American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Saberhagen • KCR 9.7
2. Henderson • 2TM 8.7
3. Boggs • BOS 8.4
4. Ripken • BAL 6.7
5. McGriff • TOR 6.6
6. Gubicza • KCR 6.3
7. Blyleven • CAL 6.0
8. Sierra • TEX 5.9
9. Yount • MIL 5.8
10. Molitor • MIL 5.7
WAR Position Players
1. Henderson • 2TM 8.7
2. Boggs • BOS 8.4
3. Ripken • BAL 6.7
4. McGriff • TOR 6.6
5. Sierra • TEX 5.9
6. Yount • MIL 5.8
7. Molitor • MIL 5.7
8. Whitaker • DET 5.3
9. Franco • TEX 5.3
10. Gruber • TOR 5.0
Offensive WAR
1. Yount • MIL 7.3
2. Boggs • BOS 6.3
3. McGriff • TOR 6.2
4. Henderson • 2TM 6.1
5. Sierra • TEX 5.8
6. Molitor • MIL 5.4
7. Puckett • MIN 5.3
8. Franco • TEX 5.3
9. Lansford • OAK 5.3
10. Whitaker • DET 5.1
Defensive WAR
1. Ripken • BAL 3.5
2. White • CAL 2.8
3. Guillén • CHW 2.7
4. Boggs • BOS 2.4
Fernández • TOR 2.4
6. Fermín • CLE 2.3
7. Trammell • DET 2.3
8. Henderson • OAK 2.2
9. Gagne • MIN 2.2
10. Henderson • 2TM 2.1
Batting Average
1. Puckett • MIN .339
2. Lansford • OAK .336
3. Boggs • BOS .330
4. Yount • MIL .318
5. Franco • TEX .316
6. Molitor • MIL .315
7. Sax • NYY .315
8. Baines • 2TM .309
9. Greenwell • BOS .308
10. Sierra • TEX .306
On-Base%
1. Boggs • BOS .430
2. Davis • SEA .424
3. Henderson • 2TM .411
4. McGriff • TOR .399
5. Lansford • OAK .398
6. Evans • BOS .397
7. Baines • 2TM .395
8. Seitzer • KCR .387
9. Franco • TEX .386
10. Yount • MIL .384
Slugging %
1. Sierra • TEX .543
2. McGriff • TOR .525
3. Yount • MIL .511
4. Esasky • BOS .500
5. Davis • SEA .496
6. Jackson • KCR .495
7. Tettleton • BAL .509 **
8. Mattingly • NYY .477
9. McGwire • OAK .467
10. Carter • CLE .465
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. McGriff • TOR .924
2. Davis • SEA .920
3. Yount • MIL .896
4. Sierra • TEX .889
5. Boggs • BOS .879
6. Evans • BOS .861
7. Baines • 2TM .860
8. Esasky • BOS .855
9. Tettleton • BAL .877 **
10. Franco • TEX .848
Games Played
1. Ripken • BAL 162
Carter • CLE 162
Sierra • TEX 162
4. Gallagher • CHW 161
McGriff • TOR 161
6. Seitzer • KCR 160
Yount • MIL 160
8. Joyner • CAL 159
Puckett • MIN 159
10. Mattingly • NYY 158
Sax • NYY 158
At Bats
1. Carter • CLE 651
Sax • NYY 651
3. Ripken • BAL 646
4. White • CAL 636
5. Puckett • MIN 635
6. Sierra • TEX 634
7. Mattingly • NYY 631
8. Calderón • CHW 622
9. Boggs • BOS 621
10. Molitor • MIL 615
Plate Appearances
1. Boggs • BOS 742
2. Sax • NYY 717
3. Seitzer • KCR 715
4. Ripken • BAL 712
5. Carter • CLE 705
6. Molitor • MIL 696
7. Mattingly • NYY 693
8. Yount • MIL 690
9. Sierra • TEX 689
10. Browne • CLE 685
Runs Scored
1. Boggs • BOS 113
Henderson • 2TM 113
3. Yount • MIL 101
Sierra • TEX 101
5. McGriff • TOR 98
6. Sax • NYY 88
Bell • TOR 88
8. Greenwell • BOS 87
Reynolds • SEA 87
10. White • CAL 86
Jackson • KCR 86
Hits
1. Puckett • MIN 215
2. Boggs • BOS 205
Sax • NYY 205
4. Yount • MIL 195
5. Molitor • MIL 194
Sierra • TEX 194
7. Mattingly • NYY 191
8. Lansford • OAK 185
9. Reynolds • SEA 184
10. Bell • TOR 182
Total Bases
1. Sierra • TEX 344
2. Yount • MIL 314
3. Carter • CLE 303
4. Mattingly • NYY 301
5. Puckett • MIN 295
6. McGriff • TOR 289
7. Esasky • BOS 282
8. Bell • TOR 281
9. Boggs • BOS 279
10. Calderón • CHW 272
Doubles
1. Boggs • BOS 51
2. Puckett • MIN 45
3. Reed • BOS 42
4. Bell • TOR 41
5. Yount • MIL 38
6. Mattingly • NYY 37
7. Greenwell • BOS 36
8. Molitor • MIL 35
Sierra • TEX 35
10. Calderón • CHW 34
Triples
1. Sierra • TEX 14
2. White • CAL 13
3. Bradley • BAL 10
4. Calderón • CHW 9
Yount • MIL 9
Reynolds • SEA 9
Fernández • TOR 9
8. Guillén • CHW 8
Félix • TOR 8
10. Boggs • BOS 7
Eisenreich • KCR 7
Stillwell • KCR 7
Wilson • KCR 7
Gagne • MIN 7
Espy • TEX 7
Home Runs
1. McGriff • TOR 36
2. Carter • CLE 35
3. McGwire • OAK 33
4. Jackson • KCR 32
5. Esasky • BOS 30
6. Sierra • TEX 29
7. Whitaker • DET 28
8. Tettleton • BAL 26
Deer • MIL 26
10. Hrbek • MIN 25
Runs Batted In
1. Sierra • TEX 119
2. Mattingly • NYY 113
3. Esasky • BOS 108
4. Carter • CLE 105
Jackson • KCR 105
6. Bell • TOR 104
7. Yount • MIL 103
8. Evans • BOS 100
9. Parker • OAK 97
10. Greenwell • BOS 95
McGwire • OAK 95
Davis • SEA 95
Bases on Balls
1. Henderson • 2TM 126
2. McGriff • TOR 119
3. Boggs • BOS 107
4. Seitzer • KCR 102
5. Davis • SEA 101
6. Evans • BOS 99
7. Whitaker • DET 89
8. Barfield • 2TM 87
9. Pettis • DET 84
10. O'Brien • CLE 83
McGwire • OAK 83
Strikeouts
1. Jackson • KCR 172
2. Deer • MIL 158
3. Barfield • 2TM 150
4. Incaviglia • TEX 136
5. Snyder • CLE 134
6. McGriff • TOR 132
7. Henderson • OAK 131
8. White • CAL 129
9. Howell • CAL 125
Leonard • SEA 125
Stolen Bases
1. Henderson • 2TM 77
2. Espy • TEX 45
3. White • CAL 44
4. Pettis • DET 43
Sax • NYY 43
6. Lansford • OAK 37
7. Guillén • CHW 36
8. Kelly • NYY 35
9. Eisenreich • KCR 27
Molitor • MIL 27
Singles
1. Sax • NYY 171
2. Puckett • MIN 157
3. Lansford • OAK 153
4. Reynolds • SEA 151
5. Seitzer • KCR 145
6. Boggs • BOS 144
Molitor • MIL 144
8. Browne • CLE 139
9. Gallagher • CHW 135
10. Ray • CAL 129
Mattingly • NYY 129
Adjusted OPS+
1. McGriff • TOR 165
2. Davis • SEA 156
3. Yount • MIL 152
4. Sierra • TEX 146
5. Baines • 2TM 144
6. Boggs • BOS 142
7. Franco • TEX 137
8. Evans • BOS 136
9. Whitaker • DET 133
10. Mattingly • NYY 133
Runs Created
1. Yount • MIL 125
2. Boggs • BOS 122
Sierra • TEX 122
4. McGriff • TOR 121
5. Henderson • 2TM 110
6. Davis • SEA 109
7. Puckett • MIN 107
8. Molitor • MIL 106
9. Mattingly • NYY 104
10. Esasky • BOS 100
Evans • BOS 100
Adj. Batting Runs
1. McGriff • TOR 52
2. Davis • SEA 44
3. Boggs • BOS 44
4. Yount • MIL 43
5. Sierra • TEX 35
6. Baines • 2TM 32
7. Henderson • 2TM 32
8. Evans • BOS 30
9. Franco • TEX 29
10. Tettleton • BAL 29
Adj. Batting Wins
1. McGriff • TOR 5.2
2. Davis • SEA 4.4
3. Boggs • BOS 4.4
4. Yount • MIL 4.3
5. Sierra • TEX 3.6
6. Baines • 2TM 3.2
7. Henderson • 2TM 3.2
8. Evans • BOS 3.0
9. Franco • TEX 2.9
10. Tettleton • BAL 2.9
Extra Base Hits
1. Sierra • TEX 78
2. Carter • CLE 71
3. Yount • MIL 68
4. McGriff • TOR 66
5. Mattingly • NYY 62
6. Boggs • BOS 61
Esasky • BOS 61
Bell • TOR 61
9. Puckett • MIN 58
10. Calderón • CHW 57
Times On Base
1. Boggs • BOS 319
2. Henderson • 2TM 277
3. Seitzer • KCR 275
4. McGriff • TOR 271
5. Yount • MIL 264
6. Molitor • MIL 262
7. Puckett • MIN 259
Davis • SEA 259
9. Sax • NYY 258
10. Evans • BOS 250
Offensive Win %
1. Davis • SEA .751
2. Yount • MIL .738
3. McGriff • TOR .735
4. Boggs • BOS .721
5. Sierra • TEX .712
6. Henderson • 2TM .707
7. Evans • BOS .690
Baines • 2TM .690
9. Esasky • BOS .668
Puckett • MIN .668
Hit By Pitch
1. Gantner • MIL 10
2. O'Brien • MIL 9
Larkin • MIN 9
Lansford • OAK 9
5. Carter • CLE 8
Lemon • DET 8
7. Bradley • BAL 7
Boggs • BOS 7
9. Downing • CAL 6
Joyner • CAL 6
Yount • MIL 6
Harper • MIN 6
Kelly • NYY 6
Gallego • OAK 6
Coles • SEA 6
Davis • SEA 6
Valle • SEA 6
Incaviglia • TEX 6
Palmeiro • TEX 6
Moseby • TOR 6
Sacrifice Hits
1. Fermín • CLE 32
2. Espinoza • NYY 23
3. Ripken • BAL 19
4. Gallagher • CHW 16
5. Barrett • BOS 15
6. Browne • CLE 14
7. Reed • BOS 13
Vizquel • SEA 13
Manrique • 2TM 13
10. Lyons • CHW 12
Sacrifice Flies
1. Bell • TOR 14
2. Ray • CAL 12
Leonard • SEA 12
4. McGwire • OAK 11
5. Surhoff • MIL 10
Mattingly • NYY 10
Sierra • TEX 10
Fernández • TOR 10
9. Whitaker • DET 9
Brett • KCR 9
Molitor • MIL 9
Gaetti • MIN 9
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Boggs • BOS 19
2. Mattingly • NYY 18
3. O'Brien • CLE 17
4. Greenwell • BOS 15
Davis • SEA 15
6. Brett • KCR 14
7. Parker • OAK 13
Baines • 2TM 13
9. Davis • CAL 12
McGriff • TOR 12
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Franco • TEX 27
2. McGwire • OAK 23
3. Ripken • BAL 22
4. Greenwell • BOS 21
Davis • CAL 21
Puckett • MIN 21
Lansford • OAK 21
Parker • OAK 21
Buechele • TEX 21
Moreland • 2TM 21
Caught Stealing
1. Espy • TEX 20
2. Reynolds • SEA 18
3. Guillén • CHW 17
Sax • NYY 17
5. White • CAL 16
6. Pettis • DET 15
Lansford • OAK 15
8. Henderson • 2TM 14
9. Surhoff • MIL 12
Newman • MIN 12
Kelly • NYY 12
Félix • TOR 12
SB %
1. Thurman • KCR 100.00
2. Franco • TEX 87.50
3. Yount • MIL 86.36
4. Finley • BAL 85.00
5. Henderson • 2TM 84.62
6. Johnson • CHW 84.21
7. Felder • MIL 83.87
8. Burks • BOS 80.77
9. Wilson • KCR 80.00
Anderson • BAL 80.00
Power-Speed #
1. Jackson • KCR 28.7
2. Henderson • 2TM 20.8
3. Yount • MIL 20.0
4. Carter • CLE 19.0
5. White • CAL 18.9
6. Franco • TEX 16.1
7. Griffey • SEA 16.0
8. Braggs • MIL 15.9
9. Molitor • MIL 15.6
10. Burks • BOS 15.3
AB per SO
1. Lansford • OAK 22.0
2. Mattingly • NYY 21.0
3. Fermín • CLE 17.9
4. Ray • CAL 17.7
5. Sax • NYY 14.8
6. Reynolds • SEA 13.6
7. Greenwell • BOS 13.1
8. Guillén • CHW 12.4
9. Boggs • BOS 12.2
10. Reed • BOS 11.9
AB per HR
1. McGwire • OAK 14.8
2. McGriff • TOR 15.3
3. Jackson • KCR 16.1
4. Tettleton • BAL 15.8 **
5. Hrbek • MIN 15.0 **
6. Deer • MIL 17.9
7. Whitaker • DET 18.2
8. Carter • CLE 18.6
9. Esasky • BOS 18.8
10. Sierra • TEX 21.9
Outs Made
1. White • CAL 517
2. Carter • CLE 511
3. Ripken • BAL 510
4. Sax • NYY 495
5. Guillén • CHW 485
6. Gallagher • CHW 474
7. Calderón • CHW 473
8. Bell • TOR 466
9. Mattingly • NYY 465
10. Seitzer • KCR 464
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Davis • SEA 54.54
2. Yount • MIL 49.24
3. Henderson • 2TM 48.92
4. Boggs • BOS 42.11
5. McGriff • TOR 41.91
6. Sierra • TEX 41.15
7. Mattingly • NYY 36.62
8. Whitaker • DET 35.94
9. Franco • TEX 35.87
10. Esasky • BOS 35.63
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Davis • SEA 4.6
2. Henderson • 2TM 4.3
3. McGriff • TOR 4.2
4. Whitaker • DET 4.2
5. Sierra • TEX 4.1
6. Puckett • MIN 4.0
7. Yount • MIL 3.8
8. Mattingly • NYY 3.7
9. Milligan • BAL 3.4
10. Greenwell • BOS 3.3
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Davis • SEA 5.1
2. McGriff • TOR 4.1
3. Yount • MIL 4.1
4. Sierra • TEX 3.8
5. Boggs • BOS 3.7
6. Henderson • 2TM 3.6
7. Whitaker • DET 3.6
8. Molitor • MIL 3.0
9. Baines • 2TM 2.9
10. Mattingly • NYY 2.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Milligan • BAL 6.6
2. Henderson • 2TM 6.6
3. Canseco • OAK 4.1
4. McGwire • OAK 3.4
5. McGriff • TOR 3.3
6. Joyner • CAL 3.2
7. Orsulak • BAL 3.1
8. Henderson • OAK 3.1
9. Davis • CAL 3.0
10. Tettleton • BAL 2.9
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Davis • SEA 5.3
2. Yount • MIL 4.9
3. Henderson • 2TM 4.9
4. McGriff • TOR 4.3
5. Sierra • TEX 4.1
6. Boggs • BOS 4.1
7. Mattingly • NYY 3.7
8. Whitaker • DET 3.6
9. Franco • TEX 3.6
10. Esasky • BOS 3.5

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