Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Johnson • WSH 11.0
2. Ruth • BOS 9.9
3. Cicotte • CHW 9.8
4. Alexander • CHC 7.5
5. Adams • PIT 7.5
6. Coveleski • CLE 7.4
7. Vaughn • CHC 7.4
8. Hornsby • STL 6.7
9. Veach • DET 6.7
10. Shaw • WSH 6.3
WAR Position Players
1. Ruth • BOS 9.1
2. Hornsby • STL 6.7
3. Veach • DET 6.7
4. Peckinpaugh • NYY 6.3
5. Sisler • SLB 6.1
6. Jackson • CHW 5.8
7. Cobb • DET 5.5
8. Pratt • NYY 5.4
9. Groh • CIN 5.4
10. Fletcher • NYG 5.3
Offensive WAR
1. Ruth • BOS 8.3
2. Cobb • DET 6.1
3. Jackson • CHW 6.0
4. Hornsby • STL 5.8
5. Veach • DET 5.7
6. Sisler • SLB 5.5
7. Groh • CIN 5.2
8. Collins • CHW 4.7
9. Peckinpaugh • NYY 4.5
10. Roush • CIN 4.5
Defensive WAR
1. Fletcher • NYG 3.9
2. Pratt • NYY 2.7
3. Peckinpaugh • NYY 2.7
4. Rath • CIN 2.2
5. Hollocher • CHC 2.1
6. Terry • PIT 2.0
7. Scott • BOS 1.6
8. Maranville • BSN 1.6
9. Vitt • BOS 1.5
10. Hornsby • STL 1.5
Batting Average
1. Cobb • DET .384
2. Veach • DET .355
3. Sisler • SLB .352
4. Jackson • CHW .351
5. Flagstead • DET .331
6. Tobin • SLB .327
7. Jacobson • SLB .323
8. Ruth • BOS .322
9. Roush • CIN .321
10. Rice • WSH .321
On-Base%
1. Ruth • BOS .456
2. Schang • BOS .436
3. Cobb • DET .428
4. Jackson • CHW .422
5. Flagstead • DET .416
6. Leibold • CHW .404
7. Collins • CHW .400
8. Veach • DET .398
9. Burns • NYG .396
10. Speaker • CLE .395
Slugging %
1. Ruth • BOS .657
2. Sisler • SLB .530
3. Veach • DET .519
4. Cobb • DET .514
5. Jackson • CHW .506
6. Flagstead • DET .481
7. Heilmann • DET .477
8. Jacobson • SLB .453
9. Walker • PHA .450
10. Burns • PHA .447
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ruth • BOS 1.114
2. Cobb • DET .942
3. Jackson • CHW .928
4. Sisler • SLB .921
5. Veach • DET .916
6. Flagstead • DET .897
7. Heilmann • DET .843
8. Speaker • CLE .828
9. Groh • CIN .823
10. Jacobson • SLB .815
Games Played
1. Baker • NYY 141
Lewis • NYY 141
Rice • WSH 141
4. Olson • BRO 140
Collins • CHW 140
Weaver • CHW 140
Daubert • CIN 140
Heilmann • DET 140
Pratt • NYY 140
Gerber • SLB 140
Boeckel • 2TM 140
At Bats
1. Olson • BRO 590
2. Weaver • CHW 571
3. Baker • NYY 567
4. Lewis • NYY 559
5. Rice • WSH 557
6. Veach • DET 538
7. Daubert • CIN 537
Rath • CIN 537
Heilmann • DET 537
10. Wheat • BRO 536
Plate Appearances
1. Olson • BRO 636
2. Collins • CHW 628
3. Rath • CIN 624
Burns • NYG 624
5. Baker • NYY 623
6. Weaver • CHW 622
7. Rice • WSH 614
8. Daubert • CIN 613
9. Judge • WSH 611
10. Bush • DET 602
Lewis • NYY 602
Runs Scored
1. Ruth • BOS 103
2. Sisler • SLB 96
3. Cobb • DET 92
4. Weaver • CHW 89
Peckinpaugh • NYY 89
6. Collins • CHW 87
Veach • DET 87
8. Burns • NYG 86
9. Speaker • CLE 83
Judge • WSH 83
Hits
1. Cobb • DET 191
Veach • DET 191
3. Jackson • CHW 181
4. Sisler • SLB 180
5. Rice • WSH 179
6. Heilmann • DET 172
7. Weaver • CHW 169
8. Baker • NYY 166
9. Collins • CHW 165
10. Olson • BRO 164
Total Bases
1. Ruth • BOS 284
2. Veach • DET 279
3. Sisler • SLB 271
4. Jackson • CHW 261
5. Cobb • DET 256
Heilmann • DET 256
7. Weaver • CHW 229
Rice • WSH 229
9. Myers • BRO 223
10. Baker • NYY 220
Hornsby • STL 220
Doubles
1. Veach • DET 45
2. Speaker • CLE 38
3. Cobb • DET 36
4. O'Neill • CLE 35
5. Ruth • BOS 34
Felsch • CHW 34
7. Weaver • CHW 33
Judge • WSH 33
9. Jackson • CHW 31
Youngs • NYG 31
Jacobson • SLB 31
Sisler • SLB 31
Triples
1. Veach • DET 17
2. Heilmann • DET 15
Sisler • SLB 15
4. Myers • BRO 14
Jackson • CHW 14
Southworth • PIT 14
7. Cobb • DET 13
8. Ruth • BOS 12
Powell • BSN 12
Daubert • CIN 12
Neale • CIN 12
Roush • CIN 12
Speaker • CLE 12
Ainsmith • DET 12
Roth • 2TM 12
Mann • 2TM 12
Judge • WSH 12
Home Runs
1. Ruth • BOS 29
2. Cravath • PHI 12
3. Kauff • NYG 10
Baker • NYY 10
Walker • PHA 10
Sisler • SLB 10
7. Smith • CLE 9
Williams • PHI 9
9. Heilmann • DET 8
Burns • PHA 8
Hornsby • STL 8
Runs Batted In
1. Ruth • BOS 113
2. Veach • DET 97
3. Jackson • CHW 96
4. Heilmann • DET 92
5. Lewis • NYY 89
6. Felsch • CHW 86
7. Baker • NYY 83
Sisler • SLB 83
9. Collins • CHW 80
10. Gardner • CLE 79
Bases on Balls
1. Graney • CLE 105
2. Ruth • BOS 101
3. Burns • NYG 82
4. Judge • WSH 81
5. Hooper • BOS 79
6. Bush • DET 75
7. Speaker • CLE 73
8. Leibold • CHW 72
9. Schang • BOS 71
10. Collins • CHW 68
Strikeouts
1. Powell • BSN 79
2. Shannon • 2TM 70
3. Ruth • BOS 58
4. McHenry • STL 57
5. Vick • NYY 55
6. Roth • 2TM 53
7. Thomas • PHA 52
8. Neale • CIN 51
9. Luderus • PHI 48
Shanks • WSH 48
Stolen Bases
1. Burns • NYG 40
2. Cutshaw • PIT 36
3. Collins • CHW 33
4. Bigbee • PIT 31
5. Smith • STL 30
6. Neale • CIN 28
Cobb • DET 28
Sisler • SLB 28
Herzog • 2TM 28
10. Heathcote • STL 27
Singles
1. Rice • WSH 144
2. Cobb • DET 141
3. Olson • BRO 140
4. Collins • CHW 135
5. Baker • NYY 133
6. Holke • BSN 131
Hornsby • STL 131
Stock • STL 131
9. Jackson • CHW 129
10. Rath • CIN 127
Roush • CIN 127
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ruth • BOS 217
2. Cobb • DET 166
3. Jackson • CHW 159
4. Veach • DET 158
5. Sisler • SLB 156
6. Flagstead • DET 153
7. Hornsby • STL 150
8. Groh • CIN 149
9. Roush • CIN 146
10. Burns • NYG 141
Runs Created
1. Ruth • BOS 128
2. Jackson • CHW 109
Cobb • DET 109
Veach • DET 109
5. Sisler • SLB 104
6. Heilmann • DET 93
7. Burns • NYG 86
8. Rice • WSH 84
9. Collins • CHW 83
Speaker • CLE 83
Hornsby • STL 83
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Ruth • BOS 72
2. Cobb • DET 43
3. Jackson • CHW 42
4. Veach • DET 40
5. Sisler • SLB 35
6. Burns • NYG 32
Cravath • PHI 32
Hornsby • STL 32
9. Groh • CIN 29
10. Roush • CIN 28
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Ruth • BOS 7.3
2. Cobb • DET 4.4
3. Jackson • CHW 4.3
4. Veach • DET 4.1
5. Sisler • SLB 3.6
6. Burns • NYG 3.5
Hornsby • STL 3.5
8. Cravath • PHI 3.5
9. Groh • CIN 3.2
10. Roush • CIN 3.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Ruth • BOS 75
2. Veach • DET 65
3. Sisler • SLB 56
4. Heilmann • DET 53
5. Felsch • CHW 52
Jackson • CHW 52
Speaker • CLE 52
8. Cobb • DET 50
9. Judge • WSH 47
10. Burns • PHA 46
Walker • PHA 46
Times On Base
1. Ruth • BOS 246
2. Jackson • CHW 245
3. Burns • NYG 244
4. Collins • CHW 235
5. Judge • WSH 233
6. Cobb • DET 230
7. Veach • DET 229
8. Rice • WSH 228
9. Speaker • CLE 227
10. Hornsby • STL 218
Offensive Win %
1. Ruth • BOS .872
2. Cobb • DET .819
3. Jackson • CHW .788
4. Sisler • SLB .776
5. Veach • DET .773
6. Flagstead • DET .747
7. Groh • CIN .738
Hornsby • STL .738
9. Burns • NYG .729
10. Roush • CIN .725
Hit By Pitch
1. Herzog • 2TM 14
2. Burns • PHA 12
3. Pick • 2TM 10
4. Speaker • CLE 8
Shannon • 2TM 8
6. Hollocher • CHC 7
Neale • CIN 7
Flagstead • DET 7
Fletcher • NYG 7
Youngs • NYG 7
Fewster • NYY 7
Williams • PHI 7
Gedeon • SLB 7
Hornsby • STL 7
Menosky • WSH 7
Rice • WSH 7
Sacrifice Hits
1. Chapman • CLE 50
2. Vitt • BOS 47
3. Young • DET 46
4. Collins • CHW 40
Gedeon • SLB 40
6. Daubert • CIN 39
7. Weaver • CHW 33
8. Shanks • WSH 32
9. Neale • CIN 31
Gardner • CLE 31
Power-Speed #
1. Sisler • SLB 14.7
2. Kauff • NYG 13.5
3. Baker • NYY 11.3
4. Ruth • BOS 11.3
5. Smith • CLE 11.3
6. Hornsby • STL 10.9
7. Burns • PHA 10.4
8. Felsch • CHW 10.2
9. Cravath • PHI 9.6
10. Flack • CHC 9.0
Williams • PHI 9.0
AB per SO
1. Jackson • CHW 51.6
2. Olson • BRO 49.2
3. Vitt • BOS 42.6
4. Speaker • CLE 41.2
5. Meusel • PHI 40.1
6. McInnis • BOS 40.0
7. Killefer • CHC 39.4
8. Flack • CHC 36.1
9. Deal • CHC 33.8
10. Schultz • STL 32.7
AB per HR
1. Ruth • BOS 14.9
2. Smith • CLE 43.9
3. Walker • PHA 45.6
4. Williams • PHI 48.3
5. Kauff • NYG 49.1
6. Sisler • SLB 51.1
7. Doyle • NYG 54.4
8. Baker • NYY 56.7
9. Menosky • WSH 57.0
10. Flagstead • DET 57.4
Outs Made
1. Olson • BRO 438
2. Weaver • CHW 435
3. Lewis • NYY 433
4. Daubert • CIN 428
5. Rath • CIN 418
6. Neale • CIN 410
Baker • NYY 410
8. Pipp • NYY 409
9. Wambsganss • CLE 406
Young • DET 406
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Ruth • BOS 82.44
2. Veach • DET 53.25
3. Roush • CIN 49.87
4. Sisler • SLB 48.65
5. Jackson • CHW 45.78
6. Cobb • DET 44.71
7. Myers • BRO 39.23
8. Cravath • PHI 37.32
9. Hornsby • STL 33.48
10. Burns • NYG 32.41
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruth • BOS 9.0
2. Veach • DET 5.9
3. Cobb • DET 5.9
4. Sisler • SLB 4.8
5. Baker • NYY 4.6
6. Roush • CIN 4.4
7. Jackson • CHW 4.4
8. Youngs • NYG 4.2
9. Cravath • PHI 3.9
10. Myers • BRO 3.9
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Ruth • BOS 6.4
2. Veach • DET 5.2
3. Jackson • CHW 4.6
4. Cobb • DET 4.2
5. Roush • CIN 3.6
6. Sisler • SLB 3.6
7. Cravath • PHI 2.9
8. Burns • NYG 2.8
9. Hornsby • STL 2.8
10. Youngs • NYG 2.7
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Jackson • CHW 13.8
2. Roush • CIN 13.8
3. Weaver • CHW 9.8
4. Youngs • NYG 9.2
5. Baker • NYY 7.5
6. Groh • CIN 7.4
7. Burns • NYG 6.0
8. Kauff • NYG 5.5
9. Cobb • DET 5.4
10. Doyle • NYG 5.3
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Ruth • BOS 8.5
2. Roush • CIN 5.5
3. Veach • DET 5.5
4. Sisler • SLB 5.0
5. Jackson • CHW 4.7
6. Cobb • DET 4.6
7. Myers • BRO 4.3
8. Cravath • PHI 3.9
9. Hornsby • STL 3.8
10. Burns • NYG 3.6
rOBA
1. Ruth • BOS .509
2. Cobb • DET .445
3. Jackson • CHW .440
4. Sisler • SLB .435
5. Veach • DET .429
6. Flagstead • DET .423
7. Speaker • CLE .398
8. Heilmann • DET .398
9. Schang • BOS .394
10. Groh • CIN .391
Rbat+
1. Ruth • BOS 217
2. Cobb • DET 172
3. Jackson • CHW 167
4. Veach • DET 163
5. Sisler • SLB 162
6. Flagstead • DET 159
7. Groh • CIN 155
8. Hornsby • STL 154
9. Roush • CIN 151
10. Burns • NYG 146

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