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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Hornsby • STL 10.1
2. Faber • CHW 9.5
3. Rogan • KCM 9.0
4. Sisler • SLB 8.7
5. Williams • SLB 7.9
6. Cooper • PIT 7.5
7. Shocker • SLB 7.3
8. Rommel • PHA 7.2
9. Shawkey • NYY 7.0
10. Speaker • CLE 6.9
WAR Position Players
1. Hornsby • STL 10.1
2. Sisler • SLB 8.7
3. Williams • SLB 7.9
4. Speaker • CLE 6.9
5. Cobb • DET 6.7
6. Charleston • ABC 6.4
7. Ruth • NYY 6.4
8. Bancroft • NYG 6.1
9. O'Farrell • CHC 5.9
10. Grimes • CHC 5.6
Offensive WAR
1. Hornsby • STL 11.3
2. Sisler • SLB 8.2
3. Cobb • DET 7.2
4. Williams • SLB 7.2
5. Speaker • CLE 7.0
6. Heilmann • DET 6.1
7. Ruth • NYY 5.9
8. Charleston • ABC 5.7
Grimes • CHC 5.7
10. Carey • PIT 5.3
Defensive WAR
1. Bancroft • NYG 2.7
2. Scott • NYY 2.6
3. O'Farrell • CHC 2.4
4. Peckinpaugh • WSH 2.1
5. Hollocher • CHC 1.7
6. Frisch • NYG 1.6
7. Gerber • SLB 1.6
Schalk • CHW 1.6
Severeid • SLB 1.6
10. Bohne • CIN 1.6
Batting Average
1. Sisler • SLB .420
2. Johnson • KCM .406
3. Hornsby • STL .401
4. Cobb • DET .401
5. Moore • KCM .386
6. Speaker • CLE .378
7. McNair • KCM .374
8. Charleston • ABC .374
9. Taylor • ABC .373
10. Rogan • KCM .369
On-Base%
1. Speaker • CLE .474
2. Sisler • SLB .467
3. McNair • KCM .466
4. Cobb • DET .462
5. Hornsby • STL .459
6. Rogan • KCM .453
7. Blackwell • SLS .451
8. Johnson • KCM .450
9. Grimes • CHC .442
10. O'Farrell • CHC .439
Slugging %
1. Hornsby • STL .722
2. Johnson • KCM .715
3. Ruth • NYY .672
4. Charleston • ABC .668
5. Rogan • KCM .660
6. Williams • SLB .627
7. Speaker • CLE .606
8. Heilmann • DET .598
9. Mackey • ABC .595
10. Sisler • SLB .594
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Hornsby • STL 1.181
2. Johnson • KCM 1.165
3. Rogan • KCM 1.113
4. Ruth • NYY 1.106
5. Charleston • ABC 1.102
6. Speaker • CLE 1.080
7. Sisler • SLB 1.061
8. Williams • SLB 1.040
9. Heilmann • DET 1.030
10. Cobb • DET 1.026
Games Played
1. Burns • CIN 156
Daubert • CIN 156
Pinelli • CIN 156
Bancroft • NYG 156
5. Rigney • DET 155
Veach • DET 155
Galloway • PHA 155
Carey • PIT 155
Maranville • PIT 155
10. Pratt • BOS 154
Collins • CHW 154
Meusel • NYG 154
Scott • NYY 154
Ward • NYY 154
Grimm • PIT 154
McManus • SLB 154
Hornsby • STL 154
Harris • WSH 154
Rice • WSH 154
At Bats
1. Maranville • PIT 672
2. Bancroft • NYG 651
3. Rice • WSH 633
4. Burns • CIN 631
5. Carey • PIT 629
6. Tobin • SLB 625
7. Hornsby • STL 623
8. Myers • BRO 618
Veach • DET 618
10. Meusel • NYG 617
Plate Appearances
1. Maranville • PIT 747
2. Bancroft • NYG 745
3. Carey • PIT 732
4. Burns • CIN 723
5. Veach • DET 705
6. Hornsby • STL 704
7. Collins • CHW 701
Tobin • SLB 701
9. Daubert • CIN 700
10. Hollocher • CHC 692
Rice • WSH 692
Runs Scored
1. Hornsby • STL 141
2. Carey • PIT 140
3. Sisler • SLB 134
4. Blue • DET 131
5. Williams • SLB 128
6. Tobin • SLB 122
7. Bancroft • NYG 117
Smith • STL 117
9. Maranville • PIT 115
10. Daubert • CIN 114
Hits
1. Hornsby • STL 250
2. Sisler • SLB 246
3. Bigbee • PIT 215
4. Cobb • DET 211
5. Bancroft • NYG 209
6. Carey • PIT 207
Tobin • SLB 207
8. Daubert • CIN 205
9. Meusel • NYG 204
10. Veach • DET 202
Total Bases
1. Hornsby • STL 450
2. Williams • SLB 367
3. Sisler • SLB 348
4. Meusel • NYG 314
5. Walker • PHA 310
6. Wheat • BRO 302
7. Daubert • CIN 300
Williams • PHI 300
9. Cobb • DET 297
10. Tobin • SLB 296
Doubles
1. Speaker • CLE 48
2. Hornsby • STL 46
3. Grimes • CHC 45
4. Pratt • BOS 44
Duncan • CIN 44
6. Cobb • DET 42
Sisler • SLB 42
8. Bancroft • NYG 41
9. Hollocher • CHC 37
Sheely • CHW 37
Rice • WSH 37
Triples
1. Daubert • CIN 22
2. Charleston • ABC 18
Sisler • SLB 18
4. Mackey • ABC 17
Meusel • NYG 17
6. Cobb • DET 16
Jacobson • SLB 16
8. Bigbee • PIT 15
Maranville • PIT 15
Judge • WSH 15
Home Runs
1. Hornsby • STL 42
2. Williams • SLB 39
3. Walker • PHA 37
4. Ruth • NYY 35
5. Williams • PHI 26
6. Heilmann • DET 21
Miller • PHA 21
8. Charleston • ABC 19
9. Kelly • NYG 17
Lee • PHI 17
Runs Batted In
1. Williams • SLB 155
2. Hornsby • STL 152
3. Meusel • NYG 132
4. Veach • DET 126
5. Wheat • BRO 112
6. McManus • SLB 109
7. Kelly • NYG 107
8. Sisler • SLB 105
9. Charleston • ABC 102
Jacobson • SLB 102
Bases on Balls
1. Witt • NYY 89
2. Ruth • NYY 84
3. Blue • DET 82
4. Carey • PIT 80
5. O'Farrell • CHC 79
Bancroft • NYG 79
7. Burns • CIN 78
8. Speaker • CLE 77
9. Grimes • CHC 75
10. Williams • PHI 74
Williams • SLB 74
Strikeouts
1. Dykes • PHA 98
2. Parkinson • PHI 93
3. Ruth • NYY 80
4. Walker • PHA 67
5. Powell • BSN 66
6. Kelly • NYG 65
7. Ward • NYY 64
8. Wood • CLE 63
9. Meusel • NYY 58
10. Falk • CHW 55
Stolen Bases
1. Carey • PIT 51
Sisler • SLB 51
3. Williams • SLB 37
4. Frisch • NYG 31
5. Burns • CIN 30
6. Gardner • CAG 26
7. Lyons • CAG 25
Harris • WSH 25
9. Bigbee • PIT 24
Maranville • PIT 24
Singles
1. Sisler • SLB 178
2. Bigbee • PIT 166
3. Myers • BRO 161
Collins • CHW 161
5. Bancroft • NYG 159
6. Carey • PIT 157
Maranville • PIT 157
8. Daubert • CIN 156
9. Hollocher • CHC 153
10. Tobin • SLB 152
Adjusted OPS+
1. Johnson • KCM 212
2. Hornsby • STL 207
3. Rogan • KCM 199
4. Charleston • ABC 195
5. Ruth • NYY 182
6. Speaker • CLE 177
7. McNair • KCM 176
8. Mackey • ABC 174
9. Blackwell • SLS 171
10. Sisler • SLB 170
Runs Created
1. Hornsby • STL 202
2. Sisler • SLB 163
3. Williams • SLB 146
4. Cobb • DET 131
5. Carey • PIT 127
6. Grimes • CHC 125
7. Speaker • CLE 123
8. Charleston • ABC 116
Heilmann • DET 116
Ruth • NYY 116
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Hornsby • STL 96
2. Sisler • SLB 62
3. Cobb • DET 56
4. Speaker • CLE 54
5. Williams • SLB 54
6. Charleston • ABC 51
7. Ruth • NYY 50
8. Grimes • CHC 48
9. Heilmann • DET 46
10. McNair • KCM 37
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Hornsby • STL 8.9
2. Sisler • SLB 5.9
3. Cobb • DET 5.3
4. Speaker • CLE 5.1
5. Williams • SLB 5.1
6. Charleston • ABC 4.8
7. Ruth • NYY 4.8
8. Grimes • CHC 4.5
9. Heilmann • DET 4.4
10. McNair • KCM 3.5
Extra Base Hits
1. Hornsby • STL 102
2. Williams • SLB 84
3. Walker • PHA 72
4. Grimes • CHC 71
5. Sisler • SLB 68
6. Speaker • CLE 67
Ruth • NYY 67
8. Duncan • CIN 64
9. Charleston • ABC 62
Cobb • DET 62
Miller • PHA 62
Williams • PHI 62
Times On Base
1. Hornsby • STL 316
2. Sisler • SLB 298
3. Bancroft • NYG 291
Carey • PIT 291
5. Williams • SLB 275
6. Bigbee • PIT 272
7. Collins • CHW 270
Cobb • DET 270
9. Tobin • SLB 265
10. Hollocher • CHC 264
Daubert • CIN 264
Blue • DET 264
Offensive Win %
1. Johnson • KCM .873
2. Hornsby • STL .864
3. Rogan • KCM .847
4. Charleston • ABC .842
5. Speaker • CLE .840
6. Sisler • SLB .838
7. Ruth • NYY .819
8. McNair • KCM .808
9. Mackey • ABC .803
10. Heilmann • DET .799
Hit By Pitch
1. Mostil • CHW 14
Harris • WSH 14
3. Dykes • PHA 10
Brower • WSH 10
5. Burns • BOS 9
Stengel • NYG 9
Jacobson • SLB 9
8. Veach • DET 8
Henline • PHI 8
10. Wheat • BRO 7
Dreke • CSW 7
Blue • DET 7
Youngs • NYG 7
Miller • PHA 7
Russell • PIT 7
Williams • SLB 7
Hewitt • SLS 7
Fournier • STL 7
Sacrifice Hits
1. Wambsganss • CLE 42
2. Terry • CHC 39
3. Hollocher • CHC 37
Rigney • DET 37
5. Veach • DET 36
6. Cutshaw • DET 33
7. Ward • NYY 32
Gerber • SLB 32
9. Daubert • CIN 31
10. Sheely • CHW 29
Jones • DET 29
Caught Stealing
1. Hollocher • CHC 29
2. Duncan • CIN 28
3. Burns • CIN 23
4. Pinelli • CIN 22
5. Williams • SLB 20
6. Galloway • PHA 19
Sisler • SLB 19
8. Johnson • CHW 18
9. Daubert • CIN 17
Frisch • NYG 17
Power-Speed #
1. Williams • SLB 38.0
2. Hornsby • STL 24.2
3. Charleston • ABC 20.0
4. Carey • PIT 16.7
5. Rogan • KCM 15.5
6. Williams • PHI 15.5
7. Meusel • NYY 14.3
8. Kelly • NYG 14.1
9. Sisler • SLB 13.8
10. Meusel • NYG 13.7
AB per SO
1. Hollocher • CHC 118.4
2. McInnis • CLE 107.4
3. Olson • BRO 55.1
4. Rice • WSH 48.7
5. Bigbee • PIT 47.2
6. Severeid • SLB 43.1
7. Sisler • SLB 41.9
8. Frisch • NYG 39.5
9. Grimm • PIT 39.5
10. Speaker • CLE 38.7
AB per HR
1. Ruth • NYY 11.6
2. Hornsby • STL 14.8
3. Williams • SLB 15.0
4. Walker • PHA 15.3
5. Rogan • KCM 16.1
6. Charleston • ABC 21.1
7. Heilmann • DET 21.7
8. Johnson • KCM 21.7
9. Williams • PHI 22.5
10. Torriente • CAG 23.8
Outs Made
1. Maranville • PIT 499
2. Johnson • CHW 494
3. Burns • CIN 486
4. Gerber • SLB 479
5. Harris • WSH 468
6. Bancroft • NYG 465
7. Rice • WSH 461
8. Myers • BRO 459
9. Duncan • CIN 458
10. Hollocher • CHC 457
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Hornsby • STL 86.65
2. Sisler • SLB 73.38
3. Williams • SLB 67.29
4. Speaker • CLE 60.84
5. Ruth • NYY 57.74
6. Cobb • DET 55.07
7. Grimes • CHC 50.33
8. Carey • PIT 44.75
9. Russell • PIT 40.04
10. Bigbee • PIT 38.66
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Hornsby • STL 8.0
2. Williams • SLB 6.1
3. Ruth • NYY 5.2
4. Carey • PIT 4.7
5. Cobb • DET 4.7
6. Speaker • CLE 4.5
7. Sisler • SLB 4.5
8. Grimes • CHC 4.3
9. Youngs • NYG 4.1
10. Veach • DET 3.9
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Hornsby • STL 7.5
2. Ruth • NYY 5.6
3. Sisler • SLB 5.5
4. Williams • SLB 5.3
5. Speaker • CLE 5.1
6. Grimes • CHC 5.0
7. Cobb • DET 4.6
8. Carey • PIT 3.8
9. Walker • PHA 3.1
10. Wheat • BRO 3.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruth • NYY 22.7
2. Williams • SLB 19.3
3. Hornsby • STL 18.7
4. Pipp • NYY 13.2
5. Youngs • NYG 12.2
6. Sisler • SLB 11.6
7. Schang • NYY 8.6
8. Meusel • NYG 8.0
9. Tobin • SLB 7.7
10. Severeid • SLB 7.7
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Hornsby • STL 8.2
2. Sisler • SLB 6.8
3. Williams • SLB 6.3
4. Speaker • CLE 5.7
5. Ruth • NYY 5.4
6. Cobb • DET 5.3
7. Grimes • CHC 4.7
8. Carey • PIT 4.2
9. Russell • PIT 3.7
10. Veach • DET 3.6

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