Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mantle • NYY 11.3
2. Williams • BOS 9.7
3. Mays • NYG 8.3
4. Aaron • MLN 8.0
5. Fox • CHW 7.9
6. Mathews • MLN 7.4
7. Bunning • DET 7.0
8. Robinson • CIN 6.9
9. Banks • CHC 6.7
10. Musial • STL 6.1
WAR Position Players
1. Mantle • NYY 11.3
2. Williams • BOS 9.7
3. Mays • NYG 8.3
4. Aaron • MLN 8.0
5. Fox • CHW 7.9
6. Mathews • MLN 7.4
7. Robinson • CIN 6.9
8. Banks • CHC 6.7
9. Musial • STL 6.1
10. McDougald • NYY 5.8
Offensive WAR
1. Mantle • NYY 11.3
2. Williams • BOS 9.5
3. Mays • NYG 8.1
4. Aaron • MLN 7.8
5. Banks • CHC 7.7
6. Mathews • MLN 7.3
7. Fox • CHW 6.3
8. Sievers • WSH 6.2
9. Musial • STL 6.2
10. Snider • BRO 5.3
Defensive WAR
1. Blasingame • STL 2.5
2. McDougald • NYY 2.4
3. Fox • CHW 2.2
4. Logan • MLN 2.2
5. Klaus • BOS 2.1
6. Gardner • BAL 2.1
7. Aparicio • CHW 2.0
8. Clemente • PIT 2.0
9. Ashburn • PHI 2.0
10. O'Connell • 2TM 1.7
Batting Average
1. Williams • BOS .388
2. Mantle • NYY .365
3. Musial • STL .351
4. Mays • NYG .333
5. Robinson • CIN .322
6. Aaron • MLN .322
7. Woodling • CLE .321
8. Boyd • BAL .318
9. Fox • CHW .317
10. Groat • PIT .315
On-Base%
1. Williams • BOS .526
2. Mantle • NYY .512
3. Musial • STL .422
4. Woodling • CLE .408
5. Miñoso • CHW .408
6. Mays • NYG .407
7. Fox • CHW .403
8. Bouchee • PHI .394
9. Ashburn • PHI .390
10. Sievers • WSH .388
Slugging %
1. Williams • BOS .731
2. Mantle • NYY .665
3. Mays • NYG .626
4. Musial • STL .612
5. Aaron • MLN .600
6. Snider • BRO .587
7. Banks • CHC .579
8. Sievers • WSH .579
9. Mathews • MLN .540
10. Robinson • CIN .529
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Williams • BOS 1.257
2. Mantle • NYY 1.177
3. Musial • STL 1.034
4. Mays • NYG 1.033
5. Aaron • MLN .978
6. Sievers • WSH .967
7. Snider • BRO .955
8. Banks • CHC .939
9. Woodling • CLE .929
10. Mathews • MLN .927
Games Played
1. Banks • CHC 156
Ashburn • PHI 156
3. Fox • CHW 155
4. Gardner • BAL 154
Bouchee • PHI 154
Blasingame • STL 154
7. Malzone • BOS 153
Miñoso • CHW 153
9. Mays • NYG 152
Sievers • WSH 152
At Bats
1. Blasingame • STL 650
2. Schoendienst • 2TM 648
3. Gardner • BAL 644
4. Malzone • BOS 634
5. Ashburn • PHI 626
6. Kuenn • DET 624
7. Fox • CHW 619
8. Gilliam • BRO 617
9. Aaron • MLN 615
10. Robinson • CIN 611
Plate Appearances
1. Ashburn • PHI 729
2. Blasingame • STL 728
3. Gardner • BAL 718
Fox • CHW 718
5. Gilliam • BRO 695
Schoendienst • 2TM 695
7. Piersall • BOS 687
8. Kuenn • DET 679
9. Miñoso • CHW 678
Temple • CIN 678
Runs Scored
1. Mantle • NYY 121
2. Aaron • MLN 118
3. Banks • CHC 113
4. Mays • NYG 112
5. Fox • CHW 110
6. Mathews • MLN 109
7. Blasingame • STL 108
8. Piersall • BOS 103
9. Sievers • WSH 99
10. Robinson • CIN 97
Hits
1. Schoendienst • 2TM 200
2. Aaron • MLN 198
3. Robinson • CIN 197
4. Fox • CHW 196
5. Mays • NYG 195
6. Ashburn • PHI 186
7. Malzone • BOS 185
8. Miñoso • CHW 176
Blasingame • STL 176
Musial • STL 176
Total Bases
1. Aaron • MLN 369
2. Mays • NYG 366
3. Banks • CHC 344
4. Sievers • WSH 331
5. Robinson • CIN 323
6. Mantle • NYY 315
7. Mathews • MLN 309
8. Williams • BOS 307
Musial • STL 307
10. Snider • BRO 298
Doubles
1. Hoak • CIN 39
2. Musial • STL 38
3. Gardner • BAL 36
Miñoso • CHW 36
5. Bouchee • PHI 35
6. Banks • CHC 34
7. Moryn • CHC 33
8. Malzone • BOS 31
Spencer • NYG 31
Schoendienst • 2TM 31
Triples
1. Mays • NYG 20
2. Virdon • PIT 11
3. Bruton • MLN 9
Mathews • MLN 9
Bauer • NYY 9
McDougald • NYY 9
Simpson • 2TM 9
8. Boyd • BAL 8
Fox • CHW 8
Covington • MLN 8
Ashburn • PHI 8
Bouchee • PHI 8
Dark • STL 8
Schoendienst • 2TM 8
Home Runs
1. Aaron • MLN 44
2. Banks • CHC 43
3. Sievers • WSH 42
4. Snider • BRO 40
5. Williams • BOS 38
6. Mays • NYG 35
7. Mantle • NYY 34
8. Mathews • MLN 32
9. Crowe • CIN 31
10. Robinson • CIN 29
Musial • STL 29
Runs Batted In
1. Aaron • MLN 132
2. Sievers • WSH 114
3. Wertz • CLE 105
Ennis • STL 105
5. Jensen • BOS 103
Malzone • BOS 103
Miñoso • CHW 103
8. Banks • CHC 102
Musial • STL 102
10. Hodges • BRO 98
Bases on Balls
1. Mantle • NYY 146
2. Williams • BOS 119
3. Temple • CIN 94
Ashburn • PHI 94
5. Mathews • MLN 90
6. Bouchee • PHI 84
7. Miñoso • CHW 79
Smith • CLE 79
9. Wertz • CLE 78
10. Snider • BRO 77
Strikeouts
1. Snider • BRO 104
2. Lemon • WSH 94
3. Robinson • CIN 92
4. Hodges • BRO 91
Bouchee • PHI 91
6. Moryn • CHC 90
7. Wertz • CLE 88
8. Neeman • CHC 87
Morgan • 2TM 87
10. Nieman • BAL 86
Cimoli • BRO 86
Stolen Bases
1. Mays • NYG 38
2. Aparicio • CHW 28
3. Gilliam • BRO 26
4. Blasingame • STL 21
5. Temple • CIN 19
6. Miñoso • CHW 18
Rivera • CHW 18
Fernández • PHI 18
9. Mantle • NYY 16
10. Pilarcik • BAL 14
Piersall • BOS 14
Landis • CHW 14
Singles
1. Fox • CHW 155
2. Ashburn • PHI 152
3. Schoendienst • 2TM 146
4. Blasingame • STL 136
5. Malzone • BOS 134
Robinson • CIN 134
7. Dark • STL 132
8. Temple • CIN 130
9. Kuenn • DET 128
10. Boyd • BAL 126
Adjusted OPS+
1. Williams • BOS 233
2. Mantle • NYY 221
3. Mays • NYG 173
4. Musial • STL 172
5. Aaron • MLN 166
6. Sievers • WSH 164
7. Mathews • MLN 154
8. Woodling • CLE 153
9. Banks • CHC 149
10. Snider • BRO 143
Runs Created
1. Mantle • NYY 178
2. Williams • BOS 167
3. Mays • NYG 145
4. Aaron • MLN 136
5. Sievers • WSH 131
6. Musial • STL 129
7. Mathews • MLN 126
8. Banks • CHC 123
9. Robinson • CIN 122
10. Bouchee • PHI 110
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Mantle • NYY 92
2. Williams • BOS 89
3. Mays • NYG 60
4. Musial • STL 55
5. Aaron • MLN 55
6. Sievers • WSH 49
7. Mathews • MLN 45
8. Banks • CHC 40
9. Woodling • CLE 34
10. Miñoso • CHW 34
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Mantle • NYY 9.0
2. Williams • BOS 8.7
3. Mays • NYG 5.8
4. Aaron • MLN 5.3
5. Musial • STL 5.3
6. Sievers • WSH 4.9
7. Mathews • MLN 4.4
8. Banks • CHC 3.9
9. Woodling • CLE 3.4
10. Miñoso • CHW 3.4
Extra Base Hits
1. Banks • CHC 83
2. Mays • NYG 81
3. Aaron • MLN 77
4. Snider • BRO 72
5. Musial • STL 70
Sievers • WSH 70
7. Mathews • MLN 69
8. Mantle • NYY 68
9. Williams • BOS 67
10. Robinson • CIN 63
Times On Base
1. Mantle • NYY 319
2. Williams • BOS 287
Fox • CHW 287
4. Ashburn • PHI 284
5. Miñoso • CHW 276
6. Mays • NYG 272
7. Bouchee • PHI 266
8. Mathews • MLN 257
9. Temple • CIN 256
10. Aaron • MLN 255
Sievers • WSH 255
Offensive Win %
1. Williams • BOS .920
2. Mantle • NYY .909
3. Musial • STL .804
4. Mays • NYG .777
5. Sievers • WSH .774
6. Woodling • CLE .756
7. Aaron • MLN .753
8. Mathews • MLN .741
9. Robinson • CIN .709
10. Banks • CHC .705
Hit By Pitch
1. Miñoso • CHW 21
2. Fox • CHW 16
3. Bouchee • PHI 14
4. Lollar • CHW 13
5. Robinson • CIN 12
Courtney • WSH 12
7. Torre • MLN 9
8. Gardner • BAL 8
Neal • BRO 8
Carrasquel • CLE 8
Sacrifice Hits
1. McDougald • NYY 19
2. Temple • CIN 16
Ávila • CLE 16
4. Groat • PIT 14
5. Kubek • NYY 13
6. Foytack • DET 12
7. Gardner • BAL 11
McMillan • CIN 11
Kucks • NYY 11
Mazeroski • PIT 11
Sacrifice Flies
1. Thomas • PIT 12
2. Wertz • CLE 11
3. Pilarcik • BAL 9
Miñoso • CHW 9
5. Nieman • BAL 8
Jablonski • NYG 8
Ennis • STL 8
Musial • STL 8
9. Colavito • CLE 7
Smith • CLE 7
Kaline • DET 7
Covington • MLN 7
Skowron • NYY 7
Fernández • PHI 7
Moon • STL 7
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 33
2. Mantle • NYY 23
3. Musial • STL 19
4. Aaron • MLN 15
Mays • NYG 15
6. House • DET 13
7. Snider • BRO 12
Moon • STL 12
9. Banks • CHC 11
Sievers • WSH 11
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Hamner • PHI 23
2. Jensen • BOS 22
Ennis • STL 22
4. Fernández • PHI 21
5. Miñoso • CHW 19
6. Howard • NYY 18
7. Piersall • BOS 17
White • BOS 17
Snider • BRO 17
Skowron • NYY 17
Bridges • 2TM 17
Caught Stealing
1. Mays • NYG 19
2. Miñoso • CHW 15
Hoak • CIN 15
4. Yost • WSH 11
5. Gilliam • BRO 10
Ashburn • PHI 10
7. Bolling • DET 9
Kaline • DET 9
Blasingame • STL 9
10. Aparicio • CHW 8
Kuenn • DET 8
Boyer • STL 8
SB %
1. Rivera • CHW 90.00
2. Mantle • NYY 84.21
3. Temple • CIN 79.17
4. Fernández • PHI 78.26
5. Aparicio • CHW 77.78
Landis • CHW 77.78
7. Gilliam • BRO 72.22
8. Blasingame • STL 70.00
Piersall • BOS 70.00
10. Pilarcik • BAL 66.67
Mays • NYG 66.67
Smith • CLE 66.67
Power-Speed #
1. Mays • NYG 36.4
2. Mantle • NYY 21.8
3. Piersall • BOS 16.1
4. Rivera • CHW 15.8
5. Kaline • DET 14.9
6. Robinson • CIN 14.9
7. Boyer • STL 14.7
8. Miñoso • CHW 14.4
9. Banks • CHC 13.5
10. Jensen • BOS 11.9
AB per SO
1. Fox • CHW 47.6
2. Schoendienst • 2TM 43.2
3. Lockman • NYG 24.0
4. Kuenn • DET 22.3
5. Power • KCA 22.2
6. Berra • NYY 20.1
7. Gilliam • BRO 19.9
8. Groat • PIT 17.9
9. Temple • CIN 16.4
10. Boyd • BAL 15.6
AB per HR
1. Williams • BOS 11.1
2. Snider • BRO 12.7
3. Sievers • WSH 13.6
4. Banks • CHC 13.8
5. Mantle • NYY 13.9
6. Aaron • MLN 14.0
7. Crowe • CIN 15.9
8. Zernial • KCA 16.2
9. Mays • NYG 16.7
10. Musial • STL 17.3
Outs Made
1. Gardner • BAL 508
2. Blasingame • STL 493
3. Gilliam • BRO 488
4. Piersall • BOS 485
5. Kuenn • DET 482
6. Schoendienst • 2TM 472
7. Malzone • BOS 471
8. Ashburn • PHI 465
9. Bolling • DET 460
10. Thomas • PIT 456
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Mantle • NYY 93.45
2. Williams • BOS 84.81
3. Aaron • MLN 73.12
4. Mays • NYG 63.32
5. Sievers • WSH 56.71
6. Musial • STL 53.21
7. Miñoso • CHW 50.17
8. Hodges • BRO 47.09
9. Mathews • MLN 46.08
10. Banks • CHC 43.47
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Mantle • NYY 9.3
2. Williams • BOS 8.3
3. Mays • NYG 8.1
4. Aaron • MLN 7.0
5. Sievers • WSH 6.5
6. Mathews • MLN 5.5
7. Musial • STL 5.4
8. Miñoso • CHW 5.1
9. Wertz • CLE 4.3
10. Hodges • BRO 4.0
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Mantle • NYY 9.9
2. Williams • BOS 9.2
3. Aaron • MLN 6.8
4. Mays • NYG 6.6
5. Sievers • WSH 6.5
6. Musial • STL 5.5
7. Banks • CHC 4.8
8. Robinson • CIN 4.3
9. Mathews • MLN 4.2
10. Miñoso • CHW 4.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Mantle • NYY 25.2
2. Aaron • MLN 19.4
3. Mathews • MLN 12.7
4. Crowe • CIN 12.4
5. Skowron • NYY 11.3
6. Miñoso • CHW 11.1
7. Musial • STL 10.4
8. Cunningham • STL 9.4
9. Fox • CHW 8.8
10. Hodges • BRO 8.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Mantle • NYY 9.2
2. Williams • BOS 8.1
3. Aaron • MLN 7.3
4. Mays • NYG 6.1
5. Sievers • WSH 5.7
6. Musial • STL 5.1
7. Miñoso • CHW 5.0
8. Mathews • MLN 4.6
9. Hodges • BRO 4.4
10. Banks • CHC 4.3

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