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 BarryB BondsBonds LF 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	2004	SF	147	373	129	135	27	3	45	101	232	41	6	1	.362	.609	.812	1.421
2 BarryB BondsBonds LF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	2002	SF	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	198	47	9	2	.370	.582	.799	1.381
3 JoshJ GibsonGibson C 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1943	HOM	74	249	93	116	23	9	20	112	55		4	--	.466	.564	.871	1.435
4 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1941	BOS	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	145	27	2	4	.406	.551	.735	1.286
5 CharlieC. SmithSmith RF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	NYL	67	247	86	111	29	5	22	81	48		16	--	.449	.550	.874	1.424
6 JohnJ McGrawMcGraw 3B 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1899	BAL	117	399	140	156	13	3	1	33	124		73	--	.391	.547	.446	.993
7 BabeB RuthRuth RF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393	.545	.764	1.309
8 BabeB RuthRuth RF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	54	137	150	80	14	14	.376	.532	.847	1.379
9 BarryB BondsBonds LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	2003	SF	130	390	111	133	22	1	45	90	148	58	7	0	.341	.529	.749	1.278
10 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1957	BOS	132	420	96	163	28	1	38	87	119	43	0	1	.388	.526	.731	1.257
11 BillyB HamiltonHamilton X 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	PHI	129	544	192	220	25	15	4	87	126	17	98	--	.404	.523	.528	1.051
12 OscarO CharlestonCharleston CF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1925	HBG	71	260	97	109	24	4	20	92	50		18	--	.419	.522	.773	1.295
13 BabeB RuthRuth LF 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1926	NYY	152	495	139	184	30	5	47	146	144	76	11	9	.372	.516	.737	1.253
14 OscarO CharlestonCharleston CF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	SLG	64	226	90	98	12	10	12	74	34		35	--	.434	.515	.735	1.250
15 BarryB BondsBonds LF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	SF	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	177	93	13	3	.328	.515	.863	1.378
16 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1954	BOS	117	386	93	133	23	1	29	89	136	32	0	0	.345	.513	.635	1.148
17 BabeB RuthRuth RF 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1924	NYY	153	529	143	200	39	7	46	121	142	81	9	13	.378	.513	.739	1.252
18 BabeB RuthRuth LF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	145	81	17	13	.378	.512	.846	1.358
19 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1957	NYY	144	474	121	173	28	6	34	94	146	75	16	3	.365	.512	.665	1.177
20 RogersR HornsbyHornsby 2B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1924	STL	143	536	121	227	43	14	25	94	89	32	5	12	.424	.507	.696	1.203
21 JohnJ McGrawMcGraw 3B 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	1900	STL	99	334	84	115	10	4	2	33	85		29	--	.344	.505	.416	.921
22 CharlieC. BlackwellBlackwell RF 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	SLG	69	236	74	102	17	10	10	74	26		25	--	.432	.504	.716	1.220
23 JoeJ KelleyKelley X 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	BAL	129	507	165	199	48	20	6	111	107	36	46	--	.393	.502	.602	1.104
24 GeorgeG. ScalesScales 2B 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYL	63	198	50	78	13	9	13	57	43		7	--	.394	.502	.747	1.249
25 HughH DuffyDuffy X 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	BSN	125	539	160	237	51	16	18	145	66	15	48	--	.440	.502	.694	1.196

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