National League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 9.5
2. Aaron • MLN 8.0
3. Banks • CHC 7.9
4. Broglio • STL 7.6
5. Mathews • MLN 7.3
6. Drysdale • LAD 7.2
7. Boyer • STL 6.8
8. Robinson • CIN 6.2
9. Groat • PIT 6.1
10. McDaniel • STL 6.0
WAR Position Players
1. Mays • SFG 9.5
2. Aaron • MLN 8.0
3. Banks • CHC 7.9
4. Mathews • MLN 7.3
5. Boyer • STL 6.8
6. Robinson • CIN 6.2
7. Groat • PIT 6.1
8. Pinson • CIN 5.6
9. Hoak • PIT 5.4
10. Crandall • MLN 4.6
Offensive WAR
1. Mays • SFG 8.0
2. Mathews • MLN 8.0
3. Banks • CHC 6.9
4. Aaron • MLN 6.5
5. Boyer • STL 6.2
6. Robinson • CIN 5.8
7. Pinson • CIN 5.4
8. Hoak • PIT 4.7
9. Crandall • MLN 4.4
10. Groat • PIT 4.4
Defensive WAR
1. Groat • PIT 2.6
2. Gilliam • LAD 2.1
3. Banks • CHC 2.0
4. Mays • SFG 1.4
5. Burgess • PIT 1.4
Bailey • CIN 1.4
7. Kasko • CIN 1.4
8. Smith • STL 1.3
9. Bressoud • SFG 1.2
10. Hoak • PIT 1.1
Batting Average
1. Groat • PIT .325
2. Larker • LAD .323
3. Mays • SFG .319
4. Clemente • PIT .314
5. Boyer • STL .304
6. Moon • LAD .299
7. Adcock • MLN .298
8. Robinson • CIN .297
9. Cepeda • SFG .297
10. Wills • LAD .295
On-Base%
1. Ashburn • CHC .415
2. Robinson • CIN .407
3. Mathews • MLN .397
4. Moon • LAD .383
5. Mays • SFG .381
6. Groat • PIT .371
7. Boyer • STL .370
8. Larker • LAD .368
9. Hoak • PIT .366
10. Spencer • STL .365
Slugging %
1. Robinson • CIN .595
2. Aaron • MLN .566
3. Boyer • STL .562
4. Mays • SFG .555
5. Banks • CHC .554
6. Mathews • MLN .551
7. Adcock • MLN .500
8. Cepeda • SFG .497
9. Stuart • PIT .479
10. Pinson • CIN .472
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Robinson • CIN 1.002
2. Mathews • MLN .948
3. Mays • SFG .936
4. Boyer • STL .932
5. Aaron • MLN .919
6. Banks • CHC .904
7. Adcock • MLN .854
8. Cepeda • SFG .840
9. Moon • LAD .835
10. Clemente • PIT .815
Games Played
1. Banks • CHC 156
2. Hoak • PIT 155
3. Pinson • CIN 154
4. Aaron • MLN 153
Mathews • MLN 153
Mays • SFG 153
7. Ashburn • CHC 151
Gilliam • LAD 151
Bruton • MLN 151
Mazeroski • PIT 151
Cepeda • SFG 151
Boyer • STL 151
At Bats
1. Pinson • CIN 652
2. Bruton • MLN 629
3. Banks • CHC 597
4. Mays • SFG 595
5. Aaron • MLN 590
6. Taylor • 2TM 581
7. Groat • PIT 573
8. Skinner • PIT 571
9. Clemente • PIT 570
10. Cepeda • SFG 569
Plate Appearances
1. Pinson • CIN 707
2. Banks • CHC 678
3. Bruton • MLN 677
4. Ashburn • CHC 672
5. Mathews • MLN 671
6. Gilliam • LAD 670
7. Mays • SFG 669
8. Aaron • MLN 664
9. Skinner • PIT 640
Taylor • 2TM 640
Runs Scored
1. Bruton • MLN 112
2. Mathews • MLN 108
3. Pinson • CIN 107
Mays • SFG 107
5. Aaron • MLN 102
6. Ashburn • CHC 99
7. Hoak • PIT 97
8. Gilliam • LAD 96
9. Boyer • STL 95
10. Banks • CHC 94
Hits
1. Mays • SFG 190
2. Pinson • CIN 187
3. Groat • PIT 186
4. Bruton • MLN 180
5. Clemente • PIT 179
6. Aaron • MLN 172
7. Cepeda • SFG 169
8. Boyer • STL 168
9. Taylor • 2TM 165
10. Banks • CHC 162
Total Bases
1. Aaron • MLN 334
2. Banks • CHC 331
3. Mays • SFG 330
4. Boyer • STL 310
5. Pinson • CIN 308
6. Mathews • MLN 302
7. Cepeda • SFG 283
8. Robinson • CIN 276
9. Bruton • MLN 269
10. Clemente • PIT 261
Doubles
1. Pinson • CIN 37
2. Cepeda • SFG 36
3. Robinson • CIN 33
Skinner • PIT 33
5. Banks • CHC 32
6. Mays • SFG 29
7. Cunningham • STL 28
8. Bruton • MLN 27
White • STL 27
10. Larker • LAD 26
Herrera • PHI 26
Groat • PIT 26
Boyer • STL 26
Triples
1. Bruton • MLN 13
2. Pinson • CIN 12
Mays • SFG 12
4. Aaron • MLN 11
5. Kirkland • SFG 10
Boyer • STL 10
White • STL 10
8. Will • CHC 9
Hoak • PIT 9
Virdon • PIT 9
Home Runs
1. Banks • CHC 41
2. Aaron • MLN 40
3. Mathews • MLN 39
4. Boyer • STL 32
5. Robinson • CIN 31
6. Mays • SFG 29
7. Adcock • MLN 25
8. Cepeda • SFG 24
9. Howard • LAD 23
Stuart • PIT 23
Runs Batted In
1. Aaron • MLN 126
2. Mathews • MLN 124
3. Banks • CHC 117
4. Mays • SFG 103
5. Boyer • STL 97
6. Cepeda • SFG 96
7. Clemente • PIT 94
8. Adcock • MLN 91
9. Skinner • PIT 86
10. Robinson • CIN 83
Stuart • PIT 83
Bases on Balls
1. Ashburn • CHC 116
2. Mathews • MLN 111
3. Gilliam • LAD 96
4. Robinson • CIN 82
5. Spencer • STL 81
6. Hoak • PIT 74
7. Banks • CHC 71
8. Moon • LAD 67
9. Mays • SFG 61
10. Aaron • MLN 60
Strikeouts
1. Herrera • PHI 136
2. Mathews • MLN 113
3. Howard • LAD 108
4. Stuart • PIT 107
5. Taylor • 2TM 98
6. Bruton • MLN 97
7. Pinson • CIN 96
8. Cepeda • SFG 91
9. Adcock • MLN 86
Skinner • PIT 86
Kirkland • SFG 86
Stolen Bases
1. Wills • LAD 50
2. Pinson • CIN 32
3. Taylor • 2TM 26
4. Mays • SFG 25
5. Bruton • MLN 22
6. Javier • STL 19
7. Ashburn • CHC 16
Aaron • MLN 16
9. Cepeda • SFG 15
10. Blasingame • SFG 14
Singles
1. Groat • PIT 154
2. Ashburn • CHC 138
3. Wills • LAD 135
Clemente • PIT 135
5. Bruton • MLN 128
Taylor • 2TM 128
7. Crandall • MLN 124
8. Mays • SFG 120
9. Pinson • CIN 118
10. Kasko • CIN 112
Adjusted OPS+
1. Robinson • CIN 169
2. Mathews • MLN 166
3. Mays • SFG 160
4. Aaron • MLN 156
5. Banks • CHC 146
6. Boyer • STL 144
7. Adcock • MLN 140
8. Cepeda • SFG 134
9. Moon • LAD 123
10. Clemente • PIT 121
Runs Created
1. Mathews • MLN 128
2. Mays • SFG 124
3. Aaron • MLN 119
4. Banks • CHC 113
Robinson • CIN 113
6. Boyer • STL 111
7. Pinson • CIN 104
8. Cepeda • SFG 95
9. Ashburn • CHC 91
10. Hoak • PIT 90
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Mathews • MLN 54
2. Mays • SFG 49
3. Robinson • CIN 48
4. Aaron • MLN 43
5. Banks • CHC 37
6. Boyer • STL 33
7. Adcock • MLN 27
8. Cepeda • SFG 25
9. Moon • LAD 17
10. Hoak • PIT 17
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Mathews • MLN 5.3
2. Mays • SFG 4.8
3. Robinson • CIN 4.8
4. Aaron • MLN 4.3
5. Banks • CHC 3.7
6. Boyer • STL 3.3
7. Adcock • MLN 2.7
8. Cepeda • SFG 2.5
9. Moon • LAD 1.7
10. Ashburn • CHC 1.7
Hoak • PIT 1.7
Extra Base Hits
1. Banks • CHC 80
2. Aaron • MLN 71
3. Robinson • CIN 70
Mays • SFG 70
5. Pinson • CIN 69
6. Boyer • STL 68
7. Mathews • MLN 65
8. Cepeda • SFG 63
9. Skinner • PIT 54
10. White • STL 53
Times On Base
1. Ashburn • CHC 276
2. Mathews • MLN 265
3. Mays • SFG 255
4. Pinson • CIN 239
5. Banks • CHC 237
Gilliam • LAD 237
7. Aaron • MLN 234
8. Hoak • PIT 231
9. Robinson • CIN 229
Groat • PIT 229
Offensive Win %
1. Robinson • CIN .773
2. Mathews • MLN .763
3. Mays • SFG .734
4. Boyer • STL .720
5. Aaron • MLN .714
6. Banks • CHC .683
7. Adcock • MLN .657
8. Cepeda • SFG .647
9. Ashburn • CHC .646
10. Larker • LAD .635
Hit By Pitch
1. Robinson • CIN 9
2. Cepeda • SFG 8
3. Kasko • CIN 6
Cunningham • STL 6
5. Pinson • CIN 5
Herrera • PHI 5
Nelson • PIT 5
Spencer • STL 5
9. Banks • CHC 4
McMillan • CIN 4
Roseboro • LAD 4
Crandall • MLN 4
Coker • PHI 4
Groat • PIT 4
Davenport • SFG 4
Kirkland • SFG 4
Mays • SFG 4
Boyer • STL 4
Flood • STL 4
González • 2TM 4
Sacrifice Hits
1. Javier • STL 15
2. Neal • LAD 14
3. Groat • PIT 12
4. Friend • PIT 11
5. Podres • LAD 10
6. Drysdale • LAD 9
Gilliam • LAD 9
Crandall • MLN 9
Logan • MLN 9
Davenport • SFG 9
Taylor • 2TM 9
Sacrifice Flies
1. Aaron • MLN 12
Crandall • MLN 12
3. Larker • LAD 9
Mays • SFG 9
5. Mazeroski • PIT 8
6. Bailey • CIN 7
Robinson • CIN 7
Neal • LAD 7
Herrera • PHI 7
Bouchee • 2TM 7
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Banks • CHC 28
2. Mazeroski • PIT 15
3. Aaron • MLN 13
Smith • STL 13
5. Burgess • PIT 12
Bressoud • SFG 12
7. Skinner • PIT 11
Mays • SFG 11
9. Boyer • STL 10
10. Bailey • CIN 9
Hoak • PIT 9
Cepeda • SFG 9
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Moon • LAD 21
Clemente • PIT 21
3. Robinson • CIN 18
Neal • LAD 18
5. Herrera • PHI 17
Hoak • PIT 17
7. Crandall • MLN 15
Stuart • PIT 15
Mays • SFG 15
Spencer • STL 15
Caught Stealing
1. Bruton • MLN 13
2. Wills • LAD 12
Pinson • CIN 12
4. Taylor • 2TM 11
5. Moon • LAD 10
Mays • SFG 10
7. Gilliam • LAD 9
Kasko • CIN 9
9. Skinner • PIT 8
10. Boyer • STL 7
Aaron • MLN 7
Kirkland • SFG 7
Cunningham • STL 7
SB %
1. Blasingame • SFG 87.50
2. Javier • STL 82.61
3. Wills • LAD 80.65
4. Ashburn • CHC 80.00
5. Pinson • CIN 72.73
6. Mays • SFG 71.43
Cepeda • SFG 71.43
8. Taylor • 2TM 70.27
9. Aaron • MLN 69.57
10. Robinson • CIN 68.42
Power-Speed #
1. Mays • SFG 26.9
2. Pinson • CIN 24.6
3. Aaron • MLN 22.9
4. Cepeda • SFG 18.5
5. Robinson • CIN 18.3
6. Bruton • MLN 15.5
7. Kirkland • SFG 15.3
8. White • STL 13.7
9. Boyer • STL 12.8
10. Skinner • PIT 12.7
AB per SO
1. Gilliam • LAD 19.9
2. Larker • LAD 18.3
3. Groat • PIT 16.4
4. Crandall • MLN 14.9
5. Kasko • CIN 12.9
6. Bell • CIN 12.9
7. Logan • MLN 12.1
8. Wills • LAD 11.0
9. Ashburn • CHC 10.9
10. Mazeroski • PIT 10.8
AB per HR
1. Mathews • MLN 14.1
2. Banks • CHC 14.6
3. Aaron • MLN 14.8
4. Robinson • CIN 15.0
5. Boyer • STL 17.3
6. Stuart • PIT 19.0
7. Howard • LAD 19.5
8. Mays • SFG 20.5
9. Adcock • MLN 20.6
10. Thomas • CHC 22.8
Outs Made
1. Pinson • CIN 490
2. Bruton • MLN 471
3. Banks • CHC 458
4. Taylor • 2TM 453
5. Gilliam • LAD 447
6. Aaron • MLN 445
Skinner • PIT 445
8. Mays • SFG 439
9. Clemente • PIT 426
10. Hoak • PIT 424
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Mathews • MLN 67.68
2. Aaron • MLN 56.35
3. Mays • SFG 50.69
4. Boyer • STL 41.44
5. Robinson • CIN 39.97
6. Banks • CHC 34.13
7. Adcock • MLN 33.66
8. Ashburn • CHC 29.34
9. Hoak • PIT 28.54
10. Cepeda • SFG 28.51
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Mathews • MLN 6.1
2. Mays • SFG 4.5
3. Robinson • CIN 4.5
4. Aaron • MLN 4.1
5. Pinson • CIN 3.4
6. Boyer • STL 3.4
7. McCovey • SFG 3.0
8. Crandall • MLN 2.9
9. Hoak • PIT 2.8
10. Skinner • PIT 2.7
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Mathews • MLN 5.6
2. Robinson • CIN 5.0
3. Boyer • STL 4.7
4. Aaron • MLN 4.7
5. Mays • SFG 4.6
6. Banks • CHC 3.7
7. Pinson • CIN 3.2
8. Adcock • MLN 2.9
9. Cepeda • SFG 2.6
10. Hoak • PIT 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Groat • PIT 10.9
2. Hoak • PIT 9.5
3. Mathews • MLN 9.4
4. Clemente • PIT 9.1
5. Skinner • PIT 7.2
6. Aaron • MLN 7.0
7. McCovey • SFG 5.9
8. Mays • SFG 5.8
9. Crandall • MLN 5.4
10. Smith • PIT 5.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Mathews • MLN 7.0
2. Aaron • MLN 5.8
3. Mays • SFG 5.2
4. Boyer • STL 4.0
5. Robinson • CIN 4.0
6. Adcock • MLN 3.5
7. Banks • CHC 3.5
8. Ashburn • CHC 3.0
9. Cepeda • SFG 2.9
10. Hoak • PIT 2.8
rOBA
1. Robinson • CIN .446
2. Mays • SFG .423
3. Mathews • MLN .416
4. Boyer • STL .416
5. Aaron • MLN .406
6. Banks • CHC .392
7. Cepeda • SFG .385
8. Hoak • PIT .381
9. Adcock • MLN .380
10. Pinson • CIN .379
Rbat+
1. Robinson • CIN 177
2. Mays • SFG 167
3. Mathews • MLN 166
4. Aaron • MLN 158
5. Boyer • STL 151
6. Banks • CHC 144
7. Adcock • MLN 140
8. Cepeda • SFG 140
9. Hoak • PIT 131
10. Clemente • PIT 127

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