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All-time batting leaders — WAR (bWAR)

#	Player	Years	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Barry Bonds	1986–2007	162.7	2,986	12,606	9,847	2,227	2,935	601	77	762	1,996	514	2,558	1,539	.298	.444	.607	1.051
2	Babe Ruth	1914–1935	162.4	2,503	10,616	8,398	2,174	2,873	506	136	714	2,217	123	2,062	1,330	.342	.474	.690	1.164
3	Willie Mays	1948–1973	155.9	2,992	12,493	10,881	2,062	3,283	523	140	660	1,903	338	1,464	1,526	.302	.384	.557	.941
4	Ty Cobb	1905–1928	149.8	3,035	13,071	11,436	2,247	4,189	724	295	117	1,944	896	1,249	608	.366	.433	.512	.945
5	Hank Aaron	1954–1976	143.2	3,298	13,940	12,364	2,174	3,771	624	98	755	2,297	240	1,402	1,383	.305	.374	.555	.928
6	Tris Speaker	1907–1928	136.1	2,789	11,988	10,195	1,882	3,514	792	222	117	1,529	432	1,381	323	.345	.428	.500	.928
7	Honus Wagner	1897–1917	132.8	2,794	11,748	10,439	1,739	3,420	643	252	101	1,733	723	963	735	.328	.391	.467	.858
8	Stan Musial	1941–1963	128.5	3,026	12,712	10,972	1,949	3,630	725	177	475	1,951	78	1,599	696	.331	.417	.559	.976
9	Rogers Hornsby	1915–1937	127.5	2,259	9,475	8,173	1,579	2,930	541	169	301	1,584	135	1,038	679	.358	.434	.577	1.010
10	Eddie Collins	1906–1930	123.6	2,826	12,037	9,949	1,821	3,315	438	187	47	1,300	741	1,499	400	.333	.424	.429	.853
11	Ted Williams	1939–1960	121.7	2,292	9,791	7,706	1,798	2,654	525	71	521	1,839	24	2,021	709	.344	.482	.634	1.116
12	Alex Rodriguez	1994–2016	117.6	2,784	12,207	10,566	2,021	3,115	548	31	696	2,086	329	1,338	2,287	.295	.380	.550	.930
13	Lou Gehrig	1923–1939	113.4	2,164	9,660	8,001	1,888	2,721	534	163	493	1,995	102	1,508	790	.340	.447	.632	1.080
14	Rickey Henderson	1979–2003	111.1	3,081	13,346	10,961	2,295	3,055	510	66	297	1,115	1,406	2,190	1,694	.279	.401	.419	.820
15	Mel Ott	1926–1947	110.6	2,730	11,337	9,456	1,859	2,876	488	72	511	1,860	89	1,708	896	.304	.414	.533	.947
16	Mickey Mantle	1951–1968	110.0	2,401	9,909	8,102	1,677	2,415	344	72	536	1,509	153	1,733	1,710	.298	.421	.557	.977
17	Nap Lajoie	1896–1916	108.7	2,480	10,461	9,590	1,504	3,243	657	163	82	1,599	380	516	321	.338	.380	.466	.846
18	Frank Robinson	1956–1976	107.3	2,808	11,743	10,006	1,829	2,943	528	72	586	1,812	204	1,420	1,532	.294	.389	.537	.926
19	Mike Schmidt	1972–1989	106.9	2,404	10,062	8,352	1,506	2,234	408	59	548	1,595	174	1,507	1,883	.267	.380	.527	.908
20	Albert Pujols	2001–2022	101.2	3,080	13,041	11,421	1,914	3,384	686	16	703	2,218	117	1,373	1,404	.296	.374	.544	.918
21	Joe Morgan	1963–1984	100.6	2,649	11,329	9,277	1,650	2,517	449	96	268	1,133	689	1,865	1,015	.271	.392	.427	.819
22	Eddie Mathews	1952–1968	96.1	2,391	10,101	8,537	1,509	2,315	354	72	512	1,453	68	1,444	1,487	.271	.376	.509	.885
23	Carl Yastrzemski	1961–1983	96.1	3,308	13,991	11,988	1,816	3,419	646	59	452	1,844	168	1,845	1,393	.285	.379	.462	.841
24	Cal Ripken	1981–2001	95.9	3,001	12,883	11,551	1,647	3,184	603	44	431	1,695	36	1,129	1,305	.276	.340	.447	.788
25	Roberto Clemente	1955–1972	95.2	2,433	10,212	9,454	1,416	3,000	440	166	240	1,305	83	621	1,230	.317	.359	.475	.834

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All-time batting leaders — WAR (bWAR)