American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Lofton • CLE 7.2
2. Griffey • SEA 6.9
3. Cone • KCR 6.9
4. Thomas • CHW 6.4
5. Clemens • BOS 6.0
6. Belle • CLE 5.7
7. Johnson • SEA 5.5
8. Mussina • BAL 5.4
9. Hentgen • TOR 5.4
10. Phillips • DET 4.7
WAR Position Players
1. Lofton • CLE 7.2
2. Griffey • SEA 6.9
3. Thomas • CHW 6.4
4. Belle • CLE 5.7
5. Phillips • DET 4.7
6. Boggs • NYY 4.5
7. O'Neill • NYY 4.3
8. Valentin • BOS 4.3
9. Knoblauch • MIN 4.1
10. Ripken • BAL 4.0
Offensive WAR
1. Thomas • CHW 7.1
2. Belle • CLE 6.7
3. Lofton • CLE 6.0
4. Griffey • SEA 5.9
5. O'Neill • NYY 4.9
6. Boggs • NYY 4.3
7. Clark • TEX 3.9
8. Molitor • TOR 3.8
Phillips • DET 3.8
10. Knoblauch • MIN 3.7
Defensive WAR
1. Ripken • BAL 2.3
2. Disarcina • CAL 2.0
3. Gallego • NYY 1.7
4. Lofton • CLE 1.5
5. Valentin • BOS 1.5
6. Steinbach • OAK 1.5
7. Gagne • KCR 1.3
8. Valentín • MIL 1.3
9. Griffey • SEA 1.2
10. Hoiles • BAL 1.2
Batting Average
1. O'Neill • NYY .359
2. Belle • CLE .357
3. Thomas • CHW .353
4. Lofton • CLE .349
5. Boggs • NYY .342
6. Molitor • TOR .341
7. Mack • MIN .333
8. Clark • TEX .329
9. Griffey • SEA .323
10. Palmeiro • BAL .319
On-Base%
1. Thomas • CHW .487
2. O'Neill • NYY .460
3. Belle • CLE .438
4. Boggs • NYY .433
5. Clark • TEX .431
6. Tettleton • DET .419
7. Lofton • CLE .412
8. Henderson • OAK .411
9. Davis • CAL .410
10. Molitor • TOR .410
Slugging %
1. Thomas • CHW .729
2. Belle • CLE .714
3. Griffey • SEA .674
4. O'Neill • NYY .603
5. Hamelin • KCR .599
6. Vaughn • BOS .576
7. Mack • MIN .564
8. Davis • CAL .561
9. Canseco • TEX .552
10. Palmeiro • BAL .550
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Thomas • CHW 1.217
2. Belle • CLE 1.152
3. Griffey • SEA 1.076
4. O'Neill • NYY 1.064
5. Hamelin • KCR .987
6. Vaughn • BOS .984
7. Davis • CAL .971
8. Mack • MIN .966
9. Lofton • CLE .948
10. Palmeiro • BAL .942
Games Played
1. Molitor • TOR 115
2. Curtis • CAL 114
Fryman • DET 114
Phillips • DET 114
McRae • KCR 114
Bordick • OAK 114
7. Thomas • CHW 113
8. Ripken • BAL 112
Disarcina • CAL 112
Franco • CHW 112
Lofton • CLE 112
At Bats
1. Fryman • DET 464
2. Lofton • CLE 459
3. Molitor • TOR 454
4. Anderson • BAL 453
Curtis • CAL 453
6. Knoblauch • MIN 445
7. Ripken • BAL 444
8. Baerga • CLE 442
9. Puckett • MIN 439
10. Phillips • DET 438
Coleman • KCR 438
Plate Appearances
1. Phillips • DET 538
2. Fryman • DET 528
3. Anderson • BAL 525
4. Lofton • CLE 523
5. Thomas • CHW 517
6. Molitor • TOR 516
7. Curtis • CAL 506
8. Franco • CHW 505
McRae • KCR 505
Canseco • TEX 505
Runs Scored
1. Thomas • CHW 106
2. Lofton • CLE 105
3. Griffey • SEA 94
4. Phillips • DET 91
5. Belle • CLE 90
6. Canseco • TEX 88
7. Molitor • TOR 86
8. Knoblauch • MIN 85
9. Palmeiro • BAL 82
10. Baerga • CLE 81
Hits
1. Lofton • CLE 160
2. Molitor • TOR 155
3. Belle • CLE 147
4. Thomas • CHW 141
5. Ripken • BAL 140
Griffey • SEA 140
7. Palmeiro • BAL 139
Baerga • CLE 139
Knoblauch • MIN 139
Puckett • MIN 139
Total Bases
1. Belle • CLE 294
2. Griffey • SEA 292
3. Thomas • CHW 291
4. Lofton • CLE 246
5. Palmeiro • BAL 240
6. Puckett • MIN 237
Canseco • TEX 237
8. Molitor • TOR 235
9. Baerga • CLE 232
10. Carter • TOR 228
Doubles
1. Knoblauch • MIN 45
2. Belle • CLE 35
3. Thomas • CHW 34
Fryman • DET 34
5. Palmeiro • BAL 32
Baerga • CLE 32
Lofton • CLE 32
Puckett • MIN 32
9. Molitor • TOR 30
10. Williams • NYY 29
Olerud • TOR 29
Triples
1. Johnson • CHW 14
2. Coleman • KCR 12
3. Lofton • CLE 9
4. Diaz • MIL 7
5. McRae • KCR 6
Polonia • NYY 6
White • TOR 6
8. Anderson • BAL 5
Guillén • CHW 5
Raines • CHW 5
Fryman • DET 5
Samuel • DET 5
Cole • MIN 5
Home Runs
1. Griffey • SEA 40
2. Thomas • CHW 38
3. Belle • CLE 36
4. Canseco • TEX 31
5. Fielder • DET 28
6. Carter • TOR 27
7. Vaughn • BOS 26
Davis • CAL 26
9. Hamelin • KCR 24
10. Palmeiro • BAL 23
Salmon • CAL 23
Gibson • DET 23
Sierra • OAK 23
Runs Batted In
1. Puckett • MIN 112
2. Carter • TOR 103
3. Thomas • CHW 101
Belle • CLE 101
5. Franco • CHW 98
6. Sierra • OAK 92
7. Fielder • DET 90
Griffey • SEA 90
Canseco • TEX 90
10. Fryman • DET 85
González • TEX 85
Bases on Balls
1. Thomas • CHW 109
2. Tettleton • DET 97
3. Phillips • DET 95
4. O'Neill • NYY 72
Henderson • OAK 72
6. Clark • TEX 71
7. Davis • CAL 69
Canseco • TEX 69
9. Tartabull • NYY 66
Buhner • SEA 66
Strikeouts
1. Fryman • DET 128
2. Canseco • TEX 114
3. Vaughn • BOS 112
4. Tartabull • NYY 111
5. Fielder • DET 110
6. Phillips • DET 105
7. Salmon • CAL 102
8. Tettleton • DET 98
9. Sprague • TOR 95
10. Vaughn • MIL 93
Stolen Bases
1. Lofton • CLE 60
2. Coleman • KCR 50
3. Nixon • BOS 42
4. Knoblauch • MIN 35
5. Anderson • BAL 31
6. Cole • MIN 29
7. McRae • KCR 28
8. Johnson • CHW 26
9. Curtis • CAL 25
10. Javier • OAK 24
Singles
1. Lofton • CLE 107
Molitor • TOR 107
3. Ripken • BAL 105
4. Fermín • SEA 98
5. Franco • CHW 97
6. Boggs • NYY 94
7. Nixon • BOS 93
8. Guillén • CHW 90
9. Clark • TEX 89
10. McRae • KCR 87
Adjusted OPS+
1. Thomas • CHW 212
2. Belle • CLE 194
3. O'Neill • NYY 177
4. Griffey • SEA 171
5. Davis • CAL 148
6. Hamelin • KCR 147
7. Vaughn • BOS 147
8. Mack • MIN 147
9. Lofton • CLE 145
10. Boggs • NYY 142
Runs Created
1. Thomas • CHW 145
2. Belle • CLE 131
3. Griffey • SEA 117
4. Lofton • CLE 111
5. Molitor • TOR 101
6. O'Neill • NYY 100
7. Palmeiro • BAL 95
8. Vaughn • BOS 93
9. Franco • CHW 92
10. Davis • CAL 91
Phillips • DET 91
Clark • TEX 91
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Thomas • CHW 75
2. Belle • CLE 59
3. O'Neill • NYY 47
4. Griffey • SEA 44
5. Lofton • CLE 33
6. Davis • CAL 31
7. Vaughn • BOS 29
8. Clark • TEX 29
9. Molitor • TOR 28
10. Boggs • NYY 27
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Thomas • CHW 6.7
2. Belle • CLE 5.3
3. O'Neill • NYY 4.2
4. Griffey • SEA 4.0
5. Lofton • CLE 2.9
6. Davis • CAL 2.8
7. Vaughn • BOS 2.6
8. Clark • TEX 2.6
9. Molitor • TOR 2.5
10. Boggs • NYY 2.4
Extra Base Hits
1. Thomas • CHW 73
Belle • CLE 73
3. Griffey • SEA 68
4. Fryman • DET 57
5. Palmeiro • BAL 55
Puckett • MIN 55
7. Carter • TOR 54
8. Baerga • CLE 53
Lofton • CLE 53
Knoblauch • MIN 53
Times On Base
1. Thomas • CHW 252
2. Phillips • DET 220
3. Lofton • CLE 214
4. Molitor • TOR 211
5. Belle • CLE 210
6. Franco • CHW 205
7. O'Neill • NYY 204
8. Clark • TEX 202
9. Griffey • SEA 198
10. Palmeiro • BAL 195
Canseco • TEX 195
Offensive Win %
1. Thomas • CHW .849
2. Belle • CLE .825
3. O'Neill • NYY .770
4. Griffey • SEA .765
5. Lofton • CLE .726
6. Clark • TEX .719
7. Vaughn • BOS .711
8. Hamelin • KCR .705
9. Molitor • TOR .701
10. Davis • CAL .695
Hit By Pitch
1. Macfarlane • KCR 18
2. Sprague • TOR 11
3. Anderson • BAL 10
Vaughn • BOS 10
Jaha • MIL 10
Knoblauch • MIN 10
7. Félix • DET 8
8. Puckett • MIN 7
González • TEX 7
Rodríguez • TEX 7
Sacrifice Hits
1. Kelly • NYY 14
2. Fermín • SEA 12
3. Cora • CHW 11
Vizquel • CLE 11
5. Disarcina • CAL 10
6. LaValliere • CHW 9
7. Lind • KCR 8
Wilson • SEA 8
Schofield • TOR 8
10. Naehring • BOS 7
Rodríguez • BOS 7
Curtis • CAL 7
Guillén • CHW 7
Javier • OAK 7
Amaral • SEA 7
Hulse • TEX 7
Alomar • TOR 7
Sacrifice Flies
1. Fryman • DET 13
Carter • TOR 13
3. Sierra • OAK 11
4. Ventura • CHW 8
Baerga • CLE 8
Nilsson • MIL 8
7. Thomas • CHW 7
Puckett • MIN 7
Berroa • OAK 7
10. Palmeiro • BAL 6
Davis • CAL 6
Lofton • CLE 6
Brosius • OAK 6
Gates • OAK 6
Steinbach • OAK 6
Clark • TEX 6
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Vaughn • BOS 20
2. Griffey • SEA 19
3. Ventura • CHW 15
4. O'Neill • NYY 13
5. Thomas • CHW 12
Olerud • TOR 12
7. Davis • CAL 11
Clark • TEX 11
9. Tettleton • DET 10
González • TEX 10
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Canseco • TEX 20
2. González • TEX 18
3. Ripken • BAL 17
Fielder • DET 17
5. O'Neill • NYY 16
6. Dawson • BOS 15
Thomas • CHW 15
Sierra • OAK 15
9. Franco • CHW 14
Alomar • TOR 14
Caught Stealing
1. Gagne • KCR 17
2. Lofton • CLE 12
José • KCR 12
Polonia • NYY 12
5. Curtis • CAL 11
6. Nixon • BOS 10
7. Williams • NYY 9
8. Owen • CAL 8
Coleman • KCR 8
McRae • KCR 8
Cole • MIN 8
Canseco • TEX 8
Alomar • TOR 8
SB %
1. Tinsley • BOS 100.00
Molitor • TOR 100.00
Carter • TOR 100.00
Raines • CHW 100.00
5. Anderson • BAL 96.88
6. Hulse • TEX 90.00
7. McDowell • TEX 87.50
8. Coleman • KCR 86.21
9. Shumpert • KCR 85.71
10. Knoblauch • MIN 85.37
Power-Speed #
1. Canseco • TEX 20.2
2. Lofton • CLE 20.0
3. Anderson • BAL 17.3
4. Griffey • SEA 17.3
5. Molitor • TOR 16.5
6. Carter • TOR 15.6
7. Phillips • DET 15.4
8. Curtis • CAL 15.3
9. Belle • CLE 14.4
10. Javier • OAK 14.1
AB per SO
1. Johnson • CHW 17.9
2. Fermín • SEA 17.2
3. Mattingly • NYY 15.5
4. Disarcina • CAL 13.9
5. Boggs • NYY 12.6
6. Greenwell • BOS 12.6
7. Reed • MIL 11.7
8. Ripken • BAL 10.8
9. Guillén • CHW 10.4
10. Baerga • CLE 9.8
AB per HR
1. Thomas • CHW 10.5
2. Griffey • SEA 10.8
3. Belle • CLE 11.4
4. Hamelin • KCR 13.0
5. Canseco • TEX 13.8
6. Gibson • DET 14.3
7. Davis • CAL 15.1
8. Vaughn • BOS 15.2
9. Fielder • DET 15.2
10. Thome • CLE 16.1
Outs Made
1. Curtis • CAL 369
2. Fryman • DET 364
3. Coleman • KCR 352
4. Anderson • BAL 347
5. Sierra • OAK 343
6. Murray • CLE 338
Canseco • TEX 338
8. McRae • KCR 337
9. Fielder • DET 336
Carter • TOR 336
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Thomas • CHW 65.10
2. Belle • CLE 54.75
3. Griffey • SEA 44.03
4. O'Neill • NYY 43.25
5. Clark • TEX 42.86
6. Puckett • MIN 37.29
7. Franco • CHW 33.95
8. Lofton • CLE 33.65
9. Molitor • TOR 32.12
10. Davis • CAL 28.76
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Thomas • CHW 4.7
2. Belle • CLE 4.4
3. O'Neill • NYY 3.9
4. Griffey • SEA 3.4
5. Clark • TEX 3.2
6. Franco • CHW 3.1
7. Phillips • DET 3.1
8. Lofton • CLE 3.1
9. Hamelin • KCR 3.1
10. Puckett • MIN 3.0
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Thomas • CHW 6.6
2. Belle • CLE 5.3
3. Griffey • SEA 3.8
4. O'Neill • NYY 3.5
5. Lofton • CLE 3.2
6. Clark • TEX 3.1
7. Franco • CHW 3.0
8. Phillips • DET 2.7
9. Boggs • NYY 2.4
10. Canseco • TEX 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Belle • CLE 3.9
2. Thomas • CHW 3.8
3. O'Neill • NYY 2.8
4. Lofton • CLE 2.5
5. Franco • CHW 2.4
6. Clark • TEX 2.0
7. Griffey • SEA 2.0
8. Hamelin • KCR 1.9
9. Leyritz • NYY 1.6
10. Greer • TEX 1.5
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Thomas • CHW 5.8
2. Belle • CLE 4.9
3. O'Neill • NYY 4.0
4. Griffey • SEA 3.9
5. Clark • TEX 3.9
6. Puckett • MIN 3.4
7. Franco • CHW 3.1
8. Lofton • CLE 3.1
9. Molitor • TOR 2.9
10. Davis • CAL 2.6

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