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Batting Average - Single-Season
Rank    Player AVG Year
1.   Dale Alexander .358 1932
2.   Bibb Falk .347 1931
3.   Pinky Whitney .347 1936
4.   Red Worthington .345 1932
5.   Dale Alexander .342 1936
6.   Lou Chiozza .337 1938
7.   Dale Alexander .335 1933
8.   Doug Taitt .335 1936
9.   Hal Rhyne .333 1933
10.   Goose Goslin .328 1933
 
Batting Average - Career
Rank    Player AVG PA
1.   Dale Alexander .328 4935
2.   Frank Demaree .315 2211
3.   Hank Edwards .307 3248
4.   Lou Chiozza .307 4810
5.   Goose Goslin .307 2633
6.   Bobby Brown .303 3583
7.   Pinky Whitney .302 4472
8.   Mark Koenig .300 3043
9.   Sam Mele .294 5306
10.   Pid Purdy .292 3355
 
On-Base Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player OBP Year
1.   Earl Torgeson .461 1948
2.   Earl Torgeson .445 1947
3.   Earl Torgeson .442 1955
4.   Earl Torgeson .434 1954
5.   Ralph Kiner .434 1948
6.   Ralph Kiner .428 1951
7.   Earl Torgeson .426 1949
8.   Earl Torgeson .425 1951
9.   Earl Torgeson .423 1953
10.   Earl Torgeson .418 1952
 
On-Base Pct - Career
Rank    Player OBP PA
1.   Earl Torgeson .430 5949
2.   Bobby Brown .395 3583
3.   Ralph Kiner .394 6689
4.   Les Fleming .385 2217
5.   Tommy Glaviano .381 2858
6.   Dale Alexander .376 4935
7.   Buddy Blattner .371 3891
8.   Goose Goslin .366 2633
9.   Barney McCosky .359 2064
10.   Chuck Schilling .359 2578
 
Slugging Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player SLG Year
1.   Ralph Kiner .619 1948
2.   Dale Alexander .615 1932
3.   Dale Alexander .589 1936
4.   Ralph Kiner .583 1946
5.   Ralph Kiner .566 1950
6.   Ralph Kiner .562 1949
7.   Earl Torgeson .561 1955
8.   Norm Cash .559 1965
9.   Earl Torgeson .559 1951
10.   Ron Santo .557 1972
 
Slugging Pct - Career
Rank    Player SLG PA
1.   Dale Alexander .545 4935
2.   Ralph Kiner .534 6689
3.   Earl Torgeson .530 5949
4.   Hank Edwards .517 3248
5.   Norm Cash .487 2891
6.   Ron Santo .476 3907
7.   Don Demeter .467 2172
8.   Stan Musial .465 2314
9.   Sam Mele .464 5306
10.   Frank Howard .462 5881
 
OPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OPS Year
1.   Ralph Kiner 1.053 1948
2.   Earl Torgeson 1.014 1948
3.   Dale Alexander 1.004 1932
4.   Earl Torgeson 1.003 1955
5.   Earl Torgeson .984 1951
6.   Ralph Kiner .980 1946
7.   Earl Torgeson .978 1954
8.   Ralph Kiner .977 1950
9.   Dale Alexander .968 1936
10.   Earl Torgeson .964 1947
 
OPS - Career
Rank    Player OPS PA
1.   Earl Torgeson .960 5949
2.   Ralph Kiner .928 6689
3.   Dale Alexander .921 4935
4.   Hank Edwards .870 3248
5.   Norm Cash .844 2891
6.   Bobby Brown .820 3583
7.   Buddy Blattner .817 3891
8.   Sam Mele .811 5306
9.   Del Rice .806 4242
10.   Frank Howard .802 5881
 
XR - Single-Season
Rank    Player XR Year
1.   Ralph Kiner 131.9 1948
2.   Earl Torgeson 124.3 1948
3.   Dale Alexander 123.2 1932
4.   Dale Alexander 123.1 1936
5.   Ralph Kiner 120.6 1950
6.   Earl Torgeson 118.1 1951
7.   Ralph Kiner 117.9 1951
8.   Earl Torgeson 117.2 1954
9.   Earl Torgeson 117.2 1953
10.   Ralph Kiner 116.2 1949
 
XR - Career
Rank    Player XR PA
1.   Ralph Kiner 1126.4 6689
2.   Earl Torgeson 1046.5 5949
3.   Tito Francona 979.1 8295
4.   Bill Freehan 861.4 6708
5.   Dale Alexander 818.4 4935
6.   Frank Howard 794.3 5881
7.   Willie Horton 777.9 6198
8.   Sam Mele 731.2 5306
9.   Lou Chiozza 579.1 4810
10.   Roy Foster 578.6 4580
 
Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Willie Horton 162 1973
  Willie Horton 162 1974
3.   Willie Horton 161 1971
4.   Tito Francona 160 1960
5.   Dale Alexander 159 1935
  Stan Musial 159 1944
  Frank Howard 159 1965
8.   Barney McCosky 158 1947
  Leon Wagner 158 1964
  Ralph Kiner 158 1952
 
Games - Career
Rank    Player G PA
1.   Tito Francona 2038 8295
2.   Bill Freehan 1709 6708
3.   Ralph Kiner 1593 6689
4.   Willie Horton 1536 6198
5.   Frank Howard 1477 5881
6.   Jose Pagan 1415 4842
7.   Earl Torgeson 1404 5949
8.   Mike McCormick 1393 4356
9.   Sam Mele 1318 5306
10.   Frank Bolling 1276 3545
 
At-Bats - Single-Season
Rank    Player AB Year
1.   Pinky Whitney 679 1933
2.   Joe Pepitone 645 1973
3.   Freddy Spurgeon 638 1931
4.   Pinky Whitney 634 1932
5.   Willie Horton 629 1974
6.   Jimmy Welsh 626 1930
7.   Willie Horton 625 1973
8.   Dale Alexander 623 1936
9.   Willie Horton 618 1971
10.   Pinky Whitney 617 1938
 
At-Bats - Career
Rank    Player AB PA
1.   Tito Francona 7431 8295
2.   Bill Freehan 6078 6708
3.   Willie Horton 5740 6198
4.   Ralph Kiner 5452 6689
5.   Frank Howard 5218 5881
6.   Sam Mele 4841 5306
7.   Earl Torgeson 4713 5949
8.   Dale Alexander 4521 4935
9.   Lou Chiozza 4448 4810
10.   Jose Pagan 4403 4842
 
Runs - Single-Season
Rank    Player R Year
1.   Earl Torgeson 122 1951
2.   Wally Berger 120 1932
  Dale Alexander 120 1932
4.   Buddy Blattner 119 1954
5.   Earl Torgeson 118 1954
6.   Earl Torgeson 117 1949
  Earl Torgeson 117 1953
8.   Ralph Kiner 114 1950
9.   Ron Santo 112 1972
10.   Ralph Kiner 111 1952
 
Runs - Career
Rank    Player R PA
1.   Ralph Kiner 1057 6689
2.   Earl Torgeson 1024 5949
3.   Tito Francona 928 8295
4.   Bill Freehan 849 6708
5.   Dale Alexander 784 4935
6.   Frank Howard 765 5881
7.   Willie Horton 705 6198
8.   Sam Mele 687 5306
9.   Lou Chiozza 581 4810
10.   Pinky Whitney 573 4472
 
Hits - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Dale Alexander 215 1932
2.   Dale Alexander 213 1936
3.   Bibb Falk 206 1931
  Pinky Whitney 206 1936
5.   Jimmy Welsh 205 1930
6.   Doug Taitt 203 1936
7.   Pinky Whitney 201 1932
8.   Dale Alexander 198 1935
9.   Freddy Spurgeon 197 1931
  Willie Horton 197 1970
 
Hits - Career
Rank    Player H PA
1.   Tito Francona 2060 8295
2.   Bill Freehan 1687 6708
3.   Willie Horton 1642 6198
4.   Dale Alexander 1485 4935
5.   Ralph Kiner 1435 6689
6.   Sam Mele 1424 5306
7.   Frank Howard 1382 5881
8.   Lou Chiozza 1365 4810
9.   Earl Torgeson 1362 5949
10.   Pinky Whitney 1268 4472
 
Total Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player TB Year
1.   Dale Alexander 369 1932
2.   Dale Alexander 367 1936
3.   Ron Santo 328 1972
4.   Ralph Kiner 323 1948
5.   Dale Alexander 322 1935
6.   Sam Mele 321 1951
7.   Buddy Blattner 317 1954
8.   Dale Alexander 314 1930
9.   Dale Alexander 313 1934
10.   Stan Musial 309 1944
 
Total Bases - Career
Rank    Player TB PA
1.   Ralph Kiner 2913 6689
2.   Tito Francona 2871 8295
3.   Bill Freehan 2680 6708
4.   Willie Horton 2514 6198
5.   Earl Torgeson 2497 5949
6.   Dale Alexander 2466 4935
7.   Frank Howard 2409 5881
8.   Sam Mele 2246 5306
9.   Roy Foster 1832 4580
10.   Lou Chiozza 1804 4810
 
Singles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 1B Year
1.   Freddy Spurgeon 164 1931
2.   Jimmy Welsh 161 1930
3.   Pinky Whitney 151 1933
  Bibb Falk 151 1931
5.   Joe Pepitone 149 1973
  Pinky Whitney 149 1938
  Pinky Whitney 149 1936
8.   Pid Purdy 148 1935
  Doug Taitt 148 1936
10.   Pid Purdy 146 1933
 
Singles - Career
Rank    Player 1B PA
1.   Tito Francona 1579 8295
2.   Willie Horton 1168 6198
3.   Bill Freehan 1160 6708
4.   Sam Mele 1012 5306
5.   Lou Chiozza 1003 4810
6.   Pinky Whitney 946 4472
7.   Dale Alexander 925 4935
8.   Frank Howard 875 5881
9.   Jose Pagan 846 4842
10.   Mike McCormick 839 4356
 
Doubles - Single-Season
Rank    Player 2B Year
1.   Ron Santo 50 1973
  Lou Chiozza 50 1941
3.   Dale Alexander 49 1936
4.   Roy Foster 47 1973
  Doug Taitt 47 1936
  George Kell 47 1954
7.   Bibb Falk 46 1931
8.   Dale Alexander 45 1935
  Hank Edwards 45 1957
  George Kell 45 1953
 
Doubles - Career
Rank    Player 2B PA
1.   Dale Alexander 321 4935
2.   Tito Francona 304 8295
3.   Lou Chiozza 299 4810
4.   Bill Freehan 278 6708
5.   Earl Torgeson 270 5949
6.   George Kell 264 3961
7.   Willie Horton 262 6198
8.   Roy Foster 258 4580
9.   Frank Howard 233 5881
10.   Pinky Whitney 228 4472
 
Triples - Single-Season
Rank    Player 3B Year
1.   Dale Alexander 13 1932
2.   Dale Alexander 12 1936
  Lou Chiozza 12 1936
4.   Pinky Whitney 10 1935
5.   Jimmy Welsh 9 1930
  Connie Ryan 9 1946
  George Kell 9 1953
8.   Bibb Falk 8 1930
  Stan Musial 8 1944
  Mark Koenig 8 1936
 
Triples - Career
Rank    Player 3B PA
1.   Dale Alexander 57 4935
2.   Earl Torgeson 50 5949
3.   Lou Chiozza 49 4810
4.   Pinky Whitney 40 4472
5.   Sam Mele 34 5306
6.   Bill Freehan 32 6708
  Ralph Kiner 32 6689
8.   Tony Gonzalez 30 4189
9.   George Kell 28 3961
  Frank Howard 28 5881
 
Homeruns - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Ralph Kiner 48 1950
2.   Ralph Kiner 45 1954
  Ralph Kiner 45 1948
4.   Ron Santo 44 1972
5.   Ralph Kiner 41 1949
6.   Ralph Kiner 39 1952
  Ralph Kiner 39 1955
  Norm Cash 39 1966
9.   Willie McCovey 37 1964
  Earl Torgeson 37 1951
 
Homeruns - Career
Rank    Player HR PA
1.   Ralph Kiner 405 6689
2.   Earl Torgeson 255 5949
3.   Frank Howard 246 5881
4.   Bill Freehan 217 6708
5.   Sam Mele 188 5306
6.   Willie Horton 186 6198
7.   Dale Alexander 182 4935
8.   Ron Santo 181 3907
9.   Roy Foster 174 4580
10.   Leon Wagner 170 4207
 
RBIs - Single-Season
Rank    Player RBI Year
1.   Ralph Kiner 143 1948
2.   Dale Alexander 131 1932
3.   Ralph Kiner 117 1951
  Ralph Kiner 117 1949
5.   Dale Alexander 116 1936
  Ralph Kiner 116 1954
7.   Ralph Kiner 114 1950
  Willie McCovey 114 1964
9.   Jimmy Welsh 113 1930
10.   Willie Horton 112 1970
 
RBIs - Career
Rank    Player RBI PA
1.   Ralph Kiner 1149 6689
2.   Earl Torgeson 867 5949
3.   Frank Howard 814 5881
4.   Bill Freehan 811 6708
5.   Willie Horton 809 6198
6.   Dale Alexander 791 4935
7.   Sam Mele 788 5306
8.   Tito Francona 777 8295
9.   Del Rice 676 4242
10.   Roy Foster 650 4580
 
Stolen Bases - Single-Season
Rank    Player SB Year
1.   Jerry Remy 51 1975
2.   Morris Nettles 48 1975
3.   Jerry Remy 41 1976
4.   Elmer Valo 40 1950
5.   Morris Nettles 36 1976
6.   Johnny Lewis 33 1975
7.   Barney McCosky 29 1947
8.   Tom Upton 25 1959
9.   Tony Gonzalez 24 1966
  Dick Howser 24 1971
 
Stolen Bases - Career
Rank    Player SB PA
1.   Tony Gonzalez 131 4189
2.   Jerry Remy 92 991
3.   Jose Pagan 91 4842
4.   Morris Nettles 84 870
5.   Tito Francona 75 8295
6.   Bobby Brown 68 3583
7.   Barney McCosky 67 2064
8.   Larry Bowa 66 881
9.   Earl Torgeson 64 5949
10.   Buddy Blattner 56 3891
 
Caught Stealing - Single-Season
Rank    Player CS Year
1.   Johnny Lewis 19 1975
  Jerry Remy 19 1975
3.   Tony Gonzalez 17 1966
  Morris Nettles 17 1975
5.   Elmer Valo 15 1950
  Tony Gonzalez 15 1967
7.   Joe Pepitone 14 1973
  Morris Nettles 14 1976
9.   Bobby Brown 13 1951
  Tony Gonzalez 13 1964
 
Caught Stealing - Career
Rank    Player CS PA
1.   Tony Gonzalez 86 4189
2.   Jose Pagan 58 4842
3.   Earl Torgeson 48 5949
4.   Mike McCormick 39 4356
5.   Bobby Brown 34 3583
6.   Johnny Lewis 32 1946
7.   Jerry Remy 31 991
  Morris Nettles 31 870
9.   Joe Pepitone 30 2445
10.   Tito Francona 29 8295
 
Walks - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Ralph Kiner 135 1948
  Earl Torgeson 135 1955
3.   Earl Torgeson 134 1949
4.   Earl Torgeson 133 1951
5.   Ralph Kiner 132 1950
  Earl Torgeson 132 1953
7.   Ralph Kiner 130 1951
  Earl Torgeson 130 1954
  Earl Torgeson 130 1948
10.   Tommy Glaviano 122 1951
 
Walks - Career
Rank    Player BB PA
1.   Ralph Kiner 1196 6689
2.   Earl Torgeson 1182 5949
3.   Tito Francona 769 8295
4.   Frank Howard 608 5881
5.   Bill Freehan 511 6708
6.   Tommy Glaviano 476 2858
7.   Bobby Brown 475 3583
8.   Del Rice 453 4242
9.   Buddy Blattner 442 3891
10.   Sam Mele 407 5306
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Ron Santo 146 1976
2.   Ron Santo 134 1974
  Darrell Evans 134 1975
4.   Denis Menke 131 1970
  Johnny Lewis 131 1975
  Willie McCovey 131 1960
7.   Ed Morgan 130 1939
8.   Willie McCovey 128 1961
  Darrell Evans 128 1974
10.   Frank Howard 126 1960
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K PA
1.   Frank Howard 986 5881
2.   Ralph Kiner 917 6689
3.   Willie Horton 866 6198
4.   Tito Francona 859 8295
5.   Jose Pagan 803 4842
6.   Bill Freehan 693 6708
7.   Leon Wagner 686 4207
8.   Ron Santo 677 3907
9.   Earl Torgeson 641 5949
10.   Del Rice 613 4242
 
 
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