$Unique_ID{BAS01112} $Pretitle{} $Title{The All Time Leaders (Single Season): Part 2} $Subtitle{} $Author{} $Subject{All Time Leaders Leader Leading Single Season} $Log{} Total Baseball: The Registers, Leaders, and Rosters The All Time Leaders (Single Season): Part 2 Runs Batted In Runs Batted In per Game ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 1 Hack Wilson, 1930 190 1 Sam Thompson, 1894 1.42 2 Lou Gehrig, 1931 184 2 Sam Thompson, 1895 1.39 3 Hank Greenberg, 1937 183 3 Sam Thompson, 1887 1.31 4 Lou Gehrig, 1927 175 4 Hack Wilson, 1930 1.23 Jimmie Foxx, 1938 175 5 Al Simmons, 1930 1.20 6 Lou Gehrig, 1930 174 6 Hank Greenberg, 1937 1.19 7 Babe Ruth, 1921 171 7 Lou Gehrig, 1931 1.19 8 Chuck Klein, 1930 170 8 Cap Anson, 1886 1.18 Hank Greenberg, 1935 170 9 Jimmie Foxx, 1938 1.17 10 Jimmie Foxx, 1932 169 10 Hugh Duffy, 1894 1.16 11 Joe DiMaggio, 1937 167 11 Dave Orr, 1890 1.16 12 Sam Thompson, 1887 166 12 Ed Delahanty, 1894 1.15 13 Sam Thompson, 1895 165 13 Babe Ruth, 1929 1.14 Al Simmons, 1930 165 14 Lou Gehrig, 1930 1.13 Lou Gehrig, 1934 165 15 Lou Gehrig, 1927 1.13 16 Babe Ruth, 1927 164 16 Babe Ruth, 1921 1.13 17 Babe Ruth, 1931 163 17 Babe Ruth, 1931 1.12 Jimmie Foxx, 1933 163 18 Hardy Richardson, 1890 1.12 19 Hal Trosky, 1936 162 19 Hank Greenberg, 1935 1.12 20 Hack Wilson, 1929 159 20 Ed Delahanty, 1893 1.11 Lou Gehrig, 1937 159 21 Joe DiMaggio, 1937 1.11 Ted Williams, 1949 159 22 Al Simmons, 1929 1.10 Vern Stephens, 1949 159 23 Jimmie Foxx, 1932 1.10 24 Al Simmons, 1929 157 24 Jimmie Foxx, 1933 1.09 25 Jimmie Foxx, 1930 156 25 Chuck Klein, 1930 1.09 26 Ken Williams, 1922 155 26 Babe Ruth, 1927 1.09 Joe DiMaggio, 1948 155 27 Oyster Burns, 1890 1.08 28 Babe Ruth, 1929 154 28 Hal Trosky, 1936 1.07 Joe Medwick, 1937 154 29 Lou Gehrig, 1934 1.07 30 Babe Ruth, 1930 153 30 Ed McKean, 1893 1.06 Tommy Davis, 1962 153 31 Hack Wilson, 1929 1.06 32 Rogers Hornsby, 1922 152 32 Walt Dropo, 1950 1.06 Lou Gehrig, 1936 152 33 Babe Ruth, 1930 1.06 34 Mel Ott, 1929 151 34 Buck Ewing, 1893 1.05 Lou Gehrig, 1932 151 35 Lave Cross, 1894 1.05 Al Simmons, 1932 151 36 Joe DiMaggio, 1939 1.05 37 Hank Greenberg, 1940 150 37 George Davis, 1897 1.05 38 Rogers Hornsby, 1929 149 38 Dan Brouthers, 1894 1.04 George Foster, 1977 149 39 Rogers Hornsby, 1925 1.04 40 Johnny Bench, 1970 148 40 Jim O'Rourke, 1890 1.04 41 Cap Anson, 1886 147 41 Babe Ruth, 1932 1.03 42 Hardy Richardson, 1890 146 42 Ted Williams, 1949 1.03 Ed Delahanty, 1893 146 Vern Stephens, 1949 1.03 Babe Ruth, 1926 146 44 Ed Delahanty, 1896 1.02 Hank Greenberg, 1938 146 45 Steve Brodie, 1895 1.02 46 Hugh Duffy, 1894 145 Joe Kelley, 1895 1.02 Chuck Klein, 1929 145 47 Jimmie Foxx, 1930 1.02 Ted Williams, 1939 145 48 Hank Greenberg, 1940 1.01 Al Rosen, 1953 145 49 Ken Williams, 1922 1.01 Don Mattingly, 1985 145 Joe DiMaggio, 1948 1.01 51 Walt Dropo, 1950 144 51 Lou Gehrig, 1937 1.01 Vern Stephens, 1950 144 52 Cap Anson, 1882 1.01 53 Rogers Hornsby, 1925 143 53 George Decker, 1894 1.01 Earl Averill, 1931 143 54 George Brett, 1980 1.01 Don Hurst, 1932 143 55 Joe DiMaggio, 1940 1.01 Jimmie Foxx, 1936 143 56 Mel Ott, 1929 1.01 Ernie Banks, 1959 143 57 Nap Lajoie, 1897 1.00 58 Lou Gehrig, 1928 142 Al Simmons, 1931 1.00 Babe Ruth, 1928 142 59 Roger Connor, 1889 .99 Hal Trosky, 1934 142 60 Tommy McCarthy, 1894 .99 Roy Campanella, 1953 142 61 Jake Beckley, 1890 .99 Orlando Cepeda, 1961 142 62 Dan Brouthers, 1883 .99 Roger Maris, 1961 142 63 Joe Medwick, 1937 .99 64 Sam Thompson, 1894 141 64 Rogers Hornsby, 1922 .99 Ted Kluszewski, 1954 141 65 Roy Campanella, 1953 .99 Jim Gentile, 1961 141 66 Jimmy Collins, 1897 .99 Willie Mays, 1962 141 67 Ed McKean, 1894 .98 68 Joe DiMaggio, 1938 140 68 Bug Holliday, 1894 .98 Rocky Colavito, 1961 140 69 Lou Gehrig, 1936 .98 Harmon Killebrew, 1969 140 70 Al Simmons, 1932 .98 71 Harry Heilmann, 1921 139 71 Walt Wilmot, 1894 .98 Lou Gehrig, 1933 139 72 Cap Anson, 1881 .98 Hank Greenberg, 1934 139 73 Chuck Klein, 1929 .97 Jim Rice, 1978 139 Ted Williams, 1939 .97 Don Baylor, 1979 139 75 Heinie Reitz, 1894 .97 76 Bob Meusel, 1925 138 76 Lou Gehrig, 1932 .97 Goose Goslin, 1930 138 77 Vern Stephens, 1950 .97 Joe Medwick, 1936 138 78 Joe DiMaggio, 1938 .97 Zeke Bonura, 1936 138 79 Babe Ruth, 1920 .96 Johnny Mize, 1947 138 80 Cap Anson, 1885 .96 81 Ed Delahanty, 1899 137 81 Hugh Duffy, 1897 .96 Babe Ruth, 1920 137 82 Sam Thompson, 1893 .96 Jim Bottomley, 1929 137 83 Billy Nash, 1893 .96 Dale Alexander, 1929 137 84 Babe Ruth, 1926 .96 Chuck Klein, 1932 137 85 Harry Heilmann, 1929 .96 Babe Ruth, 1932 137 86 Tommy McCarthy, 1893 .96 Johnny Mize, 1940 137 87 Rogers Hornsby, 1929 .96 Ted Williams, 1942 137 88 Hughie Jennings, 1895 .95 Vern Stephens, 1948 137 Nap Lajoie, 1901 .95 Joe Torre, 1971 137 90 Don Hurst, 1932 .95 Andre Dawson, 1987 137 91 Jim Gentile, 1961 .95 92 George Davis, 1897 136 92 Jack Doyle, 1894 .95 George Kelly, 1924 136 93 Bill Dickey, 1937 .95 Jim Bottomley, 1928 136 94 Ted Kluszewski, 1954 .95 Ed Morgan, 1930 136 95 George Kelly, 1924 .94 Duke Snider, 1955 136 96 George Foster, 1977 .94 Frank Robinson, 1962 136 97 Hank Greenberg, 1938 .94 98 5 players tied 135 98 Rudy York, 1938 .94 99 Tommy Davis, 1962 .94 100 2 players tied .94 Walks Strikeouts ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Babe Ruth, 1923 170 1 Bobby Bonds, 1970 189 2 Ted Williams, 1947 162 2 Bobby Bonds, 1969 187 Ted Williams, 1949 162 3 Rob Deer, 1987 186 4 Ted Williams, 1946 156 4 Pete Incaviglia, 1986 185 5 Eddie Yost, 1956 151 5 Cecil Fielder, 1990 182 6 Eddie Joost, 1949 149 6 Mike Schmidt, 1975 180 7 Babe Ruth, 1920 148 7 Rob Deer, 1986 179 Eddie Stanky, 1945 148 8 Dave Nicholson, 1963 175 Jim Wynn, 1969 148 Gorman Thomas, 1979 175 10 Jimmy Sheckard, 1911 147 Jose Canseco, 1986 175 11 Mickey Mantle, 1957 146 Rob Deer, 1991 175 12 Ted Williams, 1941 145 12 Jim Presley, 1986 172 Ted Williams, 1942 145 Bo Jackson, 1989 172 Harmon Killebrew, 1969 145 14 Reggie Jackson, 1968 171 15 Babe Ruth, 1921 144 15 Gorman Thomas, 1980 170 Babe Ruth, 1926 144 16 Andres Galarraga, 1990 169 Eddie Stanky, 1950 144 Rob Deer, 1993 169 Ted Williams, 1951 144 18 Juan Samuel, 1984 168 19 Babe Ruth, 1924 142 Pete Incaviglia, 1987 168 20 Eddie Yost, 1950 141 20 Gary Alexander, 1978 166 21 Babe Ruth, 1927 138 Steve Balboni, 1985 166 Frank Thomas, 1991 138 Cory Snyder, 1987 166 23 Eddie Stanky, 1946 137 23 Donn Clendenon, 1968 163 Roy Cullenbine, 1947 137 24 Butch Hobson, 1977 162 Ralph Kiner, 1951 137 Juan Samuel, 1987 162 Willie McCovey, 1970 137 26 Dick Allen, 1968 161 27 Jack Crooks, 1892 136 Reggie Jackson, 1971 161 Babe Ruth, 1930 136 28 Mickey Tettleton, 1990 160 Ferris Fain, 1949 136 29 Bo Jackson, 1987 158 Ted Williams, 1954 136 Andres Galarraga, 1989 158 Jack Clark, 1987 136 Rob Deer, 1989 158 32 Babe Ruth, 1928 135 Jose Canseco, 1990 158 Eddie Yost, 1959 135 33 Danny Tartabull, 1986 157 34 Ferris Fain, 1950 133 Jose Canseco, 1987 157 35 Lou Gehrig, 1935 132 Jim Presley, 1987 157 Frank Howard, 1970 132 36 Tommie Agee, 1970 156 Joe Morgan, 1975 132 Dave Kingman, 1982 156 Jack Clark, 1989 132 Reggie Jackson, 1982 156 Tony Phillips, 1993 132 Tony Armas, 1984 156 40 Bob Elliott, 1948 131 Danny Tartabull, 1993 156 Eddie Yost, 1954 131 41 Frank Howard, 1967 155 Harmon Killebrew, 1967 131 Jeff Burroughs, 1975 155 43 Babe Ruth, 1932 130 43 Willie Stargell, 1971 154 Lou Gehrig, 1936 130 Larry Parrish, 1987 154 45 Eddie Yost, 1952 129 Dean Palmer, 1992 154 Mickey Mantle, 1958 129 Dean Palmer, 1993 154 Lenny Dykstra, 1993 129 47 Dave Kingman, 1975 153 48 Max Bishop, 1929 128 Andres Galarraga, 1988 153 Max Bishop, 1930 128 Rob Deer, 1988 153 Babe Ruth, 1931 128 Pete Incaviglia, 1988 153 Harmon Killebrew, 1970 128 51 George Scott, 1966 152 Carl Yastrzemski, 1970 128 Larry Hisle, 1969 152 Mike Schmidt, 1983 128 Jose Canseco, 1991 152 54 Lu Blue, 1931 127 54 Don Lock, 1963 151 Lou Gehrig, 1937 127 Greg Luzinski, 1975 151 Eddie Stanky, 1951 127 Juan Samuel, 1988 151 Jim Wynn, 1976 127 Delino DeShields, 1991 151 Barry Bonds, 1992 127 Cecil Fielder, 1991 151 59 Billy Hamilton, 1894 126 Cecil Fielder, 1992 151 Lu Blue, 1929 126 60 Dick Allen, 1965 150 Ted Williams, 1948 126 Nate Colbert, 1970 150 Eddie Yost, 1951 126 Ron Kittle, 1983 150 Mickey Mantle, 1961 126 Jesse Barfield, 1989 150 Darrell Evans, 1974 126 Jesse Barfield, 1990 150 Rickey Henderson, 1989 126 Sammy Sosa, 1990 150 Barry Bonds, 1993 126 66 Billy Grabarkewitz, 1970 149 67 Richie Ashburn, 1954 125 Mike Schmidt, 1976 149 Eddie Yost, 1960 125 Fred McGriff, 1988 149 Gene Tenace, 1977 125 Travis Fryman, 1991 149 Wade Boggs, 1988 125 70 Bobby Bonds, 1973 148 71 John McGraw, 1899 124 Mike Schmidt, 1983 148 Norm Cash, 1961 124 Gorman Thomas, 1983 148 Eddie Mathews, 1963 124 Bobby Kelly, 1990 148 Darrell Evans, 1973 124 74 Rob Deer, 1990 147 75 Bill Joyce, 1890 123 Ray Lankford, 1992 147 Eddie Yost, 1953 123 Cory Snyder, 1993 147 Ken Singleton, 1973 123 77 Deron Johnson, 1971 146 78 Jimmy Sheckard, 1912 122 Nate Colbert, 1973 146 Lou Gehrig, 1929 122 Steve Balboni, 1986 146 Luke Appling, 1935 122 Jesse Barfield, 1986 146 Ralph Kiner, 1950 122 Bo Jackson, 1988 146 Eddie Joost, 1952 122 Pete Incaviglia, 1990 146 Mickey Mantle, 1962 122 Jay Buhner, 1992 146 John Mayberry, 1973 122 84 Lee May, 1972 145 Mickey Tettleton, 1992 122 Bobby Darwin, 1972 145 Frank Thomas, 1992 122 Dale Murphy, 1978 145 87 Jack Crooks, 1893 121 Jack Clark, 1989 145 Topsy Hartsel, 1905 121 88 Dick Stuart, 1963 144 Roy Cullenbine, 1941 121 Bobby Knoop, 1966 144 Luke Appling, 1949 121 Dick Allen, 1969 144 Willie McCovey, 1969 121 Travis Fryman, 1992 144 Darrell Porter, 1979 121 Jay Buhner, 1993 144 Von Hayes, 1987 121 93 Nelson Mathews, 1964 143 94 Cupid Childs, 1893 120 Byron Browne, 1966 143 Eddie Lake, 1947 120 Rick Monday, 1968 143 Joe Morgan, 1974 120 Gorman Thomas, 1982 143 Mike Schmidt, 1979 120 Jesse Barfield, 1985 143 Rickey Henderson, 1993 120 Juan Gonzalez, 1992 143 99 14 players tied 119 99 8 players tied 142 At Bats per Strikeout (1876-1892) Strikeout Percentage (1876-1892) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Mike McGeary, 1876 276.0 1 Frank Meinke, 1884 26.10 2 Cap Anson, 1878 261.0 2 Jim Galvin, 1883 24.53 3 John Peters, 1876 158.0 3 Sam Wise, 1884 24.41 4 John Clapp, 1876 149.0 4 Jim Galvin, 1879 21.13 5 Joe Start, 1877 135.5 5 Charlie Bastian, 1885 21.08 6 Joe Start, 1876 132.0 6 Will White, 1878 20.81 7 Levi Meyerle, 1876 128.0 7 Silver Flint, 1883 20.78 8 Jim Holdsworth, 1876 120.5 8 John Morrill, 1884 19.86 9 Lon Knight, 1876 120.0 9 John Morrill, 1885 19.80 10 Ezra Sutton, 1876 118.0 10 Charlie Bastian, 1886 19.57 11 Bobby Mathews, 1876 109.0 11 Jim Lillie, 1886 19.23 12 Paul Hines, 1876 101.7 12 Will White, 1879 19.05 13 Deacon White, 1876 101.0 13 John Morrill, 1886 18.84 14 Al Spalding, 1876 97.3 14 Sam Wise, 1883 18.23 15 Davy Force, 1876 95.7 15 Bill Crowley, 1884 18.18 At Bats per Strikeout (1893-1919) Strikeout Percentage (1893-1919) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Jack Doyle, 1894 140.7 1 Gus Williams, 1914 24.05 2 John Ward, 1893 117.6 2 Grover Gilmore, 1914 20.38 3 Willie Keeler, 1894 98.3 3 Gavvy Cravath, 1916 19.87 4 Joe Quinn, 1895 90.5 4 Ed McDonald, 1912 19.83 5 John Ward, 1894 90.0 5 Art Wilson, 1914 18.18 6 Joe Quinn, 1893 78.1 6 Gavvy Cravath, 1912 17.66 7 Lave Cross, 1894 75.6 7 Cozy Dolan, 1914 17.58 8 Steve Brodie, 1894 71.6 8 Max Carey, 1911 17.56 9 Jack Glasscock, 1893 69.7 9 Danny Moeller, 1913 17.49 10 Lave Cross, 1895 66.9 10 Doug Baird, 1915 17.19 11 Ed McKean, 1896 63.4 11 Al Boucher, 1914 17.05 12 Dummy Hoy, 1893 62.7 12 Wally Pipp, 1915 16.91 13 Patsy Donovan, 1893 62.4 13 Joe Agler, 1914 16.85 14 Farmer Vaughn, 1896 61.9 14 Ray Powell, 1919 16.81 15 Willie Keeler, 1896 60.4 15 Cy Williams, 1917 16.67 At Bats per Strikeout (1920-1941) Strikeout Percentage (1920-1941) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Joe Sewell, 1932 167.7 1 Vince DiMaggio, 1938 24.81 2 Joe Sewell, 1925 152.0 2 Vince DiMaggio, 1937 22.52 3 Joe Sewell, 1929 144.5 3 Chet Ross, 1940 22.32 4 Joe Sewell, 1933 131.0 4 Dolph Camilli, 1941 21.74 5 Charlie Hollocher, 1922 118.4 5 Joe Orengo, 1940 21.69 6 Stuffy McInnis, 1922 107.4 6 Jimmie Foxx, 1941 21.15 7 Stuffy McInnis, 1924 96.8 7 Boze Berger, 1935 21.04 8 Joe Sewell, 1926 96.3 8 Jimmie Foxx, 1936 20.34 9 Joe Sewell, 1927 81.3 9 Dolph Camilli, 1938 19.84 10 Pie Traynor, 1929 77.1 10 Babe Ruth, 1922 19.70 11 Sam Rice, 1929 68.4 11 Babe Ruth, 1933 19.61 12 Tris Speaker, 1927 65.4 12 Jimmy Dykes, 1922 19.56 13 Joe Sewell, 1928 65.3 13 Hank Greenberg, 1939 19.00 14 Sam Rice, 1925 64.9 14 Vince DiMaggio, 1941 18.94 15 Stuffy McInnis, 1921 64.9 15 Dolph Camilli, 1939 18.94 At Bats per Strikeout (1942-1960) Strikeout Percentage (1942-1960) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Tommy Holmes, 1945 70.7 1 Pancho Herrera, 1960 26.56 2 Emil Verban, 1947 67.5 2 Jim Lemon, 1956 25.65 3 Lou Boudreau, 1948 62.2 3 Dick Stuart, 1960 24.43 4 Dale Mitchell, 1949 58.2 4 Frank Howard, 1960 24.11 5 Tommy Holmes, 1944 57.4 5 Harmon Killebrew, 1960 23.98 6 Dale Mitchell, 1952 56.8 6 Jim Lemon, 1958 23.95 7 Nellie Fox, 1958 56.6 7 Mickey Mantle, 1960 23.72 8 Tommy Holmes, 1942 55.8 8 Larry Doby, 1953 23.59 9 Jimmy Brown, 1942 55.1 9 Pat Seerey, 1945 23.43 10 Nellie Fox, 1951 54.9 10 Mickey Mantle, 1959 23.29 11 Lou Boudreau, 1947 53.8 11 Mickey Mantle, 1958 23.12 12 Nellie Fox, 1954 52.6 12 Wally Post, 1956 23.01 13 Harvey Kuenn, 1954 50.5 13 Woodie Held, 1959 22.48 14 Don Mueller, 1955 50.4 14 Gil Hodges, 1959 22.28 15 Yogi Berra, 1950 49.8 15 Norm Zauchin, 1955 22.01 At Bats per Strikeout (1961-1993) Strikeout Percentage (1961-1993) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Nellie Fox, 1962 51.8 1 Rob Deer, 1987 39.24 2 Dave Cash, 1976 51.2 2 Rob Deer, 1991 39.06 3 Nellie Fox, 1961 50.5 3 Dave Nicholson, 1963 38.98 4 Tim Foli, 1979 38.0 4 Rob Deer, 1986 38.41 5 Matty Alou, 1970 37.6 5 Rob Deer, 1993 36.27 6 Felix Millan, 1974 37.0 6 Mickey Tettleton, 1990 36.04 7 Vic Power, 1961 35.2 7 Pete Incaviglia, 1986 34.26 8 Felix Fermin, 1993 34.3 8 Rob Deer, 1989 33.91 9 Nellie Fox, 1964 34.0 9 Rob Deer, 1990 33.41 10 Tony Gwynn, 1992 32.5 10 Bo Jackson, 1989 33.40 11 Glenn Beckert, 1968 32.2 11 Gary Alexander, 1978 33.33 12 Bill Buckner, 1980 32.1 12 Jack Clark, 1987 33.17 13 Nellie Fox, 1963 31.7 13 Pete Incaviglia, 1987 33.01 14 Tim Foli, 1981 31.6 14 Dick Allen, 1969 32.88 15 Ozzie Smith, 1993 30.3 15 Jose Canseco, 1990 32.85 Batting Average Batting Average (1876-1892) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Hugh Duffy, 1894 .440 1 Tip O'Neill, 1887 .435 2 Tip O'Neill, 1887 .435 2 Ross Barnes, 1876 .429 3 Ross Barnes, 1876 .429 3 Fred Dunlap, 1884 .412 4 Nap Lajoie, 1901 .426 4 Pete Browning, 1887 .402 5 Willie Keeler, 1897 .424 5 Cap Anson, 1881 .399 6 Rogers Hornsby, 1924 .424 6 King Kelly, 1886 .388 7 George Sisler, 1922 .420 7 Deacon White, 1877 .387 8 Ty Cobb, 1911 .420 8 John Cassidy, 1877 .378 9 Fred Dunlap, 1884 .412 9 Pete Browning, 1882 .378 10 Ed Delahanty, 1899 .410 10 Dan Brouthers, 1883 .374 11 Jesse Burkett, 1896 .410 11 Pete Browning, 1890 .373 12 Jesse Burkett, 1895 .409 12 Dan Brouthers, 1889 .373 13 Ty Cobb, 1912 .409 13 Dave Orr, 1890 .373 14 Joe Jackson, 1911 .408 14 Sam Thompson, 1887 .372 15 Sam Thompson, 1894 .407 15 Tommy Tucker, 1889 .372 16 George Sisler, 1920 .407 17 Ed Delahanty, 1894 .407 18 Ted Williams, 1941 .406 Batting Average (1893-1919) 19 Billy Hamilton, 1894 .404 ----------------------------------- 20 Ed Delahanty, 1895 .404 1 Hugh Duffy, 1894 .440 21 Rogers Hornsby, 1925 .403 2 Nap Lajoie, 1901 .426 22 Harry Heilmann, 1923 .403 3 Willie Keeler, 1897 .424 23 Pete Browning, 1887 .402 4 Ty Cobb, 1911 .420 24 Rogers Hornsby, 1922 .401 5 Ed Delahanty, 1899 .410 25 Bill Terry, 1930 .401 6 Jesse Burkett, 1896 .410 26 Hughie Jennings, 1896 .401 7 Jesse Burkett, 1895 .409 27 Ty Cobb, 1922 .401 8 Ty Cobb, 1912 .409 28 Cap Anson, 1881 .399 9 Joe Jackson, 1911 .408 29 Lefty O'Doul, 1929 .398 10 Sam Thompson, 1894 .407 30 Harry Heilmann, 1927 .398 11 Ed Delahanty, 1894 .407 31 Rogers Hornsby, 1921 .397 12 Billy Hamilton, 1894 .404 32 Ed Delahanty, 1896 .397 13 Ed Delahanty, 1895 .404 33 Jesse Burkett, 1899 .396 14 Hughie Jennings, 1896 .401 34 Joe Jackson, 1912 .395 15 Ed Delahanty, 1896 .397 35 Harry Heilmann, 1921 .394 36 Babe Ruth, 1923 .393 37 Harry Heilmann, 1925 .393 Batting Average (1920-1941) 38 Babe Herman, 1930 .393 ----------------------------------- 39 Joe Kelley, 1894 .393 1 Rogers Hornsby, 1924 .424 40 Sam Thompson, 1895 .392 2 George Sisler, 1922 .420 41 John McGraw, 1899 .391 3 George Sisler, 1920 .407 42 Ty Cobb, 1913 .390 4 Ted Williams, 1941 .406 43 Fred Clarke, 1897 .390 5 Rogers Hornsby, 1925 .403 44 Al Simmons, 1931 .390 6 Harry Heilmann, 1923 .403 45 George Brett, 1980 .390 7 Rogers Hornsby, 1922 .401 46 Tris Speaker, 1925 .389 8 Bill Terry, 1930 .401 47 Bill Lange, 1895 .389 9 Ty Cobb, 1922 .401 48 Billy Hamilton, 1895 .389 10 Lefty O'Doul, 1929 .398 49 Ty Cobb, 1921 .389 11 Harry Heilmann, 1927 .398 50 Ted Williams, 1957 .388 12 Rogers Hornsby, 1921 .397 51 King Kelly, 1886 .388 13 Harry Heilmann, 1921 .394 52 Rod Carew, 1977 .388 14 Babe Ruth, 1923 .393 53 Luke Appling, 1936 .388 15 Harry Heilmann, 1925 .393 54 Tris Speaker, 1920 .388 55 Deacon White, 1877 .387 56 Al Simmons, 1925 .387 Batting Average (1942-1960) 57 Rogers Hornsby, 1928 .387 ----------------------------------- 58 Tris Speaker, 1916 .386 1 Ted Williams, 1957 .388 59 Willie Keeler, 1896 .386 2 Stan Musial, 1948 .376 60 Chuck Klein, 1930 .386 3 Ted Williams, 1948 .369 61 Lave Cross, 1894 .386 4 Stan Musial, 1946 .365 Hughie Jennings, 1895 .386 5 Mickey Mantle, 1957 .365 63 Willie Keeler, 1898 .385 6 Harry Walker, 1947 .363 64 Arky Vaughan, 1935 .385 7 Dixie Walker, 1944 .357 65 Rogers Hornsby, 1923 .384 8 Stan Musial, 1943 .357 66 Ty Cobb, 1919 .384 9 Ted Williams, 1942 .356 67 Nap Lajoie, 1910 .384 10 Phil Cavarretta, 1945 .355 68 Ty Cobb, 1910 .383 11 Lou Boudreau, 1948 .355 69 Jesse Burkett, 1897 .383 12 Stan Musial, 1951 .355 70 Tris Speaker, 1912 .383 13 Hank Aaron, 1959 .355 71 Ty Cobb, 1917 .383 14 Billy Goodman, 1950 .354 72 Lefty O'Doul, 1930 .383 15 Harvey Kuenn, 1959 .353 73 Joe Jackson, 1920 .382 74 Ty Cobb, 1918 .382 75 Honus Wagner, 1900 .381 Batting Average (1961-1993) 76 Babe Herman, 1929 .381 ----------------------------------- 77 Joe DiMaggio, 1939 .381 1 George Brett, 1980 .390 78 Al Simmons, 1930 .381 2 Rod Carew, 1977 .388 79 Paul Waner, 1927 .380 3 Andres Galarraga, 1993 .370 80 Rogers Hornsby, 1929 .380 4 Tony Gwynn, 1987 .370 81 Billy Hamilton, 1893 .380 5 Wade Boggs, 1985 .368 82 Tris Speaker, 1923 .380 6 Wade Boggs, 1988 .366 83 Goose Goslin, 1928 .379 7 Rico Carty, 1970 .366 84 Freddy Lindstrom, 1930 .379 8 Rod Carew, 1974 .364 85 Willie Keeler, 1899 .379 9 Wade Boggs, 1987 .363 86 Lou Gehrig, 1930 .379 John Olerud, 1993 .363 87 John Cassidy, 1877 .378 11 Joe Torre, 1971 .363 88 Pete Browning, 1882 .378 12 Wade Boggs, 1983 .361 89 Ty Cobb, 1925 .378 13 Norm Cash, 1961 .361 90 Babe Ruth, 1924 .378 14 Rod Carew, 1975 .359 91 Sam Crawford, 1911 .378 15 Tony Gwynn, 1993 .358 92 Tris Speaker, 1922 .378 93 Earl Averill, 1936 .378 94 Babe Ruth, 1921 .378 95 Heinie Manush, 1928 .378 96 Heinie Manush, 1926 .378 97 Ed Delahanty, 1897 .377 98 Willie Keeler, 1895 .377 99 Ty Cobb, 1909 .377 100 Cy Seymour, 1905 .377 Batting Average (by position) Relative Batting Average ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- First Base 1 Ross Barnes, 1876 1.608 ----------------------------------- 2 Tip O'Neill, 1887 1.564 1 George Sisler, 1922 .420 3 Nap Lajoie, 1910 1.537 2 George Sisler, 1920 .407 4 Ty Cobb, 1910 1.534 3 Bill Terry, 1930 .401 5 Pete Browning, 1882 1.526 4 Cap Anson, 1881 .399 6 Cap Anson, 1881 1.512 5 Rod Carew, 1977 .388 7 King Kelly, 1886 1.508 6 Lou Gehrig, 1930 .379 8 Roger Connor, 1885 1.506 7 Dan Brouthers, 1883 .374 9 Tris Speaker, 1916 1.506 8 Lou Gehrig, 1928 .374 10 Ty Cobb, 1917 1.501 9 Lou Gehrig, 1927 .373 11 Ty Cobb, 1912 1.501 10 Dan Brouthers, 1889 .373 12 Nap Lajoie, 1901 1.501 13 Nap Lajoie, 1904 1.499 Second Base 14 Ty Cobb, 1911 1.493 ----------------------------------- 15 Ty Cobb, 1909 1.492 1 Ross Barnes, 1876 .429 16 Ted Williams, 1957 1.476 2 Nap Lajoie, 1901 .426 17 Ty Cobb, 1913 1.475 3 Rogers Hornsby, 1924 .424 18 Ted Williams, 1941 1.472 4 Fred Dunlap, 1884 .412 19 Ty Cobb, 1918 1.469 5 Rogers Hornsby, 1925 .403 20 George Gore, 1880 1.462 6 Rogers Hornsby, 1922 .401 21 Rogers Hornsby, 1924 1.461 7 Rogers Hornsby, 1921 .397 22 Rod Carew, 1977 1.458 8 Rogers Hornsby, 1928 .387 23 Dan Brouthers, 1885 1.455 9 Nap Lajoie, 1910 .384 24 Joe Jackson, 1911 1.452 10 Rogers Hornsby, 1929 .380 25 Joe Jackson, 1912 1.451 26 Dan Brouthers, 1882 1.449 Shortstop 27 Dave Orr, 1884 1.448 ----------------------------------- 28 George Brett, 1980 1.448 1 Hughie Jennings, 1896 .401 29 Ty Cobb, 1915 1.448 2 Luke Appling, 1936 .388 30 Pete Browning, 1887 1.446 3 Hughie Jennings, 1895 .386 31 Ty Cobb, 1916 1.445 4 Arky Vaughan, 1935 .385 32 Cap Anson, 1886 1.442 5 Honus Wagner, 1905 .363 33 Pete Browning, 1885 1.439 6 Hughie Jennings, 1897 .355 34 Dan Brouthers, 1886 1.439 7 Honus Wagner, 1903 .355 35 Honus Wagner, 1908 1.434 8 Honus Wagner, 1908 .354 36 George Sisler, 1922 1.433 9 Honus Wagner, 1907 .350 37 Cap Anson, 1882 1.428 10 Honus Wagner, 1904 .349 38 Cy Seymour, 1905 1.425 39 Willie Keeler, 1897 1.422 Third Base 40 Ed Delahanty, 1899 1.414 ----------------------------------- 41 Wade Boggs, 1988 1.413 1 John McGraw, 1899 .391 42 King Kelly, 1884 1.411 2 George Brett, 1980 .390 43 Joe Jackson, 1913 1.411 3 Lave Cross, 1894 .386 44 Rod Carew, 1974 1.408 4 Freddy Lindstrom, 1930 .379 45 Wade Boggs, 1985 1.407 5 Heinie Zimmerman, 1912 .372 46 Tris Speaker, 1912 1.406 6 John McGraw, 1895 .369 47 Deacon White, 1877 1.405 7 Wade Boggs, 1985 .368 48 Dan Brouthers, 1883 1.402 8 Denny Lyons, 1887 .367 49 Jimmy Wolf, 1890 1.401 9 Wade Boggs, 1988 .366 50 Stan Musial, 1948 1.400 10 Pie Traynor, 1930 .366 51 George Stone, 1906 1.400 52 Cap Anson, 1888 1.399 Outfield 53 George Sisler, 1920 1.398 ----------------------------------- 54 Joe Torre, 1971 1.397 1 Hugh Duffy, 1894 .440 55 Hugh Duffy, 1894 1.395 2 Tip O'Neill, 1887 .435 56 Stan Musial, 1946 1.393 3 Willie Keeler, 1897 .424 57 Ty Cobb, 1919 1.392 4 Ty Cobb, 1911 .420 58 Rod Carew, 1975 1.391 5 Ty Cobb, 1912 .410 59 Tommy Tucker, 1889 1.391 6 Ed Delahanty, 1899 .410 60 Nap Lajoie, 1906 1.390 7 Jesse Burkett, 1896 .410 61 John Reilly, 1884 1.389 8 Jesse Burkett, 1895 .409 62 Ed Swartwood, 1883 1.389 9 Joe Jackson, 1911 .408 63 Harry Heilmann, 1923 1.389 10 Sam Thompson, 1894 .407 64 Mickey Mantle, 1957 1.388 65 Willie Keeler, 1898 1.387 Catcher 66 Honus Wagner, 1907 1.387 ----------------------------------- 67 Roberto Clemente, 1967 1.385 1 Cal McVey, 1877 .368 68 George Sisler, 1917 1.383 2 Mickey Cochrane, 1930 .357 69 Jim O'Rourke, 1884 1.383 3 Wilbert Robinson, 1894 .353 70 Pete Browning, 1886 1.382 4 Spud Davis, 1933 .349 71 Tris Speaker, 1917 1.380 5 Mickey Cochrane, 1931 .349 72 Ezra Sutton, 1884 1.380 6 Ernie Lombardi, 1938 .342 73 Ty Cobb, 1907 1.379 7 Gabby Hartnett, 1930 .339 74 Hick Carpenter, 1882 1.379 8 Mickey Cochrane, 1927 .338 75 Roger Connor, 1886 1.378 9 Ted Simmons, 1975 .332 76 Jesse Burkett, 1896 1.378 10 Bill Dickey, 1937 .332 77 Paul Hines, 1879 1.377 78 Tony Gwynn, 1987 1.375 79 Pete Browning, 1884 1.374 80 Tris Speaker, 1913 1.374 81 Kirby Puckett, 1988 1.374 82 John Cassidy, 1877 1.373 83 Honus Wagner, 1905 1.372 84 Dave Orr, 1886 1.372 85 Rico Carty, 1970 1.372 86 George Hall, 1876 1.372 87 Eddie Collins, 1909 1.370 88 Tip O'Neill, 1888 1.370 89 Wade Boggs, 1987 1.370 90 Ty Cobb, 1922 1.370 91 Dan Brouthers, 1889 1.370 92 Cap Anson, 1880 1.368 93 Norm Cash, 1961 1.368 94 Jesse Burkett, 1899 1.367 95 Andres Galarraga, 1993 1.366 96 Jesse Burkett, 1901 1.365 97 Hardy Richardson, 1886 1.365 98 Willie Keeler, 1904 1.365 99 Wade Boggs, 1986 1.365 100 Dave Orr, 1885 1.362