All-Time MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders by Season

When table is sorted by a rate stat (ex. – AVG, ERA), non-qualified players are hidden by default. Read more.

PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
49 TurkeyT StearnesStearnes CF 49 ‌ ‌ ‌	1926	DTS	95	342	94	131	33	9	21	103	41		21	--	.383	.458	.716	1.174
52 LarryL WalkerWalker RF 52 ‌ ‌ ‌	1997	COL	153	568	143	208	46	4	49	130	78	90	33	8	.366	.452	.720	1.172
52 BabeB RuthRuth RF 52 ‌ ‌ ‌	1928	NYY	154	536	163	173	29	8	54	142	137	87	4	5	.323	.463	.709	1.172
54 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 54 ‌ ‌ ‌	1934	NYY	154	579	128	210	40	6	49	165	109	31	9	5	.363	.465	.706	1.171
55 JoshJ GibsonGibson C 55 ‌ ‌ ‌	1938	HOM	50	168	54	61	11	4	13	54	30		3	--	.363	.462	.708	1.170
56 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 56 ‌ ‌ ‌	1956	NYY	150	533	132	188	22	5	52	130	112	99	10	1	.353	.464	.705	1.169
57 LarryL WalkerWalker RF 57 ‌ ‌ ‌	1999	COL	127	438	108	166	26	4	37	115	57	52	11	4	.379	.458	.710	1.168
58 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 58 ‌ ‌ ‌	1938	BOS	149	565	139	197	33	9	50	175	119	76	5	4	.349	.462	.704	1.166
59 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 59 ‌ ‌ ‌	1946	BOS	150	514	142	176	37	8	38	123	156	44	0	0	.342	.497	.667	1.164
60 ToddT HeltonHelton 1B 60 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	COL	160	580	138	216	59	2	42	147	103	61	5	3	.372	.463	.698	1.161
61 AaronA JudgeJudge CF 61 ‌ ‌ ‌	2024	NYY	158	559	122	180	36	1	58	144	133	171	10	0	.322	.458	.701	1.159
62 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 62 ‌ ‌ ‌	1939	BOS	124	467	130	168	31	10	35	105	89	72	4	3	.360	.464	.694	1.158
63 MannyM RamirezRamirez RF 63 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	CLE	118	439	92	154	34	2	38	122	86	117	1	1	.351	.457	.697	1.154
64 JimmieJ FoxxFoxx 1B 64 ‌ ‌ ‌	1933	PHA	149	573	125	204	37	9	48	163	96	93	2	2	.356	.449	.703	1.152
64 StanS MusialMusial RF 64 ‌ ‌ ‌	1948	STL	155	611	135	230	46	18	39	131	79	34	7	--	.376	.450	.702	1.152
64 AlbertA BelleBelle LF 64 ‌ ‌ ‌	1994	CLE	106	412	90	147	35	2	36	101	58	71	9	6	.357	.438	.714	1.152
67 BabeB RuthRuth RF 67 ‌ ‌ ‌	1932	NYY	133	457	120	156	13	5	41	137	130	62	2	2	.341	.489	.661	1.150
67 Candy JimC. TaylorTaylor 3B 67 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	SLS	63	215	49	80	7	3	20	76	25		4	--	.372	.438	.712	1.150
69 NormN CashCash 1B 69 ‌ ‌ ‌	1961	DET	159	535	119	193	22	8	41	132	124	85	11	5	.361	.487	.662	1.149
70 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 70 ‌ ‌ ‌	1954	BOS	117	386	93	133	23	1	29	89	136	32	0	0	.345	.513	.635	1.148
71 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 71 ‌ ‌ ‌	1942	BOS	150	522	141	186	34	5	36	137	145	51	3	2	.356	.499	.648	1.147
72 AaronA JudgeJudge RF 72 ‌ ‌ ‌	2025	NYY	152	541	137	179	30	2	53	114	124	160	12	5	.331	.457	.688	1.145
72 WillieW. WellsWells SS 72 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	SLS	97	364	91	133	21	5	29	105	55		13	--	.365	.455	.690	1.145
74 BillB JoyceJoyce 3B 74 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	WAS	99	355	103	126	25	14	17	89	87	33	21	--	.355	.496	.648	1.144
74 SamS ThompsonThompson X 74 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	PHI	99	437	108	178	29	27	13	141	40	13	24	--	.407	.458	.686	1.144

Data validation provided by Elias Sports Bureau, the Official Statistician of Major League Baseball