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Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  Year
1.Ty Cobb.4201911
2.Ty Cobb.4091912
3.Harry Heilmann.4031923
4.Ty Cobb.4011922
5.Harry Heilmann.3981927
6.Harry Heilmann.3941921
7.Harry Heilmann.3931925
8.Ty Cobb.3901913
9.Ty Cobb.3891921
10.Ty Cobb.3841919

Batting Average
RankPlayer  BA  PA
1.Ty Cobb.36812105
2.Harry Heilmann.3428390
3.Bob Fothergill.3372693
4.George Kell.3253734
5.Heinie Manush.3212377
6.Charlie Gehringer.32010237
7.Hank Greenberg.3195586
8.Gee Walker.3173241
9.Harvey Kuenn.3144750
10.Carlos Guillen.3122339
 Barney McCosky.3122706

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  Year
1.Norm Cash.4871961
2.Ty Cobb.4861915
3.Harry Heilmann.4811923
4.Roy Cullenbine.4771946
5.Harry Heilmann.4751927
6.Ty Cobb.4681925
7.Ty Cobb.4671911
 Ty Cobb.4671913
9.Ty Cobb.4621922
10.Charlie Gehringer.4581937

On-base %
RankPlayer  OBP  PA
1.Ty Cobb.43412105
2.Johnny Bassler.4202763
3.Hank Greenberg.4125586
4.Harry Heilmann.4108390
5.Charlie Gehringer.40410237
6.Lu Blue.4034124
7.Dick Wakefield.3962499
8.Tony Phillips.3953320
9.George Kell.3913734
10.Topper Rigney.3892005

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  Year
1.Hank Greenberg.6831938
2.Hank Greenberg.6701940
3.Hank Greenberg.6681937
4.Norm Cash.6621961
5.Rudy York.6511937
6.Harry Heilmann.6321923
7.Hank Greenberg.6281935
8.Hank Greenberg.6221939
9.Ty Cobb.6211911
10.Harry Heilmann.6161927

Slugging %
RankPlayer  SLG  PA
1.Hank Greenberg.6165586
2.Harry Heilmann.5188390
3.Ty Cobb.51612105
4.Rudy York.5035350
5.Tony Clark.5023212
 Carlos Guillen.5022339
7.Rocky Colavito.5012723
8.Cecil Fielder.4984252
9.Norm Cash.4907772
10.Ray Boone.4822856
 Bob Fothergill.4822693

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  Year
1.Norm Cash1.1491961
2.Hank Greenberg1.1211938
3.Harry Heilmann1.1131923
4.Hank Greenberg1.1041937
5.Hank Greenberg1.1031940
6.Harry Heilmann1.0911927
7.Ty Cobb1.0881911
8.Ty Cobb1.0661925
9.Harry Heilmann1.0501921
10.Ty Cobb1.0481921

OPS
RankPlayer  OPS  PA
1.Hank Greenberg1.0285586
2.Ty Cobb.95012105
3.Harry Heilmann.9288390
4.Charlie Gehringer.88410237
5.Carlos Guillen.8792339
6.Rudy York.8725350
7.Mickey Tettleton.8672343
8.Rocky Colavito.8652723
9.Norm Cash.8647772
10.Bob Fothergill.8612693

Games
RankPlayer  G  Year
1.Rocky Colavito1631961
2.Jimmy Barrett1621904
 Ed Brinkman1621973
 Cecil Fielder1621991
 Brian Hunter1621997
 Dick McAuliffe1621964
 Rusty Staub1621978
 Don Wert1621965
 Jake Wood1621961
10.Rocky Colavito1611962
 Travis Fryman1611992
 Rusty Staub1611976
 Lou Whitaker1611983

Games
RankPlayer  G  PA
1.Al Kaline283411597
2.Ty Cobb280612105
3.Lou Whitaker23909967
4.Charlie Gehringer232310237
5.Alan Trammell22939375
6.Sam Crawford21148869
7.Norm Cash20187772
8.Harry Heilmann19918390
9.Donie Bush18728451
10.Bill Freehan17746899

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  Year
1.Harvey Kuenn6791953
2.Ron LeFlore6661978
3.Jake Wood6631961
4.Travis Fryman6591992
5.Brian Hunter6581997
6.Harvey Kuenn6561954
7.Ron LeFlore6521977
8.Lou Whitaker6431983
9.Rusty Staub6421978
10.Charlie Gehringer6411936
 George Kell6411950

At Bats
RankPlayer  AB  PA
1.Ty Cobb1059112105
2.Al Kaline1011611597
3.Charlie Gehringer886010237
4.Lou Whitaker85709967
5.Alan Trammell82889375
6.Sam Crawford79848869
7.Harry Heilmann72978390
8.Donie Bush69708451
9.Norm Cash65937772
10.Bill Freehan60736899

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  Year
1.Ron LeFlore7411978
2.Brian Hunter7381997
3.Rusty Staub7341978
4.Tony Phillips7331992
5.Eddie Lake7321947
6.Charlie Gehringer7311936
 Harvey Kuenn7311953
 Jake Wood7311961
9.Jerry Priddy7291950
10.Ty Cobb7261924

Plate Appearances (approx.)
RankPlayer  PA  PA
1.Ty Cobb1210512105
2.Al Kaline1159711597
3.Charlie Gehringer1023710237
4.Lou Whitaker99679967
5.Alan Trammell93759375
6.Sam Crawford88698869
7.Donie Bush84518451
8.Harry Heilmann83908390
9.Norm Cash77727772
10.Bill Freehan68996899

Runs
RankPlayer  R  Year
1.Ty Cobb1471911
2.Ty Cobb1441915
 Charlie Gehringer1441930
 Charlie Gehringer1441936
 Hank Greenberg1441938
6.Hank Greenberg1371937
7.Charlie Gehringer1341934
8.Charlie Gehringer1331937
 Charlie Gehringer1331938
10.Lu Blue1311922
 Charlie Gehringer1311929

Runs
RankPlayer  R  PA
1.Ty Cobb208812105
2.Charlie Gehringer177410237
3.Al Kaline162211597
4.Lou Whitaker13869967
5.Donie Bush12428451
6.Alan Trammell12319375
7.Harry Heilmann12098390
8.Sam Crawford11158869
9.Norm Cash10287772
10.Hank Greenberg9805586

Hits
RankPlayer  H  Year
1.Ty Cobb2481911
2.Harry Heilmann2371921
3.Charlie Gehringer2271936
4.Ty Cobb2261912
5.Ty Cobb2251917
 Harry Heilmann2251925
7.George Kell2181950
8.Sam Crawford2171911
9.Ty Cobb2161909
 Magglio Ordonez2162007

Hits
RankPlayer  H  PA
1.Ty Cobb390012105
2.Al Kaline300711597
3.Charlie Gehringer283910237
4.Harry Heilmann24998390
5.Sam Crawford24668869
6.Lou Whitaker23699967
7.Alan Trammell23659375
8.Bobby Veach18596782
9.Norm Cash17937772
10.Donie Bush17458451

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  Year
1.Hank Greenberg3971937
2.Hank Greenberg3891935
3.Hank Greenberg3841940
4.Hank Greenberg3801938
5.Ty Cobb3671911
6.Harry Heilmann3651921
7.Dale Alexander3631929
8.Charlie Gehringer3561936
 Hank Greenberg3561934
10.Norm Cash3541961
 Magglio Ordonez3542007

Total Bases
RankPlayer  TB  PA
1.Ty Cobb546612105
2.Al Kaline485211597
3.Charlie Gehringer425710237
4.Harry Heilmann37788390
5.Lou Whitaker36519967
6.Sam Crawford35768869
7.Alan Trammell34429375
8.Norm Cash32337772
9.Hank Greenberg29505586
10.Bobby Veach26536782

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  Year
1.Hank Greenberg631934
2.Charlie Gehringer601936
3.George Kell561950
4.Gee Walker551936
5.Magglio Ordonez542007
6.Charlie Gehringer501934
 Hank Greenberg501940
 Harry Heilmann501927
9.Hank Greenberg491937
10.Dale Alexander471931
 Ty Cobb471911
 Charlie Gehringer471930

Doubles
RankPlayer  2B  PA
1.Ty Cobb66512105
2.Charlie Gehringer57410237
3.Al Kaline49811597
4.Harry Heilmann4978390
5.Lou Whitaker4209967
6.Alan Trammell4129375
7.Sam Crawford4028869
8.Hank Greenberg3665586
9.Bobby Veach3456782
10.Bobby Higginson2705660

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  Year
1.Sam Crawford261914
2.Sam Crawford251903
3.Ty Cobb241911
 Ty Cobb241917
5.Ty Cobb231912
 Sam Crawford231913
 Curtis Granderson232007
8.Sam Crawford211912
9.Ty Cobb201908
10.Sam Crawford191910
 Sam Crawford191915
 Charlie Gehringer191929
 Roy Johnson191931
 Barney McCosky191940

Triples
RankPlayer  3B  PA
1.Ty Cobb28412105
2.Sam Crawford2498869
3.Charlie Gehringer14610237
4.Harry Heilmann1458390
5.Bobby Veach1366782
6.Al Kaline7511597
7.Donie Bush738451
8.Dick McAuliffe706829
9.Hank Greenberg695586
10.Lu Blue664124

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Hank Greenberg581938
2.Cecil Fielder511990
3.Rocky Colavito451961
4.Cecil Fielder441991
 Hank Greenberg441946
6.Norm Cash411961
 Hank Greenberg411940
8.Darrell Evans401985
 Hank Greenberg401937
10.Norm Cash391962

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  PA
1.Al Kaline39911597
2.Norm Cash3737772
3.Hank Greenberg3065586
4.Willie Horton2625978
5.Cecil Fielder2454252
6.Lou Whitaker2449967
7.Rudy York2395350
8.Lance Parrish2124674
9.Bill Freehan2006899
10.Kirk Gibson1954773

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  Year
1.Hank Greenberg1831937
2.Hank Greenberg1701935
3.Hank Greenberg1501940
4.Hank Greenberg1461938
5.Rocky Colavito1401961
6.Hank Greenberg1391934
 Harry Heilmann1391921
 Magglio Ordonez1392007
9.Dale Alexander1371929
10.Dale Alexander1351930

RBI
RankPlayer  RBI  PA
1.Ty Cobb180412105
2.Al Kaline158311597
3.Harry Heilmann14428390
4.Charlie Gehringer142710237
5.Sam Crawford12648869
6.Hank Greenberg12025586
7.Norm Cash10877772
8.Lou Whitaker10849967
9.Bobby Veach10426782
10.Alan Trammell10039375

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Roy Cullenbine1371947
2.Eddie Yost1351959
3.Tony Phillips1321993
4.Eddie Yost1251960
5.Norm Cash1241961
6.Mickey Tettleton1221992
7.Eddie Lake1201947
8.Hank Greenberg1191938
9.Donie Bush1181915
 Ty Cobb1181915

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  PA
1.Al Kaline127711597
2.Lou Whitaker11979967
3.Charlie Gehringer118610237
4.Ty Cobb114812105
5.Donie Bush11258451
6.Norm Cash10257772
7.Alan Trammell8509375
8.Dick McAuliffe8426829
9.Harry Heilmann7928390
10.Hank Greenberg7485586

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Cecil Fielder1821990
2.Rob Deer1751991
3.Curtis Granderson1742006
4.Melvin Nieves1581996
5.Melvin Nieves1571997
6.Dean Palmer1531999
7.Cecil Fielder1511991
 Cecil Fielder1511992
9.Brandon Inge1502007
10.Travis Fryman1491991

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  PA
1.Lou Whitaker10999967
2.Norm Cash10817772
3.Al Kaline102011597
4.Willie Horton9455978
5.Dick McAuliffe9326829
6.Travis Fryman9314792
7.Kirk Gibson9304773
8.Cecil Fielder9264252
9.Alan Trammell8749375
10.Lance Parrish8474674

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  Year
1.Ty Cobb961915
2.Ty Cobb831911
3.Ron LeFlore781979
4.Ty Cobb761909
5.Brian Hunter741997
6.Ty Cobb681916
 Ron LeFlore681978
8.Ty Cobb651910
9.Ty Cobb611912
10.Ron LeFlore581976

Stolen Bases
RankPlayer  SB  PA
1.Ty Cobb86512105
2.Donie Bush4008451
3.Sam Crawford3178869
4.Ron LeFlore2943559
5.Alan Trammell2369375
6.Kirk Gibson1944773
7.George Moriarty1903000
8.Bobby Veach1896782
9.Charlie Gehringer18110237
10.Lou Whitaker1439967

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  Year
1.Ty Cobb1691911
2.Harvey Kuenn1671953
3.Ty Cobb1661912
4.Ty Cobb1651907
5.Ty Cobb1641909
6.Harvey Kuenn1621954
7.Ty Cobb1611915
 Harry Heilmann1611921
 Harry Heilmann1611925
10.Sam Crawford1601911

Singles
RankPlayer  1B  PA
1.Ty Cobb284012105
2.Al Kaline203511597
3.Charlie Gehringer193510237
4.Sam Crawford17458869
5.Alan Trammell17139375
6.Harry Heilmann16938390
7.Lou Whitaker16409967
8.Donie Bush14828451
9.Bobby Veach13196782
10.Norm Cash11397772

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  Year
1.Ty Cobb2091917
2.Ty Cobb2061910
3.Norm Cash2011961
4.Ty Cobb2001912
5.Ty Cobb1961911
6.Ty Cobb1941913
7.Ty Cobb1941909
8.Harry Heilmann1941923
9.Ty Cobb1931918
10.Ty Cobb1851915

Adjusted OPS+
RankPlayer  OPS+  PA
1.Ty Cobb17112105
2.Hank Greenberg1615586
3.Harry Heilmann1488390
4.Sam Crawford1448869
5.Norm Cash1397772
6.Mickey Tettleton1342343
7.Al Kaline13411597
8.Dick Wakefield1312499
9.Carlos Guillen1302339
10.Rocky Colavito1302723

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  Year
1.Norm Cash1781961
2.Hank Greenberg1721937
3.Ty Cobb1691911
4.Hank Greenberg1661940
5.Hank Greenberg1641938
6.Hank Greenberg1591935
 Harry Heilmann1591921
8.Harry Heilmann1561923
9.Charlie Gehringer1531936
10.Magglio Ordonez1522007

Runs Created
RankPlayer  RC  PA
1.Ty Cobb236512105
2.Al Kaline185211597
3.Charlie Gehringer171510237
4.Harry Heilmann15508390
5.Lou Whitaker13959967
6.Sam Crawford12958869
7.Norm Cash12587772
8.Alan Trammell12559375
9.Hank Greenberg12155586
10.Bobby Veach9636782

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  Year
1.Norm Cash851961
2.Ty Cobb761911
3.Ty Cobb751917
4.Harry Heilmann741923
5.Ty Cobb701915
6.Ty Cobb691912
7.Hank Greenberg671937
8.Ty Cobb661910
9.Hank Greenberg641940
10.Harry Heilmann641927

Adjusted Batting Runs
RankPlayer  BtRuns*  PA
1.Ty Cobb99912105
2.Harry Heilmann5078390
3.Al Kaline49211597
4.Hank Greenberg4335586
5.Sam Crawford3998869
6.Norm Cash3707772
7.Charlie Gehringer35510237
8.Lou Whitaker2279967
9.Bobby Veach2266782
10.Rudy York1795350

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  Year
1.Ty Cobb8.41917
2.Norm Cash8.11961
3.Ty Cobb7.81915
4.Ty Cobb7.61911
5.Ty Cobb7.51910
6.Ty Cobb7.31909
7.Ty Cobb7.11912
8.Harry Heilmann7.01923
9.Ty Cobb6.31916
10.Hank Greenberg6.01937
 Harry Heilmann6.01927

Batting Wins
RankPlayer  BtWins  PA
1.Ty Cobb106.512105
2.Al Kaline50.011597
3.Harry Heilmann48.68390
4.Sam Crawford45.08869
5.Hank Greenberg40.35586
6.Norm Cash37.77772
7.Charlie Gehringer32.910237
8.Bobby Veach23.96782
9.Lou Whitaker22.19967
10.Willie Horton18.65978

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  Year
1.Hank Greenberg1031937
2.Hank Greenberg991940
3.Hank Greenberg981935
4.Hank Greenberg961934
5.Charlie Gehringer871936
6.Hank Greenberg851938
 Rudy York851940
8.Curtis Granderson842007
9.Dale Alexander831929
10.Hank Greenberg821939
 Magglio Ordonez822007

Extra-Base Hits
RankPlayer  XBH  PA
1.Ty Cobb106012105
2.Al Kaline97211597
3.Charlie Gehringer90410237
4.Harry Heilmann8068390
5.Hank Greenberg7415586
6.Lou Whitaker7299967
7.Sam Crawford7218869
8.Norm Cash6547772
9.Alan Trammell6529375
10.Bobby Veach5406782

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  Year
1.Ty Cobb3361915
2.Norm Cash3261961
3.Charlie Gehringer3161934
4.Charlie Gehringer3141936
5.Tony Phillips3131993
6.Hank Greenberg3051937
7.Ty Cobb3001911
 Charlie Gehringer3001937
9.Ty Cobb2971924
 Hank Greenberg2971938

Times on Base
RankPlayer  TOB  PA
1.Ty Cobb513312105
2.Al Kaline433911597
3.Charlie Gehringer407510237
4.Lou Whitaker35869967
5.Harry Heilmann33308390
6.Alan Trammell32529375
7.Sam Crawford31288869
8.Norm Cash29037772
9.Donie Bush28998451
10.Bobby Veach24246782

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  Year
1.Ty Cobb.8951910
2.Ty Cobb.8891917
3.Ty Cobb.8871911
4.Ty Cobb.8791912
5.Ty Cobb.8741909
6.Ty Cobb.8731913
7.Norm Cash.8671961
8.Ty Cobb.8641918
9.Ty Cobb.8591915
10.Harry Heilmann.8521923

Offensive Win%
RankPlayer  Off. WP  PA
1.Charlie Gehringer.78810237
2.Bill Freehan.7666899
3.Sam Crawford.7568869
4.Norm Cash.7537772
5.Cecil Fielder.7474252
6.Ray Boone.7462856
7.John Stone.7412672
8.Bobby Veach.7036782
9.Willie Horton.6915978
10.Mickey Tettleton.6812343

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  Year
1.Bill Freehan241968
2.Bill Freehan201967
 Chet Lemon201983
4.Damion Easley191999
5.Heinie Manush171923
6.Damion Easley161997
 Damion Easley161998
 Heinie Manush161924
9.Chet Lemon151982
10.Brad Ausmus141999

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  HBP  PA
1.Bill Freehan1146899
2.Damion Easley873512
 Chet Lemon874675
4.Norm Cash857772
 Ty Cobb8512105
6.Al Kaline5511597
7.Bobby Veach536782
8.Charlie Gehringer5010237
9.Willie Horton495978
10.Heinie Manush452377

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  Year
1.Donie Bush521909
2.Donie Bush481920
3.Ralph Young461919
4.Germany Schaefer431908
5.Ossie Vitt421915
6.Donie Bush401921
7.Topper Rigney371922
8.Bill Coughlin361906
 Bobby Veach361922
10.Lu Blue341925
 Billy Lush341903

Sac. Hits
RankPlayer  SH  PA
1.Donie Bush3278451
2.Ty Cobb28112105
3.Harry Heilmann2628390
4.Bobby Veach2386782
5.Sam Crawford2238869
6.Ossie Vitt1733269
 Ralph Young1733780
8.Bob Jones1603366
9.Charlie Gehringer14110237
10.Charley O'Leary1383135

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  Year
1.Travis Fryman131994
 Lance Parrish131983
3.Craig Monroe122005
4.Travis Fryman111997
 Rusty Staub111976
 Rusty Staub111978
7.Travis Fryman101996
 Kirk Gibson101985
 Dean Palmer102000
 Bubba Phillips101963
 Rusty Staub101977

Sac. Flies
RankPlayer  SF  PA
1.Al Kaline10411597
2.Lou Whitaker919967
3.Alan Trammell769375
4.Travis Fryman594792
5.Norm Cash537772
6.Bobby Higginson525660
7.Bill Freehan486899
8.Willie Horton445978
9.Kirk Gibson434773
10.Rusty Staub362407

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  Year
1.Norm Cash191961
2.Mickey Tettleton181992
3.Kirk Gibson161985
 Dmitri Young162003
5.Cecil Fielder151993
 Bill Freehan151967
7.Norm Cash131972
 Tony Clark131997
 Frank House131957
10.Norm Cash121962
 Darrell Evans121985
 Cecil Fielder121991
 Al Kaline121955
 Al Kaline121959
 Al Kaline121963
 Mickey Tettleton121993

Intentional Walks
RankPlayer  IBB  PA
1.Al Kaline13111597
2.Norm Cash1097772
3.Lou Whitaker799967
4.Willie Horton785978
5.Bill Freehan676899
6.Cecil Fielder664252
7.Dick McAuliffe546829
8.Kirk Gibson504773
9.Mickey Tettleton492343
10.Alan Trammell489375

Grounded into Double Plays
RankPlayer  GIDP  Year
1.Jimmy Bloodworth291943
2.Rusty Staub271977
3.Deivi Cruz252000
 Bill Tuttle251955
5.Steve Kemp241980
 Lance Parrish241980
 Rusty Staub241978
8.George Kell231950