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. Hecker • LOU 17.8
2. Mullane • TOL 13.2
3. Morris • COL 8.5
4. Keefe • NYP 8.4
5. Henderson • BAL 6.4
6. Emslie • BAL 6.1
7. White • CIN 6.0
8. Orr • NYP 5.8
9. Taylor • PHA 5.4
10. Esterbrook • NYP 4.8
Mountain • COL 4.8

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. Orr • NYP 5.8
2. Esterbrook • NYP 4.8
3. Reilly • CIN 4.7
4. Barkley • TOL 4.7
5. Fennelly • 2TM 4.4
6. Stovey • PHA 4.3
7. Jones • CIN 4.3
8. Latham • STL 4.3
9. Houck • PHA 4.2
10. Smith • COL 4.1

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. Orr • NYP 4.9
2. Reilly • CIN 4.8
3. Stovey • PHA 4.7
4. Fennelly • 2TM 4.6
5. Browning • LOU 4.2
6. Jones • CIN 3.8
7. Esterbrook • NYP 3.8
8. Nelson • NYP 3.5
9. Barkley • TOL 3.3
10. Mann • COL 3.1

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. Latham • STL 2.6
2. McLaughlin • LOU 2.2
3. Houck • PHA 2.2
4. Gerhardt • LOU 2.1
5. Smith • COL 2.1
6. Barkley • TOL 1.6
7. Kuehne • COL 1.5
8. Esterbrook • NYP 1.5
9. Richmond • COL 1.3
10. Corey • PHA 1.3

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. Orr • NYP .354
2. Reilly • CIN .339
3. Browning • LOU .336
4. Stovey • PHA .326
5. Lewis • STL .323
6. Esterbrook • NYP .314
7. Jones • CIN .314
8. Fennelly • 2TM .311
9. Barkley • TOL .306
10. Wolf • LOU .300

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. Jones • CIN .376
2. Nelson • NYP .375
3. Stovey • PHA .368
4. Fennelly • 2TM .367
5. Reilly • CIN .366
6. Lewis • STL .366
7. Swartwood • PIT .365
8. Orr • NYP .362
9. Browning • LOU .357
10. Esterbrook • NYP .345

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. Reilly • CIN .551
2. Stovey • PHA .545
3. Orr • NYP .539
4. Fennelly • 2TM .480
5. Browning • LOU .472
6. Jones • CIN .470
7. Mann • COL .464
8. Barkley • TOL .444
9. Carroll • COL .440
10. Hecker • LOU .430

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. Reilly • CIN .918
2. Stovey • PHA .913
3. Orr • NYP .901
4. Fennelly • 2TM .847
5. Jones • CIN .846
6. Browning • LOU .829
7. Mann • COL .805
8. Lewis • STL .792
9. Barkley • TOL .786
10. Esterbrook • NYP .772

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Jones • CIN 112
McPhee • CIN 112
Brady • NYP 112
Esterbrook • NYP 112
5. Nelson • NYP 111
6. Corkhill • CIN 110
Kuehne • COL 110
Wolf • LOU 110
Orr • NYP 110
Gleason • STL 110
Latham • STL 110
Nicol • STL 110

At Bats

At Bats

1. Wolf • LOU 486
2. Brady • NYP 485
3. Knight • PHA 484
4. Sommer • BAL 479
5. Esterbrook • NYP 477
6. Carpenter • CIN 474
Latham • STL 474
8. Jones • CIN 472
Houck • PHA 472
Gleason • STL 472

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. Jones • CIN 519
2. Nelson • NYP 515
3. Gleason • STL 511
4. Brady • NYP 506
5. Esterbrook • NYP 499
6. Latham • STL 498
7. Sommer • BAL 495
Knight • PHA 495
9. Wolf • LOU 493
10. Houck • PHA 487

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Stovey • PHA 124
2. Jones • CIN 117
3. Latham • STL 115
4. Reilly • CIN 114
Nelson • NYP 114
6. Esterbrook • NYP 110
7. McPhee • CIN 107
8. Brady • NYP 102
9. Browning • LOU 101
10. Roseman • NYP 97
Gleason • STL 97

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Orr • NYP 162
2. Reilly • CIN 152
3. Browning • LOU 150
Esterbrook • NYP 150
5. Jones • CIN 148
6. Wolf • LOU 146
Stovey • PHA 146
8. Houck • PHA 140
9. Barkley • TOL 133
10. Knight • PHA 131

Total Bases

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

1. Reilly • CIN 247
Orr • NYP 247
3. Stovey • PHA 244
4. Jones • CIN 222
5. Browning • LOU 211
6. Esterbrook • NYP 204
7. Wolf • LOU 201
8. Barkley • TOL 193
9. Houck • PHA 187
10. Corey • PHA 185

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Barkley • TOL 39
2. Browning • LOU 33
3. Orr • NYP 32
4. Esterbrook • NYP 29
5. Lewis • STL 25
6. Reilly • CIN 24
Wolf • LOU 24
Welch • TOL 24
9. Troy • NYP 22
Stovey • PHA 22
Fennelly • 2TM 22

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Stovey • PHA 23
2. Reilly • CIN 19
3. Mann • COL 18
4. Jones • CIN 17
Peltz • IND 17
6. Kuehne • COL 16
Corey • PHA 16
8. Fennelly • 2TM 15
9. Houck • PHA 14
10. Orr • NYP 13

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Reilly • CIN 11
2. Stovey • PHA 10
3. Orr • NYP 9
4. Mann • COL 7
Jones • CIN 7
6. Burns • BAL 6
Kerins • IND 6
Smith • COL 6
Carroll • COL 6
10. Corey • PHA 5
Brown • COL 5
Kuehne • COL 5
McPhee • CIN 5

Runs Batted In

Runs Batted In

1. Orr • NYP 112
2. Reilly • CIN 91
3. Comiskey • STL 84
4. Stovey • PHA 83
5. Wolf • LOU 73
6. Jones • CIN 71
7. Corkhill • CIN 70
8. McPhee • CIN 64
9. Carpenter • CIN 60
10. O'Neill • STL 54

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Nelson • NYP 74
2. Geer • BRO 38
3. Jones • CIN 37
4. Macullar • BAL 36
5. Richmond • COL 35
6. York • BAL 34
7. Swartwood • PIT 33
Mullane • TOL 33
9. Fennelly • 2TM 31
10. Clinton • BAL 29

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Esterbrook • NYP 109
2. Wolf • LOU 108
Orr • NYP 108
4. Brady • NYP 107
Houck • PHA 107
6. Jones • CIN 105
McPhee • CIN 105
Browning • LOU 105
9. Sommer • BAL 104
10. Knight • PHA 100
Latham • STL 100

Adjusted OPS+

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

1. Reilly • CIN 189
2. Orr • NYP 189
3. Stovey • PHA 185
4. Fennelly • 2TM 181
5. Browning • LOU 173
6. Jones • CIN 168
7. Mann • COL 168
8. Carroll • COL 155
9. Lewis • STL 152
10. Keenan • IND 151

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. Orr • NYP 89
Stovey • PHA 89
3. Reilly • CIN 86
4. Jones • CIN 81
5. Browning • LOU 75
6. Esterbrook • NYP 68
7. Fennelly • 2TM 66
8. Barkley • TOL 65
9. Wolf • LOU 62
10. Roseman • NYP 59

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. Reilly • CIN 42
2. Orr • NYP 42
3. Stovey • PHA 42
4. Jones • CIN 37
5. Browning • LOU 34
6. Fennelly • 2TM 33
7. Mann • COL 26
8. Esterbrook • NYP 26
9. Barkley • TOL 25
10. Swartwood • PIT 21

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. Reilly • CIN 4.8
2. Orr • NYP 4.8
3. Stovey • PHA 4.7
4. Jones • CIN 4.2
5. Browning • LOU 3.9
6. Fennelly • 2TM 3.8
7. Mann • COL 3.0
8. Esterbrook • NYP 2.9
9. Barkley • TOL 2.9
10. Swartwood • PIT 2.4

Extra Base Hits

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

1. Stovey • PHA 55
2. Reilly • CIN 54
Orr • NYP 54
4. Barkley • TOL 49
5. Browning • LOU 45
6. Jones • CIN 43
7. Esterbrook • NYP 41
Fennelly • 2TM 41
9. Wolf • LOU 38
Corey • PHA 38

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. Jones • CIN 195
2. Nelson • NYP 193
3. Stovey • PHA 176
4. Esterbrook • NYP 172
5. Reilly • CIN 171
6. Orr • NYP 168
7. Gleason • STL 166
8. Browning • LOU 165
9. Swartwood • PIT 163
10. Clinton • BAL 160

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. Orr • NYP .836
2. Stovey • PHA .831
3. Reilly • CIN .828
4. Fennelly • 2TM .788
5. Browning • LOU .788
6. Jones • CIN .784
7. Lewis • STL .753
8. Barkley • TOL .734
9. Esterbrook • NYP .722
10. Mann • COL .721

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Swartwood • PIT 15
2. Reilly • CIN 14
3. Clinton • BAL 13
4. Field • COL 12
Smith • COL 12
Gleason • STL 12
7. Mann • COL 11
8. York • BAL 10
Jones • CIN 10
Esterbrook • NYP 10

AB per HR

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

1. Reilly • CIN 40.7
2. Carroll • COL 42.0
3. Stovey • PHA 44.8
4. Orr • NYP 50.9
5. Mann • COL 52.3
6. Kerins • IND 60.7
7. Weihe • IND 64.0
8. Jones • CIN 67.4
9. Keefe • NYP 70.0
10. Smith • COL 74.2

Outs Made

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

1. Brady • NYP 363
2. Carpenter • CIN 353
Knight • PHA 353
4. Comiskey • STL 351
5. Sommer • BAL 350
6. Gleason • STL 345
7. Latham • STL 344
8. Wolf • LOU 340
9. Smith • COL 339
10. Houck • PHA 332

rOBA

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

1. Reilly • CIN .409
2. Stovey • PHA .406
3. Orr • NYP .403
4. Jones • CIN .384
5. Fennelly • 2TM .382
6. Browning • LOU .374
7. Mann • COL .363
8. Lewis • STL .363
9. Barkley • TOL .356
10. Esterbrook • NYP .351

Rbat+

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

1. Orr • NYP 167
2. Reilly • CIN 166
3. Fennelly • 2TM 163
4. Stovey • PHA 163
5. Browning • LOU 156
6. Mann • COL 154
7. Jones • CIN 152
8. Carroll • COL 145
9. Keenan • IND 142
10. Lewis • STL 141

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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