All-Time MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders by Season

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PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 HackH WilsonWilson CF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	CHC	155	585	146	208	35	6	56	191	105	84	3	--	.356	.454	.723	1.177
2 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	NYY	155	619	163	211	31	15	46	184	117	56	17	12	.341	.446	.662	1.108
3 HankH GreenbergGreenberg 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	DET	154	594	137	200	49	14	40	183	102	101	8	3	.337	.436	.668	1.104
4 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	109	84	10	8	.373	.474	.765	1.239
4 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1938	BOS	149	565	139	197	33	9	50	175	119	76	5	4	.349	.462	.704	1.166
6 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	NYY	154	581	143	220	42	17	41	174	101	63	12	14	.379	.473	.721	1.194
7 BabeB RuthRuth LF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	145	81	17	13	.378	.512	.846	1.358
8 ChuckC KleinKlein RF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	PHI	156	648	158	250	59	8	40	170	54	50	4	--	.386	.436	.687	1.123
8 HankH GreenbergGreenberg 1B 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1935	DET	152	619	121	203	46	16	36	170	87	91	4	3	.328	.411	.628	1.039
10 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	116	96	3	7	.364	.469	.749	1.218
11 JoeJ DiMaggioDiMaggio CF 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	NYY	151	621	151	215	35	15	46	167	64	37	3	0	.346	.412	.673	1.085
12 SamS ThompsonThompson X 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1887	DET	127	545	118	203	29	23	10	166	32	19	22	--	.372	.416	.565	.981
13 SamS ThompsonThompson X 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1895	PHI	119	538	131	211	45	21	18	165	31	11	27	--	.392	.430	.654	1.084
13 AlA SimmonsSimmons LF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	PHA	138	554	152	211	41	16	36	165	39	34	9	2	.381	.423	.708	1.131
13 MannyM RamirezRamirez RF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1999	CLE	147	522	131	174	34	3	44	165	96	131	2	4	.333	.442	.663	1.105
13 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1934	NYY	154	579	128	210	40	6	49	165	109	31	9	5	.363	.465	.706	1.171
17 BabeB RuthRuth RF 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	137	89	7	6	.356	.486	.772	1.258
18 BabeB RuthRuth RF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	NYY	145	534	149	199	31	3	46	163	128	51	5	4	.373	.495	.700	1.195
18 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1933	PHA	149	573	125	204	37	9	48	163	96	93	2	2	.356	.449	.703	1.152
20 HalH TroskyTrosky 1B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	CLE	151	629	124	216	45	9	42	162	36	58	6	5	.343	.382	.644	1.026
21 SammyS SosaSosa RF 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	CHC	160	577	146	189	34	5	64	160	116	153	0	2	.328	.437	.737	1.174
22 HackH WilsonWilson CF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	CHC	150	574	135	198	30	5	39	159	78	83	3	--	.345	.425	.618	1.043
22 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	BOS	155	566	150	194	39	3	43	159	162	48	1	1	.343	.490	.650	1.140
22 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	NYY	157	569	138	200	37	9	37	159	127	49	4	3	.351	.473	.643	1.116
22 VernV StephensStephens SS 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	BOS	155	610	113	177	31	2	39	159	101	73	2	2	.290	.391	.539	.930

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