Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR Position Players †
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 12.1
2. Stan Musial • 1948 11.3
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 10.8
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 10.2
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 10.1
6. Rogers Hornsby • 1917 9.9
7. Albert Pujols • 2009 9.7
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1920 9.6
9. Stan Musial • 1943 9.5
10. Frankie Frisch • 1927 9.4
Offensive WAR †
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 11.5
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 11.3
3. Stan Musial • 1948 10.8
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 10.3
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 10.0
6. Stan Musial • 1946 9.6
7. Mark McGwire • 1998 9.3
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1920 9.0
9. Stan Musial • 1949 8.8
10. Stan Musial • 1951 8.7
Defensive WAR †
1. Ozzie Smith • 1989 4.8
2. Frankie Frisch • 1927 4.4
3. Tommy Thevenow • 1926 3.9
4. Marty Marion • 1944 3.6
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1917 3.5
Ozzie Smith • 1982 3.5
7. Marty Marion • 1943 3.4
Ozzie Smith • 1985 3.4
Bobby Wallace • 1901 3.4
10. Scott Rolen • 2004 3.3
Batting Average
1. Tip O'Neill • 1887 .435
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 .424
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 .403
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 .401
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 .397
6. Jesse Burkett • 1899 .396
7. Rogers Hornsby • 1923 .384
8. Jesse Burkett • 1901 .376
Stan Musial • 1948 .376
10. Joe Medwick • 1937 .374
On-Base%
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 .507
2. John McGraw • 1900 .505
3. Tip O'Neill • 1887 .490
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 .489
5. Mark McGwire • 1998 .470
6. Jesse Burkett • 1899 .463
Bob Caruthers • 1887 .463
8. Albert Pujols • 2008 .462
9. Jack Clark • 1987 .459
Rogers Hornsby • 1922 .459
Rogers Hornsby • 1923 .459
Slugging %
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 .756
2. Mark McGwire • 1998 .752
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 .722
4. Stan Musial • 1948 .702
5. Mark McGwire • 1999 .697
6. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 .696
7. Tip O'Neill • 1887 .691
8. Albert Pujols • 2006 .671
9. Albert Pujols • 2003 .667
10. Albert Pujols • 2009 .658
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 1.245
2. Mark McGwire • 1998 1.222
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 1.203
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 1.181
5. Tip O'Neill • 1887 1.180
6. Stan Musial • 1948 1.152
7. Mark McGwire • 1999 1.120
8. Albert Pujols • 2008 1.114
9. Albert Pujols • 2003 1.106
10. Albert Pujols • 2006 1.102
Games Played
1. José Oquendo • 1989 163
2. Ken Boyer • 1964 162
Curt Flood • 1964 162
Pedro Guerrero • 1989 162
Terry Pendleton • 1989 162
Bill White • 1963 162
7. Paul Goldschmidt • 2019 161
Dick Groat • 1964 161
Keith Hernandez • 1977 161
Keith Hernandez • 1979 161
Julián Javier • 1963 161
Albert Pujols • 2001 161
Albert Pujols • 2005 161
Ken Reitz • 1975 161
Ted Simmons • 1973 161
Joe Torre • 1970 161
Joe Torre • 1971 161
At Bats
1. Lou Brock • 1967 689
2. Curt Flood • 1964 679
3. Garry Templeton • 1979 672
4. Lou Brock • 1970 664
Taylor Douthit • 1930 664
6. Curt Flood • 1963 662
7. Lou Brock • 1968 660
8. Red Schoendienst • 1947 659
9. Bill White • 1963 658
10. Lou Brock • 1969 655
Plate Appearances
1. Taylor Douthit • 1928 752
2. Taylor Douthit • 1930 748
3. Curt Flood • 1964 739
4. Lou Brock • 1970 729
5. Don Blasingame • 1957 728
6. Lou Brock • 1973 727
7. Bill White • 1963 726
8. Lou Brock • 1967 724
9. Stan Musial • 1949 722
10. Lou Brock • 1971 721
Runs Scored
1. Tip O'Neill • 1887 167
2. Arlie Latham • 1887 163
3. Arlie Latham • 1886 152
4. Jesse Burkett • 1901 142
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 141
6. Charlie Comiskey • 1887 139
7. Tommy McCarthy • 1890 137
Albert Pujols • 2003 137
9. Tommy McCarthy • 1889 136
10. Bill Gleason • 1887 135
Stan Musial • 1948 135
Hits
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 250
2. Joe Medwick • 1937 237
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 235
4. Stan Musial • 1948 230
Joe Torre • 1971 230
6. Stan Musial • 1946 228
7. Jim Bottomley • 1925 227
Rogers Hornsby • 1924 227
9. Jesse Burkett • 1901 226
10. Tip O'Neill • 1887 225
Total Bases
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 450
2. Stan Musial • 1948 429
3. Joe Medwick • 1937 406
4. Albert Pujols • 2003 394
5. Albert Pujols • 2004 389
6. Mark McGwire • 1998 383
7. Stan Musial • 1949 382
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 381
9. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 378
10. Albert Pujols • 2009 374
Doubles
1. Joe Medwick • 1936 64
2. Joe Medwick • 1937 56
3. Matt Carpenter • 2013 55
4. Stan Musial • 1953 53
5. Tip O'Neill • 1887 52
Enos Slaughter • 1939 52
7. Stan Musial • 1944 51
Albert Pujols • 2003 51
Albert Pujols • 2004 51
10. Stan Musial • 1946 50
Triples
1. Perry Werden • 1893 29
2. Roger Connor • 1894 25
Tom Long • 1915 25
4. Jim Bottomley • 1928 20
Duff Cooley • 1895 20
Rogers Hornsby • 1920 20
Stan Musial • 1943 20
Stan Musial • 1946 20
9. Tip O'Neill • 1887 19
Garry Templeton • 1979 19
Home Runs
1. Mark McGwire • 1998 70
2. Mark McGwire • 1999 65
3. Albert Pujols • 2006 49
4. Albert Pujols • 2009 47
5. Albert Pujols • 2004 46
6. Johnny Mize • 1940 43
Albert Pujols • 2003 43
8. Jim Edmonds • 2000 42
Jim Edmonds • 2004 42
Rogers Hornsby • 1922 42
Albert Pujols • 2010 42
Runs Batted In
1. Joe Medwick • 1937 154
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 152
3. Mark McGwire • 1998 147
Mark McGwire • 1999 147
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 143
6. Joe Medwick • 1936 138
7. Jim Bottomley • 1929 137
Johnny Mize • 1940 137
Albert Pujols • 2006 137
Joe Torre • 1971 137
Bases on Balls
1. Mark McGwire • 1998 162
2. Jack Clark • 1987 136
Jack Crooks • 1892 136
4. Mark McGwire • 1999 133
5. Jack Crooks • 1893 121
6. William Robinson • 1889 118
7. Billy Hoy • 1891 117
8. Miller Huggins • 1910 116
William Robinson • 1888 116
10. Albert Pujols • 2009 115
Strikeouts
1. Paul Goldschmidt • 2024 173
2. Tyler O'Neill • 2021 168
3. Jim Edmonds • 2000 167
4. Paul Goldschmidt • 2019 166
5. Ron Gant • 1997 162
6. Paul Goldschmidt • 2023 161
7. Matt Carpenter • 2018 158
8. Mark McGwire • 1998 155
9. Dylan Carlson • 2021 152
10. Matt Carpenter • 2015 151
Nolan Gorman • 2024 151
Ray Lankford • 1998 151
Stolen Bases
1. Arlie Latham • 1887 129
2. Lou Brock • 1974 118
3. Charlie Comiskey • 1887 117
4. Vince Coleman • 1985 110
5. Vince Coleman • 1987 109
Arlie Latham • 1888 109
7. Vince Coleman • 1986 107
8. Tommy McCarthy • 1888 93
9. Curt Welch • 1887 89
10. Tommy McCarthy • 1890 83
Singles
1. Jesse Burkett • 1899 185
2. Jesse Burkett • 1901 181
3. Curt Flood • 1964 178
4. Jesse Burkett • 1900 170
Milt Stock • 1920 170
6. Joe Torre • 1971 164
7. Willie McGee • 1985 162
8. Curt Flood • 1968 160
Red Schoendienst • 1949 160
10. Lou Brock • 1974 159
Adjusted OPS+
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 222
2. Mark McGwire • 1998 216
3. Tip O'Neill • 1887 213
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 210
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 207
6. Stan Musial • 1948 200
7. Albert Pujols • 2008 192
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 191
9. Albert Pujols • 2009 189
10. Rogers Hornsby • 1923 188
Runs Created
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 202
2. Mark McGwire • 1998 193
3. Stan Musial • 1948 192
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 185
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 183
6. Albert Pujols • 2003 176
7. Tip O'Neill • 1887 173
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 167
9. Joe Medwick • 1937 165
Stan Musial • 1949 165
Albert Pujols • 2009 165
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 98
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 96
3. Mark McGwire • 1998 95
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 88
5. Stan Musial • 1948 87
6. Tip O'Neill • 1887 82
7. Albert Pujols • 2009 80
8. Albert Pujols • 2003 79
9. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 78
10. Albert Pujols • 2008 77
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 9.4
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 8.9
Mark McGwire • 1998 8.9
4. Stan Musial • 1948 8.4
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 7.9
6. Tip O'Neill • 1887 7.8
7. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 7.5
Albert Pujols • 2009 7.5
9. Albert Pujols • 2003 7.3
10. Albert Pujols • 2008 7.2
Extra Base Hits
1. Stan Musial • 1948 103
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 102
3. Albert Pujols • 2004 99
4. Joe Medwick • 1937 97
5. Joe Medwick • 1936 95
Albert Pujols • 2003 95
7. Jim Bottomley • 1928 93
Albert Pujols • 2009 93
9. Stan Musial • 1953 92
10. Mark McGwire • 1998 91
Times On Base
1. Mark McGwire • 1998 320
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 318
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 316
Stan Musial • 1949 316
5. Stan Musial • 1948 312
6. Albert Pujols • 2009 310
7. Stan Musial • 1953 305
8. Stan Musial • 1946 304
Stan Musial • 1951 304
10. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 302
Stan Musial • 1954 302
Offensive Win %
1. Tip O'Neill • 1887 .907
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 .895
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 .883
4. Mark McGwire • 1998 .875
5. Stan Musial • 1948 .872
6. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 .864
7. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 .845
8. Stan Musial • 1946 .842
9. Rogers Hornsby • 1923 .837
10. Rogers Hornsby • 1920 .836
Hit By Pitch
1. Steve Evans • 1910 31
2. James Roseman • 1890 29
3. Fernando Viña • 2000 28
4. Dan McGann • 1900 24
5. Dan McGann • 1901 23
John McGraw • 1900 23
7. Dick Harley • 1898 22
Fernando Viña • 2001 22
9. Solly Hemus • 1952 20
Jon Jay • 2014 20
Sacrifice Hits
1. Taylor Douthit • 1926 37
2. Milt Stock • 1921 36
Harry Walker • 1943 36
4. Lee Magee • 1914 35
5. Les Bell • 1926 31
Doc Lavan • 1920 31
7. Spike Shannon • 1904 29
8. Arnold Hauser • 1911 28
Marty Marion • 1941 28
Milt Stock • 1920 28
Sacrifice Flies
1. George Hendrick • 1982 14
2. Tom Herr • 1985 13
3. Pedro Guerrero • 1989 12
Keith Hernandez • 1982 12
Tom Herr • 1987 12
6. Pedro Guerrero • 1990 11
George Hendrick • 1983 11
Ray Jablonski • 1954 11
9. Jim Edmonds • 2001 10
Édgar Rentería • 2004 10
Ted Simmons • 1971 10
Ozzie Smith • 1990 10
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Albert Pujols • 2009 44
2. Albert Pujols • 2010 38
3. Albert Pujols • 2008 34
4. Mark McGwire • 1998 28
Albert Pujols • 2006 28
6. Stan Musial • 1952 27
Stan Musial • 1954 27
Albert Pujols • 2005 27
9. Stan Musial • 1958 26
10. Ted Simmons • 1977 25
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Matt Holliday • 2013 31
2. Albert Pujols • 2011 29
Ted Simmons • 1973 29
4. Yadier Molina • 2009 27
Albert Pujols • 2007 27
6. David Freese • 2013 25
Nippy Jones • 1948 25
Ken Reitz • 1974 25
9. Gene Green • 1958 24
Willie McGee • 1987 24
Caught Stealing
1. Lou Brock • 1974 33
2. Lou Brock • 1965 27
Vince Coleman • 1988 27
4. Lee Magee • 1913 26
Rebel Oakes • 1913 26
Lonnie Smith • 1982 26
7. Vince Coleman • 1985 25
Ed Konetchy • 1913 25
9. Lou Brock • 1977 24
Ray Lankford • 1992 24
Garry Templeton • 1977 24
SB %
1. Tommy Edman • 2019 93.75
2. Tommy Edman • 2022 91.43
3. Tom Herr • 1985 91.18
4. Albert Pujols • 2005 88.89
5. Jason Heyward • 2015 88.46
6. Vince Coleman • 1986 88.43
7. Harrison Bader • 2022 88.24
8. Eli Marrero • 2002 87.50
9. Willie McGee • 1988 87.23
10. Tommy Edman • 2023 87.10
Power-Speed #
1. Lou Brock • 1967 29.9
2. Ray Lankford • 1998 28.3
3. Ray Lankford • 1992 27.1
4. Ray Lankford • 1996 26.3
5. Fernando Tatís • 1999 26.0
6. Lou Brock • 1965 25.5
7. Ray Lankford • 1997 25.0
8. Lou Brock • 1966 24.9
9. Ray Lankford • 1995 24.5
10. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 24.2
AB per SO
1. Joe Quinn • 1893 78.1
Joe Quinn • 1895 78.1
3. Lave Cross • 1898 75.3
4. Frankie Frisch • 1927 61.7
5. Jimmy Brown • 1942 55.1
6. Frankie Frisch • 1934 55.0
7. George Miller • 1894 53.4
8. Joe Quinn • 1894 50.6
9. Charlie Comiskey • 1887 48.9
10. Frankie Frisch • 1929 43.9
AB per HR
1. Mark McGwire • 1998 7.3
2. Mark McGwire • 1999 8.0
3. Albert Pujols • 2006 10.9
4. Jim Edmonds • 2003 11.5
5. Jim Edmonds • 2004 11.9
6. Jack Clark • 1987 12.0
7. Albert Pujols • 2009 12.1
8. Jim Edmonds • 2000 12.5
9. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 12.9
Albert Pujols • 2004 12.9
Outs Made
1. Red Schoendienst • 1947 519
2. Lou Brock • 1967 512
3. Vince Coleman • 1985 500
Vince Coleman • 1988 500
Curt Flood • 1964 500
6. Red Schoendienst • 1950 499
7. Lou Brock • 1968 495
8. Don Blasingame • 1957 493
9. Lou Brock • 1973 492
Jack Rothrock • 1934 492
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) †
1. Mark McGwire • 1998 94.34
2. Stan Musial • 1948 90.57
3. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 89.94
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 86.65
5. Joe Medwick • 1937 86.15
6. Joe Torre • 1971 82.84
7. Albert Pujols • 2009 78.73
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 78.42
9. Albert Pujols • 2003 77.23
10. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 75.28
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Mark McGwire • 1998 9.6
2. Albert Pujols • 2006 9.4
3. Joe Medwick • 1937 9.1
4. Joe Torre • 1971 8.9
5. Stan Musial • 1948 8.7
6. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 8.0
Albert Pujols • 2009 8.0
8. Joe Medwick • 1935 7.5
9. Orlando Cepeda • 1967 7.3
10. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 7.0
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) †
1. Mark McGwire • 1998 9.8
2. Stan Musial • 1948 8.0
3. Albert Pujols • 2003 7.6
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 7.5
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 7.3
Mark McGwire • 1999 7.3
Albert Pujols • 2004 7.3
8. Albert Pujols • 2009 7.2
9. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 6.9
10. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 6.7
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Stan Musial • 1946 27.2
2. Stan Musial • 1949 24.7
3. Orlando Cepeda • 1967 20.0
4. Johnny Mize • 1936 19.5
5. Stan Musial • 1948 19.3
6. Chick Hafey • 1928 18.8
Joe Medwick • 1935 18.8
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 18.7
9. Enos Slaughter • 1946 18.6
10. Johnny Mize • 1941 18.0
Base-Out Wins Added (REW) †
1. Mark McGwire • 1998 8.8
2. Stan Musial • 1948 8.5
3. Joe Medwick • 1937 8.3
Joe Torre • 1971 8.3
5. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 8.2
6. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 8.1
7. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 7.6
8. Albert Pujols • 2009 7.5
9. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 7.3
Albert Pujols • 2003 7.3
rOBA †
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 .534
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 .527
3. Tip O'Neill • 1887 .519
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 .518
5. Stan Musial • 1948 .506
6. Mark McGwire • 1998 .501
7. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 .488
8. Rogers Hornsby • 1923 .485
9. Bob Caruthers • 1887 .472
10. Albert Pujols • 2003 .470
Rbat+ †
1. Rogers Hornsby • 1924 232
2. Rogers Hornsby • 1925 217
3. Mark McGwire • 1998 215
4. Rogers Hornsby • 1922 210
Stan Musial • 1948 210
6. Rogers Hornsby • 1921 198
7. Albert Pujols • 2003 194
8. Stan Musial • 1946 193
9. Albert Pujols • 2008 192
10. Rogers Hornsby • 1923 191

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