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 RodR CarewCarew 1B 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1977	MIN	155	616	128	239	38	16	14	100	69	55	23	13	.388	.449	.570	1.019
2 GooseG GoslinGoslin LF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1928	WAS	135	456	80	173	36	10	17	102	48	19	16	3	.379	.442	.614	1.056
3 EdE DelahantyDelahanty LF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1902	WAS	123	473	103	178	43	14	10	93	62		16	--	.376	.453	.590	1.043
4 JoeJ MauerMauer C 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	2009	MIN	138	523	94	191	30	1	28	96	76	63	4	1	.365	.444	.587	1.031
5 RodR CarewCarew 2B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1974	MIN	153	599	86	218	30	5	3	55	74	49	38	16	.364	.433	.446	.879
6 RodR CarewCarew 2B 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1975	MIN	143	535	89	192	24	4	14	80	64	40	35	9	.359	.421	.497	.918
7 CecilC TravisTravis SS 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1941	WAS	152	608	106	218	39	19	7	101	52	25	2	2	.359	.410	.520	.930
8 KirbyK PuckettPuckett CF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1988	MIN	158	657	109	234	42	5	24	121	23	83	6	7	.356	.375	.545	.920
9 GooseG GoslinGoslin LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1926	WAS	147	568	105	201	26	15	17	108	63	38	8	8	.354	.425	.542	.967
10 MickeyM VernonVernon 1B 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1946	WAS	148	587	88	207	51	8	8	85	49	64	14	10	.353	.403	.508	.911
11 RodR CarewCarew 2B 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1973	MIN	149	580	98	203	30	11	6	62	62	55	41	16	.350	.411	.471	.882
12 SamS RiceRice RF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1925	WAS	152	649	111	227	31	13	1	87	37	10	26	11	.350	.388	.442	.830
13 SamS RiceRice RF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	WAS	147	593	121	207	35	13	1	73	55	14	13	8	.349	.407	.457	.864
14 BuddyB MyerMyer 2B 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1935	WAS	151	616	115	215	36	11	5	100	96	40	7	6	.349	.440	.468	.908
15 HeinieH ManushManush LF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1934	WAS	137	556	88	194	42	11	11	89	36	23	7	3	.349	.392	.523	.915
16 JoeJ MauerMauer C 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	2006	MIN	140	521	86	181	36	4	13	84	79	54	8	3	.347	.429	.507	.936
17 JoeJ CroninCronin SS 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	WAS	154	587	127	203	41	9	13	126	72	36	17	10	.346	.422	.513	.935
18 CecilC TravisTravis SS 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	WAS	135	526	72	181	27	7	3	66	39	34	3	2	.344	.395	.439	.834
19 GooseG GoslinGoslin LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1924	WAS	154	579	100	199	30	17	12	129	68	29	15	14	.344	.421	.516	.937
20 HeinieH ManushManush LF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	WAS	149	625	121	214	41	14	14	116	36	29	7	2	.342	.383	.520	.903
21 JohnJ StoneStone LF 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	WAS	123	437	95	149	22	11	15	90	60	26	8	0	.341	.421	.545	.966
22 PaulP MolitorMolitor DH 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1996	MIN	161	660	99	225	41	8	9	113	56	72	18	6	.341	.390	.468	.858
23 ChuckC KnoblauchKnoblauch 2B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1996	MIN	153	578	140	197	35	14	13	72	98	74	45	14	.341	.448	.517	.965
24 KirbyK PuckettPuckett CF 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1989	MIN	159	635	75	215	45	4	9	85	41	59	11	4	.339	.379	.465	.844
25 SamS RiceRice CF 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	WAS	153	624	83	211	29	9	3	80	39	23	63	30	.338	.381	.428	.809

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