American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Williams • BOS 9.0
2. Parnell • BOS 8.4
3. Lemon • CLE 7.0
4. Joost • PHA 7.0
5. Stephens • BOS 6.9
6. Trucks • DET 6.3
7. Newhouser • DET 5.7
8. Doerr • BOS 5.4
9. Michaels • CHW 5.3
10. Appling • CHW 5.1
WAR Position Players
1. Williams • BOS 9.0
2. Joost • PHA 7.0
3. Stephens • BOS 6.9
4. Doerr • BOS 5.4
5. Michaels • CHW 5.3
6. Appling • CHW 5.1
7. Kell • DET 4.8
8. Valo • PHA 4.4
9. DiMaggio • NYY 4.3
10. Henrich • NYY 4.3
Offensive WAR
1. Williams • BOS 9.1
2. Joost • PHA 6.4
3. Stephens • BOS 5.9
4. Appling • CHW 4.9
5. Michaels • CHW 4.7
6. Kell • DET 4.6
7. Doerr • BOS 4.3
8. Henrich • NYY 4.1
9. DiMaggio • NYY 3.9
10. Doby • CLE 3.8
Defensive WAR
1. Gordon • CLE 2.1
2. Stephens • BOS 2.0
3. Rizzuto • NYY 1.9
4. Doerr • BOS 1.8
5. Coleman • NYY 1.6
6. Boudreau • CLE 1.6
7. Joost • PHA 1.6
8. Michaels • CHW 1.3
9. Suder • PHA 1.2
10. Appling • CHW 1.1
Batting Average
1. Kell • DET .343
2. Williams • BOS .343
3. Dillinger • SLB .324
4. Mitchell • CLE .317
5. Doerr • BOS .309
6. Michaels • CHW .308
7. DiMaggio • BOS .307
8. Pesky • BOS .306
9. Sievers • SLB .306
10. Wertz • DET .304
On-Base%
1. Williams • BOS .490
2. Appling • CHW .439
3. Joost • PHA .429
4. Kell • DET .424
5. Michaels • CHW .417
6. Henrich • NYY .416
7. Fain • PHA .415
8. Valo • PHA .413
9. Pesky • BOS .408
10. DiMaggio • BOS .404
Slugging %
1. Williams • BOS .650
2. Stephens • BOS .539
3. Henrich • NYY .526
4. Doerr • BOS .497
5. Berra • NYY .480
6. Sievers • SLB .471
7. Doby • CLE .468
8. Kell • DET .467
9. Wertz • DET .465
10. Robinson • WSH .459
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Williams • BOS 1.141
2. Henrich • NYY .942
3. Stephens • BOS .930
4. Kell • DET .892
5. Doerr • BOS .890
6. Joost • PHA .883
7. Sievers • SLB .869
8. Doby • CLE .857
9. Wertz • DET .851
10. Robinson • WSH .840
Games Played
1. Stephens • BOS 155
Williams • BOS 155
Wertz • DET 155
4. Michaels • CHW 154
Chapman • PHA 154
6. Vernon • CLE 153
Rizzuto • NYY 153
Dente • WSH 153
9. Hegan • CLE 152
10. Fain • PHA 150
Valo • PHA 150
At Bats
1. Mitchell • CLE 640
2. Rizzuto • NYY 614
3. Stephens • BOS 610
4. Wertz • DET 608
5. DiMaggio • BOS 605
6. Pesky • BOS 604
7. Philley • CHW 598
8. Dente • WSH 590
9. Chapman • PHA 589
10. Vernon • CLE 584
Plate Appearances
1. Williams • BOS 730
2. Pesky • BOS 713
3. Stephens • BOS 712
Rizzuto • NYY 712
5. DiMaggio • BOS 706
6. Wertz • DET 695
7. Mitchell • CLE 685
8. Joost • PHA 682
9. Valo • PHA 680
10. Chapman • PHA 674
Runs Scored
1. Williams • BOS 150
2. Joost • PHA 128
3. DiMaggio • BOS 126
4. Stephens • BOS 113
5. Pesky • BOS 111
6. Rizzuto • NYY 110
7. Doby • CLE 106
8. Kell • DET 97
9. Wertz • DET 96
10. Doerr • BOS 91
Hits
1. Mitchell • CLE 203
2. Williams • BOS 194
3. DiMaggio • BOS 186
4. Pesky • BOS 185
Wertz • DET 185
6. Kell • DET 179
7. Stephens • BOS 177
8. Dillinger • SLB 176
9. Michaels • CHW 173
10. Philley • CHW 171
Total Bases
1. Williams • BOS 368
2. Stephens • BOS 329
3. Wertz • DET 283
4. Mitchell • CLE 274
5. Doerr • BOS 269
6. Chapman • PHA 268
7. Vernon • CLE 259
8. Doby • CLE 256
9. DiMaggio • BOS 254
10. Kell • DET 244
Doubles
1. Williams • BOS 39
2. Kell • DET 38
3. DiMaggio • BOS 34
4. Zarilla • 2TM 33
5. Stephens • BOS 31
6. Doerr • BOS 30
7. Kokos • SLB 28
Sievers • SLB 28
9. Pesky • BOS 27
Michaels • CHW 27
Vernon • CLE 27
Valo • PHA 27
Robinson • WSH 27
Triples
1. Mitchell • CLE 23
2. Dillinger • SLB 13
3. Valo • PHA 12
4. Doerr • BOS 9
Michaels • CHW 9
Kell • DET 9
7. Philley • CHW 8
Coan • WSH 8
9. Pesky • BOS 7
Rizzuto • NYY 7
Woodling • NYY 7
Yost • WSH 7
Home Runs
1. Williams • BOS 43
2. Stephens • BOS 39
3. Doby • CLE 24
Henrich • NYY 24
Chapman • PHA 24
Graham • SLB 24
7. Joost • PHA 23
Kokos • SLB 23
9. Gordon • CLE 20
Wertz • DET 20
Berra • NYY 20
Runs Batted In
1. Stephens • BOS 159
Williams • BOS 159
3. Wertz • DET 133
4. Doerr • BOS 109
5. Chapman • PHA 108
6. Berra • NYY 91
Sievers • SLB 91
8. Doby • CLE 85
Henrich • NYY 85
Valo • PHA 85
Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 162
2. Joost • PHA 149
3. Fain • PHA 136
4. Appling • CHW 121
5. Valo • PHA 119
6. Stephens • BOS 101
Michaels • CHW 101
8. Pesky • BOS 100
9. DiMaggio • BOS 96
10. Doby • CLE 91
Yost • WSH 91
Strikeouts
1. Kokos • SLB 91
2. Doby • CLE 90
3. Hegan • CLE 89
4. Priddy • SLB 81
5. Joost • PHA 80
6. Sievers • SLB 75
7. Stephens • BOS 73
8. Chapman • PHA 68
9. Graham • SLB 62
Vollmer • WSH 62
Stolen Bases
1. Dillinger • SLB 20
2. Rizzuto • NYY 18
3. Valo • PHA 14
4. Philley • CHW 13
5. Mitchell • CLE 10
Doby • CLE 10
Robertson • WSH 10
8. DiMaggio • BOS 9
Vernon • CLE 9
Coan • WSH 9
Singles
1. Mitchell • CLE 161
2. Pesky • BOS 149
3. Philley • CHW 143
4. Dillinger • SLB 140
5. DiMaggio • BOS 139
6. Rizzuto • NYY 135
7. Wertz • DET 133
8. Dente • WSH 132
9. Michaels • CHW 131
10. Kell • DET 129
Adjusted OPS+
1. Williams • BOS 191
2. Henrich • NYY 148
3. Stephens • BOS 137
4. Joost • PHA 137
5. Kell • DET 136
6. Doby • CLE 128
7. Doerr • BOS 127
8. Michaels • CHW 126
9. Appling • CHW 125
10. Sievers • SLB 125
Runs Created
1. Williams • BOS 180
2. Stephens • BOS 128
3. Wertz • DET 108
4. Doerr • BOS 105
5. DiMaggio • BOS 102
Kell • DET 102
7. Joost • PHA 101
8. Mitchell • CLE 99
9. Chapman • PHA 97
10. Michaels • CHW 96
Doby • CLE 96
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Williams • BOS 86
2. Joost • PHA 36
3. DiMaggio • NYY 32
4. Stephens • BOS 32
5. Henrich • NYY 31
6. Kell • DET 30
7. Appling • CHW 26
8. Michaels • CHW 25
9. Doby • CLE 23
10. Valo • PHA 21
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Williams • BOS 8.2
2. Joost • PHA 3.5
3. DiMaggio • NYY 3.1
4. Stephens • BOS 3.1
5. Henrich • NYY 3.0
6. Kell • DET 2.9
7. Appling • CHW 2.6
8. Michaels • CHW 2.5
9. Doby • CLE 2.3
10. Valo • PHA 2.1
Extra Base Hits
1. Williams • BOS 85
2. Stephens • BOS 72
3. Doerr • BOS 57
4. Doby • CLE 52
Wertz • DET 52
Chapman • PHA 52
Kokos • SLB 52
8. Joost • PHA 51
9. Kell • DET 50
10. Vernon • CLE 49
Times On Base
1. Williams • BOS 358
2. Joost • PHA 291
3. Pesky • BOS 289
4. DiMaggio • BOS 284
5. Stephens • BOS 278
6. Michaels • CHW 277
7. Valo • PHA 276
8. Fain • PHA 274
9. Appling • CHW 269
10. Wertz • DET 265
Offensive Win %
1. Williams • BOS .856
2. Henrich • NYY .724
3. Stephens • BOS .712
4. Kell • DET .692
5. Doerr • BOS .671
Joost • PHA .671
7. Sievers • SLB .658
8. Wertz • DET .646
9. DiMaggio • BOS .634
10. Michaels • CHW .625
Doby • CLE .625
Hit By Pitch
1. Robinson • WSH 7
Doby • CLE 7
3. Berra • NYY 6
Fox • PHA 6
5. Henrich • NYY 5
Zarilla • 2TM 5
7. Boudreau • CLE 4
Vico • DET 4
Joost • PHA 4
Majeski • PHA 4
Gordon • CLE 4
Graham • SLB 4
Pesky • BOS 4
Sacrifice Hits
1. Rizzuto • NYY 25
2. Kress • CHW 17
3. Kell • DET 16
4. Vernon • CLE 15
5. Newhouser • DET 14
6. Boudreau • CLE 12
Hegan • CLE 12
Valo • PHA 12
9. Coleman • NYY 11
Raschi • NYY 11
Fain • PHA 11
Fox • PHA 11
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Hegan • CLE 13
2. Williams • BOS 11
3. Gordon • CLE 10
4. Guerra • PHA 8
Robinson • DET 8
6. DiMaggio • NYY 7
Doby • CLE 7
Souchock • CHW 7
Vernon • CLE 7
10. Baker • CHW 6
Tebbetts • BOS 6
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Doerr • BOS 31
2. Appling • CHW 23
Chapman • PHA 23
4. Williams • BOS 22
5. Michaels • CHW 20
Gordon • CLE 20
Suder • PHA 20
8. Stephens • BOS 19
Boudreau • CLE 19
Wertz • DET 19
Caught Stealing
1. Dillinger • SLB 14
2. Appling • CHW 12
3. Valo • PHA 11
4. Doby • CLE 9
5. Lake • DET 8
6. Michaels • CHW 7
Vernon • CLE 7
Evers • DET 7
Groth • DET 7
DiMaggio • BOS 7
Kress • CHW 7
Kolloway • 2TM 7
Power-Speed #
1. Doby • CLE 14.1
2. Vernon • CLE 12.0
3. Robertson • WSH 10.5
4. DiMaggio • BOS 8.5
5. Gordon • CLE 8.0
6. Rizzuto • NYY 7.8
7. Valo • PHA 7.4
8. Priddy • SLB 6.9
9. Stewart • WSH 6.9
10. Zarilla • 2TM 6.7
AB per SO
1. Mitchell • CLE 58.2
2. Boudreau • CLE 47.5
3. Kell • DET 40.2
4. Pesky • BOS 31.8
5. Dente • WSH 24.6
6. Goodman • BOS 21.1
7. Appling • CHW 20.5
8. Majeski • PHA 19.5
9. Kolloway • 2TM 18.7
10. Tebbetts • BOS 18.3
AB per HR
1. Williams • BOS 13.2
2. Stephens • BOS 15.6
3. Henrich • NYY 17.1
4. Berra • NYY 20.8
5. Graham • SLB 20.8
6. Kokos • SLB 21.8
7. Doby • CLE 22.8
8. Joost • PHA 22.8
9. Chapman • PHA 24.5
10. Gordon • CLE 27.1
Outs Made
1. Rizzuto • NYY 494
2. Chapman • PHA 455
3. Stephens • BOS 454
Dente • WSH 454
5. Wertz • DET 452
6. Mitchell • CLE 450
7. Philley • CHW 449
8. Vernon • CLE 444
9. Pesky • BOS 440
10. DiMaggio • BOS 439
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Williams • BOS 90.98
2. Joost • PHA 47.11
3. Henrich • NYY 44.80
4. DiMaggio • NYY 42.00
5. Stephens • BOS 39.49
6. Valo • PHA 33.01
7. Pesky • BOS 31.27
8. DiMaggio • BOS 28.55
9. Robinson • WSH 23.69
10. Sievers • SLB 23.27
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Williams • BOS 7.4
2. Henrich • NYY 5.4
3. Joost • PHA 4.8
4. Stephens • BOS 4.1
5. Valo • PHA 3.5
6. DiMaggio • NYY 3.4
7. Fain • PHA 2.9
8. Pesky • BOS 2.9
9. DiMaggio • BOS 2.7
10. Wertz • DET 2.7
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Williams • BOS 8.2
2. Stephens • BOS 4.0
3. Joost • PHA 3.9
4. Henrich • NYY 3.9
5. DiMaggio • NYY 3.3
6. Doby • CLE 2.8
7. Valo • PHA 2.3
8. DiMaggio • BOS 2.1
9. Doerr • BOS 2.1
10. Pesky • BOS 1.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Henrich • NYY 21.5
2. Williams • BOS 17.4
3. DiMaggio • NYY 13.3
4. Pesky • BOS 10.9
5. Lindell • NYY 10.4
6. Johnson • NYY 6.8
7. Doerr • BOS 6.5
8. Joost • PHA 5.6
9. Valo • PHA 5.0
10. Berra • NYY 5.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Williams • BOS 8.4
2. Joost • PHA 4.6
3. Henrich • NYY 4.3
4. DiMaggio • NYY 4.0
5. Stephens • BOS 3.7
6. Valo • PHA 3.3
7. Pesky • BOS 2.9
8. DiMaggio • BOS 2.7
9. Robinson • WSH 2.3
10. Wertz • DET 2.2

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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements