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 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	109	84	10	8	.373	.474	.765	1.239
3 ChuckC KleinKlein RF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	PHI	156	648	158	250	59	8	40	170	54	50	4	--	.386	.436	.687	1.123
3 BarryB BondsBonds LF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	SF	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	177	93	13	3	.328	.515	.863	1.378
5 ToddT HeltonHelton 1B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	COL	159	587	132	197	54	2	49	146	98	104	7	5	.336	.432	.685	1.117
6 HankH GreenbergGreenberg 1B 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	DET	154	594	137	200	49	14	40	183	102	101	8	3	.337	.436	.668	1.104
6 ToddT HeltonHelton 1B 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	COL	160	580	138	216	59	2	42	147	103	61	5	3	.372	.463	.698	1.161
6 AlbertA BelleBelle LF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1995	CLE	143	546	121	173	52	1	50	126	73	80	5	2	.317	.401	.690	1.091
6 StanS MusialMusial RF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1948	STL	155	611	135	230	46	18	39	131	79	34	7	--	.376	.450	.702	1.152
6 ChuckC KleinKlein RF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHI	154	650	152	226	50	15	38	137	60	49	20	--	.348	.404	.646	1.050
6 SammyS SosaSosa RF 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	CHC	160	577	146	189	34	5	64	160	116	153	0	2	.328	.437	.737	1.174
12 RogersR HornsbyHornsby 2B 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1922	STL	154	623	141	250	46	14	42	152	65	50	17	12	.401	.459	.722	1.181
13 LuisL GonzalezGonzalez LF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	AZ	162	609	128	198	36	7	57	142	100	83	1	1	.325	.429	.688	1.117
13 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	PHA	154	585	151	213	33	9	58	169	116	96	3	7	.364	.469	.749	1.218
13 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	NYY	154	581	143	220	42	17	41	174	101	63	12	14	.379	.473	.721	1.194
16 HankH GreenbergGreenberg LF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1940	DET	148	573	129	195	50	8	41	150	93	75	6	3	.340	.433	.670	1.103
16 BabeB RuthRuth RF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	54	137	150	80	14	14	.376	.532	.847	1.379
16 BabeB RuthRuth RF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393	.545	.764	1.309
16 CarlosC DelgadoDelgado 1B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	TOR	162	569	115	196	57	1	41	137	123	104	0	1	.344	.470	.664	1.134
16 AlbertA PujolsPujols 1B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	2004	STL	154	592	133	196	51	2	46	123	84	52	5	5	.331	.415	.657	1.072
16 AlbertA BelleBelle LF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1998	CWS	163	609	113	200	48	2	49	152	81	84	6	4	.328	.399	.655	1.054
16 ShoheiS OhtaniOhtani DH 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	2024	LAD	159	636	134	197	38	7	54	130	81	162	59	4	.310	.390	.646	1.036
16 DerrekD LeeLee 1B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	2005	CHC	158	594	120	199	50	3	46	107	85	109	15	3	.335	.418	.662	1.080
16 LarryL WalkerWalker RF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	90	33	8	.366	.452	.720	1.172
25 HankH GreenbergGreenberg 1B 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	1935	DET	152	619	121	203	46	16	36	170	87	91	4	3	.328	.411	.628	1.039

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