Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Banks • CHC 10.2
2. Aaron • MLN 8.6
3. Pascual • WSH 8.6
4. Mathews • MLN 8.2
5. Mays • SFG 7.8
6. Boyer • STL 7.4
7. Jackson • STL 6.9
8. Wilhelm • BAL 6.8
9. Law • PIT 6.6
10. Mantle • NYY 6.6
WAR Position Players
1. Banks • CHC 10.2
2. Aaron • MLN 8.6
3. Mathews • MLN 8.2
4. Mays • SFG 7.8
5. Boyer • STL 7.4
6. Mantle • NYY 6.6
7. Pinson • CIN 6.5
8. Fox • CHW 6.1
9. Kaline • DET 5.9
10. Robinson • CIN 5.8
Offensive WAR
1. Aaron • MLN 9.2
2. Mathews • MLN 8.5
3. Banks • CHC 7.8
4. Mays • SFG 7.4
5. Boyer • STL 6.7
6. Pinson • CIN 6.7
7. Mantle • NYY 6.3
8. Robinson • CIN 5.8
9. Yost • DET 5.4
10. Kuenn • DET 5.4
Defensive WAR
1. Banks • CHC 3.5
2. Fox • CHW 2.6
3. Landis • CHW 2.4
4. Crandall • MLN 2.2
5. Gardner • BAL 2.0
6. Bailey • CIN 2.0
7. Piersall • CLE 1.7
8. Aparicio • CHW 1.7
9. McDougald • NYY 1.6
10. Koppe • PHI 1.6
Batting Average
1. Aaron • MLN .355
2. Kuenn • DET .353
3. Cunningham • STL .345
4. Kaline • DET .327
5. Cepeda • SFG .317
6. Pinson • CIN .316
7. Runnels • BOS .314
8. Mays • SFG .313
9. Robinson • CIN .311
10. Temple • CIN .311
On-Base%
1. Cunningham • STL .453
2. Yost • DET .435
3. Runnels • BOS .415
4. Kaline • DET .410
5. Kuenn • DET .402
6. Woodling • BAL .402
7. Aaron • MLN .401
8. Moon • LAD .394
9. Robinson • CIN .391
10. Mantle • NYY .390
Slugging %
1. Aaron • MLN .636
2. Banks • CHC .596
3. Mathews • MLN .593
4. Robinson • CIN .583
5. Mays • SFG .583
6. Kaline • DET .530
7. Cepeda • SFG .522
8. Killebrew • WSH .516
9. Mantle • NYY .514
10. Hodges • LAD .513
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Aaron • MLN 1.037
2. Mathews • MLN .983
3. Robinson • CIN .975
4. Banks • CHC .970
5. Mays • SFG .964
6. Kaline • DET .940
7. Cunningham • STL .931
8. Mantle • NYY .904
9. Kuenn • DET .903
10. Boyer • STL .892
Games Played
1. Fox • CHW 156
2. Banks • CHC 155
Hoak • PIT 155
4. Malzone • BOS 154
Pinson • CIN 154
Colavito • CLE 154
Aaron • MLN 154
8. Ashburn • PHI 153
Killebrew • WSH 153
10. Aparicio • CHW 152
Anderson • PHI 152
Spencer • SFG 152
At Bats
1. Pinson • CIN 648
2. Aaron • MLN 629
3. Taylor • CHC 624
Fox • CHW 624
5. Neal • LAD 616
6. Blasingame • STL 615
7. Aparicio • CHW 612
8. Cepeda • SFG 605
9. Malzone • BOS 604
10. Temple • CIN 598
Plate Appearances
1. Fox • CHW 717
2. Pinson • CIN 706
3. Temple • CIN 696
4. Aaron • MLN 693
5. Blasingame • STL 691
6. Taylor • CHC 688
7. Aparicio • CHW 686
Neal • LAD 686
9. Mathews • MLN 682
10. Yost • DET 675
Runs Scored
1. Pinson • CIN 131
2. Mays • SFG 125
3. Mathews • MLN 118
4. Aaron • MLN 116
5. Yost • DET 115
6. Robinson • CIN 106
7. Mantle • NYY 104
8. Neal • LAD 103
9. Temple • CIN 102
Power • CLE 102
Hits
1. Aaron • MLN 223
2. Pinson • CIN 205
3. Kuenn • DET 198
4. Cepeda • SFG 192
5. Fox • CHW 191
6. Temple • CIN 186
7. Mathews • MLN 182
8. Mays • SFG 180
9. Banks • CHC 179
10. Blasingame • STL 178
Total Bases
1. Aaron • MLN 400
2. Mathews • MLN 352
3. Banks • CHC 351
4. Mays • SFG 335
5. Pinson • CIN 330
6. Cepeda • SFG 316
7. Robinson • CIN 315
8. Colavito • CLE 301
9. Neal • LAD 286
Boyer • STL 286
Doubles
1. Pinson • CIN 47
2. Aaron • MLN 46
3. Mays • SFG 43
4. Kuenn • DET 42
5. Cimoli • STL 40
6. Temple • CIN 35
Cepeda • SFG 35
8. Malzone • BOS 34
Fox • CHW 34
10. Runnels • BOS 33
Williams • KCA 33
White • STL 33
Triples
1. Moon • LAD 11
Neal • LAD 11
3. Dark • CHC 9
Pinson • CIN 9
White • STL 9
Allison • WSH 9
7. Taylor • CHC 8
Mathews • MLN 8
McDougald • NYY 8
10. Landis • CHW 7
Kuenn • DET 7
Maris • KCA 7
Roseboro • LAD 7
Aaron • MLN 7
Kubek • NYY 7
Koppe • PHI 7
Clemente • PIT 7
Groat • PIT 7
Blasingame • STL 7
Cimoli • STL 7
Home Runs
1. Mathews • MLN 46
2. Banks • CHC 45
3. Colavito • CLE 42
Killebrew • WSH 42
5. Aaron • MLN 39
6. Robinson • CIN 36
7. Mays • SFG 34
8. Lemon • WSH 33
9. Maxwell • DET 31
Mantle • NYY 31
Runs Batted In
1. Banks • CHC 143
2. Robinson • CIN 125
3. Aaron • MLN 123
4. Bell • CIN 115
5. Mathews • MLN 114
6. Jensen • BOS 112
7. Colavito • CLE 111
8. Cepeda • SFG 105
Killebrew • WSH 105
10. Mays • SFG 104
Bases on Balls
1. Yost • DET 135
2. Gilliam • LAD 96
3. Runnels • BOS 95
4. Mantle • NYY 93
5. Buddin • BOS 92
6. Killebrew • WSH 90
7. Jensen • BOS 88
Cunningham • STL 88
9. Maxwell • DET 81
Moon • LAD 81
Strikeouts
1. Mantle • NYY 126
2. Held • CLE 118
3. Killebrew • WSH 116
4. Post • PHI 101
5. Cepeda • SFG 100
6. Buddin • BOS 99
Lemon • WSH 99
8. Pinson • CIN 98
9. Anderson • PHI 95
10. Robinson • CIN 93
Stolen Bases
1. Aparicio • CHW 56
2. Mays • SFG 27
3. Taylor • CHC 23
Gilliam • LAD 23
Cepeda • SFG 23
6. Pinson • CIN 21
Mantle • NYY 21
8. Jensen • BOS 20
Landis • CHW 20
10. Robinson • CIN 18
Singles
1. Fox • CHW 149
2. Blasingame • STL 144
3. Kuenn • DET 140
4. Temple • CIN 137
5. Runnels • BOS 131
Gilliam • LAD 131
Aaron • MLN 131
Ashburn • PHI 131
9. Taylor • CHC 129
Pinson • CIN 129
Groat • PIT 129
Adjusted OPS+
1. Aaron • MLN 183
2. Mathews • MLN 168
3. Mays • SFG 156
4. Banks • CHC 156
5. Robinson • CIN 153
6. Mantle • NYY 151
7. Kaline • DET 151
8. Cunningham • STL 143
9. Kuenn • DET 141
10. Woodling • BAL 138
Runs Created
1. Aaron • MLN 156
2. Mathews • MLN 143
3. Mays • SFG 131
4. Banks • CHC 126
5. Pinson • CIN 124
6. Robinson • CIN 122
7. Kuenn • DET 117
Mantle • NYY 117
9. Yost • DET 115
10. Kaline • DET 114
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Aaron • MLN 72
2. Mathews • MLN 56
3. Mays • SFG 47
4. Banks • CHC 46
5. Robinson • CIN 43
6. Mantle • NYY 40
7. Francona • CLE 38
8. Kaline • DET 38
9. Cunningham • STL 35
10. Yost • DET 35
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Aaron • MLN 6.9
2. Mathews • MLN 5.4
3. Mays • SFG 4.5
4. Banks • CHC 4.5
5. Robinson • CIN 4.2
6. Mantle • NYY 4.0
7. Francona • CLE 3.8
8. Kaline • DET 3.8
9. Yost • DET 3.5
10. Cunningham • STL 3.4
Extra Base Hits
1. Aaron • MLN 92
2. Mays • SFG 82
3. Banks • CHC 76
Pinson • CIN 76
5. Robinson • CIN 71
6. Mathews • MLN 70
7. Colavito • CLE 66
Cepeda • SFG 66
9. Killebrew • WSH 64
10. Neal • LAD 60
Times On Base
1. Yost • DET 292
2. Aaron • MLN 278
3. Runnels • BOS 272
4. Fox • CHW 269
5. Mathews • MLN 265
6. Pinson • CIN 261
7. Temple • CIN 260
8. Gilliam • LAD 252
9. Cunningham • STL 251
10. Banks • CHC 250
Offensive Win %
1. Aaron • MLN .793
2. Mathews • MLN .773
3. Kaline • DET .764
4. Kuenn • DET .762
5. Cunningham • STL .761
6. Mays • SFG .750
7. Yost • DET .745
8. Mantle • NYY .743
9. Robinson • CIN .734
10. Woodling • BAL .717
Hit By Pitch
1. Miñoso • CLE 17
2. Yost • DET 12
3. Lollar • CHW 9
4. Landis • CHW 8
Robinson • CIN 8
6. Altman • CHC 7
Banks • CHC 7
Fox • CHW 7
Bolling • DET 7
López • 2TM 7
Killebrew • WSH 7
Sacrifice Hits
1. Neal • LAD 21
2. Pilarcik • BAL 13
Landis • CHW 13
Kubek • NYY 13
5. Boyd • BAL 12
Friend • PIT 12
7. Aparicio • CHW 11
Temple • CIN 11
Williams • KCA 11
Jones • SFG 11
McCormick • SFG 11
Sacrifice Flies
1. Temple • CIN 13
2. Jensen • BOS 12
3. Cerv • KCA 11
4. Malzone • BOS 10
5. Banks • CHC 9
Landis • CHW 9
Robinson • CIN 9
Aaron • MLN 9
9. Bell • CIN 8
10. Taylor • CHC 7
Aparicio • CHW 7
Berberet • DET 7
Stuart • PIT 7
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Banks • CHC 20
2. Aaron • MLN 17
3. Anderson • PHI 14
4. Taylor • CHC 13
Snider • LAD 13
6. Kaline • DET 12
7. Roseboro • LAD 11
Sawatski • PHI 11
Virdon • PIT 11
Musial • STL 11
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Lollar • CHW 27
2. Crandall • MLN 24
3. Neal • LAD 22
Allison • WSH 22
5. Groat • PIT 21
6. Jensen • BOS 20
7. Power • CLE 19
Aaron • MLN 19
Cimoli • STL 19
10. Banks • CHC 18
Hoak • PIT 18
Caught Stealing
1. Blasingame • STL 15
2. Aparicio • CHW 13
Power • CLE 13
4. Ashburn • PHI 11
5. Miñoso • CLE 10
Gilliam • LAD 10
White • STL 10
8. Taylor • CHC 9
Landis • CHW 9
Anderson • PHI 9
Cepeda • SFG 9
SB %
1. Mantle • NYY 87.50
2. Mays • SFG 87.10
3. Temple • CIN 82.35
4. Aparicio • CHW 81.16
5. Jensen • BOS 80.00
6. Pinson • CIN 77.78
7. Neal • LAD 73.91
8. Bruton • MLN 72.22
9. Taylor • CHC 71.88
Cepeda • SFG 71.88
Power-Speed #
1. Mays • SFG 30.1
2. Mantle • NYY 25.0
3. Cepeda • SFG 24.8
4. Robinson • CIN 24.0
5. Jensen • BOS 23.3
6. Pinson • CIN 20.5
7. Allison • WSH 18.1
8. Neal • LAD 17.9
9. Boyer • STL 16.8
10. Moon • LAD 16.8
AB per SO
1. Fox • CHW 48.0
2. Power • CLE 27.0
3. Richardson • NYY 23.5
4. Gilliam • LAD 22.1
5. Groat • PIT 16.9
6. Aparicio • CHW 15.3
7. Kuenn • DET 15.2
8. Temple • CIN 15.0
9. Blasingame • STL 14.6
10. Ashburn • PHI 13.4
AB per HR
1. Mathews • MLN 12.9
2. Killebrew • WSH 13.0
3. Banks • CHC 13.1
4. Colavito • CLE 14.0
5. Robinson • CIN 15.0
6. Lemon • WSH 16.1
7. Aaron • MLN 16.1
8. Hodges • LAD 16.5
9. Maxwell • DET 16.7
10. Mays • SFG 16.9
Outs Made
1. Aparicio • CHW 497
2. Neal • LAD 489
3. Taylor • CHC 479
4. Groat • PIT 466
5. Malzone • BOS 463
Power • CLE 463
7. Blasingame • STL 462
8. Pinson • CIN 460
9. Fox • CHW 459
10. Allison • WSH 458
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Aaron • MLN 69.44
2. Mathews • MLN 63.60
3. Banks • CHC 58.45
4. Mays • SFG 58.28
5. Robinson • CIN 52.52
6. Francona • CLE 49.29
7. Boyer • STL 43.44
8. Lemon • WSH 42.39
9. Miñoso • CLE 41.47
10. Mantle • NYY 40.97
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Aaron • MLN 7.7
2. Francona • CLE 6.1
3. Boyer • STL 6.1
4. Mays • SFG 5.8
5. Cunningham • STL 5.5
6. Banks • CHC 5.2
7. Miñoso • CLE 5.0
8. Fox • CHW 4.8
9. Mathews • MLN 4.6
10. Moon • LAD 4.4
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Aaron • MLN 8.0
2. Mathews • MLN 6.5
3. Mays • SFG 5.4
4. Banks • CHC 5.2
5. Robinson • CIN 4.5
6. Kaline • DET 4.1
7. Boyer • STL 4.1
8. Francona • CLE 4.0
9. Kuenn • DET 4.0
10. Cunningham • STL 3.9
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Aaron • MLN 23.9
2. Mays • SFG 23.6
3. Mathews • MLN 20.8
4. Francona • CLE 18.5
5. McCovey • SFG 15.3
6. Miñoso • CLE 14.9
7. Moon • LAD 14.6
8. Hodges • LAD 13.7
9. Larker • LAD 13.5
10. Fox • CHW 12.9
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Aaron • MLN 7.0
2. Mathews • MLN 6.4
3. Mays • SFG 5.7
4. Banks • CHC 5.7
5. Robinson • CIN 5.0
6. Francona • CLE 4.9
7. Lemon • WSH 4.2
8. Miñoso • CLE 4.2
9. Mantle • NYY 4.2
10. Boyer • STL 4.1
rOBA
1. Aaron • MLN .448
2. Mathews • MLN .434
3. Robinson • CIN .431
4. Mays • SFG .426
5. Kuenn • DET .422
6. Kaline • DET .422
7. Mantle • NYY .422
8. Cunningham • STL .420
9. Boyer • STL .417
10. Banks • CHC .417
Rbat+
1. Aaron • MLN 184
2. Mathews • MLN 175
3. Robinson • CIN 159
4. Banks • CHC 157
5. Mays • SFG 157
6. Mantle • NYY 156
7. Cunningham • STL 153
8. Kaline • DET 151
9. Kuenn • DET 149
10. Boyer • STL 147

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