American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Wood • CHW 11.0
2. Lolich • DET 8.6
3. Blue • OAK 8.5
4. Nettles • CLE 7.5
5. White • NYY 6.7
6. Siebert • BOS 6.6
7. Murcer • NYY 6.5
8. Jackson • OAK 6.4
9. Bando • OAK 6.4
10. Blyleven • MIN 6.2
WAR Position Players
1. Nettles • CLE 7.5
2. White • NYY 6.7
3. Murcer • NYY 6.5
4. Jackson • OAK 6.4
5. Bando • OAK 6.4
6. Robinson • BAL 6.0
7. Rettenmund • BAL 5.8
8. Melton • CHW 5.7
9. Smith • BOS 5.6
10. Otis • KCR 5.3
Offensive WAR
1. Murcer • NYY 8.1
2. Bando • OAK 5.7
White • NYY 5.7
4. Schaal • KCR 5.6
5. Rettenmund • BAL 5.4
6. Jackson • OAK 5.2
7. Buford • BAL 4.9
8. Melton • CHW 4.9
9. Smith • BOS 4.9
10. Oliva • MIN 4.8
Defensive WAR
1. Nettles • CLE 3.9
2. Alomar • CAL 2.9
3. Robinson • BAL 2.8
4. Belanger • BAL 2.5
5. Rodríguez • MIL 2.3
6. Campaneris • OAK 2.1
7. Cullen • WSA 2.0
8. Kenney • NYY 1.8
9. Brinkman • DET 1.8
10. Michael • NYY 1.5
Batting Average
1. Oliva • MIN .337
2. Murcer • NYY .331
3. Rettenmund • BAL .318
4. Tovar • MIN .311
5. Carew • MIN .307
6. Otis • KCR .301
7. May • CHW .294
8. Kaline • DET .294 **
9. White • NYY .292
10. Buford • BAL .290
On-Base%
1. Murcer • NYY .427
2. Rettenmund • BAL .422
3. Kaline • DET .416 **
4. Buford • BAL .413
5. White • NYY .388
6. Schaal • KCR .387
7. Killebrew • MIN .386
8. Robinson • BAL .384
9. Mincher • 2TM .386 **
10. Yastrzemski • BOS .381
Slugging %
1. Oliva • MIN .546
2. Murcer • NYY .543
3. Cash • DET .531
4. Robinson • BAL .510
5. Jackson • OAK .508
6. Melton • CHW .492
7. Horton • DET .496 **
8. Smith • BOS .489
9. Buford • BAL .477
10. Howard • WSA .474
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Murcer • NYY .969
2. Oliva • MIN .915
3. Cash • DET .903
4. Robinson • BAL .894
5. Buford • BAL .890
6. Kaline • DET .878 **
7. Rettenmund • BAL .870
8. Jackson • OAK .860
9. White • NYY .857
10. Killebrew • MIN .850
Games Played
1. Alomar • CAL 162
2. Schaal • KCR 161
3. McMullen • CAL 160
4. Smith • BOS 159
Brinkman • DET 159
Clarke • NYY 159
7. Petrocelli • BOS 158
Nettles • CLE 158
9. Tovar • MIN 157
10. Robinson • BAL 156
At Bats
1. Alomar • CAL 689
2. Tovar • MIN 657
3. Clarke • NYY 625
4. Smith • BOS 618
5. Rodríguez • DET 604
6. Nettles • CLE 598
7. McMullen • CAL 593
8. Patek • KCR 591
9. Robinson • BAL 589
10. Harper • MIL 585
Plate Appearances
1. Alomar • CAL 739
2. Tovar • MIN 718
3. Clarke • NYY 696
4. Smith • BOS 692
5. Nettles • CLE 690
6. Robinson • BAL 663
7. Petrocelli • BOS 661
8. Schaal • KCR 659
9. McMullen • CAL 657
10. Harper • MIL 653
Runs Scored
1. Buford • BAL 99
2. Tovar • MIN 94
Murcer • NYY 94
4. Carew • MIN 88
5. Jackson • OAK 87
6. Patek • KCR 86
White • NYY 86
8. Smith • BOS 85
9. Robinson • BAL 82
Petrocelli • BOS 82
Hits
1. Tovar • MIN 204
2. Alomar • CAL 179
3. Carew • MIN 177
4. Smith • BOS 175
Murcer • NYY 175
6. Otis • KCR 167
7. Oliva • MIN 164
8. Robinson • BAL 160
9. Patek • KCR 158
10. Jackson • OAK 157
Total Bases
1. Smith • BOS 302
2. Jackson • OAK 288
3. Murcer • NYY 287
4. Melton • CHW 267
5. Oliva • MIN 266
6. Nettles • CLE 260
Howard • WSA 260
8. Petrocelli • BOS 255
9. Otis • KCR 246
White • NYY 246
Doubles
1. Smith • BOS 33
2. Schaal • KCR 31
3. Rodríguez • DET 30
Oliva • MIN 30
5. Tovar • MIN 29
Jackson • OAK 29
7. Northrup • DET 27
8. Johnson • BAL 26
Conigliaro • BOS 26
Freehan • DET 26
Otis • KCR 26
Harper • MIL 26
Triples
1. Patek • KCR 11
2. Carew • MIN 10
3. Blair • BAL 8
4. May • CHW 7
Rodríguez • DET 7
Clarke • NYY 7
White • NYY 7
8. McAuliffe • DET 6
Schaal • KCR 6
Murcer • NYY 6
Alou • 2TM 6
Unser • WSA 6
Home Runs
1. Melton • CHW 33
2. Cash • DET 32
Jackson • OAK 32
4. Smith • BOS 30
5. Robinson • BAL 28
Petrocelli • BOS 28
Nettles • CLE 28
Killebrew • MIN 28
9. Howard • WSA 26
10. Murcer • NYY 25
Runs Batted In
1. Killebrew • MIN 119
2. Robinson • BAL 99
3. Smith • BOS 96
4. Murcer • NYY 94
Bando • OAK 94
6. Powell • BAL 92
Robinson • BAL 92
8. Cash • DET 91
9. Petrocelli • BOS 89
10. Melton • CHW 86
Nettles • CLE 86
Bases on Balls
1. Killebrew • MIN 114
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 106
3. Schaal • KCR 103
4. Petrocelli • BOS 91
Murcer • NYY 91
6. Buford • BAL 89
7. Rettenmund • BAL 87
8. White • NYY 86
Bando • OAK 86
10. Powell • BAL 82
Nettles • CLE 82
Kaline • DET 82
Strikeouts
1. Jackson • OAK 161
2. Howard • WSA 121
3. Petrocelli • BOS 108
4. Mitterwald • MIN 104
5. Scott • BOS 102
Epstein • 2TM 102
7. Killebrew • MIN 96
8. Blair • BAL 94
Egan • CHW 94
10. Rodríguez • DET 93
Monday • OAK 93
Stolen Bases
1. Otis • KCR 52
2. Patek • KCR 49
3. Alomar • CAL 39
4. Campaneris • OAK 34
5. Pinson • CLE 25
Harper • MIL 25
7. Tovar • MIN 18
8. Clarke • NYY 17
Nelson • WSA 17
10. May • CHW 16
Jackson • OAK 16
Singles
1. Tovar • MIN 171
2. Carew • MIN 149
3. Alomar • CAL 148
4. Clarke • NYY 124
5. Otis • KCR 122
6. Patek • KCR 120
7. Uhlaender • CLE 119
Murcer • NYY 119
9. Rettenmund • BAL 118
Robinson • BAL 118
Adjusted OPS+
1. Murcer • NYY 181
2. Oliva • MIN 154
3. Buford • BAL 153
4. Robinson • BAL 153
5. White • NYY 149
6. Cash • DET 149
7. Rettenmund • BAL 149
8. Howard • WSA 145
9. Jackson • OAK 144
10. Powell • BAL 138
Runs Created
1. Murcer • NYY 126
2. Smith • BOS 106
3. White • NYY 103
Jackson • OAK 103
5. Rettenmund • BAL 99
6. Buford • BAL 97
7. Melton • CHW 96
8. Schaal • KCR 95
9. Nettles • CLE 93
Cash • DET 93
Bando • OAK 93
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Murcer • NYY 59
2. White • NYY 39
3. Rettenmund • BAL 37
4. Buford • BAL 36
5. Robinson • BAL 34
6. Howard • WSA 33
7. Oliva • MIN 32
8. Jackson • OAK 32
9. Killebrew • MIN 31
10. Kaline • DET 29
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Murcer • NYY 6.1
2. White • NYY 4.0
3. Rettenmund • BAL 3.8
4. Buford • BAL 3.7
5. Robinson • BAL 3.6
6. Howard • WSA 3.5
7. Oliva • MIN 3.4
8. Jackson • OAK 3.3
9. Killebrew • MIN 3.2
10. Kaline • DET 3.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Smith • BOS 65
2. Jackson • OAK 64
3. Petrocelli • BOS 56
Murcer • NYY 56
5. Oliva • MIN 55
6. Melton • CHW 53
Howard • WSA 53
8. Rodríguez • DET 52
9. Freehan • DET 51
10. Horton • DET 48
Schaal • KCR 48
Killebrew • MIN 48
White • NYY 48
Bando • OAK 48
Times On Base
1. Murcer • NYY 266
2. Schaal • KCR 255
3. Tovar • MIN 252
4. Rettenmund • BAL 247
5. White • NYY 246
6. Smith • BOS 243
7. Nettles • CLE 241
Killebrew • MIN 241
9. Bando • OAK 240
10. Yastrzemski • BOS 236
Offensive Win %
1. Murcer • NYY .814
2. Buford • BAL .773
3. Cash • DET .757
4. Rettenmund • BAL .752
5. Oliva • MIN .730
6. White • NYY .725
7. Robinson • BAL .712
8. Jackson • OAK .700
9. Powell • BAL .697
10. Melton • CHW .690
Hit By Pitch
1. Epstein • 2TM 12
2. Melton • CHW 11
3. Robinson • BAL 9
Freehan • DET 9
5. Rodríguez • MIL 8
Bando • OAK 8
7. Belanger • BAL 7
Buford • BAL 7
Brinkman • DET 7
Cash • DET 7
Horton • DET 7
Kaline • DET 7
Munson • NYY 7
White • NYY 7
Sacrifice Hits
1. Theobald • MIL 19
2. Culp • BOS 17
Wood • CHW 17
4. Lolich • DET 16
5. McNally • BAL 14
Peterson • NYY 14
7. Dobson • BAL 13
Blue • OAK 13
9. Leon • CLE 12
10. Palmer • BAL 11
Pattin • MIL 11
Tovar • MIN 11
Sacrifice Flies
1. White • NYY 17
2. Cárdenas • MIN 11
3. Killebrew • MIN 10
4. Petrocelli • BOS 9
5. Robinson • BAL 8
Otis • KCR 8
7. Robinson • BAL 7
Scott • BOS 7
Kirkpatrick • KCR 7
Rojas • KCR 7
Cardenal • MIL 7
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Howard • WSA 20
2. Buford • BAL 15
3. Killebrew • MIN 14
Green • OAK 14
5. Murcer • NYY 13
6. Yastrzemski • BOS 12
Herrmann • CHW 12
8. Powell • BAL 11
Robinson • BAL 11
Bando • OAK 11
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Howard • WSA 29
2. Scott • BOS 23
Carew • MIN 23
4. Robinson • BAL 22
5. Killebrew • MIN 21
Oliva • MIN 21
7. Petrocelli • BOS 20
8. Josephson • BOS 18
McMullen • CAL 18
Otis • KCR 18
May • MIL 18
Cater • NYY 18
Caught Stealing
1. Patek • KCR 14
Tovar • MIN 14
3. Blair • BAL 11
4. Alomar • CAL 10
Reichardt • CHW 10
Jackson • OAK 10
7. Kelly • CHW 9
Richard • CHW 9
May • MIL 9
Monday • OAK 9
Harrah • WSA 9
SB %
1. Harper • MIL 89.29
2. Otis • KCR 86.67
3. Campaneris • OAK 82.93
4. Pinson • CLE 80.65
5. Alomar • CAL 79.59
6. Patek • KCR 77.78
7. Rettenmund • BAL 71.43
8. Clarke • NYY 70.83
9. May • CHW 69.57
10. Griffin • BOS 68.75
Power-Speed #
1. Otis • KCR 23.3
2. Jackson • OAK 21.3
3. Harper • MIL 17.9
Murcer • NYY 17.9
5. Buford • BAL 16.8
6. White • NYY 16.1
7. Smith • BOS 16.1
8. May • MIL 15.5
9. Pinson • CLE 15.3
10. Rettenmund • BAL 12.7
AB per SO
1. Alou • 2TM 18.8
2. Tovar • MIN 16.8
3. Clarke • NYY 14.5
4. Robinson • BAL 11.8
5. Alomar • CAL 11.5
6. Aparicio • BOS 11.4
7. Uhlaender • CLE 11.4
8. Oliva • MIN 11.1
9. Freehan • DET 10.8
10. Schaal • KCR 10.7
AB per HR
1. Cash • DET 14.1
2. Robinson • BAL 16.3
3. Melton • CHW 16.5
4. Jackson • OAK 17.7
5. Killebrew • MIN 17.9
6. Powell • BAL 19.0
7. Petrocelli • BOS 19.8
8. Briggs • MIL 17.9 **
9. Smith • BOS 20.6
10. Horton • DET 20.5 **
Outs Made
1. Alomar • CAL 536
2. Clarke • NYY 495
3. Tovar • MIN 485
4. Rodríguez • DET 476
5. McMullen • CAL 472
6. Nettles • CLE 468
7. Smith • BOS 467
8. Patek • KCR 461
9. Robinson • BAL 452
10. Petrocelli • BOS 449
Campaneris • OAK 449
Unser • WSA 449
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Murcer • NYY 68.41
2. Rettenmund • BAL 51.12
3. White • NYY 43.35
4. Killebrew • MIN 43.16
5. Cash • DET 40.40
6. Buford • BAL 40.27
7. Oliva • MIN 38.95
8. Robinson • BAL 36.88
9. Smith • BOS 34.66
10. Powell • BAL 34.56
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Murcer • NYY 7.2
2. Rettenmund • BAL 5.7
3. White • NYY 5.5
4. Otis • KCR 4.0
5. Schaal • KCR 3.9
6. Buford • BAL 3.8
7. Northrup • DET 3.7
8. Jackson • OAK 3.7
9. Johnson • BAL 3.6
10. Smith • BOS 3.5
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Murcer • NYY 6.1
2. Jackson • OAK 4.4
3. White • NYY 4.4
4. Rettenmund • BAL 4.1
5. Oliva • MIN 3.9
6. Buford • BAL 3.8
7. Robinson • BAL 3.8
8. Schaal • KCR 3.5
9. Petrocelli • BOS 3.3
10. Bando • OAK 3.3
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Rettenmund • BAL 7.8
2. Buford • BAL 4.9
3. Smith • BOS 4.7
4. Johnson • BAL 4.1
5. Yastrzemski • BOS 3.7
6. Robinson • BAL 3.6
7. Robinson • BAL 3.2
8. Jackson • OAK 2.6
9. Petrocelli • BOS 2.5
10. Bando • OAK 2.4
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Murcer • NYY 7.2
2. Rettenmund • BAL 5.3
3. White • NYY 4.6
4. Killebrew • MIN 4.4
5. Buford • BAL 4.2
6. Cash • DET 4.1
7. Oliva • MIN 4.0
8. Robinson • BAL 3.8
9. Powell • BAL 3.6
10. Smith • BOS 3.5
rOBA
1. Murcer • NYY .436
2. Oliva • MIN .419
3. Robinson • BAL .412
4. Rettenmund • BAL .410
5. Buford • BAL .408
6. Cash • DET .404
7. White • NYY .395
8. Jackson • OAK .392
9. Smith • BOS .389
10. Bando • OAK .385
Rbat+
1. Murcer • NYY 184
2. Oliva • MIN 160
3. Robinson • BAL 159
4. Buford • BAL 157
5. Rettenmund • BAL 157
6. White • NYY 152
7. Cash • DET 147
8. Jackson • OAK 146
9. Bando • OAK 145
10. Howard • WSA 143

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