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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Hornsby • STL 12.1
2. Ruth • NYY 11.4
3. Vance • BRO 10.3
4. Ehmke • BOS 8.2
5. Pennock • NYY 7.9
6. Frisch • NYG 7.5
Johnson • WSH 7.5
Winters • HIL 7.5
9. Wheat • BRO 6.8
10. Shaute • CLE 6.7
WAR Position Players
1. Hornsby • STL 12.1
2. Ruth • NYY 11.4
3. Frisch • NYG 7.5
4. Wheat • BRO 6.8
5. Goslin • WSH 6.6
6. Heilmann • DET 6.4
7. Fournier • BRO 6.3
8. Youngs • NYG 5.9
9. Wright • PIT 5.7
10. Cobb • DET 5.5
Offensive WAR
1. Hornsby • STL 11.5
2. Ruth • NYY 10.5
3. Fournier • BRO 6.6
4. Collins • CHW 6.4
Wheat • BRO 6.4
6. Heilmann • DET 6.1
7. Youngs • NYG 5.9
8. Goslin • WSH 5.6
9. Frisch • NYG 5.5
10. High • BRO 5.1
Defensive WAR
1. Wright • PIT 4.0
2. Peckinpaugh • WSH 3.1
3. Maranville • PIT 2.9
4. Frisch • NYG 2.6
5. Jackson • NYG 2.0
6. Groh • NYG 1.6
7. Pinelli • CIN 1.5
8. Wells • SLS 1.3
9. Severeid • SLB 1.2
10. Adams • CHC 1.2
Batting Average
1. Hornsby • STL .424
2. Charleston • HBG .405
3. Dreke • CSW .389
4. Wilson • BBS .385
5. Ruth • NYY .378
6. Wheat • BRO .375
7. Joseph • KCM .375
8. Johnson • KCM .366
9. Lloyd • AC .366
10. Torriente • CAG .365
On-Base%
1. Ruth • NYY .513
2. Hornsby • STL .507
3. Charleston • HBG .476
4. Torriente • CAG .467
5. Dreke • CSW .448
6. Bassler • DET .441
7. Collins • CHW .441
8. Youngs • NYG .441
9. Speaker • CLE .432
10. Gardner • CAG .432
Slugging %
1. Charleston • HBG .780
2. Ruth • NYY .739
3. Hornsby • STL .696
4. Torriente • CAG .612
5. Pierce • DS .588
6. Stearnes • DS .581
7. Montalvo • CSW .557
8. Williams • PHI .552
9. Wheat • BRO .549
10. Moore • KCM .545
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Charleston • HBG 1.257
2. Ruth • NYY 1.252
3. Hornsby • STL 1.203
4. Torriente • CAG 1.079
5. Pierce • DS .999
6. Wheat • BRO .978
7. Joseph • KCM .971
8. Johnson • KCM .970
9. Stearnes • DS .966
10. Montalvo • CSW .965
Games Played
1. Wambsganss • BOS 156
2. Cobb • DET 155
Peckinpaugh • WSH 155
4. Fournier • BRO 154
Goslin • WSH 154
Rice • WSH 154
7. Sewell • CLE 153
Heilmann • DET 153
Pipp • NYY 153
Ruth • NYY 153
Scott • NYY 153
Wright • PIT 153
At Bats
1. Rice • WSH 646
2. Wambsganss • BOS 636
Sisler • SLB 636
4. Cobb • DET 625
5. Wright • PIT 616
6. Dugan • NYY 610
7. Frisch • NYG 603
8. Witt • NYY 600
9. Carey • PIT 599
10. Jackson • NYG 596
Plate Appearances
1. Wambsganss • BOS 732
2. Cobb • DET 727
3. Rice • WSH 712
4. Sewell • CLE 686
5. Sisler • SLB 685
6. Carey • PIT 683
7. Heilmann • DET 682
8. Ruth • NYY 681
9. Collins • CHW 678
10. Frisch • NYG 675
Runs Scored
1. Ruth • NYY 143
2. Frisch • NYG 121
Hornsby • STL 121
4. Cobb • DET 114
5. Carey • PIT 113
6. Youngs • NYG 112
7. Collins • CHW 108
8. Hooper • CHW 107
Heilmann • DET 107
10. Flagstead • BOS 106
Rice • WSH 106
Hits
1. Hornsby • STL 227
2. Rice • WSH 216
3. Jamieson • CLE 213
4. Wheat • BRO 212
5. Cobb • DET 211
6. Ruth • NYY 200
7. Goslin • WSH 199
8. Frisch • NYG 198
9. Heilmann • DET 197
10. Collins • CHW 194
Sisler • SLB 194
Total Bases
1. Ruth • NYY 391
2. Hornsby • STL 373
3. Wheat • BRO 311
4. Williams • PHI 308
5. Jacobson • SLB 306
6. Heilmann • DET 304
7. Kelly • NYG 303
8. Fournier • BRO 302
9. Goslin • WSH 299
10. Hauser • PHA 290
Doubles
1. Sewell • CLE 45
Heilmann • DET 45
3. Hornsby • STL 43
4. Wambsganss • BOS 41
Wheat • BRO 41
Jacobson • SLB 41
7. Meusel • NYY 40
8. Ruth • NYY 39
Rice • WSH 39
10. Cobb • DET 38
Judge • WSH 38
Triples
1. Roush • CIN 21
2. Maranville • PIT 20
3. Pipp • NYY 19
4. Wright • PIT 18
5. Goslin • WSH 17
6. Heilmann • DET 16
Cuyler • PIT 16
8. Frisch • NYG 15
9. Critz • CIN 14
Hornsby • STL 14
Rice • WSH 14
Home Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 46
2. Fournier • BRO 27
Hauser • PHA 27
4. Hornsby • STL 25
5. Williams • PHI 24
6. Kelly • NYG 21
7. Jacobson • SLB 19
8. Williams • SLB 18
9. Hartnett • CHC 16
Harper • 2TM 16
Runs Batted In
1. Kelly • NYG 136
2. Goslin • WSH 129
3. Meusel • NYY 124
Ruth • NYY 124
5. Fournier • BRO 116
6. Hauser • PHA 115
7. Heilmann • DET 114
8. Wright • PIT 111
Bottomley • STL 111
10. Pipp • NYY 110
Bases on Balls
1. Ruth • NYY 142
2. Rigney • DET 102
3. Sheely • CHW 95
4. Collins • CHW 89
Hornsby • STL 89
6. Cobb • DET 85
7. Fournier • BRO 83
8. Harris • BOS 81
9. Heilmann • DET 78
10. Flagstead • BOS 77
Youngs • NYG 77
Strikeouts
1. Ruth • NYY 81
2. Grantham • CHC 63
3. Cuyler • PIT 62
4. Dykes • PHA 60
Simmons • PHA 60
6. Kamm • CHW 59
7. Sand • PHI 57
8. Padgett • BSN 56
Jackson • NYG 56
10. Friberg • CHC 53
Maranville • PIT 53
Stolen Bases
1. Carey • PIT 49
2. Collins • CHW 42
3. Cuyler • PIT 32
4. Heathcote • CHC 26
Meusel • NYY 26
6. Traynor • PIT 24
Smith • STL 24
Rice • WSH 24
9. Pinelli • CIN 23
Cobb • DET 23
Singles
1. Jamieson • CLE 168
2. Rice • WSH 162
3. Cobb • DET 159
4. Collins • CHW 154
5. Wheat • BRO 149
6. Sisler • SLB 148
7. High • BRO 146
Witt • NYY 146
9. Hornsby • STL 145
10. Frisch • NYG 143
Dugan • NYY 143
Adjusted OPS+
1. Charleston • HBG 251
2. Hornsby • STL 222
3. Ruth • NYY 220
4. Torriente • CAG 194
5. Pierce • DS 171
6. Joseph • KCM 165
7. Johnson • KCM 164
8. Wheat • BRO 163
9. Wilson • BBS 163
10. Montalvo • CSW 162
Runs Created
1. Ruth • NYY 194
2. Hornsby • STL 183
3. Wheat • BRO 131
4. Heilmann • DET 130
5. Fournier • BRO 126
6. Goslin • WSH 120
7. Williams • PHI 119
8. Youngs • NYG 118
9. Cobb • DET 117
10. Collins • CHW 114
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 104
2. Hornsby • STL 98
3. Wheat • BRO 52
4. Fournier • BRO 52
5. Youngs • NYG 48
6. Heilmann • DET 43
7. Charleston • HBG 41
8. Goslin • WSH 37
9. Torriente • CAG 36
10. Williams • PHI 35
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Ruth • NYY 9.6
2. Hornsby • STL 9.4
3. Fournier • BRO 5.1
Wheat • BRO 5.1
5. Youngs • NYG 4.7
6. Heilmann • DET 4.1
7. Charleston • HBG 4.0
8. Torriente • CAG 3.5
Goslin • WSH 3.5
10. Williams • PHI 3.4
Extra Base Hits
1. Ruth • NYY 92
2. Hornsby • STL 82
3. Jacobson • SLB 72
4. Heilmann • DET 71
5. Kelly • NYG 67
6. Hauser • PHA 66
Williams • PHI 66
8. Wheat • BRO 63
Meusel • NYY 63
10. Goslin • WSH 59
Times On Base
1. Ruth • NYY 346
2. Hornsby • STL 318
3. Cobb • DET 297
4. Collins • CHW 286
5. Fournier • BRO 281
6. Heilmann • DET 279
7. Goslin • WSH 276
8. Sheely • CHW 270
9. Youngs • NYG 267
10. Rice • WSH 266
Offensive Win %
1. Charleston • HBG .919
2. Hornsby • STL .895
3. Ruth • NYY .885
4. Torriente • CAG .856
5. Joseph • KCM .811
6. Johnson • KCM .800
7. Wheat • BRO .799
8. Wilson • BBS .798
9. Pierce • DS .797
10. Dreke • CSW .789
Hit By Pitch
1. Manush • DET 16
2. Burns • CLE 15
3. Flagstead • BOS 11
Groh • NYG 11
5. Fournier • BRO 10
Miller • PHA 10
Blades • STL 10
8. Gerber • SLB 9
Blackwell • SLS 9
Bluege • WSH 9
Goslin • WSH 9
Sacrifice Hits
1. Harris • WSH 46
2. Wambsganss • BOS 37
3. Pinelli • CIN 33
4. Kamm • CHW 32
5. Rigney • DET 31
Severeid • SLB 31
7. Ruel • WSH 29
8. Veach • BOS 28
Collins • CHW 28
Sheely • CHW 28
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Ruth • NYY 28
2. Hornsby • STL 13
3. Collins • CHW 10
4. Falk • CHW 9
Bassler • DET 9
6. Fournier • BRO 8
Williams • PHI 8
8. Hartnett • CHC 7
O'Farrell • CHC 7
Heilmann • DET 7
Gowdy • NYG 7
Henline • PHI 7
Williams • SLB 7
Caught Stealing
1. Friberg • CHC 27
2. Heathcote • CHC 24
3. Grantham • CHC 21
4. Grigsby • CHC 19
5. Traynor • PIT 18
6. Adams • CHC 17
Collins • CHW 17
Pinelli • CIN 17
Sisler • SLB 17
10. Smith • STL 16
Power-Speed #
1. Williams • SLB 18.9
2. Charleston • HBG 17.1
3. Meusel • NYY 16.4
4. Grantham • CHC 15.3
5. Ruth • NYY 15.1
6. Cuyler • PIT 14.0
7. Carey • PIT 13.8
8. Goslin • WSH 13.3
9. Harper • 2TM 13.0
10. Hartnett • CHC 12.3
Hooper • CHW 12.3
AB per SO
1. McInnis • BSN 96.8
2. Tobin • SLB 47.4
3. Sewell • CLE 45.7
4. Roush • CIN 43.9
5. Pratt • DET 42.9
6. Jamieson • CLE 39.6
7. Speaker • CLE 37.4
8. Scott • NYY 36.5
9. High • BRO 36.4
10. Carey • PIT 35.2
AB per HR
1. Ruth • NYY 11.5
2. Charleston • HBG 13.7
3. Hauser • PHA 20.8
4. Fournier • BRO 20.9
5. Mason • 2TM 21.1
6. Hornsby • STL 21.4
7. Williams • SLB 22.1
8. Hartnett • CHC 22.1
9. Williams • PHI 23.3
10. Montalvo • CSW 25.1
Outs Made
1. Wambsganss • BOS 507
2. Sisler • SLB 473
3. Wright • PIT 463
4. Maranville • PIT 461
5. Rice • WSH 459
6. Harris • WSH 454
7. Dugan • NYY 453
Carey • PIT 453
9. Stock • BRO 452
10. Witt • NYY 444
Simmons • PHA 444
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Ruth • NYY 110.08
2. Hornsby • STL 74.96
3. Fournier • BRO 53.97
4. Wheat • BRO 52.92
5. Kelly • NYG 46.54
6. Youngs • NYG 46.20
7. Cuyler • PIT 45.93
8. Goslin • WSH 43.34
9. Collins • CHW 42.12
10. High • BRO 41.29
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 8.2
2. Wheat • BRO 6.7
3. Hornsby • STL 6.3
4. High • BRO 6.1
5. Cuyler • PIT 5.3
6. Kelly • NYG 5.0
7. Williams • PHI 4.9
8. Collins • CHW 4.4
9. Speaker • CLE 4.2
10. Goslin • WSH 4.0
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Ruth • NYY 10.2
2. Hornsby • STL 7.3
3. Wheat • BRO 4.6
4. Fournier • BRO 4.5
5. Youngs • NYG 4.2
6. Heilmann • DET 3.7
7. Cuyler • PIT 3.6
8. Williams • PHI 3.5
9. Goslin • WSH 3.3
10. Collins • CHW 3.3
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 31.2
2. Wheat • BRO 22.2
3. Goslin • WSH 21.1
4. Youngs • NYG 20.2
5. Meusel • NYY 18.2
6. High • BRO 17.0
7. Kelly • NYG 15.8
8. Wilson • NYG 10.4
9. Fournier • BRO 10.1
10. Judge • WSH 9.9
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Ruth • NYY 10.1
2. Hornsby • STL 7.3
3. Fournier • BRO 5.3
4. Wheat • BRO 5.2
5. Kelly • NYG 4.6
6. Youngs • NYG 4.5
7. Cuyler • PIT 4.4
8. Goslin • WSH 4.1
9. High • BRO 4.1
10. Collins • CHW 4.0

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