Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. Ty Cobb • 1917 11.3
2. Ty Cobb • 1911 10.7
3. Ty Cobb • 1910 10.5
4. Ty Cobb • 1909 9.9
5. Ty Cobb • 1915 9.5
6. Harry Heilmann • 1923 9.3
7. Norm Cash • 1961 9.2
Ty Cobb • 1912 9.2
9. Charlie Gehringer • 1934 8.9
10. Charlie Gehringer • 1935 8.6
Offensive WAR †
1. Ty Cobb • 1917 10.6
2. Ty Cobb • 1911 10.2
3. Ty Cobb • 1915 9.9
4. Ty Cobb • 1910 9.7
5. Ty Cobb • 1909 9.6
6. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 9.1
7. Ty Cobb • 1912 8.9
Harry Heilmann • 1923 8.9
9. Ty Cobb • 1916 8.7
10. Norm Cash • 1961 8.5
Defensive WAR †
1. Austin Jackson • 2011 3.1
2. Brandon Inge • 2006 2.8
3. Ray Oyler • 1967 2.7
Jerry Priddy • 1950 2.7
Billy Rogell • 1935 2.7
6. Boss Schmidt • 1908 2.6
7. Ossie Vitt • 1916 2.5
8. Donie Bush • 1914 2.4
Chet Lemon • 1983 2.4
Eddie Mayo • 1944 2.4
George Moriarty • 1914 2.4
Alan Trammell • 1981 2.4
Batting Average
1. Ty Cobb • 1911 .419
2. Ty Cobb • 1912 .409
3. Harry Heilmann • 1923 .403
4. Ty Cobb • 1922 .401
5. Harry Heilmann • 1927 .398
6. Harry Heilmann • 1921 .394
7. Harry Heilmann • 1925 .393
8. Ty Cobb • 1913 .389
Ty Cobb • 1921 .389
10. Ty Cobb • 1919 .384
On-Base%
1. Norm Cash • 1961 .487
2. Ty Cobb • 1915 .486
3. Harry Heilmann • 1923 .481
4. Harry Heilmann • 1927 .475
5. Ty Cobb • 1925 .468
6. Ty Cobb • 1911 .466
Ty Cobb • 1913 .466
8. Ty Cobb • 1922 .462
9. Charlie Gehringer • 1937 .458
10. Harry Heilmann • 1925 .457
Slugging %
1. Hank Greenberg • 1938 .683
2. Hank Greenberg • 1940 .670
3. Hank Greenberg • 1937 .668
4. Norm Cash • 1961 .662
5. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 .636
6. Harry Heilmann • 1923 .632
7. Hank Greenberg • 1935 .628
8. Miguel Cabrera • 2010 .622
Hank Greenberg • 1939 .622
10. Ty Cobb • 1911 .620
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Norm Cash • 1961 1.148
2. Hank Greenberg • 1938 1.122
3. Harry Heilmann • 1923 1.113
4. Hank Greenberg • 1937 1.105
5. Hank Greenberg • 1940 1.103
6. Harry Heilmann • 1927 1.091
7. Ty Cobb • 1911 1.086
8. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 1.078
9. Ty Cobb • 1925 1.066
10. Harry Heilmann • 1921 1.051
Games Played
1. Rocky Colavito • 1961 163
2. Jimmy Barrett • 1904 162
Ed Brinkman • 1973 162
Cecil Fielder • 1991 162
Prince Fielder • 2012 162
Prince Fielder • 2013 162
Brian Hunter • 1997 162
Dick McAuliffe • 1964 162
Rusty Staub • 1978 162
Don Wert • 1965 162
Jake Wood • 1961 162
At Bats
1. Ian Kinsler • 2014 684
2. Harvey Kuenn • 1953 679
3. Ron LeFlore • 1978 666
4. Jake Wood • 1961 663
5. Travis Fryman • 1992 659
6. Brian Hunter • 1997 658
7. Harvey Kuenn • 1954 656
8. Ron LeFlore • 1977 652
9. Lou Whitaker • 1983 643
10. Rusty Staub • 1978 642
Plate Appearances
1. Ron LeFlore • 1978 741
2. Brian Hunter • 1997 738
3. Rusty Staub • 1978 734
4. Tony Phillips • 1992 733
5. Eddie Lake • 1947 732
6. Charlie Gehringer • 1936 731
Harvey Kuenn • 1953 731
Jake Wood • 1961 731
9. Jerry Priddy • 1950 729
10. Ty Cobb • 1924 727
Runs Scored
1. Ty Cobb • 1911 148
2. Ty Cobb • 1915 144
Charlie Gehringer • 1930 144
Charlie Gehringer • 1936 144
5. Hank Greenberg • 1938 143
6. Hank Greenberg • 1937 137
7. Charlie Gehringer • 1934 135
8. Charlie Gehringer • 1937 133
Charlie Gehringer • 1938 133
10. Lu Blue • 1922 131
Charlie Gehringer • 1929 131
Hits
1. Ty Cobb • 1911 248
2. Harry Heilmann • 1921 237
3. Charlie Gehringer • 1936 227
4. Ty Cobb • 1912 226
5. Ty Cobb • 1917 225
Harry Heilmann • 1925 225
7. George Kell • 1950 218
8. Sam Crawford • 1911 217
9. Ty Cobb • 1909 216
Magglio Ordóñez • 2007 216
Total Bases
1. Hank Greenberg • 1937 397
2. Hank Greenberg • 1935 389
3. Hank Greenberg • 1940 384
4. Hank Greenberg • 1938 380
5. Miguel Cabrera • 2012 377
6. Ty Cobb • 1911 367
7. Harry Heilmann • 1921 365
8. Dale Alexander • 1929 363
9. Charlie Gehringer • 1936 356
Hank Greenberg • 1934 356
Doubles
1. Hank Greenberg • 1934 63
2. Charlie Gehringer • 1936 60
3. George Kell • 1950 56
4. Gee Walker • 1936 55
5. Magglio Ordóñez • 2007 54
6. Miguel Cabrera • 2014 52
7. Charlie Gehringer • 1934 50
Hank Greenberg • 1940 50
Harry Heilmann • 1927 50
10. Hank Greenberg • 1937 49
Triples
1. Sam Crawford • 1914 26
2. Sam Crawford • 1903 25
3. Ty Cobb • 1911 24
Ty Cobb • 1917 24
5. Ty Cobb • 1912 23
Sam Crawford • 1913 23
Curtis Granderson • 2007 23
8. Sam Crawford • 1912 21
9. Ty Cobb • 1908 20
10. Sam Crawford • 1910 19
Sam Crawford • 1915 19
Charlie Gehringer • 1929 19
Roy Johnson • 1931 19
Barney McCosky • 1940 19
Home Runs
1. Hank Greenberg • 1938 58
2. Cecil Fielder • 1990 51
3. Rocky Colavito • 1961 45
4. Miguel Cabrera • 2012 44
Miguel Cabrera • 2013 44
Cecil Fielder • 1991 44
Hank Greenberg • 1946 44
8. Norm Cash • 1961 41
Hank Greenberg • 1940 41
10. Darrell Evans • 1985 40
Hank Greenberg • 1937 40
Runs Batted In
1. Hank Greenberg • 1937 184
2. Hank Greenberg • 1935 168
3. Hank Greenberg • 1940 150
4. Hank Greenberg • 1938 147
5. Rocky Colavito • 1961 140
6. Miguel Cabrera • 2012 139
Hank Greenberg • 1934 139
Harry Heilmann • 1921 139
Magglio Ordóñez • 2007 139
10. Dale Alexander • 1929 137
Miguel Cabrera • 2013 137
Bases on Balls
1. Roy Cullenbine • 1947 137
2. Eddie Yost • 1959 135
3. Tony Phillips • 1993 132
4. Eddie Yost • 1960 125
5. Norm Cash • 1961 124
6. Mickey Tettleton • 1992 122
7. Eddie Lake • 1947 120
8. Hank Greenberg • 1938 119
9. Donie Bush • 1915 118
Ty Cobb • 1915 118
Strikeouts
1. Cecil Fielder • 1990 182
2. Austin Jackson • 2011 181
3. Justin Upton • 2016 179
4. J.D. Martinez • 2015 178
5. Rob Deer • 1991 175
6. Curtis Granderson • 2006 174
7. Spencer Torkelson • 2023 171
8. Brandon Inge • 2009 170
Austin Jackson • 2010 170
10. Jeimer Candelario • 2018 160
Stolen Bases
1. Ty Cobb • 1915 96
2. Ty Cobb • 1911 83
3. Ron LeFlore • 1979 78
4. Ty Cobb • 1909 76
5. Brian Hunter • 1997 74
6. Ty Cobb • 1916 68
Ron LeFlore • 1978 68
8. Ty Cobb • 1910 65
9. Ty Cobb • 1912 61
10. Ron LeFlore • 1976 58
Singles
1. Ty Cobb • 1911 169
2. Harvey Kuenn • 1953 167
3. Ty Cobb • 1912 166
4. Ty Cobb • 1907 165
5. Ty Cobb • 1909 164
6. Harvey Kuenn • 1954 162
7. Ty Cobb • 1915 161
Harry Heilmann • 1921 161
Harry Heilmann • 1925 161
10. Sam Crawford • 1911 160
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ty Cobb • 1917 209
2. Ty Cobb • 1910 205
3. Norm Cash • 1961 201
4. Ty Cobb • 1912 200
5. Ty Cobb • 1911 196
6. Ty Cobb • 1913 194
Ty Cobb • 1918 194
Harry Heilmann • 1923 194
9. Ty Cobb • 1909 192
10. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 190
Runs Created
1. Norm Cash • 1961 178
2. Hank Greenberg • 1937 172
3. Ty Cobb • 1911 168
4. Hank Greenberg • 1940 166
5. Hank Greenberg • 1938 164
6. Hank Greenberg • 1935 159
Harry Heilmann • 1921 159
8. Harry Heilmann • 1923 156
9. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 155
10. Charlie Gehringer • 1936 153
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Norm Cash • 1961 85
2. Ty Cobb • 1911 76
3. Ty Cobb • 1917 75
4. Harry Heilmann • 1923 74
5. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 72
6. Ty Cobb • 1915 71
7. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 70
8. Ty Cobb • 1912 69
9. Hank Greenberg • 1937 67
10. Ty Cobb • 1910 66
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Ty Cobb • 1917 8.4
2. Norm Cash • 1961 8.1
3. Ty Cobb • 1915 7.8
4. Ty Cobb • 1911 7.6
5. Ty Cobb • 1910 7.5
6. Ty Cobb • 1909 7.2
Ty Cobb • 1912 7.2
8. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 7.0
Harry Heilmann • 1923 7.0
10. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 6.8
Extra Base Hits
1. Hank Greenberg • 1937 103
2. Hank Greenberg • 1940 99
3. Hank Greenberg • 1935 98
4. Hank Greenberg • 1934 96
5. Charlie Gehringer • 1936 87
6. Hank Greenberg • 1938 85
Rudy York • 1940 85
8. Miguel Cabrera • 2010 84
Miguel Cabrera • 2012 84
Curtis Granderson • 2007 84
Times On Base
1. Ty Cobb • 1915 336
2. Norm Cash • 1961 326
3. Charlie Gehringer • 1934 316
4. Charlie Gehringer • 1936 314
5. Tony Phillips • 1993 313
6. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 308
7. Hank Greenberg • 1937 305
8. Ty Cobb • 1911 300
Charlie Gehringer • 1937 300
10. Ty Cobb • 1924 297
Hank Greenberg • 1938 297
Offensive Win %
1. Ty Cobb • 1910 .895
2. Ty Cobb • 1917 .889
3. Ty Cobb • 1911 .886
4. Ty Cobb • 1909 .874
5. Ty Cobb • 1913 .872
6. Norm Cash • 1961 .867
7. Ty Cobb • 1918 .864
8. Ty Cobb • 1915 .859
9. Ty Cobb • 1912 .857
10. Harry Heilmann • 1923 .852
Hit By Pitch
1. Bill Freehan • 1968 24
2. Bill Freehan • 1967 20
Chet Lemon • 1983 20
4. Damion Easley • 1999 19
5. Prince Fielder • 2012 17
Brandon Inge • 2009 17
Heinie Manush • 1923 17
8. Damion Easley • 1997 16
Damion Easley • 1998 16
Heinie Manush • 1924 16
Sacrifice Hits
1. Donie Bush • 1909 52
2. Donie Bush • 1920 48
3. Ralph Young • 1919 46
4. Germany Schaefer • 1908 43
5. Ossie Vitt • 1915 42
6. Donie Bush • 1921 40
7. Topper Rigney • 1922 37
8. Bill Coughlin • 1906 36
Bobby Veach • 1922 36
10. Lu Blue • 1925 34
Billy Lush • 1903 34
Sacrifice Flies
1. Travis Fryman • 1994 13
Lance Parrish • 1983 13
3. Craig Monroe • 2005 12
4. Miguel Cabrera • 2014 11
Travis Fryman • 1997 11
Rusty Staub • 1976 11
Rusty Staub • 1978 11
8. Travis Fryman • 1996 10
Kirk Gibson • 1985 10
Torii Hunter • 2013 10
Dean Palmer • 2000 10
Bubba Phillips • 1963 10
Rusty Staub • 1977 10
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Miguel Cabrera • 2010 32
2. Víctor Martínez • 2014 28
3. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 22
4. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 19
Norm Cash • 1961 19
6. Prince Fielder • 2012 18
Mickey Tettleton • 1992 18
8. Miguel Cabrera • 2012 17
9. Kirk Gibson • 1985 16
Hank Greenberg • 1935 16
Dmitri Young • 2003 16
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Jimmy Bloodworth • 1943 29
2. Miguel Cabrera • 2012 28
3. Magglio Ordóñez • 2008 27
Rusty Staub • 1977 27
5. Miguel Cabrera • 2016 26
6. Deivi Cruz • 2000 25
Bill Tuttle • 1955 25
8. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 24
Steve Kemp • 1980 24
Lance Parrish • 1980 24
Rusty Staub • 1978 24
Caught Stealing
1. Ty Cobb • 1915 38
2. Ty Cobb • 1912 34
3. Donie Bush • 1915 27
4. Donie Bush • 1914 26
5. Ty Cobb • 1916 24
6. Roy Johnson • 1931 21
7. Ron LeFlore • 1975 20
Ron LeFlore • 1976 20
William Louden • 1912 20
Bobby Veach • 1914 20
Ralph Young • 1916 20
SB %
1. Quintin Berry • 2012 100.00
Zach McKinstry • 2024 100.00
3. Curtis Granderson • 2007 96.30
4. Alan Trammell • 1987 91.30
5. Jake Wood • 1962 88.89
6. Kirk Gibson • 1985 88.24
7. Niko Goodrum • 2020 87.50
8. Kirk Gibson • 1986 85.00
9. Ron LeFlore • 1979 84.78
10. Travis Fryman • 1997 84.21
Power-Speed #
1. Kirk Gibson • 1986 30.7
2. Kirk Gibson • 1985 29.5
3. Kirk Gibson • 1984 28.0
4. Kirk Gibson • 1987 25.0
5. Damion Easley • 1997 24.6
6. Curtis Granderson • 2007 24.4
7. Juan Encarnación • 1999 24.1
8. Curtis Granderson • 2009 24.0
Alan Trammell • 1987 24.0
10. Chad Curtis • 1995 23.6
AB per SO
1. Harvey Kuenn • 1954 50.5
2. Charlie Gehringer • 1936 49.3
3. Kid Elberfeld • 1902 48.8
4. Doc Cramer • 1943 46.6
5. Del Pratt • 1924 42.9
6. George Kell • 1949 40.2
7. Ty Cobb • 1923 39.7
8. George Cutshaw • 1922 38.4
9. Charlie Gehringer • 1935 38.1
10. Kid Gleason • 1902 36.8
George Kell • 1947 36.8
AB per HR
1. Hank Greenberg • 1938 9.6
2. Cecil Fielder • 1990 11.2
3. Hank Greenberg • 1946 11.9
4. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 12.6
Darrell Evans • 1985 12.6
6. Norm Cash • 1961 13.0
Norm Cash • 1962 13.0
Rocky Colavito • 1961 13.0
9. Hank Greenberg • 1940 14.0
Rudy York • 1938 14.0
Outs Made
1. Ian Kinsler • 2014 528
2. Brian Hunter • 1997 525
3. Jake Wood • 1961 515
4. Travis Fryman • 1992 512
5. Eddie Mayo • 1944 509
6. Eddie Lake • 1947 508
7. Rusty Staub • 1978 505
8. Ron LeFlore • 1978 501
9. Ossie Vitt • 1916 494
10. Harvey Kuenn • 1954 493
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) †
1. Norm Cash • 1961 92.44
2. Hank Greenberg • 1937 88.43
3. Ty Cobb • 1917 87.02
4. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 76.24
5. Charlie Gehringer • 1934 71.12
6. Harry Heilmann • 1927 70.79
7. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 70.12
8. Magglio Ordóñez • 2007 68.36
9. Ty Cobb • 1912 68.28
10. Hank Greenberg • 1935 64.46
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Ty Cobb • 1917 8.5
2. Norm Cash • 1961 7.7
3. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 7.6
4. Miguel Cabrera • 2010 7.5
5. Ty Cobb • 1912 7.4
6. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 6.7
Charlie Gehringer • 1934 6.7
Al Kaline • 1963 6.7
9. Magglio Ordóñez • 2007 6.3
10. Hank Greenberg • 1937 6.0
Al Kaline • 1967 6.0
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) †
1. Norm Cash • 1961 8.5
2. Ty Cobb • 1917 7.1
3. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 6.9
4. Hank Greenberg • 1937 6.3
5. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 6.2
6. Miguel Cabrera • 2010 5.9
Miguel Cabrera • 2012 5.9
Ty Cobb • 1912 5.9
Harry Heilmann • 1927 5.9
10. Al Kaline • 1967 5.6
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Rudy York • 1940 21.5
2. Norm Cash • 1961 20.2
3. Dick Wakefield • 1944 17.9
4. Charlie Gehringer • 1934 16.8
5. Hank Greenberg • 1940 16.5
6. Roy Cullenbine • 1945 15.4
7. Vic Wertz • 1950 14.9
8. Al Kaline • 1967 14.7
9. Rocky Colavito • 1961 14.3
10. Hoot Evers • 1950 13.3
Base-Out Wins Added (REW) †
1. Ty Cobb • 1917 9.6
2. Norm Cash • 1961 8.7
3. Hank Greenberg • 1937 7.8
4. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 7.2
Ty Cobb • 1912 7.2
6. Miguel Cabrera • 2011 6.7
7. Harry Heilmann • 1927 6.6
8. Charlie Gehringer • 1934 6.5
9. Magglio Ordóñez • 2007 6.2
10. Hank Greenberg • 1935 6.1
rOBA †
1. Ty Cobb • 1911 .531
2. Harry Heilmann • 1923 .508
3. Ty Cobb • 1910 .500
4. Ty Cobb • 1917 .498
5. Ty Cobb • 1912 .497
6. Norm Cash • 1961 .496
7. Harry Heilmann • 1927 .493
8. Ty Cobb • 1913 .492
Ty Cobb • 1915 .492
10. Ty Cobb • 1925 .483
Rbat+ †
1. Ty Cobb • 1917 213
2. Ty Cobb • 1910 209
3. Harry Heilmann • 1923 202
4. Norm Cash • 1961 201
5. Ty Cobb • 1909 199
Ty Cobb • 1918 199
7. Ty Cobb • 1913 198
8. Ty Cobb • 1912 197
9. Ty Cobb • 1911 196
10. Miguel Cabrera • 2013 195

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