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Progressive Leaders & Records for RBI
Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records:  Single-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Year-by-Year League 

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This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year CareerRBI  Single-SeasonRBI  ActiveRBI  YearlyRBI 
1871Rynie Wolters44 Rynie Wolters44 Rynie Wolters44 Rynie Wolters44
1872Lip Pike99 Lip Pike60 Lip Pike99 Lip Pike60
1873Lip Pike149 Deacon White66 Lip Pike149 Deacon White66
1874Lip Pike200 Cal McVey71 Lip Pike200 Cal McVey71
1875Cal McVey276 Cal McVey87 Cal McVey276 Cal McVey87
1876Cal McVey329 Deacon White60 Cal McVey329 Deacon White60
1877Cal McVey365 Deacon White60 Cal McVey365 Deacon White49
1878Cal McVey393 Deacon White60 Cal McVey393 Paul Hines50
1879Cal McVey448 Charley Jones and John O'Rourke62 Cal McVey448 Charley Jones and John O'Rourke62
1880Cal McVey448 Cap Anson+74 Cap Anson+436 Cap Anson+74
1881Cap Anson+518 Cap Anson+82 Cap Anson+518 Cap Anson+82
1882Cap Anson+601 Cap Anson+83 Cap Anson+601 Cap Anson+83
1883Cap Anson+669 Dan Brouthers+97 Cap Anson+669 Dan Brouthers+97
1884Cap Anson+771 Dave Orr112 Cap Anson+771 Dave Orr112
1885Cap Anson+879 Dave Orr112 Cap Anson+879 Cap Anson+108
1886Cap Anson+1026 Cap Anson+147 Cap Anson+1026 Cap Anson+147
1887Cap Anson+1128 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1128 Sam Thompson+166
1888Cap Anson+1212 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1212 John Reilly103
1889Cap Anson+1329 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1329 Roger Connor+130
1890Cap Anson+1436 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1436 Hardy Richardson146
1891Cap Anson+1556 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1556 Cap Anson+120
1892Cap Anson+1630 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1630 Dan Brouthers+124
1893Cap Anson+1721 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1721 Ed Delahanty+146
1894Cap Anson+1820 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1820 Hugh Duffy+145
1895Cap Anson+1911 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+1911 Sam Thompson+165
1896Cap Anson+2001 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+2001 Ed Delahanty+126
1897Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Cap Anson+2076 George Davis+136
1898Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Dan Brouthers+ and Sam Thompson+1296 Nap Lajoie+127
1899Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Dan Brouthers+ and Sam Thompson+1296 Ed Delahanty+137
1900Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Dan Brouthers+ and Sam Thompson+1296 Elmer Flick+110
1901Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Ed Delahanty+1350 Honus Wagner+126
1902Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Ed Delahanty+1443 Buck Freeman121
1903Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Ed Delahanty+1464 Buck Freeman and Sam Mertes104
1904Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Jake Beckley+1467 Nap Lajoie+102
1905Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Jake Beckley+1524 Cy Seymour121
1906Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Jake Beckley+1568 Harry Davis96
1907Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Jake Beckley+1575 Ty Cobb+119
1908Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 George Davis+1435 Honus Wagner+109
1909Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 George Davis+1437 Ty Cobb+107
1910Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Honus Wagner+1294 Sherry Magee123
1911Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Honus Wagner+1383 Ty Cobb+127
1912Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Honus Wagner+1485 Frank Baker+130
1913Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Honus Wagner+1541 Gavvy Cravath128
1914Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Honus Wagner+1591 Frank LaPorte107
1915Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Honus Wagner+1669 Gavvy Cravath115
1916Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Honus Wagner+1708 Del Pratt103
1917Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Honus Wagner+1732 Bobby Veach103
1918Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Sherry Magee1155 Bobby Veach78
1919Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Ty Cobb+1211 Babe Ruth+114
1920Cap Anson+2076 Sam Thompson+166 Ty Cobb+1274 Babe Ruth+137
1921Cap Anson+2076 Babe Ruth+171 Ty Cobb+1375 Babe Ruth+171
1922Cap Anson+2076 Babe Ruth+171 Ty Cobb+1474 Ken Williams155
1923Cap Anson+2076 Babe Ruth+171 Ty Cobb+1562 Babe Ruth+131
1924Cap Anson+2076 Babe Ruth+171 Ty Cobb+1640 George Kelly+136
1925Cap Anson+2076 Babe Ruth+171 Ty Cobb+1742 Rogers Hornsby+143
1926Cap Anson+2076 Babe Ruth+171 Ty Cobb+1804 Babe Ruth+150
1927Cap Anson+2076 Lou Gehrig+175 Ty Cobb+1897 Lou Gehrig+175
1928Cap Anson+2076 Lou Gehrig+175 Ty Cobb+1937 Lou Gehrig+ and Babe Ruth+142
1929Cap Anson+2076 Lou Gehrig+175 Babe Ruth+1565 Hack Wilson+159
1930Cap Anson+2076 Hack Wilson+191 Babe Ruth+1718 Hack Wilson+191
1931Cap Anson+2076 Hack Wilson+191 Babe Ruth+1881 Lou Gehrig+184
1932Cap Anson+2076 Hack Wilson+191 Babe Ruth+2018 Jimmie Foxx+169
1933Babe Ruth+2121 Hack Wilson+191 Babe Ruth+2121 Jimmie Foxx+163
1934Babe Ruth+2205 Hack Wilson+191 Babe Ruth+2205 Lou Gehrig+165
1935Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Babe Ruth+2217 Hank Greenberg+170
1936Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Lou Gehrig+1721 Hal Trosky162
1937Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Lou Gehrig+1880 Hank Greenberg+183
1938Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Lou Gehrig+1994 Jimmie Foxx+175
1939Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Lou Gehrig+1995 Ted Williams+145
1940Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Al Simmons+1812 Hank Greenberg+150
1941Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Jimmie Foxx+1849 Joe DiMaggio+125
1942Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Jimmie Foxx+1882 Ted Williams+137
1943Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Jimmie Foxx+1882 Bill Nicholson128
1944Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Jimmie Foxx+1884 Bill Nicholson122
1945Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Jimmie Foxx+1922 Dixie Walker124
1946Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Mel Ott+1860 Enos Slaughter+130
1947Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Mel Ott+1860 Johnny Mize+138
1948Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Joe Medwick+1383 Joe DiMaggio+155
1949Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Joe DiMaggio+1344 Vern Stephens and Ted Williams+159
1950Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Joe DiMaggio+1466 Walt Dropo and Vern Stephens144
1951Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Joe DiMaggio+1537 Gus Zernial129
1952Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Johnny Mize+1310 Hank Sauer121
1953Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Johnny Mize+1337 Al Rosen145
1954Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Ted Williams+1387 Ted Kluszewski141
1955Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Ted Williams+1470 Duke Snider+136
1956Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Ted Williams+1552 Mickey Mantle+130
1957Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Ted Williams+1639 Hank Aaron+132
1958Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Ted Williams+1724 Ernie Banks+129
1959Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Ted Williams+1767 Ernie Banks+143
1960Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Ted Williams+1839 Hank Aaron+126
1961Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Stan Musial+1811 Orlando Cepeda+ and Roger Maris142
1962Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Stan Musial+1893 Tommy Davis153
1963Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Stan Musial+1951 Hank Aaron+130
1964Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Yogi Berra+1430 Ken Boyer119
1965Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Yogi Berra+1430 Deron Johnson130
1966Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Willie Mays+1505 Hank Aaron+127
1967Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Willie Mays+1575 Carl Yastrzemski+121
1968Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Willie Mays+1654 Ken Harrelson109
1969Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Hank Aaron+1724 Harmon Killebrew+140
1970Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Hank Aaron+1842 Johnny Bench+148
1971Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Hank Aaron+1960 Joe Torre137
1972Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Hank Aaron+2037 Johnny Bench+125
1973Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Hank Aaron+2133 Willie Stargell+119
1974Babe Ruth+2217 Hack Wilson+191 Hank Aaron+2202 Johnny Bench+129
1975Hank Aaron+2262 Hack Wilson+191 Hank Aaron+2262 Greg Luzinski120
1976Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Hank Aaron+2297 George Foster121
1977Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Carl Yastrzemski+1445 George Foster149
1978Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Carl Yastrzemski+1526 Jim Rice139
1979Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Carl Yastrzemski+1613 Don Baylor139
1980Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Carl Yastrzemski+1663 Cecil Cooper122
1981Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Carl Yastrzemski+1716 Mike Schmidt+91
1982Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Carl Yastrzemski+1788 Hal McRae133
1983Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Carl Yastrzemski+1844 Cecil Cooper and Jim Rice126
1984Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Tony Perez+1590 Tony Armas123
1985Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Tony Perez+1623 Don Mattingly145
1986Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Reggie Jackson+1659 Joe Carter121
1987Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Reggie Jackson+1702 Andre Dawson137
1988Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Mike Schmidt+1567 Jose Canseco124
1989Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Mike Schmidt+1595 Kevin Mitchell125
1990Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Dave Winfield+1516 Cecil Fielder132
1991Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Dave Winfield+1602 Cecil Fielder133
1992Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Dave Winfield+1710 Cecil Fielder124
1993Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Dave Winfield+1786 Albert Belle129
1994Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Dave Winfield+1829 Jeff Bagwell116
1995Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Dave Winfield+1833 Dante Bichette128
1996Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Eddie Murray+1899 Andres Galarraga150
1997Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Eddie Murray+1917 Ken Griffey147
1998Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Cal Ripken+1514 Sammy Sosa158
1999Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Harold Baines1583 Manny Ramirez165
2000Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Cal Ripken+1627 Todd Helton147
2001Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Cal Ripken+1695 Sammy Sosa160
2002Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Barry Bonds1652 Alex Rodriguez142
2003Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Barry Bonds1742 Carlos Delgado145
2004Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Barry Bonds1843 Miguel Tejada150
2005Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Barry Bonds1853 David Ortiz148
2006Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Barry Bonds1930 Ryan Howard149
2007Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Barry Bonds1996 Alex Rodriguez156
2008Hank Aaron+2297 Hack Wilson+191 Ken Griffey1772 Ryan Howard146
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