7. Gordon • CLE 89
8. McQuinn • NYY 84
Chapman • PHA 84
10. Cullenbine • DET 82
Hits
1. Pesky • BOS 207
2. Kell • DET 188
3. Williams • BOS 181
4. McCosky • PHA 179
5. DiMaggio • NYY 168
Dillinger • SLB 168
7. Boudreau • CLE 165
8. Vernon • WSH 159
9. Henrich • NYY 158
10. McQuinn • NYY 157
Stephens • SLB 157
Total Bases
1. Williams • BOS 335
2. Gordon • CLE 279
DiMaggio • NYY 279
4. Henrich • NYY 267
5. Pesky • BOS 250
6. Kell • DET 242
7. Doerr • BOS 239
8. Heath • SLB 238
9. Vernon • WSH 233
10. York • 2TM 232
Doubles
1. Boudreau • CLE 45
2. Williams • BOS 40
3. Henrich • NYY 35
4. DiMaggio • NYY 31
5. Appling • CHW 29
Keltner • CLE 29
Kell • DET 29
Vernon • WSH 29
9. Mayo • DET 28
Mullin • DET 28
Fain • PHA 28
Suder • PHA 28
Triples
1. Henrich • NYY 13
2. Vernon • WSH 12
3. Philley • CHW 11
4. Doerr • BOS 10
Mitchell • CLE 10
DiMaggio • NYY 10
7. Williams • BOS 9
Rizzuto • NYY 9
Lehner • SLB 9
10. Mele • BOS 8
Pesky • BOS 8
Johnson • NYY 8
Stirnweiss • NYY 8
Home Runs
1. Williams • BOS 32
2. Gordon • CLE 29
3. Heath • SLB 27
4. Cullenbine • DET 24
5. York • 2TM 21
6. DiMaggio • NYY 20
7. Jones • 2TM 19
8. Judnich • SLB 18
9. Doerr • BOS 17
10. Henrich • NYY 16
Spence • WSH 16
Runs Batted In
1. Williams • BOS 114
2. Henrich • NYY 98
3. DiMaggio • NYY 97
4. Jones • 2TM 96
5. Doerr • BOS 95
Johnson • NYY 95
7. Gordon • CLE 93
Kell • DET 93
9. York • 2TM 91
10. Heath • SLB 85
Vernon • WSH 85
Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 162
2. Cullenbine • DET 137
3. Lake • DET 120
4. Joost • PHA 114
5. Fain • PHA 95
6. Stirnweiss • NYY 89
7. Heath • SLB 88
8. Spence • WSH 81
9. Wakefield • DET 80
10. McQuinn • NYY 78
Strikeouts
1. Joost • PHA 110
2. Heath • SLB 87
York • 2TM 87
4. Jones • 2TM 85
5. Priddy • WSH 79
6. Lindell • NYY 70
Chapman • PHA 70
8. Seerey • CLE 66
Mullin • DET 66
Wertz • DET 66
McQuinn • NYY 66
Stolen Bases
1. Dillinger • SLB 34
2. Philley • CHW 21
3. Vernon • WSH 12
Pesky • BOS 12
5. Rizzuto • NYY 11
Lake • DET 11
Kolloway • CHW 11
Valo • PHA 11
9. DiMaggio • BOS 10
Tucker • CHW 10
Michaels • CHW 10
Singles
1. Pesky • BOS 172
2. Kell • DET 149
McCosky • PHA 149
4. Dillinger • SLB 136
5. Mitchell • CLE 129
6. Stephens • SLB 120
7. Appling • CHW 117
McQuinn • NYY 117
9. Stirnweiss • NYY 115
10. Wright • CHW 113
Boudreau • CLE 113
Rizzuto • NYY 113
Adjusted OPS+
1. Williams • BOS 205
2. DiMaggio • NYY 154
3. Henrich • NYY 138
4. Gordon • CLE 135
5. Heath • SLB 133
6. McQuinn • NYY 132
7. Fain • PHA 132
8. Spence • WSH 130
9. Boudreau • CLE 128
10. Appling • CHW 126
Runs Created
1. Williams • BOS 166
2. DiMaggio • NYY 109
3. Pesky • BOS 98
Henrich • NYY 98
5. Gordon • CLE 96
6. Kell • DET 91
7. McQuinn • NYY 89
8. Boudreau • CLE 88
9. Heath • SLB 87
10. McCosky • PHA 84
Spence • WSH 84
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Williams • BOS 89
2. DiMaggio • NYY 38
3. Henrich • NYY 28
4. Fain • PHA 26
5. McQuinn • NYY 25
6. Boudreau • CLE 24
7. Gordon • CLE 24
8. Cullenbine • DET 23
9. Heath • SLB 22
10. Spence • WSH 22
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Williams • BOS 8.9
2. DiMaggio • NYY 3.8
3. Henrich • NYY 2.8
4. Fain • PHA 2.6
5. McQuinn • NYY 2.5
6. Gordon • CLE 2.4
Boudreau • CLE 2.4
8. Cullenbine • DET 2.4
9. Heath • SLB 2.3
10. Spence • WSH 2.2
Extra Base Hits
1. Williams • BOS 81
2. Henrich • NYY 64
3. Gordon • CLE 62
4. DiMaggio • NYY 61
5. Heath • SLB 54
6. Boudreau • CLE 52
7. Doerr • BOS 50
York • 2TM 50
9. Mullin • DET 49
10. Vernon • WSH 48
Times On Base
1. Williams • BOS 345
2. Pesky • BOS 279
3. Kell • DET 252
4. Lake • DET 248
5. Cullenbine • DET 241
6. McCosky • PHA 240
7. Stirnweiss • NYY 237
8. Boudreau • CLE 236
9. DiMaggio • NYY 235
McQuinn • NYY 235
Offensive Win %
1. Williams • BOS .879
2. DiMaggio • NYY .752
3. Henrich • NYY .687
4. McQuinn • NYY .675
5. Heath • SLB .663
6. Gordon • CLE .659
7. Boudreau • CLE .656
8. Fain • PHA .655
9. Spence • WSH .654
10. McCosky • PHA .648
Hit By Pitch
1. Rizzuto • NYY 8
2. Johnson • NYY 6
Evers • DET 6
4. Majeski • PHA 5
5. Jones • 2TM 4
Dillinger • SLB 4
McCosky • PHA 4
Joost • PHA 4
Boudreau • CLE 4
10. Culberson • BOS 3
Zarilla • SLB 3
Lehner • SLB 3
Henrich • NYY 3
DiMaggio • NYY 3
Kell • DET 3
DiMaggio • BOS 3
Hodgin • CHW 3
Michaels • CHW 3
Sacrifice Hits
1. Joost • PHA 24
2. Boudreau • CLE 14
Evers • DET 14
McQuinn • NYY 14
Suder • PHA 14
Valo • PHA 14
7. Keltner • CLE 12
Mayo • DET 12
Marchildon • PHA 12
10. Swift • DET 11
Stirnweiss • NYY 11
Zarilla • SLB 11
Galehouse • 2TM 11
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 29
2. McQuinn • NYY 15
DiMaggio • NYY 15
4. Spence • WSH 14
5. Gordon • CLE 13
6. Hegan • CLE 11
Majeski • PHA 11
8. Rosar • PHA 8
Boudreau • CLE 8
10. Robinson • NYY 7
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Doerr • BOS 25
2. Kolloway • CHW 22
York • 2TM 22
4. Johnson • NYY 21
5. Majeski • PHA 18
Lehner • SLB 18
7. Lewis • WSH 17
8. Gordon • CLE 16
Mayo • DET 16
Priddy • WSH 16
Caught Stealing
1. Philley • CHW 16
2. Dillinger • SLB 13
3. Vernon • WSH 12
4. Kell • DET 11
5. Lake • DET 10
6. Pesky • BOS 9
7. Mullin • DET 8
8. Mayo • DET 7
Evers • DET 7
Baker • CHW 7
Power-Speed #
1. Lake • DET 11.5
2. Gordon • CLE 11.3
3. Stephens • SLB 10.4
4. Jones • 2TM 9.1
5. Evers • DET 8.9
DiMaggio • BOS 8.9
7. Vernon • WSH 8.8
8. Joost • PHA 8.2
9. Appling • CHW 8.0
10. Valo • PHA 6.9
Keltner • CLE 6.9
AB per SO
1. Boudreau • CLE 53.8
2. Kell • DET 36.8
3. Mitchell • CLE 35.2
4. Pesky • BOS 29.0
5. Wright • CHW 23.6
6. Mayo • DET 19.1
7. McCosky • PHA 18.8
8. Lewis • WSH 18.7
9. Appling • CHW 18.0
10. Rizzuto • NYY 17.7
AB per HR
1. Williams • BOS 16.5
2. Heath • SLB 18.2
3. Cullenbine • DET 19.3
4. Gordon • CLE 19.4
5. DiMaggio • NYY 26.7
6. Judnich • SLB 27.8
7. York • 2TM 27.8
8. Jones • 2TM 30.3
9. Spence • WSH 31.6
10. Doerr • BOS 33.0
Outs Made
1. Lake • DET 508
2. York • 2TM 471
3. Vernon • WSH 468
4. Joost • PHA 464
5. Pesky • BOS 459
6. Jones • 2TM 457
7. Stirnweiss • NYY 452
8. Doerr • BOS 448
9. Philley • CHW 444
10. Chapman • PHA 438
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Williams • BOS 63.10
2. Henrich • NYY 51.94
3. DiMaggio • NYY 44.85
4. McQuinn • NYY 36.60
5. Gordon • CLE 32.58
6. Spence • WSH 31.87
7. Boudreau • CLE 31.75
8. Keller • NYY 22.21
9. Valo • PHA 21.66
10. Appling • CHW 21.36
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Williams • BOS 6.0
2. Henrich • NYY 5.5
3. Gordon • CLE 3.5
4. DiMaggio • NYY 3.0
5. Appling • CHW 2.5
6. Boudreau • CLE 2.4
7. Spence • WSH 2.3
8. Valo • PHA 2.2
9. Kell • DET 2.1
10. Joost • PHA 1.9
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Williams • BOS 5.9
2. Henrich • NYY 3.7
3. DiMaggio • NYY 3.5
4. Boudreau • CLE 2.7
5. McQuinn • NYY 2.6
6. Gordon • CLE 2.3
7. Spence • WSH 2.3
8. Appling • CHW 2.3
9. Heath • SLB 2.1
10. Keller • NYY 1.9
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Williams • BOS 8.2
2. Henrich • NYY 7.7
3. DiMaggio • NYY 6.4
4. Berra • NYY 3.6
5. Kell • DET 3.6
6. McQuinn • NYY 3.3
7. Spence • WSH 2.9
8. Boudreau • CLE 2.7
9. Keller • NYY 2.6
10. Doerr • BOS 2.4
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Williams • BOS 6.2
2. Henrich • NYY 5.3
3. DiMaggio • NYY 4.6
4. McQuinn • NYY 3.7
5. Gordon • CLE 3.4
6. Spence • WSH 3.3
7. Boudreau • CLE 3.3
8. Appling • CHW 2.2
9. Keller • NYY 2.2
10. Valo • PHA 2.2
rOBA
1. Williams • BOS .504
2. DiMaggio • NYY .418
3. Fain • PHA .397
4. Henrich • NYY .396
5. Cullenbine • DET .393
6. Heath • SLB .391
7. Boudreau • CLE .383
8. McQuinn • NYY .382
9. Gordon • CLE .381
10. Spence • WSH .378
Rbat+
1. Williams • BOS 212
2. DiMaggio • NYY 156
3. Henrich • NYY 141
4. Fain • PHA 141
5. Gordon • CLE 134
6. Heath • SLB 134
7. Cullenbine • DET 134
8. Boudreau • CLE 134
9. McQuinn • NYY 134
10. Appling • CHW 133

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