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
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 BarryB BondsBonds LF 3 ‌ ‌ ‌	2001	SF	153	476	129	156	32	2	73	137	177	93	13	3	.328	.515	.863	1.378
4 BabeB RuthRuth RF 4 ‌ ‌ ‌	1923	NYY	152	522	151	205	45	13	41	131	170	93	17	21	.393	.545	.764	1.309
5 MarkM McGwireMcGwire 1B 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1998	STL	155	509	130	152	21	0	70	147	162	155	1	0	.299	.470	.752	1.222
5 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1947	BOS	156	528	125	181	40	9	32	114	162	47	0	1	.343	.499	.634	1.133
5 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 5 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	BOS	155	566	150	194	39	3	43	159	162	48	1	1	.343	.490	.650	1.140
8 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 8 ‌ ‌ ‌	1946	BOS	150	514	142	176	37	8	38	123	156	44	0	0	.342	.497	.667	1.164
9 EddieE YostYost 3B 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1956	WAS	152	515	94	119	17	2	11	53	151	82	8	5	.231	.412	.336	.748
9 BarryB BondsBonds LF 9 ‌ ‌ ‌	1996	SF	158	517	122	159	27	3	42	129	151	76	40	7	.308	.461	.615	1.076
11 BabeB RuthRuth RF 11 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	NYY	142	458	158	172	36	9	54	137	150	80	14	14	.376	.532	.847	1.379
12 JeffJ BagwellBagwell 1B 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1999	HOU	162	562	143	171	35	0	42	126	149	127	30	11	.304	.454	.591	1.045
12 EddieE JoostJoost SS 12 ‌ ‌ ‌	1949	PHA	144	525	128	138	25	3	23	81	149	80	2	1	.263	.429	.453	.882
14 BarryB BondsBonds LF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	2003	SF	130	390	111	133	22	1	45	90	148	58	7	0	.341	.529	.749	1.278
14 EddieE StankyStanky 2B 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1945	BRO	153	555	128	143	29	5	1	39	148	42	6	--	.258	.417	.333	.750
14 JimmyJ WynnWynn CF 14 ‌ ‌ ‌	1969	HOU	149	495	113	133	17	1	33	87	148	142	23	7	.269	.436	.507	.943
17 JimmyJ SheckardSheckard LF 17 ‌ ‌ ‌	1911	CHC	156	539	121	149	26	11	4	50	147	58	32	--	.276	.434	.388	.822
18 MickeyM MantleMantle CF 18 ‌ ‌ ‌	1957	NYY	144	474	121	173	28	6	34	94	146	75	16	3	.365	.512	.665	1.177
19 BabeB RuthRuth LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1921	NYY	152	540	177	204	44	16	59	171	145	81	17	13	.378	.512	.846	1.358
19 JuanJ SotoSoto RF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	2021	WSH	151	502	111	157	20	2	29	95	145	93	9	7	.313	.465	.534	.999
19 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1941	BOS	143	456	135	185	33	3	37	120	145	27	2	4	.406	.551	.735	1.286
19 BarryB BondsBonds LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1997	SF	159	532	123	155	26	5	40	101	145	87	37	8	.291	.446	.585	1.031
19 HarmonH KillebrewKillebrew 3B 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1969	MIN	162	555	106	153	20	2	49	140	145	84	8	2	.276	.427	.584	1.011
19 TedT WilliamsWilliams LF 19 ‌ ‌ ‌	1942	BOS	150	522	141	186	34	5	36	137	145	51	3	2	.356	.499	.648	1.147
25 BabeB RuthRuth LF 25 ‌ ‌ ‌	1926	NYY	152	495	139	184	30	5	47	146	144	76	11	9	.372	.516	.737	1.253

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