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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Ruth • NYY 11.4
2. Uhle • CLE 9.2
3. Carlson • PHI 8.7
4. Foster • CAG 8.5
5. Gehrig • NYY 6.9
Goslin • WSH 6.9
7. Grove • PHA 6.6
8. Kremer • PIT 6.5
9. Mostil • CHW 6.4
10. Suttles • SLS 6.3
WAR Position Players
1. Ruth • NYY 11.4
2. Gehrig • NYY 6.9
Goslin • WSH 6.9
4. Mostil • CHW 6.4
5. Suttles • SLS 6.3
6. Sewell • CLE 6.0
7. Stearnes • DS 5.9
8. Falk • CHW 5.7
9. Speaker • CLE 5.5
10. Waner • PIT 5.4
Offensive WAR
1. Ruth • NYY 11.0
2. Suttles • SLS 6.7
3. Gehrig • NYY 6.4
4. Goslin • WSH 6.4
5. Manush • DET 5.9
6. Heilmann • DET 5.7
7. Sewell • CLE 5.5
8. Simmons • PHA 5.5
9. Bell • STL 5.5
10. Mostil • CHW 5.4
Defensive WAR
1. Thevenow • STL 3.9
2. Cooney • CHC 3.2
3. Critz • CIN 2.8
4. Frisch • NYG 2.2
5. Adams • CHC 2.1
6. DeMoss • ABC 2.0
7. Kamm • CHW 1.9
8. Allen • KCM 1.8
9. Jackson • NYG 1.7
10. Sewell • CLE 1.5
Batting Average
1. Suttles • SLS .425
2. Stearnes • DS .383
3. Harding • ABC .378
4. Manush • DET .378
5. Dihigo • CSE .375
6. Wells • SLS .373
7. Wilson • BBS .373
8. Ruth • NYY .372
9. Hudspeth • NLG .372
10. Fothergill • DET .367
On-Base%
1. Ruth • NYY .516
2. Wilson • BBS .487
3. Dihigo • CSE .475
4. Suttles • SLS .472
5. Wells • SLS .470
6. Stearnes • DS .458
7. Harding • ABC .449
8. Torriente • KCM .446
9. Heilmann • DET .445
10. Collins • CHW .441
Slugging %
1. Suttles • SLS .877
2. Ruth • NYY .737
3. Dihigo • CSE .737
4. Stearnes • DS .716
5. Creacy • SLS .632
6. Beckwith • 2TM .593
7. Wells • SLS .584
8. Hudspeth • NLG .574
9. Williams • PHI .568
10. Charleston • HBG .568
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Suttles • SLS 1.349
2. Ruth • NYY 1.253
3. Dihigo • CSE 1.212
4. Stearnes • DS 1.174
5. Wells • SLS 1.054
6. Wilson • BBS 1.046
7. Creacy • SLS 1.020
8. Charleston • HBG 1.006
9. Hudspeth • NLG .990
10. Williams • PHI .986
Games Played
1. Cuyler • PIT 157
2. Tavener • DET 156
Thevenow • STL 156
4. Falk • CHW 155
Critz • CIN 155
Pipp • CIN 155
Walker • CIN 155
Gehrig • NYY 155
Lazzeri • NYY 155
Bell • STL 155
At Bats
1. Rice • WSH 641
2. Adams • CHC 624
3. Koenig • NYY 617
4. Spurgeon • CLE 614
Cuyler • PIT 614
6. Sisler • SLB 613
7. Brown • BSN 612
8. Critz • CIN 607
9. Combs • NYY 606
10. Burns • CLE 603
Bottomley • STL 603
Plate Appearances
1. Rice • WSH 704
2. Mostil • CHW 702
3. Adams • CHC 701
4. Gehrig • NYY 697
5. Cuyler • PIT 694
6. Bottomley • STL 684
7. Koenig • NYY 679
8. Spurgeon • CLE 678
9. Critz • CIN 672
Sewell • CLE 672
Runs Scored
1. Ruth • NYY 139
2. Gehrig • NYY 135
3. Mostil • CHW 120
4. Combs • NYY 113
Cuyler • PIT 113
6. Bell • SLS 107
7. Goslin • WSH 105
8. McManus • SLB 102
9. Spurgeon • CLE 101
Waner • PIT 101
Hits
1. Burns • CLE 216
Rice • WSH 216
3. Brown • BSN 201
Goslin • WSH 201
5. Simmons • PHA 199
6. Mostil • CHW 197
Cuyler • PIT 197
8. Falk • CHW 195
9. Adams • CHC 193
10. Bell • STL 189
Total Bases
1. Ruth • NYY 365
2. Simmons • PHA 329
3. Gehrig • NYY 314
Suttles • SLS 314
5. Goslin • WSH 308
6. Bottomley • STL 305
7. Bell • STL 301
8. Burns • CLE 298
9. Wilson • CHC 285
Rice • WSH 285
Doubles
1. Burns • CLE 64
2. Simmons • PHA 53
3. Speaker • CLE 52
4. Jacobson • 2TM 51
5. Gehrig • NYY 47
6. Falk • CHW 43
7. Mostil • CHW 41
Sewell • CLE 41
Heilmann • DET 41
10. Sheely • CHW 40
Bottomley • STL 40
Triples
1. Waner • PIT 22
2. Walker • CIN 20
Gehrig • NYY 20
4. Suttles • SLS 19
5. Gehringer • DET 17
Traynor • PIT 17
7. Mostil • CHW 15
Pipp • CIN 15
Cuyler • PIT 15
Wright • PIT 15
Goslin • WSH 15
Home Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 47
2. Suttles • SLS 32
3. Creacy • SLS 23
4. Wilson • CHC 21
Stearnes • DS 21
6. Simmons • PHA 19
Bottomley • STL 19
8. Lazzeri • NYY 18
Williams • PHI 18
10. Williams • SLB 17
Bell • STL 17
Goslin • WSH 17
Runs Batted In
1. Ruth • NYY 153
2. Suttles • SLS 130
3. Bottomley • STL 120
4. Lazzeri • NYY 117
5. Burns • CLE 115
6. Simmons • PHA 110
7. Wilson • CHC 109
Gehrig • NYY 109
Goslin • WSH 109
10. Falk • CHW 108
Bases on Balls
1. Ruth • NYY 144
2. Bishop • PHA 116
3. Rigney • BOS 108
4. Gehrig • NYY 105
5. Speaker • CLE 94
6. Blue • DET 90
7. Mostil • CHW 79
8. Kamm • CHW 77
9. Sheely • CHW 75
10. Haney • BOS 74
Strikeouts
1. Lazzeri • NYY 96
2. Friberg • PHI 77
3. Ruth • NYY 76
4. Gehrig • NYY 73
5. Cuyler • PIT 66
6. McManus • SLB 62
Bell • STL 62
8. Wilson • CHC 61
9. Collins • NYY 57
Blades • STL 57
Stolen Bases
1. Bell • SLS 36
2. Mostil • CHW 35
Cuyler • PIT 35
4. Adams • CHC 27
5. Riggins • DS 25
Russell • SLS 25
7. DeMoss • ABC 24
Wilson • BBS 24
Hunnefield • CHW 24
Charleston • HBG 24
Thomas • HIL 24
Rice • WSH 24
Singles
1. Rice • WSH 167
2. Brown • BSN 160
3. Adams • CHC 155
4. Spurgeon • CLE 147
5. Burns • CLE 145
6. Cuyler • PIT 143
Goslin • WSH 143
8. Falk • CHW 140
9. Summa • CLE 138
Sisler • SLB 138
Adjusted OPS+
1. Suttles • SLS 241
2. Dihigo • CSE 229
3. Ruth • NYY 226
4. Stearnes • DS 199
5. Wilson • BBS 186
6. Charleston • HBG 174
7. Wells • SLS 171
8. Hudspeth • NLG 169
9. Beckwith • 2TM 167
10. Johnson • BBS 161
Runs Created
1. Ruth • NYY 185
2. Suttles • SLS 148
3. Gehrig • NYY 131
4. Simmons • PHA 130
5. Goslin • WSH 127
6. Heilmann • DET 116
Manush • DET 116
8. Mostil • CHW 115
Burns • CLE 115
10. Waner • PIT 114
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 101
2. Suttles • SLS 71
3. Stearnes • DS 51
4. Gehrig • NYY 46
5. Goslin • WSH 44
6. Heilmann • DET 43
7. Wilson • CHC 40
8. Manush • DET 38
9. Waner • PIT 37
10. Simmons • PHA 35
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Ruth • NYY 9.5
2. Suttles • SLS 6.4
3. Stearnes • DS 4.6
4. Gehrig • NYY 4.5
5. Goslin • WSH 4.2
6. Heilmann • DET 4.1
7. Wilson • CHC 3.9
8. Manush • DET 3.7
9. Waner • PIT 3.6
10. Simmons • PHA 3.3
Extra Base Hits
1. Gehrig • NYY 83
2. Ruth • NYY 82
Simmons • PHA 82
4. Suttles • SLS 79
5. Bottomley • STL 73
6. Burns • CLE 71
7. Speaker • CLE 67
8. Wilson • CHC 65
Waner • PIT 65
10. Bell • STL 64
Times On Base
1. Ruth • NYY 331
2. Mostil • CHW 286
3. Gehrig • NYY 285
4. Goslin • WSH 271
5. Falk • CHW 263
6. Sewell • CLE 260
Rice • WSH 260
8. Speaker • CLE 258
9. Cuyler • PIT 256
10. Heilmann • DET 255
Offensive Win %
1. Suttles • SLS .919
2. Dihigo • CSE .899
3. Ruth • NYY .893
4. Stearnes • DS .864
5. Wilson • BBS .839
6. Wells • SLS .819
7. Hudspeth • NLG .811
8. Charleston • HBG .792
9. Beckwith • 2TM .788
10. Williams • PHI .788
Hit By Pitch
1. Murray • SLS 15
2. Blades • STL 11
3. Mostil • CHW 10
Torriente • KCM 10
5. Pérez • HBG 9
Cuyler • PIT 9
Harris • WSH 9
8. Welsh • BSN 8
Burns • CLE 8
Sewell • CLE 8
Summa • CLE 8
Blackwell • DS 8
Briggs • HIL 8
Mothell • KCM 8
Dykes • PHA 8
Mueller • 2TM 8
Sacrifice Hits
1. Douthit • STL 37
2. Spurgeon • CLE 35
3. Welsh • BSN 32
4. Hunnefield • CHW 31
Bell • STL 31
6. Roush • CIN 30
Walker • CIN 30
8. Haney • BOS 28
Speaker • CLE 28
Manush • DET 28
Tavener • DET 28
Lindstrom • NYG 28
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Heilmann • DET 14
2. Ruth • NYY 13
3. Hartnett • CHC 9
4. Wilson • CHC 7
5. Simmons • PHA 6
6. Taylor • BSN 5
7. Waner • PIT 4
Wrightstone • PHI 4
Wheat • BRO 4
Snyder • NYG 4
Smith • PIT 4
Hornsby • STL 4
Caught Stealing
1. Rice • WSH 23
2. Cuyler • PIT 20
3. Frisch • NYG 17
Meusel • NYY 17
5. High • BSN 15
6. Adams • CHC 14
Mostil • CHW 14
8. Lindstrom • NYG 13
9. Christensen • CIN 12
Critz • CIN 12
Fothergill • DET 12
Grantham • PIT 12
Power-Speed #
1. Stearnes • DS 21.0
2. Suttles • SLS 20.4
3. Bell • SLS 18.0
4. Ruth • NYY 17.8
5. Lazzeri • NYY 16.9
6. Southworth • 2TM 14.9
7. Wells • SLS 14.3
8. Charleston • HBG 14.1
9. Simmons • PHA 13.9
10. Meusel • NYY 13.7
AB per SO
1. Sewell • CLE 96.3
2. Summa • CLE 64.6
3. High • BSN 52.9
4. Cooney • CHC 51.3
5. Southworth • 2TM 50.7
6. Collins • CHW 46.9
7. Smith • PIT 41.7
8. Traynor • PIT 41.0
9. Sheely • CHW 40.4
10. Thomas • HIL 39.8
AB per HR
1. Ruth • NYY 10.5
2. Dihigo • CSE 10.9
3. Suttles • SLS 11.2
4. Stearnes • DS 16.3
5. Charleston • HBG 16.9
6. Creacy • SLS 17.0
7. Williams • PHI 18.7
8. Wesley • DS 18.8
9. Williams • SLB 20.4
10. Wells • SLS 21.5
Outs Made
1. Critz • CIN 479
2. Spurgeon • CLE 470
Koenig • NYY 470
4. Todt • BOS 467
5. Rice • WSH 466
6. Adams • CHC 464
7. Sisler • SLB 459
8. Cuyler • PIT 458
9. Lazzeri • NYY 454
10. Bottomley • STL 449
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Ruth • NYY 110.79
2. Gehrig • NYY 69.33
3. Waner • PIT 48.08
4. Wilson • CHC 48.02
5. Simmons • PHA 44.48
6. Burns • CLE 44.01
7. Speaker • CLE 43.74
8. Falk • CHW 42.41
9. Goslin • WSH 41.89
10. Heilmann • DET 41.43
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 9.4
2. Gehrig • NYY 5.9
3. Burns • CLE 5.9
4. Simmons • PHA 5.4
5. Wilson • CHC 5.1
6. Speaker • CLE 5.1
7. Southworth • 2TM 4.3
8. Mostil • CHW 3.9
9. Heilmann • DET 3.6
10. Collins • CHW 3.5
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Ruth • NYY 9.6
2. Gehrig • NYY 5.2
3. Wilson • CHC 3.9
4. Simmons • PHA 3.9
5. Goslin • WSH 3.6
6. Burns • CLE 3.6
7. Waner • PIT 3.4
8. Heilmann • DET 3.3
9. Manush • DET 3.0
10. Speaker • CLE 3.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 26.0
2. Gehrig • NYY 17.3
3. Christensen • CIN 10.4
4. Southworth • 2TM 9.4
5. Burns • CLE 7.7
6. Grantham • PIT 7.3
7. Bottomley • STL 6.9
8. Waner • PIT 6.7
9. Wilson • CHC 6.5
10. Speaker • CLE 6.4
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Ruth • NYY 10.4
2. Gehrig • NYY 6.6
3. Wilson • CHC 4.7
4. Waner • PIT 4.6
5. Burns • CLE 4.2
6. Speaker • CLE 4.2
7. Simmons • PHA 4.2
8. Falk • CHW 4.1
9. Goslin • WSH 4.1
10. Heilmann • DET 4.0
rOBA
1. Suttles • SLS .570
2. Ruth • NYY .544
3. Dihigo • CSE .535
4. Stearnes • DS .512
5. Wilson • BBS .498
6. Wells • SLS .475
7. Charleston • HBG .470
8. Manush • DET .454
9. Hudspeth • NLG .451
10. Heilmann • DET .448
Rbat+
1. Suttles • SLS 228
2. Ruth • NYY 227
3. Dihigo • CSE 212
4. Stearnes • DS 191
5. Wilson • BBS 183
6. Wells • SLS 170
7. Charleston • HBG 167
8. Manush • DET 162
9. Hudspeth • NLG 162
10. Heilmann • DET 160

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