Major 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. Clemens • BOS 10.4
2. Henderson • OAK 9.9
3. Bonds • PIT 9.7
4. Dykstra • PHI 8.9
5. Finley • CAL 7.7
6. Ripken • BAL 7.5
7. Sandberg • CHC 7.1
8. Whitson • SDP 7.0
9. Franco • TEX 6.8
10. Trammell • DET 6.7

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. Henderson • OAK 9.9
2. Bonds • PIT 9.7
3. Dykstra • PHI 8.9
4. Ripken • BAL 7.5
5. Sandberg • CHC 7.1
6. Franco • TEX 6.8
7. Trammell • DET 6.7
8. Fielder • DET 6.5
9. Strawberry • NYM 6.3
10. Roberts • SDP 5.8

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. Henderson • OAK 8.4
2. Sandberg • CHC 6.8
3. Fielder • DET 6.6
4. Bonds • PIT 6.5
5. Gant • ATL 5.9
6. Dykstra • PHI 5.8
7. Trammell • DET 5.7
8. Butler • SFG 5.7
9. McGriff • TOR 5.5
10. Franco • TEX 5.5

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. Ripken • BAL 3.4
2. Dykstra • PHI 3.2
3. Gagne • MIN 2.9
4. Weiss • OAK 2.7
5. Kelly • NYY 2.6
6. Reynolds • SEA 2.6
7. Bonds • PIT 2.5
Smith • STL 2.5
9. Gaetti • MIN 2.4
10. Guillén • CHW 2.3

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. Murray • LAD .330
2. Brett • KCR .329
3. Magadan • NYM .328
4. Dykstra • PHI .325
5. Henderson • OAK .325
6. McGee • 2TM .324
7. Palmeiro • TEX .319
8. Dawson • CHC .310
9. Roberts • SDP .309
10. Grace • CHC .309

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. Henderson • OAK .439
2. Dykstra • PHI .418
3. Magadan • NYM .417
4. Murray • LAD .414
5. Bonds • PIT .406
6. McGriff • TOR .400
7. Doran • 2TM .411 **
8. Butler • SFG .397
9. Martínez • SEA .397
10. Daniels • LAD .389

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. Fielder • DET .592
2. Henderson • OAK .577
3. Bonds • PIT .565
4. Sandberg • CHC .559
5. Mitchell • SFG .544
6. Canseco • OAK .543
7. Gant • ATL .539
8. Justice • ATL .535
9. Dawson • CHC .535
10. Daniels • LAD .531

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. Henderson • OAK 1.016
2. Bonds • PIT .970
3. Fielder • DET .969
4. Murray • LAD .934
5. McGriff • TOR .930
6. Daniels • LAD .920
7. Canseco • OAK .914
8. Sandberg • CHC .913
9. Justice • ATL .908
10. Mitchell • SFG .904

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Kelly • NYY 162
Carter • SDP 162
3. Ripken • BAL 161
Wallach • MON 161
Fernández • TOR 161
6. Guillén • CHW 160
Bonilla • PIT 160
Reynolds • SEA 160
Butler • SFG 160
10. Greenwell • BOS 159
Fielder • DET 159
Bell • PIT 159
Williams • SFG 159
Sierra • TEX 159

At Bats

At Bats

1. Reynolds • SEA 642
2. Kelly • NYY 641
3. Fernández • TOR 635
4. Carter • SDP 634
5. Wallach • MON 626
6. Bonilla • PIT 625
7. Seitzer • KCR 622
Butler • SFG 622
9. Boggs • BOS 619
10. Williams • SFG 617

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. Reynolds • SEA 737
2. Butler • SFG 732
3. Fernández • TOR 721
4. Boggs • BOS 713
5. Seitzer • KCR 697
Carter • SDP 697
7. Bell • PIT 696
8. Ripken • BAL 695
9. Reed • BOS 691
Dykstra • PHI 691

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Henderson • OAK 119
2. Sandberg • CHC 116
3. Bonilla • PIT 112
4. Butler • SFG 108
5. Gant • ATL 107
6. Dykstra • PHI 106
7. Fielder • DET 104
Bonds • PIT 104
Roberts • SDP 104
10. Reynolds • SEA 100

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. McGee • 2TM 199
2. Dykstra • PHI 192
Butler • SFG 192
4. Palmeiro • TEX 191
5. Sandberg • CHC 188
6. Boggs • BOS 187
7. Larkin • CIN 185
Wallach • MON 185
9. Murray • LAD 184
10. Kelly • NYY 183

Total Bases

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

1. Sandberg • CHC 344
2. Fielder • DET 339
3. Bonilla • PIT 324
4. Gant • ATL 310
5. Gruber • TOR 303
6. Williams • SFG 301
7. Wallach • MON 295
McGriff • TOR 295
9. Bonds • PIT 293
10. Murray • LAD 290

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Reed • BOS 45
Brett • KCR 45
3. Boggs • BOS 44
Calderón • CHW 44
5. Harper • MIN 42
6. Puckett • MIN 40
Jefferies • NYM 40
8. Bonilla • PIT 39
9. Sabo • CIN 38
10. Trammell • DET 37
Wallach • MON 37
Johnson • NYM 37
Sierra • TEX 37

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Fernández • TOR 17
2. Duncan • CIN 11
3. Sosa • CHW 10
Gwynn • SDP 10
5. Smith • ATL 9
Johnson • CHW 9
Butler • SFG 9
Coleman • STL 9
Liriano • 2TM 9
Polonia • 2TM 9

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Fielder • DET 51
2. Sandberg • CHC 40
3. McGwire • OAK 39
4. Strawberry • NYM 37
Canseco • OAK 37
6. Mitchell • SFG 35
McGriff • TOR 35
8. Bonds • PIT 33
Williams • SFG 33
10. Gant • ATL 32
Bonilla • PIT 32

Runs Batted In

Runs Batted In

1. Fielder • DET 132
2. Williams • SFG 122
3. Bonilla • PIT 120
4. Gruber • TOR 118
5. Carter • SDP 115
6. Bonds • PIT 114
7. Strawberry • NYM 108
McGwire • OAK 108
9. Canseco • OAK 101
10. Dawson • CHC 100
Sandberg • CHC 100

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. McGwire • OAK 110
2. Tettleton • BAL 106
3. Clark • SDP 104
4. Phillips • DET 99
5. Henderson • OAK 97
6. McGriff • TOR 94
7. Bonds • PIT 93
8. Fielder • DET 90
Butler • SFG 90
10. Dykstra • PHI 89

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Fielder • DET 182
2. Galarraga • MON 169
3. Tettleton • BAL 160
4. Canseco • OAK 158
5. Sosa • CHW 150
Barfield • NYY 150
7. Kelly • NYY 148
8. Deer • MIL 147
9. Incaviglia • TEX 146
10. Williams • SFG 138

Stolen Bases

Stolen Bases

1. Coleman • STL 77
2. Henderson • OAK 65
3. Yelding • HOU 64
4. Bonds • PIT 52
5. Butler • SFG 51
6. Nixon • MON 50
7. Raines • MON 49
8. Roberts • SDP 46
9. Sax • NYY 43
10. DeShields • MON 42
Kelly • NYY 42

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Butler • SFG 160
2. McGee • 2TM 154
3. Larkin • CIN 147
4. Dykstra • PHI 145
5. Grace • CHC 140
6. Palmeiro • TEX 136
7. Gwynn • SDP 134
8. Murray • LAD 133
Franco • TEX 133
10. Boggs • BOS 132
Kelly • NYY 132

Adjusted OPS+

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

1. Henderson • OAK 189
2. Bonds • PIT 170
3. Fielder • DET 167
4. Murray • LAD 159
5. Canseco • OAK 159
6. Daniels • LAD 155
7. Brett • KCR 153
8. McGriff • TOR 153
9. Mitchell • SFG 150
10. McGwire • OAK 144

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. Henderson • OAK 137
2. Fielder • DET 129
3. Bonds • PIT 128
4. Sandberg • CHC 124
McGriff • TOR 124
6. Dykstra • PHI 121
7. Murray • LAD 118
8. Gant • ATL 109
9. Butler • SFG 108
10. Brett • KCR 106

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. Henderson • OAK 63
2. Bonds • PIT 53
3. Fielder • DET 51
4. Murray • LAD 48
5. McGriff • TOR 42
6. Brett • KCR 40
7. Canseco • OAK 38
8. Clark • SDP 37
9. Dykstra • PHI 37
10. Daniels • LAD 35
McGwire • OAK 35

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. Henderson • OAK 6.2
2. Bonds • PIT 5.2
3. Fielder • DET 5.1
4. Murray • LAD 4.7
5. McGriff • TOR 4.2
6. Brett • KCR 4.0
7. Canseco • OAK 3.8
8. Clark • SDP 3.7
9. Dykstra • PHI 3.6
10. McGwire • OAK 3.5

Extra Base Hits

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

1. Bonilla • PIT 78
2. Fielder • DET 77
3. Sandberg • CHC 73
Gruber • TOR 73
5. Gant • ATL 69
6. Bonds • PIT 68
7. Brett • KCR 66
8. Sabo • CIN 65
9. Henderson • OAK 64
10. Wallach • MON 63
Johnson • NYM 63

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. Dykstra • PHI 288
Butler • SFG 288
3. Boggs • BOS 275
4. Murray • LAD 267
5. McGriff • TOR 263
6. Henderson • OAK 260
7. Franco • TEX 256
8. Fielder • DET 254
9. Fernández • TOR 253
10. Reed • BOS 252
Bonds • PIT 252

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. Henderson • OAK .826
2. Bonds • PIT .781
3. McGriff • TOR .758
4. Fielder • DET .747
5. Murray • LAD .744
6. Dykstra • PHI .743
7. Daniels • LAD .736
8. Justice • ATL .732
9. Magadan • NYM .722
10. Sandberg • CHC .720

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Bradley • 2TM 11
2. Incaviglia • TEX 9
3. Davis • HOU 8
Gruber • TOR 8
5. Fisk • CHW 7
Larkin • CIN 7
Macfarlane • KCR 7
Harper • MIN 7
Hrbek • MIN 7
Leyritz • NYY 7
McGwire • OAK 7
Dykstra • PHI 7
Carter • SDP 7
Valle • SEA 7
Williams • SFG 7
Fernández • TOR 7

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts)

1. Bell • PIT 39
2. Ripken • BAL 17
Gallego • OAK 17
4. Guillén • CHW 15
5. Gooden • NYM 14
6. Schofield • CAL 13
Ventura • CHW 13
Armstrong • CIN 13
Fermín • CLE 13
Whitson • SDP 13

Sacrifice Flies

Sacrifice Flies
First tracked in 1954.

1. Bonilla • PIT 15
2. Parker • MIL 14
3. Clark • SFG 13
Gruber • TOR 13
5. Browne • CLE 11
Brooks • LAD 11
Guerrero • STL 11
Bell • TOR 11
9. Magadan • NYM 10
Hayes • PHI 10
Smith • STL 10

Intentional Bases on Balls

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

1. Dawson • CHC 21
Murray • LAD 21
3. Gwynn • SDP 20
4. Boggs • BOS 19
Lind • PIT 19
6. Ripken • BAL 18
Carter • SDP 18
8. Davis • HOU 17
9. Hayes • PHI 16
Kruk • PHI 16

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. Calderón • CHW 26
2. Palmeiro • TEX 24
3. Peña • BOS 23
4. Gaetti • MIN 22
Murphy • 2TM 22
6. Jacoby • CLE 20
Harper • MIN 20
Lind • PIT 20
Leonard • SEA 20
10. Greenwell • BOS 19
Quintana • BOS 19
Reed • BOS 19
Murray • LAD 19

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

1. Yelding • HOU 25
2. Johnson • CHW 22
DeShields • MON 22
4. Samuel • LAD 20
5. Butler • SFG 19
6. Guillén • CHW 17
Kelly • NYY 17
Coleman • STL 17
9. Gant • ATL 16
Calderón • CHW 16
Sosa • CHW 16
Raines • MON 16
Reynolds • SEA 16

SB %

Stolen Base Percentage
SB / (SB + CS)

1. Gibson • LAD 92.86
2. Grissom • MON 91.67
3. Dawson • CHC 88.89
4. Anderson • BAL 88.24
5. Davis • CIN 87.50
Cotto • SEA 87.50
Gruber • TOR 87.50
8. Dykstra • PHI 86.84
9. Henderson • OAK 86.67
10. Larkin • CIN 85.71
Gantner • MIL 85.71
Molitor • MIL 85.71

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. Bonds • PIT 40.4
2. Henderson • OAK 39.1
3. Gant • ATL 32.5
4. Sandberg • CHC 30.8
5. Johnson • NYM 27.4
6. Canseco • OAK 25.1
7. Sabo • CIN 25.0
8. Carter • SDP 23.0
9. Davis • CIN 22.4
10. Kelly • NYY 22.1

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. Gwynn • SDP 24.9
2. Harper • MIN 17.7
3. Smith • STL 15.5
4. Jefferies • NYM 15.1
5. Greenwell • BOS 14.2
6. Guillén • CHW 13.9
7. Sax • NYY 13.4
8. Surhoff • MIL 12.8
9. Larkin • CIN 12.5
10. Scioscia • LAD 14.0 **

AB per HR

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

1. Fielder • DET 11.2
2. Canseco • OAK 13.0
3. McGwire • OAK 13.4
4. Strawberry • NYM 14.6
5. Mitchell • SFG 15.0
6. Sandberg • CHC 15.4
7. Justice • ATL 15.7
8. Bonds • PIT 15.7
9. Clark • SDP 13.4 **
10. McGriff • TOR 15.9

Outs Made

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

1. Reynolds • SEA 516
2. Carter • SDP 513
3. Bell • PIT 500
4. Fernández • TOR 498
5. Calderón • CHW 491
6. Kelly • NYY 490
7. Sax • NYY 489
8. Bonilla • PIT 479
9. Gaetti • MIN 477
10. Seitzer • KCR 473
Parker • MIL 473

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. Bonds • PIT 64.10
2. Henderson • OAK 51.44
3. Fielder • DET 50.86
4. Sandberg • CHC 50.11
5. Dykstra • PHI 44.08
6. Daniels • LAD 43.22
7. Magadan • NYM 41.73
8. Brett • KCR 41.46
9. Murray • LAD 41.07
10. Williams • SFG 40.38

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. Bonds • PIT 5.7
2. Henderson • OAK 5.5
3. Murray • LAD 4.4
4. McGee • 2TM 4.2
5. Trammell • DET 3.9
6. Daniels • LAD 3.6
7. McGriff • TOR 3.6
8. Milligan • BAL 3.5
9. Sandberg • CHC 3.5
10. Butler • SFG 3.4

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. Bonds • PIT 5.9
2. Henderson • OAK 5.8
3. Fielder • DET 5.0
4. McGriff • TOR 4.9
5. Sandberg • CHC 4.6
6. Mitchell • SFG 4.3
7. Canseco • OAK 4.2
8. Gant • ATL 3.9
9. McGwire • OAK 3.8
10. Dykstra • PHI 3.7

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. Bonds • PIT 9.9
2. Greenwell • BOS 6.6
3. Henderson • OAK 6.6
4. Evans • BOS 6.5
5. McGriff • TOR 5.8
6. Magadan • NYM 4.8
7. Burks • BOS 4.4
8. Van Slyke • PIT 4.2
9. Félix • TOR 4.1
10. Reed • BOS 3.1

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. Bonds • PIT 6.4
2. Henderson • OAK 5.2
3. Fielder • DET 5.0
4. Sandberg • CHC 4.8
5. Dykstra • PHI 4.4
6. Daniels • LAD 4.3
7. Brett • KCR 4.2
8. Murray • LAD 4.1
9. Magadan • NYM 4.1
10. Williams • SFG 4.1

rOBA

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

1. Henderson • OAK .479
2. Bonds • PIT .435
3. Fielder • DET .432
4. Sandberg • CHC .420
5. Daniels • LAD .419
6. McGriff • TOR .417
7. Canseco • OAK .411
8. Gant • ATL .408
9. Murray • LAD .408
10. Dawson • CHC .403

Rbat+

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

1. Henderson • OAK 195
2. Bonds • PIT 178
3. Daniels • LAD 172
4. Fielder • DET 170
5. Murray • LAD 166
6. Canseco • OAK 161
7. Mitchell • SFG 160
8. Sandberg • CHC 159
9. Gant • ATL 155
10. McGriff • TOR 154

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