American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Chance • LAA 8.7
2. Robinson • BAL 8.1
3. Fregosi • LAA 7.9
4. Hansen • CHW 7.7
5. Oliva • MIN 6.8
6. Ford • NYY 6.8
7. Allison • MIN 6.4
8. Ward • CHW 6.3
9. Radatz • BOS 6.0
10. Powell • BAL 5.7
WAR Position Players
1. Robinson • BAL 8.1
2. Fregosi • LAA 7.9
3. Hansen • CHW 7.7
4. Oliva • MIN 6.8
5. Allison • MIN 6.4
6. Ward • CHW 6.3
7. Powell • BAL 5.7
8. Kaline • DET 5.6
9. Howard • NYY 5.5
10. Freehan • DET 5.3
Offensive WAR
1. Mantle • NYY 6.7
2. Oliva • MIN 6.5
3. Robinson • BAL 6.4
4. Fregosi • LAA 6.4
5. Allison • MIN 6.2
6. Killebrew • MIN 5.9
7. Powell • BAL 5.8
8. Bressoud • BOS 5.0
9. Colavito • KCA 5.0
10. Hansen • CHW 4.9
Defensive WAR
1. Hansen • CHW 4.0
2. Knoop • LAA 3.3
3. Fregosi • LAA 2.5
4. Kubek • NYY 2.4
5. Aparicio • BAL 2.3
6. Ward • CHW 2.3
7. Robinson • BAL 2.2
8. Howard • NYY 1.9
9. Rodgers • LAA 1.9
10. Adair • BAL 1.8
Batting Average
1. Oliva • MIN .323
2. Robinson • BAL .317
3. Howard • NYY .313
4. Mantle • NYY .303
5. Robinson • CHW .301
6. Freehan • DET .300
7. Kaline • DET .293
8. Bressoud • BOS .293
9. Powell • BAL .290
10. Yastrzemski • BOS .289
On-Base%
1. Mantle • NYY .423
2. Allison • MIN .404
3. Powell • BAL .399
4. Robinson • CHW .388
5. Kaline • DET .383
6. Siebern • BAL .379
7. Causey • KCA .377
8. Killebrew • MIN .377
9. Yastrzemski • BOS .374
10. Bressoud • BOS .372
Slugging %
1. Powell • BAL .606
2. Mantle • NYY .591
3. Oliva • MIN .557
4. Allison • MIN .553
5. Killebrew • MIN .548
6. Robinson • BAL .521
7. Colavito • KCA .507
8. Stuart • BOS .491
9. Hall • MIN .480
10. Ward • CHW .473
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Mantle • NYY 1.015
2. Powell • BAL 1.005
3. Allison • MIN .957
4. Killebrew • MIN .924
5. Oliva • MIN .916
6. Robinson • BAL .889
7. Colavito • KCA .873
8. Kaline • DET .851
9. Gentile • KCA .837
10. Fregosi • LAA .833
Games Played
1. Robinson • BAL 163
Wagner • CLE 163
3. Howser • CLE 162
McAuliffe • DET 162
Knoop • LAA 162
6. Oliva • MIN 161
7. Colavito • KCA 160
Versalles • MIN 160
Pepitone • NYY 160
10. Richardson • NYY 159
At Bats
1. Richardson • NYY 679
2. Oliva • MIN 672
3. Versalles • MIN 659
4. Wagner • CLE 641
5. Howser • CLE 637
6. Lumpe • DET 624
7. Pepitone • NYY 613
8. Robinson • BAL 612
9. Causey • KCA 604
10. Stuart • BOS 603
Plate Appearances
1. Howser • CLE 736
2. Richardson • NYY 728
3. Oliva • MIN 719
4. Versalles • MIN 718
5. Wagner • CLE 710
6. Causey • KCA 705
7. Lumpe • DET 688
8. Robinson • BAL 685
9. Killebrew • MIN 682
10. Colavito • KCA 681
Runs Scored
1. Oliva • MIN 109
2. Howser • CLE 101
3. Killebrew • MIN 95
4. Wagner • CLE 94
Versalles • MIN 94
6. Aparicio • BAL 93
7. Siebern • BAL 92
Mantle • NYY 92
9. Allison • MIN 90
Richardson • NYY 90
Hits
1. Oliva • MIN 217
2. Robinson • BAL 194
3. Richardson • NYY 181
4. Howard • NYY 172
5. Versalles • MIN 171
6. Causey • KCA 170
7. Stuart • BOS 168
8. Bressoud • BOS 166
9. Yastrzemski • BOS 164
10. Howser • CLE 163
Total Bases
1. Oliva • MIN 374
2. Robinson • BAL 319
3. Killebrew • MIN 316
4. Colavito • KCA 298
5. Stuart • BOS 296
6. Versalles • MIN 284
7. Wagner • CLE 278
8. Mantle • NYY 275
9. Allison • MIN 272
10. Bressoud • BOS 258
Doubles
1. Oliva • MIN 43
2. Bressoud • BOS 41
3. Robinson • BAL 35
4. Versalles • MIN 33
5. Kaline • DET 31
Causey • KCA 31
Colavito • KCA 31
8. Yastrzemski • BOS 29
9. Ward • CHW 28
10. Stuart • BOS 27
Mathews • KCA 27
Allison • MIN 27
Howard • NYY 27
Thomas • 2TM 27
Triples
1. Rollins • MIN 10
Versalles • MIN 10
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 9
Fregosi • LAA 9
Oliva • MIN 9
6. Freehan • DET 8
7. McAuliffe • DET 7
Hinton • WSA 7
9. Buford • CHW 6
Brown • DET 6
Lumpe • DET 6
Smith • LAA 6
Home Runs
1. Killebrew • MIN 49
2. Powell • BAL 39
3. Mantle • NYY 35
4. Colavito • KCA 34
5. Stuart • BOS 33
6. Allison • MIN 32
Oliva • MIN 32
8. Wagner • CLE 31
9. Mantilla • BOS 30
10. Robinson • BAL 28
Gentile • KCA 28
Pepitone • NYY 28
Lock • WSA 28
Runs Batted In
1. Robinson • BAL 118
2. Stuart • BOS 114
3. Killebrew • MIN 111
Mantle • NYY 111
5. Colavito • KCA 102
6. Wagner • CLE 100
Pepitone • NYY 100
8. Powell • BAL 99
9. Ward • CHW 94
Oliva • MIN 94
Bases on Balls
1. Siebern • BAL 106
2. Mantle • NYY 99
3. Killebrew • MIN 93
4. Allison • MIN 92
5. Causey • KCA 88
6. Gentile • KCA 84
7. Colavito • KCA 83
8. Lock • WSA 79
9. McAuliffe • DET 77
10. Powell • BAL 76
Howser • CLE 76
Strikeouts
1. Mathews • KCA 143
2. Lock • WSA 137
3. Killebrew • MIN 135
4. Stuart • BOS 130
5. Nicholson • CHW 126
6. Gentile • KCA 122
7. Wagner • CLE 121
8. Kennedy • WSA 119
9. Hall • MIN 112
10. Tresh • NYY 110
Stolen Bases
1. Aparicio • BAL 57
2. Weis • CHW 22
3. Davalillo • CLE 21
4. Howser • CLE 20
5. Hinton • WSA 17
6. McCraw • CHW 15
7. Wagner • CLE 14
Bruton • DET 14
Versalles • MIN 14
10. Tresh • NYY 13
Singles
1. Richardson • NYY 148
2. Howser • CLE 133
Oliva • MIN 133
4. Robinson • BAL 128
5. Robinson • CHW 127
Lumpe • DET 127
Causey • KCA 127
Howard • NYY 127
9. Davalillo • CLE 122
10. Aparicio • BAL 121
Adjusted OPS+
1. Mantle • NYY 177
2. Powell • BAL 176
3. Allison • MIN 163
4. Killebrew • MIN 153
5. Oliva • MIN 150
6. Robinson • BAL 145
7. Fregosi • LAA 141
8. Colavito • KCA 137
9. Kaline • DET 134
10. Ward • CHW 129
Runs Created
1. Oliva • MIN 132
2. Killebrew • MIN 122
3. Mantle • NYY 121
4. Allison • MIN 119
5. Robinson • BAL 115
6. Colavito • KCA 110
7. Powell • BAL 105
8. Bressoud • BOS 99
9. Kaline • DET 97
10. Stuart • BOS 93
Howard • NYY 93
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Mantle • NYY 53
2. Allison • MIN 46
3. Powell • BAL 45
4. Oliva • MIN 43
5. Killebrew • MIN 43
6. Robinson • BAL 38
7. Colavito • KCA 31
8. Fregosi • LAA 30
9. Kaline • DET 27
10. Mantilla • BOS 25
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Mantle • NYY 5.4
2. Allison • MIN 4.6
3. Powell • BAL 4.6
4. Oliva • MIN 4.3
Killebrew • MIN 4.3
6. Robinson • BAL 3.8
7. Colavito • KCA 3.2
8. Fregosi • LAA 3.0
9. Kaline • DET 2.8
10. Mantilla • BOS 2.5
Extra Base Hits
1. Oliva • MIN 84
2. Colavito • KCA 67
3. Robinson • BAL 66
4. Allison • MIN 63
Versalles • MIN 63
6. Mantle • NYY 62
7. Stuart • BOS 61
Killebrew • MIN 61
9. Bressoud • BOS 59
10. Powell • BAL 56
Times On Base
1. Causey • KCA 265
2. Killebrew • MIN 257
Oliva • MIN 257
4. Robinson • BAL 249
Colavito • KCA 249
6. Yastrzemski • BOS 241
Howser • CLE 241
8. Allison • MIN 240
Mantle • NYY 240
10. Bressoud • BOS 239
Offensive Win %
1. Mantle • NYY .817
2. Powell • BAL .799
3. Allison • MIN .794
4. Killebrew • MIN .738
Oliva • MIN .738
6. Robinson • BAL .706
7. Kaline • DET .699
8. Colavito • KCA .692
9. Maris • NYY .684
10. Bressoud • BOS .681
Hit By Pitch
1. Freehan • DET 8
Killebrew • MIN 8
Versalles • MIN 8
4. Held • CLE 7
Romano • CLE 7
Causey • KCA 7
Allison • MIN 7
Tresh • NYY 7
9. Hansen • CHW 6
Landis • CHW 6
Alvis • CLE 6
Wagner • CLE 6
Wert • DET 6
Oliva • MIN 6
Maris • NYY 6
Sacrifice Hits
1. Howser • CLE 16
Richardson • NYY 16
3. Weis • CHW 15
4. Wickersham • DET 12
5. Snyder • MIN 11
6. Lolich • DET 9
Rollins • MIN 9
Moran • 2TM 9
Blasingame • WSA 9
10. Robinson • BAL 8
Buford • CHW 8
Horlen • CHW 8
Lumpe • DET 8
Chance • LAA 8
Sacrifice Flies
1. Robinson • BAL 10
2. Battey • MIN 8
3. Siebern • BAL 7
Stuart • BOS 7
Ward • CHW 7
Cash • DET 7
Freehan • DET 7
Wert • DET 7
Rodgers • LAA 7
10. Hansen • CHW 6
McNertney • CHW 6
Chance • CLE 6
Davalillo • CLE 6
Skowron • 2TM 6
Lock • WSA 6
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Mantle • NYY 18
2. Wagner • CLE 12
Howard • NYY 12
4. Tillman • BOS 11
Ward • CHW 11
Rodgers • LAA 11
Boyer • NYY 11
8. Adair • BAL 10
Robinson • BAL 10
10. Francona • CLE 9
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 30
2. Battey • MIN 23
3. Hinton • WSA 21
4. Adair • BAL 20
Charles • KCA 20
6. Causey • KCA 19
7. Mathews • KCA 18
8. Robinson • BAL 17
Knoop • LAA 17
Pepitone • NYY 17
Caught Stealing
1. Aparicio • BAL 17
2. Davalillo • CLE 11
3. Buford • CHW 7
McCraw • CHW 7
Weis • CHW 7
Howser • CLE 7
Charles • KCA 7
8. Hershberger • CHW 6
Salmon • CLE 6
Oliva • MIN 6
Hinton • WSA 6
SB %
1. Wagner • CLE 87.50
2. Versalles • MIN 77.78
3. Aparicio • BAL 77.03
4. Weis • CHW 75.86
5. Howser • CLE 74.07
6. Hinton • WSA 73.91
7. Bruton • DET 73.68
8. McCraw • CHW 68.18
9. Oliva • MIN 66.67
10. Davalillo • CLE 65.63
Power-Speed #
1. Wagner • CLE 19.3
2. Oliva • MIN 17.5
3. Aparicio • BAL 17.0
4. Versalles • MIN 16.5
5. Allison • MIN 15.2
6. Tresh • NYY 14.3
7. Charles • KCA 13.7
8. Hinton • WSA 13.4
9. Brown • DET 12.7
10. McAuliffe • DET 12.0
AB per SO
1. Richardson • NYY 18.9
2. Howser • CLE 16.3
3. Robinson • CHW 12.8
4. Malzone • BOS 12.5
5. Blasingame • WSA 11.5
6. Aparicio • BAL 11.3
7. Thomas • 2TM 11.2
8. Colavito • KCA 10.5
9. Kaline • DET 10.3
10. Lumpe • DET 10.2
AB per HR
1. Powell • BAL 10.9
2. Killebrew • MIN 11.8
3. Mantle • NYY 13.3
4. Allison • MIN 15.4
5. Gentile • KCA 15.7
6. Colavito • KCA 17.3
7. Stuart • BOS 18.3
8. Lock • WSA 18.3
9. Maris • NYY 19.7
10. Hall • MIN 20.4
Outs Made
1. Richardson • NYY 536
2. Howser • CLE 513
3. Versalles • MIN 506
4. Wagner • CLE 501
5. Lumpe • DET 489
6. Pepitone • NYY 484
7. Oliva • MIN 476
8. Aparicio • BAL 466
9. Rollins • MIN 463
10. Causey • KCA 460
Mathews • KCA 460
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Mantle • NYY 65.39
2. Powell • BAL 53.09
3. Oliva • MIN 49.25
4. Robinson • BAL 48.24
5. Killebrew • MIN 43.14
6. Allison • MIN 41.93
7. Colavito • KCA 37.93
8. Kaline • DET 37.87
9. Howard • NYY 36.58
10. Fregosi • LAA 33.59
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Mantle • NYY 6.5
2. Killebrew • MIN 5.9
3. Powell • BAL 5.8
4. Robinson • BAL 4.8
5. Lock • WSA 4.5
6. Colavito • KCA 4.3
7. Oliva • MIN 3.8
8. Cash • DET 3.2
9. Mantilla • BOS 3.1
10. Fregosi • LAA 2.9
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Mantle • NYY 6.2
2. Powell • BAL 6.2
3. Killebrew • MIN 5.5
4. Oliva • MIN 5.1
5. Allison • MIN 4.4
6. Robinson • BAL 4.1
7. Colavito • KCA 3.6
8. Mantilla • BOS 3.1
9. Fregosi • LAA 2.9
10. Kaline • DET 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Powell • BAL 23.0
2. Robinson • BAL 22.2
3. Mantle • NYY 16.9
4. Howard • NYY 10.9
5. Ward • CHW 8.3
6. Maris • NYY 5.5
7. Oliva • MIN 4.6
8. Killebrew • MIN 4.6
9. Bowens • BAL 4.3
10. Tresh • NYY 4.2
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Mantle • NYY 6.5
2. Powell • BAL 5.3
3. Oliva • MIN 5.0
4. Robinson • BAL 4.9
5. Killebrew • MIN 4.3
6. Allison • MIN 4.2
7. Kaline • DET 3.8
8. Colavito • KCA 3.8
9. Howard • NYY 3.7
10. Fregosi • LAA 3.6

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