American League 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. Betts • BOS 10.7
2. Trout • LAA 9.9
3. Ramírez • CLE 7.6
4. Bregman • HOU 7.6
5. Chapman • OAK 7.4
6. Lindor • CLE 7.3
7. Snell • TBR 7.2
8. Martinez • BOS 6.7
9. Haniger • SEA 6.5
10. Sale • BOS 6.4

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. Betts • BOS 10.7
2. Trout • LAA 9.9
3. Ramírez • CLE 7.6
4. Bregman • HOU 7.6
5. Chapman • OAK 7.4
6. Lindor • CLE 7.3
7. Martinez • BOS 6.7
8. Haniger • SEA 6.5
9. Judge • NYY 6.1
10. Simmons • LAA 5.5

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. Trout • LAA 9.2
2. Betts • BOS 8.7
3. Ramírez • CLE 7.5
4. Bregman • HOU 7.2
5. Martinez • BOS 6.8
6. Lindor • CLE 6.4
7. Bogaerts • BOS 5.6
8. Haniger • SEA 5.5
9. Chapman • OAK 5.1
10. Andujar • NYY 4.9
Hicks • NYY 4.9

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. Chapman • OAK 2.8
2. Simmons • LAA 2.5
3. Anderson • CHW 2.4
4. Jones • DET 2.1
5. Semien • OAK 2.0
6. Lindor • CLE 1.9
7. Correa • HOU 1.8
8. Betts • BOS 1.7
9. Kiermaier • TBR 1.7
10. Kiner-Falefa • TEX 1.7

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. Betts • BOS .346
2. Martinez • BOS .330
3. Altuve • HOU .316
4. Trout • LAA .312
5. Brantley • CLE .309
6. Merrifield • KCR .304
7. Segura • SEA .304
8. Wendle • TBR .300
9. Castellanos • DET .298
10. Andujar • NYY .297

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. Trout • LAA .460
2. Betts • BOS .438
3. Martinez • BOS .402
4. Bregman • HOU .394
5. Judge • NYY .392 **
6. Ramírez • CLE .387
7. Altuve • HOU .386
8. Choo • TEX .377
9. Merrifield • KCR .367
10. Smith • TBR .367

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. Betts • BOS .640
2. Martinez • BOS .629
3. Trout • LAA .628
4. Ramírez • CLE .552
5. Davis • OAK .549
6. Bregman • HOU .532
7. Andujar • NYY .527
8. Judge • NYY .528 **
9. Bogaerts • BOS .522
10. Lindor • CLE .519

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. Trout • LAA 1.088
2. Betts • BOS 1.078
3. Martinez • BOS 1.031
4. Ramírez • CLE .939
5. Bregman • HOU .926
6. Judge • NYY .919 **
7. Bogaerts • BOS .883
8. Davis • OAK .874
9. Lindor • CLE .871
10. Chapman • OAK .864

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Olson • OAK 162
2. Semien • OAK 159
3. Lindor • CLE 158
Merrifield • KCR 158
Stanton • NYY 158
6. Ramírez • CLE 157
Castellanos • DET 157
Bregman • HOU 157
Lowrie • OAK 157
Haniger • SEA 157

At Bats

At Bats

1. Lindor • CLE 661
2. Merrifield • KCR 632
Semien • OAK 632
4. Castellanos • DET 620
5. Stanton • NYY 617
6. Sanchez • CHW 600
7. Lowrie • OAK 596
Haniger • SEA 596
9. Bregman • HOU 594
10. Segura • SEA 586

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. Lindor • CLE 745
2. Merrifield • KCR 707
3. Bregman • HOU 705
Stanton • NYY 705
5. Semien • OAK 703
6. Ramírez • CLE 698
7. Haniger • SEA 683
8. Lowrie • OAK 680
9. Castellanos • DET 678
10. Choo • TEX 665

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Betts • BOS 129
Lindor • CLE 129
3. Martinez • BOS 111
4. Ramírez • CLE 110
5. Bregman • HOU 105
6. Benintendi • BOS 103
7. Springer • HOU 102
Stanton • NYY 102
9. Trout • LAA 101
10. Chapman • OAK 100

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Merrifield • KCR 192
2. Martinez • BOS 188
3. Castellanos • DET 185
4. Lindor • CLE 183
5. Betts • BOS 180
6. Segura • SEA 178
7. Brantley • CLE 176
8. Bregman • HOU 170
Andujar • NYY 170
Haniger • SEA 170

Total Bases

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

1. Martinez • BOS 358
2. Lindor • CLE 343
3. Betts • BOS 333
4. Ramírez • CLE 319
5. Bregman • HOU 316
Davis • OAK 316
7. Stanton • NYY 314
8. Castellanos • DET 310
9. Andujar • NYY 302
10. Trout • LAA 296

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Bregman • HOU 51
2. Betts • BOS 47
Andujar • NYY 47
4. Castellanos • DET 46
5. Bogaerts • BOS 45
6. Merrifield • KCR 43
7. Lindor • CLE 42
Chapman • OAK 42
9. Benintendi • BOS 41
Piscotty • OAK 41

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Sanchez • CHW 10
Smith • TBR 10
3. Kiermaier • TBR 9
4. Strange-Gordon • SEA 8
5. Gardner • NYY 7
Hernández • TOR 7
Span • 2TM 7
8. Benintendi • BOS 6
Moncada • CHW 6
Jones • DET 6
Chapman • OAK 6
Pham • TBR 6
Wendle • TBR 6
Profar • TEX 6

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Davis • OAK 48
2. Martinez • BOS 43
3. Gallo • TEX 40
4. Ramírez • CLE 39
Trout • LAA 39
6. Lindor • CLE 38
Stanton • NYY 38
8. Cruz • SEA 37
9. Betts • BOS 32
Encarnación • CLE 32

Runs Batted In

Runs Batted In

1. Martinez • BOS 130
2. Davis • OAK 123
3. Encarnación • CLE 107
4. Ramírez • CLE 105
5. Bogaerts • BOS 103
Bregman • HOU 103
7. Stanton • NYY 100
8. Lowrie • OAK 99
9. Cruz • SEA 97
10. Haniger • SEA 93

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Trout • LAA 122
2. Ramírez • CLE 106
3. Bregman • HOU 96
4. Choo • TEX 92
5. Hicks • NYY 90
6. Smoak • TOR 83
7. Betts • BOS 81
8. Lowrie • OAK 78
9. Judge • NYY 76
10. Gallo • TEX 74

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Moncada • CHW 217
2. Stanton • NYY 211
3. Gallo • TEX 207
4. Davis • BAL 192
5. Upton • LAA 176
6. Davis • OAK 175
7. Davidson • CHW 165
8. Olson • OAK 163
Hernández • TOR 163
10. Candelario • DET 160

Stolen Bases

Stolen Bases

1. Merrifield • KCR 45
2. Smith • TBR 40
3. Ramírez • CLE 34
4. Mondesí • KCR 32
5. Betts • BOS 30
Strange-Gordon • SEA 30
7. Anderson • CHW 26
8. Lindor • CLE 25
9. Trout • LAA 24
10. Villar • BAL 21
Benintendi • BOS 21
Allen • CLE 21
Davis • CLE 21

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Segura • SEA 136
2. Merrifield • KCR 134
3. Altuve • HOU 125
4. Brantley • CLE 121
Duffy • TBR 121
6. Simmons • LAA 120
Strange-Gordon • SEA 120
8. Jones • BAL 113
9. Castellanos • DET 111
10. Gurriel • HOU 109
Semien • OAK 109

Adjusted OPS+

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

1. Trout • LAA 198
2. Betts • BOS 186
3. Martinez • BOS 173
4. Bregman • HOU 152
5. Ramírez • CLE 151
6. Haniger • SEA 139
7. Davis • OAK 137
8. Chapman • OAK 137
9. Cruz • SEA 135
10. Bogaerts • BOS 135

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. Betts • BOS 156
2. Trout • LAA 152
3. Martinez • BOS 141
4. Ramírez • CLE 137
5. Bregman • HOU 129
6. Lindor • CLE 125
7. Haniger • SEA 113
8. Castellanos • DET 111
9. Stanton • NYY 109
10. Merrifield • KCR 108

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. Trout • LAA 72
2. Betts • BOS 68
3. Martinez • BOS 59
4. Bregman • HOU 48
5. Ramírez • CLE 45
6. Haniger • SEA 35
7. Machado • BAL 32
8. Judge • NYY 32
9. Lindor • CLE 30
10. Davis • OAK 29

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. Trout • LAA 6.9
2. Betts • BOS 6.5
3. Martinez • BOS 5.7
4. Bregman • HOU 4.7
5. Ramírez • CLE 4.3
6. Haniger • SEA 3.4
7. Machado • BAL 3.1
8. Judge • NYY 3.1
9. Lindor • CLE 2.9
10. Davis • OAK 2.8

Extra Base Hits

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

1. Betts • BOS 84
2. Bregman • HOU 83
3. Martinez • BOS 82
Lindor • CLE 82
5. Ramírez • CLE 81
6. Davis • OAK 77
7. Andujar • NYY 76
8. Castellanos • DET 74
9. Stanton • NYY 73
10. Chapman • OAK 72

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. Trout • LAA 279
2. Bregman • HOU 278
3. Ramírez • CLE 270
4. Betts • BOS 269
5. Martinez • BOS 261
Lindor • CLE 261
7. Merrifield • KCR 259
8. Haniger • SEA 250
Choo • TEX 250
10. Stanton • NYY 242

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. Trout • LAA .854
2. Betts • BOS .846
3. Martinez • BOS .780
4. Ramírez • CLE .748
5. Bregman • HOU .719
6. Haniger • SEA .670
7. Lindor • CLE .663
Bogaerts • BOS .663
9. Hicks • NYY .662
10. Castellanos • DET .659

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Gómez • TBR 21
2. Chirinos • TEX 19
3. Cron • TBR 17
4. Cruz • SEA 14
5. Robertson • TBR 13
6. Bregman • HOU 12
Perez • KCR 12
Davis • OAK 12
Piscotty • OAK 12
Profar • TEX 12

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts)

1. DeShields • TEX 12
2. Strange-Gordon • SEA 9
3. Escobar • KCR 8
4. Engel • CHW 7
Pérez • CLE 7
Heredia • SEA 7
Smith • TBR 7
8. Tocci • TEX 6
9. González • HOU 5
Kiner-Falefa • TEX 5

Sacrifice Flies

Sacrifice Flies
First tracked in 1954.

1. Correa • HOU 11
2. Stanton • NYY 10
Wendle • TBR 10
4. Gregorius • NYY 9
5. Gattis • HOU 8
Beltré • TEX 8
7. Benintendi • BOS 7
Martinez • BOS 7
Encarnación • CLE 7
Martínez • DET 7
Gurriel • HOU 7
Davis • OAK 7
Semien • OAK 7
Haniger • SEA 7
Span • 2TM 7

Intentional Bases on Balls

<strong>Intentional Bases on Balls</strong><br>First tracked in 1955.

1. Trout • LAA 25
2. Ramírez • CLE 15
3. Machado • BAL 12
4. Martinez • BOS 11
5. Betts • BOS 8
6. Abreu • CHW 7
Lindor • CLE 7
8. Devers • BOS 6
Escobar • MIN 6
10. Castellanos • DET 5
Mauer • MIN 5
Rosario • MIN 5
Stanton • NYY 5
Davis • OAK 5
Cruz • SEA 5
Morales • TOR 5

Double Plays Grounded Into

<strong>Double Plays Grounded Into</strong><br>Only includes standard 6-4-3, 4-3, etc. double plays.<br>First tracked in 1933.<br>For gamelogs only in seasons we have play-by-play, we include triple plays as well.<br>All official seasonal totals do not include GITP's.

1. Gurriel • HOU 22
2. Jones • BAL 21
Piscotty • OAK 21
Healy • SEA 21
Solarte • TOR 21
6. Martinez • BOS 19
Martínez • DET 19
Perez • KCR 19
9. Chapman • OAK 18
10. Mancini • BAL 17
Núñez • BOS 17
Altuve • HOU 17
Correa • HOU 17
Simmons • LAA 17
Stanton • NYY 17
Segura • SEA 17
Ramos • TBR 17

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

1. Strange-Gordon • SEA 12
Smith • TBR 12
Odor • TEX 12
4. Segura • SEA 11
5. Lindor • CLE 10
Merrifield • KCR 10
7. Anderson • CHW 8
Engel • CHW 8
9. Holt • BOS 7
Davis • CLE 7
Mondesí • KCR 7
Polanco • MIN 7
Kinsler • 2TM 7

SB %

Stolen Base Percentage
SB / (SB + CS)

1. Bradley • BOS 94.44
2. Trout • LAA 92.31
3. Gardner • NYY 88.89
4. Benintendi • BOS 87.50
Villar • BAL 87.50
6. Ramírez • CLE 85.00
7. Allen • CLE 84.00
8. Betts • BOS 83.33
DeShields • TEX 83.33
10. Pillar • TOR 82.35

Power-Speed #

<strong>Power/Speed Number</strong><br>2 x (Home Runs x Stolen Bases)/(Stolen Bases + Home Runs)<br>The harmonic mean of HR and SB.<br>To do well you need a lot of both.<br>Developed by Bill James.

1. Ramírez • CLE 36.3
2. Betts • BOS 31.0
3. Lindor • CLE 30.2
4. Trout • LAA 29.7
5. Anderson • CHW 22.6
6. Mondesí • KCR 19.5
7. Merrifield • KCR 18.9
8. Benintendi • BOS 18.2
9. Hicks • NYY 15.6
10. Bregman • HOU 15.1

AB per SO

<strong>At Bats Per Strikeout</strong><br>For career marks this only includes AB&#x2019;s for seasons where SO&#x2019;s were tracked.

1. Simmons • LAA 12.6
2. Martínez • DET 9.5
3. Brantley • CLE 9.5
4. Gurriel • HOU 8.5
5. Segura • SEA 8.5
6. Kinsler • 2TM 7.6
7. Gregorius • NYY 7.3
8. Ramírez • CLE 7.2
9. Bregman • HOU 7.0
10. Núñez • BOS 7.0

AB per HR

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

1. Davis • OAK 12.0
2. Trout • LAA 12.1
3. Gallo • TEX 12.5
4. Martinez • BOS 13.2
5. Cruz • SEA 14.0
6. Ramírez • CLE 14.8
7. Judge • NYY 15.3 **
8. Encarnación • CLE 15.6
9. Stanton • NYY 16.2
10. Betts • BOS 16.3

Outs Made

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

1. Lindor • CLE 499
2. Semien • OAK 498
3. Stanton • NYY 480
4. Sanchez • CHW 475
5. Merrifield • KCR 470
Seager • SEA 470
7. Mancini • BAL 464
8. Anderson • CHW 459
9. Davis • OAK 457
10. Moncada • CHW 456

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)

<strong>Base-Out Runs Added</strong><br>Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the batter<br> or baserunner add in the resulting play.<br>Compared to average, so 0 is average, and above 0 is better than average

1. Martinez • BOS 73.27
2. Betts • BOS 64.10
3. Trout • LAA 63.18
4. Ramírez • CLE 54.34
5. Bregman • HOU 53.86
6. Judge • NYY 40.01
7. Bogaerts • BOS 38.48
8. Benintendi • BOS 36.41
9. Hicks • NYY 35.40
10. Lindor • CLE 35.31

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added for Offensive Player</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability<br>caused by this batter during the game.<br>See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Betts • BOS 6.0
2. Bregman • HOU 5.7
3. Martinez • BOS 5.4
4. Benintendi • BOS 4.0
5. Trout • LAA 3.9
6. Bogaerts • BOS 3.8
7. Davis • OAK 3.7
8. Ramírez • CLE 3.5
9. Haniger • SEA 3.3
10. Castellanos • DET 3.3

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)

<strong>Situational Wins (WPA/LI)</strong><br>It is the sum of WPA divided by the leverage index for each play.<br>WPA depends greatly on the context of the at bats.<br>This stat does not.

1. Betts • BOS 6.6
2. Trout • LAA 6.5
3. Ramírez • CLE 5.1
4. Martinez • BOS 5.0
5. Bregman • HOU 4.6
6. Judge • NYY 4.0
7. Haniger • SEA 3.3
8. Davis • OAK 3.2
9. Stanton • NYY 2.9
10. Castellanos • DET 2.8

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added for Offensive Player</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability of winning the World Series, displayed in percentage points.<br>See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Bregman • HOU 4.5
2. Betts • BOS 3.1
3. Martinez • BOS 2.7
4. Benintendi • BOS 2.6
5. Haniger • SEA 2.6
6. Ramírez • CLE 2.5
7. Lindor • CLE 2.0
8. White • HOU 1.8
9. Trout • LAA 1.8
10. Davis • OAK 1.8

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)

<strong>Base-Out Wins Added (REW)</strong><br>This is the number of wins above average the player was worth by their performance measured by the 24 <br>base-out situations across every play in the game.

1. Martinez • BOS 6.9
2. Trout • LAA 6.1
3. Betts • BOS 6.0
4. Bregman • HOU 5.2
5. Ramírez • CLE 5.2
6. Judge • NYY 3.9
7. Bogaerts • BOS 3.6
8. Benintendi • BOS 3.5
9. Lowrie • OAK 3.4
10. Hicks • NYY 3.4

rOBA

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

1. Betts • BOS .462
2. Trout • LAA .455
3. Martinez • BOS .440
4. Ramírez • CLE .403
5. Bregman • HOU .397
6. Bogaerts • BOS .387
7. Haniger • SEA .377
8. Lindor • CLE .375
9. Castellanos • DET .375
10. Andujar • NYY .371

Rbat+

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

1. Trout • LAA 194
2. Betts • BOS 192
3. Martinez • BOS 180
4. Bregman • HOU 154
5. Ramírez • CLE 150
6. Haniger • SEA 144
7. Bogaerts • BOS 141
8. Chapman • OAK 138
9. Davis • OAK 134
10. Andujar • NYY 134

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