Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. George Brett1980 9.4
Bobby Witt Jr.2024 9.4
3. George Brett1979 8.6
4. Willie Wilson1980 8.5
5. George Brett1985 8.3
6. George Brett1977 7.6
Darrell Porter1979 7.6
8. George Brett1976 7.5
9. Amos Otis1978 7.4
10. Alex Gordon2011 7.3
Offensive WAR †
1. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 9.2
2. George Brett1980 8.5
3. George Brett1985 8.2
4. George Brett1976 7.1
5. George Brett1979 7.0
6. Darrell Porter1979 6.8
7. John Mayberry1975 6.5
8. George Brett1977 6.0
Danny Tartabull1991 6.0
Willie Wilson1980 6.0
Defensive WAR †
1. Freddie Patek1972 3.2
2. Lorenzo Cain2013 2.8
Rey Sánchez1999 2.8
Rey Sánchez2000 2.8
5. Tony Peña2007 2.6
6. Rey Sánchez2001 2.5
Frank White1976 2.5
8. Michael A. Taylor2022 2.4
9. Carlos Beltrán1999 2.3
Salvador Perez2013 2.3
Salvador Perez2014 2.3
Michael A. Taylor2021 2.3
Frank White1984 2.3
Batting Average
1. George Brett1980 .390
2. Mike Sweeney2002 .340
3. George Brett1985 .335
4. George Brett1976 .333
Mike Sweeney2000 .333
6. Hal McRae1976 .332
Willie Wilson1982 .332
Bobby Witt Jr.2024 .332
9. George Brett1979 .329
George Brett1990 .329
On-Base%
1. George Brett1980 .454
2. George Brett1985 .436
3. Darrell Porter1979 .421
4. John Mayberry1973 .417
Mike Sweeney2002 .417
6. John Mayberry1975 .416
7. Hal McRae1976 .407
Mike Sweeney2000 .407
9. José Offerman1998 .403
10. George Brett1986 .401
Slugging %
1. George Brett1980 .664
2. Bob Hamelin1994 .599
3. Danny Tartabull1991 .593
4. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 .588
5. George Brett1985 .585
6. Jorge Soler2019 .569
7. George Brett1979 .563
George Brett1983 .563
Mike Sweeney2002 .563
10. Jermaine Dye2000 .561
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. George Brett1980 1.118
2. George Brett1985 1.022
3. Danny Tartabull1991 .990
4. Bob Hamelin1994 .987
5. Mike Sweeney2002 .979
6. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 .977
7. John Mayberry1975 .963
8. Jermaine Dye2000 .951
9. George Brett1983 .947
10. George Brett1979 .939
Games Played
1. Carlos Beltrán2002 162
Billy Butler2013 162
Al Cowens1977 162
Alcides Escobar2014 162
Alcides Escobar2016 162
Alcides Escobar2017 162
Eric Hosmer2017 162
Hal McRae1977 162
Whit Merrifield2019 162
Whit Merrifield2021 162
Jorge Soler2019 162
At Bats
1. Willie Wilson1980 705
2. Whit Merrifield2019 681
3. Whit Merrifield2021 664
4. Carlos Beltrán1999 663
5. Melky Cabrera2011 658
6. Johnny Damon2000 655
7. George Brett1976 645
George Brett1979 645
9. Johnny Damon1998 642
Alex Gordon2012 642
Plate Appearances
1. Willie Wilson1980 745
2. Johnny Damon2000 741
3. Whit Merrifield2019 735
4. Kevin Seitzer1987 725
5. Carlos Beltrán1999 723
6. Carlos Beltrán2002 722
7. Alex Gordon2012 721
8. Hal McRae1977 720
Whit Merrifield2021 720
10. Mike Sweeney2000 717
Runs Scored
1. Johnny Damon2000 136
2. Willie Wilson1980 133
3. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 125
4. George Brett1979 119
5. Carlos Beltrán2002 114
6. Willie Wilson1979 113
7. Carlos Beltrán1999 112
8. George Brett1985 108
9. Jermaine Dye2000 107
10. Carlos Beltrán2001 106
Hits
1. Willie Wilson1980 230
2. George Brett1976 215
3. Johnny Damon2000 214
4. George Brett1979 212
5. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 211
6. Kevin Seitzer1987 207
7. Whit Merrifield2019 206
Mike Sweeney2000 206
9. Melky Cabrera2011 201
10. Joe Randa1999 197
Total Bases
1. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 374
2. George Brett1979 363
3. Jermaine Dye2000 337
Salvador Perez2021 337
5. Jorge Soler2019 335
6. Hal McRae1982 332
7. Hal McRae1977 330
8. Johnny Damon2000 324
9. Mike Sweeney2000 323
10. George Brett1985 322
Doubles
1. Hal McRae1977 54
2. Billy Butler2009 51
Alex Gordon2012 51
4. Jeff Francoeur2011 47
5. Hal McRae1982 46
Mike Sweeney2001 46
7. George Brett1978 45
George Brett1990 45
Billy Butler2010 45
Alex Gordon2011 45
Frank White1982 45
Bobby Witt Jr.2024 45
Triples
1. Willie Wilson1985 21
2. George Brett1979 20
3. Willie Wilson1980 15
Willie Wilson1982 15
Willie Wilson1987 15
6. George Brett1976 14
Al Cowens1977 14
8. George Brett1975 13
George Brett1977 13
José Offerman1998 13
Willie Wilson1979 13
Home Runs
1. Salvador Perez2021 48
Jorge Soler2019 48
3. Mike Moustakas2017 38
4. Steve Balboni1985 36
5. Gary Gaetti1995 35
6. John Mayberry1975 34
Dean Palmer1998 34
Danny Tartabull1987 34
9. Jermaine Dye2000 33
10. Bo Jackson1989 32
Bobby Witt Jr.2024 32
Runs Batted In
1. Mike Sweeney2000 144
2. Hal McRae1982 133
3. Salvador Perez2021 121
4. Jermaine Dye1999 119
Dean Palmer1998 119
6. George Brett1980 118
Jermaine Dye2000 118
8. Jorge Soler2019 117
9. George Brett1985 112
Al Cowens1977 112
Jeff King1997 112
Darrell Porter1979 112
Bases on Balls
1. John Mayberry1973 122
2. Darrell Porter1979 121
3. John Mayberry1975 119
4. George Brett1985 103
Paul Schaal1971 103
6. Kevin Seitzer1989 102
7. Jeff King1997 89
José Offerman1998 89
9. Carlos Santana2021 86
10. Chili Davis1997 85
Strikeouts
1. Jorge Soler2019 178
2. Bo Jackson1989 172
3. MJ Melendez2023 170
Salvador Perez2021 170
5. Steve Balboni1985 166
6. Bo Jackson1987 158
7. Hunter Dozier2021 154
8. Hunter Dozier2019 148
Alex Gordon2016 148
10. Steve Balboni1986 146
Bo Jackson1988 146
Stolen Bases
1. Willie Wilson1979 83
2. Willie Wilson1980 79
3. Tom Goodwin1996 66
4. Willie Wilson1983 59
Willie Wilson1987 59
6. Freddie Patek1977 53
7. Amos Otis1971 52
8. Freddie Patek1976 51
9. Vince Coleman1994 50
Tom Goodwin1995 50
Singles
1. Willie Wilson1980 184
2. George Brett1976 160
3. Willie Wilson1982 157
4. Kevin Seitzer1987 151
5. Willie Wilson1979 148
6. Mike Sweeney2000 147
7. Johnny Damon2000 146
8. Kevin Seitzer1989 145
9. José Offerman1998 143
10. Whit Merrifield2019 139
Adjusted OPS+
1. George Brett1980 203
2. George Brett1985 179
3. Danny Tartabull1991 171
Bobby Witt Jr.2024 171
5. John Mayberry1972 168
John Mayberry1975 168
7. George Brett1983 158
8. George Brett1990 153
Hal McRae1976 153
10. Amos Otis1978 151
Runs Created
1. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 150
2. George Brett1985 146
3. Mike Sweeney2000 136
4. George Brett1980 135
John Mayberry1975 135
6. George Brett1979 134
7. Johnny Damon2000 133
Jermaine Dye2000 133
9. Danny Tartabull1987 124
10. Carlos Beltrán2001 123
Hal McRae1982 123
Adj. Batting Runs
1. George Brett1980 66
George Brett1985 66
3. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 60
4. John Mayberry1975 56
5. Danny Tartabull1991 48
6. John Mayberry1972 45
7. George Brett1988 42
8. George Brett1979 41
9. George Brett1990 40
Darrell Porter1979 40
Adj. Batting Wins
1. George Brett1985 6.4
2. George Brett1980 6.3
3. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 6.0
4. John Mayberry1975 5.6
5. John Mayberry1972 4.9
6. Danny Tartabull1991 4.7
7. George Brett1988 4.2
8. Hal McRae1976 4.1
9. George Brett1990 4.0
10. George Brett1979 3.9
John Mayberry1973 3.9
Extra Base Hits
1. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 88
2. Hal McRae1977 86
3. George Brett1979 85
4. Jorge Soler2019 82
5. Hal McRae1982 81
6. Carlos Beltrán2002 80
7. Jermaine Dye1999 79
8. Jermaine Dye2000 76
9. Mike Sweeney2001 75
10. George Brett1985 73
Billy Butler2009 73
John Mayberry1975 73
Times On Base
1. Mike Sweeney2000 292
2. George Brett1985 290
3. Kevin Seitzer1987 289
4. José Offerman1998 285
5. John Mayberry1975 284
Darrell Porter1979 284
7. Johnny Damon2000 280
8. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 276
9. Kevin Seitzer1989 275
10. John Mayberry1973 266
Offensive Win %
1. George Brett1980 .856
2. George Brett1985 .808
3. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 .793
4. John Mayberry1975 .789
5. John Mayberry1972 .783
6. Danny Tartabull1991 .777
7. John Mayberry1973 .756
8. Mike Sweeney2002 .748
9. George Brett1983 .740
10. Hal McRae1976 .739
Hit By Pitch
1. David DeJesus2007 23
2. Alex Gordon2019 19
3. Ángel Berroa2003 18
Mike Macfarlane1994 18
5. Sal Fasano1998 16
Mike Macfarlane1993 16
7. Mike Macfarlane1992 15
Mike Sweeney2000 15
9. Ángel Berroa2005 14
Alex Gordon2015 14
Alex Gordon2017 14
Keith Miller1992 14
Sacrifice Hits
1. Tom Goodwin1996 21
2. Alcides Escobar2011 18
Frank White1976 18
4. David Howard1996 17
5. Chris Getz2011 14
Tom Goodwin1995 14
Brian McRae1993 14
8. Ángel Berroa2003 13
Carlos Febles2000 13
José Lind1993 13
Freddie Patek1976 13
Freddie Patek1977 13
Willie Wilson1979 13
Sacrifice Flies
1. Dean Palmer1998 13
Vinnie Pasquantino2024 13
Darrell Porter1979 13
Mike Sweeney2000 13
5. Johnny Damon2000 12
Jeff King1997 12
John Mayberry1976 12
Whit Merrifield2021 12
Amos Otis1974 12
10. Al Cowens1978 11
Hal McRae1978 11
Joe Randa2002 11
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. George Brett1985 31
2. George Brett1986 18
3. John Mayberry1973 17
4. George Brett1980 16
Chili Davis1997 16
John Mayberry1975 16
7. George Brett1988 15
Billy Butler2011 15
9. George Brett1979 14
George Brett1982 14
George Brett1987 14
George Brett1989 14
George Brett1990 14
Darrell Porter1978 14
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Billy Butler2010 32
2. Billy Butler2013 28
3. John Wathan1982 26
4. Lou Piniella1972 25
5. Jerry Adair1969 24
Gregg Jefferies1992 24
Kendrys Morales2015 24
Cookie Rojas1974 24
9. Willie Aikens1980 23
Billy Butler2008 23
José Guillén2008 23
Darryl Motley1984 23
Salvador Perez2015 23
Salvador Perez2017 23
Mark Teahen2007 23
Caught Stealing
1. Tom Goodwin1996 22
2. Tom Goodwin1995 18
3. Greg Gagne1994 17
4. Al Cowens1976 16
Pat Kelly1970 16
Jim Wohlford1976 16
7. Joe Foy1969 15
Freddie Patek1974 15
Freddie Patek1976 15
Bobby Witt Jr.2023 15
SB %
1. Alcides Escobar2013 100.00
Gary Thurman1989 100.00
3. Carlos Beltrán2001 96.88
4. Nicky Lopez2021 95.65
5. Maikel Garcia2024 94.87
6. Amos Otis1970 94.29
7. Eric Hosmer2012 94.12
Amos Otis1980 94.12
9. Adalberto Mondesí2021 93.75
10. Lorenzo Cain2017 92.86
Power-Speed #
1. Bobby Witt Jr.2023 37.2
2. Carlos Beltrán2003 31.8
3. Carlos Beltrán2002 31.7
4. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 31.5
5. Bo Jackson1989 28.7
6. Carlos Beltrán2001 27.1
7. Amos Otis1978 26.1
8. Bo Jackson1988 26.0
9. Whit Merrifield2017 24.4
10. Carlos Beltrán1999 24.2
AB per SO
1. George Brett1977 23.5
2. Gregg Jefferies1992 20.8
3. George Brett1980 20.4
4. George Brett1976 17.9
George Brett1979 17.9
6. George Brett1981 15.1
7. Hal McRae1977 14.9
8. George Brett1978 14.6
9. Cookie Rojas1973 14.5
10. Cookie Rojas1972 13.9
AB per HR
1. Jorge Soler2019 12.3
2. Salvador Perez2021 12.9
3. Bob Hamelin1994 13.0
4. Mike Moustakas2017 14.6
5. Gary Gaetti1995 14.7
6. Danny Tartabull1991 15.6
7. Chili Davis1997 15.9
8. Bo Jackson1989 16.1
9. John Mayberry1975 16.3
10. Steve Balboni1985 16.7
Outs Made
1. Whit Merrifield2021 508
2. Alcides Escobar2016 506
3. Carlos Beltrán1999 504
4. Bobby Witt Jr.2023 499
5. Whit Merrifield2019 497
6. Brian McRae1991 496
7. Willie Wilson1980 495
8. Carlos Beltrán2002 492
9. Melky Cabrera2011 491
10. Alcides Escobar2013 490
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) †
1. George Brett1980 78.45
2. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 64.58
3. George Brett1985 61.91
4. Hal McRae1982 57.88
5. John Mayberry1972 56.12
6. George Brett1979 55.96
7. Darrell Porter1979 53.56
8. George Brett1988 52.70
9. John Mayberry1975 49.32
10. Danny Tartabull1991 49.24
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. George Brett1980 6.2
2. George Brett1979 6.0
3. George Brett1985 5.5
4. George Brett1976 5.1
5. Mike Sweeney2002 4.8
6. Darrell Porter1979 4.7
Bobby Witt Jr.2024 4.7
8. Johnny Damon2000 4.6
John Mayberry1975 4.6
Amos Otis1978 4.6
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) †
1. George Brett1980 6.0
2. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 5.6
3. George Brett1985 5.3
4. John Mayberry1975 5.0
5. George Brett1979 4.9
6. John Mayberry1973 4.5
7. George Brett1988 4.2
8. John Mayberry1972 4.1
9. Danny Tartabull1988 3.8
10. Danny Tartabull1991 3.7
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. George Brett1985 11.2
2. Steve Balboni1984 8.0
3. Amos Otis1978 6.6
4. George Brett1979 6.0
5. George Brett1976 5.9
6. Amos Otis1973 5.6
Darrell Porter1978 5.6
8. Darrell Porter1979 5.3
9. George Brett1977 4.6
Amos Otis1982 4.6
Base-Out Wins Added (REW) †
1. George Brett1980 7.5
2. Bobby Witt Jr.2024 6.3
3. John Mayberry1972 6.1
4. George Brett1985 6.0
5. Hal McRae1982 5.6
6. George Brett1979 5.3
7. George Brett1988 5.2
8. Darrell Porter1979 5.1
9. John Mayberry1975 4.9
10. Danny Tartabull1991 4.8
rOBA †
1. George Brett1980 .487
2. George Brett1985 .436
3. Danny Tartabull1991 .435
4. John Mayberry1975 .433
5. Mike Sweeney2002 .421
6. Bob Hamelin1994 .419
7. Amos Otis1978 .416
Bobby Witt Jr.2024 .416
9. George Brett1983 .415
10. George Brett1979 .414
John Mayberry1973 .414
Rbat+ †
1. George Brett1980 206
2. George Brett1985 174
3. John Mayberry1972 172
4. Danny Tartabull1991 171
Bobby Witt Jr.2024 171
6. John Mayberry1975 166
7. George Brett1983 158
8. Hal McRae1976 155
9. Richie Scheinblum1972 152
Mike Sweeney2002 152

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