American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 10.5
2. Robinson • BAL 8.4
3. Tiant • CLE 7.9
4. McLain • DET 7.4
5. Freehan • DET 6.9
6. Campaneris • OAK 6.6
7. McNally • BAL 6.6
8. John • CHW 5.9
9. Bahnsen • NYY 5.9
10. Northrup • DET 5.9
WAR Position Players
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 10.5
2. Robinson • BAL 8.4
3. Freehan • DET 6.9
4. Campaneris • OAK 6.6
5. Northrup • DET 5.9
6. McAuliffe • DET 5.6
7. Horton • DET 5.4
8. Jackson • OAK 5.2
9. Harrelson • BOS 5.1
10. Smith • BOS 4.8
Offensive WAR
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 7.6
2. Howard • WSA 7.0
3. Freehan • DET 6.6
4. Horton • DET 5.8
5. Campaneris • OAK 5.8
6. Harrelson • BOS 5.4
7. Fregosi • CAL 5.1
8. McAuliffe • DET 5.0
Monday • OAK 5.0
10. McMullen • WSA 5.0
Defensive WAR
1. Robinson • BAL 4.5
2. Belanger • BAL 4.4
3. Petrocelli • BOS 2.6
4. Aparicio • CHW 2.6
5. Campaneris • OAK 2.1
6. Gibbs • NYY 2.1
7. Knoop • CAL 2.0
8. Yastrzemski • BOS 2.0
9. Blair • BAL 1.9
Clarke • NYY 1.9
Batting Average
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .301
2. Cater • OAK .290
3. Oliva • MIN .289
4. Horton • DET .285
5. Uhlaender • MIN .283
6. Davalillo • 2TM .277
7. Buford • BAL .282 **
8. Campaneris • OAK .276
9. Harrelson • BOS .275
10. Howard • WSA .274
On-Base%
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .426
2. Robinson • BAL .390
3. Mantle • NYY .385
4. Monday • OAK .371
5. Andrews • BOS .368
6. Freehan • DET .366
7. Buford • BAL .367 **
8. Oliva • MIN .357
9. Harrelson • BOS .356
10. Horton • DET .352
Slugging %
1. Howard • WSA .552
2. Horton • DET .543
3. Harrelson • BOS .518
4. Yastrzemski • BOS .495
5. Oliva • MIN .477
6. Allison • MIN .456
7. Freehan • DET .454
8. Jackson • OAK .452
9. Northrup • DET .447
10. Robinson • BAL .444
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .922
2. Horton • DET .895
3. Howard • WSA .890
4. Harrelson • BOS .874
5. Robinson • BAL .834
6. Oliva • MIN .833
7. Freehan • DET .819
8. Buford • BAL .804 **
9. Mantle • NYY .782
10. Allison • MIN .780
Games Played
1. Robinson • BAL 162
Bando • OAK 162
3. Fregosi • CAL 159
White • NYY 159
Campaneris • OAK 159
6. Howard • WSA 158
7. Yastrzemski • BOS 157
Cardenal • CLE 157
Tovar • MIN 157
10. Unser • WSA 156
At Bats
1. Campaneris • OAK 642
2. Unser • WSA 635
3. Aparicio • CHW 622
4. Fregosi • CAL 614
5. Tovar • MIN 613
6. Robinson • BAL 608
7. Bando • OAK 605
8. Howard • WSA 598
9. Cardenal • CLE 583
Stanley • DET 583
Plate Appearances
1. Campaneris • OAK 707
2. Fregosi • CAL 695
3. Unser • WSA 690
4. Bando • OAK 674
5. Tovar • MIN 673
6. Robinson • BAL 667
7. Yastrzemski • BOS 664
Aparicio • CHW 664
9. Howard • WSA 663
10. White • NYY 660
Runs Scored
1. McAuliffe • DET 95
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 90
3. Tovar • MIN 89
White • NYY 89
5. Stanley • DET 88
6. Campaneris • OAK 87
7. Jackson • OAK 82
8. Harrelson • BOS 79
Howard • WSA 79
10. Smith • BOS 78
Cardenal • CLE 78
Hits
1. Campaneris • OAK 177
2. Tovar • MIN 167
3. Aparicio • CHW 164
Howard • WSA 164
5. Yastrzemski • BOS 162
6. Robinson • BAL 154
White • NYY 154
8. Northrup • DET 153
9. Bando • OAK 152
10. Stanley • DET 151
Total Bases
1. Howard • WSA 330
2. Horton • DET 278
3. Harrelson • BOS 277
4. Yastrzemski • BOS 267
5. Northrup • DET 259
6. Robinson • BAL 253
7. Jackson • OAK 250
8. Freehan • DET 245
9. Smith • BOS 240
10. White • NYY 239
Doubles
1. Smith • BOS 37
2. Robinson • BAL 36
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 32
4. Tovar • MIN 31
5. Horton • CLE 29
Northrup • DET 29
7. Cater • OAK 28
Howard • WSA 28
9. Robinson • BAL 27
Carew • MIN 27
Triples
1. Fregosi • CAL 13
2. McCraw • CHW 12
3. McAuliffe • DET 10
Stroud • WSA 10
5. Campaneris • OAK 9
6. Allison • MIN 8
7. Cardenal • CLE 7
Northrup • DET 7
Robinson • NYY 7
White • NYY 7
Monday • OAK 7
Davalillo • 2TM 7
Unser • WSA 7
Home Runs
1. Howard • WSA 44
2. Horton • DET 36
3. Harrelson • BOS 35
4. Jackson • OAK 29
5. Cash • DET 25
Freehan • DET 25
7. Yastrzemski • BOS 23
8. Powell • BAL 22
Allison • MIN 22
10. Reichardt • CAL 21
Northrup • DET 21
Runs Batted In
1. Harrelson • BOS 109
2. Howard • WSA 106
3. Northrup • DET 90
4. Powell • BAL 85
Horton • DET 85
6. Freehan • DET 84
7. Robinson • BAL 75
8. Yastrzemski • BOS 74
Jackson • OAK 74
10. Reichardt • CAL 73
Bases on Balls
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 119
2. Mantle • NYY 106
3. Foy • BOS 84
4. McAuliffe • DET 82
5. Andrews • BOS 81
6. Ward • CHW 76
Tresh • NYY 76
8. Powell • BAL 73
Robinson • BAL 73
White • NYY 73
Strikeouts
1. Jackson • OAK 171
2. Monday • OAK 143
3. Howard • WSA 141
4. Knoop • CAL 128
5. Reichardt • CAL 118
6. Belanger • BAL 114
7. Horton • DET 110
8. Fregosi • CAL 101
9. McAuliffe • DET 99
10. Allison • MIN 98
Stolen Bases
1. Campaneris • OAK 62
2. Cardenal • CLE 40
3. Tovar • MIN 35
4. Buford • BAL 27
5. Foy • BOS 26
6. Davalillo • 2TM 25
7. Nelson • CLE 23
8. Smith • BOS 22
9. Alomar • CHW 21
10. McCraw • CHW 20
Clarke • NYY 20
White • NYY 20
Singles
1. Campaneris • OAK 139
2. Aparicio • CHW 132
3. Unser • WSA 125
4. Tovar • MIN 124
Clarke • NYY 124
6. Stanley • DET 118
7. Davalillo • 2TM 117
8. Andrews • BOS 115
Cardenal • CLE 115
10. Bando • OAK 113
Adjusted OPS+
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 171
2. Howard • WSA 171
3. Horton • DET 165
4. Harrelson • BOS 155
5. Robinson • BAL 153
6. Oliva • MIN 145
7. Freehan • DET 145
8. Mantle • NYY 143
9. Monday • OAK 141
10. Jackson • OAK 138
Runs Created
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 121
2. Howard • WSA 110
3. Horton • DET 95
4. Harrelson • BOS 94
Freehan • DET 94
6. McAuliffe • DET 87
7. White • NYY 86
8. Jackson • OAK 83
9. Northrup • DET 82
Campaneris • OAK 82
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 56
2. Howard • WSA 48
3. Horton • DET 40
4. Harrelson • BOS 37
5. Freehan • DET 32
6. Robinson • BAL 32
7. Mantle • NYY 29
8. Monday • OAK 27
9. Oliva • MIN 26
10. White • NYY 26
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 6.2
2. Howard • WSA 5.3
3. Horton • DET 4.4
4. Harrelson • BOS 4.1
5. Freehan • DET 3.6
6. Robinson • BAL 3.5
7. Mantle • NYY 3.3
8. Monday • OAK 3.0
9. Oliva • MIN 3.0
10. White • NYY 2.9
Extra Base Hits
1. Howard • WSA 75
2. Robinson • BAL 59
3. Horton • DET 58
4. Smith • BOS 57
Yastrzemski • BOS 57
Northrup • DET 57
7. Harrelson • BOS 56
8. Freehan • DET 51
9. McAuliffe • DET 50
10. Jackson • OAK 48
Times On Base
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 283
2. Freehan • DET 231
Campaneris • OAK 231
4. White • NYY 230
5. Andrews • BOS 229
6. McAuliffe • DET 226
7. Howard • WSA 224
8. Harrelson • BOS 218
Tovar • MIN 218
10. Smith • BOS 216
Offensive Win %
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .824
2. Howard • WSA .758
3. Horton • DET .756
4. Robinson • BAL .746
5. Freehan • DET .733
6. Harrelson • BOS .730
7. Oliva • MIN .713
8. Monday • OAK .710
9. Mantle • NYY .710
10. McAuliffe • DET .682
Hit By Pitch
1. Freehan • DET 24
2. Reichardt • CAL 18
3. Tovar • MIN 17
4. Epstein • WSA 13
5. Robinson • BAL 12
6. Ward • CHW 10
7. Horton • DET 8
8. Oliva • MIN 7
Bando • OAK 7
10. Josephson • CHW 6
Gibbs • NYY 6
Howard • WSA 6
Sacrifice Hits
1. McLain • DET 16
2. Andrews • BOS 12
3. Hardin • BAL 11
Tiant • CLE 11
Wert • DET 11
6. Fregosi • CAL 10
Bahnsen • NYY 10
8. Belanger • BAL 9
Berry • CHW 9
Chance • MIN 9
Sacrifice Flies
1. Blefary • BAL 8
Robinson • BAL 8
Repoz • CAL 8
4. Horton • DET 7
5. Belanger • BAL 6
Buford • BAL 6
Harrelson • BOS 6
Mincher • CAL 6
Davis • CHW 6
10. Powell • BAL 5
Scott • BOS 5
Smith • BOS 5
Northrup • DET 5
Oliva • MIN 5
Quilici • MIN 5
Roseboro • MIN 5
Bando • OAK 5
Casanova • WSA 5
Howard • WSA 5
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Oliva • MIN 16
2. Smith • BOS 13
Yastrzemski • BOS 13
4. Powell • BAL 12
Howard • WSA 12
6. Blefary • BAL 11
Robinson • BAL 11
Sims • CLE 11
9. Brown • CLE 10
10. Harrelson • BOS 9
McCraw • CHW 9
Killebrew • MIN 9
Roseboro • MIN 9
Pepitone • NYY 9
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Stanley • DET 22
2. Cater • OAK 21
3. Johnson • BAL 18
Harrelson • BOS 18
Hansen • 2TM 18
6. Davis • CHW 16
Allison • MIN 16
8. Robinson • BAL 15
Berry • CHW 15
10. Reichardt • CAL 14
Horton • DET 14
Northrup • DET 14
Caught Stealing
1. Campaneris • OAK 22
2. Smith • BOS 18
Cardenal • CLE 18
4. Davalillo • 2TM 16
5. Tovar • MIN 13
6. Buford • BAL 12
7. Aparicio • CHW 11
White • NYY 11
9. Oliva • MIN 9
10. Andrews • BOS 8
Foy • BOS 8
Alomar • CHW 8
Gibbs • NYY 8
SB %
1. McCraw • CHW 80.00
2. Jackson • OAK 77.78
3. Nelson • CLE 76.67
4. Foy • BOS 76.47
Bando • OAK 76.47
6. Carew • MIN 75.00
7. Clarke • NYY 74.07
8. Campaneris • OAK 73.81
9. Tovar • MIN 72.92
10. Alomar • CHW 72.41
Power-Speed #
1. Buford • BAL 19.3
2. Jackson • OAK 18.9
3. White • NYY 18.4
4. Smith • BOS 17.8
5. Yastrzemski • BOS 16.6
6. Foy • BOS 14.4
7. Oliva • MIN 12.9
8. Allison • MIN 12.8
9. Robinson • BAL 12.7
10. McCraw • CHW 12.4
AB per SO
1. Tovar • MIN 15.0
2. Aparicio • CHW 14.5
3. Clarke • NYY 12.6
4. Cater • OAK 11.7
5. White • NYY 11.5
6. Robinson • BAL 11.1
7. Brown • CLE 10.8
8. Uhlaender • MIN 10.6
9. Stanley • DET 10.2
10. Davalillo • 2TM 9.8
AB per HR
1. Howard • WSA 13.6
2. Horton • DET 14.2
3. Harrelson • BOS 15.3
4. Cash • DET 16.4 **
5. Jackson • OAK 19.1
6. Allison • MIN 21.3
7. Freehan • DET 21.6
8. Yastrzemski • BOS 23.4
9. Mantle • NYY 24.2
10. Powell • BAL 25.0
Outs Made
1. Unser • WSA 507
2. Campaneris • OAK 503
3. Fregosi • CAL 494
4. Aparicio • CHW 486
5. Bando • OAK 480
6. Robinson • BAL 478
7. Tovar • MIN 470
8. Stanley • DET 469
9. Clarke • NYY 466
10. Cardenal • CLE 459
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 58.33
2. Howard • WSA 49.06
3. Freehan • DET 45.64
4. Horton • DET 39.92
5. Northrup • DET 39.47
6. Harrelson • BOS 35.46
7. White • NYY 35.45
8. Mantle • NYY 33.67
9. Powell • BAL 29.67
10. Buford • BAL 29.65
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Howard • WSA 5.9
2. Harrelson • BOS 5.7
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 5.4
4. Mantle • NYY 4.4
5. Horton • DET 4.3
6. Freehan • DET 4.1
7. Northrup • DET 3.9
8. Powell • BAL 3.9
9. Stanley • DET 3.8
10. Oliva • MIN 3.5
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 7.2
2. Howard • WSA 6.3
3. Freehan • DET 4.8
4. Horton • DET 3.9
5. Robinson • BAL 3.7
6. Harrelson • BOS 3.7
7. Jackson • OAK 3.4
8. Mantle • NYY 3.3
9. Buford • BAL 3.3
10. Reichardt • CAL 3.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Horton • DET 9.0
2. Stanley • DET 8.3
3. Northrup • DET 7.7
4. McAuliffe • DET 7.6
5. Freehan • DET 7.0
6. Powell • BAL 6.9
7. Brown • DET 5.8
8. Kaline • DET 4.5
9. Buford • BAL 4.3
10. Yastrzemski • BOS 4.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 6.2
2. Howard • WSA 5.5
3. Freehan • DET 5.0
4. Horton • DET 4.4
5. Northrup • DET 4.3
6. White • NYY 4.0
7. Mantle • NYY 3.8
8. Harrelson • BOS 3.8
9. Powell • BAL 3.3
10. Buford • BAL 3.3
rOBA
1. Yastrzemski • BOS .427
2. Horton • DET .415
3. Howard • WSA .413
4. Harrelson • BOS .403
5. Robinson • BAL .401
6. Freehan • DET .386
7. Oliva • MIN .379
8. Mantle • NYY .373
9. Monday • OAK .368
10. Reichardt • CAL .365
Rbat+
1. Howard • WSA 182
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 181
3. Horton • DET 178
4. Harrelson • BOS 166
5. Robinson • BAL 164
6. Freehan • DET 154
7. Mantle • NYY 150
8. Oliva • MIN 148
9. Monday • OAK 146
10. Reichardt • CAL 146

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