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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Ruth • NYY 12.6
2. Gehrig • NYY 11.9
3. Hornsby • NYG 10.2
4. Frisch • STL 9.4
5. Lyons • CHW 7.9
6. Thomas • CHW 7.9
7. Vance • BRO 7.5
8. Foster • CAG 7.4
9. Combs • NYY 7.1
10. Heilmann • DET 7.1
WAR Position Players
1. Ruth • NYY 12.6
2. Gehrig • NYY 11.9
3. Hornsby • NYG 10.2
4. Frisch • STL 9.4
5. Combs • NYY 7.1
6. Heilmann • DET 7.1
7. Waner • PIT 7.1
8. Wells • SLS 6.9
9. Lazzeri • NYY 6.4
10. Wilson • CHC 6.3
Offensive WAR
1. Ruth • NYY 11.4
2. Gehrig • NYY 11.4
3. Hornsby • NYG 9.0
4. Heilmann • DET 7.6
5. Wells • SLS 6.8
6. Waner • PIT 6.6
7. Wilson • CHC 6.3
8. Combs • NYY 6.3
9. Simmons • PHA 5.7
10. Frisch • STL 5.6
Defensive WAR
1. Frisch • STL 4.4
2. Lazzeri • NYY 2.0
3. Jackson • NYG 2.0
4. Adams • CHC 1.9
5. Bluege • WSH 1.8
6. Day • HBG 1.8
7. Hornsby • NYG 1.8
8. Lundy • AC 1.6
9. Koenig • NYY 1.5
10. Dressen • CIN 1.4
Batting Average
1. Parnell • BBB .422
2. Wilson • 2TM .422
3. Charleston • HBG .399
4. Heilmann • DET .398
5. Davis • CAG .396
6. Simmons • PHA .392
7. Rile • DS .389
8. Waner • PIT .380
9. Johnson • HBG .379
10. Jenkins • HBG .377
On-Base%
1. Charleston • HBG .502
2. Wilson • 2TM .493
3. Ruth • NYY .486
4. Heilmann • DET .475
5. Gehrig • NYY .474
6. Parnell • BBB .464
7. Johnson • HBG .461
8. Eggleston • BBS .452
9. Jenkins • HBG .452
10. Wells • SLS .450
Slugging %
1. Ruth • NYY .772
2. Gehrig • NYY .765
3. Wilson • 2TM .699
4. Charleston • HBG .694
5. Wells • SLS .690
6. Stearnes • DS .662
7. Rile • DS .660
8. Parnell • BBB .653
9. Simmons • PHA .645
10. Redus • SLS .617
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ruth • NYY 1.258
2. Gehrig • NYY 1.240
3. Charleston • HBG 1.195
4. Wilson • 2TM 1.192
5. Wells • SLS 1.140
6. Parnell • BBB 1.117
7. Rile • DS 1.100
8. Heilmann • DET 1.091
9. Stearnes • DS 1.091
10. Simmons • PHA 1.081
Games Played
1. Brown • BSN 155
Hornsby • NYG 155
Gehrig • NYY 155
Waner • PIT 155
5. Sewell • CLE 153
Lazzeri • NYY 153
Thompson • PHI 153
Frisch • STL 153
9. Stephenson • CHC 152
Combs • NYY 152
Bottomley • STL 152
Farrell • 2TM 152
At Bats
1. Combs • NYY 648
2. Adams • CHC 647
3. Waner • PIT 629
4. Waner • PIT 623
5. Frisch • STL 617
6. Sisler • SLB 614
7. Rice • WSH 603
8. Thompson • PHI 597
9. Manush • DET 593
10. Gehrig • NYY 584
Plate Appearances
1. Combs • NYY 726
2. Gehrig • NYY 717
3. Waner • PIT 709
4. Adams • CHC 705
5. Frisch • STL 693
6. Ruth • NYY 691
7. Hornsby • NYG 684
8. Waner • PIT 683
9. Bottomley • STL 679
10. Stephenson • CHC 668
Runs Scored
1. Ruth • NYY 158
2. Gehrig • NYY 149
3. Combs • NYY 137
4. Hornsby • NYG 133
Waner • PIT 133
6. Wilson • CHC 119
7. Waner • PIT 114
8. Frisch • STL 112
9. Gehringer • DET 110
10. Lindstrom • NYG 107
Hits
1. Waner • PIT 237
2. Combs • NYY 231
3. Waner • PIT 223
4. Gehrig • NYY 218
5. Frisch • STL 208
6. Hornsby • NYG 205
7. Heilmann • DET 201
Sisler • SLB 201
9. Stephenson • CHC 199
10. Traynor • PIT 196
Total Bases
1. Gehrig • NYY 447
2. Ruth • NYY 417
3. Waner • PIT 342
4. Hornsby • NYG 333
5. Combs • NYY 331
6. Wilson • CHC 319
7. Heilmann • DET 311
8. Terry • NYG 307
9. Goslin • WSH 300
10. Bottomley • STL 292
Doubles
1. Gehrig • NYY 52
2. Burns • CLE 51
3. Heilmann • DET 50
4. Sewell • CLE 48
5. Meusel • NYY 47
6. Stephenson • CHC 46
7. Speaker • WSH 43
8. Waner • PIT 42
9. Summa • CLE 41
10. Fothergill • DET 38
Triples
1. Combs • NYY 23
2. Manush • DET 18
Gehrig • NYY 18
Waner • PIT 18
5. Bottomley • STL 15
Goslin • WSH 15
7. Thompson • PHI 14
Rice • WSH 14
9. Kamm • CHW 13
Terry • NYG 13
Home Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 60
2. Gehrig • NYY 47
3. Wilson • CHC 30
Williams • PHI 30
5. Wells • SLS 29
6. Hornsby • NYG 26
7. Terry • NYG 20
8. Stearnes • DS 19
Bottomley • STL 19
10. Lazzeri • NYY 18
Redus • SLS 18
Hafey • STL 18
Runs Batted In
1. Gehrig • NYY 173
2. Ruth • NYY 165
3. Waner • PIT 131
4. Wilson • CHC 129
5. Hornsby • NYG 125
6. Bottomley • STL 124
7. Terry • NYG 121
8. Heilmann • DET 120
Goslin • WSH 120
10. Fothergill • DET 114
Stearnes • DS 114
Bases on Balls
1. Ruth • NYY 137
2. Gehrig • NYY 109
3. Bishop • PHA 105
4. Hornsby • NYG 86
5. Harper • NYG 84
6. Grantham • PIT 74
Bottomley • STL 74
8. Heilmann • DET 72
9. Wilson • CHC 71
Dressen • CIN 71
Blue • DET 71
Strikeouts
1. Ruth • NYY 89
2. Gehrig • NYY 84
3. Lazzeri • NYY 82
4. Wilson • CHC 70
5. Bell • STL 63
6. Sand • PHI 59
7. Meusel • NYY 58
8. Williams • PHI 57
9. Ward • CHW 56
10. Terry • NYG 53
Reeves • WSH 53
Stolen Bases
1. Frisch • STL 48
2. Carey • BRO 32
3. Hendrick • BRO 29
4. Sisler • SLB 27
5. Adams • CHC 26
6. Johnson • BBS 24
Richbourg • BSN 24
Meusel • NYY 24
9. Neun • DET 22
Jenkins • HBG 22
Lazzeri • NYY 22
Cobb • PHA 22
Singles
1. Waner • PIT 198
2. Waner • PIT 168
3. Combs • NYY 166
4. Adams • CHC 165
5. Sisler • SLB 156
Frisch • STL 156
7. Traynor • PIT 150
8. Farrell • 2TM 149
9. Hornsby • NYG 138
10. Stephenson • CHC 137
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ruth • NYY 225
2. Gehrig • NYY 220
3. Charleston • HBG 210
4. Wilson • 2TM 209
5. Wells • SLS 204
6. Parnell • BBB 199
7. Rile • DS 194
8. Stearnes • DS 191
9. Heilmann • DET 180
10. Hornsby • NYG 175
Runs Created
1. Gehrig • NYY 207
2. Ruth • NYY 201
3. Hornsby • NYG 147
Waner • PIT 147
5. Heilmann • DET 144
6. Combs • NYY 138
7. Wilson • CHC 127
8. Stephenson • CHC 115
Goslin • WSH 115
10. Simmons • PHA 114
Frisch • STL 114
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Gehrig • NYY 105
2. Ruth • NYY 104
3. Hornsby • NYG 64
4. Heilmann • DET 64
5. Wells • SLS 54
6. Waner • PIT 50
7. Parnell • BBB 46
8. Wilson • CHC 45
9. Stearnes • DS 43
10. Charleston • HBG 43
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Gehrig • NYY 9.7
2. Ruth • NYY 9.7
3. Hornsby • NYG 6.2
4. Heilmann • DET 6.0
5. Wells • SLS 5.1
6. Waner • PIT 4.9
7. Wilson • CHC 4.4
8. Parnell • BBB 4.4
9. Stearnes • DS 4.1
10. Simmons • PHA 4.0
Extra Base Hits
1. Gehrig • NYY 117
2. Ruth • NYY 97
3. Heilmann • DET 73
4. Wilson • CHC 72
5. Waner • PIT 69
6. Hornsby • NYG 67
7. Terry • NYG 65
Combs • NYY 65
Bottomley • STL 65
Goslin • WSH 65
Times On Base
1. Gehrig • NYY 330
2. Ruth • NYY 329
3. Waner • PIT 300
4. Hornsby • NYG 295
Combs • NYY 295
6. Heilmann • DET 275
7. Stephenson • CHC 270
8. Waner • PIT 266
9. Frisch • STL 258
10. Bottomley • STL 253
Offensive Win %
1. Wilson • 2TM .890
2. Charleston • HBG .888
3. Ruth • NYY .884
4. Parnell • BBB .882
5. Gehrig • NYY .875
6. Wells • SLS .867
7. Rile • DS .862
8. Stearnes • DS .841
9. Heilmann • DET .833
10. Simmons • PHA .826
Hit By Pitch
1. O'Rourke • SLB 12
2. Flagstead • BOS 9
Metzler • CHW 9
Sewell • CLE 9
Williams • PHI 9
Miller • SLB 9
7. Welsh • BSN 8
Leach • PHI 8
9. Burns • CLE 7
Summa • CLE 7
Crespo • CSE 7
Pérez • HBG 7
Frisch • STL 7
Sacrifice Hits
1. Traynor • PIT 35
2. Harris • WSH 30
3. Welsh • BSN 28
Hale • PHA 28
Sand • PHI 28
6. Walker • CIN 27
Summa • CLE 27
8. Grimm • CHC 26
Barrett • CHW 26
Hornsby • NYG 26
Bottomley • STL 26
Frisch • STL 26
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Gehrig • NYY 9
Smith • PIT 9
3. Hartnett • CHC 8
Harris • PIT 8
Goslin • WSH 8
6. Harper • NYG 7
Hornsby • NYG 7
Friberg • PHI 7
9. Henline • BRO 6
Fournier • BSN 6
Wilson • CHC 6
Sewell • CLE 6
DeVormer • NYG 6
Thevenow • STL 6
Taylor • 2TM 6
Caught Stealing
1. Roush • NYG 21
2. Cobb • PHA 19
3. Sewell • CLE 18
4. Adams • CHC 17
Fothergill • DET 17
6. Thompson • PHI 15
Myer • 2TM 15
8. Richbourg • BSN 14
Manush • DET 14
Lazzeri • NYY 14
Meusel • NYY 14
Frisch • STL 14
Power-Speed #
1. Lazzeri • NYY 19.8
2. Wilson • CHC 18.1
3. Frisch • STL 16.6
4. Gehrig • NYY 16.5
5. Charleston • HBG 16.1
Goslin • WSH 16.1
7. Stearnes • DS 15.4
8. Hafey • STL 14.4
9. Parnell • BBB 13.9
10. Wells • SLS 13.7
AB per SO
1. Sewell • CLE 81.3
2. Speaker • WSH 65.4
3. Cochrane • PHA 61.7
4. Frisch • STL 61.7
5. Rice • WSH 54.8
6. Traynor • PIT 52.1
7. Waner • PIT 44.5
8. Tobin • BOS 41.6
9. Sisler • SLB 40.9
10. Cobb • PHA 40.8
AB per HR
1. Ruth • NYY 9.0
2. Gehrig • NYY 12.4
3. Wells • SLS 12.4
4. Williams • PHI 16.4
5. Dihigo • CSE 16.5
6. Stearnes • DS 17.9
7. Wilson • CHC 18.4
8. Charleston • HBG 19.1
9. Hafey • STL 19.2
10. Redus • SLS 20.7
Outs Made
1. Adams • CHC 491
2. Thompson • PHI 449
Frisch • STL 449
4. Partridge • BRO 448
5. Rice • WSH 446
6. Manush • DET 445
7. Summa • CLE 444
8. Sisler • SLB 440
9. Barrett • CHW 435
Roush • NYG 435
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Gehrig • NYY 112.95
2. Ruth • NYY 111.44
3. Hornsby • NYG 79.04
4. Heilmann • DET 70.79
5. Waner • PIT 67.47
6. Terry • NYG 57.88
7. Wilson • CHC 57.46
8. Simmons • PHA 51.22
9. Combs • NYY 50.01
10. Cobb • PHA 46.95
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Gehrig • NYY 8.9
2. Ruth • NYY 8.6
3. Wilson • CHC 7.3
4. Hornsby • NYG 7.0
5. Waner • PIT 6.1
6. Terry • NYG 5.9
7. Heilmann • DET 5.8
8. Stephenson • CHC 4.5
9. Combs • NYY 4.4
10. Harper • NYG 4.2
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Ruth • NYY 10.3
2. Gehrig • NYY 9.6
3. Hornsby • NYG 6.0
4. Heilmann • DET 5.9
5. Wilson • CHC 5.3
6. Simmons • PHA 4.7
7. Waner • PIT 4.5
8. Combs • NYY 4.2
9. Terry • NYG 3.8
10. Cobb • PHA 3.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Waner • PIT 18.2
2. Wilson • CHC 16.0
3. Gehrig • NYY 13.8
4. Ruth • NYY 11.7
5. Stephenson • CHC 10.4
6. Schulte • STL 9.7
7. Hornsby • NYG 9.0
8. Terry • NYG 8.7
9. Harris • PIT 8.4
10. Grantham • PIT 7.9
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Gehrig • NYY 10.6
2. Ruth • NYY 10.4
3. Hornsby • NYG 7.6
4. Heilmann • DET 6.6
5. Waner • PIT 6.3
6. Terry • NYG 5.6
7. Wilson • CHC 5.5
8. Combs • NYY 4.8
9. Simmons • PHA 4.7
10. Cobb • PHA 4.3
rOBA
1. Ruth • NYY .542
2. Wilson • 2TM .536
3. Charleston • HBG .536
4. Gehrig • NYY .533
5. Parnell • BBB .503
6. Wells • SLS .499
7. Heilmann • DET .493
8. Simmons • PHA .488
9. Rile • DS .485
10. Stearnes • DS .480
Rbat+
1. Ruth • NYY 221
2. Gehrig • NYY 219
3. Wilson • 2TM 202
4. Charleston • HBG 202
5. Wells • SLS 201
6. Parnell • BBB 200
7. Rile • DS 193
8. Heilmann • DET 189
9. Stearnes • DS 188
10. Hornsby • NYG 183

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