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 JoshJ GibsonGibson C 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	HOM	39	156	60	65	13	7	20	73	25	0	2	0	.417	.500	.974	1.474
2 MuleM. SuttlesSuttles 1B 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1926	SLS	89	358	90	152	28	19	32	130	31		15	--	.425	.472	.877	1.349
3 JoshJ GibsonGibson C 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1943	HOM	70	249	93	116	23	9	20	112	55	1	4	0	.466	.564	.871	1.435
4 CharlieC. SmithSmith RF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	NYL	66	246	86	111	29	4	22	81	48		16	--	.451	.551	.870	1.421
5 BarryB BondsBonds LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	SF	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	177	93	13	3	.328	.515	.863	1.378
6 BabeB RuthRuth RF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	54	137	150	80	14	14	.376	.532	.847	1.379
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 JoshJ GibsonGibson C 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1939	HOM	35	125	39	49	5	3	14	45	22		3	0	.392	.477	.816	1.293
9 BarryB BondsBonds LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	2004	SF	147	373	129	135	27	3	45	101	232	41	6	1	.362	.609	.812	1.421
10 BarryB BondsBonds LF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	2002	SF	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	198	47	9	2	.370	.582	.799	1.381
11 JoshJ GibsonGibson C 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	PC	50	175	51	68	7	4	18	66	30	0	6	--	.389	.478	.783	1.261
12 OscarO CharlestonCharleston CF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1924	HBG	54	205	63	83	22	5	15	63	28		20	--	.405	.476	.780	1.256
13 OscarO CharlestonCharleston CF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1925	HBG	71	255	97	109	23	3	20	97	51		17	--	.427	.523	.776	1.299
14 BabeB RuthRuth RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	137	89	7	6	.356	.486	.772	1.258
15 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	109	84	10	8	.373	.474	.765	1.239
16 BabeB RuthRuth RF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393	.545	.764	1.309
17 RogersR HornsbyHornsby 2B 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1925	STL	138	504	133	203	41	10	39	143	83	39	5	3	.403	.489	.756	1.245
18 MarkM McGwireMcGwire 1B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1998	STL	155	509	130	152	21	0	70	147	162	155	1	0	.299	.470	.752	1.222
19 JeffJ BagwellBagwell 1B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1994	HOU	110	400	104	147	32	2	39	116	65	65	15	4	.368	.451	.750	1.201
20 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	116	96	3	7	.364	.469	.749	1.218
20 BarryB BondsBonds LF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	2003	SF	130	390	111	133	22	1	45	90	148	58	7	0	.341	.529	.749	1.278
22 GeorgeG. ScalesScales 2B 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYL	62	198	50	78	13	9	13	57	43		7	--	.394	.502	.747	1.249
23 BuckB. LeonardLeonard 1B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1939	HOM	39	138	38	53	12	1	12	51	25	1	3	0	.384	.476	.746	1.222
24 BuckB. LeonardLeonard 1B 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1938	HOM	42	150	41	63	11	5	9	53	24	0	1	0	.420	.500	.740	1.240
25 BabeB RuthRuth RF 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	1924	NYY	153	529	143	200	39	7	46	121	142	81	9	13	.378	.513	.739	1.252

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