American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Evans • BOS 6.7
2. Henderson • OAK 6.7
3. Bell • TEX 6.2
4. Blyleven • CLE 5.6
5. Grich • CAL 5.5
6. Yount • MIL 4.9
7. Burleson • CAL 4.5
8. McCatty • OAK 4.5
9. Stieb • TOR 4.4
10. Murphy • OAK 4.4
WAR Position Players
1. Evans • BOS 6.7
2. Henderson • OAK 6.7
3. Bell • TEX 6.2
4. Grich • CAL 5.5
5. Yount • MIL 4.9
6. Burleson • CAL 4.5
7. Murphy • OAK 4.4
8. Paciorek • SEA 4.3
9. Armas • OAK 4.2
10. Cooper • MIL 4.2
Offensive WAR
1. Evans • BOS 5.2
2. Grich • CAL 5.0
3. Henderson • OAK 4.3
4. Cooper • MIL 3.9
5. Lansford • BOS 3.7
Lemon • CHW 3.7
7. Murray • BAL 3.6
8. Brett • KCR 3.5
Burleson • CAL 3.5
10. Harrah • CLE 3.5
Defensive WAR
1. Bell • TEX 3.4
2. Yount • MIL 2.8
3. Trammell • DET 2.4
4. Henderson • OAK 2.0
Whitaker • DET 2.0
6. Wilson • KCR 1.9
7. Burleson • CAL 1.9
8. Sundberg • TEX 1.6
9. Mendoza • TEX 1.4
10. Armas • OAK 1.2
Dempsey • BAL 1.2
Batting Average
1. Lansford • BOS .336
2. Paciorek • SEA .326
3. Gibson • DET .328 **
4. Cooper • MIL .320
5. Henderson • OAK .319
6. Hargrove • CLE .317
7. Brett • KCR .314
8. Zisk • SEA .311
9. Oliver • TEX .309
10. Remy • BOS .307
On-Base%
1. Hargrove • CLE .424
2. Evans • BOS .415
3. Henderson • OAK .408
4. Kemp • DET .389
5. Lansford • BOS .389
6. Lemon • CHW .384
7. Harrah • CLE .382
8. Singleton • BAL .380
9. Carew • CAL .380
10. Paciorek • SEA .379
Slugging %
1. Grich • CAL .543
2. Murray • BAL .534
3. Evans • BOS .522
4. Paciorek • SEA .509
5. Cooper • MIL .495
6. Thomas • MIL .493
7. Lemon • CHW .491
8. Zisk • SEA .485
9. Brett • KCR .484
10. Armas • OAK .480
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Evans • BOS .937
2. Grich • CAL .921
3. Murray • BAL .895
4. Paciorek • SEA .888
5. Lemon • CHW .874
6. Cooper • MIL .858
7. Zisk • SEA .851
8. Brett • KCR .846
9. Henderson • OAK .845
10. Luzinski • CHW .841
Games Played
1. Burleson • CAL 109
Whitaker • DET 109
Armas • OAK 109
4. Evans • BOS 108
Rice • BOS 108
Henderson • OAK 108
7. Gantner • MIL 107
Oglivie • MIL 107
Murphy • OAK 107
10. Bernazard • CHW 106
Cooper • MIL 106
At Bats
1. Rice • BOS 451
2. Armas • OAK 440
3. Wilson • KCR 439
4. Burleson • CAL 430
5. Henderson • OAK 423
6. Oliver • TEX 421
7. Cooper • MIL 416
8. Evans • BOS 412
9. Wills • TEX 410
10. Paciorek • SEA 405
Plate Appearances
1. Evans • BOS 504
2. Rice • BOS 495
3. Henderson • OAK 493
4. Burleson • CAL 490
5. Murphy • OAK 477
6. Wilson • KCR 465
7. Trammell • DET 463
8. Armas • OAK 462
9. Wills • TEX 454
10. Cooper • MIL 453
Runs Scored
1. Henderson • OAK 89
2. Evans • BOS 84
3. Cooper • MIL 70
4. Harrah • CLE 64
5. Rivers • TEX 62
6. Bumbry • BAL 61
Lansford • BOS 61
8. Randolph • NYY 59
9. Murphy • OAK 58
10. Murray • BAL 57
Carew • CAL 57
Cruz • SEA 57
Hits
1. Henderson • OAK 135
2. Lansford • BOS 134
3. Wilson • KCR 133
Cooper • MIL 133
5. Paciorek • SEA 132
6. Oliver • TEX 130
7. Rice • BOS 128
8. Burleson • CAL 126
9. Evans • BOS 122
10. Armas • OAK 115
Total Bases
1. Evans • BOS 215
2. Armas • OAK 211
3. Cooper • MIL 206
Paciorek • SEA 206
5. Murray • BAL 202
6. Rice • BOS 199
7. Grich • CAL 191
8. Henderson • OAK 185
9. Luzinski • CHW 180
Winfield • NYY 180
Doubles
1. Cooper • MIL 35
2. Oliver • TEX 29
3. Paciorek • SEA 28
4. Dauer • BAL 27
Brett • KCR 27
6. Winfield • NYY 25
7. Armas • OAK 24
8. DeCinces • BAL 23
Lansford • BOS 23
Lemon • CHW 23
McRae • KCR 23
Hatcher • MIN 23
Triples
1. Castino • MIN 9
2. Baines • CHW 7
Brett • KCR 7
Wilson • KCR 7
Henderson • OAK 7
6. Lemon • CHW 6
Ward • MIN 6
Griffin • TOR 6
9. Diloné • CLE 5
Yount • MIL 5
Mumphrey • NYY 5
Home Runs
1. Murray • BAL 22
Evans • BOS 22
Grich • CAL 22
Armas • OAK 22
5. Luzinski • CHW 21
Thomas • MIL 21
7. Rice • BOS 17
Baylor • CAL 17
Aikens • KCR 17
Johnson • OAK 17
Mayberry • TOR 17
Runs Batted In
1. Murray • BAL 78
2. Armas • OAK 76
3. Oglivie • MIL 72
4. Evans • BOS 71
5. Winfield • NYY 68
6. Baylor • CAL 66
Paciorek • SEA 66
8. Thomas • MIL 65
9. Bell • TEX 64
10. Rice • BOS 62
Luzinski • CHW 62
Bases on Balls
1. Evans • BOS 85
2. Murphy • OAK 73
3. Kemp • DET 70
4. Henderson • OAK 64
5. Aikens • KCR 62
6. Singleton • BAL 61
7. Hargrove • CLE 60
8. Luzinski • CHW 58
9. Harrah • CLE 57
Randolph • NYY 57
Strikeouts
1. Armas • OAK 115
2. Murphy • OAK 91
3. Moseby • TOR 86
4. Evans • BOS 85
Thomas • MIL 85
6. Jackson • NYY 82
7. Luzinski • CHW 80
8. Rice • BOS 76
9. Ford • CAL 71
Grich • CAL 71
Stolen Bases
1. Henderson • OAK 56
2. Cruz • SEA 43
3. LeFlore • CHW 36
4. Wilson • KCR 34
5. Diloné • CLE 29
6. Manning • CLE 25
7. Bumbry • BAL 22
8. Gibson • DET 17
9. Carew • CAL 16
Almon • CHW 16
Bannister • CLE 16
Otis • KCR 16
Singles
1. Wilson • KCR 115
2. Lansford • BOS 104
Henderson • OAK 104
4. Burleson • CAL 103
5. Remy • BOS 100
6. Oliver • TEX 96
7. Rice • BOS 92
8. Carew • CAL 91
9. Almon • CHW 89
10. Paciorek • SEA 88
Rivers • TEX 88
Adjusted OPS+
1. Grich • CAL 165
2. Evans • BOS 163
3. Murray • BAL 156
4. Lemon • CHW 155
5. Cooper • MIL 151
6. Henderson • OAK 151
7. Paciorek • SEA 151
8. Thomas • MIL 146
9. Luzinski • CHW 145
10. Brett • KCR 145
Runs Created
1. Evans • BOS 95
2. Henderson • OAK 81
3. Paciorek • SEA 76
4. Grich • CAL 73
5. Murray • BAL 70
Cooper • MIL 70
7. Lansford • BOS 68
8. Luzinski • CHW 67
9. Winfield • NYY 66
10. Rice • BOS 64
Kemp • DET 64
Murphy • OAK 64
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Evans • BOS 38
2. Henderson • OAK 31
3. Grich • CAL 29
4. Cooper • MIL 27
5. Paciorek • SEA 27
6. Murray • BAL 26
7. Lemon • CHW 24
8. Hargrove • CLE 23
9. Luzinski • CHW 23
10. Thomas • MIL 22
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Evans • BOS 3.9
2. Henderson • OAK 3.2
3. Grich • CAL 3.0
4. Cooper • MIL 2.8
5. Paciorek • SEA 2.8
6. Murray • BAL 2.7
7. Lemon • CHW 2.5
8. Hargrove • CLE 2.4
9. Luzinski • CHW 2.4
10. Thomas • MIL 2.3
Extra Base Hits
1. Armas • OAK 49
2. Cooper • MIL 48
3. Murray • BAL 45
Evans • BOS 45
5. Paciorek • SEA 44
6. Thomas • MIL 43
7. Brett • KCR 40
8. Winfield • NYY 39
9. DeCinces • BAL 38
Grich • CAL 38
Lemon • CHW 38
Times On Base
1. Evans • BOS 208
2. Henderson • OAK 201
3. Kemp • DET 174
4. Murphy • OAK 173
5. Burleson • CAL 171
Paciorek • SEA 171
7. Lansford • BOS 170
8. Hargrove • CLE 167
9. Rice • BOS 165
10. Cooper • MIL 164
Offensive Win %
1. Evans • BOS .787
2. Grich • CAL .751
3. Paciorek • SEA .716
4. Henderson • OAK .716
5. Murray • BAL .708
6. Lansford • BOS .696
7. Zisk • SEA .694
8. Brett • KCR .689
9. Lemon • CHW .688
10. Luzinski • CHW .682
Hit By Pitch
1. Lemon • CHW 13
2. Fisk • CHW 12
3. Mayberry • TOR 8
4. Baylor • CAL 7
Sample • TEX 7
6. Oglivie • MIL 6
7. Ford • CAL 5
Hargrove • CLE 5
9. Downing • CAL 4
Grich • CAL 4
Wilson • KCR 4
Paciorek • SEA 4
Sacrifice Hits
1. Trammell • DET 16
2. Mendoza • TEX 14
3. Remy • BOS 13
Squires • CHW 13
5. Burleson • CAL 11
6. Carew • CAL 10
7. Bernazard • CHW 9
Morrison • CHW 9
Gantner • MIL 9
Picciolo • OAK 9
Sacrifice Flies
1. Bell • TEX 10
2. Otis • KCR 9
3. Harrah • CLE 8
Oglivie • MIL 8
5. Rice • BOS 7
Hargrove • CLE 7
Winfield • NYY 7
Paciorek • SEA 7
9. Baylor • CAL 6
Brookens • DET 6
Simmons • MIL 6
Yount • MIL 6
Johnson • OAK 6
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Aikens • KCR 12
2. Murray • BAL 10
Oglivie • MIL 10
Bell • TEX 10
Oliver • TEX 10
6. Harrah • CLE 8
Thomas • MIL 8
8. Carew • CAL 7
Brett • KCR 7
Revering • 2TM 7
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Singleton • BAL 21
2. Oliver • TEX 17
3. Ford • CAL 16
Parrish • DET 16
Cooper • MIL 16
6. Thornton • CLE 15
7. Rice • BOS 14
Hargrove • CLE 14
9. Baylor • CAL 13
Kemp • DET 13
Winfield • NYY 13
Caught Stealing
1. Henderson • OAK 22
2. Bumbry • BAL 15
3. Griffin • TOR 12
4. LeFlore • CHW 11
5. Lansford • BOS 10
Diloné • CLE 10
Washington • KCR 10
Paciorek • SEA 10
9. Carew • CAL 9
Mumphrey • NYY 9
Wills • TEX 9
SB %
1. Harrah • CLE 92.31
2. Winfield • NYY 91.67
3. Manning • CLE 89.29
4. Bannister • CLE 88.89
5. Cruz • SEA 84.31
6. Remy • BOS 81.82
7. García • TOR 81.25
8. Wilson • KCR 80.95
9. Simpson • SEA 80.00
10. Gibson • DET 77.27
Power-Speed #
1. Paciorek • SEA 13.5
2. Murphy • OAK 12.0
3. Winfield • NYY 11.9
4. Gibson • DET 11.8
5. Otis • KCR 11.5
6. Henderson • OAK 10.8
7. Moseby • TOR 9.9
8. Kemp • DET 9.0
9. Brett • KCR 8.4
Mumphrey • NYY 8.4
AB per SO
1. Dauer • BAL 20.5
2. Hargrove • CLE 20.1
3. Squires • CHW 17.3
4. Stapleton • BOS 16.1
5. Brett • KCR 15.1
6. Oliver • TEX 15.0
7. Randolph • NYY 14.9
8. Lansford • BOS 14.3
9. Cooper • MIL 13.9
10. Wathan • KCR 13.1
AB per HR
1. Grich • CAL 16.0
2. Johnson • OAK 16.1 **
3. Mayberry • TOR 17.1
4. Murray • BAL 17.2
5. Thomas • MIL 17.3
6. Luzinski • CHW 18.0
7. Evans • BOS 18.7
8. Armas • OAK 20.0
9. Aikens • KCR 20.5
10. Baylor • CAL 22.2
Outs Made
1. Rice • BOS 346
2. Wills • TEX 335
3. Burleson • CAL 333
Armas • OAK 333
Griffin • TOR 333
6. Trammell • DET 323
Wilson • KCR 323
Oglivie • MIL 323
9. Henderson • OAK 321
10. Simmons • MIL 316
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Evans • BOS 40.20
2. Murray • BAL 28.66
3. Murphy • OAK 26.88
4. Hargrove • CLE 26.12
5. Grich • CAL 25.67
6. Thomas • MIL 24.43
7. Bell • TEX 23.58
8. Harrah • CLE 23.14
9. Lansford • BOS 22.05
10. Lemon • CHW 21.66
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Evans • BOS 5.6
2. Murphy • OAK 4.5
3. Harrah • CLE 2.9
4. Gibson • DET 2.8
5. Armas • OAK 2.8
6. Murray • BAL 2.6
7. Lansford • BOS 2.3
8. Hargrove • CLE 2.3
9. Henderson • OAK 2.2
10. Yount • MIL 2.2
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Evans • BOS 4.6
2. Grich • CAL 3.4
3. Murray • BAL 2.6
4. Cooper • MIL 2.3
5. Kemp • DET 2.3
6. Henderson • OAK 2.3
7. Luzinski • CHW 2.2
8. Thomas • MIL 2.1
9. Aikens • KCR 2.1
10. Paciorek • SEA 2.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Yount • MIL 5.9
2. Evans • BOS 3.9
3. Cooper • MIL 3.5
4. Murphy • OAK 3.4
5. Gibson • DET 2.6
6. Armas • OAK 2.5
7. Wilson • KCR 2.4
8. Murray • BAL 2.4
9. Klutts • OAK 2.2
10. Henderson • OAK 1.8
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Evans • BOS 4.0
2. Murray • BAL 2.9
3. Murphy • OAK 2.9
4. Hargrove • CLE 2.7
5. Grich • CAL 2.7
6. Thomas • MIL 2.6
7. Bell • TEX 2.5
8. Harrah • CLE 2.4
9. Lemon • CHW 2.3
10. Lansford • BOS 2.2

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