American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mantle • NYY 11.3
2. Williams • BOS 9.7
3. Fox • CHW 7.9
4. Bunning • DET 7.0
5. Sullivan • BOS 6.1
6. McDougald • NYY 5.8
7. Kaline • DET 5.5
8. Miñoso • CHW 5.4
9. Maxwell • DET 5.2
10. Sievers • WSH 4.6
WAR Position Players
1. Mantle • NYY 11.3
2. Williams • BOS 9.7
3. Fox • CHW 7.9
4. McDougald • NYY 5.8
5. Kaline • DET 5.5
6. Miñoso • CHW 5.4
7. Maxwell • DET 5.2
8. Sievers • WSH 4.6
9. Woodling • CLE 4.6
10. Gardner • BAL 3.7
Offensive WAR
1. Mantle • NYY 11.3
2. Williams • BOS 9.5
3. Fox • CHW 6.3
4. Sievers • WSH 6.2
5. Miñoso • CHW 4.9
6. Woodling • CLE 4.5
7. McDougald • NYY 4.3
8. Maxwell • DET 3.8
9. Boyd • BAL 3.6
10. Kaline • DET 3.4
Defensive WAR
1. McDougald • NYY 2.4
2. Fox • CHW 2.2
3. Klaus • BOS 2.1
4. Gardner • BAL 2.1
5. Aparicio • CHW 2.0
6. Phillips • CHW 1.7
7. Miranda • BAL 1.6
8. Esposito • CHW 1.4
9. Kaline • DET 1.4
10. Bridges • WSH 1.3
Batting Average
1. Williams • BOS .388
2. Mantle • NYY .365
3. Woodling • CLE .321
4. Boyd • BAL .318
5. Fox • CHW .317
6. Miñoso • CHW .310
7. Skowron • NYY .304
8. Sievers • WSH .301
9. Kaline • DET .295
10. Malzone • BOS .292
On-Base%
1. Williams • BOS .526
2. Mantle • NYY .512
3. Woodling • CLE .408
4. Miñoso • CHW .408
5. Fox • CHW .403
6. Sievers • WSH .388
7. Boyd • BAL .388
8. Maxwell • DET .377
9. Doby • CHW .373
10. Wertz • CLE .371
Slugging %
1. Williams • BOS .731
2. Mantle • NYY .665
3. Sievers • WSH .579
4. Woodling • CLE .521
5. Wertz • CLE .485
6. Maxwell • DET .482
7. Kaline • DET .478
8. Zernial • KCA .471
9. Colavito • CLE .471
10. Skowron • NYY .470
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Williams • BOS 1.257
2. Mantle • NYY 1.177
3. Sievers • WSH .967
4. Woodling • CLE .929
5. Miñoso • CHW .862
6. Maxwell • DET .858
7. Wertz • CLE .857
8. Doby • CHW .837
9. Jensen • BOS .836
10. Kaline • DET .821
Games Played
1. Fox • CHW 155
2. Gardner • BAL 154
3. Malzone • BOS 153
Miñoso • CHW 153
5. Sievers • WSH 152
6. Piersall • BOS 151
Kuenn • DET 151
8. Kaline • DET 149
9. Bolling • DET 146
10. Jensen • BOS 145
At Bats
1. Gardner • BAL 644
2. Malzone • BOS 634
3. Kuenn • DET 624
4. Fox • CHW 619
5. Piersall • BOS 609
6. Kaline • DET 577
7. Bolling • DET 576
8. Aparicio • CHW 575
9. Sievers • WSH 572
10. Miñoso • CHW 568
Plate Appearances
1. Gardner • BAL 718
Fox • CHW 718
3. Piersall • BOS 687
4. Kuenn • DET 679
5. Miñoso • CHW 678
6. Malzone • BOS 672
7. Sievers • WSH 657
8. Bolling • DET 644
9. Aparicio • CHW 640
10. Kaline • DET 636
Runs Scored
1. Mantle • NYY 121
2. Fox • CHW 110
3. Piersall • BOS 103
4. Sievers • WSH 99
5. Williams • BOS 96
Miñoso • CHW 96
7. McDougald • NYY 87
8. Wertz • CLE 84
9. Kaline • DET 83
10. Jensen • BOS 82
Malzone • BOS 82
Aparicio • CHW 82
Hits
1. Fox • CHW 196
2. Malzone • BOS 185
3. Miñoso • CHW 176
4. Kuenn • DET 173
Mantle • NYY 173
6. Sievers • WSH 172
7. Kaline • DET 170
8. Gardner • BAL 169
9. Williams • BOS 163
10. Piersall • BOS 159
Total Bases
1. Sievers • WSH 331
2. Mantle • NYY 315
3. Williams • BOS 307
4. Kaline • DET 276
5. Malzone • BOS 271
6. Miñoso • CHW 258
7. Fox • CHW 257
8. Jensen • BOS 255
9. Piersall • BOS 253
10. Wertz • CLE 250
Doubles
1. Gardner • BAL 36
Miñoso • CHW 36
3. Malzone • BOS 31
4. Kuenn • DET 30
5. Jensen • BOS 29
Kaline • DET 29
7. Williams • BOS 28
Mantle • NYY 28
9. Piersall • BOS 27
Doby • CHW 27
Fox • CHW 27
Bolling • DET 27
Triples
1. Bauer • NYY 9
McDougald • NYY 9
Simpson • 2TM 9
4. Boyd • BAL 8
Fox • CHW 8
6. Nieman • BAL 6
Aparicio • CHW 6
Rivera • CHW 6
Bolling • DET 6
Kuenn • DET 6
DeMaestri • KCA 6
Mantle • NYY 6
Lemon • WSH 6
Home Runs
1. Sievers • WSH 42
2. Williams • BOS 38
3. Mantle • NYY 34
4. Wertz • CLE 28
5. Zernial • KCA 27
6. Colavito • CLE 25
7. Maxwell • DET 24
Berra • NYY 24
9. Jensen • BOS 23
Kaline • DET 23
Runs Batted In
1. Sievers • WSH 114
2. Wertz • CLE 105
3. Jensen • BOS 103
Malzone • BOS 103
Miñoso • CHW 103
6. Mantle • NYY 94
7. Kaline • DET 90
8. Skowron • NYY 88
9. Williams • BOS 87
10. Colavito • CLE 84
Bases on Balls
1. Mantle • NYY 146
2. Williams • BOS 119
3. Miñoso • CHW 79
Smith • CLE 79
5. Wertz • CLE 78
6. Maxwell • DET 76
Sievers • WSH 76
8. Jensen • BOS 75
Fox • CHW 75
10. Yost • WSH 73
Strikeouts
1. Lemon • WSH 94
2. Wertz • CLE 88
3. Nieman • BAL 86
4. Maxwell • DET 84
Zernial • KCA 84
6. DeMaestri • KCA 82
7. Held • 2TM 81
8. Rivera • CHW 80
Colavito • CLE 80
10. Doby • CHW 79
Maris • CLE 79
Stolen Bases
1. Aparicio • CHW 28
2. Rivera • CHW 18
Miñoso • CHW 18
4. Mantle • NYY 16
5. Landis • CHW 14
Pilarcik • BAL 14
Piersall • BOS 14
8. Smith • CLE 12
9. Kaline • DET 11
10. Gardner • BAL 10
Singles
1. Fox • CHW 155
2. Malzone • BOS 134
3. Kuenn • DET 128
4. Boyd • BAL 126
5. Gardner • BAL 124
6. Miñoso • CHW 123
7. Aparicio • CHW 117
8. Kaline • DET 114
9. McDougald • NYY 109
10. Piersall • BOS 108
Adjusted OPS+
1. Williams • BOS 233
2. Mantle • NYY 221
3. Sievers • WSH 164
4. Woodling • CLE 153
5. Miñoso • CHW 135
6. Wertz • CLE 133
7. Maxwell • DET 131
8. Doby • CHW 127
9. Boyd • BAL 125
10. Fox • CHW 124
Runs Created
1. Mantle • NYY 178
2. Williams • BOS 167
3. Sievers • WSH 131
4. Fox • CHW 109
5. Miñoso • CHW 106
6. Wertz • CLE 97
7. Woodling • CLE 94
Maxwell • DET 94
9. Kaline • DET 92
10. Jensen • BOS 91
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Mantle • NYY 92
2. Williams • BOS 89
3. Sievers • WSH 49
4. Woodling • CLE 34
5. Miñoso • CHW 34
6. Wertz • CLE 26
7. Fox • CHW 24
8. Maxwell • DET 22
9. Boyd • BAL 18
10. Jensen • BOS 18
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Mantle • NYY 9.0
2. Williams • BOS 8.7
3. Sievers • WSH 4.9
4. Woodling • CLE 3.4
5. Miñoso • CHW 3.4
6. Wertz • CLE 2.6
7. Fox • CHW 2.4
8. Maxwell • DET 2.3
9. Boyd • BAL 1.8
10. Jensen • BOS 1.8
Extra Base Hits
1. Sievers • WSH 70
2. Mantle • NYY 68
3. Williams • BOS 67
4. Kaline • DET 56
5. Jensen • BOS 54
6. Miñoso • CHW 53
7. Malzone • BOS 51
Piersall • BOS 51
Colavito • CLE 51
10. Maxwell • DET 50
Times On Base
1. Mantle • NYY 319
2. Williams • BOS 287
Fox • CHW 287
4. Miñoso • CHW 276
5. Sievers • WSH 255
6. Gardner • BAL 230
Jensen • BOS 230
8. Piersall • BOS 225
Wertz • CLE 225
10. Kuenn • DET 220
Offensive Win %
1. Williams • BOS .920
2. Mantle • NYY .909
3. Sievers • WSH .774
4. Woodling • CLE .756
5. Maxwell • DET .693
6. Wertz • CLE .683
7. Fox • CHW .680
8. Miñoso • CHW .677
9. Boyd • BAL .653
10. Doby • CHW .646
Hit By Pitch
1. Miñoso • CHW 21
2. Fox • CHW 16
3. Lollar • CHW 13
4. Courtney • WSH 12
5. Gardner • BAL 8
Carrasquel • CLE 8
7. Sievers • WSH 7
8. Yost • WSH 5
Carey • NYY 5
Maxwell • DET 5
Hatfield • CHW 5
Williams • BOS 5
Vernon • BOS 5
Sacrifice Hits
1. McDougald • NYY 19
2. Ávila • CLE 16
3. Kubek • NYY 13
4. Foytack • DET 12
5. Gardner • BAL 11
Kucks • NYY 11
7. Keegan • CHW 10
8. Pilarcik • BAL 9
Aparicio • CHW 9
Lary • DET 9
Busby • 2TM 9
Sacrifice Flies
1. Wertz • CLE 11
2. Pilarcik • BAL 9
Miñoso • CHW 9
4. Nieman • BAL 8
5. Colavito • CLE 7
Smith • CLE 7
Kaline • DET 7
Skowron • NYY 7
9. Carrasquel • CLE 6
Bridges • WSH 6
Lemon • WSH 6
Plews • WSH 6
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 33
2. Mantle • NYY 23
3. House • DET 13
4. Sievers • WSH 11
5. Berra • NYY 10
6. Triandos • BAL 7
Nixon • CLE 7
Kaline • DET 7
Maxwell • DET 7
10. Pilarcik • BAL 6
White • BOS 6
Rivera • CHW 6
Wertz • CLE 6
Boone • DET 6
Thompson • KCA 6
Howard • NYY 6
Skowron • NYY 6
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Jensen • BOS 22
2. Miñoso • CHW 19
3. Howard • NYY 18
4. Piersall • BOS 17
White • BOS 17
Skowron • NYY 17
Bridges • WSH 17
8. Boone • DET 16
9. Malzone • BOS 15
Carrasquel • CLE 15
Bolling • DET 15
Kuenn • DET 15
Caught Stealing
1. Miñoso • CHW 15
2. Yost • WSH 11
3. Kaline • DET 9
Bolling • DET 9
5. Kuenn • DET 8
Aparicio • CHW 8
7. Pilarcik • BAL 7
Gardner • BAL 7
Lemon • WSH 7
10. Colavito • CLE 6
Kubek • NYY 6
Smith • CLE 6
Fox • CHW 6
López • KCA 6
Piersall • BOS 6
Tuttle • DET 6
SB %
1. Rivera • CHW 90.00
2. Mantle • NYY 84.21
3. Aparicio • CHW 77.78
Landis • CHW 77.78
5. Piersall • BOS 70.00
6. Pilarcik • BAL 66.67
Smith • CLE 66.67
8. Gardner • BAL 58.82
9. Kaline • DET 55.00
10. Miñoso • CHW 54.55
Power-Speed #
1. Mantle • NYY 21.8
2. Piersall • BOS 16.1
3. Rivera • CHW 15.8
4. Kaline • DET 14.9
5. Miñoso • CHW 14.4
6. Jensen • BOS 11.9
7. Smith • CLE 11.5
8. Pilarcik • BAL 11.0
9. Maris • CLE 10.2
10. Bauer • NYY 10.1
AB per SO
1. Fox • CHW 47.6
2. Kuenn • DET 22.3
3. Power • KCA 22.2
4. Berra • NYY 20.1
5. Boyd • BAL 15.6
6. Malzone • BOS 15.5
7. Kaline • DET 15.2
8. Pilarcik • BAL 14.5
9. Woodling • CLE 12.3
10. Piersall • BOS 11.3
AB per HR
1. Williams • BOS 11.1
2. Sievers • WSH 13.6
3. Mantle • NYY 13.9
4. Zernial • KCA 16.2
5. Wertz • CLE 18.4
6. Colavito • CLE 18.4
7. Berra • NYY 20.1
8. Maxwell • DET 20.5
9. Woodling • CLE 22.6
10. Jensen • BOS 23.7
Outs Made
1. Gardner • BAL 508
2. Piersall • BOS 485
3. Kuenn • DET 482
4. Malzone • BOS 471
5. Bolling • DET 460
6. Aparicio • CHW 455
7. Fox • CHW 444
8. Kaline • DET 439
9. Miñoso • CHW 436
10. Jensen • BOS 424
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Mantle • NYY 93.45
2. Williams • BOS 84.81
3. Sievers • WSH 56.71
4. Miñoso • CHW 50.17
5. Woodling • CLE 41.58
6. Wertz • CLE 41.42
7. Fox • CHW 39.80
8. Maxwell • DET 33.79
9. Torgeson • 2TM 26.25
10. Kaline • DET 25.60
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Mantle • NYY 9.3
2. Williams • BOS 8.3
3. Sievers • WSH 6.5
4. Miñoso • CHW 5.1
5. Wertz • CLE 4.3
6. Fox • CHW 3.9
7. Maxwell • DET 3.8
8. Woodling • CLE 2.9
9. Skowron • NYY 2.9
10. Kaline • DET 2.6
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Mantle • NYY 9.9
2. Williams • BOS 9.2
3. Sievers • WSH 6.5
4. Miñoso • CHW 4.2
5. Woodling • CLE 3.5
6. Maxwell • DET 3.3
7. Fox • CHW 3.2
8. Wertz • CLE 2.8
9. Kaline • DET 2.2
10. Doby • CHW 2.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Mantle • NYY 25.2
2. Skowron • NYY 11.3
3. Miñoso • CHW 11.1
4. Fox • CHW 8.8
5. Wertz • CLE 6.2
6. Williams • BOS 6.1
7. McDougald • NYY 6.1
8. Simpson • 2TM 5.8
9. Doby • CHW 5.7
10. Torgeson • 2TM 5.1
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Mantle • NYY 9.2
2. Williams • BOS 8.1
3. Sievers • WSH 5.7
4. Miñoso • CHW 5.0
5. Woodling • CLE 4.1
6. Wertz • CLE 4.1
7. Fox • CHW 4.0
8. Maxwell • DET 3.3
9. Torgeson • 2TM 2.6
10. Kaline • DET 2.5

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