National League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Sandberg • CHC 8.5
2. Carter • MON 7.5
3. Schmidt • PHI 7.0
4. Raines • MON 6.5
5. Rhoden • PIT 6.5
6. Gwynn • SDP 6.3
7. Cruz • HOU 6.3
8. Hernandez • NYM 6.3
9. Peña • PIT 5.9
10. Gooden • NYM 5.7
WAR Position Players
1. Sandberg • CHC 8.5
2. Carter • MON 7.5
3. Schmidt • PHI 7.0
4. Raines • MON 6.5
5. Gwynn • SDP 6.3
6. Cruz • HOU 6.3
7. Hernandez • NYM 6.3
8. Peña • PIT 5.9
9. Murphy • ATL 5.5
10. McReynolds • SDP 5.4
Offensive WAR
1. Sandberg • CHC 7.0
2. Raines • MON 6.6
3. Carter • MON 6.5
4. Murphy • ATL 6.3
5. Schmidt • PHI 5.7
6. Cruz • HOU 5.6
7. Davis • SFG 5.2
8. Hernandez • NYM 5.2
9. Gwynn • SDP 4.8
10. Matthews • CHC 4.5
Defensive WAR
1. Peña • PIT 2.5
2. Smith • STL 2.5
3. McReynolds • SDP 2.3
4. Wallach • MON 2.3
5. Sandberg • CHC 2.0
6. Scioscia • LAD 1.8
7. Carter • MON 1.8
8. Milner • CIN 1.5
9. Reynolds • HOU 1.5
10. Schmidt • PHI 1.4
Batting Average
1. Gwynn • SDP .351
2. Lacy • PIT .321
3. Davis • SFG .315
4. Sandberg • CHC .314
5. Ray • PIT .312
6. Cruz • HOU .312
7. Hernandez • NYM .311
8. Raines • MON .309
9. Guerrero • LAD .303
10. Leonard • SFG .302
On-Base%
1. Matthews • CHC .410
2. Gwynn • SDP .410
3. Hernandez • NYM .409
4. Raines • MON .393
5. Schmidt • PHI .383
6. Cruz • HOU .381
7. Puhl • HOU .380
8. Murphy • ATL .372
9. Durham • CHC .369
10. Davis • SFG .368
Slugging %
1. Murphy • ATL .547
2. Schmidt • PHI .536
3. Sandberg • CHC .520
4. Davis • SFG .507
5. Durham • CHC .505
6. Carter • MON .487
7. Leonard • SFG .484
8. Strawberry • NYM .467
9. McReynolds • SDP .465
10. Brenly • SFG .464
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Schmidt • PHI .919
2. Murphy • ATL .919
3. Sandberg • CHC .887
4. Davis • SFG .875
5. Durham • CHC .874
6. Hernandez • NYM .859
7. Gwynn • SDP .853
8. Carter • MON .853
9. Cruz • HOU .842
10. Leonard • SFG .841
Games Played
1. Murphy • ATL 162
2. Garvey • SDP 161
3. Cruz • HOU 160
Raines • MON 160
Wallach • MON 160
Samuel • PHI 160
7. Carter • MON 159
8. Gwynn • SDP 158
Wiggins • SDP 158
10. Sandberg • CHC 156
Parker • CIN 156
At Bats
1. Samuel • PHI 701
2. Wynne • PIT 653
3. Sandberg • CHC 636
4. Raines • MON 622
5. Garvey • SDP 617
6. Murphy • ATL 607
Parker • CIN 607
8. Gwynn • SDP 606
9. Cruz • HOU 600
10. Carter • MON 596
Wiggins • SDP 596
Plate Appearances
1. Samuel • PHI 737
2. Raines • MON 718
3. Wynne • PIT 702
4. Sandberg • CHC 700
5. Wiggins • SDP 692
6. Murphy • ATL 691
7. Cruz • HOU 685
8. Gwynn • SDP 675
9. Carter • MON 669
10. Hernandez • NYM 657
Runs Scored
1. Sandberg • CHC 114
2. Raines • MON 106
Wiggins • SDP 106
4. Samuel • PHI 105
5. Matthews • CHC 101
6. Cruz • HOU 96
7. Murphy • ATL 94
Dernier • CHC 94
9. Schmidt • PHI 93
10. Doran • HOU 92
Hits
1. Gwynn • SDP 213
2. Sandberg • CHC 200
3. Raines • MON 192
4. Samuel • PHI 191
5. Cruz • HOU 187
6. Murphy • ATL 176
7. Carter • MON 175
Garvey • SDP 175
9. Wynne • PIT 174
10. Parker • CIN 173
Ray • PIT 173
Total Bases
1. Murphy • ATL 332
2. Sandberg • CHC 331
3. Samuel • PHI 310
4. Carter • MON 290
5. Schmidt • PHI 283
6. Cruz • HOU 277
7. Raines • MON 272
8. Gwynn • SDP 269
9. Davis • SFG 253
10. Hayes • PHI 251
Doubles
1. Raines • MON 38
Ray • PIT 38
3. Sandberg • CHC 36
Samuel • PHI 36
5. Murphy • ATL 32
Carter • MON 32
7. Hernandez • NYM 31
8. Durham • CHC 30
9. Guerrero • LAD 29
10. Parker • CIN 28
Cruz • HOU 28
Wilson • NYM 28
Martínez • SDP 28
Brenly • SFG 28
Hendrick • STL 28
Triples
1. Sandberg • CHC 19
Samuel • PHI 19
3. Cruz • HOU 13
4. Doran • HOU 11
Reynolds • HOU 11
Wynne • PIT 11
McGee • STL 11
8. Wilson • NYM 10
Gwynn • SDP 10
10. Raines • MON 9
Home Runs
1. Murphy • ATL 36
Schmidt • PHI 36
3. Carter • MON 27
4. Strawberry • NYM 26
5. Cey • CHC 25
6. Foster • NYM 24
7. Durham • CHC 23
8. Marshall • LAD 21
Davis • SFG 21
Leonard • SFG 21
Runs Batted In
1. Carter • MON 106
Schmidt • PHI 106
3. Murphy • ATL 100
4. Cey • CHC 97
Strawberry • NYM 97
6. Durham • CHC 96
7. Cruz • HOU 95
8. Davis • CHC 94
Parker • CIN 94
Hernandez • NYM 94
Bases on Balls
1. Matthews • CHC 103
2. Hernandez • NYM 97
3. Schmidt • PHI 92
4. Raines • MON 87
Thompson • PIT 87
6. Murphy • ATL 79
7. Strawberry • NYM 75
Wiggins • SDP 75
9. Cruz • HOU 73
10. Smith • STL 70
Strikeouts
1. Samuel • PHI 168
2. Murphy • ATL 134
3. Strawberry • NYM 131
4. Leonard • SFG 123
5. Foster • NYM 122
6. Schmidt • PHI 116
7. Cey • CHC 108
8. Guerrero • LAD 105
Green • STL 105
10. Esasky • CIN 103
Stolen Bases
1. Raines • MON 75
2. Samuel • PHI 72
3. Wiggins • SDP 70
4. Smith • STL 50
5. Redus • CIN 48
Hayes • PHI 48
7. Wilson • NYM 46
8. Dernier • CHC 45
9. McGee • STL 43
10. Smith • STL 35
Singles
1. Gwynn • SDP 177
2. Wynne • PIT 139
3. Garvey • SDP 138
4. Raines • MON 137
5. Cruz • HOU 134
6. McGee • STL 130
7. Ramírez • ATL 129
Parker • CIN 129
9. Sandberg • CHC 126
10. Hernandez • NYM 125
Wiggins • SDP 125
Herr • STL 125
Adjusted OPS+
1. Schmidt • PHI 155
2. Murphy • ATL 149
3. Davis • SFG 148
4. Cruz • HOU 145
5. Hernandez • NYM 143
6. Carter • MON 143
7. Gwynn • SDP 141
8. Sandberg • CHC 140
9. Leonard • SFG 138
10. Raines • MON 138
Runs Created
1. Sandberg • CHC 126
2. Raines • MON 124
3. Murphy • ATL 123
4. Cruz • HOU 111
5. Carter • MON 108
Hernandez • NYM 108
Schmidt • PHI 108
Gwynn • SDP 108
9. Samuel • PHI 99
10. Matthews • CHC 96
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Schmidt • PHI 41
2. Murphy • ATL 39
3. Hernandez • NYM 38
4. Cruz • HOU 37
5. Raines • MON 35
6. Carter • MON 34
7. Gwynn • SDP 33
8. Sandberg • CHC 32
9. Davis • SFG 29
10. Matthews • CHC 26
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Schmidt • PHI 4.2
2. Murphy • ATL 4.0
3. Hernandez • NYM 3.9
4. Cruz • HOU 3.8
5. Raines • MON 3.6
6. Carter • MON 3.5
7. Gwynn • SDP 3.4
8. Sandberg • CHC 3.3
9. Davis • SFG 3.0
10. Matthews • CHC 2.7
Extra Base Hits
1. Murphy • ATL 76
2. Sandberg • CHC 74
3. Samuel • PHI 70
4. Schmidt • PHI 62
5. Carter • MON 60
6. Durham • CHC 57
Strawberry • NYM 57
8. Raines • MON 55
9. Cruz • HOU 53
10. Cey • CHC 52
McReynolds • SDP 52
Times On Base
1. Raines • MON 281
2. Gwynn • SDP 274
3. Hernandez • NYM 269
4. Cruz • HOU 260
5. Murphy • ATL 257
6. Sandberg • CHC 255
7. Matthews • CHC 249
8. Carter • MON 245
9. Schmidt • PHI 242
10. Wiggins • SDP 232
Offensive Win %
1. Sandberg • CHC .739
2. Raines • MON .738
3. Murphy • ATL .735
4. Hernandez • NYM .734
5. Schmidt • PHI .723
6. Matthews • CHC .712
7. Cruz • HOU .708
8. Carter • MON .703
Gwynn • SDP .703
10. Durham • CHC .703
Hit By Pitch
1. Smith • STL 9
2. Wallach • MON 7
Samuel • PHI 7
4. Cey • CHC 6
Carter • MON 6
Foster • NYM 6
7. Virgil • PHI 5
Nettles • SDP 5
Porter • STL 5
10. Hubbard • ATL 4
Veryzer • CHC 4
Garner • HOU 4
Matuszek • PHI 4
Schmidt • PHI 4
Peña • PIT 4
Martínez • SDP 4
Youngblood • SFG 4
Sacrifice Hits
1. Reynolds • HOU 16
2. Koosman • PHI 14
Wiggins • SDP 14
4. Lea • MON 12
Lacy • PIT 12
McWilliams • PIT 12
7. Dernier • CHC 11
Niekro • HOU 11
Smith • STL 11
10. Gooden • NYM 10
Herr • STL 10
Sacrifice Flies
1. Matthews • CHC 10
Cruz • HOU 10
Garvey • SDP 10
Martínez • SDP 10
5. Concepción • CIN 9
Hernandez • NYM 9
Berra • PIT 9
McReynolds • SDP 9
9. Cey • CHC 8
Guerrero • LAD 8
Schmidt • PHI 8
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Templeton • SDP 23
2. Murphy • ATL 20
3. Davis • CHC 15
Brooks • NYM 15
Strawberry • NYM 15
6. Schmidt • PHI 14
Thompson • PIT 14
8. Gwynn • SDP 13
9. Chambliss • ATL 12
Puhl • HOU 12
Hernandez • NYM 12
Porter • STL 12
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Garvey • SDP 25
2. Oliver • 2TM 23
3. Davis • CHC 20
4. Virgil • PHI 19
5. Brooks • NYM 17
Fitzgerald • NYM 17
7. Moreland • CHC 16
Oester • CIN 16
Ray • PIT 16
Kennedy • SDP 16
Caught Stealing
1. Wiggins • SDP 21
2. Sax • LAD 19
Wynne • PIT 19
4. Gwynn • SDP 18
5. Ramírez • ATL 17
Dernier • CHC 17
7. Gladden • SFG 16
8. Samuel • PHI 15
9. Milner • CIN 13
Hayes • PHI 13
Smith • STL 13
SB %
1. Diloné • MON 93.10
2. Raines • MON 88.24
3. Thompson • ATL 87.50
4. Cedeño • CIN 86.36
5. Van Slyke • STL 84.85
6. Stone • PHI 84.38
7. Wilson • NYM 83.64
8. Smith • STL 83.33
9. Samuel • PHI 82.76
10. Sandberg • CHC 82.05
Power-Speed #
1. Strawberry • NYM 26.5
2. Murphy • ATL 24.9
3. Samuel • PHI 24.8
4. Hayes • PHI 24.0
5. Sandberg • CHC 23.8
6. Durham • CHC 18.9
7. Washington • ATL 18.8
Leonard • SFG 18.8
9. Wilson • NYM 16.4
10. Green • STL 15.9
AB per SO
1. Gwynn • SDP 26.3
2. Ray • PIT 17.9
3. Smith • STL 24.2 **
4. Sax • LAD 10.7
5. Carter • MON 10.5
Wiggins • SDP 10.5
7. Puhl • HOU 10.0
8. Herr • STL 10.0
9. Reynolds • HOU 9.9
10. Brenly • SFG 9.7
AB per HR
1. Schmidt • PHI 14.7
2. Murphy • ATL 16.9
3. Strawberry • NYM 20.1
4. Cey • CHC 20.2
5. Durham • CHC 20.6
6. Nettles • SDP 19.8 **
7. Carter • MON 22.1
8. Foster • NYM 23.0
9. Marshall • LAD 23.6
10. Davis • SFG 23.8
Outs Made
1. Samuel • PHI 532
2. Wynne • PIT 513
3. Wiggins • SDP 483
4. Garvey • SDP 480
5. Ramírez • ATL 471
6. Sax • LAD 467
7. Wallach • MON 462
8. Sandberg • CHC 459
9. Parker • CIN 458
10. Murphy • ATL 454
Raines • MON 454
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Gwynn • SDP 54.59
2. Hernandez • NYM 49.82
3. Cruz • HOU 47.50
4. Sandberg • CHC 44.31
5. Matthews • CHC 41.25
6. Davis • SFG 40.21
7. Raines • MON 38.81
8. Carter • MON 38.66
9. Durham • CHC 37.68
10. Murphy • ATL 35.36
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Gwynn • SDP 7.3
2. Hernandez • NYM 5.2
3. Matthews • CHC 4.9
4. Raines • MON 4.8
5. Sandberg • CHC 4.6
6. Murphy • ATL 4.2
7. Cruz • HOU 4.0
8. Davis • SFG 3.6
9. Carter • MON 3.6
10. Lacy • PIT 3.5
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Murphy • ATL 4.5
2. Schmidt • PHI 4.4
3. Hernandez • NYM 4.3
4. Sandberg • CHC 4.1
5. Gwynn • SDP 4.1
6. Davis • SFG 3.9
7. Raines • MON 3.8
8. Matthews • CHC 3.6
9. Carter • MON 3.3
10. Durham • CHC 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Gwynn • SDP 8.0
2. Hernandez • NYM 7.7
3. Moreland • CHC 6.7
4. Sandberg • CHC 5.7
5. Matthews • CHC 5.5
6. Durham • CHC 4.3
7. Brooks • NYM 3.9
8. Schmidt • PHI 3.3
9. McReynolds • SDP 2.9
10. Hayes • PHI 2.7
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Gwynn • SDP 5.5
2. Hernandez • NYM 5.1
3. Cruz • HOU 5.0
4. Sandberg • CHC 4.3
5. Davis • SFG 4.2
6. Matthews • CHC 4.1
7. Raines • MON 4.0
8. Carter • MON 4.0
9. Durham • CHC 3.7
10. Murphy • ATL 3.5
rOBA
1. Sandberg • CHC .424
2. Murphy • ATL .411
3. Schmidt • PHI .410
4. Davis • SFG .409
5. Raines • MON .405
6. Matthews • CHC .402
7. Gwynn • SDP .398
8. Hernandez • NYM .397
9. Leonard • SFG .396
10. Durham • CHC .394
Rbat+
1. Davis • SFG 159
2. Schmidt • PHI 157
3. Sandberg • CHC 153
4. Murphy • ATL 149
5. Cruz • HOU 149
6. Hernandez • NYM 149
7. Gwynn • SDP 148
8. Carter • MON 148
9. Leonard • SFG 147
10. Matthews • CHC 141

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