All-Time MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders by Season

PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 BillyB HamiltonHamilton X 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	PHI	129	544	192	220	25	15	4	87	126	17	98	--	.404	.523	.528	1.051
2 BabeB RuthRuth LF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	145	81	17	13	.378	.512	.846	1.358
2 TomT BrownBrown X 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1891	BSR	137	589	177	189	30	21	5	72	70	96	106	--	.321	.397	.469	.866
4 TipT O'NeillO'Neill X 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1887	STL	124	517	167	225	52	19	14	123	50		30	--	.435	.490	.691	1.181
4 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1936	NYY	155	579	167	205	37	7	49	152	130	46	3	4	.354	.478	.696	1.174
6 BillyB HamiltonHamilton X 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1895	PHI	123	517	166	201	22	6	7	74	96	30	97	--	.389	.490	.495	.985
7 WillieW KeelerKeeler X 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	BAL	129	590	165	219	27	22	5	94	40	6	32	--	.371	.427	.517	.944
7 JoeJ KelleyKelley X 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	BAL	129	507	165	199	48	20	6	111	107	36	46	--	.393	.502	.602	1.104
9 ArlieA LathamLatham 3B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1887	STL	136	627	163	198	35	10	2	83	45		129	--	.316	.366	.413	.779
9 LouL GehrigGehrig 1B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	NYY	155	619	163	211	31	15	46	184	117	56	17	12	.341	.446	.662	1.108
9 BabeB RuthRuth RF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1928	NYY	154	536	163	173	29	8	54	142	137	87	4	5	.323	.463	.709	1.172
12 WillieW KeelerKeeler X 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1895	BAL	131	565	162	213	24	15	4	78	37	12	47	--	.377	.429	.494	.923
13 HughH DuffyDuffy X 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	1890	CPI	138	596	161	191	36	16	7	82	59	20	78	--	.320	.384	.470	.854
14 FredF DunlapDunlap 2B 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1884	STL	101	449	160	185	39	8	13	--	29		--	--	.412	--	.621	--
14 HughH DuffyDuffy X 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	BSN	125	539	160	237	51	16	18	145	66	15	48	--	.440	.502	.694	1.196
14 JesseJ BurkettBurkett X 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1896	CLE	133	586	160	240	27	16	6	72	49	19	34	--	.410	.461	.541	1.002
17 HughieH JenningsJennings SS 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1895	BAL	131	529	159	204	41	7	4	125	24	17	53	--	.386	.444	.512	.956
18 ChuckC KleinKlein RF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	PHI	156	648	158	250	59	8	40	170	54	50	4	--	.386	.436	.687	1.123
18 BobbyB LoweLowe 2B 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	BSN	133	613	158	212	34	11	17	115	50	25	23	--	.346	.401	.520	.921
18 BabeB RuthRuth RF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	54	137	150	80	14	14	.376	.532	.847	1.379
18 BabeB RuthRuth RF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1927	NYY	151	540	158	192	29	8	60	164	137	89	7	6	.356	.486	.772	1.258
22 RogersR HornsbyHornsby 2B 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	CHC	156	602	156	229	47	8	39	149	87	65	2	--	.380	.459	.679	1.138
22 JohnJ McGrawMcGraw 3B 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	BAL	124	512	156	174	18	14	1	92	91	12	78	--	.340	.451	.436	.887
24 KikiK CuylerCuyler RF 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	CHC	156	642	155	228	50	17	13	134	72	49	37	--	.355	.428	.547	.975
24 KingK KellyKelly X 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1886	CHI	118	451	155	175	32	11	4	79	83	33	53	--	.388	--	.534	--

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