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 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1941	BOS	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	145	27	2	4	.406	.551	.735	1.286
2 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1957	BOS	132	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	119	43	0	1	.388	.526	.731	1.257
3 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1938	BOS	149	565	139	197	33	9	50	175	119	76	5	4	.349	.462	.704	1.166
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 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1939	BOS	124	467	130	168	31	10	35	105	89	72	4	3	.360	.464	.694	1.158
6 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1954	BOS	117	386	93	133	23	1	29	89	136	32	0	0	.345	.513	.635	1.148
7 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1942	BOS	150	522	141	186	34	5	36	137	145	51	3	2	.356	.499	.648	1.147
8 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	BOS	155	566	150	194	39	3	43	159	162	48	1	1	.343	.490	.650	1.140
9 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1947	BOS	156	528	125	181	40	9	32	114	162	47	0	1	.343	.499	.634	1.133
10 BabeB RuthRuth LF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1919	BOS	130	432	103	139	34	12	29	114	101	58	7	--	.322	.456	.657	1.113
11 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1948	BOS	137	509	124	188	44	3	25	127	126	41	4	0	.369	.497	.615	1.112
12 MannyM RamirezRamirez LF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	2002	BOS	120	436	84	152	31	0	33	107	73	85	0	0	.349	.450	.647	1.097
13 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1956	BOS	136	400	71	138	28	2	24	82	102	39	0	0	.345	.479	.605	1.084
14 MookieM BettsBetts RF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	2018	BOS	136	520	129	180	47	5	32	80	81	91	30	6	.346	.438	.640	1.078
15 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	BOS	155	585	130	198	32	8	41	143	105	119	13	4	.338	.440	.631	1.071
16 DavidD OrtizOrtiz DH 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	2007	BOS	149	549	116	182	52	1	35	117	111	103	3	1	.332	.445	.621	1.066
17 FredF LynnLynn CF 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1979	BOS	147	531	116	177	42	1	39	122	82	79	2	2	.333	.423	.637	1.060
18 MannyM RamirezRamirez LF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	2006	BOS	130	449	79	144	27	1	35	102	100	102	0	1	.321	.439	.619	1.058
19 DavidD OrtizOrtiz DH 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	2006	BOS	151	558	115	160	29	2	54	137	119	117	1	0	.287	.413	.636	1.049
19 WadeW BoggsBoggs 3B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1987	BOS	147	551	108	200	40	6	24	89	105	48	1	3	.363	.461	.588	1.049
21 TedT WilliamsWilliams RF 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	1939	BOS	149	565	131	185	44	11	31	145	107	64	2	1	.327	.436	.609	1.045
22 CarlC YastrzemskiYastrzemski 1B 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1970	BOS	161	566	125	186	29	0	40	102	128	66	23	13	.329	.452	.592	1.044
23 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1958	BOS	129	411	81	135	23	2	26	85	98	49	1	0	.328	.458	.584	1.042
24 CarlC YastrzemskiYastrzemski LF 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1967	BOS	161	579	112	189	31	4	44	121	91	69	10	8	.326	.418	.622	1.040
25 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	1940	BOS	144	561	134	193	43	14	23	113	96	54	4	4	.344	.442	.594	1.036

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