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Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  Year
1.Babe Ruth.3931923
2.Joe DiMaggio.3811939
3.Lou Gehrig.3791930
4.Babe Ruth.3781921
 Babe Ruth.3781924
6.Babe Ruth.3761920
7.Lou Gehrig.3741928
8.Lou Gehrig.3731927
 Babe Ruth.3731931
10.Babe Ruth.3721926

Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  PA
1.Babe Ruth.3499197
2.Lou Gehrig.3409660
3.Earle Combs.3256507
 Joe DiMaggio.3257671
5.Derek Jeter.3169093
6.Wade Boggs.3132600
 Bill Dickey.3137060
8.Bob Meusel.3115544
9.Don Mattingly.3077721
10.Ben Chapman.3054014

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  Year
1.Babe Ruth.5451923
2.Babe Ruth.5331920
3.Babe Ruth.5161926
4.Babe Ruth.5131924
5.Mickey Mantle.5121957
 Babe Ruth.5121921
7.Babe Ruth.4951931
8.Babe Ruth.4931930
9.Babe Ruth.4891932
10.Mickey Mantle.4861962
 Babe Ruth.4861927

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  PA
1.Babe Ruth.4849197
2.Lou Gehrig.4479660
3.Mickey Mantle.4219909
4.Charlie Keller.4104466
5.Jason Giambi.4043693
6.Alex Rodriguez.4013389
7.George Selkirk.4003322
8.Joe DiMaggio.3987671
9.Earle Combs.3976507
10.Wade Boggs.3962600

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  Year
1.Babe Ruth.8491920
2.Babe Ruth.8461921
3.Babe Ruth.7721927
4.Lou Gehrig.7651927
5.Babe Ruth.7641923
6.Babe Ruth.7391924
7.Babe Ruth.7371926
8.Babe Ruth.7321930
9.Lou Gehrig.7211930
10.Babe Ruth.7091928

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  PA
1.Babe Ruth.7119197
2.Lou Gehrig.6329660
3.Joe DiMaggio.5797671
4.Alex Rodriguez.5733389
5.Mickey Mantle.5579909
6.Reggie Jackson.5262707
7.Jason Giambi.5213693
8.Charlie Keller.5184466
9.Roger Maris.5153475
10.Alfonso Soriano.5022150

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  Year
1.Babe Ruth1.3821920
2.Babe Ruth1.3581921
3.Babe Ruth1.3091923
4.Babe Ruth1.2581927
5.Babe Ruth1.2531926
6.Babe Ruth1.2521924
7.Lou Gehrig1.2391927
8.Babe Ruth1.2251930
9.Babe Ruth1.1951931
10.Lou Gehrig1.1941930

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  PA
1.Babe Ruth1.1959197
2.Lou Gehrig1.0799660
3.Mickey Mantle.9789909
4.Joe DiMaggio.9777671
5.Alex Rodriguez.9743389
6.Charlie Keller.9284466
7.Jason Giambi.9253693
8.Reggie Jackson.8972707
9.George Selkirk.8833322
10.Tommy Henrich.8735409

Games
RankPlayer  G  Year
1.Hideki Matsui1632003
2.Chris Chambliss1621978
 Roberto Kelly1621990
 Hideki Matsui1622004
 Hideki Matsui1622005
 Don Mattingly1621986
 Bobby Richardson1621961
 Alex Rodriguez1622005
 Roy White1621970
 Roy White1621973

Games
RankPlayer  G  PA
1.Mickey Mantle24019909
2.Lou Gehrig21649660
3.Yogi Berra21168355
4.Babe Ruth20849197
5.Bernie Williams20769053
6.Derek Jeter19859093
7.Roy White18817735
8.Bill Dickey17897060
9.Don Mattingly17857721
10.Joe DiMaggio17367671

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  Year
1.Alfonso Soriano6962002
2.Bobby Richardson6921962
3.Horace Clarke6861970
4.Alfonso Soriano6822003
5.Bobby Richardson6791964
6.Don Mattingly6771986
7.Bobby Richardson6641965
8.Bobby Richardson6621961
9.Frankie Crosetti6561939
10.Derek Jeter6541997
 Derek Jeter6542005

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  PA
1.Mickey Mantle81029909
2.Derek Jeter80259093
3.Lou Gehrig80019660
4.Bernie Williams78699053
5.Yogi Berra75468355
6.Babe Ruth72169197
7.Don Mattingly70037721
8.Joe DiMaggio68217671
9.Roy White66507735
10.Willie Randolph63037465

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  Year
1.Frankie Crosetti7571938
2.Bobby Richardson7541962
3.Derek Jeter7522005
4.Derek Jeter7481997
5.Frankie Crosetti7431939
6.Don Mattingly7421986
7.Alfonso Soriano7412002
8.Frankie Crosetti7401936
 Red Rolfe7401937
10.Derek Jeter7391999

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  PA
1.Mickey Mantle99099909
2.Lou Gehrig96609660
3.Babe Ruth91979197
4.Derek Jeter90939093
5.Bernie Williams90539053
6.Yogi Berra83558355
7.Roy White77357735
8.Don Mattingly77217721
9.Joe DiMaggio76717671
10.Willie Randolph74657465

Runs
RankPlayer  R  Year
1.Babe Ruth1771921
2.Lou Gehrig1671936
3.Lou Gehrig1631931
 Babe Ruth1631928
5.Babe Ruth1581920
 Babe Ruth1581927
7.Joe DiMaggio1511937
 Babe Ruth1511923
9.Babe Ruth1501930
10.Lou Gehrig1491927
 Babe Ruth1491931

Runs
RankPlayer  R  PA
1.Babe Ruth19599197
2.Lou Gehrig18889660
3.Mickey Mantle16779909
4.Derek Jeter14679093
5.Joe DiMaggio13907671
6.Bernie Williams13669053
7.Earle Combs11866507
8.Yogi Berra11748355
9.Willie Randolph10277465
10.Don Mattingly10077721

Hits
RankPlayer  H  Year
1.Don Mattingly2381986
2.Earle Combs2311927
3.Lou Gehrig2201930
4.Derek Jeter2191999
5.Lou Gehrig2181927
6.Joe DiMaggio2151937
7.Derek Jeter2142006
8.Red Rolfe2131939
9.Lou Gehrig2111931
 Don Mattingly2111985

Hits
RankPlayer  H  PA
1.Lou Gehrig27219660
2.Derek Jeter25359093
3.Babe Ruth25189197
4.Mickey Mantle24159909
5.Bernie Williams23369053
6.Joe DiMaggio22147671
7.Don Mattingly21537721
8.Yogi Berra21488355
9.Bill Dickey19697060
10.Earle Combs18666507

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  Year
1.Babe Ruth4571921
2.Lou Gehrig4471927
3.Lou Gehrig4191930
4.Joe DiMaggio4181937
5.Babe Ruth4171927
6.Lou Gehrig4101931
7.Lou Gehrig4091934
8.Lou Gehrig4031936
9.Babe Ruth3991923
10.Babe Ruth3911924

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  PA
1.Babe Ruth51319197
2.Lou Gehrig50609660
3.Mickey Mantle45119909
4.Joe DiMaggio39487671
5.Bernie Williams37569053
6.Derek Jeter36789093
7.Yogi Berra36418355
8.Don Mattingly33017721
9.Bill Dickey30627060
10.Tony Lazzeri28487058

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  Year
1.Don Mattingly531986
2.Lou Gehrig521927
3.Alfonso Soriano512002
4.Don Mattingly481985
5.Lou Gehrig471926
 Lou Gehrig471928
 Bob Meusel471927
8.Red Rolfe461939
9.Hideki Matsui452005
 Bob Meusel451928
 Babe Ruth451923

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  PA
1.Lou Gehrig5349660
2.Bernie Williams4499053
3.Don Mattingly4427721
4.Babe Ruth4249197
5.Derek Jeter4119093
6.Joe DiMaggio3897671
7.Mickey Mantle3449909
8.Bill Dickey3437060
9.Bob Meusel3385544
10.Tony Lazzeri3277058

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  Year
1.Earle Combs231927
2.Earle Combs221930
 Birdie Cree221911
 Snuffy Stirnweiss221945
5.Earle Combs211928
 Bill Keister211901
 Jimmy Williams211901
 Jimmy Williams211902
9.Lou Gehrig201926
10.Wally Pipp191924

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  PA
1.Lou Gehrig1639660
2.Earle Combs1546507
3.Joe DiMaggio1317671
4.Wally Pipp1216341
5.Tony Lazzeri1157058
6.Babe Ruth1069197
7.Bob Meusel875544
 Jimmy Williams873934
9.Tommy Henrich735409
10.Bill Dickey727060
 Mickey Mantle729909

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Roger Maris611961
2.Babe Ruth601927
3.Babe Ruth591921
4.Mickey Mantle541961
 Alex Rodriguez542007
 Babe Ruth541920
 Babe Ruth541928
8.Mickey Mantle521956
9.Lou Gehrig491934
 Lou Gehrig491936
 Babe Ruth491930

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  PA
1.Babe Ruth6599197
2.Mickey Mantle5369909
3.Lou Gehrig4939660
4.Joe DiMaggio3617671
5.Yogi Berra3588355
6.Bernie Williams2879053
7.Graig Nettles2506247
8.Don Mattingly2227721
9.Jorge Posada2215874
10.Jason Giambi2093693

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  Year
1.Lou Gehrig1841931
2.Lou Gehrig1751927
3.Lou Gehrig1741930
4.Babe Ruth1711921
5.Joe DiMaggio1671937
6.Lou Gehrig1651934
7.Babe Ruth1641927
8.Babe Ruth1631931
9.Lou Gehrig1591937
10.Alex Rodriguez1562007

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  PA
1.Lou Gehrig19959660
2.Babe Ruth19759197
3.Joe DiMaggio15377671
4.Mickey Mantle15099909
5.Yogi Berra14308355
6.Bernie Williams12579053
7.Bill Dickey12097060
8.Tony Lazzeri11547058
9.Don Mattingly10997721
10.Bob Meusel10065544

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Babe Ruth1701923
2.Babe Ruth1501920
3.Mickey Mantle1461957
4.Babe Ruth1451921
5.Babe Ruth1441926
6.Babe Ruth1421924
7.Babe Ruth1371927
 Babe Ruth1371928
9.Babe Ruth1361930
10.Lou Gehrig1321935

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  PA
1.Babe Ruth18529197
2.Mickey Mantle17339909
3.Lou Gehrig15089660
4.Bernie Williams10699053
5.Willie Randolph10057465
6.Roy White9347735
7.Tony Lazzeri8307058
8.Derek Jeter8139093
9.Frankie Crosetti7927273
10.Joe DiMaggio7907671
 Jorge Posada7905874

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Alfonso Soriano1572002
2.Danny Tartabull1561993
3.Jorge Posada1512000
4.Jesse Barfield1501990
5.Roberto Kelly1481990
6.Jorge Posada1432002
7.Jack Clark1411988
8.Jason Giambi1402003
9.Alex Rodriguez1392005
 Alex Rodriguez1392006

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  PA
1.Mickey Mantle17109909
2.Derek Jeter13769093
3.Bernie Williams12129053
4.Jorge Posada11775874
5.Babe Ruth11229197
6.Tony Lazzeri8217058
7.Frankie Crosetti7997273
8.Lou Gehrig7909660
9.Graig Nettles7396247
10.Elston Howard7175485

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  Year
1.Rickey Henderson931988
2.Rickey Henderson871986
3.Rickey Henderson801985
4.Fritz Maisel741914
5.Ben Chapman611931
6.Snuffy Stirnweiss551944
7.Fritz Maisel511915
8.Birdie Cree481911
9.Dave Fultz441905
10.Mickey Rivers431976
 Steve Sax431989
 Steve Sax431990
 Alfonso Soriano432001

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  PA
1.Rickey Henderson3262735
2.Derek Jeter2759093
3.Willie Randolph2517465
4.Hal Chase2484466
5.Roy White2337735
6.Ben Chapman1844014
 Wid Conroy1843300
8.Fritz Maisel1832095
9.Mickey Mantle1539909
10.Horace Clarke1515143
 Roberto Kelly1512527

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  Year
1.Steve Sax1711989
2.Willie Keeler1671906
3.Earle Combs1661927
4.Willie Keeler1621904
5.Hal Chase1601906
6.Derek Jeter1582006
 Bobby Richardson1581962
8.Derek Jeter1532005
 Whitey Witt1531923
10.Don Mattingly1521986

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  PA
1.Derek Jeter18619093
2.Bernie Williams15459053
3.Lou Gehrig15319660
4.Don Mattingly14697721
5.Mickey Mantle14639909
6.Yogi Berra14208355
7.Willie Randolph13667465
8.Bill Dickey13527060
9.Earle Combs13456507
10.Joe DiMaggio13337671

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  Year
1.Babe Ruth2561920
2.Babe Ruth2391923
3.Babe Ruth2391921
4.Babe Ruth2261927
5.Babe Ruth2251926
6.Mickey Mantle2231957
7.Lou Gehrig2211927
8.Babe Ruth2201924
9.Babe Ruth2181931
10.Babe Ruth2111930

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  PA
1.Babe Ruth2109197
2.Lou Gehrig1799660
3.Mickey Mantle1729909
4.Joe DiMaggio1557671
5.Alex Rodriguez1533389
6.Charlie Keller1534466
7.Reggie Jackson1482707
8.Jason Giambi1433693
9.Roger Maris1403475
10.Rickey Henderson1352735

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  Year
1.Babe Ruth2291921
2.Babe Ruth2091923
3.Lou Gehrig2081927
4.Babe Ruth2011920
 Babe Ruth2011927
6.Babe Ruth1941924
7.Lou Gehrig1921930
8.Lou Gehrig1891934
 Lou Gehrig1891936
10.Mickey Mantle1881956

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  PA
1.Babe Ruth24479197
2.Lou Gehrig22339660
3.Mickey Mantle20389909
4.Joe DiMaggio15697671
5.Derek Jeter14649093
6.Bernie Williams14459053
7.Yogi Berra12658355
8.Don Mattingly11687721
9.Bill Dickey11657060
10.Tony Lazzeri10767058

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  Year
1.Babe Ruth1211923
2.Babe Ruth1201921
3.Babe Ruth1141920
4.Lou Gehrig1061927
5.Babe Ruth1051927
6.Babe Ruth1041924
7.Babe Ruth1011926
8.Babe Ruth981931
9.Babe Ruth951930
10.Lou Gehrig941934

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  PA
1.Babe Ruth12569197
2.Lou Gehrig9839660
3.Mickey Mantle8619909
4.Joe DiMaggio5237671
5.Bernie Williams3119053
6.Charlie Keller2894466
7.Don Mattingly2677721
8.Derek Jeter2619093
9.Bill Dickey2487060
10.Yogi Berra2398355

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  Year
1.Babe Ruth11.31923
2.Babe Ruth10.91921
3.Babe Ruth10.81920
4.Lou Gehrig9.81927
5.Babe Ruth9.71927
6.Babe Ruth9.61924
7.Babe Ruth9.51926
8.Mickey Mantle9.11957
9.Babe Ruth9.01931
10.Lou Gehrig8.61934

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  PA
1.Babe Ruth116.49197
2.Lou Gehrig90.29660
3.Mickey Mantle85.39909
4.Joe DiMaggio49.47671
5.Charlie Keller28.84466
6.Bernie Williams28.49053
7.Don Mattingly25.77721
8.Yogi Berra23.98355
9.Derek Jeter23.89093
10.Bill Dickey23.27060

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  Year
1.Babe Ruth1191921
2.Lou Gehrig1171927
3.Lou Gehrig1001930
4.Babe Ruth991920
 Babe Ruth991923
6.Babe Ruth971927
7.Joe DiMaggio961937
8.Lou Gehrig951934
9.Lou Gehrig931936
10.Lou Gehrig921931
 Babe Ruth921924
 Alfonso Soriano922002

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  PA
1.Lou Gehrig11909660
2.Babe Ruth11899197
3.Mickey Mantle9529909
4.Joe DiMaggio8817671
5.Bernie Williams7919053
6.Yogi Berra7288355
7.Don Mattingly6847721
8.Derek Jeter6749093
9.Bill Dickey6177060
10.Tony Lazzeri6117058

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  Year
1.Babe Ruth3791923
2.Babe Ruth3531921
3.Babe Ruth3461924
4.Lou Gehrig3421936
5.Lou Gehrig3311937
 Babe Ruth3311926
7.Lou Gehrig3301927
8.Babe Ruth3291927
9.Lou Gehrig3281931
 Babe Ruth3281931

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  PA
1.Babe Ruth44059197
2.Lou Gehrig42749660
3.Mickey Mantle41619909
4.Derek Jeter34869093
5.Bernie Williams34449053
6.Joe DiMaggio30507671
7.Yogi Berra29048355
8.Roy White27667735
9.Willie Randolph27647465
10.Don Mattingly27627721

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  Year
1.Babe Ruth.9221920
2.Mickey Mantle.9091957
3.Babe Ruth.9081923
4.Babe Ruth.9051921
5.Babe Ruth.8931926
6.Babe Ruth.8851924
7.Babe Ruth.8821927
8.Mickey Mantle.8791956
 Babe Ruth.8791931
10.Lou Gehrig.8751927

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  PA
1.Babe Ruth.9229197
2.Lou Gehrig.8949660
3.Frank LaPorte.8722017
4.Yogi Berra.8648355
5.Rickey Henderson.7842735
6.Bill Skowron.7834102
7.Earle Combs.7786507
 Jason Giambi.7783693
9.Roger Maris.7443475
10.Tommy Henrich.7355409

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  Year
1.Don Baylor241985
2.Don Baylor231984
3.Jason Giambi222008
4.Jason Giambi212003
 Chuck Knoblauch211999
 Alex Rodriguez212007
7.Jason Giambi192005
8.Bert Daniels181911
 Bert Daniels181912
 Bert Daniels181913
 Chuck Knoblauch181998

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  PA
1.Derek Jeter1389093
2.Frankie Crosetti1147273
3.Jason Giambi1093693
4.Kid Elberfeld812743
5.Bert Daniels701938
6.Alex Rodriguez693389
7.Jorge Posada635874
8.Chuck Knoblauch612478
9.Don Baylor601719
10.Yogi Berra528355

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  Year
1.Willie Keeler421905
2.Willie Keeler351906
3.Willie Keeler331909
 Roger Peckinpaugh331915
 Roger Peckinpaugh331921
 Wally Pipp331921
7.Aaron Ward321922
8.Jimmy Austin301909
 Wally Pipp301919
10.Aaron Ward291921

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  PA
1.Wally Pipp2266341
2.Willie Keeler2113792
3.Phil Rizzuto1936711
4.Roger Peckinpaugh1905269
5.Hal Chase1454466
6.Bob Meusel1435544
7.Aaron Ward1283565
8.Tony Lazzeri1157058
9.Joe Dugan1073328
10.Lou Gehrig1069660

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  Year
1.Roy White171971
2.Don Mattingly151985
3.Tino Martinez131997
4.Bobby Murcer121974
5.Graig Nettles111975
 Paul O'Neill111995
 Paul O'Neill111998
 Paul O'Neill112000
 Lou Piniella111974
 Roy White111969

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  PA
1.Don Mattingly967721
2.Paul O'Neill695368
 Roy White697735
4.Bernie Williams649053
5.Graig Nettles626247
6.Thurman Munson585903
7.Willie Randolph547465
8.Elston Howard495485
9.Mickey Mantle479909
 Bobby Murcer474997

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  Year
1.Mickey Mantle231957
2.Mickey Mantle181964
 Don Mattingly181989
4.Bernie Williams171999
5.Reggie Jackson151980
6.Tino Martinez141997
 Don Mattingly141988
 Danny Tartabull141992
9.Mike Easler131986
 Mickey Mantle131958
 Don Mattingly131985
 Don Mattingly131987
 Don Mattingly131990
 Bobby Murcer131971
 Paul O'Neill131994

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  PA
1.Don Mattingly1367721
2.Mickey Mantle1269909
3.Bernie Williams979053
4.Elston Howard725485
5.Jorge Posada675874
6.Roy White667735
7.Thurman Munson595903
8.Graig Nettles556247
9.Lou Piniella543577
10.Dave Winfield535021

Grounded into Double Plays
RankPlayer  GIDP  Year
1.Dave Winfield301983
2.Billy Johnson271943
3.Hideki Matsui252003
 Paul O'Neill251995
5.Derek Jeter242008
 Paul O'Neill241999
 Jorge Posada242004
 Willie Randolph241985
9.Thurman Munson231975
 Jorge Posada232002
 Willie Randolph231979

Grounded into Double Plays
RankPlayer  GIDP  PA
1.Bernie Williams2239053
2.Derek