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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Hornsby • STL 10.2
2. Rogan • KCM 9.3
3. Heilmann • DET 7.0
4. Donohue • CIN 7.0
5. Cuyler • PIT 6.9
6. Luque • CIN 6.8
7. Johnson • WSH 6.7
8. Simmons • PHA 6.6
9. Winters • HIL 6.5
10. Speaker • CLE 6.5
WAR Position Players
1. Hornsby • STL 10.2
2. Heilmann • DET 7.0
3. Cuyler • PIT 6.9
4. Simmons • PHA 6.6
5. Speaker • CLE 6.5
6. Goslin • WSH 6.4
7. Cobb • DET 5.6
8. Bottomley • STL 5.5
Fournier • BRO 5.5
10. Wingo • DET 5.4
Offensive WAR
1. Hornsby • STL 10.3
2. Heilmann • DET 7.1
3. Cuyler • PIT 6.5
4. Speaker • CLE 6.3
5. Fournier • BRO 6.3
6. Simmons • PHA 6.1
7. Cobb • DET 5.8
8. Bottomley • STL 5.6
9. Collins • CHW 5.5
10. Charleston • HBG 5.4
Defensive WAR
1. Critz • CIN 2.5
2. Adams • CHC 2.3
Wright • PIT 2.3
4. Caveney • CIN 1.7
5. Schalk • CHW 1.6
6. Bancroft • BSN 1.6
7. Pinelli • CIN 1.6
8. Sewell • CLE 1.4
9. Ruel • WSH 1.2
10. Hartnett • CHC 1.2
Batting Average
1. Charleston • HBG .427
2. Beckwith • BBS .404
3. Wesley • DS .404
4. Hornsby • STL .403
5. Heilmann • DET .393
6. Johnson • HIL .389
7. Speaker • CLE .389
8. Cannady • HBG .389
9. Simmons • PHA .387
10. Cobb • DET .378
On-Base%
1. Charleston • HBG .523
2. Hornsby • STL .489
3. Speaker • CLE .479
4. Beckwith • BBS .473
5. Wesley • DS .469
6. Cobb • DET .468
7. Collins • CHW .461
8. Heilmann • DET .457
9. Wingo • DET .456
10. Redus • SLS .453
Slugging %
1. Charleston • HBG .776
2. Hornsby • STL .756
3. Beckwith • BBS .738
4. Wesley • DS .715
5. Stearnes • DS .668
6. Redus • SLS .624
7. Carr • HIL .623
8. Bobo • SLS .616
9. Williams • SLB .613
10. Cannady • HBG .604
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Charleston • HBG 1.299
2. Hornsby • STL 1.245
3. Beckwith • BBS 1.211
4. Wesley • DS 1.184
5. Stearnes • DS 1.107
6. Redus • SLS 1.077
7. Bobo • SLS 1.068
8. Cobb • DET 1.066
9. Speaker • CLE 1.057
10. Cannady • HBG 1.047
Games Played
1. Meusel • NYY 156
2. Sewell • CLE 155
3. Falk • CHW 154
McManus • SLB 154
Robertson • SLB 154
6. Brown • BRO 153
Mostil • CHW 153
Sheely • CHW 153
Simmons • PHA 153
Cuyler • PIT 153
Wright • PIT 153
Bell • STL 153
Bottomley • STL 153
At Bats
1. Simmons • PHA 654
2. Sisler • SLB 649
Rice • WSH 649
4. Adams • CHC 627
5. Meusel • NYY 624
6. Bottomley • STL 619
7. Brown • BRO 618
8. Cuyler • PIT 617
9. Wheat • BRO 616
10. Stock • BRO 615
Plate Appearances
1. Mostil • CHW 716
2. Rice • WSH 710
3. Cuyler • PIT 701
4. Sheely • CHW 700
5. Sewell • CLE 699
6. Meusel • NYY 697
Simmons • PHA 697
8. Sisler • SLB 689
9. Adams • CHC 687
10. Bottomley • STL 682
Runs Scored
1. Cuyler • PIT 144
2. Mostil • CHW 135
3. Hornsby • STL 133
4. Wheat • BRO 125
5. Simmons • PHA 122
6. Combs • NYY 117
7. Goslin • WSH 116
8. Traynor • PIT 114
9. Blades • STL 112
10. Rice • WSH 111
Hits
1. Simmons • PHA 253
2. Bottomley • STL 227
Rice • WSH 227
4. Heilmann • DET 225
5. Sisler • SLB 224
6. Wheat • BRO 221
7. Cuyler • PIT 220
8. Sewell • CLE 204
9. Combs • NYY 203
Hornsby • STL 203
Total Bases
1. Simmons • PHA 392
2. Hornsby • STL 381
3. Cuyler • PIT 369
4. Bottomley • STL 358
5. Meusel • NYY 338
6. Wheat • BRO 333
7. Goslin • WSH 329
8. Heilmann • DET 326
9. Sisler • SLB 311
10. Fournier • BRO 310
Doubles
1. McManus • SLB 44
Bottomley • STL 44
3. Sheely • CHW 43
Simmons • PHA 43
Cuyler • PIT 43
6. Wheat • BRO 42
7. Burrus • BSN 41
Burns • CLE 41
Hornsby • STL 41
10. Heilmann • DET 40
O'Rourke • DET 40
Triples
1. Cuyler • PIT 26
2. Goslin • WSH 20
3. Fournier • BRO 16
Mostil • CHW 16
Roush • CIN 16
Walker • CIN 16
7. Sisler • SLB 15
8. Wheat • BRO 14
Stearnes • DS 14
Traynor • PIT 14
Home Runs
1. Hornsby • STL 39
2. Meusel • NYY 33
3. Ruth • NYY 25
Williams • SLB 25
5. Hartnett • CHC 24
Simmons • PHA 24
7. Fournier • BRO 22
8. Meusel • NYG 21
Bottomley • STL 21
10. Charleston • HBG 20
Kelly • NYG 20
Gehrig • NYY 20
Runs Batted In
1. Hornsby • STL 143
2. Heilmann • DET 134
Meusel • NYY 134
4. Fournier • BRO 130
5. Simmons • PHA 129
6. Bottomley • STL 128
7. Stearnes • DS 126
8. Wright • PIT 121
9. Barnhart • PIT 114
10. Goslin • WSH 113
Bases on Balls
1. Kamm • CHW 90
Mostil • CHW 90
3. Collins • CHW 87
Bishop • PHA 87
5. Fournier • BRO 86
6. Blue • DET 83
Hornsby • STL 83
8. Robertson • SLB 81
9. Bassler • DET 74
10. Moore • PIT 73
McManus • SLB 73
Strikeouts
1. Hartnett • CHC 77
2. McManus • SLB 69
3. Ruth • NYY 68
4. Sand • PHI 65
5. Tavener • DET 60
6. Davis • CHW 58
7. Friberg • 2TM 57
8. Cuyler • PIT 56
Bluege • WSH 56
10. Meusel • NYY 55
Stolen Bases
1. Carey • PIT 46
2. Mostil • CHW 43
3. Cuyler • PIT 41
4. Bell • SLS 30
5. Goslin • WSH 27
6. Adams • CHC 26
Riggins • DS 26
Rice • WSH 26
9. Carr • HIL 24
10. Roush • CIN 22
Singles
1. Rice • WSH 182
2. Sisler • SLB 176
3. Simmons • PHA 174
4. Stock • BRO 164
5. Heilmann • DET 161
6. Sewell • CLE 159
7. Lamar • PHA 152
8. Wheat • BRO 151
Combs • NYY 151
10. Burrus • BSN 150
Bottomley • STL 150
Adjusted OPS+
1. Charleston • HBG 232
2. Wesley • DS 213
3. Hornsby • STL 210
4. Beckwith • BBS 209
5. Stearnes • DS 193
6. Redus • SLS 186
7. Bobo • SLS 184
8. Cobb • DET 171
9. Cannady • HBG 168
10. Speaker • CLE 166
Runs Created
1. Hornsby • STL 185
2. Simmons • PHA 157
3. Cuyler • PIT 154
4. Heilmann • DET 147
5. Bottomley • STL 146
6. Fournier • BRO 134
Wheat • BRO 134
8. Goslin • WSH 129
9. Speaker • CLE 118
10. Carey • PIT 115
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Hornsby • STL 88
2. Heilmann • DET 55
3. Charleston • HBG 53
4. Fournier • BRO 53
5. Stearnes • DS 48
6. Speaker • CLE 48
7. Cuyler • PIT 48
8. Cobb • DET 48
9. Simmons • PHA 45
10. Bottomley • STL 44
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Hornsby • STL 7.9
2. Heilmann • DET 5.1
3. Fournier • BRO 4.9
4. Charleston • HBG 4.8
5. Stearnes • DS 4.5
6. Cuyler • PIT 4.4
7. Speaker • CLE 4.4
8. Cobb • DET 4.4
9. Simmons • PHA 4.2
10. Bottomley • STL 4.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Hornsby • STL 90
2. Cuyler • PIT 87
3. Meusel • NYY 79
Simmons • PHA 79
5. Bottomley • STL 77
6. Goslin • WSH 72
7. Wheat • BRO 70
8. McManus • SLB 65
9. Heilmann • DET 64
Meusel • NYG 64
Times On Base
1. Heilmann • DET 293
2. Cuyler • PIT 291
3. Simmons • PHA 289
4. Hornsby • STL 288
5. Fournier • BRO 285
6. Mostil • CHW 283
7. Bottomley • STL 276
8. Sewell • CLE 272
Combs • NYY 272
10. Rice • WSH 268
Offensive Win %
1. Charleston • HBG .915
2. Wesley • DS .891
3. Beckwith • BBS .883
Hornsby • STL .883
5. Stearnes • DS .855
6. Redus • SLS .846
7. Bobo • SLS .837
8. Cannady • HBG .817
9. Speaker • CLE .810
10. Cobb • DET .805
Hit By Pitch
1. Cuyler • PIT 13
2. Mostil • CHW 12
3. O'Rourke • DET 11
4. Todt • BOS 10
5. Harris • WSH 9
McNeely • WSH 9
7. Fournier • BRO 8
Welsh • BSN 8
Dykes • PHA 8
Miller • PHA 8
Henline • PHI 8
Sacrifice Hits
1. Harris • WSH 41
2. Davis • CHW 40
3. Kamm • CHW 37
4. Pinelli • CIN 34
Blue • DET 34
6. O'Rourke • DET 29
7. Sheely • CHW 26
8. Tavener • DET 25
9. Brown • BRO 24
Galloway • PHA 24
Bluege • WSH 24
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Taylor • BRO 9
Snyder • NYG 9
3. Bassler • DET 8
Smith • PIT 8
Hornsby • STL 8
6. Hargrave • CIN 6
Hartley • NYG 6
Simmons • PHA 6
Gooch • PIT 6
Robertson • SLB 6
Bottomley • STL 6
Caught Stealing
1. Mostil • CHW 20
Roush • CIN 20
3. Pinelli • CIN 19
4. Jamieson • CLE 18
5. McNeely • WSH 16
6. Bluege • WSH 15
7. Davis • CHW 14
Meusel • NYY 14
Simmons • PHA 14
10. Kamm • CHW 13
Critz • CIN 13
Wingo • DET 13
Southworth • NYG 13
Combs • NYY 13
Cuyler • PIT 13
Power-Speed #
1. Cuyler • PIT 25.0
2. Goslin • WSH 21.6
3. Meusel • NYY 18.7
4. Charleston • HBG 18.4
5. Creacy • SLS 15.4
6. Bell • SLS 15.0
7. Frisch • NYG 14.4
8. Williams • SLB 14.3
9. Carr • HIL 14.1
10. Bobo • SLS 14.0
AB per SO
1. Sewell • CLE 152.0
2. Rice • WSH 64.9
3. Bassler • DET 57.3
4. Collins • CHW 53.1
5. High • 2TM 47.7
6. Southworth • NYG 43.0
7. Adams • CHC 41.8
8. Roush • CIN 38.6
9. Frisch • NYG 35.9
10. Speaker • CLE 35.8
AB per HR
1. Beckwith • BBS 12.2
2. Charleston • HBG 12.8
3. Hornsby • STL 12.9
4. Wesley • DS 13.4
5. Williams • SLB 16.4
6. Hartnett • CHC 16.6
7. Meusel • NYY 18.9
8. Stearnes • DS 19.3
9. Cannady • HBG 21.2
10. Redus • SLS 21.5
Outs Made
1. Davis • CHW 481
2. Meusel • NYY 474
3. Adams • CHC 468
4. Brown • BRO 457
5. Mostil • CHW 453
6. Rice • WSH 452
7. Sisler • SLB 449
8. Falk • CHW 448
9. Wright • PIT 447
10. Harris • WSH 446
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Hornsby • STL 89.94
2. Fournier • BRO 77.48
3. Speaker • CLE 65.31
4. Simmons • PHA 59.37
5. Cuyler • PIT 58.73
6. Cobb • DET 57.75
7. Goslin • WSH 49.63
8. Wheat • BRO 45.19
9. Collins • CHW 42.70
10. Meusel • NYY 38.16
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Fournier • BRO 6.9
2. Hornsby • STL 6.3
3. Cobb • DET 5.7
4. Simmons • PHA 5.7
5. Speaker • CLE 5.1
6. Cuyler • PIT 5.0
7. Meusel • NYY 4.8
8. Goslin • WSH 4.8
9. Meusel • NYG 4.6
10. Bottomley • STL 4.5
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Hornsby • STL 6.9
2. Speaker • CLE 5.8
3. Fournier • BRO 5.8
4. Simmons • PHA 4.6
5. Cobb • DET 4.6
6. Goslin • WSH 4.5
7. Cuyler • PIT 4.4
8. Blades • STL 3.5
9. Wheat • BRO 3.1
10. Bottomley • STL 3.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Simmons • PHA 15.0
2. Goslin • WSH 12.1
3. Cuyler • PIT 11.6
4. Meusel • NYG 10.2
5. Fournier • BRO 7.2
6. Kelly • NYG 7.1
7. Wright • PIT 6.6
8. Cochrane • PHA 5.6
9. Terry • NYG 5.3
10. Judge • WSH 4.9
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Hornsby • STL 8.1
2. Fournier • BRO 7.2
3. Speaker • CLE 5.9
4. Cobb • DET 5.3
5. Simmons • PHA 5.3
6. Cuyler • PIT 5.2
7. Goslin • WSH 4.6
8. Wheat • BRO 4.2
9. Collins • CHW 4.0
10. Meusel • NYY 3.6

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