National 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. Winfield • SDP 8.3
2. Schmidt • PHI 7.9
3. Niekro • ATL 7.7
4. Hernandez • STL 7.6
5. Parker • PIT 6.7
6. Carter • MON 6.0
7. Tenace • SDP 5.9
8. Reuschel • CHC 5.9
9. Bench • CIN 5.6
10. Richard • HOU 5.4

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. Winfield • SDP 8.3
2. Schmidt • PHI 7.9
3. Hernandez • STL 7.6
4. Parker • PIT 6.7
5. Carter • MON 6.0
6. Tenace • SDP 5.9
7. Bench • CIN 5.6
8. Foster • CIN 5.1
9. Cey • LAD 5.1
10. Maddox • PHI 5.0

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. Schmidt • PHI 7.1
2. Winfield • SDP 7.0
3. Lopes • LAD 6.4
4. Parker • PIT 6.4
5. Hernandez • STL 6.1
6. Mazzilli • NYM 5.6
7. Parrish • MON 5.6
8. Tenace • SDP 5.4
9. Cey • LAD 5.0
10. Kingman • CHC 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. Maddox • PHI 2.9
2. Smith • SDP 2.7
3. Carter • MON 2.6
4. Bench • CIN 2.0
5. Reynolds • HOU 1.9
6. Boone • PHI 1.9
7. Trillo • PHI 1.6
8. Concepción • CIN 1.6
9. Stennett • PIT 1.6
10. Bowa • PHI 1.5

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. Hernandez • STL .344
2. Rose • PHI .331
3. Knight • CIN .318
4. Garvey • LAD .315
5. Horner • ATL .314
6. Templeton • STL .314
7. Parker • PIT .310
8. Winfield • SDP .308
9. Parrish • MON .307
10. Matthews • ATL .304

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. Rose • PHI .418
2. Hernandez • STL .417
3. Tenace • SDP .403
4. Mazzilli • NYM .395
5. Winfield • SDP .395
6. Cey • LAD .389
7. Schmidt • PHI .386
8. Foster • CIN .386
9. North • SFG .386
10. Parker • PIT .380

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. Kingman • CHC .613
2. Schmidt • PHI .564
3. Foster • CIN .561
4. Winfield • SDP .558
5. Horner • ATL .552
6. Parrish • MON .551
7. Parker • PIT .526
8. Stargell • PIT .552 **
9. Hernandez • STL .513
10. Simmons • STL .507

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. Kingman • CHC .956
2. Winfield • SDP .953
3. Schmidt • PHI .950
4. Foster • CIN .948
5. Hernandez • STL .930
6. Parrish • MON .909
7. Parker • PIT .906
8. Horner • ATL .898
9. Cey • LAD .888
10. Simmons • STL .875

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Taveras • 2TM 164
2. Rose • PHI 163
3. Garvey • LAD 162
Moreno • PIT 162
5. Hernandez • STL 161
6. de Jesús • CHC 160
Schmidt • PHI 160
Evans • SFG 160
9. Winfield • SDP 159
Reitz • STL 159

At Bats

At Bats

1. Moreno • PIT 695
2. Taveras • 2TM 680
3. Templeton • STL 672
4. Cromartie • MON 659
5. Garvey • LAD 648
6. Dawson • MON 639
7. de Jesús • CHC 636
8. Matthews • ATL 631
9. Rose • PHI 628
10. Russell • LAD 627

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. Moreno • PIT 757
2. Rose • PHI 732
3. Taveras • 2TM 725
4. de Jesús • CHC 716
5. Cromartie • MON 710
6. Parker • PIT 707
7. Hernandez • STL 698
8. Garvey • LAD 697
9. Templeton • STL 696
10. Matthews • ATL 695

Runs Scored

Runs Scored/Allowed

1. Hernandez • STL 116
2. Moreno • PIT 110
3. Lopes • LAD 109
Schmidt • PHI 109
Parker • PIT 109
6. Templeton • STL 105
7. Royster • ATL 103
8. Matthews • ATL 97
Kingman • CHC 97
Winfield • SDP 97

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Templeton • STL 211
2. Hernandez • STL 210
3. Rose • PHI 208
4. Garvey • LAD 204
5. Moreno • PIT 196
6. Parker • PIT 193
7. Matthews • ATL 192
8. Winfield • SDP 184
9. Cromartie • MON 181
Mazzilli • NYM 181

Total Bases

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

1. Winfield • SDP 333
2. Parker • PIT 327
3. Kingman • CHC 326
4. Garvey • LAD 322
5. Matthews • ATL 317
6. Hernandez • STL 313
7. Templeton • STL 308
8. Schmidt • PHI 305
9. Parrish • MON 300
10. Dawson • MON 299

Doubles

Doubles Hit/Allowed

1. Hernandez • STL 48
2. Cromartie • MON 46
3. Parker • PIT 45
4. Reitz • STL 41
5. Rose • PHI 40
6. Parrish • MON 39
7. Knight • CIN 37
Youngblood • NYM 37
9. Matthews • ATL 34
Buckner • CHC 34
Martin • CHC 34
Mazzilli • NYM 34

Triples

Triples Hit/Allowed

1. Templeton • STL 19
2. Dawson • MON 12
McBride • PHI 12
Moreno • PIT 12
5. Bowa • PHI 11
Hernandez • STL 11
7. de Jesús • CHC 10
Winfield • SDP 10
Scott • STL 10
10. Reynolds • HOU 9
Richards • SDP 9
Taveras • 2TM 9

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Kingman • CHC 48
2. Schmidt • PHI 45
3. Winfield • SDP 34
4. Horner • ATL 33
5. Stargell • PIT 32
6. Foster • CIN 30
Parrish • MON 30
8. Cey • LAD 28
Garvey • LAD 28
Lopes • LAD 28

Runs Batted In

Runs Batted In

1. Winfield • SDP 118
2. Kingman • CHC 115
3. Schmidt • PHI 114
4. Garvey • LAD 110
5. Hernandez • STL 105
6. Horner • ATL 98
Foster • CIN 98
8. Parker • PIT 94
9. Dawson • MON 92
10. Matthews • ATL 90

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Schmidt • PHI 120
2. Tenace • SDP 105
3. Lopes • LAD 97
4. North • SFG 96
5. Rose • PHI 95
6. Morgan • CIN 93
Mazzilli • NYM 93
8. Evans • SFG 91
9. Cey • LAD 86
10. Winfield • SDP 85

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Kingman • CHC 131
2. Dawson • MON 115
Schmidt • PHI 115
4. Tenace • SDP 106
5. Foster • CIN 105
Stargell • PIT 105
7. Moreno • PIT 104
8. Luzinski • PHI 103
9. Parrish • MON 101
Parker • PIT 101

Stolen Bases

Stolen Bases

1. Moreno • PIT 77
2. North • SFG 58
3. Lopes • LAD 44
Taveras • 2TM 44
5. Scott • MON 39
6. Cabell • HOU 37
Scott • STL 37
8. Cruz • HOU 36
9. Royster • ATL 35
Dawson • MON 35

Singles

Singles Hit/Allowed

1. Rose • PHI 159
2. Moreno • PIT 155
3. Templeton • STL 151
4. Garvey • LAD 143
5. Hernandez • STL 140
6. de Jesús • CHC 139
Taveras • 2TM 139
8. Puhl • HOU 138
9. Russell • LAD 133
10. Royster • ATL 130

Adjusted OPS+

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

1. Winfield • SDP 166
2. Foster • CIN 155
3. Schmidt • PHI 154
4. Hernandez • STL 151
5. Parrish • MON 146
6. Kingman • CHC 146
7. Cey • LAD 142
8. Parker • PIT 141
9. Tenace • SDP 139
10. Mazzilli • NYM 136

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. Hernandez • STL 135
2. Winfield • SDP 132
3. Parker • PIT 131
4. Schmidt • PHI 123
5. Matthews • ATL 118
6. Rose • PHI 116
7. Mazzilli • NYM 115
8. Lopes • LAD 113
9. Kingman • CHC 112
10. Parrish • MON 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. Winfield • SDP 54
2. Hernandez • STL 47
3. Schmidt • PHI 44
4. Parker • PIT 37
5. Mazzilli • NYM 33
6. Foster • CIN 33
7. Parrish • MON 32
8. Rose • PHI 32
9. Tenace • SDP 32
10. Kingman • CHC 31

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. Winfield • SDP 5.3
2. Hernandez • STL 4.7
3. Schmidt • PHI 4.4
4. Parker • PIT 3.7
5. Mazzilli • NYM 3.3
6. Foster • CIN 3.3
7. Parrish • MON 3.2
8. Rose • PHI 3.2
9. Tenace • SDP 3.1
10. Kingman • CHC 3.1
Cey • LAD 3.1

Extra Base Hits

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

1. Parker • PIT 77
2. Schmidt • PHI 74
3. Kingman • CHC 72
4. Parrish • MON 71
Winfield • SDP 71
6. Hernandez • STL 70
7. Matthews • ATL 66
8. Garvey • LAD 61
Dawson • MON 61
10. Templeton • STL 60

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. Rose • PHI 305
2. Hernandez • STL 291
3. Mazzilli • NYM 274
4. Winfield • SDP 271
5. Parker • PIT 269
6. Schmidt • PHI 260
7. Lopes • LAD 255
8. Matthews • ATL 252
9. Moreno • PIT 250
10. Garvey • LAD 243

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. Hernandez • STL .773
2. Winfield • SDP .757
3. Foster • CIN .745
4. Parker • PIT .742
5. Schmidt • PHI .733
6. Kingman • CHC .731
7. Parrish • MON .712
8. Cey • LAD .705
9. Mazzilli • NYM .704
10. Matthews • ATL .699

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Luzinski • PHI 10
2. Parker • PIT 9
Foli • 2TM 9
4. Hebner • NYM 8
Richards • SDP 8
6. Ontiveros • CHC 7
Youngblood • NYM 7
Tenace • SDP 7
9. Dawson • MON 6
10. Foote • CHC 5
Thomas • LAD 5
Carter • MON 5
Briggs • SDP 5
Scott • STL 5

Sacrifice Hits

Sacrifice Hits (Sacrifice Bunts)

1. Reynolds • HOU 34
2. Smith • SDP 22
3. Foli • 2TM 19
4. de Jesús • CHC 17
5. Blyleven • PIT 15
6. Russell • LAD 14
7. Niekro • HOU 13
8. Scott • MON 12
Bowa • PHI 12
10. Richard • HOU 11
Perry • SDP 11
Strain • SFG 11
Fulgham • STL 11

Sacrifice Flies

Sacrifice Flies
First tracked in 1954.

1. Cedeño • HOU 9
Schmidt • PHI 9
Parker • PIT 9
4. Kingman • CHC 8
Knight • CIN 8
Hebner • NYM 8
Scott • STL 8
Simmons • STL 8
9. Royster • ATL 7
Driessen • CIN 7
Carter • MON 7
Pérez • MON 7
Luzinski • PHI 7
Maddox • PHI 7
McBride • PHI 7
Hernandez • STL 7
Madlock • 2TM 7

Intentional Bases on Balls

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

1. Winfield • SDP 24
2. Simmons • STL 22
3. Cromartie • MON 19
4. Cruz • HOU 16
Garvey • LAD 16
6. Garner • PIT 15
7. Parker • PIT 14
Evans • SFG 14
9. Schmidt • PHI 12
Stargell • PIT 12

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. Garvey • LAD 25
2. Valentine • MON 23
3. Stearns • NYM 21
4. Knight • CIN 20
Russell • LAD 20
6. Ontiveros • CHC 19
7. Concepción • CIN 18
Cabell • HOU 18
Rose • PHI 18
10. Hendrick • STL 17
Madlock • 2TM 17

Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

1. North • SFG 24
2. Puhl • HOU 22
3. Moreno • PIT 21
4. de Jesús • CHC 20
Taveras • 2TM 20
6. Cabell • HOU 18
7. Scott • STL 17
8. Stearns • NYM 15
9. Cruz • HOU 14
McBride • PHI 14

SB %

Stolen Base Percentage
SB / (SB + CS)

1. Lopes • LAD 91.67
2. Miller • ATL 88.24
3. Parker • PIT 83.33
4. Morgan • CIN 82.35
5. Royster • ATL 81.40
6. Smith • SDP 80.00
7. Moreno • PIT 78.57
8. Thomas • LAD 78.26
9. Dawson • MON 77.78
10. Scott • MON 76.47
Landestoy • HOU 76.47

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. Lopes • LAD 34.2
2. Dawson • MON 29.2
3. Parker • PIT 22.2
4. Matthews • ATL 21.6
5. Mazzilli • NYM 20.8
Winfield • SDP 20.8
7. Madlock • 2TM 19.5
8. Concepción • CIN 17.4
9. Maddox • PHI 17.3
10. Youngblood • NYM 16.9

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. Foli • 2TM 38.0
2. Buckner • CHC 21.1
3. Rose • PHI 19.6
4. Bowa • PHI 16.8
5. Smith • SDP 15.9
6. Russell • LAD 14.6
7. Madlock • 2TM 13.7
8. Frías • ATL 13.2
9. Simmons • STL 13.2
10. Puhl • HOU 13.0

AB per HR

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

1. Kingman • CHC 11.1
2. Schmidt • PHI 12.0
3. Stargell • PIT 13.3 **
4. Foster • CIN 14.7
5. Horner • ATL 14.8
6. Ivie • SFG 14.9 **
7. Simmons • STL 17.2
8. Cey • LAD 17.4
9. Winfield • SDP 17.6
10. Parrish • MON 18.1

Outs Made

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

1. Taveras • 2TM 545
2. Moreno • PIT 535
3. Cromartie • MON 508
4. de Jesús • CHC 504
Russell • LAD 504
Smith • SDP 504
7. Dawson • MON 495
8. Garvey • LAD 485
9. Templeton • STL 484
10. Cabell • HOU 478

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. Hernandez • STL 64.68
2. Winfield • SDP 60.71
3. Parker • PIT 53.55
4. Schmidt • PHI 46.08
5. Foster • CIN 41.20
6. Tenace • SDP 41.13
7. Clark • SFG 39.71
8. Kingman • CHC 37.62
9. Mazzilli • NYM 37.42
10. Garvey • LAD 36.77

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. Winfield • SDP 7.2
2. Schmidt • PHI 5.9
3. Hernandez • STL 5.5
4. Parker • PIT 5.3
5. Simmons • STL 4.6
6. Matthews • ATL 4.4
7. Foster • CIN 4.3
8. Stargell • PIT 4.2
9. Kingman • CHC 4.2
10. Garvey • LAD 4.1

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. Winfield • SDP 5.0
2. Schmidt • PHI 5.0
3. Parker • PIT 4.9
4. Hernandez • STL 4.7
5. Foster • CIN 4.4
6. Kingman • CHC 4.3
7. Tenace • SDP 3.8
8. Matthews • ATL 3.7
9. Clark • SFG 3.6
10. Garvey • LAD 3.4

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. Parker • PIT 11.5
2. Madlock • 2TM 8.0
3. Foster • CIN 7.4
4. Parrish • MON 5.9
5. Schmidt • PHI 5.0
6. Knight • CIN 4.8
7. Cruz • HOU 4.6
8. Foli • 2TM 4.6
9. Concepción • CIN 4.5
10. Walling • HOU 4.2
Robinson • PIT 4.2

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. Hernandez • STL 6.3
2. Winfield • SDP 6.2
3. Parker • PIT 5.2
4. Schmidt • PHI 4.5
5. Tenace • SDP 4.2
6. Clark • SFG 4.1
7. Foster • CIN 4.1
8. Mazzilli • NYM 3.8
9. Garvey • LAD 3.7
10. Ivie • SFG 3.6

rOBA

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

1. Foster • CIN .425
2. Kingman • CHC .423
3. Winfield • SDP .422
4. Schmidt • PHI .420
5. Hernandez • STL .416
6. Parker • PIT .414
7. Horner • ATL .407
8. Parrish • MON .406
9. Lopes • LAD .402
10. Cey • LAD .401

Rbat+

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

1. Winfield • SDP 178
2. Foster • CIN 170
3. Schmidt • PHI 164
4. Hernandez • STL 161
5. Kingman • CHC 159
6. Tenace • SDP 158
7. Parrish • MON 157
8. Clark • SFG 157
9. Cey • LAD 155
10. Parker • PIT 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