Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Maddux • ATL 8.7
2. Bagwell • HOU 8.2
3. Lofton • CLE 7.2
4. Griffey • SEA 6.9
5. Cone • KCR 6.9
6. Thomas • CHW 6.4
7. Bonds • SFG 6.2
8. Clemens • BOS 6.0
9. Saberhagen • NYM 5.7
10. Belle • CLE 5.7
WAR Position Players
1. Bagwell • HOU 8.2
2. Lofton • CLE 7.2
3. Griffey • SEA 6.9
4. Thomas • CHW 6.4
5. Bonds • SFG 6.2
6. Belle • CLE 5.7
7. Grissom • MON 5.1
8. Alou • MON 5.1
9. Williams • SFG 4.7
10. Walker • MON 4.7
Offensive WAR
1. Bagwell • HOU 7.7
2. Thomas • CHW 7.1
3. Belle • CLE 6.7
4. Lofton • CLE 6.0
5. Griffey • SEA 5.9
6. Bonds • SFG 5.7
7. Biggio • HOU 5.3
8. Gwynn • SDP 5.2
9. O'Neill • NYY 4.9
10. Butler • LAD 4.3
Defensive WAR
1. Clayton • SFG 2.5
2. Ripken • BAL 2.3
3. Grissom • MON 2.2
4. Disarcina • CAL 2.0
5. Smith • STL 1.8
6. Gallego • NYY 1.7
7. Bell • PIT 1.7
8. Lofton • CLE 1.5
9. Valentin • BOS 1.5
10. Steinbach • OAK 1.5
Batting Average
1. Gwynn • SDP .394
2. Bagwell • HOU .368
3. O'Neill • NYY .359
4. Belle • CLE .357
5. Thomas • CHW .353
6. Lofton • CLE .349
7. Kingery • COL .349 **
8. Boggs • NYY .342
9. Molitor • TOR .341
10. Alou • MON .339
On-Base%
1. Thomas • CHW .487
2. O'Neill • NYY .460
3. Gwynn • SDP .454
4. Bagwell • HOU .451
5. Belle • CLE .438
6. Boggs • NYY .433
7. Clark • TEX .431
8. Mitchell • CIN .429
9. Justice • ATL .427
10. Bonds • SFG .426
Slugging %
1. Bagwell • HOU .750
2. Thomas • CHW .729
3. Belle • CLE .714
4. Mitchell • CIN .681
5. Griffey • SEA .674
6. Bonds • SFG .647
7. McGriff • ATL .623
8. Williams • SFG .607
9. O'Neill • NYY .603
10. Hamelin • KCR .599
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Thomas • CHW 1.217
2. Bagwell • HOU 1.201
3. Belle • CLE 1.152
4. Mitchell • CIN 1.110
5. Griffey • SEA 1.076
6. Bonds • SFG 1.073
7. O'Neill • NYY 1.064
8. Gwynn • SDP 1.022
9. McGriff • ATL 1.012
10. Alou • MON .989
Games Played
1. Bichette • COL 116
2. Conine • FLA 115
Molitor • TOR 115
4. Curtis • CAL 114
Fryman • DET 114
Phillips • DET 114
Biggio • HOU 114
McRae • KCR 114
Bordick • OAK 114
Lewis • SFG 114
At Bats
1. Bichette • COL 484
2. Grissom • MON 475
3. Fryman • DET 464
4. Lofton • CLE 459
5. Molitor • TOR 454
6. Anderson • BAL 453
Curtis • CAL 453
8. Conine • FLA 451
Lewis • SFG 451
10. Knoblauch • MIN 445
Williams • SFG 445
Plate Appearances
1. Phillips • DET 538
2. Fryman • DET 528
3. Anderson • BAL 525
4. Lofton • CLE 523
5. Grissom • MON 521
6. Thomas • CHW 517
7. Molitor • TOR 516
8. Lewis • SFG 513
9. Biggio • HOU 511
10. Bichette • COL 509
Runs Scored
1. Thomas • CHW 106
2. Lofton • CLE 105
3. Bagwell • HOU 104
4. Grissom • MON 96
5. Griffey • SEA 94
6. Phillips • DET 91
7. Belle • CLE 90
8. Bonds • SFG 89
Lankford • STL 89
10. Biggio • HOU 88
Canseco • TEX 88
Hits
1. Gwynn • SDP 165
2. Lofton • CLE 160
3. Molitor • TOR 155
4. Belle • CLE 147
Bichette • COL 147
Bagwell • HOU 147
7. Morris • CIN 146
8. Conine • FLA 144
9. Alou • MON 143
10. Thomas • CHW 141
Total Bases
1. Bagwell • HOU 300
2. Belle • CLE 294
3. Griffey • SEA 292
4. Thomas • CHW 291
5. Williams • SFG 270
6. Bichette • COL 265
7. McGriff • ATL 264
8. Bonds • SFG 253
9. Alou • MON 250
10. Galarraga • COL 247
Doubles
1. Knoblauch • MIN 45
2. Biggio • HOU 44
Walker • MON 44
4. Belle • CLE 35
Bell • PIT 35
Gwynn • SDP 35
7. Thomas • CHW 34
Fryman • DET 34
9. Bichette • COL 33
10. Palmeiro • BAL 32
Baerga • CLE 32
Lofton • CLE 32
Bagwell • HOU 32
Puckett • MIN 32
Triples
1. Johnson • CHW 14
2. Coleman • KCR 12
3. Lofton • CLE 9
Butler • LAD 9
Lewis • SFG 9
6. Sanders • CIN 8
Kingery • COL 8
Mondesí • LAD 8
9. Diaz • MIL 7
10. Sosa • CHC 6
Fernández • CIN 6
Conine • FLA 6
McRae • KCR 6
Polonia • NYY 6
Clayton • SFG 6
White • TOR 6
Home Runs
1. Williams • SFG 43
2. Griffey • SEA 40
3. Bagwell • HOU 39
4. Thomas • CHW 38
5. Bonds • SFG 37
6. Belle • CLE 36
7. McGriff • ATL 34
8. Galarraga • COL 31
Canseco • TEX 31
10. Mitchell • CIN 30
Runs Batted In
1. Bagwell • HOU 116
2. Puckett • MIN 112
3. Carter • TOR 103
4. Thomas • CHW 101
Belle • CLE 101
6. Franco • CHW 98
7. Williams • SFG 96
8. Bichette • COL 95
9. McGriff • ATL 94
10. Piazza • LAD 92
Sierra • OAK 92
Bases on Balls
1. Thomas • CHW 109
2. Tettleton • DET 97
3. Phillips • DET 95
4. Bonds • SFG 74
5. O'Neill • NYY 72
Henderson • OAK 72
7. Clark • TEX 71
8. Justice • ATL 69
Davis • CAL 69
Canseco • TEX 69
Strikeouts
1. Fryman • DET 128
2. Sanders • CIN 114
Canseco • TEX 114
4. Lankford • STL 113
5. Vaughn • BOS 112
6. Tartabull • NYY 111
7. Fielder • DET 110
8. Phillips • DET 105
9. Salmon • CAL 102
10. Bonilla • NYM 101
Stolen Bases
1. Lofton • CLE 60
2. Coleman • KCR 50
3. Nixon • BOS 42
4. Biggio • HOU 39
5. Sanders • 2TM 38
6. Grissom • MON 36
7. Knoblauch • MIN 35
8. Carr • FLA 32
9. Anderson • BAL 31
10. Lewis • SFG 30
Singles
1. Gwynn • SDP 117
2. Lofton • CLE 107
Roberts • SDP 107
Molitor • TOR 107
5. Ripken • BAL 105
6. Morris • CIN 102
7. Butler • LAD 101
Bell • SDP 101
9. Fermín • SEA 98
10. Franco • CHW 97
Grissom • MON 97
Adjusted OPS+
1. Bagwell • HOU 213
2. Thomas • CHW 212
3. Belle • CLE 194
4. Mitchell • CIN 185
5. Bonds • SFG 183
6. O'Neill • NYY 177
7. Griffey • SEA 171
8. Gwynn • SDP 169
9. McGriff • ATL 157
10. Alou • MON 153
Runs Created
1. Thomas • CHW 145
2. Bagwell • HOU 137
3. Belle • CLE 131
4. Griffey • SEA 117
5. Bonds • SFG 115
6. Lofton • CLE 111
7. Gwynn • SDP 104
8. McGriff • ATL 103
9. Molitor • TOR 101
10. O'Neill • NYY 100
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Thomas • CHW 75
2. Bagwell • HOU 70
3. Belle • CLE 59
4. Bonds • SFG 50
5. O'Neill • NYY 47
6. Gwynn • SDP 46
7. Griffey • SEA 44
8. Mitchell • CIN 42
9. McGriff • ATL 35
10. Alou • MON 33
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Thomas • CHW 6.7
2. Bagwell • HOU 6.4
3. Belle • CLE 5.3
4. Bonds • SFG 4.6
5. Gwynn • SDP 4.3
6. O'Neill • NYY 4.2
7. Griffey • SEA 4.0
8. Mitchell • CIN 3.9
9. McGriff • ATL 3.3
10. Alou • MON 3.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Thomas • CHW 73
Belle • CLE 73
Bagwell • HOU 73
4. Griffey • SEA 68
5. Walker • MON 65
6. Bichette • COL 62
Williams • SFG 62
8. McGriff • ATL 60
9. Alou • MON 58
10. Fryman • DET 57
Times On Base
1. Thomas • CHW 252
2. Phillips • DET 220
3. Bagwell • HOU 216
4. Gwynn • SDP 215
5. Lofton • CLE 214
6. Molitor • TOR 211
7. Belle • CLE 210
8. Biggio • HOU 209
9. Franco • CHW 205
10. O'Neill • NYY 204
Offensive Win %
1. Bagwell • HOU .858
2. Thomas • CHW .849
3. Belle • CLE .825
4. Bonds • SFG .810
5. Mitchell • CIN .805
6. Gwynn • SDP .784
7. O'Neill • NYY .770
8. Griffey • SEA .765
9. McGriff • ATL .756
10. Alou • MON .745
Hit By Pitch
1. Macfarlane • KCR 18
2. Viña • NYM 12
3. Patterson • SFG 11
Sprague • TOR 11
5. Anderson • BAL 10
Vaughn • BOS 10
Jaha • MIL 10
Knoblauch • MIN 10
Kent • NYM 10
Thompson • NYM 10
Gilkey • STL 10
Sacrifice Hits
1. Hill • MON 16
2. Kelly • NYY 14
3. Finley • HOU 13
Benes • SDP 13
5. Swindell • HOU 12
Fermín • SEA 12
7. Cora • CHW 11
Vizquel • CLE 11
9. Disarcina • CAL 10
Rijo • CIN 10
Smith • STL 10
Sacrifice Flies
1. Fryman • DET 13
Carter • TOR 13
3. Fletcher • MON 12
4. Karros • LAD 11
Sierra • OAK 11
6. Bagwell • HOU 10
7. Ventura • CHW 8
Mitchell • CIN 8
Baerga • CLE 8
Kingery • COL 8
Nilsson • MIL 8
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Vaughn • BOS 20
2. Griffey • SEA 19
3. Bonds • SFG 18
4. Gwynn • SDP 16
5. Ventura • CHW 15
Mitchell • CIN 15
Cedeño • HOU 15
8. Bagwell • HOU 14
9. Caminiti • HOU 13
O'Neill • NYY 13
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Gwynn • SDP 20
Canseco • TEX 20
3. González • TEX 18
4. Ripken • BAL 17
Bichette • COL 17
Fielder • DET 17
Merced • PIT 17
8. Morris • CIN 16
O'Neill • NYY 16
10. Dawson • BOS 15
Thomas • CHW 15
Sierra • OAK 15
Bell • PIT 15
Caught Stealing
1. Gagne • KCR 17
2. Sanders • 2TM 16
3. Sosa • CHC 13
Gonzalez • HOU 13
Lewis • SFG 13
6. Lofton • CLE 12
José • KCR 12
Polonia • NYY 12
9. Curtis • CAL 11
Vizcaíno • NYM 11
Kelly • 2TM 11
SB %
1. Berry • MON 100.00
Tinsley • BOS 100.00
Raines • CHW 100.00
Molitor • TOR 100.00
Carter • TOR 100.00
6. Anderson • BAL 96.88
7. Larkin • CIN 92.86
8. Biggio • HOU 90.70
9. Hulse • TEX 90.00
10. Clayton • SFG 88.46
Power-Speed #
1. Bonds • SFG 32.5
2. Bichette • COL 23.6
3. Sosa • CHC 23.4
4. Bagwell • HOU 21.7
5. Canseco • TEX 20.2
6. Lofton • CLE 20.0
7. Sanders • CIN 18.8
8. Bell • SDP 17.7
9. Anderson • BAL 17.3
10. Griffey • SEA 17.3
AB per SO
1. Gwynn • SDP 22.1
2. Johnson • CHW 17.9
3. Fermín • SEA 17.2
4. Mattingly • NYY 15.5
5. Jefferies • STL 15.3
6. Smith • STL 14.7
7. Browne • FLA 14.3
8. Disarcina • CAL 13.9
9. Boggs • NYY 12.6
10. Greenwell • BOS 12.6
AB per HR
1. Bagwell • HOU 10.3
2. Mitchell • CIN 10.3
3. Williams • SFG 10.3
4. Thomas • CHW 10.5
5. Bonds • SFG 10.6
6. Griffey • SEA 10.8
7. Belle • CLE 11.4
8. Sheffield • FLA 11.9
9. McGriff • ATL 12.5
10. Hamelin • KCR 13.0
Outs Made
1. Curtis • CAL 369
2. Bichette • COL 364
Fryman • DET 364
4. Lewis • SFG 359
5. Grissom • MON 358
6. Coleman • KCR 352
7. Anderson • BAL 347
8. Sierra • OAK 343
9. Carr • FLA 340
Williams • SFG 340
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Bagwell • HOU 67.63
2. Thomas • CHW 65.10
3. Belle • CLE 54.75
4. Griffey • SEA 44.03
5. McGriff • ATL 43.94
6. Bonds • SFG 43.49
7. O'Neill • NYY 43.25
8. Clark • TEX 42.86
9. Walker • MON 41.56
10. Biggio • HOU 39.93
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Bagwell • HOU 5.9
2. McGriff • ATL 5.1
3. Bonds • SFG 4.8
4. Thomas • CHW 4.7
5. Walker • MON 4.7
6. Belle • CLE 4.4
7. O'Neill • NYY 3.9
8. Biggio • HOU 3.5
9. Griffey • SEA 3.4
10. Gwynn • SDP 3.2
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Thomas • CHW 6.6
2. Bagwell • HOU 6.4
3. Belle • CLE 5.3
4. Bonds • SFG 4.9
5. Mitchell • CIN 4.1
6. McGriff • ATL 4.1
7. Gwynn • SDP 4.1
8. Griffey • SEA 3.8
9. Walker • MON 3.7
10. O'Neill • NYY 3.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Bagwell • HOU 4.9
2. Belle • CLE 3.9
3. McGriff • ATL 3.8
4. Thomas • CHW 3.8
5. Walker • MON 3.2
6. Bonds • SFG 3.0
7. Biggio • HOU 3.0
8. O'Neill • NYY 2.8
9. Lofton • CLE 2.5
10. Mitchell • CIN 2.5
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Bagwell • HOU 6.4
2. Thomas • CHW 5.8
3. Belle • CLE 4.9
4. Bonds • SFG 4.2
5. McGriff • ATL 4.1
6. O'Neill • NYY 4.0
7. Griffey • SEA 3.9
8. Walker • MON 3.9
Clark • TEX 3.9
10. Biggio • HOU 3.8
rOBA
1. Bagwell • HOU .510
2. Thomas • CHW .504
3. Belle • CLE .486
4. Mitchell • CIN .461
5. Bonds • SFG .458
6. O'Neill • NYY .457
7. Griffey • SEA .453
8. Gwynn • SDP .452
9. Lofton • CLE .437
10. Walker • MON .430
Rbat+
1. Bagwell • HOU 222
2. Thomas • CHW 209
3. Belle • CLE 197
4. Mitchell • CIN 185
5. Bonds • SFG 185
6. O'Neill • NYY 179
7. Gwynn • SDP 179
8. Griffey • SEA 170
9. Alou • MON 161
10. McGriff • ATL 157

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