American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. McDowell • CLE 7.9
2. Versalles • MIN 7.2
3. Stottlemyre • NYY 6.9
4. Buford • CHW 6.9
5. Oliva • MIN 5.4
6. Cash • DET 5.4
7. Fregosi • CAL 5.2
8. Siebert • CLE 5.0
9. Yastrzemski • BOS 5.0
10. Richert • WSA 4.8
WAR Position Players
1. Versalles • MIN 7.2
2. Buford • CHW 6.9
3. Oliva • MIN 5.4
4. Cash • DET 5.4
5. Fregosi • CAL 5.2
6. Yastrzemski • BOS 5.0
7. Robinson • BAL 4.5
8. McMullen • WSA 4.4
9. Killebrew • MIN 4.4
10. Hall • MIN 4.3
Offensive WAR
1. Versalles • MIN 5.3
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 5.3
3. Oliva • MIN 4.8
4. Buford • CHW 4.7
5. Fregosi • CAL 4.6
6. Wagner • CLE 4.6
7. Tresh • NYY 4.5
8. Colavito • CLE 4.4
9. Cash • DET 4.2
10. Killebrew • MIN 4.0
Defensive WAR
1. Versalles • MIN 3.0
2. Buford • CHW 2.8
3. Aparicio • BAL 2.6
4. Adair • BAL 2.3
5. Hansen • CHW 2.2
6. Fregosi • CAL 1.8
7. McMullen • WSA 1.6
8. Rollins • MIN 1.5
9. Wert • DET 1.4
10. Davalillo • CLE 1.4
Batting Average
1. Oliva • MIN .321
2. Yastrzemski • BOS .312
3. Davalillo • CLE .301
4. Robinson • BAL .297
5. Wagner • CLE .294
6. Howard • WSA .289
7. Colavito • CLE .287
8. Hall • MIN .285
9. Buford • CHW .283
10. Tresh • NYY .279
On-Base%
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .395
2. Colavito • CLE .383
3. Blefary • BAL .381
4. Oliva • MIN .378
5. Mantilla • BOS .374
6. Cash • DET .371
7. Wagner • CLE .369
8. Thomas • BOS .361
9. Howard • WSA .358
10. Buford • CHW .358
Slugging %
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .536
2. Conigliaro • BOS .512
3. Cash • DET .512
4. Wagner • CLE .495
5. Oliva • MIN .491
6. Horton • DET .490
7. Howard • WSA .477
Tresh • NYY .477
9. Blefary • BAL .470
10. Colavito • CLE .468
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .932
2. Cash • DET .883
3. Oliva • MIN .870
4. Wagner • CLE .864
5. Colavito • CLE .851
6. Blefary • BAL .851
7. Conigliaro • BOS .850
8. Howard • WSA .835
9. Horton • DET .831
10. Thomas • BOS .826
Games Played
1. Hansen • CHW 162
Colavito • CLE 162
Wert • DET 162
4. Fregosi • CAL 161
5. Versalles • MIN 160
Richardson • NYY 160
7. Alvis • CLE 159
8. Adair • BAL 157
Berry • CHW 157
10. Robinson • CHW 156
Tresh • NYY 156
At Bats
1. Versalles • MIN 666
2. Richardson • NYY 664
3. Wert • DET 609
4. Alvis • CLE 604
5. Fregosi • CAL 602
Tresh • NYY 602
7. Colavito • CLE 592
8. Hansen • CHW 587
9. Buford • CHW 586
10. Adair • BAL 582
Plate Appearances
1. Versalles • MIN 728
2. Richardson • NYY 713
3. Wert • DET 697
4. Colavito • CLE 695
5. Fregosi • CAL 683
6. Robinson • CHW 671
7. Alvis • CLE 670
8. Buford • CHW 668
Tresh • NYY 668
10. Hansen • CHW 663
Runs Scored
1. Versalles • MIN 126
2. Oliva • MIN 107
3. Tresh • NYY 94
4. Buford • CHW 93
5. Colavito • CLE 92
6. Wagner • CLE 91
7. Alvis • CLE 88
8. Conigliaro • BOS 82
9. Robinson • BAL 81
Wert • DET 81
Hall • MIN 81
Hits
1. Oliva • MIN 185
2. Versalles • MIN 182
3. Colavito • CLE 170
4. Tresh • NYY 168
5. Fregosi • CAL 167
6. Robinson • BAL 166
Buford • CHW 166
8. Richardson • NYY 164
9. Wert • DET 159
10. Campaneris • KCA 156
Total Bases
1. Versalles • MIN 308
2. Tresh • NYY 287
3. Oliva • MIN 283
4. Colavito • CLE 277
5. Conigliaro • BOS 267
6. Yastrzemski • BOS 265
7. Wagner • CLE 256
8. Horton • DET 251
9. Robinson • BAL 249
10. Howard • WSA 246
Doubles
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 45
Versalles • MIN 45
3. Oliva • MIN 40
4. Tresh • NYY 29
5. Richardson • NYY 28
6. Thomas • BOS 27
7. Adair • BAL 26
8. Robinson • BAL 25
Ward • CHW 25
Colavito • CLE 25
Hall • MIN 25
Triples
1. Campaneris • KCA 12
Versalles • MIN 12
3. Aparicio • BAL 10
4. Smith • CAL 9
5. Causey • KCA 8
Blasingame • WSA 8
7. Fregosi • CAL 7
Charles • KCA 7
Mathews • KCA 7
10. Green • BOS 6
Robinson • CHW 6
Hinton • CLE 6
McAuliffe • DET 6
Boyer • NYY 6
Tresh • NYY 6
Howard • WSA 6
McMullen • WSA 6
Home Runs
1. Conigliaro • BOS 32
2. Cash • DET 30
3. Horton • DET 29
4. Wagner • CLE 28
5. Colavito • CLE 26
Whitfield • CLE 26
Tresh • NYY 26
8. Killebrew • MIN 25
9. Harrelson • KCA 23
Allison • MIN 23
Runs Batted In
1. Colavito • CLE 108
2. Horton • DET 104
3. Oliva • MIN 98
4. Mantilla • BOS 92
5. Whitfield • CLE 90
6. Hall • MIN 86
7. Howard • WSA 84
8. Cash • DET 83
9. Conigliaro • BOS 82
10. Robinson • BAL 80
Bases on Balls
1. Colavito • CLE 93
2. Blefary • BAL 88
3. Mantilla • BOS 79
4. Cash • DET 77
5. Robinson • CHW 76
6. Wert • DET 73
Allison • MIN 73
Mantle • NYY 73
9. Thomas • BOS 72
Kaline • DET 72
Killebrew • MIN 72
Strikeouts
1. Versalles • MIN 122
2. Alvis • CLE 121
3. Conigliaro • BOS 116
4. Lock • WSA 115
5. Allison • MIN 114
6. Harrelson • KCA 112
Howard • WSA 112
8. Green • KCA 110
9. Fregosi • CAL 107
10. Knoop • CAL 101
Horton • DET 101
Stolen Bases
1. Campaneris • KCA 51
2. Cardenal • CAL 37
3. Versalles • MIN 27
4. Aparicio • BAL 26
Davalillo • CLE 26
6. Oliva • MIN 19
7. Buford • CHW 17
Hinton • CLE 17
Howser • CLE 17
10. Hall • MIN 14
Singles
1. Buford • CHW 129
2. Richardson • NYY 128
3. Davalillo • CLE 127
4. Fregosi • CAL 126
5. Oliva • MIN 124
6. Wert • DET 123
7. Robinson • BAL 121
8. Robinson • CHW 118
9. Colavito • CLE 117
10. Adair • BAL 115
Campaneris • KCA 115
Adjusted OPS+
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 156
2. Cash • DET 148
3. Wagner • CLE 143
4. Oliva • MIN 141
5. Colavito • CLE 140
6. Blefary • BAL 139
7. Howard • WSA 138
8. Tresh • NYY 134
9. Conigliaro • BOS 133
10. Horton • DET 133
Runs Created
1. Colavito • CLE 110
2. Oliva • MIN 109
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 102
Versalles • MIN 102
5. Tresh • NYY 101
6. Wagner • CLE 99
7. Conigliaro • BOS 91
Cash • DET 91
9. Howard • WSA 90
10. Blefary • BAL 87
Thomas • BOS 87
Buford • CHW 87
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 40
2. Colavito • CLE 35
3. Oliva • MIN 33
4. Cash • DET 32
5. Wagner • CLE 29
6. Blefary • BAL 27
7. Killebrew • MIN 26
8. Tresh • NYY 25
9. Kaline • DET 25
10. Howard • WSA 25
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 4.2
2. Colavito • CLE 3.6
3. Oliva • MIN 3.5
4. Cash • DET 3.3
5. Wagner • CLE 3.1
6. Blefary • BAL 2.8
7. Killebrew • MIN 2.7
8. Tresh • NYY 2.7
9. Kaline • DET 2.6
10. Howard • WSA 2.6
Extra Base Hits
1. Versalles • MIN 76
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 68
3. Oliva • MIN 61
Tresh • NYY 61
5. Conigliaro • BOS 58
6. Cash • DET 54
7. Thomas • BOS 53
Colavito • CLE 53
9. Horton • DET 51
10. Whitfield • CLE 50
Times On Base
1. Colavito • CLE 266
2. Oliva • MIN 244
3. Buford • CHW 237
4. Wert • DET 235
5. Mantilla • BOS 234
Robinson • CHW 234
7. Tresh • NYY 232
8. Versalles • MIN 230
9. Yastrzemski • BOS 225
Fregosi • CAL 225
Offensive Win %
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .755
2. Wagner • CLE .738
3. Oliva • MIN .733
4. Cash • DET .720
5. Colavito • CLE .716
6. Blefary • BAL .704
7. Howard • WSA .700
8. Conigliaro • BOS .682
9. Tresh • NYY .679
10. Hall • MIN .668
Hit By Pitch
1. Alvis • CLE 9
Campaneris • KCA 9
3. Mantilla • BOS 8
4. Freehan • DET 7
Versalles • MIN 7
6. Ward • CHW 6
Demeter • DET 6
Horton • DET 6
9. Orsino • BAL 5
Conigliaro • BOS 5
Berry • CHW 5
Robinson • CHW 5
Romano • CHW 5
Skowron • CHW 5
Hershberger • KCA 5
Tresh • NYY 5
King • WSA 5
Lock • WSA 5
Sacrifice Hits
1. Fregosi • CAL 15
2. Aparicio • BAL 14
3. Monbouquette • BOS 10
Berry • CHW 10
Brown • CLE 10
Howser • CLE 10
Terry • CLE 10
Lumpe • DET 10
Rollins • MIN 10
10. Buzhardt • CHW 9
Causey • KCA 9
Richardson • NYY 9
Stottlemyre • NYY 9
González • 2TM 9
Sacrifice Flies
1. Oliva • MIN 10
2. Fregosi • CAL 8
Rodgers • CAL 8
Hansen • CHW 8
Versalles • MIN 8
6. Robinson • CHW 7
Colavito • CLE 7
8. Powell • BAL 6
Cardenal • CAL 6
Hall • MIN 6
Kindall • MIN 6
Kirkland • WSA 6
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Mincher • MIN 15
2. Powell • BAL 13
3. Killebrew • MIN 12
Oliva • MIN 12
5. Ward • CHW 11
Colavito • CLE 11
Kaline • DET 11
Pepitone • NYY 11
9. Smith • CAL 10
Martin • CHW 10
Boyer • NYY 10
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Adair • BAL 26
2. Mantilla • BOS 24
3. Skowron • CHW 22
4. Hansen • CHW 21
5. Hershberger • KCA 19
6. Malzone • BOS 18
Cater • CHW 18
Harrelson • KCA 18
9. Thomas • BOS 16
Yastrzemski • BOS 16
Boyer • NYY 16
Howard • NYY 16
Caught Stealing
1. Campaneris • KCA 19
2. Cardenal • CAL 15
3. Horton • DET 9
McAuliffe • DET 9
Oliva • MIN 9
6. Smith • CAL 8
Alvis • CLE 8
8. Aparicio • BAL 7
Buford • CHW 7
McCraw • CHW 7
Brown • CLE 7
Davalillo • CLE 7
Harrelson • KCA 7
Hall • MIN 7
SB %
1. Hinton • CLE 85.00
2. Versalles • MIN 84.38
3. Howser • CLE 80.95
4. Davalillo • CLE 78.79
Aparicio • BAL 78.79
6. Charles • KCA 76.47
7. Campaneris • KCA 72.86
8. Fregosi • CAL 72.22
9. Cardenal • CAL 71.15
10. Buford • CHW 70.83
Power-Speed #
1. Versalles • MIN 22.3
2. Hinton • CLE 17.5
3. Oliva • MIN 17.4
4. Cardenal • CAL 17.0
5. Wagner • CLE 16.8
6. Hall • MIN 16.5
7. Alvis • CLE 15.3
8. Allison • MIN 13.9
9. Fregosi • CAL 13.9
10. Harrelson • KCA 12.9
AB per SO
1. Richardson • NYY 17.0
2. Lumpe • DET 14.8
3. Thomas • BOS 12.4
4. Robinson • BAL 11.9
5. Hershberger • KCA 11.8
6. Robinson • CHW 11.3
7. Causey • KCA 10.7
8. Davalillo • CLE 10.1
9. Aparicio • BAL 10.1
10. Wagner • CLE 9.9
AB per HR
1. Cash • DET 15.6
2. Conigliaro • BOS 16.3
3. Horton • DET 17.7
4. Wagner • CLE 18.5
5. Allison • MIN 19.0
6. Blefary • BAL 21.0
Harrelson • KCA 21.0
8. Colavito • CLE 22.8
9. Tresh • NYY 23.2
10. Thomas • BOS 23.7
Outs Made
1. Richardson • NYY 527
2. Versalles • MIN 510
3. Hansen • CHW 484
4. Wert • DET 483
5. Alvis • CLE 482
6. Fregosi • CAL 473
7. Aparicio • BAL 471
8. Adair • BAL 467
9. Campaneris • KCA 452
10. Robinson • CHW 448
Tresh • NYY 448
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Oliva • MIN 51.35
2. Killebrew • MIN 42.65
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 40.67
4. Horton • DET 39.45
5. Cash • DET 38.53
6. Blefary • BAL 37.04
7. Wagner • CLE 37.02
8. Colavito • CLE 36.06
9. Allison • MIN 33.91
10. Howard • WSA 32.68
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Killebrew • MIN 6.0
2. Oliva • MIN 4.8
3. Blefary • BAL 4.7
4. Colavito • CLE 4.7
5. Yastrzemski • BOS 3.9
6. Howard • WSA 3.7
7. Cash • DET 3.5
8. Horton • DET 3.5
9. Whitfield • CLE 3.4
10. Wagner • CLE 3.3
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Oliva • MIN 4.8
2. Killebrew • MIN 4.3
3. Wagner • CLE 4.2
4. Yastrzemski • BOS 4.1
5. Colavito • CLE 3.5
6. Blefary • BAL 3.4
7. Cash • DET 3.3
8. Tresh • NYY 3.2
9. Howard • WSA 3.2
10. Kaline • DET 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Killebrew • MIN 18.4
2. Oliva • MIN 13.1
3. Mincher • MIN 8.9
4. Hall • MIN 6.8
5. Allison • MIN 6.7
6. Colavito • CLE 6.4
7. Battey • MIN 5.7
8. Kaline • DET 5.3
9. Blefary • BAL 4.7
10. Whitfield • CLE 4.7
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Oliva • MIN 5.2
2. Killebrew • MIN 4.3
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 4.1
4. Horton • DET 4.1
5. Cash • DET 4.0
6. Wagner • CLE 3.8
7. Blefary • BAL 3.8
8. Colavito • CLE 3.7
9. Allison • MIN 3.4
10. Howard • WSA 3.4
rOBA
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .424
2. Cash • DET .401
3. Wagner • CLE .398
4. Oliva • MIN .392
5. Blefary • BAL .391
6. Conigliaro • BOS .386
7. Colavito • CLE .386
8. Howard • WSA .383
9. Horton • DET .382
10. Tresh • NYY .376
Rbat+
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 168
2. Cash • DET 155
3. Wagner • CLE 150
4. Blefary • BAL 145
5. Horton • DET 144
6. Howard • WSA 143
7. Oliva • MIN 143
8. Colavito • CLE 142
9. Conigliaro • BOS 138
10. Tresh • NYY 136

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