National League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Banks • CHC 10.2
2. Aaron • MLN 8.6
3. Mathews • MLN 8.2
4. Mays • SFG 7.8
5. Boyer • STL 7.4
6. Jackson • STL 6.9
7. Law • PIT 6.6
8. Newcombe • CIN 6.6
9. Pinson • CIN 6.5
10. Drysdale • LAD 6.3
WAR Position Players
1. Banks • CHC 10.2
2. Aaron • MLN 8.6
3. Mathews • MLN 8.2
4. Mays • SFG 7.8
5. Boyer • STL 7.4
6. Pinson • CIN 6.5
7. Robinson • CIN 5.8
8. Moon • LAD 5.5
9. Neal • LAD 4.4
10. Crandall • MLN 4.3
Offensive WAR
1. Aaron • MLN 9.2
2. Mathews • MLN 8.5
3. Banks • CHC 7.8
4. Mays • SFG 7.4
5. Boyer • STL 6.7
6. Pinson • CIN 6.7
7. Robinson • CIN 5.8
8. Moon • LAD 4.8
9. Cunningham • STL 4.6
10. Cepeda • SFG 4.5
Defensive WAR
1. Banks • CHC 3.5
2. Crandall • MLN 2.2
3. Bailey • CIN 2.0
4. Koppe • PHI 1.6
5. Bressoud • SFG 1.4
6. Grammas • STL 1.4
7. Landrith • SFG 1.2
8. Boyer • STL 1.1
9. Logan • MLN 1.1
10. Smith • STL 1.1
Batting Average
1. Aaron • MLN .355
2. Cunningham • STL .345
3. Cepeda • SFG .317
4. Pinson • CIN .316
5. Mays • SFG .313
6. Robinson • CIN .311
7. Temple • CIN .311
8. Boyer • STL .309
9. Mathews • MLN .306
10. Banks • CHC .304
On-Base%
1. Cunningham • STL .453
2. Aaron • MLN .401
3. Moon • LAD .394
4. Robinson • CIN .391
5. Mathews • MLN .390
6. Gilliam • LAD .387
7. Boyer • STL .384
8. Mays • SFG .381
9. Temple • CIN .380
10. Bouchee • PHI .375
Slugging %
1. Aaron • MLN .636
2. Banks • CHC .596
3. Mathews • MLN .593
4. Robinson • CIN .583
5. Mays • SFG .583
6. Cepeda • SFG .522
7. Hodges • LAD .513
8. Pinson • CIN .509
9. Boyer • STL .508
10. Moon • LAD .495
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Aaron • MLN 1.037
2. Mathews • MLN .983
3. Robinson • CIN .975
4. Banks • CHC .970
5. Mays • SFG .964
6. Cunningham • STL .931
7. Boyer • STL .892
8. Moon • LAD .890
9. Hodges • LAD .880
10. Pinson • CIN .880
Games Played
1. Banks • CHC 155
Hoak • PIT 155
3. Pinson • CIN 154
Aaron • MLN 154
5. Ashburn • PHI 153
6. Anderson • PHI 152
Spencer • SFG 152
8. Neal • LAD 151
Cepeda • SFG 151
Mays • SFG 151
At Bats
1. Pinson • CIN 648
2. Aaron • MLN 629
3. Taylor • CHC 624
4. Neal • LAD 616
5. Blasingame • STL 615
6. Cepeda • SFG 605
7. Temple • CIN 598
8. Mathews • MLN 594
9. Groat • PIT 593
10. Banks • CHC 589
Plate Appearances
1. Pinson • CIN 706
2. Temple • CIN 696
3. Aaron • MLN 693
4. Blasingame • STL 691
5. Taylor • CHC 688
6. Neal • LAD 686
7. Mathews • MLN 682
8. Banks • CHC 671
9. Ashburn • PHI 660
10. Gilliam • LAD 655
Runs Scored
1. Pinson • CIN 131
2. Mays • SFG 125
3. Mathews • MLN 118
4. Aaron • MLN 116
5. Robinson • CIN 106
6. Neal • LAD 103
7. Temple • CIN 102
8. Banks • CHC 97
9. Taylor • CHC 96
10. Moon • LAD 93
Hits
1. Aaron • MLN 223
2. Pinson • CIN 205
3. Cepeda • SFG 192
4. Temple • CIN 186
5. Mathews • MLN 182
6. Mays • SFG 180
7. Banks • CHC 179
8. Blasingame • STL 178
9. Neal • LAD 177
10. Taylor • CHC 175
Total Bases
1. Aaron • MLN 400
2. Mathews • MLN 352
3. Banks • CHC 351
4. Mays • SFG 335
5. Pinson • CIN 330
6. Cepeda • SFG 316
7. Robinson • CIN 315
8. Neal • LAD 286
Boyer • STL 286
10. Moon • LAD 269
Doubles
1. Pinson • CIN 47
2. Aaron • MLN 46
3. Mays • SFG 43
4. Cimoli • STL 40
5. Temple • CIN 35
Cepeda • SFG 35
7. White • STL 33
8. Robinson • CIN 31
9. Taylor • CHC 30
Neal • LAD 30
Triples
1. Moon • LAD 11
Neal • LAD 11
3. Dark • CHC 9
Pinson • CIN 9
White • STL 9
6. Taylor • CHC 8
Mathews • MLN 8
8. Roseboro • LAD 7
Aaron • MLN 7
Koppe • PHI 7
Clemente • PIT 7
Groat • PIT 7
Blasingame • STL 7
Cimoli • STL 7
Home Runs
1. Mathews • MLN 46
2. Banks • CHC 45
3. Aaron • MLN 39
4. Robinson • CIN 36
5. Mays • SFG 34
6. Boyer • STL 28
7. Stuart • PIT 27
Cepeda • SFG 27
9. Hodges • LAD 25
Adcock • MLN 25
Runs Batted In
1. Banks • CHC 143
2. Robinson • CIN 125
3. Aaron • MLN 123
4. Bell • CIN 115
5. Mathews • MLN 114
6. Cepeda • SFG 105
7. Mays • SFG 104
8. Post • PHI 94
Boyer • STL 94
10. Snider • LAD 88
Bases on Balls
1. Gilliam • LAD 96
2. Cunningham • STL 88
3. Moon • LAD 81
4. Mathews • MLN 80
5. Ashburn • PHI 79
6. Temple • CIN 72
7. Hoak • PIT 71
8. Bouchee • PHI 70
9. Robinson • CIN 69
10. Skinner • PIT 67
Blasingame • STL 67
Boyer • STL 67
Strikeouts
1. Post • PHI 101
2. Cepeda • SFG 100
3. Pinson • CIN 98
4. Anderson • PHI 95
5. Robinson • CIN 93
6. Hodges • LAD 92
7. Demeter • LAD 87
8. Taylor • CHC 86
Neal • LAD 86
Stuart • PIT 86
Stolen Bases
1. Mays • SFG 27
2. Gilliam • LAD 23
Taylor • CHC 23
Cepeda • SFG 23
5. Pinson • CIN 21
6. Robinson • CIN 18
7. Neal • LAD 17
8. Blasingame • STL 15
Moon • LAD 15
White • STL 15
Singles
1. Blasingame • STL 144
2. Temple • CIN 137
3. Gilliam • LAD 131
Aaron • MLN 131
Ashburn • PHI 131
6. Taylor • CHC 129
Pinson • CIN 129
Groat • PIT 129
9. Hoak • PIT 126
Cepeda • SFG 126
Adjusted OPS+
1. Aaron • MLN 183
2. Mathews • MLN 168
3. Mays • SFG 156
4. Banks • CHC 156
5. Robinson • CIN 153
6. Cunningham • STL 143
7. Cepeda • SFG 134
8. Boyer • STL 130
9. Pinson • CIN 129
10. Moon • LAD 129
Runs Created
1. Aaron • MLN 156
2. Mathews • MLN 143
3. Mays • SFG 131
4. Banks • CHC 126
5. Pinson • CIN 124
6. Robinson • CIN 122
7. Boyer • STL 112
8. Moon • LAD 111
9. Cepeda • SFG 110
10. Temple • CIN 104
Cunningham • STL 104
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Aaron • MLN 72
2. Mathews • MLN 56
3. Mays • SFG 47
4. Banks • CHC 46
5. Robinson • CIN 43
6. Cunningham • STL 35
7. Cepeda • SFG 27
8. Pinson • CIN 27
9. Moon • LAD 25
10. Boyer • STL 24
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Aaron • MLN 6.9
2. Mathews • MLN 5.4
3. Mays • SFG 4.5
4. Banks • CHC 4.5
5. Robinson • CIN 4.2
6. Cunningham • STL 3.4
7. Cepeda • SFG 2.7
8. Pinson • CIN 2.6
9. Moon • LAD 2.4
10. Boyer • STL 2.4
Extra Base Hits
1. Aaron • MLN 92
2. Mays • SFG 82
3. Banks • CHC 76
Pinson • CIN 76
5. Robinson • CIN 71
6. Mathews • MLN 70
7. Cepeda • SFG 66
8. Neal • LAD 60
9. Moon • LAD 56
10. Cimoli • STL 55
Times On Base
1. Aaron • MLN 278
2. Mathews • MLN 265
3. Pinson • CIN 261
4. Temple • CIN 260
5. Gilliam • LAD 252
6. Cunningham • STL 251
7. Banks • CHC 250
8. Moon • LAD 248
9. Mays • SFG 247
Blasingame • STL 247
Offensive Win %
1. Aaron • MLN .793
2. Mathews • MLN .773
3. Cunningham • STL .761
4. Mays • SFG .750
5. Robinson • CIN .734
6. Banks • CHC .713
7. Boyer • STL .705
8. Moon • LAD .700
9. Pinson • CIN .693
10. Cepeda • SFG .666
Hit By Pitch
1. Robinson • CIN 8
2. Altman • CHC 7
Banks • CHC 7
4. Ashburn • PHI 6
Demeter • LAD 6
Taylor • CHC 6
7. Walls • CHC 5
Anderson • PHI 5
Bouchee • PHI 5
Freese • PHI 5
Mejías • PIT 5
Cepeda • SFG 5
Cunningham • STL 5
Sacrifice Hits
1. Neal • LAD 21
2. Friend • PIT 12
3. Temple • CIN 11
Jones • SFG 11
McCormick • SFG 11
6. Mazeroski • PIT 10
7. Crandall • MLN 9
Groat • PIT 9
Davenport • SFG 9
10. Drysdale • LAD 8
Larker • LAD 8
Moon • LAD 8
Sacrifice Flies
1. Temple • CIN 13
2. Banks • CHC 9
Robinson • CIN 9
Aaron • MLN 9
5. Bell • CIN 8
6. Taylor • CHC 7
Stuart • PIT 7
8. Thomas • CIN 6
Adcock • MLN 6
Burgess • PIT 6
Hoak • PIT 6
Mays • SFG 6
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Banks • CHC 20
2. Aaron • MLN 17
3. Anderson • PHI 14
4. Taylor • CHC 13
Snider • LAD 13
6. Roseboro • LAD 11
Sawatski • PHI 11
Virdon • PIT 11
Musial • STL 11
10. Cepeda • SFG 10
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Crandall • MLN 24
2. Neal • LAD 22
3. Groat • PIT 21
4. Aaron • MLN 19
Cimoli • STL 19
6. Banks • CHC 18
Hoak • PIT 18
8. Robinson • CIN 16
Mazeroski • PIT 16
10. Anderson • PHI 15
Caught Stealing
1. Blasingame • STL 15
2. Ashburn • PHI 11
3. Gilliam • LAD 10
White • STL 10
5. Cepeda • SFG 9
Taylor • CHC 9
Anderson • PHI 9
8. Robinson • CIN 8
9. Skinner • PIT 7
Koppe • PHI 7
SB %
1. Mays • SFG 87.10
2. Temple • CIN 82.35
3. Pinson • CIN 77.78
4. Neal • LAD 73.91
5. Bruton • MLN 72.22
6. Taylor • CHC 71.88
Cepeda • SFG 71.88
8. Moon • LAD 71.43
9. Gilliam • LAD 69.70
10. Robinson • CIN 69.23
Power-Speed #
1. Mays • SFG 30.1
2. Cepeda • SFG 24.8
3. Robinson • CIN 24.0
4. Pinson • CIN 20.5
5. Neal • LAD 17.9
6. Boyer • STL 16.8
7. Moon • LAD 16.8
8. White • STL 13.3
9. Aaron • MLN 13.3
10. Taylor • CHC 11.9
Freese • PHI 11.9
AB per SO
1. Gilliam • LAD 22.1
2. Groat • PIT 16.9
3. Temple • CIN 15.0
4. Blasingame • STL 14.6
5. Ashburn • PHI 13.4
6. Bell • CIN 13.2
7. Aaron • MLN 11.6
8. Crandall • MLN 10.8
9. Logan • MLN 10.4
10. Mays • SFG 9.9
AB per HR
1. Mathews • MLN 12.9
2. Banks • CHC 13.1
3. Robinson • CIN 15.0
4. Aaron • MLN 16.1
5. Hodges • LAD 16.5
6. Mays • SFG 16.9
7. Boyer • STL 20.1
8. Kirkland • SFG 21.0
9. Post • PHI 21.3
10. Cepeda • SFG 22.4
Outs Made
1. Neal • LAD 489
2. Taylor • CHC 479
3. Groat • PIT 466
4. Blasingame • STL 462
5. Pinson • CIN 460
6. Temple • CIN 450
7. Ashburn • PHI 446
8. Banks • CHC 443
9. Cepeda • SFG 436
10. Bell • CIN 435
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Aaron • MLN 69.44
2. Mathews • MLN 63.60
3. Banks • CHC 58.45
4. Mays • SFG 58.28
5. Robinson • CIN 52.52
6. Boyer • STL 43.44
7. Pinson • CIN 36.13
8. Cepeda • SFG 34.66
9. Bell • CIN 34.49
10. Snider • LAD 33.13
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Aaron • MLN 7.7
2. Boyer • STL 6.1
3. Mays • SFG 5.8
4. Cunningham • STL 5.5
5. Banks • CHC 5.2
6. Mathews • MLN 4.6
7. Moon • LAD 4.4
8. Stuart • PIT 3.8
9. Snider • LAD 3.7
10. Hodges • LAD 3.3
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Aaron • MLN 8.0
2. Mathews • MLN 6.5
3. Mays • SFG 5.4
4. Banks • CHC 5.2
5. Robinson • CIN 4.5
6. Boyer • STL 4.1
7. Cunningham • STL 3.9
8. Pinson • CIN 3.6
9. Cepeda • SFG 3.4
10. Moon • LAD 3.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Aaron • MLN 23.9
2. Mays • SFG 23.6
3. Mathews • MLN 20.8
4. McCovey • SFG 15.3
5. Moon • LAD 14.6
6. Hodges • LAD 13.7
7. Larker • LAD 13.5
8. Snider • LAD 12.0
9. Furillo • LAD 10.1
10. Brandt • SFG 6.8
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Aaron • MLN 7.0
2. Mathews • MLN 6.4
3. Mays • SFG 5.7
4. Banks • CHC 5.7
5. Robinson • CIN 5.0
6. Boyer • STL 4.1
7. Pinson • CIN 3.5
8. Cepeda • SFG 3.4
9. Bell • CIN 3.3
10. Bouchee • PHI 3.1
rOBA
1. Aaron • MLN .448
2. Mathews • MLN .434
3. Robinson • CIN .431
4. Mays • SFG .426
5. Cunningham • STL .420
6. Boyer • STL .417
7. Banks • CHC .417
8. Pinson • CIN .405
9. Moon • LAD .404
10. Hodges • LAD .396
Rbat+
1. Aaron • MLN 184
2. Mathews • MLN 175
3. Robinson • CIN 159
4. Banks • CHC 157
5. Mays • SFG 157
6. Cunningham • STL 153
7. Boyer • STL 147
8. Cepeda • SFG 138
9. Pinson • CIN 138
10. Moon • LAD 135

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