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Batting Average - Single-Season
Rank    Player AVG Year
1.   Boob Fowler .354 1930
2.   Harry Walker .352 1941
3.   Buddy Hassett .350 1938
4.   Johnny Frederick .349 1935
5.   Boob Fowler .347 1931
6.   Buddy Hassett .347 1943
7.   Buddy Hassett .346 1939
8.   Gus Zernial .341 1951
9.   Buddy Hassett .340 1942
10.   Willie Mays .332* 1962
 
Batting Average - Career
Rank    Player AVG PA
1.   Buddy Hassett .327 5908
2.   Johnny Frederick .313 3842
3.   Smead Jolley .305 3211
4.   Roy Sievers .304 4395
5.   Phil Rizzuto .304 3228
6.   Lew Fonseca .302 3096
7.   Joe Adcock .302 2799
8.   Mike Shannon .301 3532
9.   Russ Scarritt .299 2935
10.   Moe Berg .298 2809
 
On-Base Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player OBP Year
1.   Eddie Yost .437 1954
2.   Eddie Yost .425 1951
3.   Eddie Yost .423 1955
4.   Roy Sievers .418 1950
5.   Gus Zernial .418 1951
6.   Elmer Valo .411 1951
7.   Eddie Yost .410 1952
8.   Roy Sievers .404 1951
9.   Roy Sievers .403 1955
10.   Eddie Yost .401 1950
 
On-Base Pct - Career
Rank    Player OBP PA
1.   Eddie Yost .412 4355
2.   Roy Sievers .395 4395
3.   Joe Adcock .371 2799
4.   Buddy Hassett .368 5908
5.   Stan Lopata .366 3987
6.   Willie Mays .364 2943
7.   Gus Zernial .357 5123
8.   Rocky Colavito .354 3871
9.   Biff Pocoroba .352 2602
10.   Johnny Frederick .349 3842
 
Slugging Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player SLG Year
1.   Willie Mays .650* 1962
2.   Gus Zernial .625 1951
3.   Willie Mays .608 1960
4.   Joe Adcock .603 1953
5.   Bobby Bonds .602 1972
6.   Rocky Colavito .594 1959
7.   Don Demeter .594 1961
8.   Joe Adcock .593 1955
9.   Joe Adcock .575 1954
10.   Johnny Frederick .568 1935
 
Slugging Pct - Career
Rank    Player SLG PA
1.   Joe Adcock .587 2799
2.   Willie Mays .551 2943
3.   Gus Zernial .528 5123
4.   Stan Musial .510 3427
5.   Johnny Frederick .509 3842
6.   Ernie Banks .505 2909
7.   Rocky Colavito .504 3871
8.   Don Demeter .487 3524
9.   Roy Sievers .484 4395
10.   Stan Lopata .477 3987
 
OPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OPS Year
1.   Willie Mays 1.043* 1962
2.   Gus Zernial 1.043 1951
3.   Willie Mays .988 1960
4.   Bobby Bonds .987 1972
5.   Joe Adcock .984 1955
6.   Rocky Colavito .980 1959
7.   Eddie Yost .965 1954
8.   Joe Adcock .960 1953
9.   Roy Sievers .958 1955
10.   Bobby Bonds .957 1973
 
OPS - Career
Rank    Player OPS PA
1.   Joe Adcock .958 2799
2.   Willie Mays .916 2943
3.   Eddie Yost .885 4355
4.   Gus Zernial .885 5123
5.   Roy Sievers .879 4395
6.   Johnny Frederick .858 3842
7.   Rocky Colavito .858 3871
8.   Stan Musial .846 3427
9.   Stan Lopata .843 3987
10.   Buddy Hassett .830 5908
 
XR - Single-Season
Rank    Player XR Year
1.   Gus Zernial 129.7 1951
2.   Roy Sievers 122.8 1953
3.   Willie Mays 121.9 1960
4.   Roy Sievers 121.2 1955
5.   Bobby Bonds 120.3 1972
6.   Eddie Yost 119.3 1950
7.   Joe Adcock 118.3 1955
8.   Joe Adcock 115.8 1954
9.   Gus Zernial 115.5 1952
10.   Rocky Colavito 114.9 1959
 
XR - Career
Rank    Player XR PA
1.   Buddy Hassett 853.3 5908
2.   Gus Zernial 824.9 5123
3.   Roy Sievers 692.5 4395
4.   Eddie Yost 688.8 4355
5.   Cleon Jones 609.2 5568
6.   Stan Lopata 583.5 3987
7.   Rocky Colavito 581.6 3871
8.   Bill White 577.9 4296
9.   Andy Pafko 569.2 4747
10.   Johnny Frederick 568.3 3842
 
Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Billy Conigliaro 162 1976
2.   Earl Robinson 159 1969
3.   Joe Adcock 158 1954
  Gus Zernial 158 1954
  Phil Rizzuto 158 1942
  Luis Olmo 158 1948
  Buddy Hassett 158 1941
  Gus Zernial 158 1952
  Buddy Hassett 158 1938
  Earl Clark 158 1935
 
Games - Career
Rank    Player G PA
1.   Buddy Hassett 1489 5908
2.   Cleon Jones 1467 5568
3.   Joel Youngblood 1371 4993
4.   Andy Pafko 1357 4747
5.   Joe Caffie 1277 4286
6.   Frank McCormick 1254 4592
7.   Bob Kennedy 1247 4267
8.   Don Money 1242 4792
  Gus Zernial 1242 5123
10.   Mookie Wilson 1192 4624
 
At-Bats - Single-Season
Rank    Player AB Year
1.   Lew Fonseca 649 1931
2.   Buddy Hassett 645 1937
3.   Mookie Wilson 642 1985
4.   Mookie Wilson 633 1986
5.   Mike Shannon 631 1974
6.   Bob Meusel 627 1930
7.   Luis Olmo 626 1946
8.   Gil Flores 625 1983
9.   Lew Fonseca 622 1930
10.   Roy Sievers 621 1953
 
At-Bats - Career
Rank    Player AB PA
1.   Buddy Hassett 5464 5908
2.   Cleon Jones 5186 5568
3.   Joel Youngblood 4616 4993
4.   Gus Zernial 4563 5123
5.   Don Money 4421 4792
6.   Mookie Wilson 4363 4624
7.   Earl Clark 4354 4554
8.   Frank McCormick 4309 4592
9.   Andy Pafko 4289 4747
10.   Dan Ford 4136 4515
 
Runs - Single-Season
Rank    Player R Year
1.   Elmer Valo 129 1951
2.   Roy Sievers 121 1955
  Eddie Yost 121 1952
4.   Gus Zernial 115 1951
5.   Roy Sievers 114 1953
6.   Eddie Yost 111 1951
7.   Eddie Yost 109 1950
8.   Roy Sievers 107 1951
  Joe Adcock 107 1954
  Phil Rizzuto 107 1945
 
Runs - Career
Rank    Player R PA
1.   Buddy Hassett 807 5908
2.   Gus Zernial 751 5123
3.   Eddie Yost 684 4355
4.   Roy Sievers 665 4395
5.   Andy Pafko 614 4747
6.   Cleon Jones 605 5568
7.   Stan Lopata 580 3987
8.   Bill White 572 4296
9.   Dan Ford 557 4515
10.   Johnny Frederick 544 3842
 
Hits - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Boob Fowler 220 1930
2.   Lew Fonseca 213 1931
  Buddy Hassett 213 1938
4.   Johnny Frederick 211 1935
5.   Buddy Hassett 209 1943
6.   Boob Fowler 208 1931
7.   Buddy Hassett 207 1937
8.   Roy Sievers 203 1953
  Mike Shannon 203 1974
10.   Al Oliver 202 1980
 
Hits - Career
Rank    Player H PA
1.   Buddy Hassett 1789 5908
2.   Cleon Jones 1448 5568
3.   Gus Zernial 1305 5123
4.   Earl Clark 1287 4554
5.   Frank McCormick 1249 4592
6.   Joel Youngblood 1210 4993
7.   Don Money 1190 4792
8.   Joe Caffie 1176 4286
9.   Mookie Wilson 1167 4624
10.   Andy Pafko 1154 4747
 
Total Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player TB Year
1.   Joe Adcock 350 1954
  Gus Zernial 350 1951
3.   Willie Mays 347 1960
4.   Johnny Frederick 343 1935
5.   Bobby Bonds 342 1972
6.   Joe Adcock 341 1955
7.   Roy Sievers 335 1955
8.   Rocky Colavito 324 1959
  Joe Adcock 324 1953
10.   Ernie Banks 323 1960
 
Total Bases - Career
Rank    Player TB PA
1.   Buddy Hassett 2526 5908
2.   Gus Zernial 2408 5123
3.   Cleon Jones 1998 5568
4.   Dan Ford 1853 4515
5.   Johnny Frederick 1836 3842
6.   Frank McCormick 1831 4592
7.   Roy Sievers 1818 4395
8.   Earl Clark 1808 4554
9.   Bill White 1805 4296
10.   Andy Pafko 1796 4747
 
Singles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 1B Year
1.   Boob Fowler 182 1930
2.   Boob Fowler 172 1931
3.   Buddy Hassett 162 1938
4.   Buddy Hassett 161 1937
  Phil Rizzuto 161 1943
6.   Buddy Hassett 160 1939
7.   Phil Rizzuto 156 1942
8.   Buddy Hassett 152 1943
9.   Gil Flores 151 1983
  Mike Shannon 151 1970
 
Singles - Career
Rank    Player 1B PA
1.   Buddy Hassett 1353 5908
2.   Cleon Jones 1108 5568
3.   Joe Caffie 1008 4286
4.   Earl Clark 923 4554
5.   Don Money 905 4792
6.   Frank McCormick 899 4592
7.   Joel Youngblood 861 4993
8.   Andy Pafko 834 4747
9.   Gus Zernial 830 5123
10.   Mookie Wilson 824 4624
 
Doubles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 2B Year
1.   Bob Meusel 56 1930
2.   Lew Fonseca 54 1931
3.   Russ Scarritt 53 1930
4.   Alan Trammell 49 1988
5.   Russ Scarritt 48 1931
  Bob Meusel 48 1931
7.   Earl Clark 47 1935
8.   Mookie Wilson 46 1985
  Mookie Wilson 46 1983
10.   Johnny Frederick 45 1935
 
Doubles - Career
Rank    Player 2B PA
1.   Earl Clark 269 4554
2.   Joel Youngblood 260 4993
3.   Buddy Hassett 251 5908
4.   Mookie Wilson 237 4624
5.   Johnny Frederick 232 3842
6.   Frank McCormick 224 4592
7.   Roy Sievers 218 4395
8.   Cleon Jones 215 5568
9.   Smead Jolley 207 3211
  Kirk Gibson 207 4244
 
Triples - Single-Season
Rank    Player 3B Year
1.   Johnny Frederick 14 1936
2.   Russ Scarritt 13 1931
  Buddy Hassett 13 1942
4.   Mookie Wilson 12 1985
  Al Oliver 12 1979
  Harry Walker 12 1942
7.   Bill White 11 1958
  Bob Meusel 11 1931
  Juan Samuel 11 1985
10.   Lew Fonseca 10 1931
 
Triples - Career
Rank    Player 3B PA
1.   Buddy Hassett 69 5908
2.   Johnny Frederick 47 3842
3.   Bill White 46 4296
4.   Mookie Wilson 41 4624
5.   Cleon Jones 40 5568
6.   Kirk Gibson 39 4244
  Juan Samuel 39 3611
8.   Russ Scarritt 37 2935
  Lew Fonseca 37 3096
10.   Gil Flores 36 3276
 
Homeruns - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Joe Adcock 48 1953
2.   Willie Mays 46 1960
3.   Gus Zernial 45 1951
4.   Joe Adcock 44 1954
  Bobby Bonds 44 1972
6.   Joe Adcock 43 1955
  Ernie Banks 43 1960
  Gus Zernial 43 1950
9.   Joe Adcock 42 1956
10.   Gus Zernial 41 1956
 
Homeruns - Career
Rank    Player HR PA
1.   Gus Zernial 307 5123
2.   Joe Adcock 194 2799
3.   Don Demeter 185 3524
4.   Stan Lopata 182 3987
5.   Rocky Colavito 180 3871
6.   Eddie Yost 179 4355
7.   Willie Mays 168 2943
8.   Bill White 167 4296
9.   Ernie Banks 165 2909
  Dan Ford 165 4515
 
RBIs - Single-Season
Rank    Player RBI Year
1.   Gus Zernial 151 1951
2.   Gus Zernial 149 1952
3.   Joe Adcock 144 1954
4.   Joe Adcock 132 1953
5.   Joe Adcock 131 1955
6.   Ernie Banks 130 1962
7.   Rocky Colavito 127 1959
8.   Gus Zernial 122 1954
9.   Joe Adcock 121 1956
10.   Gus Zernial 120 1950
 
RBIs - Career
Rank    Player RBI PA
1.   Gus Zernial 948 5123
2.   Buddy Hassett 756 5908
3.   Stan Lopata 614 3987
4.   Dan Ford 611 4515
5.   Frank McCormick 610 4592
6.   Johnny Frederick 594 3842
7.   Walker Cooper 592 4248
8.   Andy Pafko 579 4747
9.   Joe Adcock 576 2799
10.   Roy Sievers 571 4395
 
Stolen Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player SB Year
1.   Maury Wills 76 1960
2.   Mookie Wilson 51 1985
3.   Ty Waller 49 1990
4.   Maury Wills 48 1961
5.   Mookie Wilson 40 1986
  Mookie Wilson 40 1984
7.   Elmer Valo 39 1951
8.   Juan Samuel 37 1984
9.   Mookie Wilson 34 1983
  Mookie Wilson 34 1987
 
Stolen Bases - Career
Rank    Player SB PA
1.   Mookie Wilson 273 4624
2.   Juan Samuel 169 3611
3.   Maury Wills 162 1451
4.   Kirk Gibson 125 4244
5.   Buddy Hassett 107 5908
6.   Phil Rizzuto 98 3228
7.   Gil Flores 84 3276
8.   Bobby Bonds 77 3441
  Andre Dawson 77 4061
10.   Ty Waller 70 1227
 
Caught Stealing - Single-Season
Rank    Player CS Year
1.   Maury Wills 28 1960
2.   Mookie Wilson 24 1983
3.   Mookie Wilson 22 1984
4.   Gil Flores 21 1984
  Maury Wills 21 1961
6.   Mookie Wilson 18 1985
7.   Elmer Valo 16 1951
  Mookie Wilson 16 1986
9.   Mookie Wilson 15 1987
10.   Mookie Wilson 14 1988
 
Caught Stealing - Career
Rank    Player CS PA
1.   Mookie Wilson 130 4624
2.   Joe Caffie 80 4286
3.   Maury Wills 66 1451
4.   Gil Flores 61 3276
5.   Kirk Gibson 55 4244
6.   Juan Samuel 52 3611
7.   Buddy Hassett 50 5908
8.   Bobby Bonds 40 3441
9.   Dan Ford 38 4515
10.   Andre Dawson 36 4061
 
Walks - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Eddie Yost 157 1951
2.   Eddie Yost 153 1955
3.   Eddie Yost 130 1952
4.   Eddie Yost 126 1954
5.   Eddie Yost 124 1950
6.   Eddie Yost 121 1953
7.   Mike Adams 114 1975
8.   Stan Lopata 111 1954
9.   Stan Lopata 108 1953
10.   Roy Sievers 105 1950
 
Walks - Career
Rank    Player BB PA
1.   Eddie Yost 907 4355
2.   Stan Lopata 689 3987
3.   Roy Sievers 578 4395
4.   Gus Zernial 512 5123
5.   Jack Lohrke 493 4114
6.   Kirk Gibson 440 4244
7.   Dan Driessen 420 4373
8.   Bobby Bonds 395 3441
9.   Bill White 386 4296
10.   Andy Pafko 375 4747
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Bobby Bonds 168 1970
2.   Ernie Banks 147 1960
  Joe Gordon 147 1940
4.   Stan Lopata 146 1955
5.   Ernie Banks 144 1961
  Jim Fregosi 144 1975
  Cecil Fielder 144 1988
  Juan Samuel 144 1989
9.   Bobby Bonds 141 1969
10.   Nelson Mathews 138 1968
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K PA
1.   Gus Zernial 931 5123
2.   Stan Lopata 911 3987
3.   Cleon Jones 853 5568
4.   Juan Samuel 815 3611
5.   Joel Youngblood 768 4993
6.   Harry Anderson 758 3909
7.   Kirk Gibson 740 4244
8.   Mookie Wilson 735 4624
9.   Nelson Mathews 729 3324
10.   Bobby Bonds 717 3441