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 RickeyR HendersonHenderson LF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1982	OAK	149	536	119	143	24	4	10	51	116	94	130	42	.267	.398	.382	.780
2 TyT CobbCobb CF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1915	DET	156	563	144	208	31	13	3	99	118	43	96	38	.369	.486	.487	.973
3 OmarO MorenoMoreno CF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1980	PIT	162	676	87	168	20	13	2	36	57	101	96	33	.249	.306	.325	.631
3 LouL BrockBrock LF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1974	STL	153	635	105	194	25	7	3	48	61	88	118	33	.306	.368	.381	.749
5 BurtB ShottonShotton LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1915	SLB	156	559	93	158	18	11	1	30	118	62	43	32	.283	.409	.360	.769
5 DocD CookCook RF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	NYY	134	470	59	133	11	3	1	40	44	60	26	32	.283	.356	.326	.682
5 EddieE MurphyMurphy RF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	PHA	148	573	101	156	12	9	3	43	87	46	36	32	.272	.379	.340	.719
8 MauryM WillsWills SS 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1965	LA	158	650	92	186	14	7	0	33	40	64	94	31	.286	.330	.329	.659
8 DuffyD LewisLewis LF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	BOS	147	510	53	142	37	9	2	79	57	41	22	31	.278	.357	.398	.755
10 SamS RiceRice CF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	WAS	153	624	83	211	29	9	3	80	39	23	63	30	.338	.381	.428	.809
10 SteveS SaxSax 2B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1983	LA	155	623	94	175	18	5	5	41	58	73	56	30	.281	.342	.350	.692
10 EddieE Collins Sr.Collins 2B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1915	CWS	155	521	118	173	22	10	4	77	119	27	46	30	.332	.460	.436	.896
10 EddieE Collins Sr.Collins 2B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	PHA	152	526	122	181	23	14	2	85	97	31	58	30	.344	.452	.452	.904
14 BurtB ShottonShotton CF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	SLB	154	579	82	156	19	9	0	38	64	66	40	29	.269	.344	.333	.677
14 TristramT SpeakerSpeaker CF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	BOS	158	571	101	193	46	18	4	90	77	25	42	29	.338	.423	.503	.926
14 BillB NorthNorth CF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1976	OAK	154	590	91	163	20	5	2	31	73	95	75	29	.276	.356	.337	.693
14 EddieE Collins Sr.Collins 2B 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	CWS	145	505	89	182	22	5	5	67	84	8	48	29	.360	.455	.453	.908
14 CharlieC HollocherHollocher SS 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1922	CHC	152	592	90	201	37	8	3	69	58	5	19	29	.340	.403	.444	.847
14 HaroldH ReynoldsReynolds 2B 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1988	SEA	158	598	61	169	26	11	4	41	51	51	35	29	.283	.340	.383	.723
20 GeorgeG GranthamGrantham 2B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	CHC	152	570	81	160	36	8	8	70	71	92	43	28	.281	.360	.414	.774
20 PatP DuncanDuncan LF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1922	CIN	151	607	94	199	44	12	8	94	40	31	12	28	.328	.370	.479	.849
20 BrettB ButlerButler CF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1991	LA	161	615	112	182	13	5	2	38	108	79	38	28	.296	.401	.343	.744
20 BurtB ShottonShotton LF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1916	SLB	156	614	97	174	23	6	1	36	110	65	41	28	.283	.392	.345	.737
20 DelD PrattPratt 2B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	SLB	158	584	85	165	34	13	5	65	50	45	37	28	.283	.341	.411	.752
20 BuckB HerzogHerzog 2B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1916	NYG	156	561	70	148	24	6	1	49	43	36	34	28	.264	.327	.333	.660

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