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Major League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Hubbell • NYG 9.0
2. Foxx • PHA 9.0
3. Klein • PHI 8.0
4. Warneke • CHC 7.8
5. Grove • PHA 7.3
6. Gehringer • DET 7.3
7. Gehrig • NYY 7.2
8. Cronin • WSH 7.1
9. Berger • BSN 6.9
10. Hadley • SLB 6.9
WAR Position Players
1. Foxx • PHA 9.0
2. Klein • PHI 8.0
3. Gehringer • DET 7.3
4. Gehrig • NYY 7.2
5. Cronin • WSH 7.1
6. Berger • BSN 6.9
7. Vaughan • PIT 6.6
8. Cochrane • PHA 6.3
9. Ruth • NYY 6.2
10. Martin • STL 6.2
Offensive WAR
1. Foxx • PHA 9.0
2. Klein • PHI 8.3
3. Gehrig • NYY 7.9
4. Vaughan • PIT 6.7
5. Cochrane • PHA 6.7
6. Berger • BSN 6.7
7. Martin • STL 6.4
8. Ruth • NYY 6.3
9. Cronin • WSH 5.6
10. Gehringer • DET 5.6
Defensive WAR
1. Critz • NYG 4.1
2. Ryan • NYG 3.1
3. Jurges • CHC 3.0
4. Cronin • WSH 2.6
5. Rogell • DET 2.3
6. Gehringer • DET 2.3
7. Urbanski • BSN 2.0
8. Hogan • BSN 1.4
9. Hayes • CHW 1.3
10. Herman • CHC 1.3
Whitney • 2TM 1.3
Batting Average
1. Andrews • CBB .398
2. Gibson • PC .395
3. Morney • 3TM .376
4. Klein • PHI .368
5. Dunn • 2TM .367
6. Foxx • PHA .356
7. Page • PC .356
8. Stearnes • CAG .354
9. Gill • 2TM .350
10. Davis • PHI .349
On-Base%
1. Cochrane • PHA .459
2. Foxx • PHA .449
3. Bishop • PHA .446
4. Gibson • PC .442
5. Ruth • NYY .442
6. Andrews • CBB .432
7. Gehrig • NYY .424
8. Klein • PHI .422
9. Stearnes • CAG .418
10. Morney • 3TM .414
Slugging %
1. Gibson • PC .744
2. Foxx • PHA .703
3. Andrews • CBB .651
4. Charleston • PC .615
5. Gehrig • NYY .605
6. Klein • PHI .602
7. Stearnes • CAG .600
8. Ruth • NYY .582
9. Berger • BSN .566
10. Morney • 3TM .538
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Gibson • PC 1.186
2. Foxx • PHA 1.153
3. Andrews • CBB 1.082
4. Gehrig • NYY 1.030
5. Klein • PHI 1.025
6. Ruth • NYY 1.023
7. Stearnes • CAG 1.018
8. Charleston • PC 1.011
9. Cochrane • PHA .974
10. Morney • 3TM .952
Games Played
1. Gehringer • DET 155
Rogell • DET 155
3. Suhr • PIT 154
Traynor • PIT 154
Waner • PIT 154
6. Herman • CHC 153
Kuhel • WSH 153
Manush • WSH 153
9. Jordan • BSN 152
Ott • NYG 152
Gehrig • NYY 152
Cramer • PHA 152
Higgins • PHA 152
Bartell • PHI 152
Klein • PHI 152
Vaughan • PIT 152
Cronin • WSH 152
At Bats
1. Cramer • PHA 661
2. Manush • WSH 658
3. Fullis • PHI 647
4. Gehringer • DET 628
5. Traynor • PIT 624
6. Herman • CHC 619
7. Waner • PIT 618
8. Appling • CHW 612
9. Klein • PHI 606
10. Simmons • CHW 605
Plate Appearances
1. Cramer • PHA 718
2. Gehringer • DET 705
3. Manush • WSH 704
4. Fullis • PHI 698
5. Cronin • WSH 697
6. Waner • PIT 694
7. Gehrig • NYY 687
8. Bartell • PHI 685
9. Haas • CHW 682
10. Herman • CHC 681
Runs Scored
1. Gehrig • NYY 138
2. Foxx • PHA 125
3. Martin • STL 122
4. Manush • WSH 115
5. Chapman • NYY 112
6. Cramer • PHA 109
7. Gehringer • DET 104
Cochrane • PHA 104
9. Johnson • PHA 103
10. Swanson • CHW 102
Hits
1. Klein • PHI 223
2. Manush • WSH 221
3. Gehringer • DET 204
Foxx • PHA 204
5. Simmons • CHW 200
Fullis • PHI 200
7. Gehrig • NYY 198
8. Appling • CHW 197
9. Cramer • PHA 195
10. Kuhel • WSH 194
Total Bases
1. Foxx • PHA 403
2. Klein • PHI 365
3. Gehrig • NYY 359
4. Manush • WSH 302
5. Berger • BSN 299
6. Medwick • STL 296
7. Gehringer • DET 294
8. Simmons • CHW 291
9. Averill • CLE 284
10. Waner • PIT 282
Doubles
1. Cronin • WSH 45
2. Johnson • PHA 44
Klein • PHI 44
4. Burns • SLB 43
5. Gehringer • DET 42
Rogell • DET 42
7. Gehrig • NYY 41
8. Medwick • STL 40
9. Averill • CLE 39
Lindstrom • PIT 39
Triples
1. Vaughan • PIT 19
2. Manush • WSH 17
3. Averill • CLE 16
Combs • NYY 16
Waner • PIT 16
6. Myer • WSH 15
7. Reynolds • SLB 14
8. Fox • DET 13
9. Herman • CHC 12
Gehrig • NYY 12
Lazzeri • NYY 12
Higgins • PHA 12
West • SLB 12
Martin • STL 12
Home Runs
1. Foxx • PHA 48
2. Ruth • NYY 34
3. Gehrig • NYY 32
4. Klein • PHI 28
5. Berger • BSN 27
6. Ott • NYG 23
7. Johnson • PHA 21
8. Lazzeri • NYY 18
Gibson • PC 18
Medwick • STL 18
Runs Batted In
1. Foxx • PHA 163
2. Gehrig • NYY 140
3. Klein • PHI 120
4. Simmons • CHW 119
5. Cronin • WSH 118
6. Gehringer • DET 108
7. Kuhel • WSH 107
8. Berger • BSN 106
Campbell • SLB 106
10. Lazzeri • NYY 104
Ruth • NYY 104
Bases on Balls
1. Ruth • NYY 114
2. Bishop • PHA 106
Cochrane • PHA 106
4. Foxx • PHA 96
5. Swanson • CHW 93
6. Gehrig • NYY 92
7. Cronin • WSH 87
8. Johnson • PHA 85
9. Rogell • DET 79
10. Ott • NYG 75
Strikeouts
1. Foxx • PHA 93
2. Ruth • NYY 90
3. Greenberg • DET 78
4. Berger • BSN 77
Campbell • SLB 77
6. Johnson • PHA 74
7. Cooke • BOS 71
8. Levey • SLB 68
9. Vergez • NYG 66
10. Ryan • NYG 62
Lazzeri • NYY 62
Watkins • STL 62
Stolen Bases
1. Chapman • NYY 27
2. Walker • DET 26
Martin • STL 26
4. Swanson • CHW 19
5. Fullis • PHI 18
Frisch • STL 18
7. Kuhel • WSH 17
8. Bell • PC 16
9. Lazzeri • NYY 15
Klein • PHI 15
Werber • 2TM 15
Singles
1. Manush • WSH 167
2. Fullis • PHI 162
3. Traynor • PIT 156
4. Cramer • PHA 152
5. Simmons • CHW 147
6. Appling • CHW 145
7. Gehringer • DET 144
Klein • PHI 144
9. Kuhel • WSH 139
10. Herman • CHC 136
Adjusted OPS+
1. Gibson • PC 217
2. Foxx • PHA 201
3. Andrews • CBB 191
4. Gehrig • NYY 177
5. Klein • PHI 176
6. Ruth • NYY 176
7. Stearnes • CAG 174
8. Berger • BSN 172
9. Charleston • PC 171
10. Cochrane • PHA 158
Runs Created
1. Foxx • PHA 180
2. Klein • PHI 153
3. Gehrig • NYY 147
4. Ruth • NYY 116
5. Gehringer • DET 114
6. Manush • WSH 111
7. Simmons • CHW 109
8. Kuhel • WSH 108
9. Berger • BSN 107
Martin • STL 107
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Foxx • PHA 84
2. Gehrig • NYY 66
3. Klein • PHI 63
4. Ruth • NYY 55
5. Berger • BSN 47
6. Cochrane • PHA 44
7. Gibson • PC 37
8. Vaughan • PIT 35
9. Ott • NYG 31
10. Waner • PIT 29
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Foxx • PHA 7.9
2. Klein • PHI 6.5
3. Gehrig • NYY 6.3
4. Ruth • NYY 5.3
5. Berger • BSN 4.8
6. Cochrane • PHA 4.2
7. Vaughan • PIT 3.7
8. Gibson • PC 3.6
9. Ott • NYG 3.2
10. Waner • PIT 3.0
Martin • STL 3.0
Extra Base Hits
1. Foxx • PHA 94
2. Gehrig • NYY 85
3. Klein • PHI 79
4. Berger • BSN 72
5. Johnson • PHA 69
6. Medwick • STL 68
7. Averill • CLE 66
8. Herman • CHC 64
9. Campbell • SLB 62
10. Waner • PIT 61
Cronin • WSH 61
Times On Base
1. Foxx • PHA 301
2. Gehrig • NYY 291
3. Klein • PHI 280
4. Gehringer • DET 275
Cronin • WSH 275
6. Swanson • CHW 261
7. Martin • STL 259
Manush • WSH 259
9. Rogell • DET 255
Kuhel • WSH 255
Offensive Win %
1. Gibson • PC .883
2. Foxx • PHA .863
3. Klein • PHI .849
4. Andrews • CBB .846
5. Stearnes • CAG .805
6. Charleston • PC .787
7. Gehrig • NYY .785
8. Ruth • NYY .782
9. Morney • 3TM .766
10. Berger • BSN .766
Hit By Pitch
1. Dykes • CHW 12
Watkins • STL 12
3. Leslie • 2TM 8
4. Bottomley • CIN 7
5. Rice • CIN 6
Curry • NEG 6
Piet • PIT 6
8. Frederick • BRO 5
Urbanski • BSN 5
Jurges • CHC 5
Stephenson • CHC 5
Averill • CLE 5
Bartell • PHI 5
Davis • PHI 5
Fullis • PHI 5
Vaughan • PIT 5
Sacrifice Hits
1. Bartell • PHI 37
2. Haas • CHW 30
3. Lindstrom • PIT 25
4. Critz • NYG 21
Cramer • PHA 21
Bluege • WSH 21
7. Jordan • BSN 19
8. Maranville • BSN 17
Rice • CIN 17
Suhr • PIT 17
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Vaughan • PIT 12
2. Dickey • NYY 9
Foxx • PHA 9
4. Berger • BSN 7
Simmons • CHW 7
Bottomley • CIN 7
Hafey • CIN 7
Waner • PIT 7
9. Seeds • BOS 6
Suhr • PIT 6
Frisch • STL 6
Kuhel • WSH 6
Sewell • WSH 6
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Lombardi • CIN 26
2. Herman • CHC 21
Morrissey • CIN 21
Davis • PHI 21
5. Cuccinello • BRO 20
Frisch • STL 20
Leslie • 2TM 20
Whitney • 2TM 20
9. Jurges • CHC 19
10. Hogan • BSN 17
Maranville • BSN 17
Hartnett • CHC 17
Caught Stealing
1. Chapman • NYY 18
2. Gehrig • NYY 13
Watkins • STL 13
4. Schulte • WSH 12
5. Appling • CHW 11
Swanson • CHW 11
Vaughan • PIT 11
Burns • SLB 11
Orsatti • STL 11
10. Johnson • BOS 10
Fullis • PHI 10
Melillo • SLB 10
Power-Speed #
1. Klein • PHI 19.5
2. Lazzeri • NYY 16.4
3. Gehrig • NYY 14.0
4. Chapman • NYY 13.5
5. Walker • DET 13.4
6. Kuhel • WSH 13.4
7. Campbell • SLB 12.3
8. Martin • STL 12.2
9. Johnson • PHA 11.6
10. Johnson • BOS 11.3
AB per SO
1. Sewell • NYY 131.0
2. Waner • PIT 62.5
3. Frederick • BRO 39.7
4. Frisch • STL 36.6
5. Manush • WSH 36.6
6. Dickey • NYY 34.1
7. Vosmik • CLE 33.7
8. Moore • CIN 32.1
9. Moore • BSN 31.1
10. Waner • PIT 30.9
AB per HR
1. Foxx • PHA 11.9
2. Gibson • PC 13.2
3. Ruth • NYY 13.5
4. Andrews • CBB 16.6
5. Gehrig • NYY 18.5
6. Berger • BSN 19.6
7. Charleston • PC 19.8
8. Klein • PHI 21.6
9. Suttles • CAG 22.4
10. Redus • 2TM 22.6
Outs Made
1. Cramer • PHA 491
2. Herman • CHC 487
3. Fullis • PHI 481
4. Bartell • PHI 477
5. Traynor • PIT 468
6. Critz • NYG 461
7. Jordan • BSN 457
8. Urbanski • BSN 456
9. Waner • PIT 455
10. Adams • 2TM 453
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Foxx • PHA 84.23
2. Klein • PHI 80.82
3. Gehrig • NYY 64.75
4. Berger • BSN 57.89
5. Ruth • NYY 53.65
6. Ott • NYG 48.89
7. Gehringer • DET 48.14
8. Vaughan • PIT 44.62
9. Cochrane • PHA 40.38
10. Kuhel • WSH 40.21
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Klein • PHI 7.2
2. Foxx • PHA 7.1
3. Gehrig • NYY 6.1
4. Berger • BSN 5.5
5. Chapman • NYY 4.8
6. Waner • PIT 4.3
7. Vaughan • PIT 4.2
8. Gehringer • DET 4.0
9. Martin • STL 3.9
10. Higgins • PHA 3.8
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Foxx • PHA 7.0
2. Klein • PHI 6.6
3. Gehrig • NYY 6.1
4. Ruth • NYY 5.2
5. Berger • BSN 4.9
6. Martin • STL 3.8
7. Cochrane • PHA 3.7
8. Johnson • PHA 3.4
9. Waner • PIT 3.3
10. Vaughan • PIT 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Chapman • NYY 12.3
2. Ott • NYG 10.6
3. Terry • NYG 10.5
4. Waner • PIT 10.0
5. Ruth • NYY 9.7
6. Cronin • WSH 9.7
7. Gehrig • NYY 9.7
8. Myer • WSH 9.0
9. Vaughan • PIT 8.7
10. Kuhel • WSH 6.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Foxx • PHA 7.9
2. Klein • PHI 7.8
3. Gehrig • NYY 6.3
4. Berger • BSN 6.2
5. Ruth • NYY 5.3
6. Ott • NYG 5.1
7. Vaughan • PIT 4.6
8. Gehringer • DET 4.6
9. Medwick • STL 4.0
10. Kuhel • WSH 3.9

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