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Batting Average - Single-Season
Rank    Player AVG Year
1.   Rogers Hornsby .400 1930
2.   Charlie Hollocher .350 1932
3.   Bill Lewis .343 1936
4.   Bill Lewis .342 1934
5.   Enos Cabell .340 1978
6.   Barney McCosky .339 1946
7.   Don Ross .339 1946
8.   Don Ross .338 1945
9.   Ike Boone .337 1934
10.   Bill Lewis .337 1939
 
Batting Average - Career
Rank    Player AVG PA
1.   Lloyd Waner .316 3178
2.   Bill Lewis .312 4957
3.   Barney McCosky .303 2949
4.   Lou Klein .301 2925
5.   Don Ross .301 2677
6.   Tommy Holmes .300 3094
7.   Mickey Rivers .297 3655
8.   Rusty Staub .297 2720
9.   Randy Jackson .297 3105
10.   Buddy Lewis .295 7175
 
On-Base Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player OBP Year
1.   Rogers Hornsby .450 1930
2.   Charlie Hollocher .438 1932
3.   Augie Galan .431 1948
4.   Bill Lewis .429 1936
5.   Bill Lewis .415 1934
6.   Arky Vaughan .412 1944
7.   Charlie Hollocher .407 1933
8.   Bill Lewis .405 1935
9.   Arky Vaughan .403 1943
10.   Eddie Mathews .403 1966
 
On-Base Pct - Career
Rank    Player OBP PA
1.   Bill Lewis .383 4957
2.   George Selkirk .382 2433
3.   Ken Singleton .381 3307
4.   Bob Johnson .377 4672
5.   Fred Sington .375 2183
  Curt Blefary .375 2392
7.   Norm Siebern .370 2861
8.   Barney McCosky .370 2949
9.   Earl Robinson .370 3928
10.   Ray Sanders .369 3632
 
Slugging Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player SLG Year
1.   Randy Jackson .639 1959
2.   Gil Hodges .623 1949
3.   Joe Adcock .598 1951
4.   Gil Hodges .580 1950
5.   Randy Jackson .578 1957
6.   Randy Jackson .573 1958
7.   John Milner .562 1978
8.   Rogers Hornsby .558 1930
9.   Earl Torgeson .556 1957
10.   Vic Wertz .550 1958
 
Slugging Pct - Career
Rank    Player SLG PA
1.   Randy Jackson .556 3105
2.   Gil Hodges .508 5547
3.   Fred McGriff .498 2518
4.   Frank Thomas .485 2108
5.   Bob Johnson .484 4672
6.   Earl Robinson .482 3928
7.   John Milner .469 4791
8.   Don Hurst .463 3626
9.   Curt Blefary .454 2392
10.   Rusty Staub .452 2720
 
OPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OPS Year
1.   Gil Hodges 1.012 1949
2.   Rogers Hornsby 1.008 1930
3.   Randy Jackson 1.008 1959
4.   Joe Adcock .998 1951
5.   Earl Torgeson .953 1957
6.   Gil Hodges .950 1950
7.   Fred McGriff .944 1988
8.   Arky Vaughan .943 1944
9.   Augie Galan .942 1948
10.   Randy Jackson .940 1958
 
OPS - Career
Rank    Player OPS PA
1.   Randy Jackson .908 3105
2.   Bob Johnson .861 4672
3.   Fred McGriff .861 2518
4.   Gil Hodges .858 5547
5.   Earl Robinson .852 3928
6.   John Milner .831 4791
7.   Curt Blefary .829 2392
8.   George Selkirk .823 2433
9.   Rusty Staub .818 2720
10.   Don Hurst .817 3626
 
XR - Single-Season
Rank    Player XR Year
1.   Rogers Hornsby 127.1 1930
2.   Randy Jackson 123.8 1959
3.   Gil Hodges 120.5 1949
4.   Joe Adcock 117.2 1951
5.   John Milner 117.0 1978
6.   Arky Vaughan 115.0 1944
7.   Curt Blefary 113.4 1976
8.   Bob Johnson 113.2 1939
9.   Earl Torgeson 112.3 1957
10.   Randy Jackson 111.2 1957
 
XR - Career
Rank    Player XR PA
1.   Buddy Lewis 947.4 7175
2.   Gil Hodges 825.8 5547
3.   Luke Appling 809.9 6910
4.   Pete Ward 688.0 5740
5.   Bob Johnson 686.7 4672
6.   John Milner 681.7 4791
7.   Wally Backman 650.9 5482
8.   Tim Hosley 648.3 5574
9.   Bill Lewis 605.9 4957
10.   Ron Kittle 589.9 4930
 
Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Earl Robinson 160 1968
2.   Fred McGriff 159 1990
  Ken Singleton 159 1975
  Earl Robinson 159 1966
  Ralph Kiner 159 1957
  Ray Sanders 159 1953
  Lou Klein 159 1945
8.   Merv Connors 158 1945
  Earl Torgeson 158 1957
  Randy Jackson 158 1959
 
Games - Career
Rank    Player G PA
1.   Luke Appling 1763 6910
2.   Buddy Lewis 1731 7175
3.   Pete Ward 1511 5740
4.   Tim Hosley 1448 5574
5.   J.C. Martin 1441 5249
6.   Gil Hodges 1360 5547
7.   Wally Backman 1303 5482
8.   Cito Gaston 1293 4647
9.   Ron Kittle 1232 4930
10.   Bill Lewis 1216 4957
 
At-Bats - Single-Season
Rank    Player AB Year
1.   Barney McCosky 632 1943
  Cesar Tovar 632 1972
3.   George Scott 630 1976
4.   Lloyd Waner 625 1931
5.   Enos Cabell 617 1978
6.   Lloyd Waner 616 1932
7.   Luke Appling 615 1935
  Rogers Hornsby 615 1930
  Wally Judnich 615 1953
10.   Roy Hartsfield 613 1951
 
At-Bats - Career
Rank    Player AB PA
1.   Buddy Lewis 6456 7175
2.   Luke Appling 6141 6910
3.   Pete Ward 5003 5740
4.   Tim Hosley 4873 5574
5.   Gil Hodges 4841 5547
6.   Wally Backman 4839 5482
7.   J.C. Martin 4785 5249
8.   Ron Kittle 4494 4930
9.   Bill Lewis 4371 4957
10.   Cito Gaston 4352 4647
 
Runs - Single-Season
Rank    Player R Year
1.   Barney McCosky 128 1943
2.   Bob Johnson 121 1939
  Bob Johnson 121 1936
4.   Rogers Hornsby 120 1930
5.   Arky Vaughan 119 1943
6.   Arky Vaughan 118 1944
7.   Curt Blefary 117 1976
8.   Gil Hodges 116 1949
9.   Curt Blefary 113 1975
  Barney McCosky 113 1946
 
Runs - Career
Rank    Player R PA
1.   Buddy Lewis 959 7175
2.   Luke Appling 911 6910
3.   Gil Hodges 830 5547
4.   Bob Johnson 737 4672
5.   John Milner 695 4791
6.   Pete Ward 693 5740
7.   Tim Hosley 651 5574
8.   Wally Backman 618 5482
9.   Bill Lewis 600 4957
10.   J.C. Martin 598 5249
 
Hits - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Rogers Hornsby 246 1930
2.   Enos Cabell 210 1978
3.   Barney McCosky 205 1946
4.   Lloyd Waner 201 1930
5.   Barney McCosky 197 1943
6.   Bill Lewis 193 1936
  Charlie Hollocher 193 1932
8.   Randy Jackson 192 1959
9.   Lloyd Waner 191 1931
  Buddy Lewis 191 1937
 
Hits - Career
Rank    Player H PA
1.   Buddy Lewis 1905 7175
2.   Luke Appling 1744 6910
3.   Bill Lewis 1365 4957
4.   J.C. Martin 1357 5249
5.   Wally Backman 1354 5482
6.   Gil Hodges 1278 5547
7.   Pete Ward 1270 5740
8.   Tim Hosley 1257 5574
9.   Cito Gaston 1224 4647
10.   Bob Johnson 1117 4672
 
Total Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player TB Year
1.   Randy Jackson 379 1959
2.   Randy Jackson 344 1957
3.   Rogers Hornsby 343 1930
4.   Gil Hodges 337 1949
5.   George Scott 333 1976
  Joe Adcock 333 1951
7.   John Milner 330 1978
8.   Vic Wertz 325 1958
9.   Gil Hodges 320 1950
10.   Fred McGriff 315 1988
 
Total Bases - Career
Rank    Player TB PA
1.   Buddy Lewis 2767 7175
2.   Gil Hodges 2460 5547
3.   Luke Appling 2295 6910
4.   Pete Ward 2024 5740
5.   Ron Kittle 1969 4930
6.   John Milner 1939 4791
7.   Bob Johnson 1929 4672
8.   Tim Hosley 1905 5574
9.   J.C. Martin 1848 5249
10.   Wally Backman 1834 5482
 
Singles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 1B Year
1.   Rogers Hornsby 190 1930
2.   Charlie Hollocher 173 1932
3.   Bill Lewis 171 1936
4.   Lloyd Waner 169 1931
5.   Charlie Hollocher 168 1933
6.   Enos Cabell 165 1978
7.   Lloyd Waner 163 1930
8.   Rogers Hornsby 158 1931
9.   Babe Twombly 157 1930
10.   Bill Lewis 154 1937
 
Singles - Career
Rank    Player 1B PA
1.   Buddy Lewis 1331 7175
2.   Luke Appling 1306 6910
3.   Bill Lewis 1201 4957
4.   J.C. Martin 1040 5249
5.   Wally Backman 975 5482
6.   Cito Gaston 956 4647
7.   Tim Hosley 922 5574
8.   Pete Ward 824 5740
9.   Mickey Rivers 800 3655
10.   Don Blasingame 787 3791
 
Doubles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 2B Year
1.   Fred McGriff 51 1988
2.   Jerry Standaert 50 1930
3.   Buddy Lewis 48 1937
  Shawon Dunston 48 1988
5.   Wally Backman 47 1988
  Earl Robinson 47 1967
7.   Barney McCosky 46 1943
  Steve Garvey 46 1982
  Milt Byrnes 46 1949
10.   Arky Vaughan 45 1944
 
Doubles - Career
Rank    Player 2B PA
1.   Buddy Lewis 393 7175
2.   Luke Appling 345 6910
3.   Wally Backman 316 5482
4.   Pete Ward 282 5740
5.   Earl Robinson 245 3928
  Bob Johnson 245 4672
7.   John Milner 239 4791
8.   Gil Hodges 224 5547
9.   Ron Kittle 223 4930
10.   J.C. Martin 219 5249
 
Triples - Single-Season
Rank    Player 3B Year
1.   Luke Appling 11 1935
  Buddy Lewis 11 1942
3.   Luke Appling 10 1934
  Tony Fernandez 10 1984
  Mickey Rivers 10 1976
6.   Barney McCosky 9 1943
  Arky Vaughan 9 1944
  Randy Jackson 9 1960
  Buddy Lewis 9 1952
  Fred Sington 9 1939
 
Triples - Career
Rank    Player 3B PA
1.   Buddy Lewis 74 7175
2.   Luke Appling 73 6910
3.   Mickey Rivers 39 3655
  Bob Johnson 39 4672
5.   Earl Robinson 37 3928
6.   Enos Cabell 31 3756
  Lou Klein 31 2925
8.   Randy Jackson 30 3105
9.   Johnny Callison 29 3455
  Preston Ward 29 4113
 
Homeruns - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Randy Jackson 49 1959
2.   Randy Jackson 46 1957
  Gil Hodges 46 1949
4.   Vic Wertz 43 1958
  Gil Hodges 43 1950
6.   Earl Torgeson 41 1958
7.   John Milner 40 1978
  Gil Hodges 40 1951
9.   Joe Adcock 39 1951
10.   George Scott 36 1976
 
Homeruns - Career
Rank    Player HR PA
1.   Gil Hodges 302 5547
2.   Ron Kittle 205 4930
3.   John Milner 187 4791
4.   Randy Jackson 177 3105
5.   Bob Johnson 163 4672
6.   Dusty Rhodes 160 4370
7.   Tim Hosley 151 5574
8.   Pete Ward 144 5740
9.   Eric Davis 138 3664
10.   Earl Robinson 113 3928
 
RBIs - Single-Season
Rank    Player RBI Year
1.   Randy Jackson 142 1959
2.   Gil Hodges 136 1949
3.   John Milner 126 1978
  Gil Hodges 126 1950
5.   George Scott 123 1976
  Don Hurst 123 1932
7.   Fred McGriff 121 1988
8.   Randy Jackson 120 1957
9.   Rusty Staub 119 1975
10.   Bob Johnson 117 1939
 
RBIs - Career
Rank    Player RBI PA
1.   Gil Hodges 939 5547
2.   Buddy Lewis 918 7175
3.   Tim Hosley 744 5574
4.   Ron Kittle 735 4930
5.   John Milner 728 4791
6.   Bob Johnson 719 4672
7.   Pete Ward 662 5740
8.   Don Hurst 657 3626
9.   Luke Appling 654 6910
10.   Dusty Rhodes 618 4370
 
Stolen Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player SB Year
1.   Steve Sax 38 1984
2.   Eric Davis 36 1986
  Eric Davis 36 1984
4.   Steve Sax 34 1985
  Eric Davis 34 1987
  Mickey Rivers 34 1977
7.   Steve Sax 29 1986
8.   Cesar Tovar 28 1972
  Eric Davis 28 1988
10.   Eric Davis 27 1990
 
Stolen Bases - Career
Rank    Player SB PA
1.   Eric Davis 185 3664
2.   Mickey Rivers 140 3655
3.   Steve Sax 137 2195
4.   Buddy Lewis 130 7175
5.   Wally Backman 111 5482
6.   Jose Oquendo 95 2963
7.   Luke Appling 84 6910
8.   Cesar Tovar 70 2408
9.   Earl Robinson 67 3928
10.   Barney McCosky 64 2949
 
Caught Stealing - Single-Season
Rank    Player CS Year
1.   Earl Robinson 19 1967
  Lee Richard 19 1979
  Elmer Valo 19 1955
4.   Barney McCosky 17 1944
5.   Ross Youngs 16 1930
6.   Steve Sax 15 1984
7.   Cesar Tovar 14 1972
  Tony Lupien 14 1942
  Lee Richard 14 1978
  Shooty Babitt 14 1983
 
Caught Stealing - Career
Rank    Player CS PA
1.   Earl Robinson 68 3928
2.   Buddy Lewis 54 7175
3.   Eric Davis 53 3664
4.   Mickey Rivers 51 3655
5.   Shooty Babitt 50 1158
6.   Cesar Tovar 44 2408
  Barney McCosky 44 2949
  Jose Oquendo 44 2963
  Johnny Callison 44 3455
  Steve Sax 44 2195
 
Walks - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Eddie Mathews 115 1966
2.   Ken Singleton 109 1972
3.   Earl Torgeson 107 1957
4.   Pat Seerey 106 1952
5.   Eddie Mathews 103 1967
  Merv Connors 103 1945
7.   Ken Singleton 102 1973
  George Selkirk 102 1935
9.   Curt Blefary 101 1975
  Earl Torgeson 101 1958
 
Walks - Career
Rank    Player BB PA
1.   Luke Appling 709 6910
2.   Gil Hodges 653 5547
3.   Buddy Lewis 646 7175
4.   Pete Ward 640 5740
5.   Bob Johnson 639 4672
6.   John Milner 613 4791
7.   Tim Hosley 590 5574
8.   Wally Backman 573 5482
9.   Bill Lewis 517 4957
10.   Ray Sanders 460 3632
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Ron Kittle 168 1989
2.   Eddie Mathews 164 1967
3.   Ron Kittle 156 1990
4.   Ron Kittle 151 1984
5.   Ron Kittle 150 1988
  Ron Kittle 150 1987
  George Altman 150 1970
8.   Eric Davis 147 1986
  Eric Davis 147 1984
10.   Joe Gaines 146 1969
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K PA
1.   Ron Kittle 1208 4930
2.   Tim Hosley 967 5574
3.   Pete Ward 954 5740
4.   Cito Gaston 813 4647
5.   Eric Davis 746 3664
6.   Dusty Rhodes 744 4370
7.   Gil Hodges 734 5547
8.   Luke Appling 650 6910
9.   Charley Smith 647 3384
10.   Buddy Lewis 621 7175