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 EdgarE RenteriaRenteria SS 1 ‌ ‌ ‌	2003	STL	157	587	96	194	47	1	13	100	65	54	34	7	.330	.394	.480	.874
2 RogersR HornsbyHornsby SS 2 ‌ ‌ ‌	1917	STL	145	523	86	171	24	17	8	66	45	34	17	--	.327	.385	.484	.869
3 DickD GroatGroat SS 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	1963	STL	158	631	85	201	43	11	6	73	56	58	3	1	.319	.377	.450	.827
4 SollyS HemusHemus SS 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1953	STL	154	585	110	163	32	11	14	61	86	40	2	1	.279	.382	.443	.825
5 SollyS HemusHemus SS 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1952	STL	151	570	105	153	28	8	15	52	96	55	1	5	.268	.392	.425	.817
6 BobbyB WallaceWallace SS 6 ‌ ‌ ‌	1899	STL	151	577	91	170	28	14	12	108	54		17	--	.295	.357	.454	.811
7 BonesB ElyEly SS 7 ‌ ‌ ‌	1894	STL	127	510	85	156	20	12	12	89	30	34	23	--	.306	.344	.463	.807
8 EdgarE RenteriaRenteria SS 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	2002	STL	152	544	77	166	36	2	11	83	49	57	22	7	.305	.364	.439	.803
9 BobbyB WallaceWallace SS 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1901	STL	134	550	69	178	34	15	2	91	20		15	--	.324	.351	.451	.802
10 CharlieC GelbertGelbert SS 10 ‌ ‌ ‌	1930	STL	139	513	92	156	39	11	3	72	43	41	6	--	.304	.360	.441	.801
11 GarryG Templeton Sr.Templeton SS 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1979	STL	154	672	105	211	32	19	9	62	18	91	26	10	.314	.331	.458	.789
12 GarryG Templeton Sr.Templeton SS 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1977	STL	153	621	94	200	19	18	8	79	15	70	28	24	.322	.336	.449	.785
13 JhonnyJ PeraltaPeralta SS 13 ‌ ‌ ‌	2014	STL	157	560	61	147	38	0	21	75	58	112	3	2	.263	.336	.443	.779
14 SollyS HemusHemus SS 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1951	STL	120	420	68	118	18	9	2	32	75	31	7	7	.281	.395	.381	.776
15 OzzieO SmithSmith SS 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1987	STL	158	600	104	182	40	4	0	75	89	36	43	9	.303	.392	.383	.775
15 MonteM CrossCross SS 15 ‌ ‌ ‌	1897	STL	131	462	59	132	17	11	4	55	62		38	--	.286	.379	.396	.775
17 DarylD SpencerSpencer SS 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1960	STL	148	507	70	131	20	3	16	58	81	74	1	1	.258	.365	.404	.769
17 EdgarE RenteriaRenteria SS 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	2000	STL	150	562	94	156	32	1	16	76	63	77	21	13	.278	.346	.423	.769
19 RogersR HornsbyHornsby SS 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1918	STL	115	416	51	117	19	11	5	60	40	43	8	--	.281	.349	.416	.765
20 PaulP DeJongDeJong SS 20 ‌ ‌ ‌	2019	STL	159	583	97	136	31	1	30	78	62	149	9	5	.233	.318	.444	.762
21 GarryG Templeton Sr.Templeton SS 21 ‌ ‌ ‌	1980	STL	118	504	83	161	19	9	4	43	18	43	31	15	.319	.342	.417	.759
22 DavidD EcksteinEckstein SS 22 ‌ ‌ ‌	2005	STL	158	630	90	185	26	7	8	61	58	44	11	8	.294	.363	.395	.758
23 CharlieC GelbertGelbert SS 23 ‌ ‌ ‌	1931	STL	131	447	61	129	29	5	1	62	54	31	7	--	.289	.365	.383	.748
24 OzzieO SmithSmith SS 24 ‌ ‌ ‌	1991	STL	150	550	96	157	30	3	3	50	83	36	35	9	.285	.380	.367	.747
25 JhonnyJ PeraltaPeralta SS 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	2015	STL	155	579	64	159	26	1	17	71	50	111	1	4	.275	.334	.411	.745

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