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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Hornsby • CHC 10.6
2. Ruth • NYY 8.1
3. Foxx • PHA 7.9
4. Simmons • PHA 7.9
5. Lazzeri • NYY 7.8
6. Gehrig • NYY 7.5
7. O'Doul • PHI 7.4
8. Grove • PHA 7.4
9. Hudlin • CLE 7.3
10. Ott • NYG 7.2
WAR Position Players
1. Hornsby • CHC 10.6
2. Ruth • NYY 8.1
3. Foxx • PHA 7.9
4. Simmons • PHA 7.9
5. Lazzeri • NYY 7.8
6. Gehrig • NYY 7.5
7. O'Doul • PHI 7.4
8. Ott • NYG 7.2
9. Wells • 2TM 6.5
10. Wilson • CHC 6.1
Offensive WAR
1. Hornsby • CHC 9.5
2. Ruth • NYY 7.9
3. O'Doul • PHI 7.5
4. Foxx • PHA 7.5
5. Lazzeri • NYY 7.5
6. Gehrig • NYY 7.2
7. Gehringer • DET 6.9
8. Ott • NYG 6.7
9. Wells • 2TM 6.5
10. Simmons • PHA 6.3
Defensive WAR
1. Jackson • NYG 3.2
2. Maranville • BSN 2.1
3. English • CHC 2.1
4. Melillo • SLB 1.9
5. Hornsby • CHC 1.6
6. Kerr • CHW 1.4
7. Gelbert • STL 1.4
8. Sewell • CLE 1.3
9. Ford • CIN 1.3
10. Durocher • NYY 1.2
Jackson • HIL 1.2
Batting Average
1. Smith • NLG .451
2. Dixon • BBS .415
3. Wilson • BBS .404
4. O'Doul • PHI .398
5. Stearnes • DS .390
6. Beckwith • 2TM .386
7. Herman • BRO .381
8. Hornsby • CHC .380
9. Scales • 2TM .380
10. Jenkins • AC .377
On-Base%
1. Smith • NLG .551
2. Wilson • BBS .492
3. Scales • 2TM .484
4. Dixon • BBS .482
5. Charleston • 2TM .471
6. Stearnes • DS .468
7. O'Doul • PHI .465
8. Foxx • PHA .463
9. Hornsby • CHC .459
10. Grantham • PIT .454
Slugging %
1. Smith • NLG .870
2. Dixon • BBS .722
3. Ruth • NYY .697
4. Beckwith • 2TM .691
5. Hornsby • CHC .679
6. Stearnes • DS .672
7. Palm • SLS .667
8. Wells • 2TM .666
9. Klein • PHI .657
10. Simmons • PHA .642
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Smith • NLG 1.421
2. Dixon • BBS 1.204
3. Stearnes • DS 1.140
4. Hornsby • CHC 1.139
5. Beckwith • 2TM 1.139
6. Ruth • NYY 1.128
7. Wilson • BBS 1.114
8. Wells • 2TM 1.110
9. Scales • 2TM 1.096
10. Foxx • PHA 1.088
Games Played
1. Hornsby • CHC 156
2. Alexander • DET 155
Gehringer • DET 155
4. Sisler • BSN 154
McManus • DET 154
Gehrig • NYY 154
Hurst • PHI 154
O'Doul • PHI 154
Whitney • PHI 154
O'Rourke • SLB 154
At Bats
1. Waner • PIT 662
2. Johnson • DET 640
3. O'Doul • PHI 638
4. Gehringer • DET 634
5. Sisler • BSN 629
6. Frederick • BRO 628
7. Alexander • DET 626
8. Thompson • PHI 623
9. Cissell • CHW 618
10. Klein • PHI 616
Rice • WSH 616
Plate Appearances
1. O'Doul • PHI 732
2. Waner • PIT 726
3. Gehringer • DET 717
Thompson • PHI 717
5. Johnson • DET 715
6. Blue • SLB 714
7. Hornsby • CHC 712
8. Douthit • STL 709
9. Waner • PIT 704
10. Alexander • DET 701
Runs Scored
1. Hornsby • CHC 156
2. O'Doul • PHI 152
3. Ott • NYG 138
4. Wilson • CHC 135
5. Waner • PIT 134
6. English • CHC 131
Gehringer • DET 131
Waner • PIT 131
9. Johnson • DET 128
Douthit • STL 128
Hits
1. O'Doul • PHI 254
2. Waner • PIT 234
3. Hornsby • CHC 229
4. Terry • NYG 226
5. Klein • PHI 219
6. Herman • BRO 217
7. Alexander • DET 215
Gehringer • DET 215
9. Simmons • PHA 212
10. Fonseca • CLE 209
Total Bases
1. Hornsby • CHC 409
2. Klein • PHI 405
3. O'Doul • PHI 397
4. Simmons • PHA 373
5. Alexander • DET 363
6. Wilson • CHC 355
7. Herman • BRO 348
Ruth • NYY 348
9. Ott • NYG 346
10. Frederick • BRO 342
Doubles
1. Frederick • BRO 52
2. Hornsby • CHC 47
Hafey • STL 47
4. Kelly • CIN 45
Gehringer • DET 45
Johnson • DET 45
Klein • PHI 45
Manush • SLB 45
9. Fonseca • CLE 44
10. Averill • CLE 43
Alexander • DET 43
Whitney • PHI 43
Waner • PIT 43
Triples
1. Waner • PIT 20
2. Gehringer • DET 19
3. Scarritt • BOS 17
4. Miller • PHA 16
5. Walker • CIN 15
Fonseca • CLE 15
Alexander • DET 15
Combs • NYY 15
Waner • PIT 15
10. Johnson • DET 14
Whitney • PHI 14
Home Runs
1. Ruth • NYY 46
2. Klein • PHI 43
3. Ott • NYG 42
4. Hornsby • CHC 39
Wilson • CHC 39
6. Gehrig • NYY 35
7. Simmons • PHA 34
8. Foxx • PHA 33
9. O'Doul • PHI 32
10. Hurst • PHI 31
Runs Batted In
1. Wilson • CHC 159
2. Simmons • PHA 157
3. Ruth • NYY 154
4. Ott • NYG 151
5. Hornsby • CHC 149
6. Klein • PHI 145
7. Alexander • DET 137
Bottomley • STL 137
9. Wells • 2TM 128
10. Gehrig • NYY 125
Hurst • PHI 125
Hafey • STL 125
Bases on Balls
1. Bishop • PHA 128
2. Blue • SLB 126
3. Gehrig • NYY 122
4. Ott • NYG 113
5. Foxx • PHA 103
6. Grantham • PIT 93
7. Waner • PIT 89
8. Hornsby • CHC 87
9. Walker • CIN 85
Cronin • WSH 85
Strikeouts
1. Wilson • CHC 83
2. Foxx • PHA 70
3. Gehrig • NYY 68
4. Hornsby • CHC 65
5. Alexander • DET 63
6. Kelly • CIN 61
Klein • PHI 61
8. Johnson • DET 60
Ruth • NYY 60
10. Bissonette • BRO 58
Stolen Bases
1. Bell • 2TM 49
2. Cuyler • CHC 43
3. Taylor • KCM 34
4. Swanson • CIN 33
5. Wells • 2TM 31
6. Gehringer • DET 27
7. Rogan • KCM 26
8. Cissell • CHW 25
9. Rothrock • BOS 24
Miller • PHA 24
Frisch • STL 24
Singles
1. O'Doul • PHI 181
Waner • PIT 181
3. Terry • NYG 168
4. Sisler • BSN 155
5. Thompson • PHI 154
6. Combs • NYY 151
7. Traynor • PIT 149
Rice • WSH 149
9. Douthit • STL 148
10. Fonseca • CLE 144
Adjusted OPS+
1. Smith • NLG 242
2. Stearnes • DS 194
3. Ruth • NYY 193
4. Dixon • BBS 190
5. Wells • 2TM 185
6. Hornsby • CHC 178
7. Beckwith • 2TM 174
8. Johnston • DS 173
9. Foxx • PHA 173
10. Wilson • BBS 170
Runs Created
1. Hornsby • CHC 188
2. O'Doul • PHI 181
3. Klein • PHI 161
4. Herman • BRO 148
Wilson • CHC 148
Ott • NYG 148
Ruth • NYY 148
Foxx • PHA 148
9. Simmons • PHA 147
10. Alexander • DET 141
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Hornsby • CHC 76
2. Ruth • NYY 67
3. O'Doul • PHI 64
4. Ott • NYG 61
5. Foxx • PHA 61
6. Smith • NLG 59
7. Gehrig • NYY 59
8. Herman • BRO 52
9. Lazzeri • NYY 50
10. Wilson • CHC 50
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Hornsby • CHC 6.7
2. Ruth • NYY 6.2
3. O'Doul • PHI 5.7
4. Foxx • PHA 5.6
5. Gehrig • NYY 5.5
6. Ott • NYG 5.4
7. Smith • NLG 5.0
8. Lazzeri • NYY 4.7
9. Herman • BRO 4.7
10. Wells • 2TM 4.5
Extra Base Hits
1. Hornsby • CHC 94
Klein • PHI 94
3. Hafey • STL 85
4. Simmons • PHA 84
5. Alexander • DET 83
6. Frederick • BRO 82
7. Ott • NYG 81
8. Ruth • NYY 78
9. Gehringer • DET 77
Gehrig • NYY 77
Times On Base
1. O'Doul • PHI 334
2. Hornsby • CHC 317
3. Ott • NYG 298
4. Blue • SLB 296
5. Gehrig • NYY 293
6. Waner • PIT 292
7. Douthit • STL 290
8. Foxx • PHA 288
9. Gehringer • DET 285
10. Waner • PIT 280
Offensive Win %
1. Smith • NLG .926
2. Stearnes • DS .866
3. Dixon • BBS .862
4. Wells • 2TM .842
5. Hornsby • CHC .826
6. Beckwith • 2TM .825
7. Wilson • BBS .825
8. Ruth • NYY .824
9. Johnston • DS .820
10. Foxx • PHA .814
Hit By Pitch
1. Welsh • 2TM 11
2. Waner • PIT 9
3. White • 2TM 8
4. Reeves • BOS 7
Gilbert • BRO 7
Stephenson • CHC 7
Fonseca • CLE 7
Smith • NLG 7
Dykes • PHA 7
Schang • SLB 7
Scales • 2TM 7
Sacrifice Hits
1. Sewell • CLE 41
2. Haas • PHA 40
3. O'Rourke • SLB 28
4. Maguire • BSN 26
Kerr • CHW 26
6. Todt • BOS 25
7. Traynor • PIT 24
8. Gilbert • BRO 23
Maranville • BSN 23
Hale • PHA 23
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Stephenson • CHC 10
2. Gehrig • NYY 9
3. Hogan • NYG 8
Simmons • PHA 8
Schang • SLB 8
6. Walker • CIN 7
7. Terry • NYG 6
Hurst • PHI 6
Wilson • STL 6
10. Herman • BRO 5
Richbourg • BSN 5
Hornsby • CHC 5
Ruth • NYY 5
Foxx • PHA 5
Lerian • PHI 5
Comorosky • PIT 5
Grantham • PIT 5
Sheely • PIT 5
Manush • SLB 5
Hafey • STL 5
Caught Stealing
1. Swanson • CIN 20
2. Cissell • CHW 17
Walker • CIN 17
4. Johnson • DET 16
5. Herman • BRO 15
6. Averill • CLE 14
7. Rothrock • BOS 13
Gardner • CLE 13
Jamieson • CLE 13
Ott • NYG 13
Terry • NYG 13
Power-Speed #
1. Wells • 2TM 28.3
2. Cuyler • CHC 22.2
3. Herman • BRO 21.0
4. Dixon • BBS 18.5
Smith • NLG 18.5
6. Gehringer • DET 17.6
7. McManus • DET 16.9
8. Hurst • PHI 15.1
9. Averill • CLE 15.1
10. Waner • PIT 15.0
AB per SO
1. Sewell • CLE 144.5
2. Traynor • PIT 77.1
3. Rice • WSH 68.4
4. Cochrane • PHA 64.3
5. Frisch • STL 43.9
6. Sisler • BSN 37.0
7. O'Doul • PHI 33.6
8. High • STL 33.5
9. Gehringer • DET 33.4
10. Waner • PIT 33.1
AB per HR
1. Ruth • NYY 10.8
2. Smith • NLG 11.2
3. Palm • SLS 12.6
4. Ott • NYG 13.0
5. Klein • PHI 14.3
6. Wells • 2TM 14.5
7. Wilson • CHC 14.7
8. Beckwith • 2TM 14.8
9. Dihigo • HIL 15.1
10. Hornsby • CHC 15.4
Outs Made
1. Cissell • CHW 481
2. O'Rourke • SLB 473
3. English • CHC 467
4. Johnson • DET 461
5. McManus • DET 454
Bartell • PIT 454
Waner • PIT 454
8. Sisler • BSN 451
9. Thompson • PHI 446
10. High • STL 444
Rice • WSH 444
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Ott • NYG 84.30
2. Ruth • NYY 82.51
3. Hornsby • CHC 76.25
4. O'Doul • PHI 67.57
5. Foxx • PHA 63.20
6. Simmons • PHA 62.40
7. Gehrig • NYY 61.34
8. Cuyler • CHC 61.21
9. Klein • PHI 60.89
10. Wilson • CHC 52.94
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 9.4
2. Ott • NYG 8.3
3. Cuyler • CHC 6.5
4. O'Doul • PHI 6.2
5. Simmons • PHA 5.7
6. Wilson • CHC 5.5
7. Hornsby • CHC 5.5
8. Foxx • PHA 5.0
9. Klein • PHI 4.7
10. Bottomley • STL 4.7
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Hornsby • CHC 7.0
2. Ruth • NYY 6.6
3. Ott • NYG 6.5
4. Foxx • PHA 5.8
5. Simmons • PHA 5.7
6. O'Doul • PHI 5.7
7. Klein • PHI 5.6
8. Gehrig • NYY 5.4
9. Wilson • CHC 4.7
10. Cuyler • CHC 4.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Hornsby • CHC 11.6
2. Wilson • CHC 11.1
3. Waner • PIT 9.6
4. Ruth • NYY 9.2
5. Traynor • PIT 9.0
6. Cuyler • CHC 9.0
7. Foxx • PHA 8.8
8. Simmons • PHA 8.3
9. Bottomley • STL 7.9
10. Ott • NYG 7.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Ruth • NYY 7.8
2. Ott • NYG 7.4
3. Hornsby • CHC 6.8
4. Gehrig • NYY 5.9
5. O'Doul • PHI 5.8
6. Foxx • PHA 5.8
7. Simmons • PHA 5.7
8. Cuyler • CHC 5.4
9. Klein • PHI 5.3
10. Wilson • CHC 4.7

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