American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Appier • KCR 9.3
2. Griffey • SEA 8.8
3. Langston • CAL 8.5
4. Olerud • TOR 7.8
5. Lofton • CLE 7.6
6. Cone • KCR 7.2
7. Finley • CAL 7.1
8. Palmeiro • TEX 6.9
9. Hoiles • BAL 6.8
10. Vaughn • MIL 6.7
WAR Position Players
1. Griffey • SEA 8.8
2. Olerud • TOR 7.8
3. Lofton • CLE 7.6
4. Palmeiro • TEX 6.9
5. Hoiles • BAL 6.8
6. Vaughn • MIL 6.7
7. González • TEX 6.5
8. White • TOR 6.3
9. Thomas • CHW 6.2
10. Alomar • TOR 6.1
Offensive WAR
1. Griffey • SEA 8.2
2. Olerud • TOR 7.5
3. Thomas • CHW 7.1
4. Alomar • TOR 7.0
5. González • TEX 6.8
6. Fryman • DET 6.3
7. Hoiles • BAL 6.3
8. Henderson • 2TM 6.3
9. Lofton • CLE 5.9
Molitor • TOR 5.9
Defensive WAR
1. Valentin • BOS 3.1
2. Vizquel • SEA 2.5
3. Fletcher • BOS 2.4
4. Gallego • NYY 2.4
5. Lofton • CLE 2.2
6. Ripken • BAL 2.1
7. Karkovice • CHW 2.1
8. Johnson • CHW 2.1
White • TOR 2.1
10. Ventura • CHW 1.9
Batting Average
1. Olerud • TOR .363
2. Molitor • TOR .332
3. Alomar • TOR .326
4. Lofton • CLE .325
5. Baerga • CLE .321
6. Thomas • CHW .317
7. Greenwell • BOS .315
8. Phillips • DET .313
9. O'Neill • NYY .311
10. Johnson • CHW .311
On-Base%
1. Olerud • TOR .473
2. Phillips • DET .443
3. Henderson • 2TM .432
4. Thomas • CHW .426
5. Hoiles • BAL .416
6. Griffey • SEA .408
7. Alomar • TOR .408
8. Lofton • CLE .408
9. Molitor • TOR .402
10. Vaughn • BOS .390
Slugging %
1. González • TEX .632
2. Griffey • SEA .617
3. Thomas • CHW .607
4. Olerud • TOR .599
5. Hoiles • BAL .585
6. Palmeiro • TEX .554
7. Belle • CLE .552
8. Salmon • CAL .536
9. Vaughn • BOS .525
10. Stanley • NYY .534 **
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Olerud • TOR 1.072
2. Thomas • CHW 1.033
3. Griffey • SEA 1.025
4. Hoiles • BAL 1.001
5. González • TEX 1.000
6. Palmeiro • TEX .926
7. Belle • CLE .922
8. Salmon • CAL .918
9. Vaughn • BOS .915
10. Molitor • TOR .911
Games Played
1. Ripken • BAL 162
2. Palmeiro • TEX 160
Molitor • TOR 160
4. Belle • CLE 159
Gagne • KCR 159
Bordick • OAK 159
7. Sierra • OAK 158
Buhner • SEA 158
Vizquel • SEA 158
Olerud • TOR 158
At Bats
1. Ripken • BAL 641
2. Molitor • TOR 636
3. Sierra • OAK 630
4. McRae • KCR 627
5. Baerga • CLE 624
6. Puckett • MIN 622
7. Fryman • DET 607
8. Carter • TOR 603
9. Knoblauch • MIN 602
10. White • TOR 598
Plate Appearances
1. Molitor • TOR 725
2. Ripken • BAL 718
3. Phillips • DET 707
4. Fryman • DET 695
5. Belle • CLE 693
6. Sierra • OAK 692
7. Griffey • SEA 691
8. Palmeiro • TEX 686
9. McRae • KCR 685
Knoblauch • MIN 685
Runs Scored
1. Palmeiro • TEX 124
2. Molitor • TOR 121
3. Lofton • CLE 116
White • TOR 116
5. Henderson • 2TM 114
6. Phillips • DET 113
Griffey • SEA 113
8. Alomar • TOR 109
Olerud • TOR 109
10. Thomas • CHW 106
Hits
1. Molitor • TOR 211
2. Baerga • CLE 200
Olerud • TOR 200
4. Alomar • TOR 192
5. Lofton • CLE 185
6. Puckett • MIN 184
7. Fryman • DET 182
8. Griffey • SEA 180
9. Phillips • DET 177
McRae • KCR 177
Total Bases
1. Griffey • SEA 359
2. González • TEX 339
3. Thomas • CHW 333
4. Palmeiro • TEX 331
5. Olerud • TOR 330
6. Belle • CLE 328
7. Molitor • TOR 324
8. Baerga • CLE 303
9. Fryman • DET 295
Puckett • MIN 295
Carter • TOR 295
Doubles
1. Olerud • TOR 54
2. White • TOR 42
3. Valentin • BOS 40
Palmeiro • TEX 40
5. Puckett • MIN 39
6. Greenwell • BOS 38
Surhoff • MIL 38
Griffey • SEA 38
9. Fryman • DET 37
Molitor • TOR 37
Triples
1. Johnson • CHW 14
2. Cora • CHW 13
3. Hulse • TEX 10
4. McRae • KCR 9
Fernández • TOR 9
6. Anderson • BAL 8
Lofton • CLE 8
8. Cuyler • DET 7
9. Greenwell • BOS 6
Polonia • CAL 6
Baerga • CLE 6
Gibson • DET 6
Alomar • TOR 6
White • TOR 6
Home Runs
1. González • TEX 46
2. Griffey • SEA 45
3. Thomas • CHW 41
4. Belle • CLE 38
5. Palmeiro • TEX 37
6. Palmer • TEX 33
Carter • TOR 33
8. Tettleton • DET 32
9. Salmon • CAL 31
Tartabull • NYY 31
Runs Batted In
1. Belle • CLE 129
2. Thomas • CHW 128
3. Carter • TOR 121
4. González • TEX 118
5. Fielder • DET 117
6. Baerga • CLE 114
7. Davis • CAL 112
8. Molitor • TOR 111
9. Tettleton • DET 110
10. Griffey • SEA 109
Bases on Balls
1. Phillips • DET 132
2. Henderson • 2TM 120
3. Olerud • TOR 114
4. Thomas • CHW 112
5. Tettleton • DET 109
6. Ventura • CHW 105
7. Buhner • SEA 100
8. Griffey • SEA 96
9. Tartabull • NYY 92
10. Fielder • DET 90
Strikeouts
1. Deer • 2TM 169
2. Tartabull • NYY 156
3. Palmer • TEX 154
4. Buhner • SEA 144
5. Tettleton • DET 139
6. Davis • CAL 135
Salmon • CAL 135
8. Vaughn • BOS 130
9. Fryman • DET 128
10. White • TOR 127
Stolen Bases
1. Lofton • CLE 70
2. Polonia • CAL 55
Alomar • TOR 55
4. Henderson • 2TM 53
5. Curtis • CAL 48
6. Johnson • CHW 35
7. White • TOR 34
8. José • KCR 31
9. Knoblauch • MIN 29
Hulse • TEX 29
Singles
1. Lofton • CLE 148
2. Molitor • TOR 147
3. Baerga • CLE 145
4. Phillips • DET 143
5. Boggs • NYY 140
6. Johnson • CHW 136
7. Knoblauch • MIN 134
Alomar • TOR 134
9. Curtis • CAL 132
Polonia • CAL 132
Adjusted OPS+
1. Olerud • TOR 186
2. Thomas • CHW 177
3. Griffey • SEA 171
4. González • TEX 169
5. Hoiles • BAL 162
6. Palmeiro • TEX 150
7. Henderson • 2TM 148
8. Belle • CLE 145
9. Molitor • TOR 143
10. Salmon • CAL 143
Runs Created
1. Olerud • TOR 161
2. Thomas • CHW 149
3. Griffey • SEA 147
4. Molitor • TOR 136
5. Palmeiro • TEX 128
6. Alomar • TOR 125
7. González • TEX 122
8. Belle • CLE 119
9. Henderson • 2TM 118
10. Fryman • DET 117
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Olerud • TOR 77
2. Thomas • CHW 66
3. Griffey • SEA 61
4. González • TEX 48
5. Palmeiro • TEX 43
6. Molitor • TOR 41
7. Henderson • 2TM 41
8. Hoiles • BAL 40
9. Belle • CLE 39
10. Alomar • TOR 37
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Olerud • TOR 7.2
2. Thomas • CHW 6.2
3. Griffey • SEA 5.7
4. González • TEX 4.5
5. Palmeiro • TEX 4.1
6. Molitor • TOR 3.9
7. Henderson • 2TM 3.8
8. Hoiles • BAL 3.8
9. Belle • CLE 3.7
10. Alomar • TOR 3.5
Extra Base Hits
1. Griffey • SEA 86
2. González • TEX 80
Olerud • TOR 80
4. Palmeiro • TEX 79
5. Thomas • CHW 77
Belle • CLE 77
7. Carter • TOR 71
8. Salmon • CAL 67
9. Tartabull • NYY 66
Palmer • TEX 66
Times On Base
1. Olerud • TOR 321
2. Phillips • DET 313
3. Molitor • TOR 291
4. Thomas • CHW 288
5. Griffey • SEA 282
6. Alomar • TOR 277
7. Lofton • CLE 267
8. Fryman • DET 263
Henderson • 2TM 263
10. Belle • CLE 256
Offensive Win %
1. Olerud • TOR .833
2. Thomas • CHW .791
3. Hoiles • BAL .765
4. Griffey • SEA .762
5. Henderson • 2TM .745
6. González • TEX .739
7. Molitor • TOR .720
8. Palmeiro • TEX .704
9. Alomar • TOR .702
10. Salmon • CAL .695
Hit By Pitch
1. Valle • SEA 17
2. Macfarlane • KCR 16
3. Dawson • BOS 13
González • TEX 13
5. Hatcher • BOS 11
Bordick • OAK 11
7. Anderson • BAL 10
Sprague • TOR 10
9. Hoiles • BAL 9
Cora • CHW 9
Harper • MIN 9
Knoblauch • MIN 9
Carter • TOR 9
Sacrifice Hits
1. Cora • CHW 19
2. Valentin • BOS 16
3. McRae • KCR 14
4. Peña • BOS 13
Guillén • CHW 13
Lind • KCR 13
Vizquel • SEA 13
8. McLemore • BAL 11
Hatcher • BOS 11
Karkovice • CHW 11
Sacrifice Flies
1. Belle • CLE 14
2. Thomas • CHW 13
Baerga • CLE 13
4. Brett • KCR 10
Sierra • OAK 10
Carter • TOR 10
7. Bell • CHW 9
Boggs • NYY 9
Palmeiro • TEX 9
10. Segui • BAL 8
Salmon • CAL 8
Burks • CHW 8
Gates • OAK 8
Henderson • OAK 8
Buhner • SEA 8
Rodríguez • TEX 8
Molitor • TOR 8
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Olerud • TOR 33
2. Griffey • SEA 25
3. Vaughn • BOS 23
Thomas • CHW 23
5. Palmeiro • TEX 22
6. Ripken • BAL 19
7. Ventura • CHW 16
Sierra • OAK 16
9. Cooper • BOS 15
Fielder • DET 15
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Sprague • TOR 23
2. Fielder • DET 22
3. McLemore • BAL 21
4. Brett • KCR 20
Mattingly • NYY 20
6. Segui • BAL 18
Dawson • BOS 18
Davis • CAL 18
Ventura • CHW 18
Belle • CLE 18
Valle • SEA 18
Borders • TOR 18
Caught Stealing
1. Curtis • CAL 24
Polonia • CAL 24
3. McLemore • BAL 15
Alomar • TOR 15
5. Lofton • CLE 14
McRae • KCR 14
Vizquel • SEA 14
8. José • KCR 13
Hamilton • MIL 13
10. Anderson • BAL 12
Belle • CLE 12
Gagne • KCR 12
SB %
1. White • TOR 89.47
2. Palmeiro • TEX 88.00
3. Henderson • 2TM 86.89
4. Molitor • TOR 84.62
5. Fletcher • BOS 84.21
6. Sierra • OAK 83.33
Lofton • CLE 83.33
Johnson • CHW 83.33
9. Baerga • CLE 78.95
10. Alomar • TOR 78.57
Power-Speed #
1. Henderson • 2TM 30.1
2. Belle • CLE 28.7
3. Palmeiro • TEX 27.6
4. Alomar • TOR 26.0
5. Griffey • SEA 24.7
6. Sierra • OAK 23.4
7. Molitor • TOR 22.0
8. White • TOR 20.8
9. Raines • CHW 18.2
10. Baerga • CLE 17.5
AB per SO
1. Fermín • CLE 34.3
2. Harper • MIN 18.3
3. Johnson • CHW 16.4
4. Fletcher • BOS 13.7
5. Knoblauch • MIN 13.7
6. Mattingly • NYY 12.6
7. Surhoff • MIL 11.7
8. Greenwell • BOS 11.7
9. Boggs • NYY 11.4
10. Ripken • BAL 11.1
AB per HR
1. González • TEX 11.7
2. Griffey • SEA 12.9
3. Thomas • CHW 13.4
4. Hoiles • BAL 14.4
5. Belle • CLE 15.6
6. Palmer • TEX 15.7
7. Palmeiro • TEX 16.1
8. Tettleton • DET 16.3
9. Tartabull • NYY 16.5
10. Salmon • CAL 16.6
Outs Made
1. Sierra • OAK 515
2. Ripken • BAL 503
3. McRae • KCR 489
4. Carter • TOR 473
5. Curtis • CAL 471
6. McLemore • BAL 469
Cora • CHW 469
8. Belle • CLE 467
9. Knoblauch • MIN 466
10. Puckett • MIN 465
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Olerud • TOR 69.90
2. Thomas • CHW 69.14
3. Molitor • TOR 53.72
4. Griffey • SEA 52.90
5. González • TEX 51.95
6. Palmeiro • TEX 49.56
7. Hoiles • BAL 46.99
8. Henderson • 2TM 44.03
9. Alomar • TOR 41.38
10. Tettleton • DET 40.77
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Thomas • CHW 6.3
2. Olerud • TOR 6.1
3. Molitor • TOR 5.3
4. Belle • CLE 5.2
5. González • TEX 5.1
6. Henderson • 2TM 4.4
7. Alomar • TOR 4.1
8. Hoiles • BAL 4.1
9. Tartabull • NYY 3.7
10. Palmeiro • TEX 3.6
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Olerud • TOR 6.4
2. Thomas • CHW 6.3
3. Griffey • SEA 5.5
4. González • TEX 4.7
5. Molitor • TOR 4.7
6. Hoiles • BAL 4.4
7. Belle • CLE 4.3
8. Palmeiro • TEX 4.3
9. Henderson • 2TM 4.1
10. Alomar • TOR 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Thomas • CHW 12.1
2. Olerud • TOR 8.1
3. Alomar • TOR 7.2
4. Molitor • TOR 6.2
5. Tartabull • NYY 5.0
6. González • TEX 4.9
7. Raines • CHW 4.5
8. Hoiles • BAL 4.5
9. O'Neill • NYY 4.0
10. Johnson • CHW 3.8
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Thomas • CHW 6.6
2. Olerud • TOR 6.5
3. Molitor • TOR 5.1
4. González • TEX 5.0
5. Griffey • SEA 5.0
6. Palmeiro • TEX 4.8
7. Hoiles • BAL 4.4
8. Henderson • 2TM 4.3
9. Alomar • TOR 3.9
10. Tettleton • DET 3.9
rOBA
1. Olerud • TOR .458
2. Hoiles • BAL .446
3. González • TEX .441
4. Thomas • CHW .440
5. Griffey • SEA .436
6. Henderson • 2TM .428
7. Molitor • TOR .421
8. Alomar • TOR .417
9. Salmon • CAL .409
10. Palmeiro • TEX .405
Rbat+
1. Olerud • TOR 184
2. González • TEX 172
3. Thomas • CHW 171
4. Hoiles • BAL 168
5. Griffey • SEA 166
6. Henderson • 2TM 153
7. Molitor • TOR 150
8. Salmon • CAL 146
9. Alomar • TOR 145
10. Palmeiro • TEX 144

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