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Progressive Leaders & Records for At Bats per Strikeout
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:  Single-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Year-by-Year League 

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Minimum of 3.1 PA/G, 1.0 IP/G, and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. Explanation of min. requirements

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This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year CareerAB/SO  Single-SeasonAB/SO  ActiveAB/SO  YearlyAB/SO 
1871 Dickey Pearce163.00 Dickey Pearce163.00
1872 George Wright+255.00 George Wright+255.00
1873 Al Spalding+322.00 Al Spalding+322.00
1874 Al Spalding+322.00 Dave Eggler299.00
1875 Al Spalding+322.00 Mike McGeary310.00
1876 Mike McGeary276.00 Mike McGeary276.00
1877 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Start135.50
1878 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+261.00
1879 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+113.50
1880 Mike McGeary276.00 Jim McCormick57.80
1881Joe Start82.74 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Start82.74 Cap Anson+85.80
1882Joe Start77.78 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Start77.78 Joe Start50.90
1883Cap Anson+68.30 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+68.30 Cap Anson+45.90
1884Cap Anson+62.13 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+62.13 Cap Anson+36.50
1885Cap Anson+57.84 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+57.84 Roger Connor+56.90
1886Cap Anson+51.83 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+51.83 Jack Glasscock37.40
1887Cap Anson+47.89 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+47.89 Jack Glasscock60.40
1888Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+43.39 Dan Brouthers+40.20
1889Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+41.48 Dan Brouthers+80.80
1890Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+39.02 Jack Glasscock64.00
1891Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+36.23 John Ward+44.10
1892Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+34.05 Doggie Miller44.50
1893Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+34.00 John Ward+117.60
1894Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Cap Anson+33.37 Jack Doyle140.70
1895Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross37.71 Joe Quinn90.50
1896Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36 Ed McKean63.40
1897Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1898Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1899Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1900Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1901Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1902Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1903Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1904Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1905Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1906Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1907Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Lave Cross36.36
1908Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 George Davis+20.24
1909Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 George Davis+20.24
1910Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Deacon McGuire13.15 Hans Lobert34.90
1911Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Dahlen11.57 Al Bridwell24.70
1912Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Deacon McGuire13.15 Larry Doyle27.90
1913Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Johnny Evers+31.90
1914Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Larry Doyle19.28 Bill Sweeney30.90
1915Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Larry Doyle19.59 Tris Speaker+39.10
1916Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Johnny Evers+20.84 Sam Crawford+32.20
1917Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Tris Speaker+28.49 Armando Marsans38.30
1918Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Tris Speaker+30.56 Tris Speaker+52.30
1919Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Tris Speaker+31.66 Joe Jackson51.60
1920Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Tris Speaker+32.74 George Cutshaw48.80
1921Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Tris Speaker+33.55 Stuffy McInnis64.90
1922Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Tris Speaker+33.92 Charlie Hollocher118.40
1923Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Tris Speaker+34.31 Eddie Collins+63.10
1924Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Tris Speaker+34.53 Stuffy McInnis96.80
1925Joe Start43.55 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+42.21 Joe Sewell+152.00
1926Joe Sewell+46.49 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+46.49 Joe Sewell+96.30
1927Joe Sewell+49.42 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+49.42 Joe Sewell+81.30
1928Joe Sewell+50.98 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+50.98 Joe Sewell+65.30
1929Joe Sewell+54.88 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+54.88 Joe Sewell+144.50
1930Joe Sewell+56.78 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+56.78 Joe Sewell+117.70
1931Joe Sewell+57.06 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+57.06 Edd Roush+75.20
1932Joe Sewell+60.07 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+60.07 Joe Sewell+167.70
1933Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Joe Sewell+62.56 Joe Sewell+131.00
1934Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+42.29 Frankie Frisch+55.00
1935Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+43.25 Ernie Lombardi+55.30
1936Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+44.86 Lloyd Waner+82.80
1937Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+44.85 Lloyd Waner+44.80
1938Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+45.71 Lloyd Waner+56.30
1939Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+44.36 Johnny Cooney46.00
1940Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+44.02 Debs Garms59.70
1941Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+45.35 Frank McCormick46.40
1942Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+45.44 Tommy Holmes55.80
1943Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Frank McCormick32.96 Arky Vaughan+46.90
1944Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+45.61 Tommy Holmes57.40
1945Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Lloyd Waner+44.92 Tommy Holmes70.70
1946Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tommy Holmes47.22 Tommy Holmes40.60
1947Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tommy Holmes45.50 Emil Verban67.50
1948Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tommy Holmes42.25 Lou Boudreau+62.20
1949Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tommy Holmes43.44 Dale Mitchell58.20
1950Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tommy Holmes43.22 Yogi Berra+49.80
1951Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tommy Holmes42.00 Nellie Fox+54.90
1952Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tommy Holmes40.92 Dale Mitchell56.80
1953Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Dale Mitchell34.65 Billy Goodman46.70
1954Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+39.84 Nellie Fox+52.60
1955Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+40.24 Don Mueller50.40
1956Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+41.02 Don Mueller64.70
1957Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+41.72 Nellie Fox+47.60
1958Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+42.94 Nellie Fox+56.60
1959Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+43.39 Nellie Fox+48.00
1960Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+43.64 Nellie Fox+46.50
1961Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+44.12 Nellie Fox+50.50
1962Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+44.62 Nellie Fox+51.80
1963Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+43.53 Nellie Fox+31.70
1964Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+42.95 Nellie Fox+34.00
1965Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Nellie Fox+42.74 Bobby Richardson17.00
1966Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bobby Richardson22.16 Bobby Richardson21.80
1967Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Smoky Burgess16.56 Glenn Beckert23.90
1968Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Luis Aparicio+13.31 Glenn Beckert32.20
1969Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Glenn Beckert19.45 Glenn Beckert22.60
1970Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Glenn Beckert20.36 Matty Alou37.60
1971Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Glenn Beckert20.56 Felix Millan26.20
1972Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Glenn Beckert21.13 Glenn Beckert27.90
1973Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Felix Millan21.81 Felix Millan29.00
1974Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Felix Millan22.96 Felix Millan37.00
1975Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Felix Millan23.11 Felix Millan24.10
1976Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Felix Millan23.51 Dave Cash51.20
1977Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Felix Millan23.93 George Brett+23.50
1978Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner21.28 Bob Bailor29.60
1979Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner21.26 Tim Foli38.00
1980Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner22.13 Bill Buckner32.10
1981Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner22.41 Tim Foli31.60
1982Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner22.69 Bill Buckner25.30
1983Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner22.51 Johnny Ray22.20
1984Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner21.32 Tony Gwynn+26.30
1985Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner21.07 Johnny Ray24.80
1986Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner21.33 Bill Buckner25.20
1987Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner21.12 Mike Scioscia20.00
1988Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner20.86 Barry Larkin24.50
1989Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner20.74 Carney Lansford22.00
1990Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Bill Buckner20.74 Tony Gwynn+24.90
1991Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+18.84 Tony Gwynn+27.90
1992Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+19.59 Tony Gwynn+32.50
1993Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+19.97 Felix Fermin34.30
1994Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+20.09 Tony Gwynn+22.10
1995Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+20.77 Tony Gwynn+35.70
1996Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+21.04 Tony Gwynn+26.50
1997Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+21.05 Tony Gwynn+21.10
1998Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+21.25 Tony Gwynn+25.60
1999Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+21.52 Eric Young17.50
2000Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+21.61 Mark Grace18.20
2001Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Tony Gwynn+21.40 Juan Pierre21.30
2002Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Fernando Vina14.93 Jason Kendall18.80
2003Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Fernando Vina14.58 Juan Pierre19.10
2004Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Juan Pierre16.60 Juan Pierre19.40
2005Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Juan Pierre16.17 Placido Polanco20.00
2006Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Juan Pierre16.51 Juan Pierre18.40
2007Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Juan Pierre16.71 Placido Polanco19.60
2008Joe Sewell+62.56 Mike McGeary276.00 Juan Pierre16.67 Yadier Molina17.60
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