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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Williams • BOS 10.5
2. Cooper • STL 8.3
3. Gordon • NYY 7.7
4. Ott • NYG 7.2
5. Slaughter • STL 6.8
6. Keller • NYY 6.8
7. DiMaggio • NYY 6.4
8. Mize • NYG 6.4
9. Hughson • BOS 6.3
10. Pesky • BOS 6.2
WAR Position Players
1. Williams • BOS 10.5
2. Gordon • NYY 7.7
3. Ott • NYG 7.2
4. Slaughter • STL 6.8
5. Keller • NYY 6.8
6. DiMaggio • NYY 6.4
7. Mize • NYG 6.4
8. Pesky • BOS 6.2
9. Reese • BRO 6.2
10. Nicholson • CHC 6.1
Offensive WAR
1. Williams • BOS 10.0
2. Ott • NYG 7.4
3. Slaughter • STL 6.7
4. Keller • NYY 6.4
5. Mize • NYG 6.1
6. DiMaggio • NYY 6.0
7. Gordon • NYY 6.0
8. Nicholson • CHC 5.9
9. Hack • CHC 5.8
10. Reiser • BRO 5.8
Defensive WAR
1. Reese • BRO 3.6
2. Rizzuto • NYY 3.4
3. Marion • STL 2.8
4. Gordon • NYY 2.5
5. Pesky • BOS 2.2
6. Frey • CIN 2.2
7. Miller • BSN 2.1
8. Jurges • NYG 2.0
9. Doerr • BOS 1.8
10. Boudreau • CLE 1.7
Batting Average
1. Strong • KCM .364
2. Serrell • KCM .360
3. Williams • BOS .356
4. Robinson • MRS .353
5. McLaurin • 2TM .351
6. Pearson • 2TM .347
7. Wells • NE .343
8. Day • 2TM .341
9. Clarkson • 3TM .339
10. Brown • KCM .338
On-Base%
1. Williams • BOS .499
2. Gibson • HG .447
3. Davenport • 3TM .431
4. Strong • KCM .425
5. Clarkson • 3TM .419
6. Keller • NYY .417
7. Fletcher • PIT .417
8. Ott • NYG .415
9. Pearson • 2TM .414
10. Judnich • SLB .413
Slugging %
1. Williams • BOS .648
2. Robinson • MRS .612
3. Pearson • 2TM .601
4. Clarkson • 3TM .593
5. Gibson • HG .580
6. Serrell • KCM .561
7. Strong • KCM .561
8. Mize • NYG .521
9. Keller • NYY .513
10. Judnich • SLB .499
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Williams • BOS 1.147
2. Gibson • HG 1.027
3. Pearson • 2TM 1.015
4. Clarkson • 3TM 1.011
5. Robinson • MRS 1.001
6. Strong • KCM .985
7. Serrell • KCM .963
8. Keller • NYY .930
9. Judnich • SLB .912
10. Ott • NYG .912
Games Played
1. Fleming • CLE 156
2. Herman • BRO 155
3. Haas • CIN 154
McCosky • DET 154
DiMaggio • NYY 154
6. York • DET 153
Siebert • PHA 153
8. Nicholson • CHC 152
Keltner • CLE 152
Ott • NYG 152
Keller • NYY 152
Slaughter • STL 152
At Bats
1. Cramer • DET 630
2. Spence • WSH 629
3. Keltner • CLE 624
4. DiMaggio • BOS 622
5. Vernon • WSH 621
6. Pesky • BOS 620
7. Gutteridge • SLB 616
8. Siebert • PHA 612
9. DiMaggio • NYY 610
10. Brown • STL 606
Plate Appearances
1. DiMaggio • BOS 702
2. Spence • WSH 696
3. Gutteridge • SLB 689
4. Slaughter • STL 687
5. Pesky • BOS 686
6. Vernon • WSH 685
7. Cramer • DET 682
8. McCosky • DET 681
9. DiMaggio • NYY 680
10. Nicholson • CHC 673
Runs Scored
1. Williams • BOS 141
2. DiMaggio • NYY 123
3. Ott • NYG 118
4. DiMaggio • BOS 110
5. Clift • SLB 108
6. Keller • NYY 106
7. Pesky • BOS 105
8. Case • WSH 101
9. Slaughter • STL 100
10. Mize • NYG 97
Hits
1. Pesky • BOS 205
2. Spence • WSH 203
3. Slaughter • STL 188
4. Williams • BOS 186
DiMaggio • NYY 186
6. Keltner • CLE 179
7. DiMaggio • BOS 178
8. McCosky • DET 176
9. Nicholson • CHC 173
Gordon • NYY 173
Total Bases
1. Williams • BOS 338
2. DiMaggio • NYY 304
3. Slaughter • STL 292
4. Mize • NYG 282
5. Nicholson • CHC 280
6. Keller • NYY 279
7. Ott • NYG 273
8. DiMaggio • BOS 272
Spence • WSH 272
10. Gordon • NYY 264
Doubles
1. Kolloway • CHW 40
2. Clift • SLB 39
3. Marion • STL 38
4. Medwick • BRO 37
Heath • CLE 37
6. DiMaggio • BOS 36
Hack • CHC 36
8. Doerr • BOS 35
Johnson • PHA 35
10. Williams • BOS 34
Herman • BRO 34
Keltner • CLE 34
Higgins • DET 34
Vernon • WSH 34
Triples
1. Slaughter • STL 17
2. Spence • WSH 15
3. Heath • CLE 13
DiMaggio • NYY 13
5. McQuillen • SLB 12
6. Nicholson • CHC 11
McCosky • DET 11
Gutteridge • SLB 11
9. Boudreau • CLE 10
Harris • DET 10
Valo • PHA 10
Musial • STL 10
Home Runs
1. Williams • BOS 36
2. Ott • NYG 30
3. Laabs • SLB 27
4. Camilli • BRO 26
Mize • NYG 26
Keller • NYY 26
7. Nicholson • CHC 21
York • DET 21
DiMaggio • NYY 21
10. Gordon • NYY 18
Runs Batted In
1. Williams • BOS 137
2. DiMaggio • NYY 114
3. Mize • NYG 110
4. Camilli • BRO 109
5. Keller • NYY 108
6. Gordon • NYY 103
7. Doerr • BOS 102
8. Laabs • SLB 99
9. Slaughter • STL 98
10. Medwick • BRO 96
Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 145
2. Keller • NYY 114
3. Ott • NYG 109
4. Fleming • CLE 106
Clift • SLB 106
6. Fletcher • PIT 105
7. Camilli • BRO 97
8. Hack • CHC 94
9. Cullenbine • 3TM 92
10. Laabs • SLB 88
Slaughter • STL 88
Strikeouts
1. Gordon • NYY 95
2. Laabs • SLB 88
3. DiMaggio • PIT 87
4. Camilli • BRO 85
5. Nicholson • CHC 80
6. McQuinn • SLB 77
7. York • DET 71
8. Foxx • 2TM 70
9. Heath • CLE 66
10. Bloodworth • DET 63
Vernon • WSH 63
Stolen Bases
1. Case • WSH 44
2. Vernon • WSH 25
3. Kuhel • CHW 22
Rizzuto • NYY 22
5. Reiser • BRO 20
6. Appling • CHW 17
Hoag • CHW 17
8. DiMaggio • BOS 16
Kolloway • CHW 16
Moses • CHW 16
Gutteridge • SLB 16
Singles
1. Pesky • BOS 165
2. Spence • WSH 157
3. Cramer • DET 136
4. Keltner • CLE 135
5. Case • WSH 131
6. McCosky • DET 130
7. Slaughter • STL 127
8. Hassett • NYY 126
9. Siebert • PHA 125
10. Elliott • PIT 124
Adjusted OPS+
1. Williams • BOS 216
2. Robinson • MRS 206
3. Strong • KCM 202
4. Gibson • HG 200
5. Pearson • 2TM 196
6. Clarkson • 3TM 195
7. Serrell • KCM 195
8. Davenport • 3TM 175
9. Brown • KCM 165
10. Ott • NYG 165
Runs Created
1. Williams • BOS 168
2. Keller • NYY 118
Slaughter • STL 118
4. DiMaggio • NYY 114
5. Ott • NYG 113
6. Gordon • NYY 108
7. Nicholson • CHC 107
8. Mize • NYG 106
9. Spence • WSH 105
10. DiMaggio • BOS 97
Laabs • SLB 97
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Williams • BOS 93
2. Ott • NYG 50
3. Keller • NYY 49
4. Slaughter • STL 45
5. Gordon • NYY 41
6. Mize • NYG 40
7. Nicholson • CHC 40
8. Fleming • CLE 38
9. DiMaggio • NYY 36
10. Judnich • SLB 35
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Williams • BOS 9.3
2. Ott • NYG 5.3
3. Keller • NYY 5.0
4. Slaughter • STL 4.8
5. Nicholson • CHC 4.3
Mize • NYG 4.3
7. Gordon • NYY 4.2
8. Fleming • CLE 3.9
9. Hack • CHC 3.7
10. DiMaggio • NYY 3.7
Extra Base Hits
1. Williams • BOS 75
2. DiMaggio • NYY 63
3. Slaughter • STL 61
4. Heath • CLE 60
5. Keller • NYY 59
6. DiMaggio • BOS 58
Mize • NYG 58
8. Camilli • BRO 56
9. Doerr • BOS 55
Johnson • PHA 55
Laabs • SLB 55
Times On Base
1. Williams • BOS 335
2. Slaughter • STL 282
3. Keller • NYY 275
4. Ott • NYG 274
5. Fleming • CLE 272
6. Spence • WSH 266
7. Hack • CHC 260
8. Nicholson • CHC 257
Fletcher • PIT 257
10. DiMaggio • NYY 256
Clift • SLB 256
Offensive Win %
1. Williams • BOS .890
2. Gibson • HG .844
3. Clarkson • 3TM .844
4. Strong • KCM .840
5. Pearson • 2TM .840
6. Robinson • MRS .833
7. Serrell • KCM .830
8. Davenport • 3TM .788
9. Slaughter • STL .783
10. Ott • NYG .781
Hit By Pitch
1. Crosetti • NYY 9
2. Nicholson • CHC 8
Bartell • NYG 8
4. Litwhiler • PHI 7
5. DiMaggio • BOS 6
Fleming • CLE 6
Rizzuto • NYY 6
Fletcher • PIT 6
Kurowski • STL 6
Slaughter • STL 6
Sacrifice Hits
1. Pesky • BOS 22
Merullo • CHC 22
3. Murtaugh • PHI 21
4. Marion • STL 20
5. Boudreau • CLE 19
6. Owen • BRO 18
7. Keltner • CLE 16
McQuinn • SLB 16
9. Witek • NYG 14
Gutteridge • SLB 14
Crespi • STL 14
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Fleming • CLE 23
2. Camilli • BRO 22
3. Williams • BOS 20
4. Wright • CHW 13
5. Nicholson • CHC 12
Musial • STL 12
7. Mize • NYG 11
Livingston • PHI 11
Cooper • STL 11
10. Heath • CLE 10
DiMaggio • NYY 10
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Witek • NYG 23
2. Gordon • NYY 22
3. Higgins • DET 21
McQuillen • SLB 21
5. Jurges • NYG 20
Suder • PHA 20
7. Estalella • WSH 19
8. Cooper • STL 18
9. Lombardi • BSN 17
10. Owen • BRO 16
Fernandez • BSN 16
Miller • BSN 16
Keltner • CLE 16
York • DET 16
Johnson • PHA 16
Litwhiler • PHI 16
Caught Stealing
1. Boudreau • CLE 16
2. Kolloway • CHW 14
3. Tabor • BOS 13
Weatherly • CLE 13
Gutteridge • SLB 13
6. Lupien • BOS 12
Hockett • CLE 12
8. DiMaggio • BOS 10
Reese • BRO 10
Moses • CHW 10
Murtaugh • PHI 10
Coscarart • PIT 10
Power-Speed #
1. Keller • NYY 18.2
2. DiMaggio • BOS 14.9
3. Camilli • BRO 14.4
4. Gordon • NYY 14.4
5. Reiser • BRO 13.3
6. Vernon • WSH 13.2
7. DiMaggio • PIT 12.0
8. Nicholson • CHC 11.6
9. Slaughter • STL 10.6
10. Ott • NYG 10.0
AB per SO
1. Holmes • BSN 55.8
2. Brown • STL 55.1
3. Waner • PHI 47.8
4. Spence • WSH 39.3
5. Finney • BOS 36.1
6. Siebert • PHA 36.0
7. Cramer • DET 35.0
8. Hassett • NYY 33.6
9. McCormick • CIN 31.3
10. Vaughan • BRO 29.1
AB per HR
1. Williams • BOS 14.5
2. Gibson • HG 16.2
3. Pearson • 2TM 17.5
4. Ott • NYG 18.3
5. Laabs • SLB 19.3
6. Camilli • BRO 20.2
7. Mize • NYG 20.8
8. Keller • NYY 20.9
9. Greene • KCM 21.0
10. Robinson • MRS 21.3
Outs Made
1. Gutteridge • SLB 494
2. Cramer • DET 489
3. Keltner • CLE 480
4. Hockett • CLE 478
5. Kolloway • CHW 474
Brown • STL 474
7. Haas • CIN 469
Siebert • PHA 469
Vernon • WSH 469
10. DiMaggio • BOS 467
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Williams • BOS 92.88
2. Mize • NYG 64.26
3. Keller • NYY 61.41
4. Ott • NYG 58.34
5. Camilli • BRO 52.51
6. Reiser • BRO 47.40
7. DiMaggio • NYY 46.59
8. Slaughter • STL 45.10
9. Gordon • NYY 43.29
10. Musial • STL 39.46
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Williams • BOS 9.8
2. Keller • NYY 6.7
3. Mize • NYG 6.4
4. Camilli • BRO 5.9
5. Ott • NYG 5.2
6. Nicholson • CHC 4.7
7. Fleming • CLE 4.5
8. Slaughter • STL 4.5
9. Musial • STL 4.0
10. Reiser • BRO 4.0
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Williams • BOS 8.3
2. Mize • NYG 5.9
3. Ott • NYG 5.7
4. Keller • NYY 5.3
5. Slaughter • STL 4.9
6. Nicholson • CHC 4.0
7. Camilli • BRO 3.9
8. Hack • CHC 3.4
9. Reiser • BRO 3.2
10. DiMaggio • NYY 3.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Slaughter • STL 11.8
2. Reiser • BRO 11.0
3. Camilli • BRO 11.0
4. Williams • BOS 10.7
5. Keller • NYY 9.7
6. Henrich • NYY 8.6
7. Musial • STL 8.0
8. Gordon • NYY 7.2
9. Fleming • CLE 6.3
10. Vaughan • BRO 5.4
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Williams • BOS 9.2
2. Mize • NYG 6.8
3. Keller • NYY 6.3
4. Ott • NYG 6.2
5. Camilli • BRO 5.5
6. Reiser • BRO 5.0
7. DiMaggio • NYY 4.8
8. Slaughter • STL 4.6
9. Gordon • NYY 4.5
10. Nicholson • CHC 4.2

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