American Association Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

<strong>Wins Above Replacement</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add.<br>Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br>Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. White • CIN 11.3
2. Weaver • PHA 6.6
3. Mullane • LOU 6.2
4. Driscoll • PIT 4.9
5. Browning • LOU 4.4
6. Carpenter • CIN 3.2
7. McCormick • CIN 3.0
8. Swartwood • PIT 2.9
9. Snyder • CIN 2.8
10. O'Brien • PHA 2.6

WAR Position Players

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for position players</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add.<br>Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br> Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Browning • LOU 4.4
2. Carpenter • CIN 3.2
3. Swartwood • PIT 2.9
4. Snyder • CIN 2.8
5. O'Brien • PHA 2.6
6. Peters • PIT 2.5
7. Sommer • CIN 2.3
8. Fulmer • CIN 2.3
9. Wolf • LOU 1.8
10. Gleason • STL 1.8

Offensive WAR

<strong>Offensive Wins Above Replacement (everything but Fielding)</strong><br>The same statistic as Wins Above Replacement for Position<br>Players (WAR), but with the fielding value excluded.<br>oWAR + dWAR does not equal WAR.<br>Adding would count positions twice.<br>Contains the factor for batting stats, baserunning, a positional adjustment, and the replacement player adjustment.<br> Factors developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Browning • LOU 4.5
2. Swartwood • PIT 3.2
3. Carpenter • CIN 2.9
4. Taylor • PIT 2.3
5. Gleason • STL 1.9
6. Whiting • BAL 1.8
O'Brien • PHA 1.8
8. Wolf • LOU 1.8
9. Peters • PIT 1.7
10. Snyder • CIN 1.7

Defensive WAR

<strong>Defensive Wins Above Replacement for position players</strong><br>A defensive measure of wins above replacement, but given<br>only the defensive stats of the player and his position adjustment. For this calculation, we use a<br>replacement level on defense is the league average.<br>Based on Baseball Info Solutions defensive runs saved from 2003 on<br>and total zone rating developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com previously

1. Snyder • CIN 1.6
2. Peters • PIT 1.4
3. Fulmer • CIN 1.2
4. O'Brien • PHA 1.1
5. Mack • LOU 0.9
6. Stricker • PHA 0.8
7. Say • PHA 0.8
8. Battin • PIT 0.8
9. Carpenter • CIN 0.6
10. Kemmler • 2TM 0.5

Batting Average

<strong>Hits/At Bats</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA<br>per team game played<br>Bold indicates either highest BA using current stats<br>or awarded title at end of year.

1. Browning • LOU .378
2. Carpenter • CIN .342
3. Swartwood • PIT .331
4. O'Brien • PHA .303
5. Wolf • LOU .299
6. Snyder • CIN .291
7. Peters • PIT .290
8. Gleason • STL .288
9. Sommer • CIN .288
10. Latham • PHA .285

On-Base%

<strong>(H + BB + HBP)/(At Bats + BB + HBP + SF)</strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA<br>per team game played

1. Browning • LOU .430
2. Swartwood • PIT .371
3. Carpenter • CIN .360
4. O'Brien • PHA .339
5. Sommer • CIN .333
6. Wolf • LOU .318
7. Snyder • CIN .311
8. Gleason • STL .310
9. Latham • PHA .306
10. Fulmer • CIN .302

Slugging %

Total Bases/At Bats or
(1B + 2*2B + 3*3B + 4*HR)/AB
For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA
per team game played

1. Browning • LOU .510
2. Swartwood • PIT .489
3. Taylor • PIT .447
4. Mansell • PIT .431
5. Carpenter • CIN .422
6. O'Brien • PHA .419
7. Walker • STL .396
8. Wolf • LOU .384
9. Hecker • LOU .368
10. Sommer • CIN .364

On-Base Plus Slugging

<strong>On-Base + Slugging Percentages </strong><br>For recent years, leaders need 3.1 PA<br>per team game played

1. Browning • LOU .940
2. Swartwood • PIT .861
3. Carpenter • CIN .782
4. O'Brien • PHA .758
5. Taylor • PIT .744
6. Mansell • PIT .720
7. Wolf • LOU .702
8. Sommer • CIN .698
9. Snyder • CIN .664
10. Gleason • STL .663

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Carpenter • CIN 80
Sommer • CIN 80
3. Fulmer • CIN 79
Macullar • CIN 79
Mansell • PIT 79
Strief • PIT 79
Gleason • STL 79
8. McPhee • CIN 78
Hecker • LOU 78
Wolf • LOU 78
Peters • PIT 78
Comiskey • STL 78
Gleason • STL 78

At Bats

At Bats

1. Sommer • CIN 354
2. Carpenter • CIN 351
3. Gleason • STL 347
4. Mansell • PIT 346
5. Wheeler • CIN 344
6. Hecker • LOU 340
7. Birchall • PHA 338
8. Peters • PIT 331
Gleason • STL 331
10. Swartwood • PIT 329
Comiskey • STL 329

Plate Appearances

<strong>Plate Appearances</strong><br>When available, we use actual plate appearances from play-by-play game accounts<br>Otherwise estimated using AB + BB + HBP + SF + SH,<br>which excludes catcher interferences.<br>When <span class=tooltip>this color</span> click for a summary of each PA.

1. Sommer • CIN 378
2. Carpenter • CIN 361
3. Gleason • STL 358
4. Mansell • PIT 353
Gleason • STL 353
6. Wheeler • CIN 351
7. Swartwood • PIT 350
8. Birchall • PHA 346
9. Hecker • LOU 345
10. Peters • PIT 336

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Swartwood • PIT 87
2. Sommer • CIN 82
3. Carpenter • CIN 78
4. Browning • LOU 67
5. Birchall • PHA 65
6. Gleason • STL 63
7. Hecker • LOU 62
8. Mansell • PIT 59
Wheeler • CIN 59
10. Comiskey • STL 58

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Carpenter • CIN 120
2. Browning • LOU 109
Swartwood • PIT 109
4. Sommer • CIN 102
5. Gleason • STL 100
6. Peters • PIT 96
7. Wolf • LOU 95
Mansell • PIT 95
9. Hecker • LOU 94
10. Latham • PHA 92

Total Bases

<strong>Total Bases</strong><br>Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs.

1. Swartwood • PIT 161
2. Mansell • PIT 149
3. Carpenter • CIN 148
4. Browning • LOU 147
5. Taylor • PIT 135
6. Sommer • CIN 129
7. Gleason • STL 126
Walker • STL 126
9. Hecker • LOU 125
10. Wheeler • CIN 122
Wolf • LOU 122

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Swartwood • PIT 18
2. Browning • LOU 17
3. Cuthbert • STL 16
Mansell • PIT 16
Taylor • PIT 16
6. Carpenter • CIN 15
Walker • STL 15
8. Maskrey • LOU 14
Hecker • LOU 14
10. Whiting • BAL 13
Mullane • LOU 13
Fulmer • CIN 13
O'Brien • PHA 13

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Mansell • PIT 16
2. Taylor • PIT 13
3. Swartwood • PIT 11
Wheeler • CIN 11
5. Wolf • LOU 8
6. Householder • BAL 7
Walker • STL 7
McPhee • CIN 7
9. Strief • PIT 6
Gleason • STL 6
Sommer • CIN 6
Macullar • CIN 6
McCaffery • 2TM 6

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Walker • STL 7
2. Browning • LOU 5
3. Swartwood • PIT 4
4. Taylor • PIT 3
Hecker • LOU 3
O'Brien • PHA 3
Lane • PIT 3
8. Gleason • STL 2
Strief • PIT 2
Mansell • PIT 2

Runs Batted In

Runs Batted In

1. Carpenter • CIN 67
2. Snyder • CIN 50
3. Comiskey • STL 45
4. Latham • PHA 38
5. O'Brien • PHA 37
6. Stearns • CIN 35
7. McPhee • CIN 31
8. Sommer • CIN 29
Wheeler • CIN 29
10. Say • PHA 28

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Gleason • STL 27
2. Browning • LOU 26
3. Sommer • CIN 24
4. Reccius • LOU 23
5. Swartwood • PIT 21
6. Cuthbert • STL 17
7. Mack • LOU 16
8. Stricker • PHA 15
9. Macullar • CIN 14
Waitt • BAL 14

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Carpenter • CIN 99
2. Peters • PIT 85
3. Browning • LOU 84
4. Sommer • CIN 83
5. Gleason • STL 82
6. Latham • PHA 80
7. Swartwood • PIT 76
Wolf • LOU 76
Birchall • PHA 76
10. Snyder • CIN 75

Adjusted OPS+

<strong>OPS+</strong><br>100*[OBP/lg OBP + SLG/lg SLG - 1]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s)

1. Browning • LOU 223
2. Swartwood • PIT 188
3. Carpenter • CIN 155
4. Taylor • PIT 148
5. O'Brien • PHA 144
6. Wolf • LOU 141
7. Mansell • PIT 140
8. Sommer • CIN 129
9. Hecker • LOU 124
10. Gleason • STL 119

Runs Created

<strong>Runs Created</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Bill James and others<br>that estimates a player&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total.<br>This is computed with the "technical" formula when possible.<br>If SB or CS data is missing, the "basic" formula is used.<br>If HBP, IBB, SH, SF, or GIDP data is missing, the "stolen base" version of the formula is used. <br>Team Runs Created is the sum of player Runs Created.

1. Browning • LOU 63
2. Swartwood • PIT 60
3. Carpenter • CIN 53
4. Mansell • PIT 43
Sommer • CIN 43
6. Taylor • PIT 40
7. Wolf • LOU 39
8. Gleason • STL 38
9. Hecker • LOU 36
10. Fulmer • CIN 34
Snyder • CIN 34
O'Brien • PHA 34

Adj. Batting Runs

<strong>Adjusted Batting Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a player&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total via linear weights.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Browning • LOU 38
2. Swartwood • PIT 30
3. Carpenter • CIN 20
4. Taylor • PIT 14
5. Mansell • PIT 13
6. Wolf • LOU 13
7. O'Brien • PHA 12
8. Sommer • CIN 12
9. Hecker • LOU 8
10. Gleason • STL 6

Adj. Batting Wins

<strong>Adjusted Batting Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a player&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his bat.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Browning • LOU 4.3
2. Swartwood • PIT 3.5
3. Carpenter • CIN 2.4
4. Taylor • PIT 1.6
5. Mansell • PIT 1.5
6. Wolf • LOU 1.5
7. O'Brien • PHA 1.4
8. Sommer • CIN 1.3
9. Hecker • LOU 0.9
10. Gleason • STL 0.7

Extra Base Hits

<strong>Extra Base Hits</strong><br>Doubles + Triples + Home Runs

1. Mansell • PIT 34
2. Swartwood • PIT 33
3. Taylor • PIT 32
4. Walker • STL 29
5. Browning • LOU 25
6. Wheeler • CIN 23
7. Hecker • LOU 21
Cuthbert • STL 21
Carpenter • CIN 21
10. Sommer • CIN 19
O'Brien • PHA 19
Wolf • LOU 19

Times On Base

<strong>Times on Base</strong><br>Hits + Bases on Balls + Hit By Pitch<br>Does not include Reached on Error or Catcher Interference.

1. Browning • LOU 135
2. Carpenter • CIN 130
Swartwood • PIT 130
4. Sommer • CIN 126
5. Gleason • STL 111
6. Gleason • STL 106
7. Wolf • LOU 104
8. Mansell • PIT 102
Latham • PHA 102
10. Peters • PIT 101
Fulmer • CIN 101

Offensive Win %

<strong>Offensive Winning Percentage</strong><br>The percentage of games a team with nine of this player<br>batting would win. Assumes average pitching and defense.<br>This uses the Pythagorean win pct formula with the player's RC/G for runs scored and the league's R/9 as runs allowed.

1. Browning • LOU .878
2. Swartwood • PIT .818
3. Carpenter • CIN .766
4. O'Brien • PHA .723
5. Taylor • PIT .685
6. Wolf • LOU .665
7. Mansell • PIT .657
8. Sommer • CIN .655
9. Snyder • CIN .616
10. Gleason • STL .612

AB per HR

<strong>At Bats Per Home Run</strong>

1. Walker • STL 45.4
2. Browning • LOU 57.6
3. Lane • PIT 70.3
4. O'Brien • PHA 80.3
5. Swartwood • PIT 82.3
6. Taylor • PIT 100.7
7. Hecker • LOU 113.3
8. Strief • PIT 148.0
9. Gleason • STL 165.5
10. Mansell • PIT 173.0

Outs Made

<strong>Outs Made</strong><br>(At Bats - Hits) + Double Plays Grounded Into <br>+ Sac. Flies + Sac. Hits + Caught Stealing.

1. Wheeler • CIN 258
2. Sommer • CIN 252
3. Mansell • PIT 251
4. Birchall • PHA 249
Comiskey • STL 249
6. Gleason • STL 247
Gleason • STL 247
8. Hecker • LOU 246
9. Walker • STL 242
10. Myers • BAL 241
Smiley • 2TM 241

rOBA

rOBA
A measure of a player's offensive contributions, weighted in proportion to each event's actual run value

1. Browning • LOU .432
2. Swartwood • PIT .393
3. Carpenter • CIN .361
4. O'Brien • PHA .349
5. Taylor • PIT .337
6. Sommer • CIN .326
7. Mansell • PIT .326
8. Wolf • LOU .323
9. Snyder • CIN .308
10. Gleason • STL .306

Rbat+

Rbat+
Batting runs as computed for WAR, but indexed to the environment the player played in, where 100 is league average.

1. Browning • LOU 192
2. Swartwood • PIT 165
3. Carpenter • CIN 142
4. Taylor • PIT 136
5. Wolf • LOU 134
6. O'Brien • PHA 133
7. Mansell • PIT 130
8. Sommer • CIN 123
9. Hecker • LOU 122
10. Whiting • BAL 117

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 rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements

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