Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 10.6
2. Sammy Sosa • 2001 10.3
3. Ernie Banks • 1959 10.2
4. Ron Santo • 1967 9.8
5. Ernie Banks • 1958 9.3
6. Ron Santo • 1964 8.9
Ron Santo • 1966 8.9
8. Ryne Sandberg • 1984 8.5
9. Ernie Banks • 1955 8.1
10. Ernie Banks • 1960 7.9
Joe Tinker • 1908 7.9
Offensive WAR †
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 9.8
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 9.6
3. Ernie Banks • 1958 8.5
Ron Santo • 1964 8.5
5. Hack Wilson • 1930 8.4
6. Ron Santo • 1966 8.0
7. Ernie Banks • 1959 7.8
8. Ernie Banks • 1957 7.7
9. King Kelly • 1886 7.6
10. Ron Santo • 1967 7.5
Defensive WAR †
1. Joe Tinker • 1908 4.3
2. Javier Báez • 2019 3.8
3. Darwin Barney • 2012 3.6
Joe Tinker • 1905 3.6
Joe Tinker • 1906 3.6
6. Ernie Banks • 1959 3.5
7. Jody Davis • 1986 3.3
Johnny Evers • 1907 3.3
9. Jimmy Cooney • 1926 3.2
10. Billy Jurges • 1933 3.0
Billy Jurges • 1935 3.0
Joe Tinker • 1909 3.0
Batting Average
1. Ross Barnes • 1876 .429
2. Cap Anson • 1881 .399
3. Bill Lange • 1895 .389
4. King Kelly • 1886 .388
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 .380
6. Heinie Zimmerman • 1912 .372
7. Cap Anson • 1886 .371
8. Cal McVey • 1877 .368
9. Cap Anson • 1882 .362
Riggs Stephenson • 1929 .362
On-Base%
1. King Kelly • 1886 .483
2. Ross Barnes • 1876 .462
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 .459
4. Bill Lange • 1895 .456
5. Hack Wilson • 1930 .454
6. Frank Chance • 1905 .450
7. Phil Cavarretta • 1945 .449
8. Bill Dahlen • 1894 .445
Riggs Stephenson • 1929 .445
10. Cap Anson • 1890 .443
Slugging %
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 .737
2. Hack Wilson • 1930 .723
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 .679
4. Derrek Lee • 2005 .662
5. Sammy Sosa • 1998 .647
6. Sammy Sosa • 1999 .635
7. Sammy Sosa • 2000 .634
8. Gabby Hartnett • 1930 .630
9. Hack Wilson • 1929 .618
10. Ernie Banks • 1958 .614
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Hack Wilson • 1930 1.177
2. Sammy Sosa • 2001 1.174
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 1.139
4. Derrek Lee • 2005 1.080
5. Ross Barnes • 1876 1.052
6. Hack Wilson • 1929 1.044
7. Sammy Sosa • 2000 1.040
8. Gabby Hartnett • 1930 1.034
9. Bill Lange • 1895 1.032
10. Sammy Sosa • 1998 1.024
Games Played
1. Ron Santo • 1965 164
Billy Williams • 1965 164
3. Ernie Banks • 1965 163
Billy Williams • 1968 163
Billy Williams • 1969 163
6. Starlin Castro • 2012 162
Juan Pierre • 2006 162
Ron Santo • 1962 162
Ron Santo • 1963 162
Ron Santo • 1968 162
Sammy Sosa • 1997 162
Sammy Sosa • 1999 162
Billy Williams • 1964 162
Billy Williams • 1966 162
Billy Williams • 1967 162
At Bats
1. Juan Pierre • 2006 699
2. Starlin Castro • 2011 674
3. Starlin Castro • 2013 666
Billy Herman • 1935 666
5. Don Kessinger • 1969 664
6. Ken Hubbs • 1962 661
7. Bill Buckner • 1982 657
8. Glenn Beckert • 1966 656
Billy Herman • 1932 656
10. Don Kessinger • 1968 655
Arnold Statz • 1923 655
Plate Appearances
1. Woody English • 1930 755
2. Juan Pierre • 2006 750
3. Augie Galan • 1935 748
4. Kiki Cuyler • 1930 741
5. Don Kessinger • 1969 737
6. Billy Herman • 1935 735
7. Woody English • 1931 727
Billy Williams • 1966 727
9. Stan Hack • 1939 724
10. Billy Herman • 1932 723
Runs Scored
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 156
2. Kiki Cuyler • 1930 155
King Kelly • 1886 155
4. Woody English • 1930 152
5. Bill Dahlen • 1894 150
George Gore • 1886 150
7. Sammy Sosa • 2001 146
Hack Wilson • 1930 146
9. Hugh Duffy • 1889 144
10. Jimmy Ryan • 1889 140
Hits
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 229
2. Kiki Cuyler • 1930 228
3. Billy Herman • 1935 227
4. Woody English • 1930 214
5. Frank Demaree • 1936 212
6. Billy Herman • 1936 211
7. Arnold Statz • 1923 209
8. Hack Wilson • 1930 208
9. Starlin Castro • 2011 207
Heinie Zimmerman • 1912 207
Total Bases
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 425
2. Hack Wilson • 1930 423
3. Sammy Sosa • 1998 416
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 409
5. Sammy Sosa • 1999 397
6. Derrek Lee • 2005 393
7. Sammy Sosa • 2000 383
8. Ernie Banks • 1958 379
9. Billy Williams • 1970 373
10. Billy Williams • 1965 356
Doubles
1. Billy Herman • 1935 57
Billy Herman • 1936 57
3. Mark Grace • 1995 51
4. Kiki Cuyler • 1930 50
Derrek Lee • 2005 50
6. Riggs Stephenson • 1932 49
Ed Williamson • 1883 49
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 47
9. Riggs Stephenson • 1927 46
10. Ray Grimes • 1922 45
Walt Wilmot • 1894 45
Triples
1. Vic Saier • 1913 21
Frank Schulte • 1911 21
3. Bill Dahlen • 1892 19
Bill Dahlen • 1896 19
Ryne Sandberg • 1984 19
6. Billy Herman • 1939 18
7. Kiki Cuyler • 1930 17
Woody English • 1930 17
Jimmy Ryan • 1897 17
Heinie Zimmerman • 1911 17
Home Runs
1. Sammy Sosa • 1998 66
2. Sammy Sosa • 2001 64
3. Sammy Sosa • 1999 63
4. Hack Wilson • 1930 56
5. Sammy Sosa • 2000 50
6. Andre Dawson • 1987 49
Sammy Sosa • 2002 49
8. Dave Kingman • 1979 48
9. Ernie Banks • 1958 47
10. Derrek Lee • 2005 46
Runs Batted In
1. Hack Wilson • 1930 191
2. Sammy Sosa • 2001 160
3. Hack Wilson • 1929 159
4. Sammy Sosa • 1998 158
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 149
6. Cap Anson • 1886 147
7. Ernie Banks • 1959 143
8. Sammy Sosa • 1999 141
9. Sammy Sosa • 2000 138
10. Andre Dawson • 1987 137
Bases on Balls
1. Jimmy Sheckard • 1911 147
2. Jimmy Sheckard • 1912 122
3. Richie Ashburn • 1960 116
Sammy Sosa • 2001 116
5. Cap Anson • 1890 113
6. Johnny Evers • 1910 108
7. Hack Wilson • 1930 105
8. Gary Matthews • 1984 103
Sammy Sosa • 2002 103
10. George Gore • 1886 102
Strikeouts
1. Kris Bryant • 2015 199
2. Patrick Wisdom • 2022 183
3. Sammy Sosa • 1997 174
4. Sammy Sosa • 1998 171
Sammy Sosa • 1999 171
6. Ian Happ • 2024 168
Corey Patterson • 2004 168
Sammy Sosa • 2000 168
9. Javier Báez • 2018 167
Ian Happ • 2018 167
Stolen Bases
1. Bill Lange • 1896 84
2. Walt Wilmot • 1890 76
Walt Wilmot • 1894 76
4. Bill Lange • 1897 73
5. Frank Chance • 1903 67
Bill Lange • 1895 67
7. Bill Lange • 1894 66
8. Fred Pfeffer • 1888 64
9. Bill Dahlen • 1892 60
Jimmy Ryan • 1888 60
Singles
1. Bill Everitt • 1898 169
2. Bill Everitt • 1895 168
3. Sparky Adams • 1927 165
4. Frank Demaree • 1936 159
5. Arnold Statz • 1923 158
6. Glenn Beckert • 1966 157
Billy Herman • 1935 157
8. Glenn Beckert • 1971 156
Billy Herman • 1932 156
Juan Pierre • 2006 156
Adjusted OPS+
1. Ross Barnes • 1876 235
2. Sammy Sosa • 2001 203
3. King Kelly • 1886 193
4. Cap Anson • 1881 192
5. George Gore • 1880 185
King Kelly • 1884 185
7. Cap Anson • 1882 180
Cap Anson • 1886 180
9. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 178
10. Cap Anson • 1884 177
Hack Wilson • 1930 177
Runs Created
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 193
2. Hack Wilson • 1930 191
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 188
4. Derrek Lee • 2005 167
5. Sammy Sosa • 2000 157
6. Kiki Cuyler • 1930 151
7. Sammy Sosa • 1998 149
8. Hack Wilson • 1929 148
9. Billy Williams • 1970 147
10. Sammy Sosa • 1999 140
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 93
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 76
Hack Wilson • 1930 76
4. Derrek Lee • 2005 67
5. King Kelly • 1886 60
6. Sammy Sosa • 2000 58
7. Billy Williams • 1972 56
8. Cap Anson • 1886 53
Ron Santo • 1964 53
Sammy Sosa • 1998 53
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 8.5
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 6.7
3. Hack Wilson • 1930 6.5
4. King Kelly • 1886 6.3
Derrek Lee • 2005 6.3
6. Billy Williams • 1972 5.8
7. Cap Anson • 1886 5.6
8. Ron Santo • 1964 5.4
9. Jimmy Ryan • 1888 5.3
10. Cap Anson • 1888 5.2
Bill Nicholson • 1943 5.2
Ron Santo • 1966 5.2
Sammy Sosa • 2000 5.2
Heinie Zimmerman • 1912 5.2
Extra Base Hits
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 103
2. Derrek Lee • 2005 99
3. Hack Wilson • 1930 97
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 94
5. Sammy Sosa • 1999 89
Sammy Sosa • 2000 89
7. Sammy Sosa • 1998 86
8. Javier Báez • 2018 83
Ernie Banks • 1957 83
10. Ernie Banks • 1955 82
Times On Base
1. Woody English • 1930 320
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 317
3. Hack Wilson • 1930 314
4. Sammy Sosa • 2001 311
5. Kiki Cuyler • 1930 310
6. Jimmy Sheckard • 1911 299
7. Augie Galan • 1935 294
8. Stan Hack • 1945 293
9. Stan Hack • 1938 289
Derrek Lee • 2005 289
Offensive Win %
1. Ross Barnes • 1876 .913
2. King Kelly • 1886 .878
3. Cap Anson • 1881 .862
4. Cap Anson • 1886 .854
5. Sammy Sosa • 2001 .844
6. George Gore • 1880 .838
7. Cap Anson • 1888 .837
8. King Kelly • 1884 .835
9. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 .826
10. Jimmy Ryan • 1888 .824
Hit By Pitch
1. Anthony Rizzo • 2015 30
2. Anthony Rizzo • 2019 27
3. Willson Contreras • 2022 24
Anthony Rizzo • 2017 24
5. Bill Dahlen • 1898 23
6. Anthony Rizzo • 2018 20
7. Kris Bryant • 2016 18
8. Kris Bryant • 2018 17
Marlon Byrd • 2010 17
Frank Chance • 1905 17
Sacrifice Hits
1. Jimmy Sheckard • 1909 46
2. Bob Fisher • 1915 42
3. Jimmy Sheckard • 1906 40
4. Max Flack • 1916 39
Zeb Terry • 1922 39
6. Charlie Hollocher • 1922 37
Freddie Maguire • 1928 37
8. Joe Tinker • 1906 36
9. Jimmy Sheckard • 1907 35
10. Charlie Deal • 1920 34
Zeb Terry • 1921 34
Joe Tinker • 1912 34
Sacrifice Flies
1. Ron Santo • 1969 14
2. Cody Bellinger • 2023 12
Ron Santo • 1967 12
Sammy Sosa • 2001 12
5. Shawon Dunston • 1991 11
Ricky Gutiérrez • 2001 11
Jerry Morales • 1975 11
Keith Moreland • 1986 11
Ron Santo • 1963 11
10. Ernie Banks • 1962 10
Bill Buckner • 1982 10
Dee Fondy • 1956 10
Mark Grace • 1999 10
Gary Matthews • 1984 10
Keith Moreland • 1983 10
Bobby Murcer • 1977 10
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 37
2. Adolfo Phillips • 1967 29
3. Ernie Banks • 1960 28
4. Bill Nicholson • 1944 27
5. Leon Durham • 1985 24
6. Derrek Lee • 2005 23
7. Ernie Banks • 1961 21
Andre Dawson • 1990 21
9. Ernie Banks • 1959 20
Adolfo Phillips • 1968 20
Kyle Schwarber • 2018 20
Billy Williams • 1972 20
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Derrek Lee • 2008 27
Ron Santo • 1973 27
3. Mark Grace • 1993 25
Aramis Ramírez • 2004 25
Ron Santo • 1961 25
6. Billy Herman • 1938 24
Billy Herman • 1939 24
8. Ron Coomer • 2001 23
Frank Demaree • 1937 23
10. Darwin Barney • 2013 22
Billy Jurges • 1938 22
Neifi Pérez • 2005 22
Caught Stealing
1. Charlie Hollocher • 1922 29
2. George Grantham • 1923 28
3. Bernie Friberg • 1924 27
4. Cliff Heathcote • 1924 24
5. Dave Robertson • 1920 23
Arnold Statz • 1923 23
7. Stan Hack • 1940 22
8. George Grantham • 1924 21
9. Iván de Jesús • 1979 20
Bob Fisher • 1915 20
Juan Pierre • 2006 20
Vic Saier • 1913 20
SB %
1. Bob Dernier • 1986 93.10
2. Tony Campana • 2011 92.31
3. Davey Lopes • 1985 92.16
4. Ryne Sandberg • 1987 91.30
5. Tony Campana • 2012 90.91
Nico Hoerner • 2022 90.91
7. Pete Crow-Armstrong • 2024 90.00
8. Andre Dawson • 1990 88.89
9. Eric Young Sr. • 2000 88.53
10. Ryan Theriot • 2007 87.50
Mitch Webster • 1989 87.50
Power-Speed #
1. Ryne Sandberg • 1985 35.1
2. Sammy Sosa • 1995 35.0
3. Sammy Sosa • 1993 34.4
4. Ryne Sandberg • 1990 30.8
5. Sammy Sosa • 1998 28.3
6. Corey Patterson • 2004 27.4
7. Sammy Sosa • 1997 27.3
8. Javier Báez • 2018 26.0
9. Jimmy Ryan • 1888 25.3
10. Fred Pfeffer • 1887 25.0
AB per SO
1. Cap Anson • 1878 261.0
2. John Peters • 1876 158.0
3. Charlie Hollocher • 1922 118.4
4. Paul Hines • 1876 101.7
5. Deacon White • 1876 101.0
6. Al Spalding • 1876 97.3
7. Joe Start • 1878 95.0
8. Cap Anson • 1881 85.8
9. Cap Anson • 1877 85.0
10. Cal McVey • 1876 77.0
AB per HR
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 9.0
2. Sammy Sosa • 1998 9.7
3. Sammy Sosa • 1999 9.9
4. Hack Wilson • 1930 10.4
5. Dave Kingman • 1979 11.1
6. Sammy Sosa • 2002 11.3
7. Sammy Sosa • 2000 12.1
8. Sammy Sosa • 1996 12.5
9. Andre Dawson • 1987 12.7
Hank Sauer • 1954 12.7
Outs Made
1. Starlin Castro • 2013 532
Ken Hubbs • 1962 532
Juan Pierre • 2006 532
4. Don Kessinger • 1968 526
5. Sammy Sosa • 1997 514
6. Don Kessinger • 1969 507
7. Iván de Jesús • 1979 504
8. Starlin Castro • 2011 500
9. Ryne Sandberg • 1983 499
10. Glenn Beckert • 1965 497
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) †
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 90.62
2. Hack Wilson • 1930 83.94
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 83.90
4. Billy Williams • 1972 77.14
5. Sammy Sosa • 1998 69.58
6. Billy Williams • 1970 67.16
7. Hack Wilson • 1929 63.14
8. Bill Nicholson • 1944 62.84
9. Kiki Cuyler • 1929 62.22
10. Kiki Cuyler • 1930 61.72
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Anthony Rizzo • 2015 7.4
2. Billy Williams • 1965 7.3
Hack Wilson • 1927 7.3
4. Billy Williams • 1972 7.2
5. Ernie Banks • 1958 6.8
6. Bill Nicholson • 1944 6.7
7. Kiki Cuyler • 1929 6.6
Sammy Sosa • 2001 6.6
9. Ryne Sandberg • 1991 6.4
10. Sammy Sosa • 1998 6.3
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) †
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 8.5
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 7.6
Sammy Sosa • 1998 7.6
4. Derrek Lee • 2005 6.9
5. Hack Wilson • 1930 6.8
6. Billy Williams • 1972 6.7
7. Billy Williams • 1965 6.1
8. Ron Santo • 1964 6.0
9. Anthony Rizzo • 2015 5.5
Sammy Sosa • 1999 5.5
Sammy Sosa • 2002 5.5
Billy Williams • 1970 5.5
Hack Wilson • 1929 5.5
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Hack Wilson • 1930 18.7
2. Hack Wilson • 1927 16.0
3. Gabby Hartnett • 1938 14.6
4. Andy Pafko • 1945 14.1
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 13.6
6. Phil Cavarretta • 1945 13.1
7. Hack Wilson • 1929 12.9
8. Riggs Stephenson • 1932 12.3
9. Gabby Hartnett • 1937 11.4
10. Billy Herman • 1936 11.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW) †
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 8.5
2. Billy Williams • 1972 7.5
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 7.4
4. Hack Wilson • 1930 7.1
5. Bill Nicholson • 1944 6.4
Sammy Sosa • 1998 6.4
7. Bill Nicholson • 1943 6.1
Billy Williams • 1970 6.1
9. Phil Cavarretta • 1945 5.9
Anthony Rizzo • 2015 5.9
Ron Santo • 1964 5.9
rOBA †
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 .493
2. Hack Wilson • 1930 .488
3. Bill Lange • 1895 .484
4. King Kelly • 1886 .479
5. Ross Barnes • 1876 .478
6. Sammy Sosa • 2001 .475
7. Bill Dahlen • 1896 .463
8. Derrek Lee • 2005 .459
9. Bill Dahlen • 1894 .457
Ray Grimes • 1922 .457
Rbat+ †
1. Sammy Sosa • 2001 204
2. Ross Barnes • 1876 192
3. Billy Williams • 1972 186
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1929 183
5. Derrek Lee • 2005 181
6. Cap Anson • 1881 180
King Kelly • 1886 180
8. Hack Wilson • 1930 178
9. Ron Santo • 1964 173
10. Sammy Sosa • 2002 172

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