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 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	NYY	155	579	167	205	37	7	49	152	130	46	3	4	.354	.478	.696	1.174
3 BabeB RuthRuth RF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1928	NYY	154	536	163	173	29	8	54	142	137	87	4	5	.323	.463	.709	1.172
3 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	NYY	155	619	163	211	31	15	46	184	117	56	17	12	.341	.446	.662	1.108
5 BabeB RuthRuth RF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	137	89	7	6	.356	.486	.772	1.258
5 BabeB RuthRuth RF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	54	137	150	80	14	14	.376	.532	.847	1.379
7 AlA SimmonsSimmons LF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	PHA	138	554	152	211	41	16	36	165	39	34	9	2	.381	.423	.708	1.131
8 JoeJ DiMaggioDiMaggio CF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	NYY	151	621	151	215	35	15	46	167	64	37	3	0	.346	.412	.673	1.085
8 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	116	96	3	7	.364	.469	.749	1.218
8 BabeB RuthRuth RF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393	.545	.764	1.309
11 BabeB RuthRuth RF 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	NYY	145	518	150	186	28	9	49	153	136	61	10	10	.359	.493	.732	1.225
11 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	BOS	155	566	150	194	39	3	43	159	162	48	1	1	.343	.490	.650	1.140
13 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	109	84	10	8	.373	.474	.765	1.239
13 BabeB RuthRuth RF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	NYY	145	534	149	199	31	3	46	163	128	51	5	4	.373	.495	.700	1.195
15 TyT CobbCobb CF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1911	DET	146	591	147	248	47	24	8	127	44		83	--	.420	.467	.621	1.088
16 RickeyR HendersonHenderson CF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1985	NYY	143	547	146	172	28	5	24	72	99	65	80	10	.314	.419	.516	.935
17 NapN LajoieLajoie 2B 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1901	PHA	131	544	145	229	48	14	14	125	24		27	--	.421	.458	.643	1.101
17 HarlondH CliftClift 3B 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	SLB	152	576	145	174	40	11	20	73	115	68	12	4	.302	.424	.514	.938
19 HankH GreenbergGreenberg 1B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1938	DET	155	556	144	175	23	4	58	146	119	92	7	5	.315	.438	.683	1.121
19 CharlieC GehringerGehringer 2B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	DET	154	610	144	201	47	15	16	98	69	17	19	15	.330	.404	.534	.938
19 TyT CobbCobb CF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1915	DET	156	563	144	208	31	13	3	99	118	43	96	38	.369	.486	.487	.973
19 CharlieC GehringerGehringer 2B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	DET	154	641	144	227	60	12	15	116	83	13	4	1	.354	.431	.555	.986
19 AlA SimmonsSimmons LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHA	154	670	144	216	28	9	35	151	47	76	4	2	.322	.368	.548	.916
24 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	NYY	154	581	143	220	42	17	41	174	101	63	12	14	.379	.473	.721	1.194
24 BabeB RuthRuth RF 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1924	NYY	153	529	143	200	39	7	46	121	142	81	9	13	.378	.513	.739	1.252

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