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 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	116	96	3	7	.364	.469	.749	1.218
2 MarkM McGwireMcGwire 1B 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1996	OAK	130	423	104	132	21	0	52	113	116	112	0	0	.312	.467	.730	1.197
3 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1933	PHA	149	573	125	204	37	9	48	163	96	93	2	2	.356	.449	.703	1.152
4 JasonJ GiambiGiambi 1B 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	OAK	154	520	109	178	47	2	38	120	129	83	2	0	.342	.477	.660	1.137
5 AlA SimmonsSimmons LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	PHA	138	554	152	211	41	16	36	165	39	34	9	2	.381	.423	.708	1.131
6 JasonJ GiambiGiambi 1B 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	OAK	152	510	108	170	29	1	43	137	137	96	2	0	.333	.476	.647	1.123
7 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1934	PHA	150	539	120	180	28	6	44	130	111	75	11	2	.334	.449	.653	1.102
8 NapN LajoieLajoie 2B 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1901	PHA	131	544	145	229	48	14	14	125	24		27	--	.421	.458	.643	1.101
9 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1935	PHA	147	535	118	185	33	7	36	115	114	99	6	4	.346	.461	.636	1.097
10 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	PHA	149	517	123	183	23	9	33	118	103	70	9	7	.354	.463	.625	1.088
11 AlA SimmonsSimmons LF 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	PHA	128	513	105	200	37	13	22	128	47	45	3	3	.390	.444	.641	1.085
12 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	PHA	153	562	127	188	33	13	37	156	93	66	7	7	.335	.429	.637	1.066
13 AlA SimmonsSimmons LF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	PHA	143	581	114	212	41	9	34	157	31	38	4	2	.365	.398	.642	1.040
14 ReggieR JacksonJackson RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1969	OAK	152	549	123	151	36	3	47	118	114	142	13	5	.275	.410	.608	1.018
14 AlA SimmonsSimmons CF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1925	PHA	153	654	122	253	43	12	24	129	35	41	7	14	.387	.419	.599	1.018
16 RickeyR HendersonHenderson LF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1990	OAK	136	489	119	159	33	3	28	61	97	60	65	10	.325	.439	.577	1.016
17 BobB JohnsonJohnson LF 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1939	PHA	150	544	115	184	30	9	23	114	99	59	15	5	.338	.440	.553	.993
18 MarkM McGwireMcGwire 1B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1987	OAK	151	557	97	161	28	4	49	118	71	131	1	1	.289	.370	.618	.988
19 BobB JohnsonJohnson LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	PHA	138	477	91	146	32	6	25	108	98	65	9	7	.306	.425	.556	.981
20 MickeyM CochraneCochrane C 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	PHA	122	459	87	160	31	6	17	89	56	21	2	3	.349	.423	.553	.976
21 JasonJ GiambiGiambi 1B 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	1999	OAK	158	575	115	181	36	1	33	123	105	106	1	1	.315	.422	.553	.975
22 MickeyM CochraneCochrane C 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1933	PHA	130	429	104	138	30	4	15	60	106	22	8	6	.322	.459	.515	.974
23 MarkM McGwireMcGwire 1B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1992	OAK	139	467	87	125	22	0	42	104	90	105	0	1	.268	.385	.585	.970
23 JohnJ JahaJaha DH 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1999	OAK	142	457	93	126	23	0	35	111	101	129	2	0	.276	.414	.556	.970
25 BobB CervCerv LF 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	1958	KCA	141	515	93	157	20	7	38	104	50	82	3	3	.305	.371	.592	.963

Data validation provided by Elias Sports Bureau, the Official Statistician of Major League Baseball