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 RF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393	.545	.764	1.309
2 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1947	BOS	156	528	125	181	40	9	32	114	162	47	0	1	.343	.499	.634	1.133
2 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	BOS	155	566	150	194	39	3	43	159	162	48	1	1	.343	.490	.650	1.140
4 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1946	BOS	150	514	142	176	37	8	38	123	156	44	0	0	.342	.497	.667	1.164
5 EddieE YostYost 3B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1956	WAS	152	515	94	119	17	2	11	53	151	82	8	5	.231	.412	.336	.748
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 EddieE JoostJoost SS 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	PHA	144	525	128	138	25	3	23	81	149	80	2	1	.263	.429	.453	.882
8 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1957	NYY	144	474	121	173	28	6	34	94	146	75	16	3	.365	.512	.665	1.177
9 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1941	BOS	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	145	27	2	4	.406	.551	.735	1.286
9 HarmonH KillebrewKillebrew 3B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1969	MIN	162	555	106	153	20	2	49	140	145	84	8	2	.276	.427	.584	1.011
9 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1942	BOS	150	522	141	186	34	5	36	137	145	51	3	2	.356	.499	.648	1.147
9 BabeB RuthRuth LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	145	81	17	13	.378	.512	.846	1.358
13 BabeB RuthRuth LF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1926	NYY	152	495	139	184	30	5	47	146	144	76	11	9	.372	.516	.737	1.253
13 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1951	BOS	148	531	109	169	28	4	30	126	144	45	1	1	.318	.464	.556	1.020
15 BabeB RuthRuth RF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1924	NYY	153	529	143	200	39	7	46	121	142	81	9	13	.378	.513	.739	1.252
16 EddieE YostYost 3B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1950	WAS	155	573	114	169	26	2	11	58	141	63	6	6	.295	.440	.405	.845
17 FrankF ThomasThomas DH 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1991	CWS	158	559	104	178	31	2	32	109	138	112	1	2	.318	.453	.553	1.006
18 BabeB RuthRuth RF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1928	NYY	154	536	163	173	29	8	54	142	137	87	4	5	.323	.463	.709	1.172
18 RoyR CullenbineCullenbine 1B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1947	DET	142	464	82	104	18	1	24	78	137	51	3	2	.224	.401	.422	.823
18 JasonJ GiambiGiambi 1B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	OAK	152	510	108	170	29	1	43	137	137	96	2	0	.333	.476	.647	1.123
18 BabeB RuthRuth RF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	137	89	7	6	.356	.486	.772	1.258
22 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1954	BOS	117	386	93	133	23	1	29	89	136	32	0	0	.345	.513	.635	1.148
22 BabeB RuthRuth RF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	NYY	145	518	150	186	28	9	49	153	136	61	10	10	.359	.493	.732	1.225
22 FrankF ThomasThomas 1B 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1995	CWS	145	493	102	152	27	0	40	111	136	74	3	2	.308	.454	.606	1.060
22 FerrisF FainFain 1B 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	PHA	150	525	81	138	21	5	3	78	136	51	8	1	.263	.415	.339	.754

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