Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 14.1
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 12.8
3. Babe Ruth • 1927 12.6
4. Lou Gehrig • 1927 11.9
Babe Ruth • 1920 11.9
6. Babe Ruth • 1924 11.4
Babe Ruth • 1926 11.4
8. Mickey Mantle • 1957 11.3
9. Mickey Mantle • 1956 11.2
10. Aaron Judge • 2024 10.8
Offensive WAR †
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 12.3
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 12.2
3. Babe Ruth • 1920 11.8
4. Aaron Judge • 2024 11.7
5. Lou Gehrig • 1927 11.4
Babe Ruth • 1927 11.4
7. Mickey Mantle • 1957 11.3
8. Babe Ruth • 1926 11.0
9. Babe Ruth • 1931 10.7
10. Mickey Mantle • 1956 10.6
Mickey Mantle • 1961 10.6
Defensive WAR †
1. Graig Nettles • 1976 3.6
2. Clete Boyer • 1961 3.4
Brett Gardner • 2010 3.4
Phil Rizzuto • 1942 3.4
5. Clete Boyer • 1962 3.2
Bucky Dent • 1979 3.2
Phil Rizzuto • 1952 3.2
8. Bucky Dent • 1980 3.1
9. Frankie Crosetti • 1939 3.0
Roger Peckinpaugh • 1918 3.0
Batting Average
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 .393
2. Joe DiMaggio • 1939 .381
3. Lou Gehrig • 1930 .379
4. Babe Ruth • 1921 .378
Babe Ruth • 1924 .378
6. Babe Ruth • 1920 .376
7. Lou Gehrig • 1928 .374
8. Lou Gehrig • 1927 .373
Babe Ruth • 1931 .373
10. Babe Ruth • 1926 .372
On-Base%
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 .545
2. Babe Ruth • 1920 .532
3. Babe Ruth • 1926 .516
4. Babe Ruth • 1924 .513
5. Mickey Mantle • 1957 .512
Babe Ruth • 1921 .512
7. Babe Ruth • 1931 .495
8. Babe Ruth • 1930 .493
9. Babe Ruth • 1932 .489
10. Babe Ruth • 1927 .486
Slugging %
1. Babe Ruth • 1920 .847
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 .846
3. Babe Ruth • 1927 .772
4. Lou Gehrig • 1927 .765
5. Babe Ruth • 1923 .764
6. Babe Ruth • 1924 .739
7. Babe Ruth • 1926 .737
8. Babe Ruth • 1930 .732
9. Lou Gehrig • 1930 .721
10. Babe Ruth • 1928 .709
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Babe Ruth • 1920 1.379
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 1.359
3. Babe Ruth • 1923 1.309
4. Babe Ruth • 1927 1.258
5. Babe Ruth • 1926 1.253
6. Babe Ruth • 1924 1.252
7. Lou Gehrig • 1927 1.240
8. Babe Ruth • 1930 1.225
9. Babe Ruth • 1931 1.195
10. Lou Gehrig • 1930 1.194
Games Played
1. Hideki Matsui • 2003 163
2. Chris Chambliss • 1978 162
Roberto Kelly • 1990 162
Hideki Matsui • 2004 162
Hideki Matsui • 2005 162
Don Mattingly • 1986 162
Bobby Richardson • 1961 162
Alex Rodriguez • 2005 162
Roy White • 1970 162
Roy White • 1973 162
At Bats
1. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 696
2. Bobby Richardson • 1962 692
3. Horace Clarke • 1970 686
4. Derek Jeter • 2012 683
5. Alfonso Soriano • 2003 682
6. Bobby Richardson • 1964 679
7. Don Mattingly • 1986 677
8. Bobby Richardson • 1965 664
9. Derek Jeter • 2010 663
10. Bobby Richardson • 1961 662
Plate Appearances
1. Frankie Crosetti • 1938 757
2. Bobby Richardson • 1962 754
3. Derek Jeter • 2005 752
4. Derek Jeter • 1997 748
5. Frankie Crosetti • 1939 743
6. Don Mattingly • 1986 742
7. Red Rolfe • 1937 741
Alfonso Soriano • 2002 741
9. Frankie Crosetti • 1936 740
Derek Jeter • 2012 740
Runs Scored
1. Babe Ruth • 1921 177
2. Lou Gehrig • 1936 167
3. Lou Gehrig • 1931 163
Babe Ruth • 1928 163
5. Babe Ruth • 1920 158
Babe Ruth • 1927 158
7. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 151
Babe Ruth • 1923 151
9. Babe Ruth • 1930 150
10. Lou Gehrig • 1927 149
Babe Ruth • 1931 149
Hits
1. Don Mattingly • 1986 238
2. Earle Combs • 1927 231
3. Lou Gehrig • 1930 220
4. Derek Jeter • 1999 219
5. Lou Gehrig • 1927 218
6. Derek Jeter • 2012 216
7. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 215
8. Derek Jeter • 2006 214
9. Red Rolfe • 1939 213
10. Derek Jeter • 2009 212
Total Bases
1. Babe Ruth • 1921 457
2. Lou Gehrig • 1927 447
3. Lou Gehrig • 1930 419
4. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 418
5. Babe Ruth • 1927 417
6. Lou Gehrig • 1931 410
7. Lou Gehrig • 1934 409
8. Lou Gehrig • 1936 403
9. Babe Ruth • 1923 399
10. Aaron Judge • 2024 392
Doubles
1. Don Mattingly • 1986 53
2. Lou Gehrig • 1927 52
3. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 51
4. Robinson Canó • 2009 48
Robinson Canó • 2012 48
Don Mattingly • 1985 48
7. Miguel Andujar • 2018 47
Lou Gehrig • 1926 47
Lou Gehrig • 1928 47
Bob Meusel • 1927 47
Triples
1. Earle Combs • 1927 23
2. Earle Combs • 1930 22
Birdie Cree • 1911 22
Snuffy Stirnweiss • 1945 22
5. Earle Combs • 1928 21
6. Lou Gehrig • 1926 20
7. Wally Pipp • 1924 19
8. Lou Gehrig • 1927 18
9. Lou Gehrig • 1930 17
10. Earle Combs • 1933 16
Birdie Cree • 1910 16
Tony Lazzeri • 1932 16
Johnny Lindell • 1944 16
Bob Meusel • 1921 16
Babe Ruth • 1921 16
Snuffy Stirnweiss • 1944 16
Home Runs
1. Aaron Judge • 2022 62
2. Roger Maris • 1961 61
3. Babe Ruth • 1927 60
4. Babe Ruth • 1921 59
5. Aaron Judge • 2024 58
6. Mickey Mantle • 1961 54
Alex Rodriguez • 2007 54
Babe Ruth • 1920 54
Babe Ruth • 1928 54
10. Aaron Judge • 2017 52
Mickey Mantle • 1956 52
Runs Batted In
1. Lou Gehrig • 1931 185
2. Lou Gehrig • 1927 173
Lou Gehrig • 1930 173
4. Babe Ruth • 1921 168
5. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 167
6. Lou Gehrig • 1934 166
7. Babe Ruth • 1927 165
8. Babe Ruth • 1931 162
9. Lou Gehrig • 1937 158
10. Alex Rodriguez • 2007 156
Bases on Balls
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 170
2. Babe Ruth • 1920 150
3. Mickey Mantle • 1957 146
4. Babe Ruth • 1921 145
5. Babe Ruth • 1926 144
6. Babe Ruth • 1924 142
7. Babe Ruth • 1927 137
Babe Ruth • 1928 137
9. Babe Ruth • 1930 136
10. Aaron Judge • 2024 133
Strikeouts
1. Giancarlo Stanton • 2018 211
2. Aaron Judge • 2017 208
3. Curtis Granderson • 2012 195
4. Aaron Judge • 2022 175
5. Aaron Judge • 2024 171
6. Curtis Granderson • 2011 169
7. Anthony Volpe • 2023 167
8. Aaron Judge • 2021 158
9. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 157
Giancarlo Stanton • 2021 157
Stolen Bases
1. Rickey Henderson • 1988 93
2. Rickey Henderson • 1986 87
3. Rickey Henderson • 1985 80
4. Fritz Maisel • 1914 74
5. Ben Chapman • 1931 61
6. Snuffy Stirnweiss • 1944 55
7. Fritz Maisel • 1915 51
8. Brett Gardner • 2011 49
9. Birdie Cree • 1911 48
10. Brett Gardner • 2010 47
Singles
1. Steve Sax • 1989 171
2. Derek Jeter • 2012 169
3. Willie Keeler • 1906 167
4. Earle Combs • 1927 166
Derek Jeter • 2009 166
6. Willie Keeler • 1904 162
7. Hal Chase • 1906 160
8. Derek Jeter • 2006 158
Bobby Richardson • 1962 158
10. Derek Jeter • 2005 153
Whitey Witt • 1923 153
Adjusted OPS+
1. Babe Ruth • 1920 255
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 239
Babe Ruth • 1923 239
4. Babe Ruth • 1926 226
5. Babe Ruth • 1927 225
6. Aaron Judge • 2024 223
7. Mickey Mantle • 1957 221
8. Lou Gehrig • 1927 220
Babe Ruth • 1924 220
10. Babe Ruth • 1931 218
Runs Created
1. Babe Ruth • 1921 229
2. Babe Ruth • 1923 209
3. Lou Gehrig • 1927 207
4. Babe Ruth • 1927 201
5. Babe Ruth • 1920 200
6. Babe Ruth • 1924 194
7. Lou Gehrig • 1930 192
8. Lou Gehrig • 1934 189
Lou Gehrig • 1936 189
10. Mickey Mantle • 1956 188
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 121
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 120
3. Babe Ruth • 1920 114
4. Lou Gehrig • 1927 105
5. Babe Ruth • 1924 104
Babe Ruth • 1927 104
7. Babe Ruth • 1926 101
8. Aaron Judge • 2024 99
9. Babe Ruth • 1931 98
10. Babe Ruth • 1930 95
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 11.3
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 10.9
3. Babe Ruth • 1920 10.8
4. Aaron Judge • 2024 9.8
5. Lou Gehrig • 1927 9.7
Babe Ruth • 1927 9.7
7. Babe Ruth • 1924 9.6
8. Babe Ruth • 1926 9.5
9. Mickey Mantle • 1957 9.0
Babe Ruth • 1931 9.0
Extra Base Hits
1. Babe Ruth • 1921 119
2. Lou Gehrig • 1927 117
3. Lou Gehrig • 1930 100
4. Babe Ruth • 1920 99
Babe Ruth • 1923 99
6. Babe Ruth • 1927 97
7. Joe DiMaggio • 1937 96
8. Lou Gehrig • 1934 95
Aaron Judge • 2024 95
10. Lou Gehrig • 1936 93
Times On Base
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 379
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 353
3. Babe Ruth • 1924 346
4. Lou Gehrig • 1936 342
5. Lou Gehrig • 1937 331
Babe Ruth • 1926 331
7. Lou Gehrig • 1927 330
8. Babe Ruth • 1927 329
9. Lou Gehrig • 1931 328
Babe Ruth • 1931 328
Offensive Win %
1. Babe Ruth • 1920 .921
2. Mickey Mantle • 1957 .909
Babe Ruth • 1923 .909
4. Babe Ruth • 1921 .905
5. Babe Ruth • 1926 .893
6. Babe Ruth • 1924 .885
7. Babe Ruth • 1927 .884
8. Mickey Mantle • 1956 .879
Babe Ruth • 1931 .879
10. Lou Gehrig • 1927 .875
Hit By Pitch
1. Don Baylor • 1985 24
2. Don Baylor • 1984 23
Anthony Rizzo • 2022 23
4. Jason Giambi • 2008 22
5. Jason Giambi • 2003 21
Chuck Knoblauch • 1999 21
Alex Rodriguez • 2007 21
8. Jason Giambi • 2005 19
9. Bert Daniels • 1911 18
Bert Daniels • 1912 18
Bert Daniels • 1913 18
Chuck Knoblauch • 1998 18
Sacrifice Hits
1. Willie Keeler • 1905 42
2. Willie Keeler • 1906 35
3. Willie Keeler • 1909 33
Roger Peckinpaugh • 1915 33
Roger Peckinpaugh • 1921 33
Wally Pipp • 1921 33
7. Aaron Ward • 1922 32
8. Jimmy Austin • 1909 30
Wally Pipp • 1919 30
10. Aaron Ward • 1921 29
Sacrifice Flies
1. Roy White • 1971 17
2. Don Mattingly • 1985 15
3. Tino Martinez • 1997 13
4. Bobby Murcer • 1974 12
Mark Teixeira • 2012 12
6. Graig Nettles • 1975 11
Paul O'Neill • 1995 11
Paul O'Neill • 1998 11
Paul O'Neill • 2000 11
Lou Piniella • 1974 11
Alex Rodriguez • 2010 11
Roy White • 1969 11
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Babe Ruth • 1924 28
2. Mickey Mantle • 1957 23
3. Joe DiMaggio • 1941 21
Lou Gehrig • 1935 21
5. Aaron Judge • 2024 20
6. Aaron Judge • 2022 19
7. Nick Etten • 1944 18
Mickey Mantle • 1964 18
Don Mattingly • 1989 18
10. Bernie Williams • 1999 17
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Dave Winfield • 1983 30
2. Billy Johnson • 1943 27
3. Hideki Matsui • 2003 25
Paul O'Neill • 1995 25
5. Derek Jeter • 2008 24
Derek Jeter • 2012 24
Paul O'Neill • 1999 24
Jorge Posada • 2004 24
Willie Randolph • 1985 24
10. Thurman Munson • 1975 23
Jorge Posada • 2002 23
Willie Randolph • 1979 23
Caught Stealing
1. Doc Cook • 1914 32
2. Roy Hartzell • 1914 25
Lee Magee • 1916 25
4. Ben Chapman • 1931 23
5. Hal Chase • 1912 22
6. Babe Ruth • 1923 21
7. Bert Daniels • 1912 20
8. Birdie Cree • 1912 19
Roy Hartzell • 1915 19
10. Luke Boone • 1914 18
Ben Chapman • 1932 18
Ben Chapman • 1933 18
Doc Cook • 1915 18
Rickey Henderson • 1986 18
SB %
1. Mike Tauchman • 2020 100.00
2. Paul O'Neill • 1998 93.75
Bobby Richardson • 1963 93.75
4. Dave Winfield • 1981 91.67
5. Derek Jeter • 2002 91.43
6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. • 2024 90.00
Johnny Damon • 2007 90.00
Derek Jeter • 2001 90.00
9. Harrison Bader • 2023 89.47
10. Brett Gardner • 2018 88.89
Rickey Henderson • 1985 88.89
Power-Speed #
1. Rickey Henderson • 1986 42.4
2. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 40.0
3. Rickey Henderson • 1985 36.9
4. Alfonso Soriano • 2003 36.4
5. Alex Rodriguez • 2007 33.2
6. Alex Rodriguez • 2004 31.5
7. Curtis Granderson • 2011 31.1
8. Bobby Bonds • 1975 31.0
9. Alex Rodriguez • 2005 29.2
10. Ben Chapman • 1931 26.6
AB per SO
1. Joe Sewell • 1932 167.7
2. Joe Sewell • 1933 131.0
3. Willie Keeler • 1906 118.4
4. Kid Elberfeld • 1907 63.9
5. Joe Sewell • 1931 60.5
6. Yogi Berra • 1950 49.8
7. Willie Keeler • 1904 45.3
8. Willie Keeler • 1905 43.1
9. Willie Keeler • 1903 42.7
10. Joe DiMaggio • 1941 41.6
AB per HR
1. Babe Ruth • 1920 8.5
2. Babe Ruth • 1927 9.0
3. Aaron Judge • 2022 9.2
Babe Ruth • 1921 9.2
5. Mickey Mantle • 1961 9.5
6. Aaron Judge • 2024 9.6
7. Roger Maris • 1961 9.7
Luke Voit • 2020 9.7
9. Babe Ruth • 1928 9.9
10. Mickey Mantle • 1956 10.3
Outs Made
1. Horace Clarke • 1970 542
2. Bobby Richardson • 1964 536
3. Frankie Crosetti • 1939 530
4. Bobby Richardson • 1962 529
5. Bobby Richardson • 1965 527
6. Bobby Richardson • 1961 523
7. Alfonso Soriano • 2002 516
8. Derek Jeter • 2010 515
9. Roy White • 1973 509
10. Anthony Volpe • 2024 503
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) †
1. Babe Ruth • 1921 134.12
2. Babe Ruth • 1923 121.89
3. Babe Ruth • 1920 113.31
4. Lou Gehrig • 1927 112.95
5. Babe Ruth • 1927 111.44
6. Babe Ruth • 1926 110.79
7. Babe Ruth • 1931 109.89
8. Babe Ruth • 1924 109.53
9. Lou Gehrig • 1930 100.67
10. Mickey Mantle • 1956 99.65
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Babe Ruth • 1923 11.8
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 11.1
3. Babe Ruth • 1926 9.4
Babe Ruth • 1929 9.4
5. Mickey Mantle • 1957 9.3
6. Lou Gehrig • 1932 9.1
Babe Ruth • 1931 9.1
8. Mickey Mantle • 1961 9.0
9. Lou Gehrig • 1927 8.9
Lou Gehrig • 1934 8.9
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) †
1. Babe Ruth • 1921 11.2
2. Babe Ruth • 1920 11.1
3. Babe Ruth • 1923 10.6
4. Babe Ruth • 1927 10.3
5. Babe Ruth • 1924 10.2
6. Mickey Mantle • 1957 9.9
7. Lou Gehrig • 1927 9.6
Babe Ruth • 1926 9.6
9. Mickey Mantle • 1956 9.4
10. Aaron Judge • 2024 9.3
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Babe Ruth • 1921 44.9
2. Babe Ruth • 1924 31.1
3. Babe Ruth • 1920 26.6
4. Babe Ruth • 1926 26.0
5. Mickey Mantle • 1957 25.2
6. Mickey Mantle • 1961 24.0
7. Lou Gehrig • 1934 23.2
8. Babe Ruth • 1922 22.7
9. Mickey Mantle • 1960 22.6
10. Mickey Mantle • 1962 22.4
Base-Out Wins Added (REW) †
1. Babe Ruth • 1921 12.0
2. Babe Ruth • 1923 11.3
3. Lou Gehrig • 1927 10.6
4. Babe Ruth • 1920 10.5
5. Babe Ruth • 1926 10.4
Babe Ruth • 1927 10.4
7. Babe Ruth • 1931 10.3
8. Babe Ruth • 1924 10.1
9. Mickey Mantle • 1956 9.4
10. Lou Gehrig • 1928 9.3
Aaron Judge • 2024 9.3
Mickey Mantle • 1961 9.3
rOBA †
1. Babe Ruth • 1920 .587
2. Babe Ruth • 1921 .571
3. Babe Ruth • 1923 .565
4. Babe Ruth • 1926 .544
5. Babe Ruth • 1927 .542
6. Babe Ruth • 1924 .535
7. Lou Gehrig • 1927 .533
8. Mickey Mantle • 1957 .524
9. Babe Ruth • 1931 .521
10. Mickey Mantle • 1956 .520
Rbat+ †
1. Babe Ruth • 1920 248
2. Babe Ruth • 1923 236
3. Babe Ruth • 1921 233
4. Mickey Mantle • 1957 230
5. Babe Ruth • 1926 227
6. Aaron Judge • 2024 223
7. Babe Ruth • 1927 221
8. Lou Gehrig • 1927 219
9. Babe Ruth • 1924 218
10. Babe Ruth • 1931 214

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