American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 12.5
2. Robinson • BAL 7.7
3. Kaline • DET 7.5
4. Blair • BAL 6.8
5. Merritt • MIN 6.5
6. Killebrew • MIN 6.5
7. Freehan • DET 6.1
8. Horlen • CHW 5.6
9. Boswell • MIN 5.4
Robinson • BAL 5.4
WAR Position Players
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 12.5
2. Robinson • BAL 7.7
3. Kaline • DET 7.5
4. Blair • BAL 6.8
5. Killebrew • MIN 6.5
6. Freehan • DET 6.1
7. Robinson • BAL 5.4
8. Fregosi • CAL 5.4
9. McAuliffe • DET 5.1
10. Agee • CHW 4.6
Offensive WAR
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 9.9
2. Killebrew • MIN 7.3
3. Robinson • BAL 6.8
4. Kaline • DET 6.6
5. Freehan • DET 6.5
6. McAuliffe • DET 5.6
7. Fregosi • CAL 5.4
8. Howard • WSA 5.1
9. Mantle • NYY 4.6
Mincher • CAL 4.6
Defensive WAR
1. Robinson • BAL 4.2
2. Oyler • DET 2.7
3. Blair • BAL 2.4
4. McMullen • WSA 2.3
5. Agee • CHW 1.9
6. Petrocelli • BOS 1.8
7. Yastrzemski • BOS 1.7
8. Brinkman • WSA 1.7
9. Casanova • WSA 1.5
10. Cullen • WSA 1.5
Batting Average
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .326
2. Robinson • BAL .311
3. Kaline • DET .308
4. Scott • BOS .303
5. Blair • BAL .293
6. Carew • MIN .292
7. Fregosi • CAL .290
8. Oliva • MIN .289
9. Freehan • DET .282
10. Mincher • CAL .273
On-Base%
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .418
2. Kaline • DET .411
3. Killebrew • MIN .408
4. Robinson • BAL .403
5. Mantle • NYY .391
6. Freehan • DET .389
7. Scott • BOS .373
8. Mincher • CAL .367
9. McAuliffe • DET .364
10. Allison • MIN .356
Slugging %
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .622
2. Robinson • BAL .576
3. Killebrew • MIN .558
4. Kaline • DET .541
5. Howard • WSA .511
6. Mincher • CAL .487
7. Allison • MIN .470
8. Scott • BOS .465
9. Oliva • MIN .463
10. Freehan • DET .447
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 1.040
2. Robinson • BAL .979
3. Killebrew • MIN .965
4. Kaline • DET .952
5. Mincher • CAL .854
6. Howard • WSA .849
7. Scott • BOS .839
8. Freehan • DET .835
9. Allison • MIN .826
10. Mantle • NYY .825
Games Played
1. Tovar • MIN 164
2. Killebrew • MIN 163
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 161
Alvis • CLE 161
5. Versalles • MIN 160
6. Scott • BOS 159
Knoop • CAL 159
8. Robinson • BAL 158
Smith • BOS 158
Agee • CHW 158
At Bats
1. Tovar • MIN 649
2. Alvis • CLE 637
3. Robinson • BAL 610
4. Campaneris • KCA 601
5. Fregosi • CAL 590
6. Clarke • NYY 588
7. Versalles • MIN 581
8. Yastrzemski • BOS 579
9. Scott • BOS 565
Smith • BOS 565
Plate Appearances
1. Tovar • MIN 726
2. Alvis • CLE 697
3. Killebrew • MIN 689
4. Robinson • BAL 681
5. Yastrzemski • BOS 680
6. McAuliffe • DET 675
7. Fregosi • CAL 651
8. Campaneris • KCA 649
9. Blefary • BAL 645
10. Scott • BOS 641
Runs Scored
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 112
2. Killebrew • MIN 105
3. Tovar • MIN 98
4. Kaline • DET 94
5. McAuliffe • DET 92
6. Robinson • BAL 88
7. Campaneris • KCA 85
8. Robinson • BAL 83
9. Mincher • CAL 81
10. Andrews • BOS 79
Hits
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 189
2. Tovar • MIN 173
3. Scott • BOS 171
Fregosi • CAL 171
5. Robinson • BAL 164
6. Alvis • CLE 163
7. Blair • BAL 162
8. Oliva • MIN 161
9. Clarke • NYY 160
10. Carew • MIN 150
Total Bases
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 360
2. Killebrew • MIN 305
3. Robinson • BAL 276
4. Robinson • BAL 265
Howard • WSA 265
6. Scott • BOS 263
7. Oliva • MIN 258
8. Alvis • CLE 257
9. Kaline • DET 248
10. Blair • BAL 246
Doubles
1. Oliva • MIN 34
2. Tovar • MIN 32
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 31
4. Johnson • BAL 30
5. Campaneris • KCA 29
6. Kaline • DET 28
7. Blair • BAL 27
8. Agee • CHW 26
9. Robinson • BAL 25
Hershberger • KCA 25
Triples
1. Blair • BAL 12
2. Buford • CHW 9
3. Robinson • BAL 7
Scott • BOS 7
McAuliffe • DET 7
Carew • MIN 7
Tovar • MIN 7
Uhlaender • MIN 7
Versalles • MIN 7
10. Smith • BOS 6
Fregosi • CAL 6
Northrup • DET 6
Campaneris • KCA 6
Monday • KCA 6
Allison • MIN 6
Oliva • MIN 6
Home Runs
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 44
Killebrew • MIN 44
3. Howard • WSA 36
4. Robinson • BAL 30
5. Mincher • CAL 25
Kaline • DET 25
7. Allison • MIN 24
8. Blefary • BAL 22
Robinson • BAL 22
Cash • DET 22
McAuliffe • DET 22
Mantle • NYY 22
Runs Batted In
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 121
2. Killebrew • MIN 113
3. Robinson • BAL 94
4. Howard • WSA 89
5. Oliva • MIN 83
6. Scott • BOS 82
7. Blefary • BAL 81
8. Kaline • DET 78
9. Robinson • BAL 77
10. Mincher • CAL 76
Bases on Balls
1. Killebrew • MIN 131
2. Mantle • NYY 107
3. McAuliffe • DET 105
4. Yastrzemski • BOS 91
5. Kaline • DET 83
6. Cash • DET 81
7. Allison • MIN 74
8. Blefary • BAL 73
Freehan • DET 73
10. Robinson • BAL 71
Strikeouts
1. Howard • WSA 155
2. Knoop • CAL 136
3. Agee • CHW 129
4. Scott • BOS 119
5. McAuliffe • DET 118
6. Allison • MIN 114
7. Versalles • MIN 113
Mantle • NYY 113
9. Killebrew • MIN 111
10. Smith • NYY 110
Stolen Bases
1. Campaneris • KCA 55
2. Buford • CHW 34
3. Agee • CHW 28
4. McCraw • CHW 24
5. Clarke • NYY 21
6. Tovar • MIN 19
7. Aparicio • BAL 18
8. Valentine • WSA 17
9. Smith • BOS 16
10. Stroud • 2TM 15
Singles
1. Clarke • NYY 140
2. Fregosi • CAL 133
3. Tovar • MIN 128
4. Scott • BOS 124
5. Cater • KCA 118
6. Alvis • CLE 115
7. Carew • MIN 113
8. Blair • BAL 112
Robinson • BAL 112
10. Campaneris • KCA 111
Adjusted OPS+
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 193
2. Robinson • BAL 187
3. Kaline • DET 176
4. Killebrew • MIN 173
5. Mincher • CAL 157
6. Howard • WSA 153
7. Mantle • NYY 150
8. Freehan • DET 144
9. Scott • BOS 138
10. Blair • BAL 135
Runs Created
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 155
2. Killebrew • MIN 131
3. Robinson • BAL 113
4. Kaline • DET 104
5. Scott • BOS 97
6. Freehan • DET 94
7. McAuliffe • DET 93
8. Oliva • MIN 91
9. Howard • WSA 88
10. Blair • BAL 87
Mincher • CAL 87
Allison • MIN 87
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 72
2. Killebrew • MIN 59
3. Robinson • BAL 54
4. Kaline • DET 48
5. Mincher • CAL 35
6. Mantle • NYY 34
7. Freehan • DET 33
8. Howard • WSA 33
9. Scott • BOS 29
10. Blair • BAL 24
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 7.7
2. Killebrew • MIN 6.3
3. Robinson • BAL 5.8
4. Kaline • DET 5.2
5. Mincher • CAL 3.8
6. Mantle • NYY 3.6
7. Freehan • DET 3.6
8. Howard • WSA 3.5
9. Scott • BOS 3.1
10. Blair • BAL 2.6
Extra Base Hits
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 79
2. Killebrew • MIN 69
3. Robinson • BAL 60
4. Howard • WSA 58
5. Oliva • MIN 57
6. Kaline • DET 55
7. Robinson • BAL 52
8. Mincher • CAL 51
Allison • MIN 51
10. Blair • BAL 50
Times On Base
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 284
2. Killebrew • MIN 281
3. McAuliffe • DET 245
4. Freehan • DET 239
5. Scott • BOS 238
6. Tovar • MIN 232
7. Robinson • BAL 227
8. Fregosi • CAL 225
Kaline • DET 225
10. Robinson • BAL 222
Offensive Win %
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .864
2. Robinson • BAL .826
3. Killebrew • MIN .813
4. Kaline • DET .808
5. Freehan • DET .734
6. Mantle • NYY .727
7. Mincher • CAL .724
8. Scott • BOS .716
9. Allison • MIN .714
10. Oliva • MIN .700
Hit By Pitch
1. Freehan • DET 20
2. Tovar • MIN 13
3. Wagner • CLE 12
4. Ward • CHW 11
5. Valentine • WSA 10
6. Blefary • BAL 8
Agee • CHW 8
Oliva • MIN 8
9. Robinson • BAL 7
Reichardt • CAL 7
McAuliffe • DET 7
Wert • DET 7
Campaneris • KCA 7
Hershberger • KCA 7
Sacrifice Hits
1. Andrews • BOS 18
2. Alvis • CLE 16
3. Oyler • DET 15
4. Brown • CLE 14
5. Sparma • DET 13
Tovar • MIN 13
7. Wert • DET 10
8. Belanger • BAL 9
Clark • CAL 9
Amaro • NYY 9
Sacrifice Flies
1. Johnson • BAL 8
Robinson • BAL 8
Killebrew • MIN 8
4. Blair • BAL 7
Hershberger • KCA 7
6. Robinson • BAL 6
Conigliaro • BOS 6
Scott • BOS 6
Hansen • CHW 6
Kaline • DET 6
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Freehan • DET 15
Killebrew • MIN 15
3. Robinson • BAL 14
4. Knoop • CAL 13
5. Oliva • MIN 12
6. Blefary • BAL 11
Smith • BOS 11
Yastrzemski • BOS 11
Hansen • CHW 11
10. Johnson • BAL 10
Scott • BOS 10
Kaline • DET 10
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Robinson • BAL 21
2. Casanova • WSA 19
3. Reichardt • CAL 16
Kaline • DET 16
Wert • DET 16
Killebrew • MIN 16
Pepitone • NYY 16
8. Northrup • DET 15
Versalles • MIN 15
Adair • 2TM 15
McMullen • WSA 15
Caught Stealing
1. Buford • CHW 21
2. Campaneris • KCA 16
3. Tovar • MIN 11
4. Agee • CHW 10
McCraw • CHW 10
Alvis • CLE 10
7. Carew • MIN 9
8. Scott • BOS 8
Yastrzemski • BOS 8
Berry • CHW 8
Hinton • CLE 8
Stroud • 2TM 8
SB %
1. Valentine • WSA 85.00
2. Clarke • NYY 84.00
3. Aparicio • BAL 78.26
4. Campaneris • KCA 77.47
5. Agee • CHW 73.68
Lewis • KCA 73.68
7. Smith • BOS 72.73
8. McCraw • CHW 70.59
9. Stroud • 2TM 65.22
10. Tovar • MIN 63.33
Power-Speed #
1. Agee • CHW 18.7
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 16.3
3. Smith • BOS 15.5
4. McCraw • CHW 15.1
5. Oliva • MIN 13.4
Valentine • WSA 13.4
7. Scott • BOS 13.1
8. Kaline • DET 12.1
9. Harrelson • 3TM 10.9
10. Foy • BOS 10.7
AB per SO
1. Tovar • MIN 12.7
2. Aparicio • BAL 12.4
3. Hershberger • KCA 12.0
4. Robinson • BAL 11.3
5. Buford • CHW 10.5
6. Hansen • CHW 9.8
7. Kaline • DET 9.7
8. Cater • KCA 9.4
9. Clarke • NYY 9.2
10. Oliva • MIN 9.1
AB per HR
1. Killebrew • MIN 12.4
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 13.2
3. Howard • WSA 14.4
4. Robinson • BAL 16.0
5. Kaline • DET 18.3
6. Mincher • CAL 19.5
7. Mantle • NYY 20.0
8. Allison • MIN 20.7
9. Cash • DET 22.2
10. Conigliaro • BOS 17.5 **
Outs Made
1. Alvis • CLE 515
2. Tovar • MIN 513
3. Versalles • MIN 489
4. Robinson • BAL 483
5. Campaneris • KCA 476
6. McMullen • WSA 453
7. Smith • BOS 444
8. Aparicio • BAL 443
9. Fregosi • CAL 442
10. Clarke • NYY 440
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 87.05
2. Killebrew • MIN 59.99
3. Robinson • BAL 55.60
4. Kaline • DET 48.43
5. Mantle • NYY 36.18
6. Mincher • CAL 34.74
7. Howard • WSA 33.62
8. Oliva • MIN 32.68
9. Scott • BOS 30.52
10. Allison • MIN 29.68
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 8.5
2. Killebrew • MIN 6.2
3. Kaline • DET 6.0
4. Mincher • CAL 4.6
5. Mantle • NYY 3.9
6. Robinson • BAL 3.7
7. McAuliffe • DET 3.5
8. Howard • WSA 3.4
9. Allison • MIN 3.3
10. Fregosi • CAL 2.9
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 9.4
2. Killebrew • MIN 7.3
3. Robinson • BAL 6.2
4. Kaline • DET 5.6
5. Mantle • NYY 4.3
6. Howard • WSA 4.2
7. Freehan • DET 4.1
8. McAuliffe • DET 3.6
9. Allison • MIN 3.3
10. Mincher • CAL 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 52.1
2. Killebrew • MIN 29.4
3. Kaline • DET 14.7
4. Northrup • DET 12.7
5. Oliva • MIN 12.4
6. Jones • BOS 12.2
7. McAuliffe • DET 11.6
8. Reese • MIN 11.5
9. Allison • MIN 8.9
10. Freehan • DET 7.8
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 8.9
2. Killebrew • MIN 6.2
3. Robinson • BAL 5.9
4. Kaline • DET 5.1
5. Mantle • NYY 4.0
6. Mincher • CAL 3.8
7. Howard • WSA 3.7
8. Oliva • MIN 3.4
9. Blair • BAL 3.2
10. Scott • BOS 3.2
rOBA
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .472
2. Killebrew • MIN .444
3. Robinson • BAL .443
4. Kaline • DET .436
5. Howard • WSA .397
6. Freehan • DET .393
7. Allison • MIN .392
8. Mantle • NYY .389
9. Mincher • CAL .387
10. Scott • BOS .383
Rbat+
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 207
2. Robinson • BAL 195
3. Killebrew • MIN 185
4. Kaline • DET 183
5. Howard • WSA 163
6. Mincher • CAL 158
7. Mantle • NYY 157
8. Freehan • DET 153
9. Allison • MIN 146
10. Scott • BOS 140

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