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Single-Season Leaders & Records for Hits
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Only players who finished in the top 40 for the majors in a season will appear on this list. Leaders from the current season are only included for rate stats after July 1st.
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Coleman (20) | 772 | 1883 | R |
| 2. | Bobby Mathews (24) | 693 | 1876 | R |
| 3. | Pud Galvin+ (26) | 676 | 1883 | R |
| Will White (24) | 676 | 1879 | R | |
| 5. | Jim Devlin (28) | 617 | 1877 | R |
| 6. | George Bradley (26) | 590 | 1879 | R |
| 7. | John Clarkson+ (27) | 589 | 1889 | R |
| 8. | Pud Galvin+ (22) | 585 | 1879 | R |
| Matt Kilroy (21) | 585 | 1887 | L | |
| Jim McCormick (23) | 585 | 1880 | R | |
| 11. | Jim McCormick (22) | 582 | 1879 | R |
| 12. | Mickey Welch+ (20) | 575 | 1880 | R |
| 13. | Tommy Bond (22) | 571 | 1878 | R |
| Bill Hutchison (32) | 571 | 1892 | R | |
| John Ward+ (19) | 571 | 1879 | R | |
| 16. | Jim Devlin (27) | 566 | 1876 | R |
| Pud Galvin+ (27) | 566 | 1884 | R | |
| 18. | Charley Radbourn+ (28) | 563 | 1883 | R |
| 19. | Tommy Bond (24) | 559 | 1880 | R |
| 20. | Al Mays (22) | 551 | 1887 | |
| 21. | Jim McCormick (25) | 550 | 1882 | R |
| Will White (25) | 550 | 1880 | R | |
| 23. | Stump Wiedman (25) | 549 | 1886 | R |
| 24. | Jim Whitney (23) | 548 | 1881 | R |
| 25. | Lee Richmond (24) | 547 | 1881 | L |
| 26. | Pud Galvin+ (24) | 546 | 1881 | R |
| Frank Mountain (23) | 546 | 1883 | R | |
| 28. | Toad Ramsey (22) | 544 | 1887 | L |
| 29. | Tommy Bond (23) | 543 | 1879 | R |
| 30. | Al Spalding+ (25) | 542 | 1876 | R |
| 31. | Billy Crowell (21) | 541 | 1887 | R |
| Lee Richmond (23) | 541 | 1880 | L | |
| 33. | Hardie Henderson (22) | 539 | 1885 | R |
| 34. | Tommy Bond (21) | 530 | 1877 | R |
| 35. | Pud Galvin+ (23) | 528 | 1880 | R |
| Charley Radbourn+ (29) | 528 | 1884 | R | |
| Mickey Welch+ (24) | 528 | 1884 | R | |
| 38. | Henry Porter (30) | 527 | 1888 | R |
| 39. | Guy Hecker (28) | 526 | 1884 | R |
| Phenomenal Smith (22) | 526 | 1887 | L | |
| 41. | Lee Richmond (25) | 525 | 1882 | L |
| 42. | Bill Sweeney () | 522 | 1884 | R |
| 43. | Charley Radbourn+ (31) | 521 | 1886 | R |
| 44. | Jersey Bakely (24) | 518 | 1888 | R |
| Ed Beatin (23) | 518 | 1890 | L | |
| 46. | Harry McCormick (23) | 517 | 1879 | R |
| 47. | Terry Larkin () | 514 | 1879 | R |
| Mickey Welch+ (26) | 514 | 1886 | R | |
| 49. | Kid Carsey (20) | 513 | 1891 | R |
| John Clarkson+ (25) | 513 | 1887 | R | |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| 51. | Terry Larkin () | 511 | 1878 | R |
| 52. | Terry Larkin () | 510 | 1877 | R |
| 53. | Guy Hecker (27) | 509 | 1883 | R |
| 54. | Bill Hutchison (31) | 508 | 1891 | R |
| Jim McCormick (27) | 508 | 1884 | R | |
| 56. | Charlie Buffinton (23) | 506 | 1884 | R |
| 57. | George Derby (23) | 505 | 1881 | R |
| Bill Hutchison (30) | 505 | 1890 | R | |
| Charley Radbourn+ (32) | 505 | 1887 | R | |
| 60. | Jim Whitney (27) | 503 | 1885 | R |
| 61. | Tony Mullane (27) | 501 | 1886 | R |
| John Ward+ (20) | 501 | 1880 | R | |
| 63. | Mark Baldwin (26) | 498 | 1890 | R |
| Sadie McMahon (22) | 498 | 1890 | R | |
| 65. | Ted Breitenstein (25) | 497 | 1894 | L |
| John Clarkson+ (23) | 497 | 1885 | R | |
| 67. | Fleury Sullivan (22) | 496 | 1884 | |
| 68. | George Cobb (26) | 495 | 1892 | |
| 69. | Sadie McMahon (23) | 493 | 1891 | R |
| 70. | Jim Whitney (25) | 492 | 1883 | R |
| 71. | Pud Galvin+ (30) | 490 | 1887 | R |
| 72. | Larry McKeon (18) | 488 | 1884 | |
| Kid Nichols+ (24) | 488 | 1894 | R | |
| Cy Young+ (27) | 488 | 1894 | R | |
| 75. | Tim Keefe+ (26) | 486 | 1883 | R |
| Adonis Terry (19) | 486 | 1884 | R | |
| 77. | Bill Carrick (25) | 485 | 1899 | R |
| Jack Lynch (29) | 485 | 1886 | R | |
| 79. | Red Donahue (24) | 484 | 1897 | R |
| Jim McCormick (24) | 484 | 1881 | R | |
| 81. | Larry Corcoran (23) | 483 | 1883 | R |
| 82. | Pink Hawley (21) | 481 | 1894 | R |
| Tony Mullane (25) | 481 | 1884 | R | |
| Park Swartzel (23) | 481 | 1889 | R | |
| 85. | Kid Gleason (23) | 479 | 1890 | R |
| Tim Keefe+ (29) | 479 | 1886 | R | |
| Will White (29) | 479 | 1884 | R | |
| 88. | Will White (23) | 477 | 1878 | R |
| Cy Young+ (29) | 477 | 1896 | R | |
| 90. | Pud Galvin+ (25) | 476 | 1882 | R |
| Frank Killen (25) | 476 | 1896 | L | |
| Matt Kilroy (20) | 476 | 1886 | L | |
| Matt Kilroy (23) | 476 | 1889 | L | |
| 94. | Larry Corcoran (24) | 473 | 1884 | R |
| Will White (28) | 473 | 1883 | R | |
| 96. | Bob Barr (27) | 471 | 1884 | R |
| Frank Dwyer (26) | 471 | 1894 | R | |
| 98. | George Bradley (23) | 470 | 1876 | R |
| Ed Morris (25) | 470 | 1888 | L | |
| 100. | Sam Weaver (27) | 468 | 1883 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| 101. | Jack Taylor (25) | 465 | 1898 | R |
| Gus Weyhing (20) | 465 | 1887 | R | |
| Jim Whitney (28) | 465 | 1886 | R | |
| 104. | Henry Gruber (26) | 464 | 1890 | R |
| 105. | Silver King (21) | 462 | 1889 | R |
| 106. | Kid Carsey (24) | 460 | 1895 | R |
| 107. | Ed Morris (22) | 459 | 1885 | L |
| Jack Taylor (23) | 459 | 1896 | R | |
| 109. | Mark Baldwin (25) | 458 | 1889 | R |
| Bob Barr (33) | 458 | 1890 | R | |
| Ted Breitenstein (26) | 458 | 1895 | L | |
| 112. | Pud Galvin+ (29) | 457 | 1886 | R |
| 113. | Fred Goldsmith (27) | 456 | 1883 | R |
| Win Mercer (22) | 456 | 1896 | R | |
| 115. | Ed Morris (23) | 455 | 1886 | L |
| 116. | Guy Hecker (29) | 454 | 1885 | R |
| Billy Taylor (29) | 454 | 1884 | R | |
| 118. | Pud Galvin+ (28) | 453 | 1885 | R |
| 119. | George Bradley (24) | 452 | 1877 | R |
| 120. | Amos Rusie+ (22) | 451 | 1893 | R |
| 121. | Pink Hawley (22) | 449 | 1895 | R |
| 122. | John Clarkson+ (26) | 448 | 1888 | R |
| Frank Killen (21) | 448 | 1892 | L | |
| 124. | Mark Baldwin (28) | 447 | 1892 | R |
| Toad Ramsey (21) | 447 | 1886 | L | |
| 126. | Hugh Daily (36) | 446 | 1884 | R |
| Pud Galvin+ (31) | 446 | 1888 | R | |
| Dupee Shaw (25) | 446 | 1884 | L | |
| 129. | Brickyard Kennedy (26) | 445 | 1894 | R |
| Ed Seward (20) | 445 | 1887 | R | |
| Scott Stratton (23) | 445 | 1893 | R | |
| 132. | Bob Caruthers (25) | 444 | 1889 | R |
| 133. | Jersey Bakely (20) | 443 | 1884 | R |
| Charlie Ferguson (21) | 443 | 1884 | R | |
| 135. | Duke Esper (24) | 442 | 1893 | L |
| Tim Keefe+ (24) | 442 | 1881 | R | |
| Win Mercer (20) | 442 | 1894 | R | |
| Cy Young+ (26) | 442 | 1893 | R | |
| 139. | Red Ehret (20) | 441 | 1889 | R |
| Red Ehret (25) | 441 | 1894 | R | |
| 141. | Henry Porter (28) | 439 | 1886 | R |
| 142. | Silver King (20) | 437 | 1888 | R |
| 143. | Kid Gleason (26) | 436 | 1893 | R |
| Amos Rusie+ (19) | 436 | 1890 | R | |
| 145. | John Clarkson+ (29) | 435 | 1891 | R |
| Stump Wiedman (22) | 435 | 1883 | R | |
| 147. | Clark Griffith+ (25) | 434 | 1895 | R |
| 148. | Jack Powell (24) | 433 | 1899 | R |
| Harry Staley (22) | 433 | 1889 | R | |
| 150. | Dad Clarke (31) | 431 | 1896 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| Kid Gleason (24) | 431 | 1891 | R | |
| Mickey Welch+ (23) | 431 | 1883 | R | |
| Cy Young+ (24) | 431 | 1891 | R | |
| 154. | Bob Caruthers (21) | 430 | 1885 | R |
| Sadie McMahon (24) | 430 | 1892 | R | |
| Win Mercer (21) | 430 | 1895 | R | |
| Jim Whitney (29) | 430 | 1887 | R | |
| 158. | Charley Radbourn+ (27) | 429 | 1882 | R |
| Jack Stivetts (26) | 429 | 1894 | R | |
| 160. | Tim Keefe+ (30) | 428 | 1887 | R |
| Gus Weyhing (24) | 428 | 1891 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (31) | 428 | 1898 | R | |
| 163. | Denny Driscoll (27) | 427 | 1883 | L |
| Henry Porter (27) | 427 | 1885 | R | |
| 165. | Kid Nichols+ (23) | 426 | 1893 | R |
| Amos Rusie+ (23) | 426 | 1894 | R | |
| 167. | Charlie Buffinton (24) | 425 | 1885 | R |
| Doc Landis (27) | 425 | 1882 | ||
| 169. | Frank Dwyer (23) | 424 | 1891 | R |
| 170. | Charley Radbourn+ (30) | 423 | 1885 | R |
| 171. | Henry Boyle (28) | 422 | 1889 | R |
| 172. | Bill Hutchison (33) | 420 | 1893 | R |
| Silver King (22) | 420 | 1890 | R | |
| Jack Lynch (27) | 420 | 1884 | R | |
| 175. | John Clarkson+ (24) | 419 | 1886 | R |
| Bob Emslie (25) | 419 | 1884 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (23) | 419 | 1890 | R | |
| 178. | Dave Foutz (29) | 418 | 1886 | R |
| Tony Mullane (23) | 418 | 1882 | R | |
| 180. | Frank Killen (26) | 417 | 1897 | L |
| Jock Menefee (26) | 417 | 1894 | R | |
| Kid Nichols+ (25) | 417 | 1895 | R | |
| 183. | Henry Porter (29) | 416 | 1887 | R |
| 184. | Bill Carrick (26) | 415 | 1900 | R |
| John Healy (20) | 415 | 1887 | R | |
| 186. | Al Atkinson (25) | 414 | 1886 | R |
| Tony Mullane (28) | 414 | 1887 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (32) | 414 | 1899 | R | |
| 189. | Kid Nichols+ (21) | 413 | 1891 | R |
| 190. | Jersey Bakely (26) | 412 | 1890 | R |
| Bert Cunningham (22) | 412 | 1888 | R | |
| Joe McGinnity+ (30) | 412 | 1901 | R | |
| Ben Sanders (25) | 412 | 1890 | R | |
| 194. | Charlie Getzien (24) | 411 | 1888 | R |
| Bill Hart (30) | 411 | 1896 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (25) | 411 | 1892 | R | |
| Will White (27) | 411 | 1882 | R | |
| 198. | Clark Griffith+ (27) | 410 | 1897 | R |
| Jack Lynch (28) | 410 | 1885 | R | |
| 200. | Hardie Henderson (20) | 409 | 1883 | R |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| 201. | John Ewing (26) | 407 | 1889 | R |
| Henry Gruber (27) | 407 | 1891 | R | |
| Tony Mullane (34) | 407 | 1893 | R | |
| 204. | George Hemming (25) | 406 | 1894 | R |
| Ben Sanders (24) | 406 | 1889 | R | |
| 206. | Amos Rusie+ (21) | 405 | 1892 | R |
| Tom Vickery (23) | 405 | 1890 | R | |
| 208. | Larry Corcoran (20) | 404 | 1880 | R |
| Jouett Meekin (27) | 404 | 1894 | R | |
| Kid Nichols+ (22) | 404 | 1892 | R | |
| Jim Whitney (24) | 404 | 1882 | R | |
| 212. | Jim Hughey (30) | 403 | 1899 | R |
| Jack Taylor (22) | 403 | 1895 | R | |
| 214. | Tom Parrott (26) | 402 | 1894 | R |
| 215. | Frank Killen (22) | 401 | 1893 | L |
| Silver King (19) | 401 | 1887 | R | |
| Bobby Mathews (32) | 401 | 1884 | R | |
| 218. | Elmer Smith (19) | 400 | 1887 | L |
| 219. | Ad Gumbert (23) | 399 | 1892 | R |
| John Harkins (25) | 399 | 1884 | R | |
| Jack Stivetts (22) | 399 | 1890 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (26) | 399 | 1893 | R | |
| 223. | Scott Stratton (20) | 398 | 1890 | R |
| 224. | Elton Chamberlain (23) | 397 | 1891 | R |
| Dory Dean (23) | 397 | 1876 | R | |
| Silver King (24) | 397 | 1892 | R | |
| Win Mercer (23) | 397 | 1897 | R | |
| Snake Wiltse (30) | 397 | 1902 | L | |
| 229. | Chick Fraser (22) | 396 | 1896 | R |
| Bobby Mathews (31) | 396 | 1883 | R | |
| Togie Pittinger (31) | 396 | 1903 | R | |
| 232. | Charlie Getzien (25) | 395 | 1889 | R |
| Bill Hart (31) | 395 | 1897 | R | |
| 234. | Bobby Mathews (33) | 394 | 1885 | R |
| 235. | Pud Galvin+ (32) | 392 | 1889 | R |
| Harry Staley (23) | 392 | 1890 | R | |
| 237. | Elton Chamberlain (24) | 391 | 1892 | R |
| Joe McGinnity+ (32) | 391 | 1903 | R | |
| Jumbo McGinnis (28) | 391 | 1882 | ||
| Amos Rusie+ (20) | 391 | 1891 | R | |
| Stump Wiedman (21) | 391 | 1882 | R | |
| Cy Young+ (30) | 391 | 1897 | R | |
| 243. | Charlie Buffinton (28) | 390 | 1889 | R |
| Guy Hecker (30) | 390 | 1886 | R | |
| Tony Mullane (32) | 390 | 1891 | R | |
| 246. | Kid Gleason (25) | 389 | 1892 | R |
| 247. | Nig Cuppy (26) | 388 | 1896 | R |
| Charlie Getzien (22) | 388 | 1886 | R | |
| Ed Seward (21) | 388 | 1888 | R | |
| Ed Stein (24) | 388 | 1894 | R | |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| 251. | Bert Cunningham (32) | 387 | 1898 | R |
| Oscar Jones (24) | 387 | 1904 | R | |
| Kid Nichols+ (26) | 387 | 1896 | R | |
| Cy Young+ (31) | 387 | 1898 | R | |
| 255. | George Derby (24) | 386 | 1882 | R |
| 256. | Mark Baldwin (27) | 385 | 1891 | R |
| Bert Cunningham (33) | 385 | 1899 | R | |
| Mike Morrison (20) | 385 | 1887 | R | |
| 259. | Bert Cunningham (24) | 384 | 1890 | R |
| Nig Cuppy (25) | 384 | 1895 | R | |
| Amos Rusie+ (24) | 384 | 1895 | R | |
| Dupee Shaw (27) | 384 | 1886 | L | |
| 263. | Lon Knight (23) | 383 | 1876 | R |
| Bill Wise (23) | 383 | 1884 | ||
| 265. | Pink Hawley (23) | 382 | 1896 | R |
| Hardie Henderson (21) | 382 | 1884 | R | |
| Silver King (23) | 382 | 1891 | R | |
| Tom Parrott (27) | 382 | 1895 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (22) | 382 | 1889 | R | |
| 270. | Nig Cuppy (24) | 381 | 1894 | R |
| Frank Foreman (28) | 381 | 1891 | L | |
| Wilbur Wood (31) | 381 | 1973 | L | |
| 273. | Larry Corcoran (21) | 380 | 1881 | R |
| Tim Keefe+ (27) | 380 | 1884 | R | |
| Jack Taylor (25) | 380 | 1899 | R | |
| 276. | Lee Viau (22) | 379 | 1889 | R |
| 277. | Sadie McMahon (25) | 378 | 1893 | R |
| Jouett Meekin (29) | 378 | 1896 | R | |
| George Uhle (24) | 378 | 1923 | R | |
| 280. | Dan Casey (24) | 377 | 1887 | L |
| Fred Goldsmith (26) | 377 | 1882 | R | |
| Pink Hawley (27) | 377 | 1900 | R | |
| Jim McCormick (30) | 377 | 1887 | R | |
| Dummy Taylor (26) | 377 | 1901 | R | |
| 285. | Ted Breitenstein (27) | 376 | 1896 | L |
| Elton Chamberlain (21) | 376 | 1889 | R | |
| Red Donahue (23) | 376 | 1896 | R | |
| Brickyard Kennedy (25) | 376 | 1893 | R | |
| Tricky Nichols (26) | 376 | 1877 | R | |
| Jack Taylor (24) | 376 | 1897 | R | |
| 291. | Kid Carsey (22) | 375 | 1893 | R |
| Ed Morris (24) | 375 | 1887 | L | |
| 293. | Kid Nichols+ (20) | 374 | 1890 | R |
| Sam Weaver (26) | 374 | 1882 | R | |
| 295. | Al Atkinson (23) | 373 | 1884 | R |
| Charlie Getzien (23) | 373 | 1887 | R | |
| Bill Hutchison (34) | 373 | 1894 | R | |
| Billy Serad (21) | 373 | 1884 | R | |
| 299. | Jesse Duryea (29) | 372 | 1889 | R |
| Ad Gumbert (25) | 372 | 1894 | R | |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| Tony Mullane (24) | 372 | 1883 | R | |
| Mickey Welch+ (25) | 372 | 1885 | R | |
| Vic Willis+ (26) | 372 | 1902 | R | |
| 304. | Lady Baldwin (27) | 371 | 1886 | L |
| Bill Hutchison (35) | 371 | 1895 | R | |
| Sam Weaver (22) | 371 | 1878 | R | |
| Mickey Welch+ (21) | 371 | 1881 | R | |
| 308. | John Clarkson+ (28) | 370 | 1890 | R |
| Ed Daily (22) | 370 | 1885 | R | |
| Clark Griffith+ (26) | 370 | 1896 | R | |
| Noodles Hahn (22) | 370 | 1901 | L | |
| Brickyard Kennedy (29) | 370 | 1897 | R | |
| Ed Scott (29) | 370 | 1900 | R | |
| 314. | Dave Foutz (30) | 369 | 1887 | R |
| George Hemming (24) | 369 | 1893 | R | |
| 316. | Tim Keefe+ (25) | 368 | 1882 | R |
| Wild Bill Widner (22) | 368 | 1889 | R | |
| Cy Young+ (32) | 368 | 1899 | R | |
| 319. | Bill Carrick (27) | 367 | 1901 | R |
| Al Orth (29) | 367 | 1902 | R | |
| Case Patten (30) | 367 | 1904 | L | |
| Lee Viau (24) | 367 | 1891 | R | |
| 323. | George Haddock (23) | 366 | 1890 | R |
| Ray Kremer (37) | 366 | 1930 | R | |
| 325. | Dan Casey (27) | 365 | 1890 | L |
| Urban Shocker (31) | 365 | 1922 | R | |
| Gus Weyhing (27) | 365 | 1894 | R | |
| 328. | Frank Foreman (26) | 364 | 1889 | L |
| Sam Kimber (31) | 364 | 1884 | R | |
| Bill Phillips (32) | 364 | 1901 | R | |
| Bill Reidy (27) | 364 | 1901 | R | |
| Billy Rhines (22) | 364 | 1891 | R | |
| 333. | Phil Knell (26) | 363 | 1891 | L |
| Cy Young+ (25) | 363 | 1892 | R | |
| Cy Young+ (28) | 363 | 1895 | R | |
| 336. | Pink Hawley (24) | 362 | 1897 | R |
| Kid Nichols+ (27) | 362 | 1897 | R | |
| Toad Ramsey (23) | 362 | 1888 | L | |
| Adonis Terry (25) | 362 | 1890 | R | |
| 340. | Tom Lovett (27) | 361 | 1891 | |
| Doc McJames (22) | 361 | 1897 | R | |
| 342. | Jack Coombs (28) | 360 | 1911 | R |
| Hugh Daily (35) | 360 | 1883 | R | |
| Red Ehret (26) | 360 | 1895 | R | |
| Charlie Getzien (21) | 360 | 1885 | R | |
| Brickyard Kennedy (30) | 360 | 1898 | R | |
| Togie Pittinger (30) | 360 | 1902 | R | |
| Charlie Sweeney (21) | 360 | 1884 | R | |
| 349. | Ted Breitenstein (24) | 359 | 1893 | L |
| Hank O'Day (25) | 359 | 1888 | R | |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| 351. | John Clarkson+ (31) | 358 | 1893 | R |
| Joe McGinnity+ (28) | 358 | 1899 | R | |
| John Sowders (23) | 358 | 1890 | L | |
| George Zettlein (31) | 358 | 1876 | R | |
| 355. | Pink Hawley (25) | 357 | 1898 | R |
| Dickey Kerr (27) | 357 | 1921 | L | |
| The Only Nolan (20) | 357 | 1878 | R | |
| Jack Stivetts (23) | 357 | 1891 | R | |
| Vic Willis+ (28) | 357 | 1904 | R | |
| 360. | Henry Boyle (26) | 356 | 1887 | R |
| Burleigh Grimes+ (29) | 356 | 1923 | R | |
| Hank O'Day (27) | 356 | 1890 | R | |
| 363. | Tommy Bond (20) | 355 | 1876 | R |
| Frank Dwyer (27) | 355 | 1895 | R | |
| John Keefe (23) | 355 | 1890 | L | |
| Al Maul (27) | 355 | 1893 | R | |
| George Pechiney (24) | 355 | 1886 | R | |
| Willie Sudhoff (23) | 355 | 1898 | R | |
| 369. | Jack Neagle (26) | 354 | 1884 | R |
| Jesse Tannehill (24) | 354 | 1899 | L | |
| 371. | Bill Hill (21) | 353 | 1896 | L |
| Sam Leever (27) | 353 | 1899 | R | |
| Ed Seward (22) | 353 | 1889 | R | |
| Jack Stivetts (28) | 353 | 1896 | R | |
| Stump Wiedman (26) | 353 | 1887 | R | |
| 376. | Charlie Buffinton (26) | 352 | 1887 | R |
| Jack Dunn (25) | 352 | 1898 | R | |
| Charley Radbourn+ (35) | 352 | 1890 | R | |
| Lev Shreve (19) | 352 | 1888 | R | |
| 380. | Red Ehret (21) | 351 | 1890 | R |
| Dave Foutz (28) | 351 | 1885 | R | |
| Burleigh Grimes+ (30) | 351 | 1924 | R | |
| Jack Powell (26) | 351 | 1901 | R | |
| 384. | George Bradley (31) | 350 | 1884 | R |
| John Clarkson+ (30) | 350 | 1892 | R | |
| Ed Crane (29) | 350 | 1891 | R | |
| Ed Crane (30) | 350 | 1892 | R | |
| Bill Dinneen (23) | 350 | 1899 | R | |
| Bill Hoffer (26) | 350 | 1897 | R | |
| Frank Killen (27) | 350 | 1898 | L | |
| Joe McGinnity+ (29) | 350 | 1900 | R | |
| Harley Payne (29) | 350 | 1897 | L | |
| Cy Young+ (35) | 350 | 1902 | R | |
| 394. | Kid Carsey (23) | 349 | 1894 | R |
| Al Orth (24) | 349 | 1897 | R | |
| Irv Young (28) | 349 | 1906 | L | |
| 397. | Bill Dinneen (26) | 348 | 1902 | R |
| Claude Passeau (28) | 348 | 1937 | R | |
| 399. | Nixey Callahan (26) | 347 | 1900 | R |
| John Healy (21) | 347 | 1888 | R | |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| Matt Kilroy (22) | 347 | 1888 | L | |
| Jack Taylor (21) | 347 | 1894 | R | |
| 403. | Henry Boyle (24) | 346 | 1885 | R |
| Charlie Buffinton (22) | 346 | 1883 | R | |
| Ed Cushman (38) | 346 | 1890 | L | |
| George Mullin (26) | 346 | 1907 | R | |
| Jack Stivetts (24) | 346 | 1892 | R | |
| Adonis Terry (30) | 346 | 1895 | R | |
| 409. | Ted Breitenstein (28) | 345 | 1897 | L |
| Charlie Ferguson (22) | 345 | 1885 | R | |
| George Mullin (23) | 345 | 1904 | R | |
| Darby O'Brien (22) | 345 | 1889 | R | |
| Roy Patterson (24) | 345 | 1901 | R | |
| Urban Shocker (30) | 345 | 1921 | R | |
| 415. | Bill Carrick (28) | 344 | 1902 | R |
| Chick Fraser (27) | 344 | 1901 | R | |
| Fred Klobedanz (26) | 344 | 1897 | L | |
| Harry Staley (26) | 344 | 1893 | R | |
| 419. | Dupee Shaw (26) | 343 | 1885 | L |
| Ed Walsh+ (27) | 343 | 1908 | R | |
| Stump Wiedman (24) | 343 | 1885 | R | |
| 422. | Charlie Getzien (26) | 342 | 1890 | R |
| Jumbo McGinnis (32) | 342 | 1886 | ||
| Scott Stratton (22) | 342 | 1892 | R | |
| 425. | Mark Baldwin (29) | 341 | 1893 | R |
| Wilbur Cooper (29) | 341 | 1921 | L | |
| Stan Coveleski+ (31) | 341 | 1921 | R | |
| Ed Daily (27) | 341 | 1890 | R | |
| Frank Dwyer (24) | 341 | 1892 | R | |
| Phil Knell (29) | 341 | 1894 | L | |
| Jim McCormick (29) | 341 | 1886 | R | |
| Joe McGinnity+ (31) | 341 | 1902 | R | |
| Frank Meinke (20) | 341 | 1884 | ||
| Tony Mullane (29) | 341 | 1888 | R | |
| Jack Stivetts (27) | 341 | 1895 | R | |
| Jack Taylor (27) | 341 | 1901 | R | |
| Ed Walsh+ (26) | 341 | 1907 | R | |
| Stan Yerkes (27) | 341 | 1902 | R | |
| 439. | Elton Chamberlain (19) | 340 | 1887 | R |
| Pete Dowling () | 340 | 1901 | L | |
| George Haddock (25) | 340 | 1892 | R | |
| Harry McIntire (26) | 340 | 1905 | R | |
| Jack Powell (29) | 340 | 1904 | R | |
| Mickey Welch+ (29) | 340 | 1889 | R | |
| Vic Willis+ (29) | 340 | 1905 | R | |
| 446. | Roscoe Miller (24) | 339 | 1901 | R |
| Mickey Welch+ (27) | 339 | 1887 | R | |
| 448. | Jim Bagby (30) | 338 | 1920 | R |
| Jack Chesbro+ (30) | 338 | 1904 | R | |
| Patsy Flaherty (27) | 338 | 1903 | L | |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| Ad Gumbert (21) | 338 | 1890 | R | |
| Jesse Tannehill (23) | 338 | 1898 | L | |
| 453. | Bob Caruthers (23) | 337 | 1887 | R |
| Bob Caruthers (24) | 337 | 1888 | R | |
| Billy Rhines (21) | 337 | 1890 | R | |
| Eppa Rixey+ (31) | 337 | 1922 | L | |
| Cy Young+ (33) | 337 | 1900 | R | |
| Irv Young (27) | 337 | 1905 | L | |
| 459. | Pete Alexander+ (30) | 336 | 1917 | R |
| Dad Clarke (30) | 336 | 1895 | R | |
| Wes Ferrell (27) | 336 | 1935 | R | |
| Dolly Gray (31) | 336 | 1929 | R | |
| Mickey Lolich (30) | 336 | 1971 | L | |
| Jimmy Ring (28) | 336 | 1923 | R | |
| 465. | Pete Alexander+ (33) | 335 | 1920 | R |
| Brickyard Kennedy (27) | 335 | 1895 | R | |
| Ed Morris (21) | 335 | 1884 | L | |
| Hank O'Day (21) | 335 | 1884 | R | |
| Jack Quinn (30) | 335 | 1914 | R | |
| 470. | Jim Conway (30) | 334 | 1889 | R |
| Red Faber+ (33) | 334 | 1922 | R | |
| Cowboy Jones (25) | 334 | 1900 | L | |
| Brickyard Kennedy (28) | 334 | 1896 | R | |
| Bobo Newsom (30) | 334 | 1938 | R | |
| Eppa Rixey+ (32) | 334 | 1923 | L | |
| Ed Siever (26) | 334 | 1901 | L | |
| Willie Sudhoff (24) | 334 | 1899 | R | |
| Mickey Welch+ (22) | 334 | 1882 | R | |
| 479. | Nig Cuppy (22) | 333 | 1892 | R |
| Harry Howell (24) | 333 | 1901 | R | |
| Joe Yeager (22) | 333 | 1898 | R | |
| 482. | Frank Dwyer (25) | 332 | 1893 | R |
| Red Faber+ (31) | 332 | 1920 | R | |
| Cy Falkenberg (33) | 332 | 1914 | R | |
| Chick Fraser (23) | 332 | 1897 | R | |
| Carl Mays (29) | 332 | 1921 | R | |
| Ed Walsh+ (31) | 332 | 1912 | R | |
| 488. | Wilbur Cooper (31) | 331 | 1923 | L |
| Hooks Dauss (33) | 331 | 1923 | R | |
| Paul Derringer (29) | 331 | 1936 | R | |
| Ted Lyons+ (29) | 331 | 1930 | R | |
| Jumbo McGinnis (30) | 331 | 1884 | ||
| Case Patten (28) | 331 | 1902 | L | |
| Deacon Phillippe (27) | 331 | 1899 | R | |
| Adonis Terry (22) | 331 | 1887 | R | |
| Lee Viau (21) | 331 | 1888 | R | |
| 497. | Wilbur Cooper (30) | 330 | 1922 | L |
| Joe Corbett (21) | 330 | 1897 | R | |
| Wes Ferrell (28) | 330 | 1936 | R | |
| George Haddock (24) | 330 | 1891 | R | |
| Rank | Player (age that year) | Hits | Year | Throws |
| Al Mays (21) | 330 | 1886 | ||
| Sloppy Thurston (25) | 330 | 1924 | R |
Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in single-season marks, but are included in career marks.
