Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Mays • SFG 9.5
2. Aaron • MLN 8.0
3. Banks • CHC 7.9
4. Broglio • STL 7.6
5. Maris • NYY 7.5
6. Mathews • MLN 7.3
7. Drysdale • LAD 7.2
8. Boyer • STL 6.8
9. Bunning • DET 6.4
10. Mantle • NYY 6.4
WAR Position Players
1. Mays • SFG 9.5
2. Aaron • MLN 8.0
3. Banks • CHC 7.9
4. Maris • NYY 7.5
5. Mathews • MLN 7.3
6. Boyer • STL 6.8
7. Mantle • NYY 6.4
8. Robinson • CIN 6.2
9. Groat • PIT 6.1
10. Pinson • CIN 5.6
Offensive WAR
1. Mays • SFG 8.0
2. Mathews • MLN 8.0
3. Banks • CHC 6.9
4. Mantle • NYY 6.7
5. Aaron • MLN 6.5
6. Boyer • STL 6.2
7. Robinson • CIN 5.8
8. Maris • NYY 5.7
9. Pinson • CIN 5.4
10. Williams • BOS 4.9
Defensive WAR
1. Aparicio • CHW 3.8
2. Groat • PIT 2.6
3. Kubek • NYY 2.2
4. Breeding • BAL 2.2
5. Fox • CHW 2.1
6. Gilliam • LAD 2.1
7. Robinson • BAL 2.0
8. Boyer • NYY 2.0
9. Banks • CHC 2.0
10. Lollar • CHW 1.7
Batting Average
1. Groat • PIT .325
2. Larker • LAD .323
3. Runnels • BOS .320
4. Mays • SFG .319
5. Smith • CHW .315
6. Clemente • PIT .314
7. Miñoso • CHW .311
8. Skowron • NYY .309
9. Kuenn • CLE .308
10. Boyer • STL .304
On-Base%
1. Ashburn • CHC .415
2. Yost • DET .414
3. Robinson • CIN .407
4. Woodling • BAL .401
5. Runnels • BOS .401
6. Mantle • NYY .399
7. Mathews • MLN .397
8. Sievers • CHW .396
9. Moon • LAD .383
10. Mays • SFG .381
Slugging %
1. Robinson • CIN .595
2. Maris • NYY .581
3. Aaron • MLN .566
4. Boyer • STL .562
5. Mantle • NYY .558
6. Mays • SFG .555
7. Banks • CHC .554
8. Mathews • MLN .551
9. Killebrew • WSH .534
10. Sievers • CHW .534
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Robinson • CIN 1.002
2. Mantle • NYY .957
3. Maris • NYY .952
4. Mathews • MLN .948
5. Mays • SFG .936
6. Boyer • STL .932
7. Sievers • CHW .930
8. Aaron • MLN .919
9. Killebrew • WSH .909
10. Banks • CHC .904
Games Played
1. Banks • CHC 156
2. Hoak • PIT 155
3. Miñoso • CHW 154
Pinson • CIN 154
5. Hansen • BAL 153
Aparicio • CHW 153
Aaron • MLN 153
Mathews • MLN 153
Mantle • NYY 153
Mays • SFG 153
At Bats
1. Pinson • CIN 652
2. Bruton • MLN 629
3. Fox • CHW 605
4. Aparicio • CHW 600
5. Banks • CHC 597
6. Robinson • BAL 595
Malzone • BOS 595
Mays • SFG 595
9. Gardner • WSH 592
10. Miñoso • CHW 591
Plate Appearances
1. Pinson • CIN 707
2. Fox • CHW 684
3. Banks • CHC 678
4. Bruton • MLN 677
5. Ashburn • CHC 672
6. Mathews • MLN 671
7. Aparicio • CHW 670
Miñoso • CHW 670
Gilliam • LAD 670
10. Mays • SFG 669
Runs Scored
1. Mantle • NYY 119
2. Bruton • MLN 112
3. Mathews • MLN 108
4. Pinson • CIN 107
Mays • SFG 107
6. Aaron • MLN 102
7. Ashburn • CHC 99
8. Maris • NYY 98
9. Hoak • PIT 97
10. Gilliam • LAD 96
Hits
1. Mays • SFG 190
2. Pinson • CIN 187
3. Groat • PIT 186
4. Miñoso • CHW 184
5. Bruton • MLN 180
6. Clemente • PIT 179
7. Robinson • BAL 175
Fox • CHW 175
9. Aaron • MLN 172
10. Runnels • BOS 169
Smith • CHW 169
Cepeda • SFG 169
Total Bases
1. Aaron • MLN 334
2. Banks • CHC 331
3. Mays • SFG 330
4. Boyer • STL 310
5. Pinson • CIN 308
6. Mathews • MLN 302
7. Mantle • NYY 294
8. Maris • NYY 290
9. Miñoso • CHW 284
Skowron • NYY 284
Doubles
1. Pinson • CIN 37
2. Francona • CLE 36
Cepeda • SFG 36
4. Skowron • NYY 34
5. Robinson • CIN 33
Skinner • PIT 33
7. Banks • CHC 32
Freese • CHW 32
Miñoso • CHW 32
10. Smith • CHW 31
Siebern • KCA 31
Williams • KCA 31
Triples
1. Bruton • MLN 13
2. Pinson • CIN 12
Mays • SFG 12
4. Aaron • MLN 11
5. Fox • CHW 10
Kirkland • SFG 10
Boyer • STL 10
White • STL 10
9. Robinson • BAL 9
Will • CHC 9
Hoak • PIT 9
Virdon • PIT 9
Home Runs
1. Banks • CHC 41
2. Aaron • MLN 40
Mantle • NYY 40
4. Mathews • MLN 39
Maris • NYY 39
6. Lemon • WSH 38
7. Colavito • DET 35
8. Boyer • STL 32
9. Robinson • CIN 31
Killebrew • WSH 31
Runs Batted In
1. Aaron • MLN 126
2. Mathews • MLN 124
3. Banks • CHC 117
4. Maris • NYY 112
5. Miñoso • CHW 105
6. Wertz • BOS 103
Mays • SFG 103
8. Lemon • WSH 100
9. Gentile • BAL 98
10. Boyer • STL 97
Bases on Balls
1. Yost • DET 125
2. Ashburn • CHC 116
3. Mathews • MLN 111
Mantle • NYY 111
5. Gilliam • LAD 96
6. Allison • WSH 92
7. Woodling • BAL 84
8. Robinson • CIN 82
9. Spencer • STL 81
10. Landis • CHW 80
Strikeouts
1. Herrera • PHI 136
2. Mantle • NYY 125
3. Lemon • WSH 114
4. Mathews • MLN 113
5. Howard • LAD 108
6. Stuart • PIT 107
7. Killebrew • WSH 106
8. Taylor • 2TM 98
9. Bruton • MLN 97
10. Pinson • CIN 96
Stolen Bases
1. Aparicio • CHW 51
2. Wills • LAD 50
3. Pinson • CIN 32
4. Taylor • 2TM 26
5. Mays • SFG 25
6. Landis • CHW 23
7. Bruton • MLN 22
8. Green • WSH 21
9. Kaline • DET 19
Javier • STL 19
Singles
1. Groat • PIT 154
2. Fox • CHW 139
3. Ashburn • CHC 138
4. Aparicio • CHW 137
5. Runnels • BOS 136
6. Wills • LAD 135
Clemente • PIT 135
8. Miñoso • CHW 128
Power • CLE 128
Bruton • MLN 128
Taylor • 2TM 128
Adjusted OPS+
1. Robinson • CIN 169
2. Mathews • MLN 166
3. Mantle • NYY 162
4. Mays • SFG 160
5. Maris • NYY 160
6. Aaron • MLN 156
7. Sievers • CHW 150
8. Banks • CHC 146
9. Boyer • STL 144
10. Killebrew • WSH 142
Runs Created
1. Mathews • MLN 128
2. Mantle • NYY 125
3. Mays • SFG 124
4. Aaron • MLN 119
5. Banks • CHC 113
Robinson • CIN 113
7. Maris • NYY 111
Boyer • STL 111
9. Miñoso • CHW 104
Pinson • CIN 104
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Mathews • MLN 54
2. Mays • SFG 49
3. Mantle • NYY 48
4. Robinson • CIN 48
5. Aaron • MLN 43
6. Williams • BOS 43
7. Maris • NYY 40
8. Banks • CHC 37
9. Sievers • CHW 33
10. Boyer • STL 33
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Mathews • MLN 5.3
2. Mays • SFG 4.8
3. Robinson • CIN 4.8
4. Mantle • NYY 4.8
5. Aaron • MLN 4.3
6. Williams • BOS 4.3
7. Maris • NYY 3.9
8. Banks • CHC 3.7
9. Sievers • CHW 3.3
Boyer • STL 3.3
Extra Base Hits
1. Banks • CHC 80
2. Aaron • MLN 71
3. Robinson • CIN 70
Mays • SFG 70
5. Pinson • CIN 69
6. Boyer • STL 68
7. Mathews • MLN 65
8. Maris • NYY 64
9. Mantle • NYY 63
Skowron • NYY 63
Cepeda • SFG 63
Times On Base
1. Ashburn • CHC 276
2. Mathews • MLN 265
3. Yost • DET 262
4. Mantle • NYY 257
5. Mays • SFG 255
6. Miñoso • CHW 249
7. Runnels • BOS 242
8. Pinson • CIN 239
9. Banks • CHC 237
Gilliam • LAD 237
Offensive Win %
1. Robinson • CIN .773
2. Mathews • MLN .763
3. Mantle • NYY .759
4. Maris • NYY .744
5. Mays • SFG .734
6. Sievers • CHW .730
7. Boyer • STL .720
8. Aaron • MLN .714
9. Killebrew • WSH .712
10. Banks • CHC .683
Hit By Pitch
1. Miñoso • CHW 13
2. Fox • CHW 10
3. Landis • CHW 9
Robinson • CIN 9
5. Courtney • BAL 8
Lollar • CHW 8
Yost • DET 8
Cepeda • SFG 8
Battey • WSH 8
Bertoia • WSH 8
Sacrifice Hits
1. Aparicio • CHW 20
2. Fernández • DET 19
3. Javier • STL 15
4. Fox • CHW 14
Power • CLE 14
Neal • LAD 14
7. Robinson • BAL 13
Bertoia • WSH 13
9. Kubek • NYY 12
Groat • PIT 12
Sacrifice Flies
1. Aaron • MLN 12
Crandall • MLN 12
3. Miñoso • CHW 9
Larker • LAD 9
Mays • SFG 9
Lemon • WSH 9
7. Robinson • BAL 8
Malzone • BOS 8
Freese • CHW 8
Lollar • CHW 8
Howard • NYY 8
Mazeroski • PIT 8
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Banks • CHC 28
2. Mazeroski • PIT 15
3. Aaron • MLN 13
Smith • STL 13
5. Burgess • PIT 12
Bressoud • SFG 12
7. Skinner • PIT 11
Mays • SFG 11
9. Boyer • STL 10
10. Bailey • CIN 9
Hoak • PIT 9
Cepeda • SFG 9
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Robinson • BAL 29
2. Lollar • CHW 22
3. Moon • LAD 21
Clemente • PIT 21
5. Malzone • BOS 20
6. Tuttle • KCA 19
7. Hansen • BAL 18
Smith • CHW 18
Robinson • CIN 18
Kaline • DET 18
Neal • LAD 18
Caught Stealing
1. Miñoso • CHW 13
Bruton • MLN 13
3. Pinson • CIN 12
Wills • LAD 12
5. Taylor • 2TM 11
6. Moon • LAD 10
Mays • SFG 10
8. Kasko • CIN 9
Gilliam • LAD 9
Allison • WSH 9
SB %
1. Blasingame • SFG 87.50
2. Aparicio • CHW 86.44
3. Javier • STL 82.61
Kaline • DET 82.61
5. Mantle • NYY 82.35
6. Wills • LAD 80.65
7. Ashburn • CHC 80.00
8. Landis • CHW 79.31
9. Piersall • CLE 78.26
10. Fernández • DET 76.47
Power-Speed #
1. Mays • SFG 26.9
2. Pinson • CIN 24.6
3. Aaron • MLN 22.9
4. Mantle • NYY 20.7
5. Cepeda • SFG 18.5
6. Miñoso • CHW 18.4
7. Robinson • CIN 18.3
8. Piersall • CLE 18.0
9. Kaline • DET 16.8
10. Bruton • MLN 15.5
AB per SO
1. Fox • CHW 46.5
2. Power • CLE 29.0
3. Richardson • NYY 24.2
4. Gilliam • LAD 19.9
5. Kuenn • CLE 19.0
6. Larker • LAD 18.3
7. Groat • PIT 16.4
8. Aparicio • CHW 15.4
9. Crandall • MLN 14.9
10. Malzone • BOS 14.2
AB per HR
1. Maris • NYY 12.8
2. Mantle • NYY 13.2
3. Lemon • WSH 13.9
4. Mathews • MLN 14.1
5. Killebrew • WSH 14.3
6. Banks • CHC 14.6
7. Aaron • MLN 14.8
8. Robinson • CIN 15.0
9. Colavito • DET 15.9
Sievers • CHW 15.9
Outs Made
1. Pinson • CIN 490
2. Aparicio • CHW 480
3. Robinson • BAL 472
4. Bruton • MLN 471
5. Malzone • BOS 469
6. Gardner • WSH 465
7. Fox • CHW 464
8. Banks • CHC 458
9. Taylor • 2TM 453
10. Power • CLE 451
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Mathews • MLN 67.68
2. Mantle • NYY 56.40
3. Aaron • MLN 56.35
4. Maris • NYY 54.28
5. Mays • SFG 50.69
6. Gentile • BAL 49.16
7. Williams • BOS 44.54
8. Sievers • CHW 43.45
9. Boyer • STL 41.44
10. Robinson • CIN 39.97
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Mantle • NYY 6.1
2. Mathews • MLN 6.1
3. Maris • NYY 5.6
4. Miñoso • CHW 4.8
5. Mays • SFG 4.5
6. Robinson • CIN 4.5
7. Sievers • CHW 4.2
8. Aaron • MLN 4.1
9. Maxwell • DET 3.8
10. Woodling • BAL 3.7
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Mathews • MLN 5.6
2. Mantle • NYY 5.3
3. Maris • NYY 5.1
4. Robinson • CIN 5.0
5. Boyer • STL 4.7
6. Aaron • MLN 4.7
7. Mays • SFG 4.6
8. Williams • BOS 4.4
9. Sievers • CHW 3.8
10. Banks • CHC 3.7
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Mantle • NYY 22.6
2. Sievers • CHW 11.9
3. Groat • PIT 10.9
4. Miñoso • CHW 10.9
5. Maris • NYY 9.7
6. Hoak • PIT 9.5
7. Mathews • MLN 9.4
8. Clemente • PIT 9.1
9. Hansen • BAL 7.7
10. Skowron • NYY 7.6
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Mathews • MLN 7.0
2. Aaron • MLN 5.8
3. Mantle • NYY 5.7
4. Maris • NYY 5.4
5. Mays • SFG 5.2
6. Gentile • BAL 4.8
7. Williams • BOS 4.3
8. Sievers • CHW 4.3
9. Boyer • STL 4.0
10. Robinson • CIN 4.0
rOBA
1. Robinson • CIN .446
2. Mantle • NYY .429
3. Maris • NYY .428
4. Sievers • CHW .425
5. Mays • SFG .423
6. Mathews • MLN .416
7. Boyer • STL .416
8. Killebrew • WSH .414
9. Aaron • MLN .406
10. Skowron • NYY .402
Rbat+
1. Robinson • CIN 177
2. Mays • SFG 167
3. Mathews • MLN 166
4. Maris • NYY 163
5. Mantle • NYY 161
6. Aaron • MLN 158
7. Sievers • CHW 156
8. Boyer • STL 151
9. Skowron • NYY 146
10. Killebrew • WSH 146

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