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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Williams • BOS 9.5
2. Spahn • BSN 9.4
3. Blackwell • CIN 8.7
4. Kiner • PIT 8.1
5. Mize • NYG 7.5
6. Boudreau • CLE 7.3
7. Gordon • CLE 6.6
8. Leonard • PHI 6.6
9. Elliott • BSN 6.5
Walker • 2TM 6.5
WAR Position Players
1. Williams • BOS 9.5
2. Kiner • PIT 8.1
3. Mize • NYG 7.5
4. Boudreau • CLE 7.3
5. Gordon • CLE 6.6
6. Elliott • BSN 6.5
Walker • 2TM 6.5
8. Kurowski • STL 6.0
9. Reese • BRO 5.8
10. Marshall • NYG 5.2
Offensive WAR
1. Williams • BOS 9.6
2. Kiner • PIT 7.5
3. Mize • NYG 7.2
4. Kurowski • STL 6.5
5. Walker • 2TM 6.4
6. Elliott • BSN 6.1
7. DiMaggio • NYY 5.6
8. Musial • STL 5.4
9. Boudreau • CLE 5.2
10. Gordon • CLE 5.0
Defensive WAR
1. Boudreau • CLE 3.1
2. Gordon • CLE 2.4
3. Reese • BRO 2.1
4. Rizzuto • NYY 2.0
5. Marion • STL 2.0
6. Rosar • PHA 1.9
Stanky • BRO 1.9
8. Doerr • BOS 1.8
9. Stirnweiss • NYY 1.5
10. Stephens • SLB 1.5
Batting Average
1. Kimbro • BEG .385
2. Washington • BEG .375
3. Ware • CBE .370
4. Walker • 2TM .363
5. Miñoso • NYC .356
6. Roberts • KCM .352
7. Butts • BEG .351
8. Grace • CBE .343
9. Williams • BOS .343
10. Davis • BEG .341
On-Base%
1. Williams • BOS .499
2. Greene • KCM .476
3. Ware • CBE .452
4. Grace • CBE .450
5. Kimbro • BEG .447
6. Ritchey • CAG .442
7. Walker • 2TM .436
8. Kurowski • STL .420
9. Kiner • PIT .417
10. Walker • BRO .415
Slugging %
1. Kiner • PIT .639
2. Williams • BOS .634
3. Kimbro • BEG .619
4. Mize • NYG .614
5. Smith • CBE .609
6. Jethroe • CBE .590
7. Cooper • NYG .586
8. Roberts • KCM .549
9. Kurowski • STL .544
10. Ware • CBE .543
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Williams • BOS 1.133
2. Kimbro • BEG 1.067
3. Kiner • PIT 1.055
4. Jethroe • CBE .999
5. Mize • NYG .998
6. Ware • CBE .995
7. Smith • CBE .990
8. Greene • KCM .981
9. Kurowski • STL .964
10. Roberts • KCM .936
Games Played
1. Lake • DET 158
2. Williams • BOS 156
Gustine • PIT 156
4. Pesky • BOS 155
Gordon • CLE 155
Marshall • NYG 155
Verban • PHI 155
8. Mize • NYG 154
Jones • 2TM 154
Vernon • WSH 154
At Bats
1. Schoendienst • STL 659
2. Baumholtz • CIN 643
3. Pesky • BOS 638
4. Holmes • BSN 618
5. Gustine • PIT 616
6. Lake • DET 602
7. Vernon • WSH 600
8. Robinson • BRO 590
9. Kell • DET 588
10. Marshall • NYG 587
Musial • STL 587
Plate Appearances
1. Lake • DET 732
2. Pesky • BOS 719
3. Baumholtz • CIN 711
Schoendienst • STL 711
5. Robinson • BRO 701
6. Williams • BOS 693
7. Gustine • PIT 692
8. Joost • PHA 682
9. Stanky • BRO 680
10. Musial • STL 678
Runs Scored
1. Mize • NYG 137
2. Williams • BOS 125
Robinson • BRO 125
4. Kiner • PIT 118
5. Musial • STL 113
6. Henrich • NYY 109
7. Kurowski • STL 108
8. Pesky • BOS 106
9. Thomson • NYG 105
10. Marshall • NYG 102
Stirnweiss • NYY 102
Gustine • PIT 102
Hits
1. Pesky • BOS 207
2. Holmes • BSN 191
3. Kell • DET 188
4. Walker • 2TM 186
5. Gustine • PIT 183
Musial • STL 183
7. Baumholtz • CIN 182
8. Williams • BOS 181
9. McCosky • PHA 179
10. Mize • NYG 177
Kiner • PIT 177
Total Bases
1. Kiner • PIT 361
2. Mize • NYG 360
3. Williams • BOS 335
4. Marshall • NYG 310
5. Cooper • NYG 302
6. Musial • STL 296
7. Elliott • BSN 287
8. Gordon • CLE 279
DiMaggio • NYY 279
Kurowski • STL 279
Doubles
1. Boudreau • CLE 45
2. Williams • BOS 40
3. Miller • CIN 38
4. Elliott • BSN 35
Henrich • NYY 35
6. Holmes • BSN 33
Ryan • BSN 33
8. Baumholtz • CIN 32
9. Robinson • BRO 31
Walker • BRO 31
DiMaggio • NYY 31
Slaughter • STL 31
Triples
1. Walker • 2TM 16
2. Henrich • NYY 13
Musial • STL 13
Slaughter • STL 13
5. Davis • BEG 12
Vernon • WSH 12
7. Philley • CHW 11
8. Doerr • BOS 10
Mitchell • CLE 10
DiMaggio • NYY 10
Home Runs
1. Mize • NYG 51
Kiner • PIT 51
3. Marshall • NYG 36
4. Cooper • NYG 35
5. Williams • BOS 32
6. Gordon • CLE 29
Thomson • NYG 29
8. Heath • SLB 27
Kurowski • STL 27
10. Nicholson • CHC 26
Runs Batted In
1. Mize • NYG 138
2. Kiner • PIT 127
3. Cooper • NYG 122
4. Williams • BOS 114
5. Elliott • BSN 113
6. Marshall • NYG 107
7. Kurowski • STL 104
8. Henrich • NYY 98
9. DiMaggio • NYY 97
10. Jones • 2TM 96
Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 162
2. Cullenbine • DET 137
3. Lake • DET 120
4. Joost • PHA 114
5. Reese • BRO 104
Greenberg • PIT 104
7. Stanky • BRO 103
8. Kiner • PIT 98
9. Walker • BRO 97
10. Fain • PHA 95
Strikeouts
1. Joost • PHA 110
2. Heath • SLB 87
York • 2TM 87
4. Jones • 2TM 85
5. Nicholson • CHC 83
6. Kiner • PIT 81
7. Priddy • WSH 79
8. Thomson • NYG 78
9. Greenberg • PIT 73
10. Lindell • NYY 70
Chapman • PHA 70
Schultz • 2TM 70
Stolen Bases
1. Dillinger • SLB 34
2. Robinson • BRO 29
3. Davis • BEG 25
4. Philley • CHW 21
5. Márquez • HG 18
6. Souell • KCM 16
7. O'Neil • KCM 15
8. Reiser • BRO 14
Brown • 2TM 14
10. Hopp • BSN 13
Bankhead • HG 13
Walker • 2TM 13
Singles
1. Pesky • BOS 172
2. Kell • DET 149
McCosky • PHA 149
4. Holmes • BSN 146
5. Walker • 2TM 140
6. Gustine • PIT 138
7. Baumholtz • CIN 136
Dillinger • SLB 136
9. Verban • PHI 132
10. Schoendienst • STL 130
Adjusted OPS+
1. Williams • BOS 205
2. Kimbro • BEG 188
3. Kiner • PIT 173
4. Jethroe • CBE 166
5. Ware • CBE 166
6. Smith • CBE 163
7. Greene • KCM 162
8. Mize • NYG 160
9. DiMaggio • NYY 154
10. Kurowski • STL 150
Runs Created
1. Williams • BOS 166
2. Kiner • PIT 148
3. Mize • NYG 137
4. Elliott • BSN 116
Musial • STL 116
6. Kurowski • STL 115
7. Marshall • NYG 111
8. Walker • 2TM 110
9. DiMaggio • NYY 109
10. Cooper • NYG 101
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Williams • BOS 89
2. Kiner • PIT 60
3. Mize • NYG 48
4. Kurowski • STL 40
5. Elliott • BSN 40
6. Walker • 2TM 39
7. DiMaggio • NYY 38
8. Kimbro • BEG 31
9. Musial • STL 30
10. Henrich • NYY 28
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Williams • BOS 8.9
2. Kiner • PIT 5.8
3. Mize • NYG 4.6
4. Kurowski • STL 3.9
5. Elliott • BSN 3.8
6. DiMaggio • NYY 3.8
7. Walker • 2TM 3.8
8. Kimbro • BEG 3.0
9. Musial • STL 2.9
10. Henrich • NYY 2.8
Extra Base Hits
1. Williams • BOS 81
2. Mize • NYG 79
3. Kiner • PIT 78
4. Cooper • NYG 67
5. Henrich • NYY 64
6. Elliott • BSN 62
Gordon • CLE 62
Musial • STL 62
9. Miller • CIN 61
Marshall • NYG 61
DiMaggio • NYY 61
Times On Base
1. Williams • BOS 345
2. Pesky • BOS 279
3. Kiner • PIT 277
4. Musial • STL 267
5. Elliott • BSN 263
6. Walker • BRO 260
7. Robinson • BRO 258
8. Kurowski • STL 256
9. Mize • NYG 255
10. Walker • 2TM 253
Offensive Win %
1. Williams • BOS .879
2. Kimbro • BEG .851
3. Kiner • PIT .798
4. Ware • CBE .773
5. Mize • NYG .765
6. Jethroe • CBE .761
7. Miñoso • NYC .758
8. Smith • CBE .756
9. DiMaggio • NYY .752
10. Greene • KCM .750
Hit By Pitch
1. Kurowski • STL 10
2. Robinson • BRO 9
3. Rizzuto • NYY 8
4. Evers • DET 6
Johnson • NYY 6
6. Stanky • BRO 5
Holmes • BSN 5
Ware • CBE 5
Nicholson • CHC 5
Rigney • NYG 5
Majeski • PHA 5
Seminick • PHI 5
Sacrifice Hits
1. Robinson • BRO 28
2. Joost • PHA 24
3. Walker • 2TM 18
4. Boudreau • CLE 14
Evers • DET 14
McQuinn • NYY 14
Suder • PHA 14
Valo • PHA 14
9. Kerr • NYG 13
10. Stanky • BRO 12
Hopp • BSN 12
Zientara • CIN 12
Keltner • CLE 12
Mayo • DET 12
Marchildon • PHA 12
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 29
Reese • BRO 29
3. Jorgensen • BRO 21
Walker • BRO 21
Torgeson • BSN 21
6. Edwards • BRO 19
7. DiMaggio • NYY 15
McQuinn • NYY 15
9. Spence • WSH 14
10. Nicholson • CHC 13
Gordon • CLE 13
Northey • 2TM 13
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Doerr • BOS 25
2. Kolloway • CHW 22
York • 2TM 22
4. Johnson • NYY 21
5. Pafko • CHC 19
Kurowski • STL 19
7. Majeski • PHA 18
Lehner • SLB 18
Musial • STL 18
10. Furillo • BRO 17
Ennis • PHI 17
Lewis • WSH 17
Caught Stealing
1. Philley • CHW 16
2. Dillinger • SLB 13
3. Vernon • WSH 12
4. Reiser • BRO 11
Robinson • BRO 11
Kell • DET 11
7. Lake • DET 10
8. Pesky • BOS 9
9. Mullin • DET 8
LaPointe • PHI 8
Schoendienst • STL 8
Power-Speed #
1. Robinson • BRO 17.0
2. Torgeson • BSN 13.0
3. Lake • DET 11.5
4. Gordon • CLE 11.3
5. Stephens • SLB 10.4
6. Ennis • PHI 10.3
7. Rigney • NYG 9.9
8. Hatton • CIN 9.7
9. Brown • 2TM 9.3
10. Kimbro • BEG 9.3
AB per SO
1. Verban • PHI 67.5
2. Boudreau • CLE 53.8
3. Holmes • BSN 38.6
4. Kell • DET 36.8
5. Mitchell • CLE 35.2
6. Waitkus • CHC 30.2
7. Pesky • BOS 29.0
8. Musial • STL 24.5
9. Schoendienst • STL 24.4
10. Wright • CHW 23.6
AB per HR
1. Kiner • PIT 11.1
2. Mize • NYG 11.5
3. Cooper • NYG 14.7
4. Greenberg • PIT 16.1
5. Marshall • NYG 16.3
6. Williams • BOS 16.5
7. Heath • SLB 18.2
8. Irvin • NE 18.5
9. Nicholson • CHC 18.7
10. Thomson • NYG 18.8
Outs Made
1. Schoendienst • STL 519
2. Lake • DET 508
3. Baumholtz • CIN 485
4. York • 2TM 471
5. Vernon • WSH 468
6. Joost • PHA 464
7. Gustine • PIT 460
8. Pesky • BOS 459
Robinson • BRO 459
10. Jones • 2TM 457
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Mize • NYG 71.54
2. Williams • BOS 62.01
3. Kiner • PIT 59.55
4. Kurowski • STL 55.08
5. Henrich • NYY 51.94
6. DiMaggio • NYY 44.85
7. Elliott • BSN 42.93
8. Galan • CIN 42.84
9. Walker • BRO 37.87
10. McQuinn • NYY 36.60
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Williams • BOS 5.9
2. Henrich • NYY 5.5
3. Mize • NYG 4.6
4. Kiner • PIT 3.9
5. Galan • CIN 3.9
6. Kurowski • STL 3.8
7. Elliott • BSN 3.8
8. Walker • BRO 3.5
9. Gordon • CLE 3.5
10. Cooper • NYG 3.0
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Kiner • PIT 5.8
2. Williams • BOS 5.8
3. Mize • NYG 5.3
4. Kurowski • STL 4.2
5. Elliott • BSN 3.9
6. Henrich • NYY 3.7
7. DiMaggio • NYY 3.5
8. Walker • 2TM 3.2
9. Torgeson • BSN 3.0
10. Galan • CIN 2.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Walker • BRO 10.5
2. Kurowski • STL 9.1
3. Williams • BOS 8.2
4. Henrich • NYY 7.7
5. Reese • BRO 6.8
6. DiMaggio • NYY 6.4
7. Vaughan • BRO 5.8
8. Elliott • BSN 5.8
9. Mize • NYG 5.6
10. Reiser • BRO 5.5
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Mize • NYG 6.8
2. Williams • BOS 6.1
3. Kiner • PIT 5.6
4. Henrich • NYY 5.3
5. Kurowski • STL 5.2
6. DiMaggio • NYY 4.6
7. Elliott • BSN 4.2
8. Galan • CIN 4.1
9. McQuinn • NYY 3.7
10. Walker • BRO 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