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	At Bats							Batting Average
Rank	Name	Year	AB				Rank	Name	Year	Avg
1	Jimmy Rollins	2007	716				1	Hugh Duffy	1894	0.440
2	Willie Wilson	1980	705				2	Tip O'Neill	1887	0.435
3	Ichiro Suzuki	2004	704				3	Ross Barnes	1876	0.429
4	Juan Samuel	1984	701				4	Nap Lajoie	1901	0.427
5	Dave Cash	1975	699				5	Willie Keeler	1897	0.424
5	Juan Pierre	2006	699				5	Rogers Hornsby	1924	0.424
7	Matty Alou	1969	698				7	George Sisler	1922	0.420
8	Woody Jensen	1936	696				7	Ty Cobb	1911	0.420
8	Alfonso Soriano	2002	696				9	Fred Dunlap	1884	0.412
8	Jose Reyes	2005	696				10	Ed Delahanty	1899	0.410
	Hits							Home Runs
Rank	Name	Year	Hits				Rank	Name	Year	HR
1	Ichiro Suzuki	2004	262				1	Barry Bonds*	2001	73
2	George Sisler	1920	257				2	Mark McGwire*	1998	70
3	Lefty O'Doul	1929	254				3	Sammy Sosa*	1998	66
3	Billy Terry	1930	254				4	Mark McGwire*	1999	65
5	Al Simmons	1925	253				5	Sammy Sosa*	2001	64
6	Rogers Hornsby	1922	250				6	Sammy Sosa*	1999	63
6	Chuck Klein	1930	250				7	Aaron Judge	2022	62
8	Ty Cobb	1911	248				8	Roger Maris	1961	61
9	George Sisler	1922	246				9	Babe Ruth	1927	60
10	Ichiro Suzuki	2001	242				10	Babe Ruth	1921	59
	Doubles							Triples
Rank	Name	Year	Doubles				Rank	Name	Year	Triples
1	Earl Webb	1931	67				1	Owen Wilson	1912	36
2	George Burns	1926	64				2	Dave Orr	1886	31
2	Joe Medwick	1936	64				2	Heinie Reitz	1894	31
4	Hank Greenberg	1934	63				4	Perry Warden	1893	29
5	Paul Waner	1932	62				5	Harry Davis	1897	28
6	Charlie Gehringer	1936	60				6	George Davis	1893	27
7	Todd Helton	2002	59				6	Sam Thompson	1894	27
7	Chuck Klein	1930	59				6	Jimmy Williams	1899	27
7	Tris Speaker	1923	59				9	Sam Crawford	1914	26
7	Freddie Freeman	2023	59				9	Kiki Cuyler	1925	26
	Runs Batted In							Slugging Percentage
Rank	Name	Year	RBI				Rank	Name	Year	Slg Pct
1	Hack Wilson	1930	191				1	Barry Bonds*	2001	0.863
2	Lou Gehrig	1931	184				2	Babe Ruth	1920	0.847
3	Hank Greenberg	1937	183				3	Babe Ruth	1921	0.846
4	Jimmie Foxx	1938	175				4	Barry Bonds*	2004	0.812
4	Lou Gehrig	1927	175				5	Barry Bonds*	2002	0.799
6	Lou Gehrig	1920	174				6	Babe Ruth	1927	0.772
7	Babe Ruth	1921	171				7	Lou Gehrig	1927	0.765
8	Hank Greenberg	1935	170				8	Babe Ruth	1923	0.764
8	Chuck Klein	1930	170				9	Rogers Hornsby	1925	0.756
10	Jimmie Foxx	1932	169				10	Mark McGwire*	1998	0.752
	Walks							Stolen Bases
Rank	Name	Year	Walks				Rank	Name	Year	SB
1	Barry Bonds*	2004	232				1	Hugh Nical	1887	138
2	Barry Bonds*	2002	198				2	Rickey Henderson	1982	130
3	Barry Bonds*	2001	177				3	Arlie Latham	1887	129
4	Babe Ruth	1923	170				4	Lou Brock	1974	118
5	Mark McGwire*	1998	162				5	Charlie Comiskey	1887	117
5	Ted Williams	1947	162				6	Billy Hamilton	1889	111
5	Ted Williams	1949	162				6	Billy Hamilton	1891	111
8	Ted Williams	1946	156				6	John Ward	1887	111
9	Barry Bonds*	1996	151				9	Vince Coleman	1985	110
9	Eddie Yost	1956	151				10	Vince Coleman	1987	109
	On Base Percentage							Strikeouts
Rank	Name	Year	OBP				Rank	Name	Year	Strikeouts
1	Barry Bonds*	2004	0.609				1	Mark Reynolds	2009	223
2	Barry Bonds*	2002	0.582				2	Adam Dunn	2012	222
3	Ted Williams	1941	0.553				3	Chris Davis	2016	219
4	John McGraw	1899	0.548				4	Elly De La Cruz	2024	218
5	Babe Ruth	1923	0.545				5	Yoan Moncada	2018	217
6	Babe Ruth	1920	0.533				6	Kyle Schwarber	2023	215
7	Barry Bonds*	2003	0.529				7	Eugenio Suarez	2023	214
8	Ted Williams	1957	0.526				8	Joey Gallo	2021	213
9	Billy Hamilton	1894	0.523				9	Chris Carter	2013	212
10	Babe Ruth	1926	0.516				10	Mark Reynolds	2010	211
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Last Updated 10/13/24
(Players with * denote suspected steroid use)