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 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	SF	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	177	93	13	3	.328	.515	.863	1.378
2 WillieW MaysMays CF 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1965	SF	157	558	118	177	21	3	52	112	76	71	9	4	.317	.398	.645	1.043
3 WillieW MaysMays CF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1955	NYG	152	580	123	185	18	13	51	127	79	60	24	4	.319	.400	.659	1.059
3 JohnnyJ MizeMize 1B 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1947	NYG	154	586	137	177	26	2	51	138	74	42	2	--	.302	.384	.614	.998
5 BarryB BondsBonds LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	SF	143	480	129	147	28	4	49	106	117	77	11	3	.306	.440	.688	1.128
5 WillieW MaysMays CF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1962	SF	162	621	130	189	36	5	49	141	78	85	18	2	.304	.384	.615	.999
7 KevinK MitchellMitchell LF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1989	SF	154	543	100	158	34	6	47	125	87	115	3	4	.291	.388	.635	1.023
7 WillieW MaysMays CF 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1964	SF	157	578	121	171	21	9	47	111	82	72	19	5	.296	.383	.607	.990
9 BarryB BondsBonds LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1993	SF	159	539	129	181	38	4	46	123	126	79	29	12	.336	.458	.677	1.135
9 BarryB BondsBonds LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	2002	SF	143	403	117	149	31	2	46	110	198	47	9	2	.370	.582	.799	1.381
9 OrlandoO CepedaCepeda 1B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1961	SF	152	585	105	182	28	4	46	142	39	91	12	8	.311	.362	.609	.971
12 WillieW McCoveyMcCovey 1B 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1969	SF	149	491	101	157	26	2	45	126	121	66	0	0	.320	.453	.656	1.109
12 BarryB BondsBonds LF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	2004	SF	147	373	129	135	27	3	45	101	232	41	6	1	.362	.609	.812	1.421
12 BarryB BondsBonds LF 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	2003	SF	130	390	111	133	22	1	45	90	148	58	7	0	.341	.529	.749	1.278
15 WillieW McCoveyMcCovey LF 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1963	SF	152	564	103	158	19	5	44	102	50	119	1	1	.280	.350	.566	.916
16 MattM WilliamsWilliams 3B 16 ‌ ‌ ‌	1994	SF	112	445	74	119	16	3	43	96	33	87	1	0	.267	.319	.607	.926
17 MelM OttOtt RF 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1929	NYG	150	545	138	179	37	2	42	151	113	38	6	--	.328	.449	.635	1.084
17 BarryB BondsBonds LF 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1996	SF	158	517	122	159	27	3	42	129	151	76	40	7	.308	.461	.615	1.076
19 WillieW MaysMays CF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1954	NYG	151	565	119	195	33	13	41	110	66	57	8	5	.345	.411	.667	1.078
20 BarryB BondsBonds LF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1997	SF	159	532	123	155	26	5	40	101	145	87	37	8	.291	.446	.585	1.031
20 JohnnyJ MizeMize 1B 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1948	NYG	152	560	110	162	26	4	40	125	94	37	4	--	.289	.395	.564	.959
20 WillieW MaysMays CF 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	1961	SF	154	572	129	176	32	3	40	123	81	77	18	9	.308	.393	.584	.977
23 WillieW McCoveyMcCovey 1B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1965	SF	160	540	93	149	17	4	39	92	88	118	0	4	.276	.381	.539	.920
23 WillieW McCoveyMcCovey 1B 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1970	SF	152	495	98	143	39	2	39	126	137	75	0	0	.289	.444	.612	1.056
23 BobbyB BondsBonds RF 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1973	SF	160	643	131	182	34	4	39	96	87	148	43	17	.283	.370	.530	.900

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