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 BabeB RuthRuth LF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	145	81	17	13	.378	.512	.846	1.358
2 RogersR HornsbyHornsby 2B 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1922	STL	154	623	141	250	46	14	42	152	65	50	17	12	.401	.459	.722	1.181
3 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	109	84	10	8	.373	.474	.765	1.239
4 ChuckC KleinKlein RF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	PHI	156	648	158	250	59	8	40	170	54	50	4	--	.386	.436	.687	1.123
5 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	116	96	3	7	.364	.469	.749	1.218
6 StanS MusialMusial RF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1948	STL	155	611	135	230	46	18	39	131	79	34	7	--	.376	.450	.702	1.152
7 SammyS SosaSosa RF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	CHC	160	577	146	189	34	5	64	160	116	153	0	2	.328	.437	.737	1.174
8 HackH WilsonWilson CF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	CHC	155	585	146	208	35	6	56	191	105	84	3	--	.356	.454	.723	1.177
9 ChuckC KleinKlein RF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHI	154	650	152	226	50	15	38	137	60	49	20	--	.348	.404	.646	1.050
10 LuisL GonzalezGonzalez LF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	AZ	162	609	128	198	36	7	57	142	100	83	1	1	.325	.429	.688	1.117
10 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	NYY	154	581	143	220	42	17	41	174	101	63	12	14	.379	.473	.721	1.194
12 JoeJ DiMaggioDiMaggio CF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	NYY	151	621	151	215	35	15	46	167	64	37	3	0	.346	.412	.673	1.085
13 BabeB RuthRuth RF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	137	89	7	6	.356	.486	.772	1.258
14 BabeB HermanHerman RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	BRO	153	614	143	241	48	11	35	130	66	56	18	--	.393	.455	.678	1.133
14 SammyS SosaSosa RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1998	CHC	159	643	134	198	20	0	66	158	73	171	18	9	.308	.377	.647	1.024
16 BarryB BondsBonds LF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	SF	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	177	93	13	3	.328	.515	.863	1.378
16 ShoheiS OhtaniOhtani DH 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	2024	LAD	159	636	134	197	38	7	54	130	81	162	59	4	.310	.390	.646	1.036
18 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	NYY	155	619	163	211	31	15	46	184	117	56	17	12	.341	.446	.662	1.108
19 LarryL WalkerWalker RF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	90	33	8	.366	.452	.720	1.172
19 RogersR HornsbyHornsby 2B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	CHC	156	602	156	229	47	8	39	149	87	65	2	--	.380	.459	.679	1.138
19 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1934	NYY	154	579	128	210	40	6	49	165	109	31	9	5	.363	.465	.706	1.171
22 JimJ RiceRice LF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1978	BOS	163	677	121	213	25	15	46	139	58	126	7	5	.315	.370	.600	.970
22 JoeJ MedwickMedwick LF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	STL	156	633	111	237	56	10	31	154	41	50	4	--	.374	.414	.641	1.055
24 ChuckC KleinKlein RF 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	PHI	149	616	126	219	45	6	43	145	54	61	5	--	.356	.407	.657	1.064
24 ToddT HeltonHelton 1B 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	COL	160	580	138	216	59	2	42	147	103	61	5	3	.372	.463	.698	1.161

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