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. Maddux • CHC 9.4
2. Bonds • PIT 9.0
3. Clemens • BOS 8.7
4. Mussina • BAL 8.2
5. Appier • KCR 8.0
6. Sandberg • CHC 7.8
7. Puckett • MIN 7.1
8. Thomas • CHW 7.0
9. Daulton • PHI 6.9
10. Alomar • TOR 6.6

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. Bonds • PIT 9.0
2. Sandberg • CHC 7.8
3. Puckett • MIN 7.1
4. Thomas • CHW 7.0
5. Daulton • PHI 6.9
6. Alomar • TOR 6.6
7. Lofton • CLE 6.6
8. Mack • MIN 6.5
9. Martínez • SEA 6.5
10. McGwire • OAK 6.5

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. Bonds • PIT 8.3
2. Thomas • CHW 7.9
3. Martínez • SEA 7.1
4. Sheffield • SDP 7.0
5. Puckett • MIN 6.9
6. Sandberg • CHC 6.7
7. Alomar • TOR 6.6
8. Mack • MIN 6.6
9. Daulton • PHI 6.5
10. Van Slyke • PIT 6.4

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. White • TOR 3.9
2. Jackson • SDP 3.9
3. Ripken • BAL 2.5
4. Manwaring • SFG 2.5
5. Smith • STL 2.5
6. Lofton • CLE 2.3
7. Schofield • 2TM 2.3
8. Vizquel • SEA 2.3
9. Lee • TOR 2.1
10. Disarcina • CAL 2.0

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. Martínez • SEA .343
2. Sheffield • SDP .330
3. Puckett • MIN .329
4. Van Slyke • PIT .324
5. Kruk • PHI .323
6. Roberts • CIN .323
7. Thomas • CHW .323
8. Molitor • MIL .320
9. Gwynn • SDP .317
10. Mack • MIN .315

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. Bonds • PIT .456
2. Thomas • CHW .439
3. Henderson • OAK .426 **
4. Kruk • PHI .423
5. Butler • LAD .413
6. Tartabull • NYY .409
7. Alomar • TOR .405
8. Martínez • SEA .404
9. McGriff • SDP .394
10. Mack • MIN .394

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. Bonds • PIT .624
2. McGwire • OAK .585
3. Sheffield • SDP .580
4. McGriff • SDP .556
5. Martínez • SEA .544
6. Thomas • CHW .536
7. Griffey • SEA .535
8. González • TEX .529
9. Daulton • PHI .524
10. Sandberg • CHC .510

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. Bonds • PIT 1.080
2. Thomas • CHW .975
3. McGwire • OAK .970
4. Sheffield • SDP .965
5. McGriff • SDP .950
6. Martínez • SEA .948
7. Daulton • PHI .908
8. Tartabull • NYY .898
9. Griffey • SEA .896
10. Van Slyke • PIT .886

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Ripken • BAL 162
Bagwell • HOU 162
Biggio • HOU 162
Finley • HOU 162
5. Baerga • CLE 161
Fryman • DET 161
7. Pendleton • ATL 160
Thomas • CHW 160
Puckett • MIN 160
10. Anderson • BAL 159
Phillips • DET 159
Grissom • MON 159
Bell • PIT 159
Palmeiro • TEX 159

At Bats

At Bats

1. Fryman • DET 659
2. Baerga • CLE 657
3. Devereaux • BAL 653
Grissom • MON 653
5. White • TOR 641
6. Pendleton • ATL 640
Mattingly • NYY 640
8. Puckett • MIN 639
9. Ripken • BAL 637
10. Bell • PIT 632

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. Anderson • BAL 749
2. Phillips • DET 733
3. Fryman • DET 721
Biggio • HOU 721
5. Baerga • CLE 716
6. Ripken • BAL 715
7. Bell • PIT 712
8. Thomas • CHW 711
9. Devereaux • BAL 710
10. Knoblauch • MIN 707
Grissom • MON 707

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Phillips • DET 114
2. Bonds • PIT 109
3. Thomas • CHW 108
4. Alomar • TOR 105
5. Knoblauch • MIN 104
Puckett • MIN 104
Hollins • PHI 104
8. Van Slyke • PIT 103
9. Raines • CHW 102
10. Mack • MIN 101

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Puckett • MIN 210
2. Baerga • CLE 205
3. Pendleton • ATL 199
Van Slyke • PIT 199
5. Molitor • MIL 195
6. Mack • MIN 189
7. Sandberg • CHC 186
8. Grace • CHC 185
Thomas • CHW 185
10. Mattingly • NYY 184
Sheffield • SDP 184

Total Bases

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

1. Sheffield • SDP 323
2. Puckett • MIN 313
3. Sandberg • CHC 312
4. Van Slyke • PIT 310
Carter • TOR 310
6. González • TEX 309
7. Thomas • CHW 307
8. Pendleton • ATL 303
Devereaux • BAL 303
10. Griffey • SEA 302

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Thomas • CHW 46
Martínez • SEA 46
3. Van Slyke • PIT 45
4. Yount • MIL 40
Mattingly • NYY 40
Duncan • PHI 40
Clark • SFG 40
Lankford • STL 40
9. Pendleton • ATL 39
Grissom • MON 39
Griffey • SEA 39

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Sanders • ATL 14
2. Finley • HOU 13
3. Johnson • CHW 12
Van Slyke • PIT 12
5. Devereaux • BAL 11
Butler • LAD 11
Alicea • STL 11
8. Anderson • BAL 10
9. Raines • CHW 9
10. Sandberg • CHC 8
Lofton • CLE 8
Offerman • LAD 8
DeShields • MON 8
Morandini • PHI 8
Alomar • TOR 8

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. González • TEX 43
2. McGwire • OAK 42
3. Fielder • DET 35
McGriff • SDP 35
5. Belle • CLE 34
Bonds • PIT 34
Carter • TOR 34
8. Sheffield • SDP 33
9. Deer • DET 32
Tettleton • DET 32

Runs Batted In

Runs Batted In

1. Fielder • DET 124
2. Carter • TOR 119
3. Thomas • CHW 115
4. Bell • CHW 112
Belle • CLE 112
6. Puckett • MIN 110
7. Daulton • PHI 109
González • TEX 109
9. Winfield • TOR 108
10. Devereaux • BAL 107

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Bonds • PIT 127
2. Thomas • CHW 122
Tettleton • DET 122
4. Phillips • DET 114
5. Milligan • BAL 106
6. Tartabull • NYY 103
7. Anderson • BAL 98
8. McGriff • SDP 96
9. Butler • LAD 95
Henderson • OAK 95

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Palmer • TEX 154
2. Fielder • DET 151
3. Lankford • STL 147
4. Buhner • SEA 146
5. Fryman • DET 144
6. González • TEX 143
7. Tettleton • DET 137
8. White • TOR 133
9. Deer • DET 131
10. Félix • CAL 128
Belle • CLE 128
Canseco • 2TM 128

Stolen Bases

Stolen Bases

1. Grissom • MON 78
2. Lofton • CLE 66
3. Listach • MIL 54
4. Anderson • BAL 53
5. Polonia • CAL 51
6. Alomar • TOR 49
7. Henderson • OAK 48
8. DeShields • MON 46
9. Raines • CHW 45
10. Roberts • CIN 44
Finley • HOU 44

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Baerga • CLE 152
2. Knoblauch • MIN 151
3. Puckett • MIN 149
4. Polonia • CAL 144
5. Butler • LAD 143
6. Listach • MIL 142
7. Molitor • MIL 140
8. Pendleton • ATL 138
9. Lofton • CLE 136
Mack • MIN 136

Adjusted OPS+

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

1. Bonds • PIT 204
2. McGwire • OAK 176
3. Thomas • CHW 174
4. Sheffield • SDP 168
5. McGriff • SDP 165
6. Martínez • SEA 164
7. Daulton • PHI 156
8. Tartabull • NYY 153
9. Kruk • PHI 150
10. Van Slyke • PIT 150

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. Bonds • PIT 148
2. Thomas • CHW 142
3. Van Slyke • PIT 122
4. Anderson • BAL 118
Sheffield • SDP 118
6. Sandberg • CHC 117
7. Molitor • MIL 116
McGriff • SDP 116
Martínez • SEA 116
10. Mack • MIN 114
Puckett • MIN 114

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. Bonds • PIT 75
2. Thomas • CHW 66
3. McGwire • OAK 50
4. Sheffield • SDP 50
5. McGriff • SDP 48
6. Martínez • SEA 47
7. Van Slyke • PIT 41
8. Kruk • PHI 40
9. Daulton • PHI 39
10. Clark • SFG 37

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. Bonds • PIT 7.5
2. Thomas • CHW 6.5
3. Sheffield • SDP 5.1
4. McGwire • OAK 4.9
McGriff • SDP 4.9
6. Martínez • SEA 4.6
7. Van Slyke • PIT 4.2
8. Kruk • PHI 4.1
9. Daulton • PHI 4.0
10. Clark • SFG 3.8

Extra Base Hits

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

1. Bonds • PIT 75
2. Thomas • CHW 72
3. Van Slyke • PIT 71
Carter • TOR 71
5. Sheffield • SDP 70
Griffey • SEA 70
7. McGriff • SDP 69
González • TEX 69
9. Martínez • SEA 67
10. Sandberg • CHC 66
Lankford • STL 66

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. Thomas • CHW 312
2. Phillips • DET 282
3. Bonds • PIT 279
4. Anderson • BAL 276
5. Biggio • HOU 271
Molitor • MIL 271
Knoblauch • MIN 271
8. Butler • LAD 269
Alomar • TOR 269
10. Mack • MIN 268

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. Bonds • PIT .865
2. Thomas • CHW .790
3. Daulton • PHI .767
4. Martínez • SEA .765
5. Sheffield • SDP .765
6. McGriff • SDP .761
7. McGwire • OAK .756
8. Kruk • PHI .753
9. Van Slyke • PIT .752
10. Tartabull • NYY .733

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Hollins • PHI 19
2. Macfarlane • KCR 15
Mack • MIN 15
4. Miller • KCR 14
5. Baerga • CLE 13
6. Bagwell • HOU 12
7. Carter • TOR 11
8. Kelly • NYY 10
Palmeiro • TEX 10
Reimer • TEX 10

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts)

1. Butler • LAD 24
2. Bell • PIT 19
3. Finley • HOU 16
Browne • OAK 16
5. Bordick • OAK 14
6. Belliard • ATL 13
Peña • BOS 13
Maddux • CHC 13
9. Lemke • ATL 12
Sax • CHW 12
Candiotti • LAD 12
Listach • MIL 12
Gagne • MIN 12
Smith • STL 12

Sacrifice Flies

Sacrifice Flies
First tracked in 1954.

1. Bagwell • HOU 13
Carter • TOR 13
3. Yount • MIL 12
Knoblauch • MIN 12
5. Thomas • CHW 11
Molitor • MIL 11
Clark • SFG 11
8. Surhoff • MIL 10
Harper • MIN 10
Sierra • 2TM 10

Intentional Bases on Balls

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

1. Bonds • PIT 32
2. McGriff • SDP 23
Clark • SFG 23
4. Boggs • BOS 19
Oliver • CIN 19
6. Tettleton • DET 18
7. O'Neill • CIN 15
Griffey • SEA 15
9. Anderson • BAL 14
Ripken • BAL 14
Tartabull • NYY 14
LaValliere • PIT 14

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. Bell • CHW 29
2. Jefferies • KCR 24
Martinez • SEA 24
4. Jackson • SDP 21
5. Johnson • CHW 20
Steinbach • OAK 20
7. Thomas • CHW 19
Joyner • KCR 19
Kelly • NYY 19
Sheffield • SDP 19

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

1. Lankford • STL 24
2. Polonia • CAL 21
Butler • LAD 21
4. Fernández • SDP 20
5. Nixon • ATL 18
Curtis • CAL 18
Listach • MIL 18
8. Anderson • BAL 16
Roberts • CIN 16
Offerman • LAD 16

SB %

Stolen Base Percentage
SB / (SB + CS)

1. Davis • LAD 95.00
2. Walker • 2TM 93.75
3. Cotto • SEA 92.00
4. White • TOR 90.24
5. Alou • MON 88.89
6. Duncan • PHI 88.46
7. Raines • CHW 88.24
8. Grissom • MON 85.71
Javier • 2TM 85.71
Dykstra • PHI 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 36.3
2. Anderson • BAL 30.1
3. Lankford • STL 27.1
4. Grissom • MON 23.7
5. White • TOR 23.3
6. Henderson • OAK 22.9
7. Gant • ATL 22.2
8. Sandberg • CHC 20.6
9. Walker • MON 20.2
10. Mack • MIN 19.8

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 32.5
2. Harper • MIN 22.8
3. Jefferies • KCR 20.8
4. Johnson • CHW 17.2
5. Grace • CHC 16.8
6. Boggs • BOS 16.6
7. Lind • PIT 16.1
8. Smith • STL 15.2
9. Mattingly • NYY 14.9
10. Sheffield • SDP 13.9

AB per HR

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

1. McGwire • OAK 11.1
2. González • TEX 13.6
3. Bonds • PIT 13.9
4. Deer • DET 12.3 **
5. McGriff • SDP 15.2
6. Tettleton • DET 16.4
7. Tartabull • NYY 16.8
8. Sheffield • SDP 16.9
9. Canseco • 2TM 16.9
10. Fielder • DET 17.0

Outs Made

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

1. Fryman • DET 512
2. Grissom • MON 505
3. Devereaux • BAL 504
Bell • CHW 504
5. Bell • PIT 503
6. Ripken • BAL 500
7. White • TOR 498
8. Anderson • BAL 491
Carter • TOR 491
10. Fernández • SDP 489

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 74.44
2. Thomas • CHW 62.07
3. Daulton • PHI 54.18
4. Sheffield • SDP 52.35
5. McGriff • SDP 50.67
6. Van Slyke • PIT 47.91
7. Kruk • PHI 45.90
8. McGwire • OAK 45.29
9. Alomar • TOR 45.08
10. Griffey • SEA 44.41

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. Thomas • CHW 6.5
2. Bonds • PIT 6.0
3. Sheffield • SDP 5.7
4. Sandberg • CHC 5.5
5. Henderson • OAK 5.4
6. Bagwell • HOU 4.9
7. Lankford • STL 4.8
8. McGriff • SDP 4.8
9. Pendleton • ATL 4.6
10. Alomar • TOR 4.6

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. Thomas • CHW 6.9
2. Bonds • PIT 6.7
3. Sheffield • SDP 5.4
4. Sandberg • CHC 5.0
5. McGriff • SDP 5.0
6. McGwire • OAK 4.7
7. Van Slyke • PIT 4.5
8. Hollins • PHI 4.5
9. Daulton • PHI 4.3
10. Martínez • SEA 4.2

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 10.5
2. Alomar • TOR 7.7
3. Van Slyke • PIT 7.6
4. Henderson • OAK 6.6
5. Pendleton • ATL 5.5
6. McGwire • OAK 5.4
7. Larkin • CIN 5.1
8. Winfield • TOR 4.7
9. McGriff • SDP 4.3
10. Sheffield • SDP 4.1

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 7.5
2. Thomas • CHW 6.2
3. Daulton • PHI 5.5
4. Sheffield • SDP 5.3
5. McGriff • SDP 5.1
6. Van Slyke • PIT 4.9
7. Kruk • PHI 4.7
8. McGwire • OAK 4.6
9. Sandberg • CHC 4.5
10. Griffey • SEA 4.4

rOBA

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

1. Bonds • PIT .472
2. Martínez • SEA .440
3. Thomas • CHW .438
4. Sheffield • SDP .430
5. McGwire • OAK .426
6. McGriff • SDP .419
7. Tartabull • NYY .411
8. Mack • MIN .410
9. Daulton • PHI .408
10. Sandberg • 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. Bonds • PIT 212
2. Sheffield • SDP 184
3. McGriff • SDP 177
4. Thomas • CHW 176
5. McGwire • OAK 174
6. Martínez • SEA 174
7. Daulton • PHI 165
8. Kruk • PHI 164
9. Van Slyke • PIT 160
10. Sandberg • CHC 159

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