American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Petrocelli • BOS 10.0
2. Jackson • OAK 9.2
3. Bando • OAK 8.3
4. McLain • DET 7.8
5. Robinson • BAL 7.5
6. Blair • BAL 7.1
7. Perry • MIN 6.5
8. McDowell • CLE 6.4
9. Killebrew • MIN 6.2
10. Stottlemyre • NYY 6.1
WAR Position Players
1. Petrocelli • BOS 10.0
2. Jackson • OAK 9.2
3. Bando • OAK 8.3
4. Robinson • BAL 7.5
5. Blair • BAL 7.1
6. Killebrew • MIN 6.2
7. McMullen • WSA 5.9
8. Powell • BAL 5.9
9. Howard • WSA 5.7
10. Carew • MIN 5.5
Offensive WAR
1. Jackson • OAK 8.5
2. Petrocelli • BOS 8.4
3. Bando • OAK 8.2
4. Killebrew • MIN 8.0
5. Howard • WSA 7.9
6. Robinson • BAL 6.9
7. Fregosi • CAL 5.2
8. Powell • BAL 5.1
9. Epstein • WSA 5.1
10. Carew • MIN 5.1
Defensive WAR
1. Brinkman • WSA 3.3
2. Robinson • BAL 2.9
3. Cárdenas • MIN 2.9
4. Blair • BAL 2.8
5. Petrocelli • BOS 2.7
6. Belanger • BAL 2.2
7. Aparicio • CHW 2.0
8. McMullen • WSA 2.0
9. Campaneris • OAK 2.0
10. Kenney • NYY 1.8
Batting Average
1. Carew • MIN .332
2. Smith • BOS .309
3. Oliva • MIN .309
4. Robinson • BAL .308
5. Powell • BAL .304
6. Williams • CHW .304
7. Petrocelli • BOS .297
8. Howard • WSA .296
9. Northrup • DET .295
10. Andrews • BOS .293
On-Base%
1. Killebrew • MIN .427
2. Robinson • BAL .415
3. Epstein • WSA .414 **
4. Jackson • OAK .410
5. Petrocelli • BOS .403
6. Howard • WSA .402
7. Bando • OAK .400
8. Buford • BAL .397
9. White • NYY .392
10. Andrews • BOS .390
Slugging %
1. Jackson • OAK .608
2. Petrocelli • BOS .589
3. Killebrew • MIN .584
4. Howard • WSA .574
5. Powell • BAL .559
6. Epstein • WSA .551 **
7. Robinson • BAL .540
8. Smith • BOS .527
9. Northrup • DET .508
10. Yastrzemski • BOS .507
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Jackson • OAK 1.018
2. Killebrew • MIN 1.011
3. Petrocelli • BOS .992
4. Howard • WSA .976
5. Epstein • WSA .965 **
6. Robinson • BAL .955
7. Powell • BAL .942
8. Smith • BOS .895
9. Bando • OAK .885
10. Yastrzemski • BOS .870
Games Played
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 162
Killebrew • MIN 162
Bando • OAK 162
4. Fregosi • CAL 161
Howard • WSA 161
6. Cárdenas • MIN 160
7. Rodríguez • CAL 159
Horton • CLE 159
Harrelson • 2TM 159
10. Tovar • MIN 158
McMullen • WSA 158
At Bats
1. Clarke • NYY 641
2. Oliva • MIN 637
3. Blair • BAL 625
Horton • CLE 625
5. Alomar • 2TM 617
6. Bando • OAK 609
7. Yastrzemski • BOS 603
8. Aparicio • CHW 599
9. Robinson • BAL 598
10. Stanley • DET 592
Howard • WSA 592
Plate Appearances
1. Bando • OAK 734
2. Killebrew • MIN 709
3. Yastrzemski • BOS 707
4. Howard • WSA 702
5. Clarke • NYY 700
6. Oliva • MIN 692
7. Blair • BAL 685
Fregosi • CAL 685
9. Aparicio • CHW 681
10. Jackson • OAK 678
Runs Scored
1. Jackson • OAK 123
2. Robinson • BAL 111
Howard • WSA 111
4. Killebrew • MIN 106
Bando • OAK 106
6. Blair • BAL 102
7. Buford • BAL 99
Tovar • MIN 99
9. Oliva • MIN 97
10. Yastrzemski • BOS 96
Hits
1. Oliva • MIN 197
2. Clarke • NYY 183
3. Blair • BAL 178
4. Howard • WSA 175
5. Horton • CLE 174
6. Bando • OAK 171
7. Smith • BOS 168
Aparicio • CHW 168
9. Robinson • BAL 166
Unser • WSA 166
Total Bases
1. Howard • WSA 340
2. Jackson • OAK 334
3. Killebrew • MIN 324
4. Oliva • MIN 316
5. Petrocelli • BOS 315
6. Yastrzemski • BOS 306
7. Blair • BAL 298
Powell • BAL 298
9. Bando • OAK 295
10. Robinson • BAL 291
Doubles
1. Oliva • MIN 39
2. Jackson • OAK 36
3. Johnson • BAL 34
4. Blair • BAL 32
Petrocelli • BOS 32
6. Buford • BAL 31
Northrup • DET 31
8. Carew • MIN 30
White • NYY 30
10. Smith • BOS 29
Davis • SEP 29
Triples
1. Unser • WSA 8
2. Smith • BOS 7
Clarke • NYY 7
4. Fregosi • CAL 6
Piniella • KCR 6
Green • OAK 6
Hegan • SEP 6
Stroud • WSA 6
9. Blair • BAL 5
Robinson • BAL 5
O'Brien • BOS 5
Scott • BOS 5
Johnstone • CAL 5
Aparicio • CHW 5
McAuliffe • DET 5
Northrup • DET 5
Tovar • MIN 5
White • NYY 5
Hall • 2TM 5
Brinkman • WSA 5
Home Runs
1. Killebrew • MIN 49
2. Howard • WSA 48
3. Jackson • OAK 47
4. Petrocelli • BOS 40
Yastrzemski • BOS 40
6. Powell • BAL 37
7. Robinson • BAL 32
8. Bando • OAK 31
9. Harrelson • 2TM 30
Epstein • WSA 30
Runs Batted In
1. Killebrew • MIN 140
2. Powell • BAL 121
3. Jackson • OAK 118
4. Bando • OAK 113
5. Yastrzemski • BOS 111
Howard • WSA 111
7. Oliva • MIN 101
8. Robinson • BAL 100
9. Petrocelli • BOS 97
10. Smith • BOS 93
Horton • CLE 93
Bases on Balls
1. Killebrew • MIN 145
2. Jackson • OAK 114
3. Bando • OAK 111
4. Howard • WSA 102
5. Yastrzemski • BOS 101
6. Harrelson • 2TM 99
7. Petrocelli • BOS 98
8. Buford • BAL 96
9. Harper • SEP 95
10. Fregosi • CAL 93
Strikeouts
1. Jackson • OAK 142
2. Conigliaro • BOS 111
Hernández • KCR 111
4. Melton • CHW 106
5. Murcer • NYY 103
McMullen • WSA 103
7. Harrelson • 2TM 102
8. Reichardt • CAL 100
Monday • OAK 100
10. Epstein • WSA 99
Stolen Bases
1. Harper • SEP 73
2. Campaneris • OAK 62
3. Tovar • MIN 45
4. Kelly • KCR 40
5. Foy • KCR 37
6. Cardenal • CLE 36
7. Clarke • NYY 33
8. Kenney • NYY 25
9. Aparicio • CHW 24
10. Blair • BAL 20
Alomar • 2TM 20
Singles
1. Clarke • NYY 146
2. Alomar • 2TM 138
3. Aparicio • CHW 134
4. Unser • WSA 132
5. Oliva • MIN 130
6. Belanger • BAL 129
7. Brinkman • WSA 128
8. Cárdenas • MIN 124
9. Uhlaender • MIN 123
Campaneris • OAK 123
Adjusted OPS+
1. Jackson • OAK 189
2. Howard • WSA 178
3. Killebrew • MIN 177
4. Petrocelli • BOS 168
5. Robinson • BAL 165
6. Powell • BAL 160
7. Bando • OAK 153
8. Smith • BOS 142
9. Yastrzemski • BOS 136
10. Northrup • DET 136
Runs Created
1. Killebrew • MIN 146
2. Jackson • OAK 144
3. Howard • WSA 132
4. Petrocelli • BOS 129
5. Robinson • BAL 126
6. Bando • OAK 124
7. Yastrzemski • BOS 113
8. Powell • BAL 112
9. Oliva • MIN 107
10. Northrup • DET 100
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Jackson • OAK 68
2. Killebrew • MIN 64
3. Howard • WSA 62
4. Petrocelli • BOS 53
5. Robinson • BAL 50
6. Bando • OAK 47
7. Epstein • WSA 44
8. Powell • BAL 44
9. Smith • BOS 30
10. Yastrzemski • BOS 30
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Jackson • OAK 6.9
2. Killebrew • MIN 6.5
3. Howard • WSA 6.3
4. Petrocelli • BOS 5.3
5. Robinson • BAL 5.1
6. Bando • OAK 4.8
7. Epstein • WSA 4.5
8. Powell • BAL 4.4
9. Smith • BOS 3.1
10. Yastrzemski • BOS 3.0
Extra Base Hits
1. Jackson • OAK 86
2. Petrocelli • BOS 74
3. Killebrew • MIN 71
4. Yastrzemski • BOS 70
5. Oliva • MIN 67
Howard • WSA 67
7. Blair • BAL 63
8. Powell • BAL 62
9. Smith • BOS 61
Northrup • DET 61
Times On Base
1. Killebrew • MIN 303
2. Bando • OAK 293
3. Howard • WSA 282
4. Jackson • OAK 277
5. Robinson • BAL 267
6. Buford • BAL 262
7. Petrocelli • BOS 258
8. Yastrzemski • BOS 256
9. Fregosi • CAL 245
Oliva • MIN 245
Offensive Win %
1. Jackson • OAK .813
2. Killebrew • MIN .809
3. Robinson • BAL .790
4. Petrocelli • BOS .788
5. Howard • WSA .760
6. Powell • BAL .745
7. Bando • OAK .733
8. Carew • MIN .708
9. Northrup • DET .705
10. Andrews • BOS .704
Hit By Pitch
1. Robinson • BAL 13
2. Jackson • OAK 12
3. Bando • OAK 11
4. Epstein • WSA 10
5. Tovar • MIN 9
6. Reichardt • CAL 8
Herrmann • CHW 8
Freehan • DET 8
Rodríguez • KCR 8
Green • OAK 8
Reynolds • OAK 8
Sacrifice Hits
1. Blair • BAL 13
McLain • DET 13
3. Lolich • DET 12
4. McDowell • CLE 11
5. Andrews • BOS 10
Aparicio • CHW 10
Campaneris • OAK 10
8. Drago • KCR 9
Bahnsen • NYY 9
Kenney • NYY 9
Dobson • OAK 9
McNertney • SEP 9
Sacrifice Flies
1. White • NYY 11
2. Robinson • BAL 10
3. Foy • KCR 9
Piniella • KCR 9
Cárdenas • MIN 9
6. Powell • BAL 8
Smith • BOS 8
McMullen • WSA 8
9. Johnson • BAL 7
Reichardt • CAL 7
Rodríguez • CAL 7
Kaline • DET 7
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Killebrew • MIN 20
Jackson • OAK 20
3. Howard • WSA 19
4. Petrocelli • BOS 13
Mincher • SEP 13
6. Scott • BOS 12
Cárdenas • MIN 12
Oliva • MIN 12
Roseboro • MIN 12
Azcue • 3TM 12
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Howard • WSA 29
2. Cater • OAK 25
3. Adair • KCR 24
4. Brinkman • WSA 23
5. Horton • CLE 21
6. Robinson • BAL 19
Cárdenas • MIN 19
Harrelson • 2TM 19
9. Powell • BAL 18
Cardenal • CLE 18
Oliver • KCR 18
Caught Stealing
1. Buford • BAL 18
Harper • SEP 18
3. Foy • KCR 15
4. Kenney • NYY 14
5. Smith • BOS 13
Kelly • KCR 13
Oliva • MIN 13
Clarke • NYY 13
9. Tovar • MIN 12
10. Mincher • SEP 11
SB %
1. Campaneris • OAK 88.57
2. Alomar • 2TM 86.96
3. Aparicio • CHW 85.71
Cardenal • CLE 85.71
5. Davis • SEP 82.61
6. Harper • SEP 80.22
7. Tovar • MIN 78.95
8. Blair • BAL 76.92
9. Kelly • KCR 75.47
10. Jackson • OAK 72.22
Power-Speed #
1. Blair • BAL 22.6
2. Yastrzemski • BOS 21.8
3. Harrelson • 2TM 21.7
4. Jackson • OAK 20.4
5. Tovar • MIN 17.7
6. Foy • KCR 17.0
7. Cardenal • CLE 16.9
8. Comer • SEP 16.4
9. Harper • SEP 16.0
10. Mincher • SEP 14.3
AB per SO
1. Aparicio • CHW 20.7
2. Clarke • NYY 15.6
3. Cater • OAK 14.6
4. Tovar • MIN 14.5
5. Williams • CHW 14.3
6. Brinkman • WSA 13.7
7. Kenney • NYY 12.4
8. Pepitone • NYY 12.2
9. Alomar • 2TM 11.4
10. Brown • CLE 10.9
AB per HR
1. Killebrew • MIN 11.3
2. Jackson • OAK 11.7
3. Howard • WSA 12.3
4. Petrocelli • BOS 13.4
5. Epstein • WSA 13.4 **
6. Powell • BAL 14.4
7. Yastrzemski • BOS 15.1
8. Robinson • BAL 16.8
9. Mincher • SEP 17.1
10. Horton • DET 18.1
Outs Made
1. Robinson • BAL 491
2. Clarke • NYY 484
3. Blair • BAL 482
4. Horton • CLE 480
5. Alomar • 2TM 477
6. Stanley • DET 476
7. Harrelson • 2TM 474
8. Yastrzemski • BOS 472
9. Oliva • MIN 470
10. Cater • OAK 466
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Killebrew • MIN 84.13
2. Jackson • OAK 72.70
3. Howard • WSA 63.62
4. Robinson • BAL 63.01
5. Powell • BAL 59.27
6. Bando • OAK 46.32
7. Yastrzemski • BOS 46.10
8. Epstein • WSA 45.77
9. Petrocelli • BOS 38.83
10. Carew • MIN 37.71
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Robinson • BAL 7.3
2. Killebrew • MIN 7.3
3. Jackson • OAK 6.9
4. Epstein • WSA 6.7
5. Howard • WSA 6.1
6. Powell • BAL 5.9
7. Smith • BOS 4.5
8. Bando • OAK 4.4
9. May • CHW 4.0
10. White • NYY 3.6
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Jackson • OAK 8.4
2. Howard • WSA 7.8
3. Killebrew • MIN 7.3
4. Robinson • BAL 6.6
5. Powell • BAL 5.5
6. Bando • OAK 5.1
7. Petrocelli • BOS 4.9
8. Epstein • WSA 4.7
9. Yastrzemski • BOS 4.1
10. Northrup • DET 3.3
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Killebrew • MIN 11.0
2. Jackson • OAK 9.1
3. Robinson • BAL 6.5
4. Oliva • MIN 4.8
5. Powell • BAL 4.7
6. Reese • MIN 4.6
7. Green • OAK 4.2
8. Carew • MIN 4.0
9. Bando • OAK 3.7
10. Buford • BAL 2.9
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Killebrew • MIN 8.3
2. Jackson • OAK 7.5
3. Howard • WSA 6.6
4. Robinson • BAL 6.3
5. Powell • BAL 6.0
6. Bando • OAK 4.8
7. Epstein • WSA 4.8
8. Yastrzemski • BOS 4.6
9. Petrocelli • BOS 3.8
10. Carew • MIN 3.8

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